April 2014 - The House That Stamps Built

WHAT IF? Wednesday ~ Sketch Challenge A3014

Apr 302014

What?! Is it Wednesday again already?! I guess time flies when you’re having fun… and busy running up and down the highways doing rubber stamp shows! We just got back from the Akron, OH show on Monday night and today we’re already packing up again to leave for the Philly/Oaks, PA show. But more on that later…

It’s time for a new sketch challenge and some wonderful mid-week inspiration! Here’s the latest sketch I designed, along with all the cards the Rock Stars created for you. Now we hope you’ll play along… we’re always looking forward to seeing what you’ll all come up with too!

Repeat Impressions Sketch A3014

“A3014 Sketch” card created by Cheri Weston.

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“A3014 Sketch” card created by Melissa Cash.

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“A3014 Sketch” card created by Brenda Turner.

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“A3014 Sketch” card created by Karen Hasheck.

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“A3014 Sketch” card created by Joy Hadden.

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“A3014 Sketch” card created by Deonna Bemish.

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“A3014 Sketch” card created by Joyce Morien.

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“A3014 Sketch” card created by Geri Utterback.

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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 A3014 Sketch Challenge until 5pm EST on May 13th. All participants will be automatically entered into our random drawing. Then on May 14th we will post a new challenge and after that challenge wraps up we’ll announce our winner for May. 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 A3014 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… Theresa P! Congratulations, Theresa and happy shopping! Please leave a comment on this post and I will get your certificate on it’s way.

Don’t forget… we also have a great Designer’s Choice Challenge going on now too! Our Rock Star hostess, Karen Hasheck has a great theme challenge for you this time. Please visit my DCC423 ~ For the Guys post for all the details and wonderful inspiration from the Rock Stars.

So do we have any Philly area readers out there? We’re headed to Oaks, PA tomorrow for the StampScrapArtTour show on May 3rd and 4th. I have just designed several new stamp series and the lucky folks in Oaks will be among the first to see them!

Can’t make it to the show? No worries… The first new series “Wine Time” is available now on our website! The other series will be appearing shortly too. The design team is busy now working their magic with my new stamps. We’ll be celebrating here this Friday with an official release blog hop to show off all their fabulous creations. Trust me, you won’t want to miss this! 😀

Thanks so much for dropping by today. We hope you’ve found lots to inspire you and look forward to seeing your sketch card linked here soon. Don’t forget to hop along with us this Friday. And be sure to drop by again on Monday too when Rock Star, Geri Utterback will be hosting and sharing her Project of the Week with us.

Until the next time… happy stamping!

Wendy
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Project of the Week ~ Spotlight Technique

Project of the Week

Apr 282014

It’s my week at “The House that Stamps Built” for a Project of the Week using a Repeat Impressions rubber stamp. I’ve chosen to use the “Spotlight Technique” for my card using the rubber stamp 912-K Tulip Bouquet. This is really a simple technique but really makes that part of the image “pop” on your card!

HOW TO:
1. To start, stamp your image twice on two pieces of white cardstock.
2. Punch out the part of the image that you would like “highlighted” using a circle punch. Then color this image as desired. *I used Copic markers on mine and a 1 1/4″ circle punch.
3. Using a punch slightly larger than the first, punch out another circle in whatever color of cardstock that you choose. *I used a 1 3/8″ circle punch for this.
4. Glue the colored circle to your stamped image that you just colored in step 2 and using a Pop Dot place on your first stamped image.
5. Finish your card as desired.

Thank you!

Deonna

DCC423 ~ For the Guys

Designer's Choice Challenge

Apr 232014

Happy Wednesday everyone! We have a great, new Designer’s Choice Challenge for you today. RI Rock Star, Karen Hasheck is hosting and would like you to create cards for the guys. Masculine cards can sometimes be a challenge, but we have some great examples for you!

Here’s the cool card that Karen created to get us all started. You can’t go wrong with a classic car image and a fun layout!

“DCC423” card created by Karen Hasheck.

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So a few days ago Karen shared this card with her fellow Rock Stars and asked them to create their own guy cards. Check out all the wonderful creations they came up with to inspire you this week!

“DCC423” card created by Geri Utterback.

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“DCC423” card created by Brenda Turner.

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“DCC423” card created by Melissa Cash.

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“DCC423” card created by Joy Hadden.

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“DCC423” card created by Deonna Bemish.

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“DCC423” card created by Joyce Morien.

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“DCC423” card created by Cheri Weston.

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And now it’s your turn. Here are all the details…
1. Create a card with a masculine theme. And remember, your creation 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 creation on your blog or online gallery and be sure to reference Repeat Impressions DCC423 ~ For the Guys. 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 6th at 5PM EST.
4. On May 7th we will introduce a new Designer’s Choice Challenge (DCC) to play along with and after that, one more challenge to wrap up the month before we announce our winner for May. For this challenge the winner will receive any one unmounted sheet of stamps of their choice!

Today we’re also announcing the winner of our April DCCs. So now without further ado… our friends at random.org have selected… Jacki R as our April winner. Congratulations Jacki! 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.

Don’t forget that we also have a fun Sketch Challenge happening now too. There are still a few days 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 A1614 post to see my sketch layout and all the wonderful cards the Rock Stars created to get you started.

So do we have any Ohio area readers out there? We’re headed to Akron tomorrow for the Adventures in Stamping show on April 26th and 27th. This is one of our biggest shows of the year so we’re pulling out all the stops. I have just designed several new stamp series and the lucky folks in OH will be among the first to see them!

Can’t make it to the show? No worries… The first new series “Wine Time” is available now on our website! The other series will be appearing shortly too. The design team is busy now working their magic with my new stamps. So we’ll be celebrating soon with an official release here on the blog to show off all their fabulous creations. I can’t wait! 😀

Thanks so much for dropping by today. We hope you’ve found lots to inspire you and look forward to seeing your “For the Guys” card linked here soon. And be sure to drop by again on Monday when Rock Star, Deonna Bemish will be hosting and sharing her Project of the Week with us.

Until then… happy stamping!

Wendy
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Project of the Week ~ Water Coloring with Distress Markers

Project of the Week

Apr 212014

Hi everyone!

Cheri here with a new Project of the Week for Repeat Impressions and The House That Stamps Built blog.

I hope you all had the chance to see Brenda’s awesome POTW last week. What an incredible job she did with water coloring backgrounds! Absolutely beautiful, and I will definitely give her technique a try.

This week, I’d like to show you another technique with water coloring - this time on images and with Distress Markers. Many of you have these markers and many of the Repeat Impressions stamps are perfect for this technique.

You may have seen this card I did for Joy’s “Easter Designer’s Choice Challenge”

Here’s how that effect is accomplished

Supplies needed: Watercolor paper, waterproof ink, aqua pen or small paint bush, Distress Markers and open line stamp.

Step One: Stamp your image with the waterpoof ink on the water color paper then add your first color of Distress marker.

Step Two: Add water with your brush or aqua pen, brushing the ink upwards pulling the color slowly with small amounts of water. Some people (including me) like to leave the pen dry and just squirt some water on a waterproof surface like waxed paper, or craft sheet.

Step Three: Add your next color and repeat the process until you have the full amount of color spectrum you like.

Use a paper towel to blot up excess water from the paper as you go. You can add more water or more color with the DI markers until you get the coloring effects you like. Be careful though…even water color paper has a saturation point. Too much water may pill the paper.

Now, your image is ready to create a card or another project. Have some fun and enjoy this fun technique.

The RI stamps I used for this technique are RI# 9203-P “Daisies and Butterflies” and the sentiment is RI #1304-J “Beauty of Spring Time”.

To enhance the flowers and the butterfly on this image I used a glitter pen to highlight those areas.

Enjoy the technique and if you use it, please let me know. I’d love to see what you create.