Impression Obsession- Old is New Florals!

 Hello, Hello and Happy Summer! 

It's June, but feeling like April here!  Not complaining!  

Today the Impression Obsession team is taking a look back at some older stamps and showing them some love!  You can see the list of today's participants on the IO Blog.  

Florals.  Yep, I can always go for more florals, lol!  To make this card, I followed these steps~

1.  Using my MISTI, I stamped the Hibiscus Bloom 2 and Budding Blossom images in InkOn3 No Line Coloring Fade Out ink on watercolor paper.  I stamped 3 times each to get a good impression in the light colored ink.  

2  Color the images with Ken Oliver Colorbursts.  

3.  Fussy cut the images out using your CutterBee scissors. 

4.  Die cut the Small Grass Border from watercolor paper and the Large Frame Die from white cs.  

5.  Paint the grass die cuts with Ken Oliver Colorbursts.  

6.  Arrange all of the pieces on a light grey card base; determine placement of the sentiment, Enduring Comfort and stamp.

7.  Reassemble all of the pieces and adhere to card base.  

8.  Add a few SSS Moonshine sequins.  

Thanks so much for stopping by; don't forget to check out the rest of the inspiration on the IO Blog.  

Lee Ann

Live for the Moments

 Hello! 

I hope you all are having a good weekend.  

This stunning floral is another of the new releases from Impression Obsession.  I mean holy moly, the flowers this month!  

These flowers remind me of an old cottage garden, so it was the perfect image to use for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge.  I stamped Hollyhock in InkOn3's Fade Out Ink using my MISTI on Canson Watercolor Paper,  then colored the flowers with-surprise, surprise- Ken Oliver Colorbursts.  

I absolutely love how this turned out.  Sometimes I feel like I could watercolor a portrait, and other times I feel like I need to go back to kindergarten.  Anyone else?  

The sentiment, Moments, was stamped in IO Black Ink using my MISTI.  To add more of a vintage feel, I had to get away from my love of white, so I added a strip of patterned paper with a cream/ecru background.  3 sequins finish the card.  

I used the diagonal row of water coloring, florals and vintage.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a blessed Sunday!

Lee Ann  

Sweet n Sassy Stamps Turns 13 and November Blog Hop!

 Hello Everyone!  

A huuuuge CONGRATULATIONS to Korin and Sweet n Sassy Stamps as the company turns 13 this year!  We have been celebrating all month long.  How fitting is it that the November release have lots of fabulous birthday stamp sets!  Hop along with us for lots of inspiration and leave comments along the way for your chance to win a $25 gift voucher to the Sweet n Sassy Stamps Store.  Winner will be announced November 25th on the snss blog.  

I started out with the fabulous Make a Wish Stamp Set~ 

I love the timeless birthday images in the set and they are perfect for both women and men.  Makes those difficult to make masculine cards a little bit easier.  Here I stamped the icing in Inkon3 Fade Out No Line Coloring Ink, masked it off and then stamped the cupcake/wrapper in Fade Out Ink. The cupcake was then colored with Copics.  the cherry from the Summer Fruits Stamp Set was also stamped in Fade Out Ink and colored with Copics.  Everything was fussy cut out.  I trimmed the bottom of the cherry off and glued it to the top of the cupcake, giving it the appearance if being set into the icing.  I made it nice and shiny with Glossy Accents.  

The Happy BDay sentiment from the Make a Wish Stamp Set was stamped in Versamark ink on kraft cs;  I die cut a tag from the cs with the IO Stitched Tag Die.  

I created a mixed media background using red watercolors, a stencil and clear embossing paste.  I die cut a large circle out of this and used it for a background and to ground my tag.  Lastly, I added a 'tag' to my 'tag', lol.  I used the Celebrate sentiment from the Lots of Love Stamp Set, stamped it in black and cut out a rectangle.  I gave my 'tag' a finished edge by using a Border Stitching Die.  

Next up, I made a card that works  nicely for men!  

I stamped the slice of cake in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it with Copics.  Next, I stamped the small candle, masked it off and stamped it again, repeating this until I had a cluster of candles.  I fussy cut the candles out, trimmed the bottom off and adhered them to the slice of cake, giving the appearance of them being stuck in the cake.  I have had this background in my stash for ages- the numbers and colors were absolutely perfect for the image.  I grounded the slice of cake with a black circle, then stamped the sentiment, which is from the fabulous Humorous Birthday Innies Stamp Set.  A few black and white sequins finish off the card.  

My last card uses the oh so fun A Little Snarky Stamp Set.  

Again, I pulled a stenciled background that I have had in my stash to make this card.  She was colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  I popped her up on dimensional tape and added a snarky sentiment.  3 sequins add a bit of shine.  

That's it for me!  Check out all of the other inspiration from the rest of the team.  Enjoy!

Sweet n Sassy Blog

Julee Tilman

Ceal Pritchett

Diane Zechman

Esther Asbury

Jane Bosi

Karen Decknick

Lee Ann Barrett-You are here!

Lynn Tomlin

Michelle Hale

Sheri Gilson

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy all of the inspiration!

Lee Ann  

CAS with Freshly Made Sketches

Hello All!

The school year is winding down and things are happening at break neck speed, lol!  I missed last week's sketch as I was just so behind.  I am back this week, loving Narelle's beautifully simple Freshly Made Sketches sketch.

Here is the sketch~

 I love this sketch as it is super versatile and super CAS.  I finally had a chance to ink up my new SSS Delicate Flowers stamp set.  I did some masking to add in a bud and sprigs of leaves behind the main bloom.  I practiced the no line coloring again, though orange seemed to be a bit tough for some reason.
 I kept the card super CAS and used a couple of SSS Tiny Words Stamp Set.  I heat embossed the sentiments in white on a black strip and then backed that with a yellow strip of cardstock.

I am linking up to Addicted to Stamps and More- 'Make Your Mark".

I am also linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, a Bright Colors Mood Board. 

You can check out what the rest of the talented team has designed for you on the Freshly Made Sketches blog.  We hope you get creative this week and join us!

Happy Summer!  Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann  

Magnolias for Mom with Freshly Made Sketches

Hello, Hello!

We have a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches, this one having been designed by the uber talented Linda!  If you are looking for my Growing in Unity post, go HERE. 
 I really struggled with this sketch as I just ran out of MOJO.  This card ended up being my third card attempted for the sketch and only happened because I was just playing and not TRYING to make something fit in the sketch.  Please tell me I am not the only one this happens to!!!!

Here is this week's sketch.

Twigs stamped in Grout Gray ink represent the two narrow strips in the sketch.
 I have been really struggling with no line coloring but lately I am starting to make some positive progress.  I think it is partly because I have found an ink I like using for this technique. Memento Desert Sand works well for me.
The Mangnolia flower and leaves from Altenew's  Magnolias for Her were stamped in the Desert Sand ink and then colored with Copics.  I fussy cut them out then tried various different backgrounds until I settled on the above.  I drew/colored a branch for the flower and leaves and then colored in the blue sky background.  It did not look 'finished' until I framed the panel with scalloped edging.
I was inspired by Altenew's inspiration photo challenge this month.

To say this card morphed from one look to another multiple times would be an understatement, lol! In the end, I love how it turned out!

I am entering this in Just Us Girls challenge, 'Off the edge'.  This is one of my favorite looks!

 I am also linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Spring Mood Board.  

 Please check out the amazing inspiration on the Freshly Made Sketches blog; these girls are always at the top of their game!  Then create a project and link up to the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann