Sweet Baby Girl and more Easter treats

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

I have a couple of projects for you today.  The first one was inspired by the current blog challenge - ABC, 123 and then a few more Easter treat containers for the holiday.  I got carried away and was having too much fun so I just had to share!

When I think ABC, 123, I think baby and block letters.  So, guess what I created for this challenge?  Yep, a baby card with block letters on the inside.  ;)

 My card features the #5904 So Sweet Armful Elephant as well as the #5911 Large Numbers and #5912 Large Alphabet dies.  I also used the paper packs - #5742 Easter PP and #5940 Journal Cover Plaid PP.  I started with the inside of the card by cutting an A2 card base, folding in half and placing two 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" pieces of pink cardstock onto each inner side.  Depending on the number of letters, measure an even space between each and allow 3/4" for each letter.  So, for four letters, I marked, on the folded white side, at 1/2", 1 1/4", 1 3/4", 2 1/4", and so on adding 1/2" then 3/4" along the remaining fold.  Cut, away from the fold, 1" on each of the marks.  See diagram below.

Open the card and fold the 3/4" tabs to the inside so that they pop up.  Add the dot pattern paper to the inside right and left sides.  Die cut the letters from heavy cardstock and pattern paper.  Glue together and mount onto the scallop frame and then onto the left and right sides of the 3/4" tabs.  The inside of the card is finished.

For the front of the card, cut a piece of plaid cover paper 5 1/2" x 8 1/2+" (slightly larger to allow for the fold).  Adhere to the outside A2 card base and trim off any excess.  Adhere the corner edges to the plaid paper.  Your card will be thick so to create a nice closure, place a piece of ribbon around the card and adhere under the front frame.  Decorate with the elephant, number and sentiment.

For the Easter Treat envelope and basket:

I used the #5869 Easter Bunny Puppet for both of these Easter projects as well as several of the Easter paper packs.  

The envelope above was created with a piece of 6 x 6 paper.  Fold one corner across to the other creating a triangle.  Take the left point and fold over the front to the middle.  Take the right point and fold to the left point.  Adhere both of these down.  Lastly, take the front piece of the top triangle, leaving the back, and fold down over the front.  Adhere down and glue your bunny over the top.  Fill the pouch with easter goodies.

The basket was also created with a 6 x 6 piece of paper.  This is the same fold as the box from last week's post except you don't bring the sides all the way up creating a basket vs. a box.  Score at 2" and 4", turn and score again at 2" and 4".   On one side, cut the two score lines to the first fold.  On the opposite side, cut the two score lines to that first fold.  You should have three connected squares on the left of the first cut score line and three on the right of the second cut score line.  Fold in the middle pieces and then fold in the sides until the two top points, on each side, come together.  Adhere down.  For strength, I cut three 2" x 2" pieces of heavy cardstock and glued one to the bottom of the basket and one to left and right inside ends.  Using the #5804 Decorative Belly Bands, I die cut a decorative band from pattern paper and also from heavy cardstock.  Layered them together and adhered the ends to the inside of the basket.  I adhered the bunny and filled the basket with treats.

I hope you enjoyed my projects today!  Thanks for joining me!  

Make sure to enter the blog challenge for a chance to win a free stamp set.

Have a wonderful day and a very blessed Easter weekend!

April Showers

This week's challenge at Art Impressions is "April Showers" - anything rain, rainbows, clouds, etc. 

I used one of the elephants from the Elephant Twist Ties stamp set.   The set comes with a die to make two elephants hook together at the trunks.  For this card, I only utilized the left side elephant and fussy cut the part of him that was attached to the card so that he could stand on his own.  They are soooo darn cute!

I stamped the elephant on cryogen white cardstock and colored him with copic markers.  I made the background with tumbled glass distress oxide ink and a cloud stencil.  I then die cut the rainbow, clouds and the grass using my dies from my stash.

Easy peasy, but so cute!

Hope you enjoy my card!

You're My Everything

This week's challenge at Art Impression's is called "You're My Everything".  For this challenge, I used the Lovable Animals Set (#5219) from Art Impressions.  This adorable set consists of four darling animals, with dies included, and each die cuts the paws so that you can slip an item into them.  Items included in this stamp set are a present, flower, cupcake and a sheet of paper, with dies for each and also a heart die.  Great set for so many occasions.

I stamped the elephant on cryogen white paper and colored with my copic markers.  I die cut the elephant and placed the die cut heart into his paws.  I also made a shaker element to make the card interactive.  Love cards with some action.  😁  I stamped the saying (also included with this stamp set) onto a tag and popped it up on the card along with the elephant.  

Hope you enjoy my card.  

Happy Valentines Day to all!

  

Elephants are great

 This week's challenge at Art Impressions is "Zoo Crew" - any project with animals.  I can never have enough images of elephants.  Don't know why I'm drawn to them, but I just love them.  So, for this challenge I used the Art Impressions Elephant Twist Tie (#4985) stamp set.  This set is sooo versatile and comes with a die to partial cut the elephants to form the twist of the trunks.  By using the die, you can then fussy cut the remaining part of the elephants and use each of them individually.  Also, soooo easy to color.  I have used this stamp set for soooo many occasions!

I made this card for a friend's new baby girl.  This set is sooo cute for either a boy or a girl, just change the color theme from pink to blue (or any color of choice).  The twist tie cards create a trifold card with a heart shape window.  The twist of the trunks hold the card closed.  Such a cute creative card!  

Enjoy and Happy 4th!

Cards for Kindness

 Art Impressions has joined Scrapbook.Com in their Cards for Kindness event this month.  For the Art Impressions challenge, they have asked all those, that are interested, to create and submit 10 cards for this event.  What a fun and great way to provide a smile for those in need!  

For this challenge, I used the Art Impressions Elephant Twist Ties stamp set.  I LOVE this set!  The elephants are so darn cute and make you smile just from their adorable face.  They are intended to twist together to close the card, but for the current challenge, I separated them and used them individually.  What fun I had in creating these.

I hope you enjoy my cards and they bring a smile and inspiration to your day!  

Have a happy day and stay safe and healthy!