IO Valentine Release Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to the Impression Obsession Valentine Release Blog Hop!

 

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

The hop will run for 3 days (12/4/17 -12/6/17) 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 one of FOUR $25 Gift Certificates!

The more blogs you visit … the better chance you will have to win!!! Four random winners will be picked from all comments on all of the hop days (only one comment per blog per day please).
Comment entries will be open until 9pm CT on Sunday Decmeber 10th and all winners will be announced Monday December 11th. Good luck!

All of the new stamps you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW at www.iostamps.com

 One of the nice things about Valentine's Day images is that they don't have to be used for one time of year.  Yes, you can make cards for Valentine's Day, but you can also use them for wedding or just for telling someone how much you care.

For today's card, I colored it in traditional Valentine's Day colors, but I think it would be great in silver and gold for a wedding card.

 

To make the card, I followed several steps:

1. 1. Stamp image onto kraft cardstock with white ink
2. 2. Allow ink to dry
3. 3. Color image with Prismacolor pencils- don't worry about coloring over some of the stamp details
4. 4. Put image back into the MISTI and stamp with white ink to put the lines back on the image
5. 5. Emboss with white powder

Here is a close up of the coloring and embossing:

Stamps used in the card:

Triple Checkered Hearts E21041

Saying from clear set- CL634 Valentine Brush Words

 

Don't forget to visit the other designers for more inspiration and for chances to win prizes!

Anna Wight

 

Chris Dayton

Daniela Dobson

Dina Kowal

Ilina Crouse

Jeanne Streiff

Karen Amidon

 Vicki Garrett