Happy Birthday Sis!

Happy Happy Friday!

Good morning everyone.   Hope you have had a wonderful week and now I have another Friday card for you.

Mable and Vera are off again on a wild adventure.  This stamp is Mable & Vera Cruzin' (J117) and it is paired with Wild! (C478).  This has been colored in Copic markers and placed on an embossed background.  I put that on a paper I made myself using ColorBurst powders and sequins with washi tape on the bottom.  Pop over to my blog for all the details.

I want to remind you there is still a few days to enter our June challenge with this as the prize Now some sad news.  This will be my last post for Great Impressions.   I have truly enjoyed the last six months and I just love our team and our leader Ruza.  I have even learned to stamp better as I have used mostly digis before.  I will miss being part of this team and designing for Great Impressions. Thank you Deone, owner of Great Impressions, for having me on your team! Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!
Hugs,
Robin

A Flaming Birthday Card

It's Friday again!  Yea!

Today I am sharing the card I made for our June Challenge at Great Impressions.

The stamp I started with is "Flaming Truck" (G536).  It is colored with Copic markers and then glazed over with Glossy Accents brushed on the truck and Glastique for the windows.  I don't have any masculine papers so I made one.  The paper behind the truck is just a guy carrying a tool box and holding a wrench. I made the base red so I wanted something between and chose silver.  I embossed this and put it all together.  I then stamped the sentiment "Becoming a Classic" (D390) and placed it under the truck.   I do hope you will check out the June Challenge at Great Impressions and see all the DT has for you this month.  See you in the challenge! Hugs, Robin

A Butterfly Get Well

Hello All and Happy Friday!   Robin here sharing another card made for Great Impressions.

I am a huge fan of butterflies so when I saw this stamp I just had to get it.  This is called "Delicate Butterflies" (C413).  I stamped it all over the card with Versamark and then embossed it with Super Fine Black.  The stamp is rather small and I wanted to make sure you could see the definition.  I used some distress inks to make them flying in the sky then colored them with Copic markers. The sentiment is part of a set called "Sweet Sentiments" (E791).  It includes "Thinking of You" and "Happy Birthday" along with the "Get Well".  I really like the font for this.  I die cut the circle of butterflies and then stamped in the center.  It looked a little off so I stamped some butterflies there too.  I added ribbon and flowers to finish it off. I also want to remind you of the June Challenge at Great Impressions.  Our challenge this month is "Masculine" and here is the prize you can win. I do hope to see you in the challenge this month!

I'm so happy you stopped by today!  Have a magnificent day! Hugs,
Robin

Get Well Daisies

HAPPY FRIDAY!

I'm so glad for the weekend to be here.  This is Robin and I have a Get Well card for you today.

For this card I used "Get Well Daisy (E700) and "Daisy Border (G403)".  I stamped them with Versamark and then embossed with gold.  I thought it would look pretty and a nice change from black.  They were then colored with Copics.  I did a fussy cut on the sentiment and popped it up.  I used the the other stamp on the border and then distressed with blue.  

I'd also like to remind you of the May Challenge here at Great Impressions.  The challenge is "Feminine" and the prize is perfect for your upcoming Father's Day card.

You still have a few more days to enter.  I would love to see your projects this month!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Robin

Mid Month Challenge Reminder

Happy Friday All!

I hope you all have had a great week and are ready for the weekend.  I know I am.  Robin here.  I wanted to remind you of the Great Impressions May Challenge.  The challenge is "Feminine" and this is the card I made for the challenge.

For the background paper I stamped The Rose (J106) all the way down the paper and embossed it.  Then I used some distress inks.  The stamp I wanted to make the main focus is Birds and Roses (G111).  I also used embossing for this one then colored with my Copics.  I used some Glastique to give strength to the branches and some leaves then did a fussy cut after it dried.

I thought this stamp should be framed but I didn't have any frame dies so I used this die and cut out the center. Using a neutral color made the stamp just pop out plus I did pop it up.  I put it on the base and added a bow and some of what I like to call flower seeds.  I actually cut it off some silk floral arrangements I bought.

Thanks to all of you who have entered the challenge so far and I'm hoping to see so many more of you enter.  This is the prize you can win.

What a great stamp for Father's Day!

I'm so happy you stopped by and have a blessed day!

Hugs,

Robin

Watercolor Flowers

Happy Friday!

Robin here and I have a wonderfully quick card to share.

I started with "Watercolor Flowers" (H255) stamped with Versamark and then a fine black embossing powder.  Embossing helps keep the watercolors inside the flowers.  Next take some Distress Inks, stamp them on your work matt and spritz some water.  The painting goes rather quickly.  After drying I cut the flowers out.  I used some more DI on some plain white paper then glued the flowers into place.  Then I stamped with "Swirly Happy Birthday" (E367) and added some butterfly brads.  All that's left is to put it on the base card and you're done.

I want to add a reminder for you.  We have just begun our Great Impressions Monthly Challenge this past Sunday.  

And check out the adorable stamp you can win!

I do hope you will join us this month.  HAPPY CRAFTING!

Hugs,

Robin

Celebrate Your Day

Good Friday Everyone!

Hope you all are having a Fabulous Friday!  I know I am.  I have a new card to share with you today.

This card is showcasing a sentiment named "New Day (E770)".  I wanted to make this a very simple card so I picked this sweet image of two kids having fun.

The blue paper on top is actually a part of this paper.  I cut it out because the paper was a bit too big then added it to the top.  Then I stamped the sentiment straight onto the paper.  After that I just added a card base and a separator.  

That's it.  Real simple isn't it.  Now don't forget to join in this month's challenge "April Showers Bring May Flowers".  You could win this cute little stinker.

Hope you all have an amazing day!

Hugs,

Robin

Another Little Reminder

Hello All,

Robin here to remind you of our April Challenge.  This is the card I made.

The challenge this month is 

For this I have used three different stamps.  The first is Whimsical Clouds (G426).  I stamped it onto plain white card stock.  Then I used Rainy Day Harry (F605).  I stamped him onto the clouds and onto a separate paper.  I colored him with Copic markers and added Glastique to give him a real raincoat and boots look.  He is then fussy cut without the rain and placed onto the cloud paper. I also added Glastique to the rain.  Finally I used the sentiment Under the Weather E866.  I stamped this onto some of the cloud paper.

After the images were done I used a rose embossing folder and colored the flowers lightly.  Then a single flower in the opposite two corners with a pearl in the center.  I really like how this turned out.  I hope you do too.

For this month the stamp you could win is a real cutie!

I do hope to see you in the challenge this month.  Have a fabulous day!

Hugs, 

Robin

Let's Dance

Happy Friday All!

I have a fun card to share with you today.  This is featuring Vera and Mable Doing the Charleston (J122).

Aren't they just adorable!!  I thought of my sister and I getting old and doing this.  They have been colored using Copic markers, Stickles and liquid pearls.  I paired them with the sentiment Dance (E857).  I wanted this to have some "old lady" feel so I added an embossing folder with quilting on it.  Then I took some metal notes and dipped them into black paint and looked up the lyrics for the Charleston and thought that would be a perfect backdrop.

Hope you have enjoyed this and don't forget about our April Challenge "April Showers Bring May Flowers".  Hope to see you there!

Hugs,

Robin

Happy Easter

Good morning everyone!

I want to share my Easter card with you today.

This is the card created for our March challenge "Spring and/or Easter".  

For this I used Easter Lily (G452) along with the sentiment Wishing You a Happy Easter (B245).

I stamped the image twice so I could pop up the open flowers.  I also used Glastique and Stickles to make them shine and sparkle.  Finally a pearl in the center.

I do hope to see you in the challenge this month.  Here is the prize you could win.  Isn't this just so adorable!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Robin

Rose Trio

HAPPY FRIDAY!  

Robin here.  I'm so glad it's Friday and I have a new card to share with you.

For this card I am using Rose Trio (G454) with the sentiment Happy Everything (B246).  I've done the image twice so that I could pop it up for extra dimension. The background is embossed with roses and I had to add some butterflies for the Spring experience too.

Our challenge this month is Spring and/or Easter.  I so hope to see you in the challenge.  I can't wait to see what you create!

Hugs,

Robin

Just A Reminder

Good morning all!

We are now just over half-way through our sketch challenge.  There is still plenty of time to enter.  This is the card I made for the challenge.

I just love this stamp.  It's called "Carousel Horse" (G339) and I have paired it with the sentiment "Heaven Sent" (B221).  On the inside I have added the sentiment "New Little Baby" (C434).  It's a wonderful sentiment to add for a baby card.  

My niece is about to have a little boy so I have baby on the brain...LOL.  

I would love to see you join in the Great Impressions February Challenge.  As you can see I have flipped the sketch.  

This is the prize you can win.  It's so adorable!

Hope you have had a wonderful month so far and enjoyed much happiness on Valentine's Day!

Lots of Hugs,

Robin

Spring Special Thanks!

We are having such a wonderful month and hoping you are too!  Robin here to show you another card I have created for your inspiration.

Since I reversed the sketch I thought I would do it again.  This time I am using Spring Special Thanks (G364) paired with some bright floral papers.  I am so ready to warm up some.  This hasn't been a hard winter but I am a bit tired of being cold.  I thought this would be a nice way to look forward to Spring since the ground hog saw his shadow.

I have colored with my Copics and then added some gloss to the flowers and used sparkle on the words.  Since the sentiment is included I thought some flowers and ribbon were in order.  Then I found this cute floral button in my stash to top it off.

I really love this sketch and hope you all will join in on the February Great Impressions Sketch Challenge!  Can't wait to see what you create!!

Many good wishes and hugs,

Robin

Sea Turtles

Good morning all! 

 Robin here to share another card with you.  I am using Sea Turtles (G335).  

I colored the turtles with my Copics and added some Glastique.  I did a second of the larger turtle and fussy cut him out then popped him up on the other one.  I added several leaves to look like plants growing and give it more of an underwater look.  The sentiment was done on my computer.  I also used some water themed embossing folders and finally a whale charm.

This card is for an adorable little boy who loves sea turtles.  I am his nanny.  He and his twin sister will be turning 10 years old.  I will be back another day with a card for her.

We have a new challenge starting in two days.  Remember it's the first Sunday of the month so that means Feb 5!  Don't forget to stop by and check it out.  I hope you will join in the February challenge as we love to see what everyone is doing.

Have a wonderful day!

Robin

Snowflake Dove

Hello everyone!  Hope you are having a fabulous year so far!  Robin here to once again share my card with you.  This is the card I made for our challenge this month.

I am trying to get a head start on my Christmas cards for this year.  I used Snowflake Dove (H277) for this card paired with a sentiment I made on the computer.  I'ts such a beautiful stamp.  I then did some distressing around the edges and put it with some design paper, pearls and a bow.

You still have some time left to enter our challenge.  This month is a color challenge.

The prize is this adorable stamp.

Just so cute!!  I hope you can join in with us in the January Color Challenge.

Have an amazing 2017 everyone!

Robin

Thank You

Good morning everyone!  Robin here.  We are almost halfway through this months challenge and I have another card to show you.  

With this card I am using Wildflower Silhouette (H184) paired with the sentiment Being You (D509).  I made a background with some watercolors and then stamped the flowers a few times across the page.  After that I stamped the sentiment on top, added some sequins and finished it off with some shimmer mist.  

We would love it if you will join us this month in the Great Impressions January Challenge.  Don't forget if you use a stamp from Great Impressions leave us a comment and you can double your chances of winning.

Have a magnificent day!

Robin

  

Someone Like You

Hi All!  Robin here with my first DT post.  I am so happy to be joining the Great Impressions Design Team!  I have some new inspiration for you.  

I am using Someone Like You (H257) and Elegant Cupcake (D413).  I think these two stamps pair really well together.  There is a birthday girl out there that really loves pink and black so those are the colors I picked.  I hope she loves this card.  I embossed the sentiment and colored the cupcakes with my Copic markers.

The January Great Impressions Challenge just began this week.  I hope you will pop over and check out the details.  If you're using a Great Impressions Stamp don't forget to let us know and add it to the Customer Gallery.

Have a great week!

Robin