Floating Snowman Snow Globe GCH

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

Simon Says Stamp has an exclusive Art Impressions stamp set available only on the Simon Says Stamp website.  This set was just released Monday, November 17, 2025 and is available for a limited time only and once sold, it will be gone.  So, hurry up and get yours before they are gone.  You have to go see all of the cute samples!  Sooo many fun and different ways to use this set!

I made it as a tag/ornament with a gift card holder on the back.  Check out my video below to see how the snowman moves within the snow globe.

To make him float within the globe, I used invisible thread/fishing line and attached the body and hat to the string separately from each other.  

Glue the string to the back of the snowman's body.  Place a second die cut to his back over the string to secure it in place.  Position the hat over his head (DO NOT glue in place), making sure he fits nicely within the globe.  Glue the string to the back of the hat.  The hat should be held only by the string with the body dangling below on the same string.  Adhere a scrap piece of hat over the string to secure the string in place behind the hat.  At this point, the string should be the only thing holding the hat and snowman together.   Glue the end of the string between the globe layers.  Fill the globe and attach the acetate layer.  Decorate the outside of the snowglobe and attach a tag holder to the back between the globe and the gift card holder.  

Have fun watching the kiddos play with the snowglobe (if you are able to hand it over). ;)

Thanks for joining me today!  Make sure to grab your snowglobe from Simon Says Stamp before they are gone.  These exclusives go fast!

Hope you have a wonderful day!  Keep creating!

Easter Card and Treat Containers

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

Today I have a couple of fun Easter items for you.  I was having too much fun and got carried away which is so easy to do with all of the fun Art impressions Easter stamps sets.

  Let's start with my Easter card using the #5401 - Easter Chicks set.  The images, sentiment and the little Easter accessories come with this set as well as the dies.  The interactive slider was created using the Lawn Fawn Magic Picture Changer die.  The pattern papers are from the #5892 - Easter S2 and the #6012 - Basic Yellow Paper packs.  

 For the other Easter project, I got carried away with the #5872 - Bunny GCH set and the #5742 - Easter Journal Paper Pack.  I decided to make treat containers and this was sooo much fun.  One I made as a box for treats and the other is a shaker, but I used small jelly beans to fill it.  It opens so the candy can be eaten.  However, you could use shaker bits and glue it shut.

For the treat box, I cut a 6" x 6" piece of heavy cardstock.  I scored it at 2" and 4" then turned 1/4 turn and scored 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 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 and glue down each flap.  Your open box is ready.  I then cut a panel of pattern paper to cover the sides as well as a belly band using the #5804 - Decorative Belly Bands die.  For the back side of the bunny, I cut two extra paws for the back feet.  I used the eye die to cut the bottom of the paw and a hole punch for the toes of the paw and glued a solid pink paw to the bottom.  I also used a small white pom pom for the bunny tail.

For the second treat container, I used a round container from the Dollar Tree (or you can use condiment cups).  I cut the bunny face from a nested circle die vs. the square die included in the #5872 - Bunny GCH die set.  I also altered the headband to fit the circle face.  I adhered the top of the container to the back of the bunny face with strong adhesive.  I decorated the bottom of the container with the paws and tail prepared the same as above.  I filled the cup with the desired candies and sealed the lid to close.  The candy cup is complete and ready for your little one.

I hope you enjoyed my projects today.  Have a great day and keep creating!!

Copics used on card:  T0, T2, R30

YR12, YR14, YR18

Y13, Y15, Y17

G40, G43, G46

B000, B00, B01

Valentine Shaker

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

I've always had an interest in shaker cards but don't find that I make them very often.  I don't know why because I have collected all of the little bits to fill them.  😁 Soooo, I decided to make one for Valentine's Day.  I just love seeing all of the little hearts bouncing around.  They really are fun to make plus fun to shake.

I began by stamping the fox from the #5219 - Loveable Animals set with Memento black ink onto copic friendly paper and coloring with my copic markers listed below.  This set comes with the coordinating dies so no fussy cutting necessary.  Yay!  It also comes with some accessories that each of the animals can hold in their paws.  The heart was appropriate for this card, but the other choices are a flower, present, cupcake, party hat or letter.  I stamped the sentiment from this same set on a tag from the 

#5132 - Tag stitched die set.

To make the shaker, using two nesting heart dies taped together, I cut two hearts from acetate or clear packaging, one from red cardstock and four from white heavy cardstock.  I glued the acetate to the back side of the red heart and then layered (glued) all of the white cardstock hearts to that.  Place the shaker pieces inside the well of the hearts and then glue the last acetate heart to create the shaker pouch.  I find it easier to make a shaker pouch so you can place nicely onto your project and see exactly where you want to adhere it.

That's it for my card today.  Hope you enjoy it!  Keep creating!

Copics used:  R20, E93, E95, E97, E99

 

Shake, shake, shake

 New Challenge at Art Impressions is "Shake it Up".  

For this challenge I made a shaker magnet using the Art Impressions Happy Spring set (#5504).  I love this set!  It is so cute and exudes happiness!!  My grandson is going to LOVE this because it is a magnet so he can store it on the refrigerator and play with it whenever he wishes.  Shaker cards are so much fun!

I stamped the image on cryogen white cardstock and colored with copic markers.  I then used the third largest AI rounded rectangle A2 double stitched dies (#5062) to cut the cardstock.  I cut a window from the pattern paper using the coordinating die of the image from the Happy Spring set and then matched the window up to the image and cut the pattern paper with the same rounded rectangle die.  I placed a piece of acetate behind the pattern paper to make the window.  To add stability and thickness, I cut a second piece of heavy cardstock the same as the pattern paper and adhered it to the backside over the acetate.  I then placed foam tape around the backside of the window to secure the shaker bits in place and then adhered the window over the image.  To finish the magnet, I cut a grass border and die cut it with the rounded rectangle to match the bottom.  I cut a piece of orange cardstock with the second largest rectangle die and also a piece of heavy cardstock and layered those together (again for stability).  The sentiment came from the Happy Spring set as well.   I placed a business card magnet on the backside and placed it on the refrigerator.

Hope you enjoy my project!