Another Year in the Bag

 

IC1065 - A Pretty Fix - I found this INSPIRATION

I was instantly amused by the idea of vacuuming the tops of the cabinets. I just finished cleaning the tops of my tall bedroom cabinet by hand, and now I realize I could have saved myself a workout with the vacuum. I will file that under lessons learned for next time.

This funny Impression Obsession image of the lady staring down her vacuum was perfect for my inspiration. I stamped her on white cardstock and colored her with Copics, then spotted an animal print in the stack of papers I am determined to use up this year. That print felt too perfect to ignore, so I added a matching animal print pattern to her coat to tie everything together.

I layered the image and the sentiment on red cardstock, tucking the sentiment under the panel for a playful look. To finish the card, I placed everything on the bold animal print designer paper with a blue mat and added a few red gems to echo the red in the image and the sentiment banner.

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Another Year in the Bag

Challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft - ATG
AAA Birthday - ATG (birthday)
Crafts Galore - ATG
DL Art - ATG
Festive Friday - Blue, Brown & Pearls
Krafty Chicks - Color an Image
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - ATG
Love to Craft - ATG
Love to Scrap - ATG
Polkadoodles - ATG
Seize the Birthday - ATG (Birthday)
Simon says Stamps - Art Impressions
The Sisterhod of Crafters - Make Someone Smile

Birthday Fun

 

FS1003 - This week's featured stamper is Isaiah40:31 also known as Heather. I found this INSPIRATION.

I was drawn to the cheerful feel of Heather's card and reached for this upbeat Art Impressions image. I stamped it on white cardstock and colored it with Copics, then chose a piece of patterned paper from the stack I am trying to use up. The bright colors in the paper guided the palette for the image, and each layer was mounted on black cardstock for definition, echoing the black layering in Heather’s design.

Heather tilted both her panel and sentiment, so I added a tilted sentiment of my own, popped it up on dimensionals, and finished the card with a few pearls.

Thank you for stopping by to see my card today. Your thoughtful comments are always appreciated. If you leave a note, a visit to your blog will follow.

Birthday Fun

Challenges:
Ally's Angels - ATG
Crafty Catz - ATG
Creative Fingers - ATG
Creative Moments - Gone but not Forgotten - This is a retired Art Impressions image

Bug Buster

CAS886 - Humorous

For my card, when I think humorous, my go to is Art Impressions, and this image was just right. I stamped it on white cardstock and colored it with Copics, adding the sentiment in the upper left corner.

The panel was trimmed and layered on a black card base to keep the focus on the playful image.

Thank you for stopping by to see my card today. Your thoughtful comments are always appreciated. If you leave a note, a visit to your blog will follow.

Bug Buster

Chalk it Up

 

CAS882 - Education

I always enjoy education‑themed challenges, especially since I have three teachers in my family and like to keep a few school‑related cards on hand. This fun image from Art Impressions is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics. After coloring, I fussy cut the image and popped it up on dimensionals over a black cardstock panel.

The black panel is layered on brown cardstock to mimic the look of a chalkboard, and the birthday sentiment is embossed in white to complete the effect.

Thank you for stopping by to see my card today. Your thoughtful comments are always appreciated. If you leave a note, a visit to your blog will follow.

Chalk it Up

Happy Anniversary

 

CAS880 - Quite Reflection

When I think of quiet reflection, I am reminded of the many years my husband and I have shared together and the challenges we have overcome.

For this card, I chose an image from Art Impressions and colored it with Copic markers. I added an Anniversary sentiment to complete the design, then trimmed the panel and layered it onto black cardstock for a crisp, finished look.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Happy Anniversary

Beach Birthday

 

CAS859 - Summer Fun

For my card, I pulled out this fun image from Art Impressions and colored her up with copics. She is popped up on dimensionals.

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Beach Birthday

Funny Birthday

 

WT1053 - Case a card from your gallery. Here is my INSPIRATION.

I used the same image and added some different designer papers and a few additional layers. The sentiment was changed and moved and the card was finished with a few pink pearls.

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Funny Birthday

Fall Birthday

 

CAS819 - Scarecrow or Crow

For my card, I used this cute Art Impression image and colored it with copics. I then added the birthday banner popped up on dimensionals and a few scattered candy dots.

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Fall Birthday

Hello Friend

 

MMTPT836 - Inspired by Olympics

For my card, I used this really fun image from Art Impression and colored it with copics. I cut the layers, added the sentiment and finished with a few scattered candy dots.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

Hello Friend

Let Us Add Them Up

 

CAS801 - Funny

For my card, I used this great Art Impression image and colored it with copics. The card was finished with the sentiment on a banner.

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Let's Add Them Up

Wallets Coming Out

 

WT987 - Funny Card

For my card, I pulled out one of my trusty Art Impression images that is always good for a giggle. I stamped and then colored the image with copics.

I stamped the fun sentiment and tucked it under a die-cut clip board as if we were seeing what the doctor was reading on his clipboard.

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Wallet's Coming Out

3.2 Minutes

 

SC995 - this week's sketch on splitcoaststampers.com

For my card I pulled out this fun Art Impression image and colored her with copics. I then added some distress oxide ink around her. I then stamped the sentiment and popped it up on dimensionals and finished the card with some scattered gems.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card today. I appreciate the lovely comments. If you leave me a comment, I can stop by your blog for a visit.

3.2 Minutes

Medicine

 

MMTPT673 - pharmacist, Thank You in a big way

Last weeks card left this piece of DP and I thought it was perfect for adding to this weeks card. I stamped the images then colored with copics. The bottom image was cut with a die then the top image was fussy cut. Both images popped up on dimensionals.

Finished with the sentiment and Gems.

Medicine

The Wallet

 

MMTPT672 - Bring on the Smiles

Quick card stamped the image, colored with copics, added the DP and finished with the sentiment.

The Wallet

Grillfather!

WT646 - Let's Warm Up!

Stamped the fun AI image and colored with copics. Trying to use more stuff from my craft room found the fun grill sticker in my stash and thought it would be fun for him to fend off the grill from the cat. Finished off with the sentiment in a hand cut bubble sponged in grey and popped on dimensionals.

This is another of the fun cards for my aunt to give my uncle next year. They have 4 cats and my uncle is going to get a kick out of this card.

Grillfather! 

You Have My Heart

FS546 challenge - The very talented Vicky White aka Miss Vicky. I found this amazing CARD. Using a similar layout to start my card I added the center circle and finished off with ribbon to tie the layers together. The birds were colored with pencil and fussy cut and the circle was popped up on dimensionals.

You Have My Heart

Enjoy Your Day!

WT639 challenge - Fix if with Duct Tape

This is another fun card I created for my aunt to give to my uncle next year. She wanted a baseball card. Well this image did not have a baseball but I thought this would be fun to add a baseball to the image with a simple punched white circle and I added the stitching.

Stamped the image and colored the entire card with copics including the wall paper and floor.

This guy is relaxing and not wanting to do anything on his honey do list in his favorite chair that he added some tape to it to cover the holes. Giggles!!!!
Enjoy Your Day!

Leaf Boy

The WT632 challenge - We are celebrating Earth Day

This is another fun card I have created for my Aunt to give to my uncle next year. This Leaf Boy is so funny. It looks like he is hunting leaves.

Stamped the image and colored with copics. Then I dug in my bag of leaves and threw some on the card. Some are left over from adding distress inks and some are from cutting down card stock.

I love using up scraps. It is my own personal challenge. The yellow DP at the top and the black polka dot strip are both left over scraps.
Copics used:

Leaf Boy

Weekend Warrior

The WT630 challenge - Tape, Tape & More Tape

I have to admit I have not gotten on the band wagon for Washi tape. But I saw this tape in the store and HAD to have it because I knew it would be super funny with this image. Every guy I know that does any house/home repairs this seems like a fun card to send. Giggles!!!!

Stamped the fun AI construction guy and colored him with copics. used a brown ink on the wood grain EF and fussy cut the top of the AI guy. Popped the image up on dimensionals and added a piece of fun Washi tape behind him Stamped the image and popped it on dimensionals.

This is another fun card I made for my aunt for her to give to her DH next year. I just think this AI image is super fun.

Copics used: C1, C3, C5, E000, E01, E33, E35, E37, R27, R46, R59, YR23, YR24, B32, B34, B37, B39 and B41

 Weekend Warrior

Girls Night Out

The MMTPT453 challenge on SCS - virtual TSP (that's Teaparty Slumber Party for those of you not paying attention), make a card illustrating some of the fun things you would do at a slumber party or use an image of your SCS friends at a slumber party.

I just had to bring these fun ladies because at my age a hot tub , a glass of wine and hanging with my BFFs is really a great night out!

This image is super fun to color. The swim top dots is not DP, I colored that also.

Stamped the image, colored with copics. Did the out of the box cutting around the parts of the image hanging over the framing. and layered. Finished off with a black satin ribbon and some gems.

Below are the copics used to color this image.

Girls Night Out