Halloween Pumpkins by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai fans!!

I am stopping by today to share a Halloween card I made using the 5038 - Ghoul Friend set  and some Wink of Stella. I was a fun card to make that's for sure.

It is a pretty straight forward card layout this week.  I stamped my Happy Halloween bottom center. I layered my orange paper, and black paper. The white paper is on top of the black paper. I only use what I have to of my stripe paper so I cit 1/4" strips and added them to the top and bottom of my white paper stamped with my strand of pumpkin lanterns. I colored my pumpkins last with my Copic markers. 

As you can see above I used a super fine Sharpie marker to join the two stamps together.  I thought the loop in the string would add to the card, like a loop in the stand of pumpkin lanterns. I didn't let the imperfections of my marker skills bother me because when you look at the whole card the strand is not perfectly straight to begin with. 

I thought the cute pumpkins needed a little something so I finished them off with some Wink of Stella. Why ... because everything looks better with Wink of Stella in my opinion LOL.

Here is one more look at the card.  You will probably see more Halloween cards from me ... it is my favorite holiday after all. Pumpkin everything for this girl 😊  Thank you for spending a little time with me and please check back again real soon for more Ai inspiration.

Copics used:

YR02

YR04
YR07
YR09

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

OUCH! Feel Better by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai fans!!

I am stopping by today to share a card using the Doggy Kisses and Wine Divas stamp set.

I did not intend to create a one layer card but sometimes the stamps decide for you what direction you are going with your card.  LOL Anyways ... I started by stamping my sentiments in the middle in black. I used the Ouch sentiment from Doggy Kisses stamp set and I used only part of the sentiment in Wine Divas for the feel better.  From there I randomly stamped the band-aid from the Doggy Kisses stamp set in rainbow colors.

I always find it hard to photograph Wink of Stella. Do you agree?  I added Wink of Stella to all the center of the band-aids for some texture to my one layer card.

I finished it off with Nuvo Drops in the same rainbow colors to give a lot more dimension to my one layer card.  I love how cheery this card ended up being.  A great pick me up card for someone hurt or injured.

Here is one more look at the complete card ...

Remember ... try and stretch you stamps out of the norm from what they were intended for, as there is no dog on this card as the stamp set would imply, just a general feel better card.

Like I said earlier sometime a one layer card is all you need to get your point across. Please stop back again soon and see what I have been up to.

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

Hello Sunshine by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai fans!!

I am stopping by today to share an eclipse card using the Watering Can stamp set along with the Block Letters Dies. I love how it ended up with sort of a tropical feel.

I started by stamping my fern/palm leaf randomly over my white card stock.  I used my marker on the stamp and then spritzed it with water before I stamped it.  I love how it turned out.

The color of the Marvy marker is No. 34 Pale Green.

I lined up my Block letter dies.  I wanted to show you how you'll have to die cut a second time with the "L" since there is only one in the set.

It is very easy to go back in and line up the second "L".

Here it is all cut out ready to go. I added the word "sunshine" underneath the hello.  I thought "Hello Sunshine" was the perfect sentiment for this card. I added my yellow Nuvo Drops randomly all over the card. I just love how sunny and cheery this card is.

I placed my letters back in and raised them up with foam tape.  I also added Wink of Stella to the letters to separate them just a little bit more from the background.

Here is one more look at the finished card.  I think I will be making more of these cards in the future.  Thank you so much for stopping by and spending a little time with me.

Marvy Markers used:

No. 34 Pale Green

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

Watercolor Throwback - Birch Trees Video

Hello Ai Fans!

Bonnie and Kate are back from our most recent trade show, so this week we are throwing back to a beloved video from September 2016! We wanted to feature this Birch Trees video, as it is a great example of scene building and how to create a forest scene.

Bonnie created this beautiful birch tree scene with stamps from our new Covered Bridge set! You will love how Bonnie creates rolling hills and a small stream by grabbing color from her Watercolor Palette. You will add dimension with multiple colors of leaves and shrubs, all only using 4 stamps!

We absolutely love it when you leave us a comment over on YouTube! Hop over there and let us know what you love about this tutorial. We appreciate you watching and a big thank you to everyone sharing such kind feedback on our videos!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WFqPlMKaAlA

4808 - Covered Bridge Mini Set	Blooming Birdhouse #4603	WC Foliage Set	Strathmore Watercolor Paper	Watercolor Brush #4	Ai Watercolor Palette
1" Square Acrylic Block	1.5" Square Acrylic Block	3" Square Acrylic Block	Acrylic Block Variety 5 Pack	#15 Olive Green	#25 Bottle Green
#45 Sepia	#50 Ultramarine	#72 Pine Green	#86 African Violet

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NEW VIDEO! Oceanside Doorway Watercolor

Hello Ai Fans!

We are back for a NEW Watercolor Wednesday! This week, Bonnie creates a doorway in a stone wall, with a path leading down to the oceanfront. We love the hanging vines and colorful bushes that adorn this wall. Bonnie also added the birds from our My Fortress Set in the blue sky!

We hope you enjoy this week's special video!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YVy5-YJGYpo

Watercolor Throwback - Cottage & Fence Dies

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We have a Watercolor Throwback for Watercolor Wednesday this week! One of the most common questions we get at our retail shows is how to use our WC Fence Dies. We love this design by Bonnie and thought it was worth bringing back from October 2017!


Bonnie used both our WC Fence Dies and WC Cottages Set in this video! She starts by die cutting one of our fences with a Stamping Mask Paper and adhering to her watercolor paper. She then overlays our small and large grasses and vine from our Foliage Set 1, then adding flowers from our Flower Set 1. Bonnie then removes the mask and adds more vines and flowers over the posts on the left side. She also adds some small sprigs at the base of the fence posts. From there, she uses sticky notes to mask the foreground and our Stamp Positioner to perfectly place the cottage. She pulls color from the lines and adds brown from her palette and finishes the image with some climbing vines on the sides.

We have had quite a few people contact us on how to get new upload emails from YouTube and want to help! Once you have clicked "subscribe" on our channel, click the "bell" next it to receive emails as soon as a new video is available! We always appreciate a thumbs up on any video you like, as well!

We hope you enjoy this new video and our latest releases! Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zLII41jei2U

NEW VIDEO! Beach Scene with Circle Frame + HSN Thank You

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We are back for a NEW Watercolor Wednesday! This week, Bonnie creates a watercolor circle frame to view the tropical, beach scene on the inside of her card! She used our Circle Double Stitched Dies to create a frame and opening in the front of her card, then used the inner circle to watercolor a beach shanty beside the water, with a palm tree hanging over the top.

WE WANT TO KNOW - Do you use die cuts on your Watercolor designs? Click over to this video and leave a comment! We love when you share what you are creating with us!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DXdcAWHP6r8

Home Grown Eagle Window By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai fans!

This month I'm using some of the Windows to the World stamps. This Eagle window caught my eye, and with it getting warmer in the Northwest, Americana decor is popping up everywhere! Today is also Flag Day (June 14th, 1777) in America. Perfect time to combine the eagle with these red white and blue pattern papers.

I first stamped the Eagle Window image with Gina K. Amalgam ink and colored it in with Copic markers, colors listed below. I used a Gelly Roll white pen to add a few highlights through out the image.  This went really quick and I also used minimal markers. Images like these window stamps, are great for the summertime, when we might be a bit more busy. All of them  are so picturesque,  they can simply and easily be the focal point to any card front.

This image has a beautiful sentiment that surrounds the square image but I trimmed that off and added a sentiment "Home Grown" from the Succulent set. I thought that sentiment fit so well and I really enjoy mixing stamp sets together. I knew I wanted to add a gold border with embossing powder around it. This is easily done by swiping your clear embossing ink pad across all the edges. 

The pattern paper I used for today's card is from the Pebbles America paper pack. Unfortunately it is another bundle of pattern paper that I've stashed away for years, I've linked to a similar one below. I love that I am using my pattern paper more instead of hoarding it! To add a bit more stars I used a die set from Papertrey Ink and die cut the three sketch stars from vellum. I adhered those to the card in a cluster with liquid glue and added the heat embossed sentiment "Home Grown" from the Art Impressions Succulent set. I left the inside blank. This card could be used for anything, from celebrating someone in the military, to July Fourth greetings to a friend.

Copic Markers Used:

W9, W6, W3, W1, W0

E77, E74, Y18

B99, B95, B93, B91

YG67, YG45, YG03

Thank you so much for joining me today!

Happy Stamping!