Birds on an Arbor from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans and Happy Sunday!

Today I have a trio of cards to share.

Two of them are Mother's Day cards for my mom and mother-in-law.
The third is a "just because" card.

We'll start with that one.

I created my card with the current Don't Fence Me In challenge
going on HERE on the Ai Blog.

Links for all of the sets I used can be found at the bottom.



This is my mother-in-law's card and it's an A2 size with not too 
much dimension since it has to be mailed to Florida and I know 
my husband would rather just pop it in the mailbox instead of 
driving to the post office because he's really busy with work right now.

This one is my mom's.  I used the scraps from the other card and popped 
her main panel up since I'll be delivering hers in person.

It was actually my mother-in-law that inspired these cards.  They visited us last 
summer and she spent a lot of time bird watching at our feeders.  She was fascinated
with them and rightfully so.  We have some beautiful birds. 

Copics used:

G20, G82, BG02, R81, YR21

Lime Green Twin Tone

Have a great weekend everyone!

WInter Critters from Art Impressions!

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a card that used several different sets from Art Impressions. 

5346 – Birdhouse Cubbies Set
5179 – Autumn Owl Cubbies
5100 – Woodland Tree Cubbies
4874 – WC Bunnies Set
5016 – WC Mini Critter Set
5353 – Large Snowflake Dies
5351 – Chubby Snowmen Set

My house is set back in the woods and I love all the nature I get to see.  This is a typical day in my yard if you add a random flock of turkeys and the occasional bear!

I made two versions...the one above with glitter glue for the snow and the one below where I used white glitter paper and a very old Sizzix snow/sand die.

Aren't the delicate snowflakes beautiful? 
I love the new large snowflake die set.

The fun thing about nature's critters and winter is you can always tell who's been to visit overnight when you find their tracks in the snow the next day.

My son used to see a barn owl flying outside his window for years.

And the squirrels and chipmunks??  Well, they consider it their life's mission to drive my dogs crazy!

I hope you love all of these sweet little animals as much as I do!

Copics used:

C0, C4, N1, YR16, E30, E33, E74,

RV00, RV34, RV52
Lawn Fawn lift the flap tree backdrop

New! Art Impressions Birdhouse Cubbies

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing the newest Critter Cubbies release.  I just adore this line of stamps.

I've used the one called 5346 – Birdhouse Cubbies Set.

I decided to make a gift bag.  I'm a big bird watcher and have a friend who also is.  I got a little bag and filled it with birdseed.  I then made a gift bag with the new Birdhouse Cubbie on it.

I used the We R Memory Keepers GIFT BAG PUNCH BOARD to make my bag.

The verse is stamped on 5133 – Flag Double Stitched Dies.