Springtime Flower Truck by Bri Firth

Hello Ai Fans - Bri here! Today I am sharing a floral card design featuring the new 5511 - Floral Truck Set, which is part of Ai's Rides collection. This project is perfect for Ai's current challenge, "Wheelie Awesome", as it features a truck full of fresh blooms. For more details on how I created this Spring card keep reading below.

The background papers are from the same double-sided paper that coordinate perfectly with the colored flowers from the Floral Truck Set. The flowers and the truck were colored with Copic markers. 

The striped paper I die cut with the largest Hexagon Double Stitched die. The heat embossed sentiment is from the WC Sentiment 2 set. I used liquid adhesive to attach all the pieces to the card base.

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PSL Gift Card Holder by Bri Firth

Hello Ai Fans - Bri Firth here! Today, I am sharing an fall themed project featuring the Java GCH set. This project is perfect for Ai's current challenge, "Shaken, Not Stirred". Also, this gift card holder is featured on my personal blog today, check it out here! 

I wanted to create a generic paper coffee mug look so I used the Pathway Slimline Stencil with Brushed Corduroy Distress Oxide ink to decorate the coffee cup. I stamped and colored a pumpkin from the WC Harvest Set to make the java drink look like a favorite seasonal drink, a pumpkin spice latte! The "Just for you" sentiment is from the WC Sentiments 2 set. Finally, I used a neutral gray patterned paper for the GCH Envelope and attached the coffee cup with liquid adhesive.

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Ai Products Used

Java GCH Die Set

Envelope GCH Die Set

WC Harvest Set

WC Sentiments 2 Set

Pretty Pink House by Bri Firth

Hello Ai Fans - Bri here! Today, I am sharing a pretty pink card perfect for the Spring season! This floral card features the Front Porch Circlet MTF set. Check out the entire Circlet Mini Tryfold collection here. This card is also featured on my personal blog, check it out here!  
  

This tryfold card has 3 panels that measure 3.75" x 4.25". The card base measures 4.25" x 11.25" and is scored at the 3.75" mark and the 7.5" mark on the 11.25" side. It is really easy to make a tryfold card, just follow the instructions on the back of the stamp packaging!

I colored the front porch circlet image with my Copic markers. I used pink and white striped paper and a white Circle Double Stitched frame die cut to decorate the card. To finish the card I stamped the "Home Sweet Home" sentiment from the WC Sentiment Set 2 stamp set and added coordinating sequins for embellishment.

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Blessed & Grateful by Niccole

Hello Ai fans!!

I am stopping by today to share a card I made using the Birdhouse Neighborhood, the WC Sentiment Set 2, and the Circle Double Stitch Dies. 

I started by stamping my Birdhouse Neighborhood stamp set on the middle of my kraft card base. I colored my image with my Polychromos colored pencils. I moved on to my watercolor piece. I started by blending my ink onto the watercolor paper.  I only used two colors and blended them to make the middle color. I cut a circle with my Circle Double Stitched Dies and glued it so it was centered onto my card base with my Birdhouse Neighborhood image showing.    

 I added Wink of Stella to the whole colored area.  I wanted to make the image pop and I figured what better way than to add Wink of Stella to it ... I mean who doesn't love a little sparkle?

As you can see in the picture above I stamped my Blessed & Grateful sentiment to my one inch banner strip I made using the WC Sentiment Set 2 . I glued down the left side of my sentiment strip and I raised the banner side up with one layer of foam tape.  I absolutely love when I can do this to an image or sentiment.  It give so much dept to the card and to my sentiment strip with hardly any effort. What do you think?  Like it? 

I finished my card off with some Crystal Nuvo Drops.  This has been my go-to embellishment lately.   I added the same three colors as my card front, I just varied the color so red wasnt on red and so forth.

Here is one more look at the full card.  I love this card can be almost anything from a miss you card, a thank you card, a friendship card, or even a new home card. 

Thank you so much for spending part of your Wednesday with me.  Please come back again soon and see what we are up to here at Art Impressions.

Faber Castell Polychromos used:

All of these are the 9201 series
Red - 121, 217
Orange - 109, 111, 115
Yellow - 107, 184
Green - 165, 168, 171, 
Blue - 140
Gray - 233, 274
Brown - 176, 177, 180, 283

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!