Happy Anniversary to ME!! Stamp giveaway!

 Hello Ai fans!

Welcome to my 13th anniversary giveaway!
I know some people think 13 is an unlucky number, but for two
of you...it will be very lucky!

Flashback to Tuesday, July 5, 2011 when I was a nervous new
Design Team member. My first card was actually made for a NY Met!
My friend was friends with his wife and was going to their baby shower.
(No, I don't remember who it was)

I want to celebrate 13 fabulous years at Art Impressions with two giveaways for you!

I have two retired, exclusive sets to give away.

Let's get the fine print out of the way before you see what sets I'm offering.

You may enter one time for the chance to win one of the sets. You just need to upload any project using Art Impressions stamps or dies to be eligible.  It will be a random drawing.

 Duplicate entries will be deleted. 

I will allow international entries but I will ship the sets to Art Impressions if you 

win and Leah will include them in your package the next time you order
from the Art Impressions website.

Please include your First Name and Last Initial on your entry.

To enter...Just upload a card or project you've made using Art Impressions products.

That's it!
Any theme and it doesn't have to be a new project.

Contest begins today and ends on July 16th.

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Now, let's see what sets may be on their way to you very soon!

The first set is 5863 Christmas Mailbox Set from December 2023.

Although it was sold as a Christmas set, Bonnie wisely left off anything Christmasy or wintery from the mailboxes and included some fun accessories so that you can create a non-holiday card with this as well.
This set has a whopping 36 pieces in it.  If you missed out on it or are new to Art Impressions, here's your chance to get it!

The second is the 5924 Garden Arch Set.

Good luck to everyone!

I know two of you are going to be VERY happy in two weeks!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Halloween Journal Black Cat and Bat page + winner of Black Cat GHC raffle

Hello and happy Sunday!

Today I'm sharing another page from my Halloween journals as well as announcing the winner of the Black Cat GCH set!

Let's start off with my new pages.  I made three in all.  One with the darker web paper and two with the lighter paper.  Both are from 5605 – Halloween Journal Paper Pack.

I used the same sets on all of the pages.  The scalloped matte and base page were created from 5543 – Journal Template Die Set. The frames are both from 5591 – Journal Rectangle Frames Die Set.

I used the 5328 – Halloween Mini Dies for the bat and spider. The cat is from 5333 – Cats Mini Dies.
The bat that I colored is from 5460 – Halloween Slimline Set.

Now for the announcement you've all been waiting for!  The lucky random winner of the 5341 – Black Cat GCH Set is...

Congratulations, Jackie U!

I'll be in touch with you to get your address.

Copics used:

YG91, YG93, Y02, W4, W5, T2

Diamond dots used:

5001, 7005, 8236, 8305

Distress Stickles Frayed Burlap

Halloween Journal Back Cover and Cat GCH GIVEAWAY from Art Impressions!

 Hello everyone and welcome back.  It's my day over on the Art Impressions blog and I'm sharing the back page of my Halloween Journal!

This time I've added a Gift Card Holder.

Two of my journals feature the 5341 – Black Cat GCH Set (though he certainly could be used any time of year in any color) and my third journal features the 5342 – Pumpkin GCH Set.

You do need the 5344 – Envelope GCH Set to hold the gift card and glue the GCH elements to or you could just use the dies on a card of scrapbook page but they wont hold a gift card.

I'm giving away a 5341 – Black Cat GCH Set.  This is JUST the cat dies.  The envelope template is not included. See the link up at the bottom of my post to enter to win.  U.S. addresses only please.  You just need to enter some sort of crafty item you've created and leave your first name and last initial. I will announce the RANDOM winner next Sunday on my blog post.  If you win, please contact Leah at Feedback@artimpressions.com.  I'll share this information again next week when I announce the winner.

Don't these adorable little dies add so much fun to your creations!  They certainly don't even need to be in a journal.  How cute would these be on a card or scrapbook page!

I fit the little envelopes into a pocket from 5543 – Journal Template Die Set.  BOO was made with 5562 – Journal Letter Die Set and the little fall embellishments are from 5604 – Halloween Journal Die Set.
Some of the papers are from 5605 – Halloween Journal Paper Pack.

I used Copic markers to color some of the dies.

YR16, Y19, E35, YG91, YG93

Add your photo, first name and last initial (US addresses only) and one entry per person. Good luck!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Baby Critters Shower Cards and my 10th anniversary winner!

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I have two sweet baby cards to share with you but first I have the winner of the Large Snowflake Die set!

Congratulations Kathryn!

Please either email your address to tnrmat@stny.rr.com or if you're in the Art Impressions Stamp Group you can send me a message through Messenger.

I've used the new 5400 – Baby Critters Set.

This set is just so adorable and the best part is
it comes with dies so NO fussy cutting!

The cute little baby safety pin is from the
5338 – Baby Mini Dies.

The mattes were made using

5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies.

Though this set is primarily a birthday set you can do so many other

things with it.  One of my co-workers just had a baby shower so

the pink card was for her.

Copics used:

E30, E74, C00, T2, Y04, 

R81, B21, BG10

My 10 year Art Impressions anniversary and GIVEAWAY!

Hello Ai fans!

Today is a big day for me, or at least the next couple days are.

How long have YOU been an Art Impressions fan?

For me it's been about 12 years.

Back when there were land lines in houses I can remember walking in from work and hearing my phone ring.  I answered the call and was invited to be a part of the Art Impressions Design Team.

I accepted the invitation and have never looked back.

Tomorrow is my 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!

How lucky am I??!!

For my 10 year anniversary I have a couple things...

First off... I have a giveaway!
Be sure to scroll all the way past my cards for the giveaway.

Secondly, I've had some medical issues the last few months. 

My cards are Thank You cards for my medical team.

 I used 4899 – Proud Nurse Set and 
5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies.

I made a few different versions because I have quite the staff!

Don't I sound fancy?? lol!

This set comes with several different adorable verses and

accessory stamps like the cute band-aid.

On my last card I modeled the black and white dotted mug over one that I have and love.

I'm planning on taking a goodie basket to them as well.  I hope they enjoy it!

For my third card I switched up the colors and paper.

I accessorized with some enamel dots and a button nurses hat.

Now...for the REALLY fun part.  For my anniversary I have a gift for YOU!

Since it's July I figured I'd give away a Christmas set because who doesn't love Christmas is July?

5353 – Large Snowflake Dies

These dies are so beautiful and are perfect for any winter craft even if you don't make cards.  You can use them on scrapbook layouts, ornaments and any other craft you love to do.

In order to be eligible all you need to do is leave a comment telling me if you like or don't like snow, or, maybe you've never even seen snow in person?  I know Art Impressions has fans from all of the country and the world so that's possible too!

I'll announce the randomly drawn winner next week on the blog.

Good luck!

I'll leave you with this...

This was my very first Design Team post way back on July 5th, 2011.