IO Aug Release- Day 2

Welcome to the August Release Hop!

August 1st, 2nd & 3rd the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing projects with NEW August Release products! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Prizes - Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the August Release week (August 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: 

Impression Obsession Blog
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith

 

Greetings friends. Today we are going to embrace fall with the new Leaves and Feathers clear stamp set:

The paper with leaves stamped on it is watercolor paper that I painted myself. After I made the background, I remembered that I have both the IO Warm Watercolor and Cool Watercolor paper packs. I decided to use the patterned paper for the rest of the card rather than paint more layers myself. Therefore, the red and orange papers in the background are from the Warm Watercolor pack rather than my own creation. Sometimes having ready-to-go papers are a blessing.

For the foreground, I stamped my leaves in black ink, let the ink dry and then colored pieces of the leaves with a white colored pencil. I then restamped all the leaves again to make sure all the details were easy to see. You will definitely need a stamp positioner for this step!

The leaf with the wording on it was stamped onto white cardstock, cut out and glued onto the watercolored paper.

Thanks for stopping by today. See you tomorrow!

Impression Obsession Items Used

CL1377 Leaves and Feathers stamp set

PP050 Warm Watercolors paper pack

IO July Release- Day 3

Welcome to the July Release Hop!

July 8th, 9th & 10th The Impression Obsession Team will be sharing projects with NEW July Release products! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Prizes - Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the July Release week (July 8th – 14th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of today's participating designers:

Impression Obsession Blog
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff

 

Greetings friends. For the last day of the July release hop, I wanted to share a quick and easy card to send to your girlfriends. It uses the new Listen Doll clear stamp set:

 

 I have been making a lot of watercolor backgrounds lately, and for this card, I masked off a rectangle onto some 140lb watercolor paper, wet the area with water and then added some watercolor paint. When everything was dry, I removed the masking tape and then pressed the paper under heavy books until it was flat enough for stamping.

To finish the card, I simply added the woman and sentiment on top of the background using black Impression Obsession ink. Simple!

Thanks so much for visiting me during the hop.

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

CL1383 Listen Doll

 

 

Impression Obsession June Kit Release

                                    

                                 Welcome to the June Limited Release Rubber Kit Hop!

 

June 6th– 8th the IO Team will be sharing new projects with the June Limited Edition red rubber stamp set. You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

 

We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession Grab Bags for the event so the more you comment through our blog hop the more chances to win!

 

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Saturday June 11th at 8pm CT

All winners will be announced on Sunday June 12th on the Impression Obsession Blog.

 

June 6tht – June Kit Hop Day 1

Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher (you are here)

 

Don't forget to visit the Impression Obsession Blog June 7th and June 8th for the designers who will be participating in the daily hops!

Greetings friends! The June kit is here and is loaded with nautical-themed images in time for summer. My mom is a huge lighthouse fan, so of course, I had to start with the lighthouse image.

 

To make the card, I first started with a light blue notecard and stamped it with the Rainbow Scales Cover a Card background in Navy ink.

 

Next, I stamped the lighthouse and compass onto 140lb watercolor paper using black Verafine ink. I then colored the scene using a combination of waterolor paints and watercolor pencils with a blender pen. Watercolor pencil work really well for tiny areas that need to be colored and larger areas such as the sky work better with watered-down watercolor paint.

 

To finish the card, I stamped my sentiment with the same Navy ink as the background design.

 

Here is a close up:

 

 These are all the images and coordinating sentiments that come in the limited edition June kit:

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

CC432 Rainbow Scales
RRKIT0622 June Red Rubber Cling Kit

Navy Ink

Impression Obsession Holiday Card Hop- Day 2

 

 Welcome to the Impression Obsession Holiday Card Hop- Day 2

Each day (December 1st& 2nd) you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog. We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession $25 gift certificates for the event - so the more you comment through our Holiday Hop the more chances to win!

 

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Tuesday December 7th at 8pm CT All winners will be announced on Wednesday Dec 8th on the Impression Obsession Blog.

 

If you want to see the latest releases of products, you can find them all HERE

 

Here is a list of designers on the hop:

 

IO Stamps Blog 

Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Ilina Crouse
Jeanne Streiff
Kia Gibson Clapper
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Lee Ann Barrett
Angela Bode

 

 

Greetings friends. Today I want to share another holiday card using the same sentiment as yesterday's card.

To make the card, I used the Flourishes Cover a Card stamp, inked it with Distress Ink, spritzed it and stamped it on white cardstock. I repeated the process multiple times without reinking the stamp. Each time I stamped my background, the end result was fainter in color and the lines were less distinct. I chose one of the lighter backgrounds for this cart.

Next, I stamped my trees onto 140lb watercolor paper and colored them with watercolor paints. I cut out the trees and added them to my card along with the sentiment.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Winter Trees E12309

Cover a Card Flourishes CC027

Tis the Season C13930

Impression Obsession Die Cut Days

 

We have set aside a day to share some fabulous new Impression Obsession die projects! Have fun checking out what our Designers have made today. Today's participants can be found on the Impression Obsession Blog.

Today I want to share two quick and easy seasonal cards using the same snowflake die. It is called Country Snowflake. I like it because it is a nice, solid die that gives you a more bold, graphic look. Sometimes snowflake dies can be really detailed and delicate. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but a solid snowflake is faster to adhere and can really show off a background well.

For the first card, I started with 140lb watercolor paper and let blue watercolor paint drip down the side of the card. I used water in a spray bottle to move the color around the paper. When the paint was dry, I added my snowflakes cut from light blue metallic cardstock and a sentiment stamped in dark blue ink.

For my second card, I made a slimline card using one of Impression Obsession's slimline stamps for the background. You ink up the solid part of the stamp, and it looks like you have a blue sky with snow falling. It is curved at the bottom so that it gives the impression of a snowbank. I added my sentiment in the same blue ink and then added my snowflakes and rhinestones. Quick!

Both of the cards are great for generic seasonal cards or could be adapted if you wanted to make Christmas cards.

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Watercolor Card:

DIE1123 Country Snowflake

CL1093 Country Christmas Sayings

3235LG Snowy Night  **I did notice that the Snowy Night stamp is also available in the flawed seconds section. These stamps have minor flaws to them. If you think you can work around the minor flaws, it is a good way to pick up a stamp at more than half off. Here is a link to the flawed seconds stamp

Snowbank Card:

DIE1123 Country Snowflake

CL971 Holiday Words

Impression Obsession November Release Blog Hop- Day 2

 

Welcome to the Impression Obsession November 2021 Release Celebration!

 

Each day (November 1st& 2nd) you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog.  We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession $25 gift certificates for the event - so the more you comment through our Release Celebration the more chances to win!

 

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Tuesday November 9th at 8pm CT All winners will be announced on Wednesday Nov 10th on the Impression Obsession Blog.

 

The new stamps are available now! You can find them all HERE

 

Here is a link to all the participating designers:

IO Stamps Blog
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Ilina Crouse
Jeanne Streiff
Kia Gibson Clapper
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Lee Ann Barrett
Vicki Garrett
Angela Bode
Anna Wight

 

Greetings friends. In continuing my theme of sharing some of the new crafting stamps with you, I wanted to share a sentiment that makes me smile. After all, don't we all wish for days like these?

To make my card, I started with 140lb watercolor paper and placed a small dotted stencil on top. I taped it down so that it wouldn't move and then added some texture paste to the top. I removed the stencil and then let all my dots dry. When the paper was bone dry, I added splashes of watercolor paint on top. I thought the paint gave it an artistic feel and helped bring out the pattern of the stencil.

To finish the card, I popped up my sentiment and cut out the scissors to embellish the whole thing.

Thanks for stopping by!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

E21402 Pinterest Projects

B12393 Scissors

Impression Obsession July Release, Day 1

 

Welcome to the Impression Obsession June 2021 Release Celebration!

 

Each day (July 5th & 6th) you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog. We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession $25 gift certificates for the event - so the more you comment through our Release Celebration the more chances to win!

 

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Monday July 12th at midnight CT. All winners will be announced on Tuesday July 13th on the Impression Obsession Blog.

 

The new stamps are available now! You can find them all HERE 

 

Here is a list of participating designers:

Kia Gibson Clapper

Laura Fulcher 

Laura Williams 

Lee Ann Barrett 

Vicki Garrett

Angela Bode  

Anna Wight 

Dina Kowal 

Giovana Smith 

Ilina Crouse  

Jeanne Streiff

 

Greetings friends! Can you believe it is July and the year is already half over? It is also time to share the latest release from Impression Obsession.
 

I chose this card for Day 1 because I really love the sentiment and am always looking for ideas to make supportive cards. I also wanted to share it at the beginning of the month because the current sale on the IO site is 25% off nautical items. It never seems to happen that items from the new release are part of the themed sale, but this time some of them are. If there are any that interest you, now is a good time to get them since it is rare for new items to be sold at a discount.

For my card today, I started with 140lb watercolor paper and stamped the waterlines in the middle of the card using blue Versafine ink. I then placed a circle mask that I cut out from a circle die on top of the lines to make it look as though there was a sun at the horizon. I then colored around the mask with blue watercolor pencil and a blender pen. I removed the mask and colored the circle with yellow watercolor paint. To add a bit of color to the water, I painted the waves with blue watercolor paint. Once everything was dry, I stamped my birds onto the sky and added my sentiment on a die cut tag. 

Thanks so much for visiting today!

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Scene Birds D22016 

Drop Ocean C22018 (On Sale through July 14)

Water Texture D13993 (On Sale through July 14)

Slimline Sentiments Flag DIE1091T)

 

Impression Obsession Fall/Winter Release Day 2

Welcome to the Impression Obsession Fall/Winter Release Celebration!

Welcome to day two of the Impression Obsession Fall/Winter Celebration! Each day during the celebration (July 15th - July 17th ), you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am. Every single blog will have a $25 gift certificate to give away for the event - so the more you comment through our Release Celebration the more chances to win! All comments for all of the event days will be open until Sunday July 19th at midnight CT. All winner will be announced on Tuesday July 21th.

All of the new stamps and dies are available now! You can find them all HERE

Greetings friends.  I shared Halloween cards yesterday, so today I want to focus on Christmas.  If you make Christmas cards, have you started yours yet?  For my first card, I am sharing something that came together really quickly.  I started with a 140lb piece of watercolor paper and dabbed it into a puddle of Colorburst powders (watercolor powders) that had been spritzed with water.  I set that aside and let it dry.  If you were making lots of cards, I would watercolor full sheets of watercolor paper and then cut them into pieces to make cards.

Next, I cut out the snowflake in white cardstock, added it on top of the white strip of paper and cut out two trees from two different colors of green cardstock.  I saved the inside branches of the tree when I cut out the die, colored them with Copic markers that coordinated and then glued them back into the trees.

As a finishing touch, I added a sentiment that comes from a large collection of Christmas words and then added a few rhinestones to the snowflake.

Impression Obsession Items Used:
Snowflake Frame DIE1033-O
Three Trees DIE1038-E
Sentiment from clear set called Christmas Words CL1044

I know Christmas is about more than cookies, but I must confess to being partial to the cookies!  I love the new baked cookies die.  How cute is it?!  I also really like the new sentiment that pairs well with it.

Tips for using the cookies die...  I cut out the cookies using kraft colored cardstock and then shaded the edges lightly with a brown colored pencil to give them a bit of dimension.  The die adds little dots to the cookies to look like chips, but I went ahead and dotted the cookies with a brown micron pen to make them show up really well.  I used the dots created by the die as a die and then added a dot of color to each one.

For the background, I used the Damask Cover a card stamp.  It had leftover die-based ink on it, so I spritzed it with water to reactivate the ink and then stamped it on the paper.  Because I used just a little bit of watered-down ink, the background has a softer look than full-strength ink.  You could also use a patterned paper for the background.

Impression Obsession Items Used:
Baked Cookies DIE1004-S
Sentiment from clear set called Sweater Weather CL1037
Damask Cover a Card CC081

Speaking of cookies...how about Mrs Claus with a cookie?  I often see good Santa stamps, but not as many with Mrs Claus.  She was a lot of fun to color.  I stamped her onto 140lb watercolor cardstock with Versafine ink and then colored her with Zig Clean Color markers and a waterbrush.  I also stamped my plaid background the same way and then colored it with coordinating markers.  It would be a lot faster to use patterned paper, but I didn't have anything that matched, and one of the nice things about making your own backgrounds is that you can customize them any way that you want.

Impression Obsession Items Used:
Mrs. Santa E12300
Dotted Argyle Cover a Card CC175

Thanks for stopping by to see my Christmas cards. I hope to see you tomorrow!

List of today's participating designers:

Angela Bode 

Anna Wight 

Daniela Dobson

Dina Kowal 

Giovana Smith

Ilina Crouse 

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher 

Laura Williams 

Lynda Pleckan 

Susan Wymer 

Vicki Garrett 

Impression Obsession Die Cut Obsession

Greetings fiends.  I wanted to share a card today highlighting one of the Impression Obsession dies.  If you would like to see a list of all the designers with die-cut card samples today, you can find a list over on the Impression Obsession blog.

Anyone else feel like they have been more prickly lately?  I'm just hoping I don't need to make a batch of these cards. 

Impression Obsession has a new die set with an assortment of cacti and pots that looks like this:

I chose the cactus and pot I wanted and then added them to a background I created by placing watercolor paint at the top of some 140lb watercolor paper and let drip down the front.  I spritzed it with a little extra water so that the paint would become a bit fainter and disperse more.  I wanted to make sure that my die and sentiment would show up over the background.  For the bottom of the card, I added a bit of brown chalk to create a ground.

Don't forget that tomorrow is the last day of the Impression Obsession sale in case there is any die or stamp you have been wanting to get:

                                                                

Impression Obsession Items Used:
Potted Cactus DIE985-X
Prickly B5698