Impression Obsession - Grandmas Rock

Grandmas rock!  It was Grandparents Day yesterday and I sure wish we could have celebrated with the Grandmas!  Sadly one lives all the way down in Louisiana and the other all the way up in Minnesota and we live somewhere in between!  Even though they are so far away they always make sure to show the kids they are loved and thought of.  So I have created a card to let them know they rock at being a Grandma!

It's Die Cut Day at Impression Obsession so I created a base layer from the Crazy Stitched Set.  The flowers and greenery are a combination of the Stitched Flower Bouquet set and the Flower Cart Set. I tucked the flowers into this sweet basket and stamped Grandmas Rock.  

 Today the Impression Obsession designers are creating cards with mostly dies. For a list of all the designers participating in today's Die Cut Obsession check out the  Impression Obsession Blog for links to all the participant's posts!

Also, the winners of the Fall Die Blog hop were announced on yesterday's Impression Obsession post so you can check that out while you are there!

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STAMPtember Celebration - Shake Your Flakes

Hi!  I am delighted to take part in Simon Says Stamp & Picket Fence Studios STAMPtember Collaboration!  Today Simon Says Stamp is featuring Shake Your Flakes This Season by Picket Fence Studios.  It's on sale now while supplies last!  The set includes not one or two snowpeople but five!  It also includes all the fun little items I stamped with my MISTI to create my own background paper.  You know I had to feature the cat and the snowman first!  I colored the cat to look like our Little Bit.

I am also playing along with this week's Inspiration Challenge and found a fun shower curtain as my inspiration.

Next, I chose the darling pups as my focal points.  I used the center cloud in the fabulous cloud stencil and simply brushed on color with my Life Changing Blender Brushes.  I tucked the paper through the cloud opening and just moved the paper up and stenciled more clouds with a softer hand. Then I repeated the steps all the way to the pups. I love that stencil!  

Shop the Simon Says Stamptember Exclusives HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  

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A New Challenge from Impression Obsession - Falling Leaves

I am always excited about challenge days at Impression Obsession because we get to see the designs Impression Obsession fans create!  

I am a huge fan of clean and simple white space so this is a little different for me but I love how it turned out.  I used distress ink on both the card base and the crazy stitched layer.  Next, I splattered a bit of water and dabbed it off with a cloth.  It almost looks like paint splatters but it's not!  My wreath and leaves are the fabulous birch tree circle die set.  Lastly,  I finished off the project with the Thanks word die.

Now it's your turn to play along with the challenge!  Head on over to the Impression Obsession blog to see all the challenge samples from the design team and details on entering the challenge. You can enter to win a $25 gift certificate from IO by linking up your "All About Love" card.   The winning project will be chosen at random and will be showcased on the IO blog!

      

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IO Fabulous Fall Release Celebration & Giveaway Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Impression Obsession Fall Die Release Celebration!

Check the end of this post for all the Hop details!

Well, if you have stopped by my blog very often you know I am cat crazy.  I love every feline I meet including the ornery ones!  So I was excited when I saw these two kitties were included in the Fall Release!  

First I created a Frame  and then I built my scene.   I die cut the branch from the Birch Logs & Twigs set and hung the spider from the BOO die set.  Isn't the crescent moon fun?  It's included in the two kitties set.

  

              

Next up is this super adorable raccoon!  I still had the hearts on my desk from when I created the kittie card and that gave me the idea to add a girl raccoon.  They make a darling couple, don't you think?  The young man is definitely on the right track bringing his girl a bouquet of flowers.  The sentiment is from the Fall in Love stamp set.

This is also in celebration of Asweetjewel at Splitcoaststampers!

         

     Lastly, I have a pretty tag card.  First I die cut the Deckled Tag and then I added the fun wooden disk set.  The flowers are Black-Eyed Susans but I think they make fabulous Christmas flowers too.  Next, I stamped just the Merry from the Merry Christmas sentiment found in the Holiday Words set.  And lastly, I placed the tag on my go-to stitched background die. 

 

       

   

Wow!  I have had so much fun and I hope you enjoyed taking a look at some of the new items in this fabulous Fall release.  Now here's some info on how you can be eligible for a prize!

  

For this two-day hop, you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am and listed in this post below. 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 Thursday, September 5th at midnight CT. All winners will be announced on Friday, September 6th.

Also, the timing of this Release is fantastic because Impression Obsession is having a Labor Day sale and it's good on all of the new dies as well the rest of the store!

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

Impression Obsession Blog
Angela Bode You are Here Anna Wight Your Next Stop

Daniela Dobson
Dina Kowal Giovana Smith Ilina Crouse
Jeanne Streiff Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams Lynda Pleckan
Susan Wymer
Vicki Garrett

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Hanging Ornaments

Hi!  It's the first day of the month and that means it's time for a new Fan Club Christmas Challenge at Splitcoaststampers!

I had so much fun hanging these pretty Nordic Ornaments and Star!  The ornaments look so lovely that all I needed to do was add the Merry Christmas sentiment and that was it!

Right now is a great time to stock up on all your favorite IO products since there is a sale happening!  We are also in the middle of a HOP so if you haven't checked out Day 1 and Day 2, you might want to do so for a chance to win a Gift Voucher to the IO store!

                                     

If you like the Nordic ornament and star you might like these as well!

         

IO Fabulous Fall Release Celebration & Giveaway

Welcome to the Impression Obsession Fall Die Release Celebration!

Check the end of this post for all the Hop details!

There is something so fun about playing with dies.  I think it sort of reminds me of playing with paper dolls but better!  So first up is a cute treat holder.  I am not much of a 3D girl but give me a die that takes all the scoring and measuring out of it and I am IN!  

One thing that aggravates me about purchasing a 3D die online is that sometimes the item looks bigger than it really is so I am going to share with you the dimensions!  The completed basket is approximately 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in at the bottom and 3 1/2 in by 3 1/2 in. As an example of what this basket can contain, (without decorative paper on the inside) it holds 24 mini peanut butter cup treats, 24! Such a great basket size! 

Once I put the basket together I decorated it with a bit of distress ink and the spider from the BOO die set.

Next, I added the wise owl to this amazing pointed tag set.  I took it out of the treat box to show you how the tag comes to a point.  It's such a fun look as a tag and the point helps the tag to sit nicely in a basket! The owl is holding the little banner with the lettering from the BOO die set. 

           

(This project is also for the Inspiration Challenge at SCS)

Next up is this cutie!  I die cut a frame from this beautiful Large Frame set. I adore bows so I was thrilled when I saw this cute bow in the Release!  Then I added the darling deer with a glossy accent nose! And to finish off the card I added Hi!  

(This card was inspired by the Inspiration Challenge at SCS!)

     

For my last project today I created a fun pencil box.  This cute box makes such a fun gift idea for any time of year!  I once again added the Rustic Bow!  What is so cool about the bow is that the top bow is all one piece which makes it so easy to fold over and secure!  I love it!

  

The Impression Obsession Fall Die Release Celebration starts today! Each day (August 31st/September 1st ) you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am and listed in this post below. 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 Thursday, September 5th at midnight CT. All winners will be announced on Friday, September 6th.

Also, the timing of this Release is fantastic because Impression Obsession is having a Labor Day sale and it's good on all of the new dies as well the rest of the store!

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

Impression Obsession Blog Angela Bode You are Here Anna Wight Your Next Stop Dina Kowal Giovana Smith Ilina Crouse
Jeanne Streiff Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams Lynda Pleckan
Susan Wymer
Vicki Garrett

 (Affiliate links used when possible which means when you click a link and order from my link I receive a small commission without any additional cost added to you.  Thanks so much!)