Lots of Love Card pack by Dori Mendiola

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

I have a fun card gift pack for you today that fits in perfectly for Valentine's day and for the bi-weekly challenge "Love, Love Me Do".  Do you have a friend that loves to give their family members a card for Valentine's day?  What a perfect little gift for you to give them.  My mind instantly goes to our elderly in the senior homes or your cute little elderly neighbor.   I created a fun, quick gift set of six cards all bundled in a sweet pouch.   The cards do not have a sentiment, so they can fit any occasion, if Valentine's day is not your thing.

For the images, I used the Armful stamp sets - #5903 Treasured Armful and #5904 - So Sweet Armful.  The arms of each animal have a slit cut to allow you to slip a cute little heart, flower, star, etc.  These sets also include the corresponding dies.

I stamped each of the images twice on copic friendly cardstock with Memento black ink and colored with copic markers listed below.  I also stamped, colored and die cut the heart, that is included in the "So Sweet Armful" set, 6 times - one for each card.  I learned a little copic technique from my fabulous copic teacher and friend, Sharon Caudle, many years ago in a class and I use it whenever I can.  For the little bear image, I color him in the browns leaving the overalls until later.  I then take a little piece of wash cloth and dab some blender solution onto it.  Lightly tap that part of the cloth onto the colored part of the bear and it will make him look fuzzy (see the individual card below for a better visual).  Let it sit for a little bit and then finish coloring the overalls.

It's a great effect!  Many thanks, Sharon!  

Above is the A2 Card Gift pouch that will hold up to 6 cards (with minimal dimension) and 6 envelopes.  I found the template for this on The Paper Pixie or you can youtube A2 card gift pouch.  It uses one 12x12 piece of heavy weight pattern paper.   I then decorated using the #5972 - Bible Journal Decorative Margin dies and #5721 - Nested Heart dies.   The sentiment is from the #5817 - Potting Garden Shed set.  Lastly, I used one of the #5967 - Hook and Loop Fasteners to keep the pouch shut.

Here are the six cards in the pack:

That's it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

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Copics used:  C0, C1, C3

R20, R11, R12, R14

E21, E23, E25, E31, E33, E35

Pull Up Valentine by Dori Mendiola

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

Valentine's Day is tomorrow.  Are you ready?  If not, I have a fun little pull up valentine for you with a cute little hidden sentiment using the #5902 Mini Scallop Frame die as well as many other sets listed below.  If you have already finished your valentine's, imagine this for other occasions using balloons, stars, etc. instead of hearts.  

To begin, I took the bear image from the #5521 WC Animal Planters set and stamped onto copic friendly paper with Memento black ink.  I also stamped him to create a reverse image so that I could make his back leg and his left arm since the stamp set has a flower pot hiding both.  To do this, I stamped him onto a smooth silicone mat and then took my paper and pressed it onto the stamped image on the mat.  This will create a reverse image.  Using a misti is helpful incase you need stamp again to darken the image.  I colored both images with my copic markers, listed below.  I then used a wash rag and dabbed some alcohol onto it and lightly pressed it against the body parts of the bear to make him look fuzzy.  I fussy cut all the pieces (bear, back leg and left arm) and pieced him together using some foam tape between his legs.  I also placed a heart box of candy (from the #5493 Front Porch Valentine) in his arms.  I just love this cute little bear!  

I cut the #5902 Mini Scallop Frame using the brown hearts paper from the #5832 Gnome Paper Pack.  I cut a heart shape for the window and placed acetate on the inside of the window.  I also stamped the "You're So Sweet" and added a couple little die cut hearts to the inside.  I then placed a thin line of foam tape to the inside bottom scallop edge so the streamer wouldn't fall through.  I glued up the side of the frame and it is ready to decorate.  Don't forget to attach the easel to the back so your frame/card will stand up on display.

To make the pull up heart streamer, I die cut 16 red hearts (front and back) and strung them onto a white thread leaving about 2 inches above the first heart.  I die cut the letters for the sentiment "Love You" from the #5562 - Journal Letter die set and attached each letter to a heart leaving a blank heart between words.  Perfect size letters to make a cute little sentiment.  I cut two fishtail banner pieces in red cardstock.  I then cut a square 2 5/8 inch piece of red gingham paper and glued it to the bottom half of the back side of one of the fishtail banner pieces.  Snip off any paper showing in between the fishtail.  Take the streamer and glue the top thread to the middle of the banner above the gingham paper.   Take the other fishtail banner and glue the top halves of the banners together leaving the bottom half open so it can rest over the top of the frame.  I added the heart banner and bows to the front banner for some cuteness.

  Gather the heart streamer together over the gingham paper and insert into the top slit of the frame.  Some of the letters will show through the window but the message will be a mystery until the recipient pulls from the frame.

I hope you enjoyed my card today and your imagination is running wild with other variations.

Have a great day and keep creating!

Copics used:  E21, E23, E25

R20, R22, R24, R27

You're So Sweet Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Friends!

Tasha here sharing a new card featuring the super cute 5904 - So Sweet Armful Set. The new Armful sets are so much fun to color and you can mix and match the little accessory stamps.

To make my card, I stamped the elephant and cupcake with black ink and used Copic Markers for the coloring. After coloring, I used the included die set to cut both images out. I love sets that include dies, it makes it so easy to create with the little characters!

To coordinate with the colors used on the elephant, I added layers of purple, blue, gray, and white paper. The gray and white heart pattern paper adds color to the background, while allowing the elephant image to still be the main focus. Doesn't he look so happy with his sweet treat?

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment "You're So Sweet" with purple ink and attached a metallic purple paper bow. For a little bling, I glued on a clear rhinestone to the center of the bow to complete the card.

Thank you for checking out today's card and I hope you are having a great day!

Keep Calm & Celebrate On! Challenge #385 Week #2

 Hello Ai fans!

We're in week #2 of our
Keep Calm & Celebrate On! Challenge.

That means you get to see what the rest of our Design Team
has created to inspire you. Remember, you could win a free stamp
set of your choice if you are selected for our Top Spot or our
Lucky Random Winner.

Last week, Janet was our Featured Designer and made this amazing masculine card using

5926 – Fishing Boat Set.
You can see more of her card and find her tutorial HERE.

   

I made two cards and you can find all of the details HERE and HERE.

   

Dori used: 5186 Enjoy the Ride, 5187 Happy Trails,

5832 Gnome PP, 5727 Nested Oval dies and 5223 Bookmark dies.

Sharon says live simply and celebrate LIFE!!

She used 5798 Gardening Girlfriends, 5511 AI Rides Floral Truck Set,

5832 Gnome Paper Pack and 5797 Little Things Sentiment Set

Lynn used Ai So Sweet Armful Set (5904)
Ai Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies (5063)
Ai Journal Template Die Set (5543)
See her video tutorial HERE.

Tasha used 5226 – Bus Cubbies and

5319 – MB Birthday Set

We hope you saw lots of ways to celebrate and are inspired to

submit your own project! We can't wait to see what you make.

✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation. You can make any item you wish; this is not limited to cards!

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You're a Sweet Friend by Janet

It's Saturday and that means it's my turn to share with you a card creation from Ai. Today I've used the new 5904 Sweet Armful Set. It's an adorable set that features an adolescent bear and and elephant. The pair can be used together as I did or each can be used on their own. This set has matching dies. When used, they cut slits around the arms so that a cupcake and heart can be place in them. The heart and cupcake along with dies are also in the set. It also includes the "You're So Sweet," sentiment.

To make this card, I used coordinating papers from the 5742 Easter Journal Paper Pack. The center pink pattern was cut with 5063 Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies. The pastels in this paper pack were perfect for the soft look I wanted to achieve. There are so many pretty patterns in the paper pack that works for many themes besides Easter. 

I colored these cuties with Copic markers, cut the images out and arranged them, the extra hearts, and the sentiment to the front. I think it is a sweet card for someone sweet!

 Thanks for stopping by today. I hope my card gives you some ideas of your own. Please visit the store to see all the things you need for your card, journal, and tag making projects. Be sure to take a look at all the new releases while you are there. Have a great Saturday!

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