Hi everyone! Today I'm participating in the current challenge, Mix and Match. To participate, your entry simply needs to include two or more Ai products. My challenge card actually uses four products. It's so easy to combine Ai sets to tell the customized story you want.
This card features two stamps that happen to be used together, although they also work well by themselves too. I started the card by choosing a house from the 6184-Euro Cottage Set. It comes with 2 houses and I really love the one I used here. It reminds me of the stucco homes and buildings that are traditional German and Swiss style. After stamping it, I added the 6187-FG Poppy Border. It looks like your card has pansies you say? Yes! By changing the way I colored them, it was easy to turn the poppies into pansies. My favorite pansy is lavender and yellow so that's the colors I chose to use. I was thrilled that I could adjust the image to come out this way. I colored this scene with Copic Markers. It doesn't show up well in the photo but I used a light gray marker to create swirl marks that you expect to see in stucco. Isn't it cool how the house is tucked into the pansy border. The perspective works so perfectly.
Next, I created a fresh green 4 1/4" square card base and cut a peak-a-boo window in the front. Then inside, I added the scene that I cut out using the larges square in the 6047-Scalloped Squares Dies. By doing this I created a window that allows the image to show partially. Once opened, you see the whole image. I also stamped the sentiment in the Poppy Border set on clear vellum. I attached it to the inside of the card and covered my glue spots with butterfly cuts from the 5543-Journal Template Dies Set. Finally on the front of the card, I added a looped bow with a little purple button on top.
Thanks for joining me on the blog today. As always, find your favorite stamps, dies, papers, and accessories at the Ai Store!
Happy Crafting!
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