Impression Obsession Spring Release - Day 4
The Impression Obsession team is showcasing new Spring images that are available NOW! You can visit the I.O. Blog all this week for links to the previews and ALL the challenge details. Leave a comment on our designers' posts throughout the week for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Impression Obsession!
If you're new to my blog, then you may not know that I'm not only on the Impression Obsession design team - I'm also one of their artists! You can find all my stamps HERE. It's always fun during these blog hops to be able to share my stamps, some thoughts behind them, and some fun ways to use them. I've enjoyed slowly adding layered sets to my stamp line (check out Layered Praying Hands and Layered Pansy too!) and this is my favorite of the three layering sets I added with this release! It is soooo much fun, and so versatile - check it out.
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| WP918 Plaid Pencils clear set |
This set is designed as a layering set, and I've included several variations of how it can be used in the card below! The solid layer can be switched out for one of the polka dot layers to vary the results, or you can use both together as a base - I think the dots are really cute!
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| WP918 Plaid Pencils clear set Border Duo 2 Die Set |
Here's a simple card using the solid layer and polkies.
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| WP918 Plaid Pencils clear set WP915 Fred Said clear set |
If you don't feel like lining up layers, look what you can do with those lines! Stripes make a fun background - the pencils are long enough to go either direction on a standard card base. Get them positioned once, and then just move the card panel around in your positioner to create a striped effect.
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| WP918 Plaid Pencils clear set Sending Cheer Gift Border die |
Or - plaids! Use the grid on your stamp positioner to line up the stamps, then stamp in both directions, combining ink colors for all kinds of fun plaid backgrounds.
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| WP918 Plaid Pencils clear set WP915 Fred Said clear set E13748 Curious Guinea Pig Thanks Word die |
What would you do with this set?! I can't even stop with the plaids.
Be sure to check out the other designers' blogs for inspiration - you'll find a full list of their names on the I.O. Blog! You're not required to comment on every post, but the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win - each one of us has a $25 gift certificate to give away! Our winners will be announced by IO on Monday Jan 14, and we'll have a new feature to share with you on that day as well.
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Oh my goodness!!! Great way to stretch your stamps, loved them all!!!
ReplyDeleteThat guinea pig is so cute!
ReplyDeleteAwwww, look at the expression on that guinea pig's widdle face!!
ReplyDeleteDina, the pencils with all of those options is remarkable!! What a splendid idea. So versatile!
ReplyDeleteI live the pencils, and I want the fountain pen as well. I think they would be so fun on envelopes. Great cards!
ReplyDeleteYour cards look WONDERFUL, Dina! The polka dots ARE "CUTE!" I was JUST thinking the other night, about finding a stamp with lines.... to create a tablet for writing. I can see using this for that! ;) The different widths would be NICE to have for this! ;) ALL FOUR of your cards are SO CUTE! ;)
ReplyDeleteYour cards are wonderful and I'm loving that first one the best!
ReplyDeleteOh Oh Oh! This is a "must have" set! Wonderful cards!
ReplyDeleteYour guinea pig looks really cute and fun, looking from the side.
ReplyDeleteOh boy, I love plaids and I love polka dots! What a fun set and so versatile. Your cards are awesome.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the realistic look you get on the pencils by layering them like that! and, of course, who couldn't fall in love with that cutie-patootie hamster?!!
ReplyDeletefantastic cards - love the pencils!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe little guinea pig is very cute. The plaid looks so nice as a background.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic post with fabulous cards!
ReplyDeleteGreat ways to use these stamps! So creative of you
ReplyDeleteFun cards, wonderful ideas! I like the dots best, it'd be fun for BGs!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards! What realistic pencils! Love the Gift Border Die card with the pencil designs as your background, and an adorable guinea pig card too!
ReplyDeleteVery clever set!
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks for the ideas with the pencils - they look so real! You are such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteyour coloring is just amazing, and that guinea pig is so cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat great inspiration. Thanks for all the ideas.
ReplyDeleteThese are sooo fun! I Love the plaids and patterns!
ReplyDeleteLove this stamp set!!! So versatile and useful!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the ways you have showcased this stamp, third card is my fave.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic set.
ReplyDeleteYou did good! Love that
they are layering.
thanks for sharing
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Love those awesome pencils! What versatility! Thanks for sharing all your clever ideas!
ReplyDeleteSuch cute ideas but I love the little guinea pig.
ReplyDeleteLove the cards! The plaid is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteSo much sweetness on your cards! The pencils look real and I love the guinea pig with the plaid paper!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute cards!
ReplyDeleteCute cards - love how you show us the various ways to use your stamps in different ways. Thanks
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. The pencils look so realistic. Plus a bonus of other creative ways to use the stamps.
ReplyDeleteHands down, your most creative set yet! Super cool cards, each so different; amazed by the plaid!
ReplyDeleteWhat fabulously creative uses of this stamp set! Wow, you really showed how versatile it is in your amazing card designs.
ReplyDeleteOMGosh... I was liking the pencils, but thinking it would only get used once or twice. But then you got to the plaid! Brilliant!!!! Oh my poor band account... this release has so many stamps begging to come home with me!
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