Today we will be playing with the brand-new Ai WC Snow Globe Set (5791) which includes all of the stamps needed to create a beautiful snow globe. There is a snowman and tree, a church, deer, sentiment and the base of the snow globe. It also includes the circle die needed to create the opening for your card or projects as well as some wonderful little coordinating dies. These include a few pretty snowflakes, leaves, and a few stars!
This set is designed for your card and journal projects, but I thought it would be fun to engineer a little snow globe ornament using the new set! I will give you all of the instructions for creating this fun ornament. There are probably several ways to create one of these ornaments, but I will show you how I created mine.
There are also Ai Snow Globe Shaker Domes (5808) available for purchase. Please note that these are sold separately.
Let's first stamp and color the church and base for the snow globe using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Sugared Almond Pink, Haze Blue, Sea Green, Lt Gray, Cool Gray 3.
To set the scene for our globe we will be inking the circle (which is from the same set) using the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink in Speckled Egg and Peacock Feathers. Let's also add the look of snow by spattering the background using the Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White Ink and we will also spatter the background using the Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen. Just adding a bit of water to each of these will allow us to easily spatter with these products!
Again, in the video I will give you detailed instructions for how I cut, layered, and assembled this snow globe. But before we assemble everything be sure to add your sentiment to the back of the ornament using the same stamp set. We will also die cut a few of the snowflakes included in the set to place around the sentiment!
I was trying to come up with a way to hang this ornament and I decided to use the little tab die from the Ai Mini Journal Template Set (5718). This will give us a little hole for our ribbon and also looks really pretty with that scallop edge!
We can quickly ink up around the edges of the ornament with the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink in Picked Raspberry using a blending brush.
Let's assemble everything and add some pretty pink and white baker's twine and for a bit of sparkle let's add some gems from Pinkfresh Studio... in pink of course!!
I did add a few iridescent stars to the sky however I didn't fill my snow globe with any glitter or sequins.... but you certainly could. To be honest with you I kind of wish that I had.... maybe next time!!!
Thank you so much for joining me today! Have a fun and crafty day!!!
It's week two of our Tags or Ornaments challenge, and we want to inspire you to enter for a chance to win! Last week we released five new Circlet Mini TryFolds, which are circular photopolymer stamps with dies to cut the interior making layering easy! Prepare for harvest with our Thanksgiving Circlet MTF, featuring an overflowing cornucopia, a delicious pie and a heartfelt sentiment. Send timeless Christmas wishes with our Sleigh Ride Set and sweet Nativity Circlet. Our Elk Circlet is perfect for year-round masculine cards and our Gardening Circlet could be colored for any season. These five sets are the perfect inspiration to make tags or ornaments, and our full design team is here to share their creations! Let's take a look - be sure to click the designer's name to visit their personal blog for more information on their creation!
Are these not the cutest tags you've ever seen?! There are just so many ways to use Circlets! You don't need to use Circlets in your challenge entry, but if you have them, wouldn't they be fun to play with? We are looking forward to seeing what you create, as always, and will be back next week with the lucky winners. What are you waiting for? Let's get crafting!
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 the deadline to enter your creations.
The Art Impressions Warehouse Sale is just one month away! If you are local or fortunate to travel, we would love to see you November 22-23 at the Keizer Civic Center in Keizer, Oregon, for a shopping extravaganza and classes galore! If you are able to come, we have TWO chances for you to win some goodies!
First, head over to our Facebook Event and enter our giveaway! We have a $30 certificate to use at the sale for a random winner who "likes" and comments on our post! Though it is not required for entry, you may like to let your friends know about this giveaway so they can have a chance to win, too! Giveaway closes Tuesday, October 22 at noon PT, so be sure to enter quick! Winner will be announced on the Facebook Event, so RSVP to be notified!
Second, we are giving a FREE GIFT to attendees who RSVP on our website! Visit our Warehouse Sale info page for all the event details, and scroll down to the bottom to RSVP if you're coming! Encourage your friend to RSVP as well! **One free gift per adult. Free gift must be claimed in person at the Warehouse Sale (no free gifts will be shipped).
BONUS! Did you know we include a coupon for a free stamp set (up to a $23 value) at the sale with your class ticket? Be sure to register for class to save your seat!
Not able to make it to our Warehouse Sale? Keep an eye on our newsletter to be notified about upcoming sales! We will have some deals and information in November you will not want to miss.
Celebrate with us as we introduce FIVE new Circlet designs! Our Circlet Mini TryFolds are circular photopolymer stamps with dies to cut the interior making layering easy! Prepare for harvest with our Thanksgiving Circlet MTF, featuring an overflowing cornucopia, a delicious pie and a heartfelt sentiment. Send timeless Christmas wishes with our Sleigh Ride Set and sweet Nativity Circlet. Our Elk Circlet is perfect for year-round masculine cards and our Gardening Circlet could be colored for any season. Watch our video for a quick overview! You can find these sets at artimpressions.com, so add to your Circlet collection today!
Jil is here with an inspiring project that is beautiful for any occasion! Let's take a look!
Hello Ai fans!
Guess what? There are five new Circlet Mini TryFold stamp sets being released today and we are celebrating it with a new Challenge. Just create a tag or ornament and share it here on the blog. I'm using the New Gardening Circlet Mini Tryfold to create my tag today. Be sure to check out all of the photos because I show you my favorite ways to line up the Mini TryFolds when I have several layers of paper or dies on my cards.
I started by stamping the images onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored them with my Copic markers. The colors used are listed at the end of this post.
I then added one of the Circle Double Stitched Dies around the image with the words around it and added the next smaller circle around the bird image and secured them with a small amount of washi tape. I also attached the inner die from the stamp set to the bird image and cut them out with my die cut machine. One that was finished, I also cut out the image with the watering can the same way as I cut out the birds.
I wanted to layer the images over a pink scalloped die cut so I placed the bird die cut image where I wanted it to sit. Then I fit the die cut into the bird die cut image and used a pencil to trace inside the die cut.
Once I removed the colored image, I lined the die cut image up with my pencil marks and die cut it for perfect placement. I repeated the same steps for the image with the watering can.
I pressed the die cut images into the Glue Sponge and covered the backs with glue to attach them together. It worked great for the tiny areas.
Creating the tags was simple. I just attached patterned paper from the Carta Bella Botanical 6" x 6" paper collection to card stock and cut it out with the Tag Stitched Dies.
I then repeated the same steps from earlier to cut out the openings in the tags. I lined up each image from the top to determine the placement of the image below it. I attached the image with the words around it flat onto the last tag
I used three different pieces of ribbon to hold the tags together.
Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!
Thanks, Jil! This project is absolutely darling, and plays along perfectly with our NEW challenge!
That's right, our challenge is all about Tags or Ornaments! Though we feel our new Circlets are perfect for this theme, you can use any of your favorite stamps, dies, and other supplies to join in! We are looking forward to seeing what you create, as always, and will be back in two weeks with the lucky winners!
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 the deadline to enter your creations.
Congrats, Jan! We love your beautifully layered card with your bit of coffee cup bling! Also, your coloring of our Latte Love girls is fantastic! Email annelise@artimpresions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!
Congrats, you two! Lisa, your colorful Birthday Wishes card sure cheers us up with your sparkly greeting and confetti! And Janet, your snow-covered trees with glitter is just so sweet on this Sparkle & Cheer card you created. Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address, and select a stamp set of your choice for a prize! We hope you will all be back to join our new Tags or Ornaments challenge! It's a great time to get ahead on any gift-giving you plan to do soon!
