Celebrating!

Hello, it's an exciting week here as we prepare for the wedding of our firstborn!  One thing I love about the art of cardmaking is that I can tailor my card to the recipient.  My future daughter-in-law loves daisies so I created a unique card for her.  

For a look at the full card and all the details head on over to the My Sweet Petunia Blog!  

  

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The Black Original MISTI is in my house and at the store! You can find it HERE!

Also used in the making of this card:

Mini MISTI (sentiment stamping)

Cut-Align

Double Dip Notes

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look!

 

Give Thanks - Day 2 - IO October Kit Hop & Giveaway

Welcome to the October Limited Edition Kit Blog Hop!

I hope you enjoyed yesterday's projects. The October kit is a fabulous kit to add to your Fall and Thanksgiving collection! If you missed it there is still plenty of time to comment, simply scroll down or click HERE for yesterday's post!

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   For today's card, I ink blended a colorful background.  Next, I stamped one of the images from the October Limited Edition Kit on a Postage Cut background.  

You can see both this month's kit and last month's Pooh Bear Kit HERE.  

Blog Hop Details!

October 1st & 2nd the Impression Obsession Team is sharing projects with the NEW October Limited Edition Kit. A list of participants can be found on the Impression Obsession Blog each day.

We will be giving away TWO Impression Obsession Grab Bags for the event - the more you comment through the Kit Release Celebration the more chances you have to win!

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Friday, October 7th at 8pm CT. All winners will be announced on Sunday, October 9th on the Impression Obsession Blog.

Today's Blog Hop Stops:

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Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Autumn Blessings - IO October Kit Hop & Giveaway

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Hello and welcome to the October Limited Edition Kit Blog Hop!

The October Kit is a beautiful celebration of Fall!  

In addition to the October Kit, I also used the Quilted Frame Die on this first card.

I made a background by randomly stamping the two single leaves.  In addition to the October Kit, I used the Butterfly & Scallop Frame and the Crazy Stitched Set.

October 1st & 2nd the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW October Limited Edition Kit. You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day.

We will be giving away TWO Impression Obsession Grab Bags for the event, so the more you comment through our Kit Release Celebration the more chances to win!

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Friday, October 7th at 8pm CT

All winners will be announced on Sunday, October 9th on the Impression Obsession Blog

Impression Obsession Blog

Laura Williams
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher

Thanks so much for taking a look!  

All About Pie

Hello, this week's Free 4 All Challenge is Sweet Treats.  For my sweet treat, I am going with strawberry pie.  I couldn't resist randomly stamping types of pie from the Pie Sayings set in the background.  I used IO Tan ink for the background counter and pie types.  The pie is made with the Slice of Pie die.  We would love it if you stopped by the challenge and played along!  

Thanks so much for taking a look!

 

Happy Fall

It's Watercolor Wednesday and we are painting warm gold wreaths this week.  I am going with my first attempt this time as we are very busy at our house preparing for a wedding!  Overall, I love this wreath.  It has a few leaves I am not happy with but the experience was very relaxing.  I can't wait to paint more. After painting my wreath, I used the Mini MISTI to add a sentiment from Fall Sayings by IO.  I find the MISTI to be invaluable when stamping on watercolor paper!

 If you would like to join us stop by the Watercolor Challenge at SCS!

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look!

More Than Pie - Favorites Day at Impression Obsession

Hello, it's time for the Impression Obsession Team to share favorites of the month.  I love the new Slice of Pie die and the Pie Sayings set.  The sentiment set does a great job covering everyone's favorite pie and it's easy to make pie when you have the die!  

Make sure to stop by the Impression Obsession Blog for links to the Team Favorites!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

 

Stencil Joy - Impression Obsession Product Focus

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This month's Product Focus is Stencils!  Stencils can add a lovely background to a project or take center stage.  Stencils are THE focus of my projects today!

Firstly is the Ornament Branch stencil which includes three ornaments. I carefully covered all the cut-outs not needed.  Then I ink blended each element to create my scene.     

Next is the lovely Layered Dahlia Stencil.  I really enjoyed using this one.  It was a lot of fun adding dimension to a single-layered card with just stencils!  To finish off the card I used the Colorful Sayings stamp and Rounded Rectangle Layers die.

Stop by the Impression Obsession Blog to see all the Product Focus projects!  

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a look!

Changing Seasons - IO September Release & Giveaway Day 2

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Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the IO September Release & Giveaway!   You can find the giveaway details posted below!

I cannot lie, I love coffee cup images so I am in love with Nola's Pumpkin Spice stamp set!  I can even fussy cut the coffee cups, LOL.  If you have read my posts you know, I am not big on fussy cutting. 

I colored the coffee cups and then dug through my background stash.  I was psyched to find the watercolor wash in the perfect colors!   Lastly, I framed the Fall coffee with the Large Frame Die.   

Next, I am switching seasons to Christmas, my favorite!  The new Colorful Seasons Sentiment stamp includes all the seasons plus a few everyday sentiments!   I used the new Winter Fun Paper pack and dies for a fun winter layered look. The dies featured here are, Scalloped Oval Tag, 

 Stitched SL Layers and the Country Snowflake. 

On September 15th & 16th, the Impression Obsession Team is sharing new projects from the September Release!  The new goodies include stamps, dies, stencils, and paper packs!

You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day.

For a look at all the NEW at IO stop by HERE.  :)

We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession Gift Certificates

for the event, so the more you comment through our Release Celebration the more chances to win!

 

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Tuesday, September 20th at 8pm CT

All winners will be announced on Wednesday, September 21st on the Impression

 Obsession Blog.

Impression Obsession Blog

Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams

Thanks so much for stopping by!