My Top 10 Art Impressions projects of 2024

2024 is quickly coming to a close and I have my Top 10 favorite projects for the year.

It's never easy to narrow the list down because all of the Art Impressions stamps and dies are so wonderful! This is what I finally settled on in no particular order. I hope you enjoyed them.

 They say it's your birthday

Bunny Puppet Treat Bags

Fall Greetings

Yellow Flowers, Bees and Earrings

Punch Bugs make me SMILE

OL' Geezer

Deer Shaker Card

So Thankful

Ballooning through the Mountains

Hydrangea Chickadee

Here's hoping 2025 brings you everything you're hoping for!

I can't wait to begin a new year with Ai and I can't wait to see what you create.

Happy Birthday Ya OL' Geezer! from Art Impressions

Hello and happy Thursday!

Today is week #2 of the That's Ridiculous challenge on the Art Impressions Blog.

For the challenge, I created a fun, masculine, birthday card.




5278 – Dance It Out Laugh Lines
5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies
5812 – Christmas S2 Paper Pack

I love how fun this guy is.  He is certainly happy to be celebrating another birthday!

Stressed and Coffee Obsessed!

 Hello Ai fans!

There's a super fun challenge going on here on the blog called Tickle Our Funny Bone!
 Click the "Current Challenge" tab above to be taken to the page.

I've made a card using the new Laugh Lines set called 5518 – Hot Mess Laugh Lines.

This fun set (that's SO relatable) comes jam packed with 18 sentiment stamps that coordinate perfectly with this image!

The mug is colored to match one that I have.  As much as I LOVE the smell of coffee and coffee themed cards I don't actually drink it.  All of my mugs are for soup or holding candy and art supplies.

Copics used:

FYG1, G40, G3, RV19, RV66, W2, W4, W5,

C00, C4, E02, E23, E30, E35, E37, E50, E93

Recliner Laugh Lines

Hello Ai fans!

As you know, Art Impressions has a funny series of sets called Laugh Lines.  They've recently added to fun, new sets to the line. 

I've used 5421 – Sit Back Laugh Lines.

On the front I stamped the verse in the

5133 – Flag Double Stitched Dies.

I also used the 5408 – ShadowBox Window Die

to make it look like we are looking into his living room.

When you open up my card you enter his living room.  

He "pops" up and his recliner shakes on its wobble!

The verse on the inside is stamped on 5065 – Oval Double Stitched Dies.

If you notice the front of the card, the window is actually faux.

What I mean is that I didn't make it so that you could actually see through

the window.  I just made it look like you could.  The reason for that was so that

on the inside I could make it look like there were deer just outside his window.

This is how it is at my house.  My husband can be sitting in his chair and the

deer (or more recently...bear) stroll on by.

I made it a pop up card so that his chair was away from the wall and window the way they'd be in real life.

Doesn't the wobble make it look like he just "ejected" his foot rest from the recliner?

          

I made a second living room scene using the same window and 

the girlfriends this time. I used SC0677 – Wine Divas.

Can't you just hear them rapping on the window saying..."We're here!! Let us in for some wine too!!"

lol!! "  I used 5281 – We’re Here Set.  

   

The girlfriend in the chair is popped up dimensional foam tape and the Hello die come with the ShadowBox window die.

             

   

       

Copics used on Sit Back Window:

N0, N1, N4, C8, YG0000, YG06, YG91,
YG93, E23, E99, Y17, B95

Copics used on GF Window:

BG10, BG53, Y00, Y26, YG05, YG13, YG21,

RV09, W00, W2, W5, E00, E02, E31, E43, E50

E55, E97

A Pair of Birthday cards from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing 2 birthday cards with you.

My first card has a boom box from 4999 – Perfect Duet Set.

The verse that I think pairs so well with it is from the new Laugh Lines Set called Rock On.

My second card was made using the from the Matchbook series.

I used the 5319 – MB Birthday Set as well as a couple of pieces from the 5097 – HM Birthday Set.

My friend was so excited when I gave this to her.  She couldn't believe how small and adorable it is!

You need a couple of starter sets when you begin getting hooked on the Matchbooks...and you will...lol.

The first is the 5317 – MB Template Dies. This set forms the room that you'll attach all the little pieces to.

There's an easel on the back to help it stand up.  Double sided papers are great for these sets because you will see the outside as well as the inside.

There's also a 5318 – MB Envelope Dies set to create the perfect little envelope for your room.

Boom Box Card

Copic used:

Y15, C00, N4, T2

MB Birthday Card
Copics used:

RV34, RV63, R02, Y26, Y35, N2, BG01, BG07,
BG53, YG07, E02, E23, E33, E51

Dance it out! From Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing the birthday card that I made for my step-dad.  I used

 5278 – Dance It Out Laugh Lines from Art Impressions.

This is fun set with SO MANY sentiments in it.  I used one on the front and another on the inside.

I used 5135 – Hexagon Double Stitched Dies to frame the image.

I made a second, similar vertical version.  You'll notice that in the first photo there's no balloon and in the next one there is.  There's a reason for that.

So...I took the photo and then picked up the card to place on my shelves where I keep my completed cards.  Apparently there was something on my finger and it left a smudge on the card.  I didn't want to redo the entire main image but didn't want to scrap the card.  I thought about what to do for a minute and decided to get my balloon punch out.  I think he looks happy to have a balloon and I didn't have to redo anything.

I used a different verse on the inside of this card.  They're all so fun that it was difficult to choose.

Copics used:

B02, RV21, C3, E30, E31, E42, 

E44, E49, E51, E93, W00, W2