Friends Never Judge…..

 Happy Memorial Day!

This weekend has given me time to work on the Art Impressions blog Anchors Away! Guest Designer Challenge. I went for a beach theme with my favorite Girlfriends group.  

I used my Copics to create the ocean, waves, rocks sky and sand. The birds are from the Art Impressions #5069 - My Fortress Set. I wanted to use only Art impressions dies and stamps and since I didn’t have a sun die I created my own using the pendant die from the Art Impressions #5719 - FB Fence & Window Die and a circle die. Cut out a circle and wrap the pendant shape (I needed to cut out two of the pendants) around the edges of the circle and ta-da…..a quick and easy sun!  

For this card I used Art Impressions #3577 - Girlfriends.  With this set I took the image and cut out one of the girlfriends, sorry girl!!  I also used the “Friends never judge each other…. everyone else, however, is fair game.”  I love the Girlfriends sentiments!!!  

The Girlfriends needed some accessories using Art Impressions #5509 - Beach Accessories.  It is such a cute set.  

Because the inside of the card needs some love too, I included a few of the beach accessories as an accent. 

All coloring was done with Copics and I used Karin Decogel MilkyWay gel pen in white (gel pen ever, I do wish it came in a fine tip too but wishes do come true 🤣). I also used the Sakura Gelly Roll gel pen in stardust. This is great for fine shimmer dots.  

Thank you for stoping by for a visit!

Another Year Older… No Prob-Llama

 Happy Sunday!

I missed a couple of weeks, this work thing really cuts into my crafty time!  I have a goal of making it a priority to block out time each week, some weeks I do better than others 🤣. 

This week I worked on the Art Impressions blog bi-weekly challenge Just For You Challenge.  What a fun challenge and I choose to make two different items using the Art Impressions #5458 - Llama Set. I love this set. It is super cute and can be so colorful. 

The first one was a tag gift holder.  I started with the Art Impressions #5132 - Tag Stitched Dies as the base of the tag, cutting two in two different shades of turquoise.  One for each side of the tag.  On the front I stamped the package / cake stamp from the Llama set on a white piece of paper then cut it down to fit within the darker shade of turquoise side of the tag.  The llamas were stamped and die cut. The balloons were from the Art Impressions #5491 - Front Porch Party Set.  One the back I used the tag die using purple and cut it in half where the tag started curve. I glued only around the edges so the gift card would fit inside decorating it with cactus from the Llama Set and the celebrate sign from the Front Porch Party Set.  Added some ribbon and sequins and it is ready to go!

The next one is a little gift box that can also hold a gift card.  I love little boxes, they are so much fun to do.  

I started with the La-La Land Crafts #8472 - Suitcase Box Die.  This is one of my favorite gift card box dies.  For the lid I used turquoise with pink on the side. The sides have banners from the Art Impressions #5719 - FB Fence & Window Dies and sequins and the top has an adorable llama from the Llama Set. 

For the base I used purple, and because I tend to be extra, lined in inner walls with turquoise and pink on the bottom.  I also added  the word Celebrate from Art Impressions #5722 - Birthday Journal Set and banners.  

All the coloring was done with Copics and the sequins were Simon Says Stamp - hr0920 Holographic Rainbow Sequins. 

Thank you for taking the time to stop by for a visit and I hope you have enjoyed my projects!

If Friends Were Flowers…..

 Happy Sunday,

What a hectic week, work really gets in the way of my crafting passion. I finally finished my card for the Art Impressions Say It With Sentiments Guest Designer Challenge. I love these challenges, they are forcing me to think outside of the box, so to speak. 😁

For this challenge I decided to do a Z-Fold card design, and well, it took on a life of its own. I started pulling out my Art Impressions grouping of supplies and started. I love flowers and I may have gone a bit overboard, but I have been accused of being a bit extra at times 😂.   

This is the card a bit stretched out to see at a better angle. This card folds flat for mailing, but because of my extraness, it will require a few extra stamps for mailing.   

The “flower garden” are flower pots holding different floral stems and the bunnies are too cute.  

Since the front of the card is packed with fun, I made a space on the back for a personalized note from the sender with a little flower pot of its own added. All coloring was done with Copic markers.

Products Used:

AI - #5019 WC Wall Texture Set

AI - #5737 Bunny & Chicks Set

AI - #5794 Whimsical Flowers Set

AI - #5831 Rose Set

AI - #5543 Harvest Wheelbarrow Set

AI - #4869 WC Small Container Set

AI - #5561 Birds and Bugs Set

AI - #5785 Gnomes Set

AI - #5511 Floral Truck Set

AI - #5405 Mrs. Set (sentiment)

AI - #5363 WC Arbor Set

AI - #5062 Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies

(I didn’t realize how many sets I used, I guess I was over enthusiastic about my project!)

I appreciate you stopping by for a visit and hope you enjoyed what I created. 

Lisa ❤️