Day 2 of IO November Release

Welcome to the November Release Hop!

November 15th & 16th The Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW clear stamps, dies stencils and paper packs! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

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

Here is the list of participating designers:

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

 Greetings friends. Today I thought I would show you the new Cocoa Bear die. He is so cute! The die comes with a couple of items to put in his paws, and I chose the heart.

To make the card, I edged the white pieces with a little gray ink to give the bear more dimension. I cut out his scarf from the same pack as the background patterned paper and colored the heart with Copic markers. As a finishing touch, I added a die cut snowflake and a rhinestone. Of course, a punny sentiment also had to be added.

 Sentiments:

Paper:

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

DIE1237 Cocoa Bear

MC1216 Bear Sayings

PP044 Winter Wonderland paper pack

DIE1262 Snowflake Frame

IO Challenge- Give Thanks

I have a feeling that most of the challenge cards today by the design team are going to be Thanksgiving cards.  After all, that makes the most sense given the theme and the close proximity to Thanksgiving.  However, today is my friend Tricia's birthday, and I wanted to make a card for her instead.

Tricia is a friend that I have had for over 30 years.  It blows my mind that I am old enough to have had a friend that long, but there you have it.  We met in junior high when my family moved back to the States and I was starting a new school.  She disliked me instantly because the teacher sat me next to her in art class and she no longer had her her cushy extra desk space.  I managed to win her over, and the rest is history.  We have grown up together, and although a lot has changed since my invasion of her personal desk space, our friendship has remained a solid constant in my life.  I cannot begin to say how thankful I am to have her as a friend.   Happy birthday, Trish.

My card today uses the faux batik technique.  I stamped the Rose Leaf Branch onto mulberry paper with versafine ink and embossed it with clear powder.  I then sprayed it with green inks and ironed the piece to remove the embossing powder.  I then put white cardstock behind the mulberry to make the leaves pop and then layered the card.  I finished by adding a saying from the Friends Collection clear set.

I hope everyone takes a little bit of time today to give thanks to a special blessing in their life.

Want to see how the other designers give thanks?  Visit the other DT member blogs:
 

Daniela Dobson
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett

IO Quick and Simple Cards

I absolutely LOVE quick and easy cards, so I was really excited about this challenge. Today I decided to share three cards that vary in exactly how quick and easy they are.

The watermelon card would take about 10-15 minutes to make. I made the seeds using a daisy die and used the petals for the seeds. The longest part of this card is using the die cut machine and gluing the seeds onto the card. For the rest of the card, I used the Thanks a Melon saying (B11085) and one watermelon slice from a much larger watermelon stamp (Watermelon Slices F2338).

The second card would take about 5-10 minutes. It is just simple stamping with some Memento Luxe inks and a couple of solid stamps. To make the card,  I used a saying from the CL41 Thanks Sentiments set and the Daisy Print (D5007) flower.

And finally...a five minute card.  You can't get more simple than that!  I used the  Heartfelt Thanks (B3928) saying along with the Whimsical Heart Border (C6309).  To color the hearts, I added watercolor pencils to the outside edges of the card and softened it towards the center with a waterbrush.  To finish the card, I tied a neutral twine bow to one of the hearts.  No layers...just simple stamping.

Need more quick and simple inspiration? Visit the other designer blogs:

Anna Wight

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!

Being Thankful and Upcoming Class

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I know I am always grateful for to the chance to see my family.

This time of year is all about gratitude and being thankful, so I figured now would be a good time to have a class that was all about creating thank you cards.  If you are in town this weekend and would like to make ten quick and easy cards to add to your stash, I would love it if you would join me for my 10 in 10 thank you class:

10 in 10 Thank You
Where:  Angela's Happy Stamper

Date: Sunday, December 8
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Both of the cards I am posting today are from the class.  The first using images from Impression Obsession, and the second uses dies from Memory Box. 

For the die, I combined it with sticker paper and glitter from Elizabeth Crafts.  I like their products because the glitter doesn't come off of the final card.

IO CHA Blog Hop- Day 4

Today is day 4 of the Impression Obsession blog hop, and I wanted to share with you a really quick and easy card (5 minutes tops) featuring the Crossword Cover a Card (CC159).

I always seem to need thank you cards, and I thought the new Thanks (A9061) script looked like it could have been written by the new Calligraphy Pen (C9037).  Everything was stamped with black Versafine ink onto white cardstock.  I didn't do any coloring or shading.  All I did to finish the card was add a bit of grey and red papers for layering.  You could just as easily fill out the crossword with personalized sentiments, but I wanted to leave the pattern blank.


Don't forget to check out the other designers in the blog hop for a chance to win prizes.

Blog Hop Details

We are having a $25 Gift Certificate drawing each day during the hop, with an extra drawing on Friday. Follow the guidelines below the DT participant list each day and you will be eligible to win. Start with the DT line-up below for today, then come on back and click on the direct link to the new stamps/dies/clear sets in the last paragraph below:

Blog Hop List:
Impression Obsession Blog
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher (you are here)

Rules for Drawing Eligibility
To be eligible for the $25 Gift Certificate drawings, Monday through Friday, and for the extra one on Friday you should:

•Leave a comment on the IO and each participating DT member's blog for that day.

•Posts are closed for each day at 10 p.m., EST, for that day's drawing.

•The winner(s) will be announced in the post for the next day.

•To be eligible to win the extra drawing Friday, you must have commented on each participating blog for each day (Monday through Friday). Posts close at 10 p.m., EST, Friday. (You can go back and catch up on comments to be eligible for the 5 day drawing on Friday.)

Join us for the week, tell your friends, and have fun every day.

Thanks for stopping by to look and share!!