November 2018 - The House That Stamps Built

Anything Goes Challenge ~ N2818

Nov 282018

Happy Wednesday, stamping friends! Today we’re kicking off one of our fun Anything Goes Challenges. It really doesn’t get any easier than this. So this week you may submit any style of card or stamped creation that you wish. Make time to get creative and come play along with us!

Here are all the fantastic creations the RI Rock Stars came up with to inspire you and get us started. Check out this great variety of styles and images!

“Anything Goes Challenge ~ N2818” creation by Joy Hadden.
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“Anything Goes Challenge ~ N2818” creation by Heather Mills.
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“Anything Goes Challenge ~ N2818” creation by Cheri Weston.
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“Anything Goes Challenge ~ N2818” creation by Laurie Unger.
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“Anything Goes Challenge ~ N2818” creation by Donna Thielker.
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“Anything Goes Challenge ~ N2818” creation by Shirley Hotop.
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“Anything Goes Challenge ~ N2818” creation by Esther Asbury.
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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 Anything Goes Challenge ~ N2818 until 5pm EST on Tuesday, December 4th. All participants will be automatically entered into our random drawing. We’ll announce our November challenges winner here on the first Wednesday of next month. 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 Anything Goes Challenge ~ N2818 in your blog or gallery posting.

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 RI Rock Star, Joy Hadden will be sharing a creation and her Pick of the Week stamps will be available to you at 20% off.

Until the next time… happy stamping!

Wendy
Repeat Impressions

Pick of the Week ~ Turning Paper Scraps Into Decorative Borders

Pick of the Week

Nov 262018

It’s my turn to post a Pick of the Week project for The House That Stamps Built. I’m always on the hunt to find different ways to use up my scraps and this is one of my favorite ways to use up little scraps. All you need are scraps, strips of scrap card stock (this is a good way to use up colors you don’t use often), scissors, and an adhesive (I use spray adhesive as it holds well and covers the entire area).

So, get your scraps together and a couple strips of scrap card stock. I like to cut my card stock just a bit longer then the length of an A2 card and about 1/2-3/4 of an inch wide.

Put your adhesive on the card stock strip and begin sticking on your scraps edge to edge.

I like to use mixes of wide and narrow scraps and the length doesn’t matter as you will be trimming them off.

Flip the strip over and trim along the edges of the card stock.

Here is my strip all trimmed. You can see the little tiny scraps that can finally be thrown away and the larger scraps that can be used to create another strip.

It’s really quite quick and easy and I finished 3 and still have plenty of scraps left to create more.

As for what you can do with them?? They are perfect for adding to the sides or bottoms of a CAS card. It adds interest without overwhelming. To finish this card, I used “2008-K, Shepherd Boy” and “1141-F, Christmas“.

~ Heather

For this week only (Nov. 26 - Dec. 2, 2018), get 20% Off the stamps used in Heather’s creation above when you use the coupon code POTW112618

Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N2118

Inspiration Palette Challenges

Nov 212018

Happy Wednesday day, crafty peeps! Are you all ready for turkey day? It’s time for some mid-week inspiration to jumpstart your next stamping creation. We have a wonderful Inspiration Palette Challenge for you this week. This challenge is a cross between a photo challenge and a color challenge. Below I have posted a photograph with a corresponding color palette so that you can choose to find your inspiration in whichever suits you best… or both!

Check out all these fantastic interpretations created by our design team Rock Stars.

“Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N2118” creation by Shirley Hotop.
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“Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N2118” creation by Donna Thielker.
Visit Donna’s blog

“Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N2118” creation by Laurie Unger.
Visit Laurie’s blog

“Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N2118” creation by Heather Mills.
Visit Heather’s blog

“Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N2118” creation by Joy Hadden.
Visit Joy’s blog

“Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N2118” creation by Esther Asbury.
Visit Esther’s blog

“Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N2118” creation by Cheri Weston.
Visit Cheri’s blog

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 create something using the palette above as your inspiration, 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 Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N2118 until 5pm EST on Tuesday, December 4th. All participants will be automatically entered into our random drawing. Then on November 28th we’ll be kicking off the next challenge in our monthly rotation… a super easy Anything Goes Challenge! We’ll announce our November challenges winner here on the first Wednesday of next month. 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 something now. We can’t wait to see what you create! When you are ready to share your creation, 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 Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ N2118 in your blog or gallery posting.

Remember… 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!

Thank you so much for visiting here 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 drop by again on Monday when RI Rock Star, Heather Mills will be sharing a creation and the Pick of the Week stamps she used will be available to you at 20% off.

Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving!
And until the next time… happy stamping!

Wendy
Repeat Impressions

Pick of the Week ~ Puffy Paint Forest

Pick of the Week

Nov 192018

Hello friends, Esther here with two winter cards that showcase two fun techniques.

The first technique is creating a forest with just one tree stamp. The second is an old recipe for making your own puffy snow with just two ingredients!
Let’s get started….

We’ll start with making a forest of trees (of varying heights) with just one tree stamp.
First off you’ll need to gather your supplies: Card front, thin paper, tree stamp, ink pad

1. Tear your thin sheet of paper in a jagged line and lay it across your card front midway down so as to mask off the lower portion of your card
2. Ink up you tree stamp and stamp just the top portion above the torn paper line in the center of your card front
3. Repeat step two only this time stamp a larger portion of the tree above the torn paper line on either side of your already stamped tree
4. Repeat step three until you have a tree line across your card front

Now let’s create depth and dimension to our forest…..
1. Ink up your tree stamp, stamp it off on a piece of scrap paper then stamp it above your already stamped tree line
(This creates a very light, shadowy tree adds a 3d look to your forest)
2. Repeat step five till you’ve created a sufficient amount of depth to your forest

Now let’s make some puffy snow to add to our winter scene…
The only two supplies you’ll need are:
1. Elmer’s glue
2. Shaving Cream

Directions: Mix together equal parts of glue and shaving cream till thick
Using a thin paint brush apply to your card front and allow to dry

As you can see, I went a little light with the snow on the first card, but I also wanted to see what it would look like if I put it on heavy.
To do that, I created a second card that not only includes puffy snow, but also has white glitter sprinkled over it (while wet) for a sparkle effect.
I created the forest scene by stamping the large pine forest stamp across the card front and then stamping it off and re-stamping behind the first layer.

I’d love to see any cards you create with these two fun techniques, so be sure to come by the blog and link them up to our “Anything Goes” challenge next week!

Here are the supplies I used on these fun winter cards:
Dies: Miniature Sled (Memory Box), Deer Die (Unknown), Animal Crackers (Cuttlebug), Farm Fence (Honeybee Stamps), bird from Birch Tree dies (Impression Obsession)

Ink: Pine Needles/Salty Ocean/Broken China/Chipped Sapphire/Mermaid Lagoon/Ground Espresso Distress Ink (Ranger)

Misc: Shaving Cream, Elmer’s Glue, White Glitter

Repeat Impressions Stamps:
2220-G, All Is Calm
2719-K, Lg Pine Tree
2709-I, Large Pine Forest
2708-M, Pine Branch

For this week only (Nov. 19-25, 2018), get 20% Off the stamps used in Esther’s creations above when you use the coupon code POTW111918