Pretty Peony Margin w/ Vellum Overlay Card by Lynn Dionne

Happy Wednesday Ai Fans!

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Today's card would be great for the current Ai "I See Right Through You" Blog Challenge since we will be creating a card with a sheer vellum overlay. That will allow us to see right through to the pretty peonies and will soften the look of the card and give it and elegant touch! For the images, we will use the brand-new Ai Peony Margin Set (6164). This beautiful set comes with two margin stamps, and each have an elegant scroll border around the edges! What's also great is that the stamps are the reverse image of each other!

Next, we will stamp the image and color it in using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Lt Pink, Pink, Yellow, Ever Green, Green Gray. Now we can grab our gold gel pen and color the pretty scroll border. This will add some shine and elegance!

Using the brand-new Ai Ornate Margin Dies (6155) we will die cut the border of a 5" x 7" card base. We are only going to cut the border... so I will show you exactly how to do this in today's video.

We will add a gold metallic border around the peonies and die cut a sentiment from this same set. This set comes with two border dies and four sentiments. Just select the sentiment that you like best!

Now, let's add the vellum overlay by cutting it down to the same width as the peony panel and wrapping it around, and attaching it using some 1/4" double-sided tape.

For the inside of the card, we will cut a piece of pretty pink cardstock, wide enough to fit behind the scroll border on the front of the card. Then we will also add a thin strip of gold metallic cardstock right next to the pink.

Let's also add a metallic border around the peony border. And then we will select a patterned paper from the Ai Valentine's Series 2 Cover PP (6182). This paper is plenty long enough for a larger project like this one. We will cut this patterned paper to fit on the left side of the front of the card.

With another piece of pink paper cut to fit on the center of the card panel we will add the "loved" sentiment and pop up the entire piece onto to the card.

Let's add the peony margin to the card front and add some sparkly pink hearts. We will color in the hearts using our alcohol markers.

Finally, let's also add a few sequins for a bit more sparkle and interest!

Thank you so much for joining me today! Have a fun and crafty day!

Ai Peony Margin Set (6164)

Ai Ornate Margin Dies (6155)

Ai Valentine's Series 2 Cover PP (6182)

Signo Gel Pen - Gold

Focus on Faith: Tree of Knowledge card by Sara Furr

Blessings Crafty Friends, today I am sharing with you a card created using the new "Wisdom" Bible Journaling stamp sets.

I started by die cutting 3 Scalloped Ovals; the largest from a Teal colored 2 tone cardstock, the next largest from a piece of dsp from the "Bible Journaling S1 paper pack, and the smallest from Watercolor cardstock. After cutting the smallest scalloped Oval, I left the watercolor paper in the die and ink blended some blue at the top for sky, and some green at the bottom for grass. I then placed it in my MISTI stamping tool and lined up the tree of life stamp in the center of the oval, picked it up with the door, and inked it up with a brown marker, and stamped it onto the watercolor paper. (* Make sure you do not remove the stamp from the MISTI.)  I then pulled color from the lines with a damp brush, making sure to leave some white space in the center to make the tree appear round. I added in a bit more brown to the edges to darken them.  I then added 3 different shades of green "leaves" to the tree, working lightest to darkest, using a pouncing and smudging motion. I then added some more ground beneath the tree with a wash of light Grey and green. 

When that was all dry, I placed the oval back into my MISTI in the same position I had stamped it before, and inked up my stamp with Winsor Neuton gold paint and immediately stamped over top of the tree to give the outline of the tree a gold shimmer and make it appear "magical" as I imagine the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden must have appeared to Adam and Eve. This is very hard to capture in the photo, but in real life it shows up really well when you tilt it in the light!

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment "Seek Wisdom" from the "Wisdom set 2" with black Versafine ink. I popped that focal point up with foam tape and applied a nest of DMC gold metallic thread behind that focal piece before adding it to the dsp oval. I added more foam tape behind that oval before adding it to the largest oval. I then set that focal piece aside to work on my base.

 I created a 6x6 card base out of a 2 tone Teal cardstock. I used the square of the same cardstock that I had cut the largest Scallop Oval out of (that will be hidden behind my embossed panel and no one will know I took it! Waste not, want not!). I created a slightly smaller panel from white cardstock that I dry embossed with a Spellbinders embossing folder. I distressed the edges of both of those 2 panels and adhered them together. Before adding that to my base, I tied a crinkle bow, that I had hand dyed from seam binding and a Light purple reinker, around those 2 layers off to the right hand side, and then added it to my base. I then added my focal piece ovals off to the left side over the ribbon. As a final touch, I added some self adhesive gold pearls to draw your eye around the card.

For the inside, I used the piece of dsp that I had cut my dsp Scalloped Oval from ( again it will be hidden from view and no one will know I took it!) I followed that with another layer of the Teal dsp and a white oval cut with the largest Scalloped Oval die. I placed that into my MISTI and positioned the 2 florals from the Wisdom set 1 at the top and bottom and the sentiment from the Wisdom set 2 positioned in the middle. I picked them up with the door and then applied an antistatic powder to the oval so I could do some heat embossing.  I inked up the stamps with Versamark ink and stamped them. I applied gold embossing powder and heat set the images. When that was cooled I added it to the center of the inside.

I thought the gold embossing on the inside helped tie together the gold elements I used on the front.

That finishes my card for today, I hope you like it and that you got inspired to get these 2 wonderful sets to create some of your own Faith inspiring projects. Thank you so much for joining me today.

Many blessings to you all, 

Sara Furr- The Crafty Farm Chick

These are all the supplies I used:

Art Impressions products:

6204-Wisdom set 2

6203-Wisdom set 1

6046-Scalloped Ovals

 6082-Bible Journaling S1 paper pack

Winsor Neuton gold paint

Canson Watercolor cardstock

Other products used:

MISTI stamping tool

Paper cutter

Die cutting machine

Scissors for distressing edges of cardstock

Paint brush

Water

Antistatic powder

Versafine Onyx black ink

Versamark ink

Gold embossing powder

Heat tool

Embossing folder

DMC gold metallic thread

Gold pearls

Foam tape

Adhesive

Seam binding ribbon

Blending brushes

Dye ink markers

Blue and green ink pads

Peonies and Hope by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I've created a slimline card using the new Margin stamps and dies.
I love how romantic these new sets are.

Perfect for a wedding, anniversary, baptism, anytime you need a spiritual card.

They're just so beautiful.

Don't you love the stitching on the dies?
And, hearts are always a win in my book.

I popped up the tag and hearts for dimension.

Floral Shop Die Set from the Holiday Lane Collection by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!

I hope you've seen all the amazing creations using the new release from the Holiday Lane Series from Art Impressions! You might have seen a glimpse of this one during Bonnie's live video when she introduced the new set.  I created this box cover using the new #6159 Floral Shop Die Set. I am so excited about this set! I had fun and decorated this one all the way around. How cute is this going to look sitting on display?!  There are a TON of dies in this set...so many that I didn't get a chance to use them all with this creation! Don't forget you need the original #6114 Box Village Template Dies to go along with this accessory set. The original set contains the dies to create the cover as well as the inside book. The paper I used was #6022 Valentines Cover PP & #5741 Valentines PP. The only extra thing I added was the adorable freebie bear. He's available right now when you place an order for $30.00 at Art Impressions! Oh...and don't be like me! I forgot to add the front step into the shop! Sorry about that!! 

I added a window as well as window box of flowers and fence on the sides of the cover. 

On the back, I just couldn't resist adding a door for deliveries! LOL! 

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

Bear Adventures: From Story Tiles to Polaroid Scenes

 

Hello crafty friends, and welcome to Watercolor Weekend!

Today’s project was a fun one! I decided to use the Bear Set as inspiration for two cards. I started by placing the Story Tile Die onto Canson Watercolor Paper and tracing the squares as a guide for my layout.

Next, I used my stamp platform to stamp the bears with Distress Ink in Antique Linen. I began coloring the bears with Tombow 947, then used a black Pitt Artist Pen to fill in the eyes and nose for added definition.

Once the bears were finished, I moved on to building the scene. I used masking tape to cover the bears so I wouldn’t stamp over them, then stamped in the trees and grass. Using a damp brush, I pulled color out from the stamped lines on the trees to soften the look. To finish the ground, I added more green using Tombow 177 to create depth and a natural feel.

I then used Tombow 526 to add a soft sky. Next, I used a brown TwinTone marker to add additional details and definition to the bears. For the final touches, I used Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White to add small flowers throughout the grass.

Once the coloring was complete, I placed the panel back into my stamp positioner to stamp the sentiment. I selected patterned paper from the Father’s Day Paper Pack and used the Story Tile Die to cut the frame. I also cut a second frame from watercolor paper and adhered it behind the patterned paper frame for added dimension before attaching everything to an A2 card base.

Materials Used

Stamps & Dies

• 6064 Bear Set
• 6158 Story Tile Die
• 5010 Tree Set 1
• 5826 Large Tree Set 2 (“grass”)

Paper

• 6072 Father’s Day PP
• Canson Watercolor Paper

Inks & Mediums

• Versafine Clair Nocturne
• Distress Ink – Antique Linen
• Pitt Artist Pen – Black
• Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White
• TwinTone Marker – Brown

Tombow Markers

• 177 – Trees, Grass
• 947 – Bear
• 526 – Sky

For my second card, I continued with the bear theme using many of the same materials to show another option without using the Story Tile Die. I wanted to create the look of sequenced Polaroid-style snapshots, capturing a little “bear sighting” scene.

I started with Canson Watercolor Paper and used the rectangle die from the Mini Journal Template (5718), cutting it out three times. To create a consistent inner frame, I cut a piece of paper measuring 1 ¼” x 1 ¾” and used it as a template, placing it over each rectangle and lightly tracing a border.

Next, I placed all three pieces into my stamp platform. Using two bear stamps, I planned out the scene across the panels. I used masking tape to cover the bordered edges so I wouldn’t stamp over them. Once everything was stamped, I colored the bears, then added trees, grass, and flowers to complete the scene.

For an extra touch, I added small sentiments at the bottom of each “Polaroid” to enhance the storytelling feel of the card.

Materials Used

Stamps & Dies

• 6064 Bear Set
• 5797 Little Things Sentiment Set
• 5063 Double Stitched Rectangle Die
• 5718 Mini Journal Template
• 5010 Tree Set 1
• 5372 Mini Foliage
• 5826 Large Tree Set 2 (“grass”)
• 4868 Flower Set 2
• 5009 Mini Flower Set

Paper

• 6072 Father’s Day PP
• Canson Watercolor Paper

Inks & Mediums

• Versafine Clair Nocturne
• Distress Ink – Antique Linen
• Pitt Artist Pen – Black
• Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White
• TwinTone Marker – Brown

Tombow Markers

• 177 – Trees, Grass
• 947 – Bear
• 856, 555 – Flowers
• 526 – Sky

I hope these two cards inspire you to try different ways of creating scenes with your stamps, whether using dies or simple layouts. Most of all, have fun experimenting with your supplies!

Vine Wreath and Dear Friend by Gennette Houghton

Hello, and Welcome to Watercolor Weekend. One of the hardest parts of the time between winter and spring is all of the muddy brown, weather permitting, which sometimes doesn’t happen here right away, I so look forward to things turning green again. I rejoice in seeing leaves and flowers, signs of things coming to life again.  Warmer days and sunshine usually mix with cold, gray, and snow in April.  So, my projects today are all about the things I am wishing for right now, green, that first spot of yellow, bees looking for their first food of the season.  Spring fever hit me hard this year.

My first card is a simple wreath, perfect for those times when you may need a quick card.  There are so many ways to change this up just by adding a secondary color.  Blues, yellows, or add in some browns and oranges for a fall vibe. Add red berries and you could make a Christmas wreath as well.  Just by changing the sentiment, this is great for any occasion.  

I started with 5064 Circle Double Stitched Dies and used the 2^nd to largest, tracing the inside for a circle guide.  I then used a kneaded eraser to lighten the line so it was just barely there but still give me a guide.  4964 WC Branches Set, using the 2^nd to smallest branch with 969, I started stamping around the circle.  Alternating the direction and stamping multiple times, shifting back and forth over the circle guide, giving more fullness. I then used the leafy branch from 5126 WC Foliage Set 4, inking in first 126 and then pulling a line through each section with 177.  I literally just drew a line up the stamp with the 177, nothing specific, just to add a two tone look to the leaves.  I did not ink the end of the stem, just the area with the leaves.  Then following the branches, also stamping several times, I then softened with a damp brush, pulling color out into the more blank areas around the wreath.  I then used a soft wash of 177 inside the wreath leaving the center alone.  Once dry, with 026 I added in some golden dots with 5418 Bible Foliage Set 2, (also known as Kendra dots), stamping multiple times around the wreath. I then used the Winsor and Newton Gold Ink, and the leafy branch, I painted a leaf on each side of the stamp at the widest part and stamped these in, re-inking the stamp each time going around the wreath. Using my stamp platform, I stamped in my sentiment from 5797 Little Things Sentiment Set in Distress Ink Forest Moss.  I cut down my watercolor paper to 4 ¼ by 5 ½ and matted it to my card base, creating a quick and easy card.   

For my 2^nd card, I used 6180 Dear Friend Set with the coordinating die 6158 Story Tile Template.  The die can be used with so many different stamps, but there are currently 4 sets that were created to use with it.  I have seen some pretty amazing creations used with this die, with the sets and without.  I started with using a cutout of the template that I use to trace the boxes on my watercolor paper after cutting it down to 4 ¼ by 5 ½.  Since the sets are created with the different size boxes in mind, it is pretty simple to layout.  After getting my boxes outlined, I stamped each image in Distress Ink Pumice Stone, stamping off once, and then stamping into each of the boxes.  For the sentiment, I used my stamping platform and Versafine Clair in Nocturne, just in case that I would need to stamp it again.  Once all of my images were stamped in, I started with the main images and then built them up with foliage and flowers, masking images as needed.  I actually used quite a few sets with this, here is what I used.

4052 WC Flower Set 1

4964 WC Branches Set

5126 WC Foliage Set 4

4051 WC Foliage Set 1

5919 Long Stem Floral

5009 WC Mini Flower Set

5008 WC Flower Set 3

5258 WC Flower Set 4

5826 WC Large Tree Set 2

4868 WC Flower Set 2

 

The Tombows I used are:

027, 192, 565, 947, 249, 603, 969, 526, 076, 879, 856, 403, 177, 126, 025, 026, and 606.

 

I hope you enjoyed my projects today and thank you for joining me.  Until next time, Create….Share….Inspire!

 

Flower Shop & Sequins by Janet

My post today is perfect for the newest Ai challenge - I See Right Through You! Making this card was super fun. The cute flower shop image is a new set called 6194 - Flower Shop. I love the cottage feel of the shop. 

As with many watercolor sets, the stamp leaves ample room for stamping or painting in the flowers. After I stamped the image on 4" x 5.25" alcohol friendly paper. I set about coloring the shop, the pots, the door, the sign, and lantern. Then I used two sets to stamp in the flowers: 4868 - WC Flower Set 2 and Foliage Set - 4051. I colored them with markers and dabbed white gel pen highlights in them. I also added a light blue sky background and grounded the bottom with a puddle of warm grey and blueish green.

I secured the white panel to a blue cardstock mat. Then came the clear acetate card cover which holds in a mix of several sets of sequins in complementary colors. The final touch is a lavender, green, and blue double organza bow. Pairing this image with a sequin shaker is clearly a great combination!

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to enter your card into the I See Right Through You

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

Happy Crafting!

 

Have a Magical Day! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday, Art Impressions friends!

Tasha here sharing a new shaker card inspired by the current “I See Right Through You” challenge. This one was really fun to put together with all the soft, magical touches.

I started by stamping one of the sweet fairies from the 5915 Woodland Fairy Set. I used the coordinating dies to cut her out before coloring. I colored everything with Copic markers, keeping the colors light and whimsical.

For the shaker, I used circle dies to cut out the center window, then used two different circle dies to create the frame. I love the sparkly paper for this part since it adds just the right amount of shine.

For the greeting, I stamped “Hope Your Day is Magical” onto white cardstock and added two butterflies from the 5728 Mushroom Cubbies Set. I lightly ink blended around the sentiment with yellow ink to add a soft glow.

Inside the shaker, I used a mix of pastel hearts, stars, and sequins. The mix works really well with the fairy theme and adds a fun, playful look.

To finish the card, I used scalloped rectangle dies to cut layers of pastel purple cardstock and floral patterned paper. I also added layers of white, blue, and pink cardstock to complete the design.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed the card and will join in the challenge!

I See Right Through You Challenge #425 Week #2

 Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to week #2 of our

I See Right Through You challenge.

We want to see your cards that you can "see through."

Cards with cut outs, cards with acetate, snow globes and shakers...
Window cards
(Windows you can't actually see through are fine...Windows to the World), see through glass vases...

Anything you can see through.

I was the Featured Designer last week and I created a snow
globe card that you can see all the way through. Click HERE for more pictures.

 

I also created this acetate front card.

Now we get to see what the rest of our fabulous Design Team has created.

Sharon created this amazing see through lattice card. Her fun lady is on a wobble!

 

Simone created this beautiful window card.
5543 – Journal Template Die Set

6106 – Spring Keepsake Set

6033 – Inspirational Easter Paper Pack

Gennette made a window cut out card perfect for a man or a woman.
5063 Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Die
5372 WC Mini Foliage Set
5427 WC Silhouette Deer
4960 WC Fir Tree Set
4051 Foliage Set 1
5126 WC Foliage Set 4
6039 Just For Her Set

Dori has acetate raindrops on her adorable card.

Janet's card has a full acetate cover over the card to hold in the sequins.

6194 - Flower Shop

4868 - WC Flower Set 2

4051 - Foliage Set

Lynn's pretty house card has a see through window.

 

Tasha's card is cute as can be with her see through shaker.

5915 – Woodland Fairy Set
6048 – Scalloped Rectangle Dies
6051 - Mother's Day Paper Pack

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