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Art Impressions | Charming Birdhouse Neighborhood

Hello! Today, I am excited to share a card featuring the charming Art Impressions Birdhouse Neighborhood stamp set, which happens to be on sale at the moment. This “Hello” card is sure to brighten its recipient’s day. Keep reading to learn how I created the card.

- Stamp Birdhouse Neighborhood with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set.
- Color image with watercolor markers (Tobow and Zig) using the watercolor palette, No. 4, and No. 1 brushes. Set aside to dry. You can read more about watercoloring stamped images HERE.
- Cut a 4 x 5 1/4 inch cardstock panel (I used a now-retired My Favorite Things die). Use a square die to cut a window in the panel. Add foam to panel and attach to watercolored image. Add assembly to A2-size card base.
- Die-cut “Hello” letters with Journal Letter Die Set from textured white cardstock. Cut letters again from foam. Glue foam to back of letters. Add letters to card front.

Front Porch Garden Delight

Hello! Today I am sharing a card created with the Art Impressions Front Porch and Front Porch Garden stamp and die sets, which are part of the Front Porch Series. The front porch scene depicted is warm and inviting, complete with a welcome mat, a potted plant, and a watering can. Whether it’s for a birthday, thank you, or just because, this card is sure to bring a smile to the recipient’s face and make them feel appreciated. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to create the card.

Stamp Front Porch and Front Porch Garden with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set.
Color images with watercolor markers (Tombow and Zig) using the watercolor palette, No. 4, and No. 1 brushes. Once dry, cut with coordinating dies. Note: the Front Porch door die cuts the window panes. I chose to fussy-cut the door, as I had watercolored the window panes.
Add images to dry-embossed background (I used an older Stampin’ Up folder) with a strip of dark gray to represent the ground.

Watercolored Home Filled with Cats using Art Impressions Stamps

Hello! Today, I am sharing a project created with the Art Impressions matchbook set – Cats. I enjoyed watercoloring a cozy scene with twelve feline friends cuddled up keeping one another company. I provide details below on how I created the scene.

The Art Impressions Matchbook series has many different options. You can see an intro video here. I recently created a card with the Tool Shed Matchbook set – you can see that scene here.

Stamp Cats images in VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set.
Watercolor the images with watercolor markers using the No. 4 brush and palette. I used a combination of Tombow and Zig markers. I appreciate the opportunity to learn more about my watercolor marker palette.
Once dry, cut the images with the coordinating dies included with the Cats set.
Cut matchbook from patterned paper with the MB Template. Add watercolored Cats elements.
Stamp Cats sentiment on white cardstock and cut with the MB Template die; trim and add to the top flap.

Do you have cat lovers or cat owners to whom you send cards? My list of recipients is split 50/50 with cat and dog owners. Looking for more cat card inspiration? Check out this card and this one.

Art Impressions | Watercolored Blooming Window

Hello! Today I am excited to share a “Hello” card created with the Art Impressions Blooming Window and ShadowBox Window Die sets featuring a window looking out onto a beautiful spring garden scene. I used watercolors to bring the garden to life. Let’s take a look at the details of the supplies I used and how I created it.

Stamp Blooming Window images (main image and additional pot of tulips) with VersaFine on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set.
Watercolor the garden scene with watercolor markers (list of markers used shown in the list below).
Use ShadowBox Window Die to frame image. In this video Bonnie Krebs shows how to use the die set. The ShadowBox set works with the Art Impressions Windows to the World stamps.
Cut images and sentiment with dies in the Blooming Window set and ShadowBox Window Die set; assemble.

Art Impressions | Tool Box Matchbook

Hello! Today I am sharing a project created with Art Impressions supplies. I have been familiar with the company for years, but I have never before crafted with their products; I re-discovered them while doing my recent deep dive into watercoloring. Their blog, Facebook page, and YouTube channel are full of inspiration, and their customer service is fantastic!

The Matchbook series has many different options. You can see an intro video here. The Tool Shed, with which I created, was released this year. I like the small size – it allows me to practice watercoloring with markers, learn the colors of the markers, and finish a watercoloring project in a relatively short amount of time. I am looking forward to crafting more of these projects. The series offers sets for Halloween, Christmas, birthdays, cat lovers, gardeners, …

Stamp Tool Shed images in VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper.
Watercolor the images with color medium of choice. I used a combination of Tombow and Zig markers.
Once dry, cut the images with the dies included with the Tool Shed set. Stamp sentiment on white cardstock and cut with coordinating die.
Cut matchbook from patterned paper with the MB Template. Add Tool Shed elements.