Hug A Nurse

I have the utmost respect for Nurses. I work in the medical field and although I'm not one of them, I see how hard they work day in and day out.  I know it's a job I could never do and it takes a special person to be one. 

DRS Designs just came out with this Hug A Nurse (1072E) sentiment and I'm excited to show it off for their Under The Weather Challenge this week.  For Nurses week every year in May I make a special card for my Aunt, and I know she would appreciate a sentiment like this.

I've paired this sentiment with the Boo Boo Bear (431G) that I colored with Copic Markers. I adhered him with foam tape for some dimention to a white die cut oval before adhering it to the card front. A bit of ribbon stapled to the upper right corner embellished it nicely.

So, this my entry for the Under The Weather challenge. Won't you show us yours? Link it up HERE for a chance to win a great prize from DRS Designs.  Good Luck!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you'll be back soon!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Get Well Soon Boo Boo Bear

Hi Everyone! 

Today I'm showing off a cute and simple Get Well card I made recently. Hopefully you won't need a card like this, but we all know how fast those flu bugs travel, especially in the dead of Winter!

Staying with the clean and simple aspect for this card,
I only used 2 stamps on it and kept my backgrounds very plain.  The stamps I used are the Boo Boo Bear (431G) and just the "Get Well" portion of the Blooming With Good Health Greeting (055G).

I started by coloring the image with Copic Markers. Then I used a Nestie die to cut it out. I masked it and sponged it with peach ink to match my color scheme.  The sentiment was then stamped just below the image.  I used kraft cardstock for my card front and used a decorative corner punch on each corner. I embossed the peach panel, adhered it in place and tied a thin brown, satin bow at the top. I used foam tape to adhere the image to the center of the card front so that it was popped up and then adhered the card front to a dark brown A2 cardstock base. 

Here's to hoping we all stay well this Winter. Remember to wash your hands often!
Until next time,

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Sweet Baby Girl

After a fabulous girls weekend with my stamping friends, I'm glad to report that I made 14 cards while I was there! Some are for magazine submissions, but many of them you'll get to see here on my blog very soon. Today I have a card to share with you that I made for a stamping friend who we threw a surprise baby shower for this past weekend. I'm really happy with how it turned out and think it's one of my favorites! 

 I used this adorable Teddy Bear image from Holly Berry House and colored it with Copic Markers. Since she knows that she is having a girl, I chose to color the bow pink. I love the adorable Ribbon and Curls New Baby sentiment (111G) from DRS Designs and thought that it was perfect with the Teddy bear image. The finished card size is 4.25" x 5.5". I hope you enjoy seeing this card as much as I enjoyed making it! 

 Have a great day! 

 Smiles, 

Jennifer

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Happy St. Patty's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all!
I hope you all have a wonderful day planned with lots of green! Unfortunately, I have to work, but I'll be wearing my St. Patrick's Day scrub top to the hospital today. I love wearing festive uniforms to work--I think my patients really enjoy them too!

Here's my last St. Patrick's Day card for the year. I've used DRS Designs Paddy Bear image (638H) again. I colored this cutie with Copic Markers and cut it out and matted it using plain and scalloped Nestie rectangles. I stamped the Shamrock background (326H) repeatedly on the light green cardstock to create my own pattern paper for this card front. Then I added an embossed line with my Score-Pal and stamped the one line St. Pats Day greeting (636D) below it. I added 3 clear(!) rhinestones to each side of the sentiment and then colored them with a dark green Copic Marker (Love this money saving tip!). I attached the card front to an A2 green cardstock base and added a horizontal panel decorated with a border punch and some bright yellow ribbon.

I placed the Teddy image just off center to the left and my card was complete.

Thanks for stopping by today!
May the luck of the Irish be with you today and always!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Irish Teddy!

My, how 2011 is flying by already! Valentine's Day is practically here and gone, and before we know it the world will turn green in honor of St. Patrick's Day. DRS Designs has just come out with some great St. Patrick's Day stamps to celebrate this festive holiday and I've used several of them on my card today.

The adorable focal image is the new Paddy Bear (638H). I colored him with Copic Markers. The background was created using the Celtic Knot (651D), and the sentiment is the Top O The Morning Greeting (620D). Embellished with a bit of ribbon and some green brads, I can't help but say I think this card turned out rather cute! I hope you enjoyed it!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Boo Boo Bear

Hi Everyone and Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend!

Today I have a cute Get Well card to show you.  This card uses DRS Designs Boo Boo Bear (G431) and the Tiny Get Well Soon Sentiment (A256).   This adorable Teddy is a new to me stamp that I've had for a while and just recently was able to get it all inked up.  I know he will get lots of use with the flu season just around the corner and for a few people I know are having surgery soon.  Now is the time to stock up on my Get Well and Speedy Recovery cards!

I colored the Boo Boo Bear with Copic Markers.  I masked him and sponged pink ink around him while he was still in the oval Nestie die.  I did the same thing to the Get Well tag to add a bit of color to it.  I added some texture using the (very elegant!) Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and some fun ribbon added a cheery element to this card.

Here are a few smaller pics of the focal parts of this card.  Click on them to see a close up view.

 

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your visit and your comments!

Have a great day!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Thinking Of You!

Happy Thursday! I'm so glad the weekend is almost here.  We've been so busy lately finishing up some odds and ends in the house and in our yard, that I'm really hoping to get some time to rest since the weather is supposed to be rainy all weekend long.  (To me that also means that I hope I get to stamp, stamp, stamp!)

I created this card for Kimmy, a friend of mine, who was unable to go to on the Shackapolooza stamping weekend with the rest of us.   We passed it around and everyone signed their "Miss You" wishes.  I wanted to make sure she knew we were thinking of her, and that she hadn't been forgotten.  Stamping just isn't the same without her. 

This adorable bear image is from Holly Berry House.  I colored it with Copic markers, using a new-to-me technique taught by my friend Chelsea from the Stamp Shack.  (Thanks again for the demo!) I antiqued the edges with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distressing ink, and the sentiment is from SU! Whimsical Words.  On a card like this, I really think the embossing from the Swiss Dot Cuttlebug folder is so elegant looking, don't you think?

Hope you have a great day!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Feel Better Soon!

  It's been a LONG time since this cutie has seen ink and it's such a good feeling when I put one of my older stamps to use. Wouldn't you agree?  We always run out to by the newest "gotta have" stamps that go along with the latest stamp trends and often our favorites get forgotten about.  This stamp, A Teddy For Avery from Holly Berry House is exactly one of those stamps!  

This image was colored with Copic markers.  I recently bought the Vintage Photo Distressing ink by Tim Holtz and the Inkssentials Ink Blending Foam to apply it and put it to work on this card.  Instant Love! I love the soft antique feel of this card!  The sentiment is by DRS Designs.   

By the way...just a little secret...I never bought the Ink Blending tool to use with the Blending Foam.  I already have the Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Applicator Tool and just velcro-ed the blending foam right to it.  As you can see, it worked just fine and it's one less tool to have to buy!

Thanks for visiting today!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Boyds Bear Thanks

At the Stamp Shack a few weeks ago, someone started a thread, "what is your favorite tea?" As the discussion progressed, I realized how many different flavors are out there that I'd really like to try. I say try because I can't tell you how many times I have bought different flavored tea or flavored coffees and then really disliked them. Then, I'm stuck with a whole box of tea or coffee grounds that I don't know what to do with. Have you ever been in this position?

So, I decided to create a stamping swap where we would swap different flavors of individually wrapped tea. Participants had to create some type of decorative tea bag holder that has stamping on it or send in tea related stamped images to be eligible for the swap. I was surprised at how quickly the swap filled up--15 participants in all and had I opened the swap to more I'm sure they would have filled as well.

Some of the tea flavors that are being sent in are:

Bigelow Pomegrante Pizzazz
Bigelow Vanilla Caramel

Chai tea

Apricot Tea
Tazo's Awake Tea

Stash Ginger peach green tea

Harney & Sons Organic Citron Green

Twinings "Earl Grey Tea"

Taz passion

Twining's of London Herbal Unwind-Citrus, Cinnamon, & Soothing Spices

Stash decaf Creme carmel tea
Stash Decaf Chocolate HAzelnut Tea

Trader Joe Chocolate decaf tea

Chamoile

Have you tried any of these tea flavors?

So, anyways, on to my card for today...

In one of the swap packages, I received a cute little Boyds Bears stamp set from my friend Ethel. I needed a few Thank You cards so I put this kit to use right away!

Since these bears are also sharing "tea," I'm adding this image to my tea packet of stamped images for the swap. So, if you're a particpant, you can look forward to receiveing some of these images as well!

Stamps: Uptown Rubber Stamps
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink in Chestnut Roan
Paper: Colored Cardstock by The Paper Company and DCWV, Pattern paper by Chatterbox
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Ribbon by K & Company, Square Brads by Joann's Scrap Essentials
Finished Card Size: 5.5" x 4.25"

So, what's your favorite tea flavor? or If your a coffee drinker, what is your favorite flavor coffee?

Thanks for visiting!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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