My top 5 Art Impressions picks for 2015!

Hello Ai fans!

So, due to the busy time of year our bosses at Art Impressions have given us a little time off.  Our assignment this week was to choose our 5 favorite cards from the year.  Not an easy task.  I wanted to choose at least one from every line. I narrowed it down to 10 and then had my husband and two kids vote.  Most of these they chose unanimously.

So those were the 5 they chose.  I was really sad that not one of them picked this next card though.  I know the instructions were to pick 5 but I just had to include this one.  I love the Polar Pals and can see them being used in so many more ways than just for Christmas!

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and wish you the best in the new year!  See you in 2016!!

Here's the link to my faves from last year...

Top cards of 2014.

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It's Christmas in July...sort of!

Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to week number two of Art Impressions Create with Christmas challenge.  The challenge is NOT to create a Christmas card but to make a card (or project) using a Christmas stamp in a different way.  I used four different Ai Christmas stamps and one birthday verse.

Block Letter BLESSED (Sku#H2776)

I just used the "Wishing you a" portion

Polar Phil (Sku#I4077)

Polar Skaters (Sku#Q4083)

I just used the center bear and hid his ice skates behind grass.

Sitting Polars (Sku#P4081)

I trimmed out the bear holding the candy cane.

Wouldn't this be a great card for a child's birthday or

even just for someone who loves Polar Bears!

It goes to show you that you should be looking at your stamps in a new way.  Just because it may be meant for one season or holiday doesn't mean it can be reinvented! 

I used this verse on the inside...

GF Happy Birthday (Sku#E3578)

Doesn't this little cutie just put a smile on your face?!

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Polar Phil Birthday card

Polar Phil...he's not just for Christmas!

I never seem to have any kids birthday card

around when someone asks for them so I decided

to go ahead and make one. This little guy was meant

for Christmas but doesn't he work great for a birthday

card too?  Kids love polar bears!  

He's part of the Polar Pals line at Art Impressions.

I pulled out some tools that have been collecting

dust for a very long time!  My Sizzix wagon and 

a balloon and bow punch.  The gift was made with a 

square punch and embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.
My clouds and Ric Rac are from My Favorite Things

but those get lots of use!  For some reason I just love clouds!

The birthday border is from Martha Stewart.

Inside I used CELEBRATE from AI and a

border from EK Success.

My card front shape was made with Spellbinders

grand label dies.

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A Polar Present

Every Sunday I get to post whatever I want 

made with an Art Impressions image and/or sentiment.

No special requirements whatsoever.

This is so much fun for me.

I open up my binder to see what's there

and ideas start to run through my head.

When I saw the Caroling Polars from the new

Polar Pals line I knew instantly that I wanted

my card to look like a present.

I also used one of the cardinals from Christmas Cardinals

from the Tiny Tots line and Block Letter HOLIDAY.

My tools & accessories are very limited

this time...just some ribbon and a Cuttlebug

embossing folder.  They're colored with Copic markers.