Snowman Puppet Ornaments by Reneé Matarese

 Hey everyone!

Last week I shared a cream and gold snowflake slimline card.

This week I have two snowman ornaments for the Art Impressions Making Spirits Bright challenge.



One is a Front and Back "see through" ornament and the other features the snowman front with a sentiment on the back.

I used the new 5803 – Snowman Puppet Set.

His clothes are cut from 5812 – Christmas S2 Paper Pack and I framed him using
5727 – Nested Oval Dies.

I added some stitching where I pieced his coat together on his back.

The little hanger hook was cut from 5718 – Mini Journal Template.

On the back of this one I stamped a sentiment from 5566 – Christmas Sentiments.

He's stamped on Canson XL WC Paper Pad – 9×12 and I used Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof White paint on his hat.

 

Friendship Mini Journal - Pages 8, 9 and 10 by Janet

 Happy Saturday everyone and as they say here in the South, "Happy Fall Y'All!! I have been working on my Friendship Mini Journal and today I have pages 8, 9 and 10. I'm almost finished with this little beauty. When the last page is done, I will post all the pages again so you can see how it looks with all the pages in and fully embellished.

I realized as I was doing this that I seem to have been covering the seasons completely by accident. Gnomes, and and tulips pages show off spring. Pie, berries, and butterflies suggest summer days. These pages feature some fall images. It all fits nicely with the friendship theme for all seasons. My last pages will show off a winter scene so that all the seasons get covered.

Below is the middle page of the journal and it features a gorgeous basket of fall pumpkins, apples, and squash. This comes from 5598 Harvest Set. The sentiment is from 5734 Friends Sentiment Set. I love the colors used here. It makes me want to take a trip to my local Farmer's Market. How about you? 

Page 9 features the house image from 5787 WC Mini Journal Set. This has 5 images that are perfect for the mini journal format. I used the mailbox on my cover and a basket on one of my previous pages. Also included in this set is a birdhouse and a cart. In this case, I stamped the house and drew in a path and colored in the sky and grass. The sentiment is again from 5734 Friends Sentiment Set. I framed it with a die included in the 5718 Mini Journal Template.  The patterned paper on this page and throughout the whole journal features pages from the 5835 Mini Paper Pack. The mini patterns are perfect for the small pages.

Page 10 features a pocket and two mini tags plus a plaid background. All are made with dies included in the 5718 Mini Journal Template. The set has so many options for your mini journals. Bonnie and her team gave us lots of great dies to embellish the mini journals that this set cuts out! I added my handwritten hello sentiment and a mini bee brad. I like to put little handwritten words here and there into these journals. Like most people, I'm a critic of my penmanship but I have to admit that I think it adds a nice touch to the handmade feeling of the journals. 

Thanks for stopping by today. As I mentioned at the beginning, I'll be sharing my last pages with you soon. In the meantime, I invite you to stop by the store to see all the new releases for your card, journal, and tag making projects.

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

Friendship Mini Journal - Cover and Pages 1-2 by Janet

 Have you seen the new Mini-Journal Template and the many new sets made just for its petite size? I don't know about you, but I'm in love! I could not wait to start playing with it. I have lots of ideas so I started putting them to work. My first creation is a friendship journal. I see this as something that I would give to a special person who is always there for me. It's such a unique gift to make and give to someone that you care for.

To begin, I used 5787 Mini Journal Template Set to create the journal covers and spine. If you've made the regular sized journal, it works the same way. You cut two identical panels and glue them together. Included in the set is the clasp so I cut that and also the border piece. The papers I used are from the new 5832 Gnome Paper Pack. The wood grain pattern is perfect for what I had in mind since I want this to reflect the nature theme I'll be using in the stamp sets. I also cut the hello sentiment and the stars using dies from the Mini Journal Template Set. I attached the clasp with mini pearl brads. This works very well to secure the clasp and it has holes in the each piece so you know just where to punch to fit the brads perfectly. The mail box is from the new 5787 WC Mini Journal Set. Of course, as with all the Ai Watercolor sets, they are not just for water coloring. They work really well for markers and pencils too. The bird is from 5561 Birds and Bugs Set. I drew a couple simple miniature envelopes and cut a slit in the box so I could slip them in to look like they are sticking out of the box.

Next I went to work on pages 1 and 2. The adorable rocker with the dog and cat comes from 5493 Front Porch Valentines Set. Both sentiments are from 5797 Little Things Sentiment Set. This is my favorite new sentiment collection. It's packed with 19 sweet phrases. The basket is also from 5787 WC Mini Journal Set. The flowers were stamped from a stamp in the 5493 Front Porch Valentines Set. I masked the flowers before I stamped the basket to create the combined image. I colored in the ground and used a grass stamp from 4051 WC Foliage Set 1. This is a go to stamp that I use a lot for grass in my scenes. I used the vine also on the mail box post. Last I added a tab cut from a die in the Template Set. I like how this can be used for a tag top or as a page tab. It's very versatile!

I hope you will enjoy my friendship mini-journal. I'll bring more pages over the next few weeks using new and existing sets. There is so much fun to be had with these little journals and so much of your stamp collection can be used with them. I hope you consider giving it a try.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and taking a peak at my mini-journal in process. I invite you to stop by the store to see all the new releases for your card and tag making projects.

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

All Wrapped Up! Challenge #358 Week 1

 Hello Ai fans!

It's time for a new challenge and this time we're All Wrapped Up!

Use ribbon or bows. Can be real or stamped like on a balloon bouquet, wreath, gift, in a girls hair etc.

Wait until you see what Featured Designer Sharon has created.  You're going to fall out of your chair!!

But, FIRST...we must announce the lucky winners of our last challenge, which was Tag, You're It!

For our Top Spot, we selected Tasie.

She made not just a tag, but a SHAKER tag!  How adorable and creative!
She used the retired 4949 – Dog Mouthful Set.

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Now for our Lucky Random Winner.



#4 Marianne H.

She used 4966 – WC Bird Bath Set and various foliage.

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Now for the MAIN FEAUTURE!

Sharon outdid herself with this project which was JUST released yesterday!

Hello AI Fans! 

I'm so excited to get to show you the brand new Mini Journal Set from Art Impressions! Oh my gosh, it's so much fun and love all wrapped up in a small package!!  I have to tell you that I had so much fun making this journal!! I hope you can grab a cup of your favorite beverage and look through all the pages I created! There are quite a few pics to go through. I really hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I enjoyed making it!!! The images were stamped onto Cryogen white paper and then colored with Copic markers. I used the following sets to make this: 5832 Gnome Paper Pack, 5788 WC Whimsical mushrooms, 5794 WC Whimsical flowers, 5785 Gnomes, Mini Journal Dies, 5543 Journal Template Die Set, 5728 Mushroom Cubbies Set, 5346 Birdhouse Cubbies Set, and 5283 Frog Set

Thank you so very much for taking the time to visit! Be sure and check out all the wonderful new stamp and die sets at Art Impressions! Until next time - stay crafty!! 

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