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Thursday, March 21, 2013

All About The Dies Challenge!

Hi all! Well, the Impression Obsession Design team took a few days to show off some of the fun creativity you can have when you pair a little paper with some of the brand new dies from Impression Obsession. Hope you had fun seeing all the possibilities! If you want to take a peek at all that is in the store, just head HERE!

If you have some of IO's dies, well, today is FOR YOU! The DT is ushering in a challenge that is ALL About The Dies! If you play along, there is a $25 gift certificate on the line! Don't have any dies? Well, stay tuned, coming up later in this post, I will tell you how you can win some!

On to my creation! Oh goodness -- do these dies have a TON of potential!
Do you see which ones I am talking about? They look like this...

And, can create things like this.....


After you cut out the flowers, you take the end that does not have the circle on it and you roll the flower inward, making sure that the color you want to be your main color is in the center. Take a glue dot, place it on the circle end and that is secured at the bottom of the flower and holds it all together! Easy peasy! I used the Spiral Daisy and the Spiral Flowers and then paired them up with the Leaf Cluster and the Branch Die. I actually cut apart the branch die cut to serve as my larger leaves. See?

I added a sentiment -- This Day -- in black ink on a sponged die cut frame and... almost finished! I know you would never know it but this was really a quick card. I had rolled some of the flowers as I watched TV one night. So, that part was already done. Add some patterned paper, some washi tape, a bit of stitching and.. ta da! Done!
And that, my friends is it!  Now, for some more creative inspiration, hop on over and see the rest of the IO DT!

Daniela Dobson
Dina Kowal
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Julie Koerber -- you are here!
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett

How to Win!

  • Start at the IO blog HERE and hop to visit and comment on each designer's post. 
  • One lucky winner will be drawn from those comments by 10PM EST. Winner will get 3 die sets of their choice and will be announced the next day!
  • You can also participate in the All About the Dies Challenge! Simply use all IO Dies or stamps - you have until Wednesday, March 27th at 10PM EST! Winner gets a $25 Gift Certificate for use in IO's on-line store. You'll have to link up your creation on the IO blog on March 21st using the linky widget!
Hope you had fun with the IO gals this week seeing all the fun things you can do with Impression Obsession's new dies! See you back here soon! 
 
~Julie


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58 comments:

  1. GORGEOUS!!! Those flowers sure are cool, but I doubt the postal service would treat them well. Wonderful colors, especially that pink sponging. Love the bow and the ledger paper, too. You did a great job showcasing the IO dies.
    denise g.

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  2. Those flower dies are so cool. Love your card.

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  3. Such a pretty card, I love the pinks and spring colors you have added to your card and the flowers!
    Hugs, antonella :-)

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  4. Beautiful and thanks for showing how the die works.
    PH

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  5. Beautiful design, love the flowers and the quote. Have a great day, Shirley

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  6. This card is terrific and that saying is perfect. I love the rolled flowers, they look incredible!

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  7. What a beautiful card! Gorgeous colors and I love all those beautiful flowers.

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  8. Beautiful card,Love your flowers,they are awesome...

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  9. Love this card those flowers are beautiful . May have to get those dies

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  10. Love these little flowers...great dies. Great card!! Jan D., Florida

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  11. Oh your flowers are just as gorgeous as your card!!

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  12. I love those rolled flowers, so pretty!

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  13. Delightful ! Cheerful, feminine and full of the joy of spring.

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  14. Those flower dies are cute! I have never tried them because I thought they looked to hard to make, maybe not?

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  15. What awesome dies! Love how those rolled flowers dress up your card.

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  16. Pretty~Pretty~Pretty!!! I love the flower dies, most of all...guess its because I am a gardener!!

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  17. pretty card! those flower dies are incredible!

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  18. very pretty card.. the flower dies are incredible

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  19. One word = yummy! Love your flowers and the entire card!

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  20. Beautiful card and what a wonderful sentiment!

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  21. Your card is very pretty, love the flowers and the colors you used.

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  22. Don't you just love how these dies, make such beautiful flowers, and brings spring an color to your card? it sure did, love that sentiment and gorgeous bow.

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  23. Beautiful card! I love all those spiral flowers! Adds such a great dimension to the card!

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  24. that is fast becoming my fave die -

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  25. What beautiful floral embellishments, Julie!! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  26. very pretty love the flowers.
    Sandra ltb

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  27. HAHA, 4 am and you you made it sound so easy peasy! You are darling! And....so is your card that you created to share on hop day three. Thank you so much for all you crafted and shared with us March hoppers. Was a delight.

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  28. Very beautiful. I see I'm going to have to get those spiral flower dies!

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  29. Your card is just gorgeous! Ever since I first saw those spiral flowers dies I knew I had to have them! Now, I'm waiting for the money fairy to bestow some shopping cash on me so I can buy them! :)

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  30. Beautiful card! Absolutely love the flowers dies, Cannot wait to buy them,

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  31. What a beautiful card! Love the colors and the pretty paper you used! And those dies are fabulous!

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  32. Your recipient would be so touched by the effort you put into this lovely card.

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  33. What a brilliant card! I'd love to try making some of those rolled flowers.

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  34. beautiful! i love the sponging, colours and the dimension of the flowers.

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  35. Gorgeous card, love the new dies and the flowers you made with them, also the butterfly card is beautiful. Mary L Schreiber

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  36. Beautiful card! I love how you added color to the die, great design!

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  37. Absolutely exquisite!! I love those flowers and am now thinking that I need to get this die!! Everything about your card is so beautiful!

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  38. Well this doesn't look like an easy card as there are so many parts to it. Good idea to have some flowers made up in advance.

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  39. I just love this beautiful card with all the flowers and gorgeous colors!

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  40. So pretty and bright! I love your little bouquets!! Wonderful card!! Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  41. Love the flowers! Pretty card!

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  42. Gorgeous!! Beautiful job with the flowers....Hope it's as easy as you make as you make it sound!
    Loved your use of the leaves and branches as well. Just lovely!!
    Thanks so much for sharing your talent.
    Sue Brailey

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  43. I love the tiny flowers. It is hard to mail the large ones. Really cute.

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  44. Gorgeous! Love those flower dies and you used them beautifully!

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  45. OMG! I love, love, love flowers! This is sooo soft & sweet! Thanks for sharing! :)

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  46. Very cool flowers. Love all the petals.

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  47. Oh I love your flowers & card!

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  48. So pretty -- those flowers look wonderful.

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  49. Do you ever have a bad card? This is so pretty! Love the flowers. Love the colors you chose too. Just so pretty and spring-like.

    Chris R. from Iowa
    ckrobinson01@hotmail.com

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  50. Love the flowers! Hard to believe that that swirly die creates such beautiful flowers.

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  51. Cute card; the flowers are great. Thanks for sharing

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  52. Love the flowers fom the dies the different shapes and textures are so pretty TFS

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  53. Now that's a flexible die accomodating all our oval and circular diecutting! Great sponging color of elegant splashes of joy lift viewer eyes and hearts. Thanks for the exampling around IO dies.
    mt23stamperatyahoo

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  54. You absolutely show cased the dies beautifully in this lovely card.

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