Happy Graduation

This week, we are creating "happy" cards for the Free 4 All challenge at SCS. I used new IO products to make my Happy Graduation card. I ink-blended vibrant colors using the new Circles Stencil. The sentiment on the card comes from the Graduation Sayings set, and I added a Graduation Hat to complete the look. The die set includes two sizes of hats, and for this card, I used the small one. I also used the Crazy Stitched Set and the Rounded Rectangle Layers.  

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Spring Things - Day 2 IO April Release Hop

Welcome to day two of the Impression Obsession April Release!

Today is the second day of the Impression Obsession April Release. For my first card, I combined the Butterfly Garden Sayings and Let's Chat stamp sets. The flower images from the Let's Chat set were stamped randomly, and I used a sentiment from the Butterfly Garden Sayings stamp set. Additionally, I fussy cut a butterfly to complete the design.

Next, it's graduation time! 2023 was our last big graduation celebration, however, I had fun making this card for my stash.  The 3-step Layered Confetti stencil set makes this card especially fun. This stencil set will be used often for celebration cards! I also used the new easy-to-use Graduation Hats die set and the Graduation Sayings to complete the design.  

Lastly, I am featuring the new Script Celebrate! This word die will bring a smile to every recipient! I  used papers from the Basic Plaids pack and the Warm Watercolors.  

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Vicki Garrett

Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams

Robin Clendenning

Mothers Day & More - Product Focus - Clear Stamps

Hello, and welcome to the IO Product Focus.  This month our focus is on Clear Stamps!  I am featuring two sweet sets today.

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The first is Mother's Day Garden.  I like the smaller sets by Jeanne as they are sold at an excellent price point and usually include an image and several sentiments.  The background on this card is from the Basics 8 - Turquoises Paper pack.  

Next, I am featuring two Graduation stamp sets by Nola Chandler.  It's always a joy to create with Nola's sets.  I used the Graduation Squares and the Graduation stamp sets.  The background is the Tiny Stars background stamp.  The images were stamped on a Postage Cuts piece.  I even did a little fussy cutting with the diploma!  :)  

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I'll Be Brief, You are Amazing - IO April Release Day 2

Hello! Welcome to Day 2 of the IO April Release!

Today I am featuring one of Nola Chandler's graduation sets! I love how we can personalize our cards as cardmakers!  My daughter's fiance graduated college in December, and my daughter graduates this May, and they are getting married this month! A whirlwind of events!     They are both pretty amazing and I hope they love the card!  

The image and sentiment are from Nola's Graduation stamp set and I used one of my favorite die sets for sentiments, Rounded Rectangle Layers.

Next up, I will be brief!  LOL  Who can resist a bear in his briefs?  This is from a Just for Fun set for several occasions.  The paper pack is Basics 3 Browns and it is full of yummy chocolatey brown colors!  Perfect for coffee cards, masculine cards, and more!   

April 15th & 16th The IO Team will share projects with the NEW cl ar stamps and dies! You can find a daily list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog through the event.

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order on April 15th or April 16th will be chosen and will have a fantastic Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

April Release Hop Stops!

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Angela Bode

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams

Vicki Garrett

I hope you have enjoyed the new release as much as I enjoyed making projects for it!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

You Did It!

Today I am over at the Picket Fence Studios Blog with a non-traditional grad card!

I hope you will stop over there and read my story and view the entire card. 

And in case you don't stop by the PFS blog I just want to say:

Here's to all the High School and College graduates and those who have been rooting for them!  You Did It!  It was a strange ending but you did it!  I can't wait to hear the stories of how the graduating classes of 2020 change the world!

My unusual graduation card is inspired by the Free 4 All Challenge at SCS: "Walk on the Wild Side".  I decided to take it literally and use the fabulous Walk, Crawl Run sneakers.  Aren't they fabulous?  Since the challenge is "Walk on the Wild Side" I created a wildly bright background and used a sentiment from I Freaking Love You.  It's a different kind of graduation card but if any graduating class deserves something unusual it's this one!  

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Old is New - Hats Off

Today the Impression Obsession design team is featuring classic stamps in new designs! With High School graduation just a few weeks away I have the need for quite a few cards.  I chose this darling Grad Marching because I simply love the spirit etched in the lines of this stamp.  She isn't simply walking across a stage she is strutting!  She did it!!  Woohoo!  I think Hats Off has a fun ring to it so I chose THIS sentiment instead of the more often used "congrats".  

The Impression Obsession team has set aside a couple days a month to share new projects using beautiful classic stamps. You can see the list of today’s participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6 am CT.

           

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you have a fabulous week!

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