Seas the Day! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday, Art Impressions friends!

Tasha here, sharing a cheerful Summer card featuring the adorable 5399-Gull-Friends Set.

I just love these playful gulls and all their fun beachy accessories; they’re so much fun to create with! For this card, I stamped the main image and used the included dies to cut it out (coordinating dies = game changer!).

To build my little seaside scene, I layered paper to look like sand, water, and sky, then used the 5063-Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies to cut the center panel. For a splash of sparkle and color, I added layers of silver glitter, teal, and gray cardstock, plus a touch of Art Impressions plaid pattern paper.

To finish it off, I stamped the sentiment "Seas the Day" which is perfect for a Summer card!

Thank you for checking out today's card and I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Have a Blessed Day Tag by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a new Tag inspired by the "Tag, You're It! Challenge. Tags are just so much fun to make and are great to add to cards, scrapbooks, journals, or use on gift bags.

For my project, I used the 5132 - Tag Stitched Dies to cut a large tag to use as the base. After, I stamped the door from the 5512 - Front Porch Door Set and colored the background with Copic Markers. The door fits perfectly on the large Tag and there was still plenty of room to decorate.

For the greeting, I embossed "Have a Blessed Day" on the bottom of the tag with white powder. I also used multiple shades of green ink to create a grassy look and made sure a darker green was used along the edge to allow the white letters to show. I just love embossed sentiments!

To decorate the door, I used the 5494 - Front Door Patriotic Set to give a Summer vibe. This set is great to use all Summer long and this little sleeping doggie stamp is just too cute!

Lastly, I added Red, White & Blue embroidery thread to complete the design. I am so happy with how this turned out and think I may try making some Fall/Winter designs next.

Thank you for checking out today's project and I hope you will participate in the "Tag, You're It! Challenge. 

Wishing You A Warm and Beautiful Day Card by Tasha!

 Happy Friday Ai Fans!

Tasha here sharing a new card created with the 5488 - Sailboat Window Set. I love all the Window stamps and I thought this one would be perfect for a Summer card, the lake is so pretty!

This image was stamped with black ink and colored with Copic Markers. I live near lots of lakes and had a wonderful time coloring this image, especially the flowers.  I also added little white accents to the water to make it look like the sun was shinny on it. Doesn't the bright blue sky and clear water make it look like a perfect day for sailing?

One of my favorite color combinations is Blue and Yellow, so I used these colors to bring in tons of color. It reminds me of the sun and water and I love the bright yellow pattern paper!

Lastly, I added layers of silver foil paper and several white enamel dots before attaching it to a white card base. 

I hope you enjoyed today's card and are having a great day!

 

Friendship Blooms by Niccole Kulig

Hello Ai fans!!

Today I am sharing a card I made using the Art Impressions HM Garden set.  I paired it with the WC Sentiment set.

As you can see I started with a dies cut I had in my stash.  Once I cut it and placed it on my navy card stock, that is where I got the idea for the HM Garden set randomly placed around the circles.  

As you can see the items in the HM Garden set fit perfectly in the circles, or should I say on the circles? 

The sentiment "Friendship Blooms From The Heart" from the WC Sentiment set fit perfectly with the theme and the middle of the card.

I finished thecard off with a little Wink Of Stella to the metal on the watering can and the shovel, just to make the metal shimmer a little.  I can't decide if I like the orange one or navy one better.  Which one do you like better?

Thank you so much for stopping by ... have a great week and we will see you soon!

Copics used:

B00, B02

C0, C2, C04

E25, E27, E29

G21, G24, G40, G43, G46

Y15, Y19

YR09

Until next time ... Hugs & inky fingers!

Ride the Wave | By Jessica Shier

Hello Ai Fans!

This week I'm playing with the NEW Loads of Fun set. I had to make this granny live her dream of surfing! There is a lot of crazy texture on this card and I'm loving the mix so much.

I first stamped and fussy cut the lady, trimming of her ironing board legs to make it a surf board. I used a lot of gray tones on her since she is facing away from the sun. Which, I think, threw my white balance on my camera off, into the cool tones. lol! One of my favorite ways to die cut waves is using a cloud border die but using the negative side, the side with the more pointy ridges. I used a cloud border die on some Tonic Luxury Embossed paper to get that effect.

The ink blending is made using masking tape to block off the middle section of a piece of Neenah solar white 110lb cardstock. I used my blending brushes for this, and also a wave stencil for the bottom area. This was trimmed down with a rectangle stitch die. For the slate cardstock, I used a larger rectangle stitch die to die cut first, then layered some Deco Foil Mettalix gel over it using the same wave stencil.

The sentiment is stamped and heat embossed using white embossing powder to the upper portion of the ink blending cardstock. Can you believe that I don't have a ampersand in any of my die sets! I was suprised!! Luckily, I have hung on to some Thickers, from years ago, and had a perfect one to use, made from white foam. 

Copic Markers Used:
W6, W3, W1, W0
E81, E34, E31
BV11, BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00
Y38, R83

Alright guys, that is it from me! Thank you for joining me today. Happy Stamping! 

Challenge 233 Door Openings WEEK 2! PLUS, Price Cut on Select Die Cuts!

Hello, Ai Fans!

We are back with a second week of our "Door Openings" challenge! Last week Sharon gave a great tutorial on a tri-fold card featuring the adorable new Produce Stand Mini Tryfold set! This week, our full design team is here to share their lovely creations with the Produce Stand AND the stylish Happy Camper set! Mini Tryfolds include clear stamps and corresponding dies to cut openings, making for a really fun layered card! We always have a blast seeing what our designers create with our newest product, and today is no exception! Be sure to visit the designer's personal blog for more details and photos by clicking their name, and view our entire Mini TryFolds collection at artimpressions.com! Plus, these layered cards have so much fun detail, you'll probably want to click on the images for a closer look. They are too cute to miss!

 Diane with Happy Camper MTF

Cheri with Happy Camper MTF

 Cheri has a BONUS card!

Jil with Produce Stand MTF

 Renee with Happy Camper MTF

Dana with Produce Stand MTF

 

Sharon with Produce Stand MTF

Thank you for the sweet cards, team!

We hope these cards will inspire your upcoming creations! This challenge's theme is "Door Openings" which opens a world of possibilities! Show us how you can use openings, hinged elements, or other techniques to express this theme! Besides, you just might win some 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, June 6 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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