Category Archives: Art Impressions

Hello friends!  The current Ai Challenge is “Door Openings” and we are featuring the NEW Mini TryFolds Release! Here I used 4969- Happy Camper MTF. This is such a cute camper and I decided to color it in fun, girly colors.

The back of the camper is die cut for a window to open!

What gal wouldn’t be a happy camper in a pink & yellow RV?

Again, I made a card inside of the card to place the Tryfold images. My base (blue) is 5 1/2 x 6 1/2, scored @ 2 1/4. The insert (pink) is 5 1/4 x 8, scored @ 4.

The seating area is also die cut to see the images inside.

A little fox lays inside along a cozy scene.

Do you know a camper to send this to?

Now it’s your turn to break out your favorite stamps, make a card, and join us in the “Door Openings” Challenge!

Happy stamping!

stamps- Art Impressions 4969- Happy Camper MTF; paper- white, SU! Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Echo Park- Summer Dreams; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Copics, Die-Namics Stitched Scalloped Squares and Jumbo Ric Rac, BossKut Sun, PTI clouds, Gina Marie Grass die, LaLa Land Heart Banner, SU! Oval punch.

Hello friends! Wishing you a happy and safe Memorial Day!

Today I am on the Art Impressions blog with a card I made using one of the Ai Mini Try-folds sets. Here I used 4970- Produce Stand MTF. Are you having a picnic or get-together today with family and friends? Today’s card is all about those yummy fruits we will surely be eating!

I love how you can peek through each layer of the tryfold cards and see the images inside. Here you get a little peek of a cute critter having a sweet summertime snack.  My card base is 4 1/4 x 11. Each end is scored @ 3 5/8″.

The front awning, die cut, closed…

…and open…

The second image is a cute window with more fruit.

The inside sentiment and raccoon…

What a sweet set!

Have a great Monday and… happy stamping!

stamps- Art Impressions 4970- Produce Stand MTF; paper- white, SU! Pink Pirouette, Echo Park Petticoats & Pinstripes and Summer Dreams; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Copics, Die-Namics Stitched Rounded Rectangles and Blueprints 21, enamel dots.

Hello friends and happy Monday!

Today I am on the Art Impressions blog with another card I made using one of the new Flutters sets! Here I used 4975- Pig Flutter Set to create a fun, interactive card.

I thought about putting my pig up in the air and the farm scene down low but I didn’t want my pull tab hanging over the scene so I switched it around. This little piggy is on the ground, making a big wish that he will take flight! lol.

When you pull the tab, his wings move up & down! So fun! I used Mini White Brads (a few are included in the set to get you started) to attach the wings and colored them with a Copic marker to make them pink. Instead of coloring the whole pig, I stamped him onto pink cardstock. Then I colored his hooves, snout, ears and cheeks.

Have a great Monday and… happy stamping!

stamps- Art Impressions 4975- Pig Flutter Set; paper- white, black, SU! Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Wild Wasabi, and Pear Pizzazz; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Copics, foam tape, string, MISTI, glue pen, MFT Blueprints 21, Gina Marie Barn and Silo & Grass dies, Art Impressions Mini White Brads.

Hello friends!  The current Ai Challenge is “Playing Dress-Up” and we are featuring the NEW Girlfriends Release! Here I used 4989- Crazy Friends Set.

The Girlfriends line continues to be an Ai fan favorite and I’m sure you’ll love the 2 new additions. I found some paper for a die cut frame that matches her skirt and I had to choose this sentiment…love it!

Now it’s your turn to break out your favorite stamps, make a card, and join us in the “Playing Dress-Up” Challenge!

Happy stamping!

stamps- Art Impressions 4989- Crazy Friends Set; paper- white, black, SU! Soft Sky, The Paper Studio- Safari Unlimited; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Copics, foam tape, Die-Namics Stitched Rectangle Frames, SU! Designer Label punch, rhinestones.

Hello friends!  The current Ai Challenge is “Winged Things” and we are featuring the NEW Flutters Release! Here I used 4973- Fairy Flutter Set to create a super fun interactive card. Bonnie has done it again in creating another awesome line!

When you pull on the tab, the fairy’s wings move up and down! I love the matching sentiment too! Each set includes everything you need (stamps, dies, brads) to make the wings move except a piece of string.

Here’s a quick video…
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Now it’s your turn to break out your favorite stamps, make a card, and join us in the “Winged Things” Challenge!

Happy stamping!

stamps- Art Impressions 4973- Fairy Flutter Set; paper- white, Core’dinations Teal Plaid & Teal Large Dot; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Copics, foam tape, enamel dots, SU! oval punch, string.

Hello friends and happy Monday!

Today I am on the Art Impressions blog with a card using one of the Ai Store Exclusive sets. Here I used the SC0795- Road Trip set which can be found at Michael’s stores or in the Ai store online. When I first saw the 5006- Sham-rock Set, I not only loved the St. Patrick’s images but I knew I could get double duty with the set by pairing this awesome sentiment with the Girlfriends sets! Who doesn’t love a road trip with your besties? Let the shenanigans begin!

I thought this new “Impossible Card” style would be perfect for these four Girlfriends piled in a convertible to pop them upright! How fun! I previously made an A2 size card in this style but wanted the pop-up panel to be slightly larger here to fit the image so this card is 6×6.

For my “inside” sentiment which I placed behind the pop-up, I used another Michael’s exclusive set, SC0678- Got Style. I also added a punched heart and the streetlight fit nicely on the right.

I made 2 versions of this by switching the two patterned papers. I don’t know which I like better. These are definitely some of my fave cards I made…hope you enjoy them too!

Have a great Monday and… happy stamping!

stamps- Art Impressions SC0795- Road Trip, 5006- Sham-rock Set, and SC0678- Got Style; paper- white, SU! Regal Rose and Pear Pizzazz, Core’dinations Teal Plaid & Teal Large Dot; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black; accessories- Copics, paper trimmer, Scor-Pal, foam tape, SU! Leaf punch, Designer Label punch, flower punch, and Full Heart punch, circle punches, gemstones, buttons, rhinestones, glue dots.

Hello friends!  The current Ai Challenge is “Good Goes Around” and we are featuring the NEW Circlet MTF Release! These are similar to the current Mini TryFolds but they have a fun circle twist!

You are probably familiar with using the MTF sets to create fun trifold cards so when I made my Circlet cards, I created 4 different card styles to give you extra ideas. On Monday I showed one way I used them with the Cottage Circlet MTF Set. Here I used the 4980- Birthday Circlet MTF to create a flip card. Keep checking back the next few weeks to see the other 2 card styles I made!

I used the Sizzix Circle Card Flip-its #2 dies to cut my card base and layers but there are tutorials to make flip cards if you want to cut & score your own. I colored and die cut all 3 images with the matching dies included in the set. I also used some Spellbinders circle dies to cut around them. Then I layered the first two onto the front of the circle-shaped part that flips. I cut very skinny pieces of foam tape to place around the edge of the balloon image and pop it up a bit.

Normally the third image would be peeking through from behind the other two but this time I adhered it to the other side.

Here’s a few close-ups.

Such a nice sentiment! (a 2 3/8″ circle die is perfect to cut this out)

Now it’s your turn to break out your favorite stamps, make a card, and join us in the “Good Goes Around” Challenge!

Happy stamping!

stamps- Art Impressions 4980- Birthday Circlet MTF; paper- white, SU! Daffodil Delight, doodlebug- sugar shoppe; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Copics, Sizzix Circle Card Flip-its #2, MFT Blueprints 26, Small & Large Circle Nestabilities, foam tape, Clear Wink of Stella, ribbon, Scor-Tape, glue pen, enamel dots.