Art Impressions Blog: Combining Stamp Sets - Create a Cute Porch Scene

Happy Wednesday Ai Fans!!!

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Today I thought it would be fun to grab a bunch of stamp sets (mostly from the Front Porch Series) to create a sweet little front porch scene! This is a fun way to use your stamps in a fun, new and unique way!

Let's get started by stamping and coloring all of our images from several different sets including Ai Front Porch Set (5512), Ai Front Porch Garden Set (5486), Ai Front Porch Farmhouse Set (5490), Ai WC Rocking Chair Set (5360), and the Ai Dwelling Animal Set (5991). All of the coloring was done using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Lemon Yellow, Yellow, Bright Yellow, Sugared Almond Pink, Peach Pink, Lilac, Violet, Lt Gray, Gray, May Green, Green, Beige, Mustard, Ice Blue, Lt Blue. Now we can die-cut the images using the coordinating dies and for the little kitten we will cut that out using our detail scissors.

We will also die-cut a pretty arched window using the Ai Mini Journal Template Set (5718) and place some yellow and white polka dot paper inside the window using the Ai Easter Bunny Paper Pack (6036). We will also use this same paper pack to die-cut the blue and white striped paper for the background. Let's go ahead and create the A2 size white card base and attach the striped paper.

Now let's also die-cut the pretty scallop rectangle for our scene using the Ai Decorative Belly Bands Set (5804). We will cut a piece of woodgrain paper for the inside of the rectangle using the Ai Winter Woodland Paper Pack (5963).

Let's stamp the front porch tiles only onto this woodgrain paper using the Post-it Labeling and Cover-up Tape to mask off the top part of the stamp. We can quickly color the porch!

Now we will start adding all of the items to the porch by gluing some flat and popping up some of the others. We will also pop up this porch scene onto the front of the card...but first we need to stamp the sentiment on a little bit of an angle. This sentiment will say "Have a Blessed Day" and will be perfect for this card!

Once everything is attached, we will add a few pretty champagne-colored gems for a bit of sparkle and elegance!

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