Friday, March 30, 2018

Impression Obsession 2018 Spring Release Die Hop Day 2

Welcome to the Impression Obsession 2018 Spring Release Die Hop!
We have some beautiful new die to share AND Gift Certificates to give away! The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST March 29th – March 30th. Visit our fabulous IO Design Team’s blogs (only one comment per blog please) for a chance to win one of THREE $25 Gift Certificates!
The more blogs you visit … the better chance you will have to win!!!
Comment entries will be open on all posts until 9pm CT on Sunday April 1 and all winners will be announced April 2nd.
Please link the person in front of you and where to hop next and a link to the IO Blog for the full list.
SUPER IMPORTANT!!! Make sure you link with everyone's IO category link in case someone has another post over the weekend. Thanks!
Greetings friends.  Today I wanted to share a project using the new Bunny Border die.  It is so cute! It cuts out as one piece, but the hands/paws are cut so that you can pop them up.  I first thought about putting little squares that spelled out "hello" in their paws, but then I chose to feature Easter since it is so close.
To make the card, I first started by making my own background.  It is the combination of two different Cover a Card backgrounds and two colors of Impression Obsession ink.  Here is a close up of the pattern it made:
  
It is a combination of the Wood grain Plank background in Baby Blue ink and the Dancing Leaves background in Sky Blue ink.

As a finishing touch, I added the Sm. Happy Easter die that was cut from dark grey paper.

Impression Obsession Items used:
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Thursday, March 29, 2018

IO Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to the Impression Obsession 2018 Spring Release Die Hop!

We have some beautiful new die to share AND Gift Certificates to give away! The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST March 29th – March 30th. Visit our fabulous IO Design Team’s blogs (only one comment per blog please) for a chance to win one of THREE $25 Gift Certificates!

The more blogs you visit … the better chance you will have to win!!!
Comment entries will be open on all posts until 9pm CT on Sunday April 1 and all winners will be announced April 2nd.

Please link the person in front of you and where to hop next and a link to the IO Blog for the full list.

SUPER IMPORTANT!!! Make sure you link with everyone's IO category link in case someone has another post over the weekend. Thanks!

Greetings friends.  For day one of the blog hop, I made a quick and easy Easter card because I needed to make a bunch of cards in a hurry to get into the mail.  Tomorrow's card is more intricate and time consuming.  It is always important when making die cut cards to think about how many you are going to make when creating the design.

To make my card, I cut out the new Bunny Frame die out of light pink cardstock.  I then put ultra-strong double stick tape behind the die cut and then sprinkled the whole thing with glitter.  Here is a close up.  I hope you can see the glitter a bit better:


If you were making a set of these to give as a gift, I would do them in an assortment of  "PEEP" colors so that you would have a nice selection of monochromatic cards for Spring.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Cherry Blossoms and Upcoming Class


Greetings friends.  As someone who lives in the DC area, I am always exited when it gets to be cherry blossom time.  It is so beautiful!  Cherry blossoms peak bloom time is estimated at April 8-12th this year, so it is time to start planning my trip in to DC.

For today's card, I started with a blue card and stamped it it with the Rose Leaves Cover a Card background using Ocean ink.

To make the white panel, I stamped the Cherry Blossom Stem onto white cardstock with black Versafine ink and colored it with Zig Clean Color Brush markers and a waterbrush.  As a final touch, I added a sentiment from the Flower Greetings clear stamp set with the same black ink.

Really easy card, but I love making projects that reflect the area in which I live.  Here is a closeup:


For those of you who are local, I wanted to announce an upcoming class that I will be doing.  It is the first class that I am offering since Angela's closed.

If you hadn't heard, Angela is a pastor at the Church of the Brethren in Nokesville, VA.  Their church has been raising funds this year for maintenance on the building and there will be a huge craft yard sale on Saturday, June 9th.  I will be also be teaching a 10 in 10 class twice on that day (same class).  I hope you will attend the event on the 9th and shop for some great crafting deals as well as support a great cause.  I also hope you sign up for one of my class sessions.  Here is all the information about the event:

It's happening! An Angela's Happy Stamper Papercrafting Yardsale/Fundraiser. 

We hope you can join us for some stamping and shopping fun! It will be a great chance to shop for papercrafting yardsale bargains, support a great cause and reunite with the Happy Stamper family.

When: Saturday, June 9 from 9 am-3 pm

Where: Nokesville Church of the Brethren (13002 Fitzwater Drive, Nokesville, VA) 
What: Stamping & Scrapbooking Yard Sale! Angela, Harriett, Deb and Susan will be here! In addition, the lovely Laura will offer her fabulous 10 in 10 workshop twice so that as many of you can attend as possible.  

Nokesville Church of the Brethren, where Angela serves as full-time lead pastor, is in dire need of some major maintenance projects (including a new roof, re-paving the parking lot, a new boiler, new windows and more!), and is looking to members of the extended community for help. Here's how you can be a part.

Save the date and plan to attend. There is no admission charge, and there will be lots of fabulous bargains and grab bags for sale! These are some great items from the companies you know and love, including gently used items from Design Team Members. Cash and checks only, so come prepared.

There will be concessions on-site. All money raised through the sale of concessions will go to the church. So, you are welcome to eat-or, you can bring food to donate to the concessions sales or even work a portion of the time in the kitchen/concession stand as a contribution, if you wish.

Laura will be offering a 10 in 10 class featuring the latest in Impression Obsession and Memory Box products. The morning class is from 9:30-11:30 am, and the encore class is in the afternoon, from 1:00-3:00. The class is $35 and there are only 12 spots in each class, so don't miss out!  To sign up for a class session, email Laura at stampjournal@gmail.com to sign up for a spot and to arrange payment for the class.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

IO Challenge- Pick a Holiday- Any Holiday


Greetings friends.  With the challenge this week, I have to admit it was hard for my to not make a Halloween card.  After all, they are my favorite cards to make.  However, IO has such cute new images and dies for Spring/Easter that I felt that I should use one of those.  I am impressed that I didn't end up making a Vampire Bunny card.

To make this card, I first started by making my own patterned paper.  I stamped the Gingham background onto light blue cardstock using blue ink.

Next, I stamped my bunny onto white cardstock using Black Memento ink.  I masked his legs so that I could stamp the grass on top of the bunny.  Once I removed my mask, I colored my bunny with Copic markers.  To finish the card, I added my sentiment with the same black Memento ink.

Here is a close up of the coloring:


Impression Obsession Items Used:
Cover a Card Gingham CC006 (How many times have I used this stamp?!)
Grass E16357
Bertha Bunny E19716
Hoppy Bunny C19670 (sentiment)

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Thursday, March 1, 2018

IO Challenge- Clean and Simple


I love clean and simple cards, so I was really excited about this challenge.  For my card today, I decided to do away with any coloring or embellishments and went with a simple background and some stamping.

To make the card, I started with white cardstock and sponged it with yellow and green Distress Oxide inks (Fossilized Amber and Twisted Citron).  Next I stamped the grass with Iced Spruce Distress Oxide ink and added flowers from a new clear stamp set using black Distress Oxide ink.  As a final step, I added a sentiment with the same black ink.

That's it!  So simple.  Usually if you need a card for an occasion like this, you need it fast, so a clean and simple card works really well.  Here is a close up of the card:


Items used in the card:
Love and Prayers B13657
Grass E16357
Build a Garden WP834

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