Friday, August 1, 2014

IMPRESSION OBSESSION FALL/WINTER NEW RELEASE ~ BLOG HOP DAY 5!


It's day 5 and the last day of the Impression Obsession Fall/Winter new release hop. Gift Certificates are still being given out and inspiring ideas are still being shared!
Two prizes will be awarded on todays hop. One will be for today's comments and another will be chosen from all the comments left throughout the week.
If you missed a day or time deadline your comments will still count for a chance to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate!
Both of today's (Friday) winners will be announced on the IO Blog, Saturday, August 2nd.

You can find all the details here on the IO Blog.  

Here are your blogs for today 
Karen Amidon...that's me!


PEAR WITH A FRENCH FLAIR!


For my last card of the hop I have used another Alesa Baker design. 
The Print Pear has beautiful script and shading on it. After fussy cutting and coloring the Pear with my Copics I used several layers of UTEE on it.
The French Script stamp was die cut and edged with a Krylon 18kt gold leafing pen. For the background I have used the Canvas Cover-a-Card and stamped with Distress Ink in Linen. I've repeated the gold leaf edging on some of the layers.
I love cards to have texture, layers and a nice weight to them. I've embellished with a strip of muslin, silk, twine, pearls and buttons.

All the new stamps are available NOW!
Thanks for looking and hope that you have enjoyed the hop!

  • Stamps: Impression Obsession- Print Pear D9418, French ScriptH9396, Canvas CC073
  • Ink: VersaMark, Distress Ink- Linen
  • Papers: Neenah-ivory, Bazzill
  • Other: Copics, Ranger- UTEE, Krylon- 18kt Gold Leafing Pen, Mini Perfect Layers, Bow Easy, Scor-tape, foam tape, shaped die, sheered muslin, silk, twine, pearls, buttons


58 comments:

  1. Love how you colored and glossed the pear, as well as all the design details. Great card! :)

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  2. Eileen L. said...

    Lovely card. Love that script stamp a lot and your pear came out pretty. Everything including
    the colors looks so gorgeous together.

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  3. Love the perfectly tied bow and the frayed ribbon, gives your pretty card a nice, rustic touch.

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  4. What a great background stamp, very elegant.

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  5. Love pears! I was hoping they'd make a come back! Very pretty details and colors! Tfs

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  6. Inspired card with the french script behind the pear.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  7. Wow! Your card is great and that pear is beautiful.

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  8. Awesome card!!

    Faith in Florida

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  9. Very pretty. I've enjoyed your projects this week.

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  10. I love this card, the pear stamp is just lovely!

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  11. WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!! This card is AMAZING!! =) I LOVE your Design and all of the added details!! Your coloring is BEAUTIFUL!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing ALL week your Creations have ALL been AWESOME!! =) Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

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  12. Your card is so elegant! I love the colouring on the pear and the UTEE makes it look like it was glazed ceramic in the photo. The French script and the beautiful bow look so lovely with it.
    Thank you so much for sharing your lovely work! :)

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  13. This card has such a natural and arty feel to it. So stunning!

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  14. The whole card is just beautiful - well done!

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  15. Really like how you colored the pear! Great card!

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  16. Lovely card--I like the script and the linen strip.

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  17. I love this! That script is the perfect touch to a great card design. Looks awesome!

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  18. OMGoodness! This card is FABULOUS !! Love EVERYTHING about it!

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  19. Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous! Love using pears for fall!

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  20. Lovely script, lovely pear and my favourite canvas texture! The design is great and the card beautiful.

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  21. Love this french script stamp! And the pear is beautiful!

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  22. Love the handwriting stamp, how you colored the pear and got all that depth.

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  23. Love the pear stamp and your coloring of it. The canvas cover-a-card looks like material. All the embellishments are perfect for this card.

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  24. Love the strip of linen on your card. What really caught my eye first was how beautifully you colored the pear. Such gorgeous rich colors. Great job.

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  25. Beautiful card. The colors, layers, bow--Wow!

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  26. Beautiful card. So simple but elegant

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  27. Great card! All the elements work together so well.

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  28. Stunning card. Love all the fine details. The pear is gorgeous and so is the background.

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  29. very elegant card... lots of embellies which I love!!

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  30. That pear is gorgeous and I love the bow!

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  31. Lovely card. Love the pear with the buttons and the bow.

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  32. Great card! Love your ribbon detail. And your coloring of the pair is wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  33. Tres chic! :) Love the muslin and the buttons on it.

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  34. beautiful texture,an beautiful colors, makes a beautiful picture. Love it.

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  35. Wow, love the gold leaf pen that edges the paper. Beautiful. Unique combo of textures.

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  36. Love this card! The new Pear Text stamp is beautiful (and is already on my wish list), and you have coloured it to perfection.

    Roz M

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  37. Wow! I love this card. The pear against the script is fabulous.

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  38. So many interesting details on this card. I love the background stamp, but especially the colouring on the pear. A great idea to add UTEE after colouring.

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  39. Beautiful card! I love the rich coloring and that gorgeous bow to embellish the card!

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  40. Oh, I love your card, so romantic and lovely.

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  41. Love the texture on your card, both real and stamped.

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  42. Love this card. The background is awesome and I love the pear, too! Great technique.

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  43. Great card! Love the gold edging & that awesome pear.

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  44. Gives me a total feeling of being in France - I love it!

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  45. Such a lovely card, Karen. Your pear is so beautifully coloured - spectacular! I'm sure the photo doesn't do justice to this card. Covering the pear with UTEE is a fabulous idea - I must remember to do this sometime soon. I just adore the gold leaf edging and all of your attention to detail. Kudos!

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  46. Love how you colored the pear. Great backgrounds.

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  47. great card all those ribbons and the stamps are just fab!
    I saw all the new stuff coming up at CHA atlanta it was nice
    bibiana

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  48. A beautiful card. I am floored at the beautiful coloring of the pear. Nice layout.

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  49. Karen, this card is gorgeous! Love your colors on your pear and I really think that must be the world's most perfect bow! Just beautiful! :)

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  50. Oh my, Karen, this is absolutely lovely! Wonderful use of the Canvas and Script! Your colors are so pretty and the burlap, buttons, and ribbon are beautiful against the wonderful pear!!

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