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December 14, 2017

Snowy Trees and Cardinals

ood Thursday morning. I have another nature inspired snowy scene card to share today using the Impression Obsession Tree Frame, All-in-One Frames Rectangles 2, Fir Tree, Small Fir Tree, Fir Sprigs and Cardinals. I absolutely love using white embossing paste for snow and applying clear glitter on it while it is still wet. It adds a special sparkly touch to the scene.

I cut the tree frame using tan woodgrain cardstock, applied white embossing paste using a Sofft spatula and then clear glitter and set aside to dry. The tree stamps and white cardstock were secured in place in my MISTI and stamped using Peeled Paint ink. I sponged Tumbled Glass ink in the sky area using an ink blending tool. I used the spatula to gently tap embossing paste to create snow on the green trees and then applied the clear glitter. I used my deckle scissors to cut the ground snow layer and then applied the embossing paste and glitter. I thought a few sprigs of fir would look pretty around the tree base so I covered a few of those with the embossing paste and glitter and set aside to dry along with all the other pieces.

I applied double stick tape to the back of the frame and attached the tree frame to it. I applied thin strips of mounting tape to the back of the frames and attached it to the scene layer. The frame scene was attached to the white card base using double stick tape. I tucked the sprigs of fir behind the frame and attached with glossy accents. I finished by adding the cardinals to the scene for a bright touch of color. This kind of snowy scene reminds me of my childhood growing up in West Virginia. We four girls loved sleigh rides and playing in the snow. What fond memories!

Thanks for coming by and I hope you are enjoying a wonderful day.

Card size: 5.50” x 4.25”

Dec 14, 2017 12:36:55 PM | Christmas, Die Cut, Impression Obsession, Scene, Snow

December 10, 2017

Snowy Winter Deer Scene

Good Sunday morning. When I make my holiday cards I have a few favorite themes that I repeat every year. I simply adore making scenes with deer. Sometimes the scenes are full of color with green foliage backgrounds and deer peeking out from behind tree branches. Sometimes all white images against an all white background with only touches of red and green. Today I created colorful deer with red birds against an all white background. I recreate these kind of deer scenes year after year because they make me so happy. I love making them so much. Today’s project was made using the Impression Obsession Square Tree Window, Deer Trio, Cardinals, Fir Sprigs and Wreath Builder.

I started by attaching the tree frame to the card using mounting tape. I hand cut a ground snow piece and attached it to the frame with mounting tape. The deer were cut using white cardstock and colored using Antique Linen and Vintage Photo ink and mini applicators. I attached a tiny holly leaves and tiny red berries on the neck of the fawn and applied tiny white spots with a white gel pen. The cardinals were cut with red and lightly touched with a black Copic marker on the beaks.

The deer and cardinals were attached to the scene with mounting tape. The fir sprigs were tucked in behind the ground snow and attached with glossy accents. I finished by adding a tiny touch of red stickles to the berries on the fawn’s neck but it doesn’t show well in the photos.

I did a file search for all the holiday deer cards I have made in the past and I posted several of my favorites. I had lots of fun looking back. I hope you don’t mind me sharing.

Thanks for coming by and I hope you have a great Sunday. Today’s card size is: 5” square.

Dec 10, 2017 11:24:29 AM | Christmas, Die Cut, Impression Obsession, Scene

December 08, 2017

Warm Wishes Winter Scene

Good Friday morning. I have had the Avery Elle Warm Wishes Stamp Set and Warm Wishes Die Set for quite a while and have just gotten around to playing with them. The scene layer was made using the Penny Black Antique Frame set. I added a star embellishment to one of my trees using the Impression Obsession Sun and Moon set and a couple holly leaves using the Impression Obsession Wreath Builder.

I used Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper for the trees and house images. I secured the paper and stamps in my MISTI and stamped. I used a brush to pull the color out of the image lines and added color by watercoloring with a mix of reinkers and water. I cut the trees out using the die set but hand cut the house out. I painted the roof of the house white with white gesso. I sponged in the blue background on the frame layer and then applied falling snow in the sky area and on the trees and house using a white gel pen.

I attached the white frame layer to the green layer using ATG adhesive. I applied thin strips of mounting tape to the back of the framed layer and attached to the card base. I cut the bottom portion of a second frame layer and then cut across using my deckle scissors to form the white ground snow. I attached it in place with strips of mounting tape. The house and trees were tucked in behind the snow layer and attached with glossy accents. I added a few holly leaves and 1/16” red berries to the ground area and to the front of the house. The red berries really don’t show well in the pictures but they add a little extra touch of color to all the green and brown. I finished by adding the gold star on the tallest tree in the scene.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Card size: 5.50” x 4.25”

Dec 8, 2017 6:00:00 AM | Christmas, Die Cut, Scene, Snow

December 04, 2017

Deer and Star

Good Monday afternoon. My project today was made for the Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple challenge to use a Zig Zag pattern of some kind on our project. I chose to create a clean and simple background using the Impression Obsession Chevron Adapt-a-Background paired with the larger deer from the Deer and Doe set, pine sprigs from the Wreath Builder set and the star from the Bare Christmas Tree set. I love making simple scenes like this that allows a few simple images like the deer looking up to the star in the sky to tell the “story” without words.

I started by cutting the blue background layer and attached it to the card base with mounting tape. I cut a small portion of the die in white and attached it to the blue with mounting tape.

I applied the pine and red berries to the deer with gloss6 accents and then attached it to the scene using mounting tape on the body and glue dots on the feet. I applied red stickles to the berries to add a touch of sparkle and finished the scene with the small gold star in the sky.

Thank you for coming by today. I hope you have a great week.

Card size: 5.50” x 4.25”

Dec 4, 2017 12:14:52 PM | Christmas, Die Cut, Impression Obsession, Scene

November 02, 2017

Impression Obsession “Falling Leaves” Challenge

Good Thursday morning and welcome to the Impression Obsession “Falling Leaves” design team challenge. I like making fall cards and today’s challenge theme gave me the perfect opportunity to create a colorful leaf wreath and front door scene. I used the Distressed Brick Cover-a-Card Stamp, Front Door, Oak Leaves and Rake, Wide Tree, Small Grass Border and Pumpkin Patch.

I secured the brick stamp and Kraft cardstock in my MISTI, applied white pigment ink and stamped. I heat embossed using white embossing powder. I cut the door section twice and attached the door frame portion and door panels of the second one over the first to add dimension and attached them using double stick tape. I applied strips of mounting tape to the back of the door and attached it to the card base. I cut a couple Wide Tree sections and applied Vintage Photo ink directly on the branches with the ink pad. I cut the branches apart to use for my leaf arrangement. I cut the leaves using white cardstock and colored the them using mini applicators and Wild Honey, Fired Brick and Peeled Paint inks.

I applied glossy accents to the tips of the branches and attached the leaves. I attached the branches to the door using glossy accents and then attached the multi loop bow using glue dots. I attached the grass sections using thin strips of mounting tape. I tucked a few branches with leaves and pumpkins in behind the grass sections and attached with glossy accents. I added a black door knob using Ebony Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Why don’t you come along and play with us. To enter the challenge and see a complete list of our team payers go to the Impression Obsession Blog. You’ll see all the details there! A random challenge card will be selected to showcase on the IO blog.

Kittie Caracciolo (that’s me)

Laura Fulcher

Vicki Garrett

Card size: 5.50” x 4.25”