GREAT IMPRESSIONS INSPIRATION SATURDAY

Hello to all of my Great Impressions friends! Welcome back for more inspiration from the Great Impressions store! It is the third Saturday in July, so you have plenty of time to play in our July Challenge: Animal Friends! Here is my little bit of inspiration for you today!

(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps (Up Up and Away – H256, Just Floating - E648); DSP and cloud embellie: SN@P; Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Please stop by my blog to get all of the details about this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by for a bit of inspiration from Great Impressions. Be sure to check out the current monthly challenge and don’t forget to link your GI creations at our CUSTOMER GALLERY!
One last thing, be sure to “Like” Great Impressions on FACEBOOK and I’ll see you again next Saturday!

Happy crafting everyone!

My blog: In a World of Craft

Friday Fun!

Hello Everybody!

Happy Friday!  Katy here, and I am excited to show you this Thank You card.

I used the following stamps:  Distressed Background K94, Romantic Collage H147, Tags G483, Simple Elegance H185.

For the collage I stamped it and used black embossing powder.  Then I brushed on various inks.  For the stamp with the lady I restamped the image with just black ink.  I inked the stamp and then turned it into an "epoxy sticker."  I used pop dots underneath it.  

The simple elegance swirl and background are on the middle panel.  I love both of these stamps so much!  Lastly, I stamped the thank you part of the Tags stamp and cut out the words.  I used a pen to draw a square around each word.  Then I adhered the words to the clear tag.

For more details on how I made this card you can check out my blog here.

Our challenge is still going on!  The challenge this month is Animals.  Go here to link up!  

And remember that you can check out our Facebook Page and Pinterest Boards for even more inspiration!

Friendship: To Be Oneself

Hi, friends!  It's time for another post using stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  Today I have a card made with some of our NEWEST stamps and some bling I forgot I had in my stash!  I went for a blue and gray color combo to match the bling I re-found. ;)  Come and take a peek!

Here's my card~

More details on my personal blog HERE.

Products used: H255 Watercolor Flowers, E841 To Be Oneself

I stamped the flower image a few times and then the sentiment on top.  I then added the bling flowers and held them in place with liquid pearls.  I also added some glossy accents to the circular parts of the sentiment.  I LOVE it.  What do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at this card!  Hop over to the Great Impressions blog for more inspiration and come play along with our monthly challenge, too!  If you use stamps from Great Impressions, you'll be able to link up your creation in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Wonderful Wednesday with Joni

Today I have F582 Potted Puppy from Great Impressions. I spotted him up using copic markers. 

I used some dies to layer my image. 

Then I added the sentiment You're Special from the  

G483 Tags. 

 This is my go to stamp set, love it!

Then I added some twine and a wooden star for accents!

Don't forget our monthly challenge here!

Sweet Little Girl

Hello stamping friends! Leah here and I have a card to share with you using some wonderful Great Impressions images. When I found this stamp I just had to have it as it reminds me so much of my little girl. I am amazed each day by her and she really is a miracle.

This sweet image is called Little Girl in Springtime (F466) and she was so much fun to color. I used Copics for my coloring. I also just adore this sentiment which is called Roots of Hope (C289). I added some rolled felt flowers and die cut foliage along with pearls and stitching. I hope to live that way each day! Have a beautiful creative day.

Floating By

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share a card with you!

I think the new Up Up and Away (H256) is such a cute/super fun stamp!

Perfect for those everyday projects!

I also used the new Just Floating (E648) sentiment!
I decided to break it up into 3 different pieces to make the sentiment kind of float around the image!

More details on my personal blog here.

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Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Be sure to stop back for more wonderful inspiration!

Join in our monthly challenge as well!  

We'd love to see what you create!

Check out the Great Impressions shop for more wonderful stamps!!

Have a wonderful week!

Inspiration Saturday With Ellen

Hello to all of my Great Impressions friends! Welcome back for more inspiration from the Great Impressions store! It is the second Saturday in July, so you have plenty of time to play in our July Challenge: Animal Friends! OK here is my card. Hopefully it will inspire you to enter your own creation in our challenge!

(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps (If Only I Had Wings - C364, Watercolor Flowers - H255); Dies: Spellbinders; DSP: Wild Rose Studio (Annabelle’s Garden)

Please visit my blog to get all of the details about this card!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a bit of inspiration from Great Impressions. Be sure to check out the current monthly challenge and don’t forget to link your GI creations at our CUSTOMER GALLERY!

One last thing, be sure to “Like” Great Impressions on FACEBOOK and I’ll see you again next Saturday!

Happy crafting everyone!

My blog: In a World of Craft

Friday Fun!

Hello Everybody!

Katy here and I am so excited to share with you this card featuring this cute little hedgehog taking a nap!  You can find this cutie and more in the Great Impressions Online Store.

For this card I used F557 Snoozing Hedgehog and B213 Happy Summer Days!  

I used Copic markers to color this cute little hedgehog-and I outlined his hair with a brown Copic.  I used light modeling paste and a sunburst stencil on the orange panel with the hedgehog and sentiment.  The bright colors and sunburst all say summer to me!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Be sure to link up with our challenge-Animals!  If you are looking for more project ideas you can check us out at Pinterest and on Facebook!  And if you use Great Impressions Stamps be sure to link up to our Customer Gallery!  There are prizes to be won. :)

Sweet Day

Hi, friends!  It's time for another post using stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  Today I have a card made with some of our NEWEST stamps and I just adore the way this CAS creation turned out!

Here's my card~

More details on my personal blog HERE.

Products used: E842 Happy Day, E843 Flowery Butterfly

This butterfly image is just SO perfect--I love all the little flowers it's made up of!  The only thing I accented them with was a few liquid pearl dots.  The sentiment screams blackboard so I decided to do white embossing on deep gray to kind of go along with that feel.  What do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at this card!  Hop over to the Great Impressions blog for more inspiration and come play along with our monthly challenge, too!  If you use stamps from Great Impressions, you'll be able to link up your creation in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Wonderful Wednesday with Joni

Today's card features some new stamps from Great Impressions.

 Isn't this hot air balloon fun?

H256 Up and Away . 

I colored this stamp with copics and neatly trimmed it out to pop it up on foam dots. 

I used a cloud stencil to create the background. 

Then I added the sentiment E648 Just Floating below the balloon so it looks like it is floating by.

Lovely Lady

Hello Great Impressions friends! Leah from Paper Blossoms here and I am thrilled to be here with my first official design team card. Great Impressions carries a wide variety of stamps and when I found this one I fell in love with the timeless elegance and romantic feel of the image. I was so excited to color it!

I colored this gorgeous stamp called Lady in Love (G189) with Copics.  I debated about what color to make her dress and blue just seemed soft and romantic :)  I decided to leave off a sentiment and let the image do all the talking. I wanted a really ornate background for her so I used my Silhouette to cut an intricate background layer. I added some machine sewing and added a bit of the same blue in her dress to my flower embellishment. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Birdie Swining

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Kendra from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards here today to share an adorable card with you!

Are you ready?!

I just love this month's new stamps, especially the adorable Birdie Swinging (F584) stamp!

Check out this fun card I created:

I just love it!

I used the My Friend (B181) sentiment, as well as using the new Flitting Butterflies (A32) to add around the sentiment!

More details on my personal blog here.

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Thank you for stopping by to see my project today!

Be sure to stop back for more wonderful inspiration!

Join in our monthly challenge as well!  

We'd love to see what you create!
This month is all about ANIMAL FRIENDS!

Check out the Great Impressions shop for more wonderful stamps!!

Have a wonderful week!

July Challenge: Animal Friends

Hi, friends!  Welcome to another monthly challenge here at Great Impressions!  Don't forget to  to link up all your Great Impressions creations in the CUSTOMER GALLERY, too!

Before we get started, we've got some winners to announce!

The four random winners

of OWH Sets from the store are~

#2 The Crafty Nurse

#12 Jodie H.

#16 Lee Mae

#20 Marsha D.

Congratulations!  Please email Mynn at 

onastampage@yahoo.com to claim your prize!

(FYI: Mynn is not able to return emails until after July 7th.)

Our Top 3 are~

#7 Cheryl A.

#10 Joanne Travis

#15 Annie A.

Congratulations!  Please grab your badge and proudly display it on your blog!

You've made a "GREAT IMPRESSION" on us!

And now, let's get to our July challenge!

Here's the challenge~

And the prize you could win~
A $20 shopping spree to Great Impressions!

Here's some inspiration from the DT~

Kendra

Using G486 Birdies on a Swing and E794 A Friend.

Mynn

Using F189 Nicest Perks and F483 Foxy.

Leah

Using G396 Rocking Giraffe.

Ellen

Using F584 Birdie Swinging and E842 Happy Day.

Katy

Using E428 Solid Peacock.

Joni

Using F583 Foxy and C466 What Does.

Our DT would love to hear what you think!
Give them a visit and leave a little comment love. :)

If you don't have a blog, you may post your entry in the gallery at Splitcoaststampers using keyword GISMC0714 in the title and then link it up below so we can find you and leave a little comment love. If you don't have a blog OR a Splitcoaststampers gallery, send your creation to Mynn at onastampage@yahoo.com and she will enter it for you!

As a bonus, if you use our stamps leave us a comment 

on this post telling us, you will have a double chance

of winning the prize package we are offering this month!

To view all of our challenge rules just click on the "Challenge Rules & Badges" tab above.  HUGS and happy stamping to all of you out there! :)

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INSPIRATION SATURDAY WITH ELLEN

Hello to all of my Great Impressions friends! Welcome back for more inspiration from the Great Impressions store! It is the first Saturday in July, and our challenge starts tomorrow, so I am here to get you ready for the challenge!

OK now for my card!!!!

(A2: Stamps: Great Impressions Stamps (Sun and Clouds – G461, Simple Life – A140); Dies: Spellbinders; DSP: DCWV (Fashion District)

Please hop over to my blog to read more about this card!

Thanks so much for stopping by for a bit of inspiration from Great Impressions. Be sure to check out the current monthly challenge TOMORROW and don’t forget to link your GI creations at our CUSTOMER GALLERY!

One last thing, be sure to “Like” Great Impressions on FACEBOOK and I’ll see you again next Saturday!

Happy crafting everyone!

My Blog: In A World Of Craft

Friday Fun

Hello Friends!

Katy here and there are so many exciting things going on today!  First let me wish all of our U.S. fans a Happy July 4th!

Second, we are changing how we do the tutorials.  There will be a new tutorial at the beginning of each month from a different Design Team Member.

So today it is my turn to show you a tutorial-how to make dryer sheet flowers.  First let me show you my card using Great Impressions Stamps:

I used the following stamps:  C270  Butterfly Trio, G483 Tags, H185 Simple Elegance, J106 The Rose.

The butterfly stamp that I used has three butterflies so I fussy cut the one I wanted and glued down his body.  This left the wings to kind of bend upwards to make him look like he's fluttering.

The sentiment is from the Tags stamp which I also cut out.  I used a tooth pick that I added some extra brown ink for the flag.

The Simple Elegance stamp is the red embossed swirls on the paper with the text.  This is one of my favorite stamps!

The Rose stamp is the text in the background.  I embossed the stamp image with clear embossing powder and heat set it.  Then I used distress inks to bring out the text.

Now it's time to make the flower!  

Supplies:  2 or more used dryer sheets

                Flower Die Cut (I don't know if the framelets will cut through the dryer sheet)

                Color mist-I used Dylusions and Heidi Swapp

                Brad 

                Button for middle

                Crop-a-dile

The flower is made out of a couple of used dryer sheets and this die cut.  Finally, laundry is fun!  OK maybe not! ;)  If you don't have a die cut machine you can cut and layer circles for a different looking flower.

After your flowers are cut, mist them.  I used a blue and a red.  Let the mist dry.  

I have a spray box that I use, but I always put tissue paper, cardstock, or wax paper underneath so it catches the overflow.  Then you have cool misted paper for another project.

Then I stack the flower on top of each other until I like my flower.  I used a Crop-a-dile to make the hole through all of the layers and put on the brad.  This way I could move my flower around to figure out where I like it.  Then I realized I didn't like the brad so I glued a button on top of the brad.  The brad can be optional.  

Here's a close up of my card.  

Thank you for stopping by!  And remember for more cool tutorials check us out on Pinterest and for more daily inspiration check out our Facebook Page!

Oh what a beautiful day!

Hi, friends!  It's time for another post using stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  Today I have a fun sky scene that I created as an almost one layer card!

Here's my card~

More details on my personal blog HERE.

Products used: G426 Whimsical Clouds, D485 Beautiful Day, H256 Up Up and Away

I just LOVE this new image!!!  The cloud stamp works perfectly with the balloon and the sentiment is the perfect font, too!  The balloon and sentiment are some of the NEWEST IMAGES available HERE in the Great Impression store!  I paper pieced the balloon and then added some sequins and liquid pearls to accent different parts of it.  I hope you like it as much as I do!

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at this card!  Hop over to play along with our monthly challenge, too!  If you use stamps from Great Impressions, you'll be able to link up your creation in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Wonderful Wednesday with Joni

Today I tried coloring on craft cardstock. 

I had to let it dry before I was satisfied with the results. 

I used my Wink of Stella Glitter white to color the F583 Foxy. 

 I stamped the sentiment C466 What Does with brown ink. I used some oval dies to frame my images.

NEW DT Members & NEW Stamps!

Hi, friends!  It's Mynn here to introduce our brand new Design Team members and to share the newest stamps we have available in the online store, too!

First up, Katy Drogos from I Like To Cut And Paste~

Hi!  My name is Katy and I live in beautiful Florida.  I have one son (4), a wonderful husband, and 3 cats.  I have been crafting since I was a little girl.  I love all things stamps, paper, glitter-the list goes on and on!  I have been scrapbooking and making cards for over 10 years.  Recently, I have started altering things and getting into mixed media.  Besides crafting, I like to read, watch TV, and enjoy theme parks and the beach.  I am so excited to be apart of the Great Impressions Design Team!  :)

Next up, Leah Cornelius from Paper Blossoms~

Hi! I'm Leah and am so excited to be on the Great Impressions DT! I have been crafting all my life but about 8 years ago discovered stamping and found my passion. I love making cards, scrapbook pages and gifts for loved ones. I have a very supportive and wonderful husband of almost 15 years and we are blessed with three kids. My two boys are Ethiopian and my daughter is biological. I am busy with homeschooling them and keeping our home. In any spare moments I do find I love to read and garden and I dabble in watercolor painting and crochet. 

Welcome, welcome to our newest gals!  I just KNOW that they will blow you away with their creations!  I can't wait to see what they have in store! :)

And now, some BRAND NEW stamps~

These are now available HERE in the online store!  Go and grab some and create today--then link it up with us in our Customer Gallery!  

ONE last thing--we're having a sale!  Hooray!  From now until July 4th, get 15% off your order with code freedom.  And don't forget, free shipping on US orders over $25! HUGS and happy stamping to you all!