Set of Humorous Art Impressions ICU Step Cards

Greetings, crafty peeps! Unfortunately, it’s that time of the year when folks are getting sick and ending up in the hospital. I started this set a while back and kept needing to send off a card, so I couldn’t get the complete finished set in a picture. Here are most of them… almost finished… right before I sent off the second one:

They just make me smile!! Hope they do the same for the recipients!

First, I colored the couples up, wanting to be able to choose from a rainbow of ladies with different colored hair. Next time I want to add in some olive and dark skinned ladies, too.

Then I added some glossy accents to the eyes, lips & earrings, and to the purse and shoes for a patent leather look.

Next, I matched each lady up with a matching cardstock for the step card base and found some decorative paper to match for the background. Then I sewed the ‘curtain’ to a piece of cardstock and attached everything to the card, added the heartbeat cutout and sentiment and the front of the card was done:

Here’s a side view:

On the back, where the heart is (on this particular step card die), I added the sentiment: “Hope you’ll soon be fully re-covered!” and one of the left-over hearts from the heartbeat die cut. The envelope says: “Sending a little laughter… it’s the BEST medicine!”

So here are the rest of them – just variations on a theme:

Materials used:

• Art Impressions Get Well stamp set
• Sizzix Card, Hearts Step-Up die
• SugarPea Designs Heart Beat SugarCut die
• My Sentiments Exactly Back of Card stamp set
• Tsukineko Versamark Ink
• Inkadinkado embossing powder – black
• Memento dye ink – Tuxedo Black
• Copic Markers: B05, 21,29; BG13,15; C3; E000,00,02; R24,29
• Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
• Kuretake Zig Wink of Stella clear
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L tape runner
• Simply Defined ‘Stay Put’ Glue
• Misc. Seafoam gauze material (Hobby Lobby), thread
  • Red card:
    • Core’dinations cardstock – red, white
    • Basic Grey Blush-Admire paper
    • Copic Markers:  B05, 21; BG13,15; C1, 3; E02, 51; R24, 29
  • Yellow card:
    • Core’dinations cardstock – red, white, yellow
    • K & Company Contemporary Papers
    • Copic Markers:  BG13,15; C1, 3; E00, 02, 23, 33, 51; R35; Y06, 08, 13
  • Green card:
    • Core’dinations cardstock – green, red, white
    • Frances Meyer Diva Stripes paper
    • Copic Markers: B02; BG13,15; C1, 3; E02, 51; G02, 05, 09; R29
  • Blue card:
    • Core’dinations cardstock – blue, red, white
    • Basic Grey Blush-Admire paper
    • Copic Markers: B02, 05, 24; BG13,15; C1, 3; E02, 51; R29
  • Purple card:
    • Spellbinders Conversation Bubble 1 die
    • Core’dinations cardstock – lilac, pale green, red, white
    • Recollections Blue Ditsy Floral paper
    • Copic Markers: B21; BG13,15; C1, 3; E00, 02, 71; R29
    • Sakura Micron pen 05 black
  • Pink card:
    • Spellbinders Conversation Bubble 1 die
    • Core’dinations cardstock – pale green, pink, red, white
    • DCWV Butterfly stack
    • Copic Markers: BG13,15; C3, 5, 7; E02, 11; RV02, 04, 17; V15, 17, 25
  • Orange card:
    • Core’dinations cardstock – orange, red, white
    • Frances Meyer Diva Stripes paper
    • Copic Markers:  BG13,15; C1, 3, 5, 7; E00, 02, 51; R29; YR 02, 04, 07

I’m entering this card in the following fun challenges… click on any of them for more information on how you can play along:

• Art Impressions Challenge #241 – Stripes and Circles (Green Card)

• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Add Some Red (red card and red heartbeats on all)

• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes

• MarkerPoP Challenge #141 – Love is in the Air (Red Card)

Thanks for stopping by! I hope YOU stay healthy and no-one else ends up in the ICU!!

~D.Ann

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