Anything Goes Week Challenge

Hi friends!  Today, Wendy owner of Repeat Impressions has arranged for an "Anything Goes" challenge.  Last week I had a niece graduate from college and wanted to make her something special so this is what I did.

The background is watercolor with a stamped Small Butterfly and the Dotted Circle Frame heat embossed with gold.  The words are Let Your Dreams Take Flight, from the Big Boy's Toys Series - one of my favorites for graduations.

Come join in this challenge.   Inspire us and maybe meet some new friends!  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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!

december inspirational

Oh my!  What a great challenge Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions has for us this week!  Here is her Inspirational photo

These pretty soft colors really speak to me!  Here is my card:  I used the soft greens, light blue and shade of gray and white.

Stamps:
Merry Christmas Postoid
Ear Muff Penguin
Snowflake
Large Pine Tree

Why don't you join in this challenge.  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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!

December Tic Tac Toe Challenge at Repeat Impressions

Good Morning!  Today Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions has challenged us with this Tic Tac Toe Grid

Here is a card I made for the challenge

The grid I used was Not a Standard Card, Tone on Tone, and Dimension.  I also used a little glitter and some pearls.  What a fun card this was to make!

Stamps:

Santa's Friend - which I love, love love!

Merry Christmas which I cut into 2 pieces so I could stack

Why don't you join in this challenge.  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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!

Designer's Choice Challenge at Repeat Impressions

Good Morning friends!  Today is my first day of thinking about upcoming challenges at Repeat Impressions for December.  Today Patti, one of Repeat Impressions Rock Stars has challenged us to decorate our envelopes.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE decorating my envelopes - it quick and packs a punch.

Here are mine.

Most time I don't add coloring but on a few of these I did.  The first one uses the stamps Toy Train and the Marquee Frame.

The second one uses a stencil and the Cat Banner.  Check out all the Banners Wendy has created, there are Elves, Cats and Bears!

The last uses the Small Poinsettia and the Oval Marquee Frame.

Why don't you join in this challenge.  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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!

Anything Goes at Repeat Impressions

Today is Anything Goes at Repeat Impressions.  I love when this challenge come up.  I usually take a favorite stamp and create something.  Here is mine.

Since where I live, we don't get much snow and it takes forever for all the leaves to fall I used Falling Leaves as a background and put a piece of acetate in the window. The cat in the window is called Peaceful Observation. No sentiment is on the outside because I'll save this for an "as needed" card.

Why don't you join in this challenge - remember it is any stamps, any colors - any sketch - your choice.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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!

Accent on Sentiments

Hey friends - good morning.  Today Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions is letting me show how I rearrange and do a few sentiment tricks so that the sentiment takes center stage.

Here is a list of the sentiments I'll use.
What we do....  8411-I
God gave us... 4011-G
Snow much fun  8810-H
the Happy from Happy Everything 4001-G
the Thanksgiving from Thanksgiving Blessings. 3214-G
Acorn 3311-C

The first card is simple, simple simple.  I love this sentiment called What we do... is under the Cancer and Caregivers Category.  I had a very pretty piece of designer paper that I've been saving - and this sentiment just was perfect for it.  Look at your sentiments and see if there is a designer paper that will work well.  Let it take center stage.

Next up is think about framing your sentiment with glitter or special paper - like vellum.  Here I cut a glitter frame, stamped the sentiment called God gave us... on vellum, heat embossed and layered on an embossed background with a glitter frame.  I thought the sparkle reminded me of winter and was perfect for the sentiment

For the third card I did a little stamp surgery.  Here is what the original sentiment called Snow much fun looks like in the catalogue

I wanted the sentiment to stretch over the whole card, so I carefully cut the sentiment and used my Misti to line it up the way I wanted to and here is the card.  The sentiment can easily be put back together.

The last card mixes sentiments.  The Happy is from Happy Everything and the Thanksgiving is from

Thanksgiving Blessings.  Here again I did a little stamp surgery knowing that they can easily be put back together with a Misti or stamp positioner.  They were stamped on vellum, heat embossed and die cut with a tag die cut.  The little acorns are called Acorn.  I just think they are so cute!  I put glossy accents on them so they would not get lost on the alcohol ink and stencil vellum.

So... you might try looking at your sentiments a little differently and put them in the spotlight.  Thanks for looking at my cards.

Inspiration Challenge from Repeat Impressions

Today Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions has an Inspirational Challenge for us.  Here is her photo

These are gorgeous colors!  I can just hear the crunch of those beautiful leaves.  Here is my card - this challenge I came away with a "two-fer" . I had left overs that quickly became a second card.  I used the Flower Power background stamp and Thanks a Bunch sentiment

This one used the left overs - I just matted it and stamped the sentiment from the giant unmounted sheet of sentiments called You.

When you join 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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!

Tic Tac Toe at Repeat Impressions

The Tic Tac Toe Challenges are Repeat Impressions are alway fun.  Picking out the direction  of the straight line is a great way to challenge our thinking.  Here is the grid

and here is my card.  I used Pumpkins, Orange or God and Watercolor

The tree was watercolored.  The stamps are Grass Border  - which I fussy cut out.  The Tall Pumpkin and the Round Pumpkin were colored with copics and fussy cut out and popped up with pop dots.

When you join 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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!

Repeat Impressions Designer's Choice

Laurie, one of the Repeat Impressions Rock Star Designers issued us the challenge of using a frame.  Here is my card.

I love, love, love this stamp - it makes me giggle every time I read it.  It's called Twelve Days of Christmas - Stampers Style.  It is found in the Stamping Section.  The flowered frame is Flower Power Background Stamp.  It was colored with copics and a frame cut out.  I'll use the center on another card.  

Remember this is a frame challenge - any frame, any way on any project.  When you join 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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!

Sketch Challenge for October

Today Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions has created a sketch for this weeks challenge.

For my card I turned the image and here is my card

I used one of my favorite images called Nubble Lighthouse.  This is one of the iconic lighthouse of Maine and one of my favorite spots.  The sentiment Thinking of You is one of my favorites because it can be for a birthday, sympathy, get well, anniversary or any other occasion.  It is one of the Quartet Compliments.  So many sentiments that can fit almost anywhere.  Check them out.

Since this is "Anything Goes" is a wonderful opportunity to show us what you have done. When you join 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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!

Time for Anything Goes Challenge

Here comes my favorite challenge from Repeat Impressions!  IT'S ANYTHING GOES TIME!  

Here is my card.

I have a daughter who is crazy about owls - real ones - so this card will go to her at Thanksgiving.

Repeat Impression Stamps
Baby Owl (on sale)
Falling Feathers (on sale)
For the Beauty

Since this is Anything Goes Challenge - you can do anything!  When you join 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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!

Inspiration Challenge at Repeat Impressions

Repeat Impressions Inspiration Challenge week - here is the phone Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions has for us.  Those colors are luscious!

Here is my card:  The martini glass is on a wobble -- so much fun to spin!

What a fun card this was to make.  The Designer paper matched the Inspiration Photo so well.

Repeat Impressions stamps:

Martini
Olive
(these are from the Pairings Series - lots of fun images to pair!)
Celebrate Life (from Cancer & Caregivers series) - on sale

 When you join 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.

• Heather 

• Patti

• Esther

• Donna

• Shirley

• Laurie

Thanks for looking at my project!  Have a great stamping day!