A small ornament and some tags by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans!

The new challenge at Art Impressions is Teeny Tiny! How fun!! So I've made a few things that fit right in! The first thing I did was grab the cute little ornament stamp and die from 5459 Christmas Mice Set. I stamped and colored it one time, and then used the die to cut out five more layers out of cardstock.  Glued them all together and then glued the colored piece on top for a cute, quick little ornament! Added some twine and three jingle bells and it was done. 

Next I decided I wanted to make some tags. I used a variety of sets for these, but made them all cohesive. They're fold up tags so the top decorated piece actually lifts up so you can put a greeting on the inside or a to/from stamp. Whatever you want! I chose to use a cute sentiment from 5565 Cheers My Deers Set on the inside. They're Super easy to make, just score your top panel about 1/2" down and only glue the top portion to your tag underneath it. 

So that's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Showing the last of my Holiday cards by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans and Happy 2024!!

I sure hope all of you have had a wonderful start to the new year! I have a few more holiday cards that I haven't been able to show you yet, so thought now is the perfect time. It seems I never have time to show you everything before the Holiday arrives and it's over. So I'm cramming them all into one blog post. Hope you don't mind!  All of the images are stamped with Memento ink and colored with Copic markers. So here we go! 

For this first card, I used #5565 Cheers My Deers Set. I also used #5812 Christmas S2 Paper Pack

For this card, I used #5041 Snow Friend Set. I love how they spell JOY! 

This little cutie pup is from #4937 Santa Paws Set. I used Dr PH Martins Bleed Proof White on his fur. 

Who doesn't love Chubby Little Snowmen?  And that's exactly what this set is #5351 Chubby Snowmen Set

I made a little gift tag with the new set #5802 Joyful Snowman Set. I add a small tag on the back of it with my to and from.  That way, that little tag can be removed and the main portion can be used again in the future! 

And my final card used one of the adorable snowmen from #5802 Joyful Snowman Set and a tree from #5457 Christmas Truck Set and the sentiment is cut out with #5063 Rectangle double stitched dies. 

So that's it for me today!  Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Let's Get Festive Cards by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing two cards created with the fun 5565 - Cheers My Deers Set! These cards were inspired by the current Ai Stencils or Masks #339 Challenge and are perfect as we head into the holiday season!

I stamped the images with black ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I LOVE coloring clothing and had so much fun customizing the outfits. Mixing up colors and patterns allows you to give the characters totally different looks and the little reindeer-themed hats are just too cute!

To add more color, I stenciled a brick design with bright ink colors. I also cut a snowy ground to allow the background colors to pop; I love the teal and pink! 

Lastly, I attached layers of silver glitter paper, colorful cardstock, and a layer of sweater pattern paper. I think these cards are so festive and will be fun to send out this Christmas!

I hope you enjoyed today's projects and are having a wonderful day!

Cheers my Deers by Nina

Hello Ai friends, Nina here with a fun snowy card that I made using Cheers my Deers set from the recent Summer release. 

 The set has this big stamp of these two adorable girl friends that I placed inside my Misti to stamp. I used Bristol Smooth Cardstock and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then used my Copic markers to color them. I cut around the image leaving a white border all around them.

I then die cut two panels from white card stock using my die cutting machine and a stitched rectangle die. I ink-blended Tumbled Glass Distress Ink on one the panels which is going to be our main background. I used a stitched hillside border to die cut the other panel creating two hillsides to ground the girl friends image.

 

I had a Birch tree die that I used to cut the trees and glued them above my hillsides. I used foam tape behind my hillsides to give them dimension. 

I backed the girls image with foam tape and attached it on the card then scattered white enamel dots of different sizes here and there as snow. I then attached the whole panel to a chili red background.

Three Cheers For My Deers! by Janet

 

Hello Ai Fans! I know a lot of us are Girlfriends fans and does this one deliver! I love their fabulous Christmas sweaters and reindeer hats! I often say I wish I had the outfits these ladies have! I'm just silly enough to really enjoy wearing their crazy stuff! Introducing 5565 Cheers My Deers! Go crazy! I know you want to!

Here's a little closer look at our gal pals. Just love their happy faces and their coffee lovin' palates! I used the Oval Double Stitched Die for the background. 

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you love this new set as much as I do! Please find this set and all the new summer releases at the Ai Store.

Wishing you a very crafty day!

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