Happy 2nd Birthday!

Happy Monday everyone!

Today I'm sharing a birthday card for a two year old

boy that my friend commissioned. She requested a 

construction themed card. I don't have any stamps to

fit that theme and my printer is on the fritz so I had to

get creative. I remembered that I have a VERY old set

of Sizzix dress up dolls. No construction themed sets

but I was able to improvise.

The little tools on the front of the card are from Art Impressions.

5330 – Tools Mini Dies

All of the dress up dolls and accessories are long since retired

but I'll share photos of everything I used below so you can 

possibly search and find them on eBay

or Etsy or in a craft

group on FB.

I also used a retired Cuttlebug embossing folder, retired 

Spellbinders Arrow Dies and a retired My Favorite Things 

Tool set.

Truck, shirt and overalls.

Hair

Vest (I altered the gown)

Hard hat (I altered the beach hat)

Body

Shoes

Ruler embossing strip from Cuttlebug

Spellbinders arrows

Larger tools on the inside were from My Favorite Things.

Here's Tool You! Happy Father's Day from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Father's Day is almost here and if you're looking for a little last minute
inspiration then look no further.

I created a fun masculine card that came together really quickly due to the
coordinating dies.  Who has time for fussy cutting?

All products will be linked below.



My step-dad and my father-in-law are both getting the same card. 

Sorry guys...I'm SO BUSY right now.

My card is for the current Panda-Monium challenge going on right now.

Use pandas or make a black and white card.

The tool bag die also cuts little slits for you to insert all of the fun tools

wherever you want them.

To all the dads, fur-baby dads, grandpas, uncles, moms and grandmas and aunts who are also "dad"...have a wonderful day this Sunday!

Happy 7th Birthday Tony!

Almost every year my friend requests a birthday card

for her nephew. This year he is really into space, Godzilla and soccer.

I don't have anything space or Godzilla themed but I thought this retired

dino from Art Impressions would be close enough.

4950 – Dino Mouthful Set

 I used the 5562 – Journal Letter Die Set to add his name for a personal touch.

It's your birthday,

Have a ball, Tony!

Happy Birthday Ya OL' Geezer! from Art Impressions

Hello and happy Thursday!

Today is week #2 of the That's Ridiculous challenge on the Art Impressions Blog.

For the challenge, I created a fun, masculine, birthday card.




5278 – Dance It Out Laugh Lines
5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies
5812 – Christmas S2 Paper Pack

I love how fun this guy is.  He is certainly happy to be celebrating another birthday!

Happy 5th Birthday Tony!

Hello and Happy Monday!

Today I'm sharing a card a friend ordered for her nephew's 5th birthday.

He really loves dinosaurs and I do too so I was really excited to make this.



I've made other cards for Tony but this time he's 5 so that's really special!

My dinosaur is from Carmen Medlin designs from the Curiosities Set 3 and is called Me and My Lil Buddy Set.  I used watercolor brushes to color them and made highlights with a white gel pen.

The Lawn Ranger from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a set of cards that I made for my Father-In-Law and two Brothers-In-Law.
They all have March birthdays close together so this year it was easier to mass produce similar cards.
Each one is unique but super close to the others.

I used the 5044 – Born To Ride Set.



I treated myself to a new little tool...a Brother Scan N Cut.  I was able to "fussy cut" all 5 of these images in less than a minute!  I'm so happy!

I added some highlights with a white gel pen.

I thought that bright green would be fun against the dark background.

I tried to make each mower unique.  Some have one stripe, some have 2 and others have a thick one.

I used 5133 – Flag Double Stitched Dies to stamp the funny verse on.

I changed things up a little on this one by tilting the main panel and adding a little manly bling.

Masculine cards are so much fun to make.  I love the colors and this set has several great images to choose from.

Shadowbox window boat card from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a card I made for a friend.

Her husband was having some health issues and I 

wanted her to know she wasn't alone.  Her husband is 

a big outdoorsman and she also loves nature so the new

5409 – Boat Window Set

and

5408 – ShadowBox Window Die

were a perfect choice for them.

The window scene can be used with or without the window dies

which makes it so versatile.

The window creates so much beautiful dimension. The boat is 

popped up on foam tape.

The window folds flat for shipping. Cool huh?

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