WEEK 2: Challenge 199: Card Resolutions

Hello, Ai Fans!

Ready for our first challenge of the year? Stretch yourself to try a new card technique with us on our blog! Last week, Dana showed a cool masking technique she used to protect her image to make a cool background! Now, our designers are here to show some new techniques they wanted to try for the New Year! To learn about their card, click the designer's name to visit their personal blog with more info. Find the stamp sets they used at artimpressions.com!

Cheri with Incredi-Bowl Set

Dana with Cat Lady TF

Diane with Mini Cake Spinner

Karen with Boy Cupid Set

Kerry with At The Movies Set

Renee with Tweetheart Set

Sharon with Birthday Whoot Set 

Love the diversity in these cards! Everyone has something new to try! Did a technique catch your eye? We'd love to have you play along with our challenge!

Did you know we offer a prize pack to the top spot winner and a free stamp set selected by the honorable mentions?! For this challenge, we want to see you practice a new-to-you technique. This technique can be about cardmaking, stamping, coloring, or more! Go ahead and try something new!

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, January 18th at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Incredibowl by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!

I have two cards to share today, using one of the Ai People sets: Incredibowl Set (Sku#4530).  They're both pretty similar, I just tweaked the designs a little, and tried two different skin tones:

Don't forget to enter our What's New? Challenge on the Ai blog - and we'll have a brand challenge up on Thursday!

Copics used: Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, E37, E34, E31

Blues - B29, B26, B24, B23

Greys - W5, W3, W1, W00

Oranges - YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12, YR00

Yellows - E17, E13, E11

Hair - E55, E53, E51, E08, E07, E02

Monday fun... with Kerry

Hello Ai friends and happy Monday!

Hope all of you had a fabulous weekend and ready for another exciting week!

I'm here to share a couple of cards today. 

First up, I can't get enough of the Incredibowl set, she is just totally awesome!  She is just totally styling with her bowling shirt and her bowling shoes...  FABULOUS!

To match her amazing outfit, I figured it would be fun creating a fun background with some pearlescent Pan Pastel.  First, I placed the stencil on a mixed media cardstock, I pressed the versamark ink pad directly on the stencil, lift the stencil, then apply pan pastel with the sponge tool.  I also sprayed the background with a fixative when done. 

And here is the whole card.

Since I have so much fun.  I made another card using the Reindeer Games set. 

Copic used:

Incredibowl set:  BG10. C0, C1, C3, C5, E000. E00. E11. RV0000, RV55, RV66

YG17, YG23

Reindeer Games:  BG00, C0. C1, C3, E00, E11, R35, R37, R39, Y00, Y11, Y15, YG63, YG67

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You're Incredi-BOWL! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today, to go along with the recent  Art Impressions release of new Ai People I'm sharing a card made with the Incredibowl Set (sku# 4530).

I usually bowl about once a year so she's probably better than me, plus I don't have a cute shirt like she does. (and I think that matters...I'd definitely bowl better if I looked the part!)

Here's the verse that comes with this stamp...

It says You're gutter-ly INCREDI-BOWL!

I just love puns!!

Challenge 147 - Humor or Puns + NEW Ai People!

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome to a brand new challenge! 

Before we get started, let's announce last week's winners!

Top Spot of our "Fancy Folds" challenge is ...

Brenda Turner!
Congratulations Brenda! We loved your Witch Wanda side-step card! Contact kate@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Our Honorable Mentions go to ...

Amy H.

Linda M.

Congratulations Amy and Linda! We loved your fun folds! Contact kate@artimpressions.com with your address and a stamp set of your choice as a prize!

This week, we have BRAND NEW Ai People just for you!

Our Design Team is here with lots of great inspiration for our new launch! We're also lucky to have our guest designer, Cheryl Valadez, showing off all the new stamps!

 Cheryl using Incredibowl Set (4530)

 Cheryl using Birthday Love (4529)

 Cheryl using Don't Sweat It (4528)

Cheryl using Sports Fan Shaker (4527)

 Karen using Don't Sweat It (4528)

 Kerry using Sports Fan Shaker (4527)

Lesley using Incredibowl Set (4530)

Reneé using Birthday Love (4529)

 Sharon using Sports Fan Shaker (4527)

Sherry using Don't Sweat It (4528)

Along with our new launch is our new challenge!

This week, we're looking for the funny! Use sentiments that are humorous or pun-ny! Our Ai People are perfect for this challenge, but we have a lot of fun stamp options, or search your collection! Make sure to link up your project below!

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

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