I.C.U.

I have been taking a break from card making over the last few weeks. Between family health issues I had help with and making a ton of Christmas cards, I needed a break. I wanted a clear head and a fresh start going in to a new year of making cards and I decided a humorous get well card was a good way to start! Hoping this card featuring Get Well Set from Art Impressions helps someone not only feel better but brings a smile.

                                                    

After stamping on alcohol marker friendly paper, I coloured the stamps using Copic Sketch markers and cut it out using a rectangle square. I stamped again on masking paper and stenciled the brick background. Patterned paper from Honey Bee Stamps and Simple Stories were the perfect combination for this and I cut the notebook edge with a die from My Creative Time dies. Next I cut a tab die, stamped the top sentiment and glued it down. While I had the ink out I stamped the second sentiment, cut it and mounted it on matching card stock. All of the edges were inked with London Fog Memento ink before gluing them down. Some ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Stamp - Get Well Set - Art Impressions

Sentiment - Get Well Set - Art Impressions

Patterned Paper - Autumn Afternoon - Honey Bee Stamps, Wood & Notebook Basics - Simple Stories

Hammermill digital cover stock, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, ribbon - American Crafts, enamel dots, London Fog ink - Memento, brick pattern stencil - Whimsy Stamps, notebook edge - My Creative Time dies, tab die - Stampin' Up, rectangle die

Copic List

Skin - E00 E21 E11 E04

Clothing - BG11 BG32 BG13 BG75 R30 R21 R22 E34 E35 E27

Hair/Table - C1 C2 C4 C7

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Smile With Teeth

 Have you ever seen a stamp that you just HAD to have for whatever the reason? For me this happened recently when I saw the Be Happy Laugh Lines stamp and sentiments from Art Impressions. 

There are a number of sentiments that go with this stamp and every one of them just makes me giggle and I have the perfect person in mind for each one to make a card for! 

After stamping the stamp and sentiments, I coloured it with Copic markers and cut it out using a stitched die. The wonky movement of the stitches fit perfectly with this sassy lady! 

I had chosen the Midnight collection from Cocoa Vanilla before I started colouring and cut and sized each layer to fit the 5.5" x 5.5" card base I was using. I attached the stamped image with 3D foam pop dots to add some dimension to the card. 

Some Stampin' Up ribbon and a few enamel dots finish off my card. 

Stamp: Be Happy Laugh Lines - Art Impressions

Sentiment: Be Happy Laugh Lines - Art Impressions

Hammermill Digital Cover Stock, Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Stampin' Up ribbon, Handstitched Nested Rectangle die - Whimsy Stamps, 3d Foam pop dots - Forever In Time, enamel dots - Carta Bella

Copic Markers

Skin - E00 E21 E11 

Apron - W1 W2

Lips - R20

Dress - B34 B37 B39

Hair - C0 C1 C3

Slippers - R81 R83 R85 R56

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Grab The Fire Extinguisher!

My Mom loves to give funny cards to her friends for their Birthdays. This year she celebrated a milestone Birthday so I decided that it is her turn to have some fun and laughs with a card she receives. 
I love the Art Impressions Girlfriends stamps and I decided the Giant Cake set was perfect for her card this year. 

After colouring the stamp with alcohol markers I hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white edge. I cut a loopy oval frame and popped them up using foam pop dots. Paper from Photo Play's Party Girl collection helped me continue the fun theme throughout the card design. Some sparkly Stickles for the candles and the hat tassles, and matching sparkly ribbon finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Giant Cake Set - Art Impressions

Sentiment: Giant Cake Set - Art Impressions

Patterned Paper:Party Girl - Photo Play 

White gel pen, silver and clear Wink Of Stella, Stardust Stickles, loopy oval frame - Gina Marie Designs, Galena ribbon, Sizzix banner die, foam pop dots - Forever In Time 

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers: FS9 BG5 CT2 CT1 IGI IG3 IG5 CT4 OR1 TN6 TN7
Copics: E00  E11 R20 BG01 BG07 BG09 RV11 RV32 RV34 

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29 Again?

I don't know about you but I have more then a few girlfriends who get me laughing so hard when we're together that I have tears running down my leg. 

My Mom has friends like this too so when she gets the chance to meet up with them for their birthday she likes to have a fun card to give them. 
This time it is the Art Impressions Girlfriends Laughing stamp that fits the bill. 

After colouring the stamp with Prismacolor pencils I hand fussy cut it leaving a thin white border. I added some polka dots for fun and their earrings are sparkly silver Wink of Stella.  I set them aside and printed the digital paper I wanted to use. Next I cut a scalloped circle and a matching circle for the middle and trimmed off the side for something different. I added the sentiments and popped the stamp up with foam dots. 
Some ribbon and enamel dots finish off my card. 

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Girlfriends Laughing - Art Impressions

Sentiment: Girlfriends Laughing, 29 Again Set - Art Impressions

Patterned Paper: Pink Peach Garden Blossom - Angels On Earth digital paper set - Digi Doodle Studios

Scallop Circle die - Spellbinders, enamel dots - Gina Marie Designs, ribbon stash, white gel pen, Silver Wink of Stella

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers: TB8 BT9 TB9 MB1 MB3 MB4 CT1 CT4 GY4 FS8 PP1 PP3 PP5 CG1 DG2 YG3 IG2
Copics: E00 E21 E11 C00 

Prismacolor Pencils: Deco Pink, Blush Pink, Pink, Kelp Green, Moss Green 

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Stamping Road Trip

Every once and awhile as time and creativity permits, I try to participate in a challenge. 

I have had this stamp from Art Impressions sitting in my "to do" box for a couple of weeks now so I decided to see what the current challenge is on the Art Impressions blog. 

Art Impressions Challenge #212 is Bling, Glitter or Glossy. For me, this was the perfect challenge to finally ink up this stamp! 

I LOVE going on shopping sprees or to a craft show with my crafty girlfriends - there is nothing I enjoy more and we always have way too much fun!!!! Is there such a thing as too much fun?!? 

After colouring my stamps with alcohol markers, I hand fussy cut my images and ran a black marker around the edge to clean up any white I had left behind. I cut my licence plate background out - perfect for a road trip card I thought, and added a few clouds. 

Gold and silver Wink of Stella on their earrings, sparkly silver gel pen on the cars bumpers and door handles, glossy accents on the stop light and some sparkly gumdrops gave me lots of opportunities to meet this challenge. 

I used two more sentiments from this set and added them to a background piece of white cardstock that had been run through an fun embossing folder. I purposely left some white space at the bottom so I could put the sentiment on some flat paper. I popped the main image up using foam pop dots to add a bit more fun to my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Stamping Road Trip - Art Impressions

Patterned Paper: Happy Summer - Echo Park

Sparkly silver gel pen, gold and silver Wink of Stella, Head in the Clouds die - Die'sires, Licence plate die - Quickutz, white gel pen, Ranger Glossy Accents, Powder Puff embossing folder - Couture Creations, 3D foam pop dots - Forever In Time, Holly Jolly Sparkly gumdrops - YNS

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS5 FS2 TN2 BG5 BG7 BG10 TN5 TN9 EB4 CT1 CT2 GY1 TB8 BT9 TB9 EB6 EB3 EB5 CR7 CR11 DR6 1G1 1G2 1G4 PP1 PP3 LY1 LY2 LY3 CG1 DG2 LG3 LG5 

Copics: E31 E34 337 

I am including this card in the Art Impressions Challenge #212 Bling, Glitter or Glossy 

Get Well Nurse

Victoria Day weekend means I get an extra day off and after doing a little gardening decided to play in my craft space. I feel a little guilty because it is 22 degrees and sunny today but I was out in the sun for part of the day. 

I purchased the Get Well set by Art Impressions at Michaels a few weeks ago and have been itching to get it inked up. This set is so fun and I had a hard time deciding which card to do first! 

I coloured the nurse with alcohol markers and fussy cut her out. A new die set called Little Notes Die set from Your Next Stamp was the perfect set for this stamp......after all patient charts are kept on clipboards by their bed :) The nurse is popped up with pop dots. 

The patterned paper is from MME, and it is hard to see in the photo but the needle tip and stethascope are done with Silver Wink of Stella and her earrings are done with Gold Wink of Stella. A few sparkly gumdrops finish off my card.

Card Recipe 

Stamp: Get Well - Art Impressions

Patterned Paper: Now and Then "Izzy" - MME

Gold and Silver Wink of Stella pens

Cosmic Crush Sparkly Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Pop Dots: Forever In Time

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS2 TN2 FS8 1G2 1G4 1G5 OR1 OR2 

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Laughed So Hard..

The weather is really cold and rainy where I live today and I have a thousand and one things to do but I decided I needed some crafty time first! 

This set called "Laughing" from the Art Impressions Girlfriend line just cracks me up!! This will end up being my best friends Birthday card (and yes there is a reason I used this sentiment!) shhh don't tell her :)

I started by colouring the stamp with SN alcohol markers and then fussy cut it. I used patterned paper from Doodlebug and die cut a doily to put behind the girls. Some pop dots behind the fussy cut image add some dimension to my card. Ribbon, a butterfly charm and some silver glitter gumdrops finish off my card.

Card Recipe

Stamp: Laughing - Art Impressions

Patterned Paper: Spring Garden - Doodlebug 

Ribbon: Celebrate It

Silver Glitter Gumdrops: YNS

Doily: Doily Trio Two Set - YNS

Banner Die: Fishtail Banner Dies - YNS

Dusk blue ink - Martha Stewart, Silver Wink of Stella, Forever in time Pop Dots, butterfly charm (stash).

Spectrum Noir Markers: TN2 TN3 TN4 TN7 EB6 EB3 EB8 FS1 FS2 TN2 FS8 BT3 BT4 BT5 BT7 CT1 CT2 CT4 GB5 OR1

I am entering this card into the current challenge at Art Impressions - Laughing With You. just for fun :) 

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Crazy Quilt Of Life

I can't believe it's the first of February already! Valentine's Day is just around the corner and so is Spring! 

A new month means a new challenge here at One Crazy Stamper. 

I am sharing something a little different with you this month - I decided to ink up Quilt Set from AI. 

This stamp just makes me smile! I have an aunt who owns a quilt store and more then a few other aunts who love to put a quilt in the frame, thread a needle and chat with friends and family. 

The Inside 

Close up of "the girls" 

Card Recipe

Stamp: Quilt Set - Art Impressions

Bling: Clear and Gold Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents, 

Patterned Paper: We Are Family (Simple Stories), The Sweetest Thing (MME)

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic Xpress It paper

Self Sticking Gems (Darice), card layout (Summer 2014 Cardmaker magazine)

Spectrum Noir Markers: FS1 FS2 TN2 TN1 EB1 EB2 EB6 EB4 EB5 CT2 CT4 CB11 DG1 DG2 DG4 FS8 PP4 CR6 BT3 BT4 BT5 BT1 DR5 DR7 1B1 

Don't forget to stop by One Crazy Stamper online or the store for your crafting needs.......or wants

I hope you'll come play along with this month's Anything Goes Challenge. We can't wait to see your creations! 

Thanks for stopping by! Until next time.....

Snowman Shaker Card - Art Impressions

A couple of months ago I had the pleasure of having a "play date" at my friend Cheri's house. After meeting her three adorable dogs, we moved upstairs into her beautiful craft room. 

I had brought a ton of things to work on but when she brought out this Snowman shaker set for Art Impressions, I knew immediately I was looking at the perfect Christmas cards for my nephews. I just had to stamp a few!

My two youngest nephews live in Calgary so I won't be with them Christmas morning when they open these but I can hear them giggling now! 

I could actually hear them giggling as I worked on these cards - okay one will be giggling and the other one will be shaking his head saying "Oh Auntie Donna"... 

These fun "bums" are on a Wobbler so every time the card is moved the bells will ring - so fun!!!!

I started by colouring the snowmen with alcohol markers and fussy cutting them. They are popped up with pop dots. I glued my bells onto the shaker portion and mounted it on a Wobbler. I cut a banner die and punched a snowflake in the middle. Labels behind my image add some pattern and colour and draw a attention to the snowman. All papers are edged with antique linen distress ink. Some silver and gold glitter gumdrops finish off my cards.

Card Recipe

Stamps: Bells Ring Set - Art Impressions (Shaker line) 

Patterned Paper: Sleigh Ridge (Bo Bunny), Have A Merry Christmas (Carta Bella)

Label: Spellbinders

Banner: Build A Banner die (Whimsy Stamps) 

Sentiment: Scandi Christmas (Whimsy Stamps)

Ink: Faded Jeans, Antique Lined (Distress Inks), Delta

Silver and Gold Gel pens

Snowflake Punch (Marvy)

Bells: dollar store

Wobblers

Cardstock: Recollections

Silver and Gold Glitter Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Pop Dots: Scrapbook Adhesives

Spectrum Noir Markers used: CG4 DG3 JG6 GB5 OR1 OR2 TN2 TN3 TN7 IG2 IG4 IG7 CR7 CR11 DRT TB2 TB8 TB9 TB1 TB2 TB3 CG3 CG4 JG6 FS8

I hope my nephews enjoy these on Christmas morning! I enjoyed making the for them that's for sure! 

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