A Bunch of Bees (and bugs) from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing 3 cards.

One is my card for the Stencils and Masks challenge and the other 2
were made for friends.

I used the 5561 – Birds and Bugs Set on all 3 of my cards.  I also used the 5562 – Journal Letter Die Set on all of them.  I have a tip for the little letters below.

For this card, I mounted the letters onto the banner from 5463 – Slimline Dies Set.

I don't really own any stencils so I decided to get creative and make my own.

I used a honeycomb die that I have and I cut it on some heavyweight cardstock.

I then used washi tape to hold my stencil down.  I inked over it with some yellow ink by using a sponge.

Viola! A homemade stencil that I really liked!

For my next card I stamped the bees on a piece a die cut using 5061 – Square Double Stitched Dies.
This card was made for a friend who let my 24 year old son dig through her record collection before she got rid of it. He was so excited and came home with about a dozen albums.  We wanted to thank her for thinking of him.

Here's my tip to make your life easier.

You know those sticker sheets (invoices) you get from Ai?  What do you do with them?  Probably just throw them away.  I glued some cardstock to mine and then die cut my letters out of it.  I didn't need it all for these cards so the leftover scrap has been filed away for another day.  Now you have letters that are like stickers.  No need for fussing with trying to neatly get glue on the back of these small letters.

I'm ALL about recycling what you can. A while back a friend gave me the prettiest bee blanket.

This heart on my card was the tag on it.  It was way too cute to just throw out so I saved it knowing I'd find a use for it one day.



The day arrived when I found out a former co-worker was ill.  I sent this to him hoping it would brighten his day.  I used a micron pen to draw the flight lines of the bees.  In order to make sure my letters are even I use a ruler to place them.

I hope you will BEE inspired by my cards and will join in on the challenge.
See you next Sunday!

Oh...were you gonna eat this?

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing the card that I made for the 2022 Cat Lovers Hop.
I combined several sets to create this humorous birthday card.
There are actually two men in the boat but I only wanted this guy on my card.  I tried to just ink up the one guy but didn't do a great job of it.  Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White to the rescue!

I used a bit to dab over the part of the other guy that was showing. I think it just looks like a cloud in the background now.

My main image and the fish are from 4900 – Reel Great Guys Set.

The fisherman is mounted on 5061 – Square Double Stitched Dies.
The sentiment on the banner is from 5369 – Feline Set and the naughty cat (lol!) is from 5110 – Housework Set. I cut the Roomba off from under him and used my x-acto knife to cut a slit for a mouth to put the fish in.  The banner die is from 5543 – Journal Template Die Set.

This card would be so perfect for the fisherman in your life but it doesn't even have to be for someone who fishes.  Who doesn't love a funny card?  Maybe you know someone who has a pet that steals things.  When we first got our dog he used to steal bread, muffins, rolls etc. off our counter and hide them around the house.  Our bread basket has been on top of the fridge ever since we figured it out.
🐕🍞😂

Copics used:

W00, C0, N1, T4, E00, E02, E35,
E50, B000, B00, B3, G12, G2

Poppy Border cards from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing two floral cards.

My first card is a square  and I cut out the green designer paper using the 
5061 – Square Double Stitched Dies.

The flowers are from 5273 – Poppy Border Set.

The Hello die is from 5408 – ShadowBox Window Die.

The poppies are popped up on foam tape.

My next card is a shaker.

For this one I used the 5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies.

I love the dancing beads!

Here,  they're at the bottom.

Now, to quote Elvis...😅 They're all shook up!

Copics used:

R01, R12, YG0000, YG91, YG93

Exclusive Cherry and Roses from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing two cards with you.

For my first card I used 

Art Impressions - Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set - Roses

I stamped the roses several times, fussy cut them and popped them up on foam tape to add lots or dimension.  The butterfly is from 5200 – Butterfly Set.

The inner frame was cut using 5061 – Square Double Stitched Dies.

See all the fabulous layers?  This makes this card so interesting in person.

My second card also uses one of the exclusive floral sets.

This time I used Art Impressions - Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set - Cherry.

I stamped the verse on 5064 – Circle Double Stitched Dies.

Thankful for you!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a cute little fellow from the 5191 – Feast Mode Set.

I love animals so much and this set is so adorable!

I've been trying to use old supplies that have just been sitting around so I grabbed a bunch of my little leaf punches.

The matte was cut using 5061 – Square Double Stitched Dies.

Copics used:

YR0000, YR09, YR14, YR21, YR24, YR27, YR31, Y0000, Y21, Y31, Y38, YG0000, YG00, YG11, YG91, YG93, G0000, G40, R85, W00, W1, W2, E21, E33, E41, E74, E97

Hang in there! from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

I've been making TONS of what I call "Covid cards" for people.  Some are for medical personnel, some are for other essential workers and some are for people who are all alone.  These cards went out to several adults who are alone and one student who needed a little encouragement.  

I used the absolutely adorable set from

Art Impressions called 5282 – Possum Set.

I made several variations of basically the same card.

I hope they brighten everyone's day.

These little possums are so cute!

We see them quite a bit where I'm from in upstate N.Y.

I used 5064 – Circle Double Stitched Dies for the verse and 5061 – Square Double Stitched Dies for the matte around the main image.

The HI! was made using the 5072 – Block Letters Die Set.

How cool is it that you can customize any word or name you want on a card using these dies?

Home Sweet Home Challenge at Art Impressions!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing my card for the Home Sweet Home challenge over at Art Impressions.

I've used M3177 – Cottage Window

from the Windows to the World series.

I framed it using 5061 – Square Double Stitched Dies.

Copics used:

B06, B91, R85, YG11, YG17,

YG25, Y32, BV11, W2, T1, E34

Happy Retirement! New Art Impressions Work and Play!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a card made with one of the new Work and Play sets!

The set I'm sharing is called 5187 – Happy Trails Set.

I made a 3-D card with 3 layers. Each one features at least one image from the set.  In total I used 7 stamps from the set.

This is the view as seen from above.  You can get a better idea about the dimension from this photo.

Isn't this set so much fun?!

Copics used:

YG17, YG93, Y11, Y18, T1, W00, W1, W2

B21, B93, B95, R02, R81, R85, YR15, E00, E17, E37, E55, E93

Marvy #18 Dark Brown