Tony's Tiny Joke Book (Part 3)

 Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to my last installment of Tony's Tiny Joke Book.

I shared the previous pages, cover and box in prior posts.
Those can be found HERE and HERE.

I was asked to make a birthday card for a 9 year old boy with a 9 year old sense of humor.
I thought a little journal filled with silly dad jokes and riddles would be perfect for him.



The questions are on top of a flap and the answers are underneath.

I paired a cute animal with each joke.

I mean, how cute are these little guys?!

I loved that the Art Impressions Designer Paper
makes it so easy to coordinate an entire journal.

I hope you enjoyed Tony's Tiny Joke Book.
I'm told that he did.

Tony's Tiny Joke Book

 Hello Ai fans!

I had a request for a birthday card for a 9 year old boy.

One of the things I was told he likes was "9 year old boy humor."

I very much like lame dad jokes and instantly thought of making him his own little
journal full of jokes he can tell people.

I'll start by showing you the box I made to give it in and the cover and first two pages.
The box was created using 5805 – Mini Journal Box Dies and 5940 – Journal Cover Paper Pack – Plaid.
The sentiment is from 5866 – Mini Birthday Sentiment Set.

The journal and frame dies are from 5718 – Mini Journal Template.
I only did a "half journal" because I'm limited in time. This means I only cut the journal template twice so it looks like a regular book and not a fold out journal. I still plan to hopefully fit 10 jokes into it.

Here are the first two pages, the inside of the cover and the front of page one.
I used the corner die to hold the flaps closed. The little octopus is from retired 5397-Submarine Cubbies Set and the sweet duck is from 5180 – Barnyard Animal Cubbies.

The journal and pages are made from 6058 – Baby Boy Paper Pack.

Stay tuned at a later date for more jokes from Tony's Tiny Joke Book!

LOL!!!

Top 10 of 2022 from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

It's my turn to share my Top 10 cards of 2022.



Here they are, in no particular order.
To see the original posts and find links to products just click each photo.

I hope you enjoy this stroll down memory lane!

I love making masculine cards and don't find them to be the challenge that a lot of people do.
I think growing up in the country and loving all things country like earth tones, wood and
animals helps with that.

This one was made for my son's birthday.  My husband and I never imposed our musical taste

on our children but I was still lucky enough to have had them both grow up to love the Beatles!

This card is a nod to Yellow Submarine and Octopus's Garden.

Love these Valentine's I made for the kids at school.

Mushrooms are one of my favorite things!  Not far behind bees.  I love to eat

them and think they're so beautiful to look at.

Anyone who has followed me through the years on the Design Team knows that several times

a year I make some fairly elaborate cards.  MANY, MANY sets and lots of time involved.

This Charlotte's Web card was one of those.  It was inspired by the Rat Freebie.  He 

reminded me of Templeton.

Koala's couldn't be cuter!

Oh these Matchbooks!  When I first saw them I'll be honest...Yikes!

So tiny and so much work.

Not true.

The dies make these so easy to assemble and now I can't get enough of them!
I've seen some of the other designers Top 10 already and it seems it's unanimous.

Matchbooks for the win!

This one was my daughter's birthday card this year.  She LOVES succulents and fun pots as 

well as her pink Crocs.  Her birthday was in June and she still has this on display in our kitchen.

Of course I had to have a pick with bees on it.

This Crown set is one of my all time favorites.

Two of the bats on this card actually "FLY!"  Click the photo to see the original post and video.
This is another one of those really elaborate cards I love to make.

I hope some of my cards have inspired you over the past year.

I know I always love your cards and get so many ideas from you as well.

Have a wonderful December and cheers to the new year!

See you in 2023!

Barnyard Baby Card

 Hello Ai fans! 

My friend requested a barnyard themed baby shower card so
I decided to combine a few sets to create this card.  I wanted to
use animals that were a little more "babyish" than realistic.

The barn, chick and fences are all from  5180 – Barnyard Animal Cubbies.
The precious donkey is from 5350 – Animal Nativity Set and the little lamb peeking out or the door is from 5398 – Sheep Set.

Both the verses on the front and on the inside are from 5184 – Baby Boy Set.
I used one of the wood frames from 5269 – Wood Frames Set to frame a couple more animals from the Cubbies set.

The doors all really open and are cut with the coordinating die that comes with the set.

I hope you're inspired to mix and match some sets to personalize a card for someone special!

Have a great weekend everyone.

Zuckerman's Farm from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

The Cubbies sets at Art Impressions are one of my favorite series at Art Impressions.
When I saw the 2021 farm freebies last year I immediately thought of Charlotte's Web. The pig...the rat (Oh Templeton and his rotting food..lol!)  Here, Wilbur is enjoying his new life on the farm with his new friends.

I used so many sets to create this card but it was worth it.  This scene takes me back to my childhood. I loved the book and I loved the movie.

On the front of my card I used the 
5180 – Barnyard Animal Cubbies
4934 – Holy Moley Set
5059 – WC Harvest Set
5173 – Thanksgiving Circlet MTF
4967 – WC Fence Dies
4941 – Spooktacular Set
5190 – Fright Night Set
5269 – Wood Frames Set



I continued the scene to the inside of my card.  Wilbur is headed off to the state fair!

I used:

5457 – Christmas Truck Set
5456 – Spooky Wagon Set

I hope you liked my card.  It brought back fond
memories of my childhood while I made it.

Copics used:

G14, G29, G46, G82, Y11, Y38, B99, R000, R01, R30,
R56,  R83, R89, C0, N4, W2, E30, E34, E49, E51, E71

Hey there! Thanks a Bushel!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a first with you.  I've 

made plenty of easel cards through the years but

never a sideways easel card.

I've used one of the Critter Cubbies on my card.

This one is called 5180 – Barnyard Animal Cubbies.

I used 5064 – Circle Double Stitched Dies

to mount my main image.

The verse is stamped on 5133 – Flag Double Stitched Dies.

The above photo is when the card is closed and the photo below is what it

looks like when it's opened.  The large cow by the door is a fun freebie!

Just order $30 or more and one of the sweet farm animals will be on their way to you!

Though I didn't use them, this set comes with some fun dies that cut open the door and window so the critters can peek out of them!  How fun is that?

Copics used:

RV93, Y26, YG17, N1,
N4, W3, E33, E81, E93

Barnyard Cubbies from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a thank you card that I made using

5180 – Barnyard Animal Cubbies.

These are the cutest interactive sets.  The doors and windows open and you can hide little critters behind them.  This card was earmarked for someone else but I eventually want to use this set to make a card for a co-worker that I buy my eggs from.

You can find the entire Cubbies series here.

Copics used:

R000, R27, R82, R85, Y0000, Y21, YR04, W00, W1, W3,

N0, N4, C8, E33, E41, E42, E99