Cozy Little Cabin

 Hello Ai fans!

Happy Tuesday.

Today I'm sharing my card that I created for the On the Border challenge.
I needed a thank you card for an old friend who loaned our family her cottage
this summer.

I used gold paint and 2 different border dies from Art Impressions to
give my card a little something extra special.
(links below)

I also used a foundation stamp so all of the guess work was done for me.

Thank you Mrs. Sprovkin!

Copics used:

W2, W3, G12, G40, R35
Ohuhu:

B21

Snowman Puppets from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Our latest challenge at Art Impressions is Stitches or Scallops.
We're challenging you to use your stitched or scalloped dies, stamps, hand-drawn stitches, embellishments or sewing machine to create something with stitching or scallops on it.

Today, I have two different snowman cards for you.

My first card is an arched, aqua card.

I used a stitched banner die, little stitches on the arch
and some hand-drawn stitches on his little scarf.

I used Liquid Applique on his hat to puff up the "fur." It looked pretty yellow, maybe because mine is so old, so I painted it with Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White Paint.

For my second card I used stitched slimline dies, a stitched banner, little stitches on the sides and a scalloped border. I love these little puppet dies.

Isn't this little guy the cutest? Look at that bright smile.
I used the hat band from the Santa Puppet to create a
hat band for this hat and a belt on the aqua card.

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!

PEACE Church and Ornament card

Hello Ai fans!  

Today I'm sharing the second card that I made for our LEON Day challenge here on the blog. This time I've created a slimline card using multiple sets.

The church and the adorable little ornaments are from 5573 – Church and Ornament Set.
I stamped them all out on Canson XL Mix Media Paper Pad – 9×12 and then cut them out with my Brother Scan-n-Cut. Then I stamped the ornaments again on paper from 5853 – Christmas Magic Paper Pack. I fussy cut them out and adhered them to the ones printed on the white paper because I wanted a little border around them. The tiny bow I used on three of them is from 5574 – Door and Stockings Set.

The kraft border was cut from 5972 – BJ Decorative Margin Dies and the letters spelling out PEACE were made with 5910 – Large Letter Die Set. I cut them once with the DP and then once with the kraft paper to create a shadow and then I popped them up on dimensional foam to add some depth.

I drew in some lines on the church and windows to add some interest and then topped it off with some snow made from Bleed Proof White paint. The background paper with the crosses is from 6034 – Inspirational Easter Cover PP. The cover paper packs are perfect for these longer 5463 – Slimline Dies Set. Even the largest die in the set fits on this paper which is awesome!

We hope you'll all take this opportunity to get a head start on your Christmas cards or tags.

Copics used:

C0, N2, Y04, E43, E50, YG41, BG000, B34, B91

 

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.