Let Us Adore Him

Hi Everyone! 
Hope your week is off to a great start!  Saturday was the big release day over at DRS Designs and the DRS DT is now having fun showing off the new Christmas stamps!  I created this card to show off the new Adore Him Greeting (246F). 

This greeting would be perfect for many of the religious Christmas images DRS offers, but here I've paired it with the Three Wisemen Ornament (025K). I used Copic Markers to color it.  The white frames around the image and the greeting were created by sponging  yellow ink around the edges while they were still in a Nestie die. The background was stamped with the Silent Night Sheet Music (506P) and the edges were distressed with Vintage Photo ink.  To make each stamped element fit well on the card front, I had to make this card a little bigger than A2 size.  Finished card size is 4.5" x 5.75".


Check out all the new Christmas stamps HERE--It's never too early to start making your holiday cards! 


Have a wonderful day!

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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Let It Snow!

Dare I say it...It's time to start thinking about your Christmas cards this year! Perhaps some new Christmas stamps are what you need to inspire you. The new stamps I showed off in my previous post and the ones seen on the latest DRS Blog Challenge are now available for purchase!!

This snow scene was created using 4 new stamps:
Pine Tree Snow Drifts (320H)
Visual Let It Snow (305D)
Tiny Snowman (256B)
Snowmen Melt Sign (283F)

It was a lot of masking and sponging, but I think it turned out really cute!  It was a lot easier to create than I thought it was going to be too--which is always a good thing!  For the background I stamped the Interlocking Snow Background (015H) with white Staz On ink. Three simple rhinestones decorate the top right of the card front.


Check out all of DRS Designs new Christmas stamps HERE as soon as they become available. Happy shopping and stamping!

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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May Your Days Be Merry

Hi Everyone!

If you're a regular follower of mine or the DRS Blog then you're familiar with all of the Christmas In July Challenges the DRS DT has been doing. This week's challenge is Christmas in general again, but the DT is showing off the brand new Christmas stamps DRS Designs is releasing this weekend!! I can hardly contain my excitement about them and I'm glad I can finally show off a sneak peek!

I think this Merry and Bright card is my favorite of all of the cards I've made from this batch. Maybe it's the colors or the cute sentiment banner I added (which, I've never made before and love, love, love!) I'm wondering why I didn't try making this kind of banner a long time ago. All of the stamps I used to create this card are new and will be available for purchase this Saturday, July 28th. They include the White Christmas Text (259P) that I used to create the background, the Holiday Hurricane Lamp (253G) and the Merry and Bright Stars Greeting (333E).

The image was colored with Copic Markers and to dress it up a bit I added my favorite yellow Stickles to the flame. Then when it was dry I applied Diamond Glaze over the entire area of the hurricane glass to give it a realistic look.

I hope you like this card as much as I do! 

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Lemons!

I've had some time off of work over the last few days and it's been great!  I've been spending lots of time with family and my stamps, and even my computer is getting some extra love this week!  It's nice to finally show off many of the cards I've been hiding from you all. Today's card is one of them.

I created this card to show off the new Citrus Border (109G) that was recently released by DRS Designs.  I paired it with the Life Gives You Lemons Greeting (110K) and created my own pattern paper using the Citrus Slice (851D).  The background was heat embossed so it gave this card a bit of texture since I didn't used ribbon (shocking, I know!) or any metal embellishments. 

Hope you like it! 

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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King Of The Jungle

Here's a quick and easy CAS card for you today.  The stamps I've used are by DRS Designs and include the King Lion (181G) and the Jungle Out There Greeting (908D).

 The King Lion was colored with Copic Markers and then I added Yellow Stickles to his mane.  I think the Stickles make him look really neat! Here's a close up so you can see all the detail.

Have a great day! 

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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Deepest Sympathy

DRS Designs is sponsoring the current Play Date Cafe Blog challenge and they are giving away a $10 store voucher to one lucky winner. How does this photo inspire you?

I love the soft colors and used them to create this Sympathy card.  

Both stamps by DRS Designs:
Dogwood Branch (1092H)
Brush Deepest Sympathy (588G)

Have a great weekend! 

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Christmas With Santa

It's still 'Christmas in July' on the DRS Designs Blog and I've played along in this week's challenge "Christmas With Santa."   

What could be more perfect for this challenge than the Santa with Reindeer image (016L)? The best part...I already had it colored (with Copic Markers) in my stash and it was already to go! Gotta love that! The majority of my time making this card was spent created the striped background paper.  I stamped this myself with the Open Plaid stamp (631P) with red ink.  I love how it looks like Candy Cane paper!

Get ahead start on your Christmas cards this year and join us in this week's "Christmas With Santa" challenge.  Enter your challenge card HERE and win a great prize from DRS Designs.

Have a wonderful day!

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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On Your Engagement

Hi Everyone, 

Hope you're week is great thus far! Mine will be better in just a few days--have a stay-cation planned for a family wedding and I have a whole week off work! I'm looking forward to the time off and the time with family from out-of-town.  

 We'll be celebrating another wedding coming next Spring.  My Sister-in-Law got engaged not too long ago and I created this card for her. It is definitely CAS, but I really like it.  It's hard to see the shimmer in the gray cardstock, but it gives this card an elegant feel.  The heart embossing folder gives it the perfect touch too! The 2 stamps I used are by DRS Designs:

Engagement Wishes Greeting (069E)

Heart 3" Giga Circle (273L)

I know this is a popular time for Weddings and Anniversaries, so you might be interested in making your own card to wish a special couple well.  Check out all of the Wedding and Anniversary stamps by DRS Designs.  Nothing says "love" like a hand stamped card! 

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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Warm Winter Wishes

How neat do these ice skates (373H) look with their glittery blades? Couldn't help but bling them up a bit when I created this card for DRS Designs Blue Christmas Challenge.

The skates were colored with Copic Markers and after cutting it out with a Nestability die, I sponged blue ink around it. The pattern paper was created using the 4 in 1 Snowflakes  background (096D) and heating it with clear embossing powder to give it the darkened look. A thin white panel was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and silver ribbon really gave it an elegant look. The Warm Wishes sentiment (611D) was simply stamped in the upper left corner and the card front was adhered to an A2 dark blue cardstock base.

Thanks for stopping by today and if you get a chance to do a little stamping I hope you'll join DRS and play along. All of the challenge details can be found HERE.

Have a great day!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Happy Day!

Hi Everybody! 

Hope you're having a great weekend and a wonderful Summer thus far.  I've spent this weekend stamping away! Like I mentioned in a previous post, I'm busy making Christmas cards for DRS Designs.  Many of them you will see soon, but I decided to take a break today and show off a Summery card I made using this cute Watermelon and Friend stamp (798H) and the new Watermelon Border (095H).

Both were colored with Copic Markers and I used a portion of the Popped Up Birthday Greeting (924H) for the sentiment.  

This is what the stamp actually looks like.  Since it is mounted only on cling cushion I was able to cut it away from the rest of the stamp and use my stamp positioner to make a one line sentiment from it.  Gotta love unmounted rubber!!!

Stay cool!

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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Christmas In July!

My what a Summer we are having! For the last 2 weeks temps have been 90* or higher! I'm enjoying staying in with the air conditioner on full blast and cooling off by stamping some Christmas in July cards.

This card uses for different stamps from DRS Designs:
Snowmen Smiles Greeting (962G)
Simply Snowman (383G)
Small Happy Holiday Greeting (515C)
Interlocking Snow Background (015H)


Do you need a cool down too? Join DRS Designs this month for several different Christmas in July challenges.  This week they are looking for Christmas cards in general.  Link you card up HERE to enter to win your choice of 2 DRS Christmas holiday stamps! 


Thanks for stopping in!

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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Stars and Stripes

I'm looking forward to the 4th of July holiday this week and having an extra day off work! However, with the temperatures being close to 100 lately, I think I just might stay in and stamp! That's a little too much Summer for me!

Summer and 4th of July go hand-in-hand for most of us in the United States, and the timing for the Stars and Stripes challenge on the DRS Blog is perfect! I enjoyed getting this cute Tiny Patriot (801H) inky for the challenge. I used a new star embossing folder on the blue panel and created the red star pattern paper myself using the Starry Background (124H). The Happy Independence Day Greeting (822D) was stamped at the bottom and I used a little bit of twine and a couple red brads for embellishments.  I hope I've inspired you to play along as well.  As always, DRS Designs has a great prize up for grabs!

 Hope you enjoy a safe and relaxing 4th of July! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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New Stamps From DRS Designs

I'm loving the new stamps that are available now from DRS Designs. They are all from a summer animal theme that includes the Lazy Leopard (193L) I used in my previous post, and the Lion King (181G). There's also Summer food-type stamps like Lemonade (121H) and Watermelon (095H), and water animals like a seal(112E), an octopus (147E) and this Happy  Shark(153G)!  You can check them all out along with their matching sentiments on the New Release page as soon as they become available for purchase!

I used Copic Markers to color this not-so-friendly-underwater friend.  But, look at that face.  He doesn't look very mean, does he?  I then used a Fiskars border punch to appropriately add waves underneath him. The Killer Birthday sentiment (175D) is also part of this new release. I used a Nestability die to cut it out and sponged blue ink around it while it was still in the die to highlight it a little.

I hope you enjoy the seeing the new stamps and have a wonderful day!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Hoppin' With DRS Designs

Welcome to the next stop on the DRS Designs Blog Hop!  
If you're here from Janett's Blog, then you're at the right stop.  If you are just joining in, you can start on the DRS Designs Blog to follow along. Trust me, you'll want to, because along the way one of the DRS DT members is posing a question for you to answer which will enter you in a drawing to win 6 of the new stamps for FREE! The prize package includes:

Killer Birthday Greeting 175D

Happy Seal 112E

Bubbles 130A

Splish Splash 108D

Happy Octopus 147E

Happy Shark 153G

The DRS Design Team is showing off the new releases, and my card displays the Lazy Leopard (193L) and the One Line Wild Thing sentiment (218B).  I also used Vicki's Versatile Background (369H) to create my own pattern paper to match--I love how it almost resembles an animal print when stamped in brown on the yellow cardstock!

 Here's the order for the Blog Hop, in case you got lost along the way.  

#1. DRS Designs Blog

#2. Shelia

#3. Karin

#4. Janett

#5. Jennifer-You Are Here

#6. Julie

#7. Chris

So, that means the next stop is Julie's Blog. Run over there and check out what she has in store for you--I know you won't be disappointed! 


Enjoy seeing all the new stamps and Good Luck winning some of them in the Blog Hop Give Away!

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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CAS Happy Thoughts

We're preparing for my sons 1st birthday party so this week has been hectic. (Still trying to get over the shock that his birthday is practically here!!) So, I went with a Clean and Simple card for this weeks DRS Blog Challenge.

The theme is flowers and I apologize this card didn't photograph very well. I used the Spring Crocus Flower (1066H) for my focal image, colored it with Copic Markers, and layered it with cardstock. I used plain white cardstock for my card base. I stamped it with the One Line Happy Thoughts (951D) sentiment off center to the right and then used a Score Pal to create an embossed square line around the area where I placed the image.  As a final touch I added matching pink rhinestones for a little bling!

Play along and enter to win a $10 store voucher to DRS Designs HERE! 

Good Luck and Have a wonderful day!

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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Heavy Metal

Running behind as usual..sorry for not posting this earlier, but here is my entry for the latest DRS Designs Blog Challenge.

The theme is Heavy Metal, so I used a bottle cap (remember those!?!) to frame the Tiny Happy Birthday Sentiment (1081A) along with some decorative star brads. I created the background paper using the Starry Background (124H) by stamping it first with yellow ink, then turning the stamp in a different direction before stamping it with red ink. The focal image was made using the Single Birthday Candle (258B) and the Slice of cake (261F) with the masking technique and then it was colored with Copic Markers. I hope it looks almost good enough to eat! ;-)

Smiles,

Jennifer

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ConGRADulations!

Just a quick post today to say, 
ConGRADulations to all the graduates of 2012 on a job well done! 


All stamps on this card are by DRS Designs:
Graduation Background (984H)

Culmination Graduation Greeting (1126K)
Vertical ConGRADulations (011D)

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Flying Friend

This Hummingbird image (067L) is a lot of fun to color. I made this for the DRS Blog Challenge this week for the Flying Friends theme. It's by DRS Designs and it's one I haven't used in quite a bit. It's amazing how a little color makes this image come to life!

I colored it with Copic Markers and embellished it with gems, brads and a perfect baby blue bow. To accent the bird's eye, I even used a small gem colored with a Black Copic Marker for its eye. Check out the challenge details, and inspiration from the DRS Design Team HERE. Then link your Flying Friends card for a chance to win some Free DRS stamps!

Good Luck and have a wonderful day! 

Smiles,

Jennifer

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BBQ Invitation

Hello and Happy Tuesday to you all!  Hope you're having a great week thus far.  

The challenge theme this week on the DRS Designs Blog is Summer.  The first thing that came to mind for me is a BBQ.  We have people over our house for them all the time during the warm Summer months.  

I created this card for the challenge using stamps from DRS Designs, which include:

Grilling Guy (820K)

Vertical You're Invited (087D)

Lines O'Plenty Background (366H)

Check out all the challenge details HERE and link your card to win free stuff from DRS Designs.  

Thanks for stoppin' in! 

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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Balloon Bouquet

I'm still slowing going thru all of the cards I created while on my stamping girls weekend a month ago and for my post today I'm showing off another one. 

 I made this birthday card using the Single Balloon Postage Frame (039F) from DRS Designs. It's primary use is to dress up the front of a mailing envelope. You would stamp it in the right upper corner of the envelope and then place the postage stamp in the space where I've stamped the Tiny Happy Birthday Greeting (1081A). Instead, I've used it as the focal image on this card by stamping it repeatedly on different colored cardstock to create a bouquet of balloons. The background was created by sponging light blue ink and then using a cloud template to sponge the clouds with a darker blue ink. Different colored pieces of twine were perfect for the balloon strings. Hope I've inspired you to think about your stamps in a way that you wouldn't ordinarily use them. 

 Have a great day! 

 Smiles, 

Jennifer

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