Monday, July 28, 2014

IMPRESSION OBSESSION 2014 FALL/WINTER RELEASE~ DAY 1


Impression Obsession is celebrating their 2014 Fall/Winter release with a Blog Hop! We will be sharing beautiful new stamps and giving away Gift Certificates. 
 You will find a list of the participating DT members  on the IO Blog every morning starting at 6am EST. Visit each blog daily to see some amazing designs and leave a comment. 
The hop will run from Monday July 28 and will go through Friday August 1st. Each day a blog will be chosen randomly and a winner is chosen from the comments on that blog at 10pm CT. The winner will be posted the next day on the IO Blog.

Two prizes will be awarded on the last day of the hop. One will be for Friday's comments and another will be chosen from all the comments left throughout the week.
So, if you missed a day or time deadline your comments will still count for a chance to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate.

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

Let's get hopping with todays blogs!
Impression Obsession Blog
Karen Amidon...that's me!

CAT IN THE HAT!

I love making Halloween cards and this Gary Robertson , "Cat in the Hat Jack", image was definitely calling me! His drawings have such fabulous detail and I love his shading! This stamp is available in the IO Store Now!


I have stamped the image twice, fussy cut the pumpkin and cat for added dimension and colored with Copics. A few of the leaves that surround the base of the pumpkin are also fussy cut and raised.


The "cat claws" and border were from the inside strip of the Border Duo 1 Die Set.



These are the Copics that I used.

The more blogs you visit each day and leave a comment...the better chance you will have to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate!
Thanks for looking and see you tomorrow for more of this exciting new release!
  • Stamps: Impression Obsession- Cat in Hat G1967
  • Dies: Border Duo 1 DIE017-V
  • Papers: Neenah- solar white, G45 Eerie Tale, Bazzill
  • Other: Copics, Collall, Mini Perfect Layers, foam tape, silk ribbon, twine, black pearls


82 comments:

  1. I love Halloween too and your Cat in the Hat stamp card is perfect for the spooky season!

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  2. Fun image and super colors! Halloween is my favorite time for crafting.

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  3. WOW, that has detail. That is beautiful.

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  4. Your card is amazing and should be in a frame. Great colouring and all the little details make it so special. i like the big bow to finish it off. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  5. Very cool, yes, this is framable! Awesome colours and I love the how you used the borders,

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  6. Wow! I love everything about this card....the image, the matting, the colors, the border, bow, the paper choices, etc. Just perfect!

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  7. Gorgeous Halloween card :D

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  8. I really like your creative use of the die. That bow with the purple twine makes a great embellishment.

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  9. Oh I LOVE that image, puts me in the mood to make Halloween cards!!

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  10. What a fun card! I'm a cat fanatic so I love the stamp! Beautiful colouring!

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  11. The coloring in this card is what sets this card apart from others. Great job!

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  12. What a cute card. Love your colors, very pretty. That cat pumpkin is adorable.

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  13. Such detail on this stamp, love the coloring. What a unique way to use the die. I will be looking at my dies a lot differently now.

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  14. What a cool image! You colored it beautifully. I like those little black, clip-like accents on the left side as well.

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  15. wow - this is awesome! Love the colors -- perfect Halloween card !

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  16. I have one of the older cat & jack-o-lantern stamps but can see I need to update my collection with this really cool stamp. Love the idea of creating the claws from a border punch.

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  17. Fabulous coloring Karen! Thx for the chance to win!

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  18. Love the cat face pumpkin. Very cute Halloween card.

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  19. Adorable Stamp & love the coloring!

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  20. What a beautiful Halloween card!

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  21. What a fun Halloween card. Loved your idea with the die.

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  22. Too cute!! I love it!! Have to get this stamp!

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  23. Such detail and coloring - great job.

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  24. What a cool card! Very creepy. LOL

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  25. Halloween cards are some of my most favorite to make and this stamp is wonderful. I LOVE it! Great card design to show off the stamp.

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  26. Wow! I don't usually care for Halloween cards but this is fab!

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  27. Creepy Halloween card which will be loved by many. Love the touches on the side with the cat claws. Very creative.

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  28. Very cute! Halloween will be here before you know it!

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  29. Great colouring. What a versatile die that border duo is!

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  30. What a greay Halloween card. I just love it. Beautiful coloring.

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  31. Such a cute card!!

    Faith in Florida

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  32. I always love Gary Robertson! Your card is excellent and the image is divine - it was one of the first to really catch my eye when I was looking through the new stuff! Can you ever have too many Halloween stamps?

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  33. How cute is that?! Love your use of the inside die cut edge for claws! Love this card!

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  34. Great Halloween card! I love the black ribbon!

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  35. Love Gary Robertson designs and what you have done with this image. Great choice of colours for Halloween!

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  36. Awesome card-love the image. And your cat's claws . . . simply brilliant touch!

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  37. Amazing colouring, love the cat in the hat!

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  38. Love those colors and your coloring!

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  39. Love the fussy cutting/dimension you added and wonderful coloring!

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  40. This is stunning, the coloring is amazing.

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  41. Great Halloween card! Love the coloring - just beautiful!!

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  42. What a fun card. The cat jack-o-lantern cracks me up.

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  43. Amazing card - wonderful coloring and I love the image.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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  44. Yayy, a halloween card! Love gary robertson images. And I love the purples in the sky that you created. Great job, great design! Thank you for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  45. This is a cute stamp and a wonderful card too.

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  46. I think this is my favorite on the blog hop so far. Great job coloring this wonderful image.

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  47. What a cute stamp! I love the Cat in the Hat in the Pumpkin! Beautiful job on the card - it looks spooky and lovely at the same time.

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  48. I absolutely love this. I love the textures and colours. Everything. Nice job

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  49. Fabulous Halloween card. Love the colors and the layout.

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  50. I love Halloween Card!! Just love this kitty and pumpkin.

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  51. A great Halloween card and what a good idea to make use of the negatives from your die cut borders!

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  52. FAbulous coloring of this scary image!

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  53. WOW! Fabulous colouring and the layering adds so much!

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  54. Awesome fall card! Love that pumpkin and kitty design!

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  55. Love your coloring and that Cat in the Hat Stamp.

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  56. I'm so glad to see a Halloween card, I am always searching for ideas since I send out cards for this occasion and not many people has started showing their cards yet. Yours is just perfect! Thanks

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  57. Halloween is my fav holiday and your card ROCKS! Love the stamps, coloring, design. :)

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  58. WOWOWOWOWOWOWOOW!! AMAZING!! I LOVE this!! Such a BEAUTIFUL Design!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

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  59. LOVE the border! Amazing card!!

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  60. Love this Karen! Great way to showcase the new stamps!

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  61. What a great new stamp...and a fabulous design as well....my list is ever growing!!

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  62. What a great stamp!

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  63. I love, love, love Halloween cards!

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  64. Love it - thanks for the inspiration!

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  65. Gorgeous, fun card! This card makes me smile. I love the cat in the hat books. Thank you for sharing this beautiful card today.
    Jacquelene L
    Canada

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  66. A beautiful card. And love the stamp.

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  67. Love Cat in the Hat Jack! Of course I am a crazy cat lady. Nice card.

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  68. Wow! Beautiful coloring on this adorable kitty Halloween card!

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  69. Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing!

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  70. I hate getting behind on hopping, but it is always so much fun getting caught up when I get HERE!~! How cute and scary fun!!

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