Mood Swing

 I'm back using some of the brand new Art Impressions Vintage Vixens today - here is a card made with Mood Swing Set (Sku #4593):

I wanted it to have a bit of a Country Fair feel to it - which is why I chose these papers.  I stamped the gals, and coloured them with Copic markers, then fussy cut them out, quite close to the image.  I added pop dots to give the card a bit of dimension.

 Happy stamping, everyone!  Copic markers used:

Blues - B97, B95, B93, B91

Reds - R59, R24, R22, R20

Greens - G46, G43, G41

Browns - E57, E55, E53, E51

Greys - W7, W5, W3, W1

Skin tones - E11, E00, E000, R20

Hair - E18, E07, E02, E55, E53, E51

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One More Mojo

I'm sneaking in another card for the 400th Mojo Monday sketch... just under the wire!  I have a girlfriend who got some good news after a long battle with breast cancer - and I wanted to make her a card.  Here is Verve's Pink Power in a square card:

Julee is also having a Designer search to add new team members... so I am trying out for that as well :o)
Patterned papers are Sophia, CTMH; Cardstock is Blush, Pear, Hollyhock & White Daisy - CTMH; Ink is Black, CTMH; Stamp set is Pink Power, Verve; Die is Ribbon Die, Verve.

Mojo Monday #400 - Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

I am playing along with Mojo Monday today, where Julee is celebrating her 400th sketch!  I decided to team it up with the Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop, since Verve's coffee stamp sets are among my favourites.  Here's what I came up with:

 I had a great time putting this together... I started by clear embossing the Coffee sentiment repeatedly on a piece of watercolour paper, and then used two different brown distress inks to add my watercolour background (it's supposed to look like spilled coffee, get it?)  The dark grey/aqua blue/brown colour combo is a little different, but in person it looks quite amazing!  Here's a different angle to show the mocha sparkles a bit better:

 I used a Verve Plain Jane stamp for the inside sentiment:

For her 400th Mojo sketch, Julee went back to her very first sketch from 2007.  I used a little creative license with it, but hopefully you can see the corner element and word background in my card!

Be sure to check out the rest of the hop on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's blog - it's always inspiring!

Patterned papers are Persimmon, Basic Grey; Stamp sets are Coffee and Simply Irresistible Plain Jane, Verve; Dies are Classy Label Die & From the Heart, Verve; Vintage Photo & Tea Dye distress inks; Rich Cocoa ink by Memento.

For the Fellas Challenge

We have a new challenge starting today on the Art Impressions blog: "For the Fellas" - so we'd like to see your masculine creations!  I'm using one of the Ai Heroes today, "Scrub Lord (Sku #4376)":

The inside sentiment says "you're my hero!"

 You'll want to head on over to the Art Impressions blog to see what kind of inspiration the rest of the design team has to share - and be sure to link up your project, as there are always wonderful prizes to be won.

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

Oranges - YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12, YR00

Greens - G46, G43, G41

Blues - B97, B95, B93, B91, B00, B000

Greys - W5, W3, W1, W00

Browns - E18, E15, E13, E11

Yellows - Y23 

Open Window Watercolour

Did you see the brand new Watercolor Minis that Art Impressions released a few weeks ago?  There are six brand new sets available in the Ai store - you can find them all here.  I am using Open Window (Sku #4608):

These are so easy to use!  There are four stamps included in the set: the window frame, the planter box, a flower spray and a vine.  I coloured with Tombow markers directly onto the stamps, and stamped them onto watercolour paper.  Then with a damp paintbrush, I softened the lines of the images, and pulled the colour out to paint the shutters and panes of glass.  I coloured directly on the paper with a purpley/blue marker to add the shadows, and again softened it with my paintbrush.  This is about a 5 minute effort:

 In addition to the Minis... Ai has a huge selection of watercolour sets in the Ai store - check them out!

Happy painting!

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Backyard Boss

June brings us Father's Day, and for me - I have several male birthdays that I need cards for, so I thought I'd share a masculine card today using one of the Ai Heroes from Art Impressions: "Backyard Boss"

There's just something about a leaf blower... when the men in my family put ours on, it's like they're ready to destroy any alien life forms that may happen to walk into the backyard (smile) - and this stamp totally reminds me of this!!

Lora has all kinds of masculine stamps in the One Crazy Stamper store - so head on over and check them out!  OCS products used:  Art Impressions Backyard Boss

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Bo Bunny Souvenir Collection 6x6 paper pad

Copics used: Skin tones - E13, E11, E00, E000

Greys - W7, W5, W3, W1, W00

Oranges - YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12, YR00

Greens - G46, G43, G41

Blues - B97, B95, B93, B91

Reds - R24, R22, R20

Browns - E18, E15, E13, E11

OCS June Challenge

It's the start of a new month, which brings us a new challenge on the One Crazy Stamper blog!  Our theme is Anything Goes, so you can use any products you like (but no digi stamps, please!).  I am using one of the Art Impressions Girlfriends stamps today: Picture Perfect:

Here is a close-up of the ladies:

 And here is the inside... the sentiment is "We may not have it all together, but together we have it all."

 Found in the One Crazy Stamper store: Picture Perfect stamp set by Art Impressions, Bazzil Cardstock

Tuxedo Black ink by Memento, Copic Markers - E13, E11, E00, E000, E37, E34, E31, E55, E53, E51, E50, E18, E07, E02, W7, W5, W3, W1, W00, B36, B34, B32, R35, R32, R30, BG75, BG73, BG71, BG70,  YR16, YR15, YR12, YR00, Y26, Y23, Y21.