Merry Christmas in July! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday, Art Impressions friends! 

Tasha here sharing a card inspired by the current Art Impressions Christmas in July Challenge.

I love making holiday cards and finding ways to use my everyday stamp sets for Christmas. For this card, I used the piggy from the 5180-Barnyard Animal Cubbies stamp set and added a little Santa hat to make him holiday ready.

For the background scene, I used a stamp from the retired Sleigh Ride Circlet MTF set. I love the little wreath on the tree and the falling snow. It makes such a sweet winter scene.

I finished the card with pattern paper from the 6143-Woodland Christmas Paper Pack, layered it with red, gray, and white cardstock, and added a simple "Peace, Love & Joy" sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope this card inspires you to give your non-holiday stamps a festive twist and join the Christmas in July Challenge. 

Sleigh Ride Circlet Mini TryFold by Jil Lebel

Hello Ai fans!

I grew up in Maryland and would look forward to seeing the snow every winter.  Now that I'm in Florida, I really do miss seeing the snowfall.  The serene scene in the Sleigh Ride Circlet Mini TryFiold really made me want to travel North this winter until I thought about the cold.  I think I'll just make a few more cards with snow!

I started by stamping the images onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored them with my Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post.

I followed the directions from the packaging of the stamp and die set to fold and assemble my card. I used papers from the Carte Bella Santa's Workshop 6" x 6" paper pad.  I cut the inner piece with the Rounded Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Die.

Copic Colors Used:
Faces - E00, R20
Horse - E71, E74, E77
Red - R05, R37, YG17
Yellow - Y13, Y26, Y28
Fence/Tree - E31, E33, E35, E37
Wreath/Tree- Yg61, YG63, YG67
Sled - C00, C1, C3, C5
Church - C00, C1, B0000, B00
Ground/Sky - B0000, B00, 0

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

Challenge 268 Tags or Ornaments WEEK 2! Plus, ONE MONTH Until the Ai Warehouse Sale in Keizer, OR!

It's week two of our Tags or Ornaments challenge, and we want to inspire you to enter for a chance to win! Last week we released five new Circlet Mini TryFolds, which are circular photopolymer stamps with dies to cut the interior making layering easy! Prepare for harvest with our Thanksgiving Circlet MTF, featuring an overflowing cornucopia, a delicious pie and a heartfelt sentiment. Send timeless Christmas wishes with our Sleigh Ride Set and sweet Nativity Circlet. Our Elk Circlet is perfect for year-round masculine cards and our Gardening Circlet could be colored for any season. These five sets are the perfect inspiration to make tags or ornaments, and our full design team is here to share their creations! Let's take a look - be sure to click the designer's name to visit their personal blog for more information on their creation!

Carol with Nativity Circlet MTF

Crystal with Elk Circlet MTF 

Jessica with Thanksgiving Circlet MTF

Jil with Gardening Circlet MTF

Niccole with Sleigh Ride Circlet MTF

Renee with Gardening Circlet MTF

Sharon with Thanksgiving Circlet MTF

Are these not the cutest tags you've ever seen?! There are just so many ways to use Circlets! You don't need to use Circlets in your challenge entry, but if you have them, wouldn't they be fun to play with? We are looking forward to seeing what you create, as always, and will be back next week with the lucky winners. What are you waiting for? Let's get crafting!

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 the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

The Art Impressions Warehouse Sale is just one month away! If you are local or fortunate to travel, we would love to see you November 22-23 at the Keizer Civic Center in Keizer, Oregon, for a shopping extravaganza and classes galore! If you are able to come, we have TWO chances for you to win some goodies!

First, head over to our Facebook Event and enter our giveaway! We have a $30 certificate to use at the sale for a random winner who "likes" and comments on our post! Though it is not required for entry, you may like to let your friends know about this giveaway so they can have a chance to win, too! Giveaway closes Tuesday, October 22 at noon PT, so be sure to enter quick! Winner will be announced on the Facebook Event, so RSVP to be notified!

Second, we are giving a FREE GIFT to attendees who RSVP on our website! Visit our Warehouse Sale info page for all the event details, and scroll down to the bottom to RSVP if you're coming! Encourage your friend to RSVP as well! **One free gift per adult. Free gift must be claimed in person at the Warehouse Sale (no free gifts will be shipped).

BONUS! Did you know we include a coupon for a free stamp set (up to a $23 value) at the sale with your class ticket? Be sure to register for class to save your seat!

Not able to make it to our Warehouse Sale? Keep an eye on our newsletter to be notified about upcoming sales! We will have some deals and information in November you will not want to miss.

Happy Stamping!

NEW Circlet Mini TryFold Sets NOW Available! PLUS, Challenge 268 Tags or Ornaments!

Celebrate with us as we introduce FIVE new Circlet designs! Our Circlet Mini TryFolds are circular photopolymer stamps with dies to cut the interior making layering easy! Prepare for harvest with our Thanksgiving Circlet MTF, featuring an overflowing cornucopia, a delicious pie and a heartfelt sentiment. Send timeless Christmas wishes with our Sleigh Ride Set and sweet Nativity Circlet. Our Elk Circlet is perfect for year-round masculine cards and our Gardening Circlet could be colored for any season. Watch our video for a quick overview! You can find these sets at artimpressions.com, so add to your Circlet collection today!

 

Jil is here with an inspiring project that is beautiful for any occasion! Let's take a look!

Hello Ai fans!

Guess what?  There are five new Circlet Mini TryFold stamp sets being released today and we are celebrating it with a new Challenge.  Just create a tag or ornament and share it here on the blog.  I'm using the New Gardening Circlet Mini Tryfold to create my tag today.  Be sure to check out all of the photos because I show you my favorite ways to line up the Mini TryFolds when I have several layers of paper or dies on my cards.

I started by stamping the images onto Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth paper with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink and colored them with my Copic markers.  The colors used are listed at the end of this post.

I then added one of the Circle Double Stitched Dies around the image with the words around it and added the next smaller circle around the bird image and secured them with a small amount of washi tape.  I also attached the inner die from the stamp set to the bird image and cut them out with my die cut machine.  One that was finished, I also cut out the image with the watering can the same way as I cut out the birds.

I wanted to layer the images over a pink scalloped die cut so I placed the bird die cut image where I wanted it to sit.  Then I fit the die cut into the bird die cut image and used a pencil to trace inside the die cut.

Once I removed the colored image, I lined the die cut image up with my pencil marks and die cut it for perfect placement. I repeated the same steps for the image with the watering can.

I pressed the die cut images into the Glue Sponge and covered the backs with glue to attach them together.  It worked great for the tiny areas.

Creating the tags was simple.  I just attached patterned paper from the Carta Bella Botanical 6" x 6" paper collection to card stock and cut it out with the Tag Stitched Dies.

I then repeated the same steps from earlier to cut out the openings in the tags.  I lined up each image from the top to determine the placement of the image below it.  I attached the image with the words around it flat onto the last tag

I used three different pieces of ribbon to hold the tags together. 

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

Thanks, Jil! This project is absolutely darling, and plays along perfectly with our NEW challenge!

That's right, our challenge is all about Tags or Ornaments! Though we feel our new Circlets are perfect for this theme, you can use any of your favorite stamps, dies, and other supplies to join in! We are looking forward to seeing what you create, as always, and will be back in two weeks with the lucky winners!

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 the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Before we go, let's recognize the winners of last week's "Make It Sparkle" challenge!

Top Spot goes to...

Jan Garber!

Congrats, Jan! We love your beautifully layered card with your bit of coffee cup bling! Also, your coloring of our Latte Love girls is fantastic! Email annelise@artimpresions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Lisa Lynn!

Janet K!

Congrats, you two! Lisa, your colorful Birthday Wishes card sure cheers us up with your sparkly greeting and confetti! And Janet, your snow-covered trees with glitter is just so sweet on this Sparkle & Cheer card you created. Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address, and select a stamp set of your choice for a prize!

We hope you will all be back to join our new Tags or Ornaments challenge! It's a great time to get ahead on any gift-giving you plan to do soon!

Happy Stamping!