Gramma's house of cards: February 2023

Monday, February 27, 2023

New Cat Matchbook Set from Art Impressions

Hello AI Fans!!!

Don't you love this time of year when Art Impressions is revealing all their new sets?! It's so much fun!! Today I'm showing you the brand new #5730 Cat Matchbook Set. If you haven't tried the Matchbooks yet, I don't know what you're waiting for! They are so cute and you can tuck them anywhere!! Slip one into a jacket pocket. Tuck one into a lunch box. Hide one behind the salt shaker in the cabinet. They are so little, you can hide them anywhere! I will say that when Bonnie presented these during her Water Color Wednesday video, she gave us a tidbit stating that dog lovers has their own Matchbook Set coming!! How exciting! All of the images were stamped onto Cryogen white paper and colored with Copic markers.

Thanks so much for stopping by and until next time - stay crafty!

Copic markers used
YR04, 07, 12, 14, 61, and 65

Y26 and 38

E21, 23, 33, 35, 51, 53, 55, 81, and 84

G40, 43, and 46

B000

BG01

V12 and 15

R20, 22, 27, 81, and 83

C0 and 2

W2 and 4

Monday, February 20, 2023

Live life in full bloom featuring Art Impressions Easter Chicks Set

Hello AI Fans!!

Today I'm showing you the card I created with the Bloom Where you are Planted challenge going on right now. I love this challenge as it's reminding me that spring is getting closer every single day! YAY!! So for this card, I used #5401 Easter Chicks Set which I am so in love with! These are the cutest chicks EVER!! And this set comes with the most adorable hats, bunny ears, and ribbons you can put on their heads to dress them up for Easter or any occasion! Or you can just leave them plain. It's completely your choice!! I also used #5588 Journal Oval Frames Die Set for the sentiment banner and those cute little flowers on the front of the platform. The cute sentiment was stamped using the brand new #5734 Friend Sentiment Set. And then in the back, I used #4967 WC Fence Dies. I think that fence is so adorable in front of the trees. The trees, cloud, and grass dies are from my stash. I stamped the images onto Cryogen white paper using my Misti stamp platform and then cut them out using the dies which are included in the set. I don't know about you, but I really love the fact that a lot of Art Impressions Sets include the dies. It makes it soooo much easier than having to fussy cut!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today! Until next time - stay safe and stay crafty!!

Copics used:

R11, R12, R20, R81, R83, R85
V12, V15, V17
B000
Y15, Y18
E33, E50, E51, E53, E95, E97
YG61, YG53

Monday, February 13, 2023

Interactive card with magnetic pieces featuring Art Impressions Castle Cubbies Set!

Hello AI Fans!

The card I'm showing you today was made for my granddaughter for her 4th birthday. This was so much fun to make! I used #5225 Castle Cubbies. I took inspiration from one of my very talented besties, Dori Mendiola, and made the castle and accessories magnetic so she can play with it on the fridge or anything else a magnet will stick to! Isn't that so fun?! I just used some magnet sheets that I bought from Amazon and the dies cut right through them. The magnet sheet had a sticky backing, so I peeled it off and stuck the pieces to my card base. Now in order to make the pieces stick to the fridge (and to the card) and not repel from it, I had to actually turn the magnet sheet over to cut out all the pieces that would stick to the images that I colored and cut out! Which ended up perfect cause then I just peeled off the sticky backing of the magnet sheet and attached to all the individual colored and die cut pieces! So fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit! If you have any questions about how I made this card, just leave a comment with how to contact you and I'll get in touch. Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copics used:

E21, E23, E31, E33, E35, E37

Y02, Y26, Y35

YG01, YG03, YG05

V01, V12, V15, V17

R12, R35, R81, R83, R85

RV06

T1, T2

B000

BG01

C1, C3, C4, C5

Monday, February 6, 2023

New Release from Art Impressions Front Porch Valentines Set

Hello AI Fans!

I love when new releases come out, don't you?! Today I'm featuring a brand new set for the Front Porch Line from Art Impressions. And this one is all about Valentines Day! Lots of pinks and reds and hearts! LOL! Hope you like this new set as much as I do!! I stamped them all onto cryogen white paper and cut them out with the dies that are all included with the set after I colored them up with Copic markers.