Thursday, September 01, 2011

Impression Obsession DT Challenge: Happy Birthday!

The Impression Obsession team's challenge today is to create a Birthday card! We're also participating in a birthday party blog hop for Operation Write Home - all the details for how you can be involved today are on the I.O. Blog! They are celebrating all month and we are fortunate enough to be able to start off the party today!! If you aren't familiar with their organization, they send handmade cards for our troops overseas to use and send home to their loved ones.

I pulled out an older image (Twist Cone) for my card, watercolored it, and paired it up with a sentiment from a new clear set called Let Them Eat Cake. My ribbon was dyed with reinkers.

Be sure to check out these other designers' blogs for inspiration, and don't forget about our hop today -

Daniela @ For the First Time
Jeanne @ Inky Paws
Jenny @ One Krafty Kat
Julie @ Out to Impress
Laura @ Laura's Stamp Art Journal

As usual, you can enter our challenge 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!

40 comments:

  1. Oooo, I love the colors in this.

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  2. Beautiful! I like how this is a bit unusual, in a good way! I love flowers but this is a nice change; thanks!

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  3. What a terrific choice of colors for that yummy looking ice cream cone! The pearl in the sentiment is a great finishing touch.

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  4. Jean B in PA9/01/2011 1:40 PM

    I love the colors in your card and the striped paper!

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  5. Great card. All of a sudden I want to rush right out to Milwaukee's Frozen yogurt, lol. Eating ice cream is one of my all-time favorite summertime activities. Makes me feel sad it's almost over...boohoo.

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  6. Perfect sentiment to go with the cone. Like the colored ribbon too.

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  7. Beautiful card, love the colors you've chosen. Great coloring on the ice cream cone.

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  8. Yummy looking card - love the colors!!!

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  9. Yum, this card makes me crave some soft serve. I love the pink shading - perfect representation of strawberry!

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  10. Love the card and the ribbon.

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  11. What a wonderful image and so nicely colored too. Yummy! Thanks to IO for supporting OWH and helping us celebrate.

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  12. Delicious card! Dina, your designs are always perfection.

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  13. Certainly looks delicious! Yum!

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  14. What a delicious card! I would love to have the stamp of that ice cream cone! Is it still available?

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  15. Yummy! This makes me wish summer wasn't over!

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  16. I love that twist cone image Dina - you colored it beautifully an d I really like the striped DP you selected to complement it. The vintage trim is the perfect touch.

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  17. Dina, your work is such an inspiration! TFS!

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  18. what a delicious card!! awesome color combo

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  19. That cards makes me want a cone from Dairy Queen!! Beautiful card! I love the colors you used! Happy Birthday OWH!

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  20. Great card! I love the colors you used. Makes me want to go to Dairy Queen for an ice cream cone!

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  21. Love the card and colors! Very pretty!

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  22. I love how you colored the image and especially love the rumpled up bow! Great creativity! TFS!

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  23. This is a really warm card despite the cold ice cream cone on it! Great colors. And I love that ribbon you made. Thank you for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  24. What a delightful card! Wish I had that cone at the moment...

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  25. I love how you colored the ice cream cone. Great card.

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  26. I really like the colors in your card and the watercolor twist cone is so neat. Thank you for sharing your wonderful card.

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  27. Love the sentiment... Can be used for many occasions!

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  28. Dina,
    What an amazing card. YOu are a wonderful colorer.

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  29. Yummm, looks good enough to eat!
    R/

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  30. Yummy card! Love OWH and what they do. Thanks for featuring them.

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  31. Ooooh Dina this is lovely - but its late and ice cream is out of the question at midnight. Oh wait. Maybe....hmmm. Darn! I think I'm headed to the kitchen. Beautiful card!

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  32. Dina, I enjoy the beauty of your coloring skill... thank you for sharing your work and I look forward to your next creation.

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  33. Dina, thanks for the tip on coloring ribbon. This helps me with matching my papers.

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  34. Gorgeous paint job! Your colors are really gorgeous, and that ribbon turned out gorgeous! I love how you can mix and match so many of IO's sets for so many different occasions.

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  35. Simply put...Gorgeous! Love the entire creation Dina! Thanks for sharing!

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  36. Whoa! That is one super-yummylicious birthday card, Ms. Dina! Very tempting indeed!

    ~Bev

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  37. Miss Dina, this is soo Scrumptious looking! 8-) Love the Yummy image and wonderful colors you chose! Jsut a gorgeous combination and your died to match seam binding bow is just Fabulous! 8-)

    Hope you are having a wonderful weekend Lady!

    Hugs
    Shannon

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  38. Looks like I could reach out for the cone and eat it. Beautiful coloring!

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  39. Yummy card! The colors are great in your design.

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  40. Beautiful and such lovely colouring!! A real treat for the eyes!!!

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