Thursday, October 08, 2015

New IO Dies for Halloween and Fall!

Today the Impression Obsession designers are showing off some new fall dies - hop along for a peek and a chance to win! You'll find all the details listed at the IO Blog, and a list of designers below. All of the new dies you'll be seeing on the hop are available NOW!


I did a couple of simple Halloween cards for you today - after our 9 years overseas, it's fun to experience fall again, and all the traditions that come along with it. I bought a pumpkin yesterday - just because! Thinking I'll paint it so we can enjoy the insides too.I put together a fun window scene with pieced pumpkins from the Jack-O-Lantern set - I was imagining them outside a closed window in the dark, so that's why I chose these colors.


I added some light highlights with a white colored pencil for a little added dimension. The scene is mounted on some heavy mounting foam for lots of dimension.


My second card started with a little paper piecing for the moon, then a partial die cut done with the Tree Row die so I could have them appear to be on level ground. Below you can see how I positioned the die off the edge of the plate to achieve that look... then used a ruler to make sure I got a straight cut across the cut piece.



Here's a closer look - again, I mounted the black piece on heavy foam so it would stand out well. That twine is from 2Berry Creative - love it.


The hop will start each day with a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST. The more blogs you visit each day… the better chance you will have to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate! There will be a prize for each of the two hop days and a bonus prize on the final day from all the comments left for both days.

Be sure to check out these other designers' blogs for inspiration - I'll be back tomorrow with a pretty Christmas project!

Anna @ Sassy & Sweet Notes
Daniela @ For the First Time
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!

50 comments:

  1. OMG!! You cards are SIMPLY AWESOME!! I LOVE those Black Jack-O-Lanterns!! You are SO CLEVER!!

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  2. What a great idea to do the pumpkins in black!

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  3. Oooooooh! I like your cards! The black pumpkins are awesome.

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  4. Two perfect cards! Love the pumpkins in black!

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  5. I am speechless! Two awesome creations with perfect color combo, Very creative ideas, inspiring!!!

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  6. What's not to like here? It's got a fabulous background and I need to know more about gel plates. Love the pumpkins, baker's twine, and use of dies. Wonderful! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!

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  7. Those black pumpkins perched on the windowsill are awesome. That's a great idea to make them black and spooky. That tree die is going on my wish list.

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  8. Wow!!! Reallly beautiful cards. Especially love the trees against the moon.
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  9. Oooh scary black pumpkins! Love the cards, thanks for sharing.

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  10. Oh what gorgeous cards! Love the white highlights on the Jacko lanterns. :) TFS Hugs, Kristina

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  11. Blog Hop Visitor - I agree, the black pumpkins are awesome.

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  12. Super cool cards!! Spooky!!!

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  13. Super Halloween cards! Love the black pumpkins!

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  14. Doing your pumpkins in black sure has made them look SPOOKY, Dina!!!! AND your second card, with the printed designer paper for the background of the trees, give the feel of a spooky night going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL SUPER JOB on BOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)

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  15. Love Love Love it! And that is saying something as I am not a huge fan of black!

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  16. Super cute cards. I really love the pumpkins in the black. They do look scary.

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  17. Whoa!! Those black pumpkins are so striking and unique! Love this new take on a Halloween icon!

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  18. I love the plaid in the windows and the black pumpkins. with the white behind their face cutouts they really pop.
    The trees look great with the orange swirl in the background.
    thanks for sharing some wonderful cards.

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  19. I really like the creepy factor you took the pumpkins to a whole new level by doing them black. You knocked it out of the park, way to go. Love it!!

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  20. I adore the tree die ... so many opportunities for that one

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  21. Love the black pumpkins with the hint of shading with white. Very spooky! And I love your tree idea too!! Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  22. My those jack o'lanterns are cute and looks so good in black. And the tree row die is fantastic and useful for more than Halloween cards.

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  23. You did a great job with the black jack-o-lanterns! Love it,

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  24. Wow- your cards are scary beautiful !!

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  25. Love your neat background choices!

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  26. I love both of these with all the "black". It really makes the die cut designs on both card really pop!

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  27. I love them both but the pumpkin card is my favourite xo

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  28. Two very different and super cards!

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  29. The black pumpkins are so cool!

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  30. love your work so much and how you've used the new IO dies. pumpkins are awesome!!!

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  31. Those pumpkins are so striking with the black and white! I love the tree line too!

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  32. Love the black & white pumpkins & those spooky trees!

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  33. Black pumpkins - now that's scary! Cute cards, Dina.

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  34. What a wonderful idea to use black for the cards - stunning!

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  35. Spooky pumpkins and trees! Terrific Halloween cards with lots of details!

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  36. Black pumpkins never thought of that, but great effect. Love how you used the tree die.

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  37. Very creative idea for the pumpkins.

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  38. I love the black pumpkins. Very unique idea. Your tree card is lovely too.

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  39. Love the scary effect of the pumpkins!

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  40. Wonderful cards!!!! Fall and Halloween cards are always a favorite of mine to make and IO dies make them so much fun!!!!

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  41. So pretty!!! Love those black pumpkins. TFS

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  42. the pumpkins on the window sill are cute and scary-is that possible?

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  43. Beautiful card. These pumpkins are wonderful. Thanks for having fun together.
    Regards,
    BozenA

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  44. Soooo spooky :) great work!

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  45. Dina, this is awesoe halloween project!

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