Win Free Admission to a 2018 Scrapbook Expo show! 10 Winners!

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome to a special giveaway day!

This year, we have attended all 19 Stamp and Scrapbook Expo shows! We always love to see you at the shows! There are eight more shows this year, and we want to see you at one of them! Not only do we pack our booth full of our newest products, but we also offer a free make and take every day, demonstrate our watercolor technique, and of course, offer our famous Watercolor Workshop!

Scrapbook Expo Shows We Have Attended:

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Pleasanton, CA  – Mar 2-3

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Irving, TX – Mar 23-24

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Pomona, CA – April 5-7

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Orlando, FL – April 27-28

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Milwaukee, WI  – May 4-5

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Puyallup, WA – June 1-2

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – St. Paul, MN – June 8-9

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Chantilly, VA – June 22-23

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Kansas City, MO – June 29-30

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Duluth, GA – July 20-21

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Santa Clara, CA – Aug 3-4

Upcoming Shows:

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Schaumburg, IL – Aug 17-18 *Classes Available

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Edison, NJ – Aug 24-25 *Classes Available

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Marlborough, MA – Sep 7-8 *Classes Available

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Mesa, AZ – Sep 14-15 *Classes Available

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Denver, CO – Sep 28-29 *Classes Available

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Akron, OH – Oct 5-6 *Classes open August 28

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Sacramento, CA – Oct 19-20 *Classes open August 28

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo – Ontario, CA – Nov 2-3 *Classes open September 18

Now let's start the weekend with a GIVEAWAY! Ten lucky winners will receive FREE admission to any of the remaining 2018 shows! This includes Schaumburg, IL! Enter below using our Rafflecopter, you do not need a Facebook account to enter, you can sign up with an email. The giveaway runs through August 13, 2018 at 5:00pm Pacific Time, and winners will be contacted on August 14, 2018.

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Mega Sponsor Spring Fling Giveaway WINNERS!

Hello Ai Fans!

We want to share a BIG thank you to all who joined us for the Mega Sponsor Spring Fling blog hop! We always enjoy joining with our fellow stamping and paper crafting companies and we are excited to announce the winners of 18 different prizes!

DeNami Design - Marianne Daley

Avery Elle Stamps - Liz O.

Our Daily Bread Design - Beverly Perdue

Art Impressions - Linda Jamme

Doodlebugs - Amy Kolling

Impress - Dee Earnshaw

Ellen Hutson, LLC - Dana W.

Pink and Main - Carly Pool

Concord & Ninth - Christi Conley

Taylored Expressions - Denise Ward

Technique Tuesday - Pam Sparks

Winnie and Walter - Renee's Ramblings

Impression Obsession - Giovana Smith

Reverse Confetti - Debbie Rossman

Lawn Fawn *Bonus Giveaway* - Mary Anne Venginickal

Flora and Fauna *Bonus Giveaway* - Farhana S.

Linda Jamme, congrats on your win! Email Annelise at annelise@artimpressions.com to claim your $50 gift certificate to artimpressions.com.

We would also like to congratulate our bonus giveaway winner ...

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We had so much fun in this blog hop and hope you did too! Thanks again to all who participated and keep your eye out for our next Mega Sponsor giveaway, coming in July!
Happy Stamping!

WORLD LAUNCH - Mini Wobbles!!! Plus, Challenge 188 - Anything Goes Week 2

Hello, Ai Fans! WOO HOO! We are SO excited to be releasing a new product, many months in the making! We have worked with our friends at Hampton Art to develop MINI WOBBLES and we have the world exclusive release! These mini plastic springs are the size of a U.S. nickel and perfect for all your small images! They have adhesive on both sides, perfect to stick to any project! You can ONLY grab the minis here! We have the EXCLUSIVE to sell with our products and to our independent stores until August 15! Make sure to check out the video above and grab yours while they last at the links below!   We're celebrating our 29th Anniversary, and the design team is here to share their fabulous creations! Click on the designer's name to view their personal blog with more info on the card, and check out the products they used on artimpressions.com! Cheri with Giant Cake Set and 29 Again Set (text)  Dana with Giant Cake Set and Happy 29th  Diane with Cheer Set Karen with 29 Again Set  Kerry with Giant Cake Set Renee with Don't Sweat It, Happy 29th & Birthday Wishes Sharon with Birthday Wishes WOW! Thanks for all the birthday wishes, DT! What darling and creative cards! Don't forget to leave some comment love for the fabulous work they have done! Join in our celebration! We'd love to see a card for any occasion from YOU entered in our challenge! Winners receive Ai Stamps, and you can't win if you don't enter! 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, July 20th at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations. ✻ Good luck and happy stamping! An InLinkz Link-up One last surprise for you! Last week we started a Rafflecoper Giveaway--and we want to extend the deadline to enter! Be sure to enter before we wrap up this weeks' chalenge next Wednesday! Have a great week!

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29 Again! PLUS Challenge 188 Anything Goes!

Happy Anniversary, Ai Fans!

From everyone here at Art Impressions, we are proud to announce our 29th anniversary of business! Yes, we're REALLY 29! And we're ready to celebrate! Renee is here to give some fabulous inspiration and welcome us into a week of FUN! We're kicking off our BIGGEST SALE EVER for 29% off your order until July 10th! Use the code aiturns29 at checkout when you shop at artimpressions.com! 

We also have a Giveaway this week, details are listed after Renee's tutorial!

Hello Ai fans!

Today is an amazingly happy day!!

We're celebrating Art Impressions 29th Anniversary!!

Can you believe it?

They don't look a day over 25!

I made 3 different projects to help celebrate the occasion.

My first of course was the Ai 29 card.  There will be a mini tutorial on this further down in the post.

The second was a birthday card...

The last was a little gift bag.

Ai images and sentiments used were...

F3572 – Happy 29th

4528 – Don’t Sweat it Set

G3575 – Lie about your Age

PS0919 - Ai Celebrate (available in wood mount at A.C. Moore)

(Hobby Lobby) Ai Girlfriends: 1170471-Live Laugh Love Clear Stamps

Now for my mini tutorial.

As you probably know Ai recently released two new "belly band" dies.

4748 – Butterfly Clasp Die

4747 – Heart Clasp Die

They're beautiful as is but did you ever think there may be more to them?

Why not use them as a border or some sort of other accent on your card or scrapbook page?

Exactly!

First I cut a piece of paper shorter than the die.

Next I cut  a piece of a different color paper to glue behind it for contrast.

Lastly I cut it to the size that fit my card.

Isn't that cool?  From clasp keeper to card border.

Here's the inside of the card.

Oh...and look!  It can also be made into a banner!

My next project was a simple little gift bag.  I just used a template and threw it together in no time flat.  Can't you just see this filled with some candy?  It makes the sentiment that much funnier!

The last thing I made to celebrate the occasion was a birthday card.

Copics used: 

E00, E02, E37, E77,  E93, E97,

C1, C3,

G21, YG11, YG63, YG67

B21, B93, 

This is the inside of my easel card.

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Thanks, Renee! Your creations are SO cute and celebratory! We're ready to party with a GIVEAWAY! Be sure to enter our Rafflecoper Giveaway below!

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It's time for a new challenge! This time, we have an "Anything Goes" challenge, where you can make any creation for any occasion! We can't wait to see your fabulous entries!

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, July 20th at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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We have some wonderful winners from last week's Slide on By Challenge! Let's see them!

Top Spot goes to...

Rosy! 

Congrats, Rosy! We thought your card was so creative! We love the scene you created and the window our Weekend Warrior peeked through! Plus, the coloring and mustache you added was great!  Email annelise@artimpressions.com with you address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Natasa!

Linda M!

Congrats, you two! These cards are so fun! Natasa, the coloring and paper piecing on our fabulous Flaunt It girlfriends is spot on, and the slider frame you created with the sentiment is so cute! Linda, your card with the Spare Me Set (from Michaels) is fun and bright, with such a great way to use several stamps on one card! The hidden feature slider you did was awesome! Be sure to email annelise@artimpressions.com with your email and request the stamp set of your choice for a prize!

Thanks to everyone who joined in our challenge, we hope to see you next time with our Anything Goes challenge! If you need a little extra help getting your submission on our InLinkz, check out these instructions.

Have a fabulous week!