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