Renee's 14th Anniversary Giveaway!

 Hello everyone and welcome to my 14th anniversary giveaway!

I'm not even going to make you upload an Art Impressions card because I know that makes some of you nervous! (I wish it wouldn't, we LOVE seeing your art)

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post (One comment per person please) telling me your favorite thing about Art Impressions or maybe how you discovered them. International entries are welcome. 

For me, it was the humorous stamps, especially the people, with the animals being a close second.

I love that they've now added dies and paper.

I can't get enough!!

I'll be giving away this Throwback from August 2024.
Winner will be announced on Sunday, July 13th.

If you already have this set and would still like to participate in the giveaway just let me know that in the comments. We'll figure something out.

P.S. Did you see the new Winsor Newton Ink 14ml – Gold Paint?
It's GORGEOUS!

Be sure to enter out Spritz, Splatter AND PAINT! Challenge for another chance to win free stamps!

Just click on my photo to be taken to the challenge.

Leave your comment below to be entered to win my Throwback.
If the comments hit 50, I will give away 5 freebie stamps as well.

60 comments, 6 freebies and so on.
ONE comment per person please.

Good luck!

Renee's 13th Anniversary Giveaway

 Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to my 13th anniversary giveaway!
I know some people think 13 is an unlucky number, but for two
of you...it will be very lucky!

Flashback to Tuesday, July 5, 2011 when I was a nervous new
Design Team member. My first card was actually made for a NY Met!
My friend was friends with his wife and was going to their baby shower.
(No, I don't remember who it was)

I want to celebrate 13 fabulous years at Art Impressions with two giveaways for you!

I have two retired, exclusive sets to give away.

Let's get the fine print out of the way before you see what sets I'm offering.

You may enter one time for the chance to win one of the sets. You just need to upload any project using Art Impressions stamps or dies to be eligible.  It will be a random drawing.

 Duplicate entries will be deleted. 

I will allow international entries but I will ship the sets to Art Impressions if you 

win and Leah will include them in your package the next time you order
from the Art Impressions website.

Please include your First Name and Last Initial on your entry.

To enter...Just upload a card or project you've made using Art Impressions products.

That's it!
Any theme and it doesn't have to be a new project.

Contest begins today and ends on July 16th.

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Now, let's see what sets may be on their way to you very soon!

The first set is 5863 Christmas Mailbox Set from December 2023.

Although it was sold as a Christmas set, Bonnie wisely left off anything Christmasy or wintery from the mailboxes and included some fun accessories so that you can create a non-holiday card with this as well.
This set has a whopping 36 pieces in it.  If you missed out on it or are new to Art Impressions, here's your chance to get it!

The second is the 5924 Garden Arch Set.

Good luck to everyone!

I know two of you are going to be VERY happy in two weeks!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

You're Still the One Card by Tasha

 Good morning Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a Valentine's Day card created with the AICS27-Love Birds Stamp Set. This set has great stamps for Valentine's Day and is perfect for this week's Ai We "Heart" Hearts Challenge!

I stamped the main image with black ink and colored with Copic Markers. This couple looks so sweet sitting on the bench together and you can feel the love in this little scene.

After stamping I moved on the creating the background. I used full-adhesive post-it paper to mask off the image and Distress Oxide Ink to stencil the falling hearts and pebbled ground. For extra detail I added little white accents with a gel pen on some of the hearts and ink blended around the edges of the card.

Lastly, I stamped "You're Still My Everything" with black ink and matted the greeting with coordinating card stock and pattern paper. I also used the same paper to add three layers before adhering the card to an A2 sized white card base.

Thank you for checking out today's project and I hope you will participate in the current Ai Challenge!

New Scrapbook.com Hydrangea Set! + Hugs & Kisses Challenge #273! Week 2!

Hello Ai Fans! 

We are in the second week of our Hugs & Kisses Challenge, but first, we want to introduce our newest product--our Scrapbook.com Hydrangea Exclusive Set!!

Remember our recent Poinsettia Set we released with Scrapbook.com? We are excited to announce our second exclusive floral set is also available! This 6" x 8" Hydrangea Set contains a variety floral images and sweet sentiments, perfect for inking up to color with your favorite medium. Our recent video tutorial for this set can be found here. This set is available only at Scrapbook.com, so head on over and grab yours today!

Our design team is back this week with inspiration for your Hugs & Kisses Cards! You can find all of the details and supplies used by clicking the designer's name below.

Carol using Perfect Duet set

Crystal using Valentine Critters Set

Reneé using Valentine Critters Set


 We can't wait to see your ideas come to life that include hugs, kisses, or both! Make your Valentine feel fun and festive with a theme of love in all its expressions--romance, friendship, family, etc.--the sky's the limit! If you're looking for some inspiration, please check out our Valentine's category on artimpressions.com or our Valentine's Day Pinterest Page.

We want to see how you create cards with hugs and kisses as a main element of your card! Though you can use any stamps you have, we'd love to see any Valentines from Ai if you have any in your collection! Hurry, challenge closes January 15th 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

Happy Stamping!

You Are My Significant Otter by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai Fans!!

I am stopping by to share an Anniversary card I made for my husband.  Our Anniversary is not until July but I wanted to make sure I had it done.  I also wanted to show you that you don't to use themed stamp sets for that specific occasion; like this one from Art Impressions called  Valentine Critters stamp set but I am using it as an Anniversary card.  

  Isn't he just the cutest?? I started by using my Smoky Shadow card base.  I glued a piece of White trimmed down to 3.75"x5.5".  I stamped "to my significant OTTER" in black ink right on my white card base.

I stenciled on my white piece with some yellow ink and some red ink.  Doesn't it just radiate?  I think it really makes my OTTER pop.

I really wanted my OTTER to be the focal point so besides the radiating sunburst, I raised him up with an action wobbler. I finished it off with some red Nuvo drops. 

Once again here is a finished look at my OTTER card from the Valentine Critters stamp set.  I absolutely love how it turned out.  I made a second card with the OTTER lower and my sentiment on top, but I like it this way a lot better. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and spending a little time with me. Come back again soon!

Copics Used:

BG93, BG96

E41, E43, E44, E47

R35, R37

Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17

YR04

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

love birds by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Monday!

 

Today I am sharing a card using one of the Ai Store Exclusives Sets. Here I used AiCS27- Love Birds. I tend to grab the fabulous main images in these sets and overlook the equally adorable smaller ones so this time I wanted to focus on the littles!

 

With Valentine's Day this month, I thought I would go with the "love" theme while it's still on our minds...February is almost over! This card would be great for an anniversary, though, any time of the year.

 

I embossed the black & white panels together with the "Love is patient, love is kind" verse from 1 Corinthians 13. Then I punched the heart out and adhered the panels to my card base. The birds were colored with Copics and popped up on the diecut leaves. How many of you still have bottles of paper flowers in your stash? Once in a while I still enjoy using them and they were perfect to use for an accent. I filled in the hearts and made a few small dots with a white pen.

 

Here's the inside of my card.

 

 

Have a great Monday and… happy stamping!

autumn anniversary by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Monday!

 

Today I am sharing a card using two Ai stamps from Hobby Lobby... 4920- Filled with Thanks (a new wood block) and a sentiment from AiCS27- Love Birds (clear set).

 

This fall image is part of the Windows to the World Collection and actually has some lovely words written around it.  I wanted to use it for an anniversary card, though, rather than a Thanksgiving one so I trimmed the words off.  This was colored with Copic markers and a few simple buttons finished it off.

 

Have a great Monday and… happy stamping!

 

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love birds by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Thursday!

 

Today I am sharing a card using the Ai Hobby Lobby Set- AICS27- Love Birds.  If you don’t have a Hobby Lobby near you, you can still find this cute set on the Ai website!

 

I haven't made an anniversary card in a while and this couple is perfect for the occasion! With a simple layout, they make a sweet card.

 

Have a great day and… happy stamping!

 

 

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