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A Giveaway A Challenge AND A Birthday with Art Impressions

January 28, 2021 No Comments

Have you visited the Art Impressions blog lately?!??!?! If you don’t visit them on a regular basis you need to start! Seriously! The inspiration you will find is FABULOUS!!!! The Birthday – I popped on over and found this gorgeous birthday card designed by Crystal Schneider. Crystal used one of their latest stamp collection – The practically Perfect Stamp set. The Giveaway – Art Impressions is almost at 20K followers on Pinterest! Help them reach their goal! To celebrate they are having a Giveaway – CLICK HERE for the details. The Challenge – they want to see your creations! CLICK HERE For all the details! SO MUCH going on over at Art Impressions! Don’t miss out! join the fun! Happy Thursday everyone!

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Day #7 – 12 Days of Giving with Art Impressions

December 7, 2020 4 Comments

WINNER – Congratulations to Linda Hansen Good morning Day #7 of our 12 Days of Giving! We are so happy to announce that Art Impressions is today’s FABULOSA sponsor! One lucky follower is going to receive an exciting collection of stamps including their famous TWISTER sets! Wondering what that is?!?!?!? Enter your name into the giveaway to find out!!!!! Did I mention that the prize also includes a gift certificate?!?! It sure does! Shop for whatever you like to add to this already MUST HAVE collection! This prize package includes: Tree Twist Ties Bunny Pop-Up Succulents Set Birdcage Dies Birdhouse Cubbies Floral Twister + Twist Frame Die $20 Gift Certificate CLICK HERE to enter Day #12 sponsored by Simple Stories CLICK HERE to enter Day #11 sponsored by Therm O Web CLICK HERE to enter Day #10 sponsored by Stampers Anonymous CLICK HERE to enter Day #9 sponsored by Elizabeth…

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Making a “Me” Card with Cathie Allan

October 27, 2020 No Comments

Hi Everybody, Cathie Allan here today to share with you a card I made for myself. Yes …. for me! I love making these types of cards because it allows me to get my photos off of my phone or my computer and share them by displaying some of my favorites in my home. I make cards like this all year but most of them “go away” to a new home as I am always creating them for someone’s birthday, graduation, wedding etc. How I love creating one of a kind, very personal cards … I tend to always add photos in my cards …. for my special peeps but today …. that special peep is “me”. This “Me card” focuses on some amazing photos sent to me of my youngest “Grandhandsome son” Max. They simply could not just be on my phone …. they needed to be out and…

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Art Impressions GIVEAWAY! You pick the PRIZE!

June 3, 2020 6 Comments

WINNER – Congratulations to Beverly Ballard Sizemore – this week’s lucky winner! What better prize than the one you pick out yourself?!?!?!? One lucky winner is going shopping at the Art Impressions online store! YAHOOOOO!!!!!!! Why not you eh? To enter to win 1. Follow Art Impressions on Facebook – CLICK HERE 2. CLICK HERE to enter your name into the draw! Contest closes Friday, June 5th at midnight MST. Good luck everyone!

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Girlfriends Make the Best Accessories with Kerry Engel

April 23, 2020 3 Comments

Art Impressions stamps capture real life for so many women. The confident ladies strutting their stuff in the Girlfriends Make the Best Accessories stamp reminds me of me and my friends when we go for lunch. I wanted to make the ladies a bit glitzy so I used the paper piecing technique on their sunglasses and purses. A little glitter goes a long way! I also tried something different for me, I applied Ranger Tim Holtz Oxide inks onto foiled Therm O Web Gina K. Designs Foil-Mates paper. It turned out really well. The inked and foiled background looks like a Vegas night sky. Here’s how I created this look: 1. Stamp the Art Impressions Girlfriend stamp on watercolor paper and fussy-cut the ladies. 2. Stamp the Ranger Oxide Inks on a non-porous surface and add water, using a paintbrush paint your stamped image 3. Stamp the image a second…

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Succulents by Art Impressions

April 17, 2020 2 Comments

Hello, Connie Nichol here today with two cards featuring the Art Impressions Succulents stamps and dies set. These stamps are so pretty and succulents are so trendy right now! I stamped them with Ranger Archival Black Ink , coloured them with Chameleon pens. Next I cut them out with the coordinating dies and stuck everything together with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L adhesives. Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D foam squares are perfect for adding dimension to a row of succulents. I put a coat of Glossy Accents on a few of the flowers to add some gloss and dimension and dabbed some Stickles glitter glue on some of the foliage. Small details but it’s the little things that make cards extra special. The background patterned paper is from this wood and gingham basics paper pad from Simple Stories. This paper pad is HUGE and has awesome colors and patterns. Thanks for…

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Send a Giggle in the Mail!

April 11, 2020 2 Comments

SPA DAY! At home!!!! I found this super cute project Kim Gowdy designed from 2017 featuring Art Impressions and I just had to re-share. How wonderful would these be to receive in the mail! I think I am going to make one for my Mom and the gift card is going to be for my Dad giving her a massage! GIGGLE GIGGLE! Right now – I appreciate Art Impressions stamps EVEN MORE! They make me giggle. and we could all use some giggles amongst all the worry. Be sure to pop on over to their website and find a stamp or two that makes you giggle. Then make a card and mail a giggle to someone you love! We can’t go to our favourite massage therapist right now….BUT we can still send MAIL! Now more than ever! May today be filled with warm cuddles with your family. Stay Home -Stay…

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Day #4 – 12 Days of Giving

December 15, 2019 137 Comments

Let the celebrating begin! HO HO HO! How the contest works. Each day for 12 days in a row we will be sharing four or five prize packages with you. There will be 58 WINNERS! Visit the prize sponsor on Facebook (LIKE THEIR PAGE) and say hello from Creative Scrapbooker Magazine or CSM. Please take the time to visit our sponsors. Without our amazing sponsors, this contest would not be possible! Names will be drawn randomly and you can win more than once if you enter your name each and every day! Winners will be announced on Dec 24th. Just in time for Christmas! Scroll down to see the prizes – to find the links to visit the sponsors AND to enter your name to win today’s prizes. Day#4 of 12 Starts NOW! Our first prize is from Art ImpressionsPrize includes the Art Impressions Christmas Kitty Flip Card featuring adorable front and…

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Art Impressions Caroling Christmas Cards

December 11, 2019 10 Comments

Hi, Connie Nichol here today with a couple of Christmas cards featuring the Christmas Carolers Art Impressions stamp set. Where I live, the days are very short right now as we approach the winter solstice and I like to keep busy during the long evenings. One of my favourite things to do is putz around with my craft supplies and make cards. I often listen to an audiobook while I am crafting. It’s a great way to multi-task if you can ‘read’ and create at the same time. Forgive the artificial light on these photographs – as I mentioned, the days are short and it is dark when I go to work and dark when I come home.Here’s the stamp set I used. I notice that it’s no longer available from the Art Impressions website, but you can buy it from many other retailers. Alternatively, Art Impressions has other beautiful…

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Art Impressions Christmas Tags with Cathie Allan

October 15, 2019 2 Comments

Can you smell it …. can you feel it ….. ? Fall is here and that means Christmas is right around the corner. Oh, for a card/tag maker this is the “funnest” time of the year. Break out ALL your Christmas stamps and your favorite mediums and create until the reindeer fly. This is what I have started my “Christmas card/tag journey” with, for 2019. I pulled out 3 of my favorite “Art Impressions”, Christmas sets then pulled out some of my favorite mediums, some paint, fiber, and ribbon. First I stamped and colored my images. Yes, because I love the light fastness of pigment ink I pulled out my “VersaFine” quick-dry pigment ink and stamped the images that I wanted to color. Coloring was easy with my artist quality pencil crayons and I used Gamsol to blend. Now for the tag background …. this was easy & crazy quick!…