STAMPtember® Feature: Impression Obsession
Hi readers! TGIF! Welcome to our second to last brand feature for the month! *sniffle sniffle*. Did you know that Impression Obsession has been in business for 17 years?! This brand continues to offer a wide variety of stamps in cling, clear, and mounted, as well as some well loved die designs. I found their bio quite interesting. Read on below!
I know people are curious sometimes about who the people are behind the anonymous-looking website. Impression Obsession was formed in March 1998 by Mitra Friant and Charmaine Jackson, two high school teachers who thought it would be fun to run a stamp business part-time after school. We published our first stamp catalog with 92 images in August, 1998 and we were off and running.
We had a lot of success with that first catalog and continued adding images (and customers) until the company became too busy to be a part-time job. In September, 1999, I (Mitra) quit teaching and started working at the stamp business full-time. Charmaine, meanwhile, had a baby and decided to continue teaching so she got out of the stamp business.
2015 marks 17 years in business…I can’t believe it! IO has come a long way since then. We now have 10,000 images in production at any given time and have expanded into offering clear stamps, cling stamps (stamps with gray cushion that temporarily stick to acrylic blocks), and metal dies. We are proud to offer designs from Dina Kowal, Seth Apter, Lindsay Ostrom, Yvonne Blair, Alesa Baker Designs, Heart Art Studios, Melissa Gordon, Leigh Hannan, Gary Robertson, Gail Green, Claudia Tenorio-Pearl, Kalani Allred, Hannah Davies, Tara Caldwell, Aislinn Adams, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, and Joanne Fink. With so many different artists, we offer stamps in a wide range of styles. There is truly something for everyone at Impression Obsession.
I am helped (greatly) by 8 full-time and one part-time employees who work in our warehouse pressing rubber, trimming stamps, indexing wood, and packing orders. I truly can’t remember what it was like when Charmaine and I made all of the stamps ourselves (I think I’ve blacked the memory out). I’m lucky to have a great staff who has stuck with me (several of them for years and years) through all the ups and downs that come with running a small business.
It’s been a great ride so far and we’re still going strong. 2016 will bring lots of new products, new designs, and new techniques. Happy stamping!
We want everyone to pick a favorite Impression Obsession item and try it, so in the spirit of that, we are offering a limited time 20% discount off all Impression Obsession products when you use code IMPRESS2S. Please know that this code is not valid with other codes, nor can it be used for previous purchases. This code will expire at 11:59 PM eastern time on September 27th.
In addition to their blog and online shop, follow along with Impression Obsession on Facebook, Twitter, & Pinterest!
I reached out to Impression Obsession designer Jeanne Streiff to make a card showcasing this fabulous brand in celebration of this feature. Isn’t this card lovely? Just add a PSL and be ready to experience Autumn’s full bounty! :D Be sure to check out Jeanne’s blog Inky Paws for lots of inspiration!
Fabulous card with amazing background.Thanks for the story about Impressionn Obssession!!
Such an adorable card…I really like the colors.
Just beautiful! The leaves are so pretty. Hugs, Robin
Really beautiful colors, reminds me of fall of course!
So beautiful, love the leaf stamp.
Wow, stunning card!
Yeeeesssss! I’m Obsessed with Impression Obsessin! What a Beautiful Card!
Great fall card.
Beautiful fall colors and I love the textures!
wow… glorious fall colors on this beautiful card!
This is gorgeous!!
It sure is lovely. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Oh isn’t that glorious! Love IO stamps.
So nice to read about success stories of home based businesses that thrive and grow into one of the most successful and popular in our crafting world! Fabulous card – love the inked leaves :)
really pretty. IO is a great company!
IO backgrounds are fantastic, plus all their little critter dies are so cute. Great autumnal card sample too.
Loved reading about how Impression Obsession was started! I am a huge fan of IO products, especially their cover-a -card stamps. The Fancy Leaves stamp is right at the top of my wishlist! Love Jeanne’s card and her blog is awesome too! Thanks SSS, for spotlighting one of my favorite companies!
Loved reading the back-story of IO. This card created by Jeanne is very autumnal. Love it.
Beautiful card-love this stamp design. Thanks for sharing their story.
Very pretty card!
Such a beautiful fall card – and thanks for the bio!
Beautiful card and the
Love die is wonderful!
Carla from Utah
What a great leaf background! The card was wonderful, also. Interesting bio on the company.
What a great leaf background! The card was wonderful, also. Interesting bio on the company.
Great Card, love the background stamp.
Wow, I really like the card’s background and color!
Love that beautiful leaves background!
I always love IO’s stamps and dies! Thanks for sharing this beautiful Fall themed card!
Beautiful card, impression obssession one of my favorite companys. I just love their background stamps.
Beautiful card! Thanks for the code. :)
I love fall colours – great project.
I follow the blog by email.
I love the card
I have a lot of their background stamps–love them!!!
IO dies are fabulous! Lovely card! TFS
Such a BEAUTIFUL Card!! =) THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Love my IO stamps and dies!
Beautiful card!!! Love the background:)
I love IO stamps, they are awesome!!
beautiful autumn colors . . .
Thank you for sharing your lovely story of beginnings with us! Congratulations on your anniversary and 100 X the number of stamps you began with. Lots of love ♥
Today’s card really speaks the beauty of Autum.
Beautiful Fall Love card.
The card is gorgeous. I love IO products especially their dies.
I love this fall card! The background is so beautiful! I must go check out their products! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
IO is one of my favorite companies. that card has a nice fall look
I love the autumn look of that card!
That is an amazing background.
Love Jeanne’s card! IO is one of my favorite brands!
I found many IO stamps that I would love to purchase but sadly, they were out of stock and so I am unable to take advantage of the discount.
Gorgeous card! Just love those vibrant fall leaves!