It's Ok By Dana Warren

Hello AI Fans!!

Dana here with two cards featuring the Jealous Too Wood Stamp available at Hobby Lobby! I also played around with some stencils and some cool gold paint at Target!! Yes, Target!!! It was part of a set of small bottles and meant for DIY projects!

Both cards ended up being similar, but I did chance a few things to make them a little different! I started by using the stencils and paint over some light blue pattern paper. The paint was pretty heavy, so next time a thicker card stock or pattern paper will be needed!! 

While the paint was drying I die cut two different shapes from white card stock. I stamped the Jealous image on each and then used my Spectrum Noir Markers to color them. I used IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG6, JG2, JG3, JG6.

Next I found some white doilies in my stash, I added these to my card then adhered the stamped panels to each card. To finish them off I added some green and white buttons to each card. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

The stencils are by Heidi Swapp and the doilies were from the baking section at Micheals!

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Jealous Too by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!

I have another image that is available through Hobby Lobby stores to share today - this is one of the wood mount images that includes the sentiment on the same block.  Here is Jealous Too (Sku #4713):

 I stamped the image and coloured her with Copic markers, then stamped her again on some polka dot paper which I cut out to paper piece her dress.  I die cut the image in an oval shape and popped her up with pop dots.  I took my next largest oval die, and cut out a larger oval in the striped paper, which I also mounted onto the base with pop dots.  It gave a little added interest to a fairly simple card.  I added a few grey pearls, and that's it!
Copics used: C5, C3, C1, C00, BG75, BG72, BG70, R22, B0000

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Challenge 184 - Laughing WITH you! WEEK 2

Hello, Ai Fans!

Last week we hosted a fabulous blog hop and announced TEN new stamps at Hobby Lobby stores! Now ALL of our Hobby Lobby exclusive stamps are available online! Just search "Art Impressions" at HobbyLobby.com. International orders can also be placed by phone with them!

Today we have the whole design team here to show what they've created with these hilarious new stamps! Click the designer's name to view their personal blog and bring on the comment love, too!

Cheri with Hot Java Mamas

Dana with Chocolate Therapy (and Extinguisher sentiment)

 Diane with Jealous Too

Karen with Pamper Yourself

Kerry with Birthday Wishes

Renee with Pamper Yourself

Sharon with Hot Java Mamas

Are you laughing out loud? Join our challenge to create hilarious cards! We want to see cards (for any occasion) that make us snicker, giggle or chuckle! It's easy to enter! Plus, you might win some Ai 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 Wednesday, May 25 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.
✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Challenge 184 - Laughing WITH you! Plus, NEW Ai at Hobby Lobby Blog Hop!

We are SO excited to announce TEN new stamp blocks and clear sets, now available at Hobby Lobby stores. To celebrate, we're hosting a blog hop with our design team, including the chance to win a grand prize of each of the stamps! Make sure to check out these stamps at your local Hobby Lobby store!

Diane is kicking off our Blog Hop with a tutorial of how she used one of our brand new block stamps! Take it away, Diane!

Hello Ai friends!  Diane here and I have a tutorial for our NEW Challenge (Laughing WITH you) and the Hobby Lobby blog hop.  I am using the Jealous Too (4713) wood mount stamp on my cards.  I like to make shaped cards and I'll show you two ways to easily create them.

If the shaped card you want to make has a flat edge like my hexagon card, then you can simply die cut your card base by keeping the fold slightly below the straight edge of your die. This leaves the fold of your card intact.

If your desired shape does NOT have a flat edge, as my flower die, it is still very easy.  Die cut 2 shapes and set one aside (for the front). The second one will be the back...simply score a line close to one edge.  (This scored line will be your card fold.)  Note: I kept 2 "petals" along the left edge for my card bottom so it will easily stand up.

Apply strong adhesive to the smaller scored part and adhere the 2 flowers together.

It will look like this when opened...

I also love to use up small scraps of patterned paper by paper piecing the Ai character's clothing.  I decided to make 4 cards so I've stamped and cut out the elephant's dress 4 times.  I matched the hexagon patterned dresses with the hexagon shaped card, and the same with the florals!

Smaller shapes were cut from white cardstock, stamped, colored and the dresses were adhered.  I omitted the sentiments and stamped them separately.

The finished cards...

The inside sentiment is another wood mount block from Hobby Lobby, Happy 29th (4597) .

Now it’s your turn to make a card or project and join us in the new Ai Challenge!

Happy stamping!

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Thanks for the fabulous tutorial, Diane!

Be sure to enter our Rafflecopter for a chance to win the GRAND PRIZE of one of each of these new Ai at Hobby Lobby stamps!


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Here is the full list and order of the blog hop!

Art Impressions Blog

Cheri Burry

Dana Warren

Diane Zechman

Karen Day

Kerry Kung

Reneé Matarese

Sharon Caudle

So that means our next stop is:

Cheri Burry

After all that hopping, we hope you'll be inspired to join our new challenge! The theme is "Laughing WITH You" so we want to see some hilarious cards!

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, May 25 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.
✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Last but not least, announcing the winners of last week's challenge!

Top Spot goes to...

Jenny!

Congrats, Jenny! We love how you creatively gave our Little Whoot a fabulous birthday hat with the Mini Cake Spinner Set! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with you address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Stamperamma!

Cynthia!

Congrats, you two! Stamerramma, we love the combo of the squirrel from Furries TF Set with the EZ Project A and other watercolor stamps! And Cynthia, we're digging the spinning action with our Dog Spinner and Dies! Congrats, and be sure to email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and stamp set of your choice!

If you haven't hopped to the next stop head on over to Cheri's Blog!