Happy Retirement! by Niccole

Hello Ai fans!!

 I am using the newly released stamp set called Happy Trails.  This stamp set is so much fun. Tomorrow you will see another card using this set for the current challenge going on.

I knew as soon as I saw this set I wanted a chill, laid back retirement card.  I think I achieved it with this card; wouldn't you agree??

I started by stamping the images all at the same time with my Misti. I lined up the palm tree, the sentiment, and beach bum and stamped them at once.  I then stamped them a second time onto my masking paper and covered up my palm tree and beach bum.

Ok, here is where the magic happens.  I took another piece of masking paper and made a horizon line.  So I have the bottom portion of my card covered along with my palm tree and beach bum.  I ink blended some blue in to emulate the sky. From there I reversed the direction of my straight piece of masking paper and covered up the blue I just applied.  I ink blended some brown to emulate the sand. Peel off all your masking paper and reveal the magic scene and ares to Copic color. From here you Copic color your images and that's it, you are done.

Here is the full card again.  Isn't a simple one layer card all you need sometimes? I am so please with how this turned out.  You know you can save your cut out masked images to reuse another time, right?

Happy Wednesday everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by please come back again soon and see what we all have been up to. 

Copics used:

B00, B12, B14, B16

C1, C3, C5

E00, E11, E43, E44

R11, R35, R37, R39

Y113, Y15

YG05, YG07, YG17
YR02, YR04, YR07

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

Mele Kalikimaka! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a Christmas card with you.  My card features one of the new clear stamp sets from Art Impressions.  The set is called 4788 – Tropical Christmas Set.

So...Did you hear the news??  Art Impressions received its 10,000th "LIKE" on Facebook last week!  Hooray!  To celebrate they're having a prize package giveaway that you'll definitely want to have a chance to win.  To enter you can click HERE.  The contest runs until 11/21/2016 and the winner will be announced the following day.  Good luck!

I think we all know someone in the south or in my case; the southern continental U.S. and in Hawaii that this card would be perfect for!

This set has so many cute images and verses.

Here's the inside of my card.

Copics used:

Y15, B43, BG01, YG05, YG17, YG67

Marvy Markers:

15 Olive Green, 18 Dark Brown, 24 Beige, 38 Oyster Grey

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It's 5 O'Clock...Somewhere!! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!  

This is such a sad time of year for me...summer's winding down...school's about to start again.  That means it's back to work and less crafting time.  I'm going out with a very summery card though.  My friend requested a Margaritaville themed 60th birthday card for a friend. I wound up making two versions.  One for her and one for a retirement card I needed.  Sad to see summer go.

But...fortunately there's something VERY exciting to perk me up a bit!  Guess what??  Art Impressions will be releasing the Hobby Lobby & Michaels exclusive clear sets on the Ai website on Thursday!  Many of us don't have those stores near us so it will be wonderful to have these sets available on the Ai site. That means very soon you'll be able to get all these sets HERE.

Hampton Art/Michaels -

SC0652 Ai Crazy Cat Lady

SC0653 Ai Beach Babes

SC0651 Ai His & Hers Campers 

SC0650 Ai His & Hers Gardeners 

SC6049 Ai His & Hers Flying High 

SC0677 Wine Divas

SC0678 Got Style

SC0680 Spare Me

SC0681 Get Well

Hobby Lobby -

AiCS05 - Dare to be Fabulous Clear Stamps

AiCS15 - Live Laugh Love Clear Stamps

AICS27 - Love Birds Clear Stamps

AICS28 - Chocolate Therapy Clear Stamps

AICS31 - Pamper Yourself Clear Stamps

AICS32 - Hot Java Mama Clear Stamps

AICS36 - Birthday Wishes Clear Stamps

For my first card, on the front I used...

SC0651 Ai His & Hers Campers

Doesn't he look like he's enjoying life?!

Now that's my kind of clock!  I printed the clock, parrots and Margaritaville on my computer.

On the inside I used...

4241 – Bummer Set

When you're in Margaritaville you need, well, a margarita of course.  I printed one out and stuck it in his hand.  I think he's happier this way.

For my second card I did something very similar but with a different theme.  This one's a retirement card.  I used the same image from the Campers set but I added some of the verses from the set as well.

He looks like a very happy camper to me.

Home is where you park it!  I see he's parked it under a palm tree.  Good move.

Copics used:

E02, E50, E51, E81, C00, C3, B21, B93, Y00

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