"Love" Postage Stamp Card by Lynn Dionne

Happy Wednesday Ai Fans!

Watch video tutorial here!

Let's create our very own "Love" Postage Stamp today using the beautiful new Ai His Love Stamp Set (6150), which is part of the Bible Journaling Series. From this wonderful set we will be using the heart-shaped roses wreath, the "Love" sentiment, and the tiny hearts background stamp!

To begin, we will stamp and color the heart wreath using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Lemon Yellow, Yellow, Scarlet Red, Ever Green, Mid Green, Deep Green.

Once the wreath is colored, we can die cut the fun postal design using the Scrapbook.com Nested Stitched Stamp Die Set. This die will cut the center separately from the frame, which I absolutely love, because we can easily ink around the edges of the rectangle without having to mask off any of the postage stamp.

We will ink the edges using the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs. This will frame the design nicely.

We can attach the frame and the center piece together using some 1/4" Double Sided Tape and then we can pop up the entire postage stamp using some 3D Foam Tape.

But before we attach this to the card, let's create the standard A2 size card base and a kraft colored layer which we will stamp with the tiny hearts background stamp from this same set.

Once the panel is stamped, we will spatter the panel with some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter and also some white ink. We will also add some of the Gathered Twigs ink around the edges.

Now let's pop-up the postage stamp onto the card, on a little bit of an angle and add a few "gold" sparkly gems to the wreath and around the edges of the card. This will add some dimension and pretty sparkle!

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Ai His Love Set (6150)

Ai Watercolor Travel Box (4924)

Post-it Labeling and Cover-up Tape

Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen

Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof Ink - White

Focus on Faith: Joy Comes in the Morning by Sara Furr

 Greetings my dear Art Impressions friends!

God gives us so many blessings! Besides the gift of his love, one of his greatest gifts is that of this beautiful world that we live in! His blessings are new everyday. Every morning we wake up to the beauty of the sunrise.

I'm here today to share with you a card inspired by a photograph of a sunrise that I took on our farmstead. I have been wanting to use the stamp set #5129- "He Leads Me", so I "imagined" a covered bridge that would have crossed over the creek next to our barn. This was my inspiration photo..

And this is my Faith Inspired "Joy Comes In The Morning" creation...

As you can tell, this is watercolor, and Sara is NOT a watercolor artist, haha, but I am trying, so bear with me on this, ok? I will be showing my process photos of how I have created this scene.

To start, I stamped my covered bridge and a single tree from the stamp set with a combo of Starry Sky and Soft Suede markers onto a140# cold press watercolor card front.

Then I applied Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, and Cherry Cobbler ink to create my sun. I watered down some Starry Sky and dabbed that in to create some moody blue sky, making sure to leave some bits of white showing. I also added a bit that to the inside of the bridge for shadow.

I then used some post it tape to mask off my sun and added a mixture Basic Black and Chocolate Chip ink to create my skyline silhouette and I added in some slightly watered down Starry Sky for the creek water and some Evening Evergreen for the grass and landscape fading down to the creek, and for the foliage on my tree. I added a bit of brown inside the bridge, roof, tree, and fence posts.

Next, I added in some pine trees, shrubs, and grasses using #5372- WC Mini Foliage Set in Evening Evergreen and Mossy Meadow ink (darker in background and lighter in foreground), and I added some watered down Baked Brown Sugar for the dirt on the road. 

I blended those out a tiny bit with a damp brush, and then added in another tree on the right side and I added a bit of yellow and red to the water to be a reflection of the sunrise. I then added in the the very tops of the shrubs with Starry Sky and repeatedly stamped some little "blue wildflowers" in the grass and on the edge of the creek. Once that was dry I added some sparkle pen "dots" to the flowers for accents. You can't see them in my photo, but you can in real life! Haha. There is also a shimmery dew of sparkle on the water and the objects in the foreground that I was unable to capture, but you can see when tilted in the light.

I then finished by adding the shadows and a bit of color to the covered bridge, and then I stamped the sentiment "Joy comes in the morning", from the #5417-Frameworks Sentiments set in Black Versafine Ink.

I then signed my creation and cut the panel down to 5x3 3/4" and mounted it to a white Postage Stamp die cut, and then popped that up on a piece of Silver Holographic cardstock. I again added funfoam to the back of that panel. I created a 5x7card Base of Soft Succulent cardstock and added a panel of vellum that I embossed with a Pinecones & Berries embossing folder. Before adding my main focal panel, I added a small piece of floral lace so that when the panel is applied the lace is just peeking out of the edge.

For the inside of card I watercolored another sunrise panel and added the sentiments "Jesus", from #5986-Jesus & Joy Dies, and stamped "Light of the world" from the Frameworks Sentiments with Black Versafine ink.

And that finishes my project for today. Here is a list of all the supplies I used:
(All Art Impressions products are linked below)

♡Stamp sets:
#5129-He Leads Me,
#5417- Frameworks Sentiments,
#5372- WC Mini Foliage

♡Dies:
#5986- Jesus & Joy Dies (AI)

Postage Stamp die- (Unity)

♡Inks:
 Stampin' Write markers in: Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Baked Brown Sugar, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Evening Evergreen, Mossy Meadow, and Starry Sky.

Black Versafine ink

♡Cardstock:
S.U. Soft Succulent

Your Paper Insider: Ultra White Smooth cardstock 100#,
Glama Natural Clean vellum,
Silver Holographic Diamonds 12pt cover,
Cold press Watercolor card fronts 140#,
Dark Blue Curious Skin 91#

♡ Misc.: 

Double sided tape,
paintbrush, water,
Spellbinders Pine branches & Berries embossing folder,
Gelly Roll Sparkle Pen

Pheeeww, that was a lot, I know! If you are still with me, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading this! Please know that I truly cherish you!

God's blessings to you all, and I pray you have a very blessed week! I hope you will join me again February 3rd for another Faith Inspired project!

Blessings,

Sara Furr- The Crafty Farm Chick

Ps. If you visit my Instagram page @sarae.furr_thecraftyfarmchick you can see a video of my card up close and in action.

Pocket Full of Sunshine Seed Journal by Reneé Matarese

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I have the inside of the little house that I shared last Thursday for my challenge feature.
The 6114 – Box Village Template Dies come with a journal cover with pages that you can add.

I believe it fits 6 and I chose to add 3 because mine had seed packets folded in half and tucked inside giving those pages more dimension.

Pruned & Fabulous!

That's my cover page...lol.
Oh GAIL! You're marvelous.

The challenge is to use sunshine, yellow and/or pockets. I chose to use all 3 on my project.
Pocket Full of Sunshine!

For one of my pages I used 6150 – His Love Set and a sentiment from 6076 – Gardener Gail.
The pocket and banner the sentiment is stamped on are part of the house die set. The circles are from 
5726 – Nested Circle Dies and 6045 – Scalloped Circle Dies.

For this page I used a frame from the house die set and a flower from 5981 – My Joy Set.

My final pages used dies from 5336 – Garden Mini Dies and one final sentiment from Gail.

This is what the journal looks like tucked up inside the house.

House and Journal side by side.

I hope you enjoyed my little bit of sunshine.

Sending a little hello by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans!

I have a simple little card for you today that fits in with the new challenge Pocket Full of Sunshine! Now if you know me, you know my favorite color is yellow, so I was super stoked to be able to create a card for this challenge! I love shaped cards, and while flipping through my die sets, I saw #5768 Decorative Journal Page 1 and I just loved the decorative edge on it. So I grabbed it to make a card. It's super simple to do this, all you have to do is create your folded card base, but when you go to place your die on it to cut, make sure you put the cutting edge of the die off of the fold of your card base. Make Sense? I then cut two more pieces, one out of my pattern paper and another layer of just white cardstock. I trimmed down all the sides of the pattern paper so the card base would be a mat for it. Then I tore the white piece (tearing towards myself) to make the layer that looks like a snowy hill. I grabbed a tree die and sun die from my stash to finish off the card. A cute sentiment from #5797 Little Things Sentiment Set finished it off. 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

Y13, 15, and 18

E33, 35, 95, 97, and 98

C4, 5, and 6

YR04, 07, 61, and 65

G82 and 85

Valentine Wreath Gate-fold Card and Sweet Wishes Storybook Frame by Diane Mason

 Hello, and welcome back for Watercolor Weekend! 

Hello all my Ai watercolor friends and fans, and Happy 2026! This is my first post of the year, and January 1st is always special to me—not only does it mark the start of a new year, but it’s also my Art Impressions Watercolor Design Team anniversary. I can’t believe it’s already been three years!

Today I’m excited to share two Valentine’s Day projects with you: a Valentine Wreath Gate‑fold Card and a cute little Valentine’s Storybook Frame.

Valentine Wreath Gate-fold Card:

This soft, romantic gate‑fold card features images from the recently released Bible Journaling Set 6150 – His Love. Although it’s designed for Bible journaling, it’s also perfect for all kinds of love‑themed projects. I always enjoy sharing ideas for stretching your stamp collection and using sets in unexpected ways.

Using my stamp platform, I inked the wreath image with Memento Desert Sand and stamped it onto Canson XL watercolor paper. This light ink keeps the lines soft while still preserving the details. (You can ink the flowers and foliage separately in pink and green, but this particular stamp is quite detailed.)

I began by adding a light wash of 703 to each rose, leaving white space for highlights. To deepen the petals, I layered additional 703 into the shadowed areas until I was happy with the value. The hearts on the vine were also painted with 703.

For the rose centers, I dotted in a touch of TwinTone Chrome Yellow and softened it with a damp brush. The leaves were painted with 177, deepening the bases for contrast.

To create a soft, ethereal glow, I brushed a watery mix of 403 around both the inside and outside edges of the wreath. Once dry, I used a fine #0 brush to scatter tiny hearts in 703—just two simple strokes forming a little “V” shape. I also used the #0 brush to add 177 to the vines and refine the leaf details.

Where needed, I added definition to the roses with a Fuchsia Pink TwinTone and blended lightly with water. A touch of Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White restored any missing highlights.

I cut a piece of blue shimmer cardstock to 8½” x 5½”, scored at 1½” and 5¾”, and folded in the sides.

• Left panel: pink patterned paper from 5892 – Easter S2 Paper Pack, cut to 1¼” x 5¼”
• Right panel: blue‑green vine pattern from the same pack, cut to 2½” x 5¼”

Both panels were adhered with double‑sided tape.

The watercolor panel and its mat were die‑cut using 5725 – Nested Square Dies (3” x 3” and 3¼” x 3¼”). I mounted the finished piece to the card front, applying adhesive only to the left side so the gate‑fold can open properly.

Inside the card, I added a 4” x 5¼” pink mat and a 3¾” x 5” white panel.

• The Valentine sentiment from 4848 – Sweet Wishes MTF was inked in 703.
• The heart stems from 6150 were inked in 703 and 401.
• The small heart border was stamped repeatedly along the bottom in 401.

Sweet Wishes Storybook Frame:

Late last year, Art Impressions released the Storybook Template Die along with two coordinating stamp sets for creating adorable Christmas ornaments. The template forms a 3D box where you can build a little scene inside. At the time, Bonnie hinted that more coordinating sets might be coming—I can’t wait to see what she dreams up next!

That got me thinking: why not use the Valentine images from the Sweet Wishes Mini TryFold to create a little Valentine storybook scene?

For this sweet frame, I combined the 4848 – Sweet Wishes MTF set with the 6121 – Storybook Template. The tag was created using a banner die from 5902 – Mini Scalloped Frame Dies. The box is cut from white shimmer cardstock, and the heart patterned paper is from the 5741 – Valentines Paper Pack.

All images were stamped in Memento Desert Sand onto Canson XL Mix Media Paper.

Here’s the color palette I used for each element:

Rose Wreath

• 177 (vine and leaves)
• 856 (roses)
• Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White

Mailbox

• 256 (mailbox and interior lid)
• 565 (post, flag clips, slot, knob)
• 856 (ribbon, flag)
• N52 (flag post)
• 403 (sky)

Bird with Letters & Candy

• 856 (heart and letter)
• 703 (letter)
• 403 (letter)
• 703 + 565 (bird, mailbox interior)

      

Once everything was painted, I die‑cut the center from the wreath and die-cut the opening for the mailbox lid. The mailbox piece was trimmed to match the die size of the die with the oval opening (approximately 2⅝” x 3”). I cut a second piece the same size to mount the bird image on.

The included die cuts the interior of the wreath, but not the outer edge, so I fussy‑cut the wreath with fine detail scissors, leaving a small white border. Mix Media paper cuts easily, so this step went quickly.

The oval opening on the Storybook die was slightly too large for the wreath to sit neatly on top. To fix this, I cut the heart patterned paper again at 2⅝” x 3” and used a smaller oval from 5902 – Mini Scalloped Frame Dies to create a better‑sized opening. The wreath was then adhered to the box front with double‑sided tape.

      

To assemble the layers, I used foam squares to pop up each piece, starting with the bird layer and working forward. I positioned the bird so it peeks out when the mailbox lid is opened—such a fun little surprise for the recipient. Once all the layers were in place, I glued the box closed.

I die‑cut an ornament topper from white shimmer cardstock and attached it to the top of the box to hold the ribbon and tag. I folded and glued the topper about two‑thirds of the way down, then folded out small tabs on each side so it could be secured to the box.

For the tag, I stamped a sentiment from 4848, die‑cut it with the banner die from 5902, and tied it on with red baker’s twine. A double bow of red ribbon was added with a glue dot.

To finish the back, I layered more red heart paper with Mix Media paper. The Valentine sentiment and heart border from 6150 were stamped in 856, and the rose was painted using the same colors as the wreath.

Just look at that cute little guy peeping at you from the mailbox! I think it will be fun for the recipient to open the mailbox lid and get a sweet little surprise.

That’s all for now—thanks so much for stopping by for Watercolor Weekend! I hope these ideas inspire you to experiment with some “out of the box thinking” and create something fun for Valentine’s Day with your stamp collection.

Until next time, Happy Painting!

❄️ Flap‑Fold Winter Card Featuring the Sweetest Snowman by Janet

There’s something magical about winter crafting - especially when it involves a fun fold and a charming snowman. Today’s project is a flap‑style fun fold card that brings together soft winter colors, playful textures, and a sprinkle of sparkle. While we humans may not be loving the cold weather right now, our snowman couldn't be happier!

The star of this card is the adorable snowman from the 6107 – Snowman Hugs Set. I colored him with Copic markers, giving him a green winter coat and a pink hat and scarf for a cheerful, non‑traditional palette that still feels perfectly frosty. He was cut out using the dies in the set and mounted on the diamond with foam tape. As a special little touch, I added a small red cardstock heart to his jacket. 

For the foundation, I used a blue cardstock base—a cool, wintry backdrop that pairs beautifully with the patterned papers from the 5963 – Winter Woodland Paper Pack. The flap fold adds an interactive twist, making the card feel extra special before it’s even opened.

To bring in that snowy magic, I added white glitter cardstock snowflakes using the 5353 – Lg Snowflake Dies. These large, shimmering flakes create a gorgeous layered background behind the snowman.

For the finishing touch, I scattered sequin snowflakes in silver, blue, and pink across the design. They catch the light beautifully.

And of course, sentiments were added to provide the perfect message. On the front flap, I added “Bundled Up and Full of Joy”—a perfect match for this cozy winter scene. Inside, I included the playful sentiment “There’s snow one like you”. Both are sentiments included in the Snowman Hugs Set. To keep the sparkle going, I sprinkled more sequin snowflakes around the inside sentiment for a soft, shimmering finish.

Thanks for joining me on the blog today. As always, find your favorite stamps, dies, papers, and accessories at the Ai Store!

Happy Crafting!

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