Thankful Fox!

It is so crazy how fast time flies! Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I know we are still in Halloween mode, but I thought a little thankful fall card would be a nice change for this week's post. For this card, I made it into a 5x7 and used Art Impressions stamp set #5191 Feast Mode Set. I used fall paper from Honeybee Stamps and The die cut framing the fox is from Spellbinders. The image was colored with Copic Markers and I used a gelly roll pen to add accents to the sweater. To finish it off, I added some epoxy dots and a matching bow with ribbon from my stash. I hope you like it!

 Materials Used

Stamps:

5191 Feast Mode Set

Die Cuts: 

Spellbinders Ripped Edge Circles

Paper: 

Honeybee Fall is in The Air

Copic Markers and Pens: YR09, YR23, E23, R17, G99, E09, BV23, BV29, C1, C2, G94, BV25, E59, E08, RV11, gelly roll pen

        

Halloween Mini Book by Dori Mendiola

 Happy Wednesday AI Friends!

Today I have a Halloween Mini book using the #5718 - Mini Journal Template dies.  This mini book fits nicely into the #5805 - Mini Journal Box.  Back in July of this year, I created a Halloween mini box with an opening lid and promised to create the book that went with it.  Well, I finally made it, just in time. 😏

Here is the box lid from previous post:

The book starts here.  Normally the book and box would close snuggly, but since I tend to use dimension on some images, I attached a #5967 - Hoop & Loop Fastener under the box flap for closure and it works fabulously.  

I put a little twist on this book and found it was a bit more difficult to find images that fit in a landscape version, BUT it can be done.  LOL!  I used images from several AI stamp sets.  See list below.  Art Impressions has sooooo many fun halloween stamp sets which made this project so fun to create.

I stamped numerous images onto copic friendly paper with Memento black ink and colored with my copic markers listed below.  My granddaughter loves ghosts this year (yes, she is going to be one for trick or treat 😁), so you will see many throughout the book.  How easy is that for coloring?  

She's going to love this book!  

 

             

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Here is a video of the book:

Hope you enjoy making one of these mini books for someone special in your life!  They will have such fun with it!  

Have a great week and keep creating!

Copics used:  E00, E01, E11, E21, E23, E25

T0, T2, T4             R20, R22, R24

Y15, Y17       YR12, YR14, YR16, YR18

V12, V15, V17     YG11, YG13, YG17, YG67

B32, B34, B37

Focus on Faith: Clean and Simple PRAISE sets by Sara Furr

 Blessings my dear friends, and welcome to the second edition 

of my "Focus on Faith" for the month of October. 

Today, I am excited to share with you a clean and simple Faith inspired card featuring the newest Bible Journaling stamp sets called "Praise set 1", and "Praise set 2".

 Now, if you know my work, you know that I love to make incredibly detailed, layered, shabby chic, square cards.... but I also love to challenge myself to work on techniques that I'm not very good at, so I challenged myself to create a clean and simple, A2 sized Watercolor hybrid. I'm not very comfortable doing Watercolor, so I like to mix it with mediums that I have been working with to get better at using, and colored pencils is one of those mediums. I consider myself a "jack of all trades" so to speak, when it comes to using different coloring mediums. I'm not strictly a Watercolor artist or strictly a marker artist, like most of the other Design Team members. I love to experiment with using multiple mediums to color my images and create my scenes.

 So, to start with, I stamped the girl with flowers and the two side florals in a soft neutral grey, and then colored them with colored pencils, but I watercolored the sky and green grassy area below the florals.

When it was all dry I applied self adhesive black rhinestone gems to the centers of the flowers. I stamped the music notes in a very soft light brown, and I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Onyx black ink. I cut down my panel and distressed the edges of it before adhering fun foam to the back, and adhering it to my card base.

For the inside I simply stamped the sentiment in Versafine Onyx black ink and then the G clef in the light brown ink, but I stamped it off once before stamping the image over the sentiment. 

And that's it. This was a fun challenge for me to do lots of things that I don't normally do. I really like how it turned out.

 Do you ever challenge yourself to step outside your usual comfort zone and try new things, or work at perfecting techniques you don't normally do? I do, it has really helped me grow as an artist! 

"Praise the Lord O my soul", "The Lord is my strength and my song"

Thank you Bonnie for giving us these beautiful Stamp sets! 

Blessings to you all my friends!

Sara Furr- The Crafty Farm Chick

Non Ai products used:

Tombow markers: 847, 131, 126, 192

Prismacolor colored pencils

Self adhesive Black rhinestone gems

Bats in the Belfry by Reneé Matarese

 

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a haunted house card that I made for the Bats in the Belfry challenge.

I grew up sketching, took every art class my high school offered and one in college.

Graphite drawings are my favorite. I took one of Bonnie's houses and turned it into

a haunted house.

For something a little different, I love this effect once in a while instead of markers or

colored pencils.

There's just something about bats and spiders for a Halloween card.

I think maybe it's because I'm so afraid of them in real life, it's fun to 

use them on a card.

I hope you had a chance to join in on the challenge. If not, you still have a few hours

to get something made. Anything Halloween will do. You might win a free stamp set.

Thankful and Blessed by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans

For my card today, I pulled out the brand new #6254 FB Thankful Border. I just think it's the cutest fall scene and frames out the sentiment that comes with it just perfectly! I could have just stamped the scene and sentiment onto one piece of cardstock and colored it, but I decided to fussy cut it and pop it up onto my pattern paper. I like the way it came out. There are so many different designs in this line and they can so easily be mixed and matched together! If you haven't taken a look at them, I would highly encourage you to do so! As this set is meant for watercolor, there is blank space above the basket for you to stamp your flowers and foliage to enhance the image. Since I don't watercolor, I ended up cutting a slit in the top of the basket and added some leaves from #5492 Front Porch Harvest Set (bonus! It comes with matching dies!!). . That cute little sign hanging on the fence is also from the same set.  Don't ever forget to look at all your stamp sets for the cute little accessories you can use to enhance your cards/projects! 

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

Copic markers used:

YR02, 04, 07, 12, 14, 16, 18, 23, 24, and 27

Y13, 17, 32, 35, and 38

E08, 13, 21, 23, 25, 33, 35, 37, 51, 53, 55, 71, 74, and 87

YG21, 23, 25, 91, and 93

G12, 14, 82, and 85

R20, 22, 24, 27, 32, 35, and 37

Harvest Friends & Halloween Scenes By Simone Carr

 

Hello AI Friends!

Welcome back for another Watercolor Weekend!

The new release is here, and this week I’m taking you to the country with a collection of farm animals and a little watercolor fun. I used the Story Tile Die to bring all the different images together into one card. I love how this die lets you create a little scene in each tile while keeping everything connected in one layout.

I started by cutting a piece of Canson Watercolor Paper using the Story Tile Die. I left the tiles in the frame and placed it in my stamping platform. Then I arranged my stamps and masked off the sections I didn’t want to stamp, working on one tile at a time using Distress Ink Lost Shadow.

Next, I began coloring each of the animals with my Tombow markers. I used different color combinations for the goat, cow, pig, rooster, and hens to bring each one to life. The Tombow colors I used for each animal are listed below.

Once the coloring was complete, I added a branch, foliage, and flowers to fill in the goat scene.

To finish the card, I added a sentiment from the Harvest Sentiments Set and layered the panel onto patterned paper from the Country Barn PP collection.

Materials Used

Stamps & Dies

• 6158 Story Tile Die

• 6261 Hen House

• 6262 Happy Harvest

• 6264 Pumpkin Patch

• 6265 Harvest Haul

• 6266 Country Cow

• 4964 Branches Set

• 5073 Bible Foliage Set

• 6271 Flower Set 7

• 5063 Double Stitched Rectangle Die

• 5600 Harvest Sentiments Set

Paper

• 6273 Country Barn PP

• Canson Watercolor Paper

Inks & Mediums

• Distress Ink Lost Shadow

Tombow Markers

• Goat: 992, 947, 912, 837, 555, 177, 526, 933, 925, 993, 565

• Cow: N25, 990, 912, 947, 856, 027, 565

• Pig: 761, 912, 098, 993, 925, 177, 526, 969, 991, 565, 933

• Rooster: 847, 925, 933, 055, 991, 346, N25, 9473

• Hens: 991, 856, 055, 947, N15, N79, N75, 992, 977, 565

For my second card, I used the new Happy Halloween Set that was designed for the Story Tile Die to create a fun Halloween scene. I started by cutting a piece of watercolor paper using the Story Tile Die and left the tiles in the frame to make stamping each section easier.

I arranged my stamps in the individual tiles and stamped the images using Distress Ink Lost Shadow. Then I colored each scene using the Tombow markers listed below.

For the background, I used 603, 636, and 569 to create the sky and added Distress Ink Black Soot around the edges for a darker, spooky look. I used a black Pitt Artist Pen to add details where needed and TwinTone Brown for additional definition.

To finish the card, I cut a frame from the Halloween S3 PP and layered it over the watercolor frame. I then glued the colored tiles back into place to complete the Halloween design.

I hope you enjoyed this week’s projects, from the farm animals and harvest scenes to the spooky Halloween fun. The Story Tile Die offers so many ways to bring different images together and create something unique. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to see you again next time!

Materials Used

Stamps & Dies

• 6256 Happy Halloween

• 6158 Story Tile Die

Paper

• 6130 Halloween S3 PP

• Canson Watercolor Paper

Inks & Mediums

• Distress Ink Lost Shadow

• Distress Ink Black Soot

• Pitt Artist Pen Black

• TwinTone Brown

Tombow Markers

• House: 847, 636, 905, N65, N15, 603, 569

• Ghost: 933, 925, 993, 565

• Owl: 947, 992, 969, 991, 025, 177, 158, 879

• Witch: 847, N45, N15

• Pumpkins: 933, 925, 993, 055, 177

• Sky: 603, 636, 569

Last Blooms by Gennette Houghton

Hello, and Welcome to Watercolor Weekend!  The last threads of summer are just about over and fall is settling in.  We are still having some warm days but have seen our first frost here.

There have been so many pretty sets that have been released lately!!  For my first card I used 6218 BJ Long Stem Set, and 5921 Glass Container Set.  I stamped the container first in Distress Ink Vintage Photo and cleaned off part of the top rim after stamping off twice.  I then used a stamp positioner to put in the florals, also in Vintage Photo, cleaning off just the very bottom of the stem after stamping off once, so I could overhang the leaves over the container.  I started with the flowers by putting in a base layer with 020, darkening the areas that would be shadowed before putting in 837 in the center and coming up part way.  For the leaves and stems I started with a base layer in 126, and then using 177 to contour and shade.  I used 076 on the container making sure I left a highlight in the middle, and then created some texture by adding in some darker sections.  I started with 526 for the background, dropping in shadows on the underside of all of the flowers and leaves, I then added in some 133.  969 was used at the base with a touch of 565 right under the container.  Cutting out my image with a die from 6114 Box Village Template and matted my image on a solid cardstock that matches the paper I chose from 5835 Mini Paper Pack.  The die I used on the solid cardstock is from 5768 Decorative Journal Page 1.

Fall is my favorite season, I just wish the best of it wasn’t so short lived.  There is nothing like the crisp air and watching all of the trees change color.  For this card I used 5935 Fairytale Houses and 5594 Harvest Scarecrow (sunflowers).  The house, fence, and sunflowers were all stamped in Distress Ink Pumice Stone after stamping off once.  Starting with a sheet of watercolor paper, I stamped in the house first and covered it with a mask.  I then added the fence and sunflowers, using a stamp positioner.  I then used the 6^th from the largest die from 5724 Nested Rectangle Dies to trace a guide, and also for cutting out my image once done. For the main body of the house I used N57, I then went over this, in areas, with some 249 for a patina look.  947 was used to create a rusty look.  For the wood trim and roof I used 969.  905 was used on the door and dormer.  I used a mix of 565 and 969 for the windows and chimney, adding in the details with the same mix.  I added in some 565 for the more shaded areas for shadows.  565 was also used to shade the fence, leaving the bulk of it white.  For the sunflowers, I started with the petals.  055 was used as the base, contouring with 025, and for the darkest areas a little bit of 026.  For the leaves and stems I used 126 first and then shaded with 177.  For the centers I started with 947, darkening a section with 969, and then added a touch of N15 for the deeper shadows.  I also added a couple of white dots with Bleed Proof White.  For the sky I used 403 watered down, and 177 for the ground with a bit of 969 for the path to the door.  I then took the tall grass from KH5951 Foxes Set in 177 and stamped several times on both sides in front of the fence.  I then used the grass from 5826 WC Large Tree Set 2 in 4 places stamping several times each in 177 with just a touch of 969 at the base.  I then added in some white flowers with Bleed Proof White.  My card base was matted with paper from 5838 Fall Paper Pack, and matted my image with matching solid cardstock using a die from my stash.  Thank you for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed my cards!  Until next time!  Create….Share….Inspire!!

 

Fall Farm Blessings by Janet

 Hello Ai fans. I'm so happy to be back posting once again after a long absence. I really missed creating and I couldn't be more pleased to be back with today's project!

My card features the 6254 - FG Thankful Border Art set. It allows me to create the fall foreground which includes a cheerful scarecrow, fence, pumpkins, basket of flowers, leaves and apples. The background is a perfectly sized barn from the 6249 - Country Chapel Set. Usually I use Tuxedo Black Memento ink for stamping but for this I chose Memento Rich Cocoa for these fall images. It's a little softer and blends nicely with the fall tones used for coloring. I used stamps from 5074 - Bible Flower Set to fill the basket and Copic markers were used for coloring the rest of the images. You could use either of these sets on their own but they are made to work with each other and you can see why. The proportions are great together and make the fall scene easy to create. Art Impressions makes it easy for a hobbyist like myself to create artistic cards that look complex. I love that.

Thanks for stopping by and spending time with me and Art Impressions today. Please visit the Ai store to pick up your favorite stamps, dies, papers, accessories, and supplies, including all the supplies I used in this card. 

Happy Crafting!

Happy Halloween Gnomie! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday Art Impressions friends!

Tasha here sharing a Halloween card inspired by the current Ai Challenge. I LOVE creating Fall/Halloween projects and look forward every year to mixing my sets to create fun new creations. For this project I used the 5728-Mushroom Cubbies set to make a Halloween scene.

The images were stamped with black ink and colored with Copic markers. To add to the Fall feel, I added orange, purple, and black to the sky and ground and used added some little bats. Love the pop of orange in the clouds!

Lastly, I added a simple "Happy Halloween" greeting and layers of black and orange cardstock and web pattern paper. I hope you are inspired to join in the current challenge and create a fun Halloween project!