Enjoy Your Day Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Friends!

Tasha here sharing a card inspired by the new Ai Bloom Where You're Planted Challenge. I love Spring cards and flowers, so I was exited for this fun theme!

This card features the super cute Little Girl Front Back stamp and Ai pattern paper. This stamp is so much fun to color and you can add anything you want to her basket. To go with the Bloom theme, I stamped the tulips from the Front Porch Garden Set and drew the pattern on the basket. I love how this turned out!

For the greeting, I stamped "Enjoy the day" with black ink and added layers of coordinating paper. I like to make cards that you can send to anyone anytime of the year and this one is great to send a "hello" to a special friend.

Lastly, I added layers of yellow paper to go with the girl's dress, sparkly glitter paper, and plaid Ai pattern paper. I also attached a frame made from wood pattern paper to complete the card. This card makes me happy and I am having so much fun thinking of new things to add to this basket!

I hope you enjoyed today's card and are having a wondering day!

Front Porch Thanksgiving and Thank You cards by Reneé Matarese

 Hello Ai fans!

There was a new release a few days ago on the Art Impressions website.

NEW PORCH ACCESSORIES!

HOORAY!

I made this card BEFORE that happened though so I made a Thanksgiving porch with what I had to work with.

We have two dogs and our Boomer has a "special" relationship with the squirrels.  He especially HATES them and believes it's his mission in life to chase them all our of our yard.  This is my nod to him.

I also made a Thank You front porch and guess what?  This one was selected for publication!

I'm so excited!

These porch sets have endless possibilities.  I love each and every one of them!

Unfortunately they misspelled my last name but I can live with that.

I'm thankful for my family, friends and my job with Art Impressions.  

What are you thankful for today?

I apologize.  The 5039 – Grateful Hearts Set that I used for the sentiment, hat and wheat spray is discontinued now at Ai.  You can still find it on other retail sites so if you want this set, get it now before it's gone forever.  All other products I used are linked below.


Copics used on Thanksgiving Porch:

G24, G43, Y0, Y11, YR27, YR61 BG000, BG15, BG57, W1, W6, E31, E33, E40, E79

Thank You Porch:

Y04, G29, G3, G6, BG000, BG53, RV02, RV21, RV25, YR14, YR61, W1, W2, W6, E35

Home Sweet Home Garden by Bri Firth

Hello Ai Fans - Bri here! Today, I am sharing a floral card design featuring the new 5486 - Front Porch Garden Set. The Front Porch Garden Set is part of Ai's new Front Porch Series. This project is perfect for Ai's current challenge, "Fun with Flowers", as it features so many beautiful Spring blooms. For more details on how I created this card keep reading below.

For the background paper, I used solid cardstock from Gina K Designs and floral cardstock from my stash. The floral design on the second layer was created with the Floral Stencil and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink on light blue cardstock. 

I used a Rectangle Double Stitched die to cut the second floral layer. I also used the Banner Double Stitched die to create the sentiment banner at the top of the card.

The porch and garden images from the Front Porch Door Set and Front Porch Garden Set were colored with Copic markers. I used multiple shades of green throughout to incorporate the garden theme. 

To finish this card, I placed yellow enamel dots to coordinate with the background paper.

Check back next week for more Ai inspiration made by me!

A Cozy Garden Welcome by Janet Axtman

Hello Ai Fans! Janet here with a bold take on the new 5512-Front Porch set. This time I paired it with 5486-Front Porch Garden Set. 

I used every image in the Garden Set here. Images in the front are elevated with foam tape for more dimension. I also put a small bit of foam tape behind the door so it would appear to be opening up. I stamped the sentiment from the Front Porch set on a flag and used the vine in the Garden set to decorate it. 

The background of this card was created with Tim Holtz Texture Paste and a brick stencil. The key to achieving the weathered brick effect is use gray cardstock rather than white. The gray peaks through the paste and creates a realistic painted brick look.  

I hope you're enjoying the new Front Porch series. It has soooo much versatility since you can mix and match the sets. The images are also great just on their own. I am especially fond of the boots and the watering can in the Garden set.

Thanks for joining me today for a walk in the garden.

Have yourself a crafty weekend!

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New Release Front Porch Garden Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a Spring card created with the New Ai Front Porch Garden and Front Porch Door Sets!

The Front Door image was colored with Copic Markers and I used a brick stencil to resemble a brick home. This door will be so fun to decorate for all the seasons and you can change the house and flower colors to make the home personalized. I also colored in the windows to look like the home had lights on inside. This cool set also includes coordinating dies to cut out the images and open the door.

Ai released several themed stamp sets that coordinate with the Front Porch Door. I used the new Front Porch Garden on my project. I love the tulips in the watering can and the hanging basket with the floral arrangement!

Lastly, I added the greeting "Have a Blessed Day" to a stenciled grass background. This sentiment is great for Spring, but can be used year-round. I also added the "In my Garden" sign to the door to complete the card. I know several people who love to garden and I had them in mind when I was making this card.

I hope you enjoyed a peek at the New Ai Front Porch Garden and Front Porch Door Sets. All the sets are available now and are so much to create with!

Have a great day!