Wendy
Here it is Monday already and time for a new Stamp of the Week! Today we’re showcasing our 1320-M Spring Blossoms image. Check out these beautiful cards the Rock Stars created to brighten your day!
"Spring Blossoms" card created by Kecia Waters.
"Spring Blossoms" card created by Lynette Neus.
"Spring Blossoms" card created by Dawn Bennett.
"Spring Blossoms" card created by Joy Hadden.
This stamp is available exclusively to our blog readers at 50% OFF from May 7-13, 2012 only. (Limited to 1 per person please.) If you would like to purchase this stamp please click on this Spring Blossoms link and scroll way down the page. To receive your special discount please be sure to reference SOTW57 in the Coupon Code section of the online order form.
Looking for some more stamping inspiration this week? Don’t forget we have a couple of challenges happening now. Submissions are still open until tomorrow for our latest Designer’s Choice Challenge so don’t delay! This is a fun and timely theme challenge hosted by RI Rock Star, Makiko Jones. Please visit my DCC425 ~ Card For A Woman You Love challenge post for all the details and wonderful inspiration cards from all the Rock Stars.
And if that is cutting it a little bit too close for you then you’ll want to get in on our latest Sketch Challenge. There is still another week left to play along and a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate too! Please follow this link to my WIW Sketch Challenge M212 and Rock Star Welcome post to see my sketch layout and all the fabulous cards the Rock Stars created to get you started.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you will come visit with us again on Wednesday when we kick off another fantastic Designer’s Choice Challenge.
Have an awesome day! 
Wendy
Repeat Impressions
Woohoo! A new month, a new Sketch Challenge, a challenge winner, two new Rock Stars, and a sneak peek at my newest stamp designs! We have so much to celebrate here today!
First let’s get to the introductions. We have two new talented ladies joining the Repeat Impressions family. Please join us in welcoming our newest Rock Stars, Kecia Waters and Patti J (Gilliam).
As luck would have it, I had the pleasure meeting Kecia in person at the Adventures In Stamping show last weekend. What a delight! I asked Kecia to tell us a little about herself and this is what she had to say…
Kecia Waters
I am absolutely elated to be a Rock Star on the Repeat Impressions’ Design Team. Thank you for such an honor and privilege, Wendy.
I’ve been stamping for almost 10 years now. I love coloring images with alcohol markers and color pencils, and usually reach for bright, bold colors in my designs.
I just got married two years ago and I am so happy (and relieved) that my husband, Chris, encourages my card designing obsession. We often will spend our time together in my stamp room, with him surfing the web and with me coloring away. When I am not stamping, I am busy cheering my Ohio State Buckeyes onto victory in football, playing with my spoiled, but adorable dachshund, Sloopy, or teaching first grade. It all keeps me busy, but I love every minute of it.
I haven’t had the opportunity to meet Patti yet but I hope to some day. I asked Patti to share a little bit about herself too and here is what she had to say…
Patti J. Gilliam
I am a retired administrative secretary. I’ve been crafting for years, but was introduced to paper crafts in 2002. I dabbled for several years, and became hopelessly addicted a few years ago. I’ve been blogging for over three years now, and love the friends that I’ve met through this hobby.
I am blessed with a wonderful husband, who indulges my creative time, and just spoils me rotten! We have been married for 39 years, and live in Farmington, Missouri.
Our son is an Air Force Major, and lives in Calif. Our daughter and son-in-law live in Colorado. She is an Integrated Marketing Manager, and our SIL is serving his 3rd deployment. They were married Feb. 4th, 2012, and her husband left for Afghanistan on Feb. 28th.
I feel that every day is a gift from God, and try to “Cherish Each Precious Day”.
Welcome aboard, Kecia and Patti, we’re so excited to have you on the team and look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations!
And with that, it’s time to introduce a new Sketch Challenge. I designed the card layout shown here and then asked our Rock Stars to have some fun with it.
Repeat Impressions Sketch M212
Check out all the fabulous cards they created this week!
"M212 Sketch" card created by Lynette Neus.
"M212 Sketch" card created by Makiko Jones.
"M212 Sketch" card created by Patti J. Gilliam.
"M212 Sketch" card created by Kendra DeCota.
"M212 Sketch" card created by Cheri Weston.
"M212 Sketch" card created by Dawn Bennett.
"M212 Sketch" card created by Karen Hasheck.
"M212 Sketch" card created by Joy Hadden.
Kecia got a little excited and jumped the gun with her stamp selection on this card. 
But that’s lucky for you because now you get to have a little sneak peek at my newest stamp series! We’ll be having a blog hop soon to show off all the new designs so be watching for that announcement.
"M212 Sketch" card created by Kecia Waters.
And now it’s your turn! The rules are really simple… Your card doesn’t even have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include our designs we would really love to see them! Plus you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing for using our stamps in your submissions! Simply create a card based on my sketch, upload your card to your blog or Splitcoast gallery, then link your card here to this post by clicking on the little blue button below.
We will be accepting submissions to this M212 Sketch Challenge until 5pm EST on May 15th. All participants will be automatically entered into our random drawing. Then on May 16th we will post a new challenge and when that challenge wraps up we’ll announce the winner of our May challenges. One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate!
So what are you waiting for?! Why not play along with us and start stamping up a card now. We can’t wait to see your creations! When you are ready to share your card, please add the direct link to your entry using the link button below. And please be sure to provide a link back here and reference Repeat Impressions Sketch M212 in your blog or gallery posting.
Today we’re also announcing the winner of our April sketch challenges. As usual, we let random.org select the lucky recipient of our $25 Gift Certificate. So without further ado… drum roll please… this time that person is… Sue Van! Congratulations, Sue and happy shopping! Please leave a comment on this post and I will get your certificate on it’s way.
And don’t forget… We also have a great Designer’s Choice Challenge going on now too! Our Rock Star hostess, Makiko, has a wonderful theme challenge for you this time. Please visit my DCC425 ~ Card For A Woman You Love challenge post for all the details and fantastic inspiration cards from the Rock Stars.
Whew! I think I covered everything. Thank you so much for visiting with us today. We hope you’ve been inspired to play along and look forward to seeing your challenge card linked here soon.
Until then… happy stamping!
Wendy
Repeat Impressions
Happy Monday crafty peeps! I hope you all had a nice weekend. Today is a travel day for me as I’ve been in Akron for the last few days for the Adventures In Stamping show. It was great to see so many of our OH stamping friends again. Thank you to all who came out to support us at the show!
Today we’re sharing our last Stamp of the Week for April. Holy cow… where did this month go?! This time we’re featuring our 8712-D Floral Peace (sm) stamp. This is a neat little stamp from our Hip Chick series. Check out these fun cards some of the Rock Stars created for you!
“Floral Peace” card created by Karen Hasheck.
“Floral Peace” card created by Makiko Jones.
“Floral Peace” card created by Kendra DeCota.
“Floral Peace” card created by Cheri Weston.
This stamp is available exclusively to our blog readers at 50% OFF from April 30 – May 6, 2012 only. (Limited to 1 per person please.) If you would like to purchase this stamp please click on this Floral Peace (sm) link and scroll down the page a bit. To receive your special discount please be sure to reference SOTW430 in the Coupon Code section of the online order form.
Need a jump start for your next stamping project? Don’t forget that we have a couple of great challenges going on right now that will be sure to inspire you!
It’s still not too late to play along with our latest Sketch Challenge. Submissions close for this Challenge tomorrow at 5pm EST. So be sure to create and upload your card very soon for your chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate! Please follow this link to my WHAT IF? Wednesday ~ Sketch Challenge A1812 post to see my sketch layout and all the wonderful cards the Rock Stars created to get you started.
And if that is cutting it a little bit too close for you then you’ll want to get in on our latest Designer’s Choice Challenge. There is still another week left to play along and a chance to win some free rubber too! This is a fun and timely theme challenge hosted by RI Rock Star, Makiko Jones. Please visit my DCC425 ~ Card For A Woman You Love challenge post for all the details and beautiful inspiration cards from all the Rock Stars.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope your week is off to a great start! Please be sure to come visit with us again on Wednesday when we kick off another fun Sketch Challenge and introduce our new Rock Stars!
Have a wonderful day!
Wendy
Repeat Impressions
It’s Wednesday again and time to get inspired! We have another easy Designer’s Choice Challenge for you today! This time around Repeat Rock Star, Makiko Jones, is challenging you all to create a card for a woman you love. What a perfect challenge to give you a jump start on those Mother’s Day cards! Check out this gorgeous card Makiko created to get us all started.
"DCC425" card created by Makiko Jones.
So a few days ago Makiko shared this inspiration card with her fellow Rock Stars and asked them to create their own cards for a woman they love. Check out all the beautiful cards they came up with!
"DCC425" card created by Kendra DeCota.
"DCC425" card created by Dawn Bennett.
"DCC425" card created by Karen Hasheck.
Another view of Karen's card.
"DCC425" card created by Lynette Neus.
"DCC425" card created by Joy Hadden.
"DCC425" card created by Cheri Weston.
Now we’d love for you to play along with us!
Here are all the details…
1. Create a card for a woman you love. And remember, your card does not have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include our designs we would reeeally love to see them! Plus, there’s an added bonus… you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing for using our stamps in your submissions!
2. Post your DCC card on your blog or online gallery and be sure to reference Repeat Impressions DCC425 ~ Card For A Woman You Love. Then link it here with the inlinkz widget below. (Please provide a direct link to your post, not the entire blog.)
3. Submissions will be accepted until Tuesday, May 8th at 5PM EST.
4. On May 9th we will introduce a new Designer’s Choice Challenge (DCC) to play along with and after we wrap up our challenges for the month we will announce the winner for May. For this challenge the winner will receive any one unmounted sheet of stamps of their choice!
Today we’re also revealing the winner of our April DCCs. So now without further ado… Our friends at random.org have selected… mrsswandog! Congratulations! You just won an unmounted sheet of rubber stamps… any sheet of your choice! Please leave a comment here and I will contact you on how to make your selection.
We also have a great Sketch Challenge happening now too. There is still another week left to get in on this one and an opportunity to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate! Please follow this link to my WHAT IF? Wednesday ~ Sketch Challenge A1812 post to see my sketch layout and all the fantastic cards the Rock Stars created to get you started.
Do we have any Ohio area readers out there? Tomorrow Repeat Impressions is headed to Akron, OH to get set up for the Adventures In Stamping show happening there this weekend. If you are planning to attend, be sure to stop by to say HI and check out the new stamp series being released in May and June…that’s right…you’ll have the opportunity to purchase these fabulous stamps BEFORE they are even released!
In addition to all the new stamps we have also added a bunch of other products since our last visit… Spica Glitter Pens by Copic, Scor-Pal products (scoring boards, cutting mats, Scor Tapes, and the No More Shims Embossing Mat), and more of our own paper products including Flip Card Kit Variety Packs, Stamp-A-Box Templates and precut & pre-scored Side Step Cards and Center Stair Step Cards. So be sure to download the convention coupon from our newsletter (you’re a subscriber, right?!) and come visit with us in Akron. 
Thank you so much for spending time here with us this week. I hope you’ve found lots to inspire you and look forward to seeing your next masterpiece linked here soon!
Until then… Happy Stamping!
Wendy
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