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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!
Yeah, It's April! Another month away from the cold weather and icky illnesses. However, I know a few families that are experiencing another round of the flu right now. Hopefully the weather will warm up a bit and we can all open the windows and air out our houses from all of the germs that have been festering all Winter!
Here's the card I made for a friend who has the flu and coincidentally, it's appropriate for this week's DRS Designs Blog Challenge too. April Showers bring May flowers as they say, and I can't wait!
I used the Ducks Decoration (565H) and the Raindrop Background (1012H) to create the scene for this Get Well card. The image was colored with Copic Markers and SU! Marina Mist was the blue ink used to stamp the raindrops. The upper portion of the Under The Weather Greeting (047G) was stamped at the bottom of the image as shown. I added some coordinating banners to the left side of the card front and added a paper flower and a violet pearl to the center to dress it up. Despite the rain shown on this card, I hope it cheers her up!
Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everybody!
Are you sick of Winter like I am? I'm so done with the bitter cold and snow, not to mention all the flu and sickness this Winter has brought as well. So many of my friends and family have had horrible illnesses this Winter. I've definitely used up my share of get well cards this season and I'm glad DRS Designs recently released some new Get Well sentiments that I can play with. Here's a Get Well card I made to show off the new Cheerful Smiles Get Well Greeting (1107G).
I decided to make my own flower embellishments for this card. I simply used paper punches for the flowers and leaves and large brads for the flower centers. I dressed up the pink flower in the center by stamping the cardstock with the Polka Dot Background (688P) before punching out the flower.
Do you need to make some Get Well cards too? Let DRS Designs Get Well collection inspire you to get inky today and if you make St. Patrick Day cards check out their new St. Patrick's Day stamps too!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
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
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!
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
Working in the medical field I see cancer patients everyday. I feel that it's my job not only to make sure I get patients through the diagnostic test they are undergoing, but also to help boost their spirit and to help them continue to fight. Because of that, this Cancer Is... poem (113L) means a lot to me. Every person has a story and this message is so true--CANCER IS LIMITED!
I made this card for the sewing challenge that can be found on the DRS Designs Blog this week. I stamped the background repeatedly using the Support Ribbon (063D) and then I colored them pink with Copic Markers for breast cancer awareness. I used the faux stitching technique to qualify this card for the sewing challenge. To do so, I paper pierced along the inside border of the black cardfront and then connected the dots with a white gel pen. Matted layers, sponging, border punching and the use of a nice black ribbon tied in a knot made this card complete!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Looking for another opportunity to win a $15 store voucher to DRS Designs? Use the (Oh, so cute!) inspiration photo below to create a card and then run over to the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge Blog to link it up for your chance to win.
On first glance, I was going to create an Easter card for my challenge project, but I decided on a Get Well card instead using the adorable Ducks Decoration image (565H).
Hope you like it!
Smiles,
Jennifer
There's a new challenge on the DRS Designs Blog this week and the theme is wheels! This Happy Healing card is my challenge entry.
I heat embossed the Silhouette Wheelchair image (745G) on glossy cardstock and then sponged blue ink around it while it was in a Nestie die. I stamped the Knee Replacement Get Well Greeting (346G) and sponged it the same way. The background was embossed with the Houndstooth Embossing Folder and since it is a Happy Healing card made with love :-) I thought the heart border would be a nice touch!
Can the DRS DT challenge you to create with wheels? If so link your card HERE for a chance to win a great prize from DRS Designs!
Good Luck and Happy Stamping!
Smiles,
Jennifer
I just realized I've been hiding this card from you. I created it a while ago, and it got lost in the mix and never made it into a post on my blog...until now!
I love using this Hope Achieves Greeting (1087H) from DRS Designs when I'm looking for an encouragement card. The last line "achieves the impossible" really packs a punch and tells anyone that they can do whatever they set their mind to. I used a simple layout for this A2 card. The card front was stamped with the Lines O Plenty Background (366H), and the upper and lower borders were decorated with a border punch. I added a horizontal panel embellished with some yummy plaid ribbon to the center and added the stamped greeting to the far right side.
So, what hopes do you have for the rest of Summer? We're about to journey on a 16 hour road trip with a 13 month old who just learned to walk! It should be interesting, but I'm hoping I don't pull too much of my hair out and actually find the time at the beach relaxing.
I hope you enjoy the rest of your Summer as well. I think I'm still in shock that it's August already and Fall will be here before we know it!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hello, Hello, Have you missed me?
I apologize that my blogging isn't as frequent as it used to be. Motherhood has changed a lot for me and my free time just isn't what it used to be. I stamp and blog when I can and hope that you all are still here with me when I do!
At first, I didn't really have a plan as to how I wanted to carry out this challenge. As I looked thru my box of colored images, this Spring Crocus (1066H) image caught my eye. It was colored with Copic Markers and I masked it and sponged blue ink around it while it was in a Nestie die which helped to enhance the colors. Then, after matting it and coming up with the layout, all I had to do was come up with a sentiment tag to pair with it. I thought that the bright colors in this image gave it a cheery feel and thought it would make a great Get Well card. The tag was created using a portion of the "Cured Yet" Greeting (1015E). I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the words so they fit perfectly on my tag.
I have to admit, I don't know much about Crocus flowers and when I first received this image I thought they were Tulips, hence the way I've colored them. So, if Crocus flowers don't come in red, I apologize to all of you who are familiar with them, especially to my Master Gardner friends (you know who you are, *wink*) Either way, I just love how this colored image turned out and hope you do to!
If any of you would like to win your choice of 3 stamps from DRS Designs, take a shot and play along with their "Use A Tag" challenge. It's a great prize up for grabs! Good Luck to you if you do!
Well, that's it for me today. More coming soon I hope...
Smiles,
Jennifer
A few weekends ago I went to the Stamping and Paper Arts Festival in Novi, Michigan put on by Heirloom Productions. I met up with Sue from DRS Designs and helped with the Make n' Take project, which was a lot of fun. I also walked around gathering ideas and doing lots of shopping myself! One of the projects I was inspired by was stamping on vellum, coloring the image with water color pencils and blending the colors with a Dove Blender Pen. Last year at the show I bought a package of vellum that I had yet to use, until now! It was a nice change to use something other than my Copic Markers. Here's my card using this technique.
I created this Get Well card using stamps from DRS Designs. I first stamped the Daffodil Frame image (104P) with Versamark ink and then heat embossed it using Black Sparkle Embossing powder. Next I used Watercolor EcoPencils by Faber-Castell to color in the image and then used my new Dove Blender pen to blend the colors. I adhered the image to white cardstock, cut it out, and matted it as shown.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
DRS Designs is teaming up with the Card Patterns blog this week giving you an opportunity to win a $20 off any DRS Designs purchase for playing along with the sketch below.
I used this sketch to create this Get Well card. All stamps are by DRS Designs.
The Oval Frame is a sneak peek of an upcoming release. Best part about this oval is that it can be cut out with an oval Nestibility perfectly! I used the last line of the Blooming With Good Health Greeting (055G) as the sentiment inside the Oval Frame.
The polka dot panel was also stamped using the Polka Dot Background stamp (688P). I don't doodle on my cards very often, but I thought this card called for it. I used a Gelly Roll pen to draw white dots in the scalloped portion of the scalloped oval and then I drew lines and dots around the outer edge of the green panel.
So there you have it...I've shown you my challenge card and now I want to see yours! Run over to the Card Patterns Blog and link up your card for a chance to win the $20 voucher DRS Designs is giving away!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
A few weeks ago a good friend of mine had knee replacement surgery. I know she was really nervous about it and since I've had some time off while waiting for baby the baby to arrive, I made her a card. She's now resting at home, recovering from what became a more involved surgery than the Doctors originally thought. Here's the card I created to wish her a speedy recovery.
Both of the stamps I used are from DRS Designs. I used the Knee Replacement Get Well (346G) for the focal point. I stamped it in Ballet Blue ink and sponged around it while it was still in a Nestie die. Then I used a navy marker to draw in the line around the Nestie die to create the frame around it. I love this look! I used the Lines O'Plenty Background (366H) to make the design in the background to match my color scheme by stamping it in Navy ink. Some fun polka dot ribbon and white brads finished this card nicely.
Happy Healing Kathy! I hope you're back on your feet in no time!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Well, once again, time has just flown right by and I can't keep up. It's been 3 weeks already since I went on the girls stamping weekend and I have yet to stamp since then! I've been on a cleaning frenzy since I got back--thought with majority of my stamping supplies all packed up, that this was a good opportunity to make a dent in cleaning out my stamp room for our new baby. (The baby, who will be here in just 8 short weeks!) I'm happy to report that I've made enough progress to make room for the crib and tall dresser on one wall but I still have my large craft table on the opposite wall. It seems like my Husband reminds me daily that we have the changing table dresser and rocking chair in our living room!! So, I've been slowly making room for those pieces recently. Unfortunately with my time spent elsewhere, I've been a blog slacker. Sleep, work, and cleaning/organizing are priorities, but for no apparent reason today I was up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 4am. So, I'm trying to make the most of this energy before I crash and burn with a nice, long morning nap!
I created this "Caught a bug?" card a few weeks ago. I'm really loving DRS Designs new Polka Dot Background (688P). I'm sure you can tell, as I've been using it quite a bit lately. Here, I heat embossed it with white embossing powder, used the ticket corner punch, matted it with white cardstock and then added 2 small black rhinestones to the corners to create the background panel.
For the focal image, I stamped Ant Betty (1035B) along with the new One Line "Caught a Bug" saying (755D). I used a square Nestie die to cut them out together and then used a very fine point black marker to draw in the square die border around the image and saying. I sponged light red ink inside this border and Ant Betty was colored with Copic Markers. To finish it off I used the ticket corner punch on all 4 corners, matted it on a black, scalloped square and added a petite red brad to each corner.
I used red cardstock for the card front. I wrapped it with black and white twine, and used the ticket corner punch on all 4 corners again to match the detail in the rest of the card elements. I adhered it to a black A2 sized cardstock base. I then decorated a large photo corner with red twine and a white brad and assembled the card front as shown. Hope you like it!
Please stay tuned to see more of the baby's room (and more of my card projects!) as I make more progress in cleaning it out. It shouldn't be too much longer now! ;-)
Thanks for being patient with my sporadic blogging and for stopping by today! I'm always grateful for your visits!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Have you seen the latest additions to the DRS Designs catalog? You can see all of the new releases HERE. I think some of them have come out just in time for all of the Spring colds out there! I'm still trying to get over a sinus infection that I've had for over 3 weeks and many of my family and friends have had Spring colds recently as well.
This "Bee Well" card I created for today uses 2 of DRS Designs new stamps. One is the "Bee Well" sentiment (761B) itself. It goes perfectly with the Bitsy Bumble Bee (1020A) or the Happy Bee (561C) which I've used here. The other new stamp is the Polka Dot background (688P). It measures 6 inches from left to right, plenty long enough to cover most stamping surfaces and simulates the swiss dots embossing folder! No need for an extra (heavy) machine with this stamp! Best of all you can use it with any color ink to match your project. I see lots of polka dots in my future--I'm really gonna have fun with this one!
Hope your day is great and full of stamping fun! Thanks for stopping by.
Smiles,
Jennifer
Good things come to those who wait right? Well, it's been a while since DRS Designs last release and tomorrow, April 2nd you can expect to see the next batch of new stamps! This "Get Well" card uses the new Caught A Bug Greeting (752G). I used the tiny ants from the Picnic Basket (1104K) to create a border around my card front and I also used Ant Betty (1035B), which was colored with Copic Markers. I couldn't help but chuckle when I saw that this release fit with a "Get Well" theme. I've been battling a sinus infection for about 3 weeks now and it seems like all of my co-workers and family have had their fair share of Spring colds as well. Perfect timing for this release I suppose!
Here's a sneak peek of one of the greetings you'll see on the
new release page as soon as the new stamps become available.
Make sure to click HERE to shop for all of DRS Designs new stamps! Hope you all have a great weekend!
Smiles,
Jennifer
After all the fun I had making this card awhile ago, I swore that I would do more sewing on my cards. Ever since then, the machine has been out and ready to go--the whole purpose of leaving it out was so that I would use it more often! For some reason, even though I see it every time I sit down at my craft table, my little Janome sewing maching seems to overwhelm me and I hardly ever use it. Definitely, not my original intention that justified the purchase when I bought it. But, when I do use it I'm reminded of how easy and fun it is! So, now...that's it, no more excuses! I MUST use it and WILL!
With that being said, I welcome you to my first installment of Sewing Saturday! Every Saturday I'm challenging myself to share something with you that has sewing on it! If you see a card during the other days of the week with sewing on it, then that's just a bonus! ;-)
In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, here's my first Sewing Saturday card.
I stamped DRS Designs Cancer Is...Greeting (L113) as the focal point on my card. I stamped it in black ink and then masked off the edges with Post-It Notes and sponged pink ink over the wording. After I removed the Post It Notes I had a nice white frame around it. I used some Photo Corner punches to decorate around the saying a touch of pink ribbon and a single pink brad made it complete!
Thanks for stopping by!
So now that I've told you all about my Sewing Saturdays, you must hold me to it! Feel free to scold me in your comments, when you don't see a Sewing Saturday card, ok?Smiles,
Jennifer
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!
Today's the BIG day...It's Release Day over at DRS Designs! You can see all of their new releases HERE.
The Happy Healing sentiment I used on today's card is part of this release. So many people I know are getting their joints replaced nowadays, that this sentiment will get a lot of use on my end! I bet you could use it too!
I decided to create this card with green monochromatic colors since I have a ton of this cream cardstock that I wanted to use up. Both the Happy Healing sentiment and the silhouette wheelchair image (G745) were stamped with SU! Certainly Celery. I kept my embellishemnts simple on this card and only used thick olive green grograin ribbon and some rhinestones that I colored with my YG67 Copic Marker to match my project.Here's a close up of the Happy Healing sentiment so you can see it more clearly.
Hope you enjoy all the new releases!
Have a great weekend!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Have you ever made your own background paper?
I did on this card by stamping DRS Designs Interlocking Flower Background stamp (H813) repeatedly on light blue cardstock. Then I used Copic Markers and a white Gel pen to color in the flowers. It was quick and oh so easy to create! I love the shading created by the different Copic Maarkers I used--B00, B02, and B05. The white gel pen is the perfect accent!
The greeting used in this card is DRS Designs Bloming with Good Health Greeting (G055). I split it up and used the upper portion of it as the focal point on my card front. The bottom of the card was decorated with rhinestones and the rest of the sentiment. I also used a floral Cuttlebug embossing folder, small blue rhinestones, and elegant white and silver ribbon to complete this card. I hope you enjoyed it!
Thanks for visiting today!
Hi Friends! Happy Monday to you all!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend celebrating with all the dads out there and that you're all rested up for the work week. I had a very nice weekend, and had a nice chunk of time in my stamp room on Saturday. I was able to finish 3 cards!
It's been a really long time since I've played with a sketch challenge. I finally added the sketch you see below to my to-do list. It was really nice not to have to think too hard about making today's card--I always find the layouts to be the hardest part, but with this card, everything just feel right into place.
Here's my interpretation of it.
As you can see, I've used Leonard Pig Sick Day Blues (G1019) from DRS Designs. I colored this image with Copic Markers. I also used the Cured Yet Greeting (E1015), but I split it up into 3 parts to make it work with this sketch. A little ribbon and some Primas flowers with brads dressed this card right up!
Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Leonard card. Don't worry he'll feel better soon! ;-)
Smiles,
Jennifer
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