WHAT IF? WEDNESDAY COLOR CHALLENGE

Hi there, blog friends!  

It's the first What If? Wednesday challenge for the new month of July and as it is every first Wednesday of the month, it's a color challenge at The House That Stamps Built.

I screwed up with my card and got more blue than turquoise but I didn't have time for a redo, so just pretend it's more of a turquoise blue, okay?  

Stamps used for this card are from the Flower Power Separates and the sentiment is from The Hello Cling Stamp set.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't miss the incredible creations from these fabulous Rock Stars then head on over to THE HOUSE and join in on the challenge. You might just win a $25.00 gift certificate for Repeat Impression Stamps.  

              Deonna   -   Heather   -   Joy   -   Kathy   -  Laurie  -   Patti J   -   Shirley

Come back tomorrow for another awesome surprise release of more brand new Repeat Impression Stamps.  

COLORING ON KRAFT

Hi everyone!!!  

Happy 4th of July to all my American friends!!!  

Cheri here, with a new Project of the Week for The House That Stamps Built.

This week my project is coloring on kraft.  This is an easy technique that gives you a way to use scraps of kraft paper (if you have them) and a fun way for you to use your coloring tools like pencils or markers.  If you use embossing powder (as I did here), you won't want to use your alcohol markers as they don't work well together.  

Here are the supplies I used:

 VersaMark (embossing ink), Stamp of choice (RI#10201-W "Flower Power Background"), white embossing powder, piece of kraft cs cut to prefered size, coloring tool of choice (Memento markers used here), and my MISTI stamping positioning tool.  (Not shown, anti-static tool for embossing and heat gun).  

Prepare your cardstock with the anti-static tool.  Ink up your stamp with VersaMark ink and stamp onto your prepared kraft cardstock.  

Once you're satisfied with the impression of ink on the cardstock, immediately sprinkle white embossing powder over the inked surface and heat emboss.

Now you're ready to color the image as you wish.  

Here are the two images I prepared and colored.

Finish your card as you like.  

Of course I had to do an 4th of July themed card....Stamps used on this card are RI#3711-G "God Bless America" and RI# 1701-P "Bald Eagle". 

Stamps used on this card are RI#10201-W "Flower Power Background" and RI#6103-J "Thinking of You". 

I hope you have some fun with this technique.  Have a safe and wonderful holiday!

WHAT IF? WEDNESDAY ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE

Hi blog friends!!! 

The month of June has a 5th Wednesday, so it's "anything goes" challenge time at The House That Stamps Built.  

Get all the details on how to enter the challenge there.  

I did some masking on this card....well, actually, I did a lot of masking on this card, but truth be told, I like the masking technique.  It's a great way to take one stamp and create layers.  On this card I used RI#10303-H "Kathy's Flower Outline" (designed by our own Rock Star, Kathy Stacy) and RI#10316-D "Leaf Outline Lg".  The sentiment is from RI#2502-I "Wishing You Joys" and I only used the "Happy Birthday" portion of it.  The images were all colored with Copic Markers.  

Check out these awesome blogs for more inspiration

                   Deonna   -   Heather   -   Joy   -   Kathy   -  Laurie  -   Patti J   -   Shirley

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Check back on Monday when I'll be doing a Project of the Week.  

To all my American friends, I wish you all a happy and safe July 4th holiday!  

WHAT IF? WEDNESDAY JUNE SKETCH CHALLENGE AT THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Hi blog friends!  

Sketch challenge time at The House That Stamps Built.  

Here's the sketch 

I got a little artsy going on with my card for this sketch, beginning with some watercolor background frame for the larger focal stamps.  

The stamps I used here are RI #10310-H "Mum Solid", #10314-H, "Daisy Solid" and #10306-H "Daisy Solid Sm.".  My sentiment is RI# 1102-E "Congratulations".  

Head on over to THE HOUSE and check out the awesome inspiration from the other Rock Stars.  They are amazing!!!  Also, while, you're there, get the details for how to enter your own card in the challenge.  There's a $25.00 gift certificate for some awesome RI stamps to the lucky winner.  

Thanks for stopping by!  

INTRODUCTING RECTANGLE AND MARQUEE FRAMES BY REPEAT IMPRESSIONS

Hey blog friends!  

Please join us at The House That Stamps Built this week as we celebrate another new release in Repeat Impressions' online store. This latest stamp series is called Frames - Rectangle & Marquee. This Thursday thru Sunday, at The House That Stamps Built,  we will be showcasing wonderful creations of this new series.

These stamp designs are all now available as wood mounts, cling mounts, and as plain, unmounted rubber in the Repeat Impressions online store. This series is also available as one plain unmounted sheet of rubber so that you can get ALL 4 stamps in this series at a big savings.

I made two cards with this set:

The sentiment for this card is RI# 4025-F "Deepest Sympathies". The background was created using a grouping of stamps from RI# Plate 10300.

For this card I used RI #2708-M "Pine Branch", RI#207-G "Cardinal" and RI# 424-G "Wishing You A Season".  

To view the complete series and purchase any of the designs please visit the Frames - Rectangle & Marquee page of Repeat's online store at...http://www.repeatimpressions.com/framesrectangle.html

Please visit The House That Stamps Built  blog each day... Thursday, June 16th thru Sunday, June 19th... and leave your comments there to be entered into a drawing to win an unmounted sheet of RI's Frames - Rectangle & Marquee series. To qualify for this free giveaway your comments must be left no later than 5pm eastern time on Sunday, June 19th. On Monday, June 20th Wendy will announce the winner on Repeat's Facebook page so be sure to "Like" and follow them there if you don't already.

Comment on RI's blog... http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com
Follow RI on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/RepeatImpressions

Good luck!!