Monday, March 9, 2015

IO Die Hop- Day 1





Welcome to the Impression Obsession Spring Designer Die Hop!

We have some beautiful new dies to share AND Gift Certificates to give away!

 The hop will start each day (March 9th – March 11th) with a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST.  The more blogs you visit each day… the better chance you will have to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate!!!

All of the new dies you’ll be seeing on the hop are available NOW!

Hi everyone!  After complaining about the weather in my last post, I have to say that it was an absolutely glorious day today.  It really did feel as though Spring is coming.  I can't wait to switch to making cards featuring flowers, chicks, eggs, and......bunnies!

For my card today, I used the new Mini Bunnies die (DIE269-N).  It cuts out 15 bunnies at once as well as four pieces of grass.  I used a subset of the bunnies and cut some extra grass.  For the Easter eggs, I cut them from the Girl With Easter Basket die (DIE260-I).  They were cut from white paper and then colored with various Copic markers.  

As you probably know by now, I love using my Cover a Card backgrounds instead of patterned paper.  I love the versatility of choosing my own colors.  To make the background, I started with a kraft notecard and stamped it with the Diagonal Weave background (CC174) in brown ink.  It reminded me of a basket weave, which in turn reminded me of Easter.  For the sky, I stamped the Cover a Card Clouds background (CC091) onto white cardstock using blue ink.  I cut out a strip of the clouds and added it to my kraft notecard.  Here is a close up of the clouds.  I love the realistic look you get:


To finish the card, I added the Hippity Hoppity saying (B11024).

Want to see more of the new dies?  Check out the other designers:

82 comments:

Eileen L. said...

Cute, cute and more cute. Love those little bunnies and their different positions. Fun card.

Doudou said...

So cute card!

SRob said...

How cute! Love those little bunnies.

Scraphappygrammy said...

I always like seeing the cloud stamp used. It's one of my all time IO favorites. It may sound strange but...Thank you for the idea of visualizing under the grass.

Linda Carson said...

Love that cloud stamp! Cute springtime card!

Lynne said...

I LIKE BACKGROUND STAMPS TOO AND THE CLOUD STAMP IS WONDERFUL. GOING ON MY MUST HAVE LIST. YOUR CARD IS WONDERFUL.

Unknown said...

Love it

Unknown said...

Love it

Unknown said...

Love the bunnies!

newfiecrafter(Marilyn) said...

Love your card I just purchased those bunnies and now you have given me some ideas on using them

mamaduck said...

Cute Easter Card.

Preacherwife said...

I loved to sing the song, now it will be in my head all day. lol

Rozy said...

Great card and I do really love your backgrounds. Beautiful!

Rachel B. said...

Beautiful card! Love the background! Love the CAC stamps!

Auntie Em said...

Love your card and the clouds look amazing! I didn't know there was a stamp like that.
Thanks for sharing! :)

Mervi said...

Cute and lovely card;-))m

KT Fit Kitty said...

Cute, cute, cute! This is adorable!

D.Ann C said...

Wow! That cover a card clouds stamp is interesting!!

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...


WOW! Love the cloud stamp. Had never seen that before. Your design with the little bunnies, the basket like stamp and the grass make such a cute theme. Great design....good job. TFS

Sabrina said...

What a cute card!!! Love those bunnies!!1

cheryltownley said...

So cute! I love the sky

Elizabeth said...

Love the bunnies! Your backgrounds are beautiful, too!

Snoopy said...

Gorgeous card! Love that sky background and those bunnies in front of it are just adorable!

Hugs,
Snoopy :D

Shona said...

DARN! I was trying to talk myself out of getting those bunnies, but they are even cuter than I thought! Love your card and the IO background stamps are fabulous!

Carol said...

A really cute card. I love the clouds...they look real!

MyAuntKath said...

This is just adorable. Love your use of the cover a card backgrounds. The clouds are awesome.

Kathy Krug said...

great use of the background stamps.

EarthMagick said...

Very cute card :)

kReN said...

One of my all-time favorite books to teach was Watership Down. This card reminded me of that book and I just love what you did with those little bunnies!
TFS!

Late Blooming said...

The clouds are perfect and the bunnies are just too cute. thanks.

Unknown said...

Wonderful card!!! This set of mini bunnies is a "must-have" for me! :)

Unknown said...

This is toooo cute for words!!! :)

Pam said...

How cute!

Shirley said...

What a darling card! Really like the background on everything. Want to take those bunnies home. Thanks for the inspiration!

Susie Sonnier said...

Love IO Spring Hop!!!

red1979 said...

These bunnies are so cute. Love your great job on the basket weave and clouds.

April said...

This is so sweet! I love the bunnies!

Becky said...

Oohh, more cute bunnies!

BożenA said...

Easter cards are a big challenge for me. Thank you for the inspiration. The card is beautiful.
Regards,
Bozena

Dee said...

Buzy bunnies preparing for Easter egg hunt. Great job.

L. Brown said...

Those bunnies are adorable. Lovely card.

Cindee said...

Fun Card!!!

slang said...

Those bunnies are so cute!

Kathy J in Ellicott City said...

Great technique! Love it!

Tami B. said...

I love me some bunnies, so this one is right up my alley.

Angelika said...

Love those cute little bunnies and your wonderful design! Thank you much also for explaining how to create the lovely blue cloudy background!

Mary Holshouser said...

Love the background paper. Great idea to make your own designs.
The little rabbits are a great idea.
Don't always need a big rabbit.
thanks for sharing.

Janet M said...

I love the cute little bunny dies. Fun card.

Beverly Perdue said...

Such a cute Easter card! I love the little bunnies and how you created the background that looks like a basket and the clouds are awesome.

Marsha said...

Your clouds and sky are so realistic - love that!

Sue D said...

So cute--love the bunnies and the sky.

Anonymous said...

Love those clouds! catisi@aol.com

Linda said...

What a cute card! Very creative!

Anonymous said...

What a fun combination of stamped and die-cut images! Very Spring-y!

Roz M.

Celeste Goff said...

I love this adorable card! Those little bunnies are precious!

lisa808 said...

Adorable bunnies.

Vicki Sopcak said...

Very cute card.....Love it!!!

Diane said...

Adorable, who doesn't love bunnies!!

Larissa Heskett said...

WOWOWOWOWOWOW!! Such a SWEET card Design!! ;) THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! ;)

Patt H. said...

Adorable bunnies! Love everything about this card. The Cover-A-Card clouds look awesome. I think that stamp needs a home in my craft place!

AprilsL8 said...

Love the bunnies and the cloud background!!

Shirl said...

Such a simple and sweet way to showcase the rabbits. Thanks for the idea.

Frann said...

Very cute and your sky is wonderful!

Katie said...

Very cute! Great Easter card. Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

McStamper said...

Love your cute bunny card.

Vicki G said...

So cute!

Dvixen said...

A sweet card. :D

Joan V said...
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Joan V said...

Oh love those darling bunnies. Fantastic clouds and very realistic. Fun Easter/spring card.

Carolyn said...

I just love bunnies and these are darling!

Lorna said...

Cute card.

Vivian C. said...

Cute card. Love those little bunnies.

dyeandpigment said...

Love your card.

Ginny said...

Love your card. I like how the die cuts out so many bunnies at a time.

Pattie J. said...

cute card, love your sky coloring, and the little bunnies are so cute.

Denise Bryant said...

Sweet card! Love all those darling bunnies!

Linda S. said...

I love the little bunnies on your card, Laura. They look like they are all patiently waiting for the big day.

Jean Bullock said...

The bunny scene looks wonderful and I love the background. Well done.

Leslee said...

Very, very cute!

Darlene said...

OMG what a beautiful scene you've created! LOVE IT!

Olena said...

Beautiful card! Love it!!!! Great job!
Olena