Bountiful Blessings by Dana Warren

Hello AI Fans!!

Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday!! My card features the new Grateful Hearts stamp set! 

I stamped the cornucopia on white card stock, then I used stitched rectangle dies to cut it and some pattern paper. This was made with Lawn Fawn stitched dies, but Art Impressions has since made their own double stitched dies, you can check them out here!

Next, I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils. I don't have the list of colors any more, but I used like almost every pencil! Or at least it seamed like it!! Lol!!

I stamped the sentiment Bountiful Blessings on a strip of card stock and then notched one end. Then I added the colored image to the light yellow pattern paper and then to some Kraft card stock and finally a card base. Last I added a couple wood dots.

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Stamping!!

Watercolor Weekend Roundup - Happy Thanksgiving!

Can you believe it is the last Saturday before Thanksgiving?! We hope you'll take a moment from all the busyness and preparation and pause in thankfulness. We are thankful to be here with you today sharing projects and celebrating crafting! Our lovely ladies from the Watercolor Guest Design Team are here to show you special projects, so let's take a look!

Dot Freel - Instagram - Blog - Pinterest

 

Hello Watercolor Friends,

I made another Thanksgiving card for the Art Impressions Watercolor Weekend using the church and tree stamps from the 5058 - WC Church Set. The leaves on the trees is a stamp from the 4604 - Chest of Flowers Set and the grass is from the 4051 - Foliage Set 1. I got the idea to do the stained glass windows from Jann Gray who does Bible journaling videos on YouTube for Art Impressions. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Art Impressions Products: 5058 - WC Church Set, 4604 - Chest of Flowers, 4051 - Foliage Set 1, 5062- Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies, 4773 - Acrylic Blocks, WC Brush NO. 4, Watercolor Palette

Marvy LePlume II Markers: 45 Sepia, 43 Brilliant Uellow, 27 Olive Brown, 34 Pale Green, 86 African Violet, 89 Persimmon, 60 Salvia Blue

Other Supplies: Canson Watercolor Paper

Tricia Kennedy - Instagram

Decorate your Thanksgiving Day table with my Wine Cork Place Card project for today’s Art Impressions Watercolor Weekend.

Stamp the small pumpkin from WC Harvest Set in 45 Sepia. Mask the pumpkin and stamp the foliage from the WC Foliage Set 2 in 27 Olive Brown. Watercolor the Art Impressions way by pulling the color from the lines with water and a paint brush. Scribble a combination of 45 Sepia and 83 Butterscotch onto your palette. Brush onto the pumpkin. Use the fine tip of 45 Sepia to add line detail around the edge. Trace the name onto your card in 45 Sepia using an LED Tracing Light Board. And finally, cut a slit on the top of the wine cork and slice a bit off the bottom to make the cork flat.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Art Impressions Products: WC Harvest Set, WC Foliage Set 2, Acrylic Block 5 Pack, Watercolor Brush No. 4, Watercolor Palette, Canson XL WC Paper Pad

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 27 Olive Brown, 45 Sepia, 83 Butterscotch

Other Products: Wine Corks, Post It Notes, Kunstler Script Font, LED Tracing Light Board

Tricia O'Bin - Blog - Instagram - YouTube - Pinterest - Facebook

For my project for Art Impressions Watercolor Weekend, I chose to create a Grateful Wreath in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. I have created a quick video if you are interested in seeing how I created this card.

In order to create a symmetrical oval, I traced the inside of an oval die lightly onto my watercolor paper with a pencil. Keep this light so it doesn't show through your design.

Stamp one of the pumpkins at the bottom of the oval using the stamp positioner in Sepia. Cover the pumpkin with a mask and using the stamp positioner, stamp the other pumpkin next to the first. (In the video you will notice I did all of the stamping and then added the color and water.) Pull the color out of the lines, be sure to leave white space. This will create nice shadows. Using the watercolor palette, Add some Olive Green to the stems of the pumpkins and Brilliant Yellow to the highlighted areas. Layer Orange where the darkest areas would be. Again, be sure to leave white space in the highlighted areas. Use the fine tip of the Sepia pen to darken the stems and add shadows to the pumpkins.

To create some interest, I used a flower from the flower set as a leaf. I inked it up with Olive Brown and stamped it several times on each side of the pumpkins. I added some branches using the top of the branch inked with Sepia. I stamped it randomly on either side of oval leaving white space. Using the vine, I stamped it several times inked with Brilliant Yellow and Brown. I then added a branch with berries from the Mini Flower set inked with Sepia and Red. Dip your brush into the water and pinch it off. Work your way around the foliage using the side of your brush and dabbing (not painting) each of the leaves.

Add some blue to the middle of the oval where the sentiment will be stamped to add more interest.

I hope you enjoyed today's project, make sure you join my fellow design teams members on the Art Impressions Blog this weekend. We can't wait to see your projects! Tag us on instagram (#AIWatercolor, #WatercolorWeekend).

Have a crafty day and see you next time!

Art Impressions Products: 4051 – WC Foliage Set 1, 4052 – WC Flower Set 1, 4964 – WC Branches Set, 5009 – WC Mini Flower Set, 5059 – WC Harvest Set, Acrylic Block 5 Pack (Variety), 4774 – Stamp Positioner, Watercolor Palette, WC Brush NO. 4

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 45 Sepia, 15 Olive Green, 27 Olive Brown

2 Red, 43 Brilliant Yellow, 7 Orange, 6 Brown, 17 Steel Blue

Other Supplies: Canson XL WC Paper Pad, Wink of Stella Glitter Clear Brush Pen – Clear, Classic Crest Cover Solar White 8-1/2x11 110lb, Scor-Pal Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board, 9 by 7.5-Inch, Strathmore Ready Cut Watercolor Paper, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad – Vintage PhotoMISTI Laser Etched Stamp Tool Kit - Memory MISTI, Gina K Designs Amalgam Ink, Gina K Designs Wreath Builder Stamps

A heartfelt thank you, team! We always appreciate your bimonthly projects and look forward to seeing what you come up with next! Your Thanksgiving inspiration today is just perfect for this weekend's crafting time.

To all of our fans, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for spending time with us! Wishing you peace and cheer this week!

Happy Stamping!

Thanksgiving Diorama Card by Jil Lebel

Hello Ai fans!

Now that Halloween is over I am looking towards Thanksgiving.  I decided to use the Full of Thanks Set from last years release to make a really simple diorama card.  It has several layers with a silly image attached to each one.  It folds flat to fit into an envelope, but pops up and sits like a little scene.

The images were stamped onto Spetrum Noir Ultra Smooth paper with My Favorite Things Extreme Black Ink and colored with Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post. The images were fussy cut and set aside. The background was ink blended onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper with Distress Oxide inks using the foam pads on the mini blending tools. It was spritzed with a Distress Sprayer and dried for the white splatter effect.  From top to bottom the colors used were Fired brick, Fossilized Amber and Tea Dye. Lastly, the Greeting was stamped on.

The Diorama part was made using two 8 1/2" x 11" sheets of 65 lb. Kraft paper.  Don't use really thick paper or your box won't fit together very well. Both sheets of paper were cut to 8 1/2" x 4 /12".  The two outer pieces were cut at 6 3/4" and scored at 3/4" and 6". One piece was cut at 6 1/4" and scored at 1/2" and 5 3/4". One piece was cut at 5 3/4" and scored at 1/4" x 5 1/2". The Hero Arts Infinity Rectangle Dies were used to cut the openings, but any dies shape be used.  Tip : It is important to line the dies up with each other at this stage.  Cut the largest shape from the outside and line the next smaller die inside the cut area. The card base was assembled next. The smallest piece was attached to the next smallest inner piece with a liquid glue. The back edges were lined up with the window at the front. The outer piece without the window was set upside down and adhesive was applied to the outside of both sides of the inner pieces and they were attached to the outer piece towards the back. The card was shut to make sure everything moved correct.  Next, adhesive was applied to the outer portion of both sides of the inner pieces and the last piece was attached around it with the window facing out. The card was shut again to make sure everything was moving correct.  Lastly, the images were attached in place making sure the adhesive was only applied where they would be touching the card.  The finished card measures 6" x 4 1/4". 

Copic Marker Colors Used:
Pumpkin Pie - YR00, YR04, YR07, C1, E70, E71, BG72, BG75
Dog - E11, E13, E15, E19
Cat - E70, E71, E74
Mouse - C00, C1, C3, C5, R20
Turkeys - E70, E71, E74, E11, E13, E15, E19, BG72, BG75, BG78, YR00, YR02, YR04, YR07, R24, R29, R39
Large Turkey's Shirt - C00, C1, C3

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

Cornucopia Card by Jil lebel

Hello Ai fans!

I love fall colors, so as soon as the new release came out I couldn't wait to get my hands on the Grateful Hearts Set. I really wanted to color the large cornucopia image.  I chose to paint it this time, but I'm sure I'll color it many different ways in the future because it might just be my favorite image from this new release.  I'm sure I'll feel that way about every image from this release.  I was also really happy to get a chance to use one of the five new die cut sets that were just released.

The large image from Grateful Hearts Set was stamped onto Canson XL watercolor paper with Coffee Archival Ink and painted with Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors using a #1 brush.  The colors are listed at the end of this post. The image was then cut out with The New Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies.  It is mounted onto copper glitter paper and mounted again onto paper from the American Crafts Cedar Lane 6x6 paper collection. 

Daniel Smith Watercolor Color's used:
Cornucopia - Burnt Umber, Raw Umber
Grapes - Quinacridone Violet
Large Pumpkin - Transparent Pyrrol Orange
Tomato/ Orange - Quinacridone Red, Raw Umber, Sap Green
Gourds - Naples Yellow, Permanent Yellow Deep
Pepper - Quinacridone Gold
Eggplant - Cobalt Violet Deep, Sap Green
Acorns - Quinacridone Gold, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber
Corn - Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue, Burnt Umber, Napthamide Maroon, Hansa Yellow Medium

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

NEW Double Stitched Shape Dies in FIVE Designs! PLUS Challenge 239 Treat Bags Week 2!

Hey, ghoul friend! We're back with the second week of our fabulous Treat Bag challenge, but first we have an exciting new release!

Add our NEW shape dies to your crafty stash! Each of our Double Stitched dies include several sizes and include sweet stitched line details on both the inside and outside of the shape! This makes them perfect for creating either windows or mats for your favorite stamped images and more! Our Double Stitched Die Sets consist of Squares, Rectangles, Rounded Rectangles, Ovals, and Circles, so you are sure to have the perfect size and shape for your project. Grab yours today at artimpressions.com!

  

Now it's time to see what our designer's have created with our NEW Halloween and Thanksgiving clear sets! Visit the designer's blog by clicking their name so you can view even more photos and details about their creation!

 

 Carol with Halloween Magic

Cheri with Ghoul Friends

 Crystal with Halloween Magic

Dana with Halloween Magic

Jil with Ghoul Friends

Renee with Grateful Hearts Set

Sharon with Ghoul Friends and Rounded Rectangle Double Stitched Dies

Thanks, ladies! LOVE these creative treat bag designs! With so many images and sentiments packed in each stamp set, there are just so many possibilities!

Hurry, just one week left of the challenge, and we want to see your creations! You can get a head start on Halloween like our team, or you can create a treat bag for another occasion! How cute would they be for end of summer parties, back to school treats or teacher gifts? Hey, it's not too early for Christmas, either! Let's see what you can craft to make your treats even sweeter!

Here are the Challenge Rules

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

✻ 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 by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday, August 29 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Dress the Turkey by Dana Warren

Hello, AI fans and Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

It's almost time to eat some turkey and pumpkin pie!! Art Impressions Full of Thanks, is a great stamp set to have on hand, for before Thanksgiving or after!!

My card features the dressed up turkey! Which I didn't release had pants on!! I thought he was just wearing a jacket and bow tie, didn't release it until I was taking pictures!! But, he still is looking good!!

I stamped him, the pumpkin pie and wishbone on some watercolor cardstock. With my Distress Markers, I colored him up, using: Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Squeezed Lemonade, Rusty Hinge and Tea Dye. I cut out the turkey with a circle die and fussy cut out the pie and wishbone.

From a fall themed pattern paper pad, I trimmed up some scraps and adhered them to a Kraft card base, some at different angles, I didn't want them to be perfect. Then I added the circle, pie, and wishbone with foam tape over the strips. Last I stamped the sentiment in a brown ink.

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Thanksgiving!!

giving thanks by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Monday!

 

Today I am sharing another card using the 4939- Full of Thanks set. This time I used the cute turkey in disguise!  I think he is the one giving thanks...for not landing on the dinner plate!

 

I used a Simon Says Stamp Giving Thanks die for a layer to pop him up on and then added a few gold rhinestones for the "ground".

 

Have a great Monday and a wonderful Thanksgiving… happy stamping!

 

Watercolor Weekend Roundup - Holiday Inspiration

Have you started your holiday cards? Our Watercolor Guest Design Team sure has! Glean some new ideas for your projects here on Watercolor Weekend! Take a look and leave a little comment love about how the team has inspired you today!

Dot Freel - Instagram - Blog - Pinterest

I made a shaker card for the Watercolor Weekend Round-up on the Art Impressions blog this weekend. I used the - Wooden Door stamps for this one. I love purple and green together so I made the door purple. I knew I wanted to add multi-colored lights on the house, wreath and fir trees which I made using the new 4960 - WC Fir Trees Set. I used a Sakura Gelly Roll pen to add that little bit of sparkle to the lights and the snow.  I just used the fine tip of the Marvy LePlume II pens to draw the multi-colored lights.

Art Impressions Products: 4702 Wooden Door , 4960 WC Fir Trees, Canson XL WC Paper Pad, 4773 Acrylic Block Variety Pack, NO. 4 Brush, Signo White Pigment Ink Gel Pen

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 13 Ochre, 45 Sepia, 46 Crimson Lake, 48 Leaf Green, 72 Pine Green 75 Sky Blue, 79 Grape, 86 African Violet

Tricia Kennedy - Instagram

I’m excited to share this fun and festive last minute Thanksgiving project for today’s Art Impressions Watercolor Weekend – Personalized Turkey Place Cards. 

Using a 3”x4” piece of watercolor paper, trace around a 7/8” button, set the button aside. Take the large straight pine bough from the WC Fir Trees Set and stamp one on each side of the circle (slightly overlapping the pencil line) in 82 Mustard, 13 Ochre, 88 Terra Cotta, 27 Olive Brownand 45 Sepia to create the turkey feathers. The final center feather is stamped once in 18 Dark Brown. Erase the pencil line. Pull the color with your watercolor brush and water. You can either hand write, stamp or print the name on the place card. I opted to print it. Measure down 1½” and score a line lengthwise across avoiding the stamped image. Use an xacto knife to cut out the top few feathers so they pop up once folded. On a small scrap piece of watercolor paper, stamp the large straight pine bough from the WC Fir Trees Set in 13 Ochre then cut into a tiny triangle for the beak. Next stamp the large branches vine WC Foliage Set 1 in 28 English Red then cut out one teeny tiny leaf for the snood (yes, I looked that up, it’s the red dangly thing on the beak). To assemble the turkey body, place two self adhesive pearls onto the button as eyes, use a small glue dot or glue to add the beak and snood. And finally, attach the body onto the feathers with a glue dot and your turkey is complete. Happy Thanksgiving!

Art Impressions Products: WC Fir Trees Set, WC Foliage Set 1, Acrylic Block 5 Pack, Acrylic 3” Square Block, Watercolor Brush No. 6, Canson XL WC Paper Pad

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 82 Mustard, 13 Ochre, 88 Terra Cotta, 27 Olive Brown, 45 Sepia, 18 Dark Brown, 28 English Red

Other Supplies: Want 2 Scrap Self Adhesive Pearl Bling, 7/8” Black Buttons, Glue Dots, Xacto Knife, Stylus, T-Square Ruler, Printer, Blossoms Script Font

Tricia O'Bin - Blog - Instagram - YouTube - Pinterest - Facebook

I used the pumpkin stamp as a container for the fall flowers. I first inked half of the pumpkin stamp with African Violet and Sepia. I wanted my pumpkins to be white, leaving off the top of the pumpkin to allow for the flowers to spill out the front and sides.

I added the leaves in Brilliant Yellow, Orange and English Red. I softened each layer after I stamped it so that I could layer each color easily. I stamped the wheat (I think that i what it is LOL) in Brilliant Yellow. I softened it and then inked the Lily stamp up with Terra Cotta and Olive Green. I then added the branch with the red berries inked with Sepia and English Red.

I cut these out using a square stitched die. I cut a piece of Sweet Mango cardstock to back the middle image.

I created the background by using alcohol inks on photo paper. I cut the shadow of the Thankful die out of this layer. I backed it on a piece of Cranberry Tart cardstock. I cut the word thankful from Sweet Mango cardstock. 

Art Impressions Stamps: 4052 – WC Flower Set 1, 4056 – WC Series 3 Set 1, 4867 – WC Foliage Set 2 New, 4052 – WC Flower Set 1, 4701 – Clay Pot, 4763 – Southwest, 4773 – Acrylic Block 5 Pack (Variety), Canson XL WC Paper Pad

Marvy Markers: 86 African Violet, 45 Sepia, 15 Olive Green, 43 Brilliant Yellow, 28 English Red, 7 Orange, 88 Terra Cotta

Other Supplies: Silver Brush 3000S-4 Black Velvet, Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- Cranberry Tart, Gina K Designs Stitched Leaves Mini Kit, Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- Sweet Mango, Gina K Designs "Thankful" Die, Simon Says Stamp STITCHED SQUARES Wafer Dies

Love these festive projects! What do you think? Let us know in the comments below, and share your own projects with us with #AiWatercolor on Instagram, or posting pictures on our Facebook Page! If you are looking for even more inspiration, be sure to visit the designer's other social media pages below:

Dot Freel - Instagram - Blog - Pinterest

Tricia Kennedy - Instagram

Tricia O'Bin - Blog - Instagram - YouTube - Pinterest - Facebook

Happy Watercolor Weekend!