Impression Obsession May Release Blog Hop Celebration Day One

  

Welcome to Day One of the Impression Obsession  

May New 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 May 10th, at midnight CT. All winners will be announced on May 11th, on the Impression Obsession blog.

  

I have two cards for your inspiration today. 

 

Card One: Palm Trees Sunset

IO Stamps links:

Hammock Time F21374

Celebrate C21381

Happy Retirement C21369 (inside)

 

How I made it:

• On a white A2 card, I stamped the Hammock Time with light colored ink in order to color it with no lines showing.
• I used Polychromos colored pencils to color the image.
• I created the background with distress inks and a blending brush, and added colored pencils details.
• I stamped the Celebrate verse in black. 
• INSIDE:  I stamped the Happy Retirement verse, and added distressing over it, and stamped the palm tree from the Hammock Time stamp. 

Inside

 

Card Two:  Adventure Awaits

IO stamps links:

Take A Break E21377

Adventure Awaits C21382

Hammock Time E21374 (inside)

Happy Retirement C21369 (inside

 

How I made it:

• With a piece of window screening, I used it as a 'stencil' and created the background on a natural A2 card front and inside, using distress ink with a blending brush.
• For the image panel, I created a subtle sky and background with distress inks and brush applicators.
• I stamped the Take A Break image.  I painted the image with Derwent Inktense pencils and water.
• I stamped the palm trees from the Hammock Time image and colored them with the Inktense, touching them up with colored pencil.
• I added the verse Adventure Awaits.
  
• INSIDE:  I stamped the Happy Retirement verse and pine tree from the Hammock Time stamp, coloring with Inktense.

Inside

So, there you have my Day One cards.  I will be back tomorrow 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,