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Monday, October 6, 2014

Trick or Treat by Kerry

Hello hello Ai friends! How are you this WICKED Monday?

I'm super excited it's already October, time to get ready for Halloween! Bring on the spooky decorations and yummy candies for the trick or treaters!

And have you seen these adorable peeps from the Trick or Treat set yet?

Aren't they just SPOOK-tacular?

Copics: Skin and Hair: E00, E11, E21, E43, E44. Outfit: C1, C3, C5, YR16, YR18, B0000, B00, B00, E40, E42.

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Sunday, October 5, 2014

Wear it in Style! by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

There's nothing better than a new release from Art Impressions is there?

This week we saw some new Christmas images but today I'm sharing one of the Ai People. These fun images are some of my very favorite over at Ai!

The set I'm sharing is the Wear it in Style set.

She's fun isn't she? I think we all know someone like this. For me, it's a crazy co-worker. When you work in an elementary school some people take full advantage of any holiday or event to deck themselves out. I can totally see her showing up like this when she turns 50! (that's her next big milestone)

Here's the inside of my birthday card.

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Let's celebrate!! AI joins OWH for a World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop!!

Hello AI Fans!!

Happy World Card Making Day! Hope you're getting lots of time today to get crafty! Art Impressions has a lot going on! First, there is a big sale going on in the shop! It's the PERFECT day to go shopping and get those things that have been on your wish list!

AND, we are participating in the Operation Write Home Blog Hop!!

We are SO happy and excited that you are hopping along with OWH! If you want to start at the beginning, just go back to the OWH Stars and Stamps Blog, To check out the guidelines and details about OWH, please click HERE to check it all out!

The theme for the OWH Blog Hop is "Love". I actually created two cards for you today. The First one features the Oh So Adorable Val Set colored with Copics.

The next card is showcasing the fabulous Tina Set!

Copics used:

E000, E00, E11, E04, R20, R981, R83, R85, R27, T1, T2, Blender Pen,

C3, C5, C7, E33, E35, B000

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Thanks so much for stopping by today and hope you get lots of crafty

card making time today! Hugs!

Friday, October 3, 2014

Still Sizzlin' by Lesley Croghan

Hi there, AI Fans!

My name is Lesley Croghan and I am super excited to be posting as a brand new designer for Art Impressions!

Today I am sharing a fun card using the sentiment Sizzlin (Sku#C3473) and I have matched it with images from the SC0651 Ai His and Hers Campers from Art Impressions. Ai clear sets are available at Michael's (through Hampton Art).

I wanted to use some fun colours as this is a retirement card! I love this image and I hope you do too!

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Challenge 145 - "Holiday Sparkle" + Holiday Blog Hop!

Hello Ai Fans!

Welcome to week two of our Holiday Sparkle Challenge!

Plus, a fun Holiday Blog Hop featuring our brand new Christmas stamps!

Before we get to the blog hop fun, we have a brand new launch of our Christmas 2014 stamps!

These cute images are perfect for the holidays! Fun to color and so cute to share!

You can find all the stamps in this line here.

Last week, we launched our new Ai Shakers!

These two cute sets use Action Wobbles to add a fun touch to your cards! Each set includes one wobble to get you started and you can always grab more from us here!

So to kick off these fun releases, we're hosting a blog hop! Feel free to hop through all theinspiration!

Also, we're featuring a FUN giveaway for those of you looking for some holiday stamps to use this year! We are giving away TWO free stamp sets (a Christmas 2014 and an Ai Shakers) on each blog in the hop! To enter, leave a comment on each blog in the Holiday Hop. Winners will be announced on the Ai blog on 10/9.

It's week two of our challenge!

We know SO many fun holidays are just around the corner. If you're like us, we're busy trying to prepare so they don't sneak up! Whether it's Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa ... We want to see your beautiful cards now! All your holiday project need is a little SPARKLE (because who doesn't love some sparkle?). Feel free to use glitter, gems, sequins or foil, it's your preference to add a little glitz to you project.

Make sure to link up your sparkly projects! Good luck and have fun!

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

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You Say I'm "Witchy"?

Hello Ai Fans!

Today I'm here sharing my first post with you as a new Design Team Member! I'm super excited to be part of this amazing team of Designers! I decided to use the Witch Wanda set (Sku #4311)) to get started on some Halloween Cards. I love the expression on Wanda's face! It's like she is daring you to dispute the sentiment "You say I'm "witchy" like it's a bad thing" with her smug look, it's too cute!

I had so much fun colouring with this stamp set. Taking some Distress Ink in Black Soot, I edged all my papers. I also added Stickles to her hat, legs, pumpkins and the cat's hat! I think the die cut bats are so cute and go with the paper I chose.