August 2014 - The House That Stamps Built

DCC827 ~ Celebrate Birthdays

Aug 272014

Happy Wednesday everyone! It’s time again for a new Designer’s Choice Challenge. This week Melissa Cash is hosting with a great theme challenge… Celebrate Birthdays! Everyone’s got one and who doesn’t enjoy making birthday cards?!

Here’s the wonderful wine theme birthday card that Melissa created to get us all started.

“DCC827” card created by Melissa Cash.

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

“DCC827” card created by Geri Utterback.

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“DCC827” card created by Cheri Weston.

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“DCC827” card created by Joyce Morien.

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“DCC827” card created by Karen Hasheck.

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“DCC827” card created by Deonna Bemish.

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“DCC827” card created by Joy Hadden.

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“DCC827” card created by Brenda Turner.

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And now it’s your turn. Here are all the details…
1. Create a card with a birthday 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 DCC827 ~ Celebrate Birthdays. 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, September 9th at 5PM EST.
4. On September 10th we will introduce a new Designer’s Choice Challenge (DCC) to play along with and after that challenge wraps up we’ll announce our winner for September. 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 August DCCs. So now without further ado… our friends at random.org have selected… Theresa P as our August winner. Congratulations, Theresa! 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 great 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 A2014 post to see my sketch layout and all the wonderful cards the Rock Stars created to get you started.

And last, but certainly not least… Today we bid farewell to Rock Star, Brenda Turner. It was so wonderful having Brenda on the team. She has been a real pleasure to work with and such an inspiration to everyone. We will miss you, Brenda, and all your beautiful RI card creations! Thank you for your time with us and all the best to you in your future creative endeavors. Thankfully the Internet makes the world a smaller place so I’m sure we’ll all be stopping by your blog now and then to see what you’ve been up to. 🙂

And thank you friends for visiting with us today. We hope you’ve found lots to inspire you and look forward to seeing your “Birthday” card linked here soon. And be sure to drop by again on Monday when Rock Star, Joy Hadden will be hosting and sharing her Project of the Week with us.

Until then… happy stamping!

Wendy
Repeat Impressions

Project of the Week ~ Out of the Box Technique

Project of the Week

Aug 252014

Hi there! Geri here with another POTW at Repeat Impressions. I used the out of the box technique stamped on both sides of the front panel of the card. This works great if you have a image that is the same on both sides. Like this gorgeous butterfly by Repeat Impressions.

Here is the inside view.

Here is how I created it.
I started out with a piece of white A-2 side folded CS. Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig to place my image where I wanted.

Next I used a ruler to mark where I wanted to cut out a portion of the image.

I cut up and down to the butterfly and around the butterfly.

A closer view.

Next on the inside I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig again to line up the image perfectly on the already cut out side. Then stamped it.

I then rounded the front corners and randomly stamped the vine image and using the SIMJ to place them where I wanted them. Last I colored the butterfly and the vine. Then added the sentiment.
I colored them with Copic’s but keep in mind to use heavy CS or it will blend through.

Stamps by Repeat Impressions: “Butterfly (lg)” #9001, “Flowering Vine” #4314 and the sentiment is “Beautiful Days” #9206.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Geri

WHAT IF? Wednesday ~ Sketch Challenge A2014

Sketch Challenges

Aug 202014

Happy Hump Day everyone! It’s challenge day here again and I’ve got a new sketch to share. Check it out and all the fabulous inspiration created by the RI Rock Stars, then play along for your chance to win a Repeat Impressions‘ gift certificate!

Repeat Impressions Sketch A2014

“A2014 Sketch” card created by Joy Hadden.

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“A2014 Sketch” card created by Brenda Turner.

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“A2014 Sketch” card created by Melissa Cash.

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“A2014 Sketch” card created by Karen Hasheck.

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“A2014 Sketch” card created by Deonna Bemish.

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“A2014 Sketch” card created by Cheri Weston.

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“A2014 Sketch” card created by Geri Utterback.

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“A2014 Sketch” card created by Joyce Morien.

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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 A2014 Sketch Challenge until 5pm EST on September 2nd. All participants will be automatically entered into our random drawing. On September 3rd we will post a new challenge and announce our winner for August. 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 A2014 in your blog or gallery posting.

Don’t forget… we also have a fun Designer’s Choice Challenge going on now too! Our Rock Star hostess, Joyce Morien has a great color challenge for you this time. Please visit my DCC813 ~ Blues post for all the details and fabulous inspiration from the Rock Stars.

So do we have any Buffalo area readers out there? Repeat Impressions is headed to Hamburg, NY this week for the StampScrapArtTour show. You will find us at the Event Center at The Fairgrounds this Saturday and Sunday, August 23rd & 24th. If you are in the area we hope you will come by and visit with us. We have lots and lots of new stamp designs to tempt you, as well as tons of fantastic card inspiration on display from the all the Rock Stars. I hope to see some of you there!

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. And be sure to stop by again on Monday when Rock Star, Geri Utterback will be hosting and sharing her Project of the Week with us.

Until the next time… happy stamping!

Wendy
Repeat Impressions

Project of the Week ~ Gumball Machine Shaker Box

Project of the Week

Aug 182014

Gumball Machine Shaker Box by Deonna Bemish.

Supplies
1 piece of white cardstock cut to 2 1/2” x 4”
1 piece of white cardstock cut to 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Acetate - cut to 2 ½”x 2 ½”
Rubber Stamps - I used Repeat Impressions stamps #9702-O Gumball Machine and a portion of #9703-F Have A Ball
Memento Ink or Dye ink
Dimensional foam tape or pop dots
2” circle punch or Spellbinders die
Paper Trimmer
Shaker items - Confetti, beads, nail art, glitter etc….
Glue Runner

1. Using your 4 ¼ “ x 5 ½” piece of cardstock stamp your image in the center using your Memento ink.

2. Color the Image as desired. I used Copic Markers R22,R24,R27, C0, C1,C3

3. After coloring your image, cut your paper down to 2 ½” x 4” just leaving your stamped image.
4. Using your Spellbinders 2” die or a 2” circle punch line up and cut out the circle part of the Gumball machine.

5. Take your tape runner on the backside of your stamped image, where you just die cut out the circle, apply adhesive around the outer edge. Taking your 2 ½” x 2 ½ “ Acetate apply to the adhesive.

6. Cutting your dimensional in small pieces apply on top of the acetate all around the circle. Do NOT leave any open spaces between the tape.- I did this Two times to get it thick enough. If you are cutting pop dots in half they are probably thick enough with just one layer.

7. Apply your sequins, confetti or whatever you are using to the inside of the circle on the Acetate. Remove the paper backing from your dimensional tape and apply your 2 ½” x 4” piece of cardstock on top to the other.

8. Your Shaker is then complete. You may now use it on your card.

Here is my card completed.

Deonna

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