2021 Catalog Premiere + New Shipping Details!

Hello, Ai Fans!

It's here! It's here!

We are so excited to get to introduce our 2021 catalog! This year's edition features 92 pages of inspiration, products, and colorful images from our Design Team! 

You can purchase the new catalog here. 

In addition to our new 2021 catalog, we have also updated our Watercolor Catalog, and combined it with our Bible Journaling catalog! You can purchase this combination booklet here.

SHIPPING CHANGES AHEAD

Effective March 1st, 2021, our shipping costs will be changing to reflect increased local and international shipping pricing. Our new minimum purchase for free shipping will update to $75. International Flat Rate shipping for Canada will adjust to $15, and all other international locations will adjust to $35. All customers will still have the option to upgrade to other shipping options, including expedited shipping. These upgraded shipping costs are calculated at checkout. Thank you for your understanding as we work to accommodate these changes!

Since we are officially well into 2021, we want to see what your favorite set, card design, or creation was from 2020! You can use your favorite set in a new way, or showcase a card you made last year that you are proud of! If you're looking for some starter ideas, check out our Laughlines, Basics, Girlfriends, or Flip Cards on our Pinterest Page. 

Let's see your best of 2020!! Though you can use any stamps you have, we'd love to see any Art Impressions products in your collection!

Hurry, challenge closes Wednesday, February 24th at 5PM PT!

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 VIDEO!!!

Join Bonnie on YouTube for a beautiful Arbor Pathway scene!

See you back next week on Facebook Live!

NEW VIDEO! Tree House with Swing!

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome back, Watercolor Wednesday fans!

Watch Bonnie bring to life all of our childhood dreams with this tree house and swing card!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mVreO3jwNt4

NEW VIDEO! Floral Framed Containers Watercolor

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome back, Watercolor Wednesday fans!

Today we have a new video from our sole artist, Bonnie Krebs! She created two blooming containers with a decorative floral frame using our A2 Rectangle Dies. This unique idea is great for creating frames for images, like shown, or to frame a sentiment or photo! Watch the full video below for the tutorial!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z0KIR7uESL4

NEW VIDEO! Cactus Row Watercolor

Hello Ai Fans!

Bonnie is back with this vibrant, Southwest-inspired card, which features bright colors to light up the new year! This tutorial can be adapted to include different foliage or florals from our Watercolor series, but looks "sharp" when using our Southwest and Desert sets in versatile watercolor containers. We're certain you're going to enjoy trying a fresh new style of watercolor with your favorite instructor!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Oh-yZptll0U

NEW VIDEO! Scrapbook.com Hydrangea Exclusive!

Hello Ai Fans!

We have a special Watercolor Wednesday featured video today!

If you've kept an eye on our emails and Watercolor Weekend blog posts, you know we have been releasing some stunning florals, exclusively with our friends at Scrapbook.com! Bonnie created this tutorial video on how she watercolors the SBC Exclusive Hydrangea Set (the Art Impressions way!) to create quick and stunning focal images! You will love this set, along with our Poinsettia Set, both available only at Scrapbook.com!

We hope you enjoy this video and wishing you a very Merry Christmas and holiday season into the New Year!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sdwpGnL2KVk

Watercolor Throwback - Pumpkin Cart Video

Hello Ai Fans!

With turkey and mashed potatoes calling our name this Thursday in the USA, we are bringing you a beloved Watercolor Throwback for Watercolor Wednesday!

We have LOVED this project for a full year, with colorful pumpkins and a great Thanksgiving image! May you be transported to a field full of a grateful harvest. Watch as Bonnie masks in the single pumpkins from our WC Harvest Set into our Flower Cart and adds vines around the pumpkins still in the patch!

We switched to Tombow Markers in January 2019, and although this video uses Marvy Markers, we have included all the links below for the updated colors! You can also download our Color Conversion Chart to see similar colors from both product lines!

Happiest of Thanksgivings from all of us at Art Impressions! We are grateful for the most wonderful customers over the last 32 years!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZhPxh0Zqlx4

NEW VIDEO! Christmas Floral Letters by Kendra Krebs + 20% OFF BUNDLE!

Hello Ai Fans!

It's that time again! Another week has come and gone and we get to enjoy a new Watercolor Wednesday!

Guest artist, Kendra Krebs is back with a beautiful new holiday card featuring our Block Letter Die Set, with Christmas foliage from our WC Mini Flower and WC Foliage Set 2 New sets. Plus, we have another Bundle Discount to save 20% on these three sets until November 19, 2019, at 11:59pm PT! Remember, once the week is up, our video bundles will still be listed at a 10% discount!

Need some holiday card ideas? This is now our 25th video in our Winter Watercolor playlist! Check out all the wonderful Christmastime ideas and create your own special cards for the season!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7e5mSkUW5Iw

NEW VIDEO! Winter Kids Set Watercolor + 20% OFF BUNDLE!

Hello Ai Fans!

Why hello again, friends! Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

Today, we're bringing a new video and a NEW Bundle Discount! This week, Bonnie creates a perfect, snowy scene featuring a child hugging a snowman using a Molotow Grafx Marker and our WC Winter Kids Set. We love the simple masking technique with the Molotow pens and how easily you can create softly falling snow.

Get 20% off our Winter Kids Set + Circle Dies, now until November 12, 2019, at 11:59pm! Remember, once the week is up, our video bundles will still be listed at a 10% discount! Just another way you can view our videos and get started on this fun technique!

Do you have any suggestions for winter scenes? Hop over to the video and leave us a suggestion in a comment! We would love to hear some ideas for our upcoming videos!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gFdcClgLhyE

NEW VIDEO! Winter Swing with Cat Watercolor

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome back! We missed you so much we came out with another Watercolor Wednesday! 😉

We are excited about a special launch with this new video! We will now offer Bundle Discounts with every new Watercolor Wednesday! How does it work? We will offer 2-3 of the sets shown in our latest YouTube tutorial at a 20% discount for the full week after the video launch! Occasionally, we will offer add-on items at a 10% discount when you purchase the bundle!

For example, this week you can purchase the WC Swing Set, WC Mini Critters, and WC Branches Set together for $48.26 (normally $60.32 on our website!). If you buy the bundle, you can click the checkboxes on the product listing to add on the WC Foliage Set 2 or WC Foliage Set 4 for $16.51 each (normally $18.34)!

Once the week is up, our video bundles will still be listed at a 10% discount! Just another way you can view our videos and get started on this fun technique! Such as this tutorial, where Bonnie creates a square scene with a wooden swing and sleepy kitty, surrounded by a snowy, winter landscape!

We are excited for the holiday season and this video is now added to our Winter Watercolor playlist! Hop over to YouTube to watch all 23 videos and find inspiration for the most cardmaking time of the year!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o2gXyFvuE1U

NEW VIDEO! Ai Bible Journaling Scroll Set Part 1

Hello Ai Bible Journaling Fans!

We are excited to be back with a new tutorial video from our latest Bible Journaling release! Bonnie kicks off our five new sets with the Scroll Set. One of the features we love most about this set is that with the open areas inside the design, you can see the lines in your Journaling Bible to write on!

Bonnie works today in Psalm 78, focusing on verses 1-5.

"Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might and the wonders that he has done."

We hope you enjoy today's video! Leave a comment on this video of what you would write inside the scroll!

Join in the Ai Bible Journaling Fun!
Sign up for our NEW Bible Journaling Newsletter
Subscribe to Art Impressions' YouTube
View our Bible Journaling YouTube Playlist
Follow Bonnie's Bible Journaling account on Instagram

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yZNJPCbKHz0

Hop over to YouTube and leave Bonnie a comment, then tag us in your projects on Instagram or Facebook using #AiBibleJournaling!

Happy Bible Journaling!

NEW VIDEO! Intro to Watercolor Stamping!

Hello Ai Fans!

This week, we have a back-to-basics for our Watercolor Wednesday! We get asked by new watercolor stampers all the time, "Where do I start?" and "What supplies do I need?" Bonnie will take us back to the beginning with an overview of our favorite tools to achieve beautiful, watercolor paintings with the use of our rubber stamps!

For Watercolor Stamping, there are some necessary supplies to get the desired look.

Basic Supplies
1. Watercolor Paper (Canson XL or Strathmore)
2. Synthetic, Round Watercolor Brush #4 (Connoisseur)
3. Water-Based Markers (Tombow Markers - Bonnie's Favorites)
4. WC Foliage Set 1 and WC Flower Set 1
5. A Main Image Set of your Choice
6. Watercolor Palette and Acrylic Blocks

Let's explain these more in detail!

Watercolor Paper is very important for this technique, as when you stamp in water-based ink, it keeps the color on top of the paper, so you can easily move it with a damp brush. Cardstock and alcohol-based markers will not work for this project series. We prefer Canson XL or Strathmore watercolor paper and use the textured side, as it does not oversaturate the paper with color.

Our Connoisseur #4 Brush is a coveted item, as no regular brush will do! One, your brush has to be synthetic, as natural hair brushes will sag and not hold its shape with water on it. The synthetic gives us the 'bounce' we are looking for as we blend and gently tap around the image. This brush is also the perfect size to pull color from your main images and blend your flowers and foliage.

Although any water-based marker will work for this technique, we highly recommend you use Tombow Dual Brush Markers on your projects. First, we like Tombow markers the best because they are very wet, so when stamping your multiple impressions, you can get up to 10 images, where other markers you might get 3 or 4. Second, Tombow has highly pigmented colors, so when you are blending, you do not need to work as hard to blend. Third, we love the bullet tip on the other side of the Dual Brush Pens (or use our TwinTone markers for an even finer tip), which give us the ability to add darker shadows and details to the image to really make areas pop!

To get stamping, we suggest starting with our WC Foliage Set 1 and WC Flower Set 1. These basic sets are what you will carry through all your projects. You will see the grasses, vines, flower bunches, and long stems used in any watercolor we create. We started with these two staple sets because if we created sets with everything for one project, you would end up with a multitude of tiny grasses or flowers! Once you have these two, you can pick and choose whichever scenes you would like to create, such as gorgeous containers, stunning structures, or beautiful landscapes.

To help beginners get started, we created the Watercolor Starter Bundle, combining our original WC Foliage Set 1 and WC Flower Set 1 with our WC Decorative Jars Set at discounted price! These three sets can be mixed and matched to create a range of unique projects!

We add color to many of our images (washes of the sky, color to main images) and the easiest way to do this is by rubbing the brush tip of your marker onto our Ai Watercolor Palette and pulling the color off with your brush. This gives you great control over the amount of color going to your image, and you can easily shade by adding layers of color. Our palette is a game changer, perfectly white so you can see your color, and you can always reactivate the dried ink with your damp brush.

Another great option to add to your collection are our tiny Acrylic Blocks. We offer square blocks in 1", 1.5", and 3" to offer smaller sizes for your little images, like the teeny tiny grass and daisy bunch. Bonnie is often suggesting to permanently adhere your tiny stamps to our 1" block with super glue so you don't lose them!

Now check out this great introduction to watercolor video with Bonnie, as she shows the step-by-step techniques in building your foliages and flowers, and how to add them together in this teapot from our WC Decorative Jar Set.

Do you have any other questions as a beginner? Maybe even intermediate or advanced questions? We are working on a Frequently Asked Questions video and would love for you to leave a comment on this video for our next project!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FfoCE7naVQQ

NEW VIDEO! Fall Tire Swing Watercolor

Hello Ai Fans!

Autumn is in full swing (see what we did there 😉)! Welcome to another week of Watercolor Wednesday and a continuation from last week featuring the WC Swing Set! Bonnie selectively inks the bench image to create a post for the windblown tire swing, included in the same set! We cannot get enough of the oranges, reds, and browns of the season, which are perfectly contrasted by a blue-sky breeze!

There are so many ideas to create with this WC Swing Set! What would you create? Leave a comment on our YouTube video to let us know!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/w019tPYE9lM

NEW VIDEO! Autumn Swing Watercolor

Hello Ai Fans!

The seasons are changing and the colorful leaves here in Oregon inspired this week's Watercolor Wednesday! Bonnie featured another set from our latest release - the WC Swing Set! We love the elements she pulled from the WC Desert Set, WC Foliage Set 4, WC Branches Set, and WC Flower Set 1 to add pops of red and yellows to this bench design!

Hop over to our YouTube channel if you have missed any of our latest videos and leave a comment on this video of any autumn or winter scenes you would like to see! We are excited to bring you new seasonal designs in the next coming weeks!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/T7MlkP_Fayw