Art Impressions Blog: Let's Hear it for the Boys! Challenge

Hello Ai fans!

It's week #2 of our Let's Hear it for the Boys challenge which means we get to share all of the other Design Team cards with you! Woo Hoo!

Last week, Nina was our featured designer and she made two ADORABLE masculine cards!

For her first card she used
AiCS38 – Doggy Kisses Set,
5134 – Banner Double Stitched Dies
and 5463 – Slimline Dies Set

Nina used 5043 – Ole Buck Set on her second card.

Janet also used 5043 – Ole Buck Set

Lynn used several sets. 5507 – Harvest Together Set,
5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies,
5133 – Flag Double Stitched Dies,
5543 – Journal Template Die Set,
5606 – Harvest Journal Paper Pack,
Signo White Pigment Ink Gel Pen
and Post-It Labeling and Cover-up Tape (1″x700″)

Tasha used 5043 – Ole Buck Set too. Are you sensing a pattern? If you haven't got your set yet, you maybe need to hop on over to the website and pick it up because it's clearly a favorite!

Mercy has two cards for your inspiration. The first one used 5503 – Tool Bag and Die Set.

Her second card also used 5503 – Tool Bag and Die Set in addition to

5072 – Block Letters Die Set

and 5566 – Christmas Sentiments.

Sharon used 5406 – Mr. Set on her card.

Reneé made 3 projects. Her first one used 5499 – MB Get Well and 5317 – MB Template Dies.

The next card used 5499 – MB Get Well,

5543 – Journal Template Die Set,

5061 – Square Double Stitched Dies

and 5132 – Tag Stitched Dies.

Her 3rd project was a bookmark made with
5223 – Bookmark Dies
5543 – Journal Template Die Set,

5322 – MB Den Set,

5323 – MB Wall Accessories

and 5132 – Tag Stitched Dies

WOW! So many projects to help spark your imagination! Have you joined the challenge yet? If no, why not? You have the opportunity to win a free stamp set! Who wouldn't love that?

We hope you found something here to inspire you and can't wait to see what you make!

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✻ Make sure to get your link up by the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Hello Ai fans!

Today we begin a new challenge...

Let's Hear it for the Boys!

But first...the winners.

We just ended our Buttons and Bows challenge and we have a Top Spot and a Lucky Random Winner to announce.

For our Top Spot we selected Debbie Hedges!

She created a stunning floral arrangement in a pot using a beautiful color palette.

Debbie made two cards for this challenge and the other one is equally adorable!

Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com

to claim a free stamp set of your choice!

Also, be sure to grab your badge to display on your blog, Facebook or Instagram!

Our Lucky Random Winner was Liz W.

Please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com

to claim a free stamp set of your choice!

Also, be sure to grab your badge to display on your blog, Facebook or Instagram!

Congratulations to our two winners! Now on to our fabulous Design Team feature!
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Hello Ai fans, I am so excited you are joining us today as we announce a new challenge; All for Boys!! This challenge inspired me so much and I can't wait to share with you my projects.

I created a fun card for these cute campers searching for the Birthday Cake :) I used Ole Buck Set and stamped these curious campers and colored them with Copic markers then cut with my mini scissors all around the image.

For the background, I used a Camping paper collection that has camp scenes cards and then backed the campers image with foam tape and attached it to the background. I also grounded the scene with a strip of dark brown paper.

To brighten the card a little bit, I added multiple scraps of colored cardstock behind, yellow, orange then navy.

I used alphabet stickers to add the same sentiment that was in the stamp set "Is that Cake"? :)

I also embellished the card with enamel dots that matched the card colors.

They are so cute :)

I then created an adorable interactive puppy card using the cute Doggy Kisses Set. The set has this adorable puppy that has, almost all his body, wrapped with gauze.

I stamped the puppy twice and colored it with same colors. Cut the back of the puppy from one of them, and cut the front of the other.

I used a pastel aqua background, cut it using Ai Double stitched slimline dies.

For the interactive element I used a pull tab slider die to create a path for the front of the puppy to slide through, I then thread the slider tab through the path opening and glued the front of the puppy on it so when the tab is pulled out the front of the puppy slides with it.

I glued the other puppy, that has the back only, directly to the background with its body overlapping the other puppy image.so when the front of the puppy is pulled out it would look like the dog is becoming longer. I attached a band aid image where the overlapping of both the puppy images show to cover the cut.

I then added a strip of brown floor below the puppy and die cut the pull tab notch so it is easier to pull out.

I stamped the sentiment that's included in the set on a white cardstock and die cut around it with Ai double stitched banners and attached it with foam tape to my card. I also used the smallest banner from the Banner set and a banner from Ai Journal Die set to die cut two thin banners and tucked them under my sentiment banner and colored them with same Copic shades and finished the card with enamel dots here and there.

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Thank you so much Nina for these two beautiful, masculine cards and the incredible inspiration.

Congratulations to both of our winners!

Now for our new challenge.