Mousey Christmas Greetings Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a new holiday card inspired by the #361 Christmas Came Early Challenge. For my project I'm featuring the cute 5564 - Mousey Christmas Set and the new 5782 - Snowflake Frame Die. 

To create this card, I started by stamping the happy little mouse and coloring him with Copic Markers. I selected traditional Red & Green colors and added glitter to the fur areas of the coat and hat; the glitter is so pretty! I also used the included coordinating die set to cut the mouse out.

After coloring the mouse, I used the new 5782 - Snowflake Frame Die and cut a frame from gray card stock. To coordinate with the gray, I added a piece of winter-themed pattern paper. I love the way this snowy scene looks!

The greeting "Seasons Greetings" is from the 5566 - Christmas Sentiments Set and fits perfectly on the edge of the frame. I thought embossing on black would allow the sentiment to stand out against the gray and white colors; the white just pops! Embossing is just so cool!

Lastly, I added silver glitter paper, Christmas themed pattern paper, and three sheets of card stock to complete the card. This card was so much fun to make and I think this little mouse is just the cutest stamp to use on holiday projects!

Thank you for checking out my project and I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Let It Snow Card by Tasha

 Good morning Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a winter-themed card created with the Ai 5041-Snow Friend Set!

To begin this project, I stamped all the images with black ink and colored them with markers. I used white gel pen for little accents and clear glitter on the snow. I also added little snowdrifts to the ground; I love the light blue color!

The background was created with Distress Oxide Ink and I used a light blue ink to stamp several snowflakes. I also used a marker to add little inked dots and rhinestones on the center of the snowflakes to extra sparkle! The sentiment "Let it Snow" was stamped in gray ink and it blends in perfectly with the snowy scene!

Lastly, I added a layer of deep red cardstock and a birch bark pattern paper before adhering it to a white A2 sized card base. 

Thank you for checking out today's winter-themed card and I hope you are having a great day!

Large Snowflake die background | By Jessica Shier

 Hello Ai fans!

Happy Friday! It's Jessica here with some inspiration using the Large Snowflake Die set. This card came together super quick, most everything besides the snowflakes were extras. I don't know about you, but a lot of the time I color or die cut more images then I need to for one card. This results in a small collection of random things. Let's dive into the snowflake die set a little more first. 

I used a shimmer white cardstock to die cut all of the snowflakes. These area adhered to a Neenah Solar white 110lb cardbase, with Multi Medium Matte glue. Using tweezers makes this process a lot easier especially for those little flakes! 

I had this green cardstock banner left over and also a red ornament that is die cut using the Christmas Mini Dies. The other elements are pieces from a few cards I made previously. I usually have "leftover" images or die cuts floating around my craft space.

Thank you so much for joining me today. Happy stamping!

Cold Noses Warm Hearts by Dana Warren

Hello AI fans!!

Happy New Year!!! Since it's so cold out I thought this card was fitting for this time of year. My card features the snow couple from Merriest Christmas. 

I started by stamping the couple and then using my Spectrum Noir Markers to color it. I used AG1, AG3, AP1, AP2, AP3, BT7, BO4, BT9, CR8, CR10, EB5, EB6, GY1, GY2, IG2, IG6, IG9, RB1, RB2, RB3. When I was done coloring cut the image out with a circle die. 

Next, I stamped the sentiment next to the light post. From my stash, I found some wooden snowflakes and used Marvy Snow Maker for the first time! It is soo cool! You color the snowflake or image with the white ink (but not too much!), then hit it with a heat gun!! It just poofs up! 

On some grey cardstock, I stamped and embossed the snowflake that is on the stamp set. I used some glitter embossing powder so the snowflakes have a nice sparkle to them!

Last I added the stamped circle to the card base with foam tape. Then I added the snowflakes. Oh and can't forget to round the corners!

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Stamping!!

Challenge 194 The Perfect Pair Week 2!

Hello, Ai Fans!

Getting ready for the holidays? Last week we announced the perfect pairs for your holiday stamping, from Ai to a store near you! Our three new stamp and die cut sets, produced in collaboration with Hampton Art, are wonderful for creating easy cards for your favorite time of year! AC Moore now offers our adorable Fright Night set and will receive our Snow Much Fun set in October! And don't forget to stop by your local Michaels store in October to check out our new Warm Wishes set! Keep an eye out for them in stores near you!

Our design team is here to bring you plenty of inspiration for these exciting new sets, from Halloween to Christmas and other wintery goodness!

Cheri with Warm Wishes (available at Michaels in October)

Dana with Fright Night (available now at AC Moore)

Diane with Snow Much Fun (available at AC Moore in October)

Karen with Snow Much Fun (available at AC Moore in October)

Karen with Fright Night (available now at AC Moore)

Kerry with Fright Night (available now at AC Moore)

Renee with Fright Night (available now at AC Moore)

Sharon with Snow Much Fun (available at AC Moore in October)

Awesome projects, DT! We're loving these fabulous holiday cards!

Will you join our challenge? We want to see how you use a stamp with a matching die! The craft can be for any occasion. Top spot and honorable mentions win Ai 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 Wednesday, October 12th at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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Caroling Tots and Girlfriends At the Movies DVD gifts by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Have you been trying to think of a fun, cute gift that someone will get a lot of use out of?

I think I have the answer for you!

Today I'm sharing two DVD gifts with personalized covers to thrill the recipient of your gift!

As you all MUST know the big movie of the year was Frozen.  What child (or young at heart person) wouldn't love this movie?  I made a DVD "cover" instead of wrapping it or just throwing it in a gift bag.

My cover uses the ever adorable Tiny Tots! Caroling Tots (Sku#T3607)

The little snowflakes are also from Ai and are called  Tiny Snowflakes (Sku#H836)

I wanted to carry the Frozen theme throughout so I printed the verse from my laptop.

I created a little pocket on the back to add some sweet treats.

Here's a close up of the cute little tots.

Now...we can't let the kids have all the fun!

You must have some grown ups on your list as well.  I chose one of my favorites... Mama Mia.  My friend and I just LOVE to sing along to this movie.  (so do our 14 yr. old BFF daughters but this is grown up time!)

I used the Girlfriends At the Movies Set (Sku#4237) to decorate this cover.

I had the perfect paper pad to compliment this set.  It's the DCWV Performance stack and it's full of music and movie themed papers.

I made a fun little rosette to attach to the front.  I just thought it went well.  I also love stars and thought with the movie theme that stars would be perfect.  And of course they have to sparkle!

This is the back of it.

I popped up the girlfriends so that I could create a little pocket to put a movie gift card in.
It's a two-in-one gift!

Christmas Elves by Renee Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

 

This is my second post today because I couldn't resist showing you one last Christmas card!  I'm so sad that I didn't get this set sooner.  These elves are the absolute cutest thing!!  If you look closely you'll even see they have freckles!  The set is called Christmas Elves (Sku#3543).

 

I love all the different positions that each elf is in.  It makes the possibilities almost endless.  They can sit, lean, hang, sleep on things.  You can get really creative with them.

 

 

The set also comes with a verse and the sentiment Merry Christmas.

 

 

Here's a close up of the inside of my card so you can read the verse better.

 

 

And close ups of a couple of the elves.