A Sweet Little Valentine's House

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I've created a little Valentine décor for my fireplace mantle.

I fell in love with the 6114 – Box Village Template Dies the second I saw them.
I envisioned so many different seasons and themes for it.

This time, I went with a Valentine's Day theme and added a button door knob because this was also created for our Button Up challenge.

I added a large heart from the 5952 – Portfolio Template Die Set.

One really cute feature of the house is that the front door opens if you want it to. I didn't put anything inside the door this time so I just glued it shut.

So far we've seen lots of winter/gingerbread house versions of this set.
I can't wait to see some with some spring colors and flowers.

Tonight We Fly from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Who is a fan of all things spooky like I am?
I start work back at school today so for me, summer is officially over and fall is here.

I was inspired by a black lacy butterfly adorned with jewels in the Michael's Halloween Dept. and came up with this card.
  


I used lots of sets from Art Impressions to create my card and you can find everything linked below.

The matte for the butterfly was made using the double stitched hexagons. The butterfly is from the Gift Card Pocket Dies.

I used other things that "fly" on my card too. The raven, bats, web and spider are from the Halloween Front and Back Fence set. Although spiders don't technically fly, if you Google "flying spiders," you'll see plenty of them. Eek and GAG!

Tonight We Fly is from the Halloween Sentiments Set and it's stamped on a banner from the Portfolio Dies Set.

One last thing...paint.

I used the Winsor & Newton Gold paint to paint some cardstock that I then cut a matte for using the butterfly to trace. I wanted his wings to really pop so I added the gold under them. I also used Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White to paint the silk strand that the spider is dangling from.

Birdie Betty is Swingin' Through Retirement!

 Hello Ai fans!

I hope you're all enjoying our Sports and Leisure challenge!

For this challenge, I chose to use Birdie Betty.

She's one of the new Ai People that were released in July.

The designer paper is from 6072 – Father’s Day Paper Pack.

Her earrings and glasses were done with my Signo Pigment Ink Gel Pen – Gold.

The sentiments were stamped on 5726 – Nested Circle Dies and a banner from 5952 – Portfolio Template Die Set.

It was the Ai People (aka Golden Oldies back then) that first drew me to Art Impressions. I'm thrilled that Bonnie continues to add more of these fun characters all these years later.

Betty's card was cut using 5463 – Slimline Dies Set.

There are fun paper packs to coordinate with all of the new ladies.

Birdie Betty goes with this pack.

6101 – Golf Paper Pack

If you or someone you know is a fan of GOLF, check out this section.

Copics used:

C, N2, BG90, BG53, BG000, R81, E02, E43, E50, E7

Happy Graduation Brynn!

 Hello Ai fans!

I'm sure lots of you attended some sort of graduation or moving up ceremony or party this season.

For me, it was my youngest niece's high school graduation.

I made her a portfolio type card in her school colors.

On the front I used a die from the 5952 – Portfolio Template Die Set that I stamped IT'S YOUR DAY! onto which is from the 5735 – Birthday Sentiment Set. The border was made using the new 5972 – BJ Decorative Margin Dies. The cute bow is from 5811 – Gift Card Pocket Dies. I secured it shut with a 5967 – Hook & Loop Fasteners.

Next, we open it up to find HAPPY and 2025 cut from 5911 – Large Number Die Set and 5910 – Large Letter Die Set. They were all cut from a piece of paper from 6072 – Father’s Day Paper Pack. The little pocket that we put her check in and the stars are all from Portfolio set as well. The stars are covered in Wink of Stella.

Now onto the back of the card where I personalized it.

I used another birthday sentiment and a few more dies from the Portfolio to matte and frame it. I wrote my note to her underneath that.

Happy Graduation beautiful Brynn!

Snow Portfolio Gift Card Holder from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!
Are you all loving the new 5952 – Portfolio Template Die Set as much as I am?

This is my first time using it but I've loved everything I've seen everyone else making.

I wanted to give a gift card and I thought this might be a great way to present it.

I sent my message on the back of the tag. This really came together quicker than I expected.

I can't wait to use this set again.

My head is swirling with so many other ideas for this wonderful die set. 

There just aren't enough hours in the day!