Merry & Bright

 This is week #2 of Art Impression's "Making Spirits Bright" challenge.  I don't know about you but my spirits are brightened whenever I receive a handmade card/tag/gift.  I enjoy receiving as much as I enjoy making them.  What happened to the old days where we use to make Xmas gifts vs. bought?  So much more special and meaningful.  I vote to go back to the old ways!  

 

 For this challenge, I decided to make a shape card using the Art Impressions Holly Jolly stamp set.  These little snowmen are so darn cute!  To make the shape card, I used a large shape die that I had in my stash and just scored it in half to make my base.  I then used the next die in that pack and layered on top of the other to make the base layers.  Such a fun way to use your dies and create a cute card.  

 I stamped the image on cryogen white cardstock and colored with my copic markers.  I framed the image with another die from the shaped nesting die set.  The sentiment is from the same Holly Jolly stamp set and I used the smallest die from the Art Impressions double stitch rectangle die.  The flag banners were cut from the Art Impressions flag double stitch die set.

Hope my card gets you in the crafty mode.  

Enjoy your day.

Feeling Blue

 This week's challenge at Art Impressions is "Feeling Blue" although they just want you to use the color blue.  It has nothing to do with being Blue, cuz fall is in the air so how can you be sad.  I used one of the images from the "Born to Ride" stamp set.  Love this guy - he reminds me of my son.  😁 

I stamped the image on Xpress-It cardstock and colored it with my copic markers.  I used a stitched frame die from my stash to give the image some pop.  The saying came from this same stamp set and I stamped it onto a cloud die cut from my stash.  I inked the edges of the cloud and popped it up with foam squares to make it stand off the image.  I finished the card off with a burlap twine bow to give it a masculine touch. 

Hope you enjoy my card.

All Wrapped Up

 New challenge at Art Impression's this week is "All Wrapped Up".  I decided to make an interactive card because those are my favorite.  I used the Art Impression's slider die (an oldie but a goodie) and created my own little twist to it.  The whole inside of the track is suppose to slide to reveal the image underneath but I made it so only a portion slides revealing what is inside the present.  The present is a die from my stash but you can easily make your own or use any other die you may have.  You just need it wider than the track so it hides the image inside.  I also used the Art Impression's Baby Critter set. This set has the cutest images and are the perfect size plus it includes the dies for each image.  Such a fun set!!

I stamped the images on Xpress It cardstock and colored with copic markers.  I inked blended the background and used pattern paper for the grass.  I have been wanting to use my present die for the longest time and since the challenge was "All Wrapped Up", the first thing of thought of was a present. I just love the bow that comes with this die and thought it would make a great pull tab.  Just had to reinforce it with an extra die cut and glued them together to make it stronger.

Hope you enjoy my card and have fun crafting!

Tag you're it!

 Tags are the theme for this week's Art Impression's challenge.  What better way to add fun and flare to your package than with a tag.  You can add them to cards, presents, scrapbook pages, etc.  I chose to make a window tag card using the Art Impression's Tag Stitch Die and the Castle Cubbies stamp set.

  I stamped the images on cryogen white cardstock and colored with my copic markers.  I cut the front of my A2 base and pattern paper with the Tag Stitch Die to make the window.  I then cut another tag from the pink cardstock to make the inside tag base for the castle.  The sentiment came from the Cubbies set and was cut with the banner tag from the Stitch die set.  The unicorns, dragons, princess and knight are part of the Cubbies set which includes the individual stamps and dies.  So much fun to color and arrange within the doors and windows of the castle.  

Hope you enjoy my window card and have a fun day crafting.

Snack Time

 Art Impression's is having a "Midnight Snack" challenge this week.  What better snack then a piece of cake.  I always need a birthday card so I made one with a cake in one hand and a present in the other.  I utilized three stamp sets to create this card, Be Happy Laugh Lines for the gal, Birthday Buggy for the sentiment and the Holiday Mansion Birthday set for the cake and present.

I started out using my scrap strips from a Doodlebug 6x6 paper pad.  I love the bold bright primary colors and can't seem to throw away any leftover pieces of paper.  I stamped all of the images on cryogen white cardstock and colored with copic markers.  The sentiment, along with the cake and present, were cut with the coordinating die cuts provided in the sets.  This makes for great accessory popups on any card.  I placed them in her hands and popped them up using foam tape.  You would think they came together as a set since they fit so perfectly in her hands.  

Hope you enjoy my card for the day. 

May Flowers

 The current challenge at Art Impressions is Fabulous Flowers and what better stamp set to use that will show off May flowers than the Mushroom Cubbie set.  

  I made this interactive card for my daughter's birthday.  She LOVES gnomes.  I mean LOVES gnomes!!  😀  There are so many fun images and dies with this set that can be used with so many other stamp sets.  A very versatile stamp set.  I used the Lawn Fawn pop up platform die set which makes the card three dimensional and interactive.  

  Needless to say, my daughter loved her bday card.  Hope you like it too. 

Swing Image

 Art Impressions is having a new challenge called "Don't Fence Me In".  This challenge only requires you to have a fence in your project.  So I decided to make an interactive birthday card for my bestest friend.  I used several Art Impressions stamp sets and dies for this card starting with the Fairy Spinner.  This lady cracks me up with her birthday hat and fairy wings.  I also used images from the Holiday Mansion Birthday set and the Birthday Buggy set along with the fence die set.  

I stamped all of the images on cryogen white cardstock and colored with my copic markers.  They all fit so well together to make an adorable scene.  The spinner lady comes with the die to cut her out as well as her backside (although I only used the front of her).  I placed her on a piece of acetate and cut a hole in the top of the acetate so she could swing on a foam dot.  To make her swing freely, I popped the big cloud on foam tape and cut a hole at the top.  I matched the hole in the acetate piece over the cloud hole and put the double stacked foam dot in the center of the hole.  Then, I placed foam tape on the back of the blue balloon piece (being careful not to block the swing mechanism) and placed it over the cloud.  The fairy swings from side to side.  

This style of card has been my go-to lately cuz it is so easy and makes such a cute interactive card.

Hope you enjoy!