Challenge 244 Lots of Layers WEEK 2! Plus, Journaling Bible Now Available!

Hello, Ai Fans! We are back with more Christmas inspiration for you on this lovely November Thursday! Last week we released our NEW Christmas clear stamps: Christmas Bee Set, Sleigh Bells and Snow Friend. Each of these sets are PACKED with images and sentiments, with 15 pieces each giving you great value and versatility for your holiday crafting! If you haven't nabbed them already, visit artimpressions.com to grab your stamps for this year's holiday cards!

 

Our designers are here with their projects showcasing these three sets. Let's take a look! Don't forget, you can always visit the designer's blog with more details and photos! Leave a little comment love while you're at it!

Carol with Sleigh Bells and Oval Double Stitched Dies

Cheri with Snow Friend and Square Double Stitched Dies

Crystal with Christmas Bee Set

Dana with Sleigh Bells and Rounded Rectangle Double Stitched Dies

 Jil with with Snow Friend and Rectangle Double Stitched Dies

 Renee with Christmas Bee Set and Rounded Rectangle Double Stitched Dies

Sharon with Sleigh Bells

Thanks, team! Your holiday cards are "snow" much fun!

Join our challenge! We apologize our link-up wasn't showing up right away last week, but it's now up and ready for your entries, so be sure to enter! There is still one week left! What are ways you like to make "lots of layers"? It could be layering papers, inks, stamped images or embellishments... and even folded and layered card layouts! The possibilities are endless! Join our challenge, not only do we love seeing what you create, but we also love sending stamp prizes to Top Spot and Honorable Mentions!

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 Wednesday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

An InLinkz Link-up

Before we go, we have an announcement!

We are excited to announce the addition of Crossway's ESV Journaling Bible to the Ai shop! With two-inch margins for creating artwork and writing notes, this is the same text Bonnie uses in her Bible Journaling videos. We recommend preparing your page with a watercolor ground (such as Golden Absorbent Ground), a one-inch flat brush, and our Bible Protector sheet for best results and to protect the ink from bleeding. You can find our entire Bible Journaling collection at artimpressions.com!

Follow Bonnie's new Instagram account @bonniekrebs.biblejournaling and subscribe to our YouTube Channel for inspiration and tutorials! Also, if you are able to visit our Warehouse Sale in Keizer, OR, be sure to sign up for Bonnie's Bible Journaling Introduction class for hands-on instruction!

 

NEW Summer Mini Tryfolds! PLUS Challenge 233 Door Openings!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Unfold Summertime favorites with our nostalgic Mini TryFolds! Our two 2018 sets include fun outdoor scenes with hinged openings for a great interactive element! Our Happy Camper set will have you 'glamping' in no time, with an adorable sleepy fox inside. Check out our new Produce Stand set with a cute awning and raccoon pal enjoying a slice of watermelon inside! Sets include multiple clear stamps and die cuts for the peek-through openings! Find these and our entire Mini TryFolds collection at artimpressions.com! See the sets and some fun card samples in our Creativation preview video!

Sharon is here today with a lovely tutorial, check it out!

Hello AI Fans!

I'm excited to show you the brand new and oh so adorable Mini Tryfolds!  My card today features the fabulous 4970 Produce Stand!  If you peek under the awning, you'll see the cutest raccoon eating a yummy piece of watermelon!  I started out by cutting a piece of cardstock 5" x 10" and scoring in half at 5".  Along with that, I cut another piece of cardstock at 4 7/8" x 5 1/8" inch. Score at 1/4" on the  longer side so it's 4 7/8" square.  That is for the middle portion of my card. 

I stamped all three pieces and colored them with copics.  Colors I used will be listed below. As you can see, I still wasn't quite sure how I was going to attach it to the card because I added grass around the image. :) 

After coloring, I fussy cut the front piece out. I then die cut three pieces to represent the grass for each page of the card, and attached it to the front page.  I then placed the image where I wanted it, and lightly traced inside the cut awning so I could die cut the card front.  After removing the image, I placed the die around the trace line and die cut.  I then glued the image to the card front, making sure the awnings lined up.  

A look at the inside of the front of the card. 

Apply a strong adhesive to the 1/4" edge of the middle piece and adhere it to the card.

I cut the center image out with a stitched die and cut a mat for it also. I then placed the die inside the fruit and cut out the center. After die cutting that,  place the image on the mat and again, lightly trace the inside with a pencil and die cut the mat. Adhere the image to the mat, making sure the die cuts matched up. 

Using a cloud die set, I cut three clouds for each page in the card, and doodled around the edges.  I stamped the sentiment from the set onto the large cloud for the last page of the card. I applied mounting tape to the back of the clouds so they would be popped up from the card. 

I guess I didn't have quite enough doodling, so I ended up going around the outside of the card as well. And here's the finished product.  Hope you've enjoyed and can't wait to see how you create your MiniTryfold Card! 

Look at the fun dimension!!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today, and until next time - stay crafty!! 

Copics used:

E13, E15, E17, E19, E33, E35, E37, E40, E41, E71, E74

C1, C2, C3, C4, C6

T1, T2

R02, R22, R24, R27

RV14

B000

Y04, Y08

YR61

YG05, YG07, YG09, YG13, YG17, YG21

Thanks, Sharon! Love your summery layers revealing that sweet raccoon! 

A new release calls for a new challenge! This challenge we want to see how you incorporate doors, openings, or hinged elements on your cards! We love how our new Mini Tryfolds feature windows that open and close, and wonder what creative ways you can come up with for doors in your cards!

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 Wednesday, June 6 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

An InLinkz Link-up

Before we go, let's recognize the winners of last week's "Playing Dress-Up" Challenge! What fun ideas you crafters have!

Top Spot goes to...

Rosa!

Congrats, Rosa! We love your fun shaker card with our Crazy Friends set! Such lovely coloring, too! Those ladies look like they are having a great time! Please email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address so we can send you a fabulous prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Amy Marshall!

Irene Rhodes!

Congrats, you two! Amy, we are really digging your warm colors on your Flaunt It girlfriends! And Irene, *swoon* your selective coloring is so darling and makes your Elephant pop! How cute. Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address and select the stamp set of your choice for a prize!

Thank you to everyone who joined our "Dress-Up" challenge - please join again for our "Door Openings" for a chance to win! Happy Stamping!

NEW Holiday Mini TryFolds! PLUS Challenge 219 Stamp a Scene!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Unfold holiday greetings with our THREE new Mini TryFolds! We did an early release of our Halloween Treats set and now is a great time to grab it for your fall crafting! In addition, we have two new sets perfect for Christmas! Our Winter Window set die cuts two panes that hinge open and close, revealing a curtain and sleeping kitty under a Christmas tree! The Magical Christmas set features a door that swings open to a fireplace adorned with stockings and Santa of course! All three of the Mini TryFolds contain clear stamps for easy positioning and dies to cut and score openings to reveal the layers underneath. We love to show our stamps in action, so check out our video from the Creativation trade show! Grab your set today at artimpressions.com!

 

Renee is here to share a card AND a tag featuring our Winter Window set! Take it away, Renee!

Hello Ai fans!

New release days are always so much fun at Art Impressions!

Today I'm sharing the new Winter Window MTF 4929.

I've used the set on both my card and the tag on my gift box.

I created my card for the Stamp a Scene challenge.

When you peek in the window on the front of the card this is the sweet scene that you see.

Then open up the front panel to reveal the curtains.

Lastly you open it all the way up and see the tree and cat.

I also used the set on the tag for the gift box.

Copics used on card:

Y0000, Y08, Y11, G24, G99, R37, R39, E25, W00, N2, T3, T5

Copics used on tag:

W3, W7, N2, T1, G12, G24, BG72, Y0000, R46

4929 – Winter Window MTF	Anna Griffin Rose Cuttlebug Embossing Folder/Border Set, 5" x 7"	Artificial Fabric Poinsettia Flowers	Scotch Quick-Drying Tacky Glue, 4 oz, Precision Tip (6052B)
3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape	Fiskars Recycled 12-Inch Bypass Trimmer (01-005452)	Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board and Envelope Tool	Cricut 2000293 Cuttlebug Machine, 14.4 by 12-Inch, Green
white card stock SU!	Perfect Match True Black Cardstock (50 sheets)	Bestartstore 200pcs 8x12mm Black and White Metal Brads Paper Fastener Brads Scrapbooking Card Making	Triart Markers
Copic Markers	ColorBox Chive Chalk Ink	Tsukineko Full-Size Memento Fade Resistant Inkpad, Tuxedo Black	Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Crackle Paint - Picket Fence
Uchida 1022S-C Marvy Fine Point Paper and Fabric Embellishing Snow Marker, White by UCHIDA

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So cute, Renee! Love your coordinating card and tag! 

Our new challenge is called Stamp a Scene! In this challenge, we're looking for scenic stamped creations! Use stamps that are already depict a scene, or build your own scene with multiple stamps! Mini TryFolds work great for this as well! We can't wait to see what you create! Plus, our challenges always have prizes involved!

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 Wednesday, October 25 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

An InLinkz Link-up

Let's not forget our winners from last week's Jiggle a Little challenge!

Top Spot goes to...

Lynn!

Congrats, Lynn! We love your clean card with fun pops of color and your "gobbler wobbler" with our Full of Thanks set and a Mini Action Wobble! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your shipping address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable Mentions go to...

Irene Rhodes!

Joanna Moore!

Congrats, you two! Irene, we love your sweet slider card with the dog from our Flying High set! How clever to hide the sliding mechanism behind the cloud! And Joanna, your Cowboy Wiggle Wobble looks very charming! You each win a stamp set of your choice, so email annelise@artimpressions.com with your selection and address.

We hope you and your friends will join us for the next two weeks with our new Stamp a Scene challenge! Happy Stamping!