Merry and Bright Christmas Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here, thrilled to share my latest creation in the spirit of the season – a delightful holiday card inspired by the "Making Spirits Bright Challenge." Now that the Holiday Season is in full swing, my crafting hands are busy bringing Christmas cheer to life, and I couldn't be more excited about the charming 5802 - Joyful Snowman Set!

Let's talk about the star of the show – the adorable snowman adorned with holiday lights. Honestly, all the snowman stamps are darling, but this one stole my heart. As I gazed upon it, I thought – what if a mischievous kitty joined the snowy fun? And voila! The 5098 - Cozy Cat Cubbies Set provided the perfect feline companion, nestled cozily next to the snowman, adding an extra layer of cuteness to the card.

Now, onto the greeting! The 5040 - Sleigh Bells Set boasts a whimsical font that worked beautifully with this winter wonderland scene. Opting for a light blue ink not only complements the overall color scheme but also enhances the frosty vibe of the card.

To bring it all together, I incorporated silver glitter paper for a touch of holiday sparkle, deep teal cardstock for contrast, and a delightful piece of check pattern paper from the Ai 5835 - Mini Journal Paper Pack. I must confess – I have a soft spot for snowflakes!

Thank you for taking a peek at today's holiday card! I invite you to join in the "Making Spirits Bright Challenge" and share your own creative expressions!

Have a Meow-y Christmas Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a cat-themed holiday card created for the Ai Christmas Came Early Challenge. For my project I'm featuring the cute 5098 - Cozy Cubbies Set and the 5566 - Christmas Sentiments Set. I love these cute little cat stamps and the Ai cubbies are always fun!

In addition to the current challenge, Art Impressions is also a sponsor of the Cat Lovers Christmas Challenge. be sure to head over to the challenge site to see more details on how to participate and read more about this special Hop.

Art Impressions has so many cat stamp sets and it's fun to mix the sets or think of new ways to use the stamps. To give the design a Christmas feel, I drew little lights around the cat tree and used holiday colors throughout the card. I also added a little snowflake design on the cat toy, it reminds me of an ornament,

For the greeting, I embossed with white on to red card stock to bring in more red color and cut around the words with scissors. I just love the way embossed letters look; so pretty!

Lastly, I added layers of green and tan card stock and a paw print holiday pattern paper. I think this card is so happy and will be great to send to someone special this holiday season!

Thank you for checking out today's card and I hope you are having a wonderful day. 

Art Impressions Challenge: Christmas Came Early Challenge

Cat Lovers Hop: Cat Lovers Christmas Challenge

Cozy Cat Cubbie Hidden Message Card by Jil Lebel

 

Hello Ai fans!

I used the Cozy Cat Cubbie stamp and die set. I used the tiny kittens to add to the openings of a hidden message card. Every time the wheel is turned, a new cat shows in the window. I used the Freebie Cat stamp.  Did you know you can choose a freebie stamp with your order?

This entire card is based off of the Hidden Message dies from Diamond Press.  It comes with all of the dies to make this a simple process.  In the past I made my hidden message cards from scratch. I cut the circle part out of Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth paper.   The set came with a template to show where the five openings would be as the wheel is turned. I traced those onto the wheel very lightly with a pencil. 

I stamped the images onto the wheel piece with Gina K. Amalgam ink and erased the pencil lines. I also stamped the freebie cat onto a piece of the same paper and cut it out with my scissors.  I then colored them with Copic markers.  The colors I used will be listed at the end of this post.

I cut out the main layer of the card with the dies.  I cut a piece of Simple Stories patterned paper and white cardstock  so it is sturdy. I cut another piece of patterned paper a bit smaller than the main piece.. I then glued everything together.  so it is sturdy. I cut another piece of patterned paper.

I cut another piece of Spectrum Noir paper with the rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies.  and stamped the freebie cat and sentiment with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I attached the colored cat onto it.  I added in the wheel following the directions on the dies.  I then added foam tape to it and stuck it all to a white A2 card.

Copic Colors Used.

Gray - C5, C3, C1, C0

Tan - E35, E33, E31

Black - C7, C5, C3

Cream - W5, W3, W1, W0

Orange - YR27. YR24. YR23

Green - YG03

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

You Clever Cat | Cubbie card | By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai Fans!

I hope you guys have been enjoying these fun cubbies for the challenge #257 Furry Friends. Today I wanted to share this fun card I made using the Art Impressions Cozy Cat Cubbie. I still had the rainbow background I made for the Hero Arts 45th Anniversary blog hop and I thought it would look cute with this playful stamp set.

I stamped all my images out on some kraft cardstock. I selectively stamped a few of the cat beds, I did that by inking the area around the bed on the cat cubbie. I'm going to fussy cut those images, so the rest of the lines wont be seen.

This time, instead of using Copic markers, I used watercolor pencils. This is a inexpensive set I found at my local craft store. I've never used them on kraft cardstock and was pleasantly surprised by how well they colored. These pencils are not name and only numbered, so I wont be listing those today. The kraft cardstock I'm using is just regular cardstock from Neenah. So, it does not take to a lot of water well, but these watercolor pencils react and blend really easily. For all the white areas I used a white Prismacolor pencil.

I used a piece of black cardstock and stamped most of the sentiments and the yarn ball, all over half of the panel. Then I used clear embossing powder and melted that with a heat gun. I took the full panel that was die cut with the Hero Arts circle confetti die and adhered a piece of white craft foam behind it.

If you would like to see how the rainbow background was made check out this blog post on the Art Impressions blog.

Or click here and head on over to my you tube video showing the process.

 Once it was dry I sliced the panel at a diagonal and adhered one half to my black cardstock. Last step I adhered the kitty cubbie and extra bed, then attached the little cozy kitties to areas on the cubbie. 

Alright guys that's it from me! Thank you so much for joining me today!

Challenge 257 Furry Friends WEEK 2!

Hello, Ai Fans!

We're back with the second week of our Furry Friends challenge! PLUS, we have some news at the bottom of the post! But first, let's take look at what the team created with our sweet NEW Critter Cubbies! Visit the designer's blog by clicking their name so you can see more details and info! These sets are available at artimpressions.com, so order yours so you can make super cute cards like these!

Carol with Cozy Cat Cubbies Crystal with Woodland Tree Cubbies  Niccole with Dog House Cubbies Jil with Cozy Cat Cubbies Jessica with Hamster Wheel Cubbies Renee with Woodland Tree Cubbies Inside the card  Thanks, team! These cards are oh-so-cute! Are you ready to join our challenge? It will be a lot of fun! This challenge is called "Furry Friends" so it's all about enjoying our favorite animal stamps! We always look forward to seeing your entries and have a tough time picking winners - we hope you'll join us for a chance to win Ai 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 Wednesday, June 5 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

Happy Stamping!

CUTIE ALERT! NEW Critter Cubbies Now Available! PLUS, Challenge 257 Furry Friends!

Hello, Ai Fans! These sets might be the cutest ever! Our NEW Critter Cubbies line features an animal clubhouse and critters that fit right in windows and doors! Of course, there are matching dies to cut everything out! We have our cat and dog lovers covered with our Cozy Cat and Dog House Cubbies! For those of us who love little critters, check out our adorable Hamster Wheel and Woodland Tree Cubbies! Coloring is quick when these images are so small and sweet, and the cubbies are sized to fit an A2 card. Grab yours today at artimpressions.com and find inspiration in our video from Creativation!   Today we have Carol to share a super sweet kitty card with us! Hello Ai Fans! Have you seen all the adorable new Critter Cubby sets?  They are so fun and interactive with all the little doors and window openings!  I've used the Cozy Cat set for this card today. I stamped all the images and colored them with alcohol markers.  Then I used the included dies to cut everything out.  I used some patterned paper for the layers.  I also popped up the kitty play house up with foam tape.  The sentiment is also included in the set and popped up with foam tape. Thank you for taking a look!  We can't wait to see what you create for the Furry Friends challenge! Are you ready to join our challenge? It will be a lot of fun! This challenge is called "Furry Friends" so it's all about enjoying our favorite animal stamps! We always look forward to seeing your entries and have a tough time picking winners - we hope you'll join us for a chance to win Ai 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 Wednesday, June 5 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 Shaped Cards challenge! Top spot goes to... Reetta Heimonen Congrats, Reeta! This bracket shaped card is adorable with our Teachers Rule set! Be sure to email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize! Honorable mentions go to... Beverly Sizemore Janet K  Congrats, you two! Bev, your cupcake card is so sweet with our Birthday Wishes gal flying by! And Janet, how clever is your coffee cup card with Hot Java Mamas! So cute with those little coffee beans. Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and select a stamp set of your choice for a prize! Happy Stamping!