Birthday Funny

Hi Stampers! 

Hope you're having a great week and I hope you enjoy this comical birthday card I have to share with you today! 

My Grandma is fun and spunky and the pose that Frisky Florence (771K) is in totally reminds me of my Grandma singing and dancing! I debated and debated on how to color her up and then I remembered that my Grandma belongs to the Red Hat Society.  I decided to use my Copic Markers to give her a purple and red outfit. However, as you can see, I failed to give her a "red hat." It's probably because I'm certain that my Grandma wears a purple hat with a big red flower in it when she goes to her meetings. I must have been thinking of her once again! 

While assembling my card front, I stamped the Large Original Plaid Background (641P) on light purple cardstock with dark purple ink to match. Then I layered it with red and a dark purple decorative border to hide the seam between the top and bottom layers of my card front. Then, I split up the Hanging Lower Birthday Greeting (1060G) to accommodate my layout. Gotta love that hilarious greeting--I know my Grandma would get a kick out of it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Retirement Wishes!

Hello fellow Stampers and card makers, happy Monday to you all!

Today I'm sharing with you DRS Designs next sponsorship that began yesterday, August 7th and runs this entire week. 

 It's with the Cupcake Inspirations Blog.  The challenge is to use the cupcake picture below for your inspiration--it can be used for color, shape, texture or however else it may inspire you.  

**DRS Designs is giving away at $10.00 Store voucher to one lucky participant just for playing along--it could be you!

This photo inspired me to use it as a color challenge--the dark pink, green, and bright turquoise colors popped right out at me! I used them to create this Happy Retirement card.

I know when I retire I'd love to spend it on the beach, and I'm sure some of you would as well.  For this reason I picked the Brush Flamingo scene stamp (1054L) for the focal point on this card. It was colored with Copic Markers and I paired it with the Best Wishes Retirement Greeting (942D).  I didn't get too fancy with my embellishments on this card--need to keep things quick these days as my newborn baby is demanding a lot of attention! *wink* I used a decorative border punch, a ribbon scrap attached with a standard staple, and some clear rhinestones gems that I colored with my Copic Markers to match.  If this card has sparked your interest, (which I hope it has!) make sure to check out all of the other stamps in DRS  Designs Retirement Collection. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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"Boxers or Briefs?"

I created this card specifically to show off Rascally Russell (777M) from DRS Designs.  I think he is one of my favorite images from their recent release.  It was really fun to make!

 First, I colored him with Copic Markers and then I stamped him again on smooth light green cardstock.  I stamped the Lines O'Plenty (366H) Background stamp over his shirt with dark green ink, and then cut it out.  I then paper pieced it in place on the original stamped image.  Next, I assembled the card front as shown and stamped the question portion of the Boxers or Briefs Birthday Greeting (1100H) below the stamped image on the card front. 

Here's how I decorated the inside of the card to show off the "punch line" to the sentiment I used on the front of the card.  Know any guys who would really get a kick out of receiving a birthday card like this?  This would be great for Father's Day too! Don't forget, that's this Sunday, June 19th!

Thank for stopping by and  

Have a great day! 

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Still A Hot Babe!

Isn't this image great!?!?! I am pleased to introduce you to Frisky Florence (771K).  She is one of the new releases from DRS Designs.  She goes so well with the Hot Babe Greeting (1115F) that this could be used as a Birthday or a Happy Retirement card.

 

I colored Florence with Copic Markers and then sponged yellow ink around her while it was still in a Nestie die. 

I split up the Hot Babe greeting to accommodate my layout and colored in the ballooned words with a red Copic Marker.  To spice up this card a bit, just like Florence, I added clear rhinestones around the image that I also colored to match my color scheme.

Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Happy Father's Day!

I am just head over heels for DRS Designs newest stamps! The characters that just came out in their Retirement collection are so much fun to play with!  I made this card for the White Space challenge over at the 365 Cards Blog that DRS Designs is sponsoring this week. 

The challenge is to keep all of the decorations on your card towards the black portion of the sketch and keep the white space free.  Play along in any of their challenges this week and you could win a $15 DRS Designs store voucher! (see below for more info)

I couldn't help but use Rascally Russell (777M) for a Father's Day card! Just look at that old guy dance!!!   I colored him with Copic Markers and then added the "Happy Father's Day" portion from the Ten Mile Fathers Day Greeting (280G) to the empty space at the bottom.  The background was stamped with the Polka Dot Background (688P) in Apricot Appeal ink.  A layered photo corner embellished with twine and a matching brad made this card complete!

Here are the challenges thus far at the 365 Cards Blog to play along for $15 voucher:

All Week: Sunday Sketch 17
Monday: White Space
Tuesday: Pretty In Pink-ing
Wednesday: Fabulous Fringe

Thanks for stopping by and good luck winning the $15 store voucher from DRS Designs!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Palm Tree Retirement

As with most stampers when we receive a mailbox full of new rubber we go crazy & begin to stamp with them almost immediately after ripping open the packages. But, just like the ones stashed away on our shelves the newness wears off and they get pushed aside and forgotten about. Have you really ever looked at the stamps you already own to find new ways of creating with them? That's what I did for today's post with one of the older DRS Designs stamps.

For this card, I created my own background papers but, I used the main image on my card to create it. I didn't have to buy a separate background stamp to make it. Look closely at the main image on this card compared to the 2 different backgrounds on it. See any similarities? Do I have you wondering yet?

Honestly, this was a pretty simple card to make, all it really took was a little time and use of the masking technique. I created my focal image first and stamped half the Brush Flamingo image by using the Tips and Tricks technique mentioned in Sue's post on the DRS Designs Blog. Then, I stamped the "Underpaid Retirement Greeting" next to it.

I made the backgrounds by stamping the image on post it notes & cutting a palm tree & the flamingo out. Then I used a sponge dauber to sponge around each one repeatedly in different inks on white cardstock. Easy peasy, that's it! I thought the flamingos looked funny without legs, so I just used a black Gel Pen and a ruler to drawn them in just as they are in the image.

The main image was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with Gamsol.

Stamps: DRS Designs- Brush Flamingo (L1054) Underpaid Retirement Greeting (G910)-to be released 6/13/09
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink Olive Pastel, SU! Ballet Blue, Cameo Coral
Paper: Smooth white cardstock by Georgia Pacific Colored Cardstock by American Crafts
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Black Gelly Roll Pen, Ribbon-Michael's Special Value, Brads by making Memories, Spiral Clip by The Paper Studio, Sponge Daubers, Post-It Notes

Were you able to participate in the DRS Designs Blog Hop yesterday? Somewhere along the way of every great hop are some fabulous prizes, and you don't want to miss the goodies DRS Designs is giving away with this one. You can find the start of the hop here at Vicki's Blog. You have until 7am Eastern time on Saturday morning to sign up for the prize drawing.

Want another chance to win goodies? DRS Designs is also sponsoring the Quote challenge on the Cute Card Thursday Blog this week. Make sure to check them out as well to play along. I know I will! :-)

Thanks for visiting today, and have a great weekend!

Smiles,
Jennifer

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