Hello Spring Chicken by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai fans!!

I am stopping by today to share a card I made with the Spring Chicken set from Art Impressions!  I just love this set!  It is a lot of fun!

I started by layering my navy card base with a red poppy layer to create a frame. I die cut my green paper and set it aside.

I cut my watercolor paper down so the red paper framed it.  From there I used my ink and stenciled on my clouds.  I love how soft the clouds look when you make them this way. I glued my clouds dow on the red paper and then added the green grass to the bottom.

I colored my chicken with my Copics.  I fussy cut it out and added it to my card. I glued the bottom portion and used foam tape on the top half of the chicken. I figured I would add numerous layer of Wink Of Stella to my springs to make them stand out instead of coloring those tiny areas.  

Here is one more look at the whole card. I finished it off with some colored gems.  I love how easy this card was to make but yet it looks more difficult that it really is. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.  We will see you again soon!

Copics used:

BG000

R22, R24, R27

W00, W1, W3, W5

Y15, Y17

YR04, YR07

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

Large elephant Happy Birthday Shaker Card by Jil Lebel

Hello Ai fans!

Have you ever needed a card much larger than the normal A2 size?  I did, so I made this elephant shaker card using the Elephant Twist Ties Set along with the Block Letters Die Set.  It measures 8" x 10 1/2".  It was perfect for a large group of people to sign.

A white piece of paper was stenciled with the Picket Fence Life Changing Blender Brushes using Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink over an Altenew stencil.  The Block Letter Dies were lined up on a T-Square ruler and taped to the paper using low tack tape before being cut out with my die cut machine.  Once they were all cut out I attached a piece of acetate behind the paper with scor-tape.  I added a double layer of foam tape around the words on the back of the paper and added in the confetti before adding a piece of white card stock to the back of  the foam tape.  It was then layered onto a dark blue piece of card stock and then added to the card. The elephants were added to the card with foam tape.

The elephants were stamped onto Canson XL watercolor paper with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and water colored with Tombow Dual Brush Markers. I used N25 Lamp black for the bodies of the elephants and 725 Rhodamine Red to accent them.  The flowers were colored with 177 Jade Green, 725 Rhodamine Red and 993 Chrome Orange.  After they dried they were cut out.

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

Wheelie Good Birthday by Carol Hintermeier

Hello Ai Fans!

For my card today I've used the adorable Hamster Wheel Cubbies set.  These Cubbies sets are so fun and easy to use!  All the dies you need are included that will cut out the stamped images as well as the door, windows, and slits to tuck the critters into.



All of the images were stamped with Copic safe ink onto Neenah Solar White 80# cardstock.  After I colored them with the Copics listed below, I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

It's really fun playing with the little hamsters deciding which little opening to put them in!  Once I had them attached to the hamster house, I added foam tape to the back for dimension.  I attached it to the layered panel, which was adhered to an A2 top-fold card base.  I die cut the stamped sentiment with a Rectangle A2 Double Stitched die.  I added a few enamel dots near the sentiment.

Have you tried any of the Cubbies sets yet?  They are all so fun and I hope you've enjoyed seeing this one today!  Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a fun, crafty week!

Copic markers:
B34, B97, E11, E13, E15, E21, E23, E41, E51, E53, E57, E70, E74,
N2, R14, R20, R22, YG13, YG17, YG67, W1, 100, Blender

Joyful Christmas in July by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a Christmas in July card with you. I got it in just under the wire, huh!

I've used images or verses from 3 sets on my card.

4788 – Tropical Christmas Set
4937 – Santa Paws Set
5136 – WC Sentiment Set 2

 This card came about thanks to a FB post from a teacher friend.

She is planning to use postcards to teach her kids about geography this year. She asked for anyone traveling to send her class a postcard from wherever they are.

I asked her if the North Pole counted...lol!

I made a normal card with the same layout after making the postcard which you can see below.  This is the inside of the regular card.

This is the postcard that I made for her class.

Here's the back of it with a little message that Santa sent to the kids.

Copics used:

E0000, E00, E25, E34, E42, E43, E93, E99

R27, R59, R83, R85, R89

BG01, BG70, YG01, YG09, YG13, YG17,
C3, N1, N2

MARVY MARKERS:
2 Red

5 Yellow

11 Light Green

40 Brownish Grey

45 Sepia

75 Sky Blue

83 Butterscotch

NEW VIDEO! Build My Life Set Bible Journaling Part 1

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome to a new Ai Bible Journaling video, featuring our Build My Life Set Part 1! Watch Bonnie create a stone wall with two open windows, with overgrown vines and flowers, and vessels below in Proverbs 24 and 25.

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Hop over to YouTube and leave Bonnie a comment, then tag us in your projects on Instagram or Facebook using #AiBibleJournaling!

Happy Bible Journaling!

Let's PAR TEE!! by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans! 

Today's card features 4902 Par-Tee Golfers Set. This is the perfect set for those avid golfers in your life! I even used some old paper I've had in my stash for years on this card! How many of you have papers that you've had around for years? I bet there are more of us than not! LOL! 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copics used:

E000, E00, E11, R20, R22, R24, R27, B32, B34, C2, C3, C4, C7, B000

Yoga Ladies | By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai Fans!

It's Design Team member Jessica here and I'm back with another birthday card! This time I'm fussy cutting the Yoga Set. These two ladies are part of the whole group image but can be easily cut apart from the rest to be used separately.

I stamped the Yoga set image on to a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock with Amalgam ink. For these ladies I used Copic Markers to color them in. The list of colors I used is below. Once I had them colored up I used my Fiskars scissors to fussy cut them away from the rest of the group. I also used a craft knife to get into some of those harder to reach areas. The lady in purple does have a pony tail but it couldn't be salvaged, so she has a shorter hair cut. 

I've been experimenting in the craft room so the background was a trial run but I like the way it came out. For this I used Black cardstock, a stencil and texture paste mixed with Neon Aqua Pigments (neon pink and neon blue). This gave me a lovely pastel pink, purple and blue background. Which pops against that black cardstock! I let that dry and mounted it to a Neenah Solar White 110lb A2 sized cardbase. 

The Yoga mats I made for the ladies, are cut from pink and blue craft foam using the second to smallest Art Impressions Rectangle Double Stitch die. Normally I use the foam as a dimensional but I liked the texture of this craft foam and thought it fit well with the Yoga theme. Using a larger rectangle die I cut a piece of Neenah 110lb cardstock and adhered the yoga mats. Then I stamped the sentiment "Keep calm and yoga on" in black ink using my stamp platform in case the foam got in the way, which it didn't! Next I stamped the balloon that also comes in the Yoga Set. I situated it so that it looked like the yoga person at the top of the sentiment was holding it. Since the balloon was a little long, I stamped it again on a scrap piece of cardstock, colored it in and fussy cut it out. 

I attached the white cardstock panel to the texture emboss with some strong glue. Now all I had left to do was adhere the ladies to their yoga mats and attach the cut out balloon. I used some scrap craft foam  behind the presents and cake, so that they were even with the Yoga ladies. 

I forgot to get a photo of the inside but I did use another sentiment from the Yoga set that says... 

"It's just a birthday! Nothing to get bent out of shape over!

lol! 

Copic Markers Used:

W6, W3, W1, W0

E59, E77, E74

E51, E35, E31, E00

Y00, Y02, Y21

YG01, G40, YG41

BG13, BG11, BV11

RV93, RV55

Thank you so much for joining me today! Happy Stamping!

Challenge 261 Animal Print WEEK 2! PLUS, Sneak Peeks Coming Soon!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Happy Thursday to you! It's a challenge blog post, and the team is here to share some FABULOUS animal print inspiration for our current challenge! Let's take a look! Don't forget, you can visit the designer's name by clicking their name to visit their blog for more details, and the stamps they used are available at artimpressions.com!

Carol with Doggy Kisses Set

Crystal with Cowgirls Set

Jessica with Wine Divas

Jil with Office Party Set

Niccole with Spring Chicken Set

Renee with Dog Mouthful Set

Sharon with Dare to be Fabulous

 How cute are these cards??! Let us know what you think in the comments below! Also, be sure to join our terrific card challenge...

Did you know we pick a "Top Spot" entry for a mystery prize pack, and two "Honorable Mentions" to receive an Ai stamp set of their choice! Not a bad deal, right?? But you can't win if you don't enter, so let's see your projects!! Play along with our "Animal Print" theme and follow our rules to enter. As you can see from our designer's cards, you can do anything from leopard print to paw prints to qualify! Let's see what you got!

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 the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

NEW releases are coming soon! This weekend, Art Impressions will be exhibiting at ASD Market Week debuting our Summer 2019 releases to retailers! Beginning Saturday, July 27, catch sneak peeks of brand new stamps and dies before they ship to your local store by following us on Facebook and Instagram!

New products will start shipping to stores mid-August, so contact your favorite retailers to let them know you're interested in Art Impressions products! You can always find your closest independent craft store by searching our dealer locator. 

*ASD Market Week is a trade only event, not open to the public. To attend, you must register with credentials as a blogger, designer, buyer or category as specified on the ASD Trade Show website. Please contact ASD Market Week with any questions about membership or registration.

Happy Stamping!

Farm Fresh Tri-Fold Birthday Card- By Crystal

Hi Ai fans! 

This week I played with the Produce Stand MTF stamp set. 

I stamped, colored and fussy cut the images out. I used the coordinating dies from the stamp set to die cut the awning and the window out. I trimmed a  piece of white card stock down to 3"X 9". I then scored 3" in on either side to make a square 3" tri-fold card.

I die cut the window to match the spots I attached the other die cut pieces. 

That little raccoon sitting on his stool eating a watermelon is just too cute.

I die cut a double stitched 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" rectangle and adhered it to a card base. Stamped Happy Birthday onto a banner on the front of the card. I adhered the tri-fold card to the card base centered in the middle but towards the top.  

Spectrum Noir Markers:

Happy Stamping!