Saddle Up and Celebrate!

Hello!!

Yesterday was my Mom's Birthday! Happy 74th Mom!! I made her this adorable card using the MFT "Saddle Up & Celebrate" stamp and die set.

I decided to use papers from the Doodlebug "Down on the Farm" 6x6 collection. I created my background using the MFT "Mini Cloud" and "Grassy Edges" Stencils. I used Distress Oxide Twisted Citron and Memories Baby Blue inks! My friend Donna put me on to the Baby Blue ink and it's perfect for sky backgrounds! Thanks Donna and you really should check out her Blog, she's amazing!

I decorated the inside with more images and a sentiment from the set.

Copics Used:

Skin: E00, E11, E21

Hair, E23, E25, E27

Reds: R21, R22, R24, R27, R29

Blues: B93, B95, B97

Other Browns: E41, E42, E43, E29

Black: N6, N8

Greens: YG23, YG25, YG63, YG67

Thanks for stopping by today!

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O' Christmas Bee!

Hi Ai Fans!

Today I am using the adorable "Christmas Bee Set" by Art Impressions. What an adorable set of fun stamps that are very non-traditional, Love it!

I stamped, coloured and fussy cut out my bees. Using the Ai Double Stitched circles, I made a frame for my little singers to sing in. I also added a honeycomb die cut behind them. I took a Lamp Post die cut, cut off the lamp and added some honeycomb inside. 

Some Crystal Stickles on the Bees hats and a few enamel dots finish off my card today.

Copics Used:

Y35, Y38, N8, C1, R24, R27

R21, B000

See how cute the "Christmas Bee Set" is!!!! Lots of ways you can use this, so it's awesome value for your money!

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New Twist Ties!

Hi Ai Fans!

It's the second week of the Art Impressions Challenge "Washi Tape" and the release of the new "Twist Tie" collection. I got to play with the "Tree Twist Tie" set!

I have to admit that I was having so much fun creating the sky background that I totally forgot about adding some Washi Tape LOL. So  my card doesn't really fit in with the Challenge but oh so cute just the same!

The set comes with everything you need to create your card with complete instructions! It's really not as difficult as it looks! You can either make your own card base or use the Ai "Twist Ties Cards & Envelopes" that are already scored for you. Once I stamped and cut out the image on the card base I added the cloud background and all the little leaves, birdhouse and birds. I'll be honest, I didn't use the little dies for those but my Brother Cut N Scan as I had so many that I needed to cut out. It was much quicker than using the dies but they are there if you need them.

Copics Used:

Tree Base: E43, E44, E47

Leaves: R56, R59/ YR16, YR18/ Y23, Y26/ YR24, YR27

Birds: R24, R27

Bird house: B91, B95, B97

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Snowman Sled!

Hello HH & OCS Friends!

I hope this post finds you all well and staying warm! Today I am sharing with you "Snowman Sled" from the new High Hopes release called "Woodsy Christmas".

I decided to go with a black and red theme on today's card. I'm trying to use up some of the papers from my "scrap bin", and I found these that go perfect with my theme!

I stamped and coloured my image with my Copic Markers. I used my Brother Cut N Scan to cut out the image and make a red layer for behind. I added some white gel pen to the little berries and some Spectrum Noir Glitter pen to the sweet bird and the heart. It's hard to see but for all the decorations on the sled I used a red gel pen. It's a simple layout design today to show case "Snowman Sled".

Copics Used:

N4, N5, N6, N7, N8

R35, R37, R39

YG23, YG25, C1, YR04, YR07

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Snowboard Sammy!

Hello DDS Fans!

Today I am sharing with you the cute "Snowboard Sammy" from Digi Doodle Studios! Sammy sure looks like he's having fun boarding down the hill!

My card today is a different size. I wanted to add lots of "hills" so I made the card base longer. This card measures 7x4.25". I used my Copic Sketch markers to colour Sammy and then using some Copic solution and a terrycloth rag, I added some texture to his pants. This technique makes his pants look more like denim. Lots of glitter attached with glue to the hills and trees for a fun bit of interest!

I also decided Sammy needed to be on an action wobble for an interactive element! I also popped up some of the hill with foam tape for added dimension.

Here's a short clip of "Snowboard Sammy" in action.

I decorated the inside and used a sentiment from the DDS "Snow Wishes" digital collection. I could just pictureSammy wishing for snow every night so he could snowboard.

Copics Used:

Skin/Hair: E00, E21, E11, R20/ E23, E25, E29

Outfit: B21, B23, B34, B37, B39/ R24, N4, N5, N7

Snowboard: E43, E44, E47

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Sleigh Bells Set!

Hi Ai Fans!

Today I am sharing 2 cards I made using the "Sleigh Bells" set from Art Impressions. I always love the sets Ai creates as you can make so many different variations of designs with each set.

On this card I just used the deer image. After I coloured them with my Copic markers I fussy cut out the image using my Brother Cut N Scan. I've had this window slider die for awhile now and thought it would be prefect for this card. I love that it lies flat for mailing and then slides up for a fun element.

Here you can see how it slides up. I stamped 2 of the sentiment sayings from the "Sleigh Bells" set and 2 of the little mini images.

For this card I stamped the tree from the "Reindeer Games" set that Ai did with Hampton Arts. I masked the tree and added the cute little Elves from the "Sleigh Bells" set on either side.

Copics Used:

Reindeer: E30, E31, E33, E35, E37/ R24, R27, R29, R37, R39, YG23, YG25

Elves: E00, E21, R24, R27, R29, YG23, YG25, N4, N6

Tree: G28, E37, Y35, Y38, R24, R27, YG23, YG25 

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Bear!

Hello HH & OCS Fans!

I'm popping in today to share with you a card I made using the new "Bear" stamp from the "Woodsy Christmas" release and an older image called "Package Packin' Penguin" from High Hopes Stamps!

I started by stamping my images, masking them off and then creating this background using some Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I splattered some white and black ink onto the background using a paintbrush. A couple spoonfuls of Stampendous Spoonful of Snow Embossing Powder gives these cuties some sparkly snow to walk on. I'll let you in on a little secret...... I messed up on my Bear. I had coloured it and then tried to add some texture with Copic Blending Solution and a rag. Lets just say it didn't work the best so I had to add little dots of Copic inks to try to fix it. I just couldn't throw it out after all my work on it. I hope it turned out okay for you guys.

Copics Used:

Bear: N1, N3, N5, N6, N7, N9/ R20

Penguin: C5, C6, C7/ YR04, YR07, YR09

Don't forget to follow the High Hopes Stamps and One Crazy Stamper blogs as the DT Divas will be bringing Daily Inspiration throughout the month.  

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There's Snow Friend Like You!

Hello Ai Fans!

Today I'm sharing with you a card I made with this adorable Snowman! Now typically the "WC Snowman Set" from Art Impressions is part of their Watercolor line of stamps. But who says you have to use your stamps the intended way! I love finding different ways to use my stamps!

Since I still haven't mastered "watercoloring the Art Impressions way", I decided to stamp and colour this cutie with my Copic Sketch Markers. It gives the scene I created a very different look. 

I layered some papers from my "Christmas scraps" ( you know the bits you never throw away LOL) and added some Stampendous Spoonful of Snow embossing powder for the "snow" look. Using the Ai Rectangle Double Stitched dies, I cut out my scene and used the dies to create a window. A few little snowflake embellies and a ribbon bow finish everything off.

Copics Used:

N5, N6, N7, C00, C1, E43, YR16, YR18

R24, R27, R29, YG61, YG63, YG67, B000

I hope this inspires you to l look at your stamps differently to maximize their use!

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New Challenge over at Digi Doodles!

Hi Digi Doodle Fans!

It's the beginning of a new Month and a New Challenge over at Digi Doodle Studios. The theme for this month is "Christmas/ Winter". I am using the new image called "Rosie Tinsel Berry Snowman".

I printed Rosie on my computer and then coloured her in with my Copic Sketch Markers. I decided to use papers from the Doodlebug "Christmas Town" 6x6 collection. I inked all the edges of my papers with Distress Ink in Vintage Photo. The pom poms on her hat were done with some Liquid Appliqué with glitter added to it. You let it dry and then using your heat gun, heat it and the liquid pops up, it's really cool. I added some "Spoonful of Snow" embossing glitter for Rosie to stand in. With a white gel pen I added some polka dots to Rosie for fun! A bit of ribbon, bow and enamel dots finished everything off!

On the inside I used up some of my scrap papers and added a sentiment from the DDS "Snow Wishes" digital sentiments collection.

Copics Used:

C1, R01, R20, R21, R22, R24, R29

RV52, RV55, YR04, YR09

YG63, YG67, E25, E29, YG11, YG13

B0000, B000, BG01, BG02, BG05

Head on over to the Digi Doodle Facebook page for tons of daily inspiration!

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Ai Challenge: Lots of Layers!

Hello Ai Fans!

It's the second week of the "Lots of Layers" Challenge and the release of the Christmas Clear stamp sets over at Art Impressions!

I'm using the "Snow Friend set" today on my card. I decided to use papers from the Echo Park "I Love Winter" 6x6 collection (an older set I've been hoarding lol).  I love the red and blues in this set and added lots of layers to my card to fit in with the Challenge!

I couldn't stop with just one card so I used all the images and made 3 cards with matching papers!

I stamped these images to make a cute little scene on a 4x4 card base.

Love this skating snowman and the trees to match!

The "Snow Friends set" comes with 3 main images and 5 little images to create lots of different variations, not to mention 7 sentiments!

 Copics Used:
R01, R24, R27, R29, R30, B91, B95, B97, B99
N5, N6, N7, C1, FYR1
E43, E44, E47, YR07, YR09
BG53, BG57, YG63, YG67

Don't forget to enter in our "Lots of Layers" Challenge!
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