I'm so excited - Art Impressions

It is Wednesday and that means that I am up on the Art Impressions blog today sharing thiscard using one of the Michaels exclusive stamp sets.

Stop over for all the details!

Ai Bug Busters

A quick 4x4 card to share with you today.

I have had this clear shrink plastic sitting on my desk for way too long and decided today would be the day I would give it a try.

I used my Art Impressions Bug Buster stamp set.

 I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and then proceeded to shrink it using my heat tool.

I created a quick background using a Memory Box stencil and Hero Arts ink. I then stamped the sentiment and adhered the image using a piece of foam tape.

This is another angle so you can see the dimension of the shrink plastic.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

It's your Birthday ~ Art Impressions

There is still time to play in our current challenge over on the Art Impressions blog.

For our current challenge we want to see cards with sentiments only on them. No other stamping is allowed.

For my card I created a small 4 x 4 square. I stamped the "celebrate" all over the kraft cardstock using versamark ink and embossed it using Zing Opaque White. Next I stamped the sentiment from "Hog Wild Birthday" on the vellum using versamark ink and Zing Powder.

I then cut a fishtail banner and sewed it onto my card before doing the final assembly. I added some wood dots by My Minds Eye and it was done. A quick and easy card.

I think coming up with the design took longer than making the actual card.

Stop over at the Art Impressions blog today and check out what the rest of the design team created for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Blanche - Art Impressions

It's my day over on the Art Impressions blog. 

Today I am sharing this card.

Stop over and get all the details.

Hello Friend ~ STS27

Time for the final sketch over at Seize the Sketch and this week our sketch was created by Cathy.

Another simple sketch which is my favorite kind. 

For my card I used papers by Doodlebug Design from the Take Note collection along with a Heidi Swapp butterfly that was sitting on my desk, a Studio Calico flair from a Project Life kit and stickers by Dear Lizzy.

I hope you will stop by the Seize the Sketch blog and check out what the rest of the design team created. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Bingo ~ SSSC232

(this is my second post today please scroll down for my PoppyStamps post)

It has been forever since I played along with a sketch challenge and when I saw this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge I just had to play along.

I have been wanting to use this Bingo Jean image by Art Impressions for awhile and I thought this sketch was perfect.

(Copics used: E00, E02, E09, E18, R17, R29, YG03, YG13, N1, W8)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Art Impressions (bingo jean)

Ink: Memento (tuxedo black)

Paper: Studio Calico (lemon lush), Neenah (solar white)

Other: October Afternoon (button), American Crafts (thickers), Gel Pen, Foam Adhesive, Twine, Glossy Accents

happy day - PoppyStamps

It is my day over on the PoppyStamps blog and today I am using the new Forest Hills Landscape die on my card.

Stop over and check it out here.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Getting Old

I had a few minutes and decided to create a card using one of my yet to be inked up stamps sitting on my desk.

I keep all my new stamps on my desk until they are inked up and once that is done I then file them into my stamp storage system.

Meet Art Impressions "Golden Oldie" Jean.

Such a fun image to color. I know this will probably be a thinner version of me in a few years or at least it feels like it some days.

I used a Memory Box Stars stencil and randomly placed some stars on the left side and then cut a piece of vellum into a fish tail banner and stamped the You First sentiment on it in Black Staz-on ink. I sewed the banner on and left the threads a little long and then added some gold stars from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. 

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Whooo wants cake?! Art Impressions

It's my day over on the Art Impressions blog. 

Stop over say hello and check out my card using the Birthday Whoot Set.

Like an EmBOSS ~ Ai People Launch and Challenge

I am feeling kind of old today as it is our 39th Wedding Anniversary. Can't believe I have been married to the same guy this long. 

Now lets get back to why you stopped by my blog.

You still have time to play along with our current challenge over on the Art Impressions blog.

We want to see you use embossing on your card.

 It can be either dry or wet embossing.

For my card I used wet embossing and one of today's NEW release images in the Ai People line.

Meet "Cake Popper"!

She probably looks like what I would look like were I to POP out of a birthday cake.

For my card I stamped the image with versafine ink and and used Zing black embossing powder. I colored the image in using my Tim Holtz Distress Markers and a waterbrush. Once it was dry I added glossy accents to the balloons and then mounted the image on papers from the WRMK Indian Summer collection. The faux stitching lines were created using my tracing wheel from my old quilting days.

Make sure you stop over at the Art Impressions blog and check out what the rest of the design team created and which of the new released images they used.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and taking the time to leave me a comment,  it really means a lot to me.

Enjoy ~ STS26

It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Sketch and I have to admit I love this simple sketch by Katie.

And here is my card.

I used papers from the Indian Summer 6x6 paper pad by WRMK along with my die and stamps from Wet Paint by PTI. I die cut the word out of chipboard and then again out of the papers and glued them together to give it a little bit of dimension with the butterfly.

The butterfly is from a 12x12 sheet of butterflies by SEI.

Make sure you stop over at the STS blog and check out what the rest of the design team created using this sketch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

be merry - PoppyStamps

It's my day over on the PoppyStamps blog and today I am sharing a Christmas card using one of the newly released background dies.

Stop over and say hi!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me.

 ~ hugs Sherry ~