Paper Roses

I hope you are well stamping friends! One of the very first stamps I fell in love with at Great Impressions was this lovely bouquet of flowers. They are perfect to color or paper piece! This is definitely one of my past favorite cards!

I started with stamping the card base in a light gray ink using the beautiful Queen Ann Lace (E807) image. It gives such a light feathery look. I then decided to paper piece my bouquet which is the lovely Flower Bouquet (J110) image. For my sentiment I inked up just one of the little banners from the Tags (G483) set. Machine sewing and a few butterflies finished it off. I hope you like it! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

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A Look Back Week 2

Happy Friday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share some more favorite cards create by myself the last 3 months!!

We teamed up with CutCardStock back in April and I created this fun purse:

I just LOVE how it turned out!!!  I used Fun Flower (E788) and Hello Friend (B152) the sentiment!!

I also really admire this fun Flip-it card I created in April:

I love the sweet adorable Peeking Puppy (H264)!!

I also used the Hello Friend (B152) the sentiment, the beautiful Flower Bouquet (J110) and Butterflies and Hearts (E563) stamp!

May:

Such a gorgeous Mother's Day card!!
I used the beautiful Rose Trio (G454) stamp!  I just love this image!!

I also add the Happy Mother's Day (B150) sentiment!!

Next I picked this adorable Princess Birthday card:

I used the adorable F402 Princess Molly stamp, which actually was one of the stamps I recieved first when I started designing for GI a few years back!!

I also used the B240 Sweet Happy Birthday for the top of the card!
And the B192 Princess stamp at the bottom!

June:

I sometimes forget to used my stamps when scrapbooking!  So I was super excited to remember to used some awesome GI stamps on this layout of my daughter!!

I used the Sparkle (E880)  sentiment as my main focus!  
And stamped the  Queen Anne Lace (E807)  twice around the sentiment!

I look forward to sharing some more inspiring projects with you next term!!!

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We'd love to see what you create!

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Have a sweet day!

Sparkle

Happy Friday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

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

Today I am using two GI stamps to create a fun layout!

I absolutely LOVE the Sparkle (E880)  sentiment!  

When I got it I thought I would first create a shaker card with it, but then printed some photos and looking through them, I found these pictures of my daughter from last dance season, which I thought would work with perfectly with the sentiment!

  She literately leaves sparkles EVERYWHERE she goes when she is wearing her dance costumes!!  hehe

Close-up:

I stamped the Queen Anne Lace (E807)  twice around the sentiment in pearlescent ink, as well as inking the edges, so there is a pretty shimmer!  Perfect with the sentiment!!

I finished up the layout by adding some die cut stars and sequins!!!

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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!

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Have a sweet day!

FANCIFUL FRIDAY

Hello to all of my Great Impressions friends! Happy Friday! Let’s start the day with a card using a couple of beautiful stamps from Great Impressions!

(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps ( E837 - I Miss You and E807 - Queen Ann Lace)

This week, we are highlighting a Great Impressions tutorial and I chose Kendra’s Painters Tape Technique. I love making backgrounds so this is one technique I really enjoy! Kendra did a great job on the tutorial so you should check it out after to stop by my blog and leave a little love!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my card!
One last thing! I have enjoyed sharing my cards with you over the last year and seeing all of your fabulous creations. Sadly, my time at GI is up, so this is my last post. I’m sure I will be playing along in some upcoming challenges though, so stay tuned and have fun crafting!

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Happy crafting everyone!

Hello

This week we are showing you some great GI tutorials! For mine I chose a sponge spotlighting technique. This is a really easy technique but gives such a pretty result. You can find the original tutorial here.

I started by masking off a circle that I had die cut from a post it note. Then I sponged 2 Distress ink colors, Peacock Feathers and Spiced Marmalade onto my card base. After removing the mask I stamped the B151 A Little Hello sentiment and the E807 Queen Ann Lace.

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!

Paper Roses

I hope you are well stamping friends! Leah here today to share a card made with one of the very first stamps I fell in love with at Great Impressions was this lovely bouquet of flowers. They are perfect to color or paper piece!

I started with stamping the card base in a light gray ink using the beautiful Queen Ann Lace (E807) image. It gives such a light feathery look. I then decided to paper piece my bouquet which is the lovely Flower Bouquet (J110) image. For my sentiment I inked up just one of the little banners from the Tags (G483) set. Machine sewing and a few butterflies finished it off. I hope you like it! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Guest Designer: Leah Cornelius: Spring Bird

Hello! I am back with another card using some Great Impressions stamps. Today I have a pretty birthday card to share!

For my main image I chose to use the very pretty Bird in Roses (F517).  I colored the image with Copics on a fancy frame. For the matting beneath my bird image I flanked each side using the Queen Ann Lace (E807) image in light blue. My sentiment comes from the Tags (G483) set that I trimmed out. I added some sewing machine stitching, leaves and rolled roses with the final touch of some pearls. I hope you like it! Have a wonderful day!

Guest Designer: Leah Cornelius + Her Take On Our Monthly Challenge!

Hi, friends!  It's Mynn here with a SPECIAL post for this first Sunday of the month!  I'm pleased to announce that we have an absolutely AMAZING guest designer with us for the month of May--Leah Cornelius of Paper Blossoms!  She's made not one but TWO amazing creations that follow this month's challenge and I KNOW you're gonna love them!  Take it away, Leah!

 Hello! I am so excited to share that I am the guest designer at the Great Impressions blog this month! They have a wide variety of fabulous stamps and I have had a wonderful time using some of them. My first post is to feature one of the past tutorials on the GI blog and use it on my cards. I chose to use the watercolor resist technique, which I just love. You can find the original tutorial here, (click!).

For my first card I used the lovely Flower Bouquet -J110 and stamped it in white embossing powder and then used watercolors to color my image. I purposefully went outside of the lines to give it a softer look. I also added a soft wash to the background. For my butterflies I stamped the Butterfly Frame -H226 focusing on just the butterfly and embossed it in white powder, watercolored it and fussy cut it out. My sentiment tag come from the super versatile set, Tags -G483. I actually cut my stamp apart so that each tag is a separate stamp and fussy cut it out. I heat embossed and watercolored it as well.

My second card uses the same technique of watercolor emboss resist but doing more of a background wash. I started by stamping the lovely Queen Ann Lace - E807 all over my kraft cardstock base in white embossing powder and then doing some vibrant colors for my wash. I love how the kraft paper deepens the bright colors and really makes the white pop. My sentiment is from Tags- G483. I hope you've enjoyed my cards today. I have lots more to share with you each Sunday this month! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Flower Bouquet -J110 

Butterfly Frame -H226

Tags -G483

Queen Ann Lace - E807 

Springtime...is it almost here?!

It's already the third Sunday of the month--have you had a chance to join in our monthly challenge?  If you use a Great Impressions stamp, I hope you link it up in our CUSTOMER GALLERY because we'll be giving away free stamps later on this year to some lucky customers who do!!! :)

The cards I have for you today are made by the fabulously talented Stamp of the Month designers up in the Great Northwest!  You can find out more about our Stamp of the Month program HERE.  These cards showcase some wonderful stamps from some of releases last year--some springtime images to help you find hope through this crazy winter! ;)

First up: Faith

Products used: G492 Summer Bird, E806 Faith

Next up: Floral Thinking of You

Products used: F556 Floral Thinking of You

Third up: So Wonderful

Products used: E805 So Wonderful, E807 Queen Ann Lace

Thanks for hopping over to check out these creations!  I hope you join us again next Sunday for more card ideas from the talented GI designers from up north!  HUGS and happy stamping friends!

Bordered Sentiment

Hello again!  I'm back with another fun technique video for you this week!  The technique I'm sharing with you is called BORDERED SENTIMENT and it gives such a beautiful effect for your creations! Come take a peek...

Here's what you'll need for today's tutorial:

• E807 Queen Ann Lace
• F43 Beautiful Forever
• Desired inks and paper for the card.
• Scoring tool (optional).
• Embellishments, etc., to finish your project.

Here's the card I created~

More details on my personal blog HERE.

And the HOW TO~

That's all for me today, friends!  I hope you join me again next Thursday for another creation using gorgeous images from the Great Impression store!  Don't forget to play along with our monthly challenge and to link up all your creations made with Great Impressions stamps in our Customer Gallery, too!!!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all! :)