Thinking of You

Happy Thursday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

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

I used the adorable (H264) Puppy Peeking stamp for my main image!!

The "Thinking of you" sentiment is part of the (E791) Sweet Sentiments set!
The set includes 3 pretty sentiments!!

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!

Wonderful Wednesday with Joni

I have the adorable F557 Snoozing Hedgehog colored with copics. 

I added the G426Whimsical Cloud to create the sky background.

 I layered my focal image with circle die cuts. 

Then I added a speech bubble border with the B246 Happy Everything sentiment.

Get Well Bear

 Hello! Today I have a sweet get well card sure to cheer up anyone feeling under the weather. I used the new and super cute G521 Bear Floating By image.

I watercolored the image using Tombow markers. The sentiment is C477 Coming Your Way and I added the cute little E846 Flag Banner. 

Be sure to join us in this month's challenge (click!) and if you use any GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery (click!). Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (click!) and maybe treat yourself to a few new images...did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

Have a wonderful day!

When it rains...

Hello again, friends!  I'm back with another card using stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  I decided to make one more rain themed card before May is upon us and the flowers replace the rain! ;)  Come and check it out...

The sentiment and images are actually just one stamp!  It's called F448 When It Rains and I just adore the font of the sentiment and the darling boots!  I colored the boots in with glittery Sakura gel pens to add more shine.

All I had to do with this panel after it was colored was to layer it onto a card base prepped with patterned paper and a doily.  Voila!  I love these polka dots!  What about you?  Love or not?  I'd like to hear in the comment below!

That's all for me today!  I'll be back next Monday with another creation using stamps from the Great Impressions store.  I hope you join in our current challenge, and, if you use Great Impressions stamps, link them up in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello!

It's Patti J. here with my Saturday morning post...

where did the week go?

This week, the Great Impressions' Design Team has been showcasing some beautiful projects for Mother's Day. I had fun this week, stamping, coloring, fussy cutting, and creating with some wonderful GI stamps.

Here's what I made:

To begin, I used Great Impressions B150 Happy Mother's Day, and Great Impressions E576 April Showers Bring May Flowers.

I stamped the sentiment directly onto the patterned paper. The image was stamped onto a piece of white card stock, colored with Copic Markers, and die cut with some nesting dies. I tied a ribbon around the card, and added the layered focal panel with foam squares for some dimension.

A few pretty sequins topped this card off perfectly.

For my next project, I used Great Impressions H251 Tall Tulips.

Here is a front view of the card.  

This view from the side gives a much better perspective of how many tulips there are in this box card!

The back of the card has white card stock, to enable a message to be added.

Here, I am beginning to collapse the box.

This view shows the card completely flat, and ready for mailing.

I found the box card template at Splitcoaststampers, and liked it because it is larger than an A2 card, which allows for a whole LOT of tulips! There are A2 measurements with the directions, but I chose to go with the larger dimensions. The tulips were stamped, colored, and fussy cut about 6 times, to make this beautiful bouquet. I hope the recipient likes it!

If you haven't checked out the GI Blog this week, be sure to go back to Sunday, and see what yummy Mother's Day projects my DT sisters have shared. You will be SO inspired!

Don't forget - about the GI challenges!

A fun challenge for April is still going on.

If you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery HERE. 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (HERE) and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

That's it for today!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Fanciful Friday

Hello to all of my Great Impressions friends! Ellen here from In a World of Craft with my Great Impressions inspiration from the Great Impressions store! This week we are focusing on Mother’s Day so here is a Mother’s Day card for you!

(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps (B150 - Happy Mother's Day and  H226 - Butterfly Frame)

I just love black and yellow so I decided to pair those colors with this frame and sentiment. The gorgeous frame has a beautiful shape with the butterfly and flowers to highlight any sentiment you add! Come on over to my blog to check out how I made this card!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Be sure to come check out our current challenge!  

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If you use a Great Impressions on your project, please link it in our CUSTOMER GALLERY!

One last thing! We have a new social media outlet on Flickr.com. You can find us by clicking here, so please join us on Flickr and share your Great Impressions projects!

Happy crafting everyone!

Mother's Day Tag with Kendra

Happy Thursday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share a Mother's Day tag with you!!

Are you liking everyone's tags this week!  What fun!

Especially since we like to show our moms how much we love them!!

So I created this tag for my mom to add to her gift package!

I also added the K87 Flower Flourish on both the top and bottom of the turquoise cardstock!

Thought it was a nice added touch, with the pattern paper!

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!

Wonderful Wednesday with Joni

Our theme this week at Great Impressions is Happy Mother's Day!

I actually hand wrote the sentiment!

The adorable image is G521 Bear Floating By. I colored the bear with copics. 

I added Glossy Glaze to the balloons. 

I created an inlaid frame with bright yellow designer paper.

Mother's Day Inspired

This week at the Great Impressions blog we are sharing Mother's Day cards and tags. For my little set I designed it with my mom in mind.

I chose to use the beautiful G189 Lady in Love image. Since I designed this with my mom in mind I didn't want to add a sentiment as I think the image speaks for itself.  I colored both images with Copics and kept the design simple and elegant as my mom likes that ;)

 Be sure to join us in this month's challenge (click!) and if you use any GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery (click!). Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (click!) and maybe treat yourself to a few new images...did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

Have a wonderful day!

Lilacs for Mother

Hello again, friends!  I'm back with another card using stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  This week, the DT is featuring cards or tags for Mother's Day.  I've created a floral card, check it out...

I started by stamping the basket image, F166 Country Basket, and fussy cutting it out.  Part of D388 Warmth and Love was stamped and punched for a little tag.  Next, the floral image, J45 Lilac Blossoms, was stamped twice onto white cardstock.  I colored them in with Spectrum Noir markers.

I added a few butterflies to the top of my eclectic mod podge of elements.  I used a lot of layering on this card in hopes that it would look shabby chic. Lots of liquid pearls were added for some shine, as well.

I like the way this turned out!  I am not sure whose mother will be the recipient, but I hope she likes it, too!  What do you think?  I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. :)

That's all for me today!  I'll be back next Monday with another creation using stamps from the Great Impressions store.  I hope you join in our current challenge, and, if you use Great Impressions stamps, link them up in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Coming Your Way...

Hello!

Can you believe it's the third Saturday in April already?

This month has flown by.

It's my day for posting on the Great Impressions Blog, 

and what a fun image this was to work with!

For this card, the following Great Impressions Stamps were used:

Puppy Peeking H264, and Coming Your Way C477, 

The Center Step Card seemed perfect for this darling little puppy.

First, the image was stamped directly onto the center panel.

The flowers, greenery, and butterflies were colored with Copics.

I sponged some green 'grass', and some blue clouds, and then stamped the sentiment.

The image was stamped again onto a white CS scrap.  

It was colored, then the dog and one butterfly were fussy cut, and adhered with dimensional

foam pieces to the center panel. The foam pieces gave his such a realistic appearance!

The last step was to find a cute patterned paper, and cut some strips for the sides and

bottom panels.

As you can see, this image requires very little coloring, and looks so sweet!

Don't forget - about the GI challenges!

A fun challenge for April is going on now. 

If you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery (HERE). 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (HERE) and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

That's it for today!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Fanciful Friday

Hello to all of my Great Impressions friends! Ellen here, from In a World of Craft, with more Friday inspiration from me and the Great Impressions shop!

(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps (H253 - Parrot Tulips and E589 - Just to Let You Know )

I love the look of water color, but have been to afraid to try it. I decided to try it using these gorgeous tulips and I love it!  What do you think? Please hop over to my blog to get the details and leave a little love!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Be sure to come check out our current challenge! 

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If you use a Great Impressions on your project, please link it in our CUSTOMER GALLERY!

One last thing! We have a new social media outlet on Flickr.com. You can find us by clicking here, so please join us on Flickr and share your Great Impressions projects!

Happy crafting everyone!

Pretty Tulips with Kendra

Happy Thursday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

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

I love my tulips in spring!!
The H253 Parrot Tulips reminds me of all my lovely tulips!

Such a pretty image to color!

I also really like the font used for the pretty E367 Swirly Happy Birthday 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!

Wonderful Wednesday with Joni

Today's card features these beautiful flowers F358 Growing Tall Flowers. 

I stamped the image three times and colored each stem of flowers a different color. 

Then I added some sequins to the centers.

I added one of my favorite Great Impression stamps G483 Tags Rubber.

Rainy Day

Hi there! Today I have a fun rainy day card using a super cute image called F605 Rainy Day Harry.

I watercolored the image using Tombow markers and a #4 round Winsor and Newton brush. For my sentiment I used the G483 Tags and selectively inked only the sentiment. My Tombow markers are also great for this! 

 Be sure to join us in this month's challenge (click!) and if you use any GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery (click!). Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (click!) and maybe treat yourself to a few new images...did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

Have a wonderful day!

TOADLY Cute New Stamps!

Hello again, friends!  I'm back with another card using stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  Today I'm sharing a CAS card that uses a fun new toad image--and a punny sentiment!  MY FAVE!!!  Take a peek...

I stamped the image, E864 Sweet Frog, directly onto my card base.  I decided to not color him in to keep the design cleaner.  The only thing I added was an enamel dot to the center of the flower.

I stamped my sentiment, D496 Toadly Hope, in the same green as the frog and then die cut it out with a circle.  I layered it onto a large scallop.  More enamel dots frame one side.

I just REALLY love this fun card!  The sentiment is TOADLY awesome, and I adore the simplicity of the color scheme, too.  I think it turned out so cute!  I hope you agree!  Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. :)

That's all for me today!  I'll be back next Monday with another creation using stamps from the Great Impressions store.  I hope you join in our current challenge, and, if you use Great Impressions stamps, link them up in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!