Today I have a cute little baby card for the "Button Up" challenge. Check out the "Bi-weekly Challenge" tab above for the simple requirements to qualify for a chance to win a free stamp set of your choice.
I created this fun shaped card using the 6017 - Baby Panda set with the 6057 - Baby Girl PP.
I stamped the image onto copic friendly paper with Memento black ink and colored with my copic markers listed below. I die cut the image using the coordinating die that is included with the stamp set. As per my usual, I die cut a second image out of basic white cardstock and adhered it to the back of the colored image to give it more strength. I like to do this because it adds a little extra "pop up" as well.
To create the card front, I die cut a scalloped circle using the largest die from the 6045 - Scalloped Circle die set. I then die cut two circles (one pink cardstock and one patterned paper) that fit nicely over the other giving it a slight border. I then die cut the heart scallop from the 5721 - Nested Heart dies and a 1" piece of white cardstock with a slightly smaller strip of patterned paper to fit over the white cardstock. I layered these all onto the white scalloped circle as shown above.
For the card base, I folded a piece of cardstock in half (approx. 4 x 4 inches) and die cut the second largest circle from the 5726 - Nested Circle die set placing the die over the fold so that approx. 1/2" of the top does not cut. This will create the fold for the opening of the card. Glue one side to the back of the scalloped circle card front. Pop up the image with foam tape. Add two small black buttons for the wheels (I threaded white string through the button holes for added detail). Tie a three loop string and adhere to the button bow with glue dots or liquid glue and then adhere just below the sentiment.
After I put this together and took my pictures, I realized that I didn't add shading to the buggy base or canopy. Oops! LOL! Simple coloring works just as well, yet we always think we need to add more. Maybe we don't! 😀
Thanks for joining me today! Make sure to check out the current challenge and play along. We love to see what you create!
Today we will be creating a pretty flap card using a few simple techniques, including some easy paper piecing and some simple partial die-cutting. This will be a fun card especially for those of you who don't love coloring!
We will begin by creating the card base, which will be a top folding A2 size card. Next, we will partially die cut the bottom of a scalloped heart. The heart die is from the Ai Nested Heart Dies (5721) Set. I will show you exactly how to do this in today's video! Once we have die-cut the bottom of the scalloped heart we will need to use our paper trimmer to cut away the excess cardstock from both sides of the card. This will create the look of a flap!
Now we can die cut another scalloped heart in Raspberry cardstock. Let's also grab the next largest heart die from this set and die cut this from some Ballet Slipper and white cardstock.
We can layer the raspberry and ballet slipper hearts together and now we will stamp the teacup from the Ai Tea Time Set (6024). Let's stamp this 3X so that we can do some simple paper piecing. For all of the pattern papers on this card, we will be using the Ai Valentine's Paper Pack (5741). Again, I will show you how to do this simple technique in the video!
Now that the teacup is done, we can pop it up onto the two hearts that have been glued together. We can now tie some Dusty Rose Twine around the bottom of the heart and tie a bow. Let's also add some pretty dots around the two hearts using a white gel pen.
Now we will cut the layers for the inside and outside of the card. I selected a nice gingham plaid for the inside and a pretty coordinating floral for the outside. Let's also quickly stamp a sentiment onto the card front. I am creating a thank you card ... but this design would be perfect for Valentine's Day, Anniversary, or even a friendship card!
Now we can finish assembling the card, making sure to line the scalloped heart up with the partially die cut scalloped heart on the card front.
I added the extra white heart to the inside of the card. I left mine blank, but you could certainly add another sentiment here or write a sweet note!
For a finishing touch, we can add some pretty pink sequins for a bit of sparkle!
Happy New Year, and welcome, my dear friends! I am so very happy to be back again for another year of Guest Designing for the fabulous Art Impressions! I'm so excited to be sharing my love, not only of crafting, but also of my faith in God.
For my very first project I decided to do something that I have never done before, and so I pulled out the brand new 6150 – His Love Set Bible journaling stamp set that was just released, and I decided to do some Bible Art in my Church Hymnal. I found a song with the exact same name as the stamp set, "God is Love"!
(***please note that my hymnal has nice thick pages, so I didn't have to apply any "Ground" as I am not watercoloring)
To start, I first applied a thin plastic sheet behind my page to protect the pages underneath and to give some support for my stamping. I then stamped the cross in Black Versafine ink in the center of my page, because God should always be at our center, and then I stamped the same cross on a piece of Post-it Tape and cut it out. I then applied the cross mask to my stamped page, and then stamped the heart shaped wreath of roses over top of the cross, lining it up in the center. I then removed the mask and colored both the cross and the wreath with my Prismacolor colored pencils (*note- make sure that your black ink is completely dry before coloring images).
When my coloring was done I stamped the "God is Love" in black Versafine Ink in the center of the cross. Once that ink was completely dry, I took my blending brushes and starting with Fossilized Amber Distress Ink, I applied a very light halo of yellow around my heart shaped wreath making sure not to touch the stamped image. I then added Saltwater Taffy Distress Ink around the edges of page making sure to blend a bit into the yellow. I then took a light yellowish orange colored pencil and drew light rays coming from the "glowing" heart.
To add some decorative border around my image I first took out some florals from the 5981 – My Joy Set Bible Journaling stamp set and I placed a piece of window sheet over my stamped and ink blended page and I mapped out a design I wanted to do around my focal image. Once I was happy with my placement, I removed the window sheet and did the actual stamping on my page, but this time I used Sepia Versafine Ink. This was a fun first time project and I think the music page makes a unique background.
These are all the supplies I used: ♡ Church Music Hymnal with thick pages ♡ #6150 "His Love" Bible Journaling Stamp Set ♡ #5981 "My Joy" Bible Journaling Stamp Set ♡ Black Versafine and Sepia Versafine Inks ♡ Prismacolor Colored Pencils ♡ stamping blocks ♡ Blending Brushes ♡ Distress inks in Fossilized Amber and Saltwater Taffy ♡ Thin plastic sheet or use the PP 5078 Ai Bible Protector Sheet if you have it ♡ Pencil Sharpener and a good white eraser
Thank you so much for joining me today! Please let me know in the comments if you would like me to try to do a step by step picture tutorial in the future, or if you are good with just my photos and written explanation!
I will be back here on January 20th to share another Faith Inspired creation!
God's blessings to all of you, my dear crafty friends! I pray you have good health and lots of time to craft this year!
Blessings, Sara Furr The Crafty "Faith Filled" Farm Chick
Hello Ai fans and welcome to my first post of 2026!
I'm starting off with the card that I made for my Mother-in-law's birthday at the end of this month. (and a spare for my stash)
Her birthday is Jan. 22nd so sometimes I go with a winter theme but since she lives in Florida and it's sunny with flowers there this time of year, sometimes I go with something like this card.
The mailbox is a separate image that comes with the cottage and has it's own die. I popped it up to add some interest.
I love these little easel frames. You can cut a hole in the front to make a frame to display your image or you can glue an image to the front and put a card or tag inside like I've done.
My husband and I can send her our well wishes on the back of the tag. An added bonus is that these fold flat and can be mailed from home with one stamp!
Wishing you all a very happy and prosperous new year for 2026!! I'm super excited to see what all Art Impressions has in store for us this year! I'm ready for some fun and crafting, how about you?! So today I've got a little shaker box I made using #6121 Storybook Template along with #6084 Woodland Mailbox Scene. The Storybook Template is so perfect for all of the recently released Woodland Scenes. They fit perfectly! All you have to do is glue a piece of acetate on the back of the front and it so easily turns into a shaker!! Add a hanger and you have another beautiful ornament for the tree, too!! I simply stamped the image onto some Copic friendly paper and colored it up with Copic markers. Cut it out and glued it to the inside back of the Storybook Template die and voila! So quick and easy! The paper is from #5963 Winter Woodland PP.
So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time, stay crafty!!
Welcome to a whole new year of watercolour painting! I have two projects today featuring older products. After all of the holiday crafting over the past few months, I'm always needing to replenish my stash of cards in the New Year, and birthday cards top the list.
I stamped the sweet pup from 5722 - Birthday Journal Set in Tombow #N45, masked him, and stamped the stack of presents beside him, and the banner across the top. I am using the 5742 - Easter PP on both projects today, and choosing my pretty background paper was the starting point for picking my colour palette. I painted the pup in #947, keeping the undersides a little darker, and the face area almost down to nothing. The florals are from 5258 - WC Flower Set 4, painted in #703 & #636, surrounded by the small green from 5009 - WC Mini Flower Set in #312. I took a damp brush to my bouquet, softening everything.
The packages were painted with #761/703/312/N45/636 in various washes & patterns, and the banner was washed with N45. 565 was used as a wash in the sky, and to darken up a few shadowy areas. I used my grey Twintone marker to darken up some of the lines of my scene, and to draw a bow on either end of the banner. I used the 5061 - Square Double Stitched dies to cut out my scene, and mounted it on a larger square of dark grey textured cardstock. I cut the hello from 5718 - Mini Journal Template in the grey cardstock, and adhered it across the top. I added 3D foam adhesive and attached it all to my card base - the finished card is 5 1/4" square.
I have never painted a glass container before! It was time to give it a try.
Using Bonnie's examples as inspiration, I stamped the largest vase from 5921 - Glass Containers Set in #N45, then masking the rim only with a tiny sliver of paper, I stamped in the flowers and foliage from 5920 - Long Stem Foliage Set and 5919 - Long Stem Floral Set using #312/177/636/N45. I picked up all of the colours from my palette, and painted in the foliage softly.
Most of the stems were stamped inside the vase, but for a few that weren't, I painted the stems using the green shades. I used tones of #451 and 565 to paint in blue lines suggesting the inside of the vase and the waterline, adding a few streaks of green for the reflection of the stems. #565 was used as a wash in the background, and around the base of the vase. To add a little glimmer, I used my silver Gel Pen to paint the flowers of the baby's breath - to echo the silver cardstock.
The scene was cut out with a decorative rectangular die, and mounted on some silver cardstock. Everything was adhered to the card base with 3D foam adhesive, and a few iridescent jewels added more sparkle.
The Christmas season may be over but that doesn't mean I have to give up making adorable cards and tags with many of the snowman themed sets from Art Impressions!
I really adore this cheery snowman with his happy little grin. He's made with 5803 - Snowman Puppet Set. His body and the bird was stamped on watercolor paper and lightly painted with pink, orange, gray, and blue paints.
His clothes were stamped on papers from 6072 - Father's Day Paper Pack. I cut them with the included dies and pieced them together. I purposely chose these papers because of the forest theme. I thought it was perfect for a January snowman. I also used white glitter on the trim of the hat for an additional touch of whimsy and texture.
I pieced the clothing on his body and prepared a premade cardstock tag with two snow hills at the base. Then I placed foam tape on the back of the snowman and staged him on snow hills. I added baker's twine for a hanger and a small blue bow to the top for a finishing touch.
Thanks for joining me on the blog today. As always, find your favorite stamps, dies, papers, and accessories at the Ai Store!
Happy Friday and Happy New Year Art Impressions friends!
Tasha here sharing my first project of 2026 featuring the sweet kitty from the 5219 Lovable Animals Set.
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and this card is perfect to send to someone special. I stamped the cat with black ink and used the included die to cut the image out before coloring. The die also creates an opening to add little accessories, so I added a sparkly heart to go with the theme.
For the center of the card, I created a cheerful background using heart pattern paper for the sky. I love hearts! For extra color and sparkle, I added layers of pink cardstock and finished it off with a scalloped silver glitter frame. To complete the card, I used a white gel pen to add tiny stitch marks and adhered a Happy Valentine’s Day greeting.
This project was such a fun way to kick off the new year with something cute and love filled. I hope you enjoyed this card and are having a wonderful day!
Hello Ai fans and welcome to the first Monthly Challenge of 2026!
This year, Guest Designer Simone Carr will be providing you with inspiration each month.
The rules remain the same.
You MUST use Art Impressions products on your creation. This can be stamps, dies or paper. (of all of the above!) There is NO theme so anything you want to make will qualify.
There will be one random winner who will win a free stamp set from Art Impressions and one random winner that will receive a freebie from me. I'm going to attempt to send the freebies internationally this year if I can get them sent cheap enough.
Now, let's see what Simone has created. Personally, I was blown away when I saw the texture and the icy water.
As we step into a brand-new year and reflect on the joy of the holiday season just passed, I’m excited to share this peaceful winter card with you. Scenes like this are especially wonderful when you’re looking for masculine card ideas—something calm, nature-inspired, and perfect for the men in our lives, which can often be a challenge to create.
Using watercolor paper, I stamped the rocks and water with Tombow 565 + 969, stamping off once before stamping onto the paper for a softer impression. I stamped the deer the same way, then masked it so I could stamp the trees behind it. With a #4 brush, I pulled color out from the stamped lines on both the rocks and the deer.
I used N52 as a base color for the river, mixing 565 + N25 to deepen the color toward the far end of the water. Tombow 969 was used to add depth to the rocks, while the deer was colored with 947 and shaded with 969 on the antlers. After all the coloring was complete, I stamped in the grass using 026 and colored the sky with N60. Once everything was dry, I used 565 to create soft shadows on the rocks and trees.
To finish the scene, I added more definition to the rocks and river using TwinTone markers in brown, black, and blue. I then added a snowy effect using Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White on the trees and rocks, before lightly splattering the same color to create extra snowy detail.
Using the 3rd largest die from the Scalloped Oval Dies set, I cut a window into a 5 1/16” x 3 7/8” card panel. Then, using the 2nd and 3rd dies, I created a layered frame and added foam tape for dimension. The finished card is a standard A2 size.
I hope this card inspires you to create your own winter scenes, bringing a little calm, nature-inspired beauty into your crafting projects. Whether for a masculine card or simply a serene holiday keepsake, this design is perfect for spreading peaceful vibes in the new year!
We hope you all had a relaxing holiday season and are ready to jump back into making some crafts and joining our challenges!
For our first challenge of the year we have Button Up.
We want to see your projects using buttons.
These can be real buttons, button embossing folders or dies or even characters with buttons on their clothing. If it's a button, it counts.
Our first Featured Designer of 2026 is Lynn and you're going to love her darling card and her video tutorial.
Happy New Year Ai Fans!!!
Watch video tutorial here!
I'm really excited to be the featured artist for the next wonderful Ai Blog Challenge. This new "Button Up" Challenge is asking us to use real buttons, or images with buttons, patterned papers with buttons, or even a button die, which we will be using today!
We will be creating some cute little shaker windows for our baby pandas and a wonderful cake! This card can be used for Valentine's Day, Birthday, or a Friendship card!
To begin, we will stamp, die cut, and color the images. For the coloring we will be using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Lt Pink, Wine Red, Oatmeal, Dk Oatmeal, Lt Gray, Dk Gray.
Now we can create the cute sweater background using a wonderful cozy sweater stencil and some pretty ink in Kitsch Flamingo. Once the panel is stenciled, we can add a darker pink color around the edges using Prom Queen. That will frame this panel nicely. For some added interest we will spatter this panel with the Tim Holtz Distress Spritz in Kitsch Flamingo and that same Prom Queen ink.
Next, let's stamp three dotted circles from the Ai Frameworks Set 2 (6026) and then using the Ai Nested Circle Dies (5726) we can die cut a circle in the center of each of the dotted circles. These circles will allow us to create three little circle shakers on the front of the card!
I'll show you exactly how to create the shaker portions of this card in today's video. We will add some pretty confetti to each of the shaker pockets using Prom Dress, Diamond, Christmas Red. I'll also show you a little trick for easily lining up the shaker element to your card!
We can attach the shaker panel to a square card base. Let's also add a sentiment that says, "You're the BEARY BEST!" which will be stamped onto some black cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder and die cut as a banner using the Ai Journal Template Die Set (5543). We can also stamp another small "Sending Love!" sentiment onto the card front.
Now we will create a pretty twine bow using Dusty Rose Hemp Twine. To this bow we will add a cute little button. This button will be die cut from the Ai Sew Mini Dies (5326) and inked with that same Prom Queen ink so that everything will match perfectly! I layered several buttons dies together for a thicker, more realistic button. We can add a few white polka dots to this button using a white gel pen.
Let's attach the button to our pretty bow and then add this to the banner sentiment. We can pop-up the sentiment banner with some small 3D foam squares for added dimension.
For a finishing touch, lets add some glaze to the heart on the cake and a bit of glitter, and also a few sprinkles using our black gel pen.
By adding just that one simple button we have really added some fun, sweet dimension and interest! Don't forget to join us in this fun challenge...we would love to see what you create!
If you love this Baby Panda Set, you may want to check out this video that I had previously posted using this same set...and I will link that here for you:
Thank you so much for joining me today! Have a fun and crafty day!
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I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are ready for the New Year!
Can't wait to see all the fabulous creations from Bonnie and Kim. I have no doubt that they will have lots of fun products for us again this year!
I'm starting off the New Year using #6114 - Box Village Template dies from the Holiday Lane series.
I slightly changed the book cover to make it look like a number 1 for my granddaughter's first birthday. Hope it's clear for you to see - made with the #5940 Journal Cover Paper Pack - Purple Plaid paper.
I used #5873 - Mini Birthday Journal Paper pack for the inside of the book. The inside contains pictures, pockets, notes and details from her first year and as much as I would love to show her off, my daughter asked that I didn't, so, unfortunately I don't have many pages to show. However, my main purpose in showing this book was to emphasize how you can make slight changes to extend the die sets to fit your occasion. Let your mind go! Mine sometimes goes in odd directions but it's fun to see what can be created. LOL!
Her birthday was S'mores themed so I created a S'mores with a square die from the #5725 Nested square dies set and the #5407 Birthday Cake GCH frosting die. The graham cracker part was cut in rectangle shape and rounded the corners with a corner punch. I inked the edges, stamped a cute little face on it and added a bow. The sentiment tag is from the #6121 Storybook template.
Gnome Bookmark: Another slight alteration of dies - here's a bookmark I made into a Gnome using the #5931 Santa Puppet die set. The only real change that I made was that I added an additional beard layer by partial die cutting to make it slightly smaller so that it fit on top of the bottom one. Then the nose fit nicely in between the top beard layer and the rim of his cap. I omitted the brows, mustache and eyes. Since he isn't a Santa, I also omitted the belt and fur parts of his outfit. I die cut his outfit using the #5832 Gnome PP. This paper choice made him look like he was wearing PJs so I added a cookie and coffee mug (from my stash) in his hands. I placed him onto a bookmark made with the #5223 - Bookmark die. He actually resembled me after Christmas. I was a complete couch potato with my PJs on and my coffee mug in hand. Life is good!
Welcome to 2026 and another fun year with Art Impressions.
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