Wine Divas Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a new card featuring the awesome SC0677-Wine Divas Set. I love all the Ai people sets and this group of friends were so much fun to color!

For this card, I stamped the main image with black ink and colored them with Copic Markers. To add more color to the background, I used a gray marker to create a floor and ink blended with pink Distress Oxide Ink to look as if a light was shinning on the group. 

For the greeting, I stamped "Wine Gets Better With Age... We Get Better With Wine!" in the same black ink directly on to the card. This set includes several wine-themed sentiments, but this one is my favorite!

Lastly, I added layers of glitter pattern paper, black and purple card stock, and a piece of pretty floral paper  before attaching it to a white card base. I love how this card turned out and think it's perfect for a special friend's birthday!

Thank you for checking out today's project and I hope you are having a great day!

Aged to Perfection Card by Tasha

Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a card created for the new Art Impressions Challenge! The theme of this challenge is "Feeling Funky" and it's a perfect time to try out a fun card fold!

My project is a center step card created with the SC0677 - Ai Wine Divas stamp set. This is an oldie, but a goodie and this fun image could be used on year-round cards!

I wanted this diva to be stylish and bold like her glass of red wine. I added detail to her headband and dress to glam it up a bit, and colored the chair a pretty green color. I'm loving the green and purple!

This card fold is one of my favorites and folds up to fit into an A2 sized envelope for easy mailing. The stamped image was matted with purple glitter paper for extra sparkle and I added green and purple paper to coordinate with the colored design.

The sentiment "Wine gets better with age...We get better with Wine!" was stamped with black ink on white cardstock. I added some purple Distress Ink to the edges for more color and matted the greeting with the same pattern paper and cardstock used on the panels. 

Lastly, I added several silver metallic dots to the banner. The mix of shapes and textures add so much detail and interest to the project!

Thank you for checking out today's card and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Sit Back and We're Here Windows by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

As you know, Art Impressions has a funny series of sets called Laugh Lines.  They've recently added to fun, new sets to the line. 

I've used 5421 – Sit Back Laugh Lines.

On the front I stamped the verse in the

5133 – Flag Double Stitched Dies.

I also used the 5408 – ShadowBox Window Die

to make it look like we are looking into his living room.

When you open up my card you enter his living room.  

He "pops" up and his recliner shakes on its wobble!

The verse on the inside is stamped on 5065 – Oval Double Stitched Dies.

If you notice the front of the card, the window is actually faux.

What I mean is that I didn't make it so that you could actually see through

the window.  I just made it look like you could.  The reason for that was so that

on the inside I could make it look like there were deer just outside his window.

This is how it is at my house.  My husband can be sitting in his chair and the

deer (or more recently...bear) stroll on by.

I made it a pop up card so that his chair was away from the wall and window the way they'd be in real life.

Doesn't the wobble make it look like he just "ejected" his foot rest from the recliner?

          

I made a second living room scene using the same window and 

the girlfriends this time. I used SC0677 – Wine Divas.

Can't you just hear them rapping on the window saying..."We're here!! Let us in for some wine too!!"

lol!! "  I used 5281 – We’re Here Set.  

   

The girlfriend in the chair is popped up dimensional foam tape and the Hello die come with the ShadowBox window die.

             

   

       

Copics used on Sit Back Window:

N0, N1, N4, C8, YG0000, YG06, YG91,
YG93, E23, E99, Y17, B95

Copics used on GF Window:

BG10, BG53, Y00, Y26, YG05, YG13, YG21,

RV09, W00, W2, W5, E00, E02, E31, E43, E50

E55, E97

Challenge 261 Animal Print WEEK 2! PLUS, Sneak Peeks Coming Soon!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Happy Thursday to you! It's a challenge blog post, and the team is here to share some FABULOUS animal print inspiration for our current challenge! Let's take a look! Don't forget, you can visit the designer's name by clicking their name to visit their blog for more details, and the stamps they used are available at artimpressions.com!

Carol with Doggy Kisses Set

Crystal with Cowgirls Set

Jessica with Wine Divas

Jil with Office Party Set

Niccole with Spring Chicken Set

Renee with Dog Mouthful Set

Sharon with Dare to be Fabulous

 How cute are these cards??! Let us know what you think in the comments below! Also, be sure to join our terrific card challenge...

Did you know we pick a "Top Spot" entry for a mystery prize pack, and two "Honorable Mentions" to receive an Ai stamp set of their choice! Not a bad deal, right?? But you can't win if you don't enter, so let's see your projects!! Play along with our "Animal Print" theme and follow our rules to enter. As you can see from our designer's cards, you can do anything from leopard print to paw prints to qualify! Let's see what you got!

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

NEW releases are coming soon! This weekend, Art Impressions will be exhibiting at ASD Market Week debuting our Summer 2019 releases to retailers! Beginning Saturday, July 27, catch sneak peeks of brand new stamps and dies before they ship to your local store by following us on Facebook and Instagram!

New products will start shipping to stores mid-August, so contact your favorite retailers to let them know you're interested in Art Impressions products! You can always find your closest independent craft store by searching our dealer locator. 

*ASD Market Week is a trade only event, not open to the public. To attend, you must register with credentials as a blogger, designer, buyer or category as specified on the ASD Trade Show website. Please contact ASD Market Week with any questions about membership or registration.

Happy Stamping!

Reneé's Top 10 of 2016!

Hello Ai fans!

It's my turn to share my top 10 with you.  I narrowed it down to 12 and my husband and daughter voted out two of them for me.  You can click on each photo to go to the original posts to see the details.  I wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season!  See you in the new year!

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