Rockin' Granny with Bri Firth

Hello Ai Fans - Bri here! Today, I am sharing a birthday card perfect for a rockin' granny! This card features the Rock On set, which is part of Ai's Laugh Lines collection. Check out the rest of the 2021 releases here. This card is featured on my personal blog today, check it out here! 

For the background I wanted it to look like the granny is just rockin' away in a sitting room. I used a pink and white striped pattern paper as the wall paper. I used the ShadowBox Window die set to create a window on the wall. I used Copic markers (E18, E15, E13, E11) to create the wood planked flooring.

The rest of the Copic markers I used to color the granny and the rocking chair are listed at the end of this blog post. I put the Rock On image on a action wobble so the rocking chair moves back-and-forth.

After coloring the floor I stamped and heat embossed the "aging is inevitable maturing is optional" sentiment with white embossing powder. I also stamped and heat embossed the 'Happy Birthday Rock On!" sentiment with white embossing powder onto a Circle Double Stitched die cut. I used foam tape to attach the stitched circle die cut onto the card front. 

 

Check back next week for more Ai inspiration made by me!

Ai Products Used:

Rock On Laugh Lines

ShadowBox Window Die Set

Circle Double Stitched Die Set

Mini Action Wobble 6 Pack

Copic Markers Used:

W3, W1, W00

C3, C1, C00

RV14, RV13, RV11, RV000

E18, E15, E13, E11, E00, E000, E000

Y000

BG000

Embossed Pointsetta Christmas Cards | By Jessica Shier

 Hey Ai fans!

Happy Friday! We are getting close to Christmas Day and I'm always in need of some quick and easy cards to give out. I love the detail in the Poinsettia set, so I let it do all the work and heat embossed over some colorful ink blending. You can find this set from Art Impressions exclusively on the Scrapbook.com website. 

For the ink blending of the red and green cards I used the following Distresss Inks.

Red: Aged Mahogany, Fired Brick, Barn Door

Green: Forest Moss, Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron

I also used Black Soot to really darken those edges. All ink blending is done on Bristol Smooth cardstock.

For the blue and Teal cards I used the following Distress inks.

Blue: Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, Weathered Wood

Teal: Pine Needles, Evergreen Bough, Tumbled Glass

A fine embossing powder is ideal to really showoff all the beautiful detail of the Poinsettia set. I also used Versafine Clair Nocturne ink to stamp the sentiments and added some bling with coordinating sequin colors.

Floral Thank You Card by Carol Hintermeier

Happy Monday Ai friends!  Today I have a sweet thank you card using the new Floral Invites set.  This beautiful set is perfect for invitations, but as you can see from my card, the images can be used for many different occasions!

I began by creating a top-folding A2 card base from 110# Neenah Solar White card stock.  I used the #110 card stock to reduce the warping from my heat embossing.  Next I used an anti-static bag on the card front, stamped the frames with Versamark, sprinkled on silver embossing powder and heat embossed it.

Then I stamped the floral image onto 80# Neenah in Copic safe ink (marker colors are listed below.)  When I finished the coloring, I fussy cut it out and added some foam tape to the back and adhered it on the card front.

I cut a strip of purple striped patterned paper to 4-¼" x 1-½" and adhered it to the card.  I added strips of silver mirror card to either side of the striped paper.  I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Onyx black ink and die cut it with the second smallest Hexagon Double Stitched Die.  Next add some foam tape to the back and adhere it to the front.

Finally, for a bit of embellishment I added some Nuvo Pale Periwinkle Jewel Drops to the berries and here and there around the frame.

Thanks so very much for stopping by today!  I hope you are staying safe, well, and of course--crafty!!

Copic markers:

G02, G07, G29, V000, V12, V15, V17,

YG03, YG25, YG67

Exclusive Roses Window Card | By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai Fans!

It's Jessica today and I have a rose window card to share with you. These Scrapbook.com exclusives are gorgeous and the rose one especially. I love all the detail, I knew these roses would look good colored or embossed so I had to try both. 

I'm using the Hexagon Double Stitch die set. This shape is a lot of fun to work with. I die cut one of the larger dies on to the front of my card. I'm using a Neenah 110lb card base. I one of the large rose images and heat embossed in two corners, using copper embossing powder. Having some fun with a teal and copper color combination. 

The light gray texture is done by using gray dye ink and a hexagon stencil. Also, I shaded in the roses with a W3 Copic Marker. I never recommend coloring your images with alcohol markers when it has been powder embossed. I'm pretty sure I have ruined more Copic tips. 

Using black ink I stamped the wreath image on to Neenah 80lb card stock. And color in with Copic Markers. The list of colors I used is listed below. After heat embossing the sentiment into the center of the wreath, I fussy cut it out and adhered to the inside center. I do like to add something else to the inside with window cards. I like the idea of having a little surprise. For this card, I die cut two smaller hexagons and add an embossed sentiment and small rose image to them. Those are adhered to just out of sight through the window of the card. Embossing these images in a metallic powder is pretty magical. 

Copic Marker list

BG18, BG15, BG11

YG67, YG03

W3

Color inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy stamping!

Pumpkin Spice and Prismacolor Pencils | By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai Fans!

This week I thought I would color up this adorable fox from the new Feast Mode stamp set. I love the look of coloring on Kraft card stock with Prismacolor Pencils, which is also is a great look for all the beautiful fall colors. 

I stamped the fox from the Feast Mode set on to Neenah Desert Storm 100lb cardstock with Gina K. Amalgam ink in Jet Black. In this stamp set there is also two floral arrangements, this work beautiful to frame the cute critters. I used both above the fox and let the end overlap a little. You all probably know by now that I love using white frequently through out my coloring and this one is no different. I'll have the list of all the Prismacolor pencils below.

Once I was done coloring I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder. Then trimmed the colored panel down to 3.5in X 4.75in and attached that to a red wood pattern paper from the Jan Hadefield Warm & Cozy paper pad. Both of those were layered on to a Neenah Solar White 110lb card base. 

This card was looking a little flat so I brought in some texture elements. The green leaves are a die from Concord and 9th and I cut two of those using my big shot and some green felt. I also added  two acorns details, from my stash, off setting them so it wasn't so symmetrical. One last little yellow heart detail on the Fox's coffee mug and I decided this card was done. 

Prismacolor Pencils Used:

Fox

Terra Cotta PC944

Mineral Orange PC1033

Pumpkin Orange PC1032

Dark Umber PC947 

Dark Brown PC946

Chocolate PC1082

White PC938

10% Cool Grey PC1059

50% French Grey

Fox Sweater

Peacock Green PC907

Parrot Green PC1006

Aquamarine PC905

Sky Blue Light PC1086

Pumpkins and Foliage

Burnt Ochre PC943

Yellowed Orange PC1002

Yellow Ochre PC942

Deco Yellow PC1011

Olive Green PC911

Kelly Green PC1096

Sap Green Light PC120

Accents 

Black Raspberry PC1095

Peach PC939

Thank you so much for joining me today!

Happy Stamping!

Hey Pumpkin Mice Flip Card | By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai Fans! 

This week I thought I would share a Flip Card using the Pumpkin Mice set and a video! This stamp is so cute and since these little mice have witches hats, why not make them vanish with a quick masking technique!?

Watch the video here or on youtube

I used the directions on the back of the packaging to create 2 flip card bases one from Neenah 110lb Solar White card stock and the other from the same paper but 80lb. The 110lb card base I set aside for later and the 80lb I used a trimmer to cut in half. I'm going to be using Copic markers today and they will bleed through this paper. So just to hide that I'm backing my coloring. 

I stamped the mice using Gina K. Designs Amalgam Jet Black ink, then started coloring. The colors I used are listed below. Once I had the mice, pumpkins and ground colored I used several markers to create a little magic floating up from the their raised paws. Unfortunately the footage was cut off at this point but I basically sketched out a cloud shape then added a bit of color with a purple and a light yellow Copic marker. Nothing fancy and a cloud die would probably work about the same if you have one that fits in that space. 

The sentiments in this Pumpkin Flip card set have a beautiful font and I used some Brutus Monroe Gilded embossing powder on both the front and the inside sentiment to make them shine. I love the look the "Hey Pumpkin" has inside the magic cloud, especially when that gold catches the light. 

For the flip image of the mice I used some Purple tape to mask off the tops of the pumpkins right. Putting the tape right onto the stamp image. Then I inked of the stamp which is already lined up on the stamp platform. Before stamping the image I peeled off the purple tape. This stamps the pumpkins but not the mice! I used a Micron 0.05 pen to draw in the tops of the pumpkins and colored this image with the same colors as the front image. 

All that is left to do is trim down the front and back panels to layer on to the Flip card base. 

Copic Markers Used:

R05, Y38, Y35

W6, W3

V09, V06

Y02

YG67, YG63, YG01

C1, C5, Y13

Thank you so much for joining me today! 

Happy Stamping!

Girlfriend Blend Coffee Card | By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai Fans!

Today I'm sharing another coffee themed inspired card. I couldn't resist coloring up the Girlfriend blend set! Don't forget to enter in your own coffee cards in the current challenge. 

Using a stamp platform, I stamped the Girlfriend Blend image on Neenah 80lb Solar White card stock with Gina K. Amalgam ink. I really had coffee on my mind for this one. Which is why I kept my coloring to mainly neutral tones. I used BV00 to add shading to the caffeinated ladies light skin tones. Blending that out with E51 and E00. I shaded in a table for them to lean on and sketched in the blue sky, B41 & B00.

Once the coloring was done I used the largest Hexagon Double Stitch die to die cut the Girlfriend Blend image. Since I was die cutting I went ahead and die cut a green card stock with the Stitched Rectangle Double Stitch die and also the ovals, or petals/leaves. Twice with a shimmer green card stock and four times with a Chartreuse felt. The oval die is from the Tag Double Stitch die.

I added a strip of Simon Says Stamp Dark Chocolate card stock to the bottom of the image. For the sentiment, "Never underestimate the power of being properly caffeinated." I heat embossed with white embossing powder on Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate card stock. 

Copic Markers Used:

W9, W6, W3, W1, W0

C5, C3, E81, E77, E74

E59, E51, E43, E35, E34, 

E31, E18, E17, E15, E07

E00, RV55, RV11, R81, 

R83, R27, R17, R14, R12

B41, B00, BV00

Thank you so much for joining me today! Happy Stamping!!

Desert Window Pop Art Inspired | By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai Fans!

It's officially summer! This Desert Window set is perfectly paired with a few Succulents set sentiments to make a bright pop art watercolor design. I even used Tombow Markers for the first time and the Art Impressions Watercolor Palette. So easy and fun! I hope you enjoy the card process video I have below. 

To start this card design off, I stamped the Desert Window image 4 times on a piece of Arches Cold Press watercolor cardstock. I used Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and clear embossed each one. I'm going to use this Desert Window image in a similar way as I did with the Eagle Window in this blog post for Art Impressions that I did last week. I love the elegant sentiments that come with these window images but I also like the versatility of using other Art Impressions sentiments with them to make something even more unique. In this case, I used several phrases from the Succulents set. I even used one of the succulent stamp images as a backdrop to the center "Just for you" sentiment. I used vellum cardstock and white embossing powder for a subtle look. 

It's been a while since I have colored with a marker like the Tombow, so I really took some time playing with them. By mixing and layering the colors in this funky pop art inspired design, it was so fun letting loose and creating purple suns and pink cacti! The great thing about this though is if you are not a big fan of bright colors as I am this would also look lovely in pastels or muted tones. Since today is the first day of Summer I thought the bright colors were appropriate. 

Card Process Video

Tombow Markers Used:

Brights set

755 Rubine Red

743 Hot Pink

933 Orange

055 Process Yellow

133 Chartreuese

173 Willow Green

493 Reflex Blue

665 Purple

636 Imperial Purple

Thank you for joining me today! Happy Stamping! 

Home Grown Eagle Window By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai fans!

This month I'm using some of the Windows to the World stamps. This Eagle window caught my eye, and with it getting warmer in the Northwest, Americana decor is popping up everywhere! Today is also Flag Day (June 14th, 1777) in America. Perfect time to combine the eagle with these red white and blue pattern papers.

I first stamped the Eagle Window image with Gina K. Amalgam ink and colored it in with Copic markers, colors listed below. I used a Gelly Roll white pen to add a few highlights through out the image.  This went really quick and I also used minimal markers. Images like these window stamps, are great for the summertime, when we might be a bit more busy. All of them  are so picturesque,  they can simply and easily be the focal point to any card front.

This image has a beautiful sentiment that surrounds the square image but I trimmed that off and added a sentiment "Home Grown" from the Succulent set. I thought that sentiment fit so well and I really enjoy mixing stamp sets together. I knew I wanted to add a gold border with embossing powder around it. This is easily done by swiping your clear embossing ink pad across all the edges. 

The pattern paper I used for today's card is from the Pebbles America paper pack. Unfortunately it is another bundle of pattern paper that I've stashed away for years, I've linked to a similar one below. I love that I am using my pattern paper more instead of hoarding it! To add a bit more stars I used a die set from Papertrey Ink and die cut the three sketch stars from vellum. I adhered those to the card in a cluster with liquid glue and added the heat embossed sentiment "Home Grown" from the Art Impressions Succulent set. I left the inside blank. This card could be used for anything, from celebrating someone in the military, to July Fourth greetings to a friend.

Copic Markers Used:

W9, W6, W3, W1, W0

E77, E74, Y18

B99, B95, B93, B91

YG67, YG45, YG03

Thank you so much for joining me today!

Happy Stamping!

Road Trip | Father's Day Card By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai Fans!

Today I'm sharing a fun card using the Road Trip set. I thought this would be fun to make a comic book style card where you fill in die cut shapes with stamps. 

I started with die cutting a panel of white cardstock using Art Impressions Square Double Stitch dies and a few rectangle dies. I made sure to check to see if the stamps would fit in the die cut pieces before cutting. I did use some of the dies twice to get the desired look.

On another Neenah 80lb cardstock panel I took the die cut piece and placed it over it, then traced the die cuts with a pencil. Now that I had a layout of where to stamp I began doing so with some black ink. A few of the stamps are a bit larger then the die cut areas I had mapped out for them. I used a post it note to mask off those overhangs so that the images would only be in their designated areas.

I started coloring all my images with Copic Markers, listed below. I stamped the car and the lunch box so that I could fussy cut those out. I wanted to layers those over the top to add some dimension. I also took one of the sentiments from the Road Trip set and heat embossed it 3 times on black cardstock using white embossing powder. Then trimmed off the excess paper so that there was a bubble effect around the sentiments.

I used my ATG to adhere the die cut panel over top of the copic colored images and attached the sentiments. For the inside I used a sentiment from the Art Impressions Hop Hop set, which says "Admit it life would be boring with out us"! I can easily add a die cut sentiment that says Happy Father's Day, to make this a fun and slightly out of the box Dad card. I know, when I was little, I often asked my dad, "Are we there yet?!" on family road trips! 

Copic Markers Used:

W6, W3, W1, W0

YG67, YG41, YG03, G14

E43, E35, E31

BG13, BG000, Y13

Happy Stamping!