Christmas In July Challenge - Santa Gift Card Holder by Janet

It's the second week of the Christmas in July Challenge. I love getting a jump start on holiday card making and it's also a good time to make some gifts like my Santa gift card holder. This is a fun little project you can make in so many ways. You can use any colors or kind of paper you want. For mine, I imagined him in his Christmas pajamas that have messages of peace, hope and joy. These are sentiments the world really needs right now. This cheerful paper pattern can be found in 5853 - Christmas Magic PP.

I made this using two Ai Gift Card Die Sets. The base is created using 5344 - Envelope GCH Set. The Santa face is created using the companion set 5339 - Santa GCH Set. I just love his mustache and his rosy cheeks! To make his cheeks a little more rosy, I broke out the old fashioned chalk set I've had for decades. It still comes in handy once in a while!

The gift card holder is pretty easy to assemble but once you glue the envelope together, I find that it's best to start by adding the hat pieces and next work from the bottom up. This way, I'm able to make sure his facial features are in the right places and not too crowded. I also added a tag to his hat. The die for that is included in the envelope set, along with other handy shapes you can cut and use on the gift card. I chose the sentiment from the 5566 - Christmas Sentiments set. Love how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by and spending time with me and Art Impressions today. Please visit the Ai store to pick up your favorite stamps, dies, papers, accessories, and supplies. 

Happy Crafting!

Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Snowman Slow Globe and Envelope Gift Card Holder sets

 Hello Ai fans!

Every year we look forward to when Art Impressions collaborates with
Simon Says Stamp, to bring you an EXCLUSIVE Christmas set.

This year we have a darling 6123 Snow Globe GCH and
5344 Envelope GCH Set.

Stay tuned throughout the week as our Design Team shares their creations in detail.

For now, enjoy their photos.

Lynn

Sharon

Tasha

Dori

Reneé

Janet

Sharon

Whether you use it on the envelope, on a card or maybe as an ornament,
this set is a must have! Don't wait because quantities are limited and it will
sell out quickly.

Drink Up! Challenge #397 Week #2

Hello everyone and welcome to week #2 of our Drink Up! challenge.

We want to see all of your drink themed cards and crafty projects using Art Impressions stamps and/or dies.

Last week, Janet was our Featured Designer and she created this fabulous, colorful card.

I jumped ahead to St. Patrick's Day with THIS shaker card.

This is Dori's ultimate birthday creation.

Sharon created a darling duo. A card with a matching Gift Card Holder.

This stunning, cheerful card comes to you from Lynn.

✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation. You can make any item you wish; this is not limited to cards! (unless specified)

✻ Limit two submissions per person. You will receive extra votes if you use Art Impressions stamps!

 ✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission.

✻We love to comment on your entries, but keep in mind if you use a private group or a platform that you need to sign up for, we probably won't be able to.

✻ 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 if you can, by clicking and commenting on your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Pop It Up! Challenge #374 Week 1

 Welcome to our newest challenge here on the Art Impressions blog!

This time, we want you to

POP IT UP!

Use foam tape to pop up elements, create a pop card of some sort...whatever your heart desires, as long as something is popped up or out.

So...my challenge feature is actually the next one but I am filling in for this one too.

Why, you ask?

Up until now, we haven't found a replacement for our open DT position. Lucky for us, now we have!

We didn't have time to get her all set up this quickly but she'll be joining us in April and you're going to LOVE her!  She's a wonderful marker artist and makes the most adorable cards, many of them dimensional, interactive or shaped cards. For now, you'll have to wait, but just know that we cannot wait to share her work!

Let's see who won our last challenge before I share my projects with you.

Our Top Spot Winner was #5 Lisa L.

She used 5280 - Practically Perfect Girlfriends set and 

5722 - Birthday Journal set for the balloons and banners.

Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com

to claim a free stamp set of your choice!

Also, be sure to grab our badge to display on your blog, Facebook or Instagram!

Our Lucky Random Winner was:
#7 Leslie T.

Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com

to claim a free stamp set of your choice!

Also, be sure to grab our badge to display on your blog, Facebook or Instagram!

Congratulations to our winners!

Now, I'd like to share my Easter projects with you.

I used the brand new ADORABLE 5872 – Bunny GCH Set.

This is meant to be used with the 5344 – Envelope GCH Set
but if you saw my post on Tuesday, you can see
that it can be used on it's own or on a card.

I made 6 Gift Card Holders in 3 different designs.
My popped up elements are the bows, hands and hats.
I placed them on dimensional foam tape to give my GCHs a 3-D look.

My first was a sweet little girl bunny in delicate pinks and pastels.

My second was a little more "upscale" version done in gray and yellow,
with some glitter and velvet to glam it up.

The black, inner part of the eye was made using the little center hole in the letter O from the Journal Letter Die set.

For my third design, I wanted to include the boys. (You all know I love making masculine projects)

I used the inner ear die along with the eye to create a newsboy cap.

This is just the CUTEST set and I can't get enough of it!
Links to all of the Art Impressions dies and papers I used are below.

I hope you've all been enjoying all of the Easter inspiration the Design Teams have been sharing.

We love seeing what you've all created.

Now let's see what YOU create!!

Enter your project for a chance to win a free stamp set. 

We award a Top Spot and a Lucky Random Winner.

✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation. You can make any 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!

 ✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission.

✻We love to comment on your entries, but keep in mind if you use a private group or a platform that you need to sign up for, we probably won't be able to.

✻ 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 if you can, by clicking and commenting on your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Change your gift giving from ho-hum to Oh Yum! by Janet

 Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great Saturday so far. Today I'm bringing you a gift card holder that will make giving a gift card from being Ho-Hum to Oh, Yum!

To make this, I used two products from the Ai Store. They are 5407-Birthday Cake Gift Holder and 5344-Envelope GCH Set. The set contains the gift card holder envelope template and many additional accessory dies to decorate it. If you want to take it up a level, you can add an other themed sets as I did here for this birthday cake gift card holder

Want to see how this is made? Click here for a video tutorial.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you'll stop by the store soon for all your card making needs. 

Wishing you a very crafty day!

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Thanks a-latte by Janet

 

I'm so happy to be back after a nice holiday break! I'm super excited to share my creations with you in 2023. I hope I will inspire you to try some new things or give you ideas of what to do with Ai products you already own. 

A lot of us have thank you cards to do after the holidays and sometimes we want to give something extra to express your appreciation. To help with that I created two examples of gift card holders made with Ai Die and Stamp Sets.

I started by choosing my papers and then I created the pieces needed to complete the holders with the products shown below:

5344 - Envelope GCH Set
Gift Card Envelope Die

5343 - Java GCH Set

Cup Sleeves from kraft and brown & white polka dot cardstock

Straw and Tag with Heart 

Scallop and Circle

AiCS32 - Hot Java Mama

Thanks & Thanks a-latte Sentiment

Colored Coffee Cup Stamp

Once all the pieces were completed, I assembled them. The holders are simple and fast to make but they look like you slaved over them! It's great to wow your recipients.

Thanks for joining me today as we get our blog started again with inspiration for the new year and beyond. Visit the Ai Store for all you card making supplies.

Happy Creating!

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Snowman Gift Card Holder by Crystal

Hi Ai fans! This week I made a gift card holder. Feels like now that most of my nieces and nephews are getting older I'm giving more gift cards for the holidays so it's kind of fun to make the gift card holder a little more fun then just a envelop. These would make giving a gift card to anyone at any age fun!  

I used the Gift card envelope die along with the Snowman gift card die set. I embossed a piece of white card stock with a snowflake embossing folder. Then die cut it out with the Gift card envelope die and the scarf die. I inked the raised embossing snowflakes with blue ink to help them pop. I then assembled the gift card holder using strong adhesive. 

I die cut the rest of the pieces for this adorable snow man with different colors of card stock and inked the edges with the same colors but a shade darker to add a bit of dimension. I adhered all of the pieces to the gift card holder. I kept this one really simple I thought the snowman was so cute that it really didn't need anymore added to it. 

Happy Stamping!

 

A Latte Love In This Gift Card Holder by Janet

Hello and happy Saturday everyone! If you want to make something special to hold your gift cards but don't have the time or energy to put a lot into it, I have a great solution! I bring you the Coffee Gift Card Holder, #5222. First your recipient will be touched by the adorable coffee cup but when they realize there's a gift inside, they will FLIP their LID!

This is a stamp and die set that includes all the dies to make the coffee cup shape and decorate it. Stamps are also included that allow you to personalize your message. One offers check the box choices like: Congrats, You're the Best, Thanks, You're Spectacular, Just Because and You Deserve it. There are also two sentiments in a pretty script that say, Thanks a Latte! and I Love You a Latte! 

The photo above shows two options. On the right, I've made the cup by itself. This could be tucked into a gift basket, slipped into an A2 envelope or added to a package by securing a loop to the back. On the left, I mounted the gift card holder on an A2 sized card. Any way you present it will be a winner. Just don't forget to tell your recipient to pull up the cup lid or they might not know there's an insert with a gift card inside! It hides the surprise really well. 

Here's another version I made using washi tape for the background, brads and bling for an entirely different look!

Below I attached the stand alone coffee cup to another A2 card base. And speaking of card bases, I made a coffee inspired watercolor background with two Karin markers, a bit of saran wrap and some water. This is a super technique to create organic watercolor patterns. If time is a big factor, you can simply pick your favorite cardstock for the background.

I have a video tutorial demonstrating how I made these gift card holders and the watercolor, spattered backgrounds. I think you'll enjoy learning how to create a grand effect in record time.

Thanks for Stopping by. I hope you have a great weekend!

Happy Creating!

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