Snow Joy by Dana Warren

Hello AI Fans!!

Dana, here with a cute card idea using the new Place Card Pals! These dies are so awesome and perfect for card sets!! Have a lot of cards to send this year??? The Pals are perfect for mass production!!

Basically, just pick out some pattern paper, die cut and assemble!! Easy Peasy!! :)  I used Heidi Swap Marquee Love Holiday pad and cut the Snowman from the Christmas Placecard Set.

I picked out the red pattern and used a stitched rectangle to cut it out and add it to a white card base. I assembled the snowman with his hat, eyes, nose and bow tie. 

I cut the double sided banner from the snowflake pattern and the Joy from the music pattern. I spelled out Snow from alpha stickers and added them to the banner to spell Snow Joy! Then I added it to the front of the snowman.

Last I added the snowman to the card with foam tape. To help spruce it up I added a tiny twine bow to his hat!!

See?? Easy Peasy!! And perfect for mass producing, stamp a sentiment on the inside, along with your personal message and you're done!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Stamping (and die cutting!!)!!!

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Challenge 194 The Perfect Pair Week 2!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Getting ready for the holidays? Last week we announced the perfect pairs for your holiday stamping, from Ai to a store near you! Our three new stamp and die cut sets, produced in collaboration with Hampton Art, are wonderful for creating easy cards for your favorite time of year! AC Moore now offers our adorable Fright Night set and will receive our Snow Much Fun set in October! And don't forget to stop by your local Michaels store in October to check out our new Warm Wishes set! Keep an eye out for them in stores near you!

Our design team is here to bring you plenty of inspiration for these exciting new sets, from Halloween to Christmas and other wintery goodness!

Cheri with Warm Wishes (available at Michaels in October)

Dana with Fright Night (available now at AC Moore)

Diane with Snow Much Fun (available at AC Moore in October)

Karen with Snow Much Fun (available at AC Moore in October)

Karen with Fright Night (available now at AC Moore)

Kerry with Fright Night (available now at AC Moore)

Renee with Fright Night (available now at AC Moore)

Sharon with Snow Much Fun (available at AC Moore in October)

Awesome projects, DT! We're loving these fabulous holiday cards!

Will you join our challenge? We want to see how you use a stamp with a matching die! The craft can be for any occasion. Top spot and honorable mentions win Ai stamps!

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 Wednesday, October 12th at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Challenge 193 - Cards to DIE for (Inspiration Galore!)

Hello, Ai Fans!

We are back with more inspiration for the second week of our "Cards to DIE for" challenge, a challenge all about using die cuts! We are featuring FOUR new products today, including some of our most popular items from our Summer 2016 releases! Our Nativity Mini TryFold is a beautiful three panel folded card looking in on the manger scene, including four stamps and two dies! Our new Placecard Pals are unique die sets for creating table settings or papercraft projects! This line includes a Cat & Owl Placecard Set, as well as a Christmas Placecard Set for creating a sweet Snowman and Santa. And last but not least, we've created a beautiful set of Snowflake Dies, perfect for adding to all your holiday cards!

Last week Sharon posted a fabulous tutorial for the Placecard Pals, be sure to check it out if you haven't already! Today, the whole design team is here to share their super creative projects with these new stamps and dies! Be sure to visit their personal blog for more info about their crafts! Cheri with Cat & Owl Placecard Set

Dana with Snowflake Dies (Sentiment: Warm Your Heart) Diane with Cat & Owl Placecard Set and Christmas Placecard Set (Sentiment: Bunny & Ducky Mini Set) Karen with Nativity Mini TryFold Kerry with Cat & Owl Placecard Set Renee with Cat & Owl Placecard Set Renee with Snowflake Dies (Sentiment: Warm Your Heart. Flourish: Snowman Note-Able) Sharon with Cat & Owl Placecard Set Sharon with Christmas Placecard Set Wow, amazing!! Way go to, DT! Alright, fans, are you inspired? We want to see your brilliant cards using die cuts! The card or craft can be for any occasion, but be sure to give us a card to DIE for! 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 Wednesday, September 28th at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations. ✻ Good luck and happy stamping! An InLinkz Link-up

Challenge 183 Creative Critters WEEK 2

Hello, Ai Fans!

Have you had the chance to take our challenge for a whirl? Our Creative Critters challenge is welcoming in our new Mini Spinner release!

The designers are all here to show their creative critter creations! Visit their personal blogs by clicking the designers name to learn more about the card, and check out the set they used on our brand new website! Cheri with Mini Cat Spinner Set  Dana with Mini Cat Spinner Set  Diane with Mini Raccoon Spinner Set  Karen with Mini Bunny Spinner Set and Mini Cake Spinner Set  Kerry with Mini Bear Spinner Set  Renee with Mini Cat Spinner Set Sharon with Mini Bear Spinner Set  Inspired? Join our challenge for a chance to win Art Impressions stamps! We want to see cards that use animals in a creative way! Maybe it's an interactive card structure or some crazy creative coloring! Let's see it!

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 Wednesday, May 11 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.
✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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