Merry Christmas! Blog Closed Until January 5th

Merry Christmas, Ai Fans!

The blog will be closed for Christmas break until January 5th so our fantastic designers can finish "decking their halls" and spend time with their families for the Holidays!

Before we go, here are just seven of our (many!) favorite Christmas cards this year! Click on the designer's name to see their original post with more info on their creation. Be sure to leave a little comment love, too!

Cheri with Merriest Christmas Set

Dana with Christmas Placecard Pal

Diane with Chris-mouse Mini Shaker

Karen with Dairy Christmas Set

Kerry with Snowman, Santa and Reindeer Mini Shakers

Renee with Tropical Christmas Set

Sharon with Penguin Stackers and Slider Die

May the peace and hope of this season fill your life and joy fill your heart! See you in 2017! 

Warm wishes, 

The Ai Team

Merry Christmas Wreath by Dana Warren

Hello AI Fans!!

Now that Thanksgiving is over it's really time to start thinking about Christmas!! My post today features the new Christmas Wreath Die and Stamp Set! The included die makes using this stamp a breeze!!

I started by stamping the wreath and bow on white card stock, then I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color them both. CG2, DG2, DG3, DR3, DR5. 

Next, I placed the outside and inside wreath dies over the image and used some washi tape to hold them in place. I did the same for the bow, running both through my die cutting machine.

From a pattern paper Christmas stack I picked out a vintage pattern and used some Distress Ink Old Paper to ink around the edges. I added the panel to a white card base and then added the wreath with foam tape.

I used Papertrey Ink Banner die with some Kraft card stock. White heat embossed the Merry Christmas sentiment and then added some of the Distress Ink to the banner. This made the Kraft card stock even darker! I added the banner and bow to the wreath and last a few sequins to the card.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!!

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Dairy Christmas! by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!

The Art Impressions holiday stamp sets are outstanding this year!  I think Dairy Christmas (Sku #4789) is my favourite... here are a couple of cards that are featured in the Winter edition of Creative Scrapbooker magazine:

 I love the cow!!  He is quick and easy to colour, too!  I fussy cut him and popped him & the sentiment up with pop dots, and added some sparkles and glitter trim for some bling.

 Here's another quick-colour card!  I love the little egg six-pack!

 And here is a coordinating card featuring images from Merriest Christmas (Sku #4790).  I decided to have the snowmen on the inside of the card, and used the Window Die (Sku #4619) on the outside, so that you could peek in to see them.  I fussy cut around the image, keeping a bit of a snow bank at the bottom for them to sit on, then mounted them on a square of patterned paper.  I made sure they were centered behind where the window opening would be.

 Copics used: B07, 05, 02, 00, 000, 0000, 97, 95, 93, 91, C7, 5, 3, 1, 00, R32, 30, Y23, YR16, 15, E43, 41.

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Penguin Stackers by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!

I'm working away on my Christmas cards, and had fun colouring up today's image - this is one of the new 2016 Christmas stamp sets - Penguin Stackers (Sku #4811)  Here is how it looks when the recipient receives it, with the pull tab inserted in the slider:

 I like to make my slider cards fairly large, this is 5" x 6 1/2", which gives plenty of room for the Slider Die (Sku #4764), and the pull tab.  After you pull down on the ribbon, here is the cute stacker image revealed underneath:

 Have you seen all of the new images that work with the Slider die??  There are two holiday sets - penguins & reindeer, and three Slider sets that use the die horizontally, and reveal a cute sentiment under the tab (see them here!)

Our current challenge is Slide On By - we want to see your projects with a slider element!

Copics used: C5, C3, C1, C00, BG15, BG13, BG11, V06, V05, V04, B24, B23, B21, Y38, Y32, Y26, Y23, R30

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