Plaid Girlfriends

I made a trio of Art Impressions cards up for my girlfriend this weekend, using some of my favourite Ai sets, and those pretty Lawn Fawn plaids that I can't get enough of:

 Such gorgeous, summery colours!  Here is Out To Lunch:

 Here is Celeste:

 And here is Picture Perfect:

Patterned papers are Perfectly Plaid, Polka in the Meadow and Watercolor Wishes by Lawn Fawn; Cardstock is White Daisy, Pear & Chocolate, Close to my Heart; Copic Markers; Enamel dots are Your Next Stamp; Inks are Memento, Tuxedo Black & Onyx Black by Versafine;  Stamp sets are Celeste, Picture Perfect & Out to Lunch by Art Impressions

Art Impressions Doily Challenge

The current Art Impressions Challenge is to use a doily on your project!  So I thought this stamp set would be perfect for the occassion along with some pretty Basic Grey papers that I got recently.  I'm using the stamp set Out To Lunch (Sku #3576):

The doily trend has been hot for a while now, but this is actually my first ever card using a doily!  Here's a closeup of the gals:

We would love to have you join in the challenge - there are always fabulous prizes to be won.  And you'll want to pop on over to the Art Impressions blog to see what the rest of the design team has come up with.  Have a great day!

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

Reds - R24, R22, R20

Peaches - YR15, YR12, YR00

Greens - YG07, YG05, YG03, YG01

Yellows - Y15, Y11

Purples - BV02, BV01, BV000

Tans - E57, E55, E53, E51

Red hair - E18, E09, E07, E02

Card and Tealight Set

It's my posting day over on the Art Impressions blog!

I have a girlie birthday card and matching tealight cake to share with you today, using the fun Out to Lunch (sku#UM3576) set.

These have been a huge hit with my daughter's friends whenever I've made a little tealight cake to match their card.  Perfect for when you need a little extra somethin' with your gift.  I designed my card first, piecing together strips of patterned paper, and zigzag or straight stitching them over the seams with my sewing machine.  I pop dotted my matted image, and glued a strip of rosette ribbon along the bottom:

 I purchased a bulk pack of the plastic tealights, and assembled my pieces using scrap bits from my card:

There is a tiny on/off switch on the bottom of the tealight, so before I attached it to my cake base, I cut a tiny hole so that I can access the switch:

I cut a small hole in the center of the cake top, just large enough to fit over the flame:

Lastly I glued on four little ribbon flowers.  Here is a photo with the little flame switched on:

My inside sentiment:

 

Happy Stamping!