Crystal's Favorite 10 of 2021

 Hi Ai fans! I'm here to share my top 10 cards from 2021. Also to share this will be my last blog post for Ai I'm taking a break but have loved inspiring you the last few years! 

simple floral thank you card

https://artimpresHope your day is pand-tastic

Some bunny loves you this Easter

May your garden be filled with color

Seas the day

Thankful for you

Snowman gift card holder

Hello succulent window cards

Coffee gift card holder

Baby boy paper piecing card set

Happy stamping!

Halloween Mini Die Set Card!

Hello Ai fans! 

Art Impressions has some super cute new mini dies they are so much fun to play with. You can check out the whole mini die collection HERE. 

The focus of the card is the new Halloween mini die set. This card is very simple so it was fast to put together. I die cut a corner rounded rectangle out of black card stock. I die cut three small squares out of the black card stock with a double sided stitch square die. I adhered the black card stock over the green card stock with foam tape so the mini die cuts would be set back a little bit.

I needed a sentiment for my card so I used two sentiments from the Quivery Mini Shaker stamp set. "Happy Fright night" and "Boo!" I needed to fill in the open space the black space needed to be broken up a little bit so I used the spider web from the Fright Night stamp set and stamped them  with white ink.

Happy Stamping!

 

You're How Old!? -by Crystal

Hi Ai fans! How is everyone doing? Getting lots of extra time to spend crafting. Coloring is one of my favorite ways to relieve stress. This week I played with the Birthday Laugh Lines stamp set.

I stamped the image twice with Memento black ink onto smooth white card stock. 

I colored both images in with alcohol ink tri-blend markers. 

This card I stamped the sentiment "Old enough to know better, TOO OLD TO CARE!" onto a banner.  I stamped the sentiment "You'Re HOW old!?" onto the same card stock that I stamped and die cut the image onto. 

The second card I stamped the sentiment "Happy Birthday! You still light up the room! ...as well as 4 city blocks".  

Spectrum Noir Markers: AG1, AG3, AG5, CR7, CR8, CR10, IG2, IG4, IG5, YG1, YG2, YG3, IB1, IB2, IB3, TN1, TN2, TN4, GB6, GB7, GB10

This stamp set is so much fun! I love the funny sentiments that go along with this image. 

Spectrum Noir Markers: AG1, AG3, AG5, IG6, IG2, IG4, IG5, IG8, IG9, PP4, PP5, PP6, GY2, GY3, GY5, DR5, DR6, DR7, FS6, FS7, FS8, PV2, PV3, PV4, AB1, AB2, AB3, TN1, TN2, TN3, BG5, BG6, BG7

Happy stamping!

Blessed & Grateful by Niccole

Hello Ai fans!!

I am stopping by today to share a card I made using the Birdhouse Neighborhood, the WC Sentiment Set 2, and the Circle Double Stitch Dies. 

I started by stamping my Birdhouse Neighborhood stamp set on the middle of my kraft card base. I colored my image with my Polychromos colored pencils. I moved on to my watercolor piece. I started by blending my ink onto the watercolor paper.  I only used two colors and blended them to make the middle color. I cut a circle with my Circle Double Stitched Dies and glued it so it was centered onto my card base with my Birdhouse Neighborhood image showing.    

 I added Wink of Stella to the whole colored area.  I wanted to make the image pop and I figured what better way than to add Wink of Stella to it ... I mean who doesn't love a little sparkle?

As you can see in the picture above I stamped my Blessed & Grateful sentiment to my one inch banner strip I made using the WC Sentiment Set 2 . I glued down the left side of my sentiment strip and I raised the banner side up with one layer of foam tape.  I absolutely love when I can do this to an image or sentiment.  It give so much dept to the card and to my sentiment strip with hardly any effort. What do you think?  Like it? 

I finished my card off with some Crystal Nuvo Drops.  This has been my go-to embellishment lately.   I added the same three colors as my card front, I just varied the color so red wasnt on red and so forth.

Here is one more look at the full card.  I love this card can be almost anything from a miss you card, a thank you card, a friendship card, or even a new home card. 

Thank you so much for spending part of your Wednesday with me.  Please come back again soon and see what we are up to here at Art Impressions.

Faber Castell Polychromos used:

All of these are the 9201 series
Red - 121, 217
Orange - 109, 111, 115
Yellow - 107, 184
Green - 165, 168, 171, 
Blue - 140
Gray - 233, 274
Brown - 176, 177, 180, 283

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

Short and to the Point... by Crystal

Hi Ai Fans!

This week I made two cards using the same hedgehog image from the Hedgehogs stamp set.

Such perfect sentiment "Let me keep this short and to the point... Happy Bithrday!" 

For both cards I stamped the image with Memento black ink onto Smooth white card stock. 

I kept both cards very simple just layered the image onto pattern paper using different shapes of Art Impressions double stitched shape dies. 

Spectrum Noir Markers: 

DR2, DR5, DR7, TB1, TB7, AG2, AG3, AG5, TN1, TN2, TN5, GT1, GT2, GT3, EB2, EB4, EB6

Happy Stamping!

NEW Fall Clear Sets NOW Available! PLUS Challenge 262 Gotta Gingham!

Pumpkin spice season is on the way! To prepare, we are releasing TWO new fall clear sets today! Send sweet, spooky greetings with Fright Night, featuring cheerful ghosts and pets flying a broom! Mixing and matching images and sentiments is so fun with our Feast Mode Set, with our favorite critters dressed for autumn!

You can preview the new designs in our release video below and purchase them today at artimpressions.com! Plus, there is still time to join our Gotta Gingham challenge for a chance to win Ai stamps!

 

Last week, Sharon gave a super sweet Flip Card tutorial, so hop on over if you missed it. Today, our design team is here to share adorable holiday inspiration! Let's take a look! Remember to click the designer's name for more information on their project!

Carol with Pumpkin Mice Flip Card & Flip Card Die Crystal with Christmas Kitty Flip Card & Flip Card Die Jessica with Fright Night Set Jil with Feast Mode Set Niccole with Feast Mode Set Renee with Fright Night Set Sharon with Christmas Kitty Flip Card & Flip Card Die There is still time to enter our challenge! Create a card or craft featuring gingham! It is such a versatile pattern, perfect for any season or occasion, and link it to our Inlinkz below. Be sure to share your project for a chance to win Art Impressions stamps! 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 We hope you'll join in our new challenge, it's gonna be good!   We have another special release today with our friends from The Stamping Village! A combined 12 companies have contributed designs to the NEW Holiday Seals stamp set, now available at artimpressions.com! The Stamping Village truly believes in community over competition, as we combined forces to create a shared space at Creativation 2019, and will expand to include new friends in 2020! The special thing about this set, and our previously released Mail Delivery set, is that The Stamping Village believes in giving back. 100% of the net profits from this collaboration stamp set will benefit The Dreaming Zebra Foundation, who firmly believe that all children, regardless their financial circumstances, should have access to art education. They provide art and music materials free of charge to many schools and community organizations across the country. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for a special Video Hop on September 10! Happy Stamping!