{ CardMaker Magazine Blog Team }

I'm super excited to share that I've been asked to join the CardMaker Magazine Blog Team! There is a new member spotlight today and if you would like to read little more about me, please stop by the CardMaker blog to check it out.

Our design team will be sharing projects from now through December on CardMaker blog.  I invite you to stop by the blog to learn about the other talented designers I'll be joining. While you are there, make sure to sign up to receive email updates on their blog posts and/or to get the CardMaker newsletter, or follow them on Facebook.

I am sharing one of the projects I had published in CardMaker Magazine back in 2010 - "Love notes cards and tin".

For those of you who don't know, CardMaker Magazine, is published quarterly in both digital and print formats and features instructions for creating handcrafted greetings for every occasion. It was introduced as the first major magazine devoted to the card-making craft in 2005 and it remains the leading print-and-digital publication for card-making enthusiasts on the market.

{ Impression Obsession Summer Die Release Blog Hop }

Welcome to the Impression Obsession Summer Die Release Blog Hop!
We have some beautiful new dies to share AND a Gift Certificate to give away!
The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST Monday July 11th.

Here is my card.

I used our brand new dies for this card. I started by stamping the oval wreath Oval – Flowery, that I colored with Prismacolor pencils. I die cut Patchwork Elements, flower and leaves, from carstock that I colored with ink. I sued 3D foam adhesive from Therm O Web for the flower and leaves. I tucked in an enamel dot that I created with Nuvo Crystal Drops – Dandelion Yellow from Tonic Studios, a new product to me and I got them from Emma’s Paperie. I tucked in a little twine under the flower.
“Celebrate”  is from Congrats Word Set  and I die cut it from Deco Foil White Foam Adhesive by Therm O Web. It has a liner on both sides. I love using the foam adhesive for these intricate die cuts because you can just adhere the word and you don’t have to mess with additional adhesive. Once it was down where I wanted it, I removed the top liner and added red Deco Foil.

Visit our fabulous IO Design Team’s blogs (only one comment per blog please) for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate!

The more blogs you visit … the better chance you will have to win!!!

No need to comment on the Impression Obsession Blog to enter.

Comment entries will be open until 9pm CT on Thursday July 14th and all winners will be announced Friday July 15th.

Good luck!

Hop List:

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

{ Exclusive July 2016 kit from Elle’s Studio }

Exclusive June kit is ready for purchase now.
Check out our 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 July 2016 creations.

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

 

*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.*

- All stamps will be 20% off, including the new release (no coupon code needed)
- Sunny Days puffy stickers will be back in stock
- Some sold out acrylic sets will be restocked

Sunny Day Puffy Stickers
Stamp Sale
Acrylic restock
All new July items
July kit
So Awesome Stamp
Favorite Acrylic
Yum Acrylic
Good Times Tabs
Star Circles Acrylics
Acrylic Pie Chart
Vellum Hearts
Wood Veneer Camera
Relax Printables
Cut Files
12 x 12 Star Background Cut File

{ June Wipeout kit from Scraptastic Club }

I am sharing my first layout with June 2016 Wipeout kit, add-on and June 2016 Wipeout stamp set on Scraptastic blog today.

This is such a fun and colorful kit. I wanted to use that "swim" cut out and I had perfect photos to match. I used the Bits & Pieces pack along with the puffy stickers from Elle's Studio to create a little collection of bits at the bottom, under the photos. I used the stamp set to add the chevron arrows and I stamped "water play" with black ink. The "splash" flair fit perfectly with my photos. The last thing I did was add Whipped Spackle with a wave stencil and navy splatters (color shine from my stash).

Make sure you stip by Scraptastic Club blog for more inspiration.

Have you seen our July Kit and add on? Amazing.

Have a great day!

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge – Oooh Baby! }

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Oooh Baby!

Here is my card.

I used watercolor paper to add purple watercolor to the background. Once it was dry I applied Whipped Spackle through a star mask. I stamped the polka dots from Mini Patterns 2 and stars from Mini Patterns 3 on white cardstock with yellow ink. I die cut the elephant pieces. I used 3D foam adhesive from Therm O Web for the head. I added silver pearls for his eyes. I just love him. The “baby” was die cut from yellow cardstock that I adhered to DecoFoil White Foam Adhesive.  It helps adhere the intricate die and it gives it dimension.

Impression Obsession stamps and dies:

Patchwork Elephant
Congrats Word Set
Mini Patterns 3
Mini Patterns 2

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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 June 16 – June 22. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a$25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Make sure you check out what the rest of our DT created.

I hope you play along.

Impression Obsession Blog
Daniela Dobson ---- you are here
Dina Kowal
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett
Have a great Thursday!