May Release Blog Hop! Don't Miss Out!

Have you seen the May Release!! Savannah is having the time of her life at Summer Camp in the two amazing sister sets, S’more Wishes & Roam Far. And, celebrate birthdays & anniversaries with Big Happy Hugs!!

Hop to each designers blog to check out some amazing inspiration using our three NEW 4x6 sets available now at shopartfulangel.com! Let’s get started!! Follow the Artful Angel blog and leave a comment on EACH designer’s blog to be entered to win a $10 Gift Voucher in the Artful Angel Shop! You MUST comment & follow (or already be a follower) of each member’s blog. Hop ends on June 3rd. Let’s get to the fun! Here is the hop listing: https://artful-angel.blogspot.com - you are here

https://lvhandcrafted.com/ http://kerri-thankgodforcolors.blogspot.com https://kimkreates.blogspot.com https://marjbanzalesdesigns.wixsite.com

http://stamprgrl.wordpress.com This hop is open to all, unfollowers and giveaway accounts do not qualify.

Easel Light-Up Card

    

Hi everyone! I'm Linh (@LVHandcrafted) and today I have a new video on my YouTube Channel.  I'm featuring one of the new Artful Angel stamp sets - S'more Wishes! This is an innovative Easel Light-up Card. You don't have to "push here" to make the card light it up. Just stand the easel up and voila! the light stays lit until you take the easel down. It's as simple as that!

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Artful Angel May Release - Day 2 - S'more Wishes starring Savannah the Sloth

 Hello angels! DT Kim here to share my project reveal for Day 2 of the May Release!  Today, I created a card that spotlights our favorite Savannah the Sloth.  

For this card, I wanted to keep an outdoorsy, camping, theme, and I figured what better way to do that than to incorporate some red plaid (think Lumberjack), wood frame, and a beautiful starlight night!  I colored Savannah at the campfire and the lantern using Copic markers (colors listed below), cut her out and set her aside.

To create my ink-blended starry background, I began with a 4 ¼’ x 5 ½’ panel of Distress Watercolor paper.  Using a foam blending tool, I blended the first layer using Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide Ink.  When I was satisfied with the coverage, I blended a wavy stripe of Wilted Violet Distress Oxide through the center of the panel.  I then added Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide to the upper right corner of the panel and Faded Jeans Distress Oxide across the bottom.   I finished by adding an additional layer of Chipped Sapphire along the outer edges.  I spritzed water over the card stock and let it set for a few minutes and then laid a towel over the panel and placed pressure on it to pick up the excess water.  Finally, I spritzed the panel with Iridescent Shimmer Ink Spray and Silver Metallic Ink Spray.  I set the panel aside to dry completely.

While that was drying, I die-cut a wood frame using the Hero Arts Wood Frames Dies and ink-blended with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink.   I also die-cut some grass panels from watercolor paper using the C.C. Designs Cloud and Grass Dies and I water colored them using Altenew Crisp Dye Inks in Lime, Limeade and Fresh Leaf.

I adhered a panel of plaid paper from the Echo Park Let’s Lumberjack 6 x 6 Paper Pad to a black card base.  I then set to work creating my scene.  I trimmed my grass and starry panels to fit in the frame and attached them, grass first, using liquid adhesive.  I then adhered the frame to the card base and added Savannah and the lantern.

To finish off my card, I embossed the sentiment on black card stock in white and die-cut it using the C.C. Designs Scalloped Rectangle Dies.  I popped the sentiment panel up using foam dots. 

Colors Used:

Distress Oxide Inks – Vintage Photo, Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans, Wilted Violet, Fossilized Amber

Copic Markers:

Grass – G07, YG25, YG11, YG00

Bow – R59, R39, R35

Savannah/Rocks – W7, W5, W3, W1, W0

Log – E18, E15, E13

Fire – R08, R5, YR04, YR17, Y08

Lantern – R59, R39, R35, Y17, Y15, W9, Y02, Y00

You will be able to grab Savannah and all of the other amazing new goodies from the shop tomorrow!  Make sure to use discount code KIMSIMPSON at checkout to save 10%!   Make sure to join us over in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group for more inspiration from the Design Team and lots of fun activities!   Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Artful Angel NEW RELEASE COMING - SET #2!

 

Savannah is BACK!  She is just having the best time ever! She is coming back on MAY 25th! This set is called ROAM FAR. It has TWO cute Savannah images on it, some sentiments, and some cute smaller images, perfect to add finishing touches!  

Come back every day to see more inspiration by the amazing AA Design Team! Remember release is on MAY 25th, as always you can use my affiliate code: DALISACE and it gives you a 10% OFF!

DON'T FORGET, that we are still accepting entries for our SKETCH/TWIST challenge at the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group!

Big Happy Hugs - Coming Soon!

 Hello angels! DT Kim here to take over the blog today.  I hope you are having an amazing weekend!  I am SO excited to get to be a part of the project reveals for Artful Angel’s May Release!  I created this bold, cheerful birthday card using Big Happy Hugs which will be available in the Artful Angel shop on May 25^th!

This card was so much fun to make!  I started with a 5 ½” x 4 ¼” panel of white card stock.   Using a ruler, I (very lightly) marked the center point of the panel (2 ¾” on the long side and 2 1/8” on the short side).  I then placed my card stock in my Misti (or whatever stamp positioning tool you use) and I centered the largest “Happy” stamp over the center at an angle.  I then drew a faint pencil line above and below the stamp to create a guide.  I repeated this until I had the entire panel marked up.  (I don’t trust myself to just eyeball the placement 😊)

I determined which order my colors would go in and proceeded to stamp my images.  I placed the “happy” stamp over the center point again and I inked it up using teal ink (colors listed below).  Again, I used my Misti for this process, so that if I didn’t get a clean image on the first try, I could re-ink and stamp again.  I cleaned the stamp before I moved on to the next placement.  I repeated it across the remainder of the line ensuring to run the image off the side of the card panel.   I skipped two rows and then repeated this process with the teal ink above and below the center row.   I repeated this process over and over with the remaining two colors until my card panel was filled in completely. 

I placed a piece of black card stock in my Misti and I placed the “Happy” stamp down and picked it up with the cover.  I prepared my card stock using my Embossing Magic  tool to remove any static.  I inked up my stamp with Versamark Ink and heat embossed the sentiment in white.  I then repeated this process with the “Birthday” stamp, making sure to use the Embossing Magic tool again to eliminate any static before embossing.  I let the panel sit for a moment to ensure the embossing was dry (I have made the mistake of touching it after I had embossed – not only did I burn my finger on the molten lava that is the embossing, but I ruined the image, so I won’t make that mistake again) and then I die-cut it with the C.C. Designs Rectangle Dies.  I love these because they have a simple stitched border to them.  

I trimmed a piece of black card stock to 5 3/8” x 4 1/8” and trimmed the colorful panel to 5 ¼” x 4” and then I adhered it to the black panel.  I attached these panels to my card base using liquid adhesive.  Lastly, I popped my sentiment panel up using foam squares. 

Colors Used: 

Stampin' Up Ink - Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Gorgeous Grape

I hope that you are as excited as we are about this latest new release!  It will be available in the shop on May 25th.  Make sure to use discount code KIMSIMPSON at checkout to save 10%Stay tuned for more amazing inspiration from the Design Team over the next few days!  Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Happy, happy birthday - Big Happy Hugs - Artful Angel Stamp Set

Hey friends! It's DT Marj and I'm back for a new project to share with you using the new stamp set from Artful Angel called Big Happy Hugs.

This is available for purchase in-store starting on the 25th.

For this project, I used 3 stamps from the set, lined them up next to each other, and used the Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick. I used the set to make a background and then sprayed it with my own water concoction and White Perfect Pearls.

 Once set, I added the birthday sentiment in the middle and then added to an A2 pink notecard to complete the card.

I hope you like my card and don't forget to come back and check out this new stamp set to go live on the 25th.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Marj

Multi-Window Shaker Card!

   

Hi everyone! I'm Linh (@LVHandcrafted) and today I have a new video on my YouTube Channel. Pandas are by far my favorite animal! If it were possible to have one as a house pet, I'd totally be up for it!  Here's a fun mult-window shaker card I made featuring the Pandamonium stamp set from Krafin' Kimmie Stamps. So adorable! 

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Embroidery - Made FUN & EASY!

 

 Embroidery - Adding interest to your background!

Hello, crafty friends!  This is Dalis here to bring you a card AND a video tutorial. If you are not part of our Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group, make sure to join!  We bring you a new sketch each month, and we just had our first Craft-a-long (and we are planning our next one! ) 

For today's card, I used the adorable TGF Mini Remix Wild. Remember you can get your hands on this cute set at ARTFUL ANGEL (this link gives you a 10% off)! I colored her with Prisma color pencils, the background is a mix of die cuts and stencils. 

The following is a video tutorial on how to recreate this stitching look that I did for the sun. Embroidery is all the rave right now and it really is simple and fun!  Follow this video and you can too enter your card into our sketch/twist challenge! More information can be found in the media folder of our Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group. Last day to enter:  May 31, 2022

 

** DISCLAIMER: Some products were provided to me for free to create & share inspiration. Everything else I purchased. All designs and opinions are my own and in no way influenced by the provider of the products.

Duos! Artful Angel & C.C. Designs

 Hello crafty friends!  DT Kim here, and I am so excited to share with you these fun cards I made using the C.C. Designs Duos stamp set!   How cute are these?  This stamp set has 15 different images that can be combined, 2 sentiments, and 3 smaller coordinating images, allowing you to create cards for any occasion!

To create my cards, I colored my images (colors listed below), fussy cut them, and set them aside.  I wanted my cards to be light and airy, so I started with a card base of white and a top layer of white, die-cut using the C.C. Designs Rectangle Dies.  I die-cut a panel from coordinating card stock using the C.C. Designs Scalloped Rectangle Dies.

I die-cut a heart from the white panel, and I cut a smaller heart and set it aside.  I adhered my white panel with the heart die-cut to the colored panel, and then attached them to my card base.  I adhered the white heart to the center of the heart in the panel. 

Using VersaMark ink, I stamped the sentiment on black card stock and heat embossed it in white.  I die-cut the sentiment using a banner die and adhered it to the front of my card panel.  I stamped the plus sign in the middle of the white heart and added my main images.  

How cute are these cards?  Once I figured out my layout, I was able to whip these out in no time flat!  

Colors Used:

Coffee – RV04, RV02, RV00, C2, C1, C0, 0

Donut – Stampin’ Up Highland Heather (Dark and Light), E55, E53, E51, E50

Milk – Stampin’ Up Balmy Blue (Dark and Light), C2, C1, C0, 0

Cookie – E55, E53, E51, E50, E49

Additional Supplies:

Stampin’ Up Card Stock – Highland Heather, Balmy Blue

WOW! Embossing Powder – White Ultra Fine

Kindred Stamps – Sentiment Strips Dies

Sizzix Framelits - Hearts

All of the hyperlinked supplies are available in the Artful Angel shop!  Use discount code KIMSIMPSON at checkout and get 10% off of your purchase! 

Thanks so much for hanging with me!  I hope that you are inspired to get crafty!  I would love to hear from you in the comments - are there other duos that you can think of? 

Xoxo, Kim

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Just For You

 

Hey friends! This is DT Marj sharing a new inspiration for you today using the Cutie Fairies C.C. Designs stamp and Daffodils Newton's Nook Designs along with other products from my stash.

To make this card, I used Sweet Tooth White Cardstock as my card base which measures 4.25 x 5.5 inches. I then cut another piece which measure a little shorter than the card base from Doodlebug Gingham Paper then adhered to the card base using strong glue. Next, I used TLC Designs Something Bloomed Designer Paper and die cut it and added to the front of the card. After that, I proceeded to stamp the image onto Sweet Tooth White Cardstock with Scrapbook Black Hybrid Ink. I also stamped the sentiment and added double sided adhesive at the back and adhered to the top right side of the card.  I colored the image with Arteza Ever Blend Ultra Art Markers and then adhered to the card.

I love how the project came out and I hope you do too.

Thank you for stopping by and I'll see you again next time!

Marj

Oh, so cute! TGF & Artful Angel!

 

 Mid-Month Reminder for the Artful Angel Sketch Challenge!

Hello, crafty friends!  Last month the Artful Angel Design Team had their first-ever sketch challenge over at the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group!  Each month, we will bring you a new sketch to get your creative juices flowing!  This month we also added a twist! You can either follow the sketch or create your own background or do both challenges in one. Did I mention that there are prizes up for grabs, too? 

April Hostess:  Dalis Acevedo

This is my card using the sketch and creating a very abstract and easy-to-make background.

The sentiment used on this card is from Kraftin' Kimmie: Ahoy Matey

Check out this video for more information on the challenge and this technique!

Challenge Rules:

· Use this sketch, the twist or both to create a project

· Upload your entry to the challenge album, found in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group

· Limit one entry

· Use any products/brands

· Bonus entry if you use products sold in the Artful Angel Shop

· Last day to enter:  May 31, 2022

Prizes:

· $10 store credit

· Blog Badge

· Winner(s) will be chosen at random

NOTE:  Minimum 10 people must enter for a prize to be awarded

We hope that you will join us over in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group to check out more fabulous inspiration from the Design Team and to share your creativity!  

** DISCLAIMER: Some products were provided to me for free to create & share inspiration. Everything else I purchased. All designs and opinions are my own and in no way influenced by the provider of the products.

Mystery Craft Along with Artful Angel - Savannah - Popping By

 Hello Angels!   DT Kim taking over the blog today!  I am so excited to share a project that I made for an event in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group that took place earlier today!  To celebrate the launch of the amazing new Artful Angel stamp line, and more specifically the launch of the Savannah series, I hosted a Mystery Craft Along.  Don't know what that is?  Keep reading! 

In case you missed it, Artful Angel released the Savannah - Popping By stamp set last month!  This adorable 3 x 4 stamp set includes the main image of Savannah the Sloth popping out of a floral bush, a rainbow, and two sentiments.  

OK, so anyhow, earlier today, in the Facebook group, we held a Mystery Crafty Along event.  A supply list was provided a week ahead of time to allow participants to have all of their supplies ready to go.  While the event focused on the Savannah image, any stamped image would work.   During the event, I posted a clue every 10 minutes, and at the end of the hour, the participants had completed a super cute fun fold card!  If you have ever participated in a Blind Scrap, the concept is the same, but you create a card rather than a scrapbook layout.

I really had a great time creating this card for the event.  I also used the fantastic Newton's Nook Springtime 6 x 6 Paper Pad, which is also available in the shop!   

If you want the details on how I created this fun fold card, please head over to the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook Group.  All of the clues, along with photos of all of the amazing cards, will be posted in the Mystery Craft Along - May 2022 album!

If you missed this event, don't fret!  We have plans in the works to do this again!  For now, thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have found something to inspire you to get crafty!  

Xoxo, Kim

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Have a Wild Adventure! with TGF and Artful Angel

 

Hi everyone! Here today with this cutie patootie from The Greeting Farm, called Mini Remix Wild. I colored her with alcohol inks and colored pencils. The background was blended in and stitched with embroidery floss. The video for this is coming soon!

Here is a close-up of the stitching, which is all the rave now. Also notice that the sentiment didn't fit in one cloud, I masked the sentiment and stamped it into two clouds and a little black banner.

Here is a look The Greeting Farm Mini Remix Wild, it has 3 other girls and some extra critters, and 2 sentiments.

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The Greeting Farm Mini Remix Wild 

To help you recreate this card you could use:

CC.Designs Film Strip, CC.Designs Cloud & Grass Die set, Kraftin'Kimmie Chubby Clouds

** DISCLAIMER: Some products were provided to me for free to create & share inspiration. Everything else I purchased. All designs and opinions are my own and in no way influenced by the provider of the products.

Made By Me Reveal Wheel Card

  

Hi everyone! I'm Linh (@LVHandcrafted) and today I have a new video on my YouTube Channel. Have you seen the new stamp sets by Artful Angel? Isn't it awesome that our favorite craft shop now has its own line of stamps?  Here's a fun reveal wheel featuring some of the fun Made By Me stamps!  

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** DISCLAIMER: Some products were provided to me for free to create & share inspiration. Everything else I purchased. All designs and opinions are my own and in no way influenced by the provider of the products.