Thursday, January 10, 2019

Impression Obsession Spring Release Day 4

Here we are on day 4 of the Impression Obsession Spring Release! This fabulous release has everything from cute to serious!  For today's post, I am a little more serious but serious doesn't mean somber!  During the toughest situations, we can find strength and that is what drew me to the sentiments on the cards I am sharing today.

First up I created a wonderful background with the Cover-a-Card stamp, Spirals.  I inked the background with distress inks, then stamped the Spirals with Versamark ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  For the final step, I blotted the background with water to lift some of the ink away. To finish off the card I added the beautiful Serenity sentiment. 

For my next card, I am featuring another large stamp, Boho Mandala.  It is huge and gorgeous!  I sponged Peacock Feathers distress ink on cardstock then stamped the Mandala with Versamark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  For the sentiment, I chose Walking.  I adore this sentiment.  It describes many of my friendships.  We check in with one another daily or weekly.  Figuratively we have linked arms and We Are All Just Walking Each Other Home!

With this card I am playing along with the MIX311 challenge to take something old and make it new!  The gem at the center of the mandala is actually brown!  I coated it with Versamark ink then covered it with Gold EP and heat set.  Old is New!!



I have had so much fun featuring projects from the Spring Release this week!  The release event ends tomorrow so I hope you will be able to join us again tomorrow!  You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog. Every single blog will have a $25 gift certificate to give away for the event - so the more you comment through the week the more chances to win! All comments for all of the event days will be open until Sunday, January 13th at noon CT. All winners will be announced on Monday, January 14th.

All of the new stamps are available now! You can find them HERE!

                             Boho Mandala                                      Walking                                                     

              Spirals                                                 Serenity







39 comments:

  1. Absolutely love the both cards, especially the first card with spirals stole my heart. Thanks for the great inspiration!

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  2. Two more gorgeous card with great sentiments and colours

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  3. I love the golden mandala on the blue. So prettying

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  4. Beautiful cards, beautiful sentiments.

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  5. OH MY! BOTH of your cards look WONDERFUL, Angela! LOVE the SPIRALS & THE COLORS you've used! ;) AND your second card in GOLD is GORGEOUS AS WELL!!! ;)

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  6. Beautiful backgrounds and colors on both of these cards.

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  7. Your mandala card is really pretty. Love the design.

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  8. I'm loving these gorgeous backgrounds with those fab sentiments!

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  9. both cards are so creative - love the sentiments:)

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  10. The mandala card looks very exotic and nice. Good job.

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  11. I ADORE this release and your beautiful work!

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  12. Love the use of colors! I always struggle with how to use large stamps unless they are scenes! Thanks for showing me ways to use these larger stamps. So pretty!

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  13. Lovin' your beautiful cards, great way to use these large images!

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  14. Beautiful cards! I love the Spirals design for your background, and the gorgeous color combo! Pretty Boho Mandala design also!

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  15. Wow, love these. The sentiments are wonderful, and your designs are perfect! Thanks for sharing!

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  16. My favorite prayer, and that other sentiment just makes me veklempt. Beautiful cards.

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  17. Angie, you have made two more fabulous cards. I love the colors on the first one with the spirals.

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  18. So much fun seeing all the new stamps in this release!!! Wonderful!!

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  19. Wonderful, wonderful cards Angie - love the quote on the first one, and what a stunning background you created!
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  20. Love the vibrant colored card, love the color combo in the second card.

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  21. Love both of your cards. The second one is my favorite, love the colors and the sentiment.

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  22. Hi Angie, love the colours you have used in both these cards, just gorgeous.

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  23. Fantastic cards.
    Love the gold on the green
    and the blue/red is great.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  24. Your cards are gorgeous! I really love how you used the Boho Mandala stamp. :)

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  25. Both creations are fabulous! Love the spiral background & the tip on embossing gems is awesome!

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  26. Stunning cards! I’m not that imaginative when it comes to cards but I can copy very well !!

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  27. Need those sentiments and that gorgeous spirals background.

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  28. Wow! I love both of your beautiful cards! But that first one is gorgeous with the Spiral background stamp, the colors are so rich! That Boho Mandala is so pretty too!

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  29. Great cards. Perfect use of backgrounds to really show off the quotes.

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  30. This are both phenomenal! Your have and this whole release our of the park!

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  31. Amazing blending and wonderful card designs! Love the graphic and clean layouts.

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  32. Wow Angie, both of your backgrounds are so stinkin' pretty! I especially love how you used the Spirals CAC!

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