The Impression Obsession design team is featuring dies as the main focus for our inspiration projects today. My card features Woodgrain Frame and the Snowman die set. I die cut the shapes from heavy weight white cardstock, and colored them with alcohol markers. The frame is inked with brown distress ink, to bring out the Woodgrain embossing! Check the Impression Obsession blog for a list of designers providing inspiration today! Continue reading

The Impression Obsession design team is featuring dies as the main focus for our inspiration projects today. My card features Woodgrain Frame and the Potted Cactus die set. The Potted Cactus die set includes several different cactus shapes, several pots, and even some cactus flowers that can be used to add some cheerful color to your projects. Stack them up for lots of dimension! I die cut the shapes from watercolor paper, and painted them with various bright colors of watercolor pigments. Check the Impression Obsession blog for a list of designers providing inspiration today! Continue reading

Today is the third and final day of the Fall & Winter stamp and die release for Impression Obsession, and I hope you have enjoyed the inspiration! All of the new stamps and dies you see on our celebration posts are available now on the Impression Obsession website. Find all the details on this exciting release on the Impression Obsession Blog. Find all of the steel dies I’ve designed for Impression Obsession here, in one location! The tags I’m sharing today were all made with the same tag die set, Suit Tag. I cut all the shapes from various colors of paper and assembled them into various seasonal suits. This set was super fun to use, and has so many options for seasonal outfits! Each day of the celebration, you can find a list of participating designers posted on the Impression Obsession blog at 6:00am Eastern. 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 of the release celebration 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 then go have fun shopping! You will find a complete list of designers participating in today’s event on the Impression Obsession Blog. Angela Bode Anna Wight Daniela Dobson 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 inspiration! Continue reading

Today is the second day of three for the Fall & Winter stamp and die release for Impression Obsession, and I hope you enjoy the inspiration! All of the new stamps and dies you see on our celebration posts are available now on the Impression Obsession website. Find all the details on this exciting release on the Impression Obsession Blog. Find all of the steel dies I’ve designed for Impression Obsession here, in one location! The tag I’m sharing today is made with another personal favorite die set of mine, Labrador. I cut all the shapes from watercolor paper, and painted them up with various colored watercolor pigments. The bone in her mouth is from the Dish and Bowl die set. A must have for dog lovers! The tag base I used is Tag with Capped Top, and a mix and match sentiment from Christmas Words, a great sentiment set for your holiday projects. Each day of the celebration, you can find a list of participating designers posted on the Impression Obsession blog at 6:00am Eastern. 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 of the release celebration 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 then go have fun shopping! You will find a complete list of designers participating in today’s event on the Impression Obsession Blog. Angela Bode Anna Wight <— you are here Daniela Dobson 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 inspiration! Continue reading

Today is the first day of three for the Fall & Winter stamp and die release for Impression Obsession, and I hope you enjoy the inspiration! All of the new stamps and dies you see on our celebration posts are available now on the Impression Obsession website. Find all the details on this exciting release on the Impression Obsession Blog. Find all of the steel dies I’ve designed for Impression Obsession here, in one location! The tag I’m sharing today is made with a personal favorite die set of mine, Golden Retriever. I think he’s the perfect addition to the dog series of dies, and I can’t wait to see all the fun things people make! I cut all the shapes from watercolor paper, and painted them up with various “golden retriever” colored watercolor pigments. I love him! The bone in his mouth is from the Dish and Bowl die set. A must have for dog lovers! The tag base I used is Tag with Capped Top, and a mix and match sentiment from Christmas Words, a great sentiment set for your holiday projects. Each day of the celebration, you can find a list of participating designers posted on the Impression Obsession blog at 6:00am Eastern. 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 of the release celebration 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 then go have fun shopping! You will find a complete list of designers participating in today’s event on the Impression Obsession Blog. Angela Bode Anna Wight <— you are here Daniela Dobson 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 inspiration! Continue reading

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 used the set called Birdhouses (WP922) to create a gift tag. I also used Birch Trees (DIE079-U) and Sm. Leaf die set (DIE095-D). 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! Continue reading

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is Summer Florals. Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us! This card features the Fairy Flowers image, stamped on watercolor paper and painted with watercolor pigments. Find all the details on this week’s challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog. Continue reading

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is Birthday Wishes. Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us! This card features my Scenic Hiker die, which is a personal favorite, and designed with some of my favorite people in mind, too! The die is cut several times from black cardstock, and once from a white glitter cardstock. I adhered one black piece to the white glitter piece, and off-set it just slightly to give a moon, or sun, glow to the shapes. I then adhered two more black cardstock layers to it, to give it lots of depth. The cardbase is stamped with the 6x6 Woodgrain background stamp, for a bit of rustic charm. Find all the details on this week’s challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog. Continue reading

I’m excited! It’s Summer Die Release time for Impression Obsession, and that means I have new dies to share with you! 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 Obsession dies are made in the USA with high-quality US steel, and designed by me! All of the new dies you see on our celebration posts are available now on the Impression Obsession website. The project I am sharing features Scenic Bear. I cut the die from several layers of black card stock and layered them all together. I set them on top of a water colored background, and added a fun sparkly Find all the details on this exciting release 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! You will find a complete list of designers participating in today’s event on the Impression Obsession Blog. I have gobs more to share, so please visit again! And, follow me on Instagram for even more inspiration! Continue reading

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is Farm Animals. Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us! This card features the hen from the Chicken die set, Chicken Wire, and the center cut from Mid-size Frame. The hen is cut from various printed papers, adhered over top of the chicken wire that’s cut from silver metallic cardstock, and the blue rectangle center of the frame die. I can’t wait to send her to a friend! Find all the details on this week’s challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog. Continue reading

Today, the Impression Obsession designers are featuring projects made with images from Gary Robertson. You’ll find his images available in rubber and digital, at Impression Obsession. Fall is my favorite season, so I truly enjoy when I am able to create with beautiful fall colors! The Fresh Produce image from Impression Obsession is full of everything I love about the season. Pumpkins, farm fresh produce, and decorative gourds. And really, who doesn’t love a good farm produce stand? I stamped the image in black StazOn ink and watercolored the image. I used a very loose hand when painting, to not get too caught up in the details of the illustration. The beautiful artwork makes the image a joy to paint. Continue reading

The Impression Obsession design team is featuring dies as the main focus for our inspiration projects today. This shaped card features the Apron die set, a fun multi-piece die set that makes an A2 sized apron shaped card. I really love how this turned out, using kitchen themed pattern papers. Check the Impression Obsession blog for a list of designers providing inspiration today! Continue reading

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is Moms Rule. Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us! I used Fairy Magic and Sprinkle Fairy Dust to create my card for this week’s challenge. The adorable Fairy Magic is stamped on watercolor paper and colored with waterbased pigments. I used some bright, cheery printed paper for the background, and added a strip of glitter tape for lots of sparkle and shine. Find all the details on this week’s challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog. Continue reading

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is Tickled (funny)! Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us! I used Large Frame, Gertrude, and Glitter Glue to create my card for this week’s challenge. Gertie is stamped on watercolor paper and colored with waterbased pigments. Easy, and super cute! Find all the details on this week’s challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog. Continue reading

Today is the third and final day of the Summer Stamp Release Celebration, and I hope you enjoy the inspiration! All of the new stamps you see on our celebration posts are available now on the Impression Obsession website. Find all the details on this exciting release on the Impression Obsession Blog. The card I’m sharing today uses the really large Peony, stamped on watercolor paper and painted with water-based pigments. Each day of the celebration, you can find a list of participating designers posted on the Impression Obsession blog at 6:00am Eastern. 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 of the Summer release celebration 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 then go have fun shopping! You will find a complete list of designers participating in today’s event on the Impression Obsession Blog. I have gobs more to share, so please visit again! And, follow me on Instagram for even more inspiration! Continue reading

Today is the second day of the Summer Stamp Release Celebration, and I hope you enjoy the inspiration! All of the new stamps you see on our celebration posts are available now on the Impression Obsession website. Find all the details on this exciting release on the Impression Obsession Blog. The card I’m sharing today is a clean and simple card made with Melon Slice 1 and Melon Slice 2, and the Summer Greetings sentiment. The images are stamped on watercolor paper and painted with water-based pigments. Each day of the celebration, you can find a list of participating designers posted on the Impression Obsession blog at 6:00am Eastern. 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 of the Summer release celebration 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 then go have fun shopping! You will find a complete list of designers participating in today’s event on the Impression Obsession Blog. I have gobs more to share, so please visit again! And, follow me on Instagram for even more inspiration! Continue reading

Today is the first day of the Summer Stamp Release Celebration, and I hope you enjoy the inspiration! All of the new stamps you see on our celebration posts are available now on the Impression Obsession website. Find all the details on this exciting release on the Impression Obsession Blog. The card I’m sharing today is made with Summer Herbs and the So Proud sentiment. The image is stamped on watercolor paper and painted with water-based pigments. Each day of the celebration, you can find a list of participating designers posted on the Impression Obsession blog at 6:00am Eastern. 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 of the Summer release celebration 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 then go have fun shopping! You will find a complete list of designers participating in today’s event on the Impression Obsession Blog. I have gobs more to share, so please visit again! And, follow me on Instagram for even more inspiration! Continue reading

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 an Easter card using Garden Bunny and Easter Blessings. I colored the image with water based marker pigments. A quick and easy card, ready to send some spring greetings to someone special. 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! Continue reading

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is Best Friends! Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us! I used Stitched Pinked Circles and Ginny to create my card for this week’s challenge. Ginny is stamped on watercolor paper and colored with waterbased pigments. Easy, and super cute! Find all the details on this week’s challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog. Continue reading

The Impression Obsession design team is featuring dies as the main focus for our inspiration projects today. This tag features Rabbit, a fun die set that has little arms you can add to the bunny to let him have a hold on things! I also used the fun new Pinked Edge Frame, that creates a wonderful zig-zag edge to a versatile frame. I love it! Check the Impression Obsession blog for a list of designers providing inspiration today! Continue reading

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is Tag, You’re It! Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us! I used Stitched Tag and Stitched Flower to create my tag for this week’s challenge. The tag is cut from patterned paper and dark brown paper, and the flower is cut from cream and dark brown cardstock and layered together. Easy, and super cute! Find all the details on this week’s challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog. Continue reading

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is Hugs & Kisses. Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us! I used Bees and Dainty Heart to create my card for this week’s challenge. The heart is cut from black cardstock three times and stacked to create a bit of dimension. The bees are cut from black and white cardstock, colored and pieced together. There is glossy accents added to their eyes for shine - fun! Find all the details on this week’s challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog. Continue reading

A new challenge is being shared today on the Impression Obsession Blog, and I hope you join the fun! This week’s challenge is Have a Heart. Pull out your Impression Obsession stamps and/or dies, and join us! I used Wooden Heart, Pinked Edged Frame, and Love Words to create my card for this week’s challenge. The Wooden Heart is cut from cream cardstock and chocolate brown foam for a bit of dimension. The XOXO is cut from kraft cardstock. The Pinked Edge Frame is cut from red and white printed paper that’s gloriously glittered! Fun! Find all the details on this week’s challenge on the Impression Obsession Blog. Continue reading

Today is the fourth day of the In Love with Spring Release Celebration, and I hope you’re enjoying the inspiration! All of the new stamps and dies you see on our celebration posts are available now on the Impression Obsession website. You’ll find New Dies designed by me and New Stamps by all of the Impression Obsession stamp artists! Find all the details on this exciting release on the Impression Obsession Blog. The card I’m sharing today features the new Eyelet Circle die set, and a Half Inch Button. The layers are stacked on a paper doily, and adhered to a pretty red card base. Quick and easy! Each day of the celebration, you can find a list of participating designers posted on the Impression Obsession blog at 6:00am Eastern. 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 In Love with Spring release celebration 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 then go have fun shopping! You will find a complete list of designers participating in today’s event on the Impression Obsession Blog. I have gobs more to share, so please visit again! And, follow me on Instagram for even more inspiration! Continue reading

Today is the second day of the In Love with Spring Release Celebration, and I hope you enjoy the inspiration! All of the new stamps and dies you see on our celebration posts are available now on the Impression Obsession website. You’ll find New Dies designed by me and New Stamps by all of the Impression Obsession stamp artists! Find all the details on this exciting release on the Impression Obsession Blog. The card I’m sharing today is made with three stamps from the release, and one new die. The sentiment is Someone Cares (D13888), and the two adorable chickens are Greta (C21292) and Gertrude (C21294). The images are stamped on watercolor paper in permanent ink and painted with water based pigments. The little stitched heart is one of the hearts from the new Love Words die set. Each day of the celebration, you can find a list of participating designers posted on the Impression Obsession blog at 6:00am Eastern. 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 In Love with Spring release celebration 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 then go have fun shopping! You will find a complete list of designers participating in today’s event on the Impression Obsession Blog. You should have just come from the blog of the wonderful Angela Bode. Now, head over to Dina Kowal’s blog and see what kind of creative genius she has in store for us today! I have gobs more to share, so please visit again! And, follow me on Instagram for even more inspiration! Continue reading