{ Impression Obsession DT Challenge – Easter Fun }

Hello and welcome to our Impression Obsession challenge – Easter Fun.

Here is my card.

For this card I used a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #429 and Sunday Stamps color challenge SSC227.

I stamped the flowers from Wild Rose Heart on watercolor paper and used my watercolors to color the flowers. I added stripes using Melon Ink. Greetings is die cut from vellum paper. I stamped "Easter" in Taupe ink.

I hope you visit Impression Obsession blog and visit the Design Team to see what they created for this challenge.

Have a great Thursday!

Supplies:

Wild Rose Heart WP995

Greetings MC658

Greetings DIE369-J

Cover-a-Card Thick and Thin

Melon Ink

Taupe Ink
Watercolor

{ Impression Obsession DT Challenge – Sending Sunshine }

Hello and welcome to our Impression Obsession challenge – Sending Sunshine.

Here is my card.

I created the card using Floral Cuts Background Die from our brand new Serendipity Stamps and Dies collection. I added some butterflies from Medium Butterflies.  The sentiment is You Are Awesome stamped in black ink and layered over washi tape.

I hope you visit Impression Obsession blog and visit the Design Team to see what they created for this challenge.

Have a great Thursday!

{ Exclusive January 2015 kit from Elle’s Studio }

Exclusive January kit is ready for purchase now.

Today starts with a NEW Design team gallery. You can bookmark your favorites, leave comments and see close ups of our design team’s projects in our gallery.

Here are my January 2015 creations.

For a list of supplies used on all my projects, please visit my gallery.

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*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!*
Our add-ons are also limited and while supplies last, and are made to coordinate with the kit.

January Exclusive Kit: http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Elle-s-Studio-January-2015-Kit.html
A Bushel and a Peck Stamp: http://www.shopellesstudio.com/A-Bushel-and-a-Peck-Stamp.html
Lots of Love Wood Veneers http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Lots-of-Love-Wood-Veneers.html
Winter Notes from this Day Printables: http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Winter-Notes-from-this-Day-Printables.html
Lots of Love Printables: http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Lots-of-Love-Printables.html
January Cut File: http://www.shopellesstudio.com/January-Digital-Cut-File2015.html
12 x 12 Heart Cut File: http://www.shopellesstudio.com/12-x-12-Heart-Pattern.html

{ Elle's Studio team 2015 and a giveaway }

 Season’s Givings blog hop is still open.

I have some exciting news to share!! I was asked to join the Elle’s Studio DT with all these wonderful ladies. I have been on the Contributing Team since October 2012 working with all the exclusive Kits. Back in 2010, I was on the first DT for Elle’s Studio and I am very happy to be working with Elle’s Studio again.

Alissa Fast, Daniela Dobson, Danielle Flanders, Jennifer Chapin
Jessy Christopher, Jill Sprot, Kay Rogers, Lisa Dickinson 
Meghann Andrew, Melissa Mann, Michelle Wedertz, Pam Llaguno
Rachel Izakowicz, Stephanie Buice, Toni From

Blog contributors

Jenni Hufford, Waleska. Megan Klauer, Paige Evans

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Here is a sneak peek of ONE of my gallery projects.

Our DT gallery will go live on January 10th along with our exclusive January kit and all the extras. If you haven’t signed up for the newsletter, be sure to do that so you can get all the info first.

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**Today I am giving away a few of my favorite Elle’s Studio products.**

Hello 2015 - 3 x 4 Calendar Tags
Everyday Moments - Bits and Pieces 
Shine - Lil' Snippets - Blank Labels 
Hello 2015 - Stickers

Do you have a favorite from Elle’s Studio? Let me know. Leave a comment to be entered to win all these goodies.

I will draw and post the winner on January 7th, here on my blog.

Visit all the other DT blogs for more chances to win because they are all giving away their Elle’s Studio favorites!

{ Celebrate December with Elle’s Studio }

I wanted to share several cards that I created for Celebrate December With Elle’s Studio. Look for even more giveaways on each Elle’s Studio blog from now until December 25th.

Entering is easy – just upload a project you created to our Member Gallery and tag the Elle’s Studio item used. Make sure you also mention in your project description that it is a “Celebrate December” entry!

And that’s it— we are keeping it super simple so everyone has a chance to enter! Start uploading NOW, and you can enter as many times as you want (must be a different project per entry). The three GRAND PRIZE winners will be drawn on December 31, 2014. All entries will have a chance to be featured on our blog.

You can also enter to win prizes on our blog posts all month long – just look for a giveaways on our Elle’s Studio blog and leave a comment to be entered to win!

{ Impression Obsession Design Team Thursday }

It is my turn today to share a project I made using Impression Obsession dies.  Here is what I created. My inspiration came from a printable that Jen has for a download on her blog.  I used my silhouette cameo for the words and IO dies for the rest.

I started with a piece of chalkboard paper. The clipboard I had for ever. Seriously. I was going to alter it at some point, but now I think I will create a peace of art for each season and just change it out.

Like I said, I cut the words using my silhouette cameo. I had some adhesive patterned paper which made the words adhere to the paper easier. There is some texture to the chalkboard paper and the letters weren’t really adhered. Once I had all the die cuts in place I added a coat of Mod Podge. That sealed everything. I used a sponge applicator to add some texture to the background with Mod Podge.

I haven’t found a permanent place for this project, but for now it is on my mantle.

Here are the dies I used.

Halloween Set

 

Halloween Hill Die

Witch Flying

I created another little project two years ago using the same Halloween Hill Die. I display it every year. You can check out the details in my blog post here.

I am linking the clipboard art project to this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Have a great Thursday!

{ Samantha Walker September Creative Team Blog Hop! }

Welcome to the Samantha Walker Creative Crafters Team Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Chrissy Guido.

If this is your first stop, be sure to head over to Samantha Walker's blog to start at the beginning!

This month one lucky winner will receive Spellbinder's Basic Lattice Die and a Riley Blake Saddle Up Fabric Bundle.

All you need to do is enter below using the Rafflecopter widget! You can earn multiple entries by following us on Facebook, commenting below, tweeting about the giveaway, and signing up for the email updates. This giveaway is open to US customers only.

Don't forget to sign up for Samantha's Newsletter through the Rafflecopter widget to receive your FREE SVG and Silhouette Studio file! 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Out theme this month is Mix and Match Collections. I decided to mix and match Samantha’s paper collection with her clear and rubber stamps.

Here is my card.

Samantha Walker Supplies:

Giddy Up Girl paper collection
Cool Summer brads
Leafy Background Stamp
Buntings and Banners
Doilies & Lace

Other Supplies:

Therm O Web Adhesive and photo corners
Clearsnap ink and embossing powder
VersaMark ink
The Twinery Twine
Heidi Swapp Color Shine

I started by stamping the Leafy Background with VersaMark ink on white cardstock and heat embossing with white embossing powder.

I sprayed the cardstock with Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Tropicana Teal. Once it was dry I adhered it to a piece of patterned paper from Giddy Up Girl collection and that was my card base.

I stampeded tow different doilies from Doilies & Lace stamp set on white cardstock that I cut out.

The two doilies were stacked on top of each other. I added a brad to the smaller, pink one and used 3D Foam adhesive to add dimension. The sentiment is from Buntings and Banners stamp set. I just cut it into a banner and tucked it under the small doily.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Click on the image below to head over to
 Aimee Maddern.

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge–Pack your bags }

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Pack your bags.

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

Create a new project using  Impression Obsession stamps and post it on Impression Obsession Blog, between July 18 - 26. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Here is my card, and I am using on of our brand NEW Cover-a-card stamps called Solid Map CC176. Our CHA sneaks begin next week, July 22 – 26. Make sure you come back and visit our Impression Obsession Blog next week for all the details.

I started by stamping Cover-a-card Screen with Copper ink. Over that I stamped Cover-a-card Solid Map in Blue Jean. The sentiment is from Dream Believe Do clear stamp set.

***Don’t forget to visit our DT for more inspiration***

IO Blog
Daniela Dobson <------- you are here
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor – our new DT member
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett

Make sure you follow Impression Obsession:
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Pinterest
Facebook

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Supplies:

{ Samantha Walker July Creative Team Blog Hop! }

Welcome to the Samantha Walker Creative Crafters Team Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Chrissy Guido.

If this is your first stop, be sure to head over to Samantha Walker's blog to start at the beginning!

This month one lucky winner will receive All Boy Stamp Set and SVG/Silhouette file.

All you have to do to enter is click on the link below. You have until Sunday, 07/14 at 11:59pm MDT in order to be eligible for the free SVG/Silhouette file as well as the prize.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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I made a layout. This was from our recent visit to Fort Worth Stockyards.

 

 

Samantha Walker products used:

Giddy Up Boy paper collection

Traditions paper collection

Cool Summer brads 

 

I created the background by combining different size stars, free file from out June blog hop. This is what it looks like.

 

 

I combined two different paper collections, Giddy Up Boy and Traditions. They worked so well together. I used 3D Foam Adhesive to add dimension to some of the stickers and the die cut star. I added sequins from my own stash and a button flair from {A Flair for Buttons}. I couldn’t resist the stars.

 

 

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Click on the image below to head over to Samantha Walker Facebook Page.