Hello Ai fans!
We have Simone Carr filling in for Sharon today.
Though we miss Sharon and can't WAIT to have her back next week, we know you're going to LOVE Simone's card.
These Koala bears are so precious and Simone did a fabulous job coloring them. The new Art Impressions papers are the perfect compliment to the shades in her image. What a sweet little card!
Today I have made a card made with the new 6008 - Bunny Hugs Set. This set was one of several new items added to the store this past week. It's oozing cuteness with bunnies, flowers, and Easter accessories. This is one of those have-to-have sets if you celebrate the Easter season.
To start the card, I worked on the background, coloring it with Copic markers. Then I colored the bunny and tulip images, along with the basket of carrots, and two butterflies. I also stamped the Easter Greetings sentiment and drew a border around it with a Navy Twintone marker.
After coloring, I cut the images out with the included dies. I arranged the bunnies, pots and baskets by attaching them at different heights using foam pads to make some images higher than others. The sentiment was also attached with foam pads. I cut the panel down to 4" x 5 1/4" and mounted it on white cardstock sized 4 1/8" x 5 3/8". This was mounted on a pre-printed pink and white A2 card base. Finally three clay carrots and two clay tulip embellishments were glued on the card. This bunny is ready to share with someone special for the Easter holiday!
Happy Friday Art Impressions Friends!
Tasha here sharing a new card featuring the super cute "Happy Spring" Stamp Set. Spring is a wonderful time of year and Spring cards are so much fun to make. For my project I used the bunny with a carrot car and love everything about this stamp!
Hello everyone and welcome to challenge #400!!
Can you BELIEVE it??
400 challenges and going strong. How many companies can say that?
To celebrate this special milestone, we're calling our challenge
MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS!
Think special birthdays like 1, 5, 10, 16, 18, 21, 30, 40 etc...
I'm also going to be doing a giveaway. I have 3 extra Throwbacks from 2024 that I'll be giving away in addition to the regular Top Spot and Lucky Random Winner. So...to keep this fair, I'm doing things a little different this month. There will be 5 winners chosen. All winners will be randomly selected. No Top Spot. Just 5 lucky winners.
What do you need to do to enter?
Upload a birthday card/project using Art Impressions products to our challenge. In the comments, let me know which Throwback set you're interested in, or if you'd like to select a set from the current stock on the Art Impressions website. You'll see a place to leave a comment at the bottom of this page.
Here are the Throwbacks that I'll be giving away. This is open to everyone, even international fans. Yay!
January 2024 #5868 Daffodil & Tulip Set
Today we will create this fun masculine interactive swivel surprise card! This card was inspired by the current Art Impressions "Milestone Birthday" Blog Challenge, and I'm honored to be the featured artist for this fun and fabulous challenge!
Watch video tutorial here!!!
For the focal images on this card, we will be using the Ai Reel Great Guys Set (4900). This set will give us plenty of fun stamps to create the fishermen for the outside of the card and several cute coordinating images for our interactive feature on the inside of the card!
Let's begin by stamping and coloring all of the images that we will be using today. All of today's coloring was done using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Flesh Colour, Lt Pink, Geranium Red, Bright Yellow, Aquamarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Blue Gray, Lt Gray, Ochre, Beige, Mid Brown, Gray, Ever Green.
Next, we can use our detail scissors to fussy cut out all of the images leaving a little white border around the edges.
To create the standard size card base we will use some Kraft cardstock and then we will die-cut the panels needed to decorate the front and inside of the card. For patterned paper we will use the brand-new Ai Basic Teal Paper Pack (6011). Select the patterns you like best.... there are so many wonderful choices in this paper pad. We will die cut these papers using the Ai Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies (5063). We can go ahead and attach these to the card.
Now we can add a sentiment from this same set on the front panel and stamp another sentiment from the Kraft cardstock and die-cut it with a banner die.
Let's also die cut the "Milestone" numbers from the brand-new Ai Large Numbers Die Set (5911) and add them to this unique and personalized birthday card!
We can add the fisherman by popping them up with a bit of 3D Foam Tape. And now, for the fun part, we will die-cut and assemble the Swivel Surprise interactive elements for the inside of the card. To do this, we will be using the Lawn Fawn Swivel Surprise Die Set. This is really fun and easy to create. It actually looks way more complicated than it actually is to do. I will show you exactly how to do this in today's video!
Now let's add the jumping fish, the floating puppy, the banner sentiment, and the bucket of fish!
When we open up the card, we will see all of our images in motion! This card is just so much fun and can be used with so many of your favorite stamp sets!!!
Thank you so much for joining me today! Have a fun and crafty day!!!
Ai Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies (5063)
Ai Basic Teal Paper Pack (6011)
Steel Die Cutters (5765)
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REMEMBER...enter your MILESTONE BIRTHDAY creation using Art Impressions products and then LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW as to what set you'd like to win.
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Happy Thursday AI Friends!
A new release came out yesterday and boy, is it a good one! Okay, let's be honest, aren't they ALL? This one included new alphabets and numbers, a new Easter stamp set and papers as well as a set of belly bands. Make sure to check out the Art Impressions website. Lots of fun new items!
My card today features the new #5910 Large Alphabet letters. Have you ever purchased word dies only to wish you could adjust them by adding another letter or making up your own word? Well, these letters are the perfect size to create your own word or spell it the way you want to. Actually, I should have put another couple of G's to emphasize the word "UGGGH".
Happy Wednesday Ai Fans!!!
Watch video tutorial!!!
Today we will be creating a few simple, yet inspirational bookmarks! These would be perfect for your Easter Bible Journaling, or a friend, teacher, or avid reader!
Let's begin by stamping the pretty floral border from the Ai Lily Border Set (5374) and coloring the images using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Haze Blue, Mid Green, Moss Green.
This stamp set includes the center of the flower, and we will stamp the centers using the Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade Dye Ink. This little stamp is so easy to use and adds so much more interest to the flowers!
Next, we will die-cut the images using this stitched label die from the Ai Decorative Journal Page 1 Dies (5768) Set. Once this is die-cut, we will add some ink around the edges using the Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink.
Now we will die-cut the bookmarks using the Ai Bookmarks Die Set (5223) from the brand-new 6"x6" paper packs in Basic Teal and Basic Yellow. If you lay this bookmark die on a little bit of an angle it will fit perfectly on this smaller paper. We will also die-cut the reinforcers and butterflies from this same set.
Before we assemble the bookmarks, let's stamp a few inspirational sentiments on each of the bookmarks using the Ai Little Things Sentiment Set (5797). This set has so many wonderful sentiments to choose from that it will be hard to decide!
To assemble the bookmarks, let's add the florals, reinforcers, butterflies, and add some pretty hemp twine in white!
For a finishing touch, we can add a bit of sparkle, without adding any bulk by using the Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen on the center of the flowers!
Thank you so much for joining me today! Have a fun and crafty day!!!
Ai Little Things Sentiment Set (5797)
Ai Basic Yellow Paper Pack (6012)
Ai Basic Teal Paper Pack (6011)
Hello Ai fans!
There are some fun new releases on the Art Impressions website.
Today I've used the brand new 5804 – Decorative Belly Bands.
There was a delay in shipping initially, so my card is a bit late for Valentine's Day.
This would be SO CUTE as an Easter card though. Just swap out the sentiment with one from one of your favorite Easter sets. If the pink paper isn't your thing, Art Impressions has lots of pretty Easter sets or basic pads that have other beautiful spring colors and patterns in them.
Ai Paper Pads
Hello Ai fans!
Sharon needed a day off so I'm sharing
a lovely little Easter card from Guest Designer Sara Furr today.
She used 5274 – Easter Bunnies Set to create her adorable layered card.
