Thanks for your hospitality!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a thank you card that I made for some friends.  They recently treated my daughter and I to dinner so I wanted to thank them with this fun card.

The image is called Luigi sku#4237 and the verse is from a Girlfriends set called 4237 – At the Movies Set. 

I thought since it's a food themed card some Baker's Twine would be an appropriate touch.

He's such a fun little chef!  I know they'll love this.

Copics used: 

Y0000, Y00, Y21, Y28, YG63, YG91, R11, R20,

R29, R32, N0, N2, C7, E42, E51, E84, E93

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Ai top three for the year

Hello Ai Fans!

This New Years we were asked to choose our top three favorite cards that we've made this year.  Not an easy task with so many amazing Ai images!

Here are my top three choices (and an honorable mention...please forgive me Kate...I just couldn't choose between these 4)

Each card has a link to my original post so you can see my supply list, copic colors and link to the stamps in the Art Impressions store if you'd like.

Girlfriends Wine Tasters

Jungle Monkeys

Bear Hugs

And...my honorable mention...

Val Guy

Girlfriends at a winery! Lucky them!!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing one of my favorite GIRLFRIENDS images from Art Impressions.

Wine Tasters Set (Sku#4383)

Bear with me...there are A LOT of pictures in this post!  I spent nearly a full day assembling two copies of this card and I want to be able to remember it when it's gone!! lol!!  I had to fussy cut 8 barrels, 8 tiny mice, two cheese platters, two sets of Girlfriends, 10 wine bottles and two wine glasses!!  I'm takin' lots of pictures!!

The cheese platter is actually from Luigi (Sku#T2832).

What a happy coincidence that his platter fit perfectly on top of the "wine" barrel.

If you look closely at the Luigi image you'll see that what I've used as a tablecloth is actually his hand holding up the tray.  Pretty cool huh? 

Here's a close up of the Girlfriends and their shiny wine glasses.

The mice may have been a challenge to trim but they were worth every second!  Aren't they the cutest thing ever!  I know no self respecting winery would really let mice run around the tasting rooms but they made this card extra special.  Furries TF (Sku#4208)

Check out the shiny "glass" window with the grapevines hanging from it!

The wall art and the wine bottles were all just printed off the internet. The Wine Taster piece is actually a sign that you can order for your house! I just shrunk it down...WAY down... Cute huh?

Wooden Barrel (Sku#F1730)

This is one of the verses that comes with the Wine Taster Girlfriends set.

Copics used:

YG95, Y00, Y11, Y21, Y26

B45, B97

RV34, R11, R56, R81, R83

100 (BLACK)

T3, T5, C1, C3, C7, W00,W1, W4, W5, W7

E00, E33, E35, E37,E41, E50, E51, E84, E93

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Luigi Chalkboard counter decor from Art Impressions

Hello Ai Fans!

This is my second post today so please scroll down to see my other one too!

I guess I was in the mood to go masculine and to eat.  Then again, when am I NOT in the mood for food??

For this project I used Luigi (Sku#T2832).

He's from Art Impressions Bon Appetit line.

I don't think this line gets enough credit!  I have tons of these stamps and love them all.  Hey, it's not ALL about the girlfriends!! lol! (though I do so LOVE them too!)

I just love this robust little Italian guy!

I stamped him twice so that I could pop up the tray and bread. 

I found this adorable chalk board at Michael's (where you can also get Ai clear stamp sets)

and I just knew I had to turn it into something.  I thought it would make a great counter top decoration for a kitchen!  Chalk boards are very "in" right now and I don't think the whole food/wine/cheese theme EVER goes out of style.

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