Happy Holidays ...

Good morning and Happy Holidays! 

 

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, or Kwanzaa 

we wish you Peace, Love and Happiness

 as you celebrate with your family and friends.

Ruza, Julie and Leah

(The Great Impressions Design Team)

Happy Holidays ...

Good morning and Happy Wednesday! Ruza here to share a holiday card that I created for the House of Cards Challenge this month featuring an adorable holiday stamp from Great Impressions Stamps.

I fell in love with the adorable Franklin Hanging On (E366) stamp, and couldn't wait to ink him up. Today's card features masking, coloring with my Copic Markers, and paper piecing of the image to create my scene. Once that part was complete, I used DP and border stickers to create the border at the top. Next up I added the Holidays Sentiment (F621) along the bottom and added red dots around the sentiment.

That is all for me today. I will be back next week with another project featuring some amazing stamps from Great Impressions! I hope you will check out our current Great Impressions Challenge, and if you use some Great Impressions stamps make sure you link them up in our Customer Gallery!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Until next week ... Enjoy!

Oh By Golly Elegant Berries ...

Good morning and Happy Wednesday! Ruza here to share my holiday card featuring some of the lovely holiday stamps from Great Impressions Stamps.

Today's card focuses on the Elegant Berry Branch (J120) as it draws your eye to the Oh By Golly Sentiment (E883). I really love the Berry Branch. Especially how versatile the stamp is ... it can stand alone or be used to create a background. Distress ink was applied with a dauber, once all the images were stamped, to create the sky. Xmas Red Stickles was applied to all of the berry.

I colored in the Holly on the sentiment, and a Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen on the branches to add some a bit of snow.

That is all for me today. I will be back next week with another project featuring some amazing stamps from Great Impressions! I hope you will check out our current Great Impressions Challenge, and if you use some Great Impressions stamps make sure you link them up in our Customer Gallery!

Until next week ... Enjoy!

Elegant Berry Branch

Good Tuesday Morning, Donna Here!


Another delightful wintry card to share with you......sit back and grab a sweater.  lol

 

I have used the beautiful Great Impressions Stamp  J120 Elegant Berry Branch.  I stamped the branch on a Spellbinders Long Classic Rectangle die and layered that on some pretty red card stock.  Added a bright red and white gingham check ribbon and bow to the top of the branch.  Placed that all on a white piece of card stock embossed using a Snowflakes Swirl Folder.  I also added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter all over the embossed panel, it shimmers and shines so much, in real life.

 

After assembling my whole card I grabbed a bunch of Red Adhesive Rhinestones and decorated the larger berries I had colored with a Copic Marker.

 

This card really has an impact.  AND it is Clean And Simple which I really struggle with.  YAY!!!

 

Thanks so much for popping in.  Don't forget to check out our Monthly Challenge at Great Impressions and when you use some of our fabulous Great Impressions Stamps upload your creation to our Customer Gallery.  Who knows, maybe you'll be one of the lucky participants to win some FREE stamps at the year end drawing.  Good Luck!

 

*** disclaimer***

I had no idea Mynn 'blinged' up the Elegant Berry Branch too last week, Great Minds And All!  ;)

 

Enjoy~~



Winter Chickadee Tag

Good Tuesday Morning, Donna Here!

I made a sweet little Tag.

 

Using the most precious Great Impressions Stamp, G28 Winter Chickadee I created an Ornament shaped tag.  Using the Sizzix Ornament # 4 die I created my base, then I stamped that plump little Chickadee on top, coloring with Copic Markers.  

 

Grabbed some wide Christmas Ribbon and tied on a pretty metal Joy Star shaped charm, topped off with Gold Twine and Adhesive Rhinestone.

 

I can picture my Nana Amy mixing up a batch of suet and filling those little cages to feed the Chickadees all winter long.  She would have LOVED this sweet little birdie!

 

Don't forget to join in our Monthly Challenge and to upload all of your creations that use Great Impressions Stamps in to our Customer Gallery.  At the end of the year, we will do some giveaways to say "THANK YOU" to some of our lucky participants! 

 

Thanks so much for popping in.  Don't forget to feed our feathery friends, especially in winter!

 

Enjoy~~



Guess the Carol Week: Day Three

Good morning! Ruza here and I'm hosting Day Three of Guess the Carol Week!

Welcome back to another day for our "Guess the Carol" week here at Great Impressions! We have loved all of your guesses so far, and cannot wait to see what you think today's carol is!  Please leave a comment below with your guess for your chance to win the stamps used on today's project.

Today's card features the adorable Peeking Reindeer (G529). He was so much fun to color with my Copic Markers with a bit of distress ink surrounding the Reindeer.

A little sparkle for the snow was created with Crystal and Waterfall Stickles with a Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen, and we can't forget that shiny/sparkly red nose.

The embossed sparkly snowdrift against the tree lined background was the perfect mix for this adorable guy.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  If you'd like more chances to win, please check out the other posts from this week and stay tuned for another post tomorrow!  See you then! 

Until next time ... Enjoy!

Guess The Carol Week: Day Two

Donna here Hosting; Guess The Carol Week:  Day Two!

 

 

Welcome back to another day for our "Guess the Carol" week here at Great Impressions!  We have loved all of your guesses so far, and cannot wait to see what you think today's Carol is!  Please leave a comment below with your guess for your chance to win the stamps used on today's project.

 

I used the sweetest Henry image by  Great Impressions,   G494, Christmas Henry, isn't he just darlin'?  I actually won him 2 years ago during Guess The Carol Week, pretty cool, right?

 

 

This was super FUN to make, lots of embellishments going on here!  Stitched Traditional  Tag, Western Star Border, and Fancy Flourish dies used.  Wooden Star charm painted bright yellow topped with glitter.  Eyelet, Ribbon, Gold Twine, Sakura and Wink Of Stella Glitter Pens, Sequins and more Glitter.  Images colored with Copic Markers.

I think he's making his Christmas Wish.....just darlin'.  I may have tricked you a bit with this creation.....good luck with your guess!



May your Holiday be as bright as the stars in the night sky!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  If you'd like more chances to win, please check out the other posts from this week and stay tuned for another post tomorrow!  See you then!

Enjoy~~

Oh Christmas Tree

Good Tuesday Morning, Donna Here!

I loooooooooove this card I created for the upcoming Christmas Holiday.  Hope you do as well.

 

This is the adorable Great Impressions stamp, E402 Oh Christmas Tree.  Isn't that mouse and his little friend (in this case a blue bird) just the sweetest???  Adorable!!!  I stamped the image on to a Sizzix Labels And Stitched Frames die cut (sans the stitched one) and added a bit of sponging using Antique Linen ink.  Copic Markers used for coloring.

 

Dotted Scallop Border and Heart String dies used.  Corrugated strip for texture, Chipboard Button, Jute Twine and Enamel Dots for accents.  I also added some chunky glitter for a snowy path. 

 

This guy looks like he is on a mission......a wonderful Christmasy Mission!

 

Don't forget to play along in our Monthly Challenge, Bling On The Holidays.  And when you use some of our wonderful Great Impressions Stamps be sure to link up your creation in to our Customer Gallery

 

Thanks so much for coming by!

 

Enjoy~~





December Holly And Narcissus

Good Tuesday Morning, Donna Here!



 

Using the Great Impressions stamp, G408 December Holly And Narcissus I stamped the image using Gold Embossing Powder and Versa Mark Ink on to a Spellbinders Lacy Squares die cut.  Image colored with Copic Markers and Sakura Glaze and Glitter Pens.



 

 

 

I cut a window and frame using the same Lacy Squares dies and added a sheet of Vellum.  I also added a couple of Fancy Flourishes and a Poinsettia Cameo Cut.  In the center I glued little golden beads.

Our Monthly Challenge, Bling On The Holidays, is open, why not use some of your own beautiful Great Impressions Stamps and play along?  Don't forget to upload your GI creations to our Customer Gallery.

Thanks for coming by, if you'd like to learn what NOT to do on this particular card visit my Blog.  I may save you some heartache.  lol

Enjoy~~



Lovely Vintage Ornaments

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share a beautiful Holiday card!!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the new F594 Vintage Bulbs!!

Aren't the bulbs beautiful?!

Love them!!
I decided to make them fun colors!
But they sure would be beautiful in traditional colors as well!!

I also used the F48 Elegant Merry Christmas sentiment!

You can check out my project on my personal blog here.

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Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Be sure to stop back for more wonderful inspiration!

Join in our monthly challenge as well!  

We'd love to see what you create!

Check out the Great Impressions shop for more wonderful stamps!!

Have a sweet day!

Kendra's Guess the Carol

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards to share my tag for our fun "Guess the Carol" game we have going on this week!

Be sure to check back each day and Guess the Carol each of use designers had in mind when creating our tag!!

Here's the pretty tag I created:

I used the awesome E659 Saint Nicholas Sketch rubber stamp!!
I finished my tag off with the C409 Merry Christmas sentiment!!

Be sure to leave your comment on what Christmas Carol you think I was thinking of when making this tag!!

You can check out my project on my personal blog here.

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Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Be sure to stop back for more wonderful inspiration!

Join in our monthly challenge as well!  

We'd love to see what you create!

Check out the Great Impressions shop for more wonderful stamps!!

Have a sweet day!

Cute Penguin

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share a Christmas card with you!!
I've been on a roll creating Christmas cards!  It's so fun with all of GI's adorable stamps!!

Today I decided to create an adorable card using the CUTE new F592 Dancing Penguin!! 

Isn't the penguin just adorable?!
I think the D453 It's Christmas sentiment is perfect with this penguin!

You can check out personal blog here.

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Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Be sure to stop back for more wonderful inspiration!

Join in our monthly challenge as well!  

We'd love to see what you create!

Check out the Great Impressions shop for more wonderful stamps!!

Have a sweet day!

Decorating the Tree

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share a Christmas card with you!!
Time to start getting all those holiday cards finished up!!

I just had to create a card using the adorable H427 Decorating Snowman!!

Such a fun image!!  LOVE it!!

You can check out personal blog here.

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Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Be sure to stop back for more wonderful inspiration!

Join in our monthly challenge as well!  

We'd love to see what you create!

Check out the Great Impressions shop for more wonderful stamps!!

Have a sweet day!

Frame Technique

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share a technique with you!!

So along with loving stamps, we also all love dies!
I am so used to always using dies to cut out my images to use for my cards.

Why not use the negative area for a change?
Instead of always using the intended shape!

Frame It Technique

First, start by collecting your supplies:

Not many needed for this technique!

Stamped image on 4" by 5 1/4" piece of paper, another piece the same size, your die shape you want to work with and masking tape. 

Next, stamp your image on one of the pieces of paper (which I already did as seen above).

Color as desired.  I finished mine after I had this technique finished.

Put a piece of masking tape on the top and bottom of the die facing up, just like the cutting edge.

Move it around till you find how you would like it to look.

Place the other piece of cardstock lightly on top.

Run through your die cutting machine.

As seen now, you have created a frame for the stamped image!  As well as having an oval, which you can save to stamp an image on later.

Now you are ready to decorate your card!!

Here is my finished card:

I love how it turned out!

I used the adorable new J114 Magical Snowman!

For the upper left I used the J105 Snowflake Swirl Background and for the lower right I used the A71 Snowflake Cluster to add the perfect touch!!

I used the D397 Winter Wonderland for my sentiment. 

Try it for yourself!  Super fun and easy!

You can check out personal blog here.

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Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Be sure to stop back for more wonderful inspiration!

Join in our monthly challenge as well!  

We'd love to see what you create!

Check out the Great Impressions shop for more wonderful stamps!!

Have a sweet day!

Katy's DV and GI Cards

Hello Everybody!

We have been hopping all week with our friends at Die Versions!  There are prizes to both stores.  If you are just finding out about this then click here to start at the beginning.  Be sure to visit all of the design team members from both Great Impressions and Die Versions to maximize your chances to win and to be inspired!

Here are the 2 cards I created.  For more details, you can go to my personal blog HERE.

Products used:

  H236 Merry Kiss Moose

DVSS-012 Sweet Spot Merry and Bright

Here is my 2nd card:

Products Used: 

 G487 Homes

DVW-400 Whispering Santa's Reindeers

We are so glad that you stopped by today!  Go grab all the goodies used from the Great Impressions and Die Verstions stores.  Have a wonderful and creative day! :)

Peace

Hello friends!! Giovana here with a Christmas card! I think after having so many really HOT days, I am thinking about Christmas more and more! I love Christmas, just not much the snow and really cold temperatures, ha! we are never happy with the weather, LOL. Since I live close to the mountains, we get a lot of snow, my daughter loves it.

Anyway, back to my Christmas card, this is a very Clean and Simple one, perfect for mailing "not extra postage". I used "Dove of Peace" image, stamped it on Ivory Cardstock in Versamark Watermark ink and added Gold Embossing powder and heat set, then I die-cut, embossed and stenciled with Labels One Nestabilities.

The background was embossed with Christmas embossing folder by Stampin' Up. I matted the embossed panel with a piece of Gold Cardstock, then added the main image and pearls to opposite corners.

Hope you like it!
Have a great day!!

Giovana