Blue and Gold Ornaments

Welcome back! Are you ready for another Christmas card idea? Today's card features

 H112 Decorative Bulbs, and D469 Vintage Merry Christmas.

 The bulbs are heat embossed in gold on vellum to give them a bit of that translucent look that real Christmas ornaments would have. Then I colored in parts of them with Distress markers and even a bit of gold Stickles to the bottom one with the stars. Then I glued them on top of cream cardstock before cutting them out. I poked holes through the tops so that I could hang them, using gold thread for the strings, as well as the sewing around the border. Then I stuck them down with foam tape for dimension. The sentiment is gold embossed as well. 

Thanks for stopping by today friends, and I hope that I've inspired your Christmas creations! 

Remember to come play along in our Current Challenge, as well as link up in the Customer Gallery.

Thursday with Toni

Hello!  It's time for more inspiration for you from Great Impressions!   The holidays are just around the corner so you'll start seeing more holiday cards up in these here parts.  Gotta get a jump on them sooner rather than later!

Here I used the G443 Winter Birds stamp--love it.  Please stop by my blog to read about how I created the card.

See you next week!

Don't forget about the 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.

Magical Deer ...

Good morning and Happy Wednesday! Ruza here to share a holiday card featuring an elegant stamp from Great Impressions Stamps.

Today's card features the gorgeous Magical Deer Stamp (H220). I stamped the image with Dark Chocolate Ink, applied distress ink around the image, and layered my panels. I added a bit of distress ink on the cardbase, and then layered on my panels.

I stamped the Season's Greetings Sentiment (C427) with the same Dark Chocolate Ink to the bottom of the card. Once done I used a Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen on the swirls and snow.

That is all for me today. I will be back next week with another project featuring some amazing stamps from Great Impressions! I hope you will check out our current Great Impressions Challenge, and if you use some Great Impressions stamps make sure you link them up in our Customer Gallery!

Until next week ... Enjoy!

December Holly And Narcissus

Good Tuesday Morning, Donna Here!



 

Using the Great Impressions stamp, G408 December Holly And Narcissus I stamped the image using Gold Embossing Powder and Versa Mark Ink on to a Spellbinders Lacy Squares die cut.  Image colored with Copic Markers and Sakura Glaze and Glitter Pens.



 

 

 

I cut a window and frame using the same Lacy Squares dies and added a sheet of Vellum.  I also added a couple of Fancy Flourishes and a Poinsettia Cameo Cut.  In the center I glued little golden beads.

Our Monthly Challenge, Bling On The Holidays, is open, why not use some of your own beautiful Great Impressions Stamps and play along?  Don't forget to upload your GI creations to our Customer Gallery.

Thanks for coming by, if you'd like to learn what NOT to do on this particular card visit my Blog.  I may save you some heartache.  lol

Enjoy~~



Penguin Present

Hi, everyone!  It's Monday, so that means it's time for me to share another card using fabulous stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  I've got a cute holiday card to share with you today...take a peek...

I used D358 Penguin in a Box on the front of my card.  I colored the image in with Glaze and glitter Sakura gel pens.  I punched it out, layered it, added some liquid pearls, then placed it onto my card base--complete with some faux stitching!

There wasn't room on the outside for a sentiment, so I added E883 Oh By Golly to the inside of the card.  I added more Glaze and glitter Sakura gel pen to highlight it.

This tiny card would be PERFECT as a gift tag!  I think it turned out pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself!  I hope you like it, too!  I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! :)

That's all for me today, friends.  THANK YOU so much for stopping by to take a peek at my card!  I also would love for you to come and join our monthly challenge!  If you use a stamp from the Great Impressions online store, please link it up in our Customer Gallery, too!  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Mabel & Vera ready for Christmas!!!

It's the first Saturday in November, and I'm

wondering where October went?

I don't have a lot of fall stamps, so I'm going to share a very

cute Christmas card with you that I made using these

Great Impressions stamps:

K106-Holiday Vera & Mabel

E883-Oh By Golly

I wish you could see this card with all of its gloss and sparkle! These fun

ladies are ALL decked out for the holidays!  There is bling on their

sweaters and jewelry, and shine on their glasses and shoes!

I think if you click the photo, you can see it a bit larger.

There is a fun sentiment to go with these gals that says

'Deck the Halls with Ugly Sweaters'.  You can find it HERE.

I wasn't sure how much I'd use that sentiment, so I used another 

fun, new sentiment for my card...hope you like it!

Here's a photo taken of the sentiment.

So once again, I have to laugh - these gals are always looking for fun,

just like me and my bestie Shirley do!  When this stamp came out,

we knew we just HAD to go shopping for some ugly sweaters.

We didn't find any ugly sweaters, but we did find some pretty ugly

hats!  Here's a very non-flattering selfie of us (I can't imagine that

one of us would be mean enough to give the other rabbit ears, can you?)

See you next Saturday with another project featuring some fun stamps

from Great Impressions! 

I hope you will check out our current Great Impressions Challenge, and if you use Great Impressions stamps be sure to link them up in our Customer Gallery!

The challenge just started this week, so you have lots of time to enter!

You could be the lucky winner!

Thanks for stopping by,

Patti J.

Sweet Snowman

Good day! I hope it's bright and sunny wherever you are, and not snowman making weather...

Today I'm using the new K105 Sweet Snowman stamp. He really is sweet, don't you think?

I used Copics for coloring, and added a touch of Stickles to the dots on his scarf. This cute little guy would have worked for our Bling on the Holidays Challenge...come join us!

Stay warm everyone and have a great day!

Thursday with Toni

Hello!  Time for another Great Impressions card for you!  This round it's a bit special as we're sponsoring The Shabby Tea Room's grateful inspiration picture challenge. 

Isn't that inspiration pic amazing?  I immediately thought of Thanksgiving, family, friendship, home--all the things I love and am truly grateful for.  The D451 Gratitude sentiment is a great reminder, isn't it?  I hope you can see in the card how I was inspired by the texture, candles, pinecones and "feel" of the pic. 

Now do stop by my blog if you'd like to read more about how I assembled the card.  See you next week with another GI design!  Toni 

Don't forget about the 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.

Season's Greetings ...

Good morning and Happy Wednesday! Ruza here to share a holiday card featuring an adorable stamp from Great Impressions Stamps.

Today's card featuring the adorable Joyful Penguins (H273). I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the image, colored the penguins with my Copic Markers, and added some distress ink around the penguins. I cut the panel of penguins down to size, layered it on a green mat, and then layered it on the background I created with DP and green cardstock.

I added the Season's Greetings Sentiment (C427) to the card after cutting it out with my Oval Nestabilities Dies, and added it to my design with dimensional tape. Once done I added various Stickles for the snow, fluff on the hats, and for the berries on the leaves.

That is all for me today. I will be back next week with another project featuring some amazing stamps from Great Impressions! I hope you will check out our current Great Impressions Challenge, and if you use some Great Impressions stamps make sure you link them up in our Customer Gallery!

Until next week ... Enjoy!

Bird Trio

Good Morning, Donna here!

Today's card is a little winter scene I created using G495 Bare Birch Trees and D470 Bird Trio.

 

Of course I colored my bird trio red for my favorite bird, the Cardinal, but you can color them any color you choose.  The birch trees I stamped using White Embossing Powder and Versa Mark Ink.  Added a thick snow line and a lighter glittery snow landscape.  I also masked the birds off and stamped one single one on the inside of my card. 

 

 

Our new Monthly Challenge, Bling On The Holidays is in full swing.  And don't forget to link up your Great Impressions creations to our Customer Gallery.

 

Although I am not a fan of winter I just adore this snowy scene, hope you do too!

 

Thanks so much for popping in.

 

Enjoy~~



Abundant Blessings + The Shabby Tea Room Sponsorship

Hello, friends!  It's a special Monday--I've got my weekly card using fabulous stamps from the Great Impressions store, and it's one for our current sponsorship!  We're sponsoring The Shabby Tea Room, and the inspiration is just beautiful!  The theme is "Thankful" and there is an awesome photo for your to be inspired by, too!  Check it out...

Isn't that just fabulously FALL?!  I love the neutral colors, the pine cones, the texture...all of it!  Take a peek at what I was inspired to create...

I stamped G22 Pine Cone Bough on the top and bottom of a piece of kraft cardstock to create a frame for my sentiment.  I then colored in the berries with gold Wink of Stella pen and then colored over that with a Sakura glitter gel pen.  The shine is SO pretty!

Going along with the photo and the "Thankful" theme, I added C384 Abundant Blessings to the card.  I stamped it onto some textured cream cardstock, then added some brown, felt, stitched ribbon to the side.  

I really love these neutral tones and fun textures together!  I hope you like my card, too.  Please leave me a comment below to let me know your thoughts!

That's all for me today, friends.  THANK YOU so much for stopping by to take a peek at my card!  I also would love for you to come and join our monthly challenge!  If you use a stamp from the Great Impressions online store, please link it up in our Customer Gallery, too!  Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

Project supplies:

G22 Pine Cone Bough | Great Impressions Stamps

C384 Abundant Blessings | Great Impressions Stamps

November Challenge: Bling On The Holidays!

Hi, friends!  Before we get started this month, I want to let you all know that we are holding a DESIGN TEAM CALL from November 1st-15th!  Check out all the details HERE if you are interested in designing for the Great Impressions team!

Welcome to another monthly challenge here at Great Impressions!  Don't forget to  to link up all your Great Impressions creations in the 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~

31 Karen C.!

Congratulations!  Please email Mynn at 

onastampageATyahooDOTcom to claim your prize!

Our Top Picks~

#10 Ajascha's Bastelecke


#15 Robin C.


#17 stempelfrida


#24 Sherri Scraps


#36 Pamela Danner

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 November challenge!

Here's the challenge~

Create something for the holidays--
WITH LOTS OF BLING!

And the prize you could win~

Here's some inspiration from the DT~

Mynn

Using H204 Sleigh Ride and D397 Winter Wonderland.

Patti

Using  E366 Franklin Hanging On and
D469 Vintage Merry Christmas.

Donna

Using F509 Beachside Holiday.

Emily

Using H273 Joyful Penguins.

Ruza

Using G494 Christmas Henry and B237 Oh Christmas Tree.

Toni

Using B218 Magic in the Air andG441 Snowflake Tree.

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 GISMC1115 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 onastampageATyahooDOTcom 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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