Challenge 65 - Seeing Spots

Hello again friends! Thanks for joining us for another week at Art Impressions. This week we're doing SPOTS. So any sort of patterned dots or random spots will do. Here's what our DT created for you this week:

Barbara

Crystal

Maria

Renee

Tracy

Trena

Thanks for the great inspiration team!

Our winner from last week's 'Anything Medical' challenge is:

SHARI

Congratualations! Loved that sentiment! I think a lot of nurses can relate :) Email me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your $10 coupon code!

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish, this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until Wednesday at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Challenge 64 - Anything Medical

It's that time of year again! As the weather starts to warm up, the sniffly noses and sneezing starts. For those with allergies, we hope you have Claritin in your chaos :) We have a couple colds around Ai and  my disinfectant spray is on full blast!

This week, we ask you make a medical item. It could be for a sick friend you wish to get well soon, a pal that's a doctor or nurse, or a buddy going through medical school. Whatever tickles your fancy! Just as long as it has some accents from this industry. Check out the diversity of our DT cards. I love that you can do so many of these stamps different ways!

Also, we have our first card from our new DT Crystal! Let's make her feel welcome :)

Barbara

 Crystal

 Maria

 Renee

 Soili-Maria

 Tracy

Trena

FANTASTIC inspiration this week from our DT, right? We love hearing from you, so post a comment for your favorite one!

Our winner from last week's Photo Inspiration Challenge is ...
LAINE
Congratulations! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your $10 coupon code! 

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until SUNDAY at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Happy Fathers Day

Hi Everyone,
Yep, it's Father's Day in 3 1/2 weeks so you have time to get your card designed and made.  I thought I'd show you what I had in mind.

Here is to all the dad's who are sports lovers. This guy looks like he's standing on a golf green trying to decide which sport he is going to play.LOL

Supplies used:

Sports Fan - K1204

Lg Forest - G689

Copic Markers - YR16,YR61, E000, E33, E43, E51, E71, C-5, B18, B21, B24, R37

Dye Inks - Fresco Giovanni's Garden, Memento Cottage Ivy, Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Faded Jeans

Embossing Folder 

Cardstock - White CS, Green CS, Handmade paper  - blue

Label & Oval Dies Used 

Thanks for stopping in today!! Stop back tomorrow for the next weekly challenge

Barbara

Challenge 63 - Photo Inspiration

What inspires you? With unlimited ideas from the Internet, through blogs and Pinterest, do you still draw inspiration from the simple things?

This week's challenge is a photo inspiration theme from a Seeds color palette. You can be inspired from the colors, the flowers, or both! We just ask your submission has three of the five colors shown.

Check out our DT cards for this week! We'd also like to welcome our newest DT, Trena Brannon! We're excited to have her and hope you enjoyed her first post on Tuesday!

Photo Inspiration

Renee

Maria

Trena

Tracy

Barbara

Soili-Maria

Thanks to our DT for always providing great new ideas! We can't wait to see what you create! Remember our Ai philosophy ... "Create something beautiful today ... Do housework tomorrow!"

Also, our winner from last week's Beverages challenge is ...

Creative Tara

Congratulations! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your $10 prize code!

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until SUNDAY at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

 

Challenge 62 - Beverages

Hello again! Hopefully the sun is peaking out where you are! It's finally shorts weather here!

The winner of our last challenge for circle cards is ...

ALLISA

Please email me at kate@artimpressions.com for your $10 coupon code!

This week we're doing beverages ... my personal favorite, COFFEE! I think it might be a favorite of our design team too.

Kirsi

Tracy

Renee

Maria 

A big thanks to our great design team! They bring us great inspiration every week!

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until SUNDAY at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Life in the Deep End

Hi Everyone,
Guess who I saw today, Agnes, and she had been to the Kentucky Derby, in all her finest. In fact I have a card that depicts her at the Derby last Saturday. She said she had a blast and said she is living life "in the deep end". I guess she is going to let her hair down, so to speak. She said she was in the infield and had a spot right next to the rail,.... saw the race and everything. (Most people in the infield never see a horse run. LOL) She even had a bet on the winner..... bet 'em to show....... she was being conservative in her bets. LOL Well look at her, she was wearing her Derby Hat and she was decked out in her finest. You know the infield is a happening place, so I bet she had a great time.

I hope you enjoyed Agnes' adventure as much as she did.

Stop back tomorrow for the next weekly challenge.

Supplies used:

Stamps - Agnes T2783     Deep End E3201

Photo of Horse Race

Copic Markers

Cardstock - White CS, Med Brown CS, Dk Brown CS, Green CS

Spellbinders Fancy Tags Die S4-235

Barbara

Challenge 61 - Circle Cards

Thanks for joining us here at Ai! We're on to another great weekly challenge, but first let's wrap up our last weeks challenge with the winner from our "Rain or Shine" challenge ...

Kris B

Email me at kate@artimpressions.com to claim your $10 prize! This week, we're focusing on the art of the circle card! This challenge pushes you to think outside the box :) Check out these great examples from our Ai Design Team!

Barbara

Renee

Tracy

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until SUNDAY at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Challenge 60 - Rain or Shine

We've hit the big SIX-OH! And the cards keep getting better and better!

Our winner from last week's "Anything Owls" challenge is ...
Mary Anne K.
Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com for your $10 gift card!

With the spring time comes a big question mark about the weather. Here in Oregon, it is literally RAIN or SHINE. We thought it would be fun to share what it looks like outside your window! Hopefully April showers really do bring May flowers!

Renee

Tracy

Barbara

Anne

Soili-Maria

Mary

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until SUNDAY at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Don't forget, you can "Like" us on Facebook before April 27 for a free stamp with purchase! It'll be a "Whoot!"

Challenge 59 - Anything Owls!

Wow! We had a great time with the OWH blog hop last week! Thanks to everyone for the great support and the wonderful card entries. Our winners are:

First - Shari McLaughlin

Second - Sazzlecraft

Third - Kathy V.

Congratulations! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your prize!

This week, our design team created cards from our new line of "Whoots!" These sweet little owl sets are fun for any occasion and they're just so darn cute! WHOO does love owls? They seem to be everywhere these days! For our weekly challenge, the only theme requirement is to have an owl. Whether paper, punches or stamps, you can let your imagination run wild. Our new line of Whoots are available at a store near you or you can purchase them from our website when they launch April 30!

Kirsi

Barbara

Soili-Maria

Maria

Amy

Renee

Tracy

Anne

Mary

We have such a fantastic design team! Thanks everyone for the great inspiration! Also, if you would like a free "Little Whoot" with your next purchase, 'like' us on Facebook and you'll receive a code for you next order! Can't wait to see what you create!

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until SUNDAY at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Also, "Like" us on Facebook this weekend for a free stamp with purchase! It'll be a "Whoot!"