Good Monday morning and welcome to day 1 of the Impression Obsession 2017 Spring/Summer Release Hop! We have some beautiful new stamps and dies to share with you and Gift Certificates to give away! The Blog Hop will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog at 6am EST May 15th – May 17th. Visit our fabulous IO Design Team’s blogs (only one comment per blog please) for a chance to win one of FOUR $25 Gift Certificates! Comment entries will be open until 9pm CT on Sunday May 21st and all winners will be announced May 22nd.
Here is our hop trail. Good luck!
Kittie Caracciolo (that’s me)
My project today was made using the Palm Trees and Hammock, Sea Birds, Small Grass and the flip flops from the Single Beach Chair set. I love making beach cards and this is a framed die cut scene complete with sand, palm trees and I used hot pressed watercolor paper to cut the scene so I could watercolor with Distress reinkers. I began by lightly applying water to the sand area and then applying a mixture of reinker mixed with water. I repeated the process to color both palm trees and sprigs of grass. I heat set all the images with my heat gun and set aside while I worked on the background layer. I used a mini applicator to sponge grey ink to the wings of the birds and assembled the flip flops with glossy accents.hammock.
I cut a piece of white cardstock to fit behind the framed die cut scene. I applied a piece of Eclipse tape across the middle of the cardstock to mask off the sky area and to create the ocean water line. I applied blue ink to the bottom half with an ink blending tool to create the ocean and then removed the tape and applied a lighter shade of blue to the sky area. I heat dried the ink and then reapplied the masking tape. I applied a thin layer of Cosmic glitter glue to the water area with my finger and then applied Clear Rock Candy glitter. I wanted the water to look sparkly behind the scene.
The two frames were attached together with ATG adhesive. Next I applied thin strips of mounting tape around the border and small pieces behind the top portion of the palm trees and attached the die cut scene. I applied ATG adhesive to the back of the scene layer and attached the blue scene background. Once the whole frame and scene were assembled I applied another layer of mounting tape to the back and attached it to the card base. I finished the scene by attaching the grass sprigs and flip flops with glossy accents and the birds with small pieces of mounting tape.
Just a reminder that Ellen Hutson is holding a 20% off Mother’s Day Sale on all in stock items. Use the MOMSDAY17 discount code.
Thanks for coming by and I hope you enjoy seeing all the wonderful designs using the new stamps and dies.
You’re scenery is absolutely wonderful!
I have followed you for a long time and your cards always amaze me!!!
Oh, such talent, with dies! Thanks for your creations.
Really cute!
Your card looks like the perfect place to relax on vacation!
This looks like we need to go to the beach.
Just beautiful as always Kittie. Thanks.
Amazing card. I just love your style with the dies.
I love it! I would love to make a card like that for my daughter since she’s going to Hawaii in a couple of weeks. NICE
Kittie…. I really want to be laying in that hammock between those two palm tree’s… Talk about an inviting picture…. I just love it. Thank you for sharing your amazing creativity….
Beautiful card…. Ill have to try the rock candy.. Love the effect
Love this tranquil scene you created:)
Very nice card.
Love this beautiful scene! Pretty colors and awesome dimension and details!
As always Kittie, this is an amazing scene that you have created! Love it!
Great card (& die). Looks like a typical day at the beach
here in So. Florida. 🙂
Kittie, you ALWAYS make the MOST INCREDIBLE SCENES! LOVE THIS & the dimension you’ve given this! ;)I LOOOOVE seeing the shadows of each image!(I was JUST THINKING the other day, I “needed” some palm trees for a project! LOL) 😉
Your card is pretty enough to frame.
Fabulous scene–I like the dimension.
Wonderful card!!! Always love IO dies and will be adding more to my wish list.
Good evening kittie,you amaze me how you create your projects. So simple an beautifully put together/ an Awsome. I can look at the same stamp a die an have doubts. Thank you for your inspiration an details for learning. LOL..,,,,hugs
Your card is so inviting. I just want to climb into and relax. I love the sparkle on the water. You always make amazing scene cards.
Fantastic scene.
Really wish I was laying in that hammock.
thanks for sharing.
Fun card and wonderful scene. I need to go to the beach now. TFS
Great card! Love it!
wonderful design. Love the new beach dies.
Your card makes me feel relaxed just by looking at it!
I want to be in that hammock but that seagull is too close for comfort. Ha ha
Love your card. I can just imagine myself in this scene.
Kittie, I would only add one thing to your card — me in the hammock! Your sky and sea is perfect — so calm. The diecuts that you used are perfect in creating your beach scene! Your cards are always so detailed and beautiful!
You have all of us longing for the sea.
Just want to climb in the hammock & relax!! Thanks for all your gorgeous cards. I don’t know how you keep coming up with ideas!!
What a relaxing beachy scene … love those tiny flip flops
This card reminds me of the Carribean vacation my husband and I took a few years back. We spent a day on a private island resting in hammocks and snorkeling. Thanks for the memory and for a beautiful card.
What a beautiful scene.
I really like the dimension of these tropical scenes!
Dorothy S aka etsdas
Very, very cute!
Very pretty – loving that sparkly water – wish I was there!!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
You created a beautiful scene. I can almost hear the waves and feel the sun.
A fun and peacefull please that you made; wouldn’t mind spending some time their!
Beautiful scene. It’s very summery. I have been following you since I began card making. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the card.
I can see myself lying in the hammock now. Love the dimension you gave to the card. Looks fabulous.
What a gorgeous scene!
Oh have you captured the wonderful beach scene and I’m thinking to myself, I have those seagulls and get them out and play!!!!
This is a great card, love all the tropical dies, looks like a great new release.
Great release!
I really like the 3-D look of this card. Layering is definitely in 🙂
Looks like paradise! Love the glittering sea and the seagulls! 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Very cool beach scene, love the sparkly water and all of your other details, down to the flip-flops!
SWOON!! Such a BEAUTIFUL Card Design!! LOVING the New Dies and the Scene you’ve created!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)