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 your day is off to a fabulous start!
Can you believe it's almost October already!?!? It will be ghost and goblin time before we know it! The new blog challenge over at DRS Designs, "So Spooky it's Scary" and THIS CARD from Splitcoast Stampers inspired me to create this Spooky Halloween card. I'm really happy with how it turned out-actually it's better than I thought it would be. I think it really has an eerie, spooky feel!
The first thing I did was heat emboss the Spooky Tree with Moon (070L) on a white card front. Then, I taped a large circle Nestability die centered over the image and used it as a stencil. I sponged the moon area with yellow inks and the rest of the area with an eerie purple ink. I love how it really looks like the full moon is glowing in the darkness! Next, I stamped the Spooktacular Halloween Greeting (933F). I split it up so that the first half of the sentiment was stamped above the scene and the second half was stamped below it.
I matted the card front on yellow cardstock and then used foam tape to adhere it to a 4.25" x 5.25" purple cardstock base. An eerie card like this wouldn't be complete without a few bat punchies--I added eyes to them with a white gel pen and then adhered only their bodies so that I could fold up their wings to make them dimensional. Eeek! Does this card give you the creeps?
Smiles,
Jennifer
When you hear the term "googlie eyes," especially this time of year I bet you automatically think Halloween. I know I do, but when I heard the challenge over at DRS Designs this week is "Googlie Eyes," I decided to change things up a bit.
Instead of creating a fun Halloween card, I created this cute frog card using the adorable Frog Boy Cutie Pie Kid (428H) and the Frog in your Pants Greeting (1016K) from DRS Designs. Check out the picture of my Frog Boy below and see his googlie eyes. He almost looks the same, even though they are more defined! This is the first time I've ever used googlie eyes on a card and I'm glad this challenge enlightened me to do it. I'm sure I'll be adding them add to more of my stamped images soon!
As you can tell I used a very simple layout for this card.
The Frog Boy was colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and adhered in place next to the greeting. I used the Tiny Frog (420A) as an embellishment by also coloring it with Copics, matting it, and then adhering it with foam tape.
I hope you enjoyed seeing my "Googlie Eye" entry and that this greeting made you smile. Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Here's another Christmas card I was able to whip up rather quickly, but only cause I cheated! *wink* I found this colored image of Santa and his Reindeer (016L) and the Polka Dot Background paper (688P) in a basket where I keep leftover colored images and backgrounds. I love it when half the work is already done for me!
I'm pretty certain the image was colored with Prisma Color Pencils and blended with Gamsol. It's been a long time since I've used that method of coloring! Then to bling it up a bit and add some hojiday sparkle, I added Stickles at the ground level and around the image for falling snow. I also added some white flock to the cotton parts of Santa's Hat and jacket as well as his beard to make him realistic.
The card base was embossed with the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder and each layer was matted with olive green cardstock. I love olive green and red together for Christmas cards! A red satin bow pulled everything together and I was done in a flash!
Did you know that Christmas is already less than 100 days away?!?!?!? It's time to get started on those Holiday cards and why not start with a challenge where you could win some free product from DRS Designs? Check out the Anything Goes Challenge this week over at Chocolate, Coffee, Cards and link up your card today!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
...Candy Corn!
Would you have ever guessed it? I bet you were thinking broccoli or some other green vegetable. I know this was totally UNEXPECTED--that's because I created this for this week's DRS Designs Blog Challenge which is to create something UNEXPECTED!
This card was pretty quick to create. One of things that helped make this quick is the design of the Candy Corn Background. By stamping it in orange ink, half of the coloring is already done for you. All I did was color the bottom of each candy piece with a yellow Copic Marker and my background was finished --easy, peasy as they say! The background used on the top of the card front was made simply by stamping the Spatter Background with black ink. At times, I stamped it off as well so some of the spatter dots are a bit faded.
Well that's it for me today.
Until next time,
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Stampers! Hope you are all doing well!
Since today is Patriot Day in the United States, I'm showing off another Patriotic card and using this opportunity to remind all of you about DRS Designs Operation Write Home Card Drive. The object is to collect as many cards as you can make, but in doing so, there are some great prizes up for grabs too! (Check out the link above to see what you can win!)
Operation Write Home is in need of cards with the following themes:
Birthday
Love
Thank you
Missing you
Thinking of you
Blank (no sentiment)
Just a few things to remember for each card you send in:
Cards must only be 4.25" x 5.5"
**No Glitter**
No Store bought cards allowed
Please be sure to include an envelope for each card donated.
Send your cards to:
DRS Designs
217 Greenwood Avenue
Bethel, CT 06801
So remember over the next few weeks when you sit down to stamp, make a few duplicate cards and send them in to support a great cause. We want you to be our top donator!
Here's the Partiotic card that I have to share with you today.
This design was simple and fun to make! I used the Interlocking Star Background (819H), the Starry Background (124H), and God Bless America (085D). I hope you like it!
Smiles,
Jennifer
DRS Designs is featuring their Christmas stamps this month and I'm showing off many of my Christmas creations with you. Here's one of my favorites so far.
I colored the Cardinal on Branch image (856M) with Copic Markers. I layered it on red and green cardstock as shown. Then I stamped the Small "Merry Christmas" (520D) in 1 line on a white cardstock banner with red ink. This was adhered to the bottom of the image.
Next, I focused on the card base. I created a note card that measures 3.5" x 5" from dark green cardstock. I added texture to it by stamping the Large Original Plaid Stamp (641P) in both directions using Versamark ink. The image was adhered to the center of the card base and then I added a red and white plaid bow underneath the sentiment. I just love how well all of the colors on this card coordinated!
Have you given any thoughts to what your Christmas cards will be this year?
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Wow! What a chilly start to the day today. It was only 48 degrees when I got out of bed, but the sun was out too, shinning brightly! I know the official start to Fall is still a couple weeks away, but with temps like this I say, "Happy Fall Y'all!"
While browsing challenge blogs the other day, I was inspired to play along with CASology's "Apple" challenge. It's perfect for this time of year and I knew DRS Designs had a perfect Apple Trio image (350G) to go with it. On a side note, I'm really trying to make cards that are more of the Clean and Simple look, so I took the plunge and went for the challenge.
I colored the apples with Copic Markers and carefully fussy cut them out. I put them aside while I worked on my card front. I started with khaki cardstock and stamped "Happy Fall Y'all!" (635B) near the top. Then, I embossed it with the Swiss Dots folder and matted it with red cardstock. I tied a simple red bow with twine and wrapped it around the top, under the sentiment. Next, I added the apple image near the bottom using foam tape for some dimension. The card front was adhered to a dark brown A2 cardstock base and my card was complete!
I'm ready for apple pie, cider and donuts! Are you?
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone! Hope today finds you well!
There's a new challenge posted over on the DRS Designs Blog today. The theme is "It's BRIGHT in Here!" We are asked to use bright or neon colors on our challenge cards this week.
I was inspired by this challenge to create a Halloween card. I love using bright green and black for Halloween cards and I think this combo was perfect for my Who's Your Mummy card!
Isn't that Mummy (943H) adorable? (It will be available for purchase from DRS Designs very soon!) It was simply colored with a gray Copic Marker to add shading to his bandages. Then I masked him and the edges of the cardstock and sponged green ink around him. I love the eerie feel this creates! After matting it on a black rectangle, I dressed it up with some spider web punchies to 2 of the corners.
So, are you going to join us in this Bright and Neon colored challenge? I can't wait to see all the fun cards that will enter this one!
Until next time...
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone!
Hope you're having a great Labor Day weekend! I'm finding this a bit bittersweet--sad that this means Summer is almost over, yet excited that Fall and the holidays are just around the corner! So, today I'm posting a Candy Cane card to sweeten things up a bit!!
I love candy canes around the holidays. However, I'm not a fan of the peppermint ones. I like the Jelly Belly flavored ones. We even decorate our Christmas tree with them. Do you have a favorite kind of cane?
I love all the design elements on this card. I think it all came together nicely! I started by coloring the Candy Canes (552H) with Copic Markers. I used the Open Plaid Stamp (631P) to create my own pattern paper. Then I matted it with green cardstock and a decorative red border, and added a few green brads to help bring out the green in the candy canes. The top was embossed with the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder and I added a red decorative border to that as well. Finally, the bottom of the card base was stamped with the Super Sweet Christmas Greeting (140E) and my card was complete!
This was created for the Plaid Challenge on the DRS Designs blog. You can check out the challenge HERE and enter to win some great DRS freebies too!
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you'll be back soon!
Smiles,
Jennifer
The Christmas edition will be underway at DRS Designs very soon. You'll soon be able to check out their website and their blog for all your Christmas card ideas. Here's one to get your creative juices flowing. I created this card for the Plaid challenge that can be found on their blog this week.
The image I used as my focal point is the Christmas Pine Oval (279L). I colored it with Copic Markers. The fun plaid paper you see was created using the Open Plaid (631P) stamp. I stamped it first diagonally and then again in the opposite direction to create the plaid design. I dressed it up by adding a white decorative border to both the top and bottom sides of the plaid. Simply embellished with some sheer red ribbon and 3 red rhinestones, this one tops my list of Christmas favorites for this year!
Run over to the DRS Designs Plaid Challenge Post and enter yourself to win a great prize. Any plaid will do, even plaid designer papers! Go Check it out and have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
I'm here today with a bittersweet post to share with you. Over the weekend I stamped this sympathy card for a dear friend of mine whose Mother passed away. She was 84, full of life and a strong fighter at the same time.
When I first started making cards, I NEVER made sympathy cards. I always thought that since handmade cards were supposed to be kept, who would want to keep a sympathy card to remember the pain and loss they felt when they received that card. However, now I feel differently --I think a handmade sympathy card is extra special and it lets the recipient know you really care. I make sympathy cards often now, and I always make sure to have a few on hand so that I have one ready to go whenever I need one. How do you feel about making Sympathy cards?
I really like how this note card turned out because I think the blue and brown together are peaceful and calming. Both stamps I used are from DRS Designs. I used the No Words Sympathy Greeting (068G) for my focal point and used the Cross In A Cross (1022B) as an embellishment. Both of them were cut out using Nestability dies and I sponged them with brown ink before removing them from the dies. The Swiss Dots embossing folder added texture to the background and a simple brown ribbon and bow made this card complete. Finished card size measures 5" x 3.5".
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Welcome back to Thursday! The weekend is almost here! Yeah! We're going camping this weekend with about 20 other family members so I'm eager for Friday to get here. However, since it's Thursday I have to share the new blog challenge from DRS Designs first.
This week is all about "No Layers." This is definitely a challenge for me--I love the layered look! I started with a plain white cardstock base. I stamped the Simplify Christmas sentiment (553D) near the top and the Three Wisemen Peace (504K) at the bottom. Then I used dies cuts as stencils to sponge the blue areas. The bottom of the image was sponged with brown ink to represent the desert sand. I embellished the sentiment with a blue button that was threaded with twine and tied in a cute little bow. Finally, I added Stickles to the big star to make it really stand out.
So, are you up for the "No Layer" challenge? Show us your work on the "No Layer" blog post and enter to win a great prize from DRS Designs.
Have a great day and a wonderful weekend!
Smiles,
Jennifer
It's that time of year again for DRS Designs annual Operation Write Home card drive. For those of you who are not familiar with this organization, OWH supplies our military members with hand stamped cards to send home to their families and loved ones. DRS Designs collected over 2000 cards last year for our soldiers!
Start creating stamped cards today to help support our Troops! All donors will receive a Thank You prize from DRS Designs. The donor who sends in the most donated cards will win a $50 DRS Designs Gift Certificate and the next 2 generous donors will receive a $25 DRS Designs Gift Certificate. Deadline for all donations is Oct 10, 2013.
Just a few things to remember for each card you send in:
Cards must only be 4.25" x 5.5"
**No Glitter**
No Store bought cards allowed
Please be sure to include an envelope for each card donated.
You've already seen me post one or two Christmas cards recently so I guess it's ok to post a Halloween card then, right? We've had very un-Summer-like temperatures over the last 2 weeks and I can't help but get excited that Fall is just around the corner. With that in mind, this is what I created for the Decorative Edge Challenge this week on the DRS Designs blog.
I started with an A2 orange cardstock base. I cut the bottom of the card front about .25" and added black trim that was decorated with a border punch so that my card had one decorative edge. This fun layout shows off the Spooktacular Halloween Greeting (933F) that I used for the focal point on my card and I dressed up the sentiment banner a little by adding a punched spider web on the left side.
I enjoyed making my own background for this card by simply stamping the Spooky Eyes Background (647H) and then stamping some of the Accent Bats (517A) into the spaces between the eyes. Before matting it with black cardstock, I inked the edges with orange ink.
Once I adhered the background panel to the card front and had the sentiment banner in place, it was time for some texture. I added 5 bat punch outs, making sure to only put adhesive on their bodies. This allowed me to fold up their wings to make them look like they were flying on the card front!! Then, with a white gel pen I added eyes to each bat.
Watch out, All those eyes are watching you!!!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Stampers!
Today I have a few quick and easy birthday cards to share with you. When I am in the mood to mass produce a card design I like, I try to experiment with color like I did on these birthday cards.
I made the purple version first. It all started by first stamping the Medium Daisy Bloom (668H) repeatedly with different cool colors like blues, greens, and purples. I used black Versafine to stamp the Brush Happy Birthday (761H) in the center of the card front. I added 3 purple pearls just above the sentiment and tied the bottom with grograin ribbon in a knot.
I liked the purple one so much, that I created the same card but with warm colors instead--pinks, yellows, and oranges.
Which one do you like better?
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
The background was layered quite a bit, but I made 2 of the lavender quarter panels stand out by stamping them with the Birthday Sheet Music (763P). For the focal point I used the Funky Birthday image (494D) and popped it up on foam tape for dimension.
Of course to coorperate with the challenge I had to add a bit of lace. I added a bit of lavender to the lace by threading it with purple twine and then adhering it along te bottom side of the Funky Birthday image as shown. I added a dark purple bow to the center and then added a purple brad to each corner of the card front before adhering it to a dark purple cardstock base.
Hope you like it!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Friends! Hope you're having a great day!
The foal was colored with Copic Markers. I created the pattern paper in the background myself by stamping one of the flowers from the Four Flower Background (370M) with green ink on green cardstock. Then I distressed the edges of it with the same green ink. The yellow panel in the middle was embossed with Swiss Dots and I used the Vertical Thinking of You (690D) for the sentiment going down the left hand side of my card front. A dark green grosgrain bow was added just below the image to complete this card nicely.
I've entered this into the Square card challenge over at the Great
Imprhalelnge Blog. Wish me luck!
Smiles,
Jennifer
I know many of you are probably thinking "I can't believe she's bringing up the 'C' word already," but have any of you given any thought to this years Christmas cards yet?
I decided to change things up a bit and created this Christmas card for the Diamond and Pearls challenge on the DRS Designs Blog this week. I used red rhinestones for my diamonds and yellow pearls to accent my card front.
I used the Candles Galore image (746K) for the focal point on this card. It was colored with Copic Markers. I added the "glow" to each flame by using a circle stencil and sponging yellow ink around the flames.
Then, I added yellow Stickles to each flame for a bit of sparkle! I split up the Warms My Heart Greeting (717E) to decorate the top and bottom portion of the image. Definitely a warming card, wouldn't you agree?
DRS is giving away another great prize this week. Run over and link your challenge card for a chance to win!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Stampers!
Hope you're having a great week and I hope you enjoy this comical birthday card I have to share with you today!
My Grandma is fun and spunky and the pose that Frisky Florence (771K) is in totally reminds me of my Grandma singing and dancing! I debated and debated on how to color her up and then I remembered that my Grandma belongs to the Red Hat Society. I decided to use my Copic Markers to give her a purple and red outfit. However, as you can see, I failed to give her a "red hat." It's probably because I'm certain that my Grandma wears a purple hat with a big red flower in it when she goes to her meetings. I must have been thinking of her once again!
While assembling my card front, I stamped the Large Original Plaid Background (641P) on light purple cardstock with dark purple ink to match. Then I layered it with red and a dark purple decorative border to hide the seam between the top and bottom layers of my card front. Then, I split up the Hanging Lower Birthday Greeting (1060G) to accommodate my layout. Gotta love that hilarious greeting--I know my Grandma would get a kick out of it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Oh my how time is just flying by! I can't believe another Thursday is upon us already! However, after a stressful week, I'm also grateful since I have this weekend off and I'm really looking forward to it!
So since it's Thursday that means I have another challenge card to share with you. This week's challenge on the DRS Designs Blog is called "So Charming." You must use a charm on your card this week and this Anniversary card is my challenge entry.
The Changing Love Greeting (574H) was stamped in Real Red on white cardstock. I used a decorative border punch to decorate the top and bottom edges of it. Lots and lots of pearls were added to the top. I added red ribbon tied in a knot and threaded red and white twine through the knot to hold my charm at the bottom. The pink layer I used for the card front was embossed with hearts except for the lower half inch. I used my Score-Pal to add a line to separate the hearts from the bottom of the card and stamped "Happy Anniversary" in the empty space to the right. A red rhinestone was placed on either side of it. The card front was attached to a red A2 cardstock base.
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone! Hope you all had a nice weekend!
Basically I just stamped the Silhouette Balloon randomly with different colors of ink on a small piece of white cardstock. Then, to dress them up I added a matching tiny twine bow to each balloon except the center one.
The Lost Track Birthday Greeting (482F) is actually a 4 lined sentiment, but I used my stamp positioner to stamp the first 2 lines on a single line to fit the banner I added to the bottom of the card. On the inside I stamped the remaining portion of the greeting that reads "You've had so many I've lost Track!" LOL! It's starts off looking like a sincere belated birthday card and then the inside slams them with a funny punch line!
I hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by to check it out!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Friends!
Sorry my posting hasn't been as frequent lately. I've had some health issues and we are undergoing some renovations at our house all started by a leaky roof. It's been a chore trying to keep my 2 year old away from the construction areas. So that being said, I haven't been stamping much lately nor have I been on the computer much either. Luckily, I made this card a while ago for this week's "Lucky Stripe" challenge on the DRS Designs Blog.
I've used several stamps from DRS Designs on this card. I started first by stamping Josephine The Bold (1037F) and coloring her with Copic Markers. Since she looks so rough and tough, I paired her with a portion of the I Said So Mother's Day Greeting (277G). After matting bother stamped pieces, I set them aside so I could work on my card front.
The top of the card front was stamped with the sentiment portion of the Birthday Candle Burst (451L). Then, below it I scored a single line and then stamped the Splatter Background (855H) with red ink. I added 4 dark blue horizontal card stock lines across the bottom as shown and then adhered the matted image and sentiment in place. The card front was attached to a 4.25" x 5.5" A2 dark blue cardstock base. The final touch was to added a red rhinestone on either side of "Make A Wish" to make it stand out.
Interested in winning a set of 3 coffee related stamps from DRS Designs? Well run over and check out their "Lucky Stripe" challenge post and enter your challenge card for a chance to win.
Thanks for stopping by and good luck!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Whenever I make cards with butterflies they always tend to be blue or purple. Not really sure why, but as you can see today's card is no exception. I made this for the Monochromatic challenge that can be found on the DRS Designs Blog this week.
This layout is pretty simple and because I'm running short on time today, I'm not going to go into depth about the layout construction. But, if you have a question about please feel free to contact me-I'd be glad to explain it for you.
As for some of the not so obvious details...
- The silhouette Butterfly Background was stamped with Versamark ink.
- The Single Flying Butterfly was stamped, colored with Copic Markers and cut out twice. The wing in the foreground was adhered with foam tape for dimension.
- The banner that the Happy Thoughts Greeting was stamped on was also added with foam tape and it is embellished with a purple button threaded with twine tied in a bow.
- 2 medium-sized pearls were added to the upper right corner for balance and a touch of elegance.
Hope you enjoyed seeing this today!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
I started first by coloring the monkey image with Copic Markers. As you can see I used several colors of green to draw in grass blades. I matted it on some die cuts and set it aside while I worked on the background. I love how Vicki's Versatile Background looks like an animal print when stamped so that the pattern is vertical--definitely a great match with that sentiment! The beige card base measures 4.25" x 5.5" and I attached the card front to it as shown. The matted image was adhered in the lower right corner and I added the sentiment banner with dimensional tape so that it popped up from the card front. Two little dark brown flags were added to fill in the empty space in the upper left corner of the card front to make it complete.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
How are you celebrating Independence Day this year? We are having family over for a BBQ and we are really hoping the weather will cooperate with our plans. We always set up tables to eat outside and the guys like to play horseshoes and ladder ball. The kids play with water balloons and swim in the pool and all of us ladies just sit back and mingle as we take it all in. We even have sparklers for everyone when the sun goes down. It's always a day full of fun!
Smiles,
Jennifer
I know Memorial Day usually marks the beginning of Summer, but for us now that it's the 4th of July, Summer is truly here! Since Memorial Day the weather has been decent--temps in the 70's but we've also had tons of rain as if it's early Spring! However, as of this week true Summer weather has arrived--we have the hot 80 degree temps with the muggy, humid weather that we are used to for Summer.
Ironically, the challenge this week on the DRS Designs Blog is Summer Sun, Summer Fun! DRS Designs is giving away a $10 store voucher to one lucky winner. I don't qualify for the prize, but I played along anyways. Here's my Summer Challenge card:
I created the beach scene first by stamping the starfish and the bucket from the 4 in 1 Beach Background (1099D). Then, I masked them and stamped the Seagrass (128L) over top. I sponged on brown ink for the sand and used Copic Markers to shade the sky and color the starfish, bucket and grasses.
In the center I added the Summer Wording Square (826G) that was colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and adhered with foam tape for dimension. I added yellow Stickles to the sun's rays for a bit of bling. Some yellow pearls and some twine wrapped around the top of the card front completed this A2 card nicely.
I hope you're having a fabulous Summer!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Can you believe it's practically the 4th of July already? I'm just blown away by how quickly this year has gone by!
This was a fun card to make and I love the use of the light blue and red rather than Navy for this Independence Day card. All of the stamps are by DRS Designs. I started by stamping the Flag of Allegiance (449L) in red ink. Then I masked off the edges with Post-It Notes and sponged blue ink around the inside edges and matted the image with red card stock.
This was created for the 4th of July theme on the Chocolate, Coffee, Cards Challenge Blog. DRS Designs is giving away a $10 store voucher for this challenge. So create a 4th of July card and then run over there and link your card up for a chance to win!
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone!
Here's another card I made for this week's Things That start with "B" challenge on the DRS Designs blog. The Lemonade image (121H) depicts a refreshing Summertime "Beverage", right? Well, since Beverage start's with "B", it qualifies for this week's challenge!
I simply colored both images with Copic Markers and paired them with the Life Gives you Lemons (110K) sentiment. I altered this stamp a bit to accommodate my layout by leaving out the lemons and using the shot glass and salt shaker part of it as an embellishment. As you can see, I've also split up the wording.
Hurry, you have until 6pm ET today to enter for your chance to win a great package of stamps from DRS Designs!
Thanks for stopping by!
Good Luck!
Smiles,
Jennifer
