I Brake for Belly Dancers!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing the card that I made for my friend's birthday yesterday.

I used Belly Dancer Gracie from the Humorous Seniors Line.

The verse is from the very large set

Every Day Phrases.

I have used this set about a million times!

My friend has taken belly dancing classes for a few years now to help keep herself in shape.  We have added some classes to our 5th grade curriculum that are areas the kids were interested in that we don't normally teach in school.  My friend is teaching a belly dancing class to some of the girls...at a 5th grade appropriate level...lol...and I thought this card would be perfect for her.  All of the images and verses can be found at I Brake for Stamps.

I used Wink of Stella on her outfit to add some shimmer.

Don't forget you can always save 10% off your order when you use my coupon code

SAVE10RENEE.

 It never expires and can be used over and over again.

On the inside I used a verse from Half Sheet #052.

I forgot to photograph the back of the card but I used this hilarious stamp...WARNING!

Happy Retirement! New Art Impressions Work and Play!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a card made with one of the new Work and Play sets!

The set I'm sharing is called 5187 – Happy Trails Set.

I made a 3-D card with 3 layers. Each one features at least one image from the set.  In total I used 7 stamps from the set.

This is the view as seen from above.  You can get a better idea about the dimension from this photo.

Isn't this set so much fun?!

Copics used:

YG17, YG93, Y11, Y18, T1, W00, W1, W2

B21, B93, B95, R02, R81, R85, YR15, E00, E17, E37, E55, E93

Marvy #18 Dark Brown

Simon Says Stamp & Art Impressions Exclusive Holiday Flip Card

Hello Ai and Simon Says Stamp fans!

Today I'm sharing a card using the new Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Holiday Flip Card stamp set from Art Impressions!

The set includes snowmen and penguins!

You can find the set HERE.

The flip cards are cut using the 5103 – Flip Card Die.

If you're not familiar with the flip card series they have a verse and image for the front of the card then you "flip it open" and on the inside you see the rest of the verse and the back of the image.

Copics used:

R29, R46, R56, R81, YG17, YG67,
Y26, YR21, B21, N0, N2, N4, N6

Warmest Winter Wishes!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing another Christmas card.

I've used the new set
5193 – Woodland Holiday Set.

I love all of these adorable animals in this set.
I wanted some rustic "woodland" feeling papers on my card.  I thought these went well with the image.

Copics used:

E41, E42, E43, G21, G46, Y28, R39, R85

I Brake for Stained Glass Irises!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a pretty, pastel card that I made using
Stained Glass Iris #2.

If you follow my IBFS posts at all, you'll know I'm fairly obsessed with their stained glass line.

On this piece I used some Nuvo clear drops to add some gloss to the iris.

I Brake for the Spotlight!

       Hello and happy Thursday!

Today I'm sharing a card made with one of the funny images from Carmen Medlin found over at I Brake for Stamps!

This one's called Spotlight.

He can be purchased individually or in the Curiosities Set 4.

Since he looks like he's dancing I decided to use some paper with music notes on it.  I also placed him in a "star-studded" frame.

I used the verse on the inside of the card.

You can find the entire line of Carmen Medlin stamps at IBFS.

Don't forget you can always save 10% off your order when you use my coupon code

SAVE10RENEE.

 It never expires and can be used over and over again.

Owl Be Yours for Christmas!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a card I made for the Holiday Cards challenge over at Art Impressions.

I used the new set 

 5193 – Woodland Holiday Set

5064 – Circle Double Stitched Dies

If you love animals like I do you NEED this set too!

It has so many cute animals.

Thankful from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a Thanksgiving card that I made using the set
5039 – Grateful Hearts Set

I love making holiday cards with less than traditional colors.  For some reason I immediately thought "yellow and polka dots" when I picked this set up this time.

I also used two of the Art Impressions Stitched Dies sets...

5064 – Circle Double Stitched Dies

5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies

If you like making Fall themed cards then you should check out the other sets available at Art Impressions.

I used my Fantasia watercolor pencils to color them.

At least you don't need a cone!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing my mom's get well card.

She recently had surgery and I wanted to lighten the mood a bit. I think she enjoyed her card a lot.

I used AiCS38 – Doggy Kisses Set.

For the sentiment I used 5134 – Banner Double Stitched Dies.

On the inside I used another sentiment and a few

of the smaller stamps from the set.

I made an alternate version to have on hand just in case.

I Brake for Harvest Mice!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing the Thanksgiving card I plan to give my mom and step-dad.  I'll be doing the cooking but it will be at their house.

I used
MOUSE HARVEST.

Thanksgiving just might be my favorite day of the year!  I love to cook and I love to eat.  What better day is there for those two things!!

Art Impressions Gardening Circlet Tag

Hello Ai fans!

It's the second week of the tags or ornaments challenge over at Art Impressions so I'm sharing what I made using the new 5172 – Gardening Circlet MTF.

I also used the 5064 – Circle Double Stitched Dies and 5132 – Tag Stitched Dies.

These new Circlets are some of my favorites!  You can do so many different things with them.

I think at some point I want to create a sort of shadow box with these.