Welcome to Ink N Scrap Habits!
I've created this blog to share my life & love of paper crafts with others. You will read bits and pieces of what goes on in my world and be able to see my paper craft creations! Please leave me a comment if you see something you like. I'd love to hear from you!
Hi Everyone! Hope you're doing well and that you're enjoying Summer!!
This week's challenge on the DRS Designs Blog is "It's New!" This challenge wants you to use something that is new-to-you on your project. It can be a new stamp, new ink, new embellishment, new die etc. Enter your challenge card by clicking on the link above and from all of the entries received, one lucky winner will be chosen to receive a $10 store voucher to DRS Designs!
I created this note card using a new-to-me greeting stamp, the Not Some Junk Greeting (937F) and a new button embellishment. I created the plaid paper you see here, by myself, using the Large Original Plaid stamp (641P). Of course, if you received a hand-made creation like this, you'd never throw it away, right?
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
After serveral years of poor economic growth, the housing market seems to finally making a turn for the better in my area. There's quite a few houses up for sale in my neighborhood and both my parents and my In-Laws are looking to relocate as well. There's been a surge in the real estate business, now that the weather is finally nice, and it looks like I'll have some new neighbors soon! I've created a little note card to welcome my new neighbors whoever they my be!
DRS Designs latest release included this adorable Mushroom House (091C) that I've paired with the One Line Welcome Greeting (737B). I stamped the Mushroom House on ivory cardstock and colored it with Copic Markers. I matted it with kraft cardstock and then again with dark brown cardstock that was cut with a decorative die. The card front was made from a piece of kraft cardstock that was embossed with the Swiss Dots folder for texture and then matted in dark brown. Two dark brown brads were added to fill in the space in the lower right corner. I stamped the Welcome Greeting on a fish tail banner and adhered it to the top of the card front as shown. The last step was to adhere the card front to an ivory cardstock base that measures 3" x 5.5." Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone! In honor of the first day of Summer today, this Sandcastle and Sunshine card was created for the new color challenge on the DRS Designs blog using sand and sea colors, and the Splitcoast Ways To Use It Challenge, "Sand." It seems like forever since I've created a card for 2 different challenges, but since they both involved using sand, it turned out to be pretty easy!
I colored the image with Copic Markers and used a wave border on the background layers. A salmon pink cardstock panel was embossed with the Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder and the seam where it was added near the wave border was covered with grosgrain ribbon tied in a knot. I added 2 dark brown brads to the lower left corner, which completed the look.
I hope your Summer is off to a fabulous start!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Need a challenge to inspire you this week? Check out DRS Designs newest challenge "On The Border.
" The requirement is to make a border on your card by either stamping a word or phrase all around, use a border image, draw a border, use a border die etc. The possibilities are endless! I created this Thinking of you card and I hand-drew the black-lined border on the card front.
I used one of DRS Designs newest stamps for the focal point of my card. I colored Leonard Pig Behind The Bubble (081G) with Copic Markers and then added Diamond Glaze to the bubbles for a realistic look.
The card front started as just a white piece of cardstock that was made into pattern paper by stamping it with the Woven Plaid Background (613P). Then on the blue panel, I stamped the Just Poppin In Sentiment (156D). I thought this sentiment went well with the bubbles in the image. They eventually have to pop right?
Hope you enjoyed seeing today's card.
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
This Sandcastle image makes me want to just drop everything and run to the beach! Do you get that feeling? I colored it with Copic Markers and sponged blue ink for the sky while it was in a Nestie die. This creates a nice, white frame around the image that doesn't necessarily need matting. The layout used here was from the Splitcoast Sketch challenge, SC487. I love this layout! This is actually the second time I've used it and I'm sure I'll put it to use again in the future as well. The yellow panel in the back was dry embossed and after adding a strip of blue cardstock to the right side, a brown grosgrain ribbon was added to decorate the bottom. A starfish brad embellished the greeting nicely and all of the panels adhered together were placed on a kraft A2 cardstock base.
I hope there is warmer weather trending where you live and that you're able to enjoy it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
This is an A2 size card, but I cut down the top layer a bit and decorated it with a border punch. Then the card front was embossed using my, new-to-me, pet print embossing folder. I stamped the upper portion of the Furry Friend Sympathy Greeting with dark brown ink and then sponged it with light brown ink while it was in a Nestie die. Then I tied plaid ribbon in a knot at the bottom of it before matting it with a dark brown scalloped rectangle. As you can see, this was adhered to the center of the card front.
The inside of the card was layered with ivory cardstock and the lower portion of the Furry Friend Sympathy Greeting was stamped at the bottom and the Dog Bone was stamped on an angle on each side. I have to Thank my friend Paula for this layout. I love how the card front is short enough to see the inside message at the bottom of it!
Thanks for taking the time to stop by today! Have a great weekend!
Smiles,
Jennifer
