Succulents, fireworks, & a Slimline for March Team Favorites Hop & Giveaway

Welcome to the Impression Obsession March Team Favorites Hop! Today the Impression Obsession Designers are sharing favorite projects from this month’s release with a hop!  A hop means prizes so check below for all the details!

I surprised myself by how much I enjoyed coloring succulents this past month! The background was stamped with the Sweet Succulents Background Stamp. It pretty much makes a card all by itself!  All I added was a Happy Cactus sentiment on a Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner.  

Sweet Succulents

Happy Cactus

Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner

Another background stamp topped my favorites list this month; it's Night Fireworks. I just love how the background can be inked with various inks and the fireworks stay nice and sharp!  I added words from the Hero Words Die Set and a heart from the Layered Heart Die Set. 

Night Fireworks

Hero Words Die

Layered Heart Die Set

This is a fabulous image that makes life super simple when you want to make a card on the go!

Wildflower Hoop

Scalloped Stitched Circles

There are so many more that are my favorites this month but I figured I better bring it to a close so I chose this fun Slimline.  The background is the Slimline Brush and then I stamped the Slimline Jump over the top.  The sentiment is the Life is Good Die set. I can imagine using the brush stroke for so many different backgrounds and the jumpers would be great for reunions, graduations, birthdays, and more!  

Slimline Brush

Life is Good

Slimline Jump

We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession Grab Bags - so the more you comment through our Favorites Hop the more chances to win! Comments will be open until Tuesday, March 29th at 8pm CT. All winners will be announced on Wednesday, March 30th  on the Impression Obsession Blog.

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

Laura Fulcher

Merry Christmas!

From our house to yours, MERRY Christmas!

I am going to keep this short and sweet because if I don't I am going to write my feelings and no one really needs to read those on Christmas!  Hehe!   Instead,  I wish all of my readers a SAFE and HAPPY Christmas!  

I am playing along with the SCS Inspiration Challenge.  At SCS the challenges are up every day which is a beautiful thing for those that love to create every day! 

Featured items on this card:

Fir Trees

Winter Greetings

Mini Woodland Animals

Also, the current IO Sale is Thanks and you can find it HERE!

I love you all and hope this day is special for you!

 

Thanks!

It's the perfect time to say Thank You!  It's my turn to host the Free 4 All Challenge and our theme is Thank You cards or Thanksgiving cards. I went with a thank you card.  

I used the beautiful Desert Silhouette Duo stamp.  I love that this is a two-piece set.  I stamped off the background stamp once to give the lighter appearance.  I think the slim script sentiments are so pretty and add a bit of elegance to a slimline card. 

If you are looking for a sale, the current IO Sale is Deer!  Deer images and dies are included in the sale with no coupon code required. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  

 

Slim Scenes and MISTI Magic!

Hello!  Today, I am over on the MISTI blog with these Slim Scene cards. 

 I pulled out the Birch Tree Slim Scene stamp.  I really like my NEW Original MISTI when stamping a Slim Scene.  If the ink coverage isn't absolutely perfect the first time it's easy to add another layer when utilizing the MISTI.  A fun technique I like to use with the MISTI and a Silhouette stamp is to stamp in a light ink tone and add highlights with a dark ink tone.  To add the dark highlights simply grab a piece of cling wrap and place it around a finger.  Next, tap your finger in the dark ink and randomly add color to the silhouette stamp.  Then, pat the darker ink randomly on the stamp and close the MISTI lid to stamp over the lighter image.  The technique adds interest and texture! 

The MISTI is magic when it comes to stamping multiples! Once the stamp is in the MISTI it's a breeze to create more than one background!  

I love how the gray and black trees turned out! For a pop of color, I die-cut some cardinals and placed them in the trees.  Lastly, I added a Slim Sentiment from Winter Greetings.

Next, I used a light tone of brown for the trees, then added a darker brown using the technique mentioned above.  I created a scene by scattering Mini Woodland Animals among the trees. So cute!  I die cut the layer with the small scallop die, from the SL Die Cutting System Scallop Frames by PFS and lastly, I used the Mini MISTI to stamp the sentiment, Sweet New Year.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

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Impression Obsession Sept. Release Day & Giveaway

Welcome to the September Impression Obsession Release!  This release is packed with beautiful Slim Scenes, Fall flowers, Halloween-themed stamps and dies, plus much more!

Each day (September 6th & 7th) you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog. We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession $25 gift certificates for the event - so the more you comment through the Release Celebration the more chances to win!

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Monday, September 13th at midnight CT. All winners will be announced on Tuesday, September 14th on the Impression Obsession Blog

Best of all you don't have to wait to shop! The September Release is available HERE with no waiting!

I think the Horse Vignette Slim Scene is absolutely stunning so I kept it simple by masking a moon and ink blending the sky.  The sentiment is from Card Sentiments and it fits beautifully on a Rounded Corner Sentiment Die.  I really like the long thin shapes of this die set for sentiments!   

 I created a quirky Slimline with the wonderfully detailed Graveyard Scene in the background. Next, I decked out the Llama, the Cat, and the Wirehair Terrier in Critter Costumes!  I think the costumes are a hoot and so fun that they can be added to any Critter you might already have.  Lastly, I added a sentiment from the Cat Trio set.  

With this card, I am also joining in the fun of celebrating this week's Featured Stamper at SCS!

Also this month we have beautiful fall flower stamps!  Make sure to check out the NEW category for a look at all of them.  I am featuring the Sweet Sunflowers and So Very Grateful on this card.

Make sure to stop by all of the DT blogs and leave a comment for a chance to win!  If you lose your place you can stop back by the Impression Obsession Blog!

Today's hop list:

Ilina Crouse

Jeanne Streiff

Kia Gibson Clapper

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams

Lee Ann Barrett

Vicki Garrett

Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Giovana Smith

While you are shopping you might like to check out the current sale! 

Thanks for stopping by and best of luck on winning a prize!

  

 

  

 

   

  

  

 

New Direction

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Hello!  I am hosting this week's Free 4 All challenge and our team came up with "outside" as our theme.  Everyone is welcome to play along.  We would love for you to join us!  

I made a slimline card with Impression Obsession's Slim Scene Grass Border.  I will admit I got a bit carried away with my distress ink!  I stamped Distress Ink on plastic stamp packaging and spritzed it with water.  Using plastic helps direct the ink easier than dragging cardstock through watery ink on a kraft mat but even so I ended up with green a bit further up than I planned.  I hated to toss the card so I just kept going.  I used the same technique for the sky with a little better control.  I stamped the Scene Birds multiple times and added the Winds of Change Sentiment.  

 Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you are getting some outside time!

   

 

Together an Ocean for Theme Day at Impression Obsession

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This month's Impression Obsession Theme Day is Outside!  

For this Slimline Scene card, I am featuring the water from Water & Sea Oats and the sentiment is Drop Ocean.  

To check out all of the beautiful outside cards the DT has created this month, head on over to Impression Obsession Blog.

I also have a watercolor to share.  I painted the wisteria following a tutorial and added My Prayers from Impression Obsession sentiment!  Impression Obsession has wonderful sentiments for every occasion!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

   

July Impression Obsession Release Day 2 & Giveaway!

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Welcome to Day 2 of the Impression Obsession July 2021 Release Celebration! I hope you found lots to love yesterday!  If today is the first day you have joined the hop, then check out all of the hop details below!

Today, I am featuring some of the new Slimline Scenes!  The IO Slimline Scenes make creating slimline cards easy breezy!

Featured Stamps:

Rays

Sand Castle

Party Animal

Featured Stamps:

Lighthouse

Scene Birds

One Moment

Each day (July 5th & 6th) you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog . We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession $25 gift certificates for the event - so the more you comment through our Release Celebration the more chances to win!

All event days' comments will be open until Monday, July 12th at midnight CT. All winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 13th on the Impression Obsession Blog.

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

Impression Obsession Blog 

Kia Gibson Clapper 

Laura Fulcher 

Laura Williams

Lee Ann Barrett

Vicki Garrett 

Angela Bode

Anna Wight 

Dina Kowal 

Giovana Smith 

Ilina Crouse

Jeanne Streiff 

Thanks for hopping!