Showing posts with label Holiday Blog Hop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday Blog Hop. Show all posts

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Christmas Came Early Challenge #361 and the FINAL Cat Lovers Hop

 Hello and welcome to week two of our Christmas Came Early Challenge!
This challenge has a bit of a twist if you'd like to participate.

First and foremost...

Our current challenge is anything handmade that has a Christmas theme.

Our twist this week is that we are, for the last time, participating in the Cat Lovers Hop.
Janis passed away earlier this year and this one final Hop is a tribute to her. Art Impressions is one of only two or three companies that supported her Hop all 8 years.  These prizes are NOT being given away as part of Art Impressions Challenge.  You will be eligible to win a free stamp set of your choice if you win the Ai challenge.  To win one of the 3 sets featured for the Cat Lovers Hop you must join in through them.  Let's all HONOR Janis if you can, with one final cat themed card.


Though our challenge is a Christmas challenge,  we would love it if you added a cat to your project to honor Janis.  Here's the link to join in her memorial Hop and win lots of wonderful prizes.

Art Impressions has donated these three sets, and all you need to do is follow that link, and their instructions, to possibly win these sets and also some prizes from other companies.






Last week, Lynn kicked off our Christmas Came Early Challenge with this amazingly creative card in which she "re-thought" the 5183 – Christmas Kitty Flip Card set into a cat tree!  You can view her video tutorial HERE.



And now, being week two of the challenge, we have the rest of the Design Team cards. 

This "bonus cat" challenge was not mandatory so we'll start with those DT members that chose to participate.

First up, we have Nina who created an amazing slimline card featuring 5782 – Snowflake Frame Die,



Next up we have Tasha who used 5098 – Cozy Cat Cubbies and 5566 – Christmas Sentiments.



The rest of the Design Team participated in the Christmas Came Early Challenge (minus the cat theme) and those cards are just as FUN!!

You can see all of the products Karen used on her Watercolor Weekend post.



Mercy's final DT post used 5457 – Christmas Truck Set.











We'd love to have you join in on our challenge. whether you choose a Christmas theme or a Christmas project with a cat on it! 


✻ 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

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Challenge 145 - "Holiday Sparkle" + Holiday Blog Hop!

Hello Ai Fans!
Welcome to week two of our Holiday Sparkle Challenge!
Plus, a fun Holiday Blog Hop featuring our brand new Christmas stamps!

Before we get to the blog hop fun, we have a brand new launch of our Christmas 2014 stamps!
These cute images are perfect for the holidays! Fun to color and so cute to share!
You can find all the stamps in this line here.


Last week, we launched our new Ai Shakers!
These two cute sets use Action Wobbles to add a fun touch to your cards! Each set includes one wobble to get you started and you can always grab more from us here!

So to kick off these fun releases, we're hosting a blog hop! Feel free to hop through all theinspiration!



Also, we're featuring a FUN giveaway for those of you looking for some holiday stamps to use this year! We are giving away TWO free stamp sets (a Christmas 2014 and an Ai Shakers) on each blog in the hop! To enter, leave a comment on each blog in the Holiday Hop. Winners will be announced on the Ai blog on 10/9.

It's week two of our challenge!
We know SO many fun holidays are just around the corner. If you're like us, we're busy trying to prepare so they don't sneak up! Whether it's Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa ... We want to see your beautiful cards now! All your holiday project need is a little SPARKLE (because who doesn't love some sparkle?). Feel free to use glitter, gems, sequins or foil, it's your preference to add a little glitz to you project. 

Make sure to link up your sparkly projects! Good luck and have fun!

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, October 7 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.
✻ Good luck and happy stamping!