Feeling Crafty Challenge #426 Week #2

Hello Ai fans and welcome to week #2 of our

"Feeling Crafty" challenge.

This one couldn't be simpler.
Use kraft paper on your project somewhere.

Our Featured Designer last week was Tasha. 

Next we have Lynn with a beautiful graduation card.

Janet created a lovely spiritual card using

6150-His Love Set

I made a Floral Shop Box.

I also used the new 6188 – FG Daisy Border along with
6046 – Scalloped Oval Dies
5727 – Nested Oval Dies
5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies
and
6012 – Basic Yellow Paper Pack

(also the current freebie bear that can't be linked)

Sharon's fun retirement card can be found HERE.

Dori created a fabulous "hidden pocket" card. Visit her post to see what's hiding inside!

Diane's stunning masculine card used

6068 – Hiker Foundation

Jami's first card used

5521 – WC Animal Planters
and
6058 – Baby Boy Paper Pack

Her second card used

5130-On The Sparrow Set 
and
 6045-Scalloped Circle Dies

We hope you've enjoyed our Design Team projects.

So many different styles to choose from.

Now, let's see what YOU come up with!

 ✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation using either stamps, dies and or designer paper from Art Impressions. You can make any item you wish; this is not limited to cards! (unless specified)

✻ Limit two submissions per person.

✻Top Spot Winner and Lucky Random Winner each receive a free stamp set from Art Impressions

 ✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission. You may include your entire last name, but it's not necessary.

✻We love to comment on your entries, but keep in mind if you use a private group or a platform that you need to sign up for, we probably won't be able to.

✻ The Ai Challenge is open to everyone, international submissions are welcome!

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✻ Share the Ai love if you can, by clicking and commenting on your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping! 

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Hunter's surprise card by Dori Mendiola

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

I had way too much fun making this card for the "Feeling Crafty" blog challenge.  I just love this image from the #5043 - Ole Buck set.  These guys are a "hoot", so adding a little bit of extra humor just fit.  Well, actually, their pup is the one that added the humor.  Check out the pull tab and see who's wearing the deer horns.  😄  I'm not really sure why I found this so funny, maybe it's because what hunter hasn't had their dog run off during a hunt.  This one just decided to disguise himself.  LOL!

Peek a Boo!                                                                                   

    This is a gate fold 5" x 7" card with a magnetic closure under the left panel and a pocket on the right panel.   I made the card base by cutting two 5" x 11" panels, one from white cardstock and one from craft cardstock.  I scored and burnished both at 7".   Flip the cardstock pieces so that the folds are on opposite sides facing up.  Adhere the long craft cardstock panel to the inside of the long white cardstock panel.  This will leave a gate fold craft piece on the left and the white on the right.  Trim the white side down to 3 1/2".  Cut a piece of 3 1/2 x 5" craft paper and a piece of 3 3/8 x 4 7/8" pattern paper.  Using the middle square of the #5061 - Square Double Stitch dies, cut a piece out of the center of the pattern paper panel.  Using the #5811 - Gift card pocket die, partial die cut the pocket (see pic below) using craft cardstock.  Adhere the pattern paper square to the front of the pocket.  

Adhere the pattern paper with the hole in it to the 3 1/2" x 5" craft panel.  Adhere this panel over the white fold edge of the card base.  Adhere the pocket over the square hole on the pattern paper panel.  

The images were stamped onto copic friendly paper with Memento black ink and colored with copic markers listed below.  The main image was cut with the largest die of the square stitched dies and mounted onto a piece of pattern paper and then matted onto a piece of craft cardstock.  The hat with deer horns is from the #5406 - Mr. Set and the dog is from the #AICS38 - Doggy Kisses set.  I fussy cut the dog and brought his tail end closer to his front end.  I colored his bandage as a sweater and made the flowers look more like a weed since he is out in the hills.  The hat was cut with the corresponding die and fit perfectly on his head.  I placed the dog onto the pocket insert so that only the horns peeked out of the pocket.  I tied a pull tab with the target onto the horns.  I added a couple of the sentiments from the #5043 - Ole Buck set and called it done.

 Hope you decide to enter the blog challenge for a chance to win a free stamp set of your choice.  

Thanks for joining me today!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Keep creating!

Copics used:  E000, E00, E11

E30, E31, E33, E35, E41, E43, E44, E47

E95, E97         R20

BG90, BG93, BG96

B91, B93, B95, B97

YG91, YG93, YG95

WISDOM - Graduation Card by Lynn Dionne

Happy Wednesday Ai Fans!

Watch video tutorial here!

Today's card was inspired by the current Ai "Feeling Crafty" Blog Challenge which is to create a card using Kraft colored cardstock. This gives us plenty of freedom to have lots of fun!

We will be creating a vintage looking graduation card and to begin we will be using two brand-new Bible Journaling Sets. They are the Wisdom Set 1 which includes two beautiful scrolls, a tree, bible, "WISDOM" sentiment, flowers, leafy border, and gems! Set 2 includes several beautiful coordinating sentiments.

Let's begin by stamping the long scroll, the owl and a grad cap (Lawn Fawn). For the coloring, we will use the Zig clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Bright Yellow, Beige, Mid Brown, Gray Brown, Dark Gray.

Next, we will stamp the "WISDOM" sentiment and then start adding some vintage elements to the front panel. To do this, we will distress the edges of the panel and add some ink blending. We will also spatter this panel with the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks in Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs, and gold metallic ink.

Let's also create a few tears in the paper and roll them back for again that aged, vintage look!

We will also stamp a sentiment in the scroll, and I used a stamp from Tim Holtz that I've had in my stash for many years. Use any sentiment that you wish here. You can even use one from the wonderful Wisdom Set 2.

For the card base, we will use some Kraft cardstock and create a top folding A2 size card and ink the edges with the Gathered Twigs ink.

Let's assemble the pieces onto the card front and pop-up the scroll, owl and grad cap. At this point I thought that the card needed one more element. So I decided to paint some cardstock with the gold metallic ink and die-cut a star. This will blend in nicely with the spattering that we have already done.

We will create a panel for the inside of the card the same way we create the front panel and add a sentiment from Set 1 that says: "Seek Wisdom". This will get stamped onto a pretty label from the Ai Portfolio Template Die Set.

For a finishing touch, let's add some sparkly gold sequins!

Please join us in this fun new challenge...we would love to see what you create!

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

Ai Wisdom Set 1 (6203)

Ai Wisdom Set 2 (6204)

Ai Portfolio Template Die Set (5952)

Windsor Newton Ink - Gold

Signo Gel Pen - Gold

Pretty Little Floral Shop by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Do you love the new add-on 6159 – Floral Shop Die Set as much as I do?
It's meant to pair with 6114 – Box Village Template Dies.

My little flower shop was created for the current Feeling Crafty challenge.

You get all of these incredible dies in this new set.

I took some liberties and extended my shingles above the roofline of the box because I wanted a taller shop. I also tipped the window upright.

I also noticed that everyone sees things differently.

I saw what I have since learned is the window valance and instantly saw "window box" in my mind. The piece that is meant to be the actual window box was turned into a wooden sign by me...lol! I'm not at all sad with how it turned out. I decided to score my "valence box" where each scallop was and then use a brown ink pad to add some wood lines.

On the side of my box I trimmed the tops of the pickets off of the fence and made a trellis for the flowers.

I hope you like my little flower shop.

I can't wait to see what's next in this fun series.

 

Happy Retirement card by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans!

Today I'm showing you a card I made for a friend that recently retired. I really like #4900 Reel Great Guys Set and think it's perfect for a retirement card. So that's what I reached for. I stamped the image onto a Copic friendly cardstock and then colored it with the Copic markers listed below. I kept it very simple and didn't really add any embellishments other than some twine. The gorgeous paper is from #6072 Father's Day PP. Since I matted the papers with Kraft cardstock, this works perfectly for the current challenge #426 Feeling Crafty! I hope you join in the challenge for a chance to win a free stamp set! 

 

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

Copic markers used:

E000, 00, 11, 31, 33, 40, 41, 42, 43, 81, 84, and 87

C1, 2, 3, and 4

W1 and 2

R20 and 27

G40 and 43

BG01, 70, 72, and 75

Spring Bird Cards by Jami Steiger

 

Good morning, watercolor friends. With everything in Ohio now in full bloom and beautifully vibrant, I've been delighted watching the birds in our backyard. They served as my inspiration for today's cards.  

For my first card, I used the 5261-WC Large Birdhouse Set. I started by coloring the birdhouse stamp with Tombow markers 565 and 969. I stamped off once. I used the stamp positioner to place the birds in the scene. I then painted the birds, trying to make them as realistic as possible. After the scene was painted, I added Dr. PH. Martin's Bleed Proof White to add white highlights. I used a sentiment from the 5797-Little Sentiment Set and die-cut a tag using paper from the 6082-Bible Journaling S1 Paper Pack.

Tombow markers: 969, 565, 177, 837, 025, 879, 856, 528, N65, and N35.

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For my second card, I used these supplies: 5130-On The Sparrow Set; 6045-Scalloped Circle Dies; and Tombow markers: 969, 565, 177, N35, N65, 977, 837, 025, and 879.

Country Church and Hydrangea Florals with Guest Designer Julie Worthing

Hello Ai fans and welcome to Watercolor Weekend!

Today we have our second Guest Designer for April in place of Diane who
needed some personal time off.

Please give a warm welcome to Julie Worthing and enjoy her BEAUTIFUL creations.

Julie Worthing

 I was honored to be asked to create a card for the Guest Designer series. Today I created a beautiful scene focusing on a stamp from the Church set. The list of stamps and supplies used are as follows:

5058 - Church Set

5009 - WC Mini Flower set

5007 - Foliage Set 3 - tall grass

4051 - Original Foliage set - Large grass

5372 - WC Mini Foliage Set - Hedge, small grass and Tree

5373 - WC Large Tree Set - Leaves

Pens & Other accessories:

Dr. PH Martins

Pencil

Post it Tape - 3 1/2 by 3 3/4

Tombow Dual Brush Pens

173

177

249

526

533

565

856

933

969

993

Brown Twin Tone

First I used Post it Tape to make a frame for the painting. Next I stamped the church first using 565, then 969 and stamped off twice as the stamp is rubber.

Then I free handed the mountain line and greenway on either side of the church. Next I pulled color from the church lines and then water colored it with 565 and 969 mixed together for the roof and steeple. I used 565 on the window and then used Dr PH Martins for the panes. Next I painted the mountains with a blend of 565 and 553.

Then I stamped the small trees using the mini foliage set and the hedges. For the larger tree I used the leaves from the large tree set. Then used water to dab all trees and hedges and pulled some of the green down to create a slope. Next I used the grass from the mini foliage and stamped with 177 at the base of the church and after dabbing it with water, I added 249 off my palette as well as adding a little 249 and 177 to the trees.

After that I used various greens (177, 249, 177), orange (933) and yellow (993) to create the field base. I used the tall grass (5007) in the field and the large grass (4051) at the base of the card.

For flowers I used the tiny dots from the mini flower set with red (856) at the base of the Church and scattered in the field. I also used the yellow (993) with the mini stamp in the field. I then used Dr Ph Martin to create daisies and after drying, added yellow (993) to the center. The also used the white paint to added small dots in the field and next to the Church.

For the sky I used 569, 533, 993, 856, and 933 and a small amount of diluted Ph Martins.

Lastly, I added the cross on the top of the steeple with the brown Twintone and accented with the Twintone where I thought would enhance the picture and 565 for o

I removed the post it tape and then cut edges about 1/4 inch to crate a border.

For my second card I made a lilac colored Hydrangea floral arrangement.

Sets used:

4870 - WC Ornate Container Set

5827 - Hydrangea Set
5742 - Easter Journal Paper Pack

I hope you enjoy my little paintings and thank you Renee for asking me to help out!

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Thank you so much to Julie for helping out this month.

We hope you enjoyed her inspiration on this Watercolor Weekend.

See you tomorrow for more wonderful paintings from Jami.

Julie Worthing

Fresh Flowers For You by Janet

 Happy Saturday everyone! I'm in such a mood for spring so it's a good thing there are so many great Art Impression sets to explore the season with! Here I've had a great time exploring coloring with pencils and watercolor using the new 6196 - Fresh Flowers stamp set. 

Those of you who see my work here each week, know that I almost exclusively use markers but this set and the other five sets in this line have inspired me to try using two coloring mediums that I'm not very experienced using. Is this perfect? Absolutely not. But I had a wonderful experience using something out of my comfort zone and overall, I'm happy with the result. I hope you agree. 

Sometimes we are afraid to do something we haven't done before. Believe me, there were moments when I was tempted to quit and give up. I was critical of my technique and my skills. But you know what? Art and expression is about the journey not perfection. I'm so glad I didn't quit!

After finishing my coloring, I used a die from 6047 - Scalloped Squares Dies to cut it out for my card. I cut a larger scalloped lace border with the largest die from the set and mounted the two pieces together. I backed this with a slate blue glimmer cardstock. Then I mounted that on a piece of glimmer pink cardstock before mounting the stack on a 5 x 5 square card base. I added the sentiment from the set and I used a gold Signo pen to draw a dash dot border around the card edges. I used a white Signo pen to add some highlights to the canopy and flowers. Finally I added a pink satin bow to the corner.

Thanks for joining me on the blog today. I hope I've inspired you to try a technique that's outside your comfort zone. You might discover something that surprises you!

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Happy Crafting!