Sassy & Sweet Notes

Fall Die Release Celebration Day 1

I’m so excited! It’s Fall Die Release time for Impression Obsession, and that means I have new dies to share with you!

And, just in time for the Labor Day Sale! Shop this weekend and enjoy 25% off your entire purchase — And good news, the new fall dies are included in the sale! Use code LABOR at checkout. Sale ends September 2, 2019 at midnight EST.

I hope you enjoy the new dies in this release, welcome some of them into your stash, and make all kinds of wonderful crafty creations with them. Impression Obsessions dies are made with high-quality US steel, and some of them are designed by me!

Today is the first day of a two day Fall Die Release Celebration for Impression Obsession, and I hope you enjoy the inspiration! All of the new dies you see on our celebration posts today and tomorrow are available now on the Impression Obsession website. 

The first project I am sharing features three dies from the release. Plaid Tag (DIE868-Z), Black-Eyed Susan (DIE851-ZZ), and one of the buttons from Button Card (DIE853-V). I cut the base of Plaid Tag from kraft colored cardstock and cut the top layer of Plaid Tag from a pretty burgundy colored cardstock, and inked the layers a bit. I cut one of the buttons from the Button Card set from watercolor paper and inked it with a pretty green ink. I cut all of the layers of the Black-Eyed Susan flower from watercolor paper and inked them with various colors of yellow, brown, and green inks.

I assembled all of the pieces, layering them and adding dimension with foam adhesive and hot glue, and ooooooo, I love it!  

The next project I’m sharing features the same Black-Eyed Susan set (DIE851-ZZ), but uses the small tag from the Deckled Tag set (DIE855-Q) and the round base tag from Web Tag (DIE877-T). Again, I die cut the Black-Eyed Susan shapes from watercolor cardstock and inked the shapes with various colors of yellow and brown inks. I stamped Thanks (A9370) on the small Deckled Tag. I love the shape and design of this tag base. And while it comes with a web and is ideal for Halloween themed projects, but will be perfect for tags year round! Behind the flower is even a bit of wacky faux stitching. Fun!

I assembled all of the pieces, layering and adding dimension with foam adhesive to create the finished tag.

Find all the details on this exciting release on the Impression Obsession Blog.

Impression Obsession will be giving away one $25 gift certificate for each of the designers participating in this release. Winners will be drawn at random from comments left on all Fall Die Release posts. Find all of the details about the give-away on the Impression Obsession blog.

For a wonderful dose of inspiration, please visit the blogs of all the participating designers! Enjoy the inspiration, leave a comment, and have fun shopping!

Here is a complete list of designers participating in today’s event:

Impression Obsession Blog 

Angela Bode 

Anna Wight <-- You are here!

Dina Kowal 

Giovana Smith 

Ilina Crouse 

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher 

Laura Williams 

Lynda Pleckan

Susan Wymer

Vicki Garrett 

I have gobs more to share, so please visit again! And, follow me on Instagram for even more!

Don't miss the Labor Day Sale for 25% off your entire purchase!

Die Cut Obsession

The Impression Obsession design team is featuring dies as the main focus for our inspiration projects today. This card features a layer from Wacky Stitched Circles cut from gold foil paper, Tags with Tags cut from watercolor paper, stamped with Christmas Teacup, colored with water based pigments. I also used several pieces of Pine Sprig, a personal favorite. The Merry Christmas sentiment is from the clear set Holiday Words. On the base of the card I stamped Raffia Bow in Seafoam hybrid ink.

Check the Impression Obsession blog for a list of designers providing inspiration today!

Picket Fence Studios and Ghouls

 

Picket Fence Studios has a really fun release for August, and I am happy to share a project with with you today! The card I made features The Ghouls Made Me Do It and Trick or Treaters stamp and coordinating die set. I stamped the ghouls on white cardstock with VersaMark ink and embossed then with clear embossing powder. I sprinkled the panel with Black Brusho Colourcraft powder and spritzed it with water. It’s fun to watch all of the fun colors in the powder flow and spread! The Trick or Treaters are stamped on heavy weight card stock and colored with water based pigments. I added a couple pieces of spider web doilies, sparkly kitty stickers and a “cute” little spider sticker to finish off the card.

Check out the Picket Fence Studios website for this months full release.

Old is New

Today is an “old is new” day for the Impression Obsession team, where we feature older products in the Impression Obsession catalog. We hope you're inspired!

I created a holiday gift tag for today’s challenge. On the base of the tag I stamped French Script (H9396) in brown ink. I rubbed a bit more brown ink on the tag to grunge it up a bit. The die cut deer is from the Deer Frame die (DIE737-YY). I removed the outer frame portion of the cut shape so I could use just the deer on my tag. I inked up the die cut shape and adhered him to my tag base. I dressed him up with some leaf sprigs from the Stitched Flower Bouquet set (DIE806-ZZ), itty bitty pine cones, red berries, and a hemp twine bow. I stamped Merry Christmas from the Holiday Icons (CL980) set on a Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner (DIE814-U) and tucked the banner in place. This will make a nice addition to a gift this year!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Be sure to pop over to the Impression Obsession blog for a full list of the designers participating in today’s inspiration!

Impression Obsession: Moody Blues

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

The card I created for the challenge uses the adorable Heinz (G12086), Flower Pop Background (SS-1316-L), and “Holiday Hugs” - a sentiment from the Merry Mail set (CL968). Heinz is stamped in archival ink on watercolor paper and painted with water based pigments. I die cut the painted image with one of the Wacky Stitched Circle (DIE837-YY) layers, and adhered it to a Scalloped Stitched Circle (DIE831-YY) layer.

Flower Pop Background is stamped on the base of the card in Sky Blue Hybrid Ink. Holiday Hugs is stamped on a Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner (DIE814-U), and tucked underneath a couple of Pine Sprig (DIE097-M) die cuts, and a Jingle Bell (DIE759-E) that I cut from gold foil paper. 

Look at that face — what a cutie! A blue ribbon bow topped with a cute little red button finish it off.

Find all the details on how to enter this week's challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog. I hope you join us!

A Crafty Trifecta!

Today I’m part of a crafty trifecta with Picket Fence Studios, My Sweet Petunia, and Thermoweb. I used the adorable cat stamp and coordinating die from the Picket Fence Studios set, I Love Your Face. The sentiment is from the set, A Bright Night.

I used gold Thermoweb Deco Foil to create a colorful foiled background for my card. The foil is adhered to the tacky surface of alcohol ink before it completely dried.

I used my mini MISTI to position the sentiment at the bottom of the card base, and stamp it multiple times for a perfect impression.

Visit each of the company blogs for a complete list of designers participating in today’s crafty trifecta and to learn the details about their giveaways. I’ve provided a link to each company blog below.

Picket Fence Studios

My Sweet Petunia

Thermoweb

Die Cut Obsession

The Impression Obsession design team is featuring dies as the main focus for our inspiration projects today. This card features the Sheep, Birds and Tree set. I used the Crazy Stitched Set for the card base, and the sentiment banner is from the Stitched Tag set. The star and heart are from the Saltbox Houses set. I used the Hill Landscape Layers to create the background skyline.

Check the Impression Obsession blog for a list of designers providing inspiration today!