Gardening Girlfriends!

I've always loved the Art Impressions Girlfriends!  This is the new 5798 - Gardening Girlfriends Set.  I haven't done a lot of Copic colouring in the last few years, so it was lovely to pull them out and colour up one of the images that comes in this set (stay tuned for more!):

This set works really well done with the Ai Watercolour line, as the pots are empty - and you can stamp in your choice of flowers.  I just sketched in my own, and used my Copics to colour them, and then outlined them with a black fineline marker.  I've used the 5835 - Mini Paperpack from Ai to put my card together, and popped up the image and sentiment (from 5817 - Potting Garden Shed Set) with 3D foam adhesive.

Laughing Set

Another quick card that I coloured by the TV this week!  This is one of the Art Impressions Girlfriend's set: 4385 - Laughing Set:

 I kept the outside pretty simple, letting the image do all the work.  The inside sentiment is from a different Girfriends set: 4050 - Comfy on the Couch Set, and it says "Friends who laugh, last."

LOL Girlfriends

The Ai Girlfriends stamps were what attracted me to Art Impressions a number of years ago - and that hasn't changed.  I love all the goofy images and great sayings that come with them.  Here is another card using the Lawn Fawn "Chill" Plaid papers that I love, and LOL Girlfriends:

Coloured with Copic markers.  I am playing along with the current Ai challenge which is "Anything Goes!"

Girlfriends Christmas Card

 Don't you just love it when a new Ai Girlfriends stamp comes out??  I do - and this is such a fun one for the holidays.  Here is GF Christmas Set (Sku #4938):

 I adore all things plaid, especially for Christmas - so I used this sweet Lawn Fawn paper as my starting point by pulling out the green & teal colours, then picked a few other warm tones to finish colouring the image with Copic markers.  I kept the layout fairly simple by just using a circle die for the image, matting it, then adding a popped up sentiment and a few enamel dots to jazz it up.  Happy stamping!
Copics used: E11, E00, E000, E34, E31, E53, E51, E50, R37, R35, R32, R30, BG18, BG15, BG11, YG05, YG03, YG01, YG00, Y26, Y23, C5, C3, C1, C00

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Another Crafty Girls card

I was on a roll with this stamp set, so I put together another card using Crafty Girls Set (Sku #4890) - one of the Art Impressions Girlfriends stamps, along with some Lawn Fawn papers:

 Copics used - Skin tones E13, E11, E00, E000, E34, E31, R30

Hair - E18, E07, E02, E55, E53, E51, E50, C3, C1, C00, Y26, Y23

Pinks - RV17, RV14, RV13, RV10

Greens - YG03, YG01, YG00, BG18, BG15, BG13, BG11

Yellows - Y38, Y35, Y32, Y11

Oranges - YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12

Browns - E57, E55, E53, E51, E50

Greys - C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

Crafty Girls - Art Impressions Girlfriends

 The Art Impressions Design Team are swapping with Marvy this week!  So I am using some wonderful Marvy markers on today's project using one of the newest Girlfriends sets - here is Crafty Girls Set (Sku #4890):

 I used the Marvy Le Plume Permanent markers - in six different flesh tones to colour in the skin tones of my Girlfriends (these are wonderful alcohol based ink markers).  I also used the wonderfully sparkly Deco Just Glitter Premium gold marker to add a little glitter to one of the cards and an earring - here's a better shot so that you can see the glimmer!

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Plaid Girlfriends

I made a trio of Art Impressions cards up for my girlfriend this weekend, using some of my favourite Ai sets, and those pretty Lawn Fawn plaids that I can't get enough of:

 Such gorgeous, summery colours!  Here is Out To Lunch:

 Here is Celeste:

 And here is Picture Perfect:

Patterned papers are Perfectly Plaid, Polka in the Meadow and Watercolor Wishes by Lawn Fawn; Cardstock is White Daisy, Pear & Chocolate, Close to my Heart; Copic Markers; Enamel dots are Your Next Stamp; Inks are Memento, Tuxedo Black & Onyx Black by Versafine;  Stamp sets are Celeste, Picture Perfect & Out to Lunch by Art Impressions

Bling, Glitter or Glossy

There is a new challenge on the Art Impressions blog - "Bling, Glitter or Glossy"!  So show us your glimmery creations :o)  The Ai Design Team is also helping to launch two new Girlfriends stamp sets, so I am sharing Latte Love Set (Sku #4889):

 I love all of the Ai Girlfriends!  And since they're dressed in somewhat wintery clothing, I decided to make it into a holiday card, using a Christmas plaid from Lawn Fawn, and adding some glittery snowflake die cuts.

 Be sure to visit the Art Impressions blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has come up with.  *I am also entering this into the Plaid Challenge on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog!

Copics used - Skin tones: E11, E00, E000, R30, E34, E31, E53, E51, E50

Hair - E55, E53, E52, E50, Y26, Y23, E18, E07, E02, C7, C5, C3, B21

Reds - R37, R35, R32, R30

Greens - YG07, YG05, YG03, YG01, YG00

Blues - BG49, BG45, B01, B00, B000, B0000

Greys - C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

Flaunt It Girlfriends

 I have a wacky Art Impressions Girlfriends card for you today, using one of the recently released sets - here is Flaunt It Set (Sku# 4756):

 I wanted a little glimmer, so after colouring the image with Copic markers, I added some Wink of Stella to the tiara, hatband, glasses and hair tie.  I popped the sentiment up with pop dots and added my favourite enamel Gum Drops!

 There are three sentiments in the set, and I used another one on the inside, with a pair of glasses that I die cut from some brown glitter paper:

Copic markers used: Skin tones - E37, E34, E31, E00, E000, E11, R20

Hair - Y26, Y23, E50, E15, E13, E18, E07, E02

Pinks - RV19, RV17, RV14, RV13, RV10

Oranges - YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12

Greens - G28, G24, G21

Blues - B05, B02, B00, B000

Purples - BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00

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