Ring in the New Year & a Beary Christmas

Hello! Happy New Year! I am ringing in the New Year with this sweet card, and below, you will also find this month's SCS Fan Club Christmas card. The Fan Club has a unique Christmas Challenge all year long. We have a fantastic team that brings new challenges once a month. This is a great way to get ahead for next year. So, let's first talk about this sweet New Year card!

I hope you have a lovely New Year's Day and can keep some of that spirit going throughout the year!  

Because my husband has a very odd schedule, I am ringing in the new year with just one glass! But that's ok, we have plans for his 3-day weekend!  :)  I liked the idea of a party, so I featured 6 glasses on this card. Maybe a mythical toast with our kids and their new spouses.  :)  

I kept this relatively simple using the Ring in the New Year stamp set and the Small Layered Bow die set.  

I made a card with the cute Cocoa Bear for the Fan Club January Christmas Challenge. The sentiment is from Bear Sayings and was stamped on a Rounded Corner Sentiment Banner. The snowflakes came from the Christmas Cookies set. The background paper is from Christmas Doodles. For the scarf, I  used a scrap from Deck the Halls. Doesn't he look snazzy? Lastly, I framed the whole thing with the Large Frame.       

Thanks so much for looking!  

Happy New Year! I wish I could give you all a real hug!  

 

Hearts & More IO December Release & Hop Day 2

Hello, welcome to Day 2 of the IO December Release!

First, a little note: Cocoa Bear is back in stock!  I used him on this card to send healing hugs!  The sentiment is part of the new Sending Hugs stamp set.

  

Next, I am featuring the pretty Loopy Heart.  I also used the button die from the new Primitive Heart set.  The sentiment is Relationship Humor.  If you love humor and mild sarcasm, this set is for you! This set also includes some general sentiments, making it a great value. The background paper is from the Basic Plaids paper pack.     

Lastly, I love the New Year's set by Lindsay!  Ring in the New Year is a super cute set.  I like that the signs are blank so we can pen in the new year! And, oh my goodness, it isn't until just this minute that I realize I wrote the wrong year!! It should read 2024!  Sigh.  Oh well.  I might have to use a little whiteout!  LOL. I paired the scene with a very NON-New Year paper, Vintage Coffee.  I also used the Crazy Stitched Set for my image layer.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Scallops and Postage Cuts for IO Die-Cuts Day

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Hello!  It's Die-Cut Day at Impression Obsession and I have a couple of cards to share!  First up is a fun New Year card!  I used the Cute Scalloped Rectangles as a fun design element and base for Ring in the New Year. The Summer Bouquet flowers remind me of fireworks so I added a couple as embellishments. 

I have to sneak in another Christmas card before the 2020 Christmas season is over so I stamped the adorable Stocking and pup on a Postage Stamp Cut.  The background was made with the Sweater Knit Cover A Card stamp.  The stocking set is so fun because there are 2 stockings to choose from and there are three different fillers! It's a great value regularly but right now it's even better because it's on sale!

Stop by the Impression Obsession Blog for a full list of all the DT participating in this week's Die Cut Showcase!

Before you go check out the cool sale IO is currently having!  Both the Sweater Stamp and the Stockings are included in the sale along with much more!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and if I don't have another post in between, HAPPY NEW YEAR to you!

 

     
   

     

       

 
 

Impression Obsession Day 3 Fall/Winter Release & Giveaway

Welcome to Day 3 of the IO Fall/Winter Release!  For this last day of the release, I am featuring all winter projects.  I don't know why I get such pleasure from creating winter and Christmas cards but I do!  First up are this adorable truck and pine!  I used the truck for Christmas but it certainly is not limited to a Christmas project! 

With this card, I am creating along with this week's Free 4 All Challenge to make a "country-themed" card.  

Cute Truck

Large Pine

Merry Christmas

Next up is this darling Rainbow Snowman.  I created the snowy background by stamping the Slant Background on black cardstock with white ink.  I love how this turned out and I plan to create more cards that feature winter night with this background!  The sentiment is Warm My Heart.

I don't know about you, but I am done with 2020!  I am ready to ring in a New Year with Goals and Plans!  Winter Girl is also thinking ahead with dreams and plans of a bright future with the help of the Stitched Speech Borders.

And my final project are these absolutely adorable Suit Tags!  These are absolutely the cutest tags and so much fun to make!  I made them into a Christmas Suit but change the colors and they can be used for any occasion!  These are the easiest tags I have ever made!

The Impression Obsession Fall/Winter Celebration starts today! Each day (July 15th - July 17th ) you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am. 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 Sunday, July 19th at midnight CT. All winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 21st.

The best part is that you don't have to wait for the last day of the Release to shop, All of the new stamps and dies are available now! You can find them HERE!

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Anna Wight

Daniela Dobson

Dina Kowal

Ilina Crouse

Giovana Smith

Laura Fulcher

Jeanne Streiff

Susan Wymer

Laura Williams

Lynda Pleckan

Vicki Garrett

Thanks so much for stopping by! I have loved reading your comments!

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Impression Obsession Challenge

It's time for a new Impression Obsession challenge. 

Holiday Greetings (any holiday)

For my Holiday Greetings card, I am featuring the Curly Ribbon stamp and gold embossing to create a New Years card.  I adore this Curly Ribbon stamp!  Simply change the color and you have a card for any occasion!  I framed my ribbon in black using the Rectangle 6 -1 Frames die.  The sentiment is from the Skinny Words set which includes eight sentiments for many occasions.  The center of the ribbon is a large brown gem which did not match my gold ribbon so I dipped it in Versamark ink.  Next, I coated it with embossing powder and heat set.  Isn't that fun?

Now it's your turn! 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 Holiday Greetings card.   The winning project will be chosen at random and will be showcased on the IO blog!

With this card, I am also playing along with the SCS, WT719 Challenge to use Bling!

Here's a look at all of today's featured products:

      Curly Ribbon                                         Skinny Words

Rectangle 6 -1 Frames die.

Happy New Year's with Red Rubber Designs

Hello, friends!  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!  I don't know about you but it came and went waaaay too quickly for me.  

With Christmas behind us it's time to ring in a new year, with that in mind I decided to create a New Year's card with stamp sets from Red Rubber Designs. 

Please head on over to Red Rubber Designs blog and check out what I created with Holiday Wishes  and Lotsa Dotsa

Today's Features:

Lotsa Dotsa

Holiday Wishes