Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Anything Goes at Repeat Impressions

Today Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions is going to issue a Anything Goes challenge.  This means any project, any colors, any design, any inspiration, any way!!  Let's Go!!!

Here is my card
I love, love, love this image called Moon Angel and the Thank You sentiment are both from the Thank You Series - go take a peek - lots of sweet sentiments and images.

If you join in with us in this challenge, you could win the $25.00 gift certificate that Wendy is offering in a random drawing.You don't have to use Repeat Impression stamps but if you do, your name will be entered twice (2x) for a random drawing for a really nice gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  
Check out Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built for the complete guidelines and link your project there.   

You might want to check out what these Rock Star Designers have created to inspire you.  Good luck - and I'm looking forward to seeing your projects.
Thank you for looking at my card.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Inspiration Challenge

Hello friends!  How is your summer going?  Today Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions has an Inspiration Challenge for us.  Here is the photo


And here is my card:

I used one of my favorite stamps that I like to use as a background called Palm Frond Silhouette (large).  I did double stamping and then heat embossed the sentiment called Great Big...... on a die cut vellum piece.    

What would be your take on the inspiration photo?  Show us by joining in with us in this challenge, you could win the $25.00 gift certificate that Wendy is offering in a random drawing.You don't have to use Repeat Impression stamps but if you do, your name will be entered twice (2x) for a random drawing for a really nice gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  
Check out Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built for the complete guidelines and link your project there.   

You might want to check out what these Rock Star Designers have created to inspire you.  Good luck - and I'm looking forward to seeing your projects.
Thank you for looking at my card.

Monday, June 18, 2018

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday

Today Dawn McVey demonstrated a couple of new tricks with color and challenged us to make a project. Here is the link to her video   called Flowers in Reverse.  Quite interesting.

Here are two cards:


I used a variety of Papertrey Ink Stamps, Dies and Inks

Make It Market Mini Kit Color Pop Florals
Garden Party
Corner Adorner (February)
New Every Morning

Ink:
Orange Zest
Bright Buttercup
Ripe Avocado
New Leaf

Paper
Canyon Clay
Ripe Avocado
Summer Sunrise

Thanks for looking at my card - have a happy stamping day.


Pick of the Week

Hi!  Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions asked me to pick a couple of stamps to show you for this week.  A few weeks ago I went to the Great Yosemite Stamp Escape and some other stampers were talking about the "Dot" method of copic coloring - so I decided to give it a try.

We were told to make little tiny dots instead of trying to color images that have a lot of dark space and where there is not much white space to color.  So I went thru my Repeat Impressions stamps and picked out a few images.
The following are good examples to use with this technique

The top tree is called Divi Divi Tree 2409-M
The next tree is called Spring Tree 1610-J
The next branch is called Pine Branch 2708-M
The large loon is Loon with chick 1002-O
The owl is called Baby Owl 2613-H
The next loon is called Loone 2706-K
The last image is called Bottoms Up 2906-I (isn't this too cute!)

As you can see there is not a lot of white space - except for the sky and ground.  The artist has done the hard work for us - we just add a few dots to the image.  Below is the first image I chose and you can see the"dot" technique on the ground.  It gives a little texture to the ground.  I also used it in the trunk and leaves of the tree.  Because of the many lines only a few dots of color are needed.
We also talked about how to change the feeling or season of an image by using background color. 
So I picked pattern paper to be vastly different and the sentiments to be opposite seasons.

The image is called Spring Tree 1610-J with the sentiment called Thanksgiving Blessings 3214-J

The next card also used the Spring Tree 1610-J with the sentiment called Happy Summer 9003-E
I really like how we can change the image so dramatically by using a few colors and different backgrounds.  Hope you give this technique a try.

Thanks for looking at my card.

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Tic Tac Toe Challenge from Repeat Impressions

Good Morning Fellow Stampers, today Repeat Impressions has a Tic Tac Toe Challenge waiting for us.  Here it is:
I did the Patriotic, Embossing (dry) and Die Cut or Punch
This is a window card with clear plastic.  The sentiment is called Land of the Free.  

What would you do with this challenge?  If you join in with us in this challenge, you could win the $25.00 gift certificate that Wendy is offering in a random drawing.You don't have to use Repeat Impression stamps but if you do, your name will be entered twice (2x) for a random drawing for a really nice gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  
Check out Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built for the complete guidelines and link your project there.   

You might want to check out what these Rock Star Designers have created to inspire you.  Good luck - and I'm looking forward to seeing your projects.
Thank you for looking at my card.

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

In the Good Ole Summer Time - Challenge

Today the challenge at Repeat Impressions is to make a project with Summer Vacation on your mind.  Mountains, Beach, Grandma's or just doing a "stay-cation".  Let's see those projects.

Here is mine:


I used the image called Compass and a sentiment from Big Boys Toys Series called Wishing You Adventures....


What are your summer plans?  Show us by joining in with us in this challenge, you could win the $25.00 gift certificate that Wendy is offering in a random drawing.You don't have to use Repeat Impression stamps but if you do, your name will be entered twice (2x) for a random drawing for a really nice gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  
Check out Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built for the complete guidelines and link your project there.   

You might want to check out what these Rock Star Designers have created to inspire you.  Good luck - and I'm looking forward to seeing your projects.
Thank you for looking at my card.

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