Thankful Owl by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans and welcome to the current 

All the Fall challenge on the Art Impressions Blog. 

I used the 5953 – Woodland Critters Set, 5835 – Mini Journal Paper Pack and 5592 – Harvest Journal Die Set.

This set is an instant favorite of mine and obviously the rest of the design teams as well.

I'm also loving the self adhesive Watercolor paper for the more delicate Ai dies.

You cut it out, color it (or color and then cut) and stick it down.

So much easier than glue. 

New Release Santa Puppet from Art Impressions

 Have you seen the new 5931 – Santa Puppet Dies from Art Impressions?

He's the newest release in the Puppet Series and I LOVE him!

I love the sample on the front with the plaid paper. So cute!

Though it's not necessary, I used a scrap piece of paper on the back to adhere the pieces to. I just liked making it a little more substantial. 

This little guy can be personalized in so many ways. Though I went the very traditional route, he can be done with patterned paper, pastels, with or without his spectacles, etc. Just wait until you see what the other DT members have created!

The only Copic I used was a warm gray but I'm not sure which number. Probably W2 or W3.

Girl Scout Halloween Bookmarks from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Last night I helped some little girls earn their Craft and Tinker badge for Girl Scouts.

We made some Halloween bookmarks and they seemed to really enjoy themselves.

I created individual baggies with lots of stamped and die cut choices.

The girls ranged from 2nd - 5th grade with a few younger siblings and they all did an amazing job!

It was so fun to see their individual personalities come out in their choices.

I had so much fun doing this and I hope they need help again in the future.

Très Chic Woodland Critter Fall cards from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

I have two more cards for the Très Chic challenge.

Last week I created three snow themed cards and this week I decided to go with a fall theme.

I used 5808 – 5pk Snow Globe Shaker Dome to create both of my shaker cards. Although these are difficult to photograph due to the glare, they are so pretty in person.

I used a combination of little diamond dots and tiny die cuts from Art Impressions to sprinkle in my shakers.

I used the self adhesive Watercolor paper to cut my Thankful phrase. It was so easy to color and stick down. No more fussing with glue on delicate die cuts and making a mess.

I love rustic cards, nature and animals. I fell in love with this new set the second I saw it. All Ai products that I used are linked below. Happy Fall everyone! I hope you join in this photo inspiration challenge!

Copics used:

B00, BG05, RV02, YG05, YR31, W2, W4, YR24, E34, E55, E99

Tres Chic photo challenge from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

I'm the featured artist for the Art Impressions Tres Chic challenge.

I created three different cards using one of my very favorite sets.

5353 – Large Snowflake Dies

This is a photo inspiration challenge.

      

        

 I was heavily inspired by the gingham/buffalo checks, the lace and gems, the black and white and the little pop of orange.

The cards with words on them used 5072 – Block Letters Die Set.

I used a combination of gold and black paper for my snowflakes and embellished them with some gems to add a pop of color.

I embossed the word SNOW with some snowflakes to make them pop.

I love when you can use a character or die that isn't a letter, to represent a letter. I used an orange gem because I was inspired by the orange pumpkins.

My final card is a slimline card and I used 5463 – Slimline Dies Set

This card and the SNOW card used Canson XL WC Paper Pad – 9×12.

I really love taking inspiration from photos and hope you all do as well.

I can't wait to see what you create!

Halloween Bookmarks from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

My friend has two little girls who are Girl Scouts.

They are trying to earn their Craft and Tinker Badge and she asked if I could come in and work with the girls and their troop. I will have 14 girls and 1 hour to complete something. She mentioned maybe making a bookmark, and with the Halloween season upon us, I came up with this design. This is just preliminary. I am seeing a brighter background for little girls, maybe orange or lime green? And also, I think the fence is a little delicate for their small hands to glue down. I think they'll love the little characters though.

I used characters from 5506 – Peek-a-Boo Set and I think I may offer them some of the new 5934 – Spooky Crew Set or 5352 – Halloween Critters Set too.

I used 5223 – Bookmark Dies for the base. This is such a fun and easy project with so many possibilities. The dies help it come together so quickly. P.S. I need a better camera. My Dracula has rosy cheeks and a pink skin tone in person but they didn't show up on camera. 

My friend offered to reimburse me for my supplies but I declined. I'm starting to rethink that though. Is it wrong to ask for a box of Samoas as payment...lol!

Copics used:

C4, N6, YR12, G40, G43, RV000, R46

Farm Fresh Stand from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing one of the cards that I made for the current Farm Fresh challenge. This theme has SO MANY possibilities. I may have gone a bit overboard but I was feeling really inspired by the fall weather and all of our local pumpkin farms.

This is also a piece that I created with my fireplace mantle in mind. Last week I shared two easel cards. Today, I have a slimline card.

The sign post has three of my favorite places to visit but we have several more that I didn't have room to mention. Fall is a big deal where I live!

I used too many Art Impressions products to mention, so please see my list of links below to find everything that helped make this cute card.