"Get Your Green On" Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Friends!

Tasha here sharing a new card inspired by the Ai Green Galore Challenge! For my project I used the 5006 - Sham-rock Set and Mr. Set to create a fun St. Patrick's Day card!

I started by stamping the hat and used masking paper to cover it before stamping the man. To stick with the challenge theme, I used various shades of green markers for his outfit and used a white gel pen to add little details. He looks so festive in his green outfit and I LOVE this hat!!! 

For the background, I used Distress Oxide Ink and stencils to make a little outdoor scene, I like how the golden sky frames the image! 

Lastly, after ink blending the sky and grass, I stamped "Get Your Green On!" with black ink to complete the card.

I hope you enjoyed today's project and will participate in the Ai Green Galore Challenge!

Have a great day!

Shake Your Shamrocks Card by Jil Lebel

Hello Ai fans!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  I just love the Sham-Rock Set and look forward to using it each year.  I decided to use the dancing lady this year.  She really seems to be enjoying herself.

I started by stamping the images onto Strathmore Bristol Cold Press Watercolor paper with Potting Soil Archival ink. I then colored it in using my Tombow Dual Brush Markers and a #4 brush. The colors used are listed at the end of this post.

I cut the watercolored piece out using a shaped label die.  I then cut out gold paper with a slightly larger shaped die. It is layered over a Oval Double Stitched Die that I cut from a dark green paper.  I attached a piece of Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid paper to the card front and attached the layered pieces onto it with foam tape.

Tombow Dual Brush Markers Used:
Face - 992 Sand, 997 Burnt Sienna
Clothes - 177 Dark Jade
Hair/Shoes - 969 Chocolate, 725 Rhodamine Red
Yellow - 933 Chrome Orange

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

May the Luck of the Irish Be Yours! By Sharon Caudle

Hello AI Fans!!

Everyone is Irish on St Paddy's day, right??  I actually do have some Irish in me on my mom's side, and it always comes out strong in March! LOL! So my card for you today features #5006 Sham-Rock Set from Art Impressions. There are some really fun St Paddy's Day stamps and sentiments in this set!  I stamped her onto Cryogen White paper and colored her up with Copic markers.  Make sure you wear green on Tuesday so you don't get pinched!! LOL!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today, and until next time - stay crafty!! And may the luck of the Irish be yours this St Paddy's Day!!

Shake Your Shamrocks! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans! 

 
Since it's only 1 week away I wanted to share a St. Patrick's Day card with you.

I've used

5006 – Sham-rock Set

I used a new fold that I discovered recently. 

I stumbled onto the video online and the woman called it a Norwegian Step card.

There's a great tutorial for this fold HERE.

Isn't this little guy the cutest?!

I also used some of the newly released dies from Art Impressions.

5132 – Tag Stitched Dies

5135 – Hexagon Double Stitched Dies

5133 – Flag Double Stitched Dies

So...my first "speaking" part in a video...lol!

I wasn't completely mortified by what I heard!

Copics used:

Y13, 35, C1, 3, G82, YG17, 63,
E000, 00, 02, 08, 37, 97

Let the shenanigans begin! by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Monday!

 

Today I am sharing a card using one of the Ai Store Exclusive sets. Here I used the SC0795- Road Trip set which can be found at Michael's stores or in the Ai store online. When I first saw the 5006- Sham-rock Set, I not only loved the St. Patrick's images but I knew I could get double duty with the set by pairing this awesome sentiment with the Girlfriends sets! Who doesn't love a road trip with your besties? Let the shenanigans begin!

 

I thought this new "Impossible Card" style would be perfect for these four Girlfriends piled in a convertible to pop them upright! How fun! I previously made an A2 size card in this style but wanted the pop-up panel to be slightly larger here to fit the image so this card is 6x6.

 

For my "inside" sentiment which I placed behind the pop-up, I used another Michael's exclusive set, SC0678- Got Style. I also added a punched heart and the streetlight fit nicely on the right.

I made 2 versions of this by switching the two patterned papers. I don't know which I like better. These are definitely some of my fave cards I made...hope you enjoy them too!

Have a great Monday and… happy stamping!

 

Challenge 225 Sweet Treats - Week 2!

Hello, Ai Fans! We LOVE springtime holidays! They are fast approaching, so we are excited to share with you some St. Patrick's Day and Easter cards to inspire your homemade creations! This is week two of our challenge, so if you missed week one be sure to hop over here to see some fabulous Easter cards from Renee! We are celebrating the release of our new clear stamps, Sham-rock Set and Sweet Easter Set! You can find both sets at artimpressions.com now! Be sure to visit the designer's blog by clicking their name to find more information about the cards they created! We love to hear what you think, so don't forget to leave a little comment love, too! Cheri with Sweet Easter Dana with Sham-Rock Set Diane with Sweet Easter Jil with Sham-Rock Set Sharon with Sham-Rock Set Renee with Sweet Easter We know you have plenty of cards to make for spring - so we are here to help challenge you to create and share! This challenge theme is "Sweet Treats", perfect for upcoming holidays when you want to send a special sweet greeting to a friend! This can also be a fun prompt to share some crafty party accessories! There is one week left to enter, so be sure to get stamping! ✻ 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, February 14 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations. ✻ Good luck and happy stamping! An InLinkz Link-up

NEW Spring Holiday Clear Sets! Easter & St Patty's! PLUS Challenge 225 Sweet Treats!

Hop into spring with TWO new holiday clear stamp sets! Wish someone a lucky St. Patrick's Day with our new Sham-rock Set, filled with iconic St. Patty's images and unique sentiments! For Easter (which falls on April 1 this year), our Sweet Easter Set contains darling bunny and floral images for a delicate greeting card! You can find both sets at artimpressions.com now! For inspiration, check out several cards from Renee as an intro to our new Sweet Treats challenge! Hello Ai fans! Today I'm over on the Art Impressions Blog and I'm getting to feature a brand new Easter set for you.  The set is called Sweet Easter Set #5004. I've made three different cards and used every stamp from the set.  Hmmm...can you tell how cute I think it is?? On the inside I added some little tracks for the cute little chick with a fine point marker. Don't you love that chubby little cutie? On my second card I used the largest image in the set.  I just love this napping bunny.  Think of all the fun designs you could do on the pot.  I went traditional Terra cotta to pull in the colors from my designer paper. On my last card I used the most stinking cute bunny popping out of an egg.  I accented the image with some of the adorable little decorated eggs in the set. Here's the inside of my last card.  The frame actually comes blank and you can choose which sentiment you want to put inside of it.  It would probably be cute for little place cards at your Easter dinner as well! Thank you, Renee! We adore your sweet Easter cards! We love that you used every single image in your card collection today! We're kicking off a new challenge today! We thought with so many spring holidays coming up, it would be fun to host a "Sweet Treats" challenge! This is perfect if you're making cards or party accessories with goodies to satisfy a sweet tooth! Your project doesn't have to be food related, so just show us how you like to treat your friends with a hand made card! ✻ 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, February 14 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations. ✻ Good luck and happy stamping! An InLinkz Link-up Before we go, let's celebrate the winners of our "Feel The Love" challenge! Top Spot goes to... June! Congrats, June! Not only are we touched that you scrapbooked a memory of meeting our team and helping at our booth! We love that you added our 3D Frame make & take you taught to your page, as well as all those little critter stamps from our watercolor collection! We are definitely feeling the love! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address so we can send you your prize! Honorable Mentions go to... Milene! A post shared by Milene Tiberius (@milenetiberius) on Jan 29, 2018 at 12:26pm PST Irene Rhodes! Congrats, you two! Milene, your Tweetheart card is just so sweet - and what pretty colors! Irene, your paper piecing with our Love Birds set is divine! Love the wall and floor you made, I bet they look so fun swinging around on the Action Wobble you used! Please email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and select a stamp set of your choice for a prize! We hope y'all will join us in our new challenge! Happy Stamping!