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Friday, October 2, 2026

Sending Kindness! Card By Tasha

Happy Friday Art Impressions friends!

Tasha here sharing a new card inspired by the current Art Impressions "Spread Kindness" Challenge.

For my project I used the fun 5507-Harvest Together Set and pretty pattern paper from the 6237-Pastel Meadow Cover Paper Pack.

I wanted to create a Fall-themed card, but decided to use soft pastel colors that coordinated with the floral pattern paper. I love the pink and tan color combination! I also added clouds to the background in similar orange and pink pastel shades to keep the background bright but still have a Fall feel.

Lastly, I attached layers of pink, tan, and white card stock and a white scalloped frame to the center card. I also attached a simple banner for the greeting and added little stitch marks with a black pen for some extra detail. I hope you enjoyed today's card and will join in the Challenge!

Hope you have a great weekend!

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Spread Kindness Challenge #437 Week #2

Hello and welcome to week #2 of our

SPREAD KINDNESS

challenge.

We want to see your cards that will bring a smile to either a friend or a stranger.

Anyone who needs a little joy in their life.

Last week I was the Featured Artist and I created a pretty foliage and bee themed card that would be perfect for any friend that you want to let know you're thinking about them.

Now we get to see the beautiful work of the other designers.

Dori created a sweet notebook to gift to a friend.

5064 Circle Double Stitched,5726 Nested Circle,5797 - Little Things Sentiments,6045 Scalloped Circle Dies,6205 Floral Shop PP,6216-Mercy Set, Hook & Loop Fasteners 5967

Diane has a darling boy scarecrow.

5507 – Harvest Together Set

And Tasha has the matching girl scarecrow.

5507 – Harvest Together Set

6237 Pastel Meadow Cover Paper

Neema created 2 cards.
The first a lovely bench with flowers.

6180 – Dear Friend

5949 – Encouragement Sentiments Set

And the second is a pretty rocking chair with sweet little birds.

5470 – Foundations Rocker

Sharon's fun gal is "rootin' for ya!"

6076 Gardener Gail

5727 Nested oval dies

6099 Garden PP

Now let's see who won our Gift Card Holder giveaway in honor of Andrea

joining our Marker Design Team.

#2 was randomly selected and that comment came from Kathy.

Your gift card holder envelope template, Santa set
and snowman will be on their way to you shortly!

Congratulations!
Thank you to everyone who took the time to welcome Andrea.

Here are the rules...

✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation using either stamps, dies and or designer paper from Art Impressions. You can make any item you wish; this is not limited to cards! (unless specified)

✻ Limit two submissions per person.

✻Top Spot Winner and Lucky Random Winner each receive a free

stamp set from Art Impressions

✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission. You may include your entire last name, but it's not necessary.

✻We love to comment on your entries, but keep in mind if you use a private group or a platform that you need to sign up for, we probably won't be able to.

✻ 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 if you can, by clicking and commenting on your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

October 2026 Monthly Challenge

Happy October, everyone! It’s officially fall now and the leaves are starting to change color in Oregon.

For my October project, I decided to do a fall scene. To begin my project, I inked the barn in Pumice Stone Distress Ink, stamped off once onto watercolor paper, and then stamped in the middle of my watercolor project to create the background scene. I then inked the largest pumpkin in Pumice Stone, stamped off once on watercolor paper, and stamped to the left in the foreground. I then stamped the same pumpkin on Post-it Note paper and cut out a mask to cover it. Then I inked the smaller pumpkin in Pumice Stone and stamped it on my acrylic plate for my stamp positioner. Using the stamp positioner, I then found the placement I liked and stamped the smaller pumpkin on my project. When you remove the mask, you have a 3-D effect where the smaller pumpkin is behind the larger pumpkin. Next, I penciled in the hills on each side of the barn. Using pine green #72, I then painted my horizon line for each hill over my pencil lines.

Now that my basic scene is set up, I painted the barn. It is mainly white, so I added shadows under the eaves and on the left side of the building with brownish grey #40 and African violet #86. I painted the door and the windows with African violet #86. Once that was dry, I went back and added darker shadows in the doors and windows. I then painted the roof in sepia #45, leaving light and dark areas.

Next, I added the sky using sky blue #75, leaving light and dark areas to mimic clouds. My next step was to add a pine green #72 wash to the hills I penciled in. I then used pine green #72 to add the foliage along my hill, stamping in repeat. I masked my horizon line with Post-It Tape before I stamped the foliage to keep it where I need it to be! Using olive green #15, I painted a horizon line next to the barn on each side and added a wash for a field. I left a bit of a path coming out the main door of the barn as well. I then used my positioner to add the fence line in sepia #45. If any of the fence doesn’t stamp well, you can use a Twin Tone to add lines back in or extra fence posts. I also masked off the right corner of the barn and used a small foliage stamp to add a bush.

To start my foreground, I then painted my pumpkins. I started with brilliant yellow #43, then pumpkin #87, then orange #7 to create light and dark areas of shading. I used olive brown #27 for the stem and added some detail back in with the fine tip when it was dry. Once the pumpkins were dry, I covered them with masks and stamped my horizon line with the teeny tiny grass in olive green #15. I pulled the color out and added a green wash below my grass line.

For the flowers, I used the new flower set. For the purple flowers, I only inked the foliage in olive green #15 – not the stems or the flowers and stamped it in a repeat 3 times, starting in the middle and then stamped once on each side. The repeat created light and dark foliage. I then used my brush to pull color out of the lines on the larger leaves. Once I had my foliage base, I used my stamp positioner for placement of the stems and flowers. I inked the flowers in violet #8 and stamped them once. Then cleaned off my stamp and only inked the two smaller flowers and stamped them to the left to create a larger “clump” of flowers. I really liked how this created more of a border. I then pulled the color out of each purple/violet bloom.

I then stamped the smaller flower clump in aubergine #93 with my positioner. I kept the pumpkins masked because I wanted the flowers to be “behind” the pumpkins and stamped them on each side. Using my brush, I pulled out the color of the blooms. That left a small gap in the middle of my border. I used a foliage stamp to add the foliage base and then used the dot flower in brilliant yellow #73 stamped in a repeat. I then touched the dots with my brush to pull out the color.

To finish up, I used my positioner to add the bird silhouettes in black N25 (Tombow). I then used the fine tip of my olive green #15 to add small tufts of grass along the fence line and barn. My last step was to add some white dots with Dr PH Martin’s Bleed Proof White for added flowers in the grass line of my foreground.

I still use Marvy Le Plume markers for my projects. Most of these can be converted to Tombow colors, but choose colors that work for you. These just happen to be some of my go-to colors for any project I work on. (Here is the link for the Tombow conversion chart: https://www.artimpressions.com/shop/art-impressions-most-loved-color-conversion-chart/)

Happy Stamping! As always, I hope you will give this project a try! Don’t forget to enter the Monthly Challenge for a chance to win a free stamp set of your choice!

Accessories:

Pumice Stone Distress Ink

#4774 Stamp Positioner

Canson Mixed Media Paper

Marvy Markers

Now let's see who won our September challenge.

Our Lucky Random Winner was #3, Terry C.

Please contact Leah at
Feedback@artimpressions.com
to claim your free stamp set.

#7 Marcia H. and #6 Cathlyn A.

are the winners of a freebie from me.

Please email me with your full name and address at Renee@artimpressions.com

and I'll send you photos of the freebies I currently have available.

What will you guys create for October?
Maybe something fall themed like Debbie?

Maybe not...it's up to you.

We can't wait to see.

Here are the rules...

✻ Limit two submissions per person.

✻Lucky Random Winner will receive a free

stamp set from Art Impressions

✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission. You may include your entire last name, but it's not necessary.

✻We love to comment on your entries, but keep in mind if you use a private group or a platform that you need to sign up for, we probably won't be able to.

✻ 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 if you can, by clicking and commenting on your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

Hey Friend Crow Card

Good morning, everyone. Today I am sharing a card I made using to cute stamp sets from Art Impressions. The crow and the birdhouse come from The Harvest Together Set5507. The sunflower boarder set comes from 6255 FG Sunflower Border. The images were colored with Copic Markers. I added some light blue ink to the sky for a little color. I fussy cut the sunflowers out so that I could make a border.

I also used some fall pattern paper from Honey Bee Stamps. I hope you have a great day!

Materials Used

Stamps:

5507- Harvest Together Stamp Set

6255- FG Sunflower Border

Copic Markers: T7,T6,T8,Y38,YG93,YG95, R29, YR18, YR16, YG97, YG99, E57, E79, E59

Inks and Pens: White Gelly Roll, Pink Fresh Sage, Pink Fresh Sky Blue

Papers: Honeybee Fall Is In The Air paper pack

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

STAMPtember 2026 Collaboration Exclusive - Pumpkin Queens

Happy Wednesday AI Friends!

I hope you all were able to snag your Art Impressions STAMPtember 2026 Exclusive set from Simon Says Stamp. This is truly the best stamp set EVER!!! If you love Bonnie's girlfriends, she has outdone it this time! I swear I say that every time, but she keeps amazing me with each one! This was a limited edition and, unfortunately, they are now sold out. If you were not able to grab one of these, please check out the Art Impressions website for other girlfriend stamp sets. My card creations below will work just as well with those other stamp sets.

I was so excited to create with this set that I ended up making two cards. The first one with the Bold Fall colors. My second one, I decided to challenge myself and use a softer palette but still the fall colors. I tend to be a heavy colorer so this was a fun challenge for myself.

Both images were stamped with Memento black ink onto copic friendly paper and colored with copic markers listed below. The bottom card used the die to create a shaped flap card set on top of the base. This is the only opening for the inside sentiment. The back is set on an easel.

Make sure to check out the Art Impressions Blog that shows more inspiration from the talented design team. Such great creations!

I hope you have as much fun coloring this image as I did.

Have a great day and have fun creating!

Copics used:

Bold Fall card - E00, E01, E11, E21, E23, E97, E99

E33, E35, E37, E50, E51, E53, E55, E57

B000, B93, B95, B97

R20, R22, R24

YR12, YR14, YR16, YR18, YR21, YR24, YR27

YG91, YG93 G94

N0, N1, N2

Pastel card - E00, E01, E11, E21, E23

E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E50, E51, E53, E55

YR00, YR01, YR12, YR20

R20, R22 N0, N1, N2

B0000, B91

YG91, YG93

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

STAMPtember® 2026 Pumpkin Queens are here!

Hello Ai fans and welcome to my
STAMPtember® 2026 post!

I've been "patiently" waiting to be able to share this fun new

Art Impressions/Simon Says Stamp collaboration set with you.

The set is called SSE26A Pumpkin Queens and can be found here

as a stamps only set. See below for stamp/die set.

For my card, I chose to have the ladies at a pumpkin farm. They're enjoying the

crisp fall air with some pumpkin spice coffee and getting a selfie in the pumpkin patch.

This reminds me so much of my daughter and myself. We love the fall and all of the fun

activities that it comes with.

The set can also be found in a bundle with coordinating dies.

If you missed the post on the Art Impressions blog, be sure to visit to see everyone else's cards.

Remember, this is an exclusive, limited set. Once it sells out, it's gone forever. Get yours

while supplies last.

Monday, September 28, 2026

Art Impressions and Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Collaboration Pumpkin Queens

Hello AI Fans!

It's a super exciting time of the year for Art Impressions fans! Art Impressions created an exclusive set for Simon Says Stamp's famous Stamptember celebration and this year Bonnie outdid herself yet again!! I'm not sure how she does it, but holy cow!! This is definitely in my top favorites!! The only thing with this is that once they are gone, they are gone forever. So if you want it, do NOT hesitate to run over to Simon Says Stamp and get your own. I don't want you to miss out on this very special set. You can buy just the stamps or you can get the stamps along with the dies which is what I prefer. Just click HERE to purchase the stamp set only, or HERE to purchase the stamp and die set. Keep watching the blog as Renee will be posting all the AMAZING Design Team creations using this fantastic set! You are going to be blown away with all the gorgeousness! So are you ready to see the new set? Here you go!

Squeal!!! Isn't this just the most gorgeous Girlfriends stamp set ever??!! I honestly could not wait to get it stamped and colored. Perfect for sisters, besties, daughters, absolutely anyone and everyone! For the card I created I decided to go with an easel card. I just love the rich colors of fall, and I listed all the Copic markers I used below and the products are linked below as well. I hope the Design Team is able to inspire you with our many creations and that you are able to grab a set for yourself!

I wanted to give the sweaters some texture, so I simply wadded up a piece of textured paper towel and dipped it into alcohol. Be sure it's just slightly damp with the alcohol or you'll ruin your coloring. LIGHTLY dab the paper towel over the piece of clothing you want to add texture to and voila! A small piece of washcloth will work well also. You can click on the picture to zoom in and take a closer look.

So that's it for me today! As I said, Renee will be posting everyone's gorgeous creations here shortly! Thank you so much for stopping by today and until next time - stay crafty!!

list of Copic markers used

E000, 00, 04, 07, 09, 11, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 50, 51, 53, 55, 57, 97, and 99

Y15, 17, 19, 26, 32, and 35

YR02, 04, 07, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, and 24

B00, 91, 93, and 95

C3 and 5

R20

The Pumpkin Queens have arrived!

Hello Ai fans!

The moment you've been waiting for is finally here!

It's time to reveal the amazing Art Impressions/Simon Says Stamp

STAMPtember® exclusive.

Without further adieu,

All hail the

PUMPKIN QUEENS!

This year's set can be purchased as a stamps only set, or with coordinating dies.

These fabulous ladies are only available for a short time.
There is a limited quantity of these available during STAMPtember®

and once they sell out (which usually happens quite quickly) they will be

gone forever.

Both Art Impressions and Simon Says Design Teams have been busy behind the scenes creating tons of inspiration for you. We just know you're going to love them all. Once everyone's posts are live, I'll be adding direct links and the SSS DT photos for your convenience.

Please enjoy all of the wonderful fall fun surrounding these Pumpkin Queens!

FALL-ELUJAH!

Fall is here!

Andrea Pierron

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