Hello Fall featuring Art Impressions

 Hello AI fans!!

Hope you're having a wonderful start to your week! I've got one more fall card to show you today before you start seeing all Christmas cards from me. LOL! I used the absolutely adorable set #5507 Harvest Together Set. These are the cutest scarecrows I've ever seen! I started by stamping the image onto a Copic friendly paper and then coloring her with the markers listed below. I really like the color she turned out cause she looks like she's made from a potato sack!  I made the card super simple by using a die in my stash to create the scalloped card. All you have to do is score and fold your cardstock in half for your card base. Place your die with the top cutting edge just above the fold of your paper. Cut it out and you have your card base. Then use a complete die cut on top of the card base so you have the decoration on the top of the card as well! So simple to do and I feel it really adds a lot to the card. The Hello Fall die cut is from #5592 Harvest Journal Die Set. 

That's it for me today. Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

Y15, 17, 35, and 38

E33, 35, 37, 40, 41, 42, 55, 81, 84, 93, 95, and 97

YG93 and 95

R02, 32, 35, and 37

Brand new Art Impressions exclusive set with Simon Says Stamp!!!

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I've got super exciting news! There's a brand new Art Impressions Matchbook Set and it's available exclusively at Simon Says Stamp and ONLY while supplies last! Please make sure you visit the Art Impressions Blog to find out all the details. But remember - they're only available from Simon Says Stamp and only while supplies last! Hope you check out all the amazing examples the Design Team has created, and then we would love to see what you create with yours! I actually created a snow bank by cutting a piece of white cardstock and then scoring it at 1/4" to have a tab to glue to the inside. You could do that with anything! A small car to park in front of the houses would be perfect, don't you think?? 

Thanks so much for stopping by and until next time - stay crafty!!

 

Art Impressions Under the Globe Challenge

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Hope you're enjoyed your weekend and are having a wonderful start to the week! The new challenge going on right now is Under the Dome Challenge #391. So I decided to use #5791 and create an actual snow globe card. But instead of creating a scene using the awesome images in this stamp/die set, I went outside the box and actually used a Circlet Mini Tryfold set #5025 Christmas Circlet Mini Tryfold. They are the PERFECT size to fit under the AI Snow Globe domes!! I just die cut a few of the snowflakes that comes with the Snow Globe set. It was so easy! So if you have a lot of the Circlets, here's yet another wonderful way you can use them! I also used some of the beautiful new Christmas papers from #5962 Classic Christmas paper pad. I really love these papers!! 

So that's it for me today. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time - stay crafty!

Copic markers:

E00 and 11

R11, 12, 14, and 17

B00, 60, and 63

G43 and 46

C3, 4, and 5

Happy Fall Y'all featuring Art Impressions stamps and dies

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I don't know about you, but it was definitely a fall weekend in Reno! It was quite chilly and we had a fire going in the fireplace every day!  So there was definitely some frost on the pumpkins in the patch! But it didn't stop this adorable guy from going out and gathering them up! I just these super cute scarecrows from 5507 Harvest Together Set!! Next week I'll have a card using the sweet girl scarecrow.  Along with that set, I used 5598 Harvest Set for the basket of gourds, 5596 Harvest Farm Truck Set, and 5952 Portfolio Template Die Set for the banner. The images were stamped onto a Copic friendly paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with Copics which are listed below. This card fits into the All the Fall Challenge going on right now! I've seen some beautiful fall cards out there, so I sure hope you're entering for a chance to win a free stamp set of your choice!! 

Well, that's it for me today. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit, and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

YR12, 14, and 16

E02, 04, 13, 15, 18, 33, 35, 37, 50, 51, and 53

Y35 and 38

YG91, 93, and 95

R32, 35, and 37

for the truck:

E15, 17, and 19

N1, 3, 5, 6, and 7

B000

for the basket:

YG93, 95, 97, and 99

R32, 35, 37, and 39

YR12, 14, and 16

Y32 and 35

E21, 23, 33, 51, 53, and 55

Santa's Workshop interactive card featuring Art Impressions

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I hope you're having a good start to your week and that you enjoyed the weekend. I can't believe it's the last week in October and that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Goodness, the year is just flying by! Art Impressions has had a few new releases recently, and last week they showed some beautiful new Christmas stamp sets! One of them, #5930 Santa's Workshop Set, is featured on my card today. I really wanted to make this be an interactive card and have Santa pop up from behind a snow bank to surprise all the busy elves! It took a little bit of work, but I was able to pull it off using the Lawn Fawn Let's Toast Pull Tab Add on.  I stamped all the images onto a Copic friendly paper and then die cut them with the included dies in the set. That little sign hanging on the lamp post came from 5488 Front Porch Easter Set! So don't forget to look through all your sets to find something fun to use. 

When you pull up on the tab, Santa pops out from behind the snow bank to say a big hello!! 

This was such a fun card to make. It did take a lot of hours to contruct it, but I thought the end result was definitely worth it. Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit today, and until next time - stay crafty!! 

Copic markers used:

B000, 00, 01, 41, and 45

G82 and 85

Y23, 26, 35, and 38

YG61, 63, and 67

R20, 22, 24, and 27

E000, 00, 11, 41, 42, 44, 50, 51, 53, 55, 57, 97, and 99

C2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

W0 and 1

Love, Peace, and Joy Tres Chic challenge at Art Impressions

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Happy Monday! I hope this finds you well and enjoying this wonderful fall weather! I always love it when I can turn off the air conditioning and open up the windows and doors to let that cool fall air into the house! It's getting quite chilly at night though, and we have gotten some good frosts and freezes here in Reno. You know I'm getting ready to ask you if you've entered the Tres Chic challenge going on right now, right? LOL!  You've got just a few more days to enter to win a free stamp set of your choice! So if you haven't entered yet, I urge you to do so! Who doesn't love getting what you want for free??!!  So I made this card for this challenge using the wonderful 5350 Animal Nativity Set, one of my favorite Christmsas stamp sets! I stamped the images onto Copic friendly paper and colored them with Copic markers which are listed below. To frame the scene, I used 5768 Decorative Journal Page Set 1. I love the lacy look. The paper is from 5812 Christmas S2 PP. See links to products used below. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

E000, 00, 02, 11, 40, 41, 42, 70,  71

C0, 1, 2, 3, 5

T1 and 2

 

Boo frame featuring Art Impressions!

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It's getting pretty close to Halloween! Are you ready? Do you decorate for the holiday and hand out candy? I love it when all the littles come to the door all dressed up and excited to get some candy!! I even love it when the teenagers come a knocking! I love that they enjoy it and I want them to be kids for as long as they can. Adulthood comes soon enough, so enjoy the heck out of while you're there! So I had a lot of fun decorating up this frame and I confess I used a ton of different sets, but they're all linked below, so don't be shy to go click on them and check them out!! This was really a blast to put together!!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copics used:

Y06 and 32

YR12, 14, and 27

YG01, 91, 93, and 95

E33, 35, and 37

Brand new Woodland Bears Set from Art Impressions!!

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Have you seen the brand new release from Art Impressions? Oh my gosh, I love every single thing! The Portfolio dies, the new papers, the Woodland Bears and Critters, so much goodness I can hardly stand it!! So today my card features this adorable bear and the sentiment is from the Woodland Critters! I stamped the images onto Copic friendly paper and then colored them with the markers which are listed below. It was amazing how quickly this card came together! I also used a gold glitter pen on the scarf so it looks like it has some gold thread going through it. Sorry it doesn't show up in the picture. I used the Copic blender pen on the sweater to give it some texture. Since the set comes with the dies, it made it super easy to cut the bear out and put him in the forest!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

T1 and 2

G82 and 85

C2 and 3

R00, 22, 24, and 27

E41, 42, 43, and 44

Fluffy Butt Hut featuring Art Impressions Hen House Cubbies

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So the new challenge that started Thursday is called Farm Fresh! How fun is that?! So for my card, I used 5396 Hen House Cubbies for this. The Cubbies are such an awesome line of stamps and dies! I stamped all the images onto a Copic friendly paper with Memento Tuxedo black ink and then colored them with Copic markers which are listed below. For the card base I used 5939 Fairy Garden PP.  The sentiment is from AiCS40 Spring Chicken Set. 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

Y04, 15, 21, 26, 35, and 38

YR21 and 31

R12, 20, 22, 24, 27, 81, 83, and 85

V12 and 15

E33, 35, 40, 41, 43, and 97

T1 and 2

B91 and 93

Make a Wish featuring Art Impressions Stamps and Dies

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I just love the whimsical fairies and houses that Bonnie has blessed us with this year! I used them again today along with the amazing 5902 Mini Scalloped Frame Dies. I stamped the images onto Copic friendly paper and then colored them up with the markers listed below.  All the products I used are listed below. You can just click on the product and it will take you right to it in the shop!!  This was so much fun to decorate, and I love that it's small enough to brighten up a little area on your desk or anywhere else. I wanted to add a layer of grass on the front, so I just used the Scalloped frame to cut out a piece of green and cut it along the scored edges. I then cut it again with my grass die and then simply glued it to the front of the frame. 

Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit today. Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

Y00, 11, 15, and 17

BV000, 00, and 02

E33, 41, and 43

R00, 20, and 21

V91, 93, and 95

BG90 and 93

C2, 3, 4, and 5

Who can wish you the happiest of birthdays? A Pelican!! featuring Art Impressions

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Oh my gosh, I can't believe we are already half way through September already!! You've got a couple more days to join our challenge Not Just Paper!  My card fits right in with that challenge. I used the awesome 5399 Gull-Friends Set. This set is so much fun, and the images fit perfectly into the Lawn Fawn Magic Picture Changer die set. Just pull up the tab and the picture magically changes. I was inspired by Design Team sister and bestie Dori Mendiola. You can see her card HERE.  

That's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copics used:

B00, 32, 34, and 37

Y13 and 17

E23, 25, 51, 53, 95, 97, and 99

YR21

T1

Art Impressions Exclusive stamp set with Simon Says Stamp for Stamptember!!

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I'm not sure if you've seen yet, but if you haven't, the last time I checked you can still buy it! Art Impressions has an exclusive stamp available ONLY while supplies last at Simon Says Stamp Stamptember event!  The stamp set with the dies have already sold out, but the stamp only is still available if you hurry!! It's SSE24A Sweet Bday Set and it features two Girlfriends on it! This set is sooooo adorable! I can see myself using it over and over again!! Here's the card I created with this amazing set! I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic friendly paper and then colored them with the Copic markers listed below. The paper is just a digital paper I found and purchased on line. Lemon filled donuts are my favorite, so I just HAD to add some lemon icing in there! LOL! 

I hope you're able to get your set while it's still available!! Remember that this is an exclusive set for Simon Says Stamp, so it will never be available again once it's gone!!! If you miss out on it, you'll have to wait and hope someone ends up wanting to sell their set! I can't wait to see all the gorgeous creations you all are going to make with this! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today! Until next time - stay crafty!!

Copic markers used:

E000, 00, 04, 11, 17, 21, 23, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 51, 53, 55, 97, and 99

Y06, 08, 21, 26, 28, and 32

R12, 20, 81, 83, and 85

B00

BG13, 15, and 18