Pencil Coloring & Gardening Circlet MTF by Carol Hintermeier

Hello Ai fans!  My card today features the beautiful Gardening Circlet MTF set.  I had so much fun coloring these sweet images with my pencils!

This card is very easy to create as the directions for the card size, where to fold and stamp, are all included on the back of the packaging.  First I stamped the images and used the dies to cut the openings in the first two panels.

I decided to use my Prismacolor Pencils to color these as the images are a bit on the small side.  Keeping your pencils very sharp at all times makes the coloring very easy!

I love this row of birds!  The illustration reminds me of the sweet Chickadees that visit our backyard bird feeders.  I did a web search of images of them to use as a guide for my coloring.  Note:  you do not need to use as many pencil colors as I did--I just wanted to do a lot of shading.  The list of the colors I used are at the end of this post.

I used a sentiment from the Exclusive Hydrangeas Set and stamped it with black ink.  I definitely used my MISTI to stamp this since I sure didn't want to mess it up after all of my coloring!  Haha!

I hope I've inspired you to give these sweet mini trifold sets a try!  I'm always thankful for you taking a moment to stop by and take a look.  Have a wonderful, crafty week!

Prismacolor pencils:

Chartreuse, Spring Green, Apple Green, Lime Peel, Prussian Green, Kelp Green, Olive Green,

Dark Green, Mahogany Red, Magenta, Process Red, Hot Pink, Diox. Purple Hue, Parma Violet, Lilac, Indigo Blue, Cerulean Blue, Light Cerulean Blue, Blue Slate, Sky Blue Light, Terra Cotta,

Burnt Ochre, Mineral Orange, Goldenrod, Jasmine, Yellow Ochre, Canary Yellow,

Dark Umber, Chocolate, Light Umber, Sandbar Brown, Ginger Root,

Cool Grey: 90%, 70%, 50%, 30%, 20%; Black

Challenge 268 Tags or Ornaments WEEK 2! Plus, ONE MONTH Until the Ai Warehouse Sale in Keizer, OR!

It's week two of our Tags or Ornaments challenge, and we want to inspire you to enter for a chance to win! Last week we released five new Circlet Mini TryFolds, which are circular photopolymer stamps with dies to cut the interior making layering easy! Prepare for harvest with our Thanksgiving Circlet MTF, featuring an overflowing cornucopia, a delicious pie and a heartfelt sentiment. Send timeless Christmas wishes with our Sleigh Ride Set and sweet Nativity Circlet. Our Elk Circlet is perfect for year-round masculine cards and our Gardening Circlet could be colored for any season. These five sets are the perfect inspiration to make tags or ornaments, and our full design team is here to share their creations! Let's take a look - be sure to click the designer's name to visit their personal blog for more information on their creation!

Carol with Nativity Circlet MTF

Crystal with Elk Circlet MTF 

Jessica with Thanksgiving Circlet MTF

Jil with Gardening Circlet MTF

Niccole with Sleigh Ride Circlet MTF

Renee with Gardening Circlet MTF

Sharon with Thanksgiving Circlet MTF

Are these not the cutest tags you've ever seen?! There are just so many ways to use Circlets! You don't need to use Circlets in your challenge entry, but if you have them, wouldn't they be fun to play with? We are looking forward to seeing what you create, as always, and will be back next week with the lucky winners. What are you waiting for? Let's get crafting!

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 the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

The Art Impressions Warehouse Sale is just one month away! If you are local or fortunate to travel, we would love to see you November 22-23 at the Keizer Civic Center in Keizer, Oregon, for a shopping extravaganza and classes galore! If you are able to come, we have TWO chances for you to win some goodies!

First, head over to our Facebook Event and enter our giveaway! We have a $30 certificate to use at the sale for a random winner who "likes" and comments on our post! Though it is not required for entry, you may like to let your friends know about this giveaway so they can have a chance to win, too! Giveaway closes Tuesday, October 22 at noon PT, so be sure to enter quick! Winner will be announced on the Facebook Event, so RSVP to be notified!

Second, we are giving a FREE GIFT to attendees who RSVP on our website! Visit our Warehouse Sale info page for all the event details, and scroll down to the bottom to RSVP if you're coming! Encourage your friend to RSVP as well! **One free gift per adult. Free gift must be claimed in person at the Warehouse Sale (no free gifts will be shipped).

BONUS! Did you know we include a coupon for a free stamp set (up to a $23 value) at the sale with your class ticket? Be sure to register for class to save your seat!

Not able to make it to our Warehouse Sale? Keep an eye on our newsletter to be notified about upcoming sales! We will have some deals and information in November you will not want to miss.

Happy Stamping!

Gardening Circlet MTF Card by Jil Lebel

Hello Ai fans!

For today's post I'm using the beautiful Gardening Circlet Mini Tryfold.  I just love the bright results of the scene created when all three images come together.  The bird is colored like the Black Capped Chickadee.  They're common in Oregon which is the home to Art Impressions.  

I started by stamping the images onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored them with my Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post.

I followed the directions from the packaging of the stamp and die set to fold and assemble my card. I used papers and labels from Carta Bella from the Spring Market and Botanical Garden 6" x 6" paper collections.
Copic Markers Used:
Watering Can - C0, C1, C3, C5
Table - E31, E35, E37
Tree/Door/Roof - E31, E33, E35, E37
Shed - BV02, 0
Greens - YG11, G24, YG45
Path - Coo, Co, C1, C3, C5
Pots - E17, E25, E27
Sky - B0000, B00
Chickadee - E30, E31, C00, C1, C3
Yellow - Y28, Y26, Y13
Rose - R81, R83, R85
Purple - BV0000, BV00, BV04 

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

NEW Circlet Mini TryFold Sets NOW Available! PLUS, Challenge 268 Tags or Ornaments!

Celebrate with us as we introduce FIVE new Circlet designs! Our Circlet Mini TryFolds are circular photopolymer stamps with dies to cut the interior making layering easy! Prepare for harvest with our Thanksgiving Circlet MTF, featuring an overflowing cornucopia, a delicious pie and a heartfelt sentiment. Send timeless Christmas wishes with our Sleigh Ride Set and sweet Nativity Circlet. Our Elk Circlet is perfect for year-round masculine cards and our Gardening Circlet could be colored for any season. Watch our video for a quick overview! You can find these sets at artimpressions.com, so add to your Circlet collection today!

 

Jil is here with an inspiring project that is beautiful for any occasion! Let's take a look!

Hello Ai fans!

Guess what?  There are five new Circlet Mini TryFold stamp sets being released today and we are celebrating it with a new Challenge.  Just create a tag or ornament and share it here on the blog.  I'm using the New Gardening Circlet Mini Tryfold to create my tag today.  Be sure to check out all of the photos because I show you my favorite ways to line up the Mini TryFolds when I have several layers of paper or dies on my cards.

I started by stamping the images onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored them with my Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post.

I then added one of the Circle Double Stitched Dies around the image with the words around it and added the next smaller circle around the bird image and secured them with a small amount of washi tape.  I also attached the inner die from the stamp set to the bird image and cut them out with my die cut machine.  One that was finished, I also cut out the image with the watering can the same way as I cut out the birds.

I wanted to layer the images over a pink scalloped die cut so I placed the bird die cut image where I wanted it to sit.  Then I fit the die cut into the bird die cut image and used a pencil to trace inside the die cut.

Once I removed the colored image, I lined the die cut image up with my pencil marks and die cut it for perfect placement. I repeated the same steps for the image with the watering can.

I pressed the die cut images into the Glue Sponge and covered the backs with glue to attach them together.  It worked great for the tiny areas.

Creating the tags was simple.  I just attached patterned paper from the Carta Bella Botanical 6" x 6" paper collection to card stock and cut it out with the Tag Stitched Dies.

I then repeated the same steps from earlier to cut out the openings in the tags.  I lined up each image from the top to determine the placement of the image below it.  I attached the image with the words around it flat onto the last tag

I used three different pieces of ribbon to hold the tags together. 

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

Thanks, Jil! This project is absolutely darling, and plays along perfectly with our NEW challenge!

That's right, our challenge is all about Tags or Ornaments! Though we feel our new Circlets are perfect for this theme, you can use any of your favorite stamps, dies, and other supplies to join in! We are looking forward to seeing what you create, as always, and will be back in two weeks with the lucky winners!

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 the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Before we go, let's recognize the winners of last week's "Make It Sparkle" challenge!

Top Spot goes to...

Jan Garber!

Congrats, Jan! We love your beautifully layered card with your bit of coffee cup bling! Also, your coloring of our Latte Love girls is fantastic! Email annelise@artimpresions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Lisa Lynn!

Janet K!

Congrats, you two! Lisa, your colorful Birthday Wishes card sure cheers us up with your sparkly greeting and confetti! And Janet, your snow-covered trees with glitter is just so sweet on this Sparkle & Cheer card you created. Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address, and select a stamp set of your choice for a prize!

We hope you will all be back to join our new Tags or Ornaments challenge! It's a great time to get ahead on any gift-giving you plan to do soon!

Happy Stamping!