"Partner Card" with Debbie Hedges

I became an online friend with Debbie Hedges in 2021 while I

was battling cancer. She took it upon herself to mail me a card almost every

week for about a year and since then I still receive cards from her.

She wasn't the only one who sent cards and I accumulated 100s over the

years. These beautiful cards are just sitting in boxes in closet because I don't

have the space to display that many cards. I wanted to share these pretty little

works of art with other people.

With her permission, I took the front off of one of her cards to create a

sympathy card for a friend who lost his wife on Saturday. She was 94 and he's

97. Mrs. Peggy Swartz was a wonderful lady who made me feel like family

every time I was in her home.

Here is my Sympathy card.
"Partner card" because I created it with a partner.

Here is Debbie's original card.

All of the stamps are from Art Impressions watercolor line.

Hydrangea Bookmark from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers and I love this slimline version.
The size makes it perfect for bookmarks, cards or Bible Journaling.

I decorated the front and the back of my bookmark and I love this color

combination inspired by the Art Impressions paper I chose.

I added a little butterfly that folds flat while he's in the book
and can be popped up next to you while you're reading.

I used colored pencils on this one.

 

"LOVE" Birds from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

It's a release day at Art Impressions and you're going to love the
new items! There are new word dies, frame stamps, florals and silver paint!!

I used a frame on the inside of my card and I love the touch of elegance that it adds.

 

I love these little word dies.
They look great on their own or make a great addition to your stamped images.
I used 2 birds because with the word LOVE you need 2 little "love birds!"

Tony's Tiny Joke Book (post #2)

 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 shared the cover and the first few pages a couple of weeks ago.

Here is the next installment of pages.

I found all of the jokes online and printed them from my computer.

The adorable fish are from the retired Submarine Cubbies set
and the alligator is a retired freebie stamp.

Cozy Cottage Floral Card

The current challenge here on the Art Impressions blog is Artful Architecture.

I was inspired to make this floral card and, you'll never guess where this house is from.

I used the 6111 – Spooktacular Set. You can find links for all of the other products below in my InLinkz. 

This was so fun to make. I love thinking outside the box and using stamps and dies in new ways.

I think this spooky little cottage looks a little less spooky when it's nestled among beautiful daisies.

This card is perfect for so many occasions!

The front simply says "For my friend," so depending on what you stamp or write inside, it could be used in a lot of different ways.

 

Happy 14th Birthday Sophia!

Hello Ai fans!

What do you make when you have a request for a birthday card for a 14 year old who loves 80's music? A rock & roll shaker card of course, complete with boom box!

I used the super fun 5808 – 5pk Snow Globe Shaker Dome.
Inside the dome, I used the radio from 4999 Perfect Duet Set (Retired)

On the inside of her card I used 5866 – Mini Birthday Sentiment Set
and 5562 – Journal Letter Die Set to spell out I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL.
Think Joan Jett!

The border die on the front and on the inside is from
5543 – Journal Template Die Set

The circles were cut using 5726 – Nested Circle Dies
and 6045 – Scalloped Circle Dies

Sending Love for Father's Day

 Hello Ai fans!

The current challenge on the Art Impressions blog is called Enjoy the Ride.
The challenge is to use something that you ride on or in. When you enter your

creation using something from Art Impressions, you become eligible to win

a free stamp set. Good luck!

My card was created for my Father-in-Law for Father's Day.
I used 3 different images that are a "ride." A plane, two hot air balloons 

and a scooter. My craft room is in the process of moving right now and 

is spread out across 4 rooms It's a pain lugging my Copic markers 

from place to place to I've been using my Watercolor Pencils and colored 

pencils quite a bit lately. It's nice to be using them

again. I forgot how much I enjoy the look I get from those. 

I used Art Impressions Mixed Media paper and ink because they're 

compatible with the water. Links for everything are below.

I stamped the mountains three times, trimmed them by hand,
and layered them to add dimension.

I then fussy cut all of the other stamped images and
popped those up as well, to give the entire card a nice 3-D effect.
The plane, scooter, wood pile and lamp post 

are retired Village Ad-ons.

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!!!

Love Blooms Here from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

The current challenge is YELLOW and I couldn't be happier about that.

Yellow isn't my favorite color, however, I do feel it's the most CHEERFUL color there is.

Today I'm sharing a card with a cat sunning himself amongst some beautiful flowers.
This is a new release, 6195 – Love Blooms, and part of the Holiday Lane series.
These little scenes make putting a card together so easy. No figuring out placement or perspective. The work is done for you. You just fill in the blanks and personalize it.

Be sure to enter your project using yellow and you just might win a free stamp set. Click the photo below to be taken to the challenge.

Arteza Real Brush Pens:

Ice Blue

Bubble Gum Pink

Chocolate

Pea Green

Arctic Blue

Spearmint Blue

Sunset Yellow Honey

Pale Skin

Acid Yellow