Impression Obsession DT Theme - Summer Colors

The Impression Obsession team has some projects to share using summer colors - we'd love for you to hop along with us!  

I dug back into last year's releases to find a card for the theme, and I found this clean-and-simple ditty. The background is watercolored for a little variation in the bright yellow base, and the sun is stenciled from the center out, so the rays seem to fade. It's an easy one to mass produce, and the clear set I used is full of encouraging statements - any of them would work on this sunny card!

IO Products:

STEN029 Sunburst stencil

CL1257 Poppies clear stamp set

PP046 Bats for Halloween paper pack

Be sure to check out the other designers' blogs for inspiration - see the I.O. blog for all the links and  details! 

I grabbed this graphic from the IO site to remind you of these 2 awesome sales! Clearance items are reduced 65%, which means 4x8 sets are $6.65, 4x6 sets are $5.60, 4x4 sets are $4.55, and 3x4 sets are $3.50! I see the set I used on today's card is in that lot too, so grab it while you can! I put a lot of my heart into that one.

Cheers!

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Impression Obsession - even more July products

We've got even more projects from the new release from Impression Obsession today! If you haven't seen the new release, you can find it all HERE - go check it out! 

I've got some stencils in this release as well, and they're great for the Watercolor Imprints technique that's mentioned in Splitcoaststampers newsletter this week! For this technique you ink up or watercolor your background (I used Distress Oxide inks here), lay the stencil over the wet panel and weigh it down with something flat (like an acrylic block), then let it dry. I love the effect so much! 

Here I used the Dots stencil, and you can see the pattern that it left. 

I used the same technique on this second card with the Fractured stencil. There's a combo of yellow and orange Oxide inks here, which really worked well with the stencil. Here I've used some of Anna's papers and dies, Lindsay's banner stamp, and one of my sentiments! Fun collab, girls!

IO Products:

STEN058 Dots stencil

CL1379 Star Spangled Banners clear stamp set 

PP077 Sweetheart paper pack

CL1383 Listen Doll clear stamp set

DIE1355 Sketchy Inside Out Heart die set

STEN059 Fractured stencil 

DIE1352 Large Postage Stamps die set

PP057 Bzzz paper pack

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during release week (June 8th - 14th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders! 

July 8th, 9th, and 10th the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW clear stamps, stencils, papers and dies! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event. Here are the links to today's projects:

Impression Obsession Blog

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams

Robin Clendenning

Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

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Impression Obsession - more July products

We've got more projects from the new release from Impression Obsession today! If you haven't seen the new release, you can find it all HERE - go check it out! 

I wanted to design a classic Barbie-inspired set, so here is my take - there are 2 classic silhouettes with a mixture of encouraging sentiments. The set is called "Listen Doll"! My first card is super clean and simple, with a watercolor wash in the background and stamping in bold black ink.

For my second card, I incorporated more products from the release - gingham paper, and some postal dies and stamps. So fun! I stamped the silhouettes in the postage stamp cutouts, stenciled the backgrounds, and brushed the edges with more ink. After replacing them in the frames, I stamped the cancellation stamp and added the sentiment lines so they looked like the address on an envelope.

IO Products:

PP066 Gingham paper pack

CL1391 Happy Mail clear stamp set

 CL1383 Listen Doll clear stamp set

DIE1364 Postage Stamps die set

STEN058-A1 Dots stencil

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during release week (June 8th - 14th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders! 

July 8th, 9th, and 10th the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW clear stamps, stencils, papers and dies! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event. Here are the links to today's projects:

Impression Obsession Blog
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff

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It's a lovely way to partner with these companies that mean so much to our creative community. Everybody wins!

Impression Obsession - new products for July

It's time for a new monthly release from Impression Obsession! Haven't seen the new products? They're all HERE - go take a peek!  

I have a couple of stamp sets in this new release, and this new addition to my Winnie the Pooh collection is probably no surprise! This illustration is from one of the sweetest stories, in which Eeyore loses his tail. The stamp set is full of endearing sentiments about recovery and helping in times of need.

Anna has some cute paper packs in this release, nice basics in tiny prints - I matched up a scrap of one of my grunge paint papers with her heart gingham here.

For my second card, I kept a monochromatic color scheme, using one of my grunge paint papers for the background. I've seen quite a few requests for sentiments that reflect single and multiple senders, so this set also has a sentiment that says "We are here to help in any way we can." The banner is from one of Lindsay's new sets - it was a great fit here!

IO Products: 
CL1382 Eeyore Mend clear stamp set 
PP068 Heart Gingham paper pack 
PP053 Grunge Paint paper pack
CL1379 Star Spangled Banners clear stamp set

July 8th, 9th, and 10th the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW clear stamps, stencils, papers and dies! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event. Here are the links to today's projects:

Impression Obsession Blog
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Robin Clendenning
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during release week (June 8th - 14th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders! 

When you shop through the affiliate links used here, the company sends a small commission my way at no cost to you as thanks for the referral.
It's a lovely way to partner with these companies that mean so much to our creative community. Everybody wins!

Impression Obsession Product Focus: Stencils

The Impression Obsession team has some projects to share today featuring our stencils!

On this card I used the Lacy Paws stencil - I love how all those little toes line up to look like eyelet lace! I used a palette knife here to spread modeling paste through the stencil onto colored cardstock.

IO Products:

DIE1311 Sitting Cat Silhouette die

CL1299 Talk to the Paw clear stamp set

STEN040-A1 Lacy Paws stencil

DIE046 Butterfly Set die

PP056 Vintage Garden paper pack

DIE1163 Trims die set

DIE1195 Rounded Rectangle Layers die set

Don't forget about our site-wide sale this week - no code is needed! Be sure to check out the other designers' blogs for stenciled inspiration - see the I.O. blog for all the details! 

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Impression Obsession summer sale!

Grab your wish list and head over to Impression Obsession for their summer sale! No code is needed.

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Impression Obsession - June Team Favorites

The IO Team is back today to share a favorite card from this month's release, so here's mine! Head over to the Impression Obsession Blog for all the links so you don't miss anything. All the newest releases can be found HERE.

I used a couple of stencil sets to make this card come together! The stencil featuring LOVE with the paw print is designed so that you can ink the paw in a different color. There are some other  paw prints on the stencil as well. The dotty background is done with just one layer of the layered paw stencil - used together, the layers make a pattern of paws, hearts, and dots. Each piece can be used individually as well. I moved the stencil around a few times and inked with a varying amount of ink on my brush to create some depth.

IO Products:

STEN045-A1 Paw Love stencil

STEN042-A3 Layered Paws stencil set

CL1299 Talk to the Paw clear stamp set

I had a booth at a really fun event this weekend - a friend of mine runs a non-profit locally to help moderate the cat population in our area and she put on a "Paws in the Park" event. There were lots of fun outside activities, and the vendors were inside with dogs and cats for adoption, a silent auction, and some other fun goodies for participants. I gave out lots of information about pet portraits and made a bunch of dog bandanas in summer themes. Here is my little model!

Hope you are staying cool wherever you are today! Be sure to check out the other designers' blogs for inspiration - see the I.O. blog for all the details! 

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Impression Obsession Product Focus: Die Cuts

The Impression Obsession team has some projects to share today featuring our dies!

Anna designed this lemon set that was released a few months ago - this card got separated from my other ones somehow, and I didn't get to share it! This is such a gorgeous multi-step set, and the pieces are perfect for arranging in many different ways.

I used QoR watercolors to paint the individual pieces, then laid them out on my slimline panel. There are a couple of layers of paint and splattering. The base is brushed lightly with whatever ink was left in my yellow and green brushes. 

IO Products: 

DIE1316 Sweet Citrus die set

WP1054 Layered Citrus clear stamp set

Be sure to check out the other designers' blogs for inspiration - see the I.O. blog for all the details! 

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Impression Obsession DT Theme - Birthday

The Impression Obsession team has some projects to share today celebrating birthdays - we'd love for you to hop along with us!  

For my card, I imagined a room full of balloons, and used a stencil to fill my card from the bottom up! This is a quick and simple card that could be done in any colorway. I finished it off with the die cut words, and doubled up 'birthday' for some extra dimension.

IO Products:

STEN043-A1 Open Balloons stencil

DIE1293-O Happy Birthday die set

Be sure to check out the other designers' blogs for inspiration - see the I.O. blog for all the links and  details! 

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It's a lovely way to partner with these companies that mean so much to our creative community. Everybody wins!