Impression Obsession May Release Blog Hop Celebration - Day Two

Welcome to Day Two of the Impression Obsession May 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 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: Just Retired

 

IO Stamps Links:

Just Retired F21376

Congrats C21375 (inside)

Pack Your Bags E21375 (inside)

Wacky Stitched Circles DIE837-YY

 

 How I made it:

• On a gray A2 card, I attached a panel of a US map.
• I added a gray Wacky Stitched Circle die cut with foam tape.
• Stamping the Just Retired image on bristol card stock, I colored it with Inktense pencils.  I love the vibrancy of these pencils when you add water.  They are my favorite go-to watercolor pencils.  They are permanent after water is added, so they layer color very well.
• I fussy-cut the painted image, and added it to the gray circle.
  
• INSIDE:  I stamped the Pack Your Bags image in gray, and the Congrats!

Inside

 Card Two:  Pack Your Bags

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IO stamps links:

Pack Your Bags E21375

Adventure Awaits C21382

 

How I made it:

• On an ivory A2 card front, I stamped the Pack Your Bags suitcase image.  I used Tombow markers to color the suitcases, and add the gray underneath.
• I added some spatters, and let it dry.
• I stamped the Adventure Awaits onto pale card stock, and colored the letters with the Tombow markers.  I cut it apart, and added them both to an orange scrap.  I added the Adventure word to the front with foam tape.
• INSIDE:  I attached the 'awaits' word to the inside, and colored and fussy-cut one of the suitcases from Pack Your Bags, and added that. 

Inside

 

So, there you have my Day Two cards.

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, 

 

 

Old Is New At Impression-Obsession

I'm back today with a card for the Old Is New day at Impression-Obsession.  The IO design team is featuring cards using older stamps.  You can see the other designers' cards on the link below.

On to my card for today:

 

IO stamps/dies:

Feels Like Spring G1984

All In One Frames - Rectangle 2   DIE291-WW

I stamped my card onto watercolor paper, and watercolored it using Derwent Inktense pencils.  I love these pencils for their vibrant, intense color.  Also, unlike other watercolor pencils, Inktense pencils remain permanent when they dry, so will not bleed if you use wet mediums with them.

When it was dry, I added highlights and deeper shading with my Polychromos colored pencils.  To bring back some of the cloudied lines, I went over them with a micron pen.  

I added the image panel to an A2 card front, along with a die cut frame.

                               

Inside:

I hope you like my card and this fabulous stamp!  Be sure to visit the other designer's blogs for more inspiration for your older IO stamps.  You can get to their blogs from HERE, on the Impression-Obsession blog.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted To Stamps  - Anything goes

The Flower Challenge - Anything goes

Little Red Wagon - Wild, non-pet animals

Simon Says Wednesday - Create a scene

Thanks for stopping by.  I love when you visit, and look forward to your kind comments.

Thanks for visiting. 

Blessings,

Love Birds

Today I pulled out my Winnie & Walter 'So Tweet' stamp set.  I wanted to make some Valentine cards, but I didn't want the traditional red and white and pink.  So...here is my non-traditional Valentine....

For the hearts, I punched some different size hearts from card stock, then sponged white ColorBox pigment ink through them onto kraft card stock, moving them around until I had what I wanted.  When dry, I colored the tops of the hearts in ombre fashion with colored pencils.

I stamped the love from the same set onto the bottom of the card, then the branch, and the birdy much sentiment.  I colored the love in with white acrylic paint, and went over the outline again with black permanent pen.  I attached the panel to a black A2 card.  Added a strip of black and white pp along the left edge.

For the birds, I watercolored them with Derwent Inktense pencils.  I added some white dots with a gel pen, fussy-cut the birds, and attached them with foam tape.  

All-in-all, an easy card, but a really fun one to make.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Love is in the air

Cards In Envy - Love you so much

Modsquad Challenge  - Have a heart

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - It must be love

I am so glad you stopped by today.  Thank you for your lovely comments.  I love hearing your thoughts.  I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

Blessings,

A Little Note Get Well Card

Today's card was stamped with stamps from Casual Friday's Stamps.  I used their clear stamp set Pretty Posies. I stamped the flowers onto recycled Bristol paper, and watercolored them using my Faber Castell Inktense pencils.  I love the color these pencils give when you add water, hence the name inktense.  They are ink, not watercolor, so the colors come out really intense.  Intense -inkense.

I layered the flowers over the banner.  I used the Inktense pencils to watercolor the strip for the banner to match the arrangement.

The little embellishments are clear droplets from Pretty Pink Posh.  I used my Copic markers to color them to go with the card.

This card is for the Cas-ual Fridays Challenge - Music to my ears!  These brightly colored flowers make me smile, and feel like singing.  They are like musical notes, playing their get well wish for the recipient of this card.

I am also adding my card to:

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge 
and

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge - Anything goes
 and

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping in today.  I appreciate your visit and comments.

Blessings,

lynda

Watercolor Card With Inktense Pencils

Yesterday I posted a card using the Penny Black stamp Playful (30-347).  I really like the stamp, and wanted to make another card with it today, so here it is....

This is the same stamp, but looks entirely different from yesterday's card.  That one I painted using the no-line watercolor technique.  On this card I decided to let the lines help me give it more definition.  I used my Inktense watercolor pencils to watercolor the image and the blue background behind the flowers.

On the card itself, I stamped Penny Black stamps, including a phrase stamp (don't know the number as it is off the wood and I neglected to write it) and some other PB stamps that I love to use for interest on my cards with Tim Holtz distress inks in squeezed Lemonade to carry the yellow onto the card.  I also sponged the squeezed lemonade behind the circle panel and on the smaller panel with the phrase.  The Special Day stamp is from PB's Gratitude 30-105 clear set.

Two shades of blue sequins finish off the card.

I used yellows so I could enter it in the Color Throwdown # 388 challenge.  The colors this week are yellow, blue, green, and white.  I hesitated because I really didn't want the flowers yellow.  I'm glad I did it, because I never would have chosen yellow for them, but it turns out I like them yellow.

I also entered it in the Penny Black At Allsorts where the challenge is Birthdays.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Blessings,

lynda 

Color Challenge Card # 27

Here we are at day 27 of the 30 Day Color Challenge at The Daily Marker.  This card is also for the Penny Black Friends Saturday Challenge , where the theme is 'spring blooms.'

The stamp is from Penny Black.  I used Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils.  The Happy Birthday die is from Simon Says Stamp.  I used a glaze pen over it to dimensionalize it and give it shine.  The background is an embossing folder, and a punch along the right side.

Thanks for stopping by.  

Blessings,
     lynda