Impression Obsession Die Cut Obsession - Thank You Coffee

It's Monday, and time for Impression Obsession's Die Cut Obsession feature.  We are featuring IO's fabulous dies on our blogs today.  I have been working on some holiday cards, so here is my card for today.

Coffee To Go DIE1010-P

Snowflake Frame DIE1033-O

Thank You Set (inside)

I cut the Coffee To Go cup die from kraft and white card stock.  I used my Martha Stewart scoring tool to create the scores in the coffee cup sleeve.  I cut the Snowflake Frame from white glitter card stock.  I layered the pieces together, and added them to an A2 red card, with some snowflake patterned paper. 

Inside, I used a portion of the frame die, and the verse from the Thank you set.

Inside

Be sure to stop by the other designer's posts.  You can find the links HERE on the Impression OBsession blog. 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a great week!

Blessings,

Thank You Set

Snowflake Frame DIE1033-O

Coffee To Go DIE1010-P

Quick And Easy Holiday Cards

It's time for another Impression Obsession challenge.  This time the theme is Quick and Easy Holiday Cards.  I had a bunch of die cuts from some of my Christmas dies, so decided to use those.  What could be quicker and easier than adding some dies to a background?!

Card 1

Impression Obsession Dies/Stamp:
Joy DIE833-G 
Loopy Tag DIE863-S 
Primitive Candy & Holly DIE894-U 
Cover-A-Card Ticking CC126 

Love the touch of silver for the 'joy, and the ticking background.  When I am not feeling particularly creative, but want to stamp, I stamp several backgrounds from my CAC stamps, then I have them when I need a quick background for a quick card.  Some holiday dies over it and Voila!  A quick and easy holiday card.

Card 2

 

IO Dies:

Typewriter Sentiments DIE905-Y 

Winter Doilies DIE906-ZZ 

TeaCocoa DIE9-2-U 

These Typewriter Sentiments were really fun!  Another quick and easy die card using a pp background this time.  Even  faster! 

Hope you are enjoying you holiday preparations.  Be sure to check out the other designer's posts for more quick and easy holiday card ideas.  You can find links to their posts on the IO blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Blessings,

 

Impression Obsession Holiday Wishes Challenge - Winter Scene

Welcome to our Holiday Wishes Challenge at Impression Obsession!  Today I created a winter scene with some of the Fall/Winter release stamps and dies....

IO stamps/dies links:
Holiday Icons CL980 
Holiday Tree CL973 
Christmas Jar Set WP963 
Snowflake Sparkle CL972 
Primitive Snowflakes DIE893-YY 
Small Snowflakes DIE100-F 

I really had fun creating my little snowy scene with these stamps and dies!
 

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I created snowbanks on white card stock with torn paper and distress inks.  Then I stamped the three trees from the Holiday Icons and Holiday Tree stamps sets, masking so that they would be behind each other.  I colored the stamped images with Polychromos colored pencils.

I used the die sets to get the snowflakes die cuts.  I used distress inks and brush applicators to color the die flakes.  I really love this Primitive Snowflakes set!  
The flakes are each so different, and a great larger size for cards and/or scrapbooks, and other stamping projects.   

To finish the front, I stamped the Merry Wishes from the Christmas Jar Set stamp set, then attached it to a blue A2 card.  I added some glue dots then sprinkled them with glitter for added sparkle!

For the INSIDE, I used the Snowflake Sparkle set with blue inks......

I hope you have enjoyed the inspiration cards from the design team.  Hopefully we have inspired you to enter the Holiday Wishes Challenge! You just might win a $25 Impression Obsession gift certificate!  Merry Christmas to you!  You can't win if you don't enter, so come on over HERE and join the wintertime fun! 

For more inspiration, check out the other designer's blogs HERE.  

I am adding my card to these challenges:
Addicted To Stamps - Holiday
The Paper Players - North Pole
Time Out Challenges - Celebration
The Daily Marker 30 Day Color Challenge

Thank you for stopping by, and for your wonderful comments.

Blessings,

HO-HO-HO Doxie

Today I have a Christmas card for our canine lovers!  This adorable stamp is one of the stamps from the Technique Junkies October release. 

Stamp:  Technique Junkies Ho-Ho-Ho Doxie

            
You can get this stamp, and any other Christmas stamp for 20% off until November 13th at the Technique Junkies store.  AND...if you add my code, you will an additional 10% for a total of 30% off Christmas category stamps!  For non-release, non-Christmas stamps and other supplies, use my code, TJ10Lynda, and get 10% off at the checkout. 

For my card, I created the background by adding ColorBox pigment ink to an embossing plate, and ran it through my Cuttlebug onto a white card stock panel.  This transferred the ink onto the card stock panel.  

Next, I sprayed the Dazzle Shimmering Bliss onto it to give it shimmer and sheen.  The Dazzle is a 'topper,' which gives the panel shimmer.  It is really 'dazzling' in real life!

For the image panel, I stamped the doxie onto white card stock.  I 'inked' it with Arteza real brush markers.  That left the dog part uncolored, so I used the markers to watercolor him.  I added lime distress ink along the edges, added some ribbon, and layered the card onto a lime green card.  A satin ribbon and some pink punched snowflakes finishes it off.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges - Anything goes
Crop Stop - Anything goes
Watercooler Wednesday - All about holidays

Thanks so much for visiting.  I appreciate your time, and your comments.

Blessings,

Holiday Berries

Merry Christmas!  I know, I know, it's NOT Christmas.  It's not even technically fall here is the good ol' USA!  But, it feels like fall and winter in my craft room.  My fall stamps and mediums are keeping me busy, and Christmas projects abound.  
Today's project is this card for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge this month.  The theme is always Anything Goes...and today's optional is a sketch.  Since I've been busy creating Christmas cards, I decided to omit the optional this time around.....

I used Penny Black stamps Berry Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays for the image and verse, and Damask and Letter Background for the background stamping. 

I created the background by sponging festive berries, candied apple, and spun sugar distress ink onto watercolor paper, and adding some water to create a watercolor feel.  When dry, I stamped the background stamps lightly with brushed corduroy distress ink.

I stamped the berries using my Misti.  I inked the berries carefully, using the same colors distress ink mini pads and wiping up stray ink with a cotton swab.  Then spritzed and stamped.  I repeated until I achieved the desired look.

I stamped the verse with my Ranger archival potting soil ink pad.  Some distressing along the edge, and mounting with craft foam for dimension onto a pink card base finish off the card.  I used white acrylic ink mixed with a little water to flick on the 'snow flakes.'

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Craft Stamper Challenge - Anything goes
Cards In Envy - Fruits of your labor
Tuesday Throwdown  - One layer
Watercooler Wednesday - All about occasions
Penny Black Facebook Page Challenge  - Creative Christmas Challenge

Thank you for stopping by today!  I appreciate your visit, and your comments.


Blessings,

Sweet Thankful Snowman

I just adore this precious little snowman from Penny Black!  He makes me smile!

I used Penny Black stamps:
Sweet snowman 40-006 (main image)
Salutations 30-014 (Thank you)
Winter whites & greens 30-057 (tree and embossed snowflakes)
Inside of card:  Jolly friends 30-058 (hat and snowflake)

I stamped the snowman onto an A2 card and used watercolor and Tombow markers to paint him.  I masked him and stamped the tree behind him, and added some Faber Castell pastel with a cotton ball.  I made some 'hills' by cutting a paper scrap into curved shapes, then rubbed the pastels over the paper onto the card.

The snowflakes are embossed with Judi-Kins agean silver embossing powder.  In real life these snowflakes twinkle with lots of sparkly, colors.

Inside I stamped the thank you, and fussy-cut the hat from the snowman in the jolly friends set, along with some snowflakes.  
Inside:

 I am adding my card to these challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Thank you

Make My Monday - Snow fun

Happy Little Stampers watercolor challenge - Anything goes

Happy Little Stampers Christmas challenge - Anything goes

Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper challenge - case featured stamper card

I'm so glad you stopped by today.  Thank you for visiting.  Check out the challenges above if you have a moment.  Lots of fun and great cards there.  

Tomorrow I will be making my pies for Thanksgiving, and getting the house ready for the 'kids.'  I love family gatherings, especially at the holidays.  We are blessed, indeed, to have our family, and I cherish every moment with them. 

Blessings, and happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!

lynda

Holiday Birthday Card

Hello, and welcome!

The lovely poinsettia is an elegant flower, and the perfect one to use for a birthday card for someone whose birthday falls right around Christmas, don't you think?  

I created my background for this card by brushing Tim Holtz distress inks onto 110 lb. white card stock, using my Clarity stencil brushes.  I love the soft airbrush feel these brushes give, and how easily they blend from one color to the next.

I attached the panel to a top-fold card slightly larger than A2.

For the flowers and leaves, I white embossed Essentials By Ellen's Mondo Poinsettia stamps and leaves onto white 110 lb. white card stock.  I used the Clarity stencil brushes to brush Tim Holtz distress inks onto the flowers and leaves, blending colors as I applied them.  The color variances do not show so well in the photo, as they do in real life.   I embossed Happy Birthday, from Essentials by Ellen's 'Lovely' clear set.

For the flower centers, I used FineTec gold paints.  I also took some of the gold paint, and mixed it with water, then brushed it over the petals and leaves, which gave them some gold shimmer.
Here is a close-up which shows some of the shimmer.  The photo does not do it justice!

I fussy-cut and attached the flowers and leaves with glue dots.  Some sparkling crystals by Studio Katia finish off my card tonight.

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Ellen Hutson Pin-Sights Challenge  -

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge  - Anything goes

Seize The Birthday - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

lynda