Impression Obsession March New Release Blog Hop!

 Hello and welcome to the Impression Obsession March New Release Blog Hop!

 If you came from Laura's blog, you are in the right spot.  If not, head over to the Impression Obsession Blog for the start of the hop.  Each day (March 1st and March 2nd) you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog.  We will be giving away THREE $25 Impression Obsession gift certificates for the event.  The more you comment through our release hop (1 comment per blog per day) the greater your chances of winning! 

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Monday, March 8th at 11:59 pm CT.  Winners will be announced on Tuesday, March 9th on the Impression Obsession Blog.  

Dies, dies, and more dies!  Soooo many fabulous dies in this release.  

Gnomes.  You would have to live in under a rock to not know that gnomes are super popular right now.  This adorable Sitting Gnome Die is just stinkin' cute!  

I opted to die cut him out of white cs and color him with Copics.  He was paired with these cutie Mushrooms Dies.  I also used the Forest Die for the background.  I used a fun background panel made with watercolors to give the illusion of a sunset behind the trees.  I die cut an opening in the front card panel to create my scene in.  I used the Wacky Stitched Circle Dies for this.  

The sentiment is the Hello Sentiment and is stamped in IO Black Ink.   

This next die is my favorite die of the release-so tweet!

Meet Spring Bird!  Oh my goodness, he is just soooo cute!  I die cut him in white cs and colored with Copics, then paired him with the Spring Wreath Die and the Stitched Tag #5 Die Set.  

I added a bit of detail to my grey background panel with the Silhouette #7 stamp (leaves).  They are stamped tone on tone beneath the die cuts and light grey panel.  I finished the card with some sequins and the 'For Baby' sentiment.  

You can find all of the new products HERE.  

Thanks for stopping and enjoy the hop! 

Lee Ann  

Mixed Media Roses

 Good Morning!

Do you do loose coloring?  Honestly, the term should not even be a part of my vocab as it is so difficult for me!  I tried it on this beauty but as you can seen, loose did not really happen!

The image, Rose Banner Stamp from snss, was stamped on Arches watercolor paper in Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I had a new coloring medium to try-Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers- with their vibrant colors, this was the perfect opportunity to give them a whirl.  

Once the flowers were colored, I tried a watercolor background but did not like how it turned out so resorted to my usual- fussy cutting.  I added a background I had in my stash which was made with acrylic paint.  White Windsor and Newton gouache splatters were added to the flowers and acrylic panel.  

The acrylic paint panel was layered on top of a white card base, embossed white panel and strip of turquoise cs.  The flowers were popped up on foam tape.  My favorite sequins, sss Moonshine sequins, finish the card!

I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes
and Krafty Chicks Challenge, Any Occasion.    

Thanks for stopping by! 

Lee Ann  

Other Product Links

Simon Says Stamp

Windsor and Newton White Gouache
Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers
Arches Cold Press Water Color Paper
MISTI
Cutter Bee Scissors

Coffee to Go

 Hello, Hello! 

I have a quick card to share with that favorite theme, coffee!  

I started out the the 'I Like Big Cups' stamp set from Sweet n Sassy Stamps.  I stamped it on Neenah Solar White paper.  Then I stamped the Floral Background Stamp over the cup.  The cup was colored with Copics.  

The cup was fussy cut out.  A second lid was stamped and fussy cut out and popped up on foam tape. I cut the sleeve from corrugated paper.  

For the background, I cut 4 strips in coordinating colors to match the cup.  Each was stamped tone on tone with the Texture Tiles 1 Stamp set.  The sweet sentiment is from the Punny Love Stamp Set and was perfect for this image.  The trio of hearts are also from that set.  

Thanks for stopping by, 

Lee Ann  

Butterfly Trio

 Happy Monday All!  

Sounds like the sun is shining in many parts of the country, which is a great thing considering our weather of last week!  It is bright and sunny in the midwest and things are melting!

I  have a quick share today for the There's a Stamp For That Challenge over on FB.  Of the 3 options, I worked with the sketch.  Took me a while as my mojo went bye bye, but it is returning so here is my card.  I have used the sketch, compliments of Freshly Made Sketches.  We hope you will join us!

Here is the sketch I used~

As you can see, I rotated and flipped the sketch.  I watercolored some delicate butterflies from Impression Obsession, Butterfly Trio.  The images were stamped on Arches watercolor paper with IO black ink.  I used Arteza Watercolor Brush Pens to color them. 

After fussy cutting the butterflies out, I stamped them onto kraft paper, for a tone on tone background.  I found a piece of scrap paper that I used for the strip across the bottom.  The butterflies were adhered to the card and a sentiment, Happy Special Birthday, was stamped in IO Black ink.  A few sequins finish it off. 

I am linking up to Addicted to Stamps and More for the Any Occasion Challenge. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a sunny, warm week!

Lee Ann  

God's Covenant with Noah

Hello Friends!

I think much of the country is finally thawing out- yay!  I went for a walk in the snow this afternoon, knowing we are expecting rain in the next 24 hours.  Had to get in a little more snow time before it is gone.  

I have been in a serious crafty rut.  When I get to this place, walking away from the craft table and a bit of self care (ie. a walk) are the best things for me.  Once more thing I need, and that is to get back into the word.  

My brand new Gel Press gel plates were calling my name and I thought that would be a great way to be creative without any end goal in mind.  I also decided to do some Bible journaling.  I had been blessed with a couple of gel plates from Gel Press and decided it was time to use them.  So after playing a bit with stencils, gel plates, acrylic paint and printer paper, I decided to do a bit in my Bible in the account of Noah.  

Noah was faithful.  Because of his faithfulness, God made a covenant between them, blessing Noah and all generations to come.  The symbol of that covenant?  The rainbow.  

I did not want to recreate a rainbow, just hint at one with rainbow colors.  This was done easily with my small 3x5 rectangle gel plate.  I rolled two different colors of acrylic paint on the plate and then simply pressed it into the Bible.  Nothing fancy, just a great way to transfer the color and get a nice varigated, rainbow look.  I did this down the side column of the Bible.  

At the bottom, I finger painted in some white acrylic paint.  After that was dry, I stamped clouds over the white paint using the cloud stamp from the How Tweet Stamp Set from Sweet n Sassy Stamps.  

My words came from various word sets and alpha sets including~

School Days Alpha (covenant and between)
Life and Lemons (&)
Way Maker Stamp Set (hearts, 'M' and 'E' in the work maker)
God Bless America (the 'Am' in America)

I added highlights with a white gel pen and some gold detailing on the hearts.  

Some people equate a covenant to a promise.  The difference is, a promise can be broken.  God will never break this covenant.  

Thanks for stopping by!  

Have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  

Sweet n Sassy Stamps February Blog Hop

  Hello!  Welcome to the Sweet n Sassy Stamps February Release Blog Hop where we have some great inspiration for you with the new stamps. Don't forget to leave comments along the way to be entered for a chance to win a $25 gift voucher from the Sweet n Sassy Stamps Store.  Winner will be announced February 24 on the snss blog. 

My favorite stamp set of the release is this GORGEOUS   Alleluia Lilies Stamp Set.  Love the size options of the images and they are perfect for coloring!

I did some no line coloring using the Ink On 3 Fade Out Ink and Copics.  The palm leaves are heat embossed with Gina K's Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.  All Images were fussy cut out.  

I had a panel in my stash using the True Beauty Stamp Set that I just did not know what to do with- I die cut a frame out with it as the colors-lime green, green and navy- worked perfectly with this image. The flower placement and sentiment placement were determined and the sentiment was stamped in dark green ink.  The flowers were adhered to the card front with the top flower being popped up on foam tape. 

This next card is probably my favorite of the bunch~

This time the lilies were stamped with IO Black Ink on watercolor paper and colored with my favorite-yes, Ken Oliver Colorbursts.  The flowers were then fussy cut out.  I used a panel I had in my stash, added a bit of vellum behind the lilies and finished it with a sentiment from the Keep in Touch Stamp Set and some SSS Moonshine Sequins.  The stamen were colored with a white gel pen.  

Here is a simple card using the same Alleluia Lilies image.  I have really been trying to go 'loose' with my watercoloring-loose just evades me!  Here is my best shot!

This was also done with Ken Oliver Colorbursts.  This time I used Canson Mixed Media paper to keep the color super vibrant as it does not soak into the paper like it does on watercolor paper.  The sentiment is from the Birthday Wordfetti Stamp Set.  A few  Studio Katia Summer Fusion sequins finish the card.  

Here is your hop list.  Enjoy!

Sweet n Sassy Blog
Julee Tilman
Ceal Pritchett
Diane Zechman
Esther Asbury
Jane Bosi
Lee Ann Barrett- You are HERE!
Lieschen Harshbarger
Lyn Tomlin
Sheri Gilson
Korin Sutherland

Impression Obsession February Faves Hop

Hello Everyone 
and welcome to the Impression Obsession February Release 

Team Favorites Blog Hop!

The Impression Obsession Designers are sharing our favorite projects from this month's release.  

If you came from Laura Williams's blog, you are in the right place.  If not, head over to the Impression Obsession blog to start the hop.  

We will be giving away 3 Impression Obsession GRAB BAGS-so the more you comment on the design team blog hop posts (1 comment per post), the greater your chances of winning one of the grab bags; comments will be open until Monday, February 22nd at 11:59pm.  Winners will be announced on Tuesday, February 23rd on the Impression Obsession blog.  

My favorite project from the release uses this adorable Lemon stamp; it goes perfectly with the  Big Squeeze sentiment.  The image was stamped with IO Black ink and colored with Copics and then fussy cut out.  I added the sentiment to a large circle, die cut with a die from the Wacky Stitched Circles Die Set.  The background panel was stamped with this really cool Cover a Card stamp, Leaf Ledger CAC stamp.  It was die cut with the rectangle from the Crazy Stitched Die Set.  I also did tone on tone stamping with the banner that was die cut with the Crazy Stitched Die Set.  

Lastly, I added some sparkle with some sequins.  

Next up on the hop is the talented Lynda Pleckan!  Head on over for more inspiration.  

Thanks for stopping by, 

Lee Ann  

Loving Dies with Impression Obsession

 Hello and Happy Wednesday! 

Today we are sharing inspiration with Impression Obsession dies.  And let me tell ya, for someone who has been more of a stamp girl, I am loving these dies! You can find more 'die' inspiration on the IO blog.  

I have been having fun with these alpha dies.  I knew I wanted to use them and with a little Pinterest inspiration, came up with this tea-riffic idea!  I die cut the Tea/Cocoa Cup from light blue cs, colored the 'tea' bit of the die and then made a tea bag tag with the tag in the set.  To make the tea bag tag, I only used a portion of the tag die cut.  As I cut the faux stitching along the bottom of the tag off when I shortened it, I added the stitching back by using the Border Stitching Dies.  

The background panel is stamped with one of my favorite background stamps, the Gingham Cover A Card Stamp.  The panel was then diecut with the Crazy Stitched Die Set.  

The cup was grounded with a doily and washi tape.  The sentiment was die cut with the Alpha Typewriter LC Die.  I have officially become obsessed with this die!  Not too big and not too small, it is really versatile.  I have all sorts of ideas 'brewing' in my head, but time is limited.  

This card was actually the first card I made for today, but I had some sort of a 'brain malfunction' and posted this card earlier in the week, forgetting it was for today.  This is what really started my obsession with the Alpha Typewriter LC Die.  

I was inspired by Pinterest as well for this card.  I diecut the background panel with the same Crazy Stitched Die Set, then matted it with black cs.  I die cut lots of Ls, Os, Vs, and Es.  I glued the letters on for the falling in love effect.  The heart was done with a stencil.  

That's it for me!  Don't forget to check out the rest of the inspiration on the IO blog.  

Thanks for stopping by! 

Lee Ann  

Falling in Love

 Hey All! 

Still making Valentine cards over here.  Today's card is for several challenges as Love seems to be a pretty common theme right now.  I was initially inspired to make this card from a photo I have pinned on one of my pinterest boards.  Then when I spotted the same image in the mood board for the Double D Challenges, I knew I had to make it today.  

Here is the mood board.  I bet you can guess which photo inspired me!  

This was so easy, albeit a bit time consuming.  I started with a panel that I had die cut with my rectangle from the IO Crazy Stitched Die Set.  Then, I started die cutting black letters.  These letters were the perfect size and are from the Alphabet Typewriter Lower Case Die.  Next, I used a heart stencil I had and sponged with some Candied Apple Distress Ink.  Then it was just a matter of arranging and gluing down the letters.  I matted the panel with black cardstock, mounted it on the card base and added some sequins to finish it off.  

And this may be the first card I ever made without a single stamp!

That's it!  

I am also linking up to The Mod Squad Challenge, All About Love

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Love is in the Air

Inkspire Me- Valentine's Special

Just Us Girls- Valentine

And if you are creating valentines, join us at There's a Stamp for That Challenge HERE where this week the themes are Love, Hearts, or Monochromatic.  

Thanks for stopping in and have a wonderful week!

Lee Ann  

Tiger Lilies

 Yep, you guessed it, I love this stamp,  Alleluia Lilies from Sweet n Sassy Stamps.

I colored this stem of lilies with Copics in yellows and oranges and then fussy cut them out.  

Once colored, I really couldn't decide what to do.  This cardstock ring in teal was sitting on my desk and when I picked it up, it seemed like a match made in heaven. It had been sponged with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink and distressed with water droplets. 

 The flowers and bits of grass from the Tall Grass Die are bursting from the circle which is grounded with a larger striped circle die cut with a  circle die from the Wacky Stitched Circles Die Set and a couple of horizontal strips of cs.  The grass was also colored with Copics. 

The background panel is a piece of Vanilla cs that was embossed with a Stripes Embossing Folder.  I tried to line the embossed lines up with the lines in the larger circle patterned paper.  The sentiment is from the Lots of Love Stamp Set.  I finished the card off with some sequins for sparkle.  

I am linking up to Seize the Birthday, Anything Goes as well as Krafty Chicks Challenge- 'Stamp Act',
The Flower Challenge, Use Your Latest Stamps
And lastly, Addicted to Stamps and More- Birthdays.

Thanks for stopping by!  Stay warm and have a wonderful weekend!

Lee Ann

An Old is New Valentine

 Hello!  

Today the Impression Obsession team is sharing inspiration with older goodies from IO.  With Valentines Day right around the corner, a valentine card seemed to be the logical choice.  

This simple stamp, Beets,  is perfect for someone special.  I especially like the font! I die cut my tag using the Stitched Tag Die.  The background is done with one of my favorite background stamps, Free Spirit Dot Cover A Card.  

Head over to the IO blog to for the blog list for the other designers sharing older Impression Obsession Stamps. 

I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Love is in the Air.

Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY FRIDAY!

Lee Ann  

Miss You. Love You.

 Hello All, 

I have a quick card to share today, using a beautiful new background stamp from IO stamps.  The stamp is Peony Pattern Cover a Card- love the versatility of this stamp.  

I did tone on tone stamping on both a coral cs and kraft cs.  The kraft panel is die cut with the rectangle from the Crazy Stitched Die Set.  

I stamped the sentiment, Love You Always, in IO Black Ink on the coral panel. I then die cut a circle out using the Scalloped Stitched Circles Die Set.  The circle is popped up on foam tape and a few sequins were added for sparkle.  

I am linking up to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge~ 

I actually have 3 rows covered- left side down, right side down and bottom across.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Lee Ann  

Tropical

 Good Morning, Everyone!

This gorgeous flower is a brand new floral set at Sweet n Sassy Stamps, Alleluia Lilies.  I decided to give the card a tropical look, so after stamping the image in InkOn 3 Fade Out No Line Coloring Ink I did some no line coloring with Copics in oranges and yellows.  I also colored a palm branch in addition to heat embossing it in Brutus Monroe Alabaster White ep on vellum a couple of times.  All the images were fussy cut out.  

To ground the image, I used a panel that had been in my stash.  I had made it some time ago.  It is done with a stencil, coffee filter, Ken Oliver Colorburstshttps://shrsl.com/2q3ey, and Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer filled with water.  

Start with a piece of watercolor paper, such as this Canson Watercolor Paper.  Lay your stencil on the paper- in this case I used the Mandela Stencil from Crafter's Workshop.  Put a flattened out coffee filter on top of the stencil.  Now comes the fun part.  Sprinkle your Colorburst Powders on top of the coffee filter and then spritz with water.  This allows the color to seep through the filter to the open spaces of the stencil, but to not totally oversaturate the paper or let lots and lots of color run under the stencil.  I guess you could say it is more controlled.  

I finished off the card with a sentiment from the Sentimental Mash Up Stamp Set stamped with Versafine Black Ink and a few of my favorite sequins, SSS Moonshine sequins. 

I am linking this card up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes, 

as well as Krafty Chicks Challenge- Any Occasion.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed day!

Lee Ann  

Impression Obsession New Release Hop Day 2

 Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the Impression Obsession February New Release Blog Hop. 

If you came from Laura Williams's  blog, you are in the right place!  If not, head over to the 

Impression Obsession blog to begin the hop.  

Each day (Feb 1st & Feb 2nd) you can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog. We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession $25 gift certificates for the event - so the more you comment through our New Release Blog Hop, the more chances to win!

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Monday Feb 8th at 11:59pm CT. All winners will be announced on Tuesday Feb 9th on the Impression Obsession Blog. 

Dina has created a wonderful collection of stamps with a crafty theme.  I absolutely love this 
Palette and Paint Stamp. 

 

This card is about 3.5 x 8.5".  The image was stamped with IO Black Ink on Arches Watercolor
Paper and then watercolored with my absolute favorite paint, Ken Oliver Colorbursts.  The sentiment, Inking of You, which is perfect for your crafty friends, was also stamped with IO Black Ink; I added black lines on either side of the sentiment to finish it off.  

This next card is done with Dina's Paint Tubes Stamp.  Again, for the crafty person, this is a perfect stamp.  I stamped the image with IO Black ink on Arches Watercolor Paper and then watercolored the image.  The sentiment, Creative Sister, was stamped in IO Black Ink.  I die cut the panel using the Crazy Stitched Die Set.  A single enamel dot finishes the card. 

The new stamps are available now.  You can find them all HERE.  

Next up on the hop is the talented Lynda Pleckan!  Enjoy!

Lee Ann