Spread Kindness Challenge #437 Week #1

Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to our new challenge, Spread Kindness.

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

Anyone who needs a little joy in their life.

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

After you peek at my card, be sure to scroll down and take a look at who won our On the Border Challenge.

Bees are one of my favorite things to create with and my friends know that. Even if they aren't their favorite thing, they love receiving cards from me that are bee themed because they know that if I use them on a card for them, it's because I love them. 

Please see below for links to all of the Art Impressions products that I've used on my card.

I hope you enjoyed my "kindness" card.

Now let's see who won our On the Border Challenge.

For our Top Spot we selected:

Felicia S.

She created a beautiful circular border around her fall wreath.

Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com

to claim your free stamp set.

 Our Lucky Random Winner was:

Lynn C.

Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com

to claim your free stamp set.

Congratulations to our winners!

Enjoy your new stamps.

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! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Don't be so serious! by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans!

OOO doggy! We are having a heat wave! LOL! It's supposed to be in the 90's all week. I haven't had to turn the AC on yet, but I do believe that nice little treat has passed, but I sure did enjoy the ride while it was happening! See what I did there? LOL! Our current challenge is "Enjoy the Ride". If you haven't entered yet, you have a few more days! So I sure hope you grab your paper and glue and join in on the fun for a chance to win a free stamp set of your choosing!  

I showed you my creation for the challenge last week, so I have something a little different for you this week. I knew I wanted to use #6074 Pickleball Patty, but I wanted to portray her doing something other than pickle ball. So I stamped her and cut her out, but I also removed the pickle ball racket from her hand. While thinking about what I wanted her to be doing, my bestie Dori said the net from #5926 was a good size for her, and it was perfect!! If you watch the Art Impressions blog, I'm sure you're very aware of Dori and her amazing creations! Her brain is so dang creative. I usually say I'd love to spend a day in her brain to watch how it works, but now I'm too afraid to even think about doing that! HAHA! Anyway, she is truly amazing and talented, and I didn't even hesitate to use her idea she gave me! So I simply cut a piece of Copic friendly paper and stenciled in some clouds and added a die cut of a strip of grass. Those cute butterflies are from #5561 Birds and Bugs set. I hope this inspires you to really look at your stamp collection and try to figure out how you could use them in a different way. 

So that's it for me today! Thanks for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!

'Cause We Need A Little Sunshine Right Now by Janet

Hi Art Impression fans! It's cold almost everywhere right now, so I hope you are all staying safe and warm out there. Spring is coming though it's hard to believe it by looking at the thermometer lately!

If you have the winter blues, Art Impressions has a way to kick it to the curb with the many spring sets they have in their collection. One of the newest just landed this week. I used it on my side-step rocker card and it's called 6106 - Spring Keepsake Set.

To make this card, I used a template to create the card base. Then I cut mats out in dark purple and a patterned page included in the 5939 - Fairy Garden PP.

This one just begged for a bird and a few butterflies so I made them with the ever handy 5561 - Birds and Bugs Set. I also colored and cut the pot, flowers, watering can and bunny from the new Keepsake set. Then I placed them on the card using foam pads behind the bunny, watering can and bird. 

One fun thing about this set is that the pot die cuts a slice at the top. This allows you to slip in the flowers or even the bunny into the pot. Also included is a frog and a duck which can also be posed to be in the pot. So cute and there's lots of possibilities with this one!

The side-step rocker card is 3" x 6" so I needed to make an envelope for it. Rocker cards are fun to make and a little unusual. This one is sure to make it's recipient have a little more sunshine in their day. 

Thanks for joining me on the blog today. As always, find your favorite stamps, dies, papers, and accessories at the Ai Store!

Happy Crafting!

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