Challenge 104 - "CHECK us out!" Plaid, Gingham or Checkered

Good Morning Ai Fans!

Welcome to another fantastic week at Art Impressions! We really enjoyed all the cards submitted last week for our 'Anything Goes' challenge and we're excited about this week's challenge ... CHECK us out! We're looking for anything with plaid, gingham or checkered patterns. Check out what our design team has for you below!

 Trena

Zora

 Crystal

 Kerry

 Reneé

Tammie

WOW! Our design team did a fantastic job on all these great checked patterns! Wonderful work DT!!!

The winner of last week's "Anything Goes" challenge is ...

LORRAINE L.

With her fantastic 'Girlfriends' card. We loved the phrase '70 and Sensational' at the top! Great job Lorraine! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com for your $10 coupon code!

Here are the guidelines for our weekly challenges:

1. Please make a new card or creation. You can make any crafty item you wish; this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will receive extra votes if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3. Include a link back to the Ai Blog or grab our button on the top left of our sidebar!

4. Share the Ai love by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.

5. Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Good luck and happy stamping!

Challenge 88 - Photo Cards

Hello Ai Fans!

Thank you for joining us for another weekly challenge! As Christmas is only 46 days away, the biggest card season of the year is upon us! It's the time of year to send beautiful photos to all your friends and family!

Whatever the occasion may be, photos add interest, whether as focal points or backdrops. Check out these awesome cards from our design team!

Kerry

Reneé

Tammie

Trena

Crystal
Thank you design team! Always such fun inspiration!
The winner of last week's "On the Fringe" challenge is ...
RHONDA

with her Gossip Club card! Look at those adorable fringe flowers! Congratulations Rhonda! Email me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your $10 coupon code!

Here are the guidelines for our weekly challenges:

1. Please make a new card or creation. You can make any crafty item you wish; this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will receive extra votes if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3. Include a link back to the Ai Blog or grab our button on the top left of our sidebar!

4. Share the Ai love by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.

5. Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Good luck and happy stamping!

Challenge 85 - Cash Keepers

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome to a new and wonderful challenge at Ai! We hope you had another great week! This time around, we want your card to include some ...

CASH!

Moolah

Dough

Clams

Paper

The GREEN stuff!

Who couldn't use a couple extra bucks these days? It is nice to give a friend the option of picking exactly what they want! Also, cash cards are GREAT for the last minute gift. Always nice to have a couple extra cards for the, "Oh no, I forgot!" moments. 

We want to see your creations with a couple bills on it. You can fold them into fancy shapes or just create a slot to slide the goods in. However you want to incorporate those bills is fine with us! Check out our always creative DT designs ...

Tammie

Trena

 Crystal

 Kerry

Reneé

Wow! So fun! These ALL can be used as gift card keepers as well! Thank you FABULOUS Ai DT :)

The winner of last week's "Child's Birthday" challenge is ...

Saumya Mohanty

Congratulations! Thanks for submitting this adorable card! Contact me at kate@artimpressions.com to receive your $10 coupon code to artimpressions.com!

Here are the guidelines for our weekly challenges:

1. Please make a new card or creation. You can make any crafty item you wish; this is not limited to cards!

2. Limit two submissions per person. You will receive extra votes if you use Art Impressions stamps!

3. Include a link back to the Ai Blog or grab our button on the top left of our sidebar!

4. Share the Ai love by clicking and commenting your fellow crafters.

5. Make sure to get your link up by Wednesday at 6 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

Good luck and happy stamping!

Surprise Card Keeper

Here's another gift card holder I made using the new Card Keeper stamps from Art Impressions.

(Gift card fits in the space between the lid and the bottom piece of the present.)

Here's a list of supplies I used for my project:

Art Impressions CKSET4076 - Surprise Keeper
Copic Markers: E000, E00, E93 C1, C2 C3,
Scrappy Cat SCR636 Patterned Paper by Darice
Versafine and Memento Black Inks
Nestabilities Labels 8 & Labels Trio
Fiskars Threading Water Punch
Sewing Machine with white thread
White ribbon and pearls for earrings
Glue dots, adhesive, craft knife, scissors

Important note: Only glue the sides of the labels 8
piece to the card front to allow room for gift certificate
to fit in the slot.

The new series of card keeper stamps are only available at your local stamp store. (They are not available on line at the Art Impressions store at this time.)