Hello Ai fans!
Today I'm going to ask you to BEE KIND...
ALWAYS
Hello Ai fans!
Today I'm going to ask you to BEE KIND...
ALWAYS
Happy Friday Ai Fans!
Tasha here sharing a new card inspired by the Ai Windows to the World Challenge #343. This card was created with the super cute 5349 - Koala Set and 4619 - Window Die. I love that this window opens!
Hello Ai fans!
Welcome to week two of our Windows to the World Challenge.
That means you have one more week to create a handmade project with a window on it.
(see rules at bottom of post)
Last week Janet (Sugarshine Designs) was our featured artist and she put together a wonderful tutorial showing you how to use the 5408-ShadowBox Window Die Set.
You can view that HERE.
Now we have the cards from the rest of the Design Team.
Sharon used M4588 – Pleasures window, 5408 – ShadowBox Window Die, 4900 – Reel Great Guys Set and two Freebie stamps.
Reneé used the same 5408 – ShadowBox Window Die, along with M4586 – Memories Window and several pieces from the 5543 – Journal Template Die Set.
If you'd like to join in our challenge be sure to link your project below...
Welcome back Ai Fans, I am excited to announce this is the last installment of my Freebies Journal Series pages 12 through 15! It was a hoot to create, and I can’t wait to share. Be sure to scroll down all the way to the end to see a video of the completed Journal!
Let’s review pages 12 and 13. It’s mostly Copic techniques and some
masking. I wanted a home for the critters
and was excited that the house set from the Dog House Cubbies was perfect! A
great addition to the scene. I
incorporated a new Copic technique (for me) which includes lots of texture on
the ground using only markers and not stamps.
In addition, I wanted to create a picture like scene that could be found
in a kid’s book. Overall, I was very
pleased with it, it did take a hot minute since it’s all about layering and
layering again.
Basically, I started by stamping and masking the entire scene.
As I started coloring, I wanted the balloon to appear “clear”. As shown below, I added light lines from the background onto the balloon surface creating a see-through effect.
This layout was a bit more challenging for a couple of
reasons…I wanted to include a heavily masked area without making the scene look
cluttered or confusing. Secondly, the hedgehog
flying within the scene needed to make sense visually, and finally, I wanted to
create a slope or hill like setting for the ground.
I addressed the first challenge by creating a clean mask when stamping, followed by choosing the right colors and tonality.
I added spots to the dog so it would be more prominent than the frog. I used one color (green) in different shades for the
frog and painted the goose in a bright yellow.
It’s also important to “ground” each critter in their own space or plane. For the second challenge, I simply added a hedge (no pun intended, lol) in the background so the hedgehog looks to be up in the air. Finally to create a slope, simply angle your
color strokes. Also color in details at
an angle to suggest an incline.
I can’t say it enough; how fun this project is, I highly
recommended. It’s so relaxing and
fun. There are so many different
themes and topics, the sky's the limit!
Hope you check out the video!
And here’s a photo journal of all the pages.