Farm Living Card by Tasha!

Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a card created with the cute #5180 Ai Barnyard Animals Cubbies Stamp Set! I'm from Wisconsin and we have tons of farms here, so I could not wait to make a card using all these sweet barnyard animals!

All the images were stamped with black hybrid ink and colored with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut the barn and little animals out. I love all the windows and think it's so cool that the barn doors open!

The sky was created by ink blending dark yellow and orange on to yellow paper with a sunburst stencil. The sun rays look awesome behind the barn! I also added distress ink on top of the grass to allow the stitched edges to show up more. 

After I decided on the placement, I glued all the animals on to the center card. The ones hanging out of the windows are taped down making it easy to keep them in the right place. I also added a fence on each side of the barn for more detail.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment "Hay There" with the same black ink and added two paper layers before adhering it to a white card base. This little scene is so happy and would be great to send to anyone, anytime of the year! 

Thanks for checking out my card and I hope you have a great day!

Quivery Quakey by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Thursday!

 

Halloween will soon be here and I wanted to share a project with one of my favorite sets of the Ai new releases. Today I am sharing a card using the new Quivery Mini Shaker set (4793) which includes matching dies!

 

 

How cute are these trick-or-treaters?

 

The image was cut out by hand but the bats, pumpkin, and pig & duck bodies are die cut.  The pig and duck are raised with a Mini Action Wobble for extra fun.

 

 

Have a great day and… happy stamping!

 

 

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Challenge 193 - Cards to DIE for (Inspiration Galore!)

Hello, Ai Fans!

We are back with more inspiration for the second week of our "Cards to DIE for" challenge, a challenge all about using die cuts! We are featuring FOUR new products today, including some of our most popular items from our Summer 2016 releases! Our Nativity Mini TryFold is a beautiful three panel folded card looking in on the manger scene, including four stamps and two dies! Our new Placecard Pals are unique die sets for creating table settings or papercraft projects! This line includes a Cat & Owl Placecard Set, as well as a Christmas Placecard Set for creating a sweet Snowman and Santa. And last but not least, we've created a beautiful set of Snowflake Dies, perfect for adding to all your holiday cards!

Last week Sharon posted a fabulous tutorial for the Placecard Pals, be sure to check it out if you haven't already! Today, the whole design team is here to share their super creative projects with these new stamps and dies! Be sure to visit their personal blog for more info about their crafts! Cheri with Cat & Owl Placecard Set

Dana with Snowflake Dies (Sentiment: Warm Your Heart) Diane with Cat & Owl Placecard Set and Christmas Placecard Set (Sentiment: Bunny & Ducky Mini Set) Karen with Nativity Mini TryFold Kerry with Cat & Owl Placecard Set Renee with Cat & Owl Placecard Set Renee with Snowflake Dies (Sentiment: Warm Your Heart. Flourish: Snowman Note-Able) Sharon with Cat & Owl Placecard Set Sharon with Christmas Placecard Set Wow, amazing!! Way go to, DT! Alright, fans, are you inspired? We want to see your brilliant cards using die cuts! The card or craft can be for any occasion, but be sure to give us a card to DIE for! 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, September 28th at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations. ✻ Good luck and happy stamping! An InLinkz Link-up