Thursday, January 26, 2017

CHA Blog Hop Day 4

Welcome to the Impression Obsession Spring Release Blog Hop!
We have some beautiful new stamps to share AND a Gift Certificate to give away!
The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST Jan 23rd - Jan 27th. 
Visit our fabulous IO Design Team’s blogs (only one comment per blog please) for a chance to win one of FIVE $25 Gift Certificates!
The more blogs you visit … the better chance you will have to win!!!
No need to comment on the Impression Obsession Blog to enter.
Comment entries will be open until 9pm CT on Sunday January 29th and all winners will be announced January 30th.
Good luck!
Is anyone else ready for Spring and some daffodils?  We have a neighbor who has an entire hill planted with the bulbs and it is absolutely stunning when it blooms.
Once again, I wanted to show you one of the new backgrounds.  This one is by Seth Apter and is called Universe.  To make the background, I stamped the Cover a Card onto cream cardstock using Versamark ink and then colored it with an assortment of yellow, brown and rust Pan Pastels.

I thought the finished background had an industrial, grungy feel to it and that it might be interesting to pair with something "softer" such as a flower.  The Daffodil Stalk image was stamped onto 140lb watercolor paper and painted with some Peerless Watercolors and then the Something Will Grow sentiment finished the card.  Can you tell I have been going through an inspirational quote phase?  They have really been speaking to me lately.

Don't forget to visit the other designers!

26 comments:

Kathy J in Ellicott City said...

Great card!

craftymom205 said...

Love the card.

kReN said...

These uplifting sentiments are really wonderful. I love the daffodil image and your card is super. TFS!

Jan Elmore said...

I think your sentiment goes perfectly with your art. Great card.

Mary Holshouser said...

Clean and simple and so pretty.
The sentiment is great.
thanks for sharing.

slang said...

Daffodils are my favorite flower, so I LOVE this card.

Denise Bryant said...

Pretty sentiment and daffodil! Love your card!

Dee Earnshaw said...

Very pretty card - LOVE the background you created - great idea for using on a masculine card:)

Carol H. said...

What an awesome cards! Love the daffodil and your background too!

Sue D said...

Great background and I like how you colored the flower. Wonderful sentiment too.

Gay Ferland said...

Pretty spring card!!

Maureen Reiss said...

Beautiful card!! Love that saying!!

Late Blooming said...

Love the background

Unknown said...

That is a great new sentiment stamp!!

McStamper said...

Very pretty. What a great sentiment.

Marsha said...

That really is a nice verse - the daffodil goes perfectly.

Katie said...

Wonderful sentiment! ANd that background stamp looks amazing. Great job!!! Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

Patt H. said...

Love this awesome card! The background is perfect. Love the colors & the distressed look. The flower really makes the flower pop.

Becca Yahrling said...

This is lovely. Adore the sentiment.

Helen Gullett said...

Very lovely! The sentiment is great

Nandini said...

Beautiful card. I love the sentiments in this release. And the background stamp is gorgeous!

Maria B said...

I particularly like your background & can't wait to see the stamp.

Jane M said...

Very inspirational card.

Vivian C. said...

Lovely card. The sentiment pairs so nicely with the daffodil.

Sandy (Cheesy) said...

Loving these new sentiments. Nice card.

Giovana said...

Beautiful!!