Story Tile Wedding Card by Reneé Matarese

 Hello Ai fans!

A friend of ours is getting married on Saturday and I'm
sharing the wedding card that I made for them.

Their invitation was movie themed so I decided to play off of that.

I love the Story Tile template because it creates little windows and 
each one features something a little bit different.

I also used the template on the inside but I cut some of the borders out
to create two large windows. I also embossed the designer paper on the left
for a little something extra.

Focus on Faith with Sara Furr: Lacy Pink Church

 Blessings my dear friends, and welcome to my first edition of Focus on Faith for the month of September.

If you have been following me, you know that I like to use several different kinds of medium to color and create my projects.

 This week, I have a lovely little country church scene I created using colored pencils and dye ink markers. 

I just stamped the front flowers and the church with Versafine Onyx black ink and colored them up with colored pencils. I stamped the foliage (tree, leaves, shrubs, and grass) with dye ink markers.

 To create the sky and the grassy foreground, I just turned my pencils sideways to swipe them across my cardstock and blend them into each other. I added some tiny white accents to the flowers and grass with Dr. Ph Martin's Bleedproof white paint.

If you have any questions on how I created this, please feel free to leave me your questions in the comments section. 

I pray you all have a very blessed month and I will see you soon.

Blessings to you all, 

Sara E. Furr- The Crafty Farm Chick 

Supplies used:

Canson XL Bristol Smooth cardstock 

Colored Pencils

Dye ink markers

Versafine Onyx black ink pad

Stamp platform

Paper cutter

Scissors

Lace

Sewing machine

Foam adhesive 

To the Best Mom! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

I had fun with the "I See Right Through You" challenge.
For this card, I used an acetate panel combined with the new Margin Dies
to create a see through card front.

I added some tiny gems that look like they're floating which is a cool effect.

The flowers are trimmed out from the larger stamp.
I thought they went well with the beautiful paper.

I hope you're inspired to try the challenge. Your card doesn't have to be see through.

You just need to have something see through on your card, even a window or a clear vase.

 

Peony Grace by Janet

I am very much enjoying the new Bible Journaling Margin sets that are recent releases at the Ai store. I've made several cards with the beautiful margin stamp sets and they pair so well with the 6155 Ornate Margin Dies. Today, I've used the 6164 Peony Margin Set and the Margin Dies to create an elegant card with a flap closure. This card also fits the Round and Round challenge on the Ai blog thanks to the round jewel bling used on it.

To start this card I stamped and colored the Peony margin image with red and green copic markers. Inside the border I used a pale pink marker and then used a Gold Signo Pigment Ink Pen to add gold dots for additional interest. Once complete, I trimmed the piece into a rectangle and rounded the corners. 

To form this card, I started with a pink A2 card base, I added a red long rectangle piece that I embossed with a folder. Then I used the heart Ornate Margin die on a piece of rose patterned paper from the 6181 Valentine Series 2 Paper Pack. I ran the long edge of this die off of the cutting plate so that I could then trim the right edge so that it was 1/2" wider than it would normally be if I cut it as it intended. This gave me a little extra length to score and then I could glue it to the back of the card base to create a flap. Before I glued it in place, I inked the left edge to show off the stitching in the paper and help it stand out. To secure the flap, I installed two round green and clear gems so that only half is attached to the card front. The other remaining half allows the flap to be tucked under and stay in place. The result is an elegant card with a unique flap closure.

Thanks for joining me on the blog today. As always, find your favorite stamps, dies, papers, and accessories at the Ai Store!

Happy Crafting!

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Sending Birthday Wishes Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday Art Impressions friends! 

Tasha here sharing a card created with the new 6178-Birthday Wishes stamp set and 6158-Story Tile Template Die. This set is so festive and I love the piñata stamp!

For this project, I used the Story Tile Die to cut one piece of white card stock and a piece of colored pattern paper. I colored all of the images with Copic Markers and used Tombow Markers for the flowers. I also used a white gel pen to add little accents to the images and create a fun look to the "Happy Birthday" greeting. 

Lastly, I attached a layer of Art Impressions pattern paper, gold glitter for extra sparkle, and deep pink card stock. I also ink blended the edges of each tile to add more color. I like the way the golden color gives a warm glow around the stamped images. 

I hope you enjoyed today's card and are inspired to create a fun tile card!