May Favorites

Greetings friends. Today the design team is sharing their favorites from the May release. If you would like to see all the designers' projects, you can find them on the Impression Obsession blog.

For my favorite, I am highlighting the new Birthday Fishes clear set. It has a fish that is very easy to color and cut out (if you choose) as well as lots of coordinating sentiments.  This is what the set looks like:

In the first sample, I paired a Copic-colored fish with some die cut lures and fishing net as well as some of the new woodgrain paper.

The second card has a background I colored using blue alcohol ink and some Yupo paper. I misted the card lightly with alcohol to give it a more mottled look.

The fish was colored with Copic markers, cut out and popped up with some foam tape. 

For the tag, I die cut a sign that was jagged on one side, flipped the die around and ran it through the machine again so that it would be jagged on both sides. I'm a big proponent of getting the most out of your dies! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Let Minnow

CS1171 Birthday Fishes clear set

CL1181 Gone Fishing Clear set

DIE823Y Fish Net die

DIE1219 Lures die

PP033 Wood Grain paper pack

Catch You Later

CS1171 Birthday Fishes clear set

CL1181 Gone Fishing Clear set

DIE965 Small Tags die

Theme Day- Funny Cards

Greetings friends. It is time for another Impression Obsession theme day, and this time the theme is "Funny Cards." The IO May release has a lot of punny sentiments that work well for the theme.

If you would like to see all of the participating designers, you can find the list over on the Impression Obsession blog.

Greetings friends. My card today makes me smile and I think would be good to send to anyone, not just the people who fish in your life. 

To make the card, I cut out my fish and pail out of light grey cardstock and then airbrushed them with Copic markers to add a bit of dimension. I used a black pen to dot the eyes of the fish so that they would show up.

The background paper as well the handle of the pail come from the new Wood Grain paper pack. Quick and easy card with a smile.

Impression Obsession Items Used:

CL1181 Gone Fishing Clear set

DIE1222 Pail and Fish dies

PP033 Wood Grain paper pack

DIE814U Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner

DIE1140 Butterfly and Scalloped Frame die (for the oval)

 

New May Product Release- day 2

Welcome to the May Release Hop!

May 15th & 16th The Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW clear stamps and dies! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during May release week (May 15th – 21st) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of the designers participating today:

IO Stamps Blog
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Vicki Garrett

Greetings friends. I have another card to share with you today that uses some of the May release of dies and stamps.

To make the card, I die cut the new bobbe dies in red and white paper, assembled them, then shaded the one side with some grey Copic markers. The woodgrain paper is from the new paper pack I showed you, and the sentiment comes from the Gone Fishing clear set.

I used a couple of older dies to complete the card. First was the mid size frame and the second was the I fish net die, which I thought coordinated well with the rest of the card. The net was cut out of kraft cardstock and then sponged with grey and brown inks to make it look a bit more aged.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

CL1181 Gone Fishing Clear set

DIE1213F Bobber die

PP033 Wood Grain paper pack

DIE930Z Mid Size Frame die

DIE823Y Fish Net die

May Release Hop- Day 1

Welcome to the May Release Hop!

May 15th & 16th The Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW clear stamps and dies! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during May release week (May 15th – 21st) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of the designers participating today:

IO Stamps Blog
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Vicki Garrett

Greetings friends. It is time for the May release, and it is perfect for the people who fish in your life as well as those who appreciate puns. I am personally not a fisherman, but I definitely love a card with a pun!

For my first card, I used the new Lures die as well as the Gone Fishing clear set:

 I used an older die to frame the pieces of my card. Very quick and easy!

For my second card, I used fish from the Pail & Fish die set that I airbrushed with Copic markers. You could just as easily sponge the fish with any color of ink you like. I then paired it with a sentiment from this set:

For the background, I added some paper from the new Wood Grain pack. Do you remember at the beginning of the month I mentioned that I accidentally showcased a new pack before it was released? This is the pack:

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you will stop by tomorrow for another new release sample.

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Card 1- Caught You

DIE1219 Lures die

CL1181 Gone Fishing Clear set

DIE1059 Three Rectangle Frames die

Card 2- Kicks Bass

DIE1222 Pail and Fish dies

CS1171 Birthday Fishes clear set

PP033 Wood Grain paper pack

 

IO Product Focus- Clear Stamps

Greetings friends. Today the design team is sharing projects that focus on clear stamps. If you would like to see all the designers' projects, you can find them on the Impression Obsession blog.

 Today I am sharing a card using the Get Well Soon clear stamp set that looks like this:

I don't know about you, but I always seem to need get well cards. To make this card, I stamped my bug in net in black Memento ink and colored it with Copic markers. I then masked it and sponged a stencil on the side for decoration. To finish the card, I added my sentiment from the same set as well as some epoxy stickers.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

CL1159 Get Well Soon clear stamp set

STEN010A1 Arrows stencil

May Limited Edition IO set- Day 2

Welcome to the May Limited Release Rubber Set Hop!

May 1st & 2nd the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the May Limited Edition red rubber stamp set. You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the Limited Edition Set release week (May 1st– 7th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of today's designers with samples:

IO Stamps Blog
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams

 

Greetings friends. I have two new cards I would like to show you that both use the new May Limited Edition Red Rubber kits. I also colored both using Copic markers. Once again, all of the patterned paper is from a paper pack that won't be released until the middle of the month.

I'm so happy that you stopped by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

RRSET0523 May 2023 Limited Edition Red Rubber Set

IO Limited Edition May Collection- day 1

Welcome to the May Limited Release Rubber Set Hop!

May 1st & 2nd the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the May Limited Edition red rubber stamp set. You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the Limited Edition Set release week (May 1st– 7th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of today's designers with samples:

Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher

 

 

Greetings friends. Today I want to share a card from May's Limited Edition Stamp set. The set is loaded with fishing imagery, so if there is an angler in your life, it is a great set to own. Of course, the card I am posting today has a sentiment that really works for anyone.

To make the card, I stamped my fish three times onto white cardstock and then colored them with Copic markers. I used a stamp positioner to stamp the fish so that they would be evenly spaced.

I have a confession to make. I used patterned paper that won't be released till the 15th with the rest of the IO May release of dies and stamps. I guess you could say this is a bit of a sneak peek.Luckily I was granted permission to post my samples that jumped the gun a bit on the release. It is definitely a paper pack to look forward to.

Impression Obsession Items Used:

RRSET0523 May 2023 Limited Edition Red Rubber Set

IO Product Focus- Dies

Greetings friends. Today the design team is sharing projects that focus on die cuts. If you would like to see all the designers' projects, you can find them on the Impression Obsession blog.

I have to admit that I am still hyper-focused on the new chili pepper die. I just can't get enough of it. I thought I would share two more cards with it- one with and one without the hat. Both are great options in my opinion.

For the first card, I cut out a red pepper and shaded it to one side with darker red ink. I also paired it with some of the Welcome Spring IO patterned paper. The polka dots felt festive. To finish the card, I added my chili guy to a tag and added my sentiment popped up in a speech bubble.

For my second card, I focused on making the chilis look like jalapenos. I chose a couple colors of green since jalapenos seem to come in multiple green shades. I also added IO paper from one of the coordinated color paper packs and a tag with star embellishment. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Sombrero Chili:

DIE1214 Chili Pepper die

CS1170 Chili Pepper sayings

DIE1197 Speech Bubbles die

DIE1064 Tag with Reinforcements die

PP030 Welcome Spring paper pack

Jalapeno Card:

DIE1214 Chili Pepper die

CS1170 Chili Pepper sayings

DIE965 Small Tags die

PP020 Basics 12- Limes paper pack

Day 2 of Impression Obsession April Release

                                                    Welcome to the April Release Hop!

 

April 15th & 16th The IO Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW clear stamps and dies! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

 

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order on April 15th and April 16th will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Today’s Hop List:

Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Vicki Garrett

 

Greetings friends. Is it Tuesday? Because we are feasting on tacos today! We had chili peppers yesterday, and today we have moved on to tacos.

For my first card, I cut out all of my taco elements and added a little Copic airbrushing for some shading. I then paired everything with some patterns from the Basics Yellow paper pack. I love the sentiment that went with this card.

I don't usually share cards that have a sentiment on the outside and inside, but I loved this one too much to skip it.

For the outside of the card, I paired my taco with the Worn Linen Cover a Card background. It is one of the newer IO patterns, and I have been using it a lot.

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Grow Tacos

DIE1228 Taco

MC1168 Taco Sayings

DIE937 Stitched Tag

PP009 Basics 1 Yellow paper pack

 

 

Life is Like a Taco

DIE1228 Taco

MC1168 Taco Sayings

DIE965Y Small Tags

CC455 Worn Linen Cover a Card

 

April Release Hop- Day 1

                                                Welcome to the April Release Hop!

 

April 15th & 16th The IO Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW clear stamps and dies! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

 

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order on April 15th and April 16th will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

 

Here is a list of today's participants:

IO Stamps Blog
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Vicki Garrett

 

Greetings friends. I am so excited about this April release because I LOVE chili peppers. I love the way they look as well as taste. I wanted to share two cards with you today using the new Chili Pepper die- one with a hat and one without.

For the first card, I cut out my chilis in yellow, orange and red and then airbrushed the sides with Copic markers. Of course, you could just as easily sponge them. I was really pleased with how well it paired with one of the papers from the Tiny Flowers pack. It just looks so festive!

For the second card, I made another red chili pepper, but this time I thought he needed a mustache and hat. That sometimes happens in my cardmaking. To finish it, I added a fun new punny sentiment and some paper from the Valentine Rose paper pack. Hint- don't put away that Valentine paper just because the season is over!

 

I hope you will stop by again tomorrow!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Chili Trio Card

DIE1214-S Chili Pepper

CS1170 Chili Pepper Sayings

PP032 Tiny Flowers Paper Pack

DIE1101 Rounded Corner Sentiments 2

 

 

Chili Pepper in Sombrero

DIE1214-S Chili Pepper

CS1170 Chili Pepper Sayings

PP028 Valentine Rose Paper Pack