Art Impressions Challenge "Big Birthdays"

Today's card is for my mom's birthday.  We actually celebrated it today with my dad's.  One is in July the other in August, so it's easier to do them together, so everyone came over for some lunch and cake.  I'm using the Art Impressions stamp set called "Fire Out".  I colored her with Copics, added some Glossy Accents to the glasses & Stickles to the pompom on her party hat.  The papers were from DCWV The Birthday Wishes Stack and the banner was cut using the Ribbon Banner from Simon Says Stamp.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Art Impressions Blog - Big Birthdays
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Spots & Dots

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PTI Make It Monday Challenge - Rainbow Medallions

This week's Make It Monday challenge at Papertrey Ink is using your stamps to make rainbow medallions.  Dawn Mcvey has a video showing different and creative ways to use your stamps that you might not have thought of.  For my card I used the PTI set Ribbons & Bows.  I inked up only the bow section of the stamp and left off the tails.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Happy sentiment & die.  The outer white panel was embossed using an embossing folder from Darcie.

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Shake It

Before I get to my card, I like to share a pic my husband took the other day.  We live in a very rural area, so we have lots of deer.  But this one decided to bed down in our front yard right next to the driveway.  At first we thought maybe it was hurt since it laid there for so long, but it eventually got up and left.  We see them once in a while bedded down in the tall grass, but never on the lawn.  It's a little blurry, since he took it through the window, but you get the idea.

My dad's birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks, so I pulled out the Art Impressions stamp set called Lawn Ranger.  He just got a new riding lawn mower, so I thought this would be a perfect fit.  Since the theme this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is Shake It  I thought I would pull out my shaker dies that I got from Papertrey Ink.  They were part of a kit from Betsy Veldman.  The sunburst in the corner was also from the kit and the sentiment was computer generated. The paper was from the Basic Grey 6x6 pack called Shine On.  I used green sequins & glitter for the shaker.

Shaker cards are always fun and the design team at Simon Says Stamp has some really great creations for inspiration.  I haven't had a chance to check out all cards entered in the challenge, but looking forward to see what everyone comes up with.  Thanks for stopping by.

Art Impression Challenge - Inspiration Sequin

This week's challenge at the Art Impression Blog is Inspiration Sequin.  I just so happened to have some silver star shaped sequins and thought that would be perfect with the Art Impressions stamp Reach For The Stars.  The inspiration & sketch for this card came from Jen Shults blog called Deconstructing Jen.  If you haven't checked it out yet, you should take a look.  She has some really great sketches and her cards are fantastic.  The papers are from  the American Crafts Dear Lizzy - Lucky Charms collection.  The heart, scalloped heart & star die cuts are from Spellbinders.  I added Stickles to the star & heart stamped images.

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Papertrey Ink - Make It Monday - Vellum Overlays

Over at Papertrey Ink this week for their Make It Monday challenge Danielle Flanders has a video on Vellum Overlays.  I love the look of vellum, but really have never used it on my cards.  So I thought this would be a great challenge, since the vellum I bought has been sitting there for a couple of years now.  For my stamps I used PTI's Leave It Be stamp set.  I stamped two panels on white card stock.  The larger panel I covered completely with vellum to give it a more subtle look to the bold design.  The smaller panel I left uncovered.  For the sentiment I used the PTI Mini Blooms set by using a band of vellum that was embossed using Ranger Super Fine Detailing Embossing Powder.  The vellum was attached with brads, since I really didn't have a good place to put adhesive without it showing from the back.

I am entering this card in following challenges:

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday - Vellum Overlays

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - I Ought To Use This More

(My ought to use this more would be the vellum - it has been sitting there for years!)

Here is my card...

 

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Art Impressions at Michaels Blog Hop

Everyone that reads my blog knows I love Art Impressions stamps, so I was thrilled when they invited me to join their blog hop this week as a guest designer.  What's so special about this blog hop?  AI has released 5 new stamp sets at Michaels Arts & Crafts stores!  They are all super cute and contain several images & sentiments in each set.  So I hope you have the time to check out the great work the design team has come up with this week.   

Here's a peak at these super cute sets.

SC0652 Ai Crazy Cat Lady

SC0653 Ai Beach Babes

SC0651 Ai His & Hers Campers

SC0650 Ai His & Hers Gardeners

SC6049 Ai His & Hers Flying High

I have a couple of cards I made using two different sets.  The first is a birthday card using "AI His & Hers Flying High".  The images were stamped & colored with Copics.  The paper was from American Crafts "Mayberry" collection & the cloud die is from MFT's Cloud Trio Die-namics.

  

My next card uses the AI set called "His & Hers Gardeners".  The papers are from Crate Paper's Farmhouse collection & I think they go perfectly with these images.  The gate is from Spellbinders Die D-Lite line called "Garden Gate" and the oval & scallop punch for the sentiment was from Stampin Up.  

 

I'm the last stop on the hop, but if you missed any of the great creations from the design team you can start at the Art Impressions blog & follow the links to each of the design team members or just click on any of the links below you might have missed.

Art Impressions
Piali Biswas
Cynthia Olheiser
Sharon Caudie
Tracy MacDonald
Karen Day
Angela Boutiler
Cheryl Valadez
Sandy Allnock
Kerry Kung
Melissa Oeters
Sherry Eckblad
Lezlye Lauterbach
Judith Gowdy
Summer Hills-Painter
Renee Matarese
Crystal Lopez
Marie-Pierre Capistran
Linda Manto (you are here)

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you had a chance to check out each blog today & found some inspiration.   Remember everyone needs a little lovin, so if you have the time leave us a comment.  We all love hearing from you!

Art Impression Challenge 135 - Hip to be Square

This is the final week for the Art Impression Challenge #135 called "Hip to be Square".  Any square card will do.  My card is a 5 x 5 using papers from American Crafts My Girl series.  I used the super cute Art Impression stamped image called "Feathered Fiasco", which was colored with Copics.  The sentiment I just printed up on my computer.  

 

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