Art Impressions Teeny Tiny Challenge

 Hello AI Fans!

The new challenge at Art Impressions is Teeny Tiny! How fun!! So I've made a few things that fit right in! The first thing I did was grab the cute little ornament stamp and die from 5459 Christmas Mice Set. I stamped and colored it one time, and then used the die to cut out five more layers out of cardstock.  Glued them all together and then glued the colored piece on top for a cute, quick little ornament! Added some twine and three jingle bells and it was done. 

Next I decided I wanted to make some tags. I used a variety of sets for these, but made them all cohesive. They're fold up tags so the top decorated piece actually lifts up so you can put a greeting on the inside or a to/from stamp. Whatever you want! I chose to use a cute sentiment from 5565 Cheers My Deers Set on the inside. They're Super easy to make, just score your top panel about 1/2" down and only glue the top portion to your tag underneath it. 

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

Dreaming of Santa featuring Art Impressions

 Hello AI Fans and happy December! 

I don't know about you, but I love the Holidays! The movies, the music, the feeling of joy in the air all around me. I guess I'm just a kid at heart. So making holiday cards are one of my favorites! When I saw this cute little mouse sipping his hot cocoa in 5564 Mousey Christmas Set, I saw something else in my mind.  So I set out to create it. I used a little piece of Post It tape from the Art Impressions Shop and masked out the straw coming out of this cuties mouth. Then I just took my Copic pen and drew in the lines of his mouth that were missing from the mask. Quick result was a little sleeping mouse. I then grabbed 5459 Christmas Mice Set and used the cute little table holding a plate of cookies for Santa. You see, he was sooooo excited for Christmas, that he dressed up in his Santa suit and put out the plate of cookies, but before you know it, he's snoozing away and dreaming of the jolly guy! I could have used a smaller Santa for the dream bubble, but I wanted Santa to seem as large as real life to him. So I grabbed 5775 Front & Back Santa cause I also wanted him to appear as though he's asking you to be quiet so you don't wake the mouse. The papers I used are linked below. Anyway, that was how my mind worked to create this card and I love how it turned out.  I hope you do too! 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today, and until next time - stay crafty!!

Copics used:

Mouse: E50, 51, 53, and 55

R02, 22, 24, and 27

C0 and 2

table of cookies:

E000, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 33, 40, 51, 53, and 55

R22, 24, and 27

Santa Front & Back

E000, 00, and 11

G82 and 85

R02, 22, 24, and 27

W1 and 2

C3, 4, and 5

T2

Y23, 26, and 28

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!!!

Hello AI Fans!! 

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

Hello AI Fans!

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

 Hello AI Fans!!

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