New Release

Repeat Impressions' Frames - Rectangle & Marquee Release! 

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 some of the RI Rock Stars are posting their wonderful creations to showcase the 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. 

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 16 through Sunday, June 19, 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 19.  On Monday, June 20,  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

Now, onto my projects:

 For the first card, I used the Flower Power Separates set that we released last month.  I just LOVE this set.  So gorgeous!!  I also used some small flowers from the newly released Flower Power Backgrounds and Borders.  And of course, I used one of the new marquee frames.  I think I'm going to love these, too.  I guess technically this is a 2 layer card, but other than the base it is all one layer.  I started by stamping the frame onto the center of the panel.  Then I stamped it on scrap paper and cut it out to use as a mask.  Then I stamped the flowers and leaves, removed the mask and colored the images.  I used my craft knife to cut a slit on either side of the frame so I could thread the ribbon through.  I popped up the small flowers and added pearls to the center.  LOVE it!!

For card #2, I used a sort of reverse spotlight technique, with the image outside the frame being colored and the inside left uncolored to allow the sentiment to show.  I used the larger of the marquee frames on this one and stamped it in the center of the main panel.  Then I stamped it again on scrap paper and cut it out to use it as a mask.  I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the lighthouse scene in black letting it extend onto the mask.  Then I removed the mask and used the stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the image again with a light gray, so it would show up faintly inside the frame.  Then I colored the parts of the image that are outside the image.  I really, really, really, like how this turned out.
Don't forget to hop over to The House blog each day and leave a comment to be entered into the drawing to win this fabulous set.

Card #1:
Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions Flower Power Separates "Daisy Outline, large", "Daisy Solid, large", Daisy Outline, small", "Daisy Solid, small", "Leaf Outline, large", "Leaf Solid, Large", "Leaf Outline, small", "Leaf Solid, small", "Leaf Cluster Outline", "Leaf Cluster Solid", "Flower Cluster Outline",  "Marquee Frame, small" and "You Make Me Smile"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:
If You give a Crafter a Cookie #46--inspiration photo (Inspired by the flowers)

As You Like It--Favorite die and why (this challenge is sooooo hard because I just love dies!  But I have to say that this stitched rectangle die from MFT Blueprints 13 is my favorite; it just give the perfect base layer to any card)
Crafty Ribbons #156--anything goes with ribbon
Penny's Challenge #282--anything goes
Fashionable Stamping #112--beautiful blooms
In the Pink #96--inspirational photo (I was inspired by the pink, flowers, and pearls)

Sketch N Scrap #75--sketch

Crafty Creations #317--tic tac toe (I used the text, flowers, leaves column)
Creative Craft Cottage #65--favorite color combo (pink and green are my favorite combo for cards)




Card #2:
Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Marquee Frame, large", "Bass Harbor Lighthouse, large" and "A father is . . ."
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13"

Challenges:
Time Out Challenge #46--masculine with the optional twist of mixed media
Little Miss Muffet #140--anything goes
Inspiration Destination #90--anything goes
Die Cuttin' Divas #270--father's day
Crafty Cardmakers #166--for a special man
Eureka Stamps #197--For the guys
Word Art Wednesday #234--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Craftin' Desert Divas--masculine
Pattie's Creations #122--Father's Day or Graduation
Crafty Calendar--Father's Day
Creative Inspiration--spring into summer