EXCLUSIVE Simon Says Stamp/Art Impressions Christmas Town MBE

Hello Ai fans!

The Art Impressions/Simon Says Stamp 2024 Exclusive is HERE!!

5950 - Christmas Town MBE can ONLY be found at Simon Says Stamp and ONLY until it's sold out. The Matchbooks are a fabulous series of tiny little scenes. You need the 5317 – MB Template Dies to create a scene like this, but you'll see further down in my post that they can be used without the template to create cute little cards.

I decided to switch things up a bit and I cut the little houses meant for the background apart and used them on the sides. I layered the little trees to give the illusion of tall trees behind the houses. 

This is such a cute little village and has so many possibilities. I love that even though this is a Christmas set, the little houses can be used on their own in a non-Christmas scene. This would be perfect for a house-warming card or welcome to the neighborhood card.

Here's my card without using the MB Template Die. Still super cute, right?

For those of you wondering, YES, these little buildings are the perfect size to pair with the current Village Freebies that can be earned on the Art Impressions Website right now.

I absolutely love snowflakes on cards and couldn't resist making them pink for this card. I used the 5782 – Snowflake Frame Die and some of the snowflakes that come with it.

My card and matte were cut using the 5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies. I added a little jar of snow just to drive home the snowy winter theme of my card. 5942 – Tiny Glass Bottle Set.

The paper is from 5742 – Easter Journal Paper Pack.

Remember, this set is a LIMITED TIME Exclusive. Once it sells out, it's gone forever.

Get yours now so you don't have UN-Buyer's Remorse! lol...

Under the Dome Challenge Week #2 at Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to the Under the Dome Challenge at Art Impressions. 

I had so much fun making this shaker dome card. It's got a masculine feel, but I as a woman, would also LOVE to receive a card like this.

I used a bunch of Art Impressions products and you can find them all linked below.

I live in the country and seeing deer is a daily occurrence for us. I love watching them stroll through our yard. It's hunting season and we always breath a sigh of relief when we see our regulars show up the next day.

Snow Portfolio Gift Card Holder from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!
Are you all loving the new 5952 – Portfolio Template Die Set as much as I am?

This is my first time using it but I've loved everything I've seen everyone else making.

I wanted to give a gift card and I thought this might be a great way to present it.

I sent my message on the back of the tag. This really came together quicker than I expected.

I can't wait to use this set again.

My head is swirling with so many other ideas for this wonderful die set. 

There just aren't enough hours in the day!

Thankful Owl by Reneé Matarese

Hello Ai fans and welcome to the current 

All the Fall challenge on the Art Impressions Blog. 

I used the 5953 – Woodland Critters Set, 5835 – Mini Journal Paper Pack and 5592 – Harvest Journal Die Set.

This set is an instant favorite of mine and obviously the rest of the design teams as well.

I'm also loving the self adhesive Watercolor paper for the more delicate Ai dies.

You cut it out, color it (or color and then cut) and stick it down.

So much easier than glue. 

New Release Santa Puppet from Art Impressions

 Have you seen the new 5931 – Santa Puppet Dies from Art Impressions?

He's the newest release in the Puppet Series and I LOVE him!

I love the sample on the front with the plaid paper. So cute!

Though it's not necessary, I used a scrap piece of paper on the back to adhere the pieces to. I just liked making it a little more substantial. 

This little guy can be personalized in so many ways. Though I went the very traditional route, he can be done with patterned paper, pastels, with or without his spectacles, etc. Just wait until you see what the other DT members have created!

The only Copic I used was a warm gray but I'm not sure which number. Probably W2 or W3.

Girl Scout Halloween Bookmarks from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Last night I helped some little girls earn their Craft and Tinker badge for Girl Scouts.

We made some Halloween bookmarks and they seemed to really enjoy themselves.

I created individual baggies with lots of stamped and die cut choices.

The girls ranged from 2nd - 5th grade with a few younger siblings and they all did an amazing job!

It was so fun to see their individual personalities come out in their choices.

I had so much fun doing this and I hope they need help again in the future.

Très Chic Woodland Critter Fall cards from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

I have two more cards for the Très Chic challenge.

Last week I created three snow themed cards and this week I decided to go with a fall theme.

I used 5808 – 5pk Snow Globe Shaker Dome to create both of my shaker cards. Although these are difficult to photograph due to the glare, they are so pretty in person.

I used a combination of little diamond dots and tiny die cuts from Art Impressions to sprinkle in my shakers.

I used the self adhesive Watercolor paper to cut my Thankful phrase. It was so easy to color and stick down. No more fussing with glue on delicate die cuts and making a mess.

I love rustic cards, nature and animals. I fell in love with this new set the second I saw it. All Ai products that I used are linked below. Happy Fall everyone! I hope you join in this photo inspiration challenge!

Copics used:

B00, BG05, RV02, YG05, YR31, W2, W4, YR24, E34, E55, E99

Tres Chic photo challenge from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

I'm the featured artist for the Art Impressions Tres Chic challenge.

I created three different cards using one of my very favorite sets.

5353 – Large Snowflake Dies

This is a photo inspiration challenge.

      

        

 I was heavily inspired by the gingham/buffalo checks, the lace and gems, the black and white and the little pop of orange.

The cards with words on them used 5072 – Block Letters Die Set.

I used a combination of gold and black paper for my snowflakes and embellished them with some gems to add a pop of color.

I embossed the word SNOW with some snowflakes to make them pop.

I love when you can use a character or die that isn't a letter, to represent a letter. I used an orange gem because I was inspired by the orange pumpkins.

My final card is a slimline card and I used 5463 – Slimline Dies Set

This card and the SNOW card used Canson XL WC Paper Pad – 9×12.

I really love taking inspiration from photos and hope you all do as well.

I can't wait to see what you create!