Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!

Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Let me introduce you to "Scratch"! Scratch is the "Man" around the chicken coop in the Ai Bird Brains line of stamps! He's one super cool dude with those glasses and I'm sure the chickens all swoon over him LOL!

I stamped and cut Scratch out with my Silhouette machine and then coloured him with my Copic Markers. I am using paper from the MFT Fresh Gingham paper collection. I thought the Ai "Chicken Wire" background stamp was perfect to layer behind Scratch.

On the inside, I used a bit more of the designer paper to layer behind the "It's Been Ages" sentiment.

Copics Used:

R24, R27, R29, E07, E08, E09

YR16, YR18, YR21, YR24, YR27

If you haven't checked out the Bird Brains stamp line you have to head over to the online Ai Store and see all the cute and funny chicken themed stamps! You'll chuckle for sure!

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

Scratch by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

I guess I should clean up my pile of scrap paper more often.  I was rummaging through it the other day and came across a half finished card.  I had started making a duplicate of THIS card and apparently never finished.  I changed things up a bit and came up with what you see here.

My card features...( Scratch (Sku#T1833), Sm. Scratch (Sku#I1868)

Scratch by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!

I am sharing one of the infamous Art Impressions 'Bird-Brains' today!  How can you not love Scratch (Sku #1833)??  His pose is hilarious, but it's the grin that really gets you...

I stamped Scratch using Staz-On ink on watercolor paper so that I could use my Tombow watercolour markers to colour him, along with a wet paintbrush to soften and blend the colours.

Here's a close-up of my colourful feathered friend.

And finally, I wanted to share my inspiration with you - I found this on Pinterest and immediately knew that I wanted to try something similar with the Bird-Brains!  This is a print of an original watercolour by artist Renee Chastant.  My version is a little tame next to Renee's, but I'm working up to it!  Happy stamping, everyone!



Challenge 104 - "CHECK us out!" Plaid, Gingham or Checkered

Good Morning Ai Fans!

Welcome to another fantastic week at Art Impressions! We really enjoyed all the cards submitted last week for our 'Anything Goes' challenge and we're excited about this week's challenge ... CHECK us out! We're looking for anything with plaid, gingham or checkered patterns. Check out what our design team has for you below!

 Trena

Zora

 Crystal

 Kerry

 Reneé

Tammie

WOW! Our design team did a fantastic job on all these great checked patterns! Wonderful work DT!!!

The winner of last week's "Anything Goes" challenge is ...

LORRAINE L.

With her fantastic 'Girlfriends' card. We loved the phrase '70 and Sensational' at the top! Great job Lorraine! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com for your $10 coupon code!

Here are the guidelines for our weekly challenges:

1. Please make a new card or creation. You can make any crafty item you wish; this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will receive extra votes if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3. Include a link back to the Ai Blog or grab our button on the top left of our sidebar!

4. Share the Ai love by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.

5. Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Good luck and happy stamping!

A cool kind of Rooster...

Hello Ai friends, and Happy Friday! Today I wanted to share this fun and cool character with you. His name is "Scratch" SKU# T1833, and they don't come any cooler than him as far as rooster's go! I started out with a 6" x 5-1/2" kraft cardstock base, then added a layer of dark yellow cardstock, to bring out Scratch's golden glow. I picked out a fall/autumn themed 6"x6" paper pad. I liked so many of the designer papers, I decided to use five of them!

Here is a close up of the coloring on "Scratch". (Please click on the image to see an enlarged image). I stamped Scratch with black ink, and colored him in with my Prisma Color pencils, using gamsol and paper stumps to blend the colors. I drew in some grass around his feet. I did a little paper piercing around the edges for some added detail. I really love the look of distressing my edges with Tim Holtz's distress inks. Just adds a little something. I stitched around the edges with my sewing machine, and added a couple of stick pins in coordinating colors, along with two buttons.

For the inside of my card I stamped the fun sentiment "Strut Your Stuff" SKU# F1861.
This was a fun card to create, I hope you enjoyed it. Please stop by tomorrow to see what fabulous project Jessica has in store for you!
Materials used: Stamps: Scratch SKU# T1833; Strut Your Stuff SKU# F1861; Kraft, dark yellow, white cardstock; black ink; Tea Dye Distress ink; designer paper: Apple Cider by Imaginisce 6"x6" paper pad; green and yellow buttons; stick bins: "Harvest" by Fancy Pants, apron border punch: Fiskar's; Prisma Color pencils, Gamsol, paper stumps; sewing machine; foam dots by American Crafts.