Border flare

Good Morning!  It's almost Turkey Day!  I hope all of you are planning a nice quiet family time.  

The Art Impressions challenge this week is all about Borders.  I created my card today using the AI Full of Thanks set and the Flag Double Stitched dies.  I stamped the plump cute turkey on a card size piece of cryogen white paper.  I colored him with copic markers and stamped his shirt on patterned paper and cut it out freehand.  I love this look, it just adds personality to the image.  The border is designed using the flag double stitched die with the flag on both sides.  Then I cut each piece in half and placed off the card in various lengths.  After I was satisfied with how they fell to highlight the turkey, I glued them down and cut off the card sides to the dimension of the finished card that I wanted.

Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!  Stay safe and healthy!

Surprise Party

 This weeks challenge at Art Impressions is to create a Surprise card.   I created a card where the image is hidden inside.  The top panel is tied like a present and when you open it, out pops the pandas having a party.  Such a fun card with a surprise inside.   I used the Pand-tastic set for this challenge along with balloons from the Bus cubbies set.  I also used the AI double stitch rectangle dies to emboss the top panel, which created the fold lines, then cut diagonal slits to make the opening.  

I popped the middle Panda up with foam tape to give it dimension, along with the balloon that he is playing with.  These little pandas are Sooooo cute!  They are just so happy and bring a smile to my face.   

Hope this card brings a smile to your day.