I Call It A Mess LOL by Cheri Burry!

Hi Ai Fans!

This stamp just makes me laugh! It is totally not me as I am very organized but I could see it being one of my kids as they don't seem to care where their clothes land! This stamp is actually a Try-Fold image called "Floordrobe" from Art Impressions.

I decided to use the "Floordrobe TF", in a different way then intended! I stamped the "lady" image first, masked her off and then stamped the remaining 2 images to create one stamp. It's great when you can use your stamps different ways to get more out of them! You can't really see in the picture but I also cut out an extra pair of socks, both shoes, the white collared top and the cat. Then I popped them up with some foam tape. Adds interest to the card for sure!

On this card I used the images in the "try-fold way" using an Ai pre-made"Try-Fold card base". I tried to draw in and colour a wall and wall paper behind my image.

I used a small piece of Velcro to keep the card closed with.

My colouring bled through to the other side so I added Designer paper to the flaps and mounted the card onto a 5.5" square card base.

Copics Used:

E00, E11, E21, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47

B000, B01, B21, B23, BV02, BV04, BV08

Y35, Y38, RV13, RV14, RV17, RV19

C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, C6, C8

Black Gel Pen

Strawberry Ice Kirarina Wink Pen

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

Karen's Top 5 of 2015!

Hello Ai fans!

Oh, my goodness - another year has flown by.  So many cards, so little time...  As always, I've had a wonderful time posting here on the Ai blog, and colouring up all those fabulous Ai images.  I really enjoy putting these kinds of posts together, because I literally revisit every single card that I posted this year.  I could've easily come up with a Top 25 list - but after much deliberation, here are my Top 5 of 2015:

 Using Floordrobe Try-fold Set (Sku #4453)

 Using Fairy Spinner Set (Sku #4576)

 Using Shop Set (Sku #4545)

Using Live Laugh Love (available at Michael's stores)

Simon Says Stamp exclusive Stamptember set

I hope you've enjoyed some inspiration from our projects that we share - and I want to thank those of you who visit us here, play along with our challenges and leave us such lovely comments!  Enjoy the holiday season, and best wishes for a Happy New Year!

Floordrobe by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!

I hope you enjoyed seeing all the latest Try-fold sets for 2015 that were launched last Thursday!  I love making Try-fold cards, and am using the very fun Floordrobe Set (Sku#4453) today:

I backed the two side panels with some coordinating patterned paper to jazz things up a little!  The inside sentiment is "I call it a Floordrobe"!

Happy Stamping!

 Copics used: Skin tones: E11, E00, E000, E02

Reds/pinks: R35, R32, R30

Greens: G46, G43, G40

Blues: B95, B93, B91, B02, B00, B000, B0000

Yellows: Y26, Y23, Y21

Browns: E57, E55, E53, E51, E50

Greys: C1, C00

Floordrobe by Judith

Hello Ai Fans!

Today I am sharing a card using only part of a stamp. A Tryfold card looks fabulous, but they are a little more time consuming to make. 

Ai have some great Tryfold stamps, but for my card I have just used the 'middle' stamp from the Floordrobe set. It's a wonderful way to get more out of your stamps.

Because Ai make some truly fun sentiments, it's always easy to mix and match - I have used a sentiment called My Advice.

Copics:

Skin: E02, E00, E000, R20, R00

Hair: E25, E27

Slip: C3, C1, C00

Clothes: G00, G000, B95, B93, B91, R83, R81, Y23, Y21, E71, E70

Thanks for stopping by :)

Challenge 136 - OWH Cards! Week Two!

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome back for week to of our challenge! We hope those of you in the U.S. had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We're still creating Operation Write Home (OWH) cards. OWH is a a non-profit organization in which volunteers create handmade cards that are gathered and sent overseas to troops, so they can then write home to their families.
How cool is that?!

We had a ton of fun joining the annual OWH Memorial Day Bloghop last Saturday. If you missed it, you can still hop through all the blogs by visiting the OWH blog here.

For our challenge, we would love to see you create OWH cards to send in! There are some guidelines for OWH (A2 cards with envelopes, no glitter, etc.) and to make sure your card is in tip-top shape for our troops, check out the guidelines here. As long as your card follows the guidelines, feel free to submit to our challenge! Also, don't forget to mail in your cards to OWH, check out the mailroom information here.

This week, we're also launching two NEW TryFolds! These fun new character TryFolds are so funny, just love them!

One great thing about TryFolds, their dimensions are perfect to adhere to an A2 cardstock, perfect for OWH cards! Also, after many requests, we now offer cardstock & envelope packs for our TryFolds! You can find them under TryFolds in white and cream on our site!

Check out these awesome cards by our design team!

 Cheryl using Messy House TF (4452)

 Karen using Messy House TF (4452)

 Kerry using Floordrobe TF (4453)

 Marie using Floordrobe TF (4453)

Sherry using Messy House TF (4452)

Aren't those SO fun! Fantastic job DT! Just love these fun sets and how you brought them to life!

Don't forget! Add your card to our challenge for the chance to win Ai product!

Here are the challenge rules …
✻ Please make a new card or creation. You can make any crafty item you wish; this is not limited to cards!
✻ Limit two submissions per person. You will receive extra votes if you use Art Impressions stamps!
✻ The Ai Challenge is open to everyone, international submissions are welcome!

✻ Include a link back to the Ai Blog or grab our button on the top right of our sidebar!
✻ Share the Ai love by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.
✻ Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday, June 6 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.
✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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