IMPRESSION OBSESSION CHALLENGE!

Welcome to the No Pattern Paper Challenge! 

Stamp a background using a favorite Impression Obsession BG stamp and turn it into a card for the chance to win. There will be a $25 IO gift certificate up for grabs to one lucky winner. More info on how to play can be found on the IO BLOG.

Inspiration from the IODT

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Giovana Smith

Ilina Crouse

Jeanne Streiff
Karen Amidon...that's me!
 Kelli Hull
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher

Vicki Garrett

Need a card in a hurry or like to make several to have on hand? 

Using a BG stamp and adding a sentiment or die cut makes it easy!

The NEW Shell Background is filled with detail.

For fun it has been stamped with 3 different ink colors from IO, which will be listed below.

The starfish die cut is from the Shell Set. Distress Oxide ink was used and spritzed with water.

IO Products used:

CC317 SHELL BACKGROUND

DIE077-W SHELL SET

INKP008 COCOA

INKP010 TAN

INKP028 SEAFOAM

Thanks for looking! 

IMPRESSION OBSESSION SUMMER RELEASE HOP!

Welcome to day three of the Impression Obsession 2018 Summer Release Hop!

If you've come from JEANNE SHREIFF you are in the right place. If not, head to the Impression Obsession blog for the start of the hop.

We have some beautiful new stamps to share AND Gift Certificates to give away! The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST May1st – May 3rd. Visit our fabulous IO Design Team’s blogs (only one comment per blog per day 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 on all posts until 9pm CT on Sunday May 6th and all winners will be announced May 7th.

I love sailing and all things nautical! 

Impression Obsession has several nautical stamps in the summer release. The Patrioyatch image is perfect for fussy cutting and adding silicone behind the sails for added dimension. The new Making Waves stamp adds the water grounding!

IMPRESSION OBSESSION STAMPS

B20499 SMOOTH SAILING

E20512 PATRIOYATCH

E20503 MAKING WAVES

INKPO20 SKY BLUE

A flip flop kinda day is the perfect way to start the summer!

IO STAMPS
C19815 KIND OF DAY
B19829 FLIP FLOPS

Your next stop will be
KELLI HULL

Thanks for looking and good luck!

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.

Mary's Blog

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Carol Mayne

Vickie Zimmer

Julie Warner

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!

IMPRESSION OBSESSION-SQUARED

IT'S SO EASY TO BE SQUARE!

Happy Thursday and welcome to Impression Obsession's new challenge, Squared!

Play along by designing with IO stamps or dies for a chance to win a $25 IO gift certificate. It's easy to join in. Create, snap a shot, and link up!
 Need help or new to challenges? All the guidelines can be found on the IO BLOG.

Inspiration from the IO girls

Anna Wight 

Dina Kowal
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon...that's me!
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher

Vicki Garrett

Simple square card!

I needed a quick card this week and what could be easier than stamping a saying!

I have paired up TRUE NORTH along with some stamps from Dina's GRUNGE MAP cling set. I love the repetition of the stamped compass.

The sweet sentiment inside fits nicely with words of encouragement on the front.

Thanks for looking!

IMPRESSION OBSESSION - BOAT PARTY CUPCAKE!

A new impression Obsession challenge starts today and the theme is Party Time! Design something with IO stamps or dies and play along for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate. All the details can be found on the IO Blog.

Party time with the IO girls! 

  Anna Wight 
Daniela Dobson
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett

Impression Obsession has several different yummy cupcake images to color. For this party I am using the new Boat Party Cupcake! Everyone is On Deck for the party! Check out the new All-in-One Frames. To frame the image I have used the Square 2 dies. The star is from the All-in One Circles. I love all the different options you have from the dies! The wheel and anchor from the Mini Nautical Set were die cut 3 times then glued together to give dimension.

The cupcake was stamped twice and one of the images was fussy cut. I curved the fussy cut image and applied a silicone for it to hold it's shape.

 The More Basic Greetings cling set has so many great everyday sayings!

For the inside of the card I have chosen, Birthday Wishes.

Thanks for looking!

• Stamps: Impression Obsession-D16106 Boat Party Cupcake, CL588 Sailing into the Sunset, CL549 More basic Greetings
• Dies: IO-DIE294-YY All-in-One Frames Square 2, DIE299-ZZ All-in-One Frames Circles, DIE184-L Mini Nautical Set, Die123-P Banners and Tails
• Inks: Memento-Tuxedo Black, Nautical Blue, Copics
• Papers: Neenah 110, Bazzill, Taylored Expression-Summer Nights

SERENDIPITY STAMPS CHALLENGE # 44~ MY GUY

It's the start of a new month which means...a new challenge at Serendipity!

 Last month we had "My Girl" so it's only fair that June would be, "My Guy"!

We love seeing your designs and hope that you will play along. One entry will be chosen randomly and as always there is a $20 Serendipity Gift Certificate up for grabs. 

All challenge details can be found here on the SSCB.

The DT is adding texture to our designs along with My Guy as our theme. Before we take a look at what the girls have come up with, we have a guest designer to welcome

Tracey McNeely

Her blog is, In My Creative Opinion

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon...that's me!

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Vickie Zimmer

Tracey McNeely...June Guest Designer

Just look at the beautiful etchings on the Triton Shell stamp. It was stamped in Moonlight White and heat embossed. Serendipity has beautiful letters from the Circle Alphabet and Scrolls Cling Set that I though paired nicely with the shell.

The texture on the white layer is hard to see but It is a deep embossed  woven pattern. Natural jute, enamel dots and paper washi tape adds more texture to my card.

The Bokeh technique was applied on the front as well as the inside. I ran the same woven  embossing folder and then smoothed it by running it through the Vagabond. It still shows the design, but its smooth enough to write on. Speaking of writing...Just a Quick Note is a great, "go to" stamp for touching base with someone!

Here's what Mary picked for the stamp of the month

THE GRILL

Perfect timing to kick off those summer BBQ's!

This stamp will be 50% OFF all month long

Thanks for looking!

• Stamps: Serendipity- 280H Triton Shell, 598FCL Circle Alphabet and Scrolls Cling Set, 251D Quick Note
• Inks: Brilliance-Moonlight White, Hero Arts-Ombre, MFT-Sour Apple,Blue Raspberry, Lawn Fawn Mermaid
• Papers: Neenah 110, Bazzill hw, 
• Other: We R Memory Keepers-Level 1 Woven ef, Little B Washi tape, enamel dots, jute

IMPRESSION OBSESSION ~ NAUTICAL BOX

SUMMER'S END ~ GREAT SAILING BEGINS!

Yay! It's friday and I have another box card to share. A short post with several pictures!

I love sailing and when these nautical dies were released I couldn't wait to play with them!

The Sailboat Dies come as a set of three.

I ran the dies a few times with different colored paper so I could make the sails a different color than the boat bottom.

The fun nautical embellishments, the anchor, wheel, lifesaver and lighthouse are all from the Mini Nautical Set.

On the backside of the lighthouse I used a gold paper so it would show through the lighthouse windows. I added the red paper also.

The waves were made with the Ocean Border Die and  Liquid Appliqué.

I hand cut the flags and fishtails banners and glued them to twine.

As the card folds flat this is what you see!

I tied knots out of twine mimicking the dp.

On the backside of the card I have used the "Hello" die from the Greetings Set. I cut the die twice and shadowed it in navy.

This card is A2 size!

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!

• Stamps: none!
• Dies: Impression Obsession: DIE101-D Ocean Border, DIE184-L Mini Nautical Set, DIE189-C Sailboats, DIE174-W Greetings Set
• Papers:Neenah, Bazzill, Carta Bella-Ahoy There. Bo Bunny-double dots
• Other: Liquid Appliqué, twine 

IMPRESSION OBSESSION-NAUTICAL/ BEACHY!

Ink up your boats, fish, shells and anything else nautical or beachy and join us in the IO challenge. You can find all the guidelines here on the IO blog. Share your new creation with us for a chance to win a $25 GC for the IO online store.

Check out what the girls created

Anna Wight

Daniela Dobson

Dina Kowal

Ellen Taylor~ off this week!

Jeanne Steiff

Jenny Gropp

Karen Amidon~that's me!

Kittie Caracciolo

Laura Fulcher

Vicki Garrett

"Wooden Ships on the Water"...Dating myself with a little Crosby Stills Nash~Lyrics! Ahhhh, the beauty of a ship and look at all the wonderful details this Ship image has by Gary Robertson. I stayed true to his drawing and colored only the image with Copics.

The card base is made with the heavy weight Neenah ivory paper. I've added 2 strips of the colored dp paper on it.

For my layers behind the image I matted the navy paper with the ivory Neenah that I have edged with a Krylon 18kt gold leafing pen. The red was torn and edged with E41 and 42. The blue and ivory ticking was made from the Cover-a-Card Ticking background stamp. I used the awesome Mega Mount curved acrylic block for stamping the image. I've embellished the card with a strip of muslin, jute rope and metal brads.

Thanks for looking!

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for" John Shedd

• Stamps: Impression Obsession- Ship G1956, Cover a Card Ticking CC126
• Ink: Memento- Nautical Blue
• Papers: Neenah- Ivory, Authentique- Abroad
• Other: IO- Mega Mount, Copics, Krylon 18kt gold Leafing Pen, shaped die, foam tape, muslin, jute rope, brads