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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Peace, Watercolor & Jack O Kitty for Day 2 of IO August Release Hop

Hello! It's Day 2 of the IO August Release Hop! Today I am featuring new encouragement stamp sets and another Halloween card!

First up is peaceful Maidenhair Fern. The image is perfect for using unique markers that allow multiple color tones. I die-cut the panel with the Crazy Stitched Set.

Next, I again used the Maidenhair Fern with watercolor for a different look. I paired the fern with the giant moth from Gentle Moths.

Lastly, a Halloween card with the cute Jack O'Kitty stamp set and Jack O'Kitty Die. I used an Everyday Tag, Scalloped Circles, and a circle from the Monster Face Die Sets to create a fun background. The patterned paper is from the Trick or Treat paper pack.

All three kitty sets are adorable and coordinate well; they are Creepy Kitty and Witchy Kitty.

August 15th & 16th The Impression Obsession Team will share new projects with the NEW clear stamps, dies stencils, and paper packs! You can find a daily list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog through the event.

Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Hauntings & Monsters, Oh My! - Day 1 IO August Release Hop

Hello and welcome to this Spooktacular August Release. Oh, my, what a Release it is! Loads of new Halloween products plus much more! We have new Monster Faces, fun Edges, and spooky sentiments to make any creature you wish! Tomorrow I will share some sweet products that are not hauntings or monsters, but for today, let's get spooky!

First up, we have a fun Halloween set, Happy Hauntings. To make the spooky sky, I masked the moon, and ink blended the sky. Then I took the Snowfall Stencil and placed it over the background. I took a wet rag and wiped over the snowy openings in the stencil. I wanted enough moisture on my rag that water seeped underneath. When I removed the stencil, this fantastic sky was the result!

Next up is this fun skeleton card. These skeletons are a hoot. I used the Skeleton Boogie set. Once again, I masked the moon, and ink blended the sky. This time I simply spritzed water over the Distress ink. The final touch was a hat from the Birdies Die set, (currently on sale while supplies last!) positioned at a jaunty angle. The sentiment was stamped on a Rounded Corner Sentiments 2 (currently on sale while supplies last!)

Last but in no way least, an example of the super fun Monster Face, Edges, and Monster sentiment sets! Your imagination is the only limit to what you can make!

Here is what I used:

Monster Face

Edges 2

Coffee Monster (sentiment set)

Coffee to Go

Halloween Fun

Rounded Corner Sentiments 2

To shop for all the new stop by here!

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during August release week (August 15th – 20th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

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Exciting News!

Woohoo! There is exciting news to share from My Sweet Petunia!

The Precision Glue Press is here! I have had to keep quiet about it, but I have had the privilege of using it for a month! I have had the glue press sitting on my desk without putting the cap on for most of a month! I love that it doesn't dry out, and the tip is tiny enough to handle skinny die cuts and all my other gluing needs!!

I will have a project here and on the MISTI blog on the 17th but for now, I want to show off my new favorite tool!

You can shop HERE for this fantastic new tool!

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Thank You

Hello,

It's time for a new F4All Challenge at SCS, and we are on the farm this week! It's a free challenge, and we would love to see you there!

I decided to use a background from my stash. It's been waiting since the beginning of the covid lockdown to be made into a card! I made several backgrounds then, experimenting with different colors and amounts of water. This one wasn't used until now.

The Country Tree Stamp creates a beautiful image and doesn't require much extra work. A simple sentiment will finish off the card. I used the banner included in the Deckled Tag Set, and the sentiment is from More Basic Greetings.

Thanks so much for looking!

Monday, August 7, 2023

I Sea What You Did There - Product Focus on Dies

The IO Product Focus is all about dies! IO has a fantastic array of dies, and they regularly add fun and innovative dies to the store!

This week I am featuring one of my most often-used die sets, the Rounded Rectangle Layers. I love the rounded corners; the stitching adds a finished look to any project. Also, the Rounded Rectangle layers on sale right now! I am also a big fan of the Wacky Stitched Circles. Again, the stitching adds a fun, finished look. The Fish Net die is a fun embellishment for ocean/beach cards.

For a look at all IO Dies, click HERE.

Special Sale Dies Sold HERE.

For a complete look at the team's Die Cut creations, check out the Impression Obsession Blog.

Thursday, August 3, 2023

A Sweet Day

We are chilling this week at SCS! What better way to cool off than yummy ice cream!

I used a gorgeous piece of paper from the Warm Watercolor Pack for the background and then paper-pieced the ice cream. Yum! The ice cream and sentiment are from Nola Chandler's Cherry On Top set. For a fun design element, I used the Bread Tag.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Wicked Good Day - August Limited Edition Hop Day 2

Hi, and welcome to day 2 of the August Limited Edition Hop!

I created a wicked fun card with this cute little spider and the "wicked" sentiment from the August Limited Edition Set.

August Limited Edition Set

On August 1st & 2nd, the Impression Obsession Team will share new projects with the August Limited Edition red rubber stamp set. You can find a daily list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog through the event.

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the Limited Edition Set release week (August 1st– 6th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!