Holiday fox

Art Impressions Woodlands Holiday set from Art Impressions includes this super sweet fox.  Once again I've pulled out my Prismas to color him up.

Be blessed!
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Simple Stories "Claus and Co.", Strathmore Bristol, Recollections
Stamps--Art Impressions "Woodland Holiday Set"
Ink--Versafine Onyx Black, Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol
Tools--Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 3 dies, Impression Obsession Small Snowflake dies, Quickutz Nested Circles dies
Miscellaneous--The Paper Studio gemstones

Stylish pigs

     These two are definitely showing off their style.  Bet they'd do well on Dancing with the Stars.  LOL

     They are part of Art Impressions Ham It Up Set.

     Have a great day!
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Ki "Vintage Charm", Neenah, Bazzill, Recollections, The Paper Studio vellum
Stamps--Art Impressions "Ham It Up Set"
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol, Staz-on Jet Black
Tools-- Impressions Obsession Tiny Flowers and Leaves and Stems dies, Art Impressions Oval Double Stitched dies
Miscellaneous--Yellow Stickles

Born to hunt

     This is such a common sight here where I live.  We have a good bit of national forest around our place and hunting is the favorite past time for all the local rednecks.  LOL

     I attempted to do a little camouflage coloring on their clothing with my Prismas.  The stamps are from Art Impressions Ole Buck Set.

     Look out Dasher and Dancer!  LOL
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Simple Stories "Awesome"
Stamps--Art Impressions "Ole Buck Set"
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, Versamark
Tools--Memory Box Woodland Branch die, Impression Obsession Leaf Cluster die, Marvy Corner Rounder
Miscellaneous--Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder, Glossy Accents

Farm Christmas ornaments

     First off I'll apologize for the terrible pictures.  The light sources in my house are awful.

     I've used some of the critters from the latest Purple Onion Designs release to make some ornaments for my little birch tree.

     Each ornament is a shaker and has a little Christmas greenery to dress it up.

     Hope this brought you a little holiday cheer.
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Copic XPress-it Blending card, Bazzill, Recollections, acetate
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide, Copics
Tools--Bow Easy, Impression Obsession Small Snowflake Set, Pine Sprig Set, Pine Sprig Cluster; Sizzix Tim Holtz Mini Holiday Greens; Art Impressions Circle Double Stitched dies; CC Designs Make a Tag dies
Miscellaneous--Celebrate It ribbon, bakers twine, Twinklets

Flutter bat

     Sharing some more Art Impressions goodies today.  The Bat Flutter set is a fun way to add some interaction to your cards.  I gave him a Distress ink background splattered with some water droplets and star dotted with a white gel pen.

     Wings down.

     Wings up.

Copics Used:

bat E71, E74, E79, E00, E02

pumpkin Y17, YR16, YR07

     The Flutter sets really give you the opportunity to creative some fun scenes.
     Hope you have a great week.  We're waiting on TS/Hurricane Gordon to visit us so we'll be quite soggy, windy, and gloomy.
     Be blessed!
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Neenah, Recollections
Stamps--Art Impressions "Bat Flutter set"
Ink--Simon Says Stamp, Versafine Onyx Black; Faded Jeans, Seedless Preserves, Black Soot, Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber Distress inks; Uni-ball Signo white gel pen
Tools--Impression Obsession Bare Tree die, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border dies
Miscellaneous--Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle pen

Flower pot nest

     Happy Saturday all!  It's a bit dreary here this morning so if it's the same where you are I hope these little critters brighten up your day.

     You still have today and tomorrow to grab your favorite Purple Onion Designs stamps at a great Anniversary Sale price.

     I pulled out several of my newest Impression Obsession dies to create the grass and flower pots to make this little scene.

Copics Used:

bunny E31, E33, E35, E51

flower R20, R22, R24, R27

bird B52, BG72, YR30, YR23, R30

nest E31, E33,

flower pots E97, E99

flowers leaves Y08, RV14, R29, YG67

grass YG17

     Enjoy your weekend.
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--My Favorite Things "Homespun Gingham", Neenah, Recollections
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Versafine Onyx Black
Tools--Impression Obsession Grass Border, Pots, Tulip, and Foliage and Leaves dies, Gin a Marie Designs Pleated Circle dies

Owl flutter

     Hello all!  Sorry I haven't posted much in a while.  Hubby and I took a little trip to Oregon to see friends and do a little adventuring.  On the way back my ear stopped up on the plane and wouldn't pop.  Don't know if that was the cause or just a coincidence but I ended up with a real nice cold that's had me coughing up a storm and miserable.  I think it's on the down slope now and hopefully will be in my rear view mirror soon.

     I have another of the wonderful Flutter sets from Art Impressions  to share today.  This one is called Owl Flutter Set.

     I used an embossing folder to add the woodgrain to some kraft paper.  I cut an oval hole in it with a die and used other die cuts to create the nest and a little foliage for his front door.

Copics Used:

Owl W1, W3, W5, Y35, Y19, Y26

hat BV02, BV13, Y08

     Have a fantastic week!
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Bazzill, Recollections, Neenah
Stamps--Art Impressions "Owl Flutter Set"
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol
Tools--Impression Obsession Leaf Cluster dies, Pine Sprig Set, and Pine Sprig Cluster; MFT Die-namics Oval Stax 2 dies; The Paper Studio A2 Woodgrain embossing folder
Miscellaneous--Glossy Accents

To the moon

     Have you seen the new Flutter sets from Art Impressions?  Talk about your fun interactive card!  Today I'm sharing the Sheep Flutter Set.

     These are so much fun to play with.

Copics Used:

sheep C0, C2, E000, E00, R30, N5

     Hope you have as much fun today as this guy is.
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Bazzill, Neenah, Recollections
Stamps--Art Impressions "Sheep Flutter Set"
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Tumbled Glass and Scattered Straw Distress inks
Tools--Quickutz Nested Circles dies, Art Impressions Fence dies, Impression Obsession Tiny Flowers dies, Altenew Point It Out dies, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders dies
Miscellaneous--Bisque Liquid Pearls, Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle pen

Bird Wreath

     I was thrilled with how this card turned out.  That doesn't happen often.  LOL  I've used Finch and Robin from Purple Onion Designs and given them a pretty wreath to hang out in created with a Spellbinders die and some of my new Impression Obsession dies.

     The birdies are colored with Copics and fussy cut, popped up on a little foam adhesive.  I used some colored cardstock to die cut the wreath base and all the flowers and foliage.  I added Liquid Pearl centers.  The background was created with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Copics Used:

birds E31, E35, E51, E71, R30, R21

clothing B21, R21

     Haven't entered any challenges in forever but thought I'd give it a go with this card.



The Sisterhood of Crafters--birds
That's Crafty Challenges--spring
Word Art Wednesday--anything goes

     Have a blessed day!
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Versafine Smoky Gray
Tools--Cuttlebug Gingham embossing folder, Impression Obsession Tiny Flowers and Leaves and Stems dies, Spellbinders Wreath die
Miscellaneous--Offray ribbon, Bisque Liquid Pearls

Easter House

     Almost time for the Easter Bunny to come hopping around.  Art Impressions has created a new HM Easter set to go with their Holiday Mansion set.

     You'll need the HM set to create the house.  The Easter set includes all the bunnies and decorations plus their coordinating dies.
     I created a soft sky background with some Distress ink.  All the bunnies were colored with my Prismas.  For the tulips I cut them twice from green and white cardstock.  I colored the tulips with my pencils and then trimmed off the stems and added them on top of the green die cuts.
This few shows what's behind the two doors that open...bunnies of course.

     Hope you're enjoying your Saturday.
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Strathmore Bristol, Recollections, Bazzill
Stamps--Art Impressions "Holiday Mansion Set" and "HM Easter Set"
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Tumbled Glass and Mowed Lawn Distress inks
Tools--accompanying dies, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders, MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil, Impression Obsession Tulips and Leaves and Stems dies

Birds and roses

     Am I the only one who keeps saying that I'm not going to buy any more crafting supplies until I use up what I have?  LOL  I hope not.  I also hope I'm not the only one who does it anyway.  hee hee

     I'm a HUGE admirer of Kitty Caracciolo's work for Impression Obsession dies.  Flower die work is one of my favorite things to do.  I got away from it because I was trying to keep my cards flatter, but it's so much fun.  When IO recently had a great sale I just had to grab several of their flower/foliage die sets.  

     For this card I used the Spiral Flower set to accents the sweet Star and Sky birds from Purple Onion Designs.  The lattice background was made with a Spellbinders die and the sentiment was die cut four times, colored with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen and coated in Glossy Accents.

Copics Used:

birds E31, E35, E50, E51, E53, E71, R30

branch E33, E37, E53

leaves YG21, YG25, YG67

     It's a bit chilly here today although the sun is out shining bright.  Saw lots of robins out this morning when I took the pups out so I thought this card was fitting to post today.

     Have a blessed day!

Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Bazzill, Stathmore Bristol, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Copic Multi-liner pen
Tools--MFT Die-namics Oval Stax Set 2, Impressions Obsession Spiral Flowers dies, Memory Box Fabulous Phlox dies, WPlus9 Hand Lettered Hello die, Spellbinders Fancy Lattice die
Miscellaneous--Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle pen, Glossy Accents

Mom the crazy gardening lady

     Today is my mom's birthday and when I saw this crazy gardening lady I knew I had to use her for her birthday card this year.  My mom LOVES to be out in her yard puttering.  She has a big old magnolia in the front yard so I just had to create one on the card for her.  She's also a bird fanatic.  LOL

     The gardening queen comes from Art Impressions Gotta Garden Set.  

     I used my Prismacolor pencils to color her and the birds.  The sky was inked with Distress inks and I pulled out LOTS of dies to create the scene.

Have a blessed day!

Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--Strathmore Bristol, Recollections
Stamps--Art Impressions "Gotta Garden Set"
Ink--Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Sakura purple glitter Gelly Roll pen, Broken China and Salty Ocean Distress inks, Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol
Tools--Impression Obsession Bare Tree and Leaf Cluster dies, Memory Box Rounded Fence and Resting Birds dies, Penny Black Gift Tag dies, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders dies
Miscellaneous--Yellow Stickles

Gone Fishing

     Another critter for you today.  This time this fun pooch from Art Impressions is enjoying some sunshine and a nice lazy float on the water.  He's part of the Reel Great Guys set.

Copics Used:

dog E31, E35, C2

raft RV10, RV13, RV14

     Right now it's hot and overcast, but before we know it it will be time to join this furry fellow.
Be blessed!
Tracy

Supplies:
Paper--My Mind's Eye "Collectable--Notable", Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Art IMpressions "Reel Great Guys"
Ink--Copic Multi-liner pen
Tools--Simon Says Stamps Stitched Rectangles dies, Impression Obsession Ocean Border dies
Miscellaneous--string and brad from my stash

Puddles hang out

     Oh how I'd love to be just enjoying the garden like Puddles here, but....I am in FULL VBS mode so my house and the church are full of scenery to be painted and lots of underwater critters to be made.  I'll share some pics soon AND I'll be visiting you ASAP.

    Meanwhile I have some Purple Onion Designs goodness to share with you today.  I've combined several different stamps and a die cut tree for this sweet spot for Puddles to hang out.  All coloring is done with Prismas.

     Have a happy and blessed day!

Supplies:
Paper--Recollections, Bazzill, My Mind's Eye "29th Street Market"
Stamps--Purple Onion Designs "Puddles", "Garden Bushes", "Grass", "Clouds", "May"
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol
Tools--Impressions Obsession Bare Tree die and Leaf Cluster die, Mini Misti

On a snowball

     Today marks the very first challenge for Mo's Digital Pencil in 2016.  We've done a little rearranging and now all of Mo's designers are part of her Dream Team.  I will be taking over as Coordinator of the Challenge Blog and we will be making ALL of Mo's challenges this year "Anything Goes".  We want to make it super easy for you to play along.
     For my card today I have used the new On a Snowball, soon to be coming to Mo's store.

Copics Used:

skin E00, E11, E13, R20, R22, R30

hair E21, E23, E25

jumper BG11, BG72, BG75, BG78

sweater, scarf, and hat YG17, YG21, YG23, YG25, R27, R37

snowball B63, B000, C2

     Although I love all the wonderful frou frou's out there for card makers, you will see more flatter A2 cards from me this year.  I'm selling my cards to raise money for a local ministry I truly love (BEAMS) and I want them to be mailer friendly for the buyers.  Hope you won't mind.
     Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--Dovecrafts "Back to Basics Christmas", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Mo's Digital Pencil "On a Snowball", sentiment from Hero Arts "Everyday Sayings"
Ink--Versafine Black Onyx
Tools--MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flags Stax, Impression Obsession Small Snowflake set dies
Miscellaneous--white fun foam