Tiered wiper card featuring Art Impressions stamps and dies

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Our current challenge right now is Christmas in July! It's such a great chance to get a jump start on your holiday cards. Whether it's designing it if you make the same card for everyone, or just adding to your stash if you create different cards for everyone, it's a great way to get started! I just recently saw a video by Sam Calcott on how to create a tiered wiper card, and I immediately thought of how cute it would be for a Christmas card! You don't need any specialty dies and once you get the mechanism down, it's rather easy to put it together! I would suggest making one from scrap paper first, just to get the idea of how to put it all together. I took a video of it to try and show it in action, but I'm just having a heck of a time trying to post my videos lately. I'll keep working on that, but in the meantime, I guess pictures will have to suffice. Plus you'll be able to see it in action on Sam's video. :)  I started by stamping off three of the large gnomes from #578/5 Gnomes Set. I didn't want them to be the same so I used different colors and tried to make their beards look different as well. For the front, I used the adorable Santa from #5775 FB Santa, coloring and using only the front facing stamp. After coloring him and die cutting him out, I mounted him on a mat created using #6048 Scalloped rectangle dies. This card comes to life when you pull the top section of the card to the right, so I created a pull tab by grabbing the one from #5718 Mini Journal Template. I have a little stamp set in my stash that has a variation of action words, so I used the stamp "pull" on the tab. For the sentiment, I used the banner from #5809 Decorative Journal Page 2 ( I used this banner a LOT) and grabbed an old sentiment that I've cut apart from #SC0803, an old retired Santa Pop Up set. I just used two of them to create the sentiment on the front of the card. 

When you pull the top card layer to the right, a gnome pops out from behind the top panel to surprise you! I took a word bubble from my stash and die cut three H's and three O's from #5562 Journal Letter Die Set using red cardstock.  After gluing the HO letters onto the word bubble, I used a small piece of acetate to attach the word bubble to the back of each gnome. 

Keep pulling to the right and the next gnome pops out...

And finally the third. I finished the card by die cutting a variety of snowflakes out of glitter paper using #5353 Large Snowflake Dies. 

This was such a fun card to make, and I hope you're joining our challenge for a chance to win a free set of your choice from Art Impressions! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today, and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

E000, 00, 11, 33, and 35

R20, 22, 24, and 27

C0, 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6

T1

G82 and 85

Y32, 35, and 38

Get your happy on featuring Art Impressions

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Hope you had a wonderful and safe 4th of July weekend if you're in the states and celebrated! I've got a fun card to show you today! Have you ever jumped on a trampoline? Well this lady is out having the time of her life helping someone celebrate their birthday! Watch a clip of the video below to see her in action! It's so much fun watching her jump around! I started by stamping #5279 Be Happy Laugh Lines onto a Copic friendly paper and fussy cutting her out after coloring her. I found this video on how to make the mechanism to make her jump. It's really pretty easy and you don't need any special dies to make it! 

The sentiment get your happy on is also from the same stamp set #5279 Be Happy Laugh Lines. The bird is from #5346 Birdhouse Cubbies Set, the flowers from #5925 Honey Bee Set, and the fence from #5807 Journal Fence Dies. I just clipped off one fence post from the die as it was just a little too wide for what I needed. The other pieces just came from my stash. 

For the inside sentiments I used #5278 Dance it out Set and #5115 Birthday Laugh Lines for the two different sentiments. 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

For a special friend featuring Art Impressions

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Today I have a card to show you that works perfectly for our current challenge #430 Artful Architecture. I wanted to create a window scene, but I also wanted to be able to sign the inside of the card without seeing it through the window. The solution? #5806 Slim Journal Template Die Set! I just used one inside page and it was exactly what I was looking for! I cut the window out of the front panel of the card using the window die from #5543 Journal Template Die Set. The window curtain was cut using a die from my stash that I got from Amazon, and it was a little too short for the window size. It was a perfect spot to put my sentiment banner! I just love that banner die from #5809 Decorative Journal Page 2. I use it ALL the time! TIP! If you have a curved die you want to use for your sentiment set and you have a Misti or similar stamp platform, here's a tip for you. Tape the actual die to the outside top of your stamp platform, then open up the platform. Take your stamp and stick it to the inside of your stamp platform, curving it to match your die. Voila! You can then stamp and die cut your sentiment and it will match the curve of your die exactly!  Forgot to mention the papers I used are from #6205 Floral Shop PP. They're so gorgeous! I just realized I didn't put a single bow on this card! What is wrong with me??!!  LOL!!! 

 For the center page, I stamped and colored a house from #6185 Swiss Villa Set and the Daisy border came from #6188 FG Daisy Border. I die cut a piece of grass and stamped the sentiment from #5734 Friends Sentiments Set. 

And for the back page, I just matted it with more paper from #6205 Floral Shop PP and added another sentiment. to finish it off. 

So that's it for me today. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Hi mercies are new every morning featuring Art Impressions

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Happy 2nd day of summer! I have a bookmark to show you today that features #6216 Mercy Set which is brand new from Art Impressions. This set is so gorgeous and I can see myself using it a lot! I think blue and yellow are such a pretty color combination, so decided to use it for this one. These are really quick and easy to put together and I think they make such a beautiful gift! For the bookmark die, I grabbed #6043 Bible Bookmark Dies and cut the inner piece out of a Copic friendly cardstock and the main piece using #6206 Floral Shop Cover PP. I first stamped the bottom bird, then the top one. After that, I centered the sentiment between the two. After coloring them with Copic markers, I added a few tiny blue hearts and then added the ribbon. I hope you get a little inspiration from this and post your creations for us to see!

 Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit today and until next time - stay crafty!

Don't be so serious featuring Art Impressions

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OOO doggy! We are having a heat wave! LOL! It's supposed to be in the 90's all week. I haven't had to turn the AC on yet, but I do believe that nice little treat has passed, but I sure did enjoy the ride while it was happening! See what I did there? LOL! Our current challenge is "Enjoy the Ride". If you haven't entered yet, you have a few more days! So I sure hope you grab your paper and glue and join in on the fun for a chance to win a free stamp set of your choosing!  

I showed you my creation for the challenge last week, so I have something a little different for you this week. I knew I wanted to use #6074 Pickleball Patty, but I wanted to portray her doing something other than pickle ball. So I stamped her and cut her out, but I also removed the pickle ball racket from her hand. While thinking about what I wanted her to be doing, my bestie Dori said the net from #5926 was a good size for her, and it was perfect!! If you watch the Art Impressions blog, I'm sure you're very aware of Dori and her amazing creations! Her brain is so dang creative. I usually say I'd love to spend a day in her brain to watch how it works, but now I'm too afraid to even think about doing that! HAHA! Anyway, she is truly amazing and talented, and I didn't even hesitate to use her idea she gave me! So I simply cut a piece of Copic friendly paper and stenciled in some clouds and added a die cut of a strip of grass. Those cute butterflies are from #5561 Birds and Bugs set. I hope this inspires you to really look at your stamp collection and try to figure out how you could use them in a different way. 

So that's it for me today! Thanks for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!

Love you Bunches featuring Art Impressions

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I hope you're having a wonderful start to the new week and that life is treating you well! Our current challenge right now is "Enjoy the Ride"! So you can enter by using anything at all that you can ride in or on. That includes cute wagons like this one! This is another page out of the Floral Shop book I made using the Holiday Lane collection from Art Impressions! I really do love this collection! I stamped the image from #6197 Flower Delivery onto a Copic friendly paper and then colored it with the markers. That watering can on the facing page is from #6177 Garden Friends in the Story Tiles Collection. The book itself along with the mats were die cut using #6114 Box Village Template Dies. You need this set to make the book as well as the box that holds the book. 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Seek Wisdom featuring Art Impressions

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I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are getting a nice fresh start to a brand new week and month. Today I have created a small decoration that you can tuck anywhere to hopefully help inspire someone. This was so quick and easy to create! I started off by grabbing #5902 Mini Scalloped Frame. This is such a cute little frame and I love the added touch of the scallops. I learned that if you cut out the oval frame and turn it on it's side, the new Flower Border Sets (#6186 FG Tulip Border and #6187 FG Poppy Border), they fit perfectly. I wanted to add a small inspirational quote to it, so I reached for #6204 Wisdom Set 2. The beautiful paper is from #6205 Floral Shop PP. This also fits right in with the current "Yellow" Challenge that is still going on! I hope you've entered your creations for a chance to win a free prize! 

So that's it for me today! Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Fresh Flowers Here featuring Art Impressions!

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Happy Memorial Day! I would like to take this time to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the families that paid the ultimate price to protect our freedoms. May God grant you peace and comfort on this important day of honor. 

Today I am showing you another page of the Floral Shop Journal I created using #6196 Fresh Flowers, #6159 Floral Shop Die Set, and #6114 Box Village Template Dies. I stamped the beautiful image onto a Copic friendly cardstock and then used my Copic markers to color them.  

That cute watering can used on the sentiment panel was created using #5336 Garden Mini Dies. I just cut it out twice and pieced it together. So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today and until next time - stay crafty!!

 

Love Blooms Holiday Lane Collection from Art Impressions

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Today I have a page in the book I created using the Holiday Lane Series Floral Shop! These stamps and dies are so beautiful and I just LOVE how they turned out, even if I don't watercolor! I stamped out the images and just used my Copic markers to create it. I hope you get inspired to give it a shot yourself if you don't watercolor either! Here is one of the pages in the book using #6195 Love Blooms along with #6114 Box Village Template Dies. The butterflies are from #5981 My Joy Set and the sentiment is from #5734 Friend Sentiment Set. 

That's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Sending you a smile featuring Art Impressions

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I have a fun card to show you today that I hope makes you smile! I truly love mixing and matching Art Impressions stamp sets, so this challenge was a breeze for me! It's a rare occasion that I only use one set. So many of their sets have awesome accessory stamps that can be used with so many others!! So today, I four different sets to create this card! I stamped out several of the cute Fairytale Houses from #5935 and colored them with Copic markers. I positioned a few of the trees and bushes from #5890 Village Accessories inbetween them to make it look like a cute little neighborhood. After creating a sidewalk in front of them by coloring a strip of gray, I stamped, colored, and die cut one of the cute gnomes from #5785. I just think he emits so much joy and was perfect to send a hello greeting to a friend.

I added a few die cut clouds and a sentiment from #5279 and it was all done! 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and I hope you're entering our Mix and Match challenge for a chance to win a free set!! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used for coloring:

E000, 00, 11, 31, 33, 35, 41, and 43

V20, 22, and 25

BG10, 11, 70, 72, and 75

Y00, 02, 21, and 23

G20, 43, and 46

YG13, 17, and 21

RV91, 93, and 95

BV000, 01, and 02

T1 and 2

C1 and 2

N2 and 4

I'll always be here for you featuring Art Impressions stamps and dies

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I'm here today to show you a card I made using #6155 Ornate Margin Dies along with #6164 Peony Margin Set. I created a slimline trifold along with a belly band to hold it closed. I created the belly band by stamping the Peony Margin Set onto a Copic friendly paper and coloring it with Copic markers. I then used a paper trimmer to cut it down to size and folded it around the card to make sure it fit. After adhering the ends together, I added a white silk bow to finish it off. Those gorgeous papers are from #6182 Valentines Series 2 Cover PP and the beautiful sentiment is from #5949 Encouragement Sentiments Set. 

So that's it for me today! Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!

Happy Retirement card featuring Art Impressions

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Today I'm showing you a card I made for a friend that recently retired. I really like #4900 Reel Great Guys Set and think it's perfect for a retirement card. So that's what I reached for. I stamped the image onto a Copic friendly cardstock and then colored it with the Copic markers listed below. I kept it very simple and didn't really add any embellishments other than some twine. The gorgeous paper is from #6072 Father's Day PP. Since I matted the papers with Kraft cardstock, this works perfectly for the current challenge #426 Feeling Crafty! I hope you join in the challenge for a chance to win a free stamp set! 

 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

E000, 00, 11, 31, 33, 40, 41, 42, 43, 81, 84, and 87

C1, 2, 3, and 4

W1 and 2

R20 and 27

G40 and 43

BG01, 70, 72, and 75

New Floral Shop Die Set from Holiday Lane Collection from Art Impressions

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I hope you've seen all the amazing creations using the new release from the Holiday Lane Series from Art Impressions! You might have seen a glimpse of this one during Bonnie's live video when she introduced the new set.  I created this box cover using the new #6159 Floral Shop Die Set. I am so excited about this set! I had fun and decorated this one all the way around. How cute is this going to look sitting on display?!  There are a TON of dies in this set...so many that I didn't get a chance to use them all with this creation! Don't forget you need the original #6114 Box Village Template Dies to go along with this accessory set. The original set contains the dies to create the cover as well as the inside book. The paper I used was #6022 Valentines Cover PP & #5741 Valentines PP. The only extra thing I added was the adorable freebie bear. He's available right now when you place an order for $30.00 at Art Impressions! Oh...and don't be like me! I forgot to add the front step into the shop! Sorry about that!! 

I added a window as well as window box of flowers and fence on the sides of the cover. 

On the back, I just couldn't resist adding a door for deliveries! LOL! 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit, and until next time - stay crafty!!