Thursday, May 7, 2015

Challenge 159 - "Lovely Ladies" Challenge + NEW Girlfriends 2015

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome to a brand new challenge and a favorite annual launch!
New 2015 GIRLFRIENDS stamps have arrived at the Art Impressions website!


Before we get to the new challenge and new product, let's announce last week's winners!

Top Spot for our "April Showers Bring May Flowers" challenge is ...
Congratulations! We just loved your beautiful project! Contact kate@artimpressions.com with your shipping address to claim your prize pack!

Our Honorable Mentions go to ...





Congratulations you two! Contact kate@artimpressions.com with your shipping address and a stamp set of your choice for a prize!

Now onto this fun new challenge featuring our new Girlfriends!


This week, it's all about celebrating the women in your life; the LOVELY LADIES you adore! Whether family or friends that are like family, we want you to show off those fabulous women on your cards. Any card featuring an image with women friends together or a single lady (now I'll be signing the song all day), is perfect to submit for this challenge!

Our designers are back this week with these BRAND NEW images! Check out the awesome inspiration!!!



Karen using Quilt Set (SKU#4544)

Reneé using Cheer Set (SKU#4547) and FDMD Set (Sku#4454).

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Thank you ladies!!! These cards are FABULOUS! Love all the fun designs! Great job AiDT! :)

Now it's your turn! Join the fun and create a project for our challenge below! You could win some fabulous prizes from Ai! Good luck and have fun!

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!
✻ The Ai Challenge is open to everyone, international submissions are welcome!
✻ 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, May 20 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.
✻ Good luck and happy stamping!
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heavenly bodies by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Thursday! 
I am so glad for nicer weather here in PA.  I hope you are enjoying the weather too!
 
Today I used Sitting Lovelle (2635) on my card.  There's so many things that Lovelle would be great to say!  I chose to use Heavenly Bodies (2369).  You can find a lot more fun sayings in the Ai Side-Splitting Text category.
 

I love Lovelle's shoulder pads and leg warmers!  They bring back some memories, don't they?  And those big, square glasses are perfect.  ha!


The rest of the sentiment was stamped on the inside.  I also stamped Lovelle again in a faint blue so she brings some character to the inside, yet you can still write a personal sentiment over top of her.


Thanks for visiting today and be sure to check out the new challenge... Lovely Ladies, along with the NEW Girlfriends release!



 

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Happy Mother's Day by Dana Warren

Hiya Ai Fans!! 

Dana here stopping in with a card for you! Mother's Day is just around the corner and i wanted to share a nice and easy card that can be quickly made for your Mother!! When i started i had something else in mind, but after 3 tries i figured it wasn;t going to work and that i need some new cutting plates for my big shot!!!


I started by die cutting a panel from watercolor paper, then i stamped First Bloom Window with black versafine pigment ink. I messed up the stamping so i turned it over and stamped it better the second time!! LOL!!! Hey, it happens, and the back is just as good as the front!! 


To color the Window i used Spectrum Aqua markers (floral set), they are new to me and this was my first time using them. I did use some distress markers for the pots and to deepen the color of the bunny. 


Since my other die cutting wasn;t working to spice up the card i added a little sparkle with a Wink of Stella to the flowers. Next i stamped the Mother's Day sentiment from the FDMD Set. With a pink marker and water i colored in the hearts at the sentiment.


I hope everyone has a great day!! Happy Stamping!!







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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Loungers Set by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!
Well, spring is finally taking hold here, north of the border!  Which of course has my mind wandering off to the summer, LOL!  So I've made a very bright, beachy card using the Loungers Set (Sku #4473):
 This was such a fun image to colour - deciding just how wild their swimwear would be!  I added a little paper rosette to finish things off:
And here is the fun sentiment that I put on the inside of the card, with a girly sunglasses die:

 I hope you're enjoying some gorgeous spring weather wherever you are!  We'll have a brand new challenge here on the Ai blog on Thursday, but until then, you still have time to enter our April showers/May flowers challenge.  Happy stamping!
Copics used - Skin tones: E13, E11, E00, E000
Reds: R37, R35, R32, R30
Oranges: YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12
Greens: YG05, YG03, YG01
Blues: BG02, BG01, B00, B000, B0000
Browns: E15, E13, E11
Pinks: RV17, RV14, RV13, RV11
Greys: C5, C3, C1, C00


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