Happy Fall ~ PoppyStamps

We have been enjoying some cooler weather here in Minneapolis and the leaves are starting to turn colors. This is the view outside my craftroom.

I am up on the PoppyStamps blog today sharing a card I created using the new Maple Leaf Border die and some Fall color inks.

I hope you will stop over and check out my card and say hi!

Christmas to All ~ Ai Holiday Sparkle Challenge

Welcome to the Ai Holiday Blog Hop - Featuring NEW Christmas 2014 and Ai Shakers.

You should have arrived at my blog from Kerry's.

For my card I am featuring the new image Christmas to All Set (SKU4517).

(copics used: YG05, YG17, YG23, BG00, YR04, YR07, Y15, Y19, Y35, E15, E25,

RV21, RV23, RV25, BG02, BG15, BG53, T0, R24)

I love snowmen just about as much as I love roosters so that is saying a lot. And this snowman is just adorable. Who can resist a tall man with a snazzy jacket and scarf?

I added some glossy accents to the holly berries and some Ranger Rock Candy Stickles to the stars, hat and snow to give it a little "Holiday Sparkle"!

Your next stop on our Hop is Renee's blog.

Make sure you stop and leave a comment at each of the blogs in our hop as Art Impressions is giving away TWO free stamp sets ( a Christmas 2014 and an Ai Shaker set) on each blog in the hop. To enter leave a comment on each blog in the Holiday Hop. Winners will be announced on the Ai blog on October 9th.

If you get lost along the way or want to start at the beginning you can find the entire list here on the Art Impressions blog.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping.

Tweeter Set - Art Impressions

If you are here today it is Wednesday and my day to post on the Art Impressions blog.

I am sharing another one of the cards I created using one of the new Halloween images.

Hope to see you over on the Ai blog.

Be Scary ~ Art Impressions

Wednesday and I am up on the Art Impressions blog sharing a card using one of the newly released Halloween images.

This is one of the cards I created for the Art Impressions booth at CHA this past summer. I will be sharing a few more cards that I created for the show in the next few weeks.

Hope you will stop over at the Ai blog and check it out.

celebrate - PoppyStamps

It is my day up on the PoppyStamps blog and I hope you will stop by and say hi and check out my card using 3 dies from the newest release.

Hope to see you there.

Thanks for stopping by my blog 

~ hugs sherry ~

Trick or Treat ~ Ai Launch

You still have time to play in our current challenge over at Art Impressions.

And this week the design team is launching some NEW Halloween images and you are going to love them.

I got to play with the new Trick or Treat Set SKU#4524 and I have to say I absolutely love it. 

(copics used: E000, E11, E00, R20, E18, E23, E35, YR04, YR07, YR09,

YG01, YG05, YG13, YG17, YG23, V12, V15, V17, T0. C5, C7)

Don't you just love the look on their faces and those SNUG costumes?

Make sure you stop over at the Ai blog and check out what the rest of the design team came up with using the new images.

You can see all of the new images here.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting.

Supply List:

Stamp: Art Impressions Trick or Treat Set

Ink: Memento 

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Doodlebug Ghouls & Goodies

Other: Copic Markers, Foam Tape, Round Stitched Dies

Go Hog Wild ~ Art Impressions

It is once again my day to share a card with you over on the Art Impressions blog and today I am sharing with you this shaker card.

Details are here on the Art Impressions blog.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. ~ Hugs Sherry

Sexy Scrub Lord ~ Art Impressions

Today I am sharing a card over on the Art Impressions blog using one of the Ai Heroes stamp sets called "Scrub Lord".

I hope you will stop over and check out my card.

Christmas Stocking ~ PoppyStamps blog

It is my day over on the PoppyStamps blog and today I am giving a little tutorial on how to emboss with your background dies.

Here is a sneak peek for you.

I hope you will stop over and check it out.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

To Purr Feline ~ SSSC234

I played along with this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

I love a great sketch and this one was perfect for the stamps I wanted to use.

I am so NOT a cat person but have several friends who are so when I saw the new PTI cat stamps and dies I just had to get them.

Papers are by Amy Tangerine from the Plus One collection. I loved this collection so much I am now down to just scraps left and no full 6x6 pieces in the pad.

Well that is it for me today.

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

 ~ hugs Sherry ~

Art Impressions ~ New Mini Front & Back Launch

Today the Art Impressions design team is launching some new Mini Front and Back stamp sets which also goes along with our current challenge.

I am in love with all the new "mini" stamps and had a hard time picking just one image to use for the launch, so I used two.

One of the great things about this new release of Mini Front and Back stamp sets is that Ai is also releasing matching dies for each set. My dies had not arrived yet so I fussy cut the images out.

First up I used the adorable Snowman from the Mini Front and Back Snowman and Penguin Set (SKU# 4508) and decided to do a place card for Christmas Dinner. I am going to make one for everyone this year using all the different images.

Here is the front and what you see while seated at dinner.

And here is what the person sitting opposite of you will see.

Next up I created a little mini 4x4 card using the Santa from the New Mini Front and Back Santa and Mrs. Set (SKU#4506).

Here is the front of the card. I need to apologize for the CRAZY stitching on my card. Not sure who changed the stitch settings but I didn't notice it until it was too late and so I just went with it.

(it was set to zig zag and really long stitches)

Here is the inside of the card.

Stop by the Art Impressions blog and check out all of the cards by the design team. You are definitely going to want to add this entire collection to yours.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Supplies Used: Place Card

Stamps: Art Impressions Mini Front and Back Snowman and Penguin Set, PTI Tis the Season Sentiments

Paper: Neenah Solar White

Copics: YG13, YG17, YG23, R14, R24, BG000, YR16, YR18, C3, C5, C7

Other: Glossy Accents, Sewing Machine, Button from stash, Crochet Thread, Thickers, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen

Supplies Used: Santa Card

Stamps: Art Impressions Mini Front and Back Santa and Mrs Set

Paper: Neenah Solar White, My Minds Eye Tis the Season

Copics: E50, E51, N1, C3, C5, C7, R14, R30, R24, R46, YG05, YG09, YG23

Other: Studio Calico Wood Veneer Snowflakes

Party On ~ Ai Birthday Birdie

It is once again Wednesday and that means it is my day over on the Art Impressions blog.

Stop by and check this card!

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

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 ~