Frog Costume FB Halloween Card by Reneé Matarese

 Hello Ai fans!

I've got some really cute cards to share with you today!

I've used several of the newer Art Impressions sets and you can find links to everything at the bottom of my post.

I've always been a huge fan of the Front and Back stamps and was so excited when Art Impressions started making them again.

The oval cut outs are nice and large so I saved them for a future project which you'll see below.

Most of the patterned paper is from Art Impressions.

As I was cutting out the ovals I was just tossing them aside on my table.  When I looked at them I noticed that they looked a bit like a pumpkin.  I turned them into this Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Exclusive.  I really like how it turned out and I saved something from going in the recycling bin.

Both cards are similar but they have subtle differences like different front pages and the inside papers are arranged in a different order.

I also used different sentiments on them as well.

Goodbye until later today!

Be sure to check back at noon for our new challenge!
I'm the featured artist and I have several projects to share with you.

I "heart" cats! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a card with almost no stamping!

Ai isn't just about stamps.  They have some wonderful dies as well.

I used several sets on my cards.

5333 – Cats Mini Dies

There are 3 cat silhouettes that can be cut and used as is or you can cut them on light colored paper and color in your own fur and face. 

5359 – Bunny Pop-Ups 
I used the heart from this set

5134 – Banner Double Stitched Dies

5135 – Hexagon Double Stitched Dies

These cards came together really quickly which is great when you have a time crunch.

This card was for my son's girlfriend. 
She lost her sweet cat last weekend.

5317 – MB Template Dies

The tiny little heart is from this set.

5324 – MB Cat Accessories

Those adorable, teeny tiny paw prints

are from this set.

Screen Door with Mini Dies by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

This card popped into my head at the end of summer.  My husband and I needed to replace the screen on our sliding glass door.  We had a bear in our yard and our dog smelled it.  He leapt through the screen and took off. He was fine...the bear was gone in no time and we have an invisible fence that keeps our dog in our yard.  The screen didn't fare as well.

After cutting and installing our screen door we had left over screen.  I simply couldn't throw it out.  I wasn't sure why yet but then this card popped into my head. If I could co-install a real life door why couldn't I create one with cardboard and paper?  On the front I used two dies...the cat is from 5333 – Cats Mini Dies and the watering can is from 5336 – Garden Mini Dies.

When you open the door you see the kitchen counter and cabinet. On the counter and on the wall I used all of the dies from 5335 – Kitchen Mini Dies and I used the mirror to create my "stainless steal" pan from the 5334 – Salon Mini Dies.

The clock is from the new 5323 – MB Wall Accessories from the Matchbook series Bonnie just released.

When you open up the cabinet doors you can see the verse which is from Art Impressions - Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set - Daisies which is a Scrapbook.com Ai exclusive.

My screen door is very plain and boring.  Maybe someday I'll have a prettier, rustic one like this. One can hope!  Happy crafting!

Dogs galore! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing two different cards both with a dog theme.

My first card was made with the 5101 – Dog House Cubbies.

I made this card for my friend's birthday.  Her husband secretly

contacted a bunch of her friends and asked us to donate to the 

Humane Society in her name.  She was SO touched when she 

found out.  
The little paw print cut out was made with 5337 – Dogs Mini Dies.

Don't you love how the little dogs poke
their heads out of the windows and doors?



For my second card I used 4850 – Paws To Love MTF.

This card was made for the same friend.  I sent her this one at work just to brighten her day. 

On the inside I used the Dog Mini Dies again as well as the 5333 – Cats Mini Dies because she has a cat and a dog.  I only used two of the three stamps on my card because I didn't do it as a trifold.

Paw-some Vet by Bri Firth

Hi everyone! Today I am sharing my creation for Art Impressions "To Die For" challenge. For more information on this challenge check out the announcement here. This creation is a perfect thank you card idea for a paw-some veterinarian. I decided to use the mini dies in a unique way: to create masks for ink blending. This card is also featured on my personal blog, check it out here! 

I used the Cat and Dog Mini Die Sets and Gina K. Designs Masking Magic to create the animal masks. I arranged the masks on a piece of white cardstock and ink blended over them with Distress Oxide ink. I used plain water to create the water droplet look. 

I die cut the stethoscope die from the Health Mini Die Set with purple and grey cardstock. I trimmed the purple die cut to look like the rubber over top of the metal parts of the image. To finish the card I heat embossed the sentiment "You're Paw-some" in silver embossing powder. I layered the sentiment strip with purple cardstock. 

*Note: The sentiment is from the Lovable Animals stamp set. 

Check back next week for more Ai inspiration made by me!