Thanksgiving Cards by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing two new cards perfect for Thanksgiving!

My first card uses the sweet hedgehog image from the 5191-Feast Mode Stamp Set. This critter is so happy and I love the fruit and leaves around him! For extra color, I used orange Distress Oxide Ink to create a glowing frame and added layers of purple card stock and plaid pattern paper. These Fall colors look fantastic on this card!

The second card uses the pumpkin pie stamp from the 4939-Full of Thanks Set. This set includes several cute characters, but I thought it would be fun to create a background with the little pie image! Pumpkin pie is my all time favorite dessert and I look forward to having it this Thanksgiving!

I colored the pie images with markers and stamped "Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving" on to a stitched banner. I also added some gold glitter paper and gold dots for some shine; I love the gold color!

I hope you enjoyed today's projects and are inspired to create some Thanksgiving cards!

Also, be sure to check out the Ai "Give Thanks" Challenge!

Dress the Turkey by Dana Warren

Hello, AI fans and Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

It's almost time to eat some turkey and pumpkin pie!! Art Impressions Full of Thanks, is a great stamp set to have on hand, for before Thanksgiving or after!!

My card features the dressed up turkey! Which I didn't release had pants on!! I thought he was just wearing a jacket and bow tie, didn't release it until I was taking pictures!! But, he still is looking good!!

I stamped him, the pumpkin pie and wishbone on some watercolor cardstock. With my Distress Markers, I colored him up, using: Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Squeezed Lemonade, Rusty Hinge and Tea Dye. I cut out the turkey with a circle die and fussy cut out the pie and wishbone.

From a fall themed pattern paper pad, I trimmed up some scraps and adhered them to a Kraft card base, some at different angles, I didn't want them to be perfect. Then I added the circle, pie, and wishbone with foam tape over the strips. Last I stamped the sentiment in a brown ink.

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Thanksgiving!!

giving thanks by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Monday!

 

Today I am sharing another card using the 4939- Full of Thanks set. This time I used the cute turkey in disguise!  I think he is the one giving thanks...for not landing on the dinner plate!

 

I used a Simon Says Stamp Giving Thanks die for a layer to pop him up on and then added a few gold rhinestones for the "ground".

 

Have a great Monday and a wonderful Thanksgiving… happy stamping!

 

Challenge 221 Tag It WEEK 2!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Holiday cardmaking is in full swing, and we are here to bring you even more inspiration with our Tag It challenge! This challenge features our FIVE new holiday clear stamp sets, some of our cutest ones yet! From our hilarious Full of Thanks and Santa Paws to adorable Sparkle and Cheer and Christmas Wonder sets, there is something for everyone! Plus, GF Christmas set is a wonderful choice for those holiday friendship cards! Grab your stamps today at artimpressions.com!

The design team is here to share their terrific tags! Find more details by clicking the designer's name, and don't forget to leave some comment love!

Cheri with Sparkle and Cheer

Dana with Santa Paws


Diane with Christmas Wonder

Jil with Santa Paws

Karen with Full of Thanks

Renee with Santa Paws

Sharon with Full of Thanks

Wow, designers! Love all these different tags! Makes us want to start wrapping presents so we can top them with tags like yours!

TAG, you're it! We want to see the tags you can create with our new Tag It Challenge! We are looking for creative tags - you can make large or small tags, layered or clean and simple, for Christmas, Birthday, or any other occasion! We can't wait to see what you create!

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, November 22 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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NEW Christmas Clear Sets! PLUS, Challenge 221 Tag It!

Hello, Ai Fans!

'Tis the season for holiday cardmaking! We have four NEW Christmas clear stamp sets now available, as well as one Thanksgiving set! You may have caught our early release of Full of Thanks, a hilarious set filled with fun sentiments, fully-dressed turkeys and over-stuffed pets! Now is the perfect time to grab it for your holiday cards! Ring in the season with Sparkle and Cheer, featuring adorable snowmen and sweet sentiments for wintery friendship cards! If you enjoy holiday music, you will love our darling carolers in Christmas Wonder! Dog lovers rejoice, Santa Paws is coming to town! This set is packed with puppies and hilarious dog-themed greetings! Lastly, we are adding a Girlfriend's holiday set into the mix with GF Christmas, featuring our four friends inside a wreath! See these sets in action in our video! Grab your sets today at artimpressions.com!

Today we have a special project from Cheri to kick off our new challenge! Check it out!

Hello Ai Fans!

Hi, it's Cheri here and today's the New Release of the Ai Thanksgiving and the Christmas Clear sets! Get ready for some serious cuteness with these sets! I got to try out the Sparkle and Cheer set, and of course I wanted to play along with the "Tag It" Challenge as well!

I have to admit that when I am creating a card or tag I don't have anything planned out in my mind! I start with the stamped image and choose papers I would like to use. Then I gather up things that might go with my paper. I may or may not use them all but at least they are in front of me so I can see what I have on hand! I just design as I go LOL.

I started off by stamping and colouring my images with my Copic Markers. I always like to use my Black gel pen for the eyes and on these snowmen I used it on their buttons as well.

Once my images were coloured, I cut them out with my Silhouette machine and also cut out some tags with matching design paper tags, decreasing them in size to create layers. Then I went about assembling the tags and added embellishment details to each tag! I added sentiments from the set to each of the tags as well.

I think they turned out really cute! But then anything snowmen themed is always adorable no matter what you do with them LOL!

Copics Used:

B91, B93, B95, B97

C1, C3, C4, C5, C6, C8

W3, W5, W7

BG11, BG13, BG18, BG23, BG53, BG57

R00, R27, R29

YG63, YG67

I hope you join us in our "Tag It" Challenge! I can't wait to see what you create!

Happy Stamping!

Love these tags, Cheri! Such cute coloring and layering - we would love to receive these on a gift!

Alright, folks! It's your turn, we want to see what you can create with our new Tag It Challenge! We are looking for creative tags - you can make large or small tags, layered or clean and simple, for Christmas, Birthday, or any other occasion! We can't wait to see what you create!

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, November 22 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Now is the time to announce the winners of last week's Third Dimension challenge!

Top Spot goes to...

Randveig!

Congrats! What a fabulous homemade pop-up card, we especially love how the penguins jump up while you open it! (Head over to her blog to see the video) - such a cute way to use our Santa and Penguin image! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your shipping address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Joanna Moore!

Irene Rhodes!

Congrats, you two! Joanna, we love your interactive element with a dashing Dachshund from our Santa Paws set! Layering the dogs through the snowy hills is super cute, too! Irene, love your DIY pop-up with our My Feet Shaker! What a great idea to make your own pop-up with any image you have! Ladies, be sure to email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address, and select a stamp set of your choice!

We hope you all will join in the fun with our new Tag It Challenge! Happy Stamping!