Challenge 262 Coffee Cards WEEK 2! PLUS Fall Stamp SALE! 15% Off Halloween/Thanksgiving Coupon Inside!

Hello, Ai Fans!

We are back with week 2 of our Coffee Cards challenge, but FIRST we are ready to announce the winners of last week's Win It before You Can Buy It giveaway! This lucky winner has won our entire new summer release of stamps! WOW!

The lucky winner is...

Jade Stewart!

Congrats! We have emailed you to congratulate you on your prize and arrange for shipment.

Now, let's see what our design team has made for more cards to inspire your challenge entries this week! You can click the designer's name for more information on their personal blog, and the stamps used are available at artimpressions.com! Let's take a look!

Carol with Coffee BFFs

Crystal with Hot Java Mama

Jessica with Valentine Bears Set

Jil with Sloth-some Set

Niccole with Coffee BFFs

Renee with Office Party Set

Sharon with Spring Chicken Set

If you are coffee lovers like us, then you'll likely have a stash of coffee-themed stamps that would be great for this challenge! Are you more of a tea-drinker (or hot chocolate)? That's okay, you can join us, too! Let's see your creations in this fun challenge! We always love to see what you create!

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 the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Fall is on the way, and many crafters are already starting on Halloween and autumn cards! Now is the perfect time to shop, as Art Impressions is offering 15% off everything in our Halloween & Thanksgiving category! Grab your favorites quick, last day to shop the sale is Monday, August 12!

Shop Here with Coupon Code FALL15

Details: Must enter coupon code FALL15 to receive 15% off items in Halloween/Thanksgiving Category. Valid on retail orders only, not valid on wholesale orders. Not valid on previous purchases. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Expires August 12, 2019 at 11:59 PT.

Happy Stamping!

WIBYCBI: Win It Before You Can Buy It - Art Impressions Summer 2019 Release! PLUS Challenge 262 Coffee Cards!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Did you catch any sneak peeks from the Art Impressions booth at ASD Market Week on social media? Bonnie and Kate shared a snapshot of our NEW Summer 2019 release, including adorable holiday sets and, of course, amazing watercolor stamps to create gorgeous scenery!

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Bonnie and Kate are at the #ASDShow in Las Vegas launching new products to our local stores and specialty online retailers! Follow along as they preview our new releases in our IG Stories! Want to grab some of these items? Check the “Dealer Locator” link in our profile for a store near you! #AiStamps @BonnieKrebs.BibleJournaling

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Our new products start shipping to retailers mid-August, so be sure to let your local stamp store know you have Art Impressions goodies on your wishlist! New stamps will gradually appear on artimpressions.com, so keep an eye on our weekly email for announcements!

How would you like to WIN our entire release before you can even buy it? Join our BIGGEST giveaway yet at a $700 value! You will not want to miss out on the chance to win this big! Enter the Rafflecopter Giveaway below for a chance to win big! Hurry, giveaway ends August 6 at Midnight PT!

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Good luck!


It is THURSDAY which means it is time for a card challenge! This challenge is all about Coffee Cards! To inspire you to enter, we have Jessica today to share a fabulous project, let's take a look!

Hello Ai fans!

Welcome back to a new challenge! This time we are making coffee cards, which is one of my favorite themes to make for cards. I'm one of those that do require some caffeine in the morning! Today I'm using the Valentine's Bear set to make a cute watercolor coffee Anniversary card. Card process VIDEO below. 

To start I used Versafine Clair Nocturne ink to stamp the bear holding the heart banner. I also stamped the paw and heart on to a Post-it Note to use a mask. That way when I stamped the bear in the cup, the paw from the banner bear is positioned in front. Then, I heat set the black ink with a heat gun. The Versafine Clair is a pigment ink so it does take some time to dry unless you heat set it. But it is great for water coloring. 

For the coloring I used the Koi Pocket Sketch 24 pan set. The colors I used are listed below. I decided on a pink, blue, green and gold color scheme to go along with the brown bears. For the gold accents I used the Kuretake Starry colors watercolor set, specifically the yellow gold. I add this shimmer paint to the handle and hearts on the cup and also to the lower half of the banner hearts. I love adding small details like that. 

I thought my coloring could use a little more depth. One of the things I like to do for that is add some coloring using Prismacolor Pencils. This just darkens those shadow areas more. 

I did some die cutting with the largest Circle Double Stitch die around the bears, then used the smallest Rectangle Double Stitch die, to die cut a piece of Doll Pink card stock. This is what the sentiment will be heat embossed on to. For that I used "Wishing you a Latte Love" stamp and white embossing powder. 

I also found a scrap piece of Island Blue to use on the left side, this color matched the blue on the bear's shirt and the plate of tea cup pretty well. I also created a background using the same Yellow Gold paint from the Starry Colors set. I painted a half circle for the bears to sit on and also added some gold splatter too. 

Once it was all dry I use my ATG to adhere everything together. As a final step, for the front, I scattered some gold sequins on the right side with the help of tweezers and Multi Medium Matte glue. I keep the inside simple by stamping the "Happy Anniversary" sentiment from the Love Birds set with Nocturne ink, and the banner bear with a light gray ink. I thought the inside needed some pink so I took the same colored pencil as I used on the shading before and lightly colored in the hearts. 

I love how the gold watercolor flashes in the light. 

Watch the video here or on Youtube

Koi Watercolors Used:

Yellow Ochre (bears)

Permanent Yellow Deep (bears)

Burnt Umber (bears)

Payne's Gray (bears)

Quinacridone Rose (hearts and cheeks)

Cobalt Blue Hue (shirt)

Cerulean Blue Hue (shirt)

Black (background)

Sap Green (background)

Prismacolor Pencils Used:

PC943 Burnt Ochre

PC1082 Chocolate

PC995 Mulberry

PC208 Indanthrone 

PC938 White

PC1077 Colorless Blender

Thank you so much for joining me today! I can't wait to see the coffee cards you guys create. Happy Stamping!

WOW, isn't that such a cute card? LOVE all the gold and glittery accents!

If you are coffee lovers like us, then you'll likely have a stash of coffee-themed stamps that would be great for this challenge! Are you more of a tea-drinker (or hot chocolate)? That's okay, you can join us, too! Let's see your creations in this fun challenge! We always love to see what you create!

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 the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Before we go, let's recognize the winners of last week's Animal Print challenge!

Top spot goes to...

Reeta!

Congrats, Reeta! We adore your sparkly gift bag featuring our Crazy Friends! Super cute! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Anesha!

Carina! 

Way go to, you two! Anesha, your handmade kitty paw print background is so fun, and pairs well with your watercolored Crazy Cat Lady image! So sweet! And Carina, we are WILD about your tiger-striped Lawn Ranger! That added tailpipe with flame just make it! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and select a stamp set of your choice, you two!

Thanks to everyone who joined our Animal Print challenge, please join again and tell your friends about our Coffee Cards challenge!

HELP WANTED! We need 2 helpers to help in our booth on August 9 at Stampaway in Cincinnati, OH! For details and compensation, visit our 2019 Show Schedule page and email Annelise at annelise@artimpressions.com to sign up!

Happy Stamping!

Challenge 261 Animal Print WEEK 2! PLUS, Sneak Peeks Coming Soon!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Happy Thursday to you! It's a challenge blog post, and the team is here to share some FABULOUS animal print inspiration for our current challenge! Let's take a look! Don't forget, you can visit the designer's name by clicking their name to visit their blog for more details, and the stamps they used are available at artimpressions.com!

Carol with Doggy Kisses Set

Crystal with Cowgirls Set

Jessica with Wine Divas

Jil with Office Party Set

Niccole with Spring Chicken Set

Renee with Dog Mouthful Set

Sharon with Dare to be Fabulous

 How cute are these cards??! Let us know what you think in the comments below! Also, be sure to join our terrific card challenge...

Did you know we pick a "Top Spot" entry for a mystery prize pack, and two "Honorable Mentions" to receive an Ai stamp set of their choice! Not a bad deal, right?? But you can't win if you don't enter, so let's see your projects!! Play along with our "Animal Print" theme and follow our rules to enter. As you can see from our designer's cards, you can do anything from leopard print to paw prints to qualify! Let's see what you got!

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 the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

NEW releases are coming soon! This weekend, Art Impressions will be exhibiting at ASD Market Week debuting our Summer 2019 releases to retailers! Beginning Saturday, July 27, catch sneak peeks of brand new stamps and dies before they ship to your local store by following us on Facebook and Instagram!

New products will start shipping to stores mid-August, so contact your favorite retailers to let them know you're interested in Art Impressions products! You can always find your closest independent craft store by searching our dealer locator. 

*ASD Market Week is a trade only event, not open to the public. To attend, you must register with credentials as a blogger, designer, buyer or category as specified on the ASD Trade Show website. Please contact ASD Market Week with any questions about membership or registration.

Happy Stamping!

Challenge 261 Animal Print!

Hello, Ai Fans!

We so appreciated all of you who celebrated our birthday with us this month! Your kind words, birthday sale orders, and challenge entries are all greatly appreciated! Ai Fans really are the best!

Let's start today's post with the winner's of last week's Birthday Cards Challenge!

Top Spot goes to...

Donna Whitten!

Congrats! Your use of the Old Goats simply adorable with your patterned paper and coordinated coloring! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable mentions go to...

Alli C - Creative Clark!

Andrea B!

Congrats, you two! Alli, your 80th Birthday card featuring our Birthday Laugh Lines is so energizing with your colorful sentiment background! And Andrea, your "short and to the point" birthday card with our Hedgehogs Set is darling! Email annelise@artimpressions.com to claim your prize pack!

It's time for a new challenge! This one is all about Animal Print, how fun is that?! Crystal has a tutorial to share for inspiration on our theme, let's take a look!

Hi Ai fans! 

I love using stamps in different ways for this challenge Animal Prints I thought I would do some paper piecing and include some cow hide pattern paper as my animal print. 

Since I was using cow hide animal print I used the Cowgirls Girlfriend set I though it would be a perfect match for cowhide. The Cowgirl set is one of my current favorite girlfriend stamp sets. 

To start I stamped the image with Momento Black ink and I only colored in the part of the image that was not going to be covered with pattern paper, which was just the skin, hair and two of the friends boots. 

I then stamped the image multiple times onto some different patterns of paper. I then fussy cut different pieces out. 

I found it easiest to apply glue directly to the stamped image then place the pattern paper onto the full image. By using glue I had a little wiggle room to move the small piece around if I needed too. Once everything was adhered in place with glue I fussy cut the whole image out.

I die cut some pattern paper out to use as the background for the cowgirls. I stamped the sentiment "Have a boot scootin' two steppin' toe tappin' wild west birthday" onto a die cut tag with a dark brown ink. I adhered a couple of the layers with foam tape to add a little dimension to the card.

Once I had all of the layers adhered together I adhered the whole panel to a top folding 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" card base. 

I look forward to seeing what every one else makes for this challenge. 

Spectrum Noir Markers: 

CR11, BT5, DG2, GT1, EB2, EB4, GY3, BO1, MB1, GB2, GB3, GB4, FS9

Happy Stamping!

We want you to join our challenge! It's so fun to look through your unique creations! We pick a "Top Spot" entry for a mystery prize pack, and two "Honorable Mentions" to receive an Ai stamp set of their choice! Not a bad deal, right?? But you can't win if you don't enter, so let's see your projects!! Play along with our "Animal Print" theme and follow our rules to enter.

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 the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter