April Release Day 1

                                                    Welcome to the April Release Hop!

April 15th and 16th, the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing projects with NEW April Release products! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Prizes - Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the April Release week (April 15th – 22nd) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of those participating in the hop:

Impression Obsession Blog
Vicki Garrett
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning

Greetings friends. I wanted to share some cards using bee stamps and stencils from the new April release. They are so much fun to use on cards!

For my first card, I used the new Hex Clusters stencil with sponged oranges and yellows to create a honeycomb background. I then stamped my bees directly onto the card with black Impression Obsession ink, colored them with Prismacolor pencils, then stamped them again with the same black ink so that the lines of the bees would be nice and dark. I had to use a stamp positioner to be able to do the overstamping.

To finish the card, I cut out my scalloped circle, added a sentiment and popped it up onto the card.

For the second card, I wanted to move away some from the yellows, black and oranges, so I used a blue color palette. The background uses the same Hex Clusters. It was then placed behind the Inverted Scalloped Circle die, which served as a frame. Finally, I cut out my bee items and colored them with Copic markers.

This is what the Sweet As Honey die set looks like:

Of course, there are also coordinating dies available.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Happy Bee-Day (Orange, Card 1)

CS1321 Sweet as Honey stamp set

STEN037-A1 Hex Clusters stencil

DIE1296 Inverted Scalloped Circle die

 

 

Happy Bee-Day (Blue, Card 2)

CS1321 Sweet as Honey stamp set

DIE1329 Sweet As Honey dies

STEN037-A1 Hex Clusters stencil

DIE1296 Inverted Scalloped Circle die

Limited Edition Red Rubber Kit for September- Day 2

 

 

September 1st & 2nd the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the September Limited Edition red rubber stamp set. You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

 

PRIZES! Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the Limited Edition Set release week (September 1st – 8th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

 

Here is a list of participating designers: 

Impression Obsession Blog
Robin Clendenning
Vicki Garrett
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher

 

Greetings friends.Today I am sharing a second card using the latest September Limited Edition Red Rubber Kit and the same paper pack I highlighted yesterday.

To make the card, I stamped my image in black ink, colored it with Prismacolor pencils and then overstamped it with the same black ink to make it stand out.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

RRSET0923 September Red Rubber Limited Edition set

PP046 Bats for Halloween paper

Welcome Impression Obsession July Kit!

                                    Welcome to the July Limited Release Rubber Kit Hop!

 

July 1st & 2nd the IO Team will be sharing new projects with the June Limited Edition red rubber stamp set.

 

You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

We will be giving away TWO Impression Obsession Grab Bags for the event so the more you comment through our blog hop the more chances to win!

 

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Friday July 8th at 8pm CT

 

All winners will be announced on Saturday July 9th on the Impression Obsession Blog.

 

Good luck!

 Greetings friends. Are you ready for a little Christmas in July? The Impression Obsession July Red Rubber kit has been released, and it is full of vintage Christmas images.

For my card, I was really drawn to the wreath. It was really quick and easy to color. The stamp itself has detail lines that show you where to add a little shading. I stamped the wreath in black ink using a stamp positioner. I then colored it with a variety of green prismacolor pencils. Note- I just added random squiggles of color to the wreath. If you tried to color each leaf individually, it would drive you crazy.I chose pencils that were almost chartreuse to ones that were closer to a blue spruce. Here is a close up so that you can see the various greens better:

I then colored the ribbon with two different reds, making sure to color the darker red in areas that were supposed to be shaded.

To finish the card, I used the Mini Gingham cover a card image to stamp my own background. I thought the gingham worked well with the vintage feel of the wreath. I then stamped my sentiment from the July kit onto a tag and popped up the words using some foam tape. As a last touch, I included some red adhesive pearls to look like berries.

 

These are the images in the July kit:

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

July Red Rubber Kit RBKIT0722

Mini Gingham Cover a Card background CC373 

Wacky Stitched Circles DIE837-YY 

Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner die DIE814-U

IO Summer Release Hop- Day 1

                                        Welcome to the June Release Hop!

June 15th -17thThe Impression Obsession Team will be sharing projects with BRAND NEW & old favorite, previously released clear stamps and dies. You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

 

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 to win!

 

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Tuesday June 20th at 8pm CT

 

All winners will be announced on Wednesday June 21st on the Impression Obsession Blog.

 

Here is a list of the designers posting today:

Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher

 

 Greetings friends! I went with an older clear set favorite called "Cupcakes." Who doesn't like cupcakes? I tend to use them year-round in my stamping, so they are also very practical.

To make the card, I stamped my cupcake tower onto white cardstock in black Memento ink and colored it with Copic markers. I then added a few extra details with some colored pencils. I then cut out by circles with some layering circle dies.

For the background, I stamped the Faceted Cover a card background onto white cardstock using IO Taupe ink. I wanted the lines to be less harsh than black, so I chose the grey instead. Next, I colored some of the areas using Prismacolor pencils. 

To finish the card, I added my sentiment from the same set and popped up a cupcake that I fussy cut by hand.

 

Here is what the stamp set looks like:

Here is a close up of the card:

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

MC181 Cupcakes

CC330 Faceted

Taupe ink pad

IO Theme Day- Square Cards

We have set aside a day to share some fun themed projects! This month’s theme is square cards!

Have fun checking out what our Designers have made today. Today's participants can be found on the Impression Obsession Blog.

Greetings friends. For today's square card theme, I decided to use stamps and dies from the May card kit. When I make a square card, I like to use a standard sized envelope so that postage won't be extra. One of the benefits of making a smaller square card that fits in an A2 envelope is that you can have some of the elements stick off the side of the card and it will still fit in the envelope.

For today's card, I stamped the flower and hummingbird onto kraft cardstock using black ink. When the ink was dry, I colored everything with Prismacolor pencils and then placed my images back in to my stamp positioner to restamp everything. It's nice that you can add the details back in to the color since the waxiness of the pencils makes the image lines harder to see.

I die cut my hummingbird and then popped him up onto the card using foam tape. The background frame has nine open windows to it, but I just glued my flower on top of the open windows and left the scalloped frame showing. I like to get more use out of my dies. Here is a close up:
 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Scalloped Nine Patch die DIE934ZZ

Humming Birds May 2022 dies DIE1168N

May Red Rubber Cling kit  RRKIT0522

Impression Obsession November Release Blog Hop- Day 1

 

Welcome to the Impression Obsession November 2021 Release Celebration!

 

Each day (November 1st& 2nd) you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog.  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 to win!

 

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Tuesday November 9th at 8pm CT All winners will be announced on Wednesday Nov 10th on the Impression Obsession Blog.

 

The new stamps are available now! You can find them all HERE

 

Here is a link to all the participating designers:

 

IO Stamps Blog
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Ilina Crouse
Jeanne Streiff
Kia Gibson Clapper
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Lee Ann Barrett
Vicki Garrett
Angela Bode
Anna Wight

 

Greetings friends! I am so excited about the latest release because there are quite a few new stamps that are perfect for making projects for your crafty friends. If you were thinking about making stocking stuffers or cards for your crafty friends this year, you might want to give them a look.

For my card today, I wanted to use the cute new create stamp that is filled with all kinds of crafty tools. I made it into a card, but I really can see it used to stamp onto envelopes.

To make the card, I went through my watercolor scraps and cut out wavy lines to make stripes for the cards. Once I glued them down onto white cardstock, I stamped my image and colored it with some Prismacolor pencils. It was a quick and easy card, and I was pleased that it was an excuse to use some of my scraps. To finish the card, I added a few round dimensional stickers to the side.

Impression Obsession Items Used:

A12388 Create Jar

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to see you again tomorrow evening. That post will go up at 8pm EST tomorrow. See you then!

IO Theme Day- Red, White and Blue

We have set aside a day to share some fun themed projects! This month’s theme is red, white and blue!

Have fun checking out what our designers have made today. Today's participants can be found on the Impression Obsession Blog

 

 

Greetings friends. Last week I shared a 4th of July card, which of course, was red, white and blue in color. Therefore, I thought it would be fun to challenge myself to make a card with the color scheme that wasn't also a card for the 4th. I chose to use fruit because I like the bright red of the berries and the current themed sale on the IO Website is "fruit," so the stamp and dies I used are 25% off through the end of June.

To make the card, I stamped my cupcake onto white cardstock using black Memento ink and then colored it with Copic markers and shaded it with a little Prismacolor pencil. I fussy cut the cupcake, added a little glitter and popped it up onto the card with some foam tape. Here is a close up:

To finish my card, I die cut some small strawberries and added my sentiment. 

What about your guys? What kind of cards do you make with a red, white and blue theme?

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Strawberry Cupcake C16020  (25% off through 6/30/21)

Strawberry Basket DIE397-L  (25% off through 6/30/21)

Life is Sweet B6576

IO Theme Day- In the Garden

 

We have set aside a day to share some fun themed projects! This month’s theme is "In the Garden."  Have fun checking out what our designers have made today. Today's participants can be found on the Impression Obsession Blog

 

 

Greetings friends. Today I want to share a clean and simple card that is also very quick and easy to make. I started by placing the daisy into a stamp positioner and then stamping it onto a pale yellow card using black Memento ink. I let it dry and then colored the flower with Prismacolor pencils. Next, I placed the card back into the stamp positioner and stamped it once again with the black ink. Hint...stamping the image twice gives you bolder lines since the colored pencils cover up some of the lines from the first stamping. To finish the card, I added my sentiment and some rhinestones.

Impression Obsession Items Used:

D12347 Daisy

D13982 Brighter Days

Impression Obsession- Old is New Featuring the Floral Egg

Greetings friends.  I wanted to share a card that was a long time in the making.  I started coloring it years ago after my mom and I went to a Fabergé egg exhibit.  Then I continued it when I thought I would make it into an Easter card.  I was finally encouraged to finish it as I am participating in the 30 Day Coloring challenge.  It seemed like the perfect project.  I shared the coloring on Instagram (username stampjournal if you want to find me), and I thought I should share the finished card on my blog:

To make the card, I stamped the Floral Egg onto white cardstock with black ink and then colored it with Copic markers.  I then added a bit more shading using Prismacolor pencils.  I edged the outside with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink and then layered it onto a background created with the Retro Circle Cover a Card. 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Floral Egg F2058

Retro Circle Cover a Card CC352