PaperLilies and Ink: May 2017

Thursday, May 18, 2017

IMPRESSION OBSESSION NEW CHALLENGE!

Hope you enjoyed the last three days filled with great new designs from IO and the DT. There is still time to leave comments for chances to win!
Find all the details on the Impression Obsession Blog.

Welcome to Impression Obsession's challenge, Animal Friends!

Get creative using IO's stamps and dies for a chance to win!

New to playing in challenges? It's easy. You can find all the details you need here on the

IO Blog.

Did I mention that there was a $25 IO Gift Certificate up for grabs? Well, play along in our challenge and it just might be your lucky day!

Here's some critter fun from the IO girls!

Daniela Dobson

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Jeanne Streiff

Jenny Gropp

Karen Amidon...that's me!

Laura Fulcher

Vicki Garrett

Ilina Crouse

Kelli Hull

A feathered friend!

Aren't these the cutest?!!

New from Dina Kowal are these wacky fluffy chicks with quirky sentiments.

E13558 Fluffy Chicken 2

C13557 Embellish Life

DIE262-Y Spring Wreath

You can help but smile when you are coloring these images!

E13559 Fluffy Chicken 1

B13565 Not Weird

DIE291-WW All-in-One Frames Rectangle 2

Thanks for looking!

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

IMPRESSION OBSESSION SPRING/SUMMER RELEASE HOP! Day 3

NEW
INKS, STAMPS and DIES
OH MY!

Welcome to the Impression Obsession 2017 Spring/Summer Release Hop! We have some beautiful new stamps and dies to share AND a Gift Certificates to give away!

The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST May 15th - May 17th. Visit the 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!!!

Comment entries will be open until 9pm CT on Sunday May 21st and all winners will be announced May 22nd.

Good luck!
Anna Wight
Daniela Dobson
Dina Kowal
Ilina Crouse
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kelli Hull
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett

The IO Summer Die release has so many great designs. Everything from nautical, fancy corners, fun shapes, and cover dies.

I have chosen the Dragonfly and Cattails die to make this easy card.

One pass throughout the die cut machine and voila`!

The background was created using Distress Oxide Inks.

DIE543-YY Dragonfly and Cattails

The Lighthouse Circle is perfect for making a shaker card.

The BG clouds were created by making a stencil with the Clouds Die and Pan Pastels.

DIE548-Z Lighthouse Circle

DIE068-A Clouds

Thanks for looking and good luck on the hop!

Join us tomorrow for a new IO challenge!

SERENDIPITY STAMPS MAY HOP #2

Welcome to the second half of Serendipity Stamps May Blog Hop.

Play along in the hop for a chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to the Serendipity Store!

One lucky commenter will be chosen at random to win. The more blogs that you comment on the better your chances!

You can leave comments from Wednesday through Sunday and Mary will announce the winner on Monday.

Miriam Napier

Karen Amidon...that's me!

Patti Kehl

I have made a set of three cards using Serendipity's stamps, dies and Distress oxide Inks.

SEA HORSE 994D

FRIENDS DIE 085DD

FLOWER POPS CLING SET 1304QCL

HAPPY DIE 026ED

SHELLS CLING SET 638QCL

SEASONS DIES 083ND

There is still time to order the May Stamp of the month – 50% off

Simple Flowers Cling Set

Thanks for looking!

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

IMPRESSION OBSESSION SPRING/SUMMER RELEASE HOP!

NEW

INKS, STAMPS and DIES

OH MY!

Welcome to the Impression Obsession 2017 Spring/Summer Release Hop!
We have some beautiful new stamps and dies to share AND Gift Certificates to give away!

The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST May 15th - May 17th. Visit the 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!!!

Comment entries will be open until 9pm CT on Sunday May 21st and all winners will be announced May 22nd.

Good luck!

TODAY'S HOP LIST

Anna Wight

Daniela Dobson

Dina Kowal

Ilina Crouse

Jeanne Streiff

Jenny Gropp

Karen Amidon...you are here!

Kelli Hull

Laura Fulcher

Vicki Garrett

Kittie Caracciolo

Have you heard?

Impression Obsession has their own line of hybrid inks! The color groupings are wonderful making them perfect for using with layering stamps!

Dina Kowal has designed this fabulous Sketched Rooster.

The yummy ink colors used here are Canary, Orange and Cherry.

To showcase this beauty, the All-in-One Frames Rectangle were used. I stamped the Scribble Checkerboard Cover-a-Card onto the frame using IO's Black ink.

The Rooster here was stamped in Goldenrod, Orange and Cherry.

Check out the image that was stamped on this frame..it's NEW! The beautiful Cover-a-Card is called Wallflowers.

IO PRODUCTS

WP755 Sketched Rooster

CC285 Wallflowers

CC199 Scribble Checkboard

DIE291-WW All-in-One Frames Rectangle

INKS

Canary

Goldenrod

Orange

Cherry

Black

Thanks for looking and see you back tomorrow!

Monday, May 15, 2017

IMPRESSION OBSESSION SPRING/SUMMER RELEASE HOP!

NEW

INKS, STAMPS and DIES

OH MY!

Welcome to the Impression Obsession 2017 Spring/Summer Release Hop! We have some beautiful new stamps and dies to share AND Gift Certificates to give away!

The more blogs you visit … the better chance you will have to win!!!

Comment entries will be open until 9pm CT on Sunday May 21st and all winners will be announced May 22nd.

Good luck!

HOP LIST:

Kittie Caracciolo
Dina Kowal
Ilina Crouse
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon...you are here!
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett

Dina Kowal has created several designs using succulents. I love the arrangement of these plants in the worn boot! The background layer was made using her Cover-a-Card Succulent stamp and Distress Oxides.

G13551 BOOT SUCCULENTS

CC286 SUCCULENT

A9968 FRIENDS