Thursday, November 17, 2011

Impression Obsession DT Challenge: Stamps only!

The Impression Obsession team's challenge today is to create a card using stamps only - no patterned paper allowed!!I started by stamping the Poinsettia stamp on watercolor paper, masking it, then stamping the Rose Music Background over top. Keeping the mask on, I spritzed some water/reinker over the panel, dried it with my heat gun, then sponged inks around the poinsettia from the bottom up. I left the top of the panel unsponged (is that a word?) so the spritzing would show.The poinsettia was colored first with Touch Twin Markers, then watercolored with reinkers. I stamped a second flower and trimmed around some of the petals, then embossed them from the back with the wooden end of my stylus for more dimension.
The tabbed label is a stamp from the Journaling 1 clear set - I stamped it in Brilliance gold ink. The sentiment is from the Winter View set, and I also stamped French Postal and Paris Registre on the label. I used Peel-Off stickers from Flower Soft around the edges of the focal panel. It doesn't show well in the picture, but I also stamped Cover-a-Card Kaleidoscope on the card base.

Be sure to check out these other designers' blogs for inspiration -

Daniela @ For the First Time
Deborah @ Cards and Things
Jeanne @ Inky Paws
Jenny @ One Krafty Kat
Julie @ Out to Impress
Laura @ Laura's Stamp Art Journal
Vicki @ Summerthyme Studio

Remember you can enter these challenges too, using your Impression Obsession stamps! See the I.O. blog for all the details - you might even win a $25 gift certificate!! We'd love to have you join us.

Thanks for stopping by!

12 comments:

  1. one of the most beautiful Christmas cards I've seen.

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  2. what can I say
    Like all ways your card is so beautiful
    like all of it

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  3. Your card is so elegant! I love the rose coloured poinsettia over the music paper.
    Thanks for sharing! :)

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  4. I LOVE this card ! It's beautiful ! Thx for the explanation of how you created it as well.

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  5. Your background is gorgeous! Love how the bow is nestled under the flower - just like a gift plant from the florist. Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Gorgeous! Your flower is amazing and that background is fabulous. It inspires me to create some DIY patterned paper myself. TFS!

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  7. So beautiful! Love the ribbon with the poinsettia!

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  8. Wow Miss Dina this is so Gorgeous! Love how you molded the shape of the poinsettia petals.. So Pretty and what wonderful dimension! Wow... And I Love your Wonderful coloring and watercoloring too. Your BG is just Super! Love the whole thing! 8)

    Hugs
    Shannon

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  9. Totally gorgeous! Love the color on the poinsettia!

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  10. A Poinsettia Like no other. Simply stunning.

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  11. Dina, your Christmas card is so beautiful! I love it.

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  12. Stunning use of the music background to highlight this marvelous poinsettia. Loved all the spritzing & sponging too, and the way you tucked in the ribbon...just beautiful. TFS & Happy New Year.

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