Happy Spring Train featuring Art Impressions

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No...it's not spring yet, but it will be here soon! I hope that helps you feel a little better if you're suffering terrible winter weather right now. We are supposed to get a bunch of snow over the next day or two. UGH! I've been wanting to use #5929 Christmas Train Set for something other than Christmas for a long time, and I finally got my chance! With the release of the adorable new #6106 Bloom and Grow set, I wanted to create a train that could be used for either Spring or Easter. So this was the result of my thought. Since Bonnie didn't put any specific decorations on the train cars, you can decorate them any which way you wish! I love that!! I simply colored them in more spring like colors and then added a die cut star. The letters I used on a slimline banner die from my stash are from #5562 Journal Letter Die Set. 

Sorry, I didn't realize this was blurry until I no longer had the card. 

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, and 35

B41 and 45

YR02, 04, and 07

C1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

R00, 11, and 12

YG01, 03, and 05

Y13, 32, 35, and 38

BV00, 01, and 02

Cold Hands...Warm Hearts featuring Art Impressions

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Do you celebrate Valentine's Day? I just love all the hearts and smooches in pinks and reds!  I'm just a big old sap! LOL! So I have another  super simple Valentine card to show you today, and this one I used the fun #6107 Snowman Hugs Set. I just love this image out of set! I created the card base with the new Scalloped Rectangle Dies #6048. I stamped the image onto a Copic friendly paper and then colored it using Copic markers which are listed below. Other than rounding the corners of the papers, I simply added a bow using red silk ribbon along with a couple little red hearts to show the love. 

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:

R22, 24, 27, 81, 83, and 85

E21, 23, 97, and 99

C1 and 2

Y23 and 26

A Valentine for my granddaughter featuring Art Impressions products

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If you've been affected by the widespread freezing temps, I sure hope you're starting to thaw out a little! And if not, what is better than crafting Valentines for your loved ones in your warm home? That's what I've got to show you today. Our new challenge is Love, Love Me Do (you know I love you...I'll always be true...so plee ee ee eese) Sorry...I got a little carried away with lyrics from my youth! LOL! So anyway, I decided to create a little Valentine for one of my granddaughters. I just love how it turned out, so I hope it inspires you a little. 

I just used a white gel pen to create the patterns on her hat and dress. 

I started by pulling out #5717 Little Girl F&B stamp set and stamping her onto some Copic friendly paper. I don't know about you, but I love using pinks and reds together for Valentine's Day projects. When I cut her out, I cut a slit in her basket so I could add some pink and red hearts I cut using the heart die from #5223 Bookmark Dies. After cutting my A2 card base and adding some pattern paper from #5741, I took #5721 Nested Heart Dies and cut out a window to the inside of the card. After doing that, I glued the inked cloud paper to the inside of the card so the sky would be continuous on the front. I then took a coordinating piece of pattern paper and cut a frame for the heart window using the window size heart along with the largest scalloped heart in the set. I love framing my windows as I believe it adds a nice touch of detail. That adorable fence is from #5807 Journal Fence Dies. I just cut it twice and overlapped the edge piece to make it seamless. Of course it's popped up with dimensional tape. Daisies are my favorite flower ( I have a huge bunch of Shasta daisies in my back yard), so I just can't resist using these cute stamps from #5925 Honey Bee Set.  I'm sure you notice I use them ALL the time. LOL! That set also contains those cute bees and the dies to cut them all out so they can be used exactly like this if wanted! 

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, 33, 35, 40, 42, 44, and 51

Y32 and 35

R11, 22, 24, 27, 81, 83, and 85

G43 and 46

B00