Halloween Pumpkins by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai fans!!

I am stopping by today to share a Halloween card I made using the 5038 - Ghoul Friend set  and some Wink of Stella. I was a fun card to make that's for sure.

It is a pretty straight forward card layout this week.  I stamped my Happy Halloween bottom center. I layered my orange paper, and black paper. The white paper is on top of the black paper. I only use what I have to of my stripe paper so I cit 1/4" strips and added them to the top and bottom of my white paper stamped with my strand of pumpkin lanterns. I colored my pumpkins last with my Copic markers. 

As you can see above I used a super fine Sharpie marker to join the two stamps together.  I thought the loop in the string would add to the card, like a loop in the stand of pumpkin lanterns. I didn't let the imperfections of my marker skills bother me because when you look at the whole card the strand is not perfectly straight to begin with. 

I thought the cute pumpkins needed a little something so I finished them off with some Wink of Stella. Why ... because everything looks better with Wink of Stella in my opinion LOL.

Here is one more look at the card.  You will probably see more Halloween cards from me ... it is my favorite holiday after all. Pumpkin everything for this girl 😊  Thank you for spending a little time with me and please check back again real soon for more Ai inspiration.

Copics used:

YR02

YR04
YR07
YR09

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

NEW Fall Clear Sets NOW Available! PLUS Challenge 262 Gotta Gingham!

Pumpkin spice season is on the way! To prepare, we are releasing TWO new fall clear sets today! Send sweet, spooky greetings with Fright Night, featuring cheerful ghosts and pets flying a broom! Mixing and matching images and sentiments is so fun with our Feast Mode Set, with our favorite critters dressed for autumn!

You can preview the new designs in our release video below and purchase them today at artimpressions.com! Plus, there is still time to join our Gotta Gingham challenge for a chance to win Ai stamps!

 

Last week, Sharon gave a super sweet Flip Card tutorial, so hop on over if you missed it. Today, our design team is here to share adorable holiday inspiration! Let's take a look! Remember to click the designer's name for more information on their project!

Carol with Pumpkin Mice Flip Card & Flip Card Die Crystal with Christmas Kitty Flip Card & Flip Card Die Jessica with Fright Night Set Jil with Feast Mode Set Niccole with Feast Mode Set Renee with Fright Night Set Sharon with Christmas Kitty Flip Card & Flip Card Die There is still time to enter our challenge! Create a card or craft featuring gingham! It is such a versatile pattern, perfect for any season or occasion, and link it to our Inlinkz below. Be sure to share your project for a chance to win Art Impressions stamps! 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 the deadline to enter your creations. ✻ Good luck and happy stamping! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter We hope you'll join in our new challenge, it's gonna be good!   We have another special release today with our friends from The Stamping Village! A combined 12 companies have contributed designs to the NEW Holiday Seals stamp set, now available at artimpressions.com! The Stamping Village truly believes in community over competition, as we combined forces to create a shared space at Creativation 2019, and will expand to include new friends in 2020! The special thing about this set, and our previously released Mail Delivery set, is that The Stamping Village believes in giving back. 100% of the net profits from this collaboration stamp set will benefit The Dreaming Zebra Foundation, who firmly believe that all children, regardless their financial circumstances, should have access to art education. They provide art and music materials free of charge to many schools and community organizations across the country. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for a special Video Hop on September 10! Happy Stamping!

Happy Halloween! by Jil Lebel

Hello Ai fans!

Happy Halloween!

I know it's a bit late for Halloween crafting, but I had to squeak in one more card.  I just loved all of the images in the Halloween Magic Set and was inspired to make a card with this fun image.  

The image was stamped onto Spetrum Noir Ultra Smooth paper with My Favorite Things Extreme Black Ink and colored with Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post. A few of the images were enhanced with the Spectrum Noir Clear Shimmer Pen.  It adds a clear shimmer.  The layer was cut out using the Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies.

The mail image was added over a orange foil layer that was cut with the Oval Double Stitched Dies. The piece of decorative paper was cut to the same size as the card base and edged with a medium tip silver Pilot marker. Recollections enamel dots were final thing added to the card.

Copic Marker Colors Used:

Kitten - E70, E71, E74, R20
Bat - C5, C7, C9
Hat - V12, V15, V17
Pumpkin - YR00, YR02, YR04, YR07
Green- YG1, YG3, YG5
Shadow - W1, W3

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

Yappy Howl-oween! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing two Halloween cards that I made using 

4785 – Howl-oween Set

We're huge dog lovers in our house but I must say...we don't dress them up.  They're both very large dogs and would have NOTHING to do with that sort of thing.  The closest we've come is putting a deer antler headband on for a quick picture or the occasional bandanna.



My second card is going to a friend who bailed me out of a jam last weekend.
For about the last 8 years my kids and I have gone to a Halloween park called Reaper's Revenge with another family. We went this year too only to find out that they are now a cash only business!!  Hello??  Who carries that much cash anymore?? (It's rather expensive to attend)  My daughter's best friend's dad floated us a loan. Otherwise we would have driven an hour and half for nothing!

They have two adorable little dogs...and one of them gets dressed up on occasion so I'm sending this card along with the check for the money I owe him!

I think they'll get a kick out of it.  And, next year I'll plan ahead!

Copics used:

T3, C00, R83, Y15, RV52,

YR16, YR21, E33,E35,E43

Haunted House Window by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing one of the new Windows to the World images from Art Impressions.  This one is called Haunted House Window.

I used watercolor pencils to color the image and plastic googly eyes and a spider to accent it.

On the inside I used some letters from 5072 – Block Letters Die Set

I love this set so much because you can literally create ANY word you want for your card.  I can't wait to put people's names on a card.

I'm here for the BOOOS! by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!!

So are you getting ready for Halloween?? My card today features 4784 Old Bat Set. I think a lot of us could relate to this one. LOL! The sentiment is pure genius! If you have a bar area in your house, it would make the cutest plaque, don't you think??

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!

Copics used:

E000, E00, E04, E21, E23, E25, E41

R20, R35, R37, R39

B000

YG95, YG13, YG17

BV000

YR02, YR04, YR07

V12, V15, V17

Y26

C5, C6, C7

Lil' Spooky Monsters and Ghosts! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a Halloween card that I made using
4927 – HM Accessory Set

from the Holiday Mansion series.

This set contains both Halloween and Christmas accessory stamps that are meant to embellish the beautiful Holiday Mansion.  I just decided to let them venture a little outside the box this time.