Happy Birthday Bonnie Krebs!!!!

 Hello AI Fans!!

Today is our Queen Bee Bonnie's Birthday!! I know how much she is loved and cherished by all, so I feel VERY fortunate that it's my day to post. Bonnie, I know I speak for all when I tell you that we wish you the very best Birthday and hope your day is filled with love and laughter with friends and family! Thank you so much for enriching all of our lives and blessing us with your amazing talents! God bless you and we love you!!

The card I'm showing you today is one I made for Bonnie (I hope she's received it by now) and for the current challenge we've got going on right here on the AI blog! I used the fabulous #5042 Christmas Bee Set, but I used some Post It Tape to mask out her stocking cap and tried my best to turn it into a Birthday hat. You can see I'm definitely not an artist! LOL!  I also cut my little bee away from the word merry and the bow so I could use it by itself. This helps extend the uses of your stamps because you can always stamp them together again if you want! I love that there's so many stamps in this set you can use for occasions other than Christmas! I loved the little quote I added on the bottom right side of the card. It was in the paper I used and thought it was so fitting for Bonnie!  I stamped my images onto Cryogen white paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and then colored them with Copic markers which are listed below. 

 

And this is the inside of the card. 

Thank you so very much for stopping by today, and please be sure to wish Bonnie a very Happy Birthday today! Until next time - stay crafty!

Copics used:

E000, E00, E11

R00, R22, R24, R27, R29

Y00, Y13, Y17

B00, B000

C4, C5, C6

YG01, YG03

Christmas in July Cards by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing two Christmas in July themed cards featuring the #5042 - Christmas Bee Set!

My first card has the sweet little bees singing around a Christmas tree. I stamped the tree directly on to the card and layered the bees with foam tape. I also added Distress Oxide Ink around the edges to bring in a honey colored glow to frame the scene. It looks like the star is lighting up the center of the card and I love the bright yellow color!

To complete the card, I added the flying bee to the top of the card and used a white gel pen to add falling snow to the background. I also attached layers of gold, red, and green pattern paper to go with the Christmas theme.

The second card is a smaller design perfect for gift cards or to hang on a gift bag. I stamped the singing bees and colored their winter accessories in holiday colors. Their little hats are just too cute!

To complete this card, I stamped one of the included Bee-themed greetings and added layers of red card stock, silver mirrored paper, and green pattern paper. I also added the honey color around the edge to frame the trio. I love all bee-themed things, and the Christmas Bee set is perfect for this year's holiday cards!

Thank you for checking out today's cards and I hope you are inspired to create a Christmas in July themed card or project!

Have a great day!

It's Christmas in July! O Christmas Bee Tunnel Card by Janet Axtman

 

Hi everyone and welcome to some fresh Christmas air. It's July and in my book, the perfect time to bring out a little Christmas spirit in the heat of summer.

Today I've made a tunnel card for you. It's a fun fold that builds up a layered and dimensional look. It's a perfect style for scene building. In my tunnel, I've created a bee-utiful bee Christmas tree trimming party! Can you hear the singing? I feel like I can.

I chose images from the Christmas Bee set, #5042. I stamped them on 300 Series Strathmore Bristol cardstock and used Tombow markers and a colorless blender to make these come to life. There are enough images to do several different cards in this set. I used most but not all of the images and only one of the seven sentiments included in it.

I decorated the tree image with red and silver stickles. Other than that, I added no other embellishments. These images stand on their own and I didn't think I needed more to create the happy scene.

I made a video with all the details. You can see it by clicking on the thumbnail below:

Here's a closer look at the tunnel scene.

And here's a little closer look at the card front. I imagine she is THE "Queen Bee." I always thought the Queen Bee would be kind of scary but she is a friendly, happy sort!

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you might be inspired to look through your Christmas stamps and start creating a few holiday cards of your own. It's a great time to experiment and decide on card designs you want to use in December. There are lots of choices in the Ai store to get you going.

Stay cool!

 

Happy Creating!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

Crystal's Top 10 of 2018!

Hi AI Fans!

Wow I say this every year it flew by so fast I can hardly believe it is almost over. I have enjoyed this year on Art Impressions design team so much. 

I had a really hard time picking my top 10 of 2018:  

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Christmas Bee Set

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My Feet

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Grateful Hearts

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Sparkle and Cheer

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Guinea Pig Out

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Whisk It

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Spring Chicken

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Flamingo Twist

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Sloth Some

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Happy Camper

Enjoy your Holidays and see you next year!  

O' Christmas bee by Cheri Burry!

Hi Ai Fans!

Today I am using the adorable "Christmas Bee Set" by Art Impressions. What an adorable set of fun stamps that are very non-traditional, Love it!

I stamped, coloured and fussy cut out my bees. Using the Ai Double Stitched circles, I made a frame for my little singers to sing in. I also added a honeycomb die cut behind them. I took a Lamp Post die cut, cut off the lamp and added some honeycomb inside. 

Some Crystal Stickles on the Bees hats and a few enamel dots finish off my card today.

Copics Used:

Y35, Y38, N8, C1, R24, R27

R21, B000

See how cute the "Christmas Bee Set" is!!!! Lots of ways you can use this, so it's awesome value for your money!

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

O Christmas Bee! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing one of the new Christmas sets from Art Impressions. This one is 5042 – Christmas Bee Set.

I absolutely LOVE bees and love making non-traditional holiday cards.

Challenge 244 Lots of Layers WEEK 2! Plus, Journaling Bible Now Available!

Hello, Ai Fans! We are back with more Christmas inspiration for you on this lovely November Thursday! Last week we released our NEW Christmas clear stamps: Christmas Bee Set, Sleigh Bells and Snow Friend. Each of these sets are PACKED with images and sentiments, with 15 pieces each giving you great value and versatility for your holiday crafting! If you haven't nabbed them already, visit artimpressions.com to grab your stamps for this year's holiday cards!

 

Our designers are here with their projects showcasing these three sets. Let's take a look! Don't forget, you can always visit the designer's blog with more details and photos! Leave a little comment love while you're at it!

Carol with Sleigh Bells and Oval Double Stitched Dies

Cheri with Snow Friend and Square Double Stitched Dies

Crystal with Christmas Bee Set

Dana with Sleigh Bells and Rounded Rectangle Double Stitched Dies

 Jil with with Snow Friend and Rectangle Double Stitched Dies

 Renee with Christmas Bee Set and Rounded Rectangle Double Stitched Dies

Sharon with Sleigh Bells

Thanks, team! Your holiday cards are "snow" much fun!

Join our challenge! We apologize our link-up wasn't showing up right away last week, but it's now up and ready for your entries, so be sure to enter! There is still one week left! What are ways you like to make "lots of layers"? It could be layering papers, inks, stamped images or embellishments... and even folded and layered card layouts! The possibilities are endless! Join our challenge, not only do we love seeing what you create, but we also love sending stamp prizes to Top Spot and Honorable Mentions!

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, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

An InLinkz Link-up

Before we go, we have an announcement!

We are excited to announce the addition of Crossway's ESV Journaling Bible to the Ai shop! With two-inch margins for creating artwork and writing notes, this is the same text Bonnie uses in her Bible Journaling videos. We recommend preparing your page with a watercolor ground (such as Golden Absorbent Ground), a one-inch flat brush, and our Bible Protector sheet for best results and to protect the ink from bleeding. You can find our entire Bible Journaling collection at artimpressions.com!

Follow Bonnie's new Instagram account @bonniekrebs.biblejournaling and subscribe to our YouTube Channel for inspiration and tutorials! Also, if you are able to visit our Warehouse Sale in Keizer, OR, be sure to sign up for Bonnie's Bible Journaling Introduction class for hands-on instruction!