Tiny Teapot House by Janet

Have you seen the latest Ai challenge? It’s the Artful Architecture challenge. I was really excited for this one because there are just so many Ai stamps that feature whimsical houses. For my card, I chose to use the adorable teapot house found in the 5935-Fairytale House set. It’s a great set because it comes with matching dies for all the images. Just so cute and convenient!

To make this, I first decided on a circle shape to stamp the teapot. It works well on a circle because of the rounded bottom of the pot. To cut the circle I used 5726-Nested Circle Dies. The smallest was cut from marker friendly cardstock. I cut another circle out of plain white cardstock with a circle die in the set that is three circles larger. To create a set of stacked circles, I cut two more scalloped circles out of blue frosted cardstock using 6045-Scalloped Circle Dies. I cut, stamped, and shaded two fence images and did the same with three flowers, a butterfly, and bee images. It’s so great to have the stamps and the dies for all these little accents.

The next step was to stamp the teapot house and color it with Copic markers. I’m not that great at creating grass with markers so I used the grass dies in the set and tucked the grass cuts into the base of the scene. I trimmed excess that hung over the circle. I then layered all the circles in graduating sizes. I glued the two fence pieces in place which slightly overhang the first circle. This gives a more finished effect with a touch more dimension and texture. I added the flowers and bee to the scene. Before gluing the butterfly, I folded the wings up and glued the center to the scene so that the wings pop up and give even more dimension. I will point out that I used the white Signo Pigment Ink Gel Pen from the store to draw in the white stripes on the teapot, reflections in the windows, and accents on the butterflies.

I chose a preprinted patterned card base and glued in a strip of delicate cream crocheted lace. I collect old buttons and I had this beautiful shabby chic blue button in my stash. It’s just perfect as an accent to the lace and the house. The finished card is whimsical and full of color and texture.

Thanks for stopping by and spending time with me and Art Impressions today. Please visit the Ai store to pick up your favorite stamps, dies, papers, accessories, and supplies. 

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Happy B-Day by Janet Axtman

 Hi everyone! I've had a great time this week with the current challenge called ABC, 123. The theme is to use letters or numbers on your card. I had been thinking about making a background using a stamp set and the idea was a perfect backdrop for my big B-Day message.

This slimline card started with a background stamped with the 5935 - Fairytale Houses Set. I stamped several butterfly, fence, bee and daisy images on a white background and colored them. I added clusters of dots from a stamp in the 5009 - WC Mini Flower Set. I used a white highlight pen to add some accents to the wings, and leaves. I used the new 5910 -Large Letter Die Set to cut two sets of letters out. One is cut in black and the other out of a striped paper from 5873 - Mini Birthday PP. I wanted to add the word Happy so I used a phrase from 5604 - Halloween Journal Die Set. The die actually says Happy Halloween but I trimmed the word Happy and backed it with gold glitter cardstock. It works beautifully like this for all kinds of non-Halloween sentiments.

To finish the card, I layered a black mat under the stamped panel and attached it to a red mini-slimline card base. Then I glued each black and patterned paper letter together so that a shadow effect results. I applied the letters with foam tape to help them stand out even more. For the final embellishment, I added three glitter enamel dots. The result is a fresh, spring birthday card. 

Thanks for joining me here today. I hope you enjoyed seeing how I created the background using a stamp set and using big letters for the focal point of this card. I hope you'll make a visit to the Ai Store this weekend for all your card making needs.

 

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Magical Coffee Pot House by Janet Axtman

 Last year, the very magical 5935 - Fairytale Houses Set was released. The images in this set are miniature and have several fanciful homes and many accessories. It also includes the sentiment I used on the card. Usually Ai Sentiments are a few words. I enjoy the lines of the enchanting birthday poem in this set. 

To make this card, I first colored and cut out the coffee pot house, flower, mushrooms, and fence. I added several details to the house such as window panes and wood lines in the door, shutters and house peak. These little touches add a lot of fun details to the image but it's certainly not required to get a great result. I stamped the poem on kraft cardstock. Then I glued a watercolor blue panel to it before cutting it into a rectangle. I cut a slice of grass and applied it at the border of the kraft and blue cardstocks. Then I arranged the house, mushrooms, and fence along the grass border. Before gluing the house in place, I tucked the flower into the spout for a whimsical touch.

I cut an A2 sized rectangle from a floral pattern in the new 6033 - Inspirational Easter PP. Next, I cut an interior scalloped frame from pink cardstock and the interior frame from a polka dot pattern from the paper pack. These were added to the floral rectangle and then I glued the panel to a white A2 card base. Finally, I added pink and blue enamel hearts as accents.   

Thanks for joining me here today. I hope you enjoyed seeing how I composed this scene using cardstock for the background. Please visit the Ai Store for all your card making needs.

 

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Friends Gnome Matter What! by Janet

Valentine's Day has come and gone but it's the first step in the march toward spring. I was feeling in a pastel mood and the light spring colors of the season inspired the card I made this week. There's no easier way to get a soft look than by using water colors. I used my Karin Brushmarker Pros for my images. I'm the first to admit that I'm not a pro watercolorist but I do like to take my pens out occasionally. It's fun to stretch my skills and though it's not my best medium, I still enjoy trying. Most times, the results are worth the effort and besides, you can't get better if you don't practice!

My card features many different stamp sets. The vase and flowers come from 5922 - Bud Vase Set and 5919 - Long Stem Floral Set. Once I stamped and colored this composition, I fussy cut it out. This is the only image that didn't come with matching dies but fussy cutting it wasn't hard. Next I stamped two butterflies and a set of mushrooms from 5935 - Fairytale Houses Set. Once I colored them, I cut them out with their matching dies. I also cut a small piece of grass with a die in the set and water colored it.

The next step was to create a wide stitched frame from cream pearlized cardstock. To make the frame I used two dies from 5063 - Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies. I love making frames with this set because both the outside and the inside of the frame are imprinted with stitch marks. I added a rectangle of acetate behind the frame and then I applied two layers of foam tape around the window. Before doing more, I stamped the acetate window with the sentiment using StazOn ink so it wouldn't smear. 

The A2 card is a pre-printed one from my stash. However, I added a scrap of striped coordinating paper from one of my most favorite paper packs, 5893 - Easter S2 PP. I then mixed up the filler for the shaker. I chose clay shaped sprinkles, flowers, and clear beads. I added a few large dark pink and light pink flower sequins as well. I placed the shaker bits in the middle of the striped paper and then secured the frame in the center of the card with all the bits securely inside. 

Finally I could arrange my little scene on the frame. I cut the lattice out of matching cream cardstock using 5589 - Journal Pocket Set and glued it in place to create a little fence at the base of the frame. I composed the flowers, gnome and grass on the right corner and placed the mushrooms on the left. I folded the wings of the two butterflies and glued them in place too. Then for the finishing touch, I glued two small white seed beads on the heads of each of the butterflies.

And there you have it! Thanks so much for joining me here at the blog today. As always, please visit the Ai Store for the products I used and all the things you need for your card, journal, and tag making projects. Happy creating!

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Hearts for you! by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans!

Have you finished all your Valentine cards yet? How about making some tags for a treat bag or two? That's what I've got to show you today. I love making cute tags and I had a lot of fun with this one. It could be for Valentines Day, could be for Easter, it could be for any occasion! I just love how they dress up a package!! I used a lot of sets for this one, and they are all linked below if you are interested in looking at them. I started out by stamping all the images onto a Copic friendly paper and coloring them with Copic markers that are listed below. 

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:

R01, 02, 11, 20, 22, 24 and 27

YG13 and 17

Y00, 32, 35, and 38

E51, 53, and 55

R81, 83, and 85

B00

C5 and 6

 

Fairytale Shaker by Dori Mendiola

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

Today I have a fun little shaker card for you using the new Fairytale Houses #5935 stamp and die set along with the Woodland Fairies #5915 stamp set.

       I've been wanting to make a shaker card for the longest time, so I thought this stamp set would make a cute one using the coffee pot from the Fairytale Houses and the little accessories that are included in the set.  I stamped the coffee pot on a 4 x 4 piece of copic friendly paper and colored with my copic markers listed below.  Each of the other images were stamped with memento black ink on a separate piece of copic friendly paper and colored with copic markers as well.  I cut each of the images with the coordinating dies, other than the coffee pot. 

To make the shaker, I used a scalloped edge circle die from my stash to cut the circle from the white cardstock.  I stamped the saying, from the Fairytale Houses set, to the bottom before creating the shaker.  I adhered a piece of 4 x 4 acetate to the backside of the circle to make the window.  I then took a thin strip of foam tape and placed it in a circle form to the backside of the window.  I placed another strip of foam tape over the other to double it up.  I placed some clear sequins into the well of the circle and then adhered the 4 x 4 square coffee pot image onto the foam tape.  

To finish off the card, I glued the bee and the flowers onto the acetate, tucking the stems of the flowers into the scallop edge of the circle.  Then I glued the fairy and the mushrooms onto the outer edge.  I put foam tape all around the backside of this cardstock and adhered to a yellow piece of 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 cardstock and placed onto a side folding A2 card base.

I hope you enjoyed my shaker card and try one for yourself.  They are really quite fun to play with.

Have a great day and enjoy creating!

Copics used:  E000, E01, E11

E50, E51, E53, E55, E57

C1, C2, C5

B0000, B000

R02, R05, R22, R24

Y11, Y15, Y17

G40, G43

A Magical Day by Janet

 Happy weekend everyone! I have to gleefully confess that I had the best time working with the new 5935-Fairytale Houses Set! It's such a great set of images and dies to work with. It comes complete with stamped images and dies, including grasses which make it easy to create a scene.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic markers. I used white and black fine tipped pens to add some accents. I also used black Nuvo drops for extra sheen and dimension on the mushrooms. 

This is a mini-slimline card which is 3 1/2" x 6 when finished. It's a perfect size for these images. After cutting out the colored images with the included dies, I arranged them on a 3" x 5 1/2" size of light blue cardstock. I matted this on a 3 1/4" x 5 3/4" navy cardstock mat and glued this on to the card base. I added the sentiment directly on the background as a finishing touch. It makes such a cheerful and fanciful scene! I knew it would be cute but this really surpassed my expectations. The set is designed for watercolor but I think you would agree that this is quite enchanting colored with markers as well. Colored pencils would also be delightful for these fanciful images. 

This card also fits the current challenge on the Ai blog which is Magical Creatures. The adorable little bee and the magical beings you would imagine would inhabit these cute little homes is perfect for the theme. I encourage you to enter your card creation to the challenge. Each entry is a chance to win free stamp sets of your choosing. You can find the entry form and details here: Magical Creatures Challenge

 Thanks for stopping by today. I hope my card gives you some ideas of your own. Please visit the store to see all the things you need for your card, journal, and tag making projects. Be sure to take a look at all the new releases while you are there. Have a great weekend!

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