Comfy With My Girlfriends

This week I'm hanging out with Girlfriends!  They are having an old fashioned sleep over - staying up late, popcorn, and of course, lots of laughing.

 I stamped the Comfy on Couch Set (Sku#4050)  main image onto Cryogen cardstock and colored all the girl's skin with markers. I stamped the same image on a variety of design papers from GF Card Kit 2 (Sku#4303).

I cut out pieces for their clothing and adhered with liquid glue. TIPS: If you find a piece is not fitting just right next to another piece, trim it closer and use a black pen or mulitiliner to thicken the black line. That way any white space will be covered.  To add some variation in color, use the markers to color over areas of the design paper. To get glue in small areas, use a tool pick.

This perfect sentiment comes with the set.

Below is a photo of all the colors I used: 

Come back tomorrow to see what lovely project Crystal has to share!

Thanks for visiting!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

At the Circus

Hello Ai Fans! 
This week I'm still hanging out with Girlfriends.

With the warmer weather, there's just so many opportunities to be outside, and Girlfriends are taking advantage of it. This week, the girls are at the circus - enjoying the attractions and each other.  I'm featuring images from the Girlfriend Blend Set (Sku#4132) and colored with Copic markers. After coloring the girls, I cut them out and used a black water based marker around the edge.

I placed them on top of a fun background and added some bling to their jewelry and lips with glitter pens.

On the inside I added matching design paper and stamped a sentiment from the set.

Come back tomorrow to see what lovely project Crystal has to share!

Thanks for visiting!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

In The Tub

This week I'm hanging out with Girlfriends in the tub.

This card features images from the In the Tub set of 4 (Sku#3570). I colored the girls with Copic markers and used a multiliner pen to add some details to bathing suit top and earrings.   These 'Sisters' are full of life and so much fun to color!

I used  glitter pens to add a little bling in spots and layered some of the fabulous papers from GF Card Kit 2 (Sku#4303). I also used embellishments from the kit.

On the inside, I added design paper and stamped a sentiment from the set.

Come back tomorrow to see what awesome project Crystal has to share!

Thanks for visiting!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

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Float On, Float On

This week I'm working on more Girlfriends Cards.This card says vacation!

The focal image is from the Stayin Afloat Set (Sku#4239). I changed up my coloring tools this week - water coloring with Tombows.  I stamped the images onto watercolor paper, sprinkled with emboss powder, and heat set.  

Next, I used the water based markers to watercolor each image.  I worked in one small area at a time using  a combination of direct and in-direct methods to fill in color.  For the direct method, I colored directly onto the paper with the markers and then spread the color with a water brush, starting in the lightest area - and always starting with a clean brush.  In very small areas, I colored just a small amount and left part of the area without color - that would be the "lightest" color that I started in. For the in-direct method, I scribbled the marker onto a pallet and picked up color with a water brush.  As with traditional water coloring, I wet the area first.  TIP: if you want more contrast, you can add a darker color after an area drys - this works with both methods. Be sure to still wet the whole area, so you don't get hard lines. After I finished coloring, I cut out the image.

I colored two of the buttons in the kit to match. 

I laid the image over lovely design papers and finished it off with embellishments - all from GF Card Kit 2 (Sku#4303). I used brads for earnings.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment that comes with the set on design paper and added a punched butterfly. I used a black pen to draw his antenna and dots on his body.

There are so many possibilities of colors and ways to use the new images.

Thanks for visiting!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

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Ai Challenge Still Open!

Ai is still celebrating their NEW 2013 Girlfriends as well as their BRAND NEW Girlfriends Card Kits!

They have FOUR brand new Girlfriends and paper kits now available at artimpressions.com! 

The challenges continues with a Girlfriends inspired challenge! You can use your Girlfriends stamps or make any card for a best friend! Make sure to hop around to all Ai's designers to view all the fun new Girlfriends stamps PLUS creations with our card kits! EACH design team member is giving away a FREE Girlfriends set on their blog. Make sure to leave a comment on every blog to be entered!

Click here  to leave a comment for my post.

The AiDT is listed on my blog to the left. 

 Winners will be randomly selected on April 17 and announced on each blog on April 18th. Be sure to visit the Ai Blog for more inspiration.

Thanks for visiting!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

Ai Blog Hop Featuring New Girlfriends!

Welcome to the Art Impressions NEW Challenge Launch. We are celebrating with a  Blog Hop featuring new Girlfriends 2013 images!  Each Design Team Member will be giving away a new set!!

For a chance to win, please leave me a comment. 

You are welcome to leave a comment on each DT member's Blog - one comment per person please.

On April 17, I will use the Random Number Generator  to pick a winner. 

Each DT member will post the winner on her blog on April 18.

I have two fun designs to share with you today! The first design features The Pedal Pusher set.

Another new item that's coming is card kits!! For my designs today, I used the GIRLFRIENDS CARD KIT 2.  It has beautiful design papers, colors and matching embellishments. All the papers and embellishments used in my designs today are from one of the kits.

I stamped the images on the background paper, design papers and Cryogen as the base image that I colored. After coloring, I cut out the pieces. NOTE: I cut the small inside pieces first with a craft knife, the cut out the outside part of the image.

The second design features the Stayin' Afloat set.

I Stamped onto Cryogen and also onto pieces of design papers. Next, I colored with Copics and cut out Girlfriends and the design paper pieces.  I used a black water based marker to edge all the pieces. I find this adds a nice finished look - plus, it will fill in for any spots you may have missed coloring up the edge. :o)

I used liquid glue to adhere all the paper pieces and used a marker to add color to the tiny wooden heart that came in the kit.  The ribbon and dot embellishments from the kit added a nice touch.  I used glitter pens to add bling to their earrings and ice cubes.

On the inside I added pieces of design paper and a sentiment from the set.

The Ai DT has lots of fabulous designs using the new sets.  In addition to these two, there are two more new sets!!  

Please visit each DT member and leave a comment. 

Check out what fabulous design Zora has next!!

Also, be sure to pop over to the Art Impressions challenge to see all the details! 

Thanks for visiting!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE!

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