Hello Ai fans!
Welcome to the new challenge here on the Art Impressions Challenge Blog.
We want to see your crafty projects using stamps with PEOPLE.
Enter your handmade project using something from Art Impressions and featuring people!
You just might win a free stamp set.
Our amazing Featured Artist this week is Sharon.
After you look through her lovely photos and tutorial, be sure to
scroll down to see who won our 'It's in the Mail' challenge.
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Hello AI Fans!
If you know me, you know how much I LOVE all the amazing people characters that Bonnie creates for us! So I'm super excited to have a feature for our new challenge "The People in Your Neighborhood". I wanted to show you a fun fold card today, so lets get busy. I have a ton of pictures and measurements for you, so grab your favorite drink! I started by grabbing #5798 Gardening Girlfriends Set and stamping her onto a Copic friendly paper. To be honest, I was originally planning on putting flowers into those baskets she's carrying. But as you can see, my plans changed. LOL! I really can't even remember why I thought about putting the Gnomes into the baskets. I was stamping and coloring with Dori, so she very well might have had something to do with it. LOL! But I tried fitting them in there and they fit perfectly! All I could picture was her going out to her garden to gather vegetables, and found Gnomes instead. I couldn't stop giggling while I was creating it! After adding the Gnomes into the baskets, I just HAD to add the curious pup that wants a Gnome for him/herself. The Copic colors I used to color them are listed at the bottom of this post. First, here's a picture of the completed card.
So anyway, on to how to create this card. I started with a piece of cardstock measuring 5 1/2" by 7 1/2". With the longer side on the top of your score board, score at 3 1/4" and 6 1/2". Create a Z fold by folding the 3 1/4" flap away from you creating the card base, then fold the 1" piece towards you so it looks like the picture below this next one.
You will then want to cut your mats. I created my mats using another layer of cardstock and then a layer of pattern paper. I did this because the cardstock I was using was quite thin. If you don't want to create another layer of cardstock, just cut your pattern paper to the cardstock sizes listed below and eliminate the 3rd size. You can go ahead and glue the pattern paper mats into place, but don't glue your sentiment panel into place yet.
colored cardstock - 3 pieces measuring 5 3/8" x 3 1/8"
1 piece measuring 7/8" x 5 3/8"
pattern paper: 2 pieces measuring 5 1/4" x 3"
1 piece measuring 3/4" x 5 1/4"
white cardstock: 1 piece measuring 5 1/4" x 3"
After getting my card base completed, I turned my attention to my colored image. I pulled out #5725 Nested Square Dies and #6047 Scalloped Square Dies and picked the ones that fit it best. I die cut the image with the Nested Square Dies, then used another piece of cardstock to cut out the coordinating mat for the image, then glued them together.
I wanted to stamp a sentiment onto the image panel before putting it on the card. Both the front and inside sentiments are from #5935 Fairytale Houses Set. I thought finding Gnomes in your garden was pretty magical.
Once that was done, I put foam tape only on the right side of the back of the image. You only want to adhere it to the 1" flap.
Figure out where you want to place the image on the card and go ahead and adhere it into place. Also glue your sentiment panel into place.
A view from the top...
I wanted to add something else to the front, so I pulled out #5972 BJ Decorative Margins Die Set and created a small strip for the top and bottom of the front panel and added a little bow. I was quite surprised and how quickly and effortlessly this card went together.
So that's it for me today! I hope you play along with the challenge for a chance to win a free set from Art Impressions! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!
Copic markers used:
E000, 00, 11, 31, 33, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44, 50, 51, 53, 55, 57, 95, 97, and 99
YG11, 13, 17, and 21
B00, 91, 93, and 95
R12
C1 and 2
Y32, 35, and 38
Now, let's see who won our It's in the Mail challenge.
For our Top Spot we selected:
Michelle HoskinsShe used a wide variety of Art Impressions stamps from the more whimsical series like the mushrooms and gnomes.
Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com
to claim a free stamp set of your choice!!
Be sure to grab your winner's badge to display on your social media.
Our Lucky Random Winner was:
#13 Andrea W.
Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com
to claim a free stamp set of your choice!!
Be sure to grab your winner's badge to display on your social media.
Congratulations to both of our winners!
Now for our new challenge!
✻ 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!
✻ Include a link back to the Ai Blog or grab our button on the top right of our sidebar!
✻ 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!
