Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Impression-Obsession Summer Release Celebration Day 2


Welcome to Day Two of Impression-Obsession's 


You will find a list of participants each of the three days on the Impression-Obsession blog at 6 AM.  

All of our design team blogs will have a 

$25 gift certificate to give away for this event.  

The more you comment through our release celebration, the more chances you have to win!  

All comments for all of the event days will be open 

until Sunday, May 5th, at noon CT.  

Winners will be announced on Monday, May 6th.

You can find the new stamps HERE.  They are available now.

For my card today, I used the fabulous Sketched Pear stamp and stitched tag die. 
Stamps:
Dies:  Hugs DIE516-A
         Stitched Tag DIE798-Y 

I decided to make a collage-style card today.  On a white A2 card front (and inside left side), I stamped the
Vegetable Medley image.  This is one of our Cover-A-Card stamps, so it was easy to cover the entire background with just one stamping..nothing to line up, etc.

I tore some green textured card stock, and added it, curling some of the edges to give it a distressed look.

On a die-cut Stitched Tag, I stamped the French Text CAC faintly, leaving the center blank for the pear.  I stamped the Sketched Pear with antique linen distress ink.  I colored the pear with my Polychromos colored pencils.  

This took quite a while, as I am recovering from a broken wrist, and had to color with a brace on my hand, making it a bit tricky.  I took lots of rest breaks, so as not to stress the wrist too much.
 
I believe that we can learn something from our trials and setbacks.  Since I couldn't put much pressure on the pencil, I learned to take my time and layer the pencil colors ever so gradually, building them up and blending them out using a very light touch.  The Polychromos layer nicely, and will take a lot of layers without a waxy build-up that I have found with other pencils.  I will use this light layering technique lesson in my future coloring projects.

To finish the front, I added the tag to the card with foam tape.  I then added the Hugs die, which I had layered three times for dimension, with a green layer offset to help it stand out.  I added a curlique paper clip with ribbon and twine for details and texture.

Inside:  I faintly stamped the French Text , added a piece of torn card stock that I had used on the front, and a pear from the  Vegetable Medley background, which I had stamped onto a light green card stock scrap.

I hope you are inspired by my card today.  There are so many lovely new stamps in this release.  You can check them out HERE.

Don't forget to leave a comment for your entry to win a $25 IO gift certificate!

I am adding my card to these challenges:
The Library Challenge  - inspired by color
Simon Says Monday - Tag It
Simon Says Wednesday - Anything goes
   
Thanks for stopping by and spending time with me.
Blessings,
 

28 comments:

  1. OMGoodness! Was there ever such a perfect pear? Watch out Harry & David!!!

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  2. You colored that pear perfectly! It looks so real I want to take a bite! The pear looks amazing on the stitched tag die!

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  3. Beautiful tag! Love that pear and the soft, watercolor look!

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  4. Wow Linda, your pencil colouring is incredible, I thought it was a print. I love the card :)

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  5. WOW!!!! THIS IS GORGEOUS, Lynda! I remember seeing this pear in the store & LOVED IT! NOW, that I see what you've done, I want to TRY THIS! I DEFINITELY NEED to learn to use a light hand with my pencils! HOPING your recovery is quick! I KNOW it MUST BE HARD to take it easy! ;)

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  6. Lovely card!!! Beautiful coloring!!!

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  7. The pear is colored so beautifully and I love how you did the BG papers.
    Gorgeous design!

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  8. The shading is fabulous. Pluck it off
    the limb and start munching.
    Exquisite tag. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl9at)yahoo(dot)com

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  9. Your card is stunning!! The pear looks so realistic and you did that while recovering from a broken wrist! Oh my! Amazing!

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  10. Awesome coloring on this gorgeous pear design! Beautiful card!

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  11. OMG! Your coloring is just amazing! SO REALISTIC!

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  12. Wow, you colored this just right. Incredible.

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  13. What awesome coloring of that pear! It looks so realistic! And, the card using it is awesome too.

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  14. Beautiful card. Coloring is right on. And I so admire people who can tear and curl paper. Just can't free myself to do that.

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  15. What an elegant design and your pencil colouring is stunning. Thanks for joining The Library.

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  16. What a fantastic job on the coloring, looked so real I could taste it. Beautiful card!

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  17. Beautiful colouring, fabulous card.
    Thank you for joining us at Simon says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
    luv
    Debby

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  18. Lovely card.
    Thanks so much for sharing...

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  19. Amazing card, the coloring is so skillful, and I love the way the inside is finished

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  20. Fabulous coloring and I like the tag.

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  21. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

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  22. What a pretty pear, it's my fave friut! Thank you for joining Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

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