Kitty with Heart

Happy Thursday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

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

Today I am using the new E860 Kitty with Heart stamp!

I also used the new E859 Forever Yours sentiment stamp!

This kitty is just so adorable!!!

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

Okay, enough of winter, I wanted to create a springtime card.

I used the F599 Buttercup stamp and colored it with Wink of Stella glitter pens. I embossed the sentiment D490 Happy Day with black embossing ink.

I used some bright polka dot paper for the background!

Bird House Love

Hello! Today I have a fun little card to share with you using some new Great Impressions stamps. With Valentine's fast approaching lovey dovey cards have been on my mind.

I used the sweet G517 Valentine Bird Houses for my main image. I colored it with Copics. The little heart and dot paper is stamped using A54 Hearts and Dots. What a great little stamp! My sentiment comes from G483 Tags. I hope you like it!

 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!

Eiffel Tower Love

Hello, friends!  Happy Monday!  I'm back again with another card that uses some fabulous stamps from the Great Impressions store!  This one is a Valentine since that holiday is upon us!  Take a peek...

More details on my personal blog HERE.

I started this fun card by stamping the image, F515 Lg. Eiffel Tower, and heat embossing it on vellum.  I then fussy cut it out and set it aside.

I then created a card base but adhering coordinating strips of patterned paper to the base, adding some denim ribbon, and stamping and heat embossing the sentiment, E859 Forever Yours, and adding some enamel dots.

I then added the Eiffel Tower, added more enamel dots, a glossified heart (yes, that's a word now), and voila!  Card done!  Super easy--and I like it a lot!  What do you think?  I'd love for you to leave a comment and let me know!

That's all for me today!  Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at my creation!  Hop over to come play along with our monthly challenge, too!  If you use stamps from Great Impressions, you'll be able to link up your creation in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!  See you again soon!

February Challenge: Love, Love, Love!

Hi, friends!  Welcome to another monthly challenge here at Great Impressions!  Don't forget to  to link up all your Great Impressions creations in the NEW 2015 CUSTOMER GALLERY, too!

We've got some NEW stamps to share~

Find them HERE in the store!

Before we get started, we've got some winners to announce!

The random winner from last month's challenge is~

#21 Sherri!!!!!

Congratulations!  Please email Mynn at 

onastampage@yahoo.com to claim your prize!

Our Top Picks~

Mynn chose #15 Marsha D.

Ellen chose #24 Pauline

Joni chose #27 Carolyn

Kendra chose #11 NanaConnie

Leah chose #19 Barbara Washington

Patti chose #3 Julie

Congratulations!  Please grab your badge and proudly display it on your blog!

You've made a "GREAT IMPRESSION" on us!

And now, let's get to our February challenge!

Here's the challenge~

And the prize you could win~

Three LOVE themes stamps
from Great Impressions!

Here's some inspiration from the DT~

Kendra

Using B188 I Luv You and H172 Swirls of Hearts.

Mynn

Using E564 Bunny Love and C343 Somebunny Loves You.

Joni

Using F600 Valentine Sparky and B243 Wishes.

Ellen

Using G518 Elliot Blowing Valentine Wishes and E861 Wishes Your Way.

Patti

Using G46 Mouse with Bubble Hearts and D364 Happy Valentine and Flowers.

Leah

Using E860 Kitty With Heart and E859 Forever Yours.

Our DT would love to hear what you think!
Give them a visit and leave a little comment love. :)

If you don't have a blog, you may post your entry in the gallery at Splitcoaststampers using keyword GISMC0714 in the title and then link it up below so we can find you and leave a little comment love. If you don't have a blog OR a Splitcoaststampers gallery, send your creation to Mynn at onastampage@yahoo.com and she will enter it for you!

As a bonus, if you use our stamps leave us a comment 

on this post telling us, you will have a double chance

of winning the prize package we are offering this month!

To view all of our challenge rules just click on the "Challenge Rules & Badges" tab above.  HUGS and happy stamping to all of you out there! :)

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An InLinkz Link-up

Jelly Beans, Friendship, and Great Impressions!

Good morning - happy weekend to you all!

It's Saturday, and my day to post here on the Great Impressions Stamps blog.

This week found me creating with bright, fun colors,

and I thought that these delicious stamps that I found in the Great Impressions Store

would be perfect with the pink, green, and white color scheme.

I used Great Impressions D418, Jelly Beans, and Great Impressions E712, Jelly Bean Jar

for my card.  Aren't they adorable?  That jar looks so real!  Makes my mouth

water for the yummy little jelly beans inside!

This was pretty easy to do!

The card base was created, and scored. 

A white panel was cut, and adhered to the card base. 

Then, a white circle and a green circle were created with some circle dies.

The white circle was dry embossed with a big 'dotty' folder.

The sweet pink paper -it was edged with an old border die.

The sentiment was stamped on white, and cut out into the fishtail shape.

The jelly bean jars were stamped on white, colored with markers and fussy cut.

The top jar is adhered directly to the card front.

The pink strip is mounted with very thin dimensional foam.

The jar on the left was adhered with a thicker dimensional foam. 

This one just made me smile - how about you?

Be sure to check back here on the Great Impressions blog each day for wonderful inspiration!

Join in our monthly challenge as well - a new challenge will start tomorrow!

We'd love to see what you create!

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

Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Patti J.

Other supplies used:

Colorbok Patterned Paper (Wal-Mart)

Green Cardstock (Hobby Lobby)

White Cardstock - Hammermill 100# (Local print store)

Copic Markers

Spellbinder's Circle Dies

Die-namic Border Die

Tombow Adhesive

Candy brand dimensional foam (LSS)

Recollections dimensional foam (Hobby Lobby)

Ellen’s Fanciful Friday

Hello to all of my Great Impressions friends! Ellen from In a World of Craft here to share some inspiration from the Great Impressions store! Are you thinking Valentines yet? I am and I have one to share with you today!

(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps (I Luv You – B188 and D457 - Heart Thought Bubble)

Please stop by my blog to see the details and leave a little love!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a bit of inspiration from Great Impressions.

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Be sure to come check out our current challenge but hurry! It ends today!!!!

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

One last thing, be sure to “Like” Great Impressions on FACEBOOK and I’ll see you again next YEAR!

Happy crafting everyone!

Sale!

Happy almost Valentine's Day, GI Stamps friends!!!  Great Impressions will be running a 15% off sale with code Sweet from January 30th through February 1st!  Sign up for our newsletter and receive codes for even more savings each month!  HUGS and happy shopping!!!

Stuck On You

Happy Thursday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share a fun Valentine's Day card!!

I just love the E825 Spikey the Porcupine stamp!!

As well as the cute sentiment that goes with him, D475 Stuck on You!

I also embossed the beautiful H172 Swirls of Hearts background stamp on my white cardstock!

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 Card Wonderful Wednesday with Joni

This week we are showcasing cute cards. 

Well how cute are these cows??? 

I stamped G516 Three Cute Cows with black ink and added some copic coloring.

 I popped up the G515 Thank you sentiment. 

It is one stamp, but I fussy cut it in three separate bubbles.

Little Elephant

Today I have a sweet baby card to share with you. When I saw this image in the Great Impressions store I just fell in love with it. Isn't the sweetest little elephant? 

I started by stamping my image F548 Elephant with Kite onto watercolor paper. I then watercolored the image and added in some flowers and grass as well as sky. I think this image would also make a lovely thinking of you card. 

 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!

Sweet Sundae

Hi, all!  Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was good and that you're ready for a new week to start! :)  I've got another card today that uses som super fun stamps from the Great Impressions store.  Come and take a look...

More details on my personal blog HERE.

The first thing I did to make this card was to stamp the image, E539 Sundae, and colored it in with Spectrum Noir markers.  I then added some Stickles for added shine.  This was fussy cut and added to a focal panel.

The sentiment is only part of B186 You're So Sweet.  I stamped just the "sweet" part and punched it out.  This was layered onto another oval and then added to the card with a button and silver elastic cording bow tied to yellow crocheted trim.

The focal panel was then added to a card base layered with matching patterned paper, glitter paper, a doily, and some more trims on the top.

I think the final card looks pretty sweet. :)  I do love a good pun, so this is going to be a Valentine card that is sent out to someone...sweet! ;)

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 hop over and join in our monthly challenge!  Until next week, HUGS and happy stamping! :)

Valentine Wraps

Hi, everyone, and happy Saturday to you all!  Gotta love a weekend, right?

Today, I'm here to share another creation made with stamps from the Great Impressions store.  This week, the Great Impressions Design Team has been featuring fun ideas for making treat holders and wraps.  If you haven't seen what the other DT members created, go back to Monday, and take a look at the week of posts...

you will be SO inspired!

Here's what I created:

I had this ever-so-sweet Great Impressions Stamp, D363 Hanging Candy Hearts, and the sentiment, D364 Happy Valentines and Flowers, and just knew a wrap for candy 'conversation hearts' was in the works!  Those of you that know me, know that I love a good 'box' challenge.  Give me something odd sized, and I'll make a box for that item.

Here's how I created this box:

Once your box is completed, adhere the sides.  Then fold the first three flaps in.  Once you have the box the way you want it, fold up and adhere the fourth flap.

This box is the perfect little holder for two boxes of Sweethearts candy hearts.  If you wanted a different treat, you could fill this box with hugs and kisses, hard candies, etc. This box could also be used to tuck in a bracelet, some handmade gift tags....the possibilities are endless!  You can also experiment with different heights and widths!

Well, that's it for today!  I'll be back next Saturday, with another creation using stamps from the Great Impressions store.  I hope you hop over to join in our monthly challenge....'Snow Friends'...there's still time to enter!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Patti J.

Ellen’s Fanciful Friday

Hello to all of my Great Impressions friends! It is the fourth Friday in January and time for my Great Impressions inspiration from the Great Impressions store!

This week we have a special theme: Valentine Candy Wrap! Here is what I came up with:

(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps (D364 - Happy Valentines and Flowers)

OK! I had so much fun, I had to do two of these! If you want all of the details and to see all of the close up pictures, please visit my blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a bit of inspiration from Great Impressions.

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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!

Kisses Packaging with Kendra

Happy Thursday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share my Valentine Candy Packaging!
What a fun week this is, with all the lovely packaging being posted!!

Today I am sharing 3 packages I created, that hold Hersey Kisses inside!

I used the B188 I Luv You stamp for my sentiment on all three packages.
On the two back packages, I stamped the H172 Swirls of Hearts on patterned paper, to add some extra pattern.   A nice added touch!!

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 I have a candy pouch filled with red M & Ms ready for Valentine's Day!
I used a ready made plastic pouch and wrapped it with some Valentine's paper.

 I die cut a heart and a scalloped edge heart. 

 I stamped the sentiment D474 Happy Valentine's Day unto the heart and embossed it with white embossing powder.

 I added some twine and enamel hearts for embellishments.