A Tuesday Treat with Simone and Jami!

 Hello Ai fans!
Happy Tuesday!

We have a little treat for you today!

Nina moved into a new home last week and is unable to post today.
You know how stressful moving is!

In her place we have two artists that we think you'll love!

Please welcome Simone Carr and Jami Steiger.
You can find links to everything they used at the bottom of this post.

For Simone's first card (which looks so much like former DT Member Dot Freel's style doesn't it??) she used 

5062 Rounded Rectangle
5595 Harvest Pumpkin
5467 WC Snowmen Set
5600 Harvest Sentiments
5785 Gnomes
5126 Foliage set 4
5073 Bible Foliage

She also created a sweet Fall scene using the new gnomes and mushrooms.

5346 – Birdhouse Cubbies Set
5788 – Whimsical Mushrooms
5071 – WC Serif Letters Set
5785 – Gnomes Set
5463 – Slimline Dies Set

Next, she moved on to Christmas with this beautiful blue Windows to the World card.

5061 – Square Double Stitched Dies
M3184 – Christmas Village Window

And, as a bonus for those of you who own it, the adorable retired Chris-mouse Mini Shaker (Sku #4796) 5543 – Journal Template Die Set 5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies

Now for Jami's lovely cards. She also created a Fall card and a Christmas scene. Her first card couldn't be any cuter and uses

5191 – Feast Mode Set 5065 – Oval Double Stitched Dies Her second card is equally adorable and features

5785 Gnomes 5489 Front Porch Christmas 5346 Birdhouse Cubbies 5416 WC Vintage Car 4051 Foliage Set 5476 WC Foliage Set 5

Thank you so much for the beautiful selection of cards ladies.

You're both amazing artists and people will be so inspired by your creations. You can find more of Simone and Jami's work in The Art Impressions Way, a private Facebook fan group. Remember, if you make something using Art Impressions products be sure to tag us on your social media. @artimpressions

We love to see your work!

NEW VIDEO! Christmas Hanging Sign by Kendra Krebs

Hello Ai Fans!

Watercolor Wednesday is upon us! You ready?!

Guest artist, Kendra Krebs is here again this week with a VERY cool idea using our WC Serif Letters Set! She created a hanging sign, perfect for a door or home decor, and featured the word Noel with a designed wreath for the letter O. Kendra added red and purple flowers from our WC Mini Flower, the pine branch from our WC Foliage Set 2 New, and the thin branch from our WC Foliage Set 4.

If you grabbed last week's Bundle Discount, this week's Christmas Hanging Sign Bundle is a great extension using two of the same foliage sets! Use the link to save 20% on the Serif Letters and Foliage Set 4 stamps until November 26, 2019, at 11:59pm PT! As a reminder, after the week is up, our video bundles will still be listed at a 10% discount!

We want to know where you would hang a sign this pretty? Leave a comment on the video over on YouTube!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xYTVXgG2KJw

Watercolor Weekend Roundup - Happy New Year!

Hello, Ai Watercolor fans! Welcome to the first Watercolor Weekend of 2019! The team is back with fresh ideas for the new year, let's take a look!

Dot Freel - Instagram - Blog - Pinterest

Happy 2019!

I always feel hopeful and excited to start a brand new year. I am ready to get back to more crafting, now that the busyness of the holidays is over, also. I made this card for the Art Impressions Watercolor Weekend using the 5014 - WC Window Set that I stamped in sepia first, then in the African violet. I did stamp it off on paper first. I pulled the color out of the lines then added some of the African violet to the palette to darken the windows. Next I stamped the little pot from the 4869 - WC Small Container Set. I added brown and sepia to the palette to color in the pot. I added the leaves by stamping the ivy from the 4867 - WC Foliage Set 2 in olive green and the flowers from the 5009 - WC Mini Flower Set in scarlet and then added water to them. I stamped the birds in sepia from the 4966 - WC Bird Bath Set and the stamp positioner to add the birds to the window, then added more sepia, steel blue, and a little bit of the brown to their beaks from the palette. I used the fine tip of the sepia to darken the eyes and the legs.

I stamped the cat in sepia from the 4873 - WC Cats Set then made a mask for it and using the stamp positioner, I stamped the bench in sepia and African violet from the 5055 - WC Sitting Places Set. I pulled the colors out of the lines on the cat and bench then used sepia from the palette to color spots on the cat. I inked up the small grass in olive green from the 4051 - WC Foliage Set 1 and stamped the grass on the legs of the bench. I used pine green to ink the bottom of the flowers from the 4868 - WC Flower Set 2 and I inked the tops of the flowers in the steel blue and stamped them on either side of the bench. I used water to soften the flowers and the grasses then I used African violet from the palette to make the shadow under the bench. Next I used a tiny amount of sepia on the palette and a lot of water to color in the background. I used the 5063 - Double Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut out the picture, and a background piece of paper and then mounted it all to the card base.

Tricia Kennedy - Instagram

My card for today’s Art Impressions Watercolor Weekend is a pretty little winter scene. 

Begin by inking up a home from the WC Cottages Set in 86 African Violet. Stamp a few pine trees from WC Tree Set 1 in 72 Pine Green around the home. Watercolor the Art Impressions way by pulling the color from the lines with a paint brush and water. Scribble a little 45 Sepia onto your palette and brush onto the roof. Add a bit of 28 English Red and 82 Mustard to your palette and brush onto the door and windows. Next brush 86 African Violet onto your palette to build up the sky and snowy ground. Add detail to the base of the trees and in the top window using the fine tip of 45 Sepia. And darken up the door knob with the fine tip of 86 African Violet. Use an A2 card base, tag, cardstock, jute and Xyron Mega Runner to finish off the card.

Art Impressions Products: WC Cottages Set, WC Tree Set 1, Acrylic Block 5 Pack, Watercolor Brush No. 4, Watercolor Palette, Canson XL WC Paper Pad

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 28 English Red, 45 Sepia, 72 Pine Green, 82 Mustard, 86 African Violet

Other Products: Post-It Notes, Xyron Mega Runner, A2 card base, tag, cardstock and jute

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

Step 1: I inked only the hat from the WC Snowman Set with Tombow N25. Using the stamp positioner, I placed the hat cocked to the left. I created a mask with the Post-It Adhesive Roll. I covered the hat with the mask. 

Step 2: I inked up each of the San Serif Letters (H, N, Y) using Tombow 569. I wiped off some of the ink. I stamped them next to each other. I created masks for each letter. Next, I inked up some of the stones from the WC Wall Texture Set using the Tombox N25 & 569 markers. I stamped it off and then stamped it to the left of the “H”. I repeated this process several more times stamping between the letters and to the right of the “Y”.

Step 3: Pull the color from the hat (on the sides working into the middle). I added some additional color from my palette. Next, pull the color from the left side of the letters only. Add water to the stones behind the letters. 

Step 4: I inked up the sm leave cluster from the WC Foliage Set 3 with Tombow 249 and stamped it around the letter “H”. I then inked the vine and added it to the “N” & “Y”. Pull the color out of the lines.

Step 5: I added the small leaves from the WC Foliage Set 2 inked with Tombow 565 to the “H”. Next, I inked up the small dots from the WC Mini Flower Set with Tombow 676 and added flowers to the “N”. Add the inked the same flowers with Tombow 725 and added flowers to the “Y”. I added water to the flowers.

Step 6: Using my palette, I added some darker shadows to the letters. Using a fine black pen, I added the 2019 to the hat and Happy-New-Year below the letters. I die cut the watercolor piece out with the Stitched Oval die. I added some Distress Ink in Espresso to the edges of the piece and added some water. 

Thank you so much for checking out the watercolor projects on our first Watercolor Weekend project of 2019. I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and here’s to the new year! 

Tombow Markers colors I used: 569, 249, N25, 725, 565, 676

Thanks, designers! These cards are so lovely! Love all the different approaches you can take with simple stamps, markers and a brush! Do you like what you see? Leave a comment below, we always love to hear your thoughts!

Happy Stamping!

Watercolor Weekend Roundup - Love and the Sea!

Hello, Ai Watercolor Fans! Did you catch our NEW release on Thursday? We're having fun all month long with these new stamp sets! Our Watercolor Guest Design Team is back for Watercolor Weekend inspiration!

Dot Freel - Instagram - Blog - Pinterest

Hello Watercolor Friends,

I am in love with Art Impression's brand new 5053 WC Little Girls Set and there's also a brand new WC Little Boys Set. Both are must haves. Think of the possibilities! All of our favorite Ai scenes can now have kids in them. I created this card using the rock from the brand new 5055 WC Sitting Places set, and the little sailboat from the new set 5057 WC Boat Set. The grass is from 5007 WC Foliage Set 3.

Art Impressions Stamps: 5053 WC Little Girls Set, 5055 WC Sitting Places Set, 5057 WC Boat Set, 5007 WC Foliage Set 3,  4773 Acrylic Blocks, No. 4 Brush, WC Palette

Marvy LePlume II Markers: 45 Sepia, 15 Olive Green, 86 African Violet, 50 Ultramarine, 55 Iris Purple, 101 Tropical, 30 Rosewood

Other supplies: Ranger Watercolor

Tricia Kennedy - Instagram

My “By The Sea” card for today’s Watercolor Weekend features three new Art Impressions items – WC Little Boys Set, WC Boat Set and Circle Double Stitches Dies.

Stamp the little boy from Little Boys Set in Sepia onto watercolor paper. Mask him off with a post-it note and stamp the dock from the Boat Set in Sepia using your stamp positioner. Watercolor the Art Impressions way by pulling the color from lines with your brush and water. Using a combination of Manganese Blue and African Violet on your palette, brush in for water. Stamp the sailboat from the Boat Set in Sepia. Stamp in the grass from Foliage Set 3 in Sepia and Olive Green. Add dot detail to the tops of the grass using the fine tip of African Violet. Scribble Rosewood onto your palette and brush on for his skin then Sapphire onto his overalls. Add detail to his shirt by brushing on Persimmon. Brush on Sepia into his hair, leaving a highlight at the top/crown of his head and onto the dock. Add detail on the dock using the fine tip of Sepia. Finally, brush Salvia Blue into the sky for clouds. Cut the watercolor piece out using the third to the largest circle double stitch die, a blue mat in the second to the largest circle double stitch die and a folded over card base with the largest circle double stitch die (let the die hang over the folded edge just a bit, this will allow the card base to remain hinged once cut).

Art Impressions Products: WC Little Boys Set, WC Boat Set, WC Foliage Set 3, Circle Double Stitched Dies, Acrylic Block 5 Pack, 3” Square Block, Stamp Positioner, Watercolor Palette,Watercolor Brush No. 4, Canson XL WC Paper Pad

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 15 Olive Green, 30 Rosewood, 36 Manganese Blue, 45 Sepia, 60 Salvia Blue, 86 African Violet, 89 Persimmon, 100 Sapphire

Other Products: Post-It Notes

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

First, I stamped the LOVE using the new San Serif letters stamps in Sepia. I pulled the color out of the lines. I added Steel Blue from my palette to each of the letters.

I stamped the small foliage from the Foliage Set 3 around the bottom on the L and around the top using the Olive Green. I also stamped the flower bunch from the Flower Set 3 inked in Iris Purple and Olive Green to the left of the L. I stamped the leaves from the Foliage Set 2 inked in Olive Green to the right of the O. I added the heart flowers from the Mini Flower Set in African Violet.

Next, I stamped the vine from Foliage set 3 around the V in Olive Green. I added a flower from the Flower Set one inked in Prussian Blue. Then I added another vine from the Foliage set 3 around the E and added flowers from the Mini Flower Set inked in Orange.

To finish up I added the flower bunch from the Flower Set 2 inked in Magenta and Olive green to the base of the word. To ground the letters I added some Sepia from my palette. I added water to all the flowers and foliage.

To finish up I cut the bookmark down and die cut the piece using the Tim Holtz tag dies cut a base of Gina K Designs Dark Chocolate card stock. I then cut the hole and added some lace.

I hope you will join us for Watercolor Weekend. These new stamps are so versatile and will be a great addition to your collection. Tag us with your projects on Instagram with #AIWatercolor.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Art Impressions Stamps: 5071 Serif Letters Set, 4052 WC Flower Set 1, 4867 WC Foliage Set 2 , 4868 WC Flower Set 2, 5007 WC Foliage Set 3, 5009 – WC Mini Flower Set, Acrylic Block 5 Pack (Variety), Canson XL WC Paper Pad, Watercolor Palette, WC Brush NO. 6

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 86 African Violet, 45 Sepia, 15 Olive Green, 7 Orange, 17 Steel Blue, 29 Prussian Blue, 36 Manganese Blue, 20 Magenta, 55 Iris Purple

Other Supplies: Gina K Designs Heavyweight Cardstock- Dark Chocolate, Lace, Sizzix Tim Holtz Tag Collection Framelit Dies

Thank you for your projects, team! Comment below to let us know what you liked best about these projects! Are there certain new WC stamps you are especially looking forward to? We'd love to know!

Happy stamping!