Top 10 Art Impressions cards for 2023

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One of my favorite things to do is to sit down and browse through the cards I've made. Whether it be from 10 years ago, or this year.  So this is one of my favorite posts of the year. Not only do I get to browse through all the cards I've made, but I get to see the Design Teams top 10 as well!  I hope I've managed to inspire you a little through the year. As always, thank you so much for your kindness and your support. You are what makes it all worthwhile!  So in no particular order, here's my top ten creations I've shared with you in 2023. Just click on the link above the card to visit the original blog post that shares what I used to create it. 

A fun Birthday tag

A magnetic castle for my Granddaughter! 

A bunch of cute chicks all dressed up for Easter! 

Happy Spring! 

An interactive Birthday card

A fun Wiper card!! 

Happy Easter

Love this Llama!! 

A Birthday card for my Bestie! 

Mini Journal with Gnomes

Wishing each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a safe, happy, and healthy New Year!! 

One more Christmas card and a shaker tag featuring Art Impressions

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I've been busy this weekend trying to wrap up shopping and getting the last of my Christmas cards addressed and in the mail!  I also made my homemade caramels which is done only once per year at Christmas. YUMM!!! Some have toasted pecans and some have chocolate and a little bit of flaked salt. Good thing I only do that once per year! LOL!!  So today I have one last Christmas card to show you, as well as a shaker tag I made. I love making tags and that will be what I concentrate on from now until Christmas. 

For this tag, I used the fabulous 5802 Joyful Snowman Set. Bonnie draws the cutest snowmen ever!!! I just created a frame with some dies and then used the 3M double sided tape to create enough depth for a shaker.  A piece of acetate between them and voila! I just stamped a to and from on the back. The hanger is from a die in 5718 Mini Journal Template Set. 

My card was made using 5564 Mousey Christmas Set. These mice are so dang cute!!! He looks like he's in heaven gulping down that hot cocoa!! The sentiment is from the same set. 

So that's it for me today! I will see you back here next Monday with my top 10 for the year 2023! Until then - have a wonderful week and hope you have some time to get crafty!! 

Four more Christmas cards featuring Art Impressions!

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Have you gotten 5803 Snowman Puppet Set yet? Oh my gosh, this set is so much fun! I had two of my granddaughters over this weekend and had an ornament making day with them and this fun set! I simply die cut a bunch of different pieces from various Christmas paper from my stash, and let them go to town. I couldn't believe the creativity they had! The were using scarves as pony tails, they were adding bows to everything! On one, they even used a scarf on the head that made it look like a durag tied on the side! It was awesome! And hopefully, they have some wonderful memories with Grandma!  I've got a few cards I put together using the same set. Oh my gosh, these are so fun to make and they are so dang cute!!! They are PERFECT for using up all those scraps of paper you have hanging around!  I made two round cards and two square ones. The word JOY is from 5802 Joyful Snowman Set and the snowflakes are from 5353 Large Snowflake Die Set stamped into a circle cut with #5726 Nested Circle Die Set. 

I used 5812 Christmas S2 Paper Pack for this one.

The sentiment comes from 5802 Joyful Snowman Set

I used the sentiment ribbon from 5543 Journal Template Die Set for the sentiment, and just cut off the sides of it. I didn't want to pop it up and the curve fit the round card really well. 

So that's it for me today! I hope you've enjoyed your visit and until next time - I hope you have some time to be crafty!!

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Christmas Mini Journal featuring Art Impressions

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I've got another project today that fits the current challenge theme of Making Spirits Bright. I completely love #5718 Mini Journal Template Set! These little journals that fit in the palm of your hand are so much fun to create! I used a lot of Art Impressions sets to create this, and they are all linked below. The images were stamped with Memento Ink and colored with Copic markers. Hope you have time to sit back and grab a cup of coffee or cocoa and enjoy going through the pages! 

The tree is from 5489 Front Porch Christmas Set. The background papers are all from 5812 Christmas S2 Paper Pack from Art Impressions. 

The frame comes with the Mini Journal Set. The sentiment is from 5566 Christmas Sentiments Set. 

I put a piece of acetate in between the windows on the front and back to make it look like it is an actual window. The string lights from 5457 Christmas Truck Set fit the curve of the window perfectly!! The window is from the Mini Journal Set and both the Snowman and Santa are from the brand new 5815 Mini Christmas Twisters Set.  They are front and back sets, and they're perfect to use on their own without the Twister dies with this journal! I only used one side of the snowman here, and the other side further in the journal.  I glued the front and back of Santa together. I wanted to create like an outside looking in scene. I love how they're waving to each other! 

And then you step inside to the nice warm fireplace all ready for Santa to fill the stockings! The fireplace is from 5442 MatchBook Santa Christmas. I simply trimmed off the sides that you normally use to glue it into the MatchBook. They are the perfect size! 

For the center scene, I used the amazing 5350 Animal Nativity Set. Jesus is the reason for the season! The flying bird is from 5346 Birdhouse Cubbies Set.  I needed something in that upper portion of the left page and that cute bird filled it perfectly and fulfilled the rule of 3's for the blue accent. 

Here I used the other side of the snowman I had colored. I don't like wasting, especially after I've taken the time to color it.  I added some snowflakes from 5353 Large Snowflake Set and used some Stickles on them to make them sparkle! The Joy is again from 5815 Mini Christmas Twisters Set. 

Same with the stocking which I tucked into a pocket I made with pieces from the Mini Journal Template Set.  There are soooo many amazing dies in this set!! 

So that's it for me today! I hope you've enjoyed your visit.  I'd love to wish all of my USA friends a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you get to spend the day enjoying friends and family, and being Thankful for all the blessings in your life. 

Big hugs

Let it Snow featuring Art Impressions!

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There's a new challenge going on and it's Making Spirits Bright! So for that, I created a card featuring the brand new and absolutely ADORABLE #5802 Joyful Snowman Set! Oh my gosh, how cute are all of these snowmen! I can't get enough of them! I wanted to create a little wintry scene inside the beautiful #5782 Snowflake Frame Set, and then I added the Let it Snow sentiment from #5566 Christmas Sentiments. With the new release last week of all the oh so cute snowmen sets, I'm in heaven!! I stamped the image and colored it with Copic markers which are listed below. I popped the Snowflake Frame up from the little scene behind it to add a bit of dimension. Just click on the links above to be directed to the Art Impressions Shop for those items. 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today, and until next time - hope you have some time to get crafty!!

Copics used:

B21, 23, 000

E41, 42, 33, and 35

G82, 85

T1

R20

R22, 24, 27, and 29

Sit Back It's Your Birthday featuring Art Impressions!

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If you're anything like me, you are making a ton of birthday cards every single year! I love using Art Impressions Laugh Lines Sets for so many of my birthday cards! They are fun and so humorous.  And who doesn't love a humorous birthday card? That's exactly what I did here.  I pulled out #5421 Sit Back Laugh Lines Set and went to work. I stamped him onto Cryogen white paper and then colored him with Copic markers listed below.  Die cut a few balloons, added the fun sentiment and a twine bow with a button and called her done! I must say that I absolute LOVE the new #5853 Christmas Magic Paper Pack from Art Impressions!!! That's what I used for this card! The colors are sooo yummy!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today, and until next time - hope you have time to be crafty!

Copic markers used:

E000, E00, E11, E21, E23, E35, E37

G46, G82, G85

C3, C4, C5

R20, R22

T1, T3

B00, B41, B45

    

Leaves are falling featuring Art Impressions Stamps

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Well autumn has definitely hit us in Reno! The nights are getting cold, the trees are beautiful, and I've got a pot of yummy short ribs simmering! What's your favorite dinner for a cool autumn evening?  For my card today, I used an adorable stamp set #5507 Harvest Together. It has the cutest boy and girl scarecrows ever!! I just used the little girl and colored her in fall colors for the front of my card. I also used the new #5768 Decorative Journal Page Set 1 for the layers on top of my card, along with #5543 Journal Template Die Set for the sentiment, and #5832 Gnome Paper Pack. I stamped the images onto cryogen white paper which has a hint of sparkly fun in it, and then colored her with Copic markers which are listed below. This card is for the You're Such a Square Challenge going on right now! Sure hope you join in for a chance to win a stamp of your choice! There are TWO chances to win, so what are you waiting for??!! 

Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit today and until next time - I hope you have time to get crafty! 

Copic markers used:

E21, E23, E31, E33, E35, E37, E40, E41, E42, E50, E51, E53, E55, E81, E84

Y12, Y14, Y20, Y21, Y24

R01, R11, R20, R22, R24, R27

Y21, Y23, Y32, Y35, Y38

YG91, YG93, YG95

B00

Hairy Scary featuring Art Impressions

 Boo!!

Did I scare you? LOL!  My card today was made for the Give Us a Fright Challenge that is going on right now! You've still got time to get your card made and entered for a chance to win a stamp set of your choice! For my card I used #5446 MB Halloween Set along with the MB Template Die Set and the MB Envelope Die Set. On the envelope to decorate it, I used #5328 Mini Halloween Die Set, and I also used #5462 Web Dies Set to decorate the windows in the MatchBook scene. I tried and badly failed to turn the chair into something kind of Halloween-ish. LOL! But oh well...it's still kind of cute. 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time hope you get some crafty time! 

Copic markers used:

W2, W4, W6

V01, V04, V06

R11, R29

YR12, YR15, YR18

Y08, Y26, Y28

YG01, YG03, YG05, YG09

E31, E35

C1, C3, C4, C5, C8

Thinking of you featuring Art Impressions Stamp and Die sets

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My card today features the cute #5790 Fairy Houses Set along with the #5785 Gnomes, #5788 Mushrooms, #5794 Whimsical Flowers, #5561 Birds and Bugs Set,#5797 Little Things Sentiments, #5064 Circle Double Stitched Dies, #5543 Journal Template Die Set, and #5832 Gnome Paper Pack.  I stamped the images onto Cryogen White and then colored them with Copic markers listed below.  To get the flowers and mushrooms positioned behind the house, I made a mask of the house using Stamp Masking Paper I got from Art Impressions. 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until the next time - hope you get to stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

G21, G24

YG01, YG03, YG07, YG13, YG17

E00, E11, E21, E33, E35, E41, E42, E43, E44, E51, E55, E70, E71, E81, E84

YR61, YR65, YR68

Y13, Y17, Y18

C1, C2, C3, C4

T1, T2

B000, B21, B23, B24, B26

R00, R24, R27, R29