Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Final Papertake Weekly Challenge!


Hey everyone!! Well, the time has sadly come....today is the start of our final Papertake Weekly challenge! It's been an amazing ride and I can't say enough good things about Dawny and the entire Papertake Weekly Design Team! It's been an honor to be on this Design Team for so many years! A huge thank you to Dawny and all my fabulously talented teamies!!  For our final challenge, Dawny is asking for you to choose your favorite Papertake Weekly Challenge of all time. We are sponsored this week by the awesome folks over at Simon Says Stamp!  Now be sure and visit all the DT blogs this week because there are a lot of us that are offering up prizes!  I will be giving one lucky person a $25.00 Gift Certificate to the Art Impressions Shop! For a chance to win, you have to enter the challenge and leave me a comment here on my blog! Best of luck to you!!

For my card today, I've used one of the adorable new stamp sets from Art Impressions called the Holly Jolly Set! I simply ADORE these new Christmas sets!!


Thank you so much for all your wonderful support of Papertake Weekly over the years! And from my family to yours, may you have a very Merry Christmas and a safe, happy, and healthy New Year!

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Top five Art Impressions cards of 2015

Hello AI Fans!!
 
I hope you're enjoying the season with lots of love and fun with your family and friends! It's time to try and choose my top five favorite Art Impressions cards from this year. This is truly hard to do, as I love ALL the Art Impressions stamps!!  But I had to pick five, so this is what I came up with. I hope you enjoy this little stroll down the memory lane of 2015!


At The Movies (#4237)  and Uptown Girls Set (#4129)

 
 
Doctor Bill, Bud, and Reindeer Games Set

 
 
 
 
 
One of the brand new releases - The AHH Set
 
 


And a new passion I've found...watercoloring the Art Impressions Way
 
 
 
 
From my family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a safe, happy, and healthy New Year! Thank you for your wonderful support, kindness, and friendship, and I'm looking forward to an even better 2016!! See you next year!!
 

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Art Impressions If It Zips....It Fits!!!!

Hello AI Fans!!
 
 
Ok....so how many of you can relate to THIS one??!! LOL!!! I know I sure can! I can definitely remember when I was younger,  laying down on the bed to get my jeans to zip up! Yep, I'm being seriously honest right now. And I bet that there is more than one of you out there that have done the same thing! LMBO! I ADORE this stamp set called "If It Zips Set"  (sku# 4669) from Art Impressions. 




I made this into an easel card and I just HAD to make a zipper for the front of it. So I used a Silhouette file and combined it with a Prima zipper trinket.
 






 
Copics used:
E11, E00, E000, R20
shirt: R22, R24, R27
pants: B00, B02, B04
hair: E33, E35, YR21
grounding: E21, E23
 
 


Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by for a visit and hope you have some time to get crafty!!
 


Thursday, December 10, 2015

Art Impressions Challenge 174 Ready for Resolutions Week Two!



Hello AI Fans!!
 
It's week two of the awesome challenge going on over at Art Impressions! Are YOU ready for Resolutions? Do you make them?  And if you do, do you find it difficult to keep them?  The new release of AI People have some awesome ladies that are definitely ready to start some new resolutions!!  Today, I'm featuring the awesome AHH Set! Is she fun or what??!!  I know I've felt this way many, many times. LOL!
 
 
 
Please sure to hop over to Art Impressions Blog to check out all the amazing creations by the DT, and then we hope you decide to join us for a chance to win a great prize!! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!!
 
Copics used:
skin: E11, E00, E000, R20, R27
shirt and shoes: B00, B02
pants: W1, W2, Blender
hair: E33, E35, YR21
grounding: E21, E23
 
Papers: Doodlebug Take Note
 
 


Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Papertake Weekly - It's time for some FUN!!


Wow, can you believe how fast the weeks are flying by??!!  It's time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly, and this week Dawny's new challenge is FUN, FUN, FUN! You can interpret that any way you want to.  We are sponsored this week by the fab folks over at the Hobby House!

I took a class last weekend at Scrapbook Paradise, and I had so much fun putting this frame together that I HAD to use it for this challenge!!  This was designed and taught by Darlene. LOVE her work!! This frame is amazing and I can't wait to see it with a picture in it! Unfortunately, this picture of it does NOT do this justice. It's really washed out. This is when I wish I'd gotten Ott floor lamps instead of all desk lamps.




Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out all the FUN creations by the DT, and then we'd love it if you'd play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!
 

Saturday, December 5, 2015

Art Impressions Twinkle in a Tangle!


Hello AI Fans!!
 
Happy Weekend! So are you knee deep in Holiday preparations? Today I wanted to show you a fun Christmas card featuring the adorable Twinkle in a Tangle Set from the new Christmas Stamps from Art Impressions! I am so in love with this cute couple!! As soon as I saw them, I knew I wanted to go with the "countrified" version instead of the standard  bright red and green. So I pulled out some papers from Carta Bella called Warm and Cozy and went to work.



Here's a little bit closer view. If you click on the picture, you'll be able to see the details much better. 

 
Copics used:  E11, E00, E000, R20, YG61, YG63, G28, E08, C1, C3, Y23, Y26, E13, E15, E31, E33, E35
 
 
 

 
So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit, and I hope you have some time this weekend to get crafty!
 
 

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Papertake Weekly - Take your pick!!

Hey everyone!! It's time for a new challenge at Papertake Weekly, and since it's the last Tuesday in the month, it's TAKE YOUR PICK!  Your choices this week are: 
Use any PTW sketch
Color: use red and green
Technique:  glitter it up
Product - use anything "bauble" shaped
 
We are sponsored by the fabulous folks over at Simon Says Stamp where you can find anything and everything for your crafting needs!
 
For my card today, I used Art Impressions WaterColor Series 4 Set. LOVE this set!! I used my Marvy LePlume II markers to color it.
 
 
 
Please be sure to pop over to Papertake Weekly to check out the gorgeous creations by the DT and then we'd really love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!
 
 

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Art Impressions Christmas tags!!

Hello AI Fans!!
 
 
Today I'd like to show you a set of Christmas tags I made using the new AI Christmas stamps! I had so much fun coloring these little cuties!! Aren't they too sweet??!!  The bear and penguin are from the Christmas Cheer Set (sku #4666) and Rudolph is from Holly Jolly Set (sku #4667). These were so quick and easy to make! I think a set of these in a decorative box would make a great gift! And they would really spice up your Christmas packages!! 







 
Copics used:
Reindeer: E31, E33, E35, E37, E70, E71, YG61, YG63, YG67, Y23, Y26
Bear: E31, E33, E35, E37, R22, R24, R27, Y23, Y26, C3
Penguin: C1, C3, C5, R22, R24, R27, YG61, YG63, YG67, Y23, Y26, E93, E95, E97, T1, T2, Blender
 
 


Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today and hope you get some time this week to get crafty! I would also like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours!!  Wishing you many blessings!