NEW VIDEOS with Scrapbook.com! PLUS, Challenge 223 Anything Goes!

Happy New Year, Ai Fans!

We are kicking off January by revealing SIX NEW videos with our friends at Scrapbook.com! If you have been missing Watercolor Wednesday during the break, be inspired by Bonnie's Watercolor video! You will also enjoy her Window card with simple watercoloring of our Windows to the World images and Window Die. Join Kate with four different interactive cards featuring new products! If you have not tried our Mini TryFolds yet, this video is a great tutorial for stamping and die cutting featuring our Paws to Love MTF set. Learn even more tips and tricks for our PopCards in our Tea Party PopCard video! Mixing and matching accessories for our Mouthfuls is super fun and easy, and our Dog Mouthful video is a great example. If you are looking to make a card that is literally jumping for joy, be sure to check out our Wiggle Wobble tutorial!

You can find all the products used in these videos at Scrapbook.com, a great one-stop shop for all your crafting needs! They also carry a section of our most popular products and offer plenty of inspiration in their card gallery!

We are also excited to announce the first challenge of the year! This challenge theme is "Anything Goes" and it's the perfect chance to do that special technique or use that new stamp set from Christmas! Join in the fun, and show us your creation!

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, January 18 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Happy Stamping!

Happy Thanksgiving! PLUS, Michaels Exclusives Now Available!

Happy Thanksgiving, Ai Fans!

The blog is closing for the next few days so our design team can enjoy a Thanksgiving break! Today we have a bit of inspiration to tide you over! You can now find FOUR new Art Impressions clear sets, produced by Hampton Art, at your local Michaels!

 Introducing TWO new Holiday PopCards, Santa PopCard and Reindeer PopCard! These new sets contain clear stamps and metal dies, and assemble the same way as our previous PopCards to make unique 3-D cards! Make spirits bright with our TWO Christmas Girlfriends clear sets, Ugly Sweater and Merriest! These four sets are EXCLUSIVE to Michaels, so find a store near you to grab them up!

Inspiration time! Check out what our designers created with these exclusive sets! Click the designer's name to view more details on their personal blog, and click the set they used to view it at Michaels.com to find store availability by your zip code!

Cheri with Merriest

Dana with Merriest

Diane with Ugly Sweater

Jil with Santa PopCard

Karen with Ugly Sweater

Renee with Reindeer PopCard and Window Die 

Sharon with Ugly Sweater

Thank you for your bright and shiny cards, designers! Enjoy a week break for Thanksgiving! We are thankful to you!

Before we go, let's celebrate the winners of our previous Tag It Challenge!

Top Spot goes to...

Funtography!

Congrats! We love your sweet bracket tag featuring our Santa Paws puppy! Such festive colors and details! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to..

Irene Rhodes!

Melissa O!

Congrats, you two! The reindeer theme is really working! Irene, your handmade "ugly sweater" tag with our Reindeer Mini Shaker is just such a cute idea! We can't resist! And Melissa, your bold Reindeer Games tag is just divine! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and choose a stamp set of your choice for a prize!

We had really wonderful tags for our challenge! Our next challenge will not start until November 30th, but we will give you a clue: laughter!

Happy Thanksgiving! We are thankful that you spend time with us here on the blog! Stay tuned tomorrow for a blog post about our Black Friday special! If you aren't already signed up for our Retail Newsletter, you may want to hop over and subscribe so you don't miss out! It's a big one!

Happy Stamping!

May joy bloom in your heart by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!!

I am so in love with this vintage-y Floral Birdhouse PopCard from Art Impressions!! Bonnie continuously blows me away with her artistry! How beautiful for any occasion! And the sentiment is just perfect for it! 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today and hope to see you back again soon! Until then - stay crafty!! 

Challenge 220 Third Dimension Week 2! Join Us!

We are back with week two of our Third Dimension challenge! Today the full design team shares their creations with our newest PopCards and they are totally fabulous! Remember you can visit the designer's blog for more details when you click their name. Also, we LOVE your comments, so leave one today so we can know what you think!

Cheri with Tea Party PopCard and PopCard Template

Dana with Singing Snowmen PopCard and PopCard Template

Diane with Haunted Mansion PopCard and PopCard Template

Jil with Singing Snowmen PopCard with and PopCard Template

Karen with Kitty Vanity PopCard and PopCard Template

Renee with Floral Birdhouse PopCard and PopCard Template 

Sharon with Haunted Mansion PopCard and PopCard Template

WOW, these PopCards are incredible! Great work, team!

Are you inspired to join our 3D challenge? This challenge is all about 3-dimensional elements in your cards! This can be using our fabulous PopCards, or any other dimensional element like pop-ups, shakers, box cards, bags, accordion cards... the list goes on! We can't wait to see what you come up with. Hurry, there's only one week left to join!

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, November 8 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Freebie Alert! For a limited time, we are offering a FREE 2017 Summer Flyer with your $30 purchase! This flyer features our NEWEST releases, including a sneak peek at several stamps that we have not released to our website yet! With full color images and beautiful card samples, this flyer will inspire your creativity! No coupon code necessary. Every order of $30 placed by Wednesday, November 8, will automatically receive this booklet! Place your order today at artimpressions.com!

Promotion is for orders placed November 2-8. No coupon code necessary. Valid for orders $30 or more, after discounts, not including shipping cost.

Happy Stamping!

Tea for two by Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!!

Today's card features the beautiful and brand new 4942 Tea Party PopCard! This set is soooo pretty!!! And the tulips are just the perfect touch!! Don't forget that you need to have the PopCard Template in order to make your PopCards work! 

Copics used:
RV32, RV34, RV17, E51, E53, E21, E23, E41, E42, YG61, YG63, Y23, Y26, T1, Blender, B000


Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today and hope to see you back again soon! Until next time - stay crafty!!

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It's Just another Birthday (Oldie!!)

Hello AI Fans!

Today I'm showing another PopCard! This one is sooooo much fun!!! I used #4859 Oldie PopCard (don't forget you need #4862 PopCard Template too).  She comes with a wine bottle or a cupcake that you can put in her hand. I chose to let her hide inside without putting a window in the front. So it's a super fun surprise when you open the card and she pops up to you! So the front is just decorated with a simple doily die cut with the sentiment popped up in the center of it. 

So have you tried the PopCards yet?? If you have, I 'd love for you to put a link in the comments so I can take a peek! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today, and hope to see you again soon! Until then - stay crafty!! 

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