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Art Impressions | Gardener Gail

Hello! Still playing with watercolor, and this adorable Art Impressions gardener stamp set was fun to color. I paired the image with one of their coordinating backgrounds, making it easy to create a charming scene with very little effort. A punny sentiment stamped on cardstock and die-cut with a cloud shape (from Memory Box) adds a playful finishing touch. It’s the kind of cheerful, garden-themed card that’s especially fun to make, and one I think will resonate with fellow cardmakers who appreciate a little humor.

- Attach the background to an A2-size card base.
- Stamp Gardener Gail onto watercolor paper and color with medium of choice. Once dry, cut with the coordinating die included in the set. (Note to self: cut vellum with the die and use as a guide when cutting the image as the tolerance around the image is tight).
- Stamp the sentiment in the Gardener Gail set and cut with a cloud die. Cut additional clouds.
- Add elements to the prepared card base with foam and dot adhesive.

Art Impressions | Summer Front Porch

Hello! It’s been a while since I reached for Front Porch Series products from Art Impressions, and this card reminded me just how enjoyable watercoloring can be. One of the things I appreciate most about the Front Porch Series is how easily the sets mix and match, making it simple to create fresh scenes with stamps I already own. Returning to these sets has me looking at the collection with fresh eyes and inspired to create more.

- Stamp the door and lamp included in the base set.
- Accessorize the scene with items in the Patriotic and Farm House sets.
- Emboss the background with the Penny Black Allover Stitches folder. Add a sentiment from the Art Impressions Birthday Sentiment set.

You can see a similar card created with the Front Porch Series sets HERE.

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Art Impressions | Happy Harvest Front Porch

Hello! There’s nothing quite like a front porch dressed up for the season! Today, I’m sharing a handmade card created with supplies from Art Impressions , featuring a welcoming door and porch decorated for fall. I stamped and watercolored the image to bring out all the cozy autumn details and finished the design with a heartfelt sentiment.

- Dry-emboss the Fawn cardstock base with the Honey Bee Burlap folder. Add to an A2-size card base.
- Stamp the Front Porch Door and Harvest Set elements on to Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor paper with Archival Ink. Watercolor with media of choice. I used Tombow markers. Die-cut elements with the coordinating dies. I fussy-cut the door as the coordinating die punches out the windowpanes.
- Add elements to the prepared card base, using foam adhesive as needed.
- Stamp the sentiment on to a watercolor paper strip. I used the now-retired Elizabeth Craft Designs Autumn Words stamp set. Add sentiment strip below the porch.

I’d love to know—do you decorate your front porch for the season?

Art Impressions | Watercolored Tropical Scene

Hello! At this time of year, with summer winding down and fall and Christmas on the horizon, my cardmaking is all over the place—jumping from sunny beach scenes to Halloween ghosts to holiday sparkle. Today’s project captures the best of summer with a watercolored tropical sunset. I used a stamp set from Art Impressions to create the layered scene. Instead of making the set interactive, I stacked the layers for depth and added the sentiment on top—turning this card into a peaceful little getaway on paper.

- To begin, cover a 4 1/4″ square card base with patterned paper (I cut the paper with a now-retired stitched die).
- Stamp the now-retired Tropical Circlet Mini Tryfold images on Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor paper with Archival Ink. Watercolor with Tombow markers. Cut the images with the dies in the set and dies in the Hero Arts Circle Infinity set. Stamp the image in the set with the sentiment onto white cardstock and cut with two circle dies to create a ring. Assemble the stack of images and include a circle cut from vellum on the bottom. I also cut rings from foam, which I glued between the layers for additional depth.
- Add the assembly to the prepared card base.

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Easter Bunnies Matchbook Card

Hello! There’s something so delightful about creating miniature scenes, and this Easter matchbook card is no exception! I used products in the Art Impressions Matchbook series to craft a tiny world where bunnies are busy painting eggs in a scene that includes hutches, pottery, and paintbrushes. Capture the joy of the season with a playful, pocket-sized creation!

The Art Impressions Matchbook series has many different options. You can see an intro video here.

- Stamp Easter Bunnies images in VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set.
- Watercolor the images with watercolor markers. I used Tombow markers. You can read more about watercoloring stamped images here.
- Once dry, cut the images with the coordinating dies included with the Easter Bunnies set.
- Cut matchbook from patterned paper with the MB Template. Add watercolored Easter Bunnies elements.
- Stamp Easter Bunnies sentiment on white cardstock, trim, and add to scene.