Wednesday, January 09, 2019

Impression Obsession Spring Release - Day 3

The Impression Obsession team is showcasing new Spring images that are available NOW! You can visit the I.O. Blog all this week for links to the previews and ALL the challenge details. Leave a comment on our designers' posts throughout the week for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Impression Obsession!


If you're new to my blog, then you may not know that I'm not only on the Impression Obsession design team - I'm also one of their artists! You can find all my stamps HERE. I'm also the Artist in Residence over at Splitcoaststampers, and I'm sharing a fun and easy stenciling technique tutorial over there today that I used on these cards!
Fascinator Guinea Pig
Chocolate Builder clear set

I adore these guinea pigs - if you've been hopping with us this week, you've seen the others as well (Curious Guinea Pig and Coffee Guinea Pig) - they just make me grin! This one is colored with Copic markers. The background is done with Hybrid Inks and stencils from A Colorful Life Designs (Sweater Knit and Grunge Dots)


My second card is done in the same way, but using a rectangle stencil (from the Stencil Stacker Rectangles set) along with the Doodle Wheels stencil. The brushes I am using came from Amazon - I've really enjoyed working with them, and they clean very easily... they're soft but incredibly dense. They're even more fun with PanPastels - I'll work on a tutorial soon! For this card I used Colorbox Premium Dye inks, and Versafine for the silhouette.

Girlfriends Silhouette
Being There

 The main panel there is popped up on a piece of fun foam for dimension. I love the contrast of that fun stenciled background with the deep black silhouette! This sentiment too - can you relate? 

Be sure to check out the other designers' blogs for inspiration - you'll find a full list of their names on the I.O. Blog! You're not required to comment on every post, but the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win - each one of us has a $25 gift certificate to give away! Our winners will be announced by IO on Monday Jan 14, and we'll have a new feature to share with you on that day as well.

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39 comments:

  1. Andrea Hastilow1/09/2019 6:21 AM

    Adore that guinea pig, she/ he is so super cute with the flower hat. Awesome girlfriends card, really like that sentiment. Thank you for inspiring me.

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  2. Karen Dunbrook1/09/2019 7:35 AM

    cute guinea pig card but I'm such a sucker for silhouettes...love it.
    x Karen

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  3. Karthikha1/09/2019 11:05 AM

    Awesome cards! I love the first one a lot :)

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  4. TLady1/09/2019 1:01 PM

    I CAN RELATE to LOVING that contrast, Dina! LOVE the image! My daughter would LOVE IT TOO, if she were here! (Thinking of her & her friends!) ;) AND the Guinea Pig IS ADORABLE! I noticed those right away with this release! ;) AND THANK YOU for the link to the brushes! I saw a set the other day someone recommended from Amazon, but the set you used is cheaper & is FLEXIBLE. Whereas the other set, people complained of them breaking! THANKS DINA!!! A SUPER JOB on your cards!!!

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  5. TLady1/09/2019 1:40 PM

    Dina, I HAD TO come back & ask you a question: What is the difference between Pan Pastels & Regular Pastels in stick form? Is there a difference? THANKS!!! ;) Oh, I tried the Artist Tac you sent & I LOVE IT TOO! It IS NICE for those intricate dies! APPRECIATIVE HUGS FRIEND!!! ;)

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    1. Dina Kowal Creative1/09/2019 3:07 PM

      Hey you! The sticks need something to keep them in a shape, so they do have a higher proportion of binder. The pans have "minimal binder" - they are basically just compressed powder. I love them!

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    2. TLady1/09/2019 3:39 PM

      Thanks Dina! I've been trying to figure how to get pastels without the high cost! LOL Do you need a fixative for them to not smear then- the pan pastels? I know chalks in general need something like hair spray so they won't smear, so I figured you would with them being chalk. Am I right? THANKS for answering all these questions! LOL

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    3. Dina Kowal Creative1/09/2019 3:43 PM

      Yes - I use a Krylon spray fixative.

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    4. TLady1/09/2019 4:45 PM

      THANK YOU DINA!!!! ;)

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  6. Cynthia Cole1/09/2019 1:59 PM

    Sweet cards and love that second one the best!

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  7. Denise Bryant1/09/2019 2:08 PM

    Awesome background designs! Love that cute guinea pig stamp and the way you colored it! Pretty silhouette design too!

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  8. Elaine M1/09/2019 2:17 PM

    The little guinea pig is so cute - and the silhouettes with the "thank you for being there" is just perfect

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  9. D.Ann C1/09/2019 2:43 PM

    That guinea pig is unbearably cute and I LOVE the silhouettes and that fab sentiment!!

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  10. Colorado Crafter1/09/2019 3:33 PM

    Love all the cute guinea pig stamps in this release!!!

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  11. Mary Holshouser1/09/2019 3:41 PM

    that guinea pig is so precious.
    The silhouettes are great.
    I took them to be firemen, etc.
    Guess you add your own
    interpretation. thanks for
    sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  12. sharon g1/09/2019 6:05 PM

    That little guy is so cute and funny looking. Nice!

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  13. Talitha1/09/2019 6:43 PM

    Love your card! It's great just like all the rest. So cute.

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  14. aia7161/09/2019 7:06 PM

    Darling guinea pig card.

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  15. Kathy J in Ellicott City1/09/2019 7:09 PM

    What great cards!

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  16. MadeByMeghanK1/09/2019 8:20 PM

    What a darling guinea big and beautiful silhouette card!

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  17. SmilynStef1/09/2019 8:28 PM

    Adorable little guinea

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  18. Kelly Kennedy1/09/2019 8:48 PM

    Guinea pigs are so cute! And these ones aren’t messy or smelly!

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  19. Kirsty Vittetoe1/09/2019 9:59 PM

    These look like so much fun!

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  20. Patti J1/09/2019 11:02 PM

    Love these! That silhouette card made me all misty eyed...great job! Thanks for sharing!

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  21. Bonnie Lynn1/09/2019 11:16 PM

    I absolutely LOVE that cute little guinea pig. Already on my wish list too. Your second card I can totally relate to. Have several friends that are like that.

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  22. Mel C1/09/2019 11:22 PM

    Your images and card are wonderful!

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  23. Subhashini1/10/2019 8:08 AM

    Absolutely love both the cards. Thanks for the great technique!

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  24. Dee Earnshaw1/10/2019 5:19 PM

    lovely cards - the guinea pig is just too cute:)

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  25. Sue D1/10/2019 7:59 PM

    Great backgrounds on both of these cards.

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  26. yoorah1/10/2019 8:32 PM

    The guinea pig makes me giggle and love all the texture and depth created by the stencil in the second card.

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  27. Chandhini1/11/2019 8:59 AM

    Love the stencil technique, great cards.

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  28. Kelly Kennedy1/12/2019 1:06 PM

    The second card is s big more serious but gorgeous all the same!

    And the Guinea Oig is too adorable!

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  29. Jean1/12/2019 8:21 PM

    Just darling!

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  30. Vivian C.1/13/2019 1:17 AM

    Great cards. I like the look you achieved with the stencils.

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  31. Jo4Him1/13/2019 9:01 AM

    Cute card; thanks for sharing

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  32. Lori Kobular1/13/2019 10:30 AM

    Two great cards! The first one with the guinea pig is just as sweet and fun as can be, and the second one is such a great thanks for the support card! Love them both!

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  33. Lee Ann Barrett1/13/2019 11:14 AM

    Sweet cards, Dina! As always, love your use of the stencils!

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  34. Dana M1/13/2019 11:39 PM

    Wow, amazing cards! Beautiful and fun. Such fabulous designs.

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  35. Karen @ Misplaced Mojo1/13/2019 11:47 PM

    Loved the SCS tutorial and this guinea pig is just too stinkin' cute!

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