Challenge 60 - Rain or Shine

We've hit the big SIX-OH! And the cards keep getting better and better!

Our winner from last week's "Anything Owls" challenge is ...
Mary Anne K.
Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com for your $10 gift card!

With the spring time comes a big question mark about the weather. Here in Oregon, it is literally RAIN or SHINE. We thought it would be fun to share what it looks like outside your window! Hopefully April showers really do bring May flowers!

Renee

Tracy

Barbara

Anne

Soili-Maria

Mary

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until SUNDAY at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Don't forget, you can "Like" us on Facebook before April 27 for a free stamp with purchase! It'll be a "Whoot!"

Challenge 59 - Anything Owls!

Wow! We had a great time with the OWH blog hop last week! Thanks to everyone for the great support and the wonderful card entries. Our winners are:

First - Shari McLaughlin

Second - Sazzlecraft

Third - Kathy V.

Congratulations! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your prize!

This week, our design team created cards from our new line of "Whoots!" These sweet little owl sets are fun for any occasion and they're just so darn cute! WHOO does love owls? They seem to be everywhere these days! For our weekly challenge, the only theme requirement is to have an owl. Whether paper, punches or stamps, you can let your imagination run wild. Our new line of Whoots are available at a store near you or you can purchase them from our website when they launch April 30!

Kirsi

Barbara

Soili-Maria

Maria

Amy

Renee

Tracy

Anne

Mary

We have such a fantastic design team! Thanks everyone for the great inspiration! Also, if you would like a free "Little Whoot" with your next purchase, 'like' us on Facebook and you'll receive a code for you next order! Can't wait to see what you create!

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until SUNDAY at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Also, "Like" us on Facebook this weekend for a free stamp with purchase! It'll be a "Whoot!"

Challenge 58 - "Thinking of You" or "Make 'Em Laugh" for OWH BLOGHOP

We are excited to host a blog challenge benefiting Operation Write Home. If you haven't heard of this great organization, they send blank handmade greeting cards to U.S. troops overseas so they can write home to their family and loved ones.

Our challenge normally ends on Wednesdays, but we are extending the deadline until Sunday, April 15 to participate in the OWH BLOG HOP! If you just joined us from ScorPal, WELCOME! Your next stop is over to Fiskars. If you'd like to start at the beginning, head to Stars and Stamps Blog.

We urge all participants to include the OWH link on their blog post and send their submissions to OWH (East coast, West coast & Midwest shippers HERE) or to Art Impressions so we can forward them. We want to encourage you to create for our troops and are offering THREE prizes!

1st Place - $30 Ai Gift Card!!!

2nd Place - Free Card Keeper Set (your choice)

3rd Place - One of our new 2012 Girlfriends images (your choice)

Our design team created some wonderful designs to send into OWH. Feel free to leave a comment, we love to hear what you think!

 

Soili-Maria

Kirsi

Renee

Tracy

Barbara

Anne

Mary

Here are the guidelines provided by OWH:

1. No Glitter - It is a safety hazard for our heroes. Read more.

2. A2 Sized Cards Only - 4.25" x 5.5" for easier shipping. Read more.

3. Line Dark Cards with Light Cardstock - If a pencil won't show up, add a lighter sheet inside. Read more.

4. Limit Multiples - No more than 100 cards. Read more. 

5. Any Quantity is okay - One, a bunch, or a box full; however we need quality, not quantity. Read more.

6. SOME lumpiness is okay - Our heroes don't have to pay for letter mail, but that doesn't mean we can go wild with layering and embellishments. 

7. DO NOT hand write sentiments - Neither outside or inside. Read more.

8. Use quality supplies - Computer paper, foams, itty bitty stickers and glue sticks don't holdup to the rigors of the battlefront. It's okay to make fewer cards with better supplies - every card counts!

9. Card Themes - Remember who's sending these: adults. No cards to Daddy, no "wish you were here," or party invitations; no explicit images or sentiments. 

10. Absolutely no store-bought - Neither complete cards, NOR cards repurposing parts of them. It endangers our trademark. Read more.

Here are the Ai weekly challenge guidelines:

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until SUNDAY at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Also, "Like" us on Facebook this weekend for a free stamp with purchase! It'll be a "Whoot!"

We truly appreciate your participation! Happy Stamping!

Challenge 57 - Spring has Sprung!

It's a beautiful Thursday at Ai! If you haven't checked them out already, we have NEW 2012 Girlfriends online for your purchasing pleasure! It's starting to look a little more like spring here, so our design team has pulled out all the stops for some beautiful springtime inspiration!

Anne

Barbara

Kirsi

Mary

Renee

Tracy

Thank you ladies! Always such cute stuff! Last week's challenge theme was "Monochromatic." The winner for that challenge is:

RINA FASHIONISTA
with her Sympathy/Encouragement Easel Drawer Box Card

Congratulations! We absolutely loved all the different shades of purple you used and the great design elements! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your $10 coupon code!

Want to win $10 worth of Ai stamps? Join us in our weekly challenge! Here are the rules!

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until Wednesday at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Challenge 55 - Inspired by Watercolor

 This week's challenge is an Ai favorite - Watercolor! There is so much you can do with these stamps, from our 13 watercolor how-to books to our watercolor DVD. With easy to follow instructions and basic steps, you could be a pro in no time! Here are some INSPIRED by watercolor cards from our design team!

Anne

Barbara

Reneé

Mary

Thanks for sharing with us DT! Last week's card contest winner for the Sparkle & Bling or Embossing challenge is ...

RINA MEYERS

Congratulations! Please contact me at kate@artimpressions.com for your $10 coupon code!

Here are the rules for the challenges and excited to see what inspires you!

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until Wednesday at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Happy Stamping (and Watercoloring)!

Challenge Number 54 - Sparkle & Bling or Embossing

This week's challenge is Sparkle & Bling or Embossing. Our design team created some wonderful cards with great embellishments. What girl doesn't love a little sparkle? :)

Reneé

Barbara

Anne

Kirsi

Mary

Kate

Last week's winner for the "Inspired by Candy" challenge is:

ANNE

Congratulations Anne! Loved your cute bunny card. Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your $10 coupon code!

Here are the rules for the challenges and we're ready for the BLING!

1.  Please make a new card or creation for these challenges. You can make a 3D item if you wish ... this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will be entered twice if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3.  Please link directly to your creation so we can get a good look at your creativity!

4. You will have until Wednesday at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Happy Stamping!

Under my Umbrella by Mary Witter

Good morning blogger friends! This is my last post on this blog. The demands of teaching, making samples and my own blog are all I can handle.  The additional two posts a week plus commenting on the challenges is spreading me too thin.  I will be commenting/posting on the Ai facebook page and my own blog.
As my final post I wanted to share with you another image from the "Girlfriends"  I just love all of them but I think this one called "Under My Umbrella" is my favorite.  You just can tell that they are sharing more than the umbrella ....but some juicy secret as well. Seeing them all under one umbrella also says something about how close they are and what a tight friendship they share.  We all should be so fortunate to have friends like this.  Enough said...I present:  Under My Umbrella by Art Impressions!
I hope you enjoy my attempt and it "tempts" you to purchase your own stamp. If you do or if you have any questions on how I did this just leave a comment and let me know.  Thanks.

Friends who laugh....last!

Recipe:

Girlfriends Under My Umbrella

Stamp:  Art Impressions UMT4010 Under My Umbrella

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers:  E0000, E000, E00, BG000, B21, B24, C1, C5, W0

                           G20, G21, G24, YG21,  E07, E09, E97, E95, E99,

                           RV14, RV17, YR16, YR18, RV13, R81, R83, R85,

                           BV0000, BV000, BV01

Punch:                Punch Bunch Corner 00414

Spellbinders:      Curved Rectangles

Ink:                    Distressed Ink “Stormy Sky”

Glossy Accents

Spica pens:         Mint, Clear

Challenge 27...Favorite Technique

This is a fun one... a real chance to show your creativity!!!

Show us your favorite technique... what a great chance to learn a thing or two!!!

Show us what it is and please be sure to let us know what technique you used!

Now... on to the eye candy!

Mary

Water Color

Dawn

 Paper Piecing

Barbara

Alcohol Ink

Deloris

Masking

Renee

Dry Embossing

Here are the rules for this challenge...

OH...but first... what do you win???

Each Week... we will have one winner that will win a $10 gift certificate for AI stamps

1. Please remember to create a new card for this challenge.

2. Link it directly using In-Linkz

3. One entry for the weekly drawing and two if you use an ART IMPRESSIONS' stamp!

4. You will have until Wednesday at midnight to upload your creation.

and the winner for this weeks challenge is:

Nancy

Congrats and thanks so much for playing along. Please e mail me at

camelot4101@aol.com

and I will make sure you get your prize!

Thanks for playing along, everyone and I cannot wait to see what y'all create!