Midnight Snack Tag by Nina

 Hello Ai fans, Nina here and today I am sharing a new cute Ai tag for my Tag Journal of Art Impressions. Today I am making a picnic scene for last week's challenge "Midnight Snack" so I needed a picnic cooler bag and I improvised and turned the Crafter Bag from the set ___ to a picnic cooler bag. I am also using the Tag Stitched Dies Set.

I cut my Tag from White paper multiple times and attached them together to make them sturdy. I then used Broken China and Mermaid Lagoon Distress inks to create a background for my scene.

I stamped my images using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink that is Copic friendly and colored them with Copics.

For my snack & critter images, I used these sets:

Produce Stand MTF (Racoon)

Craft Bag Die Set (Bag)

Front Porch Harvest Set (Apple Bushel)

MB Coffee Shop (Cupcake, Cake & Cookies)

Road Trip Set (Hot Drink Cup)

I colored the cat from "Spooky Wagon Set" but I ended up not using it.

I colored all the images with these Copic shades:

Reds: R21 R27 R29 R32 R59

Orange: YR27

Yellow: Y02 Y06 Y08

Yellow Greens: YG01 YG23 YG25

Pinks: RV14

Blues: B05

Browns: E15 E17 E25 E99

Greys: C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 N4 N6

I then cut my images, backed them with foam tape. I die cut a grass border from green cardstock and glued it directly on my tag.

I inserted my snack image in the slits of the cooler bag and attached it on the grass border and attached the racoon next to it.

I also die cut the word PICNIC from alphabet dies and colored with the same Copic shades..

I added some enamel dots and hearts to decorate my scene.

I then opened the metal ring of my tag album and added my new tag to it.

Hello Sunshine! by Carol Hintermeier

Happy Monday Ai Fans!

Today my card features the fun Produce Stand MTF (mini TryFold) set.  It is definitely summer here in Texas with the temperatures over 100º!!  Who is ready for fall?!!  I've only used this set once before--it was last summer!--so I thought I'd pull it out and make this cute notecard to send to a friend.  This is an easy set to use that doesn't need a lot of instructions, so I have a lot of photos.

As with all of Art Impressions' TryFold card sets, the instructions for the card size, scoring, and where to place the stamps are on the back of the packaging.  Makes it so easy!  I stamped everything using my new favorite Copic-safe ink: Ink on 3 Blackout Detail ink.  This ink stamps the lines a nice and crisp black and is quick to dry.  I haven't had any smudging at all with my markers!  

I colored the images with my Copic markers (listed below--I was shocked at how many I used! LOL!).  I used a black Micron 005 pen to draw some lines on the front of the produce stand.  And also, to create a frame on the final image, in the photo below.

If you use alcohol markers, you know that they will bleed through to the back of your cardstock.  To hide that, I used some gingham paper on the two inside panels.

To finish up, I stamped the greeting included with the stamp set on the inside panel using Versafine Onyx black ink.  (I need to do a comparison of that and the Ink on 3!)  I used a sentiment from the Art Impressions Sentiment Set 2 and stamped it on the card front.  I thought it fit perfectly with the one on the inside.  

Thank you, as always, for stopping by and taking a look.  Have a wonderful, and crafty, week!

Copic markers:

B21, B23, BG0000, BG000, C0, C1, C3, C5, 

E31, E33, E37, E53, E55, E57, E70, E71, E74, E77,

N0, N2, N4, N6, N8, 

R14, R17, R21, R22, R24, R27, R35, R37, R39, 

Y02, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19, YG0000, YGG01, YG11, YG13,

YG17, YG21, YG23, YG25, YG61,

YG61, YG53, YG67, YR01, YR02, YR07, YR65, YR27

Farm Fresh Tri-Fold Birthday Card- By Crystal

Hi Ai fans! 

This week I played with the Produce Stand MTF stamp set. 

I stamped, colored and fussy cut the images out. I used the coordinating dies from the stamp set to die cut the awning and the window out. I trimmed a  piece of white card stock down to 3"X 9". I then scored 3" in on either side to make a square 3" tri-fold card.

I die cut the window to match the spots I attached the other die cut pieces. 

That little raccoon sitting on his stool eating a watermelon is just too cute.

I die cut a double stitched 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" rectangle and adhered it to a card base. Stamped Happy Birthday onto a banner on the front of the card. I adhered the tri-fold card to the card base centered in the middle but towards the top.  

Spectrum Noir Markers:

Happy Stamping!

Farm Fresh Fruit Stand Card!

Happy Fourth of July Ai fans!

This week I played with the tri-fold Produce Stand stamp set. I stamped everything with Memento black ink and colored everything in with Spectrum Noir markers. After I colored everything in I fussy cut the images out and ran them though my die cutting machine with the coordinating dies that come with the stamp set.

Look at that cute little raccoon peaking out through all of the layers.

I just traced the opening with a pencil for the card base and the pattern paper and ran them through my die cutting machine with the same coordinating dies that came with the set.

This is a view of the middle layer and the bottom layer. 

When you get all of the way inside of the card you see the raccoon sitting on a wood stool eating a slice of watermelon he is just the cutest.

Spectrum Noir Markers:

TB3, TB4, TB5, DR1, DR1, DR6, DR7, OR1, OR3, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5, IG1, RB1, RB3, RB4, JG2, TN3, TN4, TN5, MB1, LG2, LG4, LG5, AG1, AG3, GY3

Happy Stamping! 

Challenge 235 Patriotic Colors WEEK 2!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Join in the festivities of this week's challenge! Last Thursday, Cheri gave a fun tutorial to make a herringbone pattern in a birthday card for Canada! This week, the rest of our team is here sporting red, white, and blue in their cards for our Patriotic Colors challenge! Us cardmakers find any chance we get to celebrate, and the upcoming Independence Day is no exception! Let's take a look at our designer's creations. You can visit their personal blogs for more info by clicking the designer's name, and you can find the stamps they used at artimpressions.com.

Cheri with One to Brag

Carol with Produce Stand MTF

Crystal with Sloth-some Set

Dana with His & Hers Campers

Jil with Eagles Window

Renee with Cowboy Wiggle Wobble

See him "wiggle" here.

Sharon with Rockin' Ruby

Thanks, team! Love these bold and beautiful cards!

It's your turn! Show us your colors here in our Patriotic Challenge! You don't have to live in the US to participate in our challenges, seeing what crafter around the world make with our stamps make us so happy! Simply use your country's colors in your card this week. You just might win a prize!

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, July 4 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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You're one in a Melon! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a thank you card with you. 

Caution...bragging mom moment! lol!  My daughter won several scholarships at Senior Award night and I need to make a thank you card for each individual/organization that gave her money.

For one of the cards I used 4970 – Produce Stand MTF from Art Impressions.

Although this set is meant to be a Tri-fold card I only made it 2 layers since I needed 7 cards. I couldn't spend TOO much time on one card.  I still think it's quite special and the recipient will appreciate it!  The photo above shows the awning closed.  You then open the "window" to show the sweet little raccoon inside the card.

Then, you open it up and you can see the little guy that you got the sneak preview of.  I made this card for a woman named Melanie ... because she gave my daughter an award for digital art ... and ...she's one in a MELON... get it?? "Melon-ie"??  Cheesy, I know!

Challenge 233 Door Openings WEEK 2! PLUS, Price Cut on Select Die Cuts!

Hello, Ai Fans!

We are back with a second week of our "Door Openings" challenge! Last week Sharon gave a great tutorial on a tri-fold card featuring the adorable new Produce Stand Mini Tryfold set! This week, our full design team is here to share their lovely creations with the Produce Stand AND the stylish Happy Camper set! Mini Tryfolds include clear stamps and corresponding dies to cut openings, making for a really fun layered card! We always have a blast seeing what our designers create with our newest product, and today is no exception! Be sure to visit the designer's personal blog for more details and photos by clicking their name, and view our entire Mini TryFolds collection at artimpressions.com! Plus, these layered cards have so much fun detail, you'll probably want to click on the images for a closer look. They are too cute to miss!

 Diane with Happy Camper MTF

Cheri with Happy Camper MTF

 Cheri has a BONUS card!

Jil with Produce Stand MTF

 Renee with Happy Camper MTF

Dana with Produce Stand MTF

 

Sharon with Produce Stand MTF

Thank you for the sweet cards, team!

We hope these cards will inspire your upcoming creations! This challenge's theme is "Door Openings" which opens a world of possibilities! Show us how you can use openings, hinged elements, or other techniques to express this theme! Besides, you just might win some Ai stamps!

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, June 6 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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