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 Hello Ai fans!

Though Mother's Day has passed, I still wanted to share the card that I made for my mom.

I feel like it's appropriate for so many other occasions.

I love these little butterflies and have used them often.
This time, I paired them with a sentiment stamp that sums up my mom perfectly.

I used the hexagon die to cut it out and mounted it on foam tape to add some dimension.

I also popped up the butterfly wings to give the illusion that they're flying.

I used some little dots of gold gel pen and spattered some gold paint on it as well.

Halloween is HERE! from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

I was so inspired by Watercolor Design Team member Karen Day's 

non-traditional Halloween card last week that I had to try 

those colors myself. My card is very different than hers but was definitely 

inspired by her. You can see her card HERE

or HERE or on her blog HERE. 

After all, Halloween is HERE! It's all over the web!

When I ordered my spiderweb dies I chose to leave them attached. 

This way I can use them to create an easy background. If I only want 

a specific web, I just cut a piece of paper big enough to cover 

that section and cut just that one web.

I think this little strand of spiders are some of the cutest spiders

Bonnie has done!

Aging is not for chickens!

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I have two cards for you.
I used the AiCS40 – Spring Chicken Set.

It was my friend's birthday recently and she raises chickens and keeps
me supplied with eggs.  I thought she'd love this chicken.

I also used 5135 – Hexagon Double Stitched Dies to stamp

the chicken on.

Here's the inside of my card.

The tag was cut using 5132 – Tag Stitched Dies.

I just love this set and ALL the Funny Farm series!

My friend received the red one and I made the teal one to

keep on hand for my stash.

Copics used:

Y000, Y08, Y38, E35, E1, B000

BG02, C0, YG25, R5

I "heart" cats!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a card with almost no stamping!

Ai isn't just about stamps.  They have some wonderful dies as well.

I used several sets on my cards.

5333 – Cats Mini Dies

There are 3 cat silhouettes that can be cut and used as is or you can cut them on light colored paper and color in your own fur and face. 

5359 – Bunny Pop-Ups 
I used the heart from this set

5134 – Banner Double Stitched Dies

5135 – Hexagon Double Stitched Dies

These cards came together really quickly which is great when you have a time crunch.

This card was for my son's girlfriend. 
She lost her sweet cat last weekend.

5317 – MB Template Dies

The tiny little heart is from this set.

5324 – MB Cat Accessories

Those adorable, teeny tiny paw prints

are from this set.

Art Impressions Full of Thanks interactive card

 Hello Ai fans!

Even though Thanksgiving may look different this year...I'm still going all out.  Even if it's just my husband and our 2 kids with us.

Since I may not be seeing the family I normally would I wanted to have some Thanksgiving cards to send.

I used 4939 – Full of Thanks Set.

The little piece of pie is interactive. 
When you tip the card it slides up and down.
The sentiment and turkey are stamped on 5133 – Flag Double Stitched Dies and 5135 – Hexagon Double Stitched Dies.

I stamped and colored two of them, fussy cut them and split them between two layers of foam tape so that they'd slide up and down.

Next I cut a strip of paper(4 times to make it sturdy) and then popped the pie onto it and added a foam strip to each end.

Just tilt the card back and forth and the pie slides up and down the paper strip.

Copics used:

W0, W2, W4, C0, N2

BG05, R37, E19, E42, E57, E97

Happy Meow-loween! from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a Halloween card that I made using the new Art Impressions Halloween and Cat and Dog Mini Dies.  The fence is from the watercolor line. 

5333 – Cats Mini Dies
5337 – Dogs Mini Dies
4967 – WC Fence Dies
5328 – Halloween Mini Dies

I used a faux leather paper to make the cat and the bat. I wanted them to have some texture like the real animals do.

I used the Art Impressions 5135 – Hexagon Double Stitched Dies.

The paw prints are from the dog set and the moon is a circle that I covered with Crystal glitter glue. I put some metallic silver paper behind the paw print cut outs from the dog set.

On the inside I used a verse and an image from 4941 – Spooktacular Set.

Dance it out! From Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing the birthday card that I made for my step-dad.  I used

 5278 – Dance It Out Laugh Lines from Art Impressions.

This is fun set with SO MANY sentiments in it.  I used one on the front and another on the inside.

I used 5135 – Hexagon Double Stitched Dies to frame the image.

I made a second, similar vertical version.  You'll notice that in the first photo there's no balloon and in the next one there is.  There's a reason for that.

So...I took the photo and then picked up the card to place on my shelves where I keep my completed cards.  Apparently there was something on my finger and it left a smudge on the card.  I didn't want to redo the entire main image but didn't want to scrap the card.  I thought about what to do for a minute and decided to get my balloon punch out.  I think he looks happy to have a balloon and I didn't have to redo anything.

I used a different verse on the inside of this card.  They're all so fun that it was difficult to choose.

Copics used:

B02, RV21, C3, E30, E31, E42, 

E44, E49, E51, E93, W00, W2

You're the Cherry on top!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a beautiful new exclusive set.

This set by Bonnie Krebs, owner of Art Impressions can be found exclusively at Scrapbook.com.

I used the set 

Art Impressions - Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set - Cherry

I've had the paper pad for a little while and the second I saw this set I couldn't wait to combine them! On the inside I used one of the cherry blossoms and also 5135 – Hexagon Double Stitched Dies.

Copics used:

E87, YG09, YG67, RV00, RV06, R39, R46, R59