NEW VIDEO - Floral Birdhouse PopCard Quick Tips

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome to another new feature video showing off our new PopCards! Kate shows you how to assemble and add extra pieces to our Floral Birdhouse PopCard. You can easily create an opening in the front of your card so your recipient can get a peek before opening the card. Check out Kate's tips and all her supplies below!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BCaZbSRa9AM

Challenge 220 Third Dimension Week 2! Join Us!

We are back with week two of our Third Dimension challenge! Today the full design team shares their creations with our newest PopCards and they are totally fabulous! Remember you can visit the designer's blog for more details when you click their name. Also, we LOVE your comments, so leave one today so we can know what you think!

Cheri with Tea Party PopCard and PopCard Template

Dana with Singing Snowmen PopCard and PopCard Template

Diane with Haunted Mansion PopCard and PopCard Template

Jil with Singing Snowmen PopCard with and PopCard Template

Karen with Kitty Vanity PopCard and PopCard Template

Renee with Floral Birdhouse PopCard and PopCard Template 

Sharon with Haunted Mansion PopCard and PopCard Template

WOW, these PopCards are incredible! Great work, team!

Are you inspired to join our 3D challenge? This challenge is all about 3-dimensional elements in your cards! This can be using our fabulous PopCards, or any other dimensional element like pop-ups, shakers, box cards, bags, accordion cards... the list goes on! We can't wait to see what you come up with. Hurry, there's only one week left to join!

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, November 8 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Happy Stamping!

Deer Window Box Card by Jil Lebel

Hello Ai fans!

It's almost November and you can't even tell here in Florida.  It's still unusually hot here. All of the leaves on the trees are green.  Nonetheless I had to make a fall card.  I think the Deer Window M4879 Window to the world stamp is so peaceful and serene, so  I decided to use it for my card.  I made a shadow box card.  I used different measurements, but this tutorial shows the basic way I made it. 

Start the card with one piece of craft card stock. Cut it into two pieces that are 7" x 4 1/4". Score them at 1/2" and 1 1/2" on both sides of each piece. Fold each piece as shown on the link. You'll want to die cut a window to fit the front. I used the Tim Holtz Bigz Die Window and Window Box because it gave a large viewing area.I cut it out of a piece of Cherry Sticky Back Wood.  I added a piece of White Birch Sticky Back Wood to the center section of the front piece. Then measured the window opening and cut it with a craft knife.  Attach the window and window box onto the front of the card.  Attach the sides of the card together at the outermost 1/2" of craft paper by matching up your sides.  Use a strong tape like ScorTape.  Attach your colored Deer image at this point lining it up with the window.  Use a adhesive like Ranger Multi Medium Matte so you have a few seconds of wiggle time. I added a few flowers from Hobby Lobby along one side of my card along with two pieces of paper that were punched from the Martha Stewart Branches punch.  I attached them with Beacon Fabri-Tac. When you put your card into the envelope, push the sides in so the card pops up when the receiver takes it out of the envelope.

The image is colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers onto Strathmore Bristol paper. Use clean water and a #4 paintbrush. Just applied use the brush on your marker to apply color where your image would be darkest.  Use a damp paintbrush to pull the color out into the image.  It is important to use a damp brush.  If you use too much water, it will just bleach out your color. Once they were dry I added a drop of Diamond Stickles to the center of each flower.

Here is a view of the image outside of the frame. 

I used the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.

Tree Trunks - Beige 72, Deep brown

Grass and Trees - Olive Green 43, Beige 72

Deer - Beige 72

Flowers - Cornflower Blue - 37

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

NEW VIDEO - Fall Wreath Watercolor

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome to a new Watercolor Wednesday! This week, Bonnie is continuing with her wreaths for this beautiful autumn-themed wreath, adorned with pumpkins, branches and a robin in the middle. Bonnie starts by making a circle and drawing quadrants inside. She stamps the pumpkin from our WC Series 3 Set 1 in each of the sections and pulls the color from the lines. She repeats the process and adds branches, bundles, vines, and buds. Bonnie uses her beautiful Fall colors - olive green, olive brown, English red, and sepia. For the final touch, Bonnie adds a branch in the center with a tiny robin from our WC Birds Set resting on it.

We hope you enjoy this week's video! Don't forget, we love to see YOUR watercolor designs! You can post them on our Facebook page or by hashtagging #AiWatercolor on Instagram! Also, we love it when you like our videos and subscribe to our YouTube!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EbPEK61m0vU

Udderly Fantastic Birthday by Dana Warren

Hello AI Fans!!

Today I have a card that featuring the Udderly Fantastic clear stamp set. This set has some adorable cows and hilarious sentiments!!

I started by stamping the cow with the tutu and balloons on some white cardstock. Then I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color her up. I used AP1, AP2, AP3, DP1, DP2, DP3, FS9, MB1, MB3, PP1, TN1. With sharp scissors, I fussy cut her out.

From my paper stash, I found a cool ombre purple that matched, it is from Pink Paislee - Take Me Away pad. I also happened upon some Kraft Doilies I haven't really used, I pulled one out and used a little Frayed Burlap Distress Ink to darken it up.

I added the doily to the purple panel and then the sentiment with foam tape. The doily was attached just off center, so I trimmed off the overhang. 

On the bottom right, I stamped the Have An Udderly Fantastic Birthday sentiment. Last I added a few matching sequins to jazz the card up a little!!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!!

Tuesday Threads with Karen Day

Happy Halloween, Ai Sewing fans!!

I have the October edition of Tuesday Threads with Karen Day to share with you today.

Two of the fabrics in the Shop Hop collection designed by Ai owner/illustrator Bonnie Krebs, are a subtly patterned bright orange, and a wonderful limey green... and given that my posting day was the 31st, I decided to make a little Halloween decor:

I've created a little pumpkin placemat/hotmat/potholder.  I'm choosing for it to be part of my Halloween decor, and if I had a bowl of candy to put out, it would be the perfect thing to set it on.  I started out by sketching out my design to make a pattern:

I drew my pumpkin shape, and added a 1/4" border as a seam allowance, and drew on my stitching lines.  I cut out two of these in the orange fabric, then cut apart the stem and cut one of it from the green fabric.  I used Therm O Web's HeatnBond Lite fusible adhesive and ironed it onto the top orange piece.  I cut a piece of Therm O Web's High Loft Fusible Fleece about the same size as the pumpkin, and fused it onto one of them.  I stitched the pumpkin pieces together with a 1/4" seam, clipped the edges and turned it inside out.  After slip stitching the bottom edge shut, I ironed the pumpkin so that the edges were flat and nicely rounded.

 I cut apart my pattern along the stitching lines, and pinned it onto my pumpkin to use as a stitching guide using orange thread to indicate the grooves on the pumpkin.

   I switched to green thread and zigzagged around the stem - this finished off the raw bottom edges nicely.  And there you have it!  Do you remember the mug rug that I made last month?  Just imagine how cute a small version of my pumpkin would be as a mug rug!!  Lots of possibilities...

 Have a happy & safe Halloween - and happy sewing :o)

Old Bat wine tag by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Monday!
 

Today I am sharing a project using one of my favorite Ai sets- 4784- Old Bat Set.  If you like cute Halloween images, this set is a must-have!  Here I used it to make a decorative gift tag on a bottle of wine for a friend.  (Did you also see Renee's tag and wine cork pumpkin that she posted earlier?)

 

I am planning to surprise my friend who loves Halloween with this...she is always doing things for others so I think a little RAK is in order. :)

 

I started with a 2 1/4 x 7 3/4 piece of cardstock and scored it @ 2 1/4. The top corners were punched with a corner rounder after punching a 1 3/8" hole in the center.  I colored her with Copics and popped her & the sentiment on foam dimensionals. I saved the circle that was punched from the top and used it to "spotlight" the glass in her hand.

I haven't tried the wine yet, but I've heard it was good. At least it has a cute label!  lol.

Have a great Monday and… happy stamping!

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