CTD226 With Love

Hi there! I'm hosting this week's challenge on the Color Throwdown Blog.  Here are the colors I picked for us...

I love purple and green together so I hope you'll find them fun for this week's challenge.  Here's the card I came up with...

Pretty straight-forward and CAS card.  The hearts are up on foam tape and so is the largest embossed panel that's against the card base.

Be sure to hop around to see what the CTD girls have created for you today or you can click on over to the Color Throwdown blog to see everything all in one place.

Bar   ***   Broni   ***   Joan

Kerri   ***   Lori   ***   Lynn

Tammy   ***   Wanda

and our December/January Guest Designer, Miriam Napier!

Party Dress Bookmark

Hope you're not sick of seeing these things from me, but here's another corner bookmark (tutorial can be found HERE). I made this one for my daughter's best friend. She likes green, she's an incredible ballet dancer, and she likes sparkle so this is what I came up with. I haven't inked up this Impression Obsession Party Dress stamp since I was a dirty girl, but man I love it. I think it's SOOO girly and pretty. I added small accents of Diamond Stickles to the ruffled skirt.

Hope your day is awesome!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Party Dress
Paper: Handsome Hunter, Afternoon Tea DP (Wild Wasabi), Vintage Cream
Copics: G40, G21, G24
Accessories: May Arts Ivory Crochet Lace Ribbon from Sharon's Ribbon Store, Scor Pal and Scor Pal Tape, Gold Cord, Diamond Stickles, Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities

Let's Celebrate

I don't always get a chance to play along in the FS challenge on SCS, but man-oh-man, I love when I do!....especially when I see cute little cards like this one from Debbie, today's FS! I've never made a Labels One folded card, loved how she placed the images in the corners, and loved her colors so I kept all that the same. I just changed the stamps to my Impression Obsession Celebrate set and used some black gingham ribbon (only because I didn't have red...why don't I have red gingham??....I need to get some). I added a bunch of Gold and Candy Cane Stickles to the stars. The images were stamped in black Versafine ink and colored with Prisma pencils. The Lemon Tart panel is up on foam tape.



Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an awesome Sunday!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Celebrate Clear Set
Paper: Real Red, Lemon Tart, White
Ink: Versafine Black
Accessories: Prisma Pencils and Gamsol, Fruit Punch and Gold Stickles, Labels One Nestabilities, Slot Punch, Black 3/8" Gingham Ribbon, Foam Tape

IO Week - Love Chandelier

Hi all, I'm back with my second project for Impression Obsession Week along with Leslie, Michelle and Cindy.



The outside of my card today features Impression Obsession's Love Chandelier stamp. The image is stamped on Neenah White with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. I added some Gold Stickles to the beads under the candles, tied a double-loop bow with my Bow Easy, and stuck a stick pin through the ribbon. The Curved Mega Rectangle that the chandelier is stamped on is up on foam tape.

Here's the inside of the card where I used a sentiment and a heart from my Celebrate clear set (the set that I showed you on Tuesday)....



.....check out those quilted hearts and how they MATCH the one on the outside of the card. I discovered this by accident when I had the different stamps and images sitting on my counter...and I was giddy when I realized that they matched perfectly! (yeah, I'm easily amused I guess, lol!)

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by Laurie, Silke, Michelle and Tosh's blogs tomorrow for more projects featuring Impression Obsession products!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Celebrate Clear Set, Impression Obsession Love Chandelier
Paper: Neenah White, My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Spellbinders Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, Orange Ribbon, Bow Easy, Stick Pin, Gold Stickles, Foam Tape, Heart Punch

IO Week - Let's Celebrate

(This is my second post today. If you're looking for my Flourishes Timeless Tuesday card, scroll down)



This week is Impression Obsession Week at Stamper's Dream. Today Dawn, Michelle, Cindy, Amy and I have projects to share with you. For my card, I used my Celebrate clear set. The balloons were stamped in Memento Black, colored with Copics, I added some Stickles in random areas, and then stamped some extra small hearts on the MME Little Boy Blue DP. Those three green hearts were cut out and popped up on foam tape. The pink matted panel behind the main image is also up on foam tape.

Here's the posting schedule for the rest of IO Week:

Wednesday: Tosh, Michelle, Silke, Cammie, and Amy
Thursday: Dawn, Michelle, Cindy, Leslie, and me
Friday: Laurie, Silke, Michelle and Tosh

Have a great day!




SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Celebrate
Paper: White, Pink Pirouette, My Mind's Eye Little Boy Blue DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Fruit Punch and Eucalyptus Stickles, Spellbinders Frame, Foam Tape, Square Punch

Simple Pleasures

Whoooo-hoooooo! Kevin Harvick won the Bud Shootout last night. Very exciting! Okay, back to card talk {smile}...

Laurie Schmidlin (who is such a huge inspiration to me) always does the coolest things with angles so I thought I'd give it a try today on the layout for my card. The Vanity Table and Fill Your Day stamps are by Impression Obsession and they're available at Stamper's Dream. I added some silver Stickles to the earrings on the table and on the mirror.

Here's the inside:



Enjoy your Superbowl Sunday!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Vanity Table, Impression Obsession Fill Your Day
Paper: Kraft, Ivory, My Mind's Eye Be Loved DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Silver Stickles, Piercing Tool & Guide, Ivory Crochet Ribbon

Ornament Chickadee

Good morning! I'm still away in Atlantic City (hopefully sleeping in a bit, too!), but here's a card I haven't posted to my blog yet. It's one that I made when I was part of the Dirty Dozen. The theme that month was "Chick-Lit" and we were to make cards that related to chickens or literature. My daughter's favorite poem is by Emily Dickenson and it's called "Hope." The poem starts off with "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches on the soul..."



The Ornament Chickadee was stamped twice in Memento Tuxedo Black onto white CS, and one was popped up on dimensionals. The ornament was stamped twice onto the Wassail DP, one was paper pieced over the base image and then a second one was popped up on dimensionals, too.

Starting tomorrow, it's Penny Black Week at Stamper's Dream so be sure to hop around to all the blogs and check things out. Here's the schedule:

Monday: Michelle, Amy, and me
Tuesday: Becca, Tosh, Michelle
Wednesday: Laurie, Michelle, and me
Thursday: Silke, Laurie, Michelle
Friday: Michelle, Tosh, Amy

Oh, and here's a peek at some brand spankin' new JustRite stamps that are COMING SOON to Stamper's Dream. They'll be available in the store by mid November!






Thanks for stopping by!


SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Ornament Chickadee
Paper: SU Always Artichoke, PTI Select White, Basic Gray Wassail DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Burgundy Velvet Ribbon, Small and Large Oval Punches, Felt Snowflakes, Dimensionals, Wassail Brads

Winter Card for IO Week

Hey all! I'm back with another card for our Impression Obsession Week at Stamper's Dream.



Today I used the new Bump In the Snow cling stamp. Cracks me up, that little guy that lost his head!! {{giggle!}} The gorgeous Dew Frost DP is by Memory Box...love it!! The card base is Prism Iced Teal and the sheer teal ribbon is by May Arts.

The largest white panel with the punched snowflakes is up on foam tape, and so is the matted main image. I added some Ultrafine Pearlescent Glitter to the image, too:



...the inside...



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Bump in the Snow
Paper: Prism Iced Teal, Neenah White, Memory Box Dew Frost
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Sky
Copics: BG11, BG13, W1, E13, E08
Accessories: May Arts Sheer Teal Ribbon, Bow Easy, Foam Tape, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Art Institute Ultrafine Pearlescent Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Sponge

Be sure to stop by Becca, Michelle, Tosh and Laurie's blogs today because they also have IO projects to share with you.

Halloween Card for IO Week

Hey there! This week is Impression Obsession Week at Stamper's Dream and today I have a card to show you along with Amy, Michelle and Charmaine. Yesterday Michelle, Charmaine and Cammie posted some more projects, so if you haven't seen those be sure to stop by and check them out, too.

....oh, and pssst.....Michelle is going to have BLOG CANDY posted sometime this week, too!!



The image I used on my card is called Free Parking. The main panel is up on foam tape and I added some coloring/highlighting with my black Spica Atyou glitter pen to the curls in the pumpkin, free parking lettering, and the circles in the fence post. The card base is Prism Intense Orange, the image was stamped on Neenah White, and the plaid ribbon is from May Arts...all are available in Michelle's store.

Here's the inside of the card. The sentiment is from the Penny Black Spooky! clear set:



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Free Parking, Penny Black Spooky clear set
Paper: Prism Intense Orange, PTI True Black, Neenah White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: B000, B00, E41, E42, E43W1, W3, W5, G40, G21, G24, G28 YR21, Y38, YR04, 0
Accessories: May Arts Orange/Black Plaid Ribbon, Bow Easy, Orange Adhesive Rhinestones (from Michael's), Foam Tape, Oval Punches

Here's the IO schedule for the rest of the week:

Tomorrow: Becca, Michelle, and Silke
Thursday: Becca, Laurie, Michelle, and me
Friday: Amy, Silke, Michelle, and Tosh

Have a GREAT day!

Seaside Shack

Here's another Impression Obsession card....aren't these new summer stamps from IO cool? Love them! This image is called Seaside Shack. The stamp, MME Breaking Free DP, Simply Smooth White CS, and Sheer White May Arts Ribbon are all available at Stamper's Dream.

The Cocoa mat behind the main image is up on foam tape.

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Seaside Shack
Paper: MME Breaking Free DP, Prism Smooth White, PTI White, SU Close to Cocoa
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Sky and Close to Cocoa for Sponging around the main image
Copics: E33, E37, E42, E43, 0, W1, W3, G24, G28, Y28, Y02, Y38, B02, B05, BG10, R27, R35, R02
Accessories: May Arts 1" White Sheer Ribbon, SU Button Bouquet, Hemp Twine, Foam Tape, SU Corner Rounder, Sponge

Beach Chair

Hi there! I'm back with another Impression Obsession card. This one is called Beach Chair and you can get it at Stamper's Dream along with the MME Breaking Free DP and the JustRite Times New Roman Lowercase Font.

The main image and the vellum square mat behind it are each up on foam tape. The circle was dry embossed with my bubbles embossing folder. The dew drops were clear, I colored them with my BG49 Copic marker. The layout is Mojo Monday Sketch 89. Both the main image and the sentiment are heat embossed with clear EP.

Don't forget to check out all the Impression Obsession projects from the Stamper's Dream Team. Here's the schedule again:

Monday - Charmaine, Kimberly, Michelle
Tuesday - Cammie, Michelle and me
Wednesday - Laurie, Tosh, Michelle
Thursday - Becca Michelle, Kimberly and me
Friday - Tosh, Michelle, Kimberly

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Beach Chair, JustRite Times New Roman Lowercase Font
Paper: Prism Vibrant Teal, Watercolor Paper, Vellum, MME Breaking Free DP
Ink: Black Craft, Cool Caribbean, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, River Rock, Groovy Guava, Basic Brown, BG49 Copic
Accessories: Bubbles Embossing Folder, Prima, Dew Drops, Foam Tape, Groovy Guava Double-Stitched Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder
Card Size: 5.25" Square

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an AWESOME day!

Impression Obsession Week at SD!

Hi everyone! It's Impression Obsession Week at Stamper's Dream. Today I'm showing you the Day at the Beach stamp. It's stamped in black craft ink, heat embossed with clear embossing powder, and watercolored.

The Frosted Teal and Papaya Medium Prism papers as well as the Natural/Ivory Plaid May Arts Ribbon are also available at Stamper's Dream. I wound the plaid ribbon all the way around the card front and then made the bow with my Bow Easy that I bought from Sharon Johnson. I added some shimmer to the water and sand with my clear Sakura pen.

The entire Dream Team will be previewing IO projects all week long. Here's the schedule so you can check them out:

Monday - Charmaine, Kimberly, Laurie, and Michelle
Tuesday - Cammie, Michelle and me
Wednesday - Laurie, Tosh, Michelle
Thursday - Becca, Michelle, Kimberly and me
Friday - Tosh, Michelle, Kimberly

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Day at the Beach
Paper: Prism Frosted Teal, Prism Papaya Medium, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Black Craft, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Groovy Guava, Soft Sky, Cool Caribbean, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: May Arts Natural/Ivory Plaid Ribbon, Bow Easy, Clear Embossing Powder, Clear Sakura Glitter Pen

I'll be back on Thursday with another Impression Obsession card. See you then!

Melinda with Muffin Basket

I just heard about this new Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge and thought it looked like fun. Thanks for letting me know about it, Phyllis! On the inside I followed a similar layout and stamped the Thank You sentiment in that box area at the top:



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: WOJ Melinda with Muffin Basket, Flourishes Sweet Violets (sentiment)
Paper: Prism Classic Orange, SU Very Vanilla, MME Bloom & Grow "Grow" DP, Paper Temptress "Flame" Mica/Metallic CS
Ink: Black Craft, Soft Sky, Marigold Morning, Tangerine Tango, Creamy Caramel, Blush Blossom, Basic Black, BG15 Copic (to color the clear rhinestones)
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Clear Adhesive Rhinestones, Martha Stewart Doily Punch, SU Corner Rounder, Foam Tape, Button, Thread, Orange Grosgrain Ribbon, Quickie Glue Pen, Orange Stickles, Ultrafine Pearl Glitter from Art Institute
Technique: Watercoloring, Heat Embossing


Here's a second card with Melinda, this time the layout is Whiff of Joy Sketch #31.



The sentiment, orange mat behind the main image, and large orange mat on the card base are all up on foam tape. The mini flower rhinestones in the punched butterfly started out as clear, I colored them with a YR68 Copic. Here's a close-up:



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: WOJ Melinda with Muffin Basket, Impression Obsession Mini Messages
Paper: SU Very Vanilla, Prism Classic Orange, MME Bloom & Grow "Grow" DP, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Black, Soft Sky, Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Marigold Morning, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Brown, Blush Blossom, YR68 Copic (to color the flower rhinestones)
Accessories: Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, 1" and 1-1/4" Circle Punches, Primas, Orange Brads from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts, Pearl Glitter from Art Institute, Mini ZVA Creative Flower Rhinestones, Quickie Glue Pen (for glitter), Diamond Glaze (to glue mini rhinestones), Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Clear Embossing Powder
Technique: Watercoloring with Reinkers
Card Size: 5" Square

Thanks for stopping by!

Adrift

Hey all, I'm back with a second post for today. I wanted to play with the colors in today's Color Throwdown challenge, especially after seeing Danielle's cute card with the monkey floating in the tube. It reminded me of this cute Penny Black Adrift image I got from Michelle at Stamper's Dream.

The layout is today's SCS Sketch 228. Two images were stamped, the second was cut out and popped up on foam tape. The curved rectangle nestie is also up on foam tape. The lemons on the saffron panel are from my Margaritas clear set. They're heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Waterfall Stickles were added to the water and the ice cube in *Fat Cat's* (uh huh, that's his name) drink. Three more lemons were stamped and heat embossed on the inside of the card, down in the lower left-hand corner.

Here's a close-up:


SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Penny Black Adrift, Impression Obsession Margaritas
Paper: PTI Select White, So Saffron, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Black, Versamark
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Ribbon, Button, Thread, Yellow Hero Arts Gems, Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, Waterfall Stickles, Bubbles Embossing Folder
Card Size: 4.75" Square
Technique: Heat Embossing, Gamsol Magic, Dry Embossing

Have an awesome night!

Turtles and Sunflowers

It's Monday, gang...back to the grind, huh? Well, that is if you're in an area that hasn't been hit by snow and you can get to work. Anyway, hopefully these sweet little Playtime turtles will brighten your day. They make me smile. I just love their patchwork shells. It's a Rachelle Ann Miller stamp and you can get it at Stamper's Dream.



The Neenah White CS, Impression Obsession Mini Messages sentiment and Stickles (added to the flowers and swirls) are also available at Michelle's store. I colored two images, cut out the shells from the second image, and popped them up on Dimensionals. The punched sentiment circles are both up on Dimensionals as well. The layout is Mojo Sketch #68.



Here's the inside of the card:



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Rachelle Ann Miller Playtime, Impression Obsession Mini Messages
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Textured Certainly Celery, Basic Black, Afternoon Tea DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (0, B60, YR21, Y38, G40, G21, G24, G28, R35, W1, W3)
Accessories: 1-1/4" and 1-3/8" Circle Punches, Sugar Coated Brads, Dimensionals, Wild Wasabi Striped Ribbon, Eucalyptus and Diamond Stickles

I also wanted to show you a card I made for last Tuesday's SCS color challenge using some great Northwoods Sunflower images that Tosh stamped for me (thanks so much for taking the time to stamp these for me!!). I paired it with this sentiment from my Mini Messages set, which is also available at Stamper's Dream.



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Northwoods Sunflower in Pitcher, Impression Obsession Mini Messages
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Black, Kiwi Kiss, Wild Wasabi, Marigold Morning, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Lavender Lace, Basic Brown
Accessories: Designer Label Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Orange Ribbon, Sparkly Green Brads, Leafy Branch Embossing Folder, Shimmerz Paint (golden wheat, december sky, lilac)

Sweet Mice and Huggin' Ducks

Hi everyone and happy race day (for the NASCAR fans out there)! I have two cards to show you today...



The first one is for Taylor's TECC57 sketch. I used my Penny Black Sugar Sweet Dreams stamp and paired it with one of the cute sentiments from my SASI Year of Sweet Sentiments set. I stamped two images, cut out the spoon with the sleeping mouse from the second image, and popped it up on Dimensionals. The rectangle panel with the main image, the brown scallop panel behind it, and the punched sentiment are all up on Dimensionals too.

Here's a close-up of the dimension:


Here's a pic of the inside of the card:


SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Penny Black Sugar Sweet Dreams, SASI Year of Sweet Sentiments
Paper: Prism Suede Brown Medium, PTI White, SU Bella Rose DP, SU Parisian Breeze DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (RV23, R27, E93, E33, E35, YR21, YR24, W1, W3, 0)
Accessories: Brown Sheer Ribbon, Ornare Piercing Template, Spellbinders Rectangle and Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, SU Word Window Punch, Dimensionals, Ornare Piercing Template, Primas, Red Brads
Card Size: 5.5" Square

The next one is for Jen Del Muro's SFYTT Sketch and Cindy Lawrence's Stamp TV Color Challenge. I used my Penny Black Lovin' & Huggin' stamp and paired it with a Mini Messages sentiment. Two images were stamped, the second pair of ducks were cut out, and popped up on Dimensionals. The circles are also up on Dimensionals.



Here's the inside of the card:

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Penny Black Lovin' & Huggin', Impression Obsession Mini Messages
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Apricot Appeal, Apricol Appeal Designer Prints, Always Artichoke, PTI White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (0, W1, W3, W5, Y38, YR21)
Accessories: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, Army Green Grosgrain Ribbon, White Gel Pen, 1" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Dimensionals

Enjoy your day!