Just a Mermaid and Her Treasures! by Reneé Matarese

 Hello Ai fans!

I've loved this little mermaid since the moment I saw her.

How precious is this card for a little girl's birthday?

Or a big girl...we can all love mermaids!

I know we often hear about octopuses collecting little trinkets and sparkly things but I kind of feel like mermaids probably do that too. I made sure to deck out her space with all sorts of shells and treasures.

Even though my card has a lot going on, I feel like she is still the star. The dies that come with this set cut a little opening in her arms to hold her beloved conch shell or treasure chest or anything else you might think she'd enjoy.

I recently did an Easter craft at school and took one of my chalk palettes. It reignited my interest in them. I used them to add some subtle color to my embossing folder and die cuts.

Do you repurpose items from around your house for your cards? For the fish netting here, I used a sleeve that 3 heads of garlic came in.

This last photo is just for fun. When my daughter saw my card she remarked that it looked like our tissue box.  LOL! Maybe Joel uses Kleenex too and was inspired by the box for his paper! 

P.S. Let me tell you! I DID NOT SPEND ALMOST $9.00 on this tiny bag of shells that I added to my card. Over 10 years ago, these were gifted to me by a co-worker. I can't believe they're still available and I can't believe how expensive they are. Thank goodness for Art Impressions VERY reasonably priced 5329 – Beach Mini Dies. I can color those however I like and make as many as I want.

I made a second, slightly different version because I remembered that I had the nautical wax melt stamper and wanted to add that. I like this version too.

Copics used:

G40, BG02, BG07, E34, RV42, RV52, R000, R85, Y04, Y15

Marvy LePlume:

R810 IVORY, R812 APRICOT, OR821 BEIGE

Magical Creatures #382 Week 2

 Hello Ai fans and welcome to week #2 of our 
Magical Creatures challenge!

Last week, Lynn was our Featured Designer and she created this little beauty.

You can find links to products and her video tutorial HERE.

Dori's magical creation can be found HERE.

Sharon is hoping you have a magical day HERE.

Janet thought of something I didn't...Santa and his magical reindeer!

She used 5040-Sleigh Bells Set and one of my absolute favorite sets...

5353-Lg Snowflake Dies.

Plus...Janet's little pop up pocket makes her card 

perfect for our current Pockets Guest Designer Challenge!
You can enter more than one challenge to increase your chances

of winning a free stamp set.

Tasha has a summery HELLO from her mermaid HERE.

I also used the mermaid to create a thank you card for a little girl at school.
You can find links HERE.

Thank you to our incredible Design Team for all of the MAGICAL inspiration!

Amazing job ladies.

Now let's see what YOU create!
Remember, we pick one Top Spot and one Lucky Random Winner so

you have TWO chances to win a free stamp set!

Also remember, the July Throwback ends tonight at 11:59 PM PST.

Don't miss out!

5948 – Tea Party Arch Set

EF0724 – Puffer

✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation. You can make any 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!

 ✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission.

✻We love to comment on your entries, but keep in mind if you use a private group or a platform that you need to sign up for, we probably won't be able to.

✻ 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 if you can, by clicking and commenting on your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Hello Summer Card by Tasha!

Happy Friday!

Tasha here sharing a new Summer card featuring the super cute 5903-Treasured Armful Set. This mermaid has quickly become my new go to stamp for the Summer and I just love coloring her pretty hair!

For this card, I decided to make an underwater scene and layered seashells and sea plants to frame the mermaid. I wanted to use pink on this card and thought the long blonde hair looked great with all the pink colors used on the mermaid's tail and her treasure chest; I love the color pink!

Lastly, I glued on the word "Hello" and attached gold glitter paper, pink card stock, and a coordinating seashell pattern paper. I also attached several shell embellishments and a made a textured floor to make it look like the bottom of the ocean. I think she looks happy with her treasures!

I hope you enjoyed today's card and are having a wonderful day!