You Are My Sunshine!

All last week the DRS Designs DT previewed all of the new releases that just became available this past Saturday.. Did you place your order? You can find all of DRS Designs New Releases HERE.

Today I'm showing off this bright & cheery card I made using the new Bloomin' Huge stamp. As soon as I saw it, I thought it looked like a sunflower to me. Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers and so, I decided to color this one in yellows and browns and paired it perfectly with the new "You are My Sunshine" sentiment.

The flower bloom was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and I blended the colors with Gamsol. It was matted on brown cardstock and then I added yellow Stickles to each petal. When it was dry I added some brown grosgrain ribbon to it. I stamped the same image repeatedly on the cardstock base with brown ink to decorate the background.

The sentiment was stamped below the image in brown ink as well.

Stamps: DRS Designs- Bloomin' Huge (M1023), You Are My sunshine Sentiment (D1089)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, SU! Close To Cocoa
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Chocolate Ribbon By Ribbon and Bows Oh My, Yellow Stickles
Finished Card Size: 6" x 5.5"

So, which of the new releases is your favorite? I think this one is my favorite & you can bet you'll see more cards made with this one soon!

Thanks for visiting today!

Smiles,
Jennifer

Monday, July 20, 2009

Color Throwdown Challenge

DRS Designs is sponsoring the color challenge this week on the Color Throwdown Blog. The challenge is to use the colors Garden Green, So Saffron and Lavendar Lace. Here's the card I came up with for the challenge.

The Make a Wish image by DRS Designs was colored with markers. I created the 4 background panels by stamping the Open Plaid background stamp in Lavender Lace and So Saffron, and then cut them out & matted them using cardstock cut with Nesties. I also added some fun yellow ribbon.

I inked the edges around the image before I matted it and then added yellow Stickles to the candle flames.

Stamps: DRS Designs- Make a Wish
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink, SU!
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by The Paper Company, American Crafts
Accessories: Bic Markers, Nesties, Cuttlebug and Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Yellow Stickles
Finished Card Size: 6.25" x 5.25"

Run over to the Color Throwdown Blog to see what kind of goodies DRS Designs is giving away to one lucky participant. If you're loving their new releases then your gonna wanna play in this one!
Hope you have a wonderful day!

Smiles,
Jennifer

Sunday, July 19, 2009

It's Time "For the Birds!"

Welcome to the 2nd Sunflowers & Dragonflies blog challenge!

This week’s challenge is "For the Birds." Use bird images-ducks, geese, owls etc, anything with feathers and wings! Anyone can play along in the challenge and we hope you will! There are no limits on time or supplies. Of course we’d prefer that you use images by Sunflowers and Dragonflies, but feel free to use other images. Your participation will enter you in a drawing to win a Nestability set for free! Please post a direct link to your challenge project on the Sunflowers and Dragonflies Challenge #2 Post from either your blog or an online gallery so we can view it. If you upload to an online gallery, please use the keyword S&D2. You have until next Friday, at noon, to get your challenge finished and linked on the S&D Challenge #2 Blog Post. Good luck!


I completed this week's challenge using the Owl image from Sunflowers and Dragonflies.

I colored this Beauty with Primacolor pencils and blended the colors with Gamsol. Then I cut it out using my Nestie Die & sponged light blue ink around it while it was still in the die.

Fun layout don't you think?!?!?! Well, I've recently discovered Sheet Loads & I used the July layout for this sketch. If you participate in card swaps or make several cards with the same design, you'll definitely want to check them out. Each month they give you the layout recipe to reproduce 8+ cards while maximizing your materials & speed the making progress. I am in awe, and wish I found them sooner!

The flowers I used on this card are Prima flowers that are also for sale from Sunflowers and Dragonflies. I layered them and fixed them in place with a brad & adhered leaf accents to the back before adhering them on the card front.

Stamps: Sunflowers and Dragonflies Creative Designs- Owl
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, SU! Bashful Blue
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, American Crafts, Pattern Paper by DCWV
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Nesties, Prima Flowers, EK Success Leaf Paper Punch and border punch, brads by Joann's Scrap Essentials
Finished Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I've used this owl image to made 2 other cards in the past. You can see them HERE and HERE.

Make sure to check out the paper piecing projects from the other S&D DT members:

Beth N.

Beth U.

Kim H.

*****All bird stamps are 20% off until next Saturday. See the S&D Challenge #2 Blog post for more details.

I look forward to seeing your "bird" project. Good Luck on winning the Nestability set!

Have a wonderful Saturday!

Smiles,
Jennifer

Saturday, July 18, 2009

New Stamps from DRS Designs Now Available!

The new stamps from DRS Designs are now available for purchase. Please see their New Releases page to get project ideas and to place your order.

Here are some of the cards I've made this week using the new images:

Enjoy and Happy Shopping!

Smiles,

Jennifer

Two Peas in a Pod!

Tomorrow is the big release day over at DRS Designs. Are you ready? Have you made your list?

I have been busy playing with these great stamps all week and here's another sneak peek for you!

Wouldn't this be perfect to give to someone who just had Twins? Perfect too, cause of the shades of greens used here it wouldn't matter if they were girls, boys, or one of each!

This could also be used for gardening friends. A few of my friends are "Master Gardeners," and they're always getting their hands in the dirt!

This was a pretty simple card to make. It's decorated more with layering and background stamping than anything else. I colored the Two Peas in a Pod image with Prismacolor Pencils and blended the colors with Gamsol. The Garden Peas in the background were stamped on light green cardstock with Garden Green ink--how appropriate!

Stamps: DRS Designs- Peas in a Pod (G1056), Garden Peas (G1055) both to be released on 7/18/09
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, SU! Garden Green Ink
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by The Paper Company, American Crafts
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Nesties, White Brads by Spare Parts, Green Brads by All My memories, Ribbon unknown, EK Success Decorative Corner Punch
Finished Card Size: 6.5" x 5"

Well, stay tuned to the DRS Designs New Releases Web page to have access to all of these new stamps as soon as they become available.

And, if your up for a challenge to win some of these new stamps for free, make sure to visit Vicki's blog and the Color Throwdown blog.

Have a great weekend!

Smiles,
Jennifer

Friday, July 17, 2009

Oval Nestabilities up for grabs!

Just a reminder that the Sunflowers and Dragonflies blog challenge this week is to create a card or project with paper piecing. You could win an oval Nestability set for your efforts! Post a link to your entry on the challenge post for your chance to win. Hurry--drawing is tomorrow Friday July 17th!

Here's what I did for the challenge.

Also, this cute fella is available for purchase at 20% off, this week only. You can find the details regarding this sale on the challenge post link I list above.

Good Luck!


Smiles,
Jennifer

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Cutie Pie Kids Beach Baby!

Are you enjoying all of the new images the DRS Designs DT has been showing off this week? Do you have a list of "must haves" started? The Sneak Peeks are still going strong this week as the DRS Designs DT is previewing all of the new designs that will be released this Saturday!

For all of you in love with the Cutie Pie Kids, here's another one to add to your stamp collection! This Beach Baby is ready for a day at the beach or a swim in the pool!

For this card I created my own pattern paper by stamping the sun image from the new 4 in 1 beach background stamp on yellow cardstock. For the other half of the card I used a wave border punch along the top border of light blue cardstock and then ran it through my Cuttlebug. I covered the seam with some fun blue toned ribbon, added some blue brads to match and adhered it to a blue cardstock base.

Well, there's not too much to this bare belly Cutie--She was simply colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol, layered with cardstock cut with Nesties, and then matted on my cardstock base as described above. I did add Diamond Glaze to all of the water droplets around her and on the puddle she was standing in. Too bad that stuff can be hard to photograph sometimes, I *heart* the look!

Stamps: DRS Designs- Beach Baby, 4 in 1 Beach Background-Both to be released on 7/18/09
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink, SU!
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by The Paper Company, American Crafts
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Nesties, Cuttlebug and Divine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Brads by making Memories, Ribbon By Maya Road, Fiskars Boundary Waters Border Punch, Diamond Glaze
Finished Card Size: 4.5" x 4.5"

How would you like to win this Beach Baby and her Brother?

Vicki, one of the other DRS Designs DT members is giving away some blog candy on her blog Stamped Smiles, that includes both of the soon to be released Cutie Pie Kids along with some other fun stuff. All you have to do to be entered in the drawing is to pick any DRS challenge and play along to enter...that's it!
You have until Sunday, July 26th to enter and the winner will be announced that evening at 8:00 PM (CST).

Good Luck!

Smiles,
Jennifer