Monochromatic Challenge at Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to our most recent challenge.

This one is called Monochromatic.

I'm the featured artist this time.

This is my first feature of 2025.

I made three monochromatic cards on the slightly smaller side.

Two of them are gift card holders.

My first one is a cute little floral card perfect for Valentine's Day, an anniversary, get well or just to say hello and I'm thinking of you.

My next two are both gift card holders created using the mini frame dies.

Perfect for a man or a woman. They're both "just" masculine and feminine enough.

These are great for winter birthdays, co-workers, kids, adults...whoever you need to give a little something to. You could also just add a personal note inside. Sometimes, that all the gift that someone needs.

I hope you'll all join our Monochromatic challenge. You may just be our next winner.

I'm a nurse...What's Your Superpower?

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a sweet stamp set from

Art Impressions called 4899 – Proud Nurse Set. 

I don't care who you are...at some point in your life a nurse helped you out!  Even if you've been lucky and it has only been at your birth.

So being Mother's Day I'd like to salute all the nurses out there but especially the ones who are also mothers!  I can't imagine how difficult that must be.  (all you male nurses will have to wait until Father's Day!)

There's a great verse on the inside of my card too.  Let's face it...who wouldn't want to be friends with a nurse and get a little free medical advice!

The oval I used to die cut the verse is from 4699 – Square Easel Die.

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Copics used:

C0, C3, C5, E00, E25, E29, E37, E41, E81, E97

The nice nurse...is OUT!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a little card display that I made for the school nurse at my school.  I thought It'd be cute for her to put this on her desk.

This clear set is called SC0681 Get Well.

It's available at Michael's craft stores.

I thought the lined paper worked well since she (our nurse) works in a school.

Since I wanted her to be able to display this on her desk I put it on the Square Easel Die.

See how cute she stands up on her little display stand?

LOVE it!!

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New Water Color Minis from Art Impressions!

Hello Ai fans!

It's my turn to share a new release with you!  Art Impressions has the most beautiful water color images around and this sweet new set is no exception!  

This pretty new set is called WOODEN GATE (sku#4762)

You can find all the wonderful MINI WATER COLOR sets HERE.

I'm still a little afraid of water coloring but after making this card I gained a lot of confidence.  Trust me...If I can do it, you can do it!  There are so many different mediums that you can water color with, There are the little water color cakes, paints, distress inks, pencils, markers, etc.  I chose to use pencils and Marvy Markers.  You treat the pencils like you would any colored pencil for the most part.  Just color in the areas (lightly) that you want to color.  Then go over them with a water pen.

Here, if you look carefully you can see I shaded in the thin part on the inside of the arch.

Next, I used my water pen to pull a little bit of color from it and add shading to the gate.

Next, I penciled in a little blue, colored the brackets and added some grass.

Now it's time to add some real color!  I used my Marvy markers to color directly onto the stamp. 

Then, just like with the pencils I used my water pen to blur them a bit and give them the water color effect I was looking for.

 I mounted my door on a display easel made with the Ai Easel Die.

The precious little bunnies are part of a set called FURRIES TF (Sku#4208).

 

On the inside I used the clouds from WC Series 1 Set (Sku#4055).

Easter Wishes (Sku#F4012)

I have to apologize...I used a fence and gate which I've now just realized have been discontinued. I did find an alternate you could get instead if this is a look you like.  Take a peek at WC EZ Project A (Sku#4271).

I mounted my card on the Square Easel Die (Sku#4699)

My foliage came from a variety of sets...

Clay Pot 4701

Flower Cart 4703

Flowering Mailbox 4607

I added some highlights to the flowers and rabbits with a white gel pen.

I think the gel pen makes the fur look pretty real on their bellies.

Marvy colors used: No. 43 Brilliant Yellow, 45 Sepia, 88 Terra Cotta, 15 Olive Green, 20 Magenta, 28 English Red

Water Color Pencils:

Staedtler 38, 556

Derwent: 6 Deep Cadmium, 18 Rose Pink, 34 Sky Blue, 36 Indigo, 38 King Fisher Blue, 40 Turquoise Green, 58 Raw Sienna, 66 Chocolate, 68 Blue Gray

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