Artistic Outpost is celebrating their 2nd Birthday!

They are offering you, a chance to get a present from them by participating in their challenge. The challenge is pretty simple, just use this sketch and create a Fall or Birthday Themed card using Artistic Outpost images.

Here is the Birthday card that I created with some of my favorite Artistic Outpost stamps. The card is for Artistic Outpost, wishing them another great year!!

The stamp sets used for this card are The Outpost, Bluebird, Keeper and Adventure.

You'll have until October 23rd to leave your link on the Artistic Outpost Blog, using Mr. Linky.

One winner will be chosen on October 31st, through the Random Number Generator, be sure to check back to see if you've won. The prize is a $25 gift certificate to the Artistic Outpost Store. We can't wait to see your version of this sketch/theme using our images. Please use a direct link to your card so the readers can easily find it. Only those cards that use Artistic Outpost images following the sketch/theme will be eligible for the random drawing. We reserve the right to remove links to any cards not following this challenge.

For added information check out the Artistic Outpost Designers Blogs:

Lisa Somerville

Gerrie Johnnic

Debby Boltman

Lynn Stevens

Sharon Briss

Toni Tessler

Robin Willis

Judy Hayes

Thanks for stopping by, See you tomorrow.

Cathy

Summer Harmony--Artistic Outpost

I love mixing the different stamps from my Artistic Outpost sets, the sets compliment more than one set making each set more versatile.

I grabbed out my copic airbrush system to create this card. I airbrushed all the images with copic markers and my copic airbrush system. I used brown and blue with just a touch of green in the grassy hills on the house image.

I really love the effect that my Tim Holtz swirl mask gives. I sponged the color on tan card stock and then ran the pages through my cuttlebug with the manuscript writing folder.

I used my sewing machine to stitch around all the images and adhere the layers together. I can sew in a straight line but wanted the more casual look of the swirly stitching.

The images that I added to the page are images that remind me of summer. The beach house from Keeper, The birds from Blue Bird, and Harmony is one of the sentiments from Serenity.
It was 99 degrees in Omaha today so definitely summer here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cathy

Artistic Outpost card for MOM!

I know that you think that I haven't been making any Artistic Outpost cards lately, well... I have ,I just can't show you yet :) Here is one I made with one of my new sets, Mini Masterpieces and Keeper that I got a couple of months ago.

I love old buttons and the buttons on the background image are from my grandfather's button collection. I even left the thread in the one button that had thread still attached. I have lots of interesting antique buttons in all different colors.

I don't usually make Mother's Day cards because my Mom has been gone for 24 years but I thought that these images were perfect for a Mother's Day Card.

The little square frames, bows, lace, and button collage are from the Mini Masterpieces stamp plate from Artistic Outpost. The Lady with fishing pole is from the Keeper stamp plate from Artistic Outpost.

Dog Gone Stamps is having a SALE! Check out their website and check out all of the specials!

Have a good one!

Cathy

You're a Keeper

I have had a great time coloring these images from the Keeper stamp plate from Artistic Outpost. Here is one I finished tonight:

I colored two images from this same lady stamp one in blue/red and this one in green/brown. I decided to finish this one first. The grass is an accessory stamp and I love it.

I sponged around all of the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo and Pine Needles. I tore the main image at an angle and tore the Always Artichoke SU cardstock in the same angle. I sponged around the brown and green designer paper and sponged the edges with Vintage Photo as well.

I used a Quikutz label for the sentiment that I had stamped with the grass stamp, the sentiment from the beach house and overstamped with the You're a Keeper sentiment. I sponged around all of the edges with Vintage Photo and then distressed all of the edges with my handy dandy distressing tool.

A piece of artichoke satin ribbon from Target, some keys and key holes, and bronze brads complete the card. Oops I almost forgot about the olive green/gold large button brad from Michaels.

I really like the way it turned out and can't wait to finish the blue/red image as well.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the other designers and guest designers projects on the Artistic Outpost blog.

Have a good day! I'm going to go clean up my creative mess and go to bed.

Cathy

You're a Keeper-I finally got one done!

Hi everybody,

Hope you had a good week-end. I finally broke down and cleaned my house (not the usual day to day stuff, ceiling fans and cleaning carpets) and still had time to have my SIL and her husband over for dinner last night and had 2 grandson's 8 and 4 over for a long overdue sleep-over and still had time to create. Doesn't get much better than that!


I have been working on these images, from the Keeper stamp plate from Artistic Outpost, for a couple of days, you know I prefer to color over actually creating the cards ha ha

Here is the Keeper card that I have been working on:

This is a very long narrow card measuring 5 inches wide and 11 inches long. I colored all of the images with copic markers. I bought a new frame Quikutz die and have been playing with it. I used it for the fish trophy plaque I used as the center image.

I sponged Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distressed ink on all of the edges. I cut each fish out and mounted them on pop dots to make them look mounted. The You're a keeper stamp was the perfect size for the plaque. I also cut out one of the fishing lures after I colored it. I also mounted that with a pop dot. I am debating on whether to raid my husband's fishing tackle box for some "real" fishing hardware but will decide tomorrow.

I one off stamped the fish and fish hook onto the striped background designer paper for another bit of detail but I really didn't want it noticeable. I used Tim Holtz Antique Photo which I thought was still too dark so I inked the stamp and stamped it once on a piece of scrap card stock and then onto my designer paper so you can see it but it doesn't jump out at you. I think you can see what I mean in the close up pictures below.

I have taken photos of each image so that you can get a closer view of what each details are.

The first image was basically just colored with copic markers and finished with the fishing fly. The center image is the fish plaque that i popped the fish up on pop dots but you can't tell from the picture. The beach cottage looks so peaceful that it makes me wish I was back saililng on the inner coastal waterways of North Carolina.

I think this would make a great start for a fishing vacation scrapbook page, a birthday card for my son who lives on a lake in Oklahoma or a Father's Day card, so many possibilities. Another reason that I love the Artistic Outpost stamp plates, I can always think of so many different ways to use all of the stamps that come in each plate.

I have another great image from this stamp plate that I will show you tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a good week.

Cathy