Easter Blessings by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai fans!

Today I am stopping by to share a card I made using the Mini Bunny Spinner stamp set from Art Impressions.  With Easter approaching in less than a month I thought it would be perfect to send to my Mom for Easter Blessings.

As you can see I made another mini spinner card.  I just love how interactive they are, and really they are pretty simple to make. 

For this one I offset the opening to the right of my card using the Oval Double Stitched Dies. This is where my spinning bunny is going to go. I cout out of both my card base and brown card stock. This allows for the thread to be hidden between the two layers of  paper. 

To finish off my card.  I used one of the Flagged Double Stitched Dies. I stamped my sentiment Easter Blessings from the Sweet Eater set and attached it to my cards. 

Until next time ... Hugs and inky fingers! 

Egg-Cellent!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I am working on a couple Easter cards.  I wanted to use my Mini Bunny Spinner Set.  I picked it up a while ago but I wanted to wait until closer to Easter to use it. Well ... it is getting closer to Easter, so what better time than now.

I knew I wanted to try and add three circles, but I also knew that I am not good at lining this up so I figured I would stagger the circles in case there were boo boo's.  The circles were from the Circle Double Stitched Dies. I really like how they turned out.

As you can see I die cut from both my card base and my pattern paper so they would line up once adhered together.  What I like to do when adding my thread I glue the thread to the inside of one image and then attach the matching image to the other.  From there I use double sided tape and place on both ends of the circle to attach my thread to, as you can see above.  From there I add glue all over and around the thread so I know it will be secure once all put together. Another trick I like to do is tape my card base down where the fold is so there is no reason for any slack with the thread.

 I finish it off by adding my card front to the panel.  Not hard at all, right?? And from here I decorate my card with all of the finishing touches. As you will see below I added some purple card stock to my image.  I stamped the sentiment "Happy Easter" from the Sweet Easter Set.

I thought it looked to plain with just the white strip with the sentiment on it so I Added some more purple to it.  I cut a very thin strip of purple, centered it ant framed out the phrase.  Don't you agree it adds to the sentiment?

'I made two so I could send them to my Mom and my Mother in Law.  I can't tell if I like the one that is more pink or the one that has more blue in it.  Which one do you like better? I know they are both the "same" but sometimes the shades of color matter ... I think I am going with the more blue card! You?

Here they are side by side again.  Happy Wednesday everyone!

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

Copics used:
BG000, BG01
BV000, BV00
RV10, RV11
Y0000, Y000, Y00

Easter Bunny Spinner Card by Jil Lebel

Hello Ai fans!

I'm using the Mini Bunny Spinner Set 4732 as the focal point for this weeks Easter card.  I also had to use some more stamps from Sweet Easter Set 5004 as accents.  I love that the mini spinner sets come with the stamps and matching die cuts.  It makes them really easy to fit the front and back images together.  Plus, spinner cards create that wow factor every time.

I started by stamping the back and front of the bunny spinner images and the mug of flowers onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Card Stock with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink.  I colored all of the images in with my Copic markers. I went over some areas with my Prismacolor colored pencils to deepen the shadows. I've listed the colors at the bottom of this post.  I cut both sides of the bunny spinner with the die cut.  I cut the mug of flowers with my detail scissors. I cut two pieces of the Authentique Latest and Greatest 6x6 paper pad with the Mama Elephant All Prettied Up die Cut. They are going to go on each side of my card front, so I cut a circle opening a white A2 card with a circle die right behind the scalloped circle opening. I used a circle die that was a bit larger than the scalloped circle so the white paper wasn't visible through the Authentique patterned paper once I added it to the card.

It was very easy to assemble the spinner portion.  I cut a 5" piece of pink DMC floss.  It has six strands.  I pulled them apart because I only needed one.  I applied a thin layer of Tim Holtz Collage Medium to one side of the bunny spinner and added the DMC floss right down the center and tapped it into the collage medium. Then I attached the other side of the bunny spinner so the two colored sides are facing out and lined up perfectly.  I pushed the two together with my fingers to make sure everything was sticking together and then placed it under a hard, flat surface to dry.

Once the Bunny Spinner was dry, I was ready to put together the card.  I added a tiny piece of 1/8" adhesive to the top and bottom of the circle cut out area on the card front. I stuck down the bunny spinner string into the adhesive.  I was sure to position the bunny where I wanted it in the center of the circle. I added 1/8" adhesive to the back of the blue piece of patterned and die cut paper, centered it on the card and stuck it down.  I repeated the process on the back of the card front with the pink piece of patterned paper.  This created a sandwich to hide all of the spinner workings.

I created a few other items to accent the card.  I was going to add a plain pink piece of paper to the inside of the card but it looked really plain.  I used my Tim Holtz Bubble stencil and my mini ink blending tool to go over it with Spun Sugar Distress ink to create my own pattern paper. I cut a small piece of the Authentique paper from a Spellbinders Labels Two and added a sentiment over that with foam tape. I added the mug of flowers to the card front with foam tape.
the last thing I did was wind up the bunny to place it in an envelope.  When the card is opened, the bunny will spin around!

Copics:
Bunny - W5, W3, W1, RV10
Mug - R81, R83, R85
Ribbon - YG61, YG63, YG67

Prismacolor Colored Pencils:
Mug - Mulberry 995
Lily - Spring Green 913, Chartreuse 1004

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

Challenge 183 Creative Critters WEEK 2

Hello, Ai Fans!

Have you had the chance to take our challenge for a whirl? Our Creative Critters challenge is welcoming in our new Mini Spinner release!

The designers are all here to show their creative critter creations! Visit their personal blogs by clicking the designers name to learn more about the card, and check out the set they used on our brand new website! Cheri with Mini Cat Spinner Set  Dana with Mini Cat Spinner Set  Diane with Mini Raccoon Spinner Set  Karen with Mini Bunny Spinner Set and Mini Cake Spinner Set  Kerry with Mini Bear Spinner Set  Renee with Mini Cat Spinner Set Sharon with Mini Bear Spinner Set  Inspired? Join our challenge for a chance to win Art Impressions stamps! We want to see cards that use animals in a creative way! Maybe it's an interactive card structure or some crazy creative coloring! Let's see it!

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, May 11 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.
✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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