Tasha's Top 10 of 2025!

 Hi Art Impressions friends! 

Tasha here sharing my Top 10 cards of 2025. I cannot believe how fast this year went by, and I loved taking some time to look back at all the cards I created throughout the year. 

From playful scenes to bold color palettes, this list includes a little bit of everything that made creating in 2025 so enjoyable. I hope you find inspiration as you follow along with my favorites, and I cannot wait to hear which ones stand out to you too.

Let’s take a walk down memory lane together and celebrate a year filled with creativity, color, and some of the cutest stamped images!

#10 – Masculine Birthday Card

I love the patterned paper on this card and this guy’s bright orange hunting hat. It adds such a fun pop of color and gives the whole design a playful outdoorsy feel. This one still makes me smile every time I look at it.

#9 – Swinging Through Retirement Card

I loved coloring this lady’s golf outfit, and using the Ai patterned paper made it so easy to create a fun golf themed scene. The colors came together perfectly and the whole card feels cheerful and full of energy, just right for celebrating retirement.

#8 – Booo! Happy Halloween Card

This Halloween card was so much fun to make and I love the little kitty image. I really enjoyed mixing images from different stamp sets to build this scene, and the candy corn patterned paper is still one of my favorite Halloween prints. It adds the perfect touch of sweetness to a spooky card.

#7 – Festive Neighborhood Scene

I enjoyed layering all the pieces in this design and creating the little neighborhood scene. My favorite part was adding the tiny holiday lights to the houses because they made everything feel so festive and warm. I also love this patterned paper design and how it ties the whole card together.

#6 – Boo Crew! Card

This card was inspired by Fall colors, and the orange and golden shades really bring the season to life. I had so much fun coloring the trick or treating owl and kitty, and I love how all the paper layers come together in this design.

#5 – Loungin' Is A Lifestyle Card

This design was inspired by what I want to look like when I retire. A glass of lemonade, my favorite drink, a pink and orange swimsuit with a matching hat, and loungin' by the pool in Florida sounds perfect to me. The Ai patterned paper background helped bring this relaxing poolside scene to life.

#4 – Warmest Wishes Card

My favorite part of this card was coloring his winter accessories. I enjoyed creating a knitted pattern on his hat, gloves, and scarf. I also love the colors used throughout the design, which make the whole card feel cozy and cheerful.

#3 – Tiny Deer Holiday Card

This card was the last one I created this year and it made it into my Top 3. I love this little deer image, and the falling snow patterned paper adds the perfect touch to a traditional holiday scene. I truly love everything about this design.

#2 – Happy Halloween!

I had a lot of fun creating this Halloween card. I love how the background turned out with the spiders and webs. I also really enjoyed coloring the bunny's costume, and the white stars with a pop of purple look amazing against the black background.

#1 – 4th of July Front Porch Card

My number one card is a 4th of July front porch design. I love the little doggie sleeping on the chair, all the patriotic colors, the flag patterned paper, and the pop of silver glitter paper. This card was so much fun to make and it feels so festive and cheerful.

Looking back at all these cards from 2025 has been so much fun. Each one holds a special memory and reminds me why I love creating so much. I hope my Top 10 cards inspire you to try something new, mix and match your favorite supplies, and most importantly, enjoy every moment of the creative process. Thank you for following along with me this year, and I cannot wait to see what 2026 brings!

Warm Hugs by Janet

Hello everyone! I hope all of our US friends had a great Thanksgiving earlier this week. You know what that means....Christmas crafting is HERE!!!!! Today I'm showing off the card I created for the Flurries Forecasted challenge going on at the blog this week.

This card features one of the cute snowman images found in the new 6107 - Snowman Hugs Set. These two snow people are heartwarming. The hugging snowman is especially touching. She is hugging with such pure adoration! I also used one of the many sentiments in this set for the card.

For the snowy background, I chose a paper from the 5963 - Winter Woodland PP. It perfectly works for all snowy skies and it makes this card especially good for the Flurries Forecasted challenge.

Thanks for joining me on the blog today. As always, find your favorite stamps, dies, papers, and accessories at the Ai Store!

Happy Crafting!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest  

Woodland Horse and Holiday Shaker Cards by Jami Steiger

Time is passing quickly as the holidays approach, and I have been enjoying the gingerbread craze, decorating with gingerbread houses. This inspired me to create a holiday gingerbread shaker snow globe card. I started by drawing a circle on watercolor paper and painting a gingerbread house from the Mini Christmas Village Set 5977. Unfortunately, this stamp set is no longer available, but I have included links at the bottom of the post to other available stamp sets, offering endless possibilities! 

After painting the gingerbread house, I added sequins, snowflakes, trees, and glitter. Then I added some foliage and a pink bow by hand using Winsor & Newton professional watercolor paint pans to give the snow globe a whimsical touch. To cover the snow globe, you will need 5808 Shaker Domes. On a different piece of watercolor paper, I painted the snow globe base before carefully cutting it out. Additionally, I used blue glitter paper to die-cut snowflakes from the 5791-WC Snow Globe Set. I used blue ink to stamp a large background stamp on white paper to add color to the base. In the end, I tied a bow, wrapped the card with ribbon, punched a hole at each end, and stamped the sentiment. I finished by decorating the card with a few snowflakes.

Tombow markers used are the following: 969, 856, 177, 991, 526, 312, 723, 817, and 192

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For my next card, I painted the Woodland Horse from set 6087. Years ago, my daughter and our family owned a horse named Kalem. He is the cutest horse with the sweetest personality, and he is now living his best life with a family that adores him. I have included a picture of him below.  When I saw this stamp, I knew I had to paint the horse to resemble Kalem. I stamped the image with black archival ink and then painted it entirely, adding snow, glitter, and tiny rhinestones for extra detail. I die-cut the painting using a banner die for the frame and chose paper from paper pack 5853—Christmas Magic for the background. For the final touches, I added a red bow made of seam binding and some pearls to the top of the card.

Tombow markers used are the following:  969, 947, 977, 856, N65, 723, 526, 177, and 565

Happy holidays to all of our Art Impressions family members and friends!

LEON Day! Challenge #406 Week #2

 Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to week #2 of our LEON Day! challenge.

June 25th was Leon Day.

(Noel spelled backwards and it marks the halfway to Christmas point)

Last week our Featured Designer was Lynn and she created 6 adorable gift tags.

Now, we are happy to share some inspiration from the rest of our Design Team.

I created this monochromatic snowflake card.

I also created this slimline card.

Sharon made this darling little mouse card.

Dori went 3-Dimensional with her cute card.

Janet's card gives off frosty vibes.

M4691 – With Love Window

Tasha created this beautiful blue card.

5954 – Woodland Bears Set
5963 – Winter Woodland Paper Pack

Guest Designer Sara Furr created this sweet little card.

5351 – Chubby Snowmen Set
6009 – Basic Green Paper Pack
Signo Pigment Ink Gel Pen – White

And, although we're celebrating Christmas this week, we just released some wonderful new Patriotic Paper just in time for July 4th. Check those out as well as the new Bible Journaling paper!

Art Impressions Paper Packs

 

  

Be sure to enter your creation for the chance to win a free stamp set from Art Impressions. 

We award one Top Spot and one Lucky Random Winner and each will win a free stamp set from Art Impressions.

✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation. You can make any item you wish; this is not limited to cards! (unless specified)

✻ Limit two submissions per person.

 ✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission. You may include your entire last name, but it's not necessary.

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✻ The Ai Challenge is open to everyone, international submissions are welcome!

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✻ Share the Ai love if you can, by clicking and commenting on your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by the deadline to enter your creations.

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Warm Christmas Wishes! by Tasha

Happy Friday!

Tasha here sharing a holiday themed MB card inspired by the current Art Impressions Teeny Tiny Challenge. To create my card I used the 5442 MB Santa Christmas Set, 5324 MB Cat Accessories, and the 5322 MB Den Set. This little scene looks so peaceful and perfect for the upcoming Christmas holiday! 

I started by making the MB card base with holiday cat-themed pattern paper and stamped out all the little pieces. Also, each of the MB sets include the coordinating dies making it super easy to cut all the tiny images out. 

After looking at the fireplace and Christmas tree, I thought it would be cute to have a little kitty sleeping by the warm fire. The 5324 MB Cat Accessories has several cats to choose from and this one fits perfectly on the chair from the 5322 MB Den Set. It's awesome that you can mix and match your MB sets to make customized projects!

Lastly, I added little cat-themed details to go with the design. I drew in paw prints on the gifts, and added a little paw print on the letter to Santa. I'm sure this sweet little kitty is going to have a wonderful Christmas!

I hope you enjoyed today's card and will join in the Teeny Tiny challenge!

 

Snow Friends Are The Best Friends! by Janet

Hi everyone! Today I'm here with such a cheerful bunch of snowmen from the 5041 - Snow Friend Set. If you love snowmen then you would love this set which is full of fun loving snowmen like three chubby fellows. I also used the largest banner from the 5134 - Banner Double Stitches Dies.

After cutting the banner in white cardstock, I used light blue ink and a stencil to make a background which reminds me of ice. I colored the snowmen with Copic markers and then fussy cut them out. I mounted the image on foam tape and placed it on the banner. Then I mounted the banner just under the pre-preprinted Happy Holidays sentiment.

The card background was super easy to make. The plaid pattern and the matching sentiment were pre-printed and was part of a paper pad I've had in my stash for several years. It is a large card at 6 1/2" square and has a big presence that I love. I used my corner rounder punch on the plaid and white mats and then again on the green card base.

Thanks so much for joining me here at the blog today. As always, please visit the Ai store for the products I used and all the things you need for your card, journal, and tag making projects. Happy creating!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest  

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday!

Tasha here sharing a Christmas card featuring the 5802 - Joyful Snowman Set. This set has the cutest little snowmen stamps and several greetings for holiday cards and projects. I think this snowman would also look great on gift tags.

To begin, I stamped the snowman and used the included dies to cut the image out. For the coloring, I used  teal, purple, and blue Copic Markers and added a light pink for his cheeks. I also used a white gel pen to create a design on the hat and scarf, I love coloring clothing!

To make the background, I added a pattern paper for the sky and cut a hill out of white paper to look like snow. I also attached several small white enamel dots to go with the snowy sky. 

After I completed the background, I attached a metallic teal frame and stamped a sentiment with teal ink. I think this sentiment goes perfectly with the joyful snowman and I like how it looks with the silver glitter frame.

Lastly, I added layers of plaid paper, dark teal card stock, and silver glitter paper. All of these colors look so pretty together and in person the glitter is so sparkly. Teal and silver colors always look awesome on winter cards and it's one of my favorite color combinations.

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