Too Cute To Spook Card By Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Friends!

Tasha here sharing a Halloween card featuring the 5506 - Peek-a-Boo Set. I LOVE creating Halloween cards and these sweet stamps are just too cute to spook!

The main characters and the happy pumpkin were all stamped with black ink and colored with Copic Markers. I used the included coordinating die set to cut them out and added little white accents with a gel pen. I love the pumpkin so much!

This stamp set includes several greetings, but I decided to use two from the 5037 - Halloween Magic Set. I embossed "Happy Halloween" and "Too Cute to Spook"on black paper. Ai has so many fun Halloween sets that you can mix and match to create your projects.

For the background, I added trees, a bright stenciled moon, and a pretty purple sky. I also added white dots to the sky to look like stars and adhered several glitter bat stickers to add extra sparkle. I also attached layers of green and purple card stock and a pretty silver glitter paper to complete the card. 

Thank you for checking out today's project and I hope you are inspired to create a fun Halloween card with the Peek-a-Book Set.

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Halloween by Carol Hintermeier

Happy Monday Ai fans!

For my card today, I've used one of the stamps from the Halloween Magic set.  I also used the spider webs from the HM Accessory set.

This card was very easy to create.  I used the two spider web stamps that are from the HM Accessory Set to create the background.  I stamped them with some kraft colored ink onto a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of Neenah Desert Storm cardstock.  

I stamped the main image onto some Neenah 80# cardstock with Copic safe ink and colored it with the Copic markers that I've listed below.  I trimmed it down to a rectangle shape that ended up being 5" x 1-7/8".  I used some coordinating patterned paper from my stash for the layers behind it.  I added a few Nuvo Crystal drops to embellish the front.

The sentiment inside the card is also from the Halloween Magic set.  I added a few of the spider webs  for interest.

I really enjoy making seasonal cards like this and hope this has given you some inspiration for yours! Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful, crafty week!

Copic markers:

E17, E18, E71, E74, E77, G29,  R20, T2, T3, T5, T7, 

Y08, Y35, Y38, YG03, YG17, YG67,

YR04, YR09, V05, V06, V09

Happy Halloween by Dana Warren

Hello AI fans!!

Happy Halloween!!! Today I have 3 cards to share! Figured I'd go ahead and show you all the cards I made with the Halloween Magic stamp set!

These cards are pretty straight forward. I used my Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils to color them all. I don't have the colors, but I used almost all it seams like!! 

I used some Halloween pattern paper on each one. The box of Halloween supplies went home with me last weekend, so I don't remember what companies I used. They are a little older, though!

Have a great day!! Happy stamping and trick or treating!!

Boo to You! by Carol Hintermeier

Hello Ai Fans!  I hope your week is off to a great start!  My card today features the oh so adorable Halloween Magic set!

I love creating inky backgrounds and had so much fun with this one!  I began by stamping the girl with her cat onto some Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper and some masking paper.  Fussy cut the mask.   I used a ruler and pencil to lightly draw a ground line.  I rubbed an anti-static powder bag all over.  Then, using some star stamps from my stash I stamped them in Versamark and added glow-in-the-dark embossing powder.  Then I heat embossed it.  Add masks for the girl, moon, and ground.  (I used a circle die to cut a shape to mask a circle for the moon and Post-It tape for the ground.)  I then used several Distress Oxide inks to create a night sky.  The inks I used are Faded Jeans, Blueprint Sketch, Seedless Preserves, Fossilized Amber, and Black Soot.  Next I spritzed water onto the background and blotted it up with a clean paper towel.  Then I spattered some diluted white acrylic paint lightly for more starry effects.   Finally, I sprayed a very fine mist of water mixed with Perfect Pearls.  Here is a photo showing the background with all of the masks in place.



When the background was finished, I colored the moon by adding some scribbles of a Zig Clean Color marker in Fog Gray and smoothing it out with a damp brush.  I put a bit of Fossilized Amber on my craft mat, and used my wet brush to add a diluted color around the edges of the moon and a bit here and there on the moon.  I used alcohol markers to color the girl, cat and ground.  (I added her shadow with a grey marker, then went over it all with the green.)

I went into a closet with just a bit of light to show you the glow-in-the-dark stars!  Isn't that fun?!  

For the inside I added a white panel using one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies and two of the sentiments included in the set.

I love how the background and the shimmer really make the girl and her sweet kitty stand out!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Be sure to tag #AiStamps so we can see your creations with this adorable set!  Happy stamping!

 

Alcohol marker colors:
Copic: E00, E000, E30 YR21, R20, RV19
Spectrum Noir:  BGR1, BGR2, BGR3, BGR4, GB2, GB5, GB7, YG1, YG2, Blender

NEW Double Stitched Shape Dies in FIVE Designs! PLUS Challenge 239 Treat Bags Week 2!

Hey, ghoul friend! We're back with the second week of our fabulous Treat Bag challenge, but first we have an exciting new release!

Add our NEW shape dies to your crafty stash! Each of our Double Stitched dies include several sizes and include sweet stitched line details on both the inside and outside of the shape! This makes them perfect for creating either windows or mats for your favorite stamped images and more! Our Double Stitched Die Sets consist of Squares, Rectangles, Rounded Rectangles, Ovals, and Circles, so you are sure to have the perfect size and shape for your project. Grab yours today at artimpressions.com!

  

Now it's time to see what our designer's have created with our NEW Halloween and Thanksgiving clear sets! Visit the designer's blog by clicking their name so you can view even more photos and details about their creation!

 

 Carol with Halloween Magic

Cheri with Ghoul Friends

 Crystal with Halloween Magic

Dana with Halloween Magic

Jil with Ghoul Friends

Renee with Grateful Hearts Set

Sharon with Ghoul Friends and Rounded Rectangle Double Stitched Dies

Thanks, ladies! LOVE these creative treat bag designs! With so many images and sentiments packed in each stamp set, there are just so many possibilities!

Hurry, just one week left of the challenge, and we want to see your creations! You can get a head start on Halloween like our team, or you can create a treat bag for another occasion! How cute would they be for end of summer parties, back to school treats or teacher gifts? Hey, it's not too early for Christmas, either! Let's see what you can craft to make your treats even sweeter!

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, August 29 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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BOO! New Halloween and Thanksgiving Clear Stamps! PLUS Challenge 239 Treat Bags!

Hey, ghoul friend! Kick off your Halloween crafting with our TWO new clear stamp sets! Send a greeting too cute to spook with our Halloween Magic and Ghoul Friends sets! Additionally, our Grateful Hearts Set is tagging along as our classic Thanksgiving set, featuring sweet script sentiments and little pilgrim mice. Take a closer look with our video from the Mixed Media Event! Visit artimpressions.com today to pick up your Halloween and Thanksgiving stamps today!

Today Renee has oodles of adorable projects to kick off our release as well as our new "Treat Bags" challenge! Let's take a look!

Hello Ai fans!

Today it's my turn to be featured on the Art Impressions Blog.  The new challenge starts today and couldn't be more fun!  TREAT BAGS!!

I'm featuring the Grateful Hearts Set.

Well...when it's a challenge this fun I couldn't stop at just one bag!

I made a card and 3 different treat bags.

My card is a Dutch fold. (think Dutch doors)

Here's the inside of the card.

This is what it looks like all folded up.

My first little treat bag is a "bag in a box" that I made with my Envelope Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers.  Who knew?  Apparently there are so many different things you can do with your envelope maker than just make envelopes!

THIS is the tutorial I followed. 

Believe me, it couldn't have been simpler!

How cute is this??  Bonus...as I was folding it up my mind was racing with other combinations of ways to fold and glue this for different shapes and sizes.

My next treat bag is really a box.

I used my Sizzix Harvest Bucket die and glued it to the front of an open box.

My last treat bag is a clear bag that I made a topper for.

I used all but three stamps from this set on my projects so you can see you get quite a lot of beautiful Thanksgiving images and verses with the set.

Thanks, Renee! Those treat bags are too cute! All of your different techniques and formats are really inspiring!

Hoping for a treat? Join our challenge! No tricks! We always love seeing what our fans create with our stamps, so join in the fun for the chance to win! This challenge theme is "Treat Bags" which is great for Halloween or other kinds of party favors!

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, August 29 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Before we go, let's recognize the winners of last week's Card & Envelope Challenge!

Top spot goes to...

Lisa!

 Congrats, Lisa! We love your bright birthday card featuring our Sunny Shades girlfriends and candle-filled birthday cake on your envelope! Too cute! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Lorraine!

Milene!

A post shared by Milene Tiberius (@milenetiberius) on Aug 13, 2018 at 3:31pm PDT

Congrats, you two! Lorraine, such darling coordination of light blues with two of our snowman stamps! And Milene, your Halloween Treats Mini Tryfold card is darling, and we love your matching envelope with the door image! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and select a stamp set of your choice for a prize!

Thanks to everyone who joined the challenge, we'll see you again next week!