Giving Thanks

I'm not sure how you feel, but I think 2014 has flew by way too fast! Maybe it's just because I'm getting older, or maybe because I'm really enjoying life and as they say, "Time flies when your having fun!"  Or, maybe it's because I'm the Mother of 2 small children.  It makes me so sad seeing my 9 month old son growing so fast. Just after the holidays we will celebrate his first birthday and I just can't believe it! Seems just like yesterday that my Doctor was worried about me going into pre-term labor and his big arrival, 3 weeks early.  Despite all of the changes and growth 2014 has brought into my life, I am more Thankful than ever!  Thankful for being blessed with a wonderful Husband to share my life with and thankful for our 2 little blessings that help make our lives challenging and fun all at the same time! 

In honor of the Thanksgiving season that is right around the corner, the new challenge on the DRS Designs Blog this week is "So Thankful,"  and this CAS card is my challenge entry.  The focal point of this card was stamped with the new Giving Thanks Greeting (160H) and the Simply Pumpkin (304G) was stamped overtop of it using orange ink. I hope you like it!
What are you thankful for this year?

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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Autumn Greetings

Hi Everyone! 

 Today I'm showing off one of DRS Designs newest Autumn stamps, Indian Corn (151H). Lately, I've been all about diagonals and I've incorporated them into the last few cards I've made-- this one is no exception! 

I started by coloring the image with Copic Markers and then fussy cut it out. I used Nestability dies to cut the oval and scalloped pieces of card stock out. The oval was embossed with an embossing folder to add some texture to the card front. I love this look and need to remind myself to do it more often! I think it's unique and it really makes the eyes focus on the image that lays in front of it. For the background, I created my own pattern paper by stamping the Splatter Background (855H) repeatedly using yellow, green, and orange inks to match my color scheme. I also embossed the green strip of cardstock that was used to hide the seam between the 2 background layers. The Small Autumn Greeting sentiment (422B) was stamped just below the divided border with black ink and for the final touch, 3 green rhinestones were placed in the lower right corner of the card front. 

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your visit! 

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Brilliant Fall

Gotta love technology these days! It's been about a week without my desktop computer thanks to a virus and some other unwanted programs. It only took me about five days to use the virus scan protection program on our computer to figure out what was wrong and to clear up the problem. I'm glad to be back online without having to squint to see everything on my little phone!

So without having a computer to distract me for the last week, I was actually able to get some stamping done! Here's my latest creation that I made for the latest DRS Designs blog challenge. It's for a color challenge that's perfect for Fall! 

I used their new Sunflower Hurricane Candle (167K) as the focal point on this card. I colored it with Copic markers and used a new embossing folder in the background. I still had vellum laying out on my desk from one of the last cards I created and thought it would be perfect to highlight the Brilliant Fall Greeting (502D) on this card as well.  Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles, 

Jennifer

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Autumn Is Calling

I have a fun post to share with you today! Not only am I showing off what I created for DRS Designs latest blog challenge, but I also get to show off one of their new Fall stamps!  

Their blog challenge this week is to use twine. As you can see I used orange twine on the button embellishment. I thought it had a perfect Autumn feel and would go great with this Autumn card! The background was stamped with the Fall Leaf with Acorn (471F), the Medium Silhouette Leaf (701D), and the Open Leaf (584D). Then they were heat embossed with clear embossing powder and I sponged orange and yellow inks over top to make them stand out.

The Autumn Is Calling Greeting (150F) was just released this weekend and is now available for purchase.  I stamped it in brown ink and then matted it with dark brown card stock to make it pop.  I love the play on words here where the word "falling" is actually falling off the text line.  

Interested in seeing what other Fall stamps were included in this release?  Check out their new stamp page HERE and/or stay tuned to my blog to see more in the upcoming days! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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