March 2016 - The House That Stamps Built

WIW March Anything Goes Challenge

Mar 302016

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you had a lovely Easter. Can you believe March is almost over already?! And since we have a bonus 5th Wednesday in this month it’s time for another Anything Goes Challenge! So for this week’s challenge the sky is the limit. Feel free to submit any style of card or stamped creation that you wish.

Here are the wonderful creations the RI Rock Stars came up with to inspire you and get us started.

“WIW March Anything Goes Challenge” creation by Patti J. Gilliam.
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“WIW March Anything Goes Challenge” creation by Heather Mills.
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“WIW March Anything Goes Challenge” creation by Kathy Stacy.
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“WIW March Anything Goes Challenge” creation by Karen Hasheck.
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“WIW March Anything Goes Challenge” creation by Deonna Bemish.
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“WIW March Anything Goes Challenge” creation by Cheri Weston.
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“WIW March Anything Goes Challenge” creation by Joy Hadden.
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“WIW March Anything Goes Challenge” creation by Shirley Hotop.
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And now it’s your turn! The rules are really simple… Remember, your creation doesn’t 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 stamp up whatever you wish, upload your card to your blog or Splitcoast gallery, then link it here to this post by clicking on the little blue button below.

We will be accepting submissions to this WIW March Anything Goes Challenge until 5pm EST on April 5th. All participants will be automatically entered into our random drawing. On April 6th we’ll kick off a new challenge… our WIW Color Challenge and announce our March challenges winner. 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 WIW March Anything Goes Challenge in your blog or gallery posting.

Today we are also bidding a fond farewell to RI Rock Star, Karen Hasheck. Karen has been on our design team for 5 years. My how time flies when we’re having fun! It has been my great pleasure to get to know Karen and watch her creativity and talent grow over the years. Not to mention all the help she has given me behind the scenes with helping to keep the team organized and on schedule. Gosh are we going to miss her! But Karen has promised to not be a stranger and plans on joining us for a challenge or special post now and then. And I will be holding her to it! 😉 All the best to you, Karen and thank you for everything!

Thanks so much for dropping by today. We hope you’ve found lots to inspire you and look forward to seeing your challenge creation linked here soon. And please 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 the next time… happy stamping!

Wendy
Repeat Impressions

Project of the Week ~ Black Magic Technique

Project of the Week

Mar 282016

Hi Everyone, Deonna here, with my Project of the Week for The House That Stamps Built and Repeat Impression Stamps.

Black cardstock and white embossing powder = Magic

Supplies:
Black Cardstock
White Pigment Ink -“Fresh Snow” Papertrey ink
White embossing powder - Stampin’ Up
Colored Pencils - Prismacolors
Black Cardstock
Repeat Impressions Stamps - 9203-P, Daisies & Butterfly and 9005-E, Flutter By
Colored Pencils - I use Prismacolor Pencils
Heat Gun

1. Stamp your image using the white pigment ink onto the black cardstock. Immediately apply the white embossing powder over the top of the inked image.

2. Return the embossing powder to it’s container and then heat the embossing powder on the image until completely melted. Allow to cool.

3. Using your colored pencils start coloring the image. For the flowers I used the colors of Rose Farde, Rose and Process Red. For the stems and leaves of the flowers I used Apple Green, Kelp Green, Green Ochre pencils. The flower center I used the color Sand. The butterfly I colored with the following Blues and Purples: Violet, Lavender, Lilac, Muted Turquoise and Sky Blue Light. The background sky I used Cerulean Blue.

4. Create your card using the colored image.

WHAT IF? Wednesday ~ Sketch Challenge M2316

Sketch Challenges

Mar 232016

Happy Spring, crafty friends! I hope your week is going well. I am enjoying being at home for a bit and finally getting a chance to rest and catch up on things. And I’m especially grateful to have this break from show travels now since one of my fur kids was recently diagnosed with cancer and had to have surgery. He also had his first chemo treatment two weeks ago and is doing well so far. The type of cancer Simon has is quite rare in cats so I have started a blog of his HSA journey in hopes that it might be of help to someone else someday. You can find his link in the sidebar if you are interested.

It’s challenge day here again at The House and I’ve got a new sketch to share with you. So if you are planning to get inky this week, then we’ve got just the thing to help get you started. Check out my sketch and all the wonderful inspiration cards created by the RI Rock Stars… then play along for your chance to win a Repeat Impressions’ gift certificate!

Repeat Impressions Sketch M2316

“M2316 Sketch” creation by Joy Hadden.
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“M2316 Sketch” creation by Karen Hasheck.
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“M2316 Sketch” creation by Shirley Hotop.
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“M2316 Sketch” creation by Heather Mills.
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“M2316 Sketch” creation by Deonna Bemish.
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“M2316 Sketch” creation by Patti J. Gilliam.
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“M2316 Sketch” creation by Cheri Weston.
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“M2316 Sketch” creation by Kathy Stacy.
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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 M2316 Sketch Challenge until 5pm EST on Tuesday March 29th. All participants will be automatically entered into our random drawing. Then on Wednesday, March 30th we’ll be kicking off our final challenge in our monthly rotation and the following week we’ll announce our winner for March. One lucky person will win a $25 Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate!

Don’t forget… Take part in one weekly challenge or all of them. The more you play along, the more chances you have to win! Each submission enters you in the drawing for our gift certificate. And you don’t always have to use our stamps in your creations, but we will reward you if you do. Each submission using a Repeat Impressions stamp will earn you an additional entry in the drawing!

Thanks so much for spending time with us today. We hope you’ve found lots to inspire you and look forward to seeing your challenge creation linked here soon. And please be sure to stop by again on Monday when RI Rock Star, Deonna Bemish will be sharing another great Project of the Week with us.

Until the next time… happy stamping!

Wendy
Repeat Impressions

Project of the Week ~ Resist Technique & Coloring With Daubers

Project of the Week

Mar 212016

Hi everyone! Cheri here with a super easy resist technique that you can use for almost any card you want to make.

The supplies you’ll need are supplies I’m sure you already have.

Supplies: sponge daubers, (or some other sponge small enough to color your image), dye inks, embossing ink, (I used VersaMark), white embossing powder and an embossing buddy or something else that you use to keep embossing powder from sticking to areas you don’t want it to.

Step one: Use your embossing buddy or whatever you use to keep embossing powders from sticking where you don’t want it to.

Step two: Ink up the stamp of your choice with VersaMark or whatever you use for embossing ink. Stamp the image then cover it with white embossing powder and heat set.

Step three: Using your sponge, pick up your first color and lightly apply it to your image.

Continue applying color as you desire to the image. You can blend colors if you like, but always use a light hand when applying the ink.

Step four: Take a clean paper towel or soft cloth and wipe the ink from the raised embossed image. This makes the image pop and recesses the ink.

Step five: Assemble your card as you’d like.

Repeat Impression Stamps used for this card are #1505-N “Rose Border” and #3906-H “Easter Blessings”.

See! I told you easy as can be! I hope you’ll give this technique a try and if you do, I think you’ll enjoy the results.