Great Impressions - Blessings Abound

[ETA: Sorry, folks! This post should have gone live 0600 this morning. Not sure what happened, but hitting the 'publish' button right now! Inky hugs!]

I just love Release Week at Great Impressions Stamps! Lots of inspiration and fun stuff! I'm waving today from my hotel in Burlington, NC.

((( Hi, Everyone! )))

Hubs and I are on a business/pleasure trip. This week I have been thinking about how blessed I am to be able to work and play with truly wonderful people...and wouldn't you know it, Great Impressions Stamps had the perfect stamps for me this week!

Isn't this Sunflower Background (G472) stamp, just gorgeous? It's stamped on kraft cardstock in Versamark Watermark ink, embossed in copper and then colored with Copics. I used it several times on this tag. See the stamped image on the distressed heart? It's also stamped in Versamark Watermark ink. Versamark produces a tone-on-tone effect, if you just let it dry after stamping. (It does take a little longer to dry than regular dye inks.)

Can you see where else I used the Sunflower Background stamp?

Look along the top edge of the tag. This time it's stamped with Versamark and then embossed with clear powder. Love it!

The Blessings (D452) sentiment is also part of this release and just what this tag needed. I forgot to write down what paper I used, but I think it's a Simple Stories line...added a little torn muslin and a few tiny staples and ribbons to finish it off.

I think I may have to make a few more of these along with a few loaves of something yummy. Are you in the baking mood? Fall is in the air!

Inky hugs,

Angi

Great Impressions October Challenge - Fall

Happy Sunday! (I know I say "Happy ___day" a lot. Most of the time it is!) The October Challenge on the Great Impressions Stamps blog is up! Have you had a chance to stop by and see the inspiration? The theme is "Fall" and the Design Team had some fun to share!

I like to put together little treats for my kids' teachers for Halloween. Pillow boxes are a cute way to gift  candy.

I used vellum and a couple of punches to showcase these Great Impressions Halloween stamps:

Ghoulish (F501)

Spooky Tree (G432)

You can enter the monthly challenge for a chance to win your own Great Impressions Stamps!

Inky hugs,

Angi

World Card Making Day 2012

Happy World Card Making Day!

I know. It's 10:20pm, tomorrow on the East Coast. Well, better late than never, right? I hope that you had a great day with lots of inspiration and fun! I had a chance to stop by a few sites while I was waiting on uploads and edits.

Did you travel the World Card Making Day 2012 blog tour ? I'm going to visit a few more blogs tomorrow.

I have been riding the forever long roller coaster of learning today. iMovie, YouTube, PSE, Blogger stuff, putting together furniture and more...

So, without much fanfare...the Autumn Leaves tutorial - a (pseudo) video tutorial for your viewing pleasure!

Really, it's my first video, so I'd appreciate any feedback, especially if you have a favorite tutorial on how to use iMovie, how to set up a filming area (lights?), etc. No more slideshows. Reality TV all the way, Baby!

Want to see what you can use this cardstock for? I used this same technique to color cardstock for leaves that I die cut and used on THIS card.

Inky hugs,
Angi

Card Makin' Mamas - Fall is Here!

I just spent the last 20 minutes typing up this post...sigh...clicked 'save', left the page to check on a link, came back and...poof!...the post was gone! So frustrating...

I think the blog move may be closer than I thought!

Anyhoo...I've got some good news to share!
I'm one of the new Design Team members of the

Card Makin' Mamas (CMM) Challenge Blog!

Challenges are posted on Friday, twice a month with an inspiration post in between.

The current challenge "Fall is Here" is sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps.

I've used Stella - Birthday Reaper.

Isn't she feisty? Definitely my version of a "Red Hat" lady!

She's been colored with Copics and glossy accents have been added to her glasses and the blade.

Gatefold card (did you expect anything else? lol) held closed by her scythe. Sparkle added with Spica pens to the cake frosting, flowers and her shoes.

Check out the sentiment...so true, right?!

Stop by the CMM blog, check out the other DT members projects and then play along! Looking forward to seeing your projects!

Inky hugs,

Angi

Great Impressions - Creative Notebook

Do you ever have one of those crazy creative ideas in the middle of the night? I keep notebooks on my nightstand, in my purse, in my car...just in case. I know if I don't write an idea down as soon as possible, when I get a chance to make something I'll have forgotten that great idea.

The other day, I had an idea...

It involved the Great Impressions Stamp Very Creative (G439),

a few Copics, a Spica Pen or two, and some paper scraps...

a rub-on and a notebook!

Can't have too many of these. They make great gifts. I've been having fun using up paper scraps, stamps and orphaned rub-ons and stickers to make a few more notebooks.

Choosing colors for this project was easy-peasy...used The Color Throwdown Challenge this week:

(If you've been looking for my leaf tutorial for the leaves on THIS card

and my RMH card, stop by my blog on Saturday...)

Okay, I'm off to clean up the studio...after all this Saturday is World Card Making Day!

Inky hugs,

Angi

Playing along in the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Glimmer & Sparkle
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes