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 Stampers!
Here's a card I made for my Sister. She recently moved into her own condo after living with a friend for many years. The newest Bee-themed stamps from DRS Designs were perfect for her "new home" card:
The hive image was colored with Copic Markers and cut out with a Nestie die. Then I cut a Post-It Note mask and sponged blue ink around the edges while it was still in the die. It was matted on a black scallop. The black card base was cut and folded to make an A2 size card. I stamped a yellow piece of cardstock for the card front with the Honeycomb design using yellow ink and then split the "Our House To Yours" greeting and stamped it as shown so it would fit around the image. Black grosgrain ribbon was tied across the lower portion of the card front and then the matted image was placed in the center. Next I stamped, colored, and fussy cut the Bitsy Bee and adhered it to the upper portion of the hive image using dimensional tape. The final stap was to stamp the Bee Trail to make it look like the bee had just flown into place on the card front. For the most part, this card was pretty simple to create.
My Sister really liked this card and has it displaying on her mantle. I hope you like it too!
Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
After serveral years of poor economic growth, the housing market seems to finally making a turn for the better in my area. There's quite a few houses up for sale in my neighborhood and both my parents and my In-Laws are looking to relocate as well. There's been a surge in the real estate business, now that the weather is finally nice, and it looks like I'll have some new neighbors soon! I've created a little note card to welcome my new neighbors whoever they my be!
DRS Designs latest release included this adorable Mushroom House (091C) that I've paired with the One Line Welcome Greeting (737B). I stamped the Mushroom House on ivory cardstock and colored it with Copic Markers. I matted it with kraft cardstock and then again with dark brown cardstock that was cut with a decorative die. The card front was made from a piece of kraft cardstock that was embossed with the Swiss Dots folder for texture and then matted in dark brown. Two dark brown brads were added to fill in the space in the lower right corner. I stamped the Welcome Greeting on a fish tail banner and adhered it to the top of the card front as shown. The last step was to adhere the card front to an ivory cardstock base that measures 3" x 5.5." Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
There's a new challenge on the DRS Blog this week. The "I Get Around" theme is all about circles. I saw a similar layout on Pintrest and gave it a try for this card. I like how the circle cut-out frames the sentiment.
Smiles,
Jennifer
Happy Monday!
Hope you all had a great weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day to all you Mother's out there!! Here's a "Welcome" card I made for new neighbors! Spring is a great time for new beginnings and I've seen several moving trucks in my neighborhood recently.
I colored the Shoe House image with Copic Markers and distressed the edges with Vintage Photo ink. The decorative horizontal panel was first stamped with the new Polka Dot (688P) Background and then I used a border punch to dress it up. I distressed the edges of this panel as well before matting it on a dark brown piece of cardstock that was punched with the same border punch. I added gathered ribbon across the center and then tied the end with a small piece of hemp jewelery cord around it to match. Some dark brown brads and a decorative corner punch made this card front complete. Finished card size measures A2 size, 5.5" x 4.25."
Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Thanks so much for all of your prayers and thoughtfulness as I dealt with the passing of my Grandfather this week. Things have been quite stressful, and I'm glad to finally have some time to myself and just relax in my stamping room.
We just had new neighbors move in next door and I created this card a while ago to welcome them to the neighborhood.
I thought this cute Shoe House (L1069) by DRS Designs was perfect! I colored it with Copic Markers and masked off the edges with some Post-It Notes. Then I sponged light blue ink around the image and peeled off the Post Its. I love the white border created by the masking.
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Isn't this shoe house image from DRS Designs adorable? It was such a fun image to color! When I first received it in my new batch of rubber, I wondered what I was going to do with it...but as my creative juices started to flow I knew this would make an excellent "new home" card to accompany any house warming gift! Wouldn't you agree?
Stamps: DRS Designs-L1069 Shoe House
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Office Depot, Colored Cardstock by The Paper Company, American Crafts
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Bic & Copic Markers, Nesties, Cuttlebug and Cuttlebug Spots and Dots Embossing Folder, Ribbon by Bobbie M. Designs, brads by Making Memories, SU! Horizontal Slot punch
Finished Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"
Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
