Art Impressions

I have been on an Art Impressions kick lately.  My MIL has quite a few of their stamps and I stamped a bunch of them to color.  When I am feeling mojo-less, coloring is an easy fix.  I colored these gals with Copic markers.  For the gal on the left I used a white gel pen to add white polka-dots to her jacket. 

I added a few rhinestones and some coordinating ribbon to finish the card off. 

Just a quick post today!  I pick up Cortney later this weekend and I have lots to get done before she comes home! :) 

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Aloha! Bon Voyage! and Alaska!

Happy Weekend!

Brian and I got home from our Alaska trip last Friday and I can't even begin to tell you how much we loved it!  When they say its the Last Frontier, they are incredibly accurate.  There is so much beauty there, that it was overwhelming. I created a video below highlighting our trip.  I took close to 900 pictures, but don't worry, I only used about 50 of those pictures!  (Otherwise it would be a looooooonnnnnng video! LOL)

Before I left, I was playing around with a couple of Art Impressions stamps.  I thought they were perfect for my upcoming travels!  I kept it simple and just colored them with Copic markers. 

I did add glossy accents to their sunglasses for a bit of fun.

The cards are pretty simple, but I think the cute images take center stage!

If you have about 4 minutes, I would love for you to watch the video I put together of my trip to Alaska. Let me know what you think! 

Art Impressions!

Good morning!  

I have one last masculine card for awhile.  Since I had been on a roll, I figured I'd "roll" with it! HA! 

This is another cute Art Impression's stamp called, Lazy Boy, that I borrowed from my MIL.  The image was colored with Copic markers and the sentiment stamped using my Mini Misti. 

I have been trying to use up some of my patterned paper.  When I moved, I realized I could literally open a store with the amount of paper I have!  

Well, I am off to Alaska for a week!  I am super excited to go and can't wait to share my adventure with you!  Have a fantastic week my crafty friends!! 

Birthday Golfer!

Good morning friends!

I have a card today that is for the men in my life.  I figured while I was on the masculine roll, I'd stick with it a bit longer! I stamped some images over at my MIL's house because I have been loving just sitting in front of the TV and coloring. The image is by Art Impressions and is called Gordon Golfer. 

I colored the image with Copic markers.  I added tufts of grass because the men in my life probably would hit the ball in the rough anyway! LOL! I added a sentiment and a few dimensional drops. I realized after uploading here that you really couldn't see the light green drops very well.  But I promise you they are there in real life!  

I added plaid paper and a ribbon at the top to finish it off.  :)

Thank you so much for stopping by! HAve a great day!

Art Impression's Blog Hop!

Good morning!  I am excited to participate in the Art Impression's and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog hop! I got to work with this fun little gal! She is part of the Birthday Love set. She was colored with Copic markers. 

I wanted to air brush the background so I masked her off and added blue, yellow, and brown.  I tied ribbon to the top and added a heart button tied with hot pink string.  The sentiment was stamped in black and cut into a banner shape.  I used Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Tape in between the layers for added depth.

Do you remember the little pom pom socks we used to wear in the 70's?  Well this lady has them, so I knew I had to add a pink pom pom!  ;) 

Tonight are parent teacher conferences.  It is hard to believe we are finished with the first trimester already!  This year is flying by! 

Wish me luck!

Thanks for stopping!