NEW Fall Clear Sets NOW Available! PLUS Challenge 262 Gotta Gingham!

Pumpkin spice season is on the way! To prepare, we are releasing TWO new fall clear sets today! Send sweet, spooky greetings with Fright Night, featuring cheerful ghosts and pets flying a broom! Mixing and matching images and sentiments is so fun with our Feast Mode Set, with our favorite critters dressed for autumn!

You can preview the new designs in our release video below and purchase them today at artimpressions.com! Plus, there is still time to join our Gotta Gingham challenge for a chance to win Ai stamps!

 

Last week, Sharon gave a super sweet Flip Card tutorial, so hop on over if you missed it. Today, our design team is here to share adorable holiday inspiration! Let's take a look! Remember to click the designer's name for more information on their project!

Carol with Pumpkin Mice Flip Card & Flip Card Die Crystal with Christmas Kitty Flip Card & Flip Card Die Jessica with Fright Night Set Jil with Feast Mode Set Niccole with Feast Mode Set Renee with Fright Night Set Sharon with Christmas Kitty Flip Card & Flip Card Die There is still time to enter our challenge! Create a card or craft featuring gingham! It is such a versatile pattern, perfect for any season or occasion, and link it to our Inlinkz below. Be sure to share your project for a chance to win Art Impressions stamps! 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 We hope you'll join in our new challenge, it's gonna be good!   We have another special release today with our friends from The Stamping Village! A combined 12 companies have contributed designs to the NEW Holiday Seals stamp set, now available at artimpressions.com! The Stamping Village truly believes in community over competition, as we combined forces to create a shared space at Creativation 2019, and will expand to include new friends in 2020! The special thing about this set, and our previously released Mail Delivery set, is that The Stamping Village believes in giving back. 100% of the net profits from this collaboration stamp set will benefit The Dreaming Zebra Foundation, who firmly believe that all children, regardless their financial circumstances, should have access to art education. They provide art and music materials free of charge to many schools and community organizations across the country. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for a special Video Hop on September 10! Happy Stamping!

Joyful Christmas in July by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a Christmas in July card with you. I got it in just under the wire, huh!

I've used images or verses from 3 sets on my card.

4788 – Tropical Christmas Set
4937 – Santa Paws Set
5136 – WC Sentiment Set 2

 This card came about thanks to a FB post from a teacher friend.

She is planning to use postcards to teach her kids about geography this year. She asked for anyone traveling to send her class a postcard from wherever they are.

I asked her if the North Pole counted...lol!

I made a normal card with the same layout after making the postcard which you can see below.  This is the inside of the regular card.

This is the postcard that I made for her class.

Here's the back of it with a little message that Santa sent to the kids.

Copics used:

E0000, E00, E25, E34, E42, E43, E93, E99

R27, R59, R83, R85, R89

BG01, BG70, YG01, YG09, YG13, YG17,
C3, N1, N2

MARVY MARKERS:
2 Red

5 Yellow

11 Light Green

40 Brownish Grey

45 Sepia

75 Sky Blue

83 Butterscotch

Santa Claus by Dana Warren

Hello AI fans!!

It's the season for Christmas cards!! Today's card is another one from the 2018 Christmas release, Sleigh Bells Set!

I started by stamping Santa and his reindeer, but separately, then I cut the Santa with AI's Double Stitched Circles. The reindeer's were fussy cut. I used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color everything up. I used: CT4, DG2, DG4, DR4 DR5, DR6, EB1, EB2, EB5, EB6, GB8, IG1, IG2, IG7, IG10, MB1.

From Echo Park Place Season's Greetings I picked out a couple pattern paper. I added one to a white card base, the other I cut into a wide strip and added it to the card. 

Below the strip at the right side I stamped the Santa is Coming to Town sentiment. Then I added the Santa circle and reindeer with foam tape. 

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Stamping!!

One last Christmas Card by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!!

I wanted to show you one last Christmas card for the season!  This one features the adorable roly-poly snowmen from 4667 Holly Jolly Set!  I just love how short and round these cuties are!! They make amazing tags too!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today during the very busy Holiday season!  Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copics used:  

T1, T2, Blender

C3, C4, C5, C6

R22, R24, R27

G82, G94, G99

B000, B00

Santa Claus by Dana Warren

Hello AI fans!!

I can't beleive it's December already!! That means Christmas is right around the corner!! My card today features the new Sleigh Bells stamp set!! 

I started with a small panel of cardstock and used my Spectrum Noir Inkpads to ink a blue sky, I was going for night and in hindsight could have added a little black! But I like it anyway!! Once I had it all inked I set it aside to try while I stamped and colored my images.

I stamped the santa and reindeer images on white cardstock and used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color them. I used: CG3, CG4, R4, DR5, DR6, DR7, EB1, EB2, EB5, EB6, GB4, GB5, GB8, IG6, IG10. Then I fussy cut out the images.

Next, I adhered the inked panel to a navy blue cardbase and then added the Santa directly to the panel. For the reindeer I added them with foam tape. 

To add a little sparkle I adhered a few snowflakes from Trinity Stamps Blizzard Shaker Embellishment mix! Last, I stamped the Santa Clause is Coming to Town in the bottom right corner

Happy Stamping!!

Snow Friend by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing what I think will be my final Christmas card of the year.

I've used 5041 – Snow Friend Set

 from Art Impressions.

I made a similar card in green and gray but I thought this image was just screaming out BLUE and WHITE. (I still snuck in some very light gray because I love a little non-traditional flair on my cards)

I used two of the verses on my card as well.

Aren't they cute?!

Copics used:

E35, B02, 14,66, TG07, Y13, T1, 5,

YR16, RV02, R46, Y28

Wood ornaments with Art Impressions by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!!

So I've been busy with a super fun project using Art Impressions stamps and some wood discs I purchased last year after seeing Diane's fabulous project for last Christmas! (Yes...it's taken me a while to get with it and make these! LOL!)  So I dug out the box of discs I purchased last year from the recesses of my cabinet, and grabbed my stamps.  I used a few different sets to make these, but they were so fun and I'd love it if you'd give it a go and show us your results!! Tip - I love using the clear stamp sentiments for a project like this cause you can curve them on your block so you can stamp along the rounded edges!  All of them are stamped with Memento ink and colored with Copic markers which will be listed below. All I know for sure about the wood slices is that I got them from Amazon.  Sorry...it's just been too long ago. 

Working from right to left, the first ornament I used 4666 Christmas Cheer Set for the Penguin and the sentiment is from #4930 Magical Christmas MTF.  Use any small snowflake stamp. 

For the next one, I used 4935 Sparkle and Cheer Set for both the image and the sentiment

The bear uses the same two sets as the Penguin above,  Christmas Cheer Set and Magical Christmas MTF. 

And finally I used 5041 Snow Friend Set for both the image and sentiment.

And once again, the whole set....

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today and hope you have an amazing weekend! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copics:
Snowman: C3, G21, R05, R20, Y35, B000
Bear: E51, E53, R05, G21, Y35, C3, B000
Penguin: C3, R05, G21, Y35, E95, E97, B000
Birdhouse:  E30, E33, E35, E37, E39, R24, R27, G21