Reneé's top 5 for 2015!

Hello Ai fans!

Due to the busy time of year our bosses at Art Impressions have given us a little time off.  Our assignment this week was to choose our 5 favorite cards from the year.  Not an easy task.  I wanted to choose at least one from every line. I narrowed it down to 10 and then had my husband and two kids vote.  Most of these they chose unanimously.

So those were the 5 they chose.  I was really sad that not one of them picked this next card though.  I know the instructions were to pick 5 but I just had to include this one.  I love the Polar Pals and can see them being used in so many more ways than just for Christmas!

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and wish you the best in the new year!  See you in 2016!!

Here's the link to my faves from last year...

Top cards of 2014.

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Challenge 164: In With the New Week 2!

Hello Ai Fans!

Maybe you were crafting something new when you heard about our latest challenge "In with the New"! Or maybe you need a spark of inspiration! Here's a peek at what our designers have made with some of the latest Ai images!

Cheri with Wine Diva (SC0677 at Michael's)

Dana with Live, Laugh, Love! (1170471 at Hobby Lobby)

 Diane with Bigger Cake! (PS0920 at AC Moore)

Karen with Wine Diva (SC0677 at Michael's)

Kerry with "With A Friend Window" (M4583 at Ai) and Window Die (4619 at Ai)

Sharon with Live, Laugh, Love! (1170471 at Hobby Lobby)

Renee with Still Have Teeth (PS0921 at AC Moore)

Thanks, design team! You really bring the images to life! Now it's your turn! Make a craft with your newest stamps (your newest Ai stamp would be perfect!) and add a photo to our InLinkz below!

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, July 29 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Challenge 164: In with the New!

Hello Ai Fans!

Diane Zechman using Bigger Cake

Are you ready for a new challenge? Before we kick off the newest challenge, let's first recognize the winners of the last challenge "Create with Christmas!"

Our Top Spot is awarded to...
Doni High

Congratulations, Doni! We love how you transformed Reindeer Games by cutting out the bells and antlers. It's perfect paired with our Goofy Things sentiment for a quirky birthday card! Contact annelise@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Our Honorable Mentions go to ...

Brenda

Agnieszka M.

Congratulations, you two! Brenda, the bright colors and a "new" sweater on our Ugly Sweater Set gal update her sweater for any season! And we think Santa from our Holiday Wishes Set makes a great birthday boy! Be sure to contact annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and a set of your choice as a prize!

And now for our NEWEST challenge!

You know that stamp you bought recently for that one project you haven't made yet...? Well now's the perfect chance to use it! This challenge is about using your newest stamp in a creation! Need some inspiration? Check out what Diane is up to with her latest demo!

Hello Ai friends!

This week's challenge is "In With The New" (use your newest stamp) and I am sharing a project I made with one of the NEW Ai stamps in your local AC Moore store called Bigger Cake (PS0920). This lady's smile is infectious...and don't you love that cake??

Instead of a card I made a little Snack Size Hershey's Pouch.  How fun would this be to give to a friend?  It's super easy to make...let's get started!

First, start with a 3 1/2 x 7 5/8 inch piece of cardstock.  Score the length @ 1/2, 3 3/4, and 4 inches.  Then cut or punch an opening (on the end with the first 1/2" score mark) to slip the candy in when finished.  (I kept my opening to the left but you can center it.)  See photo below.

 

Add patterned papers or emboss... however you want to decorate it.



Fold and adhere the 1/2" scored section at the top with strong tape.  Add your image and sentiment.  I colored her with Copics and fussy cut her out.  To finish, I added a tiny bow.



Slip in some chocolate, a pack of gum, or whatever fits!



Now it's your turn to make a card or project with your newest stamps and join us in the In With The New Challenge!

Happy stamping!



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Pull out your newest stamp and challenge yourself create a new craft! 

We want to see what you can craft! Add a photo to our InLinkz below!

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, July 29 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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More Candles by Dana Warren

Hello AI fans!!

Dana here with a super easy mini tag card to share with you! So i kind of like tags! Have a lot of different shapes and sizes and sometimes i like to make little cards out of the bigger tags in my stash.

It's super easy to make cards out of your dies, even the small ones! Just score a piece of card stock in half (you can use a smaller piece of card stock if your die is small). On the cutting plate lay down your die (cutting edge up) and then placed your scored card stock over the die, with the folded part just below the top of the die. Run it through the machine a couple times since it has two layers to cut through! And wa-la you now have a card in the shape of your die!

On my little tag card i stamped a new AI stamp that you can find at AC Moore called Bigger Cake. I stamped the image again on another piece of white card stock and then colored it with Copic markers.

Then i fussy cut out the lady and cake and then added her to the tag card with foam dots. I added some matching purple ribbon to the top of the tag card.

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