Cottage Circlet by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Art Impressions just released a new bunch of circlets so in honor of that I decided to break out one from the last release that I hadn't used yet.

My card goes along with the latest challenge too...stripes and circles.

This one is called

4982 – Cottage Circlet MTF

These sets are designed to be trifold cards.  You can accomplish that in many different ways.  For mine I made the first two panels both open on the left to reveal panel 3 on the inside.

I used

5064 – Circle Double Stitched Dies

to cut out each circle.

This is the second layer.

Here's the inside which you can partially see when it's all closed.

These sets are so much fun!

Copics used:

RV02, 13, B01, BG02, E31, 35, Y15,

C00, N2, YG07, 11, 41, 63, 67

Cottage Circlet MTF View Finder Card

Hello Ai fans!

I have really been more in the mood to make interactive cards lately.  I think it may have something to do with all of the cool dies that are on the market that make it simple to make interactive cards.  They're all great, but I prefer to use my crafty budget for stamps and papers, so I find myself looking for ways to make those cards without the dies.  There are tons of tutorials on the internet for many of the one's that have been around for some time like this view finder card.  I found the directions on Splitcoaststampers and adapted them to fit my needs.  I had the idea to make the sky change behind the cottage in the Cottage Circlet MTF and it worked out great.

The middle image from the Cottage Circlet MTF was stamped onto watercolor paper with Versafine Claire Nocturne ink. It was then die cut using one of the Circle Double Stitched Dies as well as the die that comes with the circlet set. This image is colored using Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  The colors used are listed below.  Once Everything was colored, it was attached to a piece of the Bo Bunny Early Bird 6x6 collection that was cut with the Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies. The colored piece was lined up and the inside was once again cut using the die that came with the stamp set.  A half circle notch was cut along the right hand side of the rectangle with the Circle Double Stitched Dies right next to the colored image to form a notch for the view finder piece to be moved after it was attached.

A piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper was cut using a scalloped die cut.  It was colored with a pastel rainbow of Distress Oxide Inks.  They were applied using the Ranger mini ink with the foam applicators.  I started with Spun Sugar and then added Wild Honey and blended back into it with the Spun Sugar to get a perfect blend.  That was done with every color going from Wild Honey into Squeezed Lemonade into Cracked Pistachio into Tumbled Glass into Shaded Lilac until coming back to the Spun Sugar.  A hole was poked into the center of this piece.  A 1" circle was cut out of the Circle Double Stitched Dies to go behind the scalloped piece.  A hole was poked into the center of the 1" piece and a brad was put into the center of it with the prongs facing towards the front.  Four small foam squares were placed on the back of the 1" circle and the brad was put through the center of the larger scalloped circle with the foam squares to the back and the rainbow to the front.  The prongs were closed onto the front.  This is the piece that makes the circle move once it is attached to the card. Foam tape was double stacked along the edges of the rectangle piece leaving a void for the rainbow circle to spin.  The four foam squares behind the 1" circle were then attached to a top folding A2 card that was covered with another piece of patterned paper. Now the sky will change behind the cottage as the "wheel" is turned.

Clean Color Real Brush Markers Used:

S. Almond Pink 200, Pale Rose 230
Flesh Color 71, Beige 72
Green Shadow 49, Light Green 41
Shadow Mauve 303, Blue Grey 92
Lilac 83, English Lavender 803
Yellow 50

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

Sweet Birthday by Carol Hintermeier

Hello Ai Fans!

Today I have two cards to wish a friend a sweet happy birthday!  I used the Cottage Circlet MTF (mini trifold) for both.  Do you ever stamp something twice to have one extra to try out colors and such on?  That's what I did, but was super happy that I was able to use the second one too!

I colored all the images with my Prismacolor Premier Pencils.  Having a sharp pencil makes it easy to color all of the little parts.  I've made a list of the colors I used at the end of this post.  Don't worry about my long list.  I wanted to do some shading, but these would look beautiful colored with fewer pencils too!

I have lots of photos for you see these cards and how they look as you open them.

Isn't this stamp just so beautiful with the details?!!

After opening the first fold:




And the inside, where you can write your greeting:



Here's my second card:

Thank you so much for stopping by for a look and I hope you've found some inspiration for these sweet stamps!

Prismacolor Pencils used:

Spring Green, Grass Green, Kelly Green, Apple Green, Dark Green, Sap Green, Prussian Green, Sky Blue, Carribean Sea, Blue Slate, Non-Photo Blue, True Blue, Denim Blue, Indigo Blue, Light Peach, Jasmine, Yellow Ochre, Sunburst Yellow, Yellowed Orange, Carmine Red, Process Red, Mulberry, Terra Cotta, Chocolate, Sienna Brown, Light Umber, Dark Brown, 70% Cool Grey

Challenge 230 Good Goes Around WEEK 2! PLUS New Stamps at Hobby Lobby!

Hello, Ai Fans! We're back for another round of fun with week two of our challenge! PLUS, read through the end of the post about our exciting Hobby Lobby release!

We are celebrating the new release of our Circlet Mini TryFolds, an extension of our popular three-panel revealing line! These images are designed to work beautifully layered together! Last week, Diane gave a great tutorial for a flip card by layering the images, be sure to check it out if you missed it. Let's take a look at more inspiration from our designers! You can find more information about each card by clicking the designer's name, hopping over to their blog. Want to give them a try for yourself? They are available now at artimpressions.com!

Cheri with Cottage Circlet MTF

Dana with Cabin Circlet MTF

Diane with Birthday Circlet MTF

Jil with Lighthouse Circlet MTF

Renee with Lighthouse Circlet MTF

Sharon with Birthday Circlet MTF

Have you entered our challenge before? Today's a great day to start! We're looking for a card that "goes around" - may that be a circular card, or a card that features something rounded. Show us what you've got! Besides, you just might win some Ai Stamps!

Here are the Challenge Rules

✻ Please make a new card or creation. You can make any crafty 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!

✻ 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 by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday, April 25 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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PLUS, an exciting announcement!

Swing by your local Hobby Lobby to find our NEW clear and wood block stamps on their shelves! We have created THREE of our most loved images into beautiful wood mounted stamps, featuring a full-color label. Pal around with our Craftiness and Take Life Girlfriends blocks, and send a peaceful greeting with our Psalm 23 block. Also available in-store are THREE of our favorite clear sets: Sloth-Some, Whisk It and Doggy Kisses! Visit a Hobby Lobby near you to grab these stamps today!

A selection of our products are also available online at HobbyLobby.com!

 
Happy Stamping!

Cottage Circlet Set by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Monday!

 

Today I am sharing a card using one of the new Ai Circlet MTF sets. Here I used the 4982- Cottage Circlet MTF set. On Thursday, in the challenge post I shared one way I used the new MTF sets. Here I will share another card style. Keep checking back to see the other 2 card styles I made.

 

For this card, I pulled out some circle dies and used them on each of my three layers. I diecut my images and also patterned papers to layer on the white diecut bases. The first two layers (the fence and cottage) also have a portion of the images cut out with matching dies that are included in the set. When layered, you can peek through each layer to the next image!

 

I used two Ai mini white brads to attach my circle layers together and placed them on opposite sides so you see each one when they are turned to open. Here's the first, top layer, turned to open.

 

When you also turn the second layer, you see all three.

Here's a few close ups.

Such sweet images!

Have a great Monday and… happy stamping!