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!
A new challenge has just been posted on the DRS Designs Blog and the theme is "Pet Store."
I couldn't resist getting these adorable Playful Pups (1110H) inky! I used Copic Markers to color in the image and the light blue banner was embossed with a paw print embossing folder. I used the Hot Diggity Dog Birthday Greeting (732E) for the sentiment and stamped the Small Dog Print (1003A) just above it. It might be clean and simple, yet it's perfect for my dog-loving, co-worker whose birthday is next week! She's gonna love it and I hope you do too!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Woo hoo! New stamps will be available soon from DRS Designs! I've had the privilege of playing with them over the weekend and now I have a sneak peek to share with you. This card features the new Rest Best of Your Life Greeting (385F).
I love how this greeting says "Happy Birthday" without coming right out and saying it. I have a friend who literally dispises her birthday. She really has a hard time dealing with the fact that she's getting older and this type of greeting would be perfect for her. We use our birthdays as an excuse to "just get together" for dinner since we don't see each other very often and a birthday card like this that doesn't say "Happy Birthday" would compliment our meal nicely!
I made this greeting the focal point of my card front by stamping it in blue ink and then cutting it out with a Nestability die. Before I took it out of the die, I sponged the same blue ink it was stamped with around the edges of the die. I love the nice clean and framed look it creates around the stamp I want to show off. I paired it with some other great DRS stamps like the Argyle Background (438P) and the Argyle Diamond (441A), which always make a great background design. The other embellishments I used include some crimped cardstock, a scalloped border punch, white satin ribbon, a button and twine tied in a bow.
I hope I've inspired you to get inky today!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
There's a new color challenge on the DRS Designs Blog this week. The inspiration photo is below and it's all about Spring with pinks and greens!
I thought the Easter Daffodil Oval (663L) was perfect for this color combo.
The entire image was colored with Copic Markers. I used RV000, RV02, and RV23 on the daffodils. The leaves were colored with G00, G02, and G05. Y17, Y15, and Y02 were used for the background. I used RV23 to colored the image divider and the bottom was colored with YG06.
I built up the card front by layering green and pink cardstock. The green panel was embossed for texture and the pink panel was layered with a scallop border and some light green and white twine tied in s knot. Finally, I added some pearls around the matted image and ta da, it was complete!
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you'll be back soon!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all!
The Infinity Shamrock was colored with the Copic Markers G00, G02, and G05.
I hope your day is full of fun, happiness and lot's o green!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone!
With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, I'm still playing with my shamrock stamps and I can't seem to get enough! Maybe it's the promise of Spring that gets me so excited about working with these stamps. I'm giddy that our weather seems to have made a turn for the weather and I can only hope that it keeps warming up from now on. Here's another card I made using one of my favorite stamps, DRS Designs new Four Leaf Clover Friends Greeting (284F). I love the assortment of greens on this card and I love when I can use stamped images as embellishments. Read on for my explanation...
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I stamped the greeting on white cardstock and then used a banner die to cut it out. While it was in the die, I sponged green ink over the top of it to create the white border around it. Then it was matted with a dark green card stock banner. I colored the shamrocks from the Shamrock Swag (1080F) with Copic Markers and then fussy cut them out to embellish the top of the banner. For the backgrounds, I used stamps to create my own pattern papers. I started with the Lines O'Plenty Background (366H) on the white card stock and then distressed the edges was a little bit of green ink. It was then matted with light green card stock and next, the panel was adhered to the front of a dark green cardstock base. The next pattern paper I made was with the Shamrock Background (326H) which was stamped on a small panel of light green card stock. I added a white scalloped border to the bottom of it and then tied a green ribbon around the top before adhering it in place on the card front. I finished this card by adhering the banner in place on the right-hand side of the card front as shown.
Well, that's it for me today.
Thank you so much for stopping by.
Enjoy your day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
If your looking for free stamps this week I have 2 opportunities for you!
The first is with DRS Designs weekly Blog Challenge. The theme is "Button It!" How easy is that? Many of us use buttons as everyday embellishments anyways so this should be easy to complete.
That's exactly what I did for today's card. I used a button to embellish the bow I added to the bottom of my "Peep Garden." This Easter card uses the Simple Easter Bunny (347E), which I colored with Copic Markers. Then I fussy cut each of them out and arranged them as shown. I even made my own grass by stamping a piece of green card stock with the Easy Grass Background (059E).
The second opportunity for a chance to win free stamps is with Tuesday Morning Sketches. DRS Designs is their sponsor this week. One lucky winner will be picked to win a store voucher to DRS Designs online catalog for creating a challenge project with the sketch below.
Unfortunately, time was against me this week and I was unable to design a card using it, but I hope you'll get a chance to! Even better, use this sketch for your card layout and then embellish your card with some buttons to satisfy both challenge requirements! Someone has to win, why not you?
Good luck!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone!
I colored the bunny
with Copic Markers--RV10, RV02 and
RV23. It was fussy cut out and then layered on light purple
cardstock that was embossed. I split up the greeting to accommodate my
layout. I love how the banner really emphasizes the word "PEEPS" in the
greeting, especially since it's a pun resembled by the bunny image. I love the font
too! It's sort of hard to see, but the yellow cardstock used for the card front
was stamped repeatedly with the Bunny Ears (307C) to add some
texture to the background. Some violet plaid ribbon, a decorative border punch
and a few white pearl embellishments made this card complete.
I'm so excited that Easter and
warmer weather is right around the corner!
I hope the weather starts to warm up
soon in your neck of the woods too!
Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Can you believe this is the last week of February....already?!?!? That means that March is right around the corner and perhaps at some point it will turn to Spring and we can put this deep freeze behind us! I'm done with winter, can you tell? LOL! I have a bad case of cabin fever and I'm itching to get outside with my boys! One good thing about the weather still being yucky is that I don't mind being trapped inside if I can spend the time stamping. Today I'm sharing an Easter card I recently made during one of our recent Arctic Blasts, where the wind chill was -30 degrees!
I started by coloring the Three Wooden Crosses (1116K) with Copic Markers. I used E31, E33 and E35 specifically. I cut the image out using an oval Nestability die. Then, I masked it with a Post-it Note and sponged it with light blue ink, layering the ink, so that it was heavier toward the bottom of the crosses. The ground beneath the crossed was sponged with brown in k in the same manner. The colored image was layered with a dark brown scalloped oval and set aside while I worked on the rest of my card.
For one side of the card front I used Kraft colored cardstock that was embossed with a wood grain embossing folder to match the texture of the wooden crosses in the image. I used smooth blue cardstock for the opposite side and embellished it with a dark brown decorative border to hide the seam between the 2 card front panels. Then I stamped the I Am The Resurrection Greeting (303D) on the lower portion of the left side of the card front. The matted image was adhered in place just off center as shown and then I embellished the upper left portion of the card front with 3 different colored banners and a button tied with a blue twine bow. This card was then completed by attaching the card front to an A2 dark brown cardstock base.
I'm really happy with how this turned out, but blue and brown are one of my favorite color combinations, so I might be a little biased. I hope you like it too!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
It's so nice to be working on Spring themed cards--I'm officially done creating cards for Winter and all of the cold-weather months...I refuse!!! I'm looking forward to the sun and with that, I am beyond excited to share some St. Patrick's Day and Easter cards I've recently made with DRS Designs new stamps. Today's Shamrockin' St. Patrick's Day card was made for the color challenge posted on the DRS Designs Blog.
This is the inspiration photo and we are to use this display for the colors on our challenge card. Pretty, isn't it?
I used the Irish Inventory (344H) to create the background on my card front and the Shamrockin' Day Greeting (335F) was used as the focal point. While the greeting was in a Nestability die, I sponged yellow ink around the stamped design. I love how the white frame around it really makes the stamped image stand out. The shamrocks were colored with Copic Markers-- G00, G02, and G05.
The layout I used here wasn't the one I had in mind, but I really like the pop of yellow in the upper left corner. I embossed it and then inked the edges with dark yellow ink. I embellished it with some green rhinestones to make it complete. I added some sheer green and gold ribbon with a bow to the bottom and adhered the card front to a dark green A2 cardstock base.
I hope you'll get a chance to check out this color challenge. The possibilities are endless and what a great way to get in a Spring-like mood, plus winning free stamps isn't a bad idea either ;-)
Thanks for stoping by today!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Just wanted to wish all of you a very
Happy Valentine's Day!
I hope your day is filled with lots of love!
Smiles,
Jennifer
DRS Designs new stamps and the new "Office Supplies" challenge on the DRS Designs Blog inspired me to create today's card. This card features the new Four Leaf Clover Friends Greeting (284F), which I love! Again, like yesterday's post, I've designed this card with a St. Patrick's Day theme but this sentiment isn't necessarily a St. Patrick's Day stamp! The Office Supplies challenge is exactly that--you are to use anything you would find in an office on your challenge entry. Items like staples, paperclips, postage stamps, etc all qualify. I chose to use a staple and a spiral paperclip.
Knowing that I wanted the Four Leaf Clover Friends Greeting to be the focal point of my card, I stamped it and then cut out with a decorative Nestability die to make it stand out. While it was in the die, I sponged over it with green ink and then outlined the die shape with a fine point black marker for definition.
Behind it, I stamped the Shamrock Vine Corner (1086G) on a small piece of green cardstock and rounded the corners. The corners were rounded on the black mat also. My card front was created using white cardstock, rounding the corners, embossing it, and then sponging green ink over the top. I adhered the stamped elements in place as shown, using foam tape to adhere the greeting in place for added dimension. The spiral clip was embellished with a small piece if ribbon tied around it before adding it to the top of the card front and 2 small ribbon loops were added to the bottom of the right hand side, and were adhered in place with a single green staple to match. The card was then adhered to an A2 dark green cardstock base, which measures 4.25" x 5.5."
Well, that's it for me today. I hope I've inspired you to play along in the Office Supply Challenge, and I hope you'll go check out DRS Design's new Spring stamps, especially if you're looking to make St. Patrick's Day or Easter cards!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Have you seen the new Stamps for St. Patrick's Day and Easter that DRS Designs has recently released? The card I made for today shows off the new Infinity Shamrock (281E) and the Lucky To Have You Greeting (317E). Although I've used some of the new St. Patrick's Day stamps here, this isn't necessarily a St. Patrick's Day card. It's nice when stamps can be versatile like this--It's more bang for your buck!
The Infinity Shamrock was colored with the Copic Markers G00, G02, and G05. I layered it with light and dark green cardstock that was cut from Nestability dies, and then set it aside while I worked on my card front. The card front was created from light green card stock that was stamped with the Splatter Background (855H) and dark green ink. The edges were also distressed for a little definition. A white scalloped border was added to both the top and bottom, and a sheer green ribbon embellished the top.
The card base was made from dark green card stock that was cut to make a note card. The finish card size measures 5" x 3.5". The card front was adhered in place on the card base, and the matted Infinity Shamrock image was adhered on the left-hand side to make it complete.
It's really nice to finally start thinking about making cards for the Spring holidays and moving away from all of the cold Winter ones. Don't you agree?!?!?
Thanks for taking the time to visit today!
Smiles,
Jennifer
The new challenge posted on the DRS Designs blog this week is "White out!" It was definitely a challenge for me since I was working outside my comfort zone. I've seen numerous 'white on white' cards all over Pinterest and have found them very appealing, but until now I never had a real reason to create one. Here is the "White Out" Valentine I created for this challenge, and I have to say, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!
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The stamped elements on this card are by DRS Designs and include the Interlocking Hearts (247F) and the Sweet Valentine's Day Greeting (257D). The first step in making this was thinking about how I wanted to design the card front. I rounded the edges of a piece of white cardstock and then stamped the greeting in the lower right corner. Above it, I added a scalloped border and then hid the seam with white satin ribbon. I scored 2 lines with my Score-Pal and then masked everything on the bottom half of the card front. Next, I stamped the upper portion with the Interlocking Hearts. My embellishments are a white satin bow and some heart die cuts that I decorated with a single rhinestone and then adhered with foam tape for dimension. The card base measures 5.5" x 4.25" and for some additional dimension since the card front was the same color as the base, I adhered the card front with foam tape as well.
Have you ever created a 'white on white' card? Now's your chance to do so and try to win from stamps from DRS Designs. Check out the link above and enter your card to win!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
This cute Valentine's card I have to share with you today fits the requirements for three challenges! I didn't really plan it that way, but that's how it worked out!
*The layout follows last week's Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge SC524.
*The "Cherries" inspiration photo from this weeks Cupcake Inspirations Challenge was the basis for my card theme. DRS Designs is their sponsor this week and 1 lucky winner will be picked from all the challenge participants to win a $10 store voucher for stamps at DRS Designs online catalog!!!
*Finally, the challenge this week on the DRS Designs blog is "So Shapely!" You are to use at least 2 different shapes on your project. I went with a circle and hearts.
Both the Cherry Top Cupcake (463E) and the Sweet Valentine's Greeting (257D) are by DRS Designs. The image was colored with Copic Markers. The card front was embossed with a heart embossing folder and then I inked it with pink ink to make the hearts stand out. Then, I randomly added small heart die cuts to some of the embossed hearts and embellished them with a small pearl in the center. Next, I assembled the rest of the layout as shown. The greeting banner was adhered with foam tape to pop it up for some added dimension. Finished card size is 4.25" x 5.5."
Hope you enjoyed my card today!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone!
Hope you're doing well and staying warm!
Anyone else excited that January is just about over?? Only about 50 more days until Spring!! I've had enough of the cold and although we haven't had much snow this Winter, my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone on the Northern East Coast. I can't imagine getting 1, 2, or even 3 feet of snow with a single snow storm, let alone have several of these kinds of storms over a single Winter!! I'm sending a Warm Winter Wish to all of you with my Snowman card today!
The card front was created using an image and sentiment from DRS Designs. The Medium Mr. Snowman (242H) was colored with Copic Markers. Both the image and the Warm Wishes Greeting (611D) were cut out using Nestability dies. Then, before removing the dies they were sponged with light blue ink. They were both matted with dark purple cardstock and then set aside while I worked on the card front.
I embossed the light blue card front with a snowflake embossing folder and then sponged the edges with purple ink. It was matted with white cardstock and then a crimped white panel, lined with purple cardstock was added to the lower portion. Snowflake ribbon embellished the crimped panel and then I adhered the snowman image and sentiment in place as shown.
The card front was adhered to an A2 (4.25" x 5.5") purple cardstock base and I embellished the back of it with the Especially For You Snowman (239C), to let everyone know that I made this card!
Thanks for stopping by, Everyone! Stay safe and warm!
Smiles,
Jennifer
I'm getting ready for Valentine's Day with the new challenge post on the DRS Designs blog this week. The challenge is to show off any project made using "Lovely Hearts!"
This is a 5" x 3.5" note card. I started by embossing the card front with a heart embossing folder. Then I stamped the Fill Up On Love Greeting (240C) and the Love Meter (261D). Both were cut out using Nestability dies and then sponged with light pink ink to create the white frame around them. The Love Meter was colored with Copic markers. The greeting was layered with a scalloped Nestability die and it was embellished with a single heart brad. I assembled the card as shown and added a sheer red bow embellished with a fabric flower and pink heart brad just below the greeting and then I added two red heart diecuts to finish it off. This was fairly quick to make because of its small size but it turned out rather pretty, wouldn't you agree?
Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend!
Smiles,
Jennifer
And I thought the Valentine Flower (582K) colored with Copic Markers was the perfect match! I absolutely love how it turned out! This was such a fun group of colors to play with!!
I kept the design of this card simple since I didn't have a lot of time. Starting with a pink A2 card stock base, I didn't really know what else to add since the image is also the greeting. I created the background by stamping the Interlocking Hearts (247F) with Versamark, and then I trimmed the panel with a red scallop border. I put 2 simple pink heart brads in the upper left corner. Next, I added a bit of twine at the bottom to add a touch more red. The matted image was adhered to the center of the card and a beautiful satin, red bow was placed off center at the bottom.
ETA: I've had some requests to list the Copic Markers I used on this card. I used R27 R29 and R59 for the flower petals. For the leaves I used G05 G07 and G17. The flower center was colored with RV000 RV02 and RV23.
I hope you like it!
Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
So, now that the holiday hustle and bustle is over, has your daily routine returned back to normal? All of my holiday decorations are finally put away and now that my older son is back in school, I'm finding more time to work on my resolutions--to be more organized and take more time for me! This "me" time includes whatever I want to do and stamping is high on the list!
After cleaning up and organizing my stamping table this past weekend, I quickly got back to getting inky and one of the cards I created was this Warm Winter Wishes card. So appropriate for all of us in the Midwest and East Coast experiencing another Arctic Blast right now. We need all the warmth we can get!
I used the new Medium Mr. Snowman (242H) for the focal point of my card. I know there's not too much coloring you can do since a snowman is all white, but I researched how to color snowman images on Pinterest and found a few tips that were helpful. One technique is to actually color outside the stamped image line. If you look close at my snowman you can see the bluish-gray ink around the edges. I think this really helps enhance how the snowman looks. Of course coloring his hat and scarf in bright colors helps him stand out as well! I paired this image with the Warm Wishes Greeting (611D), and decorated the card front with some iridescent snowflakes that were adhered with matching turquoise brads. The finished card size is 4.25" x 5.5."
I hope you're all staying warm and cozy inside today!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone!
Today I have two opportunities for you to win free stamps from DRS Designs!!
The first, like every Thursday, is a new blog challenge on the DRS Designs blog. The theme is "How Sweet It Is!" You are to use any image, punch or die cut that says "Sweet" to you...think candy, cupcakes, or a "sweet" greeting! I chose to use DRS Designs Valentine's Hold For You Greeting (184F) because it mentions chocolate and that's about as sweet as it gets!!! Yum!
The second chance for free stamps from DRS Designs is over at Send a Smile 4 Kids. DRS Designs is their sponsor this week and the theme is "Valentine's for Kids." I added the Sweet Offering Cutie Pie Kid (623G) to my card to qualify for this challenge as well.
I started with a 4.25" x 5.5" red card stock base. Smooth, black card stock was used for the top of the card front, and the pink panel at the bottom was stamped with the Interlocking Hearts (247F) that I colored with Copic markers. I added red grosgrain ribbon to hide the seam between the two panels and tied a knot in it at the far right side. The greeting was stamped and then cut out with a Nestability die and before removing it from the die, I sponged it with red ink. It was matted with red card stock and then adhered to the center of the card front. The cutie pie kid was also colored with markers, fussy cut out and adhered to the left side of the greeting. I added a few heart punchies to decorate the empty space at the top and then my card was complete.
I hope you get a chance to play along in either or both of these challenges, and if you do, good luck! Leave me a comment and tell me about it so I can check it out. I'd love to see your work too!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone! Happy New Year!
This years first challenge on the DRS Designs Blog is to use Stencils. I created this Sweet Valentine for my challenge card utilizing a rectangle Nestibility die as a stencil to shade in and highlight the new Sweet Valentine's Greeting (257D).
I stamped and colored the Heart Drops (255F) with Copic Markers to create by own pattern paper. I used the heart embossing folder for the black cardstock in the background and embellished the empty space on the card front with some heart punchies--from the new punches I received for Christmas. I love how much they really enhance my Valentine cards this year! I placed a pearl in the center of each heart to complete the look. Finished card size is 5.5" x 4.25." Hope you like it!
Thanks for taking the time to visit today!
Smiles,
Jennifer
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