Great Impressions: Chin Up, Buttercup!

Hi, all!  Happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was good and that you're ready for a new week to start! :)  I've got another card today that uses some NEW stamps from the Great Impressions store.  Come and take a gander...

When I first saw this image and the sentiment that matched it, I fell in love!  I started by stamping the image, F599 Buttercup Flowers, onto some patterned paper.  I then stamped the sentiment, E855 Chin Up Buttercup, below the image.  I colored these two things in with glitter gel pen.

I then decided that the image needed to be more prominent.  I decided to do a little spotlighting.  I stamped the image again onto some glimmery paper and then colored it and punched a circle out.  I added it to the card with a few enamel dots.  Perfect!

The result is a semi-CAS creation that used up some of the paper I was storing in my stash.  Perfect use of it, actually!  I like it a lot.  What do you think?  Do you like it?  I'd love to hear what you think in the comments below!

I'm entering my card into the Stamping Sensations "Dies or Punches" challenge, the "Flowers" challenge at Fairytale Stampers, the "Anything Goes" challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, the "Something New" challenge at Fashionable Stampers, and the "NBUS" challenge at djkardkreations (you'll have to hop over to see exactly what that means if you don't know ;) ).

That's all for me today!  I'll be back next Monday with another creation using stamps from the Great Impressions store.  I hope you hop over to the Great Impressions blog for more inspiration and to join in our monthly challenge.  Until next week, HUGS and happy stamping! :)

Great Impressions: Spotlighted Sunflower

Hi, friends!  I'm back today with another card using beautiful stamps from the Great Impressions online store!  Today I have a fun autumnal card using one of my favorite techniques--spotlighting!  Take a peek at the completed project!

This is actually a pretty easy effect to create.  To start, you just need to stamp your image (G196 Sunflower Garden was used here) twice--once on a colored paper (I chose kraft) and once onto a neutral paper (I used cream).  You just punch a shape out of the colored paper, color in the image on the neutral paper (I used Sakura glitter gel pens), line them up, and adhere them together with dimensional foam to create a layered look.  You don't have to use the dimensional foam, but I think it adds a little something.  This is what it will look like up close...

After that, all you have to do is add it to a panel and put whatever bits you'd like for added texture!  I added part of sentiment E842 Happy Day to my panel along with some enamel dots and a bit of twine on the kraft pot.  I love it!

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at my creation!  Hop over to the Great Impressions blog for more inspiration and come play along with our monthly challenge, too!  If you use stamps from Great Impressions, you'll be able to link up your creation in our Customer Gallery, too!  HUGS and happy stamping to you all!

Linking up with these fabulous challenge~

Aud Sentiments: Anything Goes w/ a Sentiment

Crafty Little Fairies: Only One DP

Crafting Musketeers: Autumn Colors

Craftyhazlenuts Patterned Paper Challenge: Use Your PP

Creatalicious: Flower Power