It Takes A Village by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai fans!

I am stopping by today to share a group of gift tags using the stamp set Mail Delivery by The Stamping Village.

Who is The Stamping Village you ask?  The 9 founding members of The Stamp Village came together to create a stamp set. They believe in community over competition. Art Impressions was one one the companies adding an image to the stamp set.  Can you tell which one they designed?  I will show you at the end of this post. They created this stamp set to be envelop seals but I thought they would make adorable gift tags or note cards. I used all of the images except one but that one I am using on the back of my gift tags; it says Hand Stamped With Love.  Perfect for the back, right??

I started by cutting my paper into a 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 card.  I embossed another sheet and cut those to       2 1/4 x 2 1/4.

I attached my embossed background to my card base. 

I had a older piece of glossy card stock I used alcohol ink on.  I though it would go perfect with my scheme. I cut them so I had a piece for every note card.

I glued them to the from of my note card. and from there started planning my stamped images.

Here is a little trick (plus you get to see every stamp in the set) I taped the whole set to my Misti so I didn't have to remove every one I wanted to stamp. You can see on the right side, my stamped images, I am using all nine images. I chose not to use the three sentiments for this card set. But aren't those adorable as well?

Here is a close up of  four of the note cards, or gift tags ... which ever you prefer to call them.  😊 I added enamel dots in three different colors to finish them off. The circles were popped up with foam tape. A string was tied to finish off the tag.

Here are the other four cards.  Don't you think the color scheme turned out well?  I had the background done already so that was really my starting point, and from there I just ran with it.

Here are all eight again ... Do you have a favorite?  Can you tell which one was created by Art Impressions?

Here he is ... isn't he just the cutest??? Art Impressions and all of the other designers outdid themselves with this stamp set!  Run over to Art Impressions and  pick yourself up this awesome stamp set, Mail Delivery by the Stamping Village; which supports the crafting industry.  Nothing better than crafters supporting crafters. Have a great Wednesday everyone.

Copics used:
BG000, BG01, BG02
C0, C1, C3, C5
E25, E55, E57, E59
N0, N2, N4, N6
R00, R20, R43
W1, W3, W5
Y00, Y02
YG61, YG63, YG67

Thank you so much for stopping by and spending some time with me.
Until next time ...

NEW Flip Cards and Flip Card Die Available NOW! PLUS, Challenge 251 Cutting Edge!

Whoo-hoo! It's a happy day, our NEW Flip Cards are ready to roll! Flip Cards are clear stamp sets featuring the front and back of animal characters, and sentiments that come in two parts, so they are perfect for stamping on the front and inside of your cards! Use our Flip Card Die to make a unique card with a sweet reveal! Sent festive greetings with our Guinea Pig ("It's GUINEA be great!"), Octopus ("SEAS the day!"), and Warthog ("Go HOG wild!") Flip Cards! You can also say "Thank you" with our sweet Sloth set as well! Seeing these sets in action is a MUST, so check out our video from Creativation to see these cards flip and fold! Find more inspiration on our blog, and grab these sets at artimpressions.com today!

Here we have Niccole sharing a fun tutorial! Let's check it out!

Hello Ai fans!

I am here today making a flip card with the new Ai Flip Card Die and one of the new coordinating stamp set called Sloth Flip Card. The back of the insert of the Flip Card Die does a wonderful job explaining the die and where to place the die for cutting.

I taped my card down to my pat so it was even and then I taped my die to my paper.  It is important to make sure the die is above the 3.25 mark or your card will fold short.

As you can see it cuts it along with a scored mark for folding. That is pretty much it for the card base.  Easy peasy right?? Now on to the fun part decorating our card.

I cut two pieces of kraft paper to the specifications above.  This way it fits perfect with a small frame around it.

I colored my sloths with Copics and cut them out with my Scan N Cut.  I stamped my Thank you once in the middle and then stamped off the other two to give them a lighter view.  I added a thin stripe of gold glitter card stock along with a black and white stripped piece.  I took that same paper and cut a tiny piece to add to my sentiment block to offset it. I glued everything and added a few gold gems to finish off the front of the card.

For the inside I did pretty much the same just a different view.  Isn't it adorable that the stamp has the back sides of the sloth as well? I did add a strip of black and white to the top so it was not so plain.

Here is the side view so you can see it is still the size of an A2 card and will fit in a standard A2 envelope.

Here I am showing a back view so you can see how the flip action works. Doesn't it pack a big punch without a lot of effort with making the card?

Once again here is the finished card.Thank you so much for stopping by and I cannot wait to see what you have created using the Flip Card dies and stamps.

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

Copics used:

E00

E21, E23, E25, E27

E30, E31, E33

E43

Thanks, Niccole! This card is so cute and classy with a special flair! And, it is the perfect inspiration for our new challenge...

That's right, this challenge is all about the "cutting edge!" We are so excited to see how you interpret this challenge! Will you make your very own Flip Card? Use partial die-cutting along the side of your card? Or maybe use pretty edge boarder punches? The choice is yours!

 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, March 27 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Before we go, let's recognize the winners of last week's Floral Cards challenge!

Top spot goes to...

Andrea Borries!

Congrats, Andrea! We adore the patterned paper you created with your WC Flower Sets! Just so beautiful, and that bit of gold just makes it shine! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Amy Marshall!

Milene Tiberius!

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Congrats, you two! We adore BOTH of the ways you created with our Easter Blessings Set! From shadowbox to hand colored background, your coloring is stunning and is perfect for spring! Please email annelise@artmpressions.com to request a stamp set of your choice, along with your shipping address.

Happy Stamping!

Memories Sweet Memories by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai fans!

I am here today to share a card using the Memories Window stamp set from Art Impressions.  I love these Window to the World stamps.

I had the flu this past weekend so my card making endeavors were quite limited.  I kept it pretty minimal with just layers of paper and my stamped image. After this picture was taken and uploaded I noticed my pearl gem slid a little bit but I promise in real life it is fixed.

As you can see I kept this card rather simple. I wanted the window stamp to be the focal point.  I absolutely love how it turned out.  Don't be afraid to mix papers that might not match color wise but once together turn out wonderful.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

Copics Used:

B91, B93, B95

BG000

C1, C3, C5

Y13, Y15, Y17

YG61, YG63, YG67

YR000, YR00, YR01

Egg-Cellent!

Hello Ai fans!

Today I am working on a couple Easter cards.  I wanted to use my Mini Bunny Spinner Set.  I picked it up a while ago but I wanted to wait until closer to Easter to use it. Well ... it is getting closer to Easter, so what better time than now.

I knew I wanted to try and add three circles, but I also knew that I am not good at lining this up so I figured I would stagger the circles in case there were boo boo's.  The circles were from the Circle Double Stitched Dies. I really like how they turned out.

As you can see I die cut from both my card base and my pattern paper so they would line up once adhered together.  What I like to do when adding my thread I glue the thread to the inside of one image and then attach the matching image to the other.  From there I use double sided tape and place on both ends of the circle to attach my thread to, as you can see above.  From there I add glue all over and around the thread so I know it will be secure once all put together. Another trick I like to do is tape my card base down where the fold is so there is no reason for any slack with the thread.

 I finish it off by adding my card front to the panel.  Not hard at all, right?? And from here I decorate my card with all of the finishing touches. As you will see below I added some purple card stock to my image.  I stamped the sentiment "Happy Easter" from the Sweet Easter Set.

I thought it looked to plain with just the white strip with the sentiment on it so I Added some more purple to it.  I cut a very thin strip of purple, centered it ant framed out the phrase.  Don't you agree it adds to the sentiment?

'I made two so I could send them to my Mom and my Mother in Law.  I can't tell if I like the one that is more pink or the one that has more blue in it.  Which one do you like better? I know they are both the "same" but sometimes the shades of color matter ... I think I am going with the more blue card! You?

Here they are side by side again.  Happy Wednesday everyone!

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

Copics used:
BG000, BG01
BV000, BV00
RV10, RV11
Y0000, Y000, Y00

Birdhouse Singing by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai Fans!

I am sharing another card made with the new HM Garden set from Art Impressions. I decided to do a peek-a-boo card.  I am not sure that is the correct name, but that is what I am calling it HAHA.

It really was an easy card to make.  I had fun with it.  I started with my images first.  I dies cut them, added them to my template, stamped them, and colored them.  Here are the pictures of the order I did it in.

After I finished all of that.  I cut the middle section of my craft card stock out to make the "window". I added a black strip of paper to each edge to give the card a little definition.  Want to my secret to even skinny strips????? I buy quilling paper.  It is super cheap and comes in a ton of colors. Saves me a ton of time trying to cut my paper into skinny strips.

From here I glues my birdhouses on the bottom piece, and ONLY the bottom piece. I then stamped my sentiment between the last two birdhouses.  Once the bottom of the bird houses are fully glued down place your bottom of the craft paper along the bottom of the card so your front piece and back piece line up. This will show you how much of the tops of the birdhouse needs to be glued to the top piece of craft paper. Glue them to the top piece. 

To finish off glue your birds to the front of the card.  I saved one of the birds to add to the inside of the card to tie them together.  I also cut four extra birdhouses and colored the back sided to glue to the exposed back sides of the birdhouses.  It finishes off nicely.  

I hope you give my peek-a-boo card a try.  Art Impressions has a lot of cute images that would work well with this design. Happy stamps friends!

Copics used:
B41, B45
E44, E47
R22, R24
Y11, Y13, Y15


Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!