Barbeque Dad

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

My card today is inspired by the blog challenge - We 💓 Dad's!  

Who doesn't love a Barbeque Dad?  My husband loves to grill and believe me, I'm not going to complain.  It's so nice when you can split the cooking!  

I knew the #5406 Mr. Set would be perfect for him for Dad's day!  This stamp set is sure to meet one of the many hats that your Dad wears.   From a hunter, to a fisherman, to a Tim the toolman, so many hats to choose from.

I began by stamping the images onto copic friendly paper and colored with my copic markers, listed below.  After coloring the images, I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.  I love it when the stamp set comes with dies.  I picked a plaid pattern paper from the #6009 - Basic Green paper pack to paper piece his shorts.  Who doesn't love plaid shorts and black socks?  😁 

I also used the same paper pack for the background and the grass.  I made the background look like a shirt (even added a tie) by cutting an inch slit down the middle and folded down to look like a collar.  I added a die cut tie from the #5927 Fathers Day die set as well as the #1 on the grill lid.  This die set also includes a couple of sentiments.  "Super Dad" is one of them but I just cut off the mustache.  The grill die was from my stash but fit perfectly with Barbeque Dad.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoy my card.  Make sure to check out the Bi-weekly challenge and enter your card/project for a chance to win a free stamp set of your choice.

Also, make sure to check out the AI website, all of the Father's Day stamps (excluding newest release) are on sale 40% off until Father's Day.  What a deal and perfect timing to create your cards for the men in your life!

Have a great day and keep creating!

Copics used:  E23, W0, W1, W3, W5

G21, G24

Girlfriends

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

Today I have a card that I made for one of my best girlfriends.  I don't know about any of you, but the Art Impressions girlfriends stamp sets are my favorites!!!  Bonnie has done such a great job with each of the characters in these images.  I just love the fun and laughter expressed in each and every one of the girlfriends faces.  Sooooo relatable!  

The #4129 Uptown Girls stamp set actually has four girlfriends but I stamped only three.  Sometimes it's fun to adjust a stamp set to give it a different look.

I stamped the image with memento black ink onto copic friendly paper and colored with my copic markers listed below.  I originally colored the middle girlfriend with a solid yellow top but it was just too overpowering so I stamped the image onto pattern paper and fussy cut her top and glued it over the yellow one.  Toned it down and I like it much better.  Don't ever throw away an image because you don't like the way you colored a part of it.  You can always fix it by paper piecing or covering with a sentiment, etc.  Just depends what you don't like.  One time, I even went so far as to stamp, recolor and paper piece the hair.  It worked and I saved the image to use on another card and no one was the wiser (except my friends that saw me do it).  LOL!  

I stamped the sentiment, that is in the stamp set, at the top of the image panel.  Using a die cut from my stash, I matted the image onto a pattern paper frame using the #5873 Mini Birthday paper pack and then again on yellow cardstock.   I then placed that onto a blue checkered piece of pattern paper from the #5940 Journal Cover Paper Pack - Plaid.  To finish the card, I placed little die cut stars around and adhered a bow. 

Remember to review your stamp sets and see how you can change them up to give them a slightly different look.  Adds fun to your card making.  

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my card.  

Have a great day and keep creating!

Copics used:  E000, E00, E01, E11, E21, E23, E25

C00, C1, C3, C5, R20, R22

Y21, Y32, Y35, Y38

YG21, YG23, YG25

B0000, B000, B91, B93, B95

Tea Box for Mom

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

My project for today was inspired by the current blog challenge "Show Mom She's Special".  I decided to use the latest release - #6024 Tea Time stamp set to make my project for any tea lover mom's out there.  This is a cute little tea box that holds 3 tea bags.  I got the idea for this box from The Paper Pixie.  Here is the link to her youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvgzsJRtjk0

I started out by stamping the images with Memento black ink onto a piece of copic friendly paper

 as well as a few pieces of pattern paper from the #6051 Mothers Day paper pack.   I colored the spoon and also the tea within the cup on the copic paper (see list of copic colors below).  I used the corresponding dies included in this set to cut the full images on the copic paper (spoon and tea cup/saucer).  I used this as my base.   I then fussy cut the tea cup from the floral pattern paper and the saucer from the gingham paper.  I then adhered the tea cup and saucer onto the "base".  I die cut an additional spoon from heavy cardstock and adhered behind the colored spoon for dimension.  

For the steam in the tea, I die cut two pieces of confetti from the #5407 Birthday Cake GCH set.  I used my E21 copic marker around the edges for a little color.  I then popped the tea cup up on the purple scallop circle and then popped that up as well with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of white cardstock cut with the #5543 Journal Template die set and layered onto the purple decorative frame cut from the same set.

I hope you enjoyed by tea box for mom and it inspires you to make one.  Great little tea box to slip into your purse or travel bag.  Never be without your tea!  😀

Have a wonderful day and keep creating!

Copics used:  C00, C01, C02

E21, E23

Mother's Day Pocket card

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

My cards today feature the new #6041 - Flower and Bug die.  This is such a fun set and makes the cutest flower when you pair it up with the Art Impressions paper packs.

My daughter became a first time mom and my daughter-in-law had her second baby both this past year.   (I'm a Happy Happy Grandma!!😁)  Since they are new moms, I decided to make them each a Mother's Day pocket card that holds a flower of the month gift certificate as well as a couple of little bookmarks using the #5723 - Journal cover and Bookmark dies.

I started by making the pocket using the #5806 - Slim Journal template.  I die cut the journal with the #5940 Journal cover plaid PP and cut it in half between the score lines.  I made another score line at 1/8" in from the original score line on both pieces.  I folded each score line creating a pocket tab on both pieces.  I then placed a slight line of glue on each tab and glued to the flat side of the other piece.  When both sides are glued down, the pocket is created.  I sealed the bottom of mine but it is optional if you have a stopper at the top holding the gift card (such as the bee clothes pin).  The bee and ladybug dies come with the #6041 - Flower and Bug set.  Adorable little embellishments!

I made another pocket on the front to hold the bookmarks.  I used the #5952 - Portfolio die set to create the scallop edge on the pocket.  As for the flower pot, I just free hand cut that and inked with Distress oxide antique linen.  The watering can and the mini flower die cuts came from the #5336 - Garden Mini die set.

I hope you enjoyed my post and you have a wonderful Mother's Day on Sunday!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and keep creating!

Little Pink Panda

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

Wow, if you haven't done this yet, check out the newest release at Art Impressions.  Bonnie created the most adorable little panda baby set.   I couldn't wait to play with this set and the timing is perfect for the current challenge here on the blog called "Un-Bear-Ably-Cute".  Your project just needs to include a bear.  

I used the #6017 Baby Panda set and the #5360 WC Rocking Chair stamp/die set to create my scene.  The pattern papers are from the #5741 Valentines PP.  

I began by stamping all of the images onto copic friendly paper with Memento black ink and colored with my copic markers, listed below.  I die cut a rocking chair from brown cardstock and inked the edges.  I then stamped the back of the chair onto pattern paper and paper pieced it onto the brown cardstock chair above the arm.  I die cut the seat of the chair from a coordinating piece of pattern paper and pieced it onto the seat of the chair to look like a cushion.  I positioned the panda onto the cushion and the presents hugging tight to the chair to hide any piecing imperfections.  😏  I popped all of the images up with foam tape.  The heart frame die cut panel is from my stash and the flooring is a piece of peel and stick wallpaper from the dollar tree.  The sentiment was stamped onto a scalloped die cut from the #5344  Envelope GCH.  

                                     I hope you enjoyed my card for today.  Thank for you joining me.  

                                                            Have a great day and keep creating!

Copics used:  C00, C0, C3, C5, C7

Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17

YR12, YR14, YR16

B00, B12, B14

G40, G43, R20, R22, R24