Serve Some Love

Hello, friends.  I am an Impression Obsession die lover.  I admit it, I love their dies.  So when they started a challenge called Pour It On, I knew I had to join in on the fun.  I used the Coffee Set and the Greeting Set. 

I am honored to enter this challenge:

IO Stamps Blog

Stop in again soon!
kReN@afourthlife

Feel Better Fly By

Hello, Friends.  Just flying by to wish a friend a speedy recovery.  I used dp and dies to make a quick card.  It's time for the PDE Linky Party so I am sharing this anything goes card.  Why not join us this week for some anything goes fun.

A Star Calendar

Hello, Friends.  I've been meaning to share a project that I made recently.  It's called a star calendar and I just love that it can sit on my desk and be in view at all times.  I had fun decorating each page with die cuts in a theme for each month.  Here are some photos of the pages using some of my favorite dies from Spellbinders, Impression Obsession, MTK, Provocraft, Lawn Fawn, MFT, X Cut and many more brands of die cuts.

It is very easy to assemble.  Create 6 A2-sized card blanks, glue the back of one to the front of another and continue until you have created this star shape.  Now decorate each of the adjacent pages with designer paper, photos, calendar pages, or anything else you choose.  There are examples of this project out there but here is one at Chattering Robins.  Hope you enjoying making your own!

How've You Bean?

Hello, Friends.    Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop time!   Today I am featuring tiny cardinal dies from Impression Obsession  that I added to the wreath card stock here and there.  I nestled their coffee cup die in the corner for more red accents. The Fiskars Stamp Latte Love stamp set provided the sentiment and Sweet n Sassy's scallop border die was used.  Love that pleat or drapery fold, don't you?

A.M. Coffee Makes Me Smile

Hello, Friends!  It's time for the Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop and I am featuring Impression Obsession coffee dies today.  These coffee dies are so versatile!  I used the smile sentiment from a Momenta set.  I love plaid for the holidays, don't you?  Thanks for stopping by!

A Hug Is a Great Gift

Hello, Friends!  We're having gray overcast days here
so I thought I would send myself a hug.
And, yes, I will send it along to 
someone else who needs one!

Supplies:  Cheery Lynn Dies, Memory Box Dies, Impression Obsession Dies, paper from stash, sentiment gift from a friend

I will share my hug here:  613 Avenue Create    Aud Sentiments Challenge    Brown Sugar ,Crafting With An Attitude   Crafting-With-Friends    Crafty Girls Creations   Hand Stamped Sentiments  Polkadoodles    Sunny Day Crafting     Through The Craft Room Door    Tuesday Throwdown   WordArt Wednesdays  

Thank You and Cats

When you need a thank you card and

your Impression Obsessions dies are on your work table...

Well, you know what you do!

Grab from that wonderful homemade designer paper you made previously,

search through some embossed quarters in your stash, 

and have some fun!

Look what I came up with...

And won't my cat-loving friend be tickled lavender!

Wide Tree DIE 219-P
Mini Cats DIE328-G
Thanks DIE162-A

I will share my card with my friends:

Impression Obsession

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 

WordArt Wednesdays

Winter Hugs

What's in your stash?

Making your own background paper is easy.

For this card, I painted card stock with acrylic paints in colors that fit my mood.

Then when dry, I dry brushed gesso on top to mute the colors.  

I keep a collection of these  in my designer paper tray

ready for a card at any time.

I wanted a winter card with one of these backgrounds

so I pulled out my Impression Obsession dies

and am embossed card stock card stock quarter from my stash.

The sequins were a gift from K. Werner from a blog hop.

They were the perfect colors for this card.  Thanks Kristina!

I love the subtle colors but couldn't resist a bolder card blank.

Thanks for stopping by!

IO Birch Trees DIE 079-U
IO Upper Case Alphabet DIE158-H

I will share my project with my friends:

Impression Obsession Blog

Lemon Shortbread

Path of Positivity 

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 

WordArt Wednesdays 

Winter Birthday

It's time to add to the birthday card stack.

Today I am using Impression Obsession dies to create my card.

I added some loose glitter to the branches of the fir trees and

a star for the dot of the "i" for a little more bling.

Thanks for stopping by!

IO Fir Trees DIE 084-V
IO Happy Birthday Die DIE166-F

I will share my card with my friends:

Impression Obsession 

Lemon Shortbread 

Sparkle n Sprinkle 

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 

WordArt Wednesdays  

Hello Spring!

I love dies.  They create such a clear graphic element to any design.  I've decided to share my project at the  Impression Obsession blog challenge.   This die reminds me of the bike I had as a child.


My card today uses some of my IO favorites--the bicycle and the hello sentiment.  Because I love pink and green as a color combo, that was my first choice.  

I will also share my project with:

Craft-Dee BowZ ,  Craft Your Passion ,  Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge,  Word Art Wednesday .

Spring Colors--Spring has Sprung

Are you having some signs of spring in your area?  Even if you aren't, you can make a card for the FOSTV using spring colors and brighten your day.  Here's my card using the Easter Scene sentiment that I just love.

http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/fostv-challenge

Dog and Butterflies

Who let the dogs out!  That's our theme for this week at the Speedy Fox and Friends challenge on the MFP blog site.  This dog is outside the fence but is enjoying the butterfly tree in the spring sunshine.  One couldn't resist landing on his nose!

Have you joined our blog site yet?  We moved from the old one and you may not have signed up again to follow us.  

Animals--and especially dogs-- are a fun theme and here's my card!

Did you hear?

Your challenge this week is to create a scene that includes a fence.  Here's my take on the challenge at Speedy Fox and Friends/ MFP Stamp Shop Blog.  Someone's getting a very special package!  

Navy, Violet, and Yellow--CC 41

Head over to your studio and make a card with these colors:  navy, violet, and yellow.  Then join us at the at MFP/SpeedyTV Color Challenge this week.  You have two weeks to enter to win a prize.

I used some acrylic paints sponged on white card stock for the background paper, an Impression Obsession Fancy Border die, Jillian's Banner die and the MFP More Keys mini stamp set.