NEW Cottage Release & Challenge 179

Say hello to our brand new Cottage line! The charming Cottage & Die Set includes a die to cut and score a window and door to reveal one of four darling interior scenes for the inside of your card. Watch our Scrapbook Expo video for a quick intro to these new stamps and to see how the windows and door open and close! Click here to see all 5 sets on our website!

Kerry is ready to share how she's used these adorable stamps!

 Hello Ai friends, I'm so excited to share a card using the new Cottage set.  For the card, I cut out the card base which measures 5 1/2" by 4 1/4".  Then I stamped the Cottage from the Cottage & Die set (SKU# 4746), then die cut the window and die.  

Note:  you can keep the two dies together, which will match the cottage stamp perfectly!  :)

I colored the cottage stamp with colored pencils, I also added a little bit of color for the background such as the grass, walkway, and the sky. 

I wanted the main focus to be the beautiful cottage.  So, I kept it simple but I did added some glossy accent and some glimmer.

For the inside of the card, I used the new Good Friends set (SKU#4742).

Thanks, Kerry! What a great project for these darling images!

It's challenge Thursday, are you ready to join in? This week's theme is "House & Home" to go along with our sweet new releases. We want to see cards that reflect this theme!

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, March 16 at 5:00 p.m. PST to enter your creations.
✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

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We haven't forgotten! Let's wrap up up last week's Shake, Rattle & Roll challenge and celebrate the winners!

Top Spot is awarded to...

Linda!

 Congrats, Linda! These beautiful bight colors make us dream of summer! Beach Booty is wonderfully colored and pops nicely with the wave background you created. And the action wobble makes it a fun shaker card! Email annelise@artimpressions.com with your address to claim your prize pack!

Honorable mentions go to...

CG!

Funtography!

Congrats to you both! CG, we're loving how you used the adventurous dog in our Flying High Clear Set (available at Michaels) and changed his parachute into a cute shaker cloud! And Funtography, you've continued our easter spirit with these sweet egg-shaped shakers and Bunny and Egg (available at Hobby Lobby)--we love the bright colors! Be sure to email annelise@artimpressions with you address and the set of your choice as a prize! 

Play along with our Thursday challenges for a chance to win a prize!

Bingo! by Diane Zechman

Hello Ai friends and happy Thursday!

 

Today I am sharing a fun card using the Ai Bingo Jean Set (3511) .  Do you know someone who loves to play Bingo?  I think just about everyone would fit that description!

 

I colored her with Copics and paired her with a matching embossed background.  Then punched a few circles for the Bingo chips.

Another sentiment from the set is stamped on the inside...

Now, who wants to play Bingo? Let's see a show of hands.  ;)

Have a great day and… happy stamping!

 

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NEW VIDEO! Watercolor Wednesday – Sandy Allnock using the Ai Southwest set

Hello Ai Fans!

Today we have a special guest designer, our friend Sandy Allnock! Sandy is such a fabulous artist in every way and she has a beautiful style she brings to the Ai Watercolor line! Today, she's featuring our Southwest set using Tombow markers. We always like to mention, any water-based markers will work with this technique!

Check out this fabulous card below and hop over to our YouTube to give this video a like!

Happy Watercolor Wednesday!

Supplies for your reference:

 Tombow marker colors: 076  126  249  676  837  947 899 N45  

Southwest (#4763)	Tombow Markers	Watercolor Paper	Silver, Black Velvet Brush #6	Hardboard	Yellow Frog Tape
1" Square Acrylic Block	1.5" Square Acrylic Block	3" Square Acrylic Block	Watercolor Palette

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Fairy Happy Birthday by Dana Warren

Hello AI fans!!

Dana here sharing a card featuring the Fairy Spinner and Die. I didn't use the stamp as a spinner, but just the front image as the focal point!

I stamped, then die cut the image. I decided to paper piece her dress and found some scrap paper to stamp and fussy cut. I colored everything but her dress with my Spectrum Noir Markers. 

For the background i used a tiny star stencil and some silver paint on a white card base. Next I stamped the Wishing You a Fairy Happy Birthday sentiment on a strip of red card stock. When the stars were dry I added the strip and then the fairy with foam tape!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Happy Stamping!!

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Birthday Fairy by Karen Day

Hello Ai fans!

I have a shaker card to share today... this is Birthday Fairy Set (Sku #4730) from the latest release on the Ai website!

 This set comes with the fairy image, and a separate stamp of just her skirt, which I've cut out using the matching die (also included in the set!) and popped up with an Action Wobble.  Also in the set are the sentiment stamp, and a wand & it's die - which I decided not to use on my card.  I actually intended to cut off the edge of the large circle where it spills over the edge of the card, but I kind of liked the look of it just the way it is.  Here you can see her skirt that wobbles:

 Copics used: E11, E00, E000, R20, YG05, YG03, YG01, YG00, BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00, R85, R83, R81, C5, C3, C1, C00, Y26, Y23, Y21.

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