CAS Holiday!!!!

Hello and Happy Friday Ai Fans!!!

Its Piali here!! Winter holidays ...Christmas is almost here...I better get started on my this year's holiday cards. I need some super simple, very flat , no embellishments and very easy general winter holiday cards..not Christmas cards, so for the cute version I tried out this design.....

Let me know what do you think...

Whoots are my most favorite Ai collection and I just ♥♥♥ this particular image.

I'm also coloring with other mediums than Copics now....love the vibrant look of the Distress inks. 

It was super easy and quick , so it will be easy to mass produce.

I added a bit of Diamond stickles for snow...I love a lil' sparkle/glitter on my holiday cards!

I love how it turned out....now its time to think for my Christmas cards...eek!!

Don't forget to play along with our Ai- Fun Fold Challenge..

Special Ai deal  is here....

Thanks for stopping by!!

Five whoots TH tiny attacher Stazon Timber brown ink Tim Holtz Tumbled glass cardstock glossy accents

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Challenge 120 - Fun Folds! Week Two!

Hello Ai Fans! Welcome to week two of our challenge! Last week, we released our five new TryFolds!We're back this week with some amazing inspiration from our design team!

In honor of our big launch, we're hosting a "Fun Folds" challenge! Any card that has a different fold style will work. Whether from the card base (such an an easel, twisted, trifold, shutter, etc.) or on the card (pinwheels, rosettes, pop up pieces, etc.), include a couple fun folds for an awesome new style!

Our design team has created cards with our new sets for you!

Karen Day

 Rhonda

Renee

 Kerry

Crystal

Also, we have a new promotion at artimpressions.com!

Here are the challenge rules ...

✻ Please make a new card or creation. You can make any crafty item you wish; this is not limited to cards!

✻ Limit two submissions per person. You will receive extra votes if you use Art Impressions stamps!

✻ Include a link back to the Ai Blog or grab our button on the top right of our sidebar!

✻ Share the Ai love by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday, October 16 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

Air-Hag on board by Crystal

Hello Ai fans !!!
It's Crystal here with a Halloween card using Air-Hag set # UM4309 . I just love this new witch that Ai has added to their awesome collection of stamps , I hope you add her to yours as well.

here is how I created my card
first I sponged on a moon with crushed curry ink , then I sponged grey clouds for a spooky look , I just use a scallop I die cut and ink the die edge move directions as to go down the page , yes I even inked the clouds over the moon too.next I cut my haunted house out using my Cricut and the Happy Haunting cartridge , I cut the house at 5 3/4" , I glued down my house
I added a black layer and a lime green base to my card , I colored my witch and bats with Copics and fussy cut them out , I pop them up on glue dots. I add shimmer over the witches dress with my shimmer pen then I run my finger over to give an even shimmer to her.

inside my card i used my crop a dile to add grommets and lace up with twine , I created a pocket so you can add a treat inside ( like a coffee card or money )these are the copic colors I used

Air-Hag set #UM4309 Funky Halloween I4312 Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge Cricut Expression Cutter Bee scissors Gina K Pure Luxary CS HW white Stardust shimmer pen Memento ink - Black Tuxedo Bakers twine Copic markers Crop -a -dile 1/8" colored eyelets

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Thanks for stopping in , come back tomorrow and see the inspiration the  Ai DT as for the Fun Folds challenge .

Gordon Golfer by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!

It's Karen here today... sharing a couple of fun cards for the men in your life using the Gordon Golfer Set (sku#4325).

I stamped Gordon several times on Cream cardstock, then coloured him up with Copic markers.  For my first card, I also paper pieced his Plus-fours, added some pennant trim, and split the sentiment (the other half is on the inside):

For my second card, I added a pop of red, some buttons and another pennant die cut to the card, and I cut up some bingo cards that were also part of this paper pack to peek out behind Gordon:

Do you know why they are called Plus-Fours??  It's because this style of golf pant is the length of the outseam from waist to knee, +4"!  There are also Plus-Sixes and Plus-Eights as well.  (Just a little golf clothing trivia for you :o)  Happy stamping everyone!