Sending Love for Father's Day by Reneé Matarese

 Hello Ai fans!

Our current challenge here on the blog is called Enjoy the Ride.
The challenge is to use something that you ride on or in. When you enter your

creation using something from Art Impressions, you become eligible to win

a free stamp set. Good luck!

My card was created for my Father-in-Law for Father's Day.
I used 3 different images that are a "ride." A plane, two hot air balloons and a scooter.
My craft room is in the process of moving right now and is spread out across 4 rooms
It's a pain lugging my Copic markers from place to place to I've been using my 

Watercolor Pencils and colored pencils quite a bit lately. It's nice to be using them

again. I forgot how much I enjoy the look I get from those. I used Art Impressions
Mixed Media paper and ink because they're compatible with the water. Links for

everything are below.

I stamped the mountains three times, trimmed them by hand, and layered them to add dimension.

I then fussy cut all of the other stamped images and popped those up as well, to give
the entire card a nice 3-D effect. The plane, scooter, wood pile and lamp post 

are retired Village Ad-ons.

Let's Get Together by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans!!

The current challenge is "My Favorite Peeps" and I do LOVE Art Impressions Girlfriends and people!! My card today fits right in with that challenge and features #5281 We're Here Set! I just love this image! Who doesn't absolutely love to get together with their friends?!! Especially to craft!! Did you notice the sign hanging on the door? I used #5891 Village Signage to stamp AI Crafts onto the sign so everyone is showing up at AI to have a blast!! I also used 5726 Nested Circle dies for the sentiment and #5892 Easter S2 Paper pack. As you can see, it's perfect for any card, not just Easter!  The images were stamped using Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Copic friendly paper, and then colored with Copics which are listed below. 

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

Copics used:

E000, 00, 04. 11, 17, 30, 31, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 97, and 99

C1, 3, 4, 5, and 6

B00, 91, 93, and 95

BG72 and 75

V12 and 15

R12, 20, and 22

Y26

Salon Time! Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Friends!

Tasha here sharing a card created with the new Village Sets and super cute Exclusive Candy Shop stamp. I was so excited that the new exclusive stamps were little buildings and are small enough to fit into mini albums, planners, journals, cards, tags, and scrapbooks; the perfect size!

(*The Exclusive Candy Shop stamp is a freebie when you spend $30 at the Art Impressions online shop.)

I started by stamping the Candy Shop image and added the word "Salon" to the sign. It's great that the sign is blank, so you can stamp/write anything you want to customize it. To add the other details, I used masking paper to block off areas before stamping the bushes, fence, pathway, and scooter. This masking process does take some time, but I just love the way all these stamps work together!

After all the stamping was done, I added blue fluffy clouds to the sky and colored the rest of the card with markers. I also used a white gel pen to add in little accents. 

To complete the card, I attached silver glitter paper, pink and black card stock, and a piece of fun heart pattern paper. This design turned out so cute and look forward to making more projects with these little stamps!

I hope you enjoyed today's card and are having a wonderful day!