Wednesday, January 07, 2015

CHA Sneak Peeks Day 3

The Impression Obsession team is showcasing some new images being introduced this week at CHA! You can visit the I.O. Blog each day this week for links to the previews. Be sure to leave a comment on our designers' posts throughout the week for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate daily from Impression Obsession!


 Today's project goes along with my tutorial over at Splitcoast today - it's a mini ATC book made from a single sheet of cardstock.


To decorate the pages, I used my new clear set called Maya, which was inspired by the words of Maya Angelou.


 Each page features a different artist trading card, watercolored with Distress markers and accented with a little silver paint.


 The base was made with a full-sheet gel print from my stash.


Be sure to check out these other designers' blogs for inspiration, and comment for more chances to win!

the Impression Obsession blog
Anna @ Sassy & Sweet Notes
Dina @ Mama Dini's Stamperia ---- you're here
Ellen @ The Serendipitous Stamper
Jeanne @ Inky Paws
Jenny @ One Krafty Kat
Karen @ Paper Lilies and Ink
Kittie @ Kittie Kraft
Laura @ Laura's Stamp Art Journal
Vicki @ Summerthyme Studio

Thanks for stopping by!

97 comments:

  1. Maya's words what a great choice. I will have to visit Splitcoast to see how to make this book. Yours is so cute.

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  2. You are so talented...love your book project today...absolutely gorgeous. Jan D., FL

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  3. Your mini album is so pretty. I love the monochromatic colour scheme. This would make a lovely keepsake for a new graduate.
    Thank you for sharing! :)

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  4. Great job! so beautiful

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  5. Gorgeous book and really love your color choice, the flowers are lovely.

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  6. I simply love this project. It's cute and I cant wait to make this project. Thank you for the chance to win.

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  7. Oh how very beautiful! Maya was an excellent choice to design from.

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  8. This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. Ill have to be sure to check your tutorial.

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  9. What a beautiful gift for someone for any occasion. Lovely.

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  10. Beautiful Dina! A lovely gift just because, something to go with quotes for "One Little Word," great idea and a beautiful piece of work -- I love blue and silver!

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  11. Love this. I am really into mini books right now, Thanks.

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  12. WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!! SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVE the texture and the colors and the AMAZING Designs of ALL of these Trading Cards!! The touches of Silver in real life I can image are just Breath taking!! ;) THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! ;)

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  13. That is a really neat project!!

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  14. How beautiful. Thansk for sharing your wonderful talents!

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  15. Maya is certainly a peaceful and calming stamp set, and you've made a wonderful project using it.

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  16. Wow, what a fabulous little ATC book - your watercolouring is so beautiful! Love these new stamps and sentiments!

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  17. wow, this is gorgeous! Love the water coloring of this gorgeous flower.

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  18. Love this book project! Your talents show up again and again in everything you create. The blue colors and, of course, Maya Angelo make it just beautiful!

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  19. Great shades of blue. Love it.

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  20. Such a beautiful book. A work of art. My daughter brought me back a large leather bound journal book from India on her travels for work. I'm so intimidated to "wreck" the book but this book has inspired me to try using it.

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  21. Love this stamp set and what you created with it is stunning. Love the blue colors and backgrounds.

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  22. How pretty is this in the all blue tones!

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  23. Love your mini book. It is so pretty.

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  24. Beautiful Dina. Love the blue monotone.

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  25. beautiful ATC book! love your coloring technique and that gorgeous flower!

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  26. Beautiful water color on the technique.

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  27. I love that big flower! Lovely watercoloring with distress markers!

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  28. Blue my favorite color and of course the flower is so pretty. Love that you used Maya Angelou's words. Thanks for sharing.

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  29. Wow - you outdid yourself! Your mini book would make a lovely gift, especially with all of Maya's quotes. I'd love to try to make one with red tones.

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  30. Absolutely gorgeous! Your watercoloring is amazing.

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  31. I watched your video over at SCS & I LOVED IT!!! I am going to copy down the instructions & give this a try! LOVE your showing us how to get 10 ATC's out of one sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock too! AND I LOVE the little touch of scoring the edges of each piece! Your creation is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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  32. Love this and the stamp set is awesome! Thanks for sharing your talents!

    Rubberstampin at yahoo dot com

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  33. Cudowna, niezwykła w klimacie praca:))

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  34. blue is one of my favorite colors and this jumped off the page to me. I actually saw it first on splitcoast. I want to make one like it. thanks for the tutorial.

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  35. Just beautiful love the color blue you chose

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  36. You're a watercolor master! Love this little book and the stamps are gorgeous.

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  37. Dina, this is amazing. Love it. Your watercolors are amazing.

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  38. Love the color of the album.
    Have the directions for the album.
    thanks for sharing both.

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  39. How pretty and
    love the pages!
    Carla from Utah

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  40. You can't go wrong with blue.

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  41. awesome, an a beauty. love the colors.

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  42. OK...can I say WOW!!!

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  43. Love the monochromatic effect! catisi@aol.com

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  44. Love it, love it, love it. Need I say more?

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  45. awesome and so beautiful!

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  46. Love the unique way you have used this stamp!!

    Faith in Florida







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  47. I will check out the video at SCS. Very creative piece of work, Dina!

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  48. I just love your project. I would love to make one. The blue was so pretty.

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  49. Wow Dina, this mini book is just amazing! How feminine and beautiful and that watercoloring is just beyond amazing!

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  50. A gorgeous little book! Love the colors & that awesome flower!

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  51. WOW! - no one does it like you Dina!
    Sandra ltb

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  52. Gotta try this one! TFS

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  53. Absolutely stunning!

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  54. Very beautiful - love the colors and designs ! Thanks for sharing !

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  55. Stunning. Love your mini ATC album

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  56. Gorgeous! A definite keepsake.

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  57. This little album is adorable; love the new set (on my wish list). Thanks for sharing

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  58. Gorgeous absolutely love your ATC mini album

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  59. Love the mini book! It's amazing!

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  60. Beautiful little atc book. I will have to check out the tutorial! Your watercoloring is wonderful. :) Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  61. Absolutely terrific. By far my most favorite!!! Love how you watercolored and the paper is awesome!!! Thanks for sharing.

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  62. L O V E the BLUES!!!
    Soooo CALMING!!!

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  63. Hi Dina, at first I want to wish you a beautiful 2015, healthy and happily and of course creative! Love your new designs and I am happy I will be able to work with them soon! This ' Maya set' is gorgeous!
    i am not entering the hop but just wanted to leave a message for you! xMiranda

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  64. Stunning booklet...love the beautiful and soft colors and gorgeous image!!

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  65. simply stunning! love the colors used and the sentiments are wonderful. will definitely need to research further for a tutorial.

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  66. This is gorgeous. Just so lovely to look at. The colours and images
    a beautiful enough, but the inspiring words of Maya Angelou make it a little book to treasure.

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  67. This is so pretty. Not sure I could do it!

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  68. You are so creative with your water coloring. And everyone loves blue, good choice!

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  69. Lovely - and such a great tribute to Ms. Angelo. Thanks for sharing. Will check out your instructions on Splitcoast.

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  70. Work a stunning work of art. Some projects just make you feel. This is one of those. Thank you for sharing it.

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  71. Dini, this is amazing! The watercoloring is very impressive. I definitely want to give this a try. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  72. I love this!! Blue's my fave and I adore watercoloring!

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  73. Wonderful mini album. I love the monochromatic color scheme, the way you designed it. TFs.

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  74. Absolutely love the coloring. It is subtle but yet feels as though it "pops" off the paper. (If that makes any sense to anyone but myself)

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  75. Simply outstanding! What a gift!

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  76. This is an amazing card!! Your water colour is just perfect....TFS

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  77. love that muted blue color

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  78. So elegant - love the subtle colors.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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  79. Amazing! Dina, your art amazes Me. I have some large foral images and I don't use them because they are massive and for me, would have to be filled in. LOL I know, it's just me, the one who completes. I love how you filled this large flower loosly and let it speak for itself. I know the brain only needs the impression of being complete to feel complete. I know this. But my nature is to fill in, be full, be complete. I love this sentiment, You are Enough, it's so comforting. I won my first amazing IO products this past Summer and my wish list is soooo long. LOL Love their beautiful stamp images!

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  80. I just love this gorgeous project! Not only the ATC bok, but the gorgeous blue flowers!

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