Let It Snow

 I got 8 cards made up yesterday!  Using up some Fancy Pants patterned paper that I've had for a while, along with some Art Impressions snowflakes and a sentiment from Pigment Craft Company.  I pulled the colours from the background paper to make my blue & green snowflakes, and added a little detail using a Crimped Rectangle die from The Greetery.

Ho Ho Ho Slimline card

And the last of my slimline samples... is a vertical card using the Art Impressions Alphabet dies:

 Added a few die cut patterned snowflakes, and that was it - quick & easy :o)

Vintage Art Impressions

Here's one from a few years ago, that once again, I'd stamped and was just waiting to colour.

 Stamp is Art Impressions (retired now!) and the sentiment is an older Close To My Heart set.
Patterned paper is Fancy Pants Designs.

Art Impressions Publications

I am excited to share that I have four cards in the Winter edition of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine!  I am using two of the newest Art Impressions Christmas stamp sets.  The first two are using Christmas Bee Set (Sku #5042):

 Isn't she a scream?  I adore her Bee onesie!  She is stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink, and coloured with Copic Markers.  I picked one of the many sentiments that come in the set and popped it up on pop dots along with a sprig of holly.

These three caroling bees crack me up, too... also coloured in Copics.  I cut an oval shape out of the checked paper, added a red frame and then popped the checked rectangle up with pop dots.  The bees are adhered to the base of the card, so they are actually recessed in the card.  I added some die cut fir branches and a little coloured poinsettia to trim it off.  I'll post my other two published cards tomorrow.

Coffee Lover's Hop - Sixth Post

I think I'm done now, ha!  It is National Tea Drinker's Day today, so in it's honour, I made a Christmas card using Verve's new Santa and Coffee digital set for the 2017 Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop.  It comes with not only the tea sentiment, but a cocoa one, and two coffee ones - so scroll down to see all of them.  I was really inspired by this darker patterned paper from Fancy Pants - love it:

Patterned papers are Fancy Pants Designs; Stamps are Verve Santa & Coffee; Copic Markers.

Coffee Lover's Hop - Fourth Post

Two variations of the eggnog/wassail cards that I posted a few days ago for the 2017 Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop:

Patterned papers are Echo Park and Fancy Pants Designs; Stamps are Verve; Copic Markers; Dies are Memory Box & Your Next Stamp

Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

Yay, it's here again!  The 2017 Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop starts this morning, over on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's blog... with lots of wonderful prizes from an amazing list of sponsors.  I have a bunch of coffee themed Christmas cards made and ready to go for the week, so here is the first group of three featuring digi sets from Verve:

Patterned paper is Fancy Pants; Digi stamps are from Verve (Cup of Kindness & My Cup to Yours); Dies are Your Next Stamp (pine bough), MFT (stitched shapes) La La Land Crafts (holly) and Memory Box (cup).

Launching new Vintage Vixens!

The Art Impressions Design Team are helping to launch a brand new line on the Ai website today, called "Vintage Vixens"!  These are a collection of fabulous retro images ranging from about the early 1900's up to the 50's.  I'm sharing a card using The Queen Set (Sku #4561):

I decided to do some paper piecing, as I love the retro feel to these Fancy Pants papers

 You'll want to visit the Art Impressions blog to see all of the Vintage Vixens, and the creations by the rest of the Design Team.  We are starting a brand new challenge today as well, called "Vintage Vibe" so be sure to link up your creations, there are always wonderful prizes to be won.

Copics used: Skin - E13, E11, E00, E000, R20, R22

Hair - E57, E55, E53, E51

Clothes - E04, Y26, Y23

Hop Hop Set

I am posting on the Art Impessions blog today.

I have a card with one of the wonderful 2014 Girlfriends sets: Hop Hop Set (Sku #4384) to share:

Here's a close-up of the gals:

 

There is still time to play with our Doily Challenge!  We'll have a brand new challenge for you on Thursday, as well.  Happy stamping everyone!



One Crazy Stamper July Inspiration

It's the OCS Design Team group post today to share some July Inspiration with you!  I'm sharing a sweet Art Impressions set from the Ai People line... called "29 Again" along with some gorgeous, soft Fancy Pants papers:

I zigzagged the little striped panel with my sewing machine and some black thread, then cut her out and popped her up with some pop dots.  I added the sentiment in an oval, a few flowers and we're good to go.  Here's a closeup:

Hop on over to the One Crazy Stamper blog to see what the rest of the team has to share with you!

From the OCS store: Art Impressions 29 Again (Sku#4372)

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Fancy Pants Memories Captured 6x6 paper pad

Bazzil Cardstock (Blossom #122)

Xpress It Blending Cardstock

Copic Markers: Skin E13, E11, E00, E000, R20

Hair: C5, C3, C1

Dress: R22, R20, B91

Balloon & sneakers: G46, G43, G41

Lips R27, Earrings Y26, Y23