{ Impression Obsession Designer Die Hop Day 2 }

Welcome to day two of our Impression Obsession Fall Designer Die Hop!

Here is my card.

I was trying to go with just the tag, but it was missing something, so I turned it into a card. The background is stamped with Herringbone. I made the tag from white cardstock. I really liked the Bushel of Apples die so I die cut a bunch of apples. Then I added leaves from Oak Leaves and Rake and pumpkins from Pumpkin Patch. I did start with the grass from Sm. Grass die and made it look like the basket was sitting there.
The sentiment is from You Made My Day stamp set. Some of the cardstock that I have in my stash has an adhesive background (grass) which helped adhering the small pieces. For everything else I like to use Zots Adhesive Dots from Therm O Web. They are really tiny, called Zots for Bling. The tag is popped up with 3D foam Squares from Therm O Web. Love the dimension and I was able to tuck in those banners that I hand cut from cardstock.

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Our Design Team members have created some wonderful projects using our dies. Visit each Design Team member's blog to see what inspiring projects they have to share.

Impression Obsession Blog
Daniela Dobson -------> you are here
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett

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• Comment on each participating blog, including Impression Obsession blog, for that day.

• The deadline for comments for each day will be 10 p.m. CST.

• There will be a drawing on each day for $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate!!! One of the blogs will be chosen randomly and a winner will be selected from comments on that blog.

• The winner for each day will be announced in the next day's post.

• Two prizes will be awarded on the last day of the hop. One will be for Wednesday’s comments and another will be chosen from all the comments left throughout the week.

• Both Wednesday winners will be announced on the IO Blog on Friday.

All of the new dies you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW!

{ Impression Obsession Designer Die Hop Day 1 }

Welcome to the Impression Obsession Fall Designer Die Hop!

We have some beautiful new dies to share AND Gift Certificates to give away!

Here is my card.

For this card I used Takeout Coffee Cup. It turns out I don’t own any coffee stamp sets. I know, I can’t believe it either. I did manage to find the sentiment Perk Up. We have plenty to choose from in our store.  Since today is National Coffee Day I wanted to participate in Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

For the gift card I used Gift Card Insert 2 die that I die cut from a sticker. I didn’t take a photo without the card, oops. I used baby powder to remove the sticky and just applied my own adhesive.
This bright paper collection is Basic Grey and I die cut the adorable cup from the same collection. I used 3D foam squares to pop up the cup.  I splattered come color shine and added some pearls to finish the card.

  

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Our Design Team members have created some wonderful projects using our dies. Visit each Design Team member's blog to see what inspiring projects they have to share.

Impression Obsession Blog
Daniela Dobson -------> you are here
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett

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• Comment on each participating blog, including Impression Obsession blog, for that day.
• The deadline for comments for each day will be 10 p.m. CST.
• There will be a drawing on each day for $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate!!! One of the blogs will be chosen randomly and a winner will be selected from comments on that blog.
• The winner for each day will be announced in the next day's post.
• Two prizes will be awarded on the last day of the hop. One will be for Wednesday’s comments and another will be chosen from all the comments left throughout the week.
• Both Wednesday winners will be announced on the IO Blog on Friday.

All of the new dies you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW!

{ It’s a Simple Stories Cozy Christmas }

Hi and happy Wednesday!

I am sharing some projects on Therm O Web blog using Cozy Christmas collection from Simple Stories. I have step by step instructions on how I created this little shadowbox and all the cards. In addition, there is a chance to win a collection from Simple stories (see photo at the end of this post).

Go here for a chance to win this prize.

{ Technique Tuesday Memory Keepers Studio - Sept. 2014 and blog hop winner }

Hello and happy Monday. What is everyone up to this week? What projects are you working on? I am not a project life girl, even though I did attempt it once when it was still brand new, back in 2009. It was called Project 365. You can see the start of my album here.

Now I just make story cards that I include on my layouts.

If you are looking for inspiration using our Memory Keepers Studio - Sept. 2014 stamp set and steel dies I created some Story cards.

I die-cut the frame with the Perfect Picture steel dies and then placed the picture right in the opening. The base is Story Card DIY Die and I stamped “love this” with the Perfect Picture stamp set.

I used the Perfect Picture stamp set to stamp on the frame cut with the Heart Card steel dies. The stamping really makes the Story Card seem a lot more personalized. I added vellum and Story Card DIY Die as a base and stitched around the edges to make a shaker card.

For this last one I stamped the words all over the front and added some embellishments.

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Thanks so much for stopping by during our blog hop. I have a winner ----->>>> Tammy Nyenhuis! You have to email me so we can get that stamp set out to you.

Have a great Monday!

{ Technique Tuesday blog hop }

This is my second blog post today. See my Impression Obsession card below.

Hello and welcome to Technique Tuesday blog hop.  We are showcasing some new stamps from our Summer release.

I created my card using a new stamp set called Christmas Cheer.

I just love the font in this stamp set. I heat embossed “happy holidays” on vellum with white embossing powder. Then, I heat embossed the stars and hearts right under it with red embossing powder. You can’t tell in the photo, but the red embossing powder sparkles. I got it many years ago at a stamp convention. The little holy berries are colored with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft big brush markers and stamped.

I used a brand new collection from Elle’s Studio called Good Cheer. It will be available in the store soon.

I used Mojo Monday 363 for this card.

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PRIZE

***Leave a comment on this post by September 20th midnight EST for a chance to win this stamp set.***

Everything Jolly

Hop along to see what the other DT members created.  They are all giving away a stamp set of their choice.

Daniela ------> you are here
Tobi
Laura
Teri 
Jaclyn

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge–Square cards}

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Square cards!

Our challenge starts today, September 18, and continues to the following Wednesday evening, September 24, at 10 PM.

Create a new project using  Impression Obsession stamps and post it on Impression Obsession Blog, between September 18- 24. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Here is my card.

I die cut the pumpkin from polka dot paper and added some watercolor and chalk. I wanted to give it some dimension. The tag that I created and cut with the Silhouette is stamped with my favorite Wood Grain cover-a-card background stamp.

I layered several different chipboard stickers from my old stash again, American Crafts and Sassafras Lass.  If you are looking for Sassafras Lass Emma’s Paperie has some in their store. I splattered the card with some paint. The sentiment is from our new So Very Thankful stamp set by Kalani Allred. I liked the card inspiration from The Cutting Edge challenge 10 with all the layers and created lots of layers on this card.

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That is all from me. Make sure you check out what the rest of our DT created.

I hope you play along.

Impression Obsession Blog
Anna Wight
Daniela Dobson -------> you are here
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett

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I used Sugar Sketch Challenge 11

The Cutting Edge challenge 10

{ Thankful for you and free Silhouette cut files }

The winner from my stamps giveaway never claimed the prize so I picked a new winner - Sue VanDeVusse!

I saw a cute, fall kit posted on Instagram from Martha Bonneau and I wanted it. They sold out pretty fast. She has several different ones in her shop if anyone is interested. I love fall colors and to my surprise, I don’t have many fall items. I looked through several drawers of “old” stuff and found some items I could use on this card. By old stuff, I mean, old. Making Memories Autumn Splendor glitter spiral journal book circa 2009 and 7Gypsies Frames & Tags, circa 2007.

I added bits and pieces from her kit and decided I wanted a pocket with a tag. I didn’t have anything like that so I made my own in Silhouette Studio. I used the Gift Card Holder as a starting point and changed some things around. See bottom of this post for a free download.

The leaf, sentiment and leaf die are from Technique Tuesday I Give Thanks stamp set and I Give Thanks - DIY Steel Die.

This is what it looks like with the tag pulled out a but. It has a decorative top. I made several different ones. The alpha stickers are from Elle’s Studio.

***These Silhouette Studio files are created by me, and are for personal use only. If you use my designs, please give proper credit and link back to my blog and/or original file.***

Click on photo to download files

There are 4 tags that fit into the pocket. The one without the hole can have a tab added or a piece of ribbon stapled. The rectangle one on the far right can be used as a liner for the tag pocket base. I will make another project so you can see it in action.

I hope you like it. Enjoy!

{ Exclusive September kit from Elle’s Studio }

Exclusive September is ready for purchase now.

Design team gallery is FULL of brand new inspiration just for you. You can bookmark your favorites, leave comments and see close ups of our design team’s projects in our gallery. Visit Elle’s Studio Blog for links to other Contributing DT members.

Here is what I created with the September kit, stamps and cut files.

I had lots of fun with this kit.

I cut the circle file with my Silhouette Cameo. This is the original size and it matches the cork one. I used yellow cardstock because I have lots of yellow for some reason. Anyway, I primed my white cardstock with gesso and after it was dry I taped down the template.

I used Whipped Spackle from Faber Castell Design Memory craft to add texture. The whipped spackle is just like modeling paste, except it’s very light. You can even see that I ripped the paper when I removed the tape. Not to worry.

I painted around all the spackle with watercolor paints. Simple as that. I stitched the paper down because it was warped from the water. I used plain, cheap cardstock from Michaels. I used My Favorite Stamp set to stamp the circles in back ink.

I added these fun Fancy Pants buttons and enamel dots I got from Emma’s Paperie. The cork hearts are one of the miscellaneous bits that are available for purchase. I cut the stack of books from one of the tags and adhered it to the layout with 3D Foam Squares from Therm O Web. I couldn’t find a place for the full tag so this was perfect.

I tucked several hand drawn circles and leaves I created in Silhouette Studio. I stamped around the page with slanted lines stamp in orange and green ink. This is such a fun kit!!  I love it.

*It is available today, on the 10th, for $9.99 and then the price goes to $11.99 at midnight PST.*
*The kit is exclusive to Elle’s Studio and a limited edition – once the kit is sold out it is gone for ever!*

September Kit: http://shopellesstudio.com/Elle-s-Studio-September-2014-Kit.html
September Cut Files: http://shopellesstudio.com/September-Digital-Cut-File.html
My Favorites Stamp Set: http://shopellesstudio.com/My-Favorites-Exclusive-Stamp.html
Miscellaneous Cork Bits: http://shopellesstudio.com/Miscellaneous-Cork-Bits.html
Cork Circle Mat: http://shopellesstudio.com/Cork-Circle-Mat.html
Halloween Ephemera Pack: http://shopellesstudio.com/Halloween-Ephemera-Pack.html

Have a great Wednesday!

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge–Beautiful Stamped Backgrounds }

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Beautiful stamped backgrounds!

Our challenge starts today, September 4, and continues to the following Wednesday evening, September 10, at 10 PM.

Create a new project using  Impression Obsession stamps and post it on Impression Obsession Blog, between September 4 - 10. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Here is my card.

While I was thinking about what to do for this challenge I remembered this awesome Cover-a-card background stamp called Cover-a-Card Ornate Floral.

I wasn’t sure how it was going to look stamped in black ink, but I was going to give it a try.

I colored the white parts with my watercolor paints.

For the sentiment, I used one of the brand new dies Greetings Top Edgers. I die cut it from black glitter paper. I layered it over a piece of white cardstock covered with washi tape. As a final touch I added enamel dots to the flowers.
What do you think?

 

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That is all from me. Make sure you check out what the rest of our DT created.

I hope you play along.

Impression Obsession Blog
Anna Wight
Daniela Dobson -------> you are here
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher

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I used colors from Color Throwdown # 308 as my inspiration.