Happy Birthday Diane! (41)

So, it turns out I'm not always great about posting my

cards in a timely manner.

Earlier today I shared Diane's 40th birthday card.

Now, here is her 41st...oops! lol!

I used the Spellbinders Floral Oval Die.

The butterflies were made with some old punches I have.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is Happy Birthday Brush Script sssd112116.

Happy 40th Birthday Diane!

Hello and happy Wednesday!

Today I'm sharing a 40th birthday card that I made

for Diane. She is the sister-in-law of my friend and 

is one of my biggest customers.

I used Spellbinders Filigree Numbers and 

Spellbinders BIRTHDAY WISHES VIGNETTE Etched Dies S5-455*

The flowers and leaves were made with

Spellbinders S5-050 Mega Dies, Rose Creations.

The frame for the sentiment is from Art Impressions.

5543 – Journal Template Die Set

Daisy earrings...because I wanted some. LOL!

Hello and happy Wednesday!

I recently purchased a new shirt.

I have earrings to match it but I just wasn't feeling them

last night. What to do?

Make a new pair.

Doggies Need to Stay Hydrated Too!

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I have some dog themed shaker cards for you.

These did not set out to be shakers.
I had cut the dog out with my circle dies and had
intended to leave it just like that with a matte around it.
I still had my snow globe domes out from last week though
and noticed that they would fit perfectly around this little guy.

After stamping and coloring the image I used Diamond Stickles to drip water

out of the tumbler onto the floor.  You can just ignore the little dog hair 

that attached itself to my dome...lol! 

(We'll just say it's there for authenticity)

I have always cut a circle frame to put around the dome when I've 

used it in the past but I didn't this time because I wanted to be able to 

see the entire tumbler. I used the paw print die to cut a stencil out for the

tumbler. Once I had the die cut OUT, I used a black marker to stencil the 

paw onto the tumbler.

I love finishing the insides of my cards as well.

I have so many friends that are dog lovers that will enjoy

this card. I hope you do too!

Copics used:

RV000, RV52, B000, B00, B01, E23, E53, W00, W2

Quick Sympathy cards

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing two simple sympathy cards with you.

Finding out someone has passed is usually sudden and you don't have

a lot of time to create a sympathy card if you don't have one on hand.

Here are two simple butterfly cards that came together quickly.

Here is another simple one. I like to use dies when I'm in a hurry 

because they take less time than coloring. The only stamping on 

my cards were the sentiments.

Bugs & Kisses Shaker Dome

 Hello Ai fans and welcome to our newest challenge,

All A-Buzz!

We want to see your crafty projects using INSECTS!

Bees, butterflies, snails, ladybugs, caterpillars, dragonflies, spiders (yes, I know that they're not

actually an insect but they count) Any creepy crawly.

 

Today, I've created a shaker card using the little domes from

Art Impressions. They aren't JUST for snow globes!

I began by coloring the images that I wanted to put inside

the dome. I cut a circle slightly smaller than the dome and

adhered the little house, flower, fence etc. to that.

Then, I cut a white circle the same size as the circumference 

of the dome and glued my smaller circle to that.

Using the same two circle dies, I cut a little frame to go on the outside

of the dome. It's covered in a protective plastic film to keep it free of

fingerprints until you're ready to use it. I roughed mine up a bit so you

could see what I mean. Be sure to remove this BEFORE adhering your

frame to the outside.

My next step was to lay out my pieces and kind of get an idea

of where I wanted things. At this point I decided I wanted a sentiment

on the front so I scooched things up a bit to accommodate that.

Now I have everything glued down EXCEPT for my dome.

It's time to put the beads in. I selected the amount that I wanted

and laid them on top of the little scene. 

Then I peeled the backing off of the dome and placed 

it over it. At this point I added the green 

frame to the outside of the dome.

I used a different sentiment on the inside. I love finishing

the insides of my cards too.

I hope you enjoyed my shaker card and will give this challenge a try!

I can't wait to see what you create.

Copics used:

BG000, B05, C1, C5, Y08, YR12, 

E30, E53, YG09, YG13, RV06

Twin Tones:

Black

Gray

Best Wishes Shower Card & a Sympathy Card

Hello and happy Wednesday!

Today I'm sharing two cards that I created using the Spellbinders Anemone Blooms.

One is a bridal shower card and the other is a sympathy card.
The BEST WISHES was cut from 5562 – Journal Letter Die Set

from Art Impressions.

Best Wishes Shelby!

Click the photo to be taken to Yana's YouTube tutorial video.

The frame on my sympathy card was cut using 
5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies from Art Impressions.

Anniversary Giveaway Winners & a Bee Birthday Tag!

 Hello Ai fans!

I'm sure you guys have been anxiously awaiting this day!

I have the random winners of the two Art Impressions
retired exclusive sets.

Let's get right to it.

The winner of 5863 Christmas Mailbox Set is
#20 Barb E.

The winner of 5924 Garden Arch Set is
#17 Susie S.

Please contact me at Renee@artimpressions.com
with your name and mailing address so that I can 
get your sets shipped out to you.

Congratulations!!
Thank you to everyone who helped me celebrate my anniversary

with Art Impressions. I loved seeing all of your projects and this 

has inspired me to possibly do more of these giveaways!

Keep entering the challenges for your chance to win free stamp

sets and be on the lookout for more giveaways.

I hope you had fun!

Now let's see what I made for you today...

As you all know, I LOVE bees!

I've been "bugging" (lol!) Bonnie for YEARS for a set

and it's finally HERE!!

It's called 5925 – Honey Bee Set
though in MY mind it's called Renee's Bees!

I made a tag for a birthday gift.

I stamped the flowers and the honeycomb in gray 

so the lines weren't quite as bold.

The bees and hive were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black.

The verse was stamped with Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Blue Iris.

Sadly, when I tried to link that product, I learned that Clearsnap

has gone out of business.

The hello die is from the Mini Journal Template.

All Art Impressions products are linked below.

There will be LOTS more projects in the future with 

this sweet set. I am in love!

N65 Cool Gray 5 Tombow Dual Brush

Tombow Twin Tones: Lime Green, Yellow Green, Yellow,

Candy Pink, Chocolate, Pale Purple, French Blue

Copis: C1, C3, B01, Y08, Y13, RV23, YG91

Happy 2nd Birthday!

Happy Monday everyone!

Today I'm sharing a birthday card for a two year old

boy that my friend commissioned. She requested a 

construction themed card. I don't have any stamps to

fit that theme and my printer is on the fritz so I had to

get creative. I remembered that I have a VERY old set

of Sizzix dress up dolls. No construction themed sets

but I was able to improvise.

The little tools on the front of the card are from Art Impressions.

5330 – Tools Mini Dies

All of the dress up dolls and accessories are long since retired

but I'll share photos of everything I used below so you can 

possibly search and find them on eBay

or Etsy or in a craft

group on FB.

I also used a retired Cuttlebug embossing folder, retired 

Spellbinders Arrow Dies and a retired My Favorite Things 

Tool set.

Truck, shirt and overalls.

Hair

Vest (I altered the gown)

Hard hat (I altered the beach hat)

Body

Shoes

Ruler embossing strip from Cuttlebug

Spellbinders arrows

Larger tools on the inside were from My Favorite Things.