Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Impression Obsession March 2021 Release Celebration - Day Two

Welcome to Day Two of the Impression Obsession March 2021 Release Celebration!
The new stamps are available NOW! You can find them all HERE.
If you came from Impression Obsession blog, you are in the correct place. 
  
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 you have to win!
 
All comments for each of the event days will be open until March 8th, at midnight CT. All winners will be announced on March 9th, on the Impression Obsession blog.
  
I have two cards for your inspiration today. 

Card One: 



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How I made it:
  • On a watercolor paper panel, I stamped the Lotus Flower 1 image with light pink distress ink.
  • I painted the Lotus Flower 1 with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor paints, and added some shadows and highlights with Polychromos colored pencils.
  • For the background background and water, I used the same watercolor paints and painted the water in long brush strokes, and painted in some petals to reflect from the water.  I used lots of water and dabbed on pinks for the sky.
  • I stamped the Believe In Miracles verse from the Hummingbird Clear Set when the panel was completely dry. 
  • For the center of the flower, I added some tiny black beads with Tombow Mono glue.


Card Two: Black Eyed Susan

  • On bristol card stock, I stamped the Black Eyed Susan image. I used Polychromos colored pencils to color the image.
  • I used the Stitched Tag DIE1058 to cut the Black Eyed Susan, and added some distressing with yellow-toned distress inks.
  • I added some patterned papers and a strip of black card stock to a white A2 card front.
  • I stamped the One from the One Day At A Time verse onto a piece of pp, and cut it with a circle die from the Wacky Stitched Circles DIE837-YY set of dies.
  • I stamped the 'day at a time' from the same verse stamp at the bottom right of the yellow dotted pp.
  • I added the tag and circle to the card front, and pulled a piece of dotted Swiss ribbon through the tag.

So, there you have my Day Two cards.  I will be back throughout the month with more cards from this fabulous release.

Next on the hop is  Vicky Garrett's blog.  You can find a list of all the participants for Day Two HERE.  Be sure to check out their inspiration.

Thank you for visiting my blog.  Don't forget to comment on each blog for your chances to win one of three $25 gift certificates to the IO Store!

Blessings, 

 

23 comments:

  1. There is only one word for your first card, Lynda, and that is stunning! It looks like it should be framed! I love your fun second card too! Thanks so much for the inspiration! Stay safe :)

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  2. Beautiful cards. I love the lotus card, it is peaceful.

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  3. Oh, I love the first one. It is just classically gorgeous

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  4. Beautiful watercoloring and your second card is adorable. I love that flower stamp.

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  5. That lotus is gorgeous! I looked at the IO webpage and your is toe prettiest one there! Beautiful!

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  6. Marisela Delgado said: So lovely! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  7. lovley cards - your lotus flower is amazIng

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  8. Wow! Both cards are awesome, but my favorite is the Lotus card, even though the flower on the second card jumped out at me when I was looking at all the new items on the I.O. website. Thank you for sharing your talents!

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  9. I love both your cards, but my favorite is the Lotus, but the second flower is what caught my eye on the I.O. website. Thanks for sharing!

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  10. I loved the artsy Black-eyed Susan.. It is so pretty for Spring!!! TY

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  11. Wow I am truly speechless with how beautiful both of your cards are! I would have to say that my favorite would have to be the first card!

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  12. Gorgeous coloring! I LOVE the sunflower one!

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  13. Gorgeous! Love the lotus, it is our favorite flower.

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  14. Pretty cards! I love the beautiful lotus flower, and the contour and detail on the tag die! Sweet Black Eyed Susan image too!

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  15. Both cards are fabulous but I think the lotus card is my fav. It just jumps off the page at you. Thank you for the inspiration.

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  16. Love that you made 2 totally different cards & both are beautifully inspiring!

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  17. Lovely cards!!! The Lotus Flower stamp is so pretty!!!

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  18. Your first card is an amazing monochromatic card. You achieved great depth and detail even with just one color. And the combination of the ginghams goes so well on the second card with that cute image!

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  19. Pretty watercoloring on the first and I like the papers on the second.

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  20. Love that black eyed susan! So cute and unique. Beautiful release. Yay, IOStamps! kReN@afourthlife

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  21. Your flower card is stunning! I literally gasped!

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  22. Great look to the flower. I like the addition of beads.

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