Sassy & Sweet Notes

Impression Obsession: Old is New

With such a huge collection of dies and stamps from so many artists, sometimes the older products in the Impression Obsession catalog find their way out of the spotlight. We don't want them to be forgotten, so from now on you'll be seeing the Impression Obsession team feature older products regularly. Today is one of those days! We hope you're inspired!

For today’s card, I used the Lures and Fishing Line images. I stamped the lures image on watercolor paper, and painted it with waterbased brush markers.  I stamped the base of the card with the fishing lines image in brown ink. I added glitter pen to all of the lures, and glossy accents so all of the lures have a nice shine to them. The layers are all inked with brown hybrid ink. 

Impression Obsession: Flowers for Friends

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is Flowers for Friends. Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us!


The card I created uses Mother Goose (E19967) and Chickista (D19964). The ladies are stamped in black hybrid ink and colored with alcohol markers, with a bit of Stickles glitter glue for sparkle and shine. The background is stamped with Music Cover-a-Card (CC029).

Find all the details on how to enter this week's challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog

You Make My Heart Happy

I pulled out an older stamp and die set to make the snowman for this card today. I love the simplicity of this snowman and his super cute face. I also like that the dies can be used to cut felt, so his scarf and hat are super fuzzy! Hats and scarves are necessary these days around here — brrrr! I colored the body of the snowman with colored pencils and Gamsol. I am not sure if the snowman stamp/die set are from Sizzix or Hero Arts... I’m leaning towards it being a Hero Arts set, since the back of the dies aren’t etched w/ Sizzix or a item number, which seems to be pretty standard for Sizzix.

The heart dies I used are from Impression Obsession. The small hearts were made with Double Heart Edger (DIE132-D) and Heart Set (DIE135-E). The “you make my heart happy” sentiment is from the Whipper Snapper Designs Everyday Sentiments cling mount set. I used one of the sentiments from the Whipper Snapper Designs All Things with Love cling mount set to stamp subtle grey text on the background, and across the body of the snowman for interest. 

We have a lot of days in our upcoming weather forecast that call for snow... still plenty of winter remains for snowman cards! Hope you’re keeping cozy!

Impression Obsession: Die Cut Obsession

The Impression Obsession design team is featuring dies as the main focus for our inspiration projects today. I created a tag with the Sea Plants die set, and Shells die set. The seaweed is cut from green cardstock, and the shells were cut from white heavy-weight cardstock and inked with various pink, yellow,  purple, and blue colors of Impression Obsession hybrid inks.

I added some drops of Glossy Accents, adhered a few sequins, and brushed on some Wink of Stella glitter pen for a bit of sparkle.

This tag was fun to make! I look forward to adding it to a gift for someone special.

Life is Good

Pulled out one of my absolute favorite stamps to make a couple cards this evening. This gal is from Inky Antics, illustrated by Ronnie Walter. 

The image is stamped in black StazOn ink and painted with liquid dye inks. I added additional details to the images with colored pencil and Gamsol, and a Wink of Stella glitter pen. I also added some Glossy Accents to some areas of the colored image.

The Life is Good sentiment is an old wood mounted stamp from A Muse Artstamps. 

Have you been using your older, favorite supplies lately?

I Love Your Face

Picket Fence Studios has a wonderful release for February, and I am happy to share two cards with you that I just love! The cards feature the I Love Your Face stamp set and coordinating dies.

I stamped the adorable cat image several times with Black Hybrid ink and colored them up with alcohol markers in a variety of cute kitty colors.

The second card is a bit simpler, with only two kitties. These two buddies are stamped on kraft cardstock and colored with alcohol markers. The background of the card features the Sunbeam 6x6 Stencil, inked with LC Blender Brushes.

I added Glossy Accents to their eyes and noses, and used a gel glaze pen to enhance their smiles.

Check out the terrific full release today at the Picket Fence Studios site. You’re sure to find something you love!

And, PS: Happy Valentines Day, sweets!!

Picket Fence Studios has a wonderful release for February, and I am happy to share two cards with you that I just love! The cards feature the I Love Your Face stamp set and coordinating dies.

I stamped the adorable cat image several times with Black Hybrid ink and colored them up with alcohol markers in a variety of cute kitty colors.

The second card is a bit simpler, with only two kitties. These two buddies are stamped on kraft cardstock and colored with alcohol markers. The background of the card features the Sunbeam 6x6 Stencil, inked with LC Blender Brushes.

I added Glossy Accents to their eyes and noses, and used a gel glaze pen to enhance their smiles.

Check out the terrific full release today at the Picket Fence Studios site. You’re sure to find something you love!

And, PS: Happy Valentines Day, sweets!!

Impression Obsession: Old is New

With such a huge collection of dies and wonderful stamps from so many artists, sometimes the older products in the Impression Obsession catalog find their way out of the spotlight. We don't want them to be forgotten, so from now on you'll be seeing the Impression Obsession team feature older products regularly. Today is one of those days! We hope you're inspired!

For today’s card, I used the Lg. Bird on Branch die (DIE161-N), as a base for the recently released Chickadee from the Bird Variety clear set (WP921). I die cut the branch from watercolor paper, removed the bird that is part of the die cut image, and inked up the branches and leaves with various colors of hybrid ink. I stamped Cover-a-Card Beauty Text to add some visual interest to the branches and leaves. I added glitter glue to lots of areas, like it was snow caught on the branches and leaves, and clear sparkly pen to the bird and leaves for lots of sparkle and shine. The background layer is stamped with Music Cover-a-Card (CC029). The layers are all inked with brown hybrid ink. Finally, I added a twine double-bow topped with a cute brown button. 

Impression Obsession: In the Pink

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is In the Pink! Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us!


The card I created uses Fancy Hat Bear (D15154). She’s stamped in black hybrid ink and colored with alcohol markers, with a bit of Stickles glitter glue for sparkle and shine. The background is stamped with Scribbled Checkerboard Cover-a-Card (CC199). I added some paper flowers, twine bow, and a sparkly gem stone to dress her up even more!

Find all the details on how to enter this week's challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog.

Impression Obsession: Die Cut Obsession

The Impression Obsession design team is featuring dies as the main focus for our inspiration projects today.

This scene card was created with the Patchwork Gator die, part of the Hello Summer die for the Hello sentiment, and the grass border die (Die060-I) to create a bit of greenery. He was fun to make, and would be super fun to create a bunch of them, using lots of different designer papers!