Keep your head up, you've got this!

 Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to my second Highlights Challenge card post.

This time I have a sweet fox card.

She fit nicely in this frame with the exception of her tail so I used some scissors to trim up either side of her tail so that I could slide the frame under it. This way, the frame cuts around her but doesn't cut her tail off.

Once she was die cut, I created a mask for her. I splattered gold paint around her to give it some shimmer.

I also tried my hand at making a wax seal to go on my card. It started out being three colors to match lil miss fox. Unfortunately, it took me about 7 tries to get one I was happy with, therefore it wound up being one solid color. I really liked this color with the fox so this one was a winner.

This was one I wasn't initially happy with but the organic look is growing on me.

While I had my supplies out, I decided to try another snowflake that I have. I liked this one on the first try and it's stashed away for another day.

I watched a video that said keeping your wax supplies iced during the process helps the wax release easier. It seemed to really work for me so I'll continue to do this in the future.

I added some sentiments and more foxes to the inside of my card. I liked the "keep your head up" verse because of the image on the front.

I thought it would be sweet to place a tiny snowflake on her nose. My snowflakes all have some Diamond Stickles on them to give them some snowy sparkle.

My card was made for the current Highlights challenge. You can enter your crafty project using a white gel pen or white paint for the chance to win a free stamp set from Art Impressions.

 

I Find You Ribbiting

Hello Ai fans1

Today I'm sharing the card that I made for our current Highlights challenge.

We're using white gel pens and paint to add highlights to our projects.

I adore this frog set and thought it would be perfect for this challenge and this time of year.

Not everyone loves red for Valentine's Day. This yellow and black card may be non-traditional but the I Find You Ribbiting sentiment makes it a perfect Valentine.

The little frog on the sentiment tag looked like he was sleeping and floating when I first stamped him so I drew in a flower for him to hold and changed his eyes with my micron pen. I love the way it perked him up for this card.

We hope you'll join our Highlights challenge. You may just win a free stamp set.

Copics used:

YG06. YG09, Y13, RV17, RV55

 

Snowman Thank You from Art Impressions

Happy Tuesday everyone!

 It's February and still VERY much winter where I live.

I needed a thank you card and pulled out some fairly new sets and also used a
 BRAND NEW die from the 5811 – Gift Card Pocket Dies.

This smiley little snowman is a front and back so he can be used in window cards as well. I used Dr. Ph Martin's white paint to add details to his clothing.  This paint is AMAZING and so versatile.

All Art Impressions products that I used are linked below.

Copics used:

R00, R02, R37, R81, E31, E40, BG0000

BG02, BG34, W3, W4, N2, N4

My Mushroom Cubbie from Art Impressions was PUBLISHED!!

 Guess what??

I had my Mushroom Cubbie card published!!

I'm in the current issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine.

I entered it into the Valentine category because, how perfect is that sentiment for your Valentine...
There's Gnome-one like you! Besides using the 5728 – Mushroom Cubbies I used one of the hearts from 5721 – Nested Heart Dies.

I added little accents with the Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White paint.  I like that it's a little non-traditional in its colors and theme.  There's a heart and embossed hearts but it's not predominately hearts.  Not that there's anything wrong with that!!  lol!!  I just like things to be a little non-traditional. 

There's a digital copy of the magazine online or you can purchase a paper copy in most craft stores. It's a wonderful magazine.  You can also subscribe.

For April Showers you'll need an umbrella!

 Hello Ai fans!

I'm having some fun with the new challenge here on the blog.

As I flipped through my stamp book trying to decide what to do, the pheasant hat from 5404 – Miss Set
caught my eye.  I thought it looked a little like an umbrella.

If I could turn that hat into an umbrella that would be perfect for the challenge!
And, the way she's holding out her hand, she's just begging to hold something.

I Googled photos of pheasants and tried to color him somewhat realistically.

My trusty Dr. PH Martin's Bleed Proof White was perfect to add the white to his feathers.

I put the pole for the umbrella through the slit in the hat and made the handle out of a letter J die that I found to be just the right size.  Can you see the Wink of Stella on the rain drops?  I love sparkle anywhere I can add it!

I used 5543 – Journal Template Die Set to create the border.  It wasn't long enough for my card so I just cut it twice and pieced it together.  You can see it a little but it wasn't so obvious that I didn't want to use it.  I used the 5562 – Journal Letter Die Set for my April Showers phrase.

I love finding creative new ways to use my stamps.  Her hat probably would have been coverage from the rain all by itself but why not turn it into an umbrella for all of the April Showers?!

Copics used:

N0, N1, T4, C6, BG15, BG57, BV000, BV13,
E17, E35, E51, E84, E93

TwinTones used:

Yellow, Coral Pink, Pale Rose, Candy Pink,

Strawberry Red, Violet, Chocolate, Black