IO Challenge- Things that Fly

Today's Impression Obsession Challenge is all about things that fly. I am still in my stencil/Dylusion sprays stage, so I combined those with one of the most versetile IO butterfly stamps (in my opinion)...the Swallowtail Silhouette.

Stamps:
Dot Border
Grunge Circles E13120D13116
Swallowtail Silhouette D5009

Inks:
Hero Arts Butter Bar
Hero Arts Orange Soda
Black India Ink

Stencils:
Crafters Workshop Mini Honeycomb TCW348
Crafters Workshop Mini Numbers Collage TCW210

Dylusion Sprays:
Cherry Pie
Squeezed Orange
Lemon Zest
Black Marble
White Linen

Instructions:
· Spritz white carstock with yellow, orange, and red sprays
· Dab piece with paper towels
· Place numbers stencil down onto carstock and spritz lightly with black spray
· Dab piece with paper towels
· Place honeycomb stencil onto piece and spitz lightly with white spray
· Dab piece with paper towels
· Stamp top or orange notecard with circle collage and Butter Bar ink
· Stamp dot border onto orange cardstock strip with Orange Soda ink
· Cut dot border down to the size you want for the card
· Edge dot border strip with orange or butter bar ink
· Stamp circle collage a couple of times onto cream cardstock using butter bar ink
· Stamp butterfly on top
· Pop butterfly square up on card using foam tape. of circles using black ink
· Layer the pieces of the card

Need more flying inspiration? Visit the other designers
Impression Obsession Blog
Daniela Dobson
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher (you are here)
Vicki Garrett

Want to play along? You can find all the information here, and you could even win a $25 IO gift certificate!

Challenge- Lets Hear it for the Boys

Hi everyone! Today the IO challenge is all about making cards "for the boys." I decided to use the Skateboard Silhouette (D13131) along with Dylusion sprays (Fresh Lime, London Blue, After Midnight, and White Linen) as well as some stencils from Crafters Workshop (12” x 12” Coral TCW360 and 6” x 6” Mini Tile Texture TCW237).

Need more "boys" inspiration? Check these other sites:
Impression Obsession Blog
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher (you are here)

Want to play along? You can find all the information here, and you could even win a $25 IO gift certificate!

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Crafter’s Workshop/IO/Balzer Designs Blog Hop!

Today I am participating in a very special blog hop. Crafter's Workshop and Impression Obsession have paired up to bring you stencils and coordinating stamps designed by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. The nice thing about the stamps and stencils is that they are designed to work independently from each other or as a coordinated set. If you would like to see the stamp and stencil sets as well as how they work both independently or as a set, check out Julie's awesome blog post introducing you to her line.

For my first card, I used the Crafter's Workshop Tickets stencil:

As well as the Impression Obsession Tickets clear stamp set:

I also used the Impression Obsession Just Because saying (B3762) as well as the brand new Rolling Waves Cover a Card background (CC123). I stamped the waves onto the card, stamped the arrows, added the stencil, and sprayed the stencil with my Copic Airbrush. I liked that the transparent quality of the the Copic Markers let the pattern of the Cover a Card to show through.

For my second card, I used the same Ticket stamps and stencils as well as a saying from the CL99 Circle Greetings clear set. This time instead of the airbrush, I used various die inks and a cosmetic sponge to add the color to the card.

Need more inspiration? Be sure to check out the other hop participants:

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Mitra Friant

Jeanne Streiff

Daniela Dobson

Vicki Garrett

Jenny Gropp

Dina Kowal

Julie Koerber

Be sure to check out the various posts. Julie will be drawing a random name from the comments to win all 6 stamp sets and stencils.