Bird Watercolour

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I am on a mission in 2017 to stretch myself with the Ai Watercolor stamps!  With such a great new selection of sets to use... I want to step outside the box a little.  As soon as I saw the new WC Birds Set (Sku #4872) I had this card in my mind:

This was a combination of several stamp sets!  I started with the long twig stamp from Clay Pot (Sku #4701), stamped twice to create the branch.  Then I used the large and small leafy stamps from WC Foliage Set 2 New (Sku #4867) to create the leaves.  I added the nest & bird from the WC Birds Set.  I scribbled my blue Marvy marker onto my palette, and used it to watercolour in the suggestion of the sky.  The sentiment is an oft-used one by me - it is from the Garden TF Set (Sku #4203).

Happy painting!

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Mooove It Mini Shaker

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I am shakin' things up a little today, with the Mooove It Mini Shaker (Sku #4797):

 You're probably singing the song now, aren't you?  There's just something about dancing cows...  I coloured them up with my Copic markers, and you'll notice that the hind quarters on the front cow also come as a separate stamp.  After colouring his derriere, I used the die cut included in the set to cut it out, and used a Mini Action Wobble to pop it up - giving him a wonderful shimmy when you flick it!  You can see where the Wobble is a bit better here:

There are three cute sentiments in the set, so I cut one of them out in a pennant shape, and added the little milk carton on pop dots as well.  I made a second card with a few paper changes, a different sentiment and some zigzag stitching:

Happy stamping!

Copics used - Browns: E47, E44, E43, E41, E53, E51, E50, E35, E34, E33, E31

Pinks - R32, R30, E000

Oranges - YR16, YR15

Yellows - Y26, Y23, E51

Greens - BG13, BG11

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One Layer Ladies

The Art Impressions design team are all showcasing the two new wood mount stamps that are available right now in Hobby Lobby stores across the US.  And... the current challenge is "One Layer Ladies" - now you don't have to do an all female card, but we are wanting to see one layer cards from you!  Here is my effort using Entertained:

 I stamped the ladies onto some watercolour cardstock, and painted them with a combo of distress inks and Marvy markers scribbled onto my watercolour palette.  I added a few Nuvo drops and a bit of sparkle to the ladies using a Wink of Stella pen.

 Head on over to the Ai blog to see what the rest of the team has to share, and you can link up your one-layer creation while you're there.

Par Tee Golfers

 I am in love with all things GOLF when it comes to card making, so I was thrilled when Art Impressions came out with the new Par Tee Golfers Set (Sku #4902):

 And of course, they wouldn't be proper golf cards without some bright & bold papers to match his stylish attire.  I coloured up a couple of the images, switched up the papers a little, and used two of the five sentiments that come in the set.

 In addition to the little golf ball, there is a flag image, and a wonderful female companion for our male golfer.

 Happy stamping!

Copics used: Skin tones - E13, E11, E00, E000, R30, R20

Greys - C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

Greens - YG05, YG03, YG01, YG00

Blues - B02, B00, B000, B0000

Browns - E34, E33, E31

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