Thursday, July 31, 2014

Impression Obsession Blog Hop- Day 4

Welcome to the 2014 Impression Obsession Fall/Winter Release Blog Hop! We have some beautiful new stamps to share AND Gift Certificates to give away!

The hop will start each day with a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST. Each day pay us a visit there and then head over and see our fabulous IO Design Team’s projects with our new stamps on their blogs (only one comment per blog per day please). The more blogs you visit each day… the better chance you will have to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate!!!

Every day (Monday July 28th – August 1st) one of the IO designer blogs will be chosen randomly and a winner will be selected from comments on that blog at 10pm CT. The winner will be announced the following day along with the participating blogs for that day. Two prizes will be awarded on the last day of the hop. One will be for Friday’s comments and another will be chosen from all the comments left throughout the week. So….if you miss a day or time deadline your comments will still count for a chance to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate! Both Friday winners will be announced on the IO Blog on Saturday, August 2nd.

If you have any questions please email Jeanne. All of the new stamps you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW! www.iostamps.com *** Please note*** We are having issues with comments on the Impression Obsession blog so you are not required to post a comment there. Winners will be selected from a participating IO Design Team Member’s blog each day.


So, this may come as no surprise, but I decided to share a watercolor card with you today.  What can I say?  I have really been enjoying painting lately.

For today's card, I stamped the Snowy Branch Cardinal (F7765) in black Versafine ink and colored it with Peerless watercolors.  I then added the Winter Wishes saying (A3589) and the Cover a Card Wood Grain background (CC034).  I find that I like the look of the wood grain stamp best when I stamp it in dark brown ink onto kraft cardstock.

Don't forget to visit the other designers for a chance to comment and win prizes:

Laura Fulcher - you are here
Vicki Garrett

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Impression Obsession Blog Hop- Day 3

Welcome to the 2014 Impression Obsession Fall/Winter Release Blog Hop! We have some beautiful new stamps to share AND Gift Certificates to give away!

The hop will start each day with a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST. Each day pay us a visit there and then head over and see our fabulous IO Design Team’s projects with our new stamps on their blogs (only one comment per blog per day please). The more blogs you visit each day… the better chance you will have to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate!!!

Every day (Monday July 28th – August 1st) one of the IO designer blogs will be chosen randomly and a winner will be selected from comments on that blog at 10pm CT. The winner will be announced the following day along with the participating blogs for that day. Two prizes will be awarded on the last day of the hop. One will be for Friday’s comments and another will be chosen from all the comments left throughout the week. So….if you miss a day or time deadline your comments will still count for a chance to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate! Both Friday winners will be announced on the IO Blog on Saturday, August 2nd.

If you have any questions please email Jeanne. All of the new stamps you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW! www.iostamps.com *** Please note*** We are having issues with comments on the Impression Obsession blog so you are not required to post a comment there. Winners will be selected from a participating IO Design Team Member’s blog each day.
 

Welcome to day 3!  It is surprisingly cool on the East Coat, so I thought I would go ahead and post a "chilly" card.  Okay, maybe it isn't quite that cold.

For today's card, I used the new snowman called Chillin' (D9453) and added an older saying (Let it Snow C14164).  I watercolored the image and then added a die edging from the Border Duo 2 Die set (DIE018-V).

Don't forget to visit the other designers for a chance to comment and win prizes:

Laura Fulcher - you are here
Vicki Garrett

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Impression Obsession Blog Hop- Day 2

Welcome to the 2014 Impression Obsession Fall/Winter Release Blog Hop! We have some beautiful new stamps to share AND Gift Certificates to give away!

The hop will start each day with a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST. Each day pay us a visit there and then head over and see our fabulous IO Design Team’s projects with our new stamps on their blogs (only one comment per blog per day please). The more blogs you visit each day… the better chance you will have to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate!!!

Every day (Monday July 28th – August 1st) one of the IO designer blogs will be chosen randomly and a winner will be selected from comments on that blog at 10pm CT. The winner will be announced the following day along with the participating blogs for that day. Two prizes will be awarded on the last day of the hop. One will be for Friday’s comments and another will be chosen from all the comments left throughout the week. So….if you miss a day or time deadline your comments will still count for a chance to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate! Both Friday winners will be announced on the IO Blog on Saturday, August 2nd.

If you have any questions please email Jeanne. All of the new stamps you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW! www.iostamps.com *** Please note*** We are having issues with comments on the Impression Obsession blog so you are not required to post a comment there. Winners will be selected from a participating IO Design Team Member’s blog each day.
 
Welcome to day two of the blog hop!  Today I wanted to share a Christmas card with you. I really like the new Merry Banner Tree (F9465).  It is such a sweet little tree.  I colored the background with some blue Peerless watercolors, let the paint dry, then colored the limbs with some green watercolor paint.  To finish the card, I stamped the background with the Cover a Card Random Lines stamp (CC096) and added the Very Merry Wishes saying (C8272).

Don't forget to visit the other designers for a chance to comment and win prizes:

Laura Fulcher - you are here
Vicki Garrett

Monday, July 28, 2014

CHA Blog Hop- Day 1

Welcome to the 2014 Impression Obsession Fall/Winter Release Blog Hop! We have some beautiful new stamps to share AND Gift Certificates to give away!

The hop will start each day with a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST. Each day pay us a visit there and then head over and see our fabulous IO Design Team’s projects with our new stamps on their blogs (only one comment per blog per day please). The more blogs you visit each day… the better chance you will have to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate!!!

Every day (Monday July 28th – August 1st) one of the IO designer blogs will be chosen randomly and a winner will be selected from comments on that blog at 10pm CT. The winner will be announced the following day along with the participating blogs for that day. Two prizes will be awarded on the last day of the hop. One will be for Friday’s comments and another will be chosen from all the comments left throughout the week. So….if you miss a day or time deadline your comments will still count for a chance to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate! Both Friday winners will be announced on the IO Blog on Saturday, August 2nd.

If you have any questions please email Jeanne. All of the new stamps you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW! www.iostamps.com *** Please note*** We are having issues with comments on the Impression Obsession blog so you are not required to post a comment there. Winners will be selected from a participating IO Design Team Member’s blog each day.
 
Howdy folks.  It is that time again.  The IO designers are going to have a week of showing you the latest products from Impression Obsession.

For my card today, I used the brand new Watercolor Robin (F13261) and stamped it onto waterolor paper.  I colored the bird with an assortment of Peerless watercolor paints and added the Have Faith saying (C14073).  For the backrgound, I used two Cover a Card backgrounds... Cover a Card Screen (CC049) and the brand new Cover a Card Vines Vertical (CC182).  Combining more than one Cover a Card often leads to some interesting background patterns.

Don't forget to visit the other designers for a chance to comment and win prizes:

Laura Fulcher - you are here
Vicki Garrett

Friday, July 18, 2014

More Watercolor


Want a sneak peek of something?  Impression Obsession will be releasing a TON of new stamps and dies for summer CHA.  The design team will be having a week long blog hop in July to show you the new products, but I am sharing the new pumpkin pair with you a little earlier than that.  I am using the stamp in my Peerless watercolor class tonight, so I asked Mitra, the owner of Impression Obsession, if I could share the image online.  She graciously gave me the okay.



Some of you already know this about me, but I can't seem to pass up a new pumpkin stamp.  There is something about them that I just love. I don't want to count how many pumpkin stamps I own  because I really don't want to know the total. 

To make the card, I stamped the pumpkins with black Versafine ink and then colored them with an assortment of Peerless watercolor paint.  I added just a hint of ground and wall instead of adding   a solid ground and wall. 


I hope everyone has a great weekend!


Thursday, July 17, 2014

IO Challenge- Beach/Nautical


Is everyone in the mood for the beach?  Today's challenge is all about beach/nautical cards.  I am sharing one of the cards I will be doing tomorrow in my Peerless watercolor class.  Is anyone else really enjoying those paints?


For my card, I stamped the Seaside Scene G1731 with Black Hybrid ink from My Favorite Things.  I then added some watercolor paint and added the Voice of the Sea C5053 saying.


Need more beachy inspiration? Check out the other designers:

 

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

New Memory Box Release

Today is my day to post over on the Outside the Box blog.  This is the card I posted that uses one of the new Memory Box dies.  If you would like the full instructions as well as a chance to win the die, you can find all of the information here.

 Have a great day!

Thursday, July 3, 2014

IO Challenge- Colors of Summer

Today's Impression Obsession challenge is all about summer colors.  Since the heat index today was over 100, I decided to go with hot colors such as yellow, orange, and red.  I was a little disappointed when I stamped my saying because I realized that I smudged it a bit.  It should read "It takes a long time to grow an old friend."

To make the card, I colored the background with an assortment of Peerless watercolors and then embossed the tree (Tree F7715) and the saying (Old Friend B5400) in black.

Do you need a bit more summer inspiration?  Check out the other designers:


Karen is a new designer for Impression Obsession, so be sure to stop by her blog!