Still Sizzlin'

Art Impressions is having a "Sweet Summertime" card challenge on the Ai blog, so the Design Team are all sharing cards today.  I have one of the cute Golden Oldies stamp sets to share, here is Bbq Couple (Sku #3478):

 I did a little paper piecing on the aprons and her dress, and both the images and sentiments are raised up on pop dots.

 The sentiment is Sizzlin (Sku #3473):

 Come and check out the challenge - and be sure to link up your own creation, there are always fabulous prizes to be won!

Copics used: Skin tones - E00, E000, E11, E31, E34, E37, R20

Greys - C3, C1, W3, W1, W00

Blues - B97, B95, B93, B91

Browns - E57, E55, E53, E51, E50

Plums - V97, V93, V91

Oranges - YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12

Reds - R35, R32, R30

In The Bag

 I wanted to do something a little different for my Art Impressions post today... so I decided to do a circle card, and then wanted to make it a more interesting shape, so I ended up using my Cricut to cut a flower shape from some patterned paper.  My image from In The Bag (Sku # 4729) fit perfectly as a circle in the center:

 Then I decided to make it into an easel card:

 Here's a back view:

Copics used: Skin tones - E11, E00, E000, R30, R20

Pinks - R89, R85, R83, R81

Greys - C5, C3, C1, C00

Greens - BG15, BG13, BG11

Browns - E57, E55, E53, E51

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Duck Stackers

 I hope you're loving the newly released Ai Stackers from Art Impressions as much as I am!  They're a hoot to colour, and the die makes assembly so easy.  Here is Duck Stackers (Sku #4738):

 I made a flip version of my card, and switched up the stripes:

 And here it is with the pull tab pulled out of it's slot:

 Copics used: Y38, Y35, Y32, Y13, Y11, R30, R20, YR18, YR16, YR15, B000, B0000

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Happy 29th Anniversary Ai!

Can you believe that Art Impressions is 29 years old?!  Yes!  And to celebrate, the Design Team have all made cards to go with our current challenge theme which is "29 Again/Anything Goes".  So, of course I pulled out the Art Impressions set that bears the name "29 Again Set (Sku #4372)":

Patterned papers are Fancy Pants, Memories Captured; Cardstock is Colonial White & Cashmere, Close To My Heart; Pink is Bazzill Basics; Inks are Memento Tuxedo Black, and Onyx Black by Versafine.
Copic markers used : E00, E000, E11, E57, E55, E53, E51, Y26, Y23, B91, B93, G46, G43, G41, R20, R22.

A Tea card

You may know that I'm a huge coffee card fan... but I've also been known to have a cup of tea or two.  This Verve stamp set has the best sentiments, so I was very excited when it arrived in the mail last week!  I've used Sketch 1 for June on the Viva La Verve Sketch blog, along with the July inspiration from the Verve blog:

Patterned papers are Sunkissed by Doodlebug Designs; Cardstock is Black, White Daisy, Glacier & Cashmere, Close To My Heart; Stamp set is One Cup, Verve; Ink is Onyx Black by Versafine; Circle STAX die, My Favorite Things; Cup die, is Cups of Cheer by Memory Box; Honeydew Baker's Twine, The Twinery; Gumdrops by Your Next Stamp.

Texting BFF

Hello Ai fans!

I have a couple of fun birthday cards to share today, using the clear set Hot Java Mama (Sku # AiCS32) which is available exclusively at Hobby Lobby stores:

This is the perfect image for me... being a late December baby, literally all of my friends from school are older than me!!  I can hardly wait to send a few of these cards out to them (grin)!  I used some kraft cardstock for my base & mats, and added some pink zigzag stitching with my sewing machine.  Here are close up views of each of them:

 This is a wonderful stamp set with two large images, two small images, and seven sentiments!  Check it out at Hobby Lobby.

Copics used: Skin tones - E11, E00, E000, R20

Greens - YG05, YG03, YG01, YG00

Pinks - R35, R32, R30

Yellows - Y38, Y35, Y32

Browns - E55, E53, E51, E50

Greys - C1, C00, C3

Blues - B000, B0000

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Mojo Monday #455

There's nothing like opening up your mailbox and finding a little package of new Verve goodies waiting for you!!  And the day before the Postal strike is supposed to happen, too (lucky me).  So of course I had to pull them out and make a little something - here is my take on this week's Mojo Monday sketch:

Patterned papers are Spring by Echo Park; Cardstock is Cocoa, Glacier & White Daisy, CTMH; Stitched Circle, Square & Pennant STAX dies by My Favorite Things; Stamp set is Simply Amazing by Verve; Amazing Adjectives die, Verve; Black ink CTMH; Pastel Sequin Mix, Verve.