Saturday, March 16, 2024

Hey Chick! How About This Springtime Card With a Shaker Tag?

Today's cards feature fresh flowers and adorable chicks, popping up just in time for springtime.  It's Day 2 of Impression Obsession's new release hop, and spring is definitely in the air! Plus, if you loved yesterday's shaker tag card, today I've got another shaker idea with sweet pastel sequins. Ready to chick it out?

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Today's cards show two different ways to color these cute chickies. Love to paper-piece? This chick looks great trimmed from cardstock. Feel like coloring? Try watercolor, pencils, or markers to bring your chickies some color. 
In yesterday's post I shared directions for assembling the Shaker Tag die as a shaker. (You can totally use the pieces as regular tags too!) 
  • To make this shaker, cut the solid tag from pink cardstock, and acetate.
  • Then cut the window tag from white cardstock, and from white foam. (Or you can use thin strips of adhesive foam tape instead of a foam sheet.)
  • Assemble the tag from front to back - white window tag, acetate layer, then foam. Next, fill the open space with sequins, and seal it together with the solid white tag.
It's Day 2 of our blog hop and we're having so much fun sharing this month's new release at Impression Obsession! If you missed yesterday's post (with more shaker tag inspiration) check it out HERE. 

Don't Miss These Important Details:

  • Two lucky customers who place an order between March 15-22 will receive a special Impression Obsession prize package added to their order! Will it be YOU?
  • Have you been to the IO website lately? Check out the entire NEW PRODUCTS section, plus Featured Sale section with Easter and springtime goodies at 25% off AND check out the March birthday bundle, featuring clear stamps plus coordinating dies, and stencils. 
Catch Every Stop on the Blog Hop!
Laura Williams <<you are here!>>
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Friday, March 15, 2024

Yay! Let's Make a Shaker Birthday Card! {New from Impression Obsession}

 Blow out the candles and toss the confetti! We're creating a super happy and colorful birthday card today, and I'll show you how to add the most festive and fun shaker tag element on your card. Are you ready to celebrate!? YAY! Let's party! 

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There's a whole lotta HAPPY happening on today's birthday card, and we have lots to talk about: 

Let's start with the freaking ADORABLE die-cut sentiment. 

YAY! I mean come on, how cute is that scripty word?! It's big enough to be a whole focal point on your card which I LOVE. I layered this cutie twice, once from white foam for mile-high dimension, and once from black cardstock.

Next, the rainbow striped background.

I'm smitten with the 6x6 basics paper packs from Impression Obsession. They come in every color of the rainbow, and they are super fun to use. To create my background, I simply cut a strip of seven different papers, and adhered them to a cardstock panel. Easy peasy, right? 

And now, that glorious SHAKER TAG!

This fantastic die set is going to rock your socks off. It comes in two pieces - a solid tag, plus a matching one with a window cut out. You can use these two pieces independently from each other. . .OR sandwich them together with some acetate over the window, and you've got yourself THE CUTEST SHAKER TAG.  
To create this tag:
  • die cut the solid tag from white cardstock AND from a piece of acetate
  • die cut the window tag from pink cardstock AND from a white foam sheet
  • sandwich together your tag layers and glue them going from front to back in this order - pink, acetate, foam, then add confetti, and seal it up with the white solid tag. 
You can TOTALLY do this! Add this cute shaker tag to cards, or use it. . .as a tag, duh! ;) 
Today's project features just a few of the cute new products in this month's release on the Impression Obsession website. Stop by to see all the products and then hop around to the designers' blogs. We're having a two day blog hop and we've all got some fabulous new inspiration to share with you!
Don't Miss These Important Details:

  • Two lucky customers who place an order between March 15-22 will receive a special Impression Obsession prize package added to their order! Will it be YOU?
  • Have you been to the IO website lately? Check out the entire NEW PRODUCTS section, plus Featured Sale section with Easter and springtime goodies at 25% off AND check out the March birthday bundle, featuring clear stamps plus coordinating dies, and stencils. 
Catch Every Stop on the Blog Hop!
Laura Williams <<you are here!>>

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Saturday, March 2, 2024

How To Make Four Colorful Handmade Birthday Cards That ANYONE Will Love!

It is SO much fun to make birthday cards when we have adorable product to create with. Impression Obsession is rolling out their latest monthly bundle, called Birthday Hugs, and it includes coordinating stamps, dies, and stencils  to create a bevy of birthday cards for everyone on your list. Ready to get this crafty party started? Let's take a look!

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If you know my style, you know I often start a project by stamping and cutting images to play with, while I plan what to create. HERE'S A TIP: To get started on multiple cards at once, like I did for today's cards, choose a color scheme and then stamp/cut a variety of images in each color. I had large and small presents, candles, and balloons all ready to go, in each color. Next, the fun part - creating!!

For the first card, I used one of the ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE 4x4 stencils to create the background stripes. If you love stencils, you will LOVE the ring of 12 (yes, 12) stencils including backgrounds, words, and shapes that coordinate with the stamps. (Hint. . . stamp the images, and then use coordinating stencils to add color!)

Next up, a star stencil background, stamped, die cut and stenciled candles . . .AND a stenciled sentiment! (How cute is THAT!?) I added some pen details to really make the sentiment POP. 
Remember I stamped and cut a bunch of candles at once . . .so I still had one ready to go for another card! Take a look at that yellow background - yep, another stencil! For this one, I traced around the fun confetti pattern with a white gel pen. 
And last but certainly not least, my favorite of these cards . . . balloons AND gifts! So cute together, right?! The IO designers are having a two-day blog hop to celebrate this adorable birthday bundle, Birthday Hugs. (This is day two!) So here's the scoop, because you do NOT want to miss out on this!

  • The Birthday Hugs bundle includes a 4x6 clear stamp set, coordinating dies, and 12 4x4 stencils. Grab this trio of crafty gems while they last! 
  • Two lucky customers who place an order between March 1-8 will receive a special Impression Obsession prize package added to their order! Will it be YOU?
  • Have you been to the IO website lately? Check out the entire NEW PRODUCTS section, plus Featured Sale section with Easter and springtime goodies at 25% off.

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Monday, February 26, 2024

Try These Fun Card Ideas With Thought Bubbles!

Did you catch the cute, sassy cards in my last post? Today I have a few more cards made with Nola Chandler's Snark-asm and Thought Bubbles stamp sets at Impression Obsession. These cute stamp sets play so well together, and there are lots of fun possibilities for snarky-but-sweet (or just SWEET) cards!

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Today's first card is mostly just centered on the actual Thought Bubbles.  Used as a background, these bubbles are adorable. Finish it off with some white gel pen highlights for added detail. 
And next, I paired a couple thought bubbles together, to make a cheery birthday card! I know I'm going to be using these adorable word bubbles on all sorts of cards. If you missed last week's post, check it out HERE for more cards with these stamps!
Today is Team Favorites day on the Impression Obsession blogIt's the day the designers celebrate some of our favorite cards and products from this month's release. Stop by the blog for a list of everyone participating, and then see what cuteness they've created!

Don't Miss a Stop on the Hop!


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