Happy Wednesday Ai Fans!
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I have been wanting to do some envelope art for a very long time and therefore, I was so thrilled and inspired by the current Ai "It's in the Mail" Blog Challenge. This challenge is to create something in the postal genre' by using your envelope dies, GC holder or MB envelopes, use mailboxes or create a matching envelope for a card.
For the frame images we will be using the Frameworks Stamp sets #1 (5420) and set #2 (6026). These sets have several pretty frames that are perfect for your envelope art! They create a great space for your name and address information.
We will also select some flower stamps from the Ai My Hope Set (5936) and the Ai His Love Set (6150).
But first, let's create our own envelopes using some 90lb watercolor paper. I chose this paper for its lighter weight and the ability to watercolor our images very easily. The We R Makers Envelope Board has been around for a very long time, but it is perfect for creating your own personalized envelopes. You can use your pattern papers for this process as well. I will show you exactly how to use the punch board in today's video. I'll also show you how to easily create a pretty paper liner for each of the envelopes!
Now that our envelopes are made let's begin by stamping a flower image onto the envelope and then we will stamp it again onto some masking paper and fussy cutting the masked image with your detail scissors. This entire process is much easier if you use your stamp positioning tool.
Now place this mask over the floral image and grab your favorite framework stamp. Go ahead and stamp the frame. Now you can remove the mask, and it will look as though the floral image was always part of the frame image!
Let's color the images using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Lemon Yellow, Yellow, Br Yellow, Lt Pink, Wine Red, English Lavender, Deep Violet, Lt Green, Deep Green.
To highlight the center of the frames a bit more we will ink blend some Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink into the center of the frames. You will want to use some Post-it Cover-up Tape around the edges of the frame before you begin ink blending.
Next, let's spatter the envelopes with the coordinating inks to tie everything together!
Please join us in this fun new postal challenge.... we would love to see what you create!
Thank you so much for joining me today! Have a fun and crafty day!
Ai Encouragement Cover PP (5960)
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