Impression Obsession February New Release Hop Day 1

 Hello Friends!  

Welcome to Day 1 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.

What a fun release!

When I first saw this sweet Hug Girl, it looked to me like she was looking heavenwards, so I gave her a starburst background with the Starburst Cover A Card.  Hug Girl was stamped with IO Black Ink and colored with Copics and fussy cut out.  I paired her with the fab sentiment Faith Over Fear.  The panel is die cut with the 

Crazy Stitched Die Set.  

If you are a kitty fan, this next card is for you! 

Kitty Hug is adorable, simple, and packs a punch!  I kept things very simple- stamped image in 

IO Black Ink, colored with Copics and added a drop shadow.  The panel was die cut

with the Crazy Stitched Die Set.  

The card base was stamped with the Cover A Card Wooden Plank Stamp in tone on tone orange.  

To finish, I added a bit of Glossy Accents to the kitty's nose.  

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

Next up on the hop is the talented Lynda Pleckan!  

Thanks for stopping by 

Lee Ann

Whoops, We Need a Winner!

 Hello Everyone!  

Stopping in with a quick post about the winner of some crafty goodies.  Back on December 31st I offered some goodies by commenting and following my blog.  Well, life got in the way!  But I am finally back with the random winner- #4- which is Marisela Delgado!

Congrats, Marisela!  Please e-mail me your address so I can get your goodies to you.  

Thanks All!

Time Flies

 Hello All!  

Time is such a strange thing, don't you think?  Goodness, how it flies the older you get!  And boy, does it crawl when you are bored or doing something you do not like!  But in the end, time is indeed fleeting.  Spend it well! 

I did a bit of watercoloring with my fave- yes, my Ken Oliver Colorbursts- on some Tim Holtz watercolor card.  Once the paint was dry, I stamped the clock images from the Sweet n Sassy Stamps set, Time Well Spent.  To give the card an aged look, I used Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.  For the main image, I stamped the smaller of the two clock images on a separate piece of Tim Holtz watercolor card using the same Brushed Corduroy Ink.  I stamped with my MISTI to allow my to stamp the image multiple times.  Once stamped, I used a wet brush to pull the color from the stamped edges into the image.  Once I was happy with the colored image, I stamped it again to crisp up the lines.  

Next, I took the wing images from the Going Postal Stamp Set and with my MISTI and a bit of masking,  stamped the wings on the sides of the clock, again using the Brushed Corduroy and pulling the color in with a wet brush.  I fussy cut the image out.  After stamping the sentiment in Walnut Stain Distress Ink, I popped the winged clock up on foam tape and added a few sequins to finish the card. 

I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- Let's Be On Time

and Just Us Girls- 'Masking'. 

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

Lee Ann  

Coffee Loving Cardmakers and Sweet n Sassy Stamps Collaboration Hop

 Hello and Welcome to a Collaboration Blog Hop with Coffee Loving Cardmakers and Sweet n Sassy Stamps! We are so excited to be teaming up with Coffee Loving Cardmakers Design Team to bring you some caffeinated inspiration...and a PRIZE!  Comment on each blog post on the hop for a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to the Sweet n Sassy Stamps Store! 

If you have been hopping along, you should have come from Lyn Tomlin's blog.  To start from the beginning,  head over the the Sweet n Sassy Stamps blog.  You can find a complete hop list on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog.  

I have had a thing for filling coffee cups with things besides coffee lately.  This fabulous large cup and saucer from the Sweet n Sassy Stamps I Like Big Cups Stamp Set was calling out to be filled with these morning glories from the Sympathy Morning Glories Stamp Set. A bit of masking on some Arches Watercolor Paper and I was set to go.  The images were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and then the images were painted with my all time paint go-to, Ken Oliver Colorbursts.  Once the panel was dry, a sentiment was stamped from the Birthday Wordfetti Stamp Set. 

Check out this fabulous I Like Big Cups Stamp Set!

To finish the card I used a few of my favorite sequins, SSS Moonshine sequins.  

Head over to Ceal's blog for more fantastic inspiration, java style!

I am linking my card up to Double 'D' Challenges- Flowers in Containers.

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.  

Black Balloons

 Hello and Happy Weekend! 

We finally got some sunshine today and it really lifts my mood.  Today's card is a fun birthday card for that 'over the hill' crowd!  

Every now and again I love a snarky card, and this sentiment fits the bill.  I decided to try my hand at coloring some black balloons using the no line coloring technique and Copics.  The balloon image is from Sweet n Sassy Stamps Make A Wish Stamp Set.  I am pretty happy with the way they turned out.   Once the balloons were done, I masked them off and stamped a background using the fabulous line of numbers from the Birthday Word Art Stamp Set.  I finished the card off with a snarky sentiment from the Birthday Wordfetti Stamp Set.  A few black sequins add a bit of shine.  

The latest challenge at There's a Stamp For That is either Birthday/Ribbon/ or a Sketch.  I chose birthday for my inspiration card.  Join us for a bit of fun! 

I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Make Your Own Background, as well as Seize the Birthday.  

Thanks for stopping by! 

Lee Ann  

CASE This Sketch and a Valentine

 Hello All!  

I was so sad to read that CASE This Sketch would be closing it's doors.  I have found their sketches challenging and inspiring.  I used the latest sketch for this watercolored Valentine using a few Sweet n Sassy Stamps Stamp sets.  

Here is the sketch~

My adorable hotdog is from the Lots of Love Stamp Set.  I stamped it in IO Black Ink; in addition, I stamped a couple of different envelope images from the Happy Mail Stamp Set a few times and then water colored all with Daniel Smith Water Colors.  

The sentiment, from the Love Wordfetti Stamp Set, was stamped in IO Black ink.  Dashes were added inbetween the images and sentiment and the panel was then diecut with the rectangle from the Crazy Stitched Die Set by IO Stamps.   

I few sequins and a love themed patterned paper finish off the card.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful rest of the week!

Lee Ann