Gobble Gobble! Challenge #416

Welcome Art Impressions fans!

Fall is in full swing here and we have a new challenge that we hope you'll love!

Gobble Gobble!
(because, why not at Thanksgiving time?!)

Show us all of your Fall or Thanksgiving themed projects.

Cards, scrapbook pages, place cards, handmade décor, bookmarks, gift card holders,
treat bags or boxes and more.

Our Featured Designer is Sharon and she created
an amazing Double Story Book Card.

After you check our her incredible card, see if you were one of the winners
of our October, Along Came a Spider challenge.

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 Hello AI Fans!

I'm kicking off our new Blog challenge "Gobble Gobble" today! So we are looking for anything Fall or Thanksgiving related. I chose to go with fall and pulled out quite a few Art Impressions sets to create this fun card. It's large (6" x 8"), but it folds fairly flat so you can mail it if you want. I would definitely put it either in a large padded envelope or a box to send it through the mail. This design is called a Double Story Book Card and it was created by the amazingly talented Sam Calcott. Please click HERE to watch her video and get the instructions on how to make it. Of course I used Art Impressions products to create mine and they are all linked below. Since I linked the video for your instructions, I chose not to take a lot of pictures while I was creating. I did video the card so you could see the dimension a little better, but it's really so much better in person!! 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and really hope you grab your paper and glue and play along with our challenge!! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

YR02, 04, 07, 09, 12, 14, 16, 21, 24, and 27

R20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29, 32, 35, and 37

YG61, 63, and 67

E11, 13, 14, 17, 21, 23, 25, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 53, 55, and 97

Y13, 15, 19, 32, 35, and 38

I'm sure that you'll all agree with me when I say that Sharon's card is FULL of FUN, FALL, FESTIVENESS and that it's FANTASTIC!! 

Gobble Gobble everyone!

Now, on to our winners from last week.
We always enjoy seeing all of the entries.
Your artwork brings such smiles to our faces.

For our Top Spot we selected:

Reetta H.

5190 – Fright Night Set

Congratulations!

Please contact Leah at feedback@artimpressions

to claim your free stamp set.
Be sure to grab your Top Spot badge to share on

your social media as well.

Our Lucky Random Winner (whose card was just as cute!)

is:

Marianne H.

5364 – WC Ornate Window Set

Congratulations!

Please contact Leah at feedback@artimpressions

to claim your free stamp set.

Be sure to grab your Lucky Random Winner badge to share on

your social media as well.

Let's get our new challenge underway!

We can't wait to see all of your Fall themed creations.

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

✻ Limit two submissions per person.

 ✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission. You may include your entire last name, but it's not necessary.

✻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! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Fall Wreath & Scene by Karen Day

 Hello Ai Watercolour fans!

Painting fall scenes are among my favourite things to paint!  Another thing I love to do is to use multiple stamp sets to create my scene, which is what happened with my first card:

This was the first time I've used the Canson XL Mixed Media paper that is available in the shop, and it wasn't bad to paint on!  It's very lightweight, and fairly smooth, but took the colour well.  I started by stamping the large birdhouse from 5925 - Honey Bee Set in N45, leaving off the lower right corner as I knew that I was going to stamp the single pumpkin from 5595 - Harvest Pumpkin Set beside it.  After masking the birdhouse, I stamped the two pumpkins from 5059 - WC Harvest Set in N55, and put the mouse from 5599 - Mini Mice & Squirrel Set in front.  I really love the line of leaves from 5598 - Harvest Set, and stamped it in front of the pumpkin, as well as just small parts of it on either side of my scene.

With all the elements in place, I started painting in #993 and #312 on the house, and to get the colour of blue that I was looking for, I used Stormy Sky Distress ink for the roof and wooden base.  On the two lighter pumpkins, I used #312/N45/565, and for the orange one I used #993/933/947/899.  The mouse was painted with layers of #899, and my black Twintone marker filled in his eye and feet.  The leaves were done in a multi-coloured fashion, using #126/933/993/899.  The sky was added using a wash of #565, and a wash of #126 was painted in as the ground.  I used my #565 to add shadows under the house and objects, and darkened up different areas with my grey Twintone - or redrew lines that had disappeared.

The greeting from 5600 - Harvest Sentiments Set was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black, and the scene was matted with a blue decorative rectangle die, and mounted on paper from the 5606 - Harvest Journal PP.

My second project was started with the intention of it being a wreath, but as I got painting, I stopped at a half-wreath since I liked the way it looked.

I started with the veggies from 5426 - WC Veggies, stamping them in N55, masking where needed (can you tell that's some broccoli peeking out??).  Then I began building my design with the ferns from 5830 - WC Mini Wreath Set, done two-toned in 126/993 and 126/158.  The vines from 5007 - WC Foliage Set were coloured in #565/177, stamping one in each direction, on each side.  This is the point where I decided that I didn't want to do an entire wreath, so I added the leafy branch from 5126 - WC Foliage Set 4 in 933/993 on either side to finish it off.  I decided that my wreath needed a little something beside the veggies, so I used the small sprig from 5830 - WC Mini Wreath Set in a bit of a rainbow fashion using #565/685/933/993.  After painting in the veggies with (orange) 933/947/969 (brown) 899/947 (yellow) 993/899/933 and (green) 249/177/126, I touched everything with a damp brush, and pulled out a bit of the colour.

After looking for a sentiment to add, I found the Hello Fall die in the 5592 - Harvest Journal Die Set.  I first painted it in an ombre style on watercolour paper, but it looked a little bold.  Knowing that I intended to add a metallic gold mat under my square, I tried adding a gold diecut layered over the painted one, and loved the look!  A few dots with my gold pen added a little more sparkle.  The square was cut using the 5061 - Square Double Stitched Dies, and was mounted onto paper from the 5838 - Fall PP with 3D foam adhesive.

For a Special Friend Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday Friends!

Tasha here sharing a card inspired by the current "My Favorite Peeps" Challenge. For my project I used the 5798-Gardening Girlfriends Set and 5595-Harvest Pumpkin Set to make a colorful Fall scene. 

I started by stamping the lady and used masking paper to cover her before adding the other images. Once she was masked, I stamped the apples, pumpkins, and purple flowers. The apples are from the 5059-WC Harvest Set and the flower stamp used is from the 4052-WC Flower Set 1. 

After the stamping was completed, I added stenciled yellow clouds for the sky. I thought the warm golden colors would go with the Fall theme and and love how the fluffy clouds look next to the pumpkins! 

Next, I gently removed the masking paper and colored the images with Copic Markers. For the bag holding the apples, I added a piece of scrap plaid pattern paper. I also added Distress Ink to the edges to tone down the bright white color and think it works great with the colors used on the woman's outfit.

Lastly, I stamped "Plant memories, grow love" on top of the clouds and embossed "For a special friend" on the bottom of the card. I also added layers of purple and deep yellow card stock and a pretty leaf patter paper to complete the design.

I hope you enjoyed today's project and will participate in the Art Impressions Challenge!

Have a wonderful day!

Fall Greetings Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a Fall themed card inspired by the current #360 Fall into Fall Challenge. My project features the super cute 5776 - FB Sitting Girl stamp and the 5595 - Harvest Pumpkin Set. 

To begin the card, I stamped the girl image and used the included coordinating die to cut her out. Since this is a Fall card, I decided to color her clothing to coordinate with the pumpkins. I love the patterns on her shirt and socks!

For the background, I stamped three pumpkins and used masking paper to cover them before ink blending the sky. If you haven't tried masking, I suggest giving it a try. You can make so many different scenes and pulling the masking paper up to reveal your hidden images is really fun!

Continuing with the orange and blue color combination, I cut a frame out of orange paper and embossed the "Fall Greetings" on to navy blue paper. I also added layers of orange card stock, gold glitter paper, and a pretty knit print pattern paper to complete the design. 

Thank you for checking out today's card and I hope you will participate in the #360 Fall into Fall Challenge!

Have a great weekend!

Fall into Fall Challenge by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans!

So have you checked out the new challenge?  It's Fall into Fall, and this card would work for it! I used 5595 Harvest Pumpkin Set, 5594 Harvest Scarecrow Set, and the brand new 5783 Fall Leaf Frame Die Set.  I stamped the images onto Cryogen white paper using Memento Ink and then colored them with Copic markers which are listed below. 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today, and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copics use:

Y02, Y13, Y17, Y21

YG01, YG03, YG91, YG93

YR01, YR02, YR04, YR07, YR15, YR18, YR23

E19, E25, E33, E40, E42, E53, E57, E59, E81, E84, E93, E95, E97

B000

Watercolor Angels by Tricia

I am incredibly honored to have been asked to do a blog post for a recent set of paintings that I created with the new Angels set.  I originally wanted to challenge myself to think outside of the box and stretch my stamps. I thought I was creating Halloween costumes but it turns out after creating the backgrounds that is not necessarily what they turned out to be in the end. 

Here are the before and after pics in case you missed my Instagram and Facebook posts.

 

Let's get a closer look!

First, we have this little dragon with her new mouse friend surrounded by a sweet pumpkin patch. The NEW Harvest watercolor stamps have the best pumpkins I have ever seen!

This cute little witch continues our Fall/Halloween theme. I colored her up like the wicked witch of the west and created my own broom.  I love these night scenes when I can just keep layering color to get more and more depth and make little stars, of course.

I was really torn on what to do with the background for this sweet bee, but then my new stamps arrived just in time and these hay bales were perfect.  I am in LOVE with the sunflowers and I know they will be showing up on lots of my projects. 

I wasn’t really sure what to do with this sleeping angel so I decided to dress her like Minnie Mouse. I found a picture of Minnie’s house to hand draw her background. Makes me think that she must have been exhausted trying to get there.

Finally I have a snowy scene with this cute angel.  I extended her wings a little a placed her in a winter wonderland. Creating these trees is one of my all time favorite things to do in watercolor.  I should have gotten out the bleed proof white to add some snow to the branches.  Next time!

I had so much fun creating these scenes.  I was glad I didn’t rush through the process and just let the inspiration come.  Thank you so much for joining me and I am so blessed to be surrounded by such a talented, loving and encouraging community. I hope you all have a wonderfully creative day!

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