Welcome to the Impression Obsession Fall/Winter Die Blog Hop!
We have some beautiful new dies to share AND a Gift Certificates to give away!
The hop will run for 3 days (10/24/16 - 10/26/16) 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 per day please) for a chance to win one of THREE $25 Gift Certificates!
We have some beautiful new dies to share AND a Gift Certificates to give away!
The hop will run for 3 days (10/24/16 - 10/26/16) 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 per day please) for a chance to win one of THREE $25 Gift Certificates!
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All of the new dies you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW!
All of the new dies you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW!
Greetings everyone. Did you know that Impression Obsession has brand new Fall and Winter dies? Today's theme is Christmas, and I wanted to share a couple of them with you.
The first die I want to talk about is the Chevron Adopt-a-Background. When you cut it out, it looks like this:
If you can see in the picture, it cuts the chevron pattern on the paper without cutting through the edges. You can leave it is and glue it on your paper for an interesting background that is similar to an embossing folder with a bit more texture. You can also use an Xacto on the edges and remove some of the chevron pattern to create a background exactly the way you want it. For my card, I removed the smallest chevron lines. Here is a close up:
I went white and white, so it is harder to see the dimension, but you could place a different color of paper behind the cut outs to really make the pattern pop.
I also used the bran new Patchwork Tree die DIE485-R which comes in separate pieces for you to assemble. It makes it really easy for you to stamp patterns on each of the pieces. For my tree, I stamped leaves from the Mini Patterns 8 Cling set 3176LG. I like that the patterns on the mini backgrounds are scaled down in size to add interesting designs to items you die cut.
Another tip for the card...I die cut all the pieces of the tree at one time with a medium green cardstock. I then colored the green trunk with a brown Copic marker and the green star with a gold Krylon pen. I like when I can change the colors of my die cuts with markers rather than having to find three different colors of paper to cut out different parts of a die.
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61 comments:
I am loving these beautiful dies. You've created a beautiful card. And, that chevron die rocks!
Sweet card! I didn't know the Chevron Die allowed you to keep all the pieces in. That's a nice feature for that inlay look. Makes it easy! Great project and great release! kReN@afourthlife
Your card is so, so pretty! Love that chevron die and how you used it!
Christmas cards with trees on them is my all time favorite theme!
Love it!
Love,love,love the background die. thanks
Beautiful card! Love the Patchwork Tree die!
Cute card!!
OMG!! I absolutely adore the Chevron Adopt a Background die!! Totally awesome! TFS!
Great tip on the tree paper. Love the card.
So nice and pretty card!
Lovely card - just love chevrons!
Great card! Love all these new dies!!
Cute! Great detail
I love your card, it's stunning ! The pattern on the tree is such a great idea, the sep-up is excellent.... just a perfectly awesome card !
It is AMAZING TO ME, that you use so little product to make such a GREAT CARD! I LOOOOOVE the NEW Patchwork Christmas Tree die & the Chevron background Die is VERY INTERESTING! ;) SUPER JOB Laura!! ;)
Such a pretty Christmas card you have designed!
Beautiful dies :))
Great techniques. Thanks for the tip.
Love how the background and tree go together perfectly!
Very pretty. Love the white on white chevron background design.
The chevron die looks very interesting. Thanks for the hint about coloring the tree die cut. Lovely card.
Love your card. What a pretty tree.
Looks like a very versatile die!
Great background and love this tree.
The chevron die is so cool...love how it can just be a texture panel.
Very cool, thanks for showing us how it works! Love your tree, using my most loved IO background. Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Love what you did with the background. Fabulous design.
Very unique and pretty card!
Very cool background for this pretty tree. Well done.
Sucgh a pretty card! Love how you did the background!
Fabulous card that showcases the new release beautifully!
Very neat background die thanks for explaining it because sometimes you get a die and it doesn't always cut the way you expected it too. Anyway fantastic card. I love the pattern paper you used for the tree that really makes a difference then just sold cards stock! Thanks for sharing
Oh, I too love the Chevron Adopt-a-Background and the way you used it. TFS
Lovely card.
Very nice card. Love the stamp design on your tree
I am loving the tree. I like the use of patterned paper. I'd like to weave the chevron.
This is a fantastic card I like how you did the bg paper
Pretty card! I like the mini patterns too. They are so useful.
Beautiful christmas card! I love the stitched edge christmas tree and the chevron adopt a background! Wonderful new dies and great to see them in action! Thank You for sharing along in this fantastic blog hop!
What a great technique! Love the card!
What cute card! Love the tree :)
Love how you used part of that background to emphasize the area with the tree in your card!
That chevron die looks amazing, such a great b'ground allowing the tree to really stand out. I love how you stamped the tree parts, now I have to go check out those stamps!
Very cute card, thanks for sharing!
I really like the tree die and I especially appreciate that you shared several tips about the chevron die, as well as the tree die, and the mini patterns. Your card is great to boot!
I really like the tree die and I especially appreciate that you shared several tips about the chevron die, as well as the tree die, and the mini patterns. Your card is great to boot!
Love that pretty tree and awesome background!
the tree is decorated so pretty.
Love the paper that it is made from.
The die cut seems to move the same
way as the tree.
thanks for shsring a great card.
Love how the chevron background repeats the shapes of the beautiful tree!
Cute card! Great tips on use of the Chevron die!
Neat card!
Neat card!
Sooooo Pretty!!!
Such a great card!
Great card! That chevron die really sets it off! Thanks for sharing!
Love all of the possibilities with the new die cuts ... and that tree is fantastic.
Great card! I was curious about the new Adapt-a-Background dies. I wasn't quite sure of how they worked/what to do with them. Now I see and have added the chevron one to my wish list.
Love your CAS card Laura! THe chevron background really makes the card pop.
Love this tree!!!
Great Card. Like the techique for the tree.
Love the subtle look of the white on white. Makes a great textured background, hinting of snowdrifts behind the tree.
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