Happy World Bee Day!! Matchbook Easel Card from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans and Happy World Bee Day!!

I LOVE bees and celebrated by making a tiny little bee easel card in their honor.

My card nestles nicely in the Matchbook envelope. 

I used the MB Template to create my easel by trimming off the side panels and gluing part of it closed.
Follow along below if you'd like to give it a try.

I started by taking the MB template die and cutting my designer paper to fit the middle section vertically.

I trimmed the tiny bit off that hung over the edge.

Next, I flipped it over and glued the lower part down making sure that there was no glue on the tab. The tab will be popped up to keep the easel propped once that's added.

I then folded down the top portion after creasing the score lines.

Then I glued the little square panel I created, ONLY to the little scalloped section.  You need the other part to bend so that it's propped up.

I stamped one of the little sentiments and my card was good to go. It fits perfectly into the MB Envelope because the base is cut from the MB Template die. Such a cute little card.

Copics used:

B21, N0, G14, E31, Y08

Twintones used:

Chocolate, Yellow, Black

New Baby card from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

One of my coworkers recently had a baby.
We didn't initially have time to plan a shower for her because Baby D came REALLY early.

Fortunately, everything was okay. She's back to work now and we had time to plan a shower this time.

I wasn't sure what type of card I wanted to make for her until I saw her invitations.

The Pooh on my card was cut out of her invite and I proceeded from there.

I knew instantly that I wanted a red and yellow card to match Pooh. The Valentine paper worked perfect for this. Then I used a die set from another company to make the HUNNY pot. I spelled out HUNNY using the Journal Letter die set.

Of course if there's honey on your card then you MUST have BEES!!
And how do bees make honey, from flowers of course.

I used Watercolor Paper from Art Impressions to create the pot and used Tombow markers to WC it.

I used cardstock and Tombow markers to color the bees and flower images. All colors and products are linked below.

I used Wink of Stella on the bees wings and then added some Glossy Accents to them and the honey pot.

 

Bee Shakers from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

We're almost a week into our current I Like to Move It, Move It! challenge.

What ideas do YOU have for a card or project that has some sort of movement?

I chose to create two shaker cards.

I love bees and yellow and couldn't wait to make a shaker card duo using 5925 – Honey Bee Set.

For my first card, I turned my heart on its side to add a little interest.

Don't you just love the new 5972 – BJ Decorative Margin Dies? The 7" length makes them great for larger cards which I prefer to create. My cards today measure 6 1/4" x 5".

I've watched Karen Day from our Watercolor Design Team create wax seals over the last year and have finally gotten brave enough to begin trying them myself. I am in LOVE!

I have to cringe sometimes when I see enlarged versions of my coloring. My eyes aren't great and they look fine to me in person. Then I see them blown up and yikes! I maybe need to start thinking about one of those magnifiers that I've seen some crafters use.

This bee stamp seal was my first one and was gifted to me from Diane Mason.

I hope I've inspired you to try making a card with some movement on it. It can be a shaker, sliders, wobble, wiggle etc. There are so many possibilities. You might just win a free stamp set.

Happy Bee-Day!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a card that I made for the current

Keep Calm & Celebrate On challenge.

I recently pulled out the 5823 – Christmas Cars Set and fell

in love with the little Beetle.

What better way to decorate your BEEtle, than, well, with a BEE!

The bees, leafy vine in the lower left hand corner

 and the sentiment are from 5925 – Honey Bee Set.

I spelled BEETLE out with 5562 – Journal Letter Die Set.

I'll be honest guys. I lose things. My biggest fear when I 

ordered this set was losing a letter and having an incomplete

alphabet. My solution? Order two more sets! lol!

Yes, I have 3 sets and I store them on a magnetic sheet in

alphabetical and numerical order. Die cutting words goes SO

much faster now and if I do end up losing one, I'll still be 

able to make all the words.

This card is a little busy for my normal style...busy as a bee...

ha ha...get it? I'll show myself out...lol.

Seriously though, I don't normally make cards quite this busy

but I do really like it. It's my favorite colors, green and yellow

and it has bees, so how can you go wrong?

Avery Elle Cloud Mat Die

Nature's Garden Sweet as Honeycomb Die
Baby Blue Stickles on the headlights

Copics used:

B0000, B000, Y08, T1, 100

Punch Bugs make me SMILE!

Hello Ai fans! 

I've been having fun with the Never Have I Ever
challenge going on right now on the blog. There
are still a couple days to enter. You could win a
free stamp set.

I have had the 5823 – Christmas Cars Set since last summer
but just used it for the first time. It's so cute! Also, as you can
see, it's not just for Christmas.

The second item on my cards that I have never used
is the 5902 – Mini Scalloped Frame Dies. These little
frame dies are the perfect size for so many Art Impressions
images. There are multiple dies so you can adjust the size
of the opening.

The flowers are from 5936 – My Hope Set.
SMILE is from 5797 – Little Things Sentiment Set.

I put WOSC Wink of Stella Glitter Clear Brush Pen – Clear on

the windshield so that it had a more "glassy" look. The cute little

flowers on the bug are a tiny stamp in the 5925 – Honey Bee Set.

There is an easel to attach to the backs of the frames so that
they are free standing. What a great little piece of art they create.

The papers are from 5873 – Mini Birthday Journal Paper Pack
and 5940 – Journal Cover Paper Pack – Plaid.

Derwent Watercolour Pencils

Scarlet Lake 12
Light Violet 26

Kingfisher Blue 38

Turquoise Green 40

Ivory Black 67

Staedtler Watercolor Pencils

80, 124

Copic Markers

Y04, T2, B0000, B000, BV000, BV00

TwinTone

Gray, Sax Blue

Micron 005

Bugs & Kisses Shaker Dome

 Hello Ai fans and welcome to our newest challenge,

All A-Buzz!

We want to see your crafty projects using INSECTS!

Bees, butterflies, snails, ladybugs, caterpillars, dragonflies, spiders (yes, I know that they're not

actually an insect but they count) Any creepy crawly.

 

Today, I've created a shaker card using the little domes from

Art Impressions. They aren't JUST for snow globes!

I began by coloring the images that I wanted to put inside

the dome. I cut a circle slightly smaller than the dome and

adhered the little house, flower, fence etc. to that.

Then, I cut a white circle the same size as the circumference 

of the dome and glued my smaller circle to that.

Using the same two circle dies, I cut a little frame to go on the outside

of the dome. It's covered in a protective plastic film to keep it free of

fingerprints until you're ready to use it. I roughed mine up a bit so you

could see what I mean. Be sure to remove this BEFORE adhering your

frame to the outside.

My next step was to lay out my pieces and kind of get an idea

of where I wanted things. At this point I decided I wanted a sentiment

on the front so I scooched things up a bit to accommodate that.

Now I have everything glued down EXCEPT for my dome.

It's time to put the beads in. I selected the amount that I wanted

and laid them on top of the little scene. 

Then I peeled the backing off of the dome and placed 

it over it. At this point I added the green 

frame to the outside of the dome.

I used a different sentiment on the inside. I love finishing

the insides of my cards too.

I hope you enjoyed my shaker card and will give this challenge a try!

I can't wait to see what you create.

Copics used:

BG000, B05, C1, C5, Y08, YR12, 

E30, E53, YG09, YG13, RV06

Twin Tones:

Black

Gray