Impression Obsession DT Challenge: Tis the Season

The Impression Obsession team's challenge today is to create a project with a holiday theme...

I made this card using a favorite technique... the die is impressed into a watercolor panel without cutting. The panel is flipped, and then the raised lines are rubbed with an oil pastel or white crayon, and that acts as a resist for a water-based medium. I used Zig markers for the ornament and blended out with water, then used QoR paints for the background.

I used a pine branch die cut as a mask and stencil to add some texture to the background...

Here's a closer look at the ornament - the sentiment is from one of my smaller theme sets with an Essential Oil theme - it was a perfect fit on the tag!

Stamps and dies I used: Floral Ornament die, Flags die set, Essentially clear set, Pine Branch die

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

Anna @ Sassy & Sweet Notes

Chris @ Cat Tales and Paper Trails

Daniela @ For the First Time

Ilina @ Creativity Within

Jeanne @ Inky Paws

Jenny @ One Krafty Kat 

Karen @ Paper Lilies and Ink 

Kelli @ Stamping with a Dream 

Kittie @ Kittie Kraft

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.