Art Impressions Blog: Bloom Where You're Planted Challenge

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Bloom Where You're Planted Challenge Week #2 plus new releases

Hello Ai fans!

It's time for week two of our Bloom Where You're Planted challenge.

We want to see what you create using flowers, foliage, trees and plants.

Last week our featured artist was Nina and she shared two fabulous cards!
For her first card she used 5458 – Llama Set and Memento Ink Pad.

For her second card she used 5516 – Friends Forever Set along with the new 5741 – Valentines Paper Pack.

Now for the rest of the Design Team.

Reneé used 5717 – Little Girl Front & Back and 5719 – FB Fence & Window Set.

Mercy used three different sets on her card and you can view them here.

All of the products Sharon used on her incredible 3-D card can be found on her post here.

Click HERE to see which sets Tasha used on her card.

Janet created a front and back card using a bunch of fun new sets.
5543 – Journal Template Die Set
5739 – Birdhouse Village Set
5716 – Little Boy Front & Back
5719 – FB Fence & Window Set

And now, although out Watercolor team doesn't normally participate in our challenges, all three of their cards fit our theme this week.

Here's Tricia, Diane and Karen's "Bloom" cards.

You can find all of their links and info on how they created their cards here.

We hope you're enjoying your week. If you haven't had a chance to enter our

challenge yet, be sure you do! There's a free stamp set on the line for our Top Spot winner and for one Lucky Random Winner!

Be sure to use #artimpressions or @artimpressions when you share your work on social media so we can see it!

There are several new releases today (and last week) at Art Impressions.

Be sure to check out the new nested dies,

the new 5728 – Mushroom Cubbies

and the three new Matchbook Cubbies!

If you're new to the Matchbook Series be sure to check out this video from when

they first premiered. You only need to purchase the 5317 – MB Template Dies and 5318 – MB Envelope Dies and then you can add all of the additional sets that you want.

Happy stamping!

If you'd like to join in our challenge be sure to link your project below...

✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation. You can make any item you wish; this is not limited to cards!

✻ Limit two submissions per person. You will receive extra votes if you use Art Impressions stamps!

✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission.

✻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!

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Bloom Where You're Planted Challenge #345

Hello Ai fans!

It's time for a brand new challenge here on the Art Impressions blog. Although we still have possibly quite a bit of winter where I am, we know it's beginning to warm up where some of you are. The rest of us will just have to live vicariously through your photos. For now we'll have to settle for a spring themed challenge.

Bloom Where You're Planted

We want to see your cards or handmade crafty projects using flowers, plants and trees!

No particular theme. Just feature flowers and foliage.

Before we look at our featured artist Nina's project let's announce the winner of our last challenge.

The Top Spot for our You're My Everything challenge went to...
Stamping Vicki for her 4 Valentines using 5219 – Lovable Animals Set.

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 for our Lucky, Lucky Random Winner!

The random number generator selected Sandi Hugget.

She used 4900 – Reel Great Guys Set.

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 let's take a look at the amazing projectS Nina created for our challenge!

Hello Ai fans, Nina here and I am excited to be with you today to share my creations for our new challenege Bloom Where You're Planted. For my first card I used my favorite set Llama Set.

I stamped the Llama and the little cacti cluster four times using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and my Mini Mist. I colored them using my Copic Markers.

Copic Shades:

Yellow: Y08 Y06

Red: R29

Brown: E99 YR24

Greens: G09 G14 YG67 YG25 YG23

I then used my scissors to cut around all the images and backed them with different thicknesses of foam tape to give this variety of dimension.

I cut a white panel and die cut a circle in the middle and used foam tape to attach it to a very dark green panel. I then started attaching my Llama and other cactus clusters. I placed the whole panel on a light olive green panel. I then decorated with enamel dots.

I also created another card using the beautiful Friends forever Set.

I again stamped the lovely image of the girls on a Bristol smooth white paper using my Memento Tuxedo Black and my Mini Misti. I also stamped my sentiment from the same set and die cut the panel with square stitched does.

I colored them with Copic markers as well as Spectrum Noir Markers. My color palette came from the floral pattern of a paper from the new Valentine's paper pack. I will create my background from that paper by the end.

Copic Shades:

Browns: E29 E27 E25

Greys: C2 C1

Red Brown: E19 E07

Yellow Brown: E99 YR24

Spectrum Noir Shades:

Greens: VB2 VB5

Pink: AP1 AP3

Skin: FS4 FS5

I layered underneath the white panel, pinks and the pattern paper from the Valentine's paper pack release.

I hope you enjoyed my projects and can't wait to see your creations for this challenges.

Thank you Nina for your wonderful inspiration!

Adorable cards.

We can't wait to see what YOU enter in our challenge!
Any handmade craft with flowers, foliage or trees will do.