Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Friday Art Impressions friends! 

Tasha here, with a little dose of crafty Valentine joy! Today I’m sharing a sweet and cozy Valentine’s Day card featuring the adorable kitty from the 6105-Fall Keepsake Set. I absolutely love mixing and matching my stamp sets, and this little cat was just meant to be paired with a basket full of hearts; instant cuteness overload! 

To create this love-filled scene, I layered patterned paper for a sweet “room” effect; wood print for the floor and plaid prints for the walls. Then I attached a variety of paper hearts to add to the Valentine theme.

The charming little basket and the sentiment “Sweet as Can Be” come from the 6103-Baby Keepsake Set, and honestly… can you ever have too many hearts? I think not! 

Lastly, I used the 6047-Scalloped Square Dies to cut the center card and two layers. I also added a piece of heart pattern paper from the new 6181-Valentines Series 2 Paper Pack to complete the design. 

I hope you enjoyed this project and wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day!

Love You Beary Much Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday, Art Impressions friends! 

Tasha here, and today I’m sharing a Valentine’s Day card featuring the new 6103-Baby Keepsake Set. This sweet little bear was the inspiration for the whole design and I couldn’t resist adding tiny hearts to the bear’s top, they are just too cute and perfect for Valentine’s Day.

To keep with the holiday theme, I added a heart patterned paper frame and stenciled soft pink puffy clouds onto pastel pink cardstock. When I think of Valentine’s Day, I always picture hearts, pink and red tones, and a little sparkle, so I tucked in some silver glitter paper for shine.

For extra dimension, I used foam tape to pop up the bear, the flowers, and the “I Love You” sentiment. It adds so much depth and really makes the card come to life.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope this card brings a little Valentine’s inspiration your way!

A Purr-fect Valentine Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday and Happy New Year Art Impressions friends! 

Tasha here sharing my first project of 2026 featuring the sweet kitty from the 5219 Lovable Animals Set.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and this card is perfect to send to someone special. I stamped the cat with black ink and used the included die to cut the image out before coloring. The die also creates an opening to add little accessories, so I added a sparkly heart to go with the theme.

For the center of the card, I created a cheerful background using heart pattern paper for the sky. I love hearts! For extra color and sparkle, I added layers of pink cardstock and finished it off with a scalloped silver glitter frame. To complete the card, I used a white gel pen to add tiny stitch marks and adhered a Happy Valentine’s Day greeting.

This project was such a fun way to kick off the new year with something cute and love filled. I hope you enjoyed this card and are having a wonderful day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Happy Valentine's Day Art Impressions Friends!

Tasha here, sharing a new Valentine's Day card created with the fun 5181-Happy Mailbox Cubbies stamp set. I absolutely adore the Art Impressions cubbies sets, and this one is perfect for spreading Valentine's cheer!

To make this card, I started by stamping the mailbox and all the tiny letters with black ink. I then cut everything out using the included dies, which made assembling the pieces a breeze. One of my favorite parts of this set is the variety of envelopes and packages you can mix and match to create a personalized design.

Next, I created the background by gluing die-cut grass onto a cloud-patterned paper. I used the 5062 - Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched dies to cut the center panel; I love the stitched detail!

To finish the design, I layered metallic pink and teal cardstock, white cardstock, and Art Impressions heart-patterned paper. The combination of textures and colors adds dimension and a festive Valentine's Day vibe!

I hope you enjoyed today's card creation and feel inspired to craft your own Valentine's Day projects. 

Be My Valentine! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday, Art Impressions Friends!

Tasha here, sharing a cheerful Valentine's Day card inspired by the current Highlights Challenge! For this project, I used the sweet  M3229-Valentine Mail stamp featuring the cutest little birdie.

This small stamp is packed with charming details, and I love how the sentiment perfectly frames the design. To bring it to life, I colored the image using Copic Markers and added tiny highlights with a white paint marker—I love adding highlights!

Once the center card design was complete, I framed it with layers of sparkling silver glitter paper, classic black cardstock, and a gorgeous alcohol ink-blended background I created myself. The vibrant colors match the Valentine's theme beautifully! If you're curious about making your own ink-blended backgrounds, be sure to check out my detailed tutorial here.

 To finish the card, I layered it on Art Impressions' heart-patterned paper and added extra black cardstock to tie everything together. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope today’s card inspires you to join the Highlights Challenge!

 

Highlights Challenge #396 Week #2

 Hello and welcome to week #2 of our Highlights challenge.

We're looking for your projects using white gel pens or Dr. Ph Martin's to add some HIGHLIGHTS to your creation.

Last week, as our Featured Artist, Tasha created this DARLING mailbox scene.

Next we have Sharon with the absolute, most amazing double slider card.

I made a cute frog Valentine.

I also made a  fox card using Kimberley's fox set because...you know I love animals like she does!
5951 KH – Foxes Set

5768 – Decorative Journal Page Set 1

4804 – Snowflake Dies

Bleed Proof White

Dori created an incredible, dimensional Valentine using...
5005 - Valentine Bears

5902 - Mini Scallop Frame dies

Visit her blog post to hear and see how she created the dimension on her hearts.

Lynn has a lovely floral card for you.

Visit her blog post to view her video tutorial.

Janet proves that bunnies aren't just for Easter with this sweet Valentine.
5221 – Sending Love Cubbies

I hope you enjoyed all of the wonderful inspiration from our Design Team members and hope that you'll decide to join in on our challenge! You may be the next winner of a free stamp set of your choice.

Did you see the latest release at Art Impressions this week?

Check out the website for new dies and the most recent stamp and paper releases.

Have you always wanted to meet Bonnie and Kim?

Here's your chance. This June is the 1st Annual Bible Journaling Retreat.

Visit the website for all of the details and sign up to reserve your spot.

Seating is very limited.

Now, get busy creating your project using a white gel pen or white paint.

We can't wait to see what you make!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

I Love You Tons! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday Ai Friends!

Tasha here sharing a new Valentine's Day card created with 5219-Lovable Animals Set and inspired by the current Art Impressions "Highlights" Challenge. This set has four adorable animals, but I just love this sweet elephant with his little bow tie!

The elephant was stamped with black hybrid ink, colored with Copic markers, and cut with the included dies. The die also creates the opening on the arms, so you can add different accessories to customize your card or project. Since Valentine's Day is coming up, I used the included small heart die to cut a red heart and added white accents with my paint marker. I also used my paint marker to add little dots on the bow tie; so cute!

After the elephant was colored, I made a background with puffy clouds and a wooden floor. The greeting "I Love Sharing My Heart With You" goes perfectly with the theme of this card and coordinates with the paper heart; I love it! 

Lastly, I attached layers of black, red, and white card stock, silver glitter paper, and a piece of heart pattern paper. I also attached white enamel dots to complete the design.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope your enjoyed today's card and will join in the "Highlights" Challenge!

Love You More! Card by Tasha

Happy Friday Art Impressions Friends! 

Tasha here sharing a new Valentine's Day card created with the super cute 5005 - Valentine Bears Set and 5741 - Valentines Paper Pack. 

I have been working on Valentine's Day cards lately and just had to create a card with this sweet little bear stamp. He is adorable with his paper heart banner and little blue top. I started by stamping the bear with black ink and used masking paper to cover him before creating the background. I made a dark brown wooden floor and covered the background wall with red hearts to bring in more color and coordinate with the Valentine's Day theme. 

After the center card was completed, I added layers of gold glitter paper, red, black, and white card stock, and a piece of pretty heart pattern paper. Lastly, I stamped "Love You More" on to a simple white banner to complete the design. I think this card will be perfect to send to a special someone this Valentine's Day!

Thank you for checking out today's project and I hope you have a wonderful day!

 

A pink bear??? by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans!

I don't know about you, but I am all up into Valentine's Day!! I have had a blast this week creating with pink and red and lots of hearts. LOL! So the current challenge for a free Art Impressions stamp set of your choice is Monochromatic. So that's exactly what I did. Who the heck wouldn't love a pink bear!! LOL! I know I sure do! For this challenge I used 5005 Valentine Bears Set and colored those little cuties in different shades of reds, pinks, and violets. I also used 5721 Nested Heart Dies and 5741 Valentines PP for my project. These cuties are perfectly enough for the front of my card. I simply added a heart and a bow and called her done. The image was stamped using Memento Tuxedo black ink onto a Copic friendly paper and then I colored them with the colors listed below. In the coming weeks, you'll see I've used the rest of these adorable images for some other projects. 

Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit today! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

R22, 24, 27, 81, 83, and 85

BV02 and 04

W1, 2, and 3

B00

You’re koala-fied to be my Valentine! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday Art Impressions Friends!

Tasha here sharing a fun Valentine's Day card inspired by the Art Impressions Monochromatic Challenge. With Valentine's Day just around the corner, it's the perfect time to get started on your cards!

For this project, I used the adorable Koalas Set as the main image and focused on different shades of pink to fit the challenge's monochromatic theme—because who doesn’t love pink?

I began by stamping the koala onto white cardstock and creating a mask using masking paper. Using a heart die, I cut out a center heart and a matching pink frame to frame the image. After masking the koala, I blended two shades of Distress Oxide Ink to create a soft, colorful background. I love how the lighter shade around the koala creates a spotlight effect, making it the focal point of the card.

To add dimension, I layered two shades of pink card stock and glitter paper with a piece of Art Impressions heart-patterned paper. The mix of textures and patterns adds interest while keeping the monochromatic pink theme. I also stamped "Happy Valentine’s Day" in pink ink to tie in with the overall look.

  

Lastly, I added tiny white hearts to the center heart’s background for an extra pop of detail. I love how the card turned out and hope it inspires you to create your own monochromatic Valentine’s Day design.

Have a wonderful day!