IO Spring/Summer Catalog Hop

Welcome to the Impression Obsession 2017 Spring/Summer Release Hop!

We have some beautiful new stamps and dies to share AND a Gift Certificates to give away!...

Today I'm sharing my card using the new Hybrid Inks as my coloring medium.  I have to say that 4th of July is my most favorite holiday!  The Sun, Fun and Family...not to forget the BBQ!!!!!!  :)  OK SO!  I snagged my Cover A Card stamp sets in CC131 We The People and CC246 Grunge Flag.

I stamped "Grunge Flag" first in Taupe Hybrid ink, then grabbed Cherry and Lapis hybrid inks.  I smooshed them onto an acrylic block and grabbed a water color brush and a small bowl of water and colored up the flag.  Heat gun to dry.  Stamped "We The People" in Slate Hybrid ink.  I then used D13552 Bored Silhouette in Black Hybrid ink and stamped it at the bottom.  I colored in a small area of sky in Sea Glass Hybrid ink and the grass in Shamrock Hybrid ink..  Distressed my edges and popped the water color panel up on dimensionals.

**TIP**

If you use your acrylic blocks as an ink palette make sure to clean quickly.  Being Hybrid inks they were pretty stubborn to get off of my block, not quite Staz On stubborn, but they didn't sit very long.... 

The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST May 15th - May 17th.

Visit our fabulous IO Design Team’s blogs (only one comment per blog please) for a chance to win one of FOUR $25 Gift Certificates!

The more blogs you visit … the better chance you will have to win!!!

Comment entries will be open until 9pm CT on Sunday May 21st and all winners will be announced May 22nd.

Good luck!

Dina Kowal
Ilina Crouse
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett
Kelli (me)
Daniela Dobson

Guest DT Quick Creations

Hello!  Guest DT post today for Quick Creations!  Today I get to share with you a sweet little card where I played with new techniques I learned at the retreat I attended in Austin Texas.  I actually can use supplies I have had for awhile now!  LOL

**Plus it keeps me happy, like I'm still hanging out with AWESOME people!!!!

I created my card using Your Next Stamp Fairytale Homes & Fancy Pants DP 

Again some random diecuts I had, cleaning out drawers and bins is MAGIC the stuff you find!   I added some water colored paper and then took a stencil of a brick wall and removed some water coloring.  The image was stamped in versamark, clear embossed and then I applied 3 colors of Tim Holtz Distress ink all over it.

Thanks for popping in!

KJ

Farewell to 7 Kids

Well, by now you might have heard, if not, prepare yourselves....

7 Kids College Fund is closing their doors!  Yep, Tabitha is moving towards rest and relaxation after YEARS of serving the online stamping community with THE best products, always first to have it for you!!!!  

PLEASE if you have had your eye on anything, I'm telling you, you better HURRY over to the 7Kids Store... it's on round 2 of clearance items and the store is PERMANENTLY closed August 31, 2016!

I am providing THIS LINK to take you directly to the clearance area.  

For my farewell card I used a Neat & Tangled set called "My Favorite" used my Zig watercolor markers, some YNS gems and it was DONE!... literally a 10 minute card!  BOOM!  LOVE easy cards don't you?

Thank you SO much for welcoming me into the pack called 7 Kids and Tabitha... PLEASE ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT!!!!!  YOU DONE EARNED IT!!!!! 

KJ

Kraftin Kimmie Sneak Peeks Day 1 ~ Hello Spring

Hey Kraftin Kimmie Stamp Friends!!!  It's time for SNEAK PEEKS!!!!  YES!!!!  February release is right around the corner.... As usual the sets this month are MUST HAVES!!!!!

Today we are sneaking a set called Hello Spring from Becky!!!!!!

I had some fun with this set and created a little card using a little trick I'd like to share with you!  First, here's my card!

OK Bright and FUN right???  Well, lemme tell ya sumpin!  This was created all with ONE stamp and a sentiment!

OK so I took the balloon stamp and the images onto my card stock

Then I took the stamp and flipped it over and used my finger as my stamping block and applied ink to the back side of the stamp

Next still using my finger as my block I stamped the colored balloon onto my stamped image

and there you have it.... it is a colored image that has the look of water coloring.

Pretty nifty huh?  LOL  Not all of your stamps can do this but simple shapes most definitely can!!!  Just a new way to get some fun out of your stamps!!!  I hope you enjoyed this and give it a try! :)

Don't forget we have a Kraftin Kimmie Friends Facebook page where there are TONS of AWESOME people and of course the RELEASE PARTAY is also on Facebook!!!! 

OK here is the line up of FABULOUS Krafty Girls with the peeks for today!!!!  Hold on to your bonnets.... you're going to be blown away!!!!