Hello Summer ...

Good morning! Today is my last post as a Designer for Great Impressions Stamps. I've had an amazing time being on the Design Team for the past 2-yrs, as a Designer and then the Design Team Coordinator. I've worked with many amazing designers while on the Design Team. Shouting out a BIG Thank You to all of the Designers and our awesome Owner Deone. It has been a blast being here and sharing my creations with all of you.

Mabel & Vera Beachin' (J118) was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, and colored with my Copic Markers. I also used a White Gelly Roll Pen for the swimsuits. Once colored I pulled out my Tim Holtz Distress Inks and created the sand, water, and sky with a dauber. I then added the Hello Summer Sentiment (C366).

I will be back on Sunday, July 2nd, to announce the winner of our LAST Great Impressions Challenge. You still have time to join in the FUN ... we are going Masculine this month! Hop on over for all of the details! We can't wait to see what you create for our FINAL Challenge!

Flowers of Summer

Happy Saturday!  Julie O here today with another post.  I love hanging out on the Great Impressions Stamps blog each Saturday! 

I hope you are enjoying the last days of spring.  Here in NW Wisconsin where I live, we are just beginning to get some summer heat in our days.  We've barely made it into the 70's and have yet to break 80.  But the heat and humidity are coming -- they always do!

I love many things about summer.  One of my favorite things is the flowers.  I love the bright colors and the endless varieties.

For today's card, I got out my watercolors and a water brush to create a watercolor effect.  Here's how it turned out:

I used 2 Great Impressions rubber stamps on this card, J09 - Garden Flowers, and C366 - Hello Summer.  J09 - Garden Flowers was stamped on a piece of watercolor paper. 

I used this month's challenge picture at Great Impressions Stamps for inspiration for this card.

The challenge runs all month, and it's anything goes, so I hope you join us!

Don't forget about all the other wonderful stamps in the Great Impressions Store.  You'll want to check them out!

See you next Saturday!

A Flamingo Summer

Happy weekend, fellow stamp lovers!  It's Saturday, so this is Julie sharing today. I have a fun summertime card to share with you.

I broke out the watercolors to create today's card because I wanted a 'watery' look to it all.

This card uses H287 - Floating Flamingo, and C366 - Hello Summer.  I stamped both H287 - Floating Flamingo and C366 - Hello Summer onto watercolor paper.  Then, I broke out my watercolor markers and a water brush and got busy.  That flamingo is having a might fine time!

Great Impressions Stamps is sponsoring the House of Cards Challenge blog.  I used their photo inspiration to help with the design of this card: 

We have a new challenge starting tomorrow at Great Impressions Stamps Challenge blog, so join the fun!

Check out all the wonderful stamps in the Great Impressions Online Store.

Thursdays with Toni

Hello!!!  Today marks my first post for Great Impressions! I'm very excited to be part of the design team!

Here I used G342 Frolicking Trio and C366 Hello Summer.  First I airbrushed the stencil sun then masked off the beams and airbrushed a larger circle because I wanted the girls to be completely within the sun.  I also wanted a sense of movement in the card so I went off the edge with the girls (thus, only 2 of 3 girls show up) and placed the sentiment where it looks like the lead girl is reaching for it.  Makes you want to frolic yourself, doesn't it?!

See you next week!  Toni  

Check out the sale going on through Sunday!

Don't forget about the upcoming GI monthly challenge!

You don't have to use GI stamps but it'd be totally awesome if you did!

Also, if you do use GI stamps, be sure to link up to the customer gallery to show us your fabulous work and for a chance to get a little year-end prize.

Wonderful Wednesday with Joni

Well there is nothing like wering flip flops in the summer.

 So I just love this image E797 Hanging Flip Flops from Great Impressions. 

I colored the flip flops with markers and added some Wink of Stella white to the flip flop straps.

 I added the Sentiment Hello Summer C366 embossed with white ink.