When It Rains.....

Happy Tuesday!

Today I have a little encouragement card to share with you.  One I hope will bring some cheer to the recipient!

 

I used the F448 When It Rains stamp set.  I adore this sentiment with these sweet little rain boots!  Sentiment and image stamped using Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers.  I added a wee bit of Sakura Glitter Pens to some of the boot accents, they give it a subtle sparkle.

 

Classic and Scalloped Circle dies layered on top of a doily.  Corner Tabs, Enamel Dots, Black & White Gingham Ribbon, Jute Twine and a little silver heart charm as an accent. 

 

Don't forget about our Monthly Challenge, To Use Your Favorite Stamp.  Still plenty of time to play along!  And when using Great Impressions Stamps please link up your creations to our Customer Gallery. 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Enjoy~~

 

 

 

 



Fancy Pants Flamingos

Hi, friends!  I'm back today with another card using fabulous Great Impressions stamps!  Today I'm sharing a fun, summery card with you all, complete with pink flamingos!  Take a peek...

Fun, right?!  I started by heat embossing the image, G372 Flamingos in Flip Flops, in gold, then watercoloring it.  In hindsight, I think embossing in either clear or white would have been better, but it's all good. ;)  A few gems accent these three fabulous birds, pun intended. ;)

I created a faux Polaroid frame for my image with black cardstock.  Then, I heat embossed part of a sentiment from the OWH102 Missing You Set.  I added a seashell, flower, and another rhinestones for a bit more bling and to help anchor the focal panel.

Some fun papers, ribbon, and punched chevron arrows completed this card.  I love the way it turned out!  What do you think?  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! :)

Project supplies:

G372 Flamingos in Flip Flops | Great Impressions

OWH102 Missing You Set | Great Impressions

Hey Chickie...

Happy Saturday!

Even though I'm retired, I still get excited about weekends - just habit, I guess!

It's my day to post for Great Impressions, and I chose some of the newer

releases to showcase.  This little chicken is spending his weekend on the beach,

flip flops, and all!

For today's card, I used these Great Impressions Stamps:

E873 - Beach Chicken

C480 - Hey Chickie

E872 - Beach Sand

The chicken was stamped and colored, onto the focal panel. 

Another chicken was stamped onto a post it note, and fussy cut, 

to use as a mask. 

The mask was placed onto the panel. 

The Beach Sand was stamped a few times, to give this little guy 

ample space to hang out. 

Once the sand was stamped, the water was hand drawn with a marker, 

and the sky was sponged with distress inks.

A Wink of Stella Brush Pen gave some sparkle to the sand and water, 

and a thought bubble was created for a bit of whimsy. 

Three little enamel dots were added as a finishing touch.

Hope you like him! I think he's a cutie patootie, for sure!

Don't forget about our GI challenge!

Our July challenge is so simple! Just use your favorite Great Impressions Stamp!

When you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery HERE. 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store HERE and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

Buzzing By

Happy Friday everyone! Today I've got a window card to show you using two cute Great Impressions stamps:

Buzzing By A147 and Bee A55

I made a window in the front of my card  and covered it with a piece of acetate.

 The sentiment and bees were stamped on the inside of the card. I wanted to showcase both sides of this paper.

 

I colored the bees on the front with glimmer mists and popped them up with foam adhesive.

 If you spend some time this weekend playing with your Great Impressions stamps, you can post your creations in the Customer Gallery. We love seeing all of your ideas! Don't forget there's also a challenge going on- you have all month to join in! Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you next week!

Thursdays with Toni: Challenge Sponsor

Hello!  This week Great Impressions is sponsoring the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge where the theme is Thank You. Come on and join in the fun!

For this card I colored up the C383 Hummingbird stamp.  Isn't it so sweet?  And the perfect size for flowers large or small.  Come on over to my blog to read more about how I created this card!


See you next week!  Toni 

Don't forget about our 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.

You are in my thoughts ...

Good morning and Happy Hump Day! Ruza here with my first project as a Designer for Great Impressions. I am super excited to be here, and hope that you are inspired by my creations!

Summer is in full swing, and I couldn't resist create a card with the adorable Summer Days (E453) stamp.

The adorable Summer Days (E453) stamp is perfect for paper piecing. I colored the adorable bear with my Copic Markers, fussy cut him out and paper-pieced him together on top of the colorful blanket.

I matched the stamp with the Thought (B176) stamp since he is just laying on the blanket chillin' and thinking.

Here's another look at Summer Days (E453) stamp ...

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!

Coffee Cups

Happy Tuesday! 

Donna here with my very first Great Impressions post!  I am beyond thrilled to be here and to be able to share some of these beautifully illustrated stamps. 

My card for today will give you a little insight into my personality.....  I LOVE COFFEE! 

 

 

My card uses the G449 Coffee Cup Border.  I added a coffee cup to each end by masking off the stamp.  Images colored with Copic Markers and a bit of sheer ribbon and some enamel brads in a creamy coffee color to add some accent.

 

 

The inside of my card uses the F189 Nicest Perks sentiment.  Masking off the border stamp again I added a cup-o-Joe to the sentiment. 

 

Don't forget to check out our  July Challenge, Use Your Favorite Stamp.  You don't have to use Great Impressions stamps to play along, but it'd be wonderful if you did.  AND if you do, don't forget to link up to our Customer Gallery, where at the end of the year you may win some fabulous prizes for being a loyal customer!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'll be back next Tuesday!

 

Enjoy~~



Get Well Soon

Hi, friends!  I'm back today with another card using fabulous Great Impressions stamps!  Today I'm sharing a soft get well card with you all.  Take a peek...

I love the font of this sentiment, C470 Cursive Get Well.  Since it looks so feminine, I went with a very soft and feminine color scheme with pink and grays.  Oh, and POLKA DOTS! :)

The stamped portion of the panel was made using K93 Distressed Background, stamped in pink, and B191 Elegant Motif repeatedly stamped in gray over the distressed stamping.

I added some more fun polka dotted papers and some pink ribbon, plus pink liquid pearls, to finish this off.  I think it's pretty!  What do you think?  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! :)

Project supplies:

C470 Cursive Get Well | Great Impressions

B191 Elegant Motif | Great Impressions

K94 Distressed Background | Great Impressions

July Challenge: Use Your Favorite Stamp

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 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~

#54 Gloria Shirr!!!

Congratulations!  Please email Mynn at 

onastampageATyahooDOTcom to claim your prize!

Our Top Picks~

Mynn chose #70 Lovely Linda

Patti chose #3 Graciellie Design

Donna chose #60 Nannieflash

Emily chose #25 My Creative Place

Ruza chose #27 Karen C

Toni chose #38 niki1

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 July challenge!

Here's the challenge~

Use your favorite stamp--
and tell us WHY it's your fave!

And the prize you could win~

Here's some inspiration from the DT~

Mynn

Using G524 Birdie With Kite, C480 Hey Chickie,
and G426 Whimsical Clouds.

Patti

Using H268 Tu Tu Flamingos and
C479 Happy Tu Tu You.

Donna

Using D447 Empty Mailbox Sentiment
and G465 Mailboxes.

Emily

Using E814 Winter Teddy.

Ruza

Using G505 Birthday Friends
and C340 Happy Birthday.

Toni

Using E843 Flowery Butterfly.

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 GISMC0715 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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Flip Flop State of Mind...

Happy 4^th of July

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Hello, and happy Saturday!
It's my day to post a project for Great Impressions Stamps, and as it is also Independence Day, it was only fitting to use some red, white, and blue when creating today's fun card!

Mabel and Vera are back, and they are eager to show you their
flip flops, swim rings, shades, and hats!

For this card, I used:
Great Impressions J118-Mabel & Vera Beachin'
Great Impressions E872 Beach Sand
Great Impressions D506-State of Mind

This view shows the card flat for mailing.

Here is a shot of the easel card all propped up for display in a fun spot.

And finally, here is the sentiment on the inside of the card.
I love my flip-flops, and this sentiment makes me smile out loud!

Don't forget about our GI challenge!

The new challenge for July will be posted tomorrow, so be sure to check the Great Impressions Blog for the new theme!

You don't have to use GI stamps, but we'd love it if you did!

If you use GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery HERE. 

Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store HERE and treat yourself to a few new stamps!

Did you know shipping is free over $25?! 

Also.....

Great Impressions is having a sale!

You have until the end of the day on July 5th to take advantage of saving

15% on your order!  Just be sure to enter the code when you are

checking out!

Thanks for stopping by,

Have a safe and happy weekend!

Patti J.