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Hello, Ai Fans! We are rounding up another Watercolor Weekend! Watercolor Weekend is twice a month here on the blog, where we feature our Watercolor Guest Design Team! We know you love our Watercolor line, and want to share even more inspiration for your own projects! Take a look at what our team members, Dot Freel, Tricia Kennedy and Tricia O'Bin, have created this week! Remember, you can visit their personal blogs, Instagram, and other social media to view more projects!

Dot Freel - Instagram - Blog - Pinterest

Hello Art Impressions watercolor fans,

I have never been to England but my craft room is decorated in the shabby chic style and we have always called it the "cottage" room. I made this birthday card using the English Cottage from the AI Watercolor Series 6 Set 1 - 3497 for the bi-monthly Art Impressions Watercolor Weekends Roundup. I made one similar to this one and framed it for my cottage room.

I've often wondered why I hadn't seen the little bridge stamp set which is included in Set 1 - 3497 used on any cards in the AI watercolor cards on Pinterest. I've seen several with the big bridge, but none with the little bridge. Just looking at other Pinterest AI watercolor cards can inspire me to create something new. There are definitely tons of them out there. You can follow my Pinterest board by clicking on this link.

Sometimes my best cards happen when I have to stop half way and go back to it later. I love how this one turned out when I came back to it. Maybe because it had dried completely? I ended up stamping more leaves with olive green to my trees and then I added the flowers. I added the shade to the water under the bridge and I made my Happy Birthday banner using my Brother label maker.

If you have made a card with the small bridge, please tag me @dotjiris in it so I can see how you used it. I plan to use every one of my AI watercolor stamps again and again in different ways and colors. What other stamps do you get to use more than a few times? Such a bargain for the money and super fun to make. I seriously want them all!

Art Impressions Product: Series 6 Set 1 - 3497, 4807 Old Barn Mini Set (tree), 4051 Foliage Set 1 (leaves, grass), 4867 Foliage Set 2 (ivy), 4868 Flower Set 2 (flowers), 4773 Acrylic Blocks, 4774 Stamp Positioner, WC Brush NO. 4

Marvy LePlume II Markers: 45 Sepia, 15 Olive Green, 28 English Red, 86 African Violet

Other Supplies: Tombow 249 Green Pen, Tim-Holtz 4.25-X-5.5-Distress Watercolor Cardstock

Tricia Kennedy - Instagram

My project for today is a summer inspired watercolor scene displayed in a 4x6 silver frame - “At The Beach”. I started by stamping the tiny pail from the WC Small Container Set first in Sepia (stamped it off on a scratch piece of paper) then re-inking the stamp in African Violet (again stamping it off on scratch paper) before finally stamping it onto the actual watercolor paper. When inking the stamp in Sepia and African Violet, it combines into a nice shade of gray, almost metal-like. I added the wild grasses from the Garden Wagon Mini Set on both sides of the pail along with the small grass stamp from the WC Foliage Set 1 in Sepia. The pail was filled with flowers from the WC Flower Set 2 in Magenta and Olive Green and completed with the small grass stamp from the WC Foliage Set 1 in Olive Green. I mixed Rosewood and Sepia on my palette and brushed in the beach. Next, I stamped the umbrella from the WC Series 2 Set in African Violet. With the umbrella in place, I added Manganese Blue to my palette and brushed in the ocean. I put English Red on my palette to fill in the umbrella for a great pop of color. And, Salvia Blue on the palette to complete the clouds. The final step was to add dot detail around the pail and flowers.

Art Impressions Products: 4053 WC Series 2 Set, 4869 WC Small Container Set, 4051 WC Foliage Set 1, 4868 WC Flower Set 2, 4875 Garden Wagon Mini Set, 4773 Acrylic Block 5 Pack, 4662 3" Square Block, Watercolor Palette, Watercolor Brush No. 6, Canson XL WC Paper Pad

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 45 Sepia, 15 Olive Green, 30 Rosewood, 86 African Violet, 36 Manganese Blue, 28 English Red, 20 Magenta, 60 Salvia Blue

Tricia O'Bin - Blog - Instagram - YouTube

When you see Easy Watercolor Painting do you think not you? If you are like me and you love the look of watercolor paintings but you can't paint, then I have the technique for you. I will show you an easy way to watercolor using stamps and water-based markers.

In April of 2016 I came across a watercolor video, I was so intrigued by the artwork that I thought, I can do that, and so it began! I recently started this new blog (I used to be at www.thepassionatestamper.blogspot.com) and a YouTube channel where I have just started creating videos to show you how easy it is to watercolor without having any experience. Anyone can do it and I'll show you how step-by-step.

I began by stamping the chest using Sepia on Canson XL watercolor paper. I pulled the color out of the lines. I made a mask for the chest and stamped the cobblestone using Sepia. I added vines using Olive Green around the chest. Once I softened the vines, I used the daisy bunch to add flowers in Brilliant Yellow and Violet. I also used the flower from the Spring Basket stamped in Persimmon. I used the Prussion Blue on my watercolor palette to add color to the chest. I added the small grass to the cobblestone in Olive Green and stamped the small daisy from the new flower set using Prussian Blue and Olive Green.

I cut a background I did using Brushos to 4 x 5 1/4 and added craft foam to pop it up. I cut a stitched circle at the top and stamped the "Love You A Bunch" sentiment in the bottom right corner. I attached the watercolor painting to the background so that it showed through the window and adhered the entire panel to a top folding white card.

Here is another project using the same chest of flowers. See how each one comes out different even though it was the exact same stamps and process? The background was done with stencils and ink.

Thanks for joining me for this weeks Watercolor Weekend. Visit my YouTube Channel HERE to see how you can make this easy watercolor painting.

Art Impressions Products: 4604 Chest of Flowers, 4057 WC Series 3 Set 2, 4867 WC Foliage Set 2 New, 4052 WC Flower Set 1, 4051 WC Foliage Set 1, 4605 Spring Basket, 4868 WC Flower Set 2, 4903 WC Sentiments Set, 4773 Acrylic Block 5 Pack, Canson XL WC Paper Pad, Watercolor Palette

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 15 Olive Green, 43 Brilliant Yellow, 8 Violet, 89 Persimmon, 29 Prussian Blue, 3 Blue

Other Supplies: Silver Brush 3000S-6 Black Velvet Short Handle Blend Squirrel, White Fun Foam, Neenah Classic Crest Paper 110 lb, Brushos

What beautiful watercolor projects! They are very inspiring, especially for this last stretch of summer! Did you enjoy this week's roundup? Let us know in the comments, we love to hear what you think! You can also share your creations with us on Instagram with #aistamps and #aiwatercolor so we can see what you have been creating as well! Happy Stamping!

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome to a Watercolor Wednesday ... On a Friday! Bonnie was traveling this last week, but she couldn't leave you hanging (pun intended)! So today, we have a beautiful Hanging Baskets video! Bonnie starts by stamping the branch from our Clay Pot set and adding leaves with the vine from our Foliage Set 1. She then uses her Stamp Positioner to add three baskets, two from our Small Containers Set and one from our Wooden Chair Mini Set. She adds some Molotow Masking dots to the sides where she'll have white flowers and then pulls the colors from the lines and adds dimension to the round containers. Next, she adds blooms from our Flower Set 1 and and ivy vines from our Foliage Set 2 New. Bonnie includes a WC Birds Set image on the branch and lines for the baskets with a ruler. For the final touches, she removes the masking and and some dots with her Signo White Pen.

We hope you enjoyed the video this week!