Next Stop the North Pole! Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Art Impressions Friends!

Tasha here sharing a new holiday card featuring the 5929 - Christmas Train Set. Today is the first day of November, so it's time to get a jump start on holiday card making and this set is perfect for this year's Christmas cards, gift tags, and craft projects!

This set includes the coordinating dies and you can mix and match the train cars to fit your project. I decided to create a slimline card and wanted to use as many little penguins that I could fit; I love penguins!!! My favorite part was coloring the little hats and scarves, I made each one a different color and used a white gel pen to give a knitted look.

For the greeting, I embossed "Choo-Choo Merry Christmas" directly on to one of the train cars and love how the bright white color pops against the dark red. To go with the holiday theme, I colored the train in shades of red & green and attached holly to three cars for extra detail.

Lastly, I added a a night sky and white paper for the ground to resemble a snowy hill; I like the Winter night look. To continue with the holiday theme, I attached layers of black and red card stock, and snowflake pattern paper. I also adhered little peppermint shaped enamel pieces to the train's wheels and added red glitter to the berries to complete the design.

Thank you for checking out today's card and I hope you enjoyed a peek at the new 5929 - Christmas Train Set.

Have a great day!

Merry & Bright Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a holiday mini slimline created with the cute Penguin Stackers stamp set!

 I stamped the penguins with black hybrid ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I wanted a winter wonderland feel and used pastel colors with pops of red and green! I also added glitter to the the little hats!

For the background I used a piece of pattern paper that looks like falling snow. To coordinate with the sky, I cut hills out of white cardstock and ink blended the edges with a light blue ink. These colors are so pretty!

The sentiment "Merry & Bright" is from the Sleigh Bells Set and I stamped it with a pretty teal blue. I used a circle punch to cut the greeting out and matted it with teal cardstock. To stick with the theme, I added a layer of mirrored silver paper and teal cardstock before attaching the card to a white card base. 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed this fun holiday card!

Challenge 173: Rudolph Red & Evergreen PLUS New Ai at Michaels!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Welcome back to Challenge Thursdays! We have some exciting new stamps to announce as well as a new challenge! But first, let's recognize last weeks winners of the Be Merry Challenge!

Top Spot is awarded to...

Ashlee Bellinger!

Congrats, Ashlee! What a beautiful card, we love how you colored the Snowman Shaker to really make him shine merry and bright! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable mentions go to...

Elina Hutton!

Cynthia!

Congrats to you both! Elina, we just had to smile seeing the Reindeer Games gal with Santa Cliff! And Cynthia, we couldn't resist Penguin Pete in your shaker card! Be sure to email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and the stamp set of your choice!

We're switching it up a little this time with a one week challenge and some brand new Ai clear sets now available at Michaels! Celebrating with us is Hampton Art, so head over to their blog, too, for more crafting ideas!

See them in action with a great tutorial by Kerry!

Hello Ai friends, Kerry here.  I'm super excited to share two sets of cards featuring the new Michaels Ai stamp sets from Hampton Art.  They are now available at your Michaels.

For the first set of cards, I used the Ai Penguins set (SC0716).  I absolutely adore these little penguins and the snowman, so cute!  I just want to give him a big hug.

I decided to color the images with colored pencils and die cut with a stitched oral die.

Here is a closer look of both cards.

For my second set of cards.  I used the Ai Reindeer set (SC0715).  

I also colored the images with colored pencils, but I wanted a non-white background.  So, I used Pan Pastel to add some colors behind the images (hint: Pan Pastel can be erase with a eraser before it's sealed), to seal the Pan Pastel, I used the pearl white spray mist, plus it also added a little bit of shimmer. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Can't wait to see your Red and Evergreens creations!

Colored Pencils used:

Ai Penguins card set:  Derwent Colorsoft red, black, dove grey, persian grey, light green, green, pale blue, orange, and deep cadmium

Ai Reindeer card set:  Lyra Polycolor, pale geranium lake, light carmine, canary yellow, gold ochre, ochre, apple green, moss green, raw, brown ochre, raw umber.  For skin tones:  Prismacolor beige and  peach, Faber Castell Polychromes flesh. 

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Thanks, Kerry! These Christmas cards are sure to bring a smile to the recipient! Since this is a one week challenge, the rest of the designers are here to show what they've made with the new sets! For more details on the projects, click the designers name, and be sure to leave them some comment love!

Cheri with SC0715 CLR STMP Ai Reindeer (only available at Michaels stores)

Dana with SC0716 CLR STMP Ai Penguins (only available at Michaels stores)

Diane with SC0715 CLR STMP Ai Reindeer (only available at Michaels stores)

Karen with SC0716 CLR STMP Ai Penguins (only available at Michaels stores)

Renee with SC0715 CLR STMP Ai Reindeer (only available at Michaels stores)

Sharon with SC0716 CLR STMP Ai Penguins (only available at Michaels stores)

Ready to join in the Reindeer games? For this challenge, we want to see holiday cards that you can make with red and green! Using these new sets at Michaels is a bonus, but not required! And don't forget, it's a one-week challenge.

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, November 25 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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