Never Have I Ever Challenge #384 Week #2

 Hello Ai fans and welcome to week two
of our Never Have I Ever challenge.

We want you to use a stamp or die that you've never used before.

You know you have some. We all buy things because we "NEED" them,

only to find them sitting unused. Get them out and USE them!

Our Featured Artist was Tasha

and you can see her tutorial for her Step Fold card HERE.

Tasha also created a Halloween card and you can see it HERE.

You can see my Spooky Crew card HERE.

 

Janet used 5185-Baby Girl Set (her never used set)

Plus 5543-Journal Template Die Set

5562-Journal Letter Die Set

Sharon's card can be found HERE.

Lynn's card and VIDEO tutorial can be found HERE.
Follow her YouTube HERE.

 

Dori's Pop-Up Slider card uses  #4902 Par-Tee Golfer stamp,
Journal Rectangle Frames Die #5591,
#5063 Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Die
and the #5907 Golf Shop Matchbook

 

Karen's cards from her Watercolor Weekend "Never Have I Ever" 

can be found HERE.

 

It's hard to believe, with all the cards our fabulous Design Team 

creates that there are sets that they've never used. 

All of these are wonderful! Thank you for the inspiration.

✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation. You can make any 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!

 ✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission.

✻We love to comment on your entries, but keep in mind if you use a private group or a platform that you need to sign up for, we probably won't be able to.

✻ 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 if you can, by clicking and commenting on your fellow crafters.

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

✻ Good luck and happy stamping! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Go See the World Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a travel-themed card inspired by the "V is for Vacation" Challenge. I love traveling and the 4932 - Pack Your Bags Set is one of my all time favorite sets!

To create this card, I stamped the stacked luggage and cruise ticket with black ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I normally use the traveling couple when working with this set, but thought it would be fun to create with the included accessories and love how this turned out!

To add more color, I stenciled a floral background on to cream paper and added layers of bright colored cardstock. I also used a die to create a flap that revealed "Bon Voyage" when you lift the flap panel.

Lastly, I stamped the greeting "Go see the World!" and another stacked suitcase image on the inside to complete the design.

Thank you for checking out today's card and I hope you will join in the Ai "V is for Vacation" Challenge!

Live Life on Cruise Control Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a cruise themed card created with the fun 4932-Pack You Bags Stamp Set. This set is one of my favorites (I'm a cruiser) and I like how the ship looks surrounded by stars!

The image was stamped with black ink and colored with Copic Markers. I wanted the ship to be the main focal point, so I layered red, white & blue stars and attached it with foam tape to the center. It looks like it's sailing right off the card!

The sentiment "Live life on cruise control" was stamped with a dark navy ink and matted with coordinating red paper. I also carried on the patriotic theme by stenciling blue stars in the background. 

To complete the card, I added blue glitter paper before adhering the card to a white A2 sized card base. This card makes me happy and I think it's perfect for Summer!

I hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Bon Voyage!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing my first card as an Ai Design Team member. For my project, I created this travel-themed card using the fun Pack Your Bags Set. 

The images were stamped with black hybrid ink and I colored them with Copic markers. I totally love the floral tops and wanted to keep the colors bright to go with a tropical vacation vibe. This couple looks like they just had a great vacation and spent some time enjoying the sun!

The background of the card was created by ink blending a sky design with a cloud stencil. I also used Distress Oxide Ink for the ground. The airplane image was stamped directly on the paper and I used masking paper to cover the plane before ink blending. It's so fun when you get to pull off the masking and see the clean image.

The sentiment "Bon Voyage" was embossed in white and I used a simple banner die to cut the black card stock. 

Lastly, I added layers of bright paper that coordinated with the couple's clothing before attaching the card to a yellow card base. 

I hope you enjoyed today's project and be sure to check out the current Ai Challenge!

Have a wonderful day!

Pack Your Bags by Dana Warren

Hello AI fans!!

Warm weather has to come sometime, right??  The Pack Your Bags stamp set is a great way to get in the warmer weather mood!! Especially if it involves a vacation!

There are some great images and sentiments in this set. I started by stamping the guy with the suitcases on a die cut circle. Then I used my Spectrum Noir ColourBlend pencils to color the image. I used the following pencils to color the image: Rose Red, Denim Blue, Royal Blue, Saddle Brown, Russet, Cream, Cider, Sage, Holly, Pewter, Black, Espresso

Next, I stamped the Pack Your Bags sentiment on a small circle die. I layered some pattern paper from Carta Bella - Ahoy There Collection over some gold glitter cardstock. 

Then I added the stamped circle, but just a little off the card trimming off the overhang. Then I added the sentiment and a couple of wood ship themed circles. 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!!

NEW Funny Farm and Work & Play Clear Sets!

Before the year wraps up, we have FOUR new clear stamp sets to share with you! Welcome new additions to our Funny Farm and Work & Play lines! Share some well wishes to your cat lover friends with our Catastrophy Set, and birthday greetings with our Holy Moley Set! If you are waiting for vacation, look no further than our new travel-themed Work & Play sets! Road Trip takes you down Route 66 with vintage-inspired diners, gas stations and more. Get ready to cruise with Pack Your Bags featuring a couple packed up for a relaxing trip! See all of these sets in action and adorable card samples in our video from Creativation! Find these sets at artimpressions.com today!

 

Today, the full design team is here to share inspiring projects featuring these new goodies! Visit the designer's personal blog by clicking their name. We love to hear what you think, so be sure to leave a comment!

Cheri with Road Trip

Dana with Pack Your Bags

Diane with Catastrophy

Jil with Catastrophy

 

Karen with Holy Moley

Renee with Pack Your Bags

Renee with Catastrophy

Sharon with Holy Moley

Just love these cheerful cards! And they look like SO much fun to make! For the next few days, the designers are compiling their top 10 cards of 2017 to share this week, so stay tuned to see some favorites!

As we wrap up the year, there is no new challenge, but we can't forget to recognize the winners of last week's Funny & Punny challenge!

Top Spot goes to...

Amy Marshall!

Congrats, Amy! We're not kidding, we love your card! Your coloring is spot on, and the Old Goat Set makes for a fabulously funny birthday card! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address so we can send you a prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Janet K!

 Nela!

Congrats, you two! Janet, we think your use of our Elephant PopCard (and that adorable sentiment) is a wonderful way to stretch your stamps! And Nela, we can't help "peep" at your card with our Dairy Christmas Set. Too cute and beautifully colored! Please email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and selection the stamp set of your choice!

Our challenges for 2017 have come to a close, but stay tuned for fun new challenges and products in 2018! Don't forget to stay come back for those Top 10 posts, and another Watercolor Weekend this Saturday!

Happy Stamping!