The Grillfather ~ Ai Heroes launch

Today the Art Impressions Design Team is launching a new stamp line called Father's Day Heroes!

For my card I used The GrillFather! 

(copics used: E00, E11, E23, E25, N1, W1, YR04, YR16, YR18)

This card will be going to my sons God-Father who just happens to be a master at grilling and just happens to own 3 very large grills. I don't remember what they all do, but he did inform me that he needed them and they all do different things.

You still have time to join our current challenge which is anything goes masculine.

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

Supplies Used:

Stamps: The Grillfather 4375 (Art Impressions)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Copic Markers

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Rough & Tumble (Carta Bella)

Other Supplies: DIY Shop Cork Stars (American Crafts), Tracing Wheel

Coffee with you...Ai BFF Blog Hop

Today the Art Impressions design team is having a blog hop and we are showcasing the BFF stamp line.

Leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win all 3 of the new BFF stamp sets!

You should have arrived here from the Ai blog if not you will want to start there and make sure to leave comments along the way.

I used the newly released Coffee BFF's set.

(Copics used: E00, E02, E09, E15, E25, E29, E31, E34, E35,R20, R24, YR24, YG03, YG63, YG93, N1, R81, R83, R85, RV13, RV21, RV23)

This was such a fun set to color and I have the perfect coffee friend to send this card to. Our coffee dates are always so much fun.

Your next stop along the way is Renee's blog! If you get lost along the way you can always go back to the Ai blog for the complete line up or follow this list of participants.

Art Impressions

Sherry Eckblad (me)

Reneé Matarese

Marie-Pierre Capistran 

Kerry Kung

Karen Day

Judith Gowdy

Cheryl Valadez

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

Copic Markers

Memento Tuxedo Black

*Art Impressions COFFEE BFF'S Cling Rubber Stamps

*Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets

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coffee...

It is my day up on the Art Impressions blog and I am featuring one of my favorite images.

Meet Cathy Caffeine!

I have quite a few friends who probably could use a cup this big in the morning to wake up.

I hope you will stop over at the Ai blog and say hi!

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Cathy Caffeine Ai People set

Copic Markers

*Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

*American Crafts Amy Tangerine 6 x 6 PLUS ONE Paper Pad

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Merry Monday 100

I don't normally play along with color or inspiration challenges because frankly they scare me.

But when I saw this weeks sketch and color challenge over at Merry Monday I just had to play along.

Here is my card.

I finally inked up this sweet bunny stamp that I bought before Christmas. Isn't he the cutest thing. I think I got him from Purple Onion.

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

happy ~ cts68

(This is my second post for today, scroll down for my Seize the Sketch post)

Sharing a quick card that I created for the current challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch!

This was a fun sketch to play with and I definitely see myself using it again in the future.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Supply List:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Amy Tangerine Plus One (American Crafts), Hello Sunshine (Lawn Fawn)

Other: Tipped Topped Die (PaperTrey Ink)

hello sweet friend ~ STS16

Tuesday and time for a new sketch over at Seize the Sketch!

This week we are working with this sketch. 

Definitely a fun sketch with lots of possiblities. 

I am still loving my 'chickadee' stamp set by Technique Tuesday as well as this new paper collection by Amy Tangerine called Plus One.

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

oh shoot ~ fms127

(this is my second post for today, scroll down for some exciting news)

I love a clean and simple sketch and I found the perfect one at Freshly Made Sketches this week.

I still had this Amy Tangerine paper on my desk from a card I did earlier and thought the camera theme was perfect for the sentiment.

I am still in my honeymoon stage with Vellum and embossing powders so they too were my go to items on this card. Add a little wood veneer and I am one happy camper.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

a laugh is a smile

Happy New Year! Welcome to twenty-thirteen.

I spent most of New Years Eve Day in my craftroom working on some cards, and completing a couple of design team projects for later this week.

I have a card to share with you today that uses the limited edition PTI stamp set called 'funky florals'. I just love the sentiment that is included with this set.

I used this weeks sketch over at retro sketches for my inspiration. 

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

products used:

paper: bazzill, american crafts 'dear lizzy'

ink: pti 

stamps: pti 'funky florals'

misc: jillibean twine, october afternoon button

happy holidays

A quick card to share with you.

For this card I used papers and sentiment by My Minds Eye from the "winter wonderland" collection, The snowman stamp is by Penny Black "jolly follies", the flair button is by American Crafts and that silver snowflake is by Making Memories.

I created this card using the sketch at Merry Mondays.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

itsy bitsy

My great-nephew Ryder loves to do the hand movements when he hears the song "the itsy bitsy spider", so these are a few shots his Mom took while she was singing the song to him.

I am entering this layout into this weeks challenge over at The Pink Elephant and this weeks challenge is a recipe challenge.

Ingredients:

3 photos (check)

buttons (check)

flowers (kinda check)

After I picked my pictures and created my layout I realized I needed flowers on my page. Well this isn't really a girl layout so I added one little purple flower to the heart. I hope that counts. My button is actually a flair badge/button.

This is the last week for entries if you want to be on the design team so hopefully I will know if I made it in the next couple weeks. Wish me LUCK!

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

recipe:

papers: amy tangerine (ready set go)

misc: memory box (hexagon die), american crafts (thickers), washi tape (downtown tapes), amy tangerine (ready set go chipboard), darcie (flair badge), amy tangerine (roller date stamp)

thankful

This cold I have is totally kicking my butt the last couple days, but has not stopped me from getting a little bit crafty.

I picked up a new Kelly Purkey stamp set exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and could not wait to ink it up.

I used papers by Amy Tangerine from the "ready set go" collection along with that new stamp set. I did lots of stamping along with some fussy cutting.

This weeks sketch over at Skipping Stones Design was just perfect.

You know me and I love a good sketch challenge.

I woke up very early today and got some great news in an email and although I can't share it with you now I will in a few weeks.

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

hello

A quick card to share that I created while watching Season 1 of LUTHER. If you are a fan of Dexter you will love this one too.

I used papers from the new Dear Lizzy by American Crafts, a polaroid frame and a button and twine from my stash.

I used the sketch over at Skipping Stones Design for inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving me your comments. It really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

a good laugh is...

Another quick card to share with you that I created using my new Dear Lizzy collection by American Crafts. I absolutely love this paper and chipboard collection so plan on seeing it a lot around my blog.

I also did a little bit of stitching and added a couple Martha Stewart butterflies along with some My Minds Eye enamel dots.

I used this weeks sketch over at Freshly Made for the inspiration on my card layout.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and leaving me your comments. It really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

welcome home

Another quick card to share that I created using 5th & Frolic by American Crafts for  Dear Lizzie.

I used the sketch here for my inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today  and if you happened to leave me a comment it means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

your heart will lead you home

While blurfing the other day I came across a new challenge blog called Fab Friday and just had to play along.

I used some new papers and chipboard pieces from the 5th & Frolic line by American Crafts for Dear Lizzy. I just love the patterns and colors in this paper line. Don't look to closely at my stitching on the card as I am a lead foot and therefore stitch a little bit wonky. Hoping to be a pro once I practice a little bit more.

Here is this weeks awesome sketch over at Fab Friday.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and if you took the time to leave me your comments, it really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry

hi

Another quick card to share with you that I created for this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

I used papers and embellishments from the Little Yellow Bicycle collection "Splash" along with some American Crafts "thickers" and the sentiment is by Maya Road.

Here is the sketch that I used for inspiration.

Thanks again for stopping by my blog. 

joy

The weather here has cooled down a little bit today and I don't even think we got up to 45 degrees today. Perfect weather to work on the Merry Monday challenge.

Once again I pulled out my October Afternoon "holiday style" papers, along with some BasicGrey "woolies" from the "eskimo kisses" collection, alpha stickers by Creative Imaginations and a flair flatback button by American Crafts.

Here is the sketch that inspired my card.

Are you playing along each with at Merry Monday? If you are let me know so I can stop by and check out your card.

Thanks for stopping by and as always your comments are appreciated.

goof ball

I think my great-nephew Adrian has to be one of the silliest kids I have ever met.

I created this layout for the newest challenge over at the Scraproom Blog.

Love this sketch with all the different backround pieces and the circles. I used papers from the Bella Blvd., "sunshine happiness" collection and thickers by American Crafts.

I want to wish all of you a Happy Easter.

Thanks for stopping by and as always your comments are appreciated.

stop and ...

I saw this weeks sketch over at Sketchy Thursdays and knew I wanted to play along this week and actually post a picture of my finished piece. A lot of times I do the sketch for the week and just don't post it. I guess you could say I am layout shy. :)

Here is a look at this weeks sketch.

Don't you just love it? I was almost scared off by the sewing on  this piece but grabbed my machine and went with it. I am a beginner when it comes to sewing so I apologize if the lines are not that straight.

Thanks for stopping by to look your comments are appreciated and wanted.

friends forever

I have a quick card to share with you today that I made for the newest challenge over at the My Minds Eye blog.

For my card I used papers from the Lost & Found Two "sunshine" collection. I think the colors in this collection are just beautiful.

Here is the sketch that I used for my inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by to look and as always your comments are appreciated.

Enjoy!