Thursday, July 02, 2009

Impression Obsession Challenge - Masculine Cards

The Impression Obsession girls challenged each other to make masculine cards this time around - I'd like to share a coffee-themed cards using one of my favorite stamps from this year's summer release, called Coffee Aroma. Leigh Hannan's designs are so fun to color! This is done with watercolor pencils.
Here's a closer look...I guess the rhinestones aren't super masculine, but what could be cooler than brown rhinestones? Seriously: Do you know...as a team we take turns giving out I.O. blog candy...and it's my turn this month! But the drawing for these stamps ended July 8th. Sorry if you missed it!

Be sure to visit the other design team members' blogs to see what they came up with for our theme...their links are to the left........!

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40 comments:

  1. Great card Dina. I'd say brown rhinestones are masculine!!!

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  2. Wow I love this - those colors are wonderful, and I looooove the brown rhinestones!!

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  3. I had to get up and look at my colored rhinestones, nope, no brown. Blue would be nice with your coloring, but then it wouldn't be masculine. Beautiful job Dina.

    Like that glass of lemonade. Will keep an eye out for you to do that image soon.

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  4. Wow! It's very beautiful card!!!
    Love your coloring and love brown color. I'm coffee addict :)
    Thanks and hugs...

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  5. I LOVE these stamps, and the card!! Anything to do with coffee is pretty cool, anyway. :-) And the lemonade one makes me think of the beach on a summer day, for some reason.

    ~ dana c

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  6. I sure would love to win the coffee stamp since my husband is a coffeeholic. Fits him to a T. Thanks for the chance. Hugs, Nellie.

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  7. Hi Dina,
    Decided to join in the fun for the chance to win these stamps. Love the card you did. Love all the cards you do.
    Sandra

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  8. Hi Dina! I am soooooo loving these stamps!!! I don't own any Impression Obsession stamps yet... hoping that will change soon! :) Love the coffee one because coffee is what I run on!!! Love that sentiment in the collection too and all of them are just fabulous! Thanks for the chance to win!!! Hugs!

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  9. Oooh! Pick me! Pick me! LOL I have loved the image you used on your lovely card since the first time I saw it...it was love at first sight, I tell ya! :0) Thanks for the chance to win. Oh by the way, you really rock. I wish I was 1/8 the artist you are Dina!!! I learn a lot from your blog - so thanks!

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  10. SO cute, love the bling too!

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  11. Great card...the rhinestone are perfect. I've never seen brown ones!

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  12. LOVE these!!!
    And FABulous stamps!

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  13. Beautiful card, Dina! Love that image and the way you colored it!!

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  14. Margaret Clark7/02/2009 11:27 AM

    This is a BEAUTIFUL set ! I am going to browse the rest of Leigh Hannan's work ( I browse yours on a regular basis, sweetie !!! )
    maclark30@yahoo.com

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  15. Fabulous artwork....as usual...!!!

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  16. I'd love a chance to win the stamps. Love that lemonade stamp! I am curious where you are located?

    sandy at www.justalittlestamping.blogspot.com

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  17. gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!

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  18. Great card Dina! Love the man colors, especially the brown rhinestones;-)

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  19. Love this manly man card. The colors are fabulous and just love that special touch of the brown rhinestones. What a fun stamp set. Thanks for a chance.

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  20. OH...wow I love these and them stamps are awesome!

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  21. Wonderful card! and love them stamps!

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  22. Dina... I love your card, brown rhinestones are awesome but I have none, hmmm, maybe need to get some...and them stamps are just so cute!!! Would love to get them!!! Thanks Kathy Hering :)

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  23. Love your work. Keep it coming. This set has so many uses.

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  24. Dina -- your card is colored to top notch perfection as always -- beautiful choice of images to watercolor. I forgot your blog candy on my man card post - will mention it on my blog in upcoming posts!

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  25. I love your color selections for the card. Great Work

    debbie peysen

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  26. The brown rhinestones were the perfect touch. Love your card and also the stamps in this blog candy. Gotta have the fruit ade drink glass.

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  27. Lavonne (tweetygirl)7/03/2009 7:42 PM

    Dina, love your card and all the stamps! Especially love the sentiment stamp. Too cool. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  28. Wow, great card. Love the colors. Makes for a great masculine card. Loving the brown rhinestones, too. Now I need them! Off to go look at the other DT blogs.

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  29. Love all your cards, but especially the ones with IO stamps - they are the best!

    Connie K.

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  30. I would like a chance to win! I do love the colors you use, and the gems just make the card!
    Thanks for the inspiration!
    Sandra

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  31. Fabulous card, Dina. The bling just makes the card. Real men aren't threatened by a little bling on their cards. lol

    Thanks for a chance to win the nice summer stamps.

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  32. Great card and who says brown rhinestones are not Manly...I think they work wonderfully. Thanks for the candy.
    Hugs
    Heather

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  33. brown rhinstones are great~ so versatile! your cards are so pretty! well done.

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  34. Wow, love these stamps. I have never seen IO stamps before. Gorgeous coloring too!!

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  35. Beautiful stamps! Thanks for sharing your inspirational work!

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  36. Love your card with the coffee theme...I can almost smell those heavenly roasted beans! Please add me to the list of those who would adore winning this stamp.

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  37. I love the creative designs from Impression Obsession. I have a couple of the martini creations -- golftini and cupcaketini, and I would love to add the summer lemonade and coffee set to my stash. You've made them both just pop off the page!

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  38. Hi, I am Teenager and I've just started card making.I was surfing google for some Ideas,and I found this.I love it!Is that a coffee press?

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  39. Gorgeous card, Dina! I love this colors combo.
    Lovely candy! I love IO stamps.
    Thanks for a chance to win. I Hope my was in lucky.

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  40. I love this brown card with rhinestones! Hey, if a man can wear a pink polo shirt, he can get a card with rhinestones!! They add a certain pizazz to the whole card! I love IO stamps and could never have enough!

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