Lying about your age? by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans!!

Ok, who is really honest about how old they are? I must admit, I am. LOL! I've earned every one of my gray hairs in my 68 years on this earth and I'm proud to say it.  I love Bonnie's funny stamps and sentiments and used a great one for my card I'm showing you today. It also happens to fit right into the new challenge Stitches and Scallops! I started with #5114 Never Too Old set from Art Impressions Laugh Lines. After stamping her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I colored her with Copic markers which I've listed for you below. At the end of this post, you will find a list of links to the products I used to create the card. It's kind of hard to see, but I swirled my Copic blending pen around on her dress to try and make it look like a brocade. I just thought she looks like she would wear a brocade dress. :) 

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, 21, and 23

B00, 93, 95, 97, and 99

R02, 20, 81, 83, and 85

YG61 and 63

W3, 4, and 5

Birthday Humor Reveal Wheel by Dori Mendiola

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

Today I have a humorous birthday card for the "Milestones" challenge using the #5279 Be Happy Laugh Lines set.  If you haven't checked out these Laugh Lines sets yet, make sure you go to the website and check them out.  Bonnie hit the mark on these.  The sayings are perfect as well as the images!  

I stamped the image on copic friendly paper with Memento black ink and colored with copic markers listed below.  I die cut the image panel with the largest #5062 Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitch Die.  I then used a smaller circle die from the #5064 Double Stitched Circles die set to cut out the notch for the reveal wheel.  Measure a circle die over each of the sentiments to make sure that you can read each within the circle.  Once you find the circle die that fits the sentiments, make sure that where you cut the hole on the image panel is low enough for the wheel to fit without popping out on the sides.  Place a brad in the center of the wheel and through the pattern paper border.  Pop the image panel up with foam dots, avoiding the wheel area, and place down over the pattern paper panel.  I then placed a circle frame over the reveal hole to finish it off.

I hope you enjoy my card today and that you will join in the fun with the current challenge - "Milestone Birthdays".  Play along for a chance to win a free stamp set.

Have a wonderful day and keep creating!

Copics used:  E000, E00, E11, B000

R20, R22, R24, R27

C1, C3, C5

G12, G16, G17

You're Never Too Old by Janet

Hi everyone! 2025 is here and I can't wait to watch it unfold. It's the birth of a brand new year and to celebrate, I've made a birthday card using 5114 - Never Too Old Laughlines. I depend on color for my punch rather than fancy layouts and today is a good example of it. The clean graphic look has a serious purple vein and a touch of green and gold. 

To make it, I cut a piece of alcohol friendly cardstock 3 3/4" x 5". I stamped the lady in the lower right corner making sure there was enough room for the sentiment I chose to be centered over it. Then I stamped the image again on masking paper and fussy cut it out. Carefully placing the mask over the stamped image on the panel allowed me to stamp the sentiment six times around and over the image. The mask protects the lady and when it's pulled off, the sentiment appears to be behind the image. It's a neat trick and so easy to do! Generally the way to accomplish this is to stamp the sentiment in the middle of the image to start and then work your way up and down, doing your best to keep the distance between the sentiments similar. I stamped the last sentiment a little higher than I actually wanted to but it certainly doesn't ruin it. Don't get too worked up if the sentiments aren't perfect.

I got to work coloring the lady and chose to go with a purple combo using my Copic markers. Once done, I drew in vertical and horizontal lines to create a dress pattern. When doing this, just keep in mind the line of the clothing and curve drawn lines where the body curves. It helps make it look more natural. I added small dashes of dark purple in each rectangle pattern to finish this easy pattern. I outlined the whole image again with a black fine-line marker. This refreshed the image lines which became a little washed out during coloring. It also helps it stand out from the sentiment. Finally I added some white pen highlights here and there. 

Once all the coloring was done, I mounted the panel on a 4" x 5 1/4" purple mat and then put them both on a white A2 card base. So simple right? It makes a nice clean card that is a lot of fun.

Thanks so much for joining me here at the blog today. As always, please visit the Ai store for the products I used and all the things you need for your card, journal, and tag making projects. Happy creating!

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