Old is New with Impression Obsession

 Hello and Happy Wednesday!  

We are stamping with some of our favorite oldies at Impression Obsession today.  

The Winter Berry Stem Stamp was inked up with IOStamps Black Ink.  It is a hybrid ink pad, so yes, you can use it for both watercoloring and Copic coloring.  I used a monochromatic blue color palette and colored the image with Copics.  I added an embossed background panel; the sentiment, With Deepest Sympathy, was stamped in grey.  That's it!  Easy Peasy! 

Head over to the Impression Obsession Blog to find the rest of the team and their creations.  

I am linking up to Love To Scrap Challenge Blog, Anything Goes. I am also linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge.  

Monochromatic Green

Hello All!

Today's card is in-your-face-green!

The background was done by stamping various images from the Scribble Flowers Stamp Set in Versamark ink and then heat embossing in gold.  You may think I started with a white piece of paper, but I did not; I started with green- the green that you see in the center of the card is the cardstock color.
Next, I created an ombre effect by sponging the cardstock a couple of different shades of green, the darkest being around the edge of the card.
The sentiment is from the Grace So Amazing Stamp Set.  It was heat embossed on vellum.  The large die cut was one I found in my stash.  I cannot for the life of me figure out what die I used for this- I sure could not find anything remotely close to this.

I am linking up to The Rainbow Card Challenge~

In addition, I am linking up to Double D Challenge~

As well as Just Us Girls~

As the popular Christian song, By His Wounds, says, 'By His wounds we are healed'.

One thinks of St Pat's Day when they think green, but I am not a huge fan of St Pat's so I went with the green of renewal and rebirth.

That's it for me!  Have a blessed week, all!
Lee Ann

Going Yellow with the Rainbow Card Challenge!

Hello, Hello!
Here we are, already March 1st!!!  Spring is right around the corner- can I get an Amen?

In honor of spring, I have chosen this sweet duck from Simon Says Stamp set, Showers and Flowers, for this month's The Rainbow Card Challenge card.  Follow us on Instagram at The Rainbow Card Challenge and tag your challenge cards with #rainbowcardchallenge so we can see your creations on Instagram! 

This month, we are creating in Monochromatic Yellow!

I think this duck is pretty adorable!  I colored the image with Copics, then die cut out with a Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle Die.
I don't tend to use this much patterned paper, but I was inspired by the sketch at The Paper Players this week and it really lent it self to the paper.

I am also linking up to Inkspirational Challenges- Use Your Stash
 
So if you haven't yet, hop over to the blog and check out the rest of the inspiration from the talented team!  Then link up your own creative work in yellow!

Have a blessed weekend!
Lee Ann

New Challenge in Town!

Hello, Hello and Happy New Year!!!

I have exciting news to start out the new year;  there is a new challenge in town that will stretch your creativity- The Rainbow Card Challenge will challenge you to create monochromatic cards!

So, here is your first challenge for the year 2019~

Yes, obviously we are starting out with RED!  I went with a Valentines themed card, but you do not have to do so.  Mynn, one of the challenge co-founders, has made some wonderful graphics for each month's challenge~

I  was inspired by the sketch at (CAS)E This Sketch~

I used an adorable MFT stamp set that is actually one of the United we Flourish stamp sets sold by Ellen Hutson.  It had yet to see ink, but it was perfect for a Valentine card, especially when paired with this fabulous Stamplorations stencil.  The pooches are colored with Copics and the ink color for stenciling is my new favorite red, Gina K's Cherry Red.

I am also linking up to The Mod Squad Challenge- 'Love'.  

You have the entire month of January to create, plenty of time to be stamping all things red!

Thanks for stopping by and have a Blessed New Year!

Lee Ann