Orange & Purple Challenge

The Art Impressions Design Team are showcasing the three newest Ai woodmount stamps available in Hobby Lobby stores right now!  I have the sweet little Halloween sentiment that needs just a touch of colour, and I made it up into a quick card and a matching tag and bag to hold some treats:

I used my Memory Keeper's Gift Bag Punch Board to make a small sized gift bag in matching papers to hold a few Halloween goodies.  The Halloween stamp is perfect for a tag!

Here are the new stamps! 

Our current challenge on the Ai blog is Orange & Purple!  So head on over to the blog to see what the rest of the DT has to share, and you can link up your Halloween creation while you're there.

*Editing my post to add in this great promo put on by Ai for the rest of August - details are on the blog!

New Art Impressions Zoo Babies Hop!

The Art Impressions design team is hopping today to help launch the new line of Ai Zoo Babies now available on the Art Impressions website.  And OMG are you going to LOVE these little guys - there are four different animals, each with a sentiment.  They would be awesome for a baby or child's card, and would make amazing baby shower items... which is kind of what I was aiming for.  I've done a baby card, with a matching tag and gift bag using Wildly Cute Set (Sku #4534):

You should've come here from Cheri's blog... and your next stop along the way is Kerry.  For a complete list of hoppers today - head back to the Art Impressions blog, which is the first stop on our hop.  While you're there, you can read about the new challenge starting today on the Ai blog, which is Zoo or Animal themed - we hope you'll play along!

Snowman Set

It's the first of the month, which means a brand new challenge on the
One Crazy Stamper blog!  Once again, the Design Team will be bringing you the latest High Hopes release throughout the month of October - so our challenge will continue as Halloween/Christmas projects.  Details are on the OCS blog.

I've put together a little trio of items today to show how this cute little frame stamp can be used on the front of a card, or as a gift tag - just waiting for the "To and From".  I also used my Gift Bag Punch Board to make a matching gift bag to tie my tag onto.  Here are some closeups:

 Happy stamping!

 

Products from the OCS store: High Hopes Rubber Stamp

Copic Markers: G46, G43, G40, R81, R83, R85, R89, B00, B000, B0000, E71, E74, E77, R59, R27, R24, R22, YR15, YR12.

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Xpress It Blending Cardstock

We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Punch Board

Goldie Golfer!

Hello everyone!  While you are looking at my card... I am attending the National Scrapbooking Day Crop at the OCS store in Bolton!  If you happen to be joining me, be sure to stop by and say hello :o)  I am from a family of golfers, so when I see golf themed cardmaking supplies, I get a little excited!  I am using Goldie Golfer from Art Impressions, whom I love - I especially like her rather arrogant pose on the golf green:

I may have squealed out loud when I was viewing Lora's preorders for Memory Box dies this spring, and I spotted this little Golf Club Landscape die... see the little golf flag up on the hill?  Yup, had to have it. 

It's pretty rare for me to not use any patterned paper on a card, but as I wanted to create a little scene, I just used some die cut clouds, the landscape die and I hand cut a golf green for her to stand on.  Another new gadget in my craft room is the Gift Bag Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers, so I used it to make a little gift bag to hold a sleeve of golf balls.  (You can find the WRMK punch boards in the OCS store here!)  It took just a few minutes to make, using just a 7" x 11" piece of cardstock - and voila! I have a matching gift bag.

 

Don't forget that our May Challenge on the OCS blog is "Anything Goes + an Embellishment", any stamped image is fine, just no digis please! I am practically embellishment-challenged, since I have a pretty clean style, but I managed to sneak a couple of blue glass dots onto my card today!

OCS products used:  Goldie Golfer by Art Impressions

Golf Club Landscape die, Memory Box

We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Punch Board

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Copics Used: Skin E13, E11, E00, E000

Hair: E55, E53, E51

Outfit: R24, R22, R20, B02, B01, B00, B000

Club/shoes: W5, W3, W1

Earrings: Y26, Y23

Xpress-It Blending Cardstock