All That Glitters Challenge #379

Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to the All That Glitters challenge.

We want to see any sort of glitter or sparkle on your project.

Before we see what Janet, our Featured Designer created,
let's see who won our Just For You challenge.

For our Top Spot we selected

Irene Rhodes

Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com

to claim a free stamp set of your choice!

Also, be sure to grab our badge to display on your blog, Facebook or Instagram!

Our Lucky Random Winner was:
Julie W.

Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com

to claim a free stamp set of your choice!

Also, be sure to grab our badge to display on your blog, Facebook or Instagram!

Now on to Janet's ADORABLE card.

Let's see and hear what she's made to inspire you!

Hello everyone! It's my pleasure to feature a card for the new challenge made with 5798 - Gardening Girlfriends Set. I have chosen to put this wonderful image on a fun fold card base. I'm not sure what others call this fold but I call it a front fold pop-out card. This is pretty simple to make and it fits into a normal A2 card base. It also folds flat for mailing. 

The current challenge is All That Glitters. In the spirit of the challenge, I've added Star Dust Stickles (a glitter glue) to my flowers. Glitter glue is just one way to add some shine. I wasn't able to pick up the glitter in the photo as I had hoped but in person, it adds a very pretty shine to the flowers. I like glitter glue since it is mess free! So let's get started!

Cut four panels in the dimensions shown. I used patterns from 5835 - Mini Paper Pack. Going left to right, the first two panels are stacked and placed on the middle fold. The two identical panels on the right go on either side of the center panel of the card.

Create the card base from a piece of cardstock cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". The folds are scored as shown below. 

Once scored, the card base is folded as shown from the top. Going from left to right, the folds are mountain, valley, valley and mountain.

Stamp the smaller middle panel with a sentiment and adhere it to the larger center panel mat. Adhere the two smaller panels on either side so that the card is as shown.

Cut two ovals for the focal image of the card. I cut an oval out of alcohol friendly cardstock with the 5727 - Nested Oval Die Set.  I cut a large oval out of cardstock from the 5835 - Mini PP paper pack to use as a mat with a die from 5065 - Oval Double Stitched Dies.

    Stamp the image and another sentiment on the the white cardstock. This image allows you to add flowers to the pot and the watering can. To do this and not ruin the main image, use washi tape or little pieces of paper, such as from the sticky part of a post-it-note to cover the edge of both containers and act as a mask. Then stamp the flowers. Notice how the stems stamp on the mask instead of the main image. The flowers I used come from 5825 - Geranium Set. Choose any ink colors you like for this. I chose blues, pinks, and lavenders.

After stamping, I peeled the mask away leaving the flowers as shown.

I then colored the flowers loosely and added contrasting dots and used a black pen to give a little more form to the flowers. I added Stickles to the flowers to give them a little more pop.

I colored the image using Copic markers: 

Skin: E000, E01, E02, E30, R20

Hair: E23, E15, E30

Bench: E23, E15, E29

Orange Pot: YR00, YR02, YR04

Watering Can: C1, W1, C7

Shorts: BG000, BG01, BG05

Capris: B23, B24, B28

Hat: E30, Y17

Boots: G99, G21

Yellow Shirt: Y11, Y15, Y17

Apron: V01, Vo4, V17

White Shirt: C1, BV31, 0

Ground: G21, W3

As a final touch, I added blue and purple matt enamel dots to the left and right panels.

Thanks for stopping by today. Don't forget to enter your card in the All That Glitters Challenge. Just add some glitter somewhere on your card in any medium to be eligible to win free stamps! I also invite you to visit the store to see all the things you need for your card, journal, and tag making projects. Have a great Saturday!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest  

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

 ✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission.

✻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

Happy Birthday Bonnie Krebs!!!!

 Hello AI Fans!!

Today is our Queen Bee Bonnie's Birthday!! I know how much she is loved and cherished by all, so I feel VERY fortunate that it's my day to post. Bonnie, I know I speak for all when I tell you that we wish you the very best Birthday and hope your day is filled with love and laughter with friends and family! Thank you so much for enriching all of our lives and blessing us with your amazing talents! God bless you and we love you!!

The card I'm showing you today is one I made for Bonnie (I hope she's received it by now) and for the current challenge we've got going on right here on the AI blog! I used the fabulous #5042 Christmas Bee Set, but I used some Post It Tape to mask out her stocking cap and tried my best to turn it into a Birthday hat. You can see I'm definitely not an artist! LOL!  I also cut my little bee away from the word merry and the bow so I could use it by itself. This helps extend the uses of your stamps because you can always stamp them together again if you want! I love that there's so many stamps in this set you can use for occasions other than Christmas! I loved the little quote I added on the bottom right side of the card. It was in the paper I used and thought it was so fitting for Bonnie!  I stamped my images onto Cryogen white paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and then colored them with Copic markers which are listed below. 

 

And this is the inside of the card. 

Thank you so very much for stopping by today, and please be sure to wish Bonnie a very Happy Birthday today! Until next time - stay crafty!

Copics used:

E000, E00, E11

R00, R22, R24, R27, R29

Y00, Y13, Y17

B00, B000

C4, C5, C6

YG01, YG03

It's Going To Take A Big Cake! by Janet

 Happy Saturday Ai fans! Today I've went old school on y'all! I used several elements I haven't used in a long time to highlight our challenge going on right now called Midnight Snack. I've been eating a lot of cake lately because we've had many happy celebrations in the past week so it was the first thing I thought of for this challenge. Here are all the cake appropriate celebrations we've had this past week: high school graduation, Eagle Scout project dedication, & a birthday. Plus we've made the rounds to my son's friend's graduation parties so we ate cake there too! Good thing I love cake!

This image is from AiCS28-Chocolate Therapy. I used 5065-Oval Double Stitched and Circle Double Stitched dies to cut the cake and sentiment from the set before mounting them on this card. I mentioned I went old school. It was fun to take out my crimper tool, a doily die from my stash and a button. I also used some Nuvo Glitter Drops on the frosting and Nuvo Crystal Drops on the candles. A little bit of lace and some gold foil cardstock worked great on this 6 x 6 card. I usually don't make square cards but I have no idea why. I enjoyed the square shape and the room it provides to create the design. As many of you probably know, it does cost extra to mail square cards.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you'll stop by the store soon for all your card making needs. 

Wishing you a very crafty day!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

Life is Full of Thanks and Giving by Janet

Hello Ai Fans! It's fall y'all and I am loving the fall and Halloween themes. It's my absolute most favorite season. One reason is that I'm a big fan of orange and brown. Oddly I don't love them by themselves but combined it's one of my favorite palettes.

Today's slimline card features two of the critters from the 5191- Feast Mode Set. The bunny and squirrel are ready to celebrate the season. I colored them with Copic markers and then trimmed them with my Brother ScanNCut. Fussy cutting works equally as well. I used the 5064 - Circle Double Stitched Dies to cut the left and right windows. I used the 5065 - Oval Double Stitched Dies to cut the oval window which fits one of the sentiments so perfectly.

I dry embossed the orange circles that were cut out to make the windows and adhered the a critter on each one of them. I cut a new oval out of green cardstock and stamped the sentiment on it. Then I attached the circles and the oval sentiment in the windows. For final touches, I added red paper flowers with pearl centers and a few green jewels. I love window cards and the Ai dies work so well since they both cut out the window but also leave stitch marks around the openings.

Thanks for stopping by today. Please visit the Ai Store and check out all the great fall and Thanksgiving sets available.

Wishing you a very crafty day!

Janet - Facebook - Instagram - YouTube - Pinterest 

Three Cheers For My Deers! by Janet

 

Hello Ai Fans! I know a lot of us are Girlfriends fans and does this one deliver! I love their fabulous Christmas sweaters and reindeer hats! I often say I wish I had the outfits these ladies have! I'm just silly enough to really enjoy wearing their crazy stuff! Introducing 5565 Cheers My Deers! Go crazy! I know you want to!

Here's a little closer look at our gal pals. Just love their happy faces and their coffee lovin' palates! I used the Oval Double Stitched Die for the background. 

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you love this new set as much as I do! Please find this set and all the new summer releases at the Ai Store.

Wishing you a very crafty day!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

Happy Birthday BFF! by Janet

Hi everyone! Years ago I discovered Ai stamps through the characters that I so enjoyed. The Girlfriends and Laugh Lines stamps really spoke to me. I love snarky humor so it was a natural fit. Today's card is a good example of the humor that Art Impressions is known for.

This project was made with the AICS32 Hot Java Mama Set. This lady is one of the main images in it. I love how she's hunched over and typing away on her cell phone. She may want to rethink her message to her FBB on her birthday but you know....We don't always make the best social media decisions! 

The lady in the set was fun to color up using Copic markers. After fussy cutting the image out, I glued it on a polka dot cardstock. Then I used the 5065 Oval Double Stitched Dies to cut out the main image and also the purple matt. I used one of the swirl dies from the 5543 Journal Template Die Set in the corners. I love the way they look on the card. The Journal Set has so many options for cards. I know I'll be keeping it handy for lots more than just journals.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I invite you to check out all the Laugh Line sets available in the store. You're sure to find something that tickles your funny bone. 

Wishing you a very crafty weekend!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

Happy Graduation! by Reneé Matarese

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing the card that I made for my niece who will be graduating high school in less than two weeks.

The stamps are from 5277 – Graduation Set.  The animals in this set are all so adorable!

I used two die sets to frame the stamped image and verse.

5065 – Oval Double Stitched Dies
and
5132 – Tag Stitched Dies.

I also used my TT41 – TwinTone Marker – 41 Chocolate
to add some fine detail and dark areas to the owl.

Copics used:
W2, W4, W5, Y26, E35, E57

Chocolate Twin Tone

Marvy NO. 5 Yellow
Marvy NO. 89 Persimmon

3 times the mushroom love! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

I have 3 different cards to share with you today.

All three used the 5125 – WC Elves Set.



I also used the stone path and mushrooms from the Exclusive EKK0921 Fairy Garden Teacup Exclusive.

This was a limited edition and is no longer available. There are many of these exclusives throughout the year and the best way to acquire them is to follow Art Impressions on Facebook, Instagram, the blog and to sign up for the newsletter emails.

I used the 5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies along with the 5065 – Oval Double Stitched Dies to frame my mushrooms. 

Although this is a watercolor set that doesn't mean that you can't use other mediums to color it.  I've done it with Copics, watercolor pens and watercolor brush pens.  

My last card was a birthday wish for a member of
The Art Impressions Way and used the 5132 – Tag Stitched Dies.



I've always loved mushrooms and this set makes me so happy!
I hope you love it too.

Copics used:

W2, W3, W5, E0000, E000, E34,
E40, E42, E53, E71, E81, E7