Bee Happy! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday Art Impressions Friends!

Tasha here sharing a fun new card featuring the Freebie-Honey Bear and 6047-Scalloped Square Dies. I love bee-themed cards and this sweet stamp is perfect for Spring! 

To create this card, I stamped the little bear on to a stitched square before ink blending the edges to bring in more color. I was inspired by the colors of the bee, so I added layers of black card stock, yellow plaid pattern paper, and used white for the largest scalloped frame. I love how the bright white shows the pretty edge and separates the darker colors.

For the greeting, I stamped "Bee Happy!" from the 5925-Honey Bee Set. This set has several greetings that can be used for year-round cards and projects. I also used two scalloped round dies to frame the greeting and coordinate with the scalloped squares.

Lastly, I attached layers of dark yellow and black card stock and another piece of pattern paper and attached three gold dots to complete the design.

Season's Greetings! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday Art Impressions Friends!

Tasha here sharing a new card inspired by the current Art Impressions LEON Day! Challenge. Can you believe we’re already halfway to Christmas? LEON (which is “NOEL” spelled backward) is the perfect time to start thinking about winter cards, and I had so much fun creating this snowy design!

For my project, I used the adorable 5954-Woodland Bears Set. I just love this little bear and the sweet bird; it’s such a cozy winter scene! I stamped the main image with black ink and used the coordinating die to cut it out before coloring the image with Copic Markers.

To build the background, I layered white cardstock to look like a snowy hillside and added several pine trees behind the bear to create a forest effect. For the sky, I used a snow print pattern paper with falling snowflakes; it really adds a winter feel.

To complete the card, I added layers of silver glitter paper for some sparkle, along with green, white, and blue cardstock. I also included a piece of Art Impressions’ winter-themed patterned paper to tie everything together.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and feel inspired to join the LEON Day! Challenge; it's a great excuse to start your holiday crafting early!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Welcome Little One! Card by Tasha

Happy Friday Art Impressions Friends!

Tasha here, and today I'm sharing a sweet little card for our current Un-Bear-ably Cute! challenge. I used the adorable new 6017 – Baby Panda Set—this little bear is just too cute with her balloons!

I began by stamping the baby panda and cutting her out with the coordinating die. For the background, I added a piece of Art Impressions’ cloud pattern paper. I used foam tape to lift the panda off the card slightly, giving her the look of floating through the sky with her pretty pink balloons.

For the sentiment, I stamped “Welcome Baby” and layered it with pink and gray patterned paper to match the panda’s colors. I also added a pink gingham background and finished it off with a silver glitter frame for a bit of sparkle.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project and feel inspired to join in on the Un-Bear-ably Cute! challenge.

Have a creative weekend and happy crafting!

hello beau-tea-ful by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Monday!

 

Today I am sharing a card using one of the Ai Valentine sets... but not for a valentine! Here I used 5005- Valentine Bears Set to make a sweet "hello" card.

 

This bear in a teacup image is so heart-warming! I found some teacup paper to match, then paired a die cut "hello" with the "beau-tea-ful" stamp on a hand-cut banner for my sentiment. I kept it clean & simple and let the bright pink circle draw the focus to the image.

 

Have a great Monday and… happy stamping!

 

I Just Plane Like You! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing such a cute, interactive stamp set from Art Impressions.  They have a line called Sliders and this set is called 4801 – Panda Slider Set.

Normally the slider reveals a verse on the front of the card but I decided to do something a little different this time.  This is the card closed.

When you open it it reveals a window to the inside of the card where I stamped the sentiment.

Here's the inside that you get a peek of when you slide the die.

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Copics used:

C1, C3, C5, BG02, B05

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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