Hello Ai fans!
Welcome to the All That Glitters challenge.
We want to see any sort of glitter or sparkle on your project.
Before we see what Janet, our Featured Designer created,
let's see who won our Just For You challenge.
For our Top Spot we selected
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to claim a free stamp set of your choice!
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Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com
to claim a free stamp set of your choice!
Also, be sure to grab our badge to display on your blog, Facebook or Instagram!
Now on to Janet's ADORABLE card.
Let's see and hear what she's made to inspire you!
Hello everyone! It's my pleasure to feature a card for the new challenge made with 5798 - Gardening Girlfriends Set. I have chosen to put this wonderful image on a fun fold card base. I'm not sure what others call this fold but I call it a front fold pop-out card. This is pretty simple to make and it fits into a normal A2 card base. It also folds flat for mailing.
The current challenge is All That Glitters. In the spirit of the challenge, I've added Star Dust Stickles (a glitter glue) to my flowers. Glitter glue is just one way to add some shine. I wasn't able to pick up the glitter in the photo as I had hoped but in person, it adds a very pretty shine to the flowers. I like glitter glue since it is mess free! So let's get started!
Cut four panels in the dimensions shown. I used patterns from 5835 - Mini Paper Pack. Going left to right, the first two panels are stacked and placed on the middle fold. The two identical panels on the right go on either side of the center panel of the card.
Create the card base from a piece of cardstock cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". The folds are scored as shown below.
Once scored, the card base is folded as shown from the top. Going from left to right, the folds are mountain, valley, valley and mountain.
Stamp the smaller middle panel with a sentiment and adhere it to the larger center panel mat. Adhere the two smaller panels on either side so that the card is as shown.
Stamp the image and another sentiment on the the white cardstock. This image allows you to add flowers to the pot and the watering can. To do this and not ruin the main image, use washi tape or little pieces of paper, such as from the sticky part of a post-it-note to cover the edge of both containers and act as a mask. Then stamp the flowers. Notice how the stems stamp on the mask instead of the main image. The flowers I used come from 5825 - Geranium Set. Choose any ink colors you like for this. I chose blues, pinks, and lavenders.
After stamping, I peeled the mask away leaving the flowers as shown.
I then colored the flowers loosely and added contrasting dots and used a black pen to give a little more form to the flowers. I added Stickles to the flowers to give them a little more pop.
I colored the image using Copic markers:
Skin: E000, E01, E02, E30, R20
Hair: E23, E15, E30
Bench: E23, E15, E29
Orange Pot: YR00, YR02, YR04
Watering Can: C1, W1, C7
Shorts: BG000, BG01, BG05
Capris: B23, B24, B28
Hat: E30, Y17
Boots: G99, G21
Yellow Shirt: Y11, Y15, Y17
Apron: V01, Vo4, V17
White Shirt: C1, BV31, 0
Ground: G21, W3
As a final touch, I added blue and purple matt enamel dots to the left and right panels.
Thanks for stopping by today. Don't forget to enter your card in the All That Glitters Challenge. Just add some glitter somewhere on your card in any medium to be eligible to win free stamps! I also invite you to visit the store to see all the things you need for your card, journal, and tag making projects. Have a great Saturday!
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