{ Technique Tuesday–Man Week }

We are featuring great cards for guys (and tips for making them) all week long on the Technique Tuesday Blog. My card is featured today.

Details on how I made this card and what products I used can be found on the Technique Tuesday blog.

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge–Summer fun }

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Summer Fun.

Why don’t you come along and play with us. To enter the challenge go to the Impression Obsession Blog (all the details are there!).  Create a new project using  Impression Obsession stamps and post it on Impression Obsession Blog between May 7 – May 20. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a$25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Here is my card.

I started with the large Sunburst background stamp. I wanted something fun and bright on the front. I heat embossed Summer in Verse on a piece of cardstock and added some vibrant Neocolor II Water Soluble Pastels. I love them.

I die cut Beach Umbrella and Flip Flops from cardstock for the front. The sentiment is from two different stamp sets, Hello and Build Your Own Message.

Impression Obsession stamps and dies:

Sunburst
Summer in Verse
Beach Umbrella
Flip Flops
Hello
Build Your Own Message

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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

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge–think Spring }

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Think Spring.

Why don’t you come along and play with us. To enter the challenge go to the Impression Obsession Blog (all the details are there!).  Create a new project using  Impression Obsession stamps and post it on Impression Obsession Blog, between March 5-18. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Here is my card.

I have been in love with this butterfly die called Medium Butterflies. It cuts 9 butterflies all at once, and they are all different. Well, I was working on a different project the other day using Deco Foil. I used iCraft Adhesive sheet by Therm O Web to adhere the patterned paper to the adhesive. The thing about the iCraft Adhesive is that it has adhesive on both sides. Once I die cut the butterflies, I remove the top liner and add glitter, like in this card. You can add so many other things like, foil, beads, flower soft.

For the background I used Scribble Roses. I stamped them with Ranger ink and then added water with a water brush for a softer look. It was still pretty bright so I added a piece vellum over the top. I heat embossed the sentiment from Spring Quotes on top of the vellum. I die cut the Open Scroll Leaf from green cardstock and added the butterflies. At the end I needed more pink and I added Tied Line die cut from cardstock.

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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

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge–Clean & Simple Holiday cards }

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Clean & Simple Holiday cards !

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

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

This card took me less than five minutes to make. I should have timed myself. It took longer to find a sentiment that I wanted to use. Once all my supplies were ready, I was done in no time.

I have been wanting to use this Reindeer for a long time. Finally had a chance. I die cut him from this awesome pack of gold and silver foiled paper pack from DCWV that I found at Michaels and used my 40% off coupon.
 
I stamped the Wood Star on white cardstock and cut it out. The Reindeer is adhered over the star with 3D Foam Squares from Therm O Web. I stamped the December with the same ink and added “wishes” from Merry On in gold ink that I heat embossed.

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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 Filcher
Vicki Garrett

{ CardMaker and Impression Obsession Blog Hop }

Welcome to the CardMaker and Impression Obsession Blog Hop!

Today the CardMaker Designers and the Impression Obsession Designers will be showing you some wonderful holiday projects featuring stamps and dies from Impression Obsession!

My card uses only dies. I didn’t have a plan, but I know I wanted to make a shaker card using the new Rectangle 6-in-1 Frames die. It’s one die that cuts 6 different frames. I adhered two of the largest ones together to make a frame. I added 3D foam strips from Therm O Web. They are perfect because I can cut them to any size.

I created my background scene with Tree Line Die that I cut several times and layered on top of each other using 3D foam strips from Therm O Web. Then I cut snowflakes using Sm. Snowflake Set. I adhered them to the Kraft cardstock background.

I die cut the sentiment Peace from blue cardstock and adhered it straight to the acetate window using Zots Adhesive Dots from Therm O Web.

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***Make sure and comment on each of the blogs in the hop!***

TWO winners will be randomly chosen to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate! You have until Thursday December 4^th at Midnight CT to enter.

The winner will be chosen and announced on the Impression Obsession Blog on December 5th.

Have fun hopping!

CardMaker
Anna Wight
Piali Biswas
Daniela Dobson <------ you are here
Dina Kowal
Penny Ward
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jeanne Jachna 
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Noelle McAdams 
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Theresa Momber
Vicki Garrett
Mae Nazareth
Impression Obsession

{ Die cutting Saturday–cut file 001 }

I know it’s not Saturday, but Paper Issues has a new monthly challenge - Die Cutting Saturday. Each month they will be sharing a free Silhouette cut file with a challenge to use it on a project. You can download your free file on their blog.

Here is what I came up with. I took only one of the six corner circles and enlarged them to fit my page. I used the knife tool to cut just the parts I needed. I cut it out from patterned paper that I have been hoarding. I had an idea to use some of my old rub-ons that I had put away and had to look for. Some of these are really old: Urban Lilly, Basic Grey, Bo Bunny and Scenic Route.

I used some of the brand new stamps from Technique Tuesday - Having Some Fun, Living and Laughing and Folding Banners - Fresh Cut Studio - October 2014. There is a new date stamp called Many Months that has beautiful font. I stamped the sayings on die cut vellum and tags from Elle’s Studio.
I added the rub-ons to the empty circles on the left side. The one on the right bottom corner has a star, but since it didn’t go with my layout I just covered it up with one of the other circle.

I used a mixture of things, some new and some very old (rub-ons), but it all worked together. I love the black and hot pink together. It’s been a long time since I did a page just for me.

That is all from me. If you want to play along check out their blog and download the free file. Have a great Monday!

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge–Shades of Fall }

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Shades of Fall!

Our challenge starts today, October 16, and continues to the following Wednesday evening, October 22, at 10 PM.

Create a new project using  Impression Obsession stamps and post it on Impression Obsession Blog, between October 16-22. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

This time I did not make a card. I was looking on Pinterest for a teacher gift idea and I came across these little mini coffee cups. Looks like they were really popular last year in the Stampin’ Up world, but I totally missed them. I fell in love and had to get some and make cute little gifts.

I stamped my white cardstock with Cover-a-card Broken Chainlink and added Cover-a-Card Wood Grain with some color shine. Then I added a strip of patterned paper at the top. There might be a pattern out there, but I just traced my cup on a piece of paper to make the template. I will transfer it into my silhouette so I can cut it in the future.

I used a leaf from Hydrangea Set Die to cut two leaves, one from a scrap piece of fabric and another one from vellum. I broke one of my Sizzix Big Shot plates while I was in the process of embossing the leaf. I made the wrong sandwich. It was time anyway. I hade them for ever and they were looking pretty bad. Amazon has them on sale right now Sizzix Accessory - Cutting Pads, Standard, 1 Pair ($6.59).
I used Circle Greeting Cutout set for the tag. I punched the scalloped circle first and then taped the die to the middle and die cut the saying. I backed it with brown cardstock.
I stamped the Striped Banner several times and tucked them behind the tag with the leaves.

I pretty much did the same thing with the tag that I cut out from the rest of the stamped cardstock. I added a little doily on the bottom. You could add a little note to this with the gift.

What is inside you ask? Some very delicious chocolate I found. Caramel Brownie. Four of them fit perfectly. Just enough for a little treat. These little cups can be filled with whatever you want and they are perfect for any occasion.

They are delicious!
Lindt Chocolate - Hello My Name Is "Caramel Brownie" Little Bits To Go, 4.2oz., (2 Pack)

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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

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge–Ghoulish Greetings }

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Ghoulish Greetings! I hope you have enjoyed our die hop this week.

Our challenge starts today, October 2, and continues to the following Wednesday evening, October 8, at 10 PM.

Create a new project using  Impression Obsession stamps and post it on Impression Obsession Blog, between October 2-8. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Here is my card.

This is a very simple card. I added a strip of washi tape to a square that I cut with my Silhouette. Then I cut out Witch Flying from patterned paper and adhered her over an orange circle with 3D foam squares. I tied some twine and added a brad. I stamped “Happy Haunting” from Creepy stamp set on white cardstock and added washi tape to the ends.

 

 

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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

{ Impression Obsession Designer Die Hop Day 3 }

Welcome to day three, and the last day, of our Impression Obsession Fall Designer Die Hop!

Here is my card.

I wasn’t sure how this was going to turn out, but I really like it. I started with Circle Shaker Frame Die.  I then created some “hills” from white cardstock. I just drew them with a pencil and cut them out. The middle layer is adhered with 3D foam squares, and so is the circle frame.
The trees are called Evergreen Trees and there are three in the set. I added one Sm. Deer.
For the sentiment I choose Peace. I cut two of them and layered them on top of each other.
There is no stamping on this card, if you can believe that.

 

  

  

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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 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!

{ 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.