Thursday, January 27, 2011

IO Blog Hop Week- Day 4

Hello again! I hope everyone is enjoying the Impression Obsession Sneak Peeks this week. I always find it so interesting that the various design team members can work with the same image and come up with a completely different looks. I know there are many times when I see their samples and think, "Now, why didn't I think of that?!"

As I mentioned during the purple card challenge, my favorite stamp of the new release is the Cover a Card Canvas (CC073). It is what I used to stamp the bottom of the card. It just adds such nice texture to a card. Sometimes I stamp it in a really pale color and then stamp over it with darker images and sometimes I use it "as is" like I did in this card.

For the focal image, I used the Sunflower Fence (G1798) colored with Copic markers and added a saying from the All Occasion I Clear Set (CL306).

Don't forget to check out the other Day 4 sneak peeks. You can find the list of participants here, and you can even learn how you can win a $25 Impression Obsession gift certificate!

30 comments:

Miranda said...

Hi Laura, beautiful card and it looks like real that canvas background! Greetz, Miranda

Marilyn said...

I love sunflowers and your coloring is amazing.

Jennifer B said...

I can see why you like the canvas stamp. Love your coloring on this too.

Anne Thompson said...

I, too, like that canvas background stamp and think I would use it a lot. Lovely card with that Sunflower Fence--Great! Anne, yourmainestamper

Anonymous said...

I was wondering what the canvas stamp looked like in the flesh so to speak and now I can see I love its texture!


Penny H

bethann jd said...

gotta have that canvas image, perfect for so many things.

Celeste said...

This is a beautiful image with the sunflower and the fence. I love the "canvas" at the bottom of the card. It looks like it's embossed instead of stamped. Thanks for sharing.

SherylH said...

Beautiful -- great colouring! The canvas background fits that image perfectly. I actually had to look twice at the image to determine if you had actually cut out the lattice fence as it looks so dimensional.

Nellie Foley said...

Am ordering the canvas...it's my fav too! Love your card.

newfiecrafter(Marilyn) said...

Love that gorgeous sunflower and go so well with the canvas BG stamp. Super coloring
Marilyn

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Vic said...

I love your card!

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Judy W. said...

Great card! Love the beautiful coloring!

SusanHnSC said...

Beautiful card - love the image!

Kathy Vogel said...

Butterflies & purple are two of my favorite things. It is fascinating how much the canvas background really looks like canvas, Your coloring is simply great & the yellow ribbon sets everything off perfectly.

Mary Friederichsen said...

Laura, this is beautiful!
Thank you for sharing your inspiration with us!
I agree with the "why didn't I think of that"! I do that A LOT!!
lol

Blessings,

Mary

Marsha said...

Beautiful, sunny, happy greeting card - I like it!

slbt17 said...

I love sunflowers - so this image is one of my favorites!
beautiful job!
Sandra ltb

Gilda said...

Great card!

Pamela said...

love sun flowers makes me feel spring is just around the corner.

Barbara said...

The composition on this card is perfect!

okienurse said...

Love this stamp! Lots of depth and texture. Excellent coloring and beautiful card.

nise said...

Nothing better than a wonderfully colored image that looks so real I can almost smell that sunflower. Or maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I still like your card. Thanks for sharing!

sandyh said...

i think that canvas cover-a-card stamp will have to be the first one of the new stuff i just HAVE to get!
love your card!
sandyh
sandyha@comcast dot net

MA said...

Gorgeous card, Laura. I am a fan of floral images and background stamps. Flowers make me smile. Thanks for sharing.

Katie said...

Love this sunflower stamp! I like that you paired it with the canvas background and a yellow ribbon. Very nice! Thank you for sharing.

Katie

Unknown said...

Very gorgeous card... I too am really loving the cover a card canvas stamp!

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

~Ola
okj83 at live dot com
zloe.blogspot.com

Chrisi said...

Ok seriously - I thought that was fabric! Damn girl - you're good

Bunnyfreak said...

Pretty card.

Becky said...

Gorgeous card and wonderful coloring.