IO April Release- Day 2

                                          Welcome to the April Release Hop!

April 15th and 16th, the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing projects with NEW April Release products! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Prizes - Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the April Release week (April 15th – 22nd) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of those participating in the hop:

Impression Obsession Blog
Vicki Garrett
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning

Greetings friends. Yesterday I focused on bee cards and today it is all about flowers! In particular, I focused on cards using this new set:

The set had some really nice solid floral images, so I created two cards that used simple stamping with various colors of ink. Sometimes I forget about returning to basic stamping, but I am very pleased with the end results.

For the first card, I first added a cream colored circle using the new circle stencils and then stamped on top of it.
 

For the second card, it was all simple stamping.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Green Card (Card 1)

CS1303 Let's Chat stamp set

STEN035-A1 Circles stencil

 

 

Pink Card (Card 2)

CS1303 Let's Chat stamp set

 

April Release Day 1

                                                    Welcome to the April Release Hop!

April 15th and 16th, the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing projects with NEW April Release products! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Prizes - Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the April Release week (April 15th – 22nd) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of those participating in the hop:

Impression Obsession Blog
Vicki Garrett
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning

Greetings friends. I wanted to share some cards using bee stamps and stencils from the new April release. They are so much fun to use on cards!

For my first card, I used the new Hex Clusters stencil with sponged oranges and yellows to create a honeycomb background. I then stamped my bees directly onto the card with black Impression Obsession ink, colored them with Prismacolor pencils, then stamped them again with the same black ink so that the lines of the bees would be nice and dark. I had to use a stamp positioner to be able to do the overstamping.

To finish the card, I cut out my scalloped circle, added a sentiment and popped it up onto the card.

For the second card, I wanted to move away some from the yellows, black and oranges, so I used a blue color palette. The background uses the same Hex Clusters. It was then placed behind the Inverted Scalloped Circle die, which served as a frame. Finally, I cut out my bee items and colored them with Copic markers.

This is what the Sweet As Honey die set looks like:

Of course, there are also coordinating dies available.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Happy Bee-Day (Orange, Card 1)

CS1321 Sweet as Honey stamp set

STEN037-A1 Hex Clusters stencil

DIE1296 Inverted Scalloped Circle die

 

 

Happy Bee-Day (Blue, Card 2)

CS1321 Sweet as Honey stamp set

DIE1329 Sweet As Honey dies

STEN037-A1 Hex Clusters stencil

DIE1296 Inverted Scalloped Circle die

IO Product Focus- Dies

 

Greetings friends. Today the design team is sharing projects that focus on incorporating die cuts on your cards. If you would like to see all the designers' projects, you can find them on the Impression Obsession blog.

For my card today, I wanted to incorporate my favorite die of the March Release (DIE1310 Shaker Tags) along with the Birthday Bunnies dies.

To make the card, I used the shaker card die as a frame instead of a shaker. I really like how you can use it to focus on an image on the card. I then added my Birthday Bunnies dies. Coordinating dies with stamps allows you freedom to place your image wherever you want, whether it is on top of some dies or patterned paper.

The images were colored with Copic markers and then layered on top of some Vintage Garden patterned paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

DIE1310 Shaker Tags

DIE1323 Birthday Bunnies Dies

CL1316 Birthday Bunnies Stamps

PP056 Vintage Garden Paper

Theme Day- Spring Flowers....and a Sale!

Greetings friends. It is time for another theme, and this time the theme is "Spring Flowers." Can there be anything better? If you would like to see a list of all the participating designers who are sharing spring flower samples, you can find them in order on the Impression Obsession blog.

Here is the list of the designers:

Impression Obsession Blog
Vicki Garrett
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning

I wanted to share a spring flower that is popular where I live, and that is the dogwood. They are so beautiful. Dogwoods come in white and pink, but I soon found on my card that the white ones were harder to see. Therefore, I decided to color mine pink.

I chose a stamp that is designed for slimline cards, so the final measurement of the pink card is 8 1/2" x 3 1/2." I stamped the dogwoods onto 140lb watercolor paper with black Versafine ink and then colored everything with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a waterbrush. I decided to leave off a sentiment so that I can decide what occasion to use it for later. I love having generic cards on hand.

Don't forget that there is a sale on the Impression Obsession site (this is not an April Fool's Day joke). It is a great deal if there is something you have been wanting.

Impression Obsession Items Used:

3253-LG Dogwood

IO Team Favorites

Greetings friends. Today the IO team is sharing some of their favorite items from the March release. If you would like to see a full list of participating designers, you can find it on the Impression Obsession blog.

Today I am sharing two cards from my favorite new set called "Chicken In." This is what the set looks like:

For both cards, I used the same clear stamp set along with the coordinating dies. I also used patterned paper from the Vintage Garden pack.

Here is the second card:

To make each card, I cut out my images using the coordinating dies and then colored them with Copic markers. I then layered them onto my patterned papers using two very different configurations. I can't wait to send them as spring cards to my friends.

If you are interested in getting some new spring goodies, check out the sale that is currently in progress:

 

You can browse the entire IO collection over on the Impression Obsession site. Happy shopping!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

CL1319 Chicken In

DIE1325 Chicken In dies

PP056 Vintage Garden Paper

March Release- Day 2

                                                 Welcome to the March Release Hop!

March 15th - 17th The Impression Obsession Team will be sharing projects with NEW March Release products! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Prizes - Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the March Release week (March 15th – 22nd) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of today's participants:

Impression Obsession Blog
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning
Vicki Garrett

 

Greetings friends. I have a couple of cards today that both use the new "Grow" clear stamp set:

 For my first card I stamped some chickens onto white Copic paper and then colored them with Copic markers. I cut them out and then glued them on top of the chickens I had stamped onto the patterned paper. I did this so that I wouldn't have to cut out the tiny little chicken feet.

To add a bit of dimension, I colored under the chickens with green Copic markers to make it look like there were hills on the paper. I finished by adding some clouds and my sentiment.

For my second card, I stamped my potted plants onto 140lb watercolor paper four times using black Impression Obsession Ink. I then colored the plants with some Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and a waterbrush. To finish the card, I added my sentiment on top of some IO patterned paper and added a little teal epoxy sticker.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Card 1

CL1294 Grow

CL1319 Chicken In  (for the Spring sentiment)

PP024 Spring Scenes

DIE068 Clouds

Card 2

CL1294 Grow

CS1222 Hello Friend

DIE1297 Jumbo Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banners

PP056 Vintage Garden

 

March Release- Day 1

                                            Welcome to the March Release Hop!

March 15th - 17th The Impression Obsession Team will be sharing projects with NEW March Release products! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Prizes - Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the March Release week (March 15th – 22nd) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of today's participants:

Impression Obsession Blog
Angela Bode
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning
Vicki Garrett

Greetings friends. Today I am back with new bunny images to share. I am very fond of the new Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere clear set because you can get very different looks from it. Here is the set:

Of course, I immediately had to make something with one of the crazy looking bunnies! For my card, I stamped my bunny onto kraft cardstock using a stamp positioner and black ink. I colored the bunny with colored pencils and then overstamped him with more black ink so that you could see the lines better. A stamp positioner is crucial for this.

Next, I masked the bunny and added some yellow and orange panpastel chalk to the corner. I stamped the edges with geometric designs and brown ink and then added some white and yellow colored pencil to the lines to add some extra dimension.

How about a very different bunny and a very different look from the same set?

For the second card, I used a bunny that I stamped and colored using Copic markers. I then cut him out and added him to some IO patterned paper and a die cut grassy hill. I then popped up a tag with a fun spring sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you will stop by again tomorrow for the next hop day!
 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Card 1

CL1336 Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere

CS1222 Hello Friend

CL1338 Borders and Bits Series 2

Card 2

CL1336 Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere

CL1319 Chicken In  (for the Spring sentiment)

DIE826 Grass Border set

DIE1315 Stitched Squares die set

PP056 Vintage Garden Paper