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Thursday, July 27, 2023

V is for Vacation Challenge #356 Week 2

Hello and welcome to week 2 of our V is for Vacation challenge!

We want to see your summer vacation projects.

Cards, scrapbook layouts, any crafty project that says vacation.

Show us your cabins, lakes, oceans, picnics, pool parties, travel...whatever vacation means to you.

Tasha was our featured artist last week and made a fabulous Dutch fold travel card. She also has a picture tutorial here. 4932 – Pack Your Bags Set

Now let's see what the rest of the Design Team has made to inspire you!
Lynn and Cynthia even made their own designer paper! So cool!

First up is Nina and if her card doesn't scream VACATION I don't know what does!

She used

4855 Seas The Day (now retired)

5508 – Travel Accessories (for the bags)

5604 – Halloween Journal Die Set (for the frames)

5543 – Journal Template Die Set (for the banners)

5591 – Journal Rectangle Frames Die Set (for the tab)

Sharon used #5187 Happy Trails Set and #5543 Journal Template Die Set

Lynn used Sailboat Window Set (5448) and Gull-friends Set (5399)

Guest Designer Cynthia used 4932 – Pack Your Bags Set

Janet used #5187 Happy Trails Set just like Sharon but I love how completely different these cards are using the same set!

And lastly, I used 4981 – Cabin Circlet MTF, 5093 – Dock Circlet MTF, 5448 – Sailboat Window Set, 5734 – Friend Sentiment Set and 5726 – Nested Circle Dies

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Crazy Gardening Lady by Cynthia Olheiser

Hello Ai fans!

Today is a bittersweet day. It will be Cynthia's final Guest Designer post (other than her card for week two of our V is for Vacation challenge premiering at noon PST today.)

But...that means we welcome Mercy back next week!

Thank you so much for stepping in and helping us out Cynthia. Your work is beautiful and has been an inspiration to so many people! We hope you've enjoyed your time here as much as we've enjoyed having you.
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I've had such a fun time this month sharing inspiration with Art Impressions stamps. I would like to say Thank You to Art Impressions for allowing me to join them this month! Today I would like to share a summer card featuring Gotta Garden Set 5000.

The summer growing season is short in Alaska. My husband and I take full advantage of the extended summer daylight and plant both vegetables and flowers. We never know what will flourish each year, but we enjoy the process regardless.

I stamped the image onto X-Press It card stock with Versa Clair black ink then embossed with clear powder. Copic markers were used to color the image then die cut with Spellbinders Circle and Scalloped Circle die cuts.

The image panel was adhered with dimension tape to designer papers from Echo Park Homegrown paper pad. Twine and a coordinating sentiment complete the 4.5 square card.

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Road Trip! By Cynthia Olheiser

Hello Ai fans!

It's week 3 with our Guest Designer, Cynthia Olheiser.
Today she has a fun, embossed Road Trip card for you.

I'm having so much fun as Guest Designer for Art Impressions this month! Today I'm sharing a clean and simple design featuring Art Impressions 4931 - Road Trip Set.

I began this card by ink blending with Tim Holtz Distress inks - Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch. Two of the buildings from the set were stamped with Versamark ink and wet embossed with white embossing powder.

The group of lady travelers were stamped, colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut then adhered with dimension tape. The finished panel was layered onto Stampin' Up! Night of Navy card stock. A few enamel dots and coordinating sentiment finish the card.

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Bonnie's Birthday Challenge #355 Week #2

Hello Ai fans!

It's time for week #2 of our Bonnie's Birthday challenge.

We want to see all of your birthday themed creations!

Cards, gift bags, gift boxes, goody bags, tags, cake picks etc.
Last week I was the featured designer and I made a shadowbox window card with moving bees.
You can find my picture tutorial here.

Here's the back of the shadowbox.

You're going to LOVE what the rest of the Design Team has created!

We have some beautiful watercolor as well as regular cards. Even an embroidered card!

Our first card is from Tricia and she used 5390 – Mini Accents 2, 5594 – Harvest Scarecrow Set, 5561 – Birds and Bugs Set, 5071 – WC Serif Letters Set, 5722 – Birthday Journal Set and 5606 – Harvest Journal Paper Pack.

Lynn has a video tutorial here. She used Ai Birdhouse Cubbies Set (5346), Ai Slimline Dies Set (5463) and Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen.

Sharon's card features 5042 – Christmas Bee Set and 5065 – Oval Double Stitched Dies.

Here's the inside of her card.

Karen used 5562 – Journal Letter Die Set.

Tasha has two cards for you. Her first card used 5561 – Birds and Bugs Set, Pig Freebie Stamp from 2016 (which was a recent throwback) and 5735 – Birthday Sentiment Set.

For her second card she used SC0794 - Big Birthday Wishes Set.

Diane decorated the front and inside of her card as well as made a beautiful coordinating envelope. She used 5561 – Birds and Bugs Set, 5728 – Mushroom Cubbies, 5543 – Journal Template Die Set and 5319 – MB Birthday Set (for the little crown)

Here's the inside.

Nina used 5728 – Mushroom Cubbies, 5588 – Journal Oval Frames Die Set and 5072 – Block Letters Die Set.

Janet used 5728 – Mushroom Cubbies, 5722 Birthday Journal Set; 4051 Foliage Set; 5009 WC Mini Flower Set and 5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies to make her shaker card.

Guest Designer Cynthia Olheiser used 5114 – Never Too Old Laugh Lines

We hope you'll be joining us for our Birthday challenge.

You can enter below for your chance to win a free stamp set!