Sweet Cherubs-Day 5 Impression Obsession New Release Hop

Today is the Final Day of the Hop!

I decided to save my FAVE Heart card for Last!!!!

Here it is!!!!

Sweet Cherubs!!!!

Isn't it the SWEETEST????

My Central focus for this card is the

Cupids

the smaller pink heart is the inner piece from the Heart Flourish Die

and of course Heart Dies from the Heart Set

If you click on the picture, you can see that I have stamped the Red Hearts with the Coordinating Hearts from The Valentines Hearts Clear Set which has a fabulous array of hearts along with three sentiments, including the one that I used on the card.

To make the "Cupid Print Background Paper" I simply used the Border around the cherub cut out and Sponged in some soft pink ink.  Super Easy!!!!!

I hope that you've enjoyed the hop this week and wish you luck to win some fabby IO Bucks!

What was your favourite set this week? How about the dies? Any Favourites??

Inquiring minds NEED to know.....lol

I'm the last stop on the hop.........so the next stop is the Beginning , unless you heard mine whines and started with me!!!!  Thank you SO much for your wonderful feedback on my peeks.  It truly means a lot~ Now get on over to the IO Blog to get all the deets on the prizes !!!!

Impression Obsession Blog

Be sure to visit soon.....you are going to see a LOT more IO Goodness.... I Truly {Heart} this release~

Happy Stamping!

IO Stamps Release Hop Day 7

Hope that you've been enjoying this amazing hop!

Have you just arrived from Laura's Blog?

I've had such fun creating these cards for you and as you can see.....my Heart Obsession with Impression Obsession Hearts go on!!!! 

For this simple Valentine, I used the following Stamps

Bold Valentines Day

Fragile Ink Heart

Hugs & Kisses

Watercolour Grid Texture

Floral Lace Die

Heart Full of Art

Picket Fence

Watercolour Clouds

Grass Die

This Concludes the end of the Hop!!!

Next Stop, or Start......depending on how you are looking at it is

The Impression Obsession Blog!

Get all the details for winning some fabulous Rubber HERE!

Happy Stamping!

Love is all you need! Hoppin' with IO Stamps!

How's the Hoppin' ?

I am a TOTAL fan of Hearts! If you know me and see me, you'll know that about 80% of the time, I am donning a Heart Necklace. Most are Sterling Silver, but I have a couple that are off the beaten glass. I LOVE Winter Release at IO Stamps, because Mitra always has new Heart Stamps and Dies for my (and your) pleasure!!!

This card is made with the Love Heart Stamp

&

The Love is all you need Sentiment

You can also get the Love Heart Stamp with some Amazing Sentiments in the

Baby Be Mine Clear Stamp Set

and the Sentiment in the Love Songs 1 set

That's a lot of "Hearty" Goodness.......hehe!!

I love the Clean and Simple Style of this card

To give the sentiment and touch more pizzazz, I Stamped it twice. First on the Card Front in Black.

I then stamped a second time on Pink with Black ink, colouring the letters in red ( I love the pink/red combo) before mounting them on Dimensionals!!!

That's it for today!!!!

I'll be back tomorrow for Day 4 of the Hop

You know what to do.........{Leave a comment= a good chance to win some stamping bucks!}

I'm always the last stop on the Hop...... I could Sigh and Say.....woe is me....or I could over inflate and say "Saving the best 'til last! HA!!!!) No matter what I say....Hop on over to the IO Blog to start the Hop!!!!

The hop will start each day with a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST. Each day pay us a visit here and then head over and see our fabulous IO Design Team’s projects with our new stamps & dies on their blogs (only one comment per blog per day please). The more blogs you visit each day the better chance you will have to win!

Every day (Monday Jan 6th – Friday Jan 10th) one of the blogs will be chosen randomly and a winner will be selected from comments on that blog at 10pm CT. The winner will be announced the following day along with the participating blogs for that day.

Two prizes will be awarded on the last day of the hop. One will be for Friday’s comments and another will be chosen from all the comments left throughout the week. So if you miss a day or time deadline your comments will still count for a chance to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate!

Today is day two of the IO Stamps Spring Release Blog Hop!

I hope that you enjoyed yesterday's creations....all I can say is WOW! We have some talented Designers on this Team!!!!

Today I wanted to Feature  Some of the "Zenspirations" Stamps

This Zenspiration Alphabet is Hot Diggity Bomb!!!! 

I can see myself using it a LOT!

It's very Art Journally, isn't it?

After Making my Background with Ink Sprays from Dylusions, I added some Texture Paste and Glitter as well as a Fun Tree Stencil to create my snowy Scene

I Heat embossed some "Damask" Snowflakes to compliment the Heat Embossed Alphabet! ("A")

In my mind, a Sweet Snowman always compliments a wintery scene!

The Snowman set makes the Perfect Snowman!

Here is an understated yet elegant Sympathy card I created 

Wheat

 Dangle Design

Treasured Memories

Knotty Wood Background

Once again, I'm the last Stop on the Hop! 

If you haven't been hopping though, Head on over to the IO Blog to get started!!!

BLOG HOP STARTS HERE

Be sure to leave comments along the way to increase your chances of winning some new Goodies!!!!

IO Spring Release Hop!

Welcome to Day 1 of the Impression Obsession 2014 Spring Release Designer Hop!

 I've used several of the Beautiful new images on this Card

Striped Heart Envelope

Bold Forever

Chicken Wire Heart

Blooming Rose Stem

Gingham Scallop Border

Rose Typographie

Lots of Stamps on this card and I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out!

The Paper is from Pink Paislee!

We have some beautiful CHA peeks to share AND Gift Certificates to give away each day!!!

The hop will start each day with a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST. Each day pay us a visit and then head over and see our fabulous IO Design Team’s projects with our new stamps & dies on their blogs (only one comment per blog per day please). The more blogs you visit each day the better chance you will have to win!

Every day (Monday Jan 6th – Friday Jan 10th) one of the blogs will be chosen randomly and a winner will be selected from comments on that blog at 10pm CT. The winner will be announced the following day along with the participating blogs for that day.

Two prizes will be awarded on the last day of the hop. One will be for Friday’s comments and another will be chosen from all the comments left throughout the week. So if you miss a day or time deadline your comments will still count for a chance to win a $25 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate! Both Friday winners will be announced on the IO Blog on Saturday.

If you have any questions please email Jeanne.

If you've been hoppin already, you've just arrived from 

Laura's Blog 

'Cause I'm the Last Stop on the Hop!

If you've come here first,  head over to the Impression Obsession Blog to start the Hop!

Today’s  hop list! You can pick up the Links on my Sidebar

Impression Obsession Blog

Anna Wight

Daniela Dobson

Dina Kowal

Ellen Taylor

Jeanne Streiff

Jenny Gropp

Kittie Caracciolo

Laura Fulcher

Vicki Garrett

Blue for YOU!!! Impression Obsession Challenge

Love, was made for you and me...or is that me and you?? Not sure, but what I DO know, is that it takes two! Two to make it or break it. Two to invest their hearts and energy into a common goal.

I love this verse from Corinthians...it is SO True!!!

Anyway our Challenge this week is to create a Blue Card!

Here's my Blue for you Valentine!

I used the Banner and Sentiments from the You & Me Stamp Set

To set the Background, I used the Fragile Ink Heart

Ink is Bashful Blue and Pacific Point by Stampin Up!

Make sure you head over to the IO Blog to load your entry for the challenge and have the opportunity to win a gift certificate! It's the perfect time to get some new Rubber!

Happy Stamping!

Clarity

It's a new Day, a new Year 

Rather than making resolutions, which are often quickly forgotten I choose to allow my focus to draw me to a word. Last Year, I searched and searched for the perfect word. The word carried me through the year in that it gave me a sense of comfort

Over the last few days, I pondered over what word would guide me this year and I was having difficulty really, as there are many wonderful words that can act as a guiding principle. None of them felt just right.

In a moment of tranquility, in the soft silence my word came to me............

Clarity

Clarity is the quality of being clear, in particular the quality of coherence and intelligibility.

Clarity is the quality of being certain or definite.

Clarity is the quality of transparency or purity

This Year, I choose not to search for the answers, but rather pay attention to my Universe

To focus on my spirituality as opposed to my worldly needs.

To nourish my soul in an effort to gain peace of mind, focus and to have a better energy to effect others around me. With Clarity comes a better understanding of purpose: self purpose, purpose of relationships, the purpose of personal goals. 

Letting go of the negative thoughts and feelings that interfere with one's ability to move forward on the path that lies ahead

This year, I will quit searching for answers that perhaps don't even exist

This year, I will allow myself to live with less thought. Not be be less thoughtful, but rather slowing down to just enjoy my moments and interactions rather than missing the emotions as I over process and often attempt to intellectualize my environment, my relationships, my being

2014 is  my Year to be certain

Clarity

What word will guide you this year?