Die Cut Obsession At Impression Obsession - Life Is Sweet

It's that time again.  We are using our dies today at IO.  And since it is officially summer in the US, I made a card with my favorite summertime fruit, watermelon!

IO Die/Stamps:
Melon Slice DIE981-S
Life Is Sweet D12219
One In A Melon C12213 (inside)

I die cut the Melon Slice die from colored card stock scraps.  I added some color variance to the watermelon with a cotton ball with a touch of bleach.  I added spatters to the green.  I set this aside while I created the background.

I layered the black cs strip with the white embossed Life Is Sweet verse, along with some black and white striped pp onto a white A2 card front.  I used my  iBrush ink applicator daubers to add some green distress ink.  I added the watermelon slices and seeds to finish the front.

Inside:  I created a green area with my iBrush applicators, then stamped the One In A Melon verse, and added some pp with a couple of watermelon slices.

That's all there was to it.  Easy, and so fun!

Be sure to check out the other designer's cards on the IO blog HERE.

AND, through tomorrow (Tuesday 6/23), take 25% OFF your regularly priced purchases at Impression Obsession!



Thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Impression Obsession Summer 2020 Release Celebration - Day One

Welcome to the Day One of the Impression Obsession 

  Summer 2020 Release Celebration!
  

Today though Friday, April 10th, 

IO's design team will be posting our projects from the 

SPRING RELEASE on our blogs. 

All of the new stamps are available now! 

You can find them all HERE.

Each designer has  $25 gift certificate 

to give away for the event. 

The more you comment, the more chances to win! 

All comments for all of the event days will be open 

until April 13th at noon CT. 

Winners will be announced on April 14th.

I have two very different cards for your inspiration today. 

Camelia CC409
In My Heart D13912
French Text CC151
Strong For Long E12238 (inside)

I embossed the Camelia onto watercolor paper with white embossing powder.  I painted the image and background with Daniel Smith watercolors.  

                                            When dry, I masked the image, and stamped the French Text onto the background.



I dyed a strip of vellum with blue ink, the embossed the In My Heart verse on it, and attached it to the panel.  

I attached the panel to a white card front, and added some pearl sequins.


Inside:

I used the Strong For Long verse with blue Ranger Archival ink, and stamped the Camelia with distress ink.



Card 2:

Beach Bunny F13914
Vitamin Sea CL1025 (inside verse)

I just adore this sweet little bunny on the beach with her polka dot umbrella!  


 
I stamped the Beach Bunny onto watercolor paper, and painted her with a water brush and distress ink refills.  I also created the background with the inks.



I added the panel to an A2 card front, and added a strip of black and white striped patterned paper along the edge.

I stamped the Sweet, sweet summer verse from the Vitamin Sea set onto a scrap and added it to the card with foam tape for dimension.


Inside:

Verse is from the Vitamin Sea set.

That's it for today.  I will be back tomorrow with more cards from the summer release.  Be sure to hop on over to the other designer's blogs.  You can find links to their posts on the Impression Obsession blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping by.  

Blessings,

Girls Just Wanna Have SUN

It's Friday here, with a gorgeous weekend in the forecast!  TGIF!  I'm kicking off the weekend with a fun summer sunshine card.

I used Technique Junkies' Wanna Have Sun stamp for my card today.  It's one of the new stamps from the Impression-Obsession July Stamp Release.   I stamped it with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, and colored her with colored pencils.  This was such a fun card to color, and really made me smile the whole time!

For the sunburst effect, I sponged some yellow distress ink through a stencil from my stash.  You can't tell from the photo, but there are is a faint sunburst on the green border, which I created with another sunburst stencil that was larger. 

Inside:

I really had fun with this card today.  

If you have not checked out the new stamps in the Technique Junkies July Stamp Release, be sure to see the blog post HERE.  Links to the other designer's blogs are there for your inspiration, as well.  

If you are placing an order, be sure to use my code, TJ10Lynda, for an extra 10% off, for a total of 25% off all July release stamps, and 10% off all other stamps and supplies.  You have until July 8th to receive this amazing deal.  

I am adding my card to these challenges:
Little Red Wagon - Repeat Day (repeated sun rays and stripes in umbrella
Make My Monday - Begin with letter b - bathing suit
Paper Funday - Patriotic or Summertime
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes


I hope you enjoyed my card.  Thanks so much for visiting today.  And, if it's Friday where you are, have a blessed weekend!

Blessings,

Impression-Obsession Challenge - Sending Sunshine

Welcome to the Impression-Obsession 'Sending Sunshine' challenge!  You can find links to all the designer's posts, as well as details about the challenge, on the Impression-Obsession blog HERE.

I brought the sunshine with my card today....

Stamps:  Summer Vibes CL956
Dies:  DIE373-E Sunshine

I created my background by adding some distress inks to watercolor paper with ink applicator sponges.  I then added some large droplets of water, and some spatters, and dried the panel.  

I stamped the 'soak up the' verse from the Summer Vibes set (leaving off the sun word), the sun from the same set, and added the Sunshine die.  I layered it up and added it to a yellow A2 card front.  

For the border, I hand drew some Zentangle patterns along the outside edges.

Inside:  I hand drew some circles, and colored it with distress inks, adding the verse from the same set as above.

Come on over and join us in the fun.  You have until July 9th to enter the challenge.  The prize is a $25 gift certificate to the IO store!  


I am adding my card to these challenges today:
Addicted To Stamps  - Anything goes
Dies R Us - Summertime
Little Red Wagon - Summer fun
Simon Says Wednesday - Vacation


Thanks so much for visiting today.  Hope to see you over at the IO blog with your challenge card!

Blessings,

Yellow & Blue Impression-Obsession Color Challenge

Welcome to the Impression-Obsession Yellow & Blue Challenge!  
All details about this challenge are on the IO post HERE, along with links to the other designer's posts so you can see their projects.  For my card, I used two of the new Summer Release stamps.

Fishies CL958
Dream In Colors

I have a stencil in my stash that has four sections of animal prints.  I chose the zebra print section and created a background panel.  I brushed on some blue Tim Holtz distress ink, then I stenciled more of the ink onto the background with the zebra panel.  I thought this kind of looked like water ripples, so I went with it.

I stamped the Fishies CL958 onto some scraps, colored them with Polychromos, then fussy-cut them and added them to the background panel with foam tape.  I stamped the verse Dream In Colors D12022 with VersaFine Claire nocturne ink.

I added the panel to a blue card front with foam tape for additional dimension, adding a yellow strip down the side.  Some sparkling crystals finish the front.

Inside:  I just stamped some of the Fishies, leaving room for a note, and added some strips of the blue and yellow card stock.

Won't you join us in this challenge?  You have until May 21st to enter your card/s.  Who knows, you may just win a $25 Impression-Obsession gift certificate to the IO store!  AND, if you win, your card will be featured on the IO blog!  Hope to see you at the challenge!

Need more inspiration?  Check out the other amazing designer's projects HERE!

I am adding my card to these challenges:
The Library Challenge - All Creatures Great & Small
Little Red Wagon - Sketch challenge

I hope you like my card, and found some inspiration here.  I will be looking for you over at the IO blog in the challenge!

Blessings,
 

Create For Yourself

Today is day 20 of the 30 Day Color Challenge at The Daily Marker.    I decided to have a play with a couple of new Magenta stamps I recently purchased.  I'm really loving this verse, and, of course, leaves always make me happy!

To make my card today, I used Magenta stamps.  The package does not have a stamp name.  The numbers on the back are CO7948-I (verse) and CO693-L (leaf branch).

I used smooth bristol paper and my Misti to stamp the branch.  I placed the paper into the Misti, then colored the leaves in layers, starting with the lightest color and moving onto each darker color.  I used Arteza real brush pens for this.  I did spritz the stamp a couple of times to get a more painterly look.  I repeated this process in the upper left corner with a portion of the stamp. 

Next, I used Tim Holtz distress inks in crushed olive and tumbled glass to create my background, with my ink applicator tool.  I added some walnut stain distress ink alomng the edges.  The verse was stamped with Ranger's potting soil Archival Ink. 

A little gold twine and some gold brads, then mounted onto a brown card on which I had added a bit of maruyama (Magenta, from my stash of years ago).  I have been hoarding this, as I LOVE it.  But, alas, it needs to come out of hiding to make someone else happy! 

I am adding my card to the 30 Day Color Challenge at The Daily Marker.  
I am also adding it to:

Addicted To Stamps Challenge - Make Your Mark

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge - You're On My Mind

 Word Art Wednesday Challenge'

Crop Stop Challenge  - Anything goes

Craft Stamper June Challenge  - Anything goes

Thanks so much for visiting today.  I hope you are enjoying a lovely day.  Thanks for your lovely comments.

Blessings,

Enjoy The Sweet Things Challenge Card

One of my favorite stamp sets for making summer-time cards is this sweet 'Refreshments' set from Impression-Obsession Stamps (WP270).  It is a clear stamp set, and has lots of images and a couple of verses.  It's so fun to stamp and color.

I made my card for the Impression-Obsession Card Challenge .  The theme there is to use summer or hot colors, so out came my yellows and oranges and pinks, oh my!  They work so well with this set, and these images sure do scream 'summer.'

I started with a white A2 card, and brushed the entire card with yellow distress ink (Tim Holtz distress inks), using my Clarity brushes.  When that was dry, I used a solid circle mask to reserve the yellow spotlight for my image, and commenced to brush on hot pink and orange inks around it.  This made a lovely spotlight for my image, which I stamped with India Ink black, and colored with Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils.  I stamped one of the other images and colored and fussy-cut the little balls, and added them with foam tape to the card.

Using my Misti to ensure a good image, I stamped the verse in black.  I added some sequins, and brushed the tiny drink umbrellas with my Spectrum Noir clear sparkle pen for a bit of glitter.

That's it.  Kept it simple and fun.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  See you soon!

Blessings,

lynda



 

One For The Boys - Masculine Card

Today is Day seven of the 30 day color challenge at The Daily Marker blog.   For my card today, I decided to go monochromatic, using grays.  Since I need some masculine cards, I decided to make one today....

 The stamps are Art Impressions, an oldie but goodie (clear stamp masculine set).  I inked the fish and sign with hickory smoke and black soot distress inks onto various shades of gray card stock.  I also stamped a word background onto a panel of card stock, and cut it and another panel into banners.  I embossed the vertical gray strip, added it to a light gray card, then added the banners.  I used foam tape to give the fish dimension, and the same with the Celebrate Life sign.  I sponged some ink along the edges.

There are a couple of fishermen in my life, so this card will be used very shortly.  

I am adding this to these other challenges:

Art Impressions - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge - One For The Boys
Little Red Wagon - It's Summertime

Thanks for visiting today.  I'll be back tomorrow with day eight!  
Hope you are staying cool!

Blessings,

lynda