A Hippo Sized Thank You!

 Sometimes a simple thank-you card is exactly what’s needed — sweet, heartfelt, and full of charm. Today’s card features one of the most lovable hippos from the Hippo Hooray stamp set by Pajama Crafter Stamps, paired with a soft, love-filled background.

I started by stenciling the In My Heart of Hearts background using pink and red inks. The layered hearts create a gentle backdrop that feels perfect for a gratitude-themed card. To spotlight the focal image, I die cut a circle opening from a separate piece of cardstock and placed it over the stenciled panel.

One of the adorable hippos was stamped, colored, and fussy cut before being nestled inside the circle opening so that the heart-filled background peeks through behind her. A sprinkling of sequins around the circle adds just the right amount of sparkle without overwhelming the design.

To finish the card, I stamped a sweet, heartfelt thank-you sentiment. This card is perfect for sending appreciation, encouragement, or a simple note of kindness. Be sure to stop by the Pajama Crafter Stamps store for these products and so much more!

A Sad Farewell to Impression Obsession

The incredible Impression Obsession Company has supplied the paper crafting community for 25 years! As a DT member, Mitra's generosity truly spoiled me! I had so much fun creating with her fantastic stamps, dies, papers, inks, and stencils! Sadly, tomorrow, December 2nd, is the last day to shop. The store closes at midnight EST.

Thank you, thank you for stopping by with sweet comments and shopping with my Impression Obsession links for the last five or six years! You have made my day again and again!  

I used the Thanks set to make this and it's only $4.80 while supplies last! 

A Big Thanks to you!  Also, the die used on this card!  

Many Thanks express how I feel and it is also the title of this fabulous stamp set!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Happy Monstering - IO August Release Hop

Hello and welcome to the August Impression Obsession Release Hop!  

This first day is all about the August monsters! Please stop by all three days since there is a wide variety of beautiful products this month!  

This post can't contain all the fantastic new items for August, so click HERE to see everything new!

The new Layered Candy Corn Stencil is so much fun to use. This is a 3-layer stencil set that makes a fantastic background. I made a blue monster with the Fuzzy Monster 2 Die and l placed him on a Rounded Rectangle 1 layer. I used the Monster Colors Paper pack for monster body parts. Isn't it fun that the paper looks like fur?! Using the Little Monster stamp set, I stamped the sentiment on the speech bubble.    

This sentiment cracked me up! The Zombie Treats set includes two tombstones and several punny sentiments to stamp on them! The background paper is from the black and white paper pack, Monster Prints. I also used the fun "eek" from the Word Charms Die set and a circle from the Small Tags Die.  

This month's release is not just about monsters, we have back-to-school, Fall sets, and much more! I used the Apple for Teacher stamp set on this last card. I stamped the apple and had fun coloring.  The sentiment is included in the set and I stamped it on a Small Tag.  I used a deep turquoise-blue base and Woodgrain Frame in contrast to the bright red of the apple

This card is also for this week's F4ALL Challenge at Splitcoaststampers.

When & Where

Mark your calendars for August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd to see the Impression Obsession Team's projects featuring NEW August Release products. Every day during the event, the Impression Obsession Blog will have a list of participants.

 Prizes

Two fortunate customers who make an Impression Obsession order during the August Release week (August 1st–7th) will receive an exclusive prize package.

I really appreciate your coming by. I hope the projects today have inspired you.

 

Thank You - Wedding Inspired

Happy Friday! 

This week's Free 4 All Challenge theme at SCS is Wedding Inspired.  I chose my daughter's wedding, of course!  Her wedding day turned out so pretty!  She chose lilac colors for her flower arrangements, cake accent, and linens.  

I would love to say this was a 10-minute card, but it took a terrible card to finally get here!  The first one went in the trash.  I then began hunting through my background stash to see if I had something I could use.  I found this lovely background from a MISTI project back in June 2021!  I really need to make more backgrounds ahead of time because it is such a help when creativity is at a lull.  I added a little strip behind the thank you, which is very close to the linen color my girl chose.  

The items used for this card are from Impression Obsession

Tooled Leather (background stamp)

Happy Cactus (sentiment)

CACs in the Stash - IO Theme Day - Cover-A-Card

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Hi!  This month Impression Obsession's Product Focus is Cover-A-Card stamps.  Impression Obsession's Red Rubber Cover-A-Card images stamp beautifully.  Even the intricate designs stamp crisp without losing any of the fine details.  You can check out the incredible CAC selection by clicking HERE.

First, I placed the Tooled Leather CAC stamp in a MISTI.  Then I inked the stamp with Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron, and Seedless Preserves Distress Ink.  Next, I spritzed the inky stamp with water and stamped it on cardstock.  I love the way the colors played together on this.  The last thing I added was the Thank You sentiment.  This came together quickly since the background was already in my stash!  

Stop by the Impression Obsession Blog for a list of blogs participating in this month's Theme Day!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Today's Featured Products:

Many Thanks

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Hi!  Today I am featuring the gorgeous May Limited Edition Kit with the add-on Dies!  I decided to play along with this week's Sketch Challenge for the layout.  I stamped both flower images and arranged them in the frame.  Then, I used the Hummingbirds Dies for the May Kit to cut out the birds.  I am so excited about the dies since I am not a fan of fussy cutting!  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment on a banner from the Crazy Stitched Set.  

We have a hummingbird feeder which gives our boys (felines) lots of excitement throughout the day.  It's so peaceful to just stop and watch the birds flit and hover! I would love to know if you have a hummingbird feeder?

Thanks so much for stopping by!

      

 

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!  

 

A Miracle & a Giveaway

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 Hello!  Welcome to the Picket Fence Studios February Release Day! 

Since today is also Valentine's Day, I thought I would start off with the lovely, Nothing Short of Amazing Stamp.  This is such a fabulous set with meaningful sentiments.  After stamping the beautiful girl, I ink blended around her with Life-Changing Blender Brushes. Next, I splattered her with Peony Pink Paper Glaze and Ocean Poppy Paper Glaze.

Next, we have two products I am super excited about.  The Sparks Cover Plate Die and the Fancy Congratulations stamp and Coordinating Die.  I just adore how the coordinating die hugs the stamped sentiment.  The Coordinating Die adds a little extra something to every card!  Lastly, I sprinkled some Ocean Breeze Sequins.  I think this is headed to a very special College Graduate who loves green.  :)

Next, up I used the new Slimline English Brick Stencil.  I had the idea of a bird on a brick wall so I googled it and found a gorgeous photo of a brick wall missing bricks.  The missing bricks were in a pretty open window design showing a view of a deep blue sky so I did my best to repeat the idea using the square from the Slimline Die Cutting System.  Instead of a deep blue sky, I created a cloudy sky with the Cloud Coverage Stencil and Life-Changing Blender Brushes. The sweet little bird is from the Song Birds Stamp set.  I cut him out with the Coordinating Die then perched him on the window ledge.  Next, I added a sentiment from Ways to Express Yourself.  This sentiment set has 26 ways to express yourself!  

With this card, I am also celebrating this week's Featured Stamper, Linda (hotwheels).

I just couldn't help but squeeze in one more!  I adore the new Thank You die! The fancy script takes any design up a notch!  I added a bird with the Coordinating Bird Song die and Maple Leaves Die.  The background is the Slimline Basket Petals Stencil and Distress Oxide inks blended with Life-Changing Blender Brushes.

All of February's stamps, dies, and stencils are available now, just head to the store from HERE!

 This month we are also celebrating on Instagram!  For a fun, Instagram hop with a chance to win a $50 Gift voucher head on over to @bowdangel!  

                  

                             

                

                 

                   

      

Winter Watercolor Thank You

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Hello!  I am wondering how you are doing just days before Christmas?  Are you relaxing and enjoying lights and holiday movies or are you running around trying to finish last-minute chores?  I am doing both!  I grab some Christmas Moments here and there and then I am off again, always just a little bit behind.  :)  My Christmas cards all went out late but I think I am done with them for now.  So when I saw this week's Watercolor Wednesday Challenge, I decided to paint a pretty winter pot and add "thank you" from the More For a Walk in a Park set from Picket Fence Studios.  I am always in need of thank you cards after Christmas.  

I am also playing along with this week's Art Nudge.  I didn't use a snowman this time but I used most of the colors from the palette and created a winter-themed card.

The Walk in the Park Stamp and Die sets are new in the Picket Fence Studios Shop along with much more! Shop HERE!

I painted my winter thank you card with this set of Daniel Smith Watercolors; much more can be found HERE.  

    

A Honey Bee Thank you!

 

Hello!  Happy Monday to you!  Today I am sharing this bright and happy thank you card and playing along with the CAS Challenge at SCS.  The Bee Fierce Stamp set and Coordinating Dies remind me of when my husband used to be a beekeeper! Even though my husband no longer has bees we still get a kick out of seeing bee boxes in the fields along tree lines when we take road trips! 

First, I blended ink with a LC Blender Brush through the Honeycomb Stencil then I stamped the Thank You directly on the card front. Lastly, I sprinkled a few Irish Coffee Sequins Mix. 

Picket Fence Studios Sequin Mixes are on my list of Favorite Things and now Picket Fence Studios carries a beautiful Sequin Mix Display Case that can also be used for reinker bottles as well!.  It's not only useful it's beautifully crafted!

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week!