It's a Winter Wonderland by Janet

 

Happy Saturday Ai fans! I know you all have been busy making cards. I really enjoy interactive cards. Today I have a fun little shutter card featuring 5802 - Joyful Snowman Set. The front of the card shows off the cute snowman and rabbit. I think the two of these little stamps work so beautifully together! For this card I used the 5853 - Christmas Magic Paper Pack for the front and interior mats. I colored the two stamps with Copic markers and then cut them out using the included dies. I created mats out of this paper plus some white glitter paper. I so love this set. The images are just so adorable.

 

As cute as the outside of the card it, I think the inside is very cute as well. This is a shutter card so as the card is opened, the image of the little snowman is revealed. He's from the 5846 - Mini Christmas Set. He fits so perfectly in the shutter. 

Here's a close up of the shutter when it's opened. It's so fun to open the card and see the image revealed in the window.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you'll stop by the store to see all the things you need for your card, journal, and tag making projects. 

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More Candles? Just Get a Bigger Cake! By Janet

 

The newest challenge on our blog calls for tags. I love making tags so this challenge is even more fun than normal for me. Today I've made a free form water-colored cake in pinks and purples. This cake comes from 5255 Birthday Cake Set. It has many cakes of different sizes and even has a cupcake, a cake slice, and a candle. There's sure to be a cake in this set that fits your card or tag if a cake is what you're looking for.

To color the cake, I stamped it on water color paper and then used Tombow Dual Brush Pens #565, #636, and #725 mixed with water. All three of these are part of Bonnie's 5137 Bonnies Favorites Set 1. I randomly dabbed the colors being careful not to mix them too much as I wanted the colors to be distinct. I added Nuvo Crystal Drops in yellow for the candle flames and sprinkled some yellow glitter on them for good measure. The texture and shine on the cake comes from covering the cake with embossing ink and Ranger Bridal Tinsel in zig-zag patterns so areas are either glossy or glittery. It gives the cake a more interesting look than leaving it plain. I cut out the cake image after everything was dry and set it aside to make the main tag.

I used the largest tag in the 5132 Tag Stitched Dies Set and cut it in white and in metallic gold. I cut circles randomly in the white tag with the smallest circle in the 5064 Circle Double Stitched Dies. Then I adhered it to the gold tag. This is a simple way to create a faux foiled look with no muss or fuss. Once done, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment before cutting it out with the 5062 Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies. The sentiment is from AiCS28 Chocolate Therapy. I edged the sentiment in pink ink to make it stand out a little more from the white tag.

I applied 2 layers of foam tape to the cake and adhered it to the tag. Then I adhered the sentiment directly to the card. I added two paper flowers set with a lavender jewel brad and added some purple and pink jewels and pearls. Last I added bakers twine to the tag and a pink and white twine bow. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and don't forget to enter your tag in our challenge. I hope you'll stop by the store soon for all your card and tag making needs.

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Ho Ho Ho! by Janet

Hello everyone! Even though Christmas is past, I enjoy making holiday cards all year. I'm sharing one with you today made with a watercolor journal set - 5572 Santa and Workshop Set. The great thing about the watercolor journal stamp sets are that they're equally perfect for other mediums such as Copic markers or pencils. The Santa image in this set is adorable and easy to color with markers. Since the set is drawn simply for water coloring, there's plenty of freedom to add any details you want to as well.

After coloring the images for the front panel, I cut it out with the largest 5062 Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies. I stamped the sentiment directly on to the card front. It's from the 5566 Christmas Sentiments. 

Thanks for taking a trip down Santa lane with me today. I hope you enjoyed my project and that I inspired to make a holiday card all year!

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Shabby Chic Gilded Floral by Janet Axtman

I really love the #5267 Floral Invites stamp set. This is a big set of gorgeous flowers and greenery. Although the set comes with invitation sentiments like You're Invited, Save the Date, RSVP etc., it also comes with a Thank You sentiment which I used for this card. 

The striped background was created with gilding flakes and extra fine glitter. I applied a double sided adhesive sheet to white cardstock and cut it out using the largest 5682 - Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched die. After peeling the backer off, I applied a watercolor striped stencil to it. Then I rubbed in copper gilding flakes into the exposed adhesive not covered with the stencil. Once complete, I peeled off the stencil and applied green glitter to the remaining exposed adhesive. The glitter worked beautifully but not enough stuck to get the dark color I was hoping for. To compensate, I applied more wet glue on the stripes and reapplied the glitter. The result is a pretty shabby chic background that is perfect for the beautiful wreath stamp and Thank You sentiment. The gilding is such a great finish. The more you polish them with your fingers towel, the more it shines. It's kind of amazing actually!

After coloring the wreath, I added some Kendra Dots from the 5418 - Bible Foliage Set 2 and then fussy cut it out. I applied foam squares on the wreath and placed it on the card. I heat embossed the Thank You sentiment with green embossing powder and glued it to the wreath. I glued the finished panel on an A2 black and white polka dot card base. The final step was to add some matching blue half back pearls. Perfect!

COPIC COLORS USED:

B06. B04, B01

YG63, G24, G21

BG78, G28, BG72

Thanks for stopping by. I sincerely hope you have a great weekend.

Happy Creating!

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Spooky Fright Night Ghosts | By Jessica Shier

 Hello Ai fans!

I hope everyone has had a good week so far! One of my favorite holiday sets is Fright Night! I love all the images and the trio of ghosts are just too cute. This is so simply colored and most of the shading is done with a white Prismacolor Pencil! Perfect for some more kraft cardstock inspiration. 

The markers I'm using today are Parkoo. You can find them listed down below. They are a cheap alternative to Copic markers, if you don't mind the bullet tip instead of a brush. I did use a alcohol marker friendly black ink, I like Gina K. Designs Jet Black Amalgam ink. I stamped the ghosts, spooky word and bats on to Neenah Desert Storm 100lb cardstock. 

The marker colors I used will be listed below. Using two shades for each color. I went with a simple shading with a hard line, similar to what the packaging of Art Impressions products show. I also colored in the ground level with several more markers. I like how this has more of a non traditional Halloween color palette.

Once I had the marker coloring done, I started coloring over the top with a white Prismacolor Pencil. This is my most used colored pencil. To get the most out of these pencils I do use a pencil extender. 

I started coloring the white pencil in the certain of the ghosts and lightly shaded out to the edges. I kept a hard line right on the edge to give these ghosts a more rounded feel. You can still see the two shades of colors I used underneath the white pencil coloring and of course white pencil shows up so nicely on kraft colored card stock. I did the same for the spooky word and then also added a little bit of shading on the ground. 

Using some scrap pieces of paper I covered the colored areas and added some white splatters with Copic Opaque white. You could also use white acrylic paint. I did use the Copic Opaque white for the highlights on the ghosts and the eyes of the spooky word. It is hard for me to get a nice line with a gel pen over colored pencils due to the wax from the lead. Using a Rounded Rectangle die I die cut the ghost panel and added a green craft foam layer underneath using the same rounded rectangle die. These are mounted to Neenah Solar White 110lb A2 top fold card base. 

Parkoo Markers Used:

64 Indian Blue, 182 Frost Blue

46 Vivid Green, 174 Spring Dim Green

14 Vermilion, 122 Fluorescent Orange

35 Lemon Yellow, 49 Pastel Green

99 Bronze, 97 Rose Biege

GG7 Green Grey, GG3 Green Gray, 123 Fluorescent Yellow

Thank you so much for joining me today! Happy stamping. 

Cake Birthday Card Set by Crystal

Hey Ai fans! Well I'm back again this week to share a card set using the Birthday Cake stamp set. I love this birthday card stamp set there is so many cute cakes in this set. I might have gotten a little carried away making cards with this set this week I made three different cards and one is a shaker card. 

My first card was really simple I love making striped paper backgrounds with scrap paper I find it relaxing. This card I die cut a corner rounded double stitched rectangle and matted it onto hot pink card stock. 

I adhered the large cake to a small double stitched rectangle die cut out of pink card stock. I also added a smaller cake to the side of the card. I did not add a sentiment I felt with the pattern paper it was not needed. 

The second card was made using stripped paper but I die cut a circle opening to adhere the birthday cake onto pink card stock.

I added  a banner at the bottom of the card and die cut the sentiment "Happy Birthday" from the Twist Frame die set to place over the banner.  

For my last card I have to share today is a shaker card! I love shaker cards they are so much fun! I die cut a double stitched square and the opening out with a circle double stitched die. I use acetate for the window. I get depth for the sequins I use a double layer of foam tape. 

I used the same die cut sentiment as the previous card and adhered it over the top of the circle window. Since this is a shaker card it already has a lot going on so I added a small cake slice from the stamp set to the side. 

Happy Stamping!

Repeat Stamping Happy Birthday Card by Crystal

Hi Ai fans! This week I have a card to share with you guys that I made using the Birthday Cake stamp set. I colored the images in and also repeat stamped the images to make a pattern paper for my card. 

I had so much fun making this card! I repeatedly stamped five different images from this stamp set in a straight lines with black ink with a stamp platform to insure they are all spaced the same. I die cut the pattern paper I created with a rounded corner double stitch rectangle die.  

I stamped the images once more on a piece of smooth card stock to color then die cut them out with the coordinating dies that come in the stamp set. I adhered all of the images that are colored in with foam tape over the images that match them on the pattern paper I created.  I matted the pattern paper onto some hot pink card stock trimmed to 5 1/5" X 4 1/4". I added the sentiment "Happy Birthday!" from the Chocolate Therapy stamp set onto a small piece of pink card stock. I adhered the sentiment over the birthday candles.

Happy Stamping!

Feline Groovy Cat Twister | By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm stopping by with a interactive card using the new Cat Twister set! These Twist sets are really fun and there are so many styles and images to choose from! These come with the front and back image stamps plus the coordinating dies. There is a die set sold separately, The Twist Frame die set, this will die cut the dome shape for your critter or object to twist in. I have a video tutorial to share with you below.

I don't know about anyone else but I have a bunch of Baker's Twine lying around. Remember when that was all the a big trend! Well I decided to pull out some fun colors and use them to surround this oh so cute cat! 

I have the Copic markers I used listed below. 

Don't forget to join in on the Movers and Shakers challenge. Check out the entries for some fun interactive inspiration. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy stamping. 

Warmest Holiday Wishes card by Jil Lebel

Hello Ai fans!

The new Penguin Cheer set really puts a smile on my face.  It has quite a few different images to select from.  The penguin and igloo are separate images that I decided to stamp together.  This image is sure to make anyone smile!

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. The main panel  and the next decorative paper panel are cut with the Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies. The bottom panel is cut with the Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies. The patterned paper is from the Echo Park Celebrate Winter 6" x 6" paper pad.

I added White Blizzard Nuvo Glitter drops over the ground, trees and the penguins hat. I also applied glossy accents over the lights and star on the igloo. 

Copic Colors Used - 
Penguins - C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, Y21, YR16
Igloo/ Ground- B000, BO1
Light Caps - C00, C1, C3
Yellow - Y21, YR16
Red - R05, R29
Blue - B05, B29
Green - G03, G09

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

Sleigh Ride Circlet Mini TryFold by Jil Lebel

Hello Ai fans!

I grew up in Maryland and would look forward to seeing the snow every winter.  Now that I'm in Florida, I really do miss seeing the snowfall.  The serene scene in the Sleigh Ride Circlet Mini TryFiold really made me want to travel North this winter until I thought about the cold.  I think I'll just make a few more cards with snow!

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 from the Carte Bella Santa's Workshop 6" x 6" paper pad.  I cut the inner piece with the Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Die.

Copic Colors Used:
Faces - E00, R20
Horse - E71, E74, E77
Red - R05, R37, YG17
Yellow - Y13, Y26, Y28
Fence/Tree - E31, E33, E35, E37
Wreath/Tree- Yg61, YG63, YG67
Sled - C00, C1, C3, C5
Church - C00, C1, B0000, B00
Ground/Sky - B0000, B00, 0

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!