Impression Obsession Challenge - You're A Hoot!

 

Greetings!  Today's card is for the  

Impression Obsession 'You're A Hoot' Challenge.  

You can find more inspiration on the other designer's blogs 

by following the links on the IO post HERE. 

 

I used these IO dies/stamps:

Owl DIE866-Y

Leaves DIE030-S

WP22 Express Yourself clear set (50% off) Grateful word

Many Blessings C6231 (Inside) 

 

Here is how I made my card:

• I created a cream A2 card and layered fall pp and wrapped paper twine on it.
• On a bristol card stock die cut panel, I added some distressing and attached that to the card front with foam tape for dimension.
• I cut the owl die and assembled him onto the panel.
• I cut the leaves dies, colored them with distress inks with my blending brushes, and added them so that the owl is holding them.
• I stamped the word grateful from the Express Yourself clear set. 

INSIDE:  I stamped the Many Blessings verse, and added some of the die cut colored leaves.

Inside

I am adding my card to these challenges:

Dies R Us Challenge - Anything goes

Paper Funday Challenge - Fall/Autumn

Sunday Stamps- Inspiration colors/pic   

 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you will join in our You're A Hoot Challenge at Impression Obsession.  We would love to see what you make.  Challenge details can be found, and you can enter your card/s  HERE.

 

Blessings,

 

Impression Obsession Old Is New- Embossed Mum Square

 

It's Old Is New Day at Impression Obsession.  Today we have chosen older stamps from the IO line to use on our projects.

 

IO Stamps I am using:

Mum Square F7816  

Grateful Heart D19620 (Inside)

 

Here is how I made my card:

• I created a background on watercolor paper with distress inks.  I used the smoosh method to add color to a craft mat, then dabbed the panel of watercolor paper onto the mat.  I repeated with varying colors until I achieved the coverage I wanted.
• When this panel was dry, I embossed the Mum Square onto the background with black embossing powder.  
• I added the block to an eggplant A2 card front.  I used a leftover strip of the panel to add a bit of interest to the left edge of the card.

 

INSIDE:  I stamped the Grateful Heart image with dusty concord distress ink onto a panel, distressed the edges, and added it to the inside of the card.  I added another strip of the background from the front.

Inside

 

You can find the other designer's Old Is New projects from the IO blog post HERE.

 

We will be back tomorrow with the new Impression Obsession challenge for October.  It's a fun one, you won't want to miss.  Hope to see you there.

 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Blessings,