Challenge 189 Sweet Summertime WEEK 2!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Are you having a fabulous summer? This week's challenge theme is "Sweet Summertime"! Today, our designers are here to share their darling summer cards with creative ways to beat the heat! Click the designer's name to view their card on their personal blog, and view the stamps used at artimpressions.com! Don't forget to leave some comment love!

Cheri with Blanche and Goofy Things

Dana with Stayin' Afloat Set

Diane with Jump In and Mature

Karen with BBQ Couple and Still Sizzlin'!

Kerry with Jump In

Renee with Owl & Monkey Mini Set & Beach TF Set

Sharon with Selma & Gladys Set

Wow, DT! We love your bright colors, cheerful swimmers, beach bums and BBQ eaters! Looks like summer to us!

Want a chance to win some Art Impressions stamps? Join our challenge and create a summer-themed card! We love seeing what you create!

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!

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✻ Share the Ai love by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday, July 20th at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

An InLinkz Link-up

Jump In! by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!!

Happy Saturday!! (as I'm doing my happy dance!)  I do love my weekends!! And who doesn't love spending some of those summer weekends playing in the water?!  Well this adorable couple sure looks like they're having tons of fun!!  My card today features the adorable stamp JUMP IN #T3468 along with the sentiment BORN TO BE WILD #C4091. 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and don't forget to join our FOR THE FELLAS challenge!  Hope you get some time this weekend to get crafty!!

Copics used:
E11, E00, E000, R20, B32, B34, B91, B93, B95, B41, B00, B000, C1, C2, C3, C5, W1, W3, W5, Y32, Y35, YG21, YG13, YG17, E13, E33, E35, E51, E53, R22, R24, R27, Y17, Y19

InLinkz.com

Make A Splash !!!!!

All week in Illinois it has been HOT !!! So to cool things down we should all Jump In and take a swim , these golden oldies are at it again , having a really fun time at the pool , where else would you want be when it's 100 degrees outside . I can not say it enough about the Art Impressions Golden Oldies line of stamps , they are so stinkin cute  ,they get my creative mojo going and put a smile on my face .I love the rubber ducky floatie and to make it pop I got out the glossy accents it make it look like plastic and makes the image come to life . I also stamped grandpa ,colored him  and cut him out to pop him up to look like he is jumping in front of granny .Today I  put my Cricut to use to make the backdrop for my stamped image , I made glitter splashes from the Everyday paper dolls , the word Splash is also from the same cartridge .When using the Cricut Use those Art Impression stamps, they have such a great line it's easy to create a card for that special friend that may need a laugh .
Card size 5 X 5
Stamps : Jumpin In SKU # T3468 Cricut cartridge : Everyday paper dolls
Copic Markers : RV10 ,RV32 , RV34 , E000 , E00 , YG03 , YG06 , BG0000 , YR65 , T1 , , Y15 , Y38
Accessories : Spica glitter markers red and pink , glossy accents , white Gelly roll pen
Cardstock: SU Baja breeze , blue glitter cardstock , black cardstock

Thanks for stoping by and I hope you make a Spash today ...
CRYSTAL