Monday, January 4, 2016

IO New Release Blog Hop- Day 1





Welcome to the Impression Obsession Spring Release Blog Hop!

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

The hop will run for 5 days (1/4/16 - 1/8/16 with a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day at 6am EST. Visit our fabulous IO Design Team’s blogs (only one comment per blog please) for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate! The more blogs you visit … the better chance you will have to win!!! 

And we have a bonus... on the last day of the hop TWO winners will be chosen. One for Friday and one random winner from sometime during the week. So if you miss a day make sure and go back and comment!

Comment entries will be open until 9pm CT on Sunday January 10th and all winners will be announced Monday January 11th. Good luck!

All of the new stamps you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW!


For my card, I stamped the butterfly and saying in black ink on cream cardstock.  I masked the butterfly and saying and then added Pan Pastels to the paper.  I then took one of the new Cover a card backgrounds and stamped over everything in brown ink.  I removed the masks, added a bit more Pan Pastels here and there and then colored my butterfly with colored pencils.

Items Used:
New Cover a Card- Vintage Honeycomb CC231
Butterfly G16153
Saying- What If D13445

Today's hop participants:





82 comments:

Rachel B. said...

Great card! Love the stamps you chose!

carole said...

Beautiful job! I love butterflies!
Carole Lovill

Jan Elmore said...

What a pretty butterfly stamp. And on top of honeycomb...oh my...pretty!

stamping sue said...

Fabulous card! like the butterfly and saying
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

Mary Ann said...

Beautiful card!!!Love butterflies,awesome colors!!!Iam a new follower!!!

newfiecrafter(Marilyn) said...

Love your card never have too many butterfly stamps and the verse is so fitting

Kathy Krug said...

The butterfly image is beautiful.

Lynne said...

Lovely card - thanks for sharing.

None None said...

So beautiful! I love the honeycomb background and the sentiment that you used.

TLady said...

WHAT A FABULOUS SENTIMENT!!! AND it WORKS WONDERFULLY with the Butterfly image!!! SUPER JOB LAURA!!!! ;)

Unknown said...

Great card!!!

CJ said...

I like your card...especially the sentiment. Let's fly!

CJ said...

I like your card...especially the sentiment. Let's fly!

Candy said...

Gorgeous work!
I have been itching to get some Pan Pastels.

lescolyer said...

Very lovely !

Jan Castle said...

Yum! Love the butterfly and the background - great combo!!!Thanks for sharing.
Paper Hugs,
Jan

Patt H. said...

Gorgeous card! Love the butterfly & your awesome coloring. Great job!

Carol T said...

I love the butterfly. Beautiful card.

Barbara Godden said...

Gorgeous butterfly, and a beautiful card.

andi said...

love butterflies - really nice card

lisa808 said...

Great card!

Karenladd said...

Lovely background and layering. The sentiment is so inspiring and wonderful and just perfect with the butterfly

Celeste Goff said...

What an absolutely gorgeous card! The butterfly is beautiful and so is that sentiment!

Teri Wilson said...

Great card!

Sheri said...

You have created a masterpiece! I LOVE it!

Karen said...

I love working with butterflies, This one is really pretty

Late Blooming said...

And fly we will. Thanks.

UTs Hobby Time said...

Beautiful card. The big butterfly looks very nice.

Debbie said...

The honeycomb looks great with the image. And I love the sentiment!

Laura Capote said...

Sweet card. Nice butterfly stamp.

Sandy (Cheesy) said...

That is a fun new BG stamp. It really gives lots of dimension.

McStamper said...

Great card. Love the background.

Jean said...

Very pretty!

SmilynStef said...

Fantastic sentiment.

Beverly Perdue said...

Thanks for sharing your amazing card! The coloring on the butterfly is over the top!

Anonymous said...

such a pretty card . Love butterflies - can't have too many
Charlene

Dee said...

The butterfly looks so real like it could fly off the page!

Sue D said...

Perfect sentiment to go with this lovely butterfly.

Marsha said...

What a perfect complement to such a lovely sentiment - beautiful!

kReN said...

What a wonderful sentiment! And your butterfly and background stamping is terrific. So subtle and so beautiful!

Shirl said...

Very nice card, Laura. I think this would be so encouraging to someone special.

Sue D. said...

The honeycomb really works as the background along with the butterfly. A good sentiment as well.

Vivian C. said...

Great combination of stamps. The muted colors work great.

okiedee said...

Great card...love your techniques...colors are very soothing.
Love the sentiment, so different.

Unknown said...

I really liked how you played with the colors and patterns. It looks beautiful. Thank you for sharing your work. I loved the phrase you used and the changing font.

Katie said...

Great sentiment! And I love this butterfly! Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

Viki Banaszak said...

What great soft coloring. Love your card.

CraftyPaws said...

Beautiful vintage artsy card! Love it!

Gerrina said...

Great combi of images! Love the card!

PJH said...

OoooOooo butterflies!! Very pretty!

Denise Bryant said...

Lovely card! Beautiful sentiment, background and butterfly! Love the new designs!

Anonymous said...

Great card, Laura! The large butterfly is fantastic and pairs so well with the new sentiment.

Roz M.

wannabcre8tive said...

So beautiful and wonderfully designed. I love the honeycomb stamp.

StampinLouie said...

Gotta avets baackground stamp. Love the card with the butterfly and sentiment. Perfect together.

Jean Bullock said...

Gorgeous butterfly. Love the sentiment!

Carol H. said...

Awesome card! I love butterflies and this stamp is great!

Carol from La Crosse said...

Fantastic coloring on the butterfly!! WOWEE!! Love it!!
Very nice card! Thanks for sharing!

D.Ann C said...

What a fabulous sentiment for your lovely card!

Lisa said...

That background is so versatile...love it!

Diane said...

Beautiful card..and a technique I will have to try!

Maria said...

Love the card ! x

Pati said...

I really like the look of that sentiment with the background around it, great masking! Oh wow! I just saw that you made this a single layer with masking the butterfly! Great coloring, it looks like it's popped up!!

Tami said...

Beautiful card Loving the butterfly

Me said...

Such a gorgeous butterfly card!

Kris in Alaska said...

Anything with a butterfly is superb!

joy said...

This is one of my favorite images from the release. Love your card.

Helen Gullett said...

Fabulous card with great quote. Love the butterfly :) Thank You!

Janet L. said...

What a terrific card. I love the sentiment!!

Arianna Barbara said...

Beautiful card! I love butterflies!!!!

Doris said...

Beautiful butterfly!

Jenny Alia said...

Wonderful card. Great colors and detail and I love the sentiment!

Oliev said...

Great card, lovely sentiment:-)

ScrapaDiddle said...

Such a sweet card with a wonderful sentiment!

Cheryl B said...

Love the honeycomb

BożenA said...

I love the products IO are great. Thanks for the nice party. Very beautiful card.
hugs,
BozenA

Christi Conley said...

Beautiful!!

Christi Conley said...

Love this sentiment - perfect for the image :)

Loly Borda said...

Beautiful card ! Love the sentiment, TFS

Shelly in Ohio said...

Very creative! Gorgeous card and fabulous images!

Leanne said...

Beautiful!

donna joy said...

one of my favorite quotes, well done!

bbaxterj@frontiernet.net said...

Beautiful card! I love the honey bee background with the color softly added here and there. Your colored butterfly is gorgeous and the sentiment is perfect! I also love the matting.
Great card!