Sending Christmas Cheer! Card by Tasha

 Happy Friday Art Impressions friends! 

Tasha here sharing a holiday card featuring the adorable little elf from the 6104-Christmas Keepsake Set.

I just love this sweet little elf and thought he would look so cute sitting next to a Christmas tree! The tree is from the 5954-Woodland Bears Set, and I think they look great together.

I stamped the images in black ink and colored the elf with Copic markers. I kept the traditional Christmas colors with lots of red and green. For the background, I used some fun Christmas stocking pattern paper and added layers of red, white, and kraft cardstock.

I also added a sparkly silver glitter frame for a little extra Christmas sparkle! To finish the card, I used the Christmas Cheer greeting from the Art Impressions and Simon Says Stamp exclusive set.

I had so much fun putting this card together, and I just love how cute this little elf looks!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful weekend!

Hey Pumpkin Challenge #440 Week#2

   Hello AI Fans!

Welcome to week #2 of our 

"Hey Pumpkin" 

challenge!

Show us your Fall or Thanksgiving themed crafty creations.

They don't have to be cards. Place cards, gift bags/boxes, fall décor;
anything works as long as you use something from Art Impressions to create it.

Our Featured Artist for this challenge is Sharon.
Last week she shared this fun, dimensional card and you can find her
  original post and lots more photos HERE.

Now let's see what the rest of the Design Team created to inspire you.

Now...get creating those fabulous fall creations!
You might be the next winner of a free stamp set.

                                          

Here are the rules...

✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation using either stamps, dies and or designer paper from Art Impressions. You can make any item you wish; this is not limited to cards! (unless specified)

✻ Limit two submissions per person.

✻Top Spot Winner and Lucky Random Winner each receive a free 

stamp set from Art Impressions

 ✻Please include your first name and last initial on your submission. You may include your entire last name, but it's not necessary.

✻We love to comment on your entries, but keep in mind if you use a private group or a platform that you need to sign up for, we probably won't be able to.

✻ 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 if you can, by clicking and commenting on your fellow crafters.

✻ Make sure to get your link up by the deadline to enter your creations.

✻ Good luck and happy stamping!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

On The Farm Pumpkin Patch!

Hey Everyone! Ok, ok!! I know technically the Pumpkin Patch is probably closed now, BUT, it is still fall (and pumpkin season) so I could not resist making this card and using this stamp. This stamp is available at Art Impressions along with many other farm themed items. I LOVE this release and was so excited to start working on some fun cards and projects. 

 

For this card, I colored the image with my Copic Marks and added some little fun floral details with my gelly roll pen. I drew in the background of the fields (as seen on the cover art work that comes with this stamp) I used adorable new papers from this release called Country Barn. I then added a few enamel dots and some ribbon from my stash and that is it! 

   

Oh, I also added these adorable garden shovels and rakes that I found on amazon. It comes with a pack of 4 pieces and was $5. I thought that was a great deal and they go great with this card theme.  

 

A close up of the garden tools.

                                                                                                                                                                    

Materials Used

Stamps and Dies

6271 Flower Set 7

6270 Flower Set 6

6264 Pumpkin Patch 

Markers and Inks

R11, E57, E35, R02, E59, R21, E99, E97, YR18, R12, R01, E79, BG11, BG13, YG95, YR24, R20, BG18, YG97, YG99, YR16, YR15, E08, 

TOMBOW 158, 636, 757, 493

Silver Ball Point Pen

Gelly Roll Pen

Paper Pack

6286 Country Barn PP

Other Elements

Spellbinders Essential Stylish Oval Dies

Enamel Dots from Altenew

Mini Garden Utensils from Amazon 

2026 Christmas Cheer Story Tile Simon Says Stamp-Art Impressions Exclusive

 INTRODUCING

Christmas Cheer

Story Tiles stamp set!

by Art Impressions exclusively for Simon Says Stamp!

This cheerful, exclusive is a limited edition.
It's ONLY available at Simon Says Stamp, 

and only while supplies last.

6260 Christmas Cheer Story Tile
Stamp Set only

Stamp and Die Set

We suggest pairing it with our 
6158 – Story Tile Template Die.

Our fabulous Design Team has shown several different ways to paint, marker color

and showcase these wonderful stamps.

(We'll be sharing the SSS DT projects as soon as we have those)

We have lots of inspiration for you. Some watercolor and some marker art.

Some bold and some soft. An assortment of colors...all are WONDERFUL!

Enjoy. And then, get yourself over to Simon Says Stamp before these sell out.

Simone Carr

Nina Tripani

Sharon Caudle

Shari Carroll

Renee Matarese

Emily Midgett

Janet Axtman

Barbara Tarayao

Dori Mendiola

Tina Smith

Diane Mason

Suzy Plantamura

Andrea Pierron

Heather Hoffman

Neema

Gennette Houghton

The Story Tile die can be used with MANY other sets.

Find the sets designed to coordinate with the die HERE.

Find Design Team inspiration for the other Story Tile sets HERE.

Happy Holidays!

Fall Pumpkin Patch fun fold card by Dori Mendiola

Happy Wednesday AI Friends!

I just love cute little piggies, so this newest country foundations set #6264 - Pumpkin Patch was screaming "color me first" of this Holiday Lane Country Barn series.  Plus, have you seen the new accessory set #6274?  What a great addition to any fall scene and dies are included for each image!  

Win, Win, Win!

My fun fold A2 card today fits right in with the current challenge "Hey Pumpkin".  

Anything Fall/Thanksgiving.  

 This card lays flat for mailing but has a great pop for display!  

Very easy to create, just needs special folds on three panels. 

Cut two cardstock panels (one for each side) at 4 1/4 x 6 1/2".  Along 6 1/2" edge, score at 1 3/4, 2 1/2, 3, and 4 3/4".  Fold the 2 1/2" score as a valley fold where all others are mountain folds.  Do the same for the other side panel.

Center cardstock panel is cut at 4 1/4 x 8.  Along the 8" edge, score at 1 3/4, 2 1/2, 3, 4 3/4, 5 1/2, 6 1/4.

Fold the 2 1/2 and 5 1/2 scores as valley folds where all others are mountain.

For all three pieces, glue the last 1 3/4" piece to the inside of the first.  You may have to trim a sliver off to fit nicely.  You want to make sure that each panel will lay flat.

Adhere each panel to a card base allowing a small 1/8" on both sides or trim the base down to be 4 1/4 x 5 1/4, your choice.

I stamped the image onto copic friendly paper with Memento black ink and colored with copic markers listed below.  I stamped the owl onto another piece, colored and fussy cut so that I could pop him up.  A friend of mine gave me that idea.  Thx Deb!  

I placed apples in one basket (from the Front Porch Harvest set) and flowers from the #6274 - Country Barn Accessory set and the hanging pot has flowers from the #6271 - Flower set 7.  I added a few accents and the card is finished.

Hope you have a wonderful day creating something fun and festively fall for the challenge.  We love to see your creations and possibly win a free stamp set.

Copics used:  E21, E23, E23

E51, E53, E55, E93, E95

R20, R22, R24, R27, R56, R81, R83, R85

YR12, YR14, YR16, YR18, YR20, YR23, YR24, YR27

Y13     B000      G20, G21, G24, G46

Countryside Chapel 69th Anniversary Card by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans!

Yesterday was my In-Law's 69th Anniversary.

What an amazing accomplishments.
4 children, 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

WOW!

I used the chapel from one of the new Countryside series sets.

These sets are all so versatile and beautiful.
I hope they like this. As they've aged, I feel like they
appreciate my cards more and more.

All Art Impressions products are linked below.