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Hi Everyone!
Time is just flying by and it's Thursday again! The last Thursday in May to be exact! The new challenge on the DRS Designs Blog is to add holes to your project. Here's my challenge entry for this Holey Moley Challenge. I used the Splitcoast Sketch challenge #487 for the layout.
For the center of my card, I used just a portion of the Pour Me...Bottle and Glass (075H) along with the Toast To You Greeting (046D). The wine glass was colored with Copics and then sponged with purple ink while it was in a Nestie die. I used the Bunch of Grapes (061D) to create my own pattern paper for the left side panel. It's hard to see but I added pierced holes all the way down along the right side of the black strip. To complete the look, I embellished the greeting banner with a button and twine bow. I love the way the It coordinates so well with the colors on this card!
Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!
I appreciate your visit!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everybody!
Hope you all had a nice long holiday weekend! The last 5 days have been very busy for me and I didn't get a chance to share my card for last week's DRS Blog Challenge until now.
My goal for completing their challenge to use punches was to come up with a layout to mass produce some sympathy cards. Below is the layout I came up with however it turned out to be more involved than I thought and this was the only one I made.
I really like the focal image used on this card. I heat embossed the Sea Grass (128L) on glossy cardstick and sponged each part of it with the appropriate color ink. Then it was matted with kraft cardstock. The One Line Heartfelt Condolences was stamped on a banner and the edges were inked with yellow ink before matting it with kraft cardstock. The sentiment and image were adhered in placed as shown on a light blue card front that was embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. A decorative corner punch was used in the upper left corner and a yellow brad was added there as well. The cardfront was then adhered to an A2 cardstock base made from kraft cardstock. The finishing touch was adding some punched butterflies that were decorated with coordinating rhinestones.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the details for the paper punch challenge HERE.
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone! Hope you're all having a great week!
We had so much rain this past weekend that it was practically a complete wash-out! While I'm eager for nice, Spring weather, I enjoyed staying in and playing with some of DRS Designs newest stamps! I'm happy to share this funny 'Men Are Like Fine Wine' card with you today!
I created the Bunch of Grapes (061D) panel first, by stamping them repeatedly and coloring them with Copic Markers. The Men Are Like Wine Greeting (049F) was stamped in purple ink and then light purple ink was sponged over it while it was in a Nestie die. I used the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder for my background. I thought it almost resembled grapes and was a nice complement to the theme of this card. Dark purple cardstock was used to form an A2 size card, which measures 5.5" x 4.25."
Just a reminder, today is the last day to sign up for DRS Designs "Grad School" blog challenge. One lucky winner will be chosen to receive a $10 store voucher to DRS Designs! Will it be YOU? Check out this post for all the details and to link your card up to enter.
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Tis the season for Graduations and to inspire you to make cards for the Graduates in your life, DRS Designs has a "Grad School" challenge on their blog this week. Show off your graduation cards or create a card using your school colors to win! Here's my rather clean and simple challenge entry.
I started with an A2 size blue cardstock base. I stamped it repeatedly with the Graduation Background (984H) using Versamark ink. Next, I stamped the Dream Big Graduation Greeting (041F) on white cardstock and masked the edges using a Post-It Note so that after sponging it with blue ink, there was a nice white border around it. I used black cardstock to mat it and then ties a blue ribbon around it. Then I stamped the Male Graduate (045G). It was cut out using a circle Nestability die using the Out-Of-The-Box technique so that his hand was extended beyond the edge of the circle. I added some color to it with Copic Markers and matted this with black cardstock as well. I arranged the sentiment as shown on the card front and added 3 black rhinestones under the matted sentiment to complete it.
Curious about what you could win if you play along in DRS Designs Grad School challenge? One lucky winner will be chosen to receive a $10 store voucher to DRS Designs!
I hope it's YOU!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
DRS Designs recently released new Graduation stamps and I'm having a ball stamping with them! I created this card for my cousin who graduated this past weekend. Her school colors are red and white.
The red card front was dry embossed to add texture to the background layer. Then I stamped the Graduation Background (984H) to create my own pattern paper for the vertical panel. I colored the mortarboards and the diploma ribbons red to match. It was matted on black cardstock and a decorative border punch was used to dress it up a bit. Then the Dream Big Graduation Greeting (041F) and the Female Graduate (042G) were stamped on white cardstock and cut out using Nestability dies. Since the Female Graduates arm extended beyond the edge of the die, I had to use the Out-Of-The-Box Technique. I used Copic Markers to add some color to the image, matted the circles with black cardstock, and then I adhered the circles in place as shown. White brads were placed on the sides of the cardfront before adhering it to an A2 size black cardstock base.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Have a great one!
Smiles,
Jennifer
It's Thursday already and another new challenge has been posted on the DRS Designs Blog. This week is a color challenge to use purples and greens. I'm showing off some new wine-themed stamps on my challenge card.
All 3 of the stamps I used are brand new and now available for purchase:
Bunch of Grapes (061D)
Pour Me...Bottle and Glass (075H)
Wine/You Improve With Age (067F)
The images were colored with Copic Markers and the Pour Me image was inked with purple ink while still in a Nestie die to get the white border around it. Wouldn't this make for a sarcastic birthday card?!?!? Now I just need to find the right recipient! Ha!
Enjoy your day and make sure to check out the challenge if you get a chance!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Hi Everyone!
Hope you all had a great weekend!
Have you seen the new stamps DRS Designs has available for purchase? They are graduation and wine themed stamps. Here's one of the graduation cards I made using the Female Graduate (042G) and the Proud of You Saying (044D).
I created the pattern paper you see in the background using the Interlocking Star Background (819H) and the Starry Background (124H).
The star panel was decorated with a border punch and the sentiment was heat embossed. I bought some new star punches and used them to embellish the card front. Finished card size is 5.5" x 4.25."
Hope you like it!
Smiles,
Jennifer
It's a perfect time for the Chalkboard technique challenge on the DRS Designs Blog this week. I attend a "Mommy and Me" class once a week with my 2 year old son. Now when school ends in 3 weeks, I already have my Thank You card ready to go. Anyone who can teach 5 classes of 2 year old's all year long deserves a big Thank you in my book. I can hardly handle the one I've got and she sees 60 of them every week! I plan on papercrafting a gift to go with this card, but I'll have to show that off at a later date.
Both the Teacher Touch A Heart Greeting (475G) and the Teacher Tools image (792G) are by DRS Designs. They were heat embossed with white embossing powder on black cardstock. Then, white ink was sponged around the embossed areas to make it resemble a chalkboard. It's such an easy technique with cool results! The white layer here was embossed with a small hearts embossing folder, but it's difficult to see. The finished card size is 4.25" x 5.5".
Won't you join us in this challenge? Give it a try and link your card HERE for a chance to win a prize from DRS Designs.
Good Luck and thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
I created a Graduation Celebration ATC for the post I shared yesterday. For today's post, I've used that ATC to create the tag for the "Tag, You're It!" Challenge on the DRS Designs blog. I love how my tag turned out and how all the details on this card came together!
For instructions on how the ATC was created, please see yesterday's post. To create it into a tag, all I did was cut a white piece of cardstock down to size and then ran just the upper portion through the Cuttlebug using one of the labels dies. Then I used the Horizontal slot punch to make the opening at the top of the tag for the ribbon tail and adhered the ATC to it.
The card base measures 4.25" x 5.5". On the cardfront, I used Versamark and stamped it with the Graduation Background (984H). Then I embossed a small back panel with the Swiss Dots folder and added a white decorative border, and adhered it just off center as shown. The tag was then adhered on top on an angle. I heat embossed the ConGRADulations Greeting (867D) on vellum, decorated it with a border punch and adhered it to the bottom of the card front. Don't you agree this all came together nicely?
Thanks for stopping by to check out how I incorporated yesterday's ATC into today's card!
Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
It's been awhile since I've made an ATC but since DRS Designs is this week's sponsor for the Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge, I decided to give it a try. One thing I really like about ATC's is the small space you have to work on, which makes them quick to complete! For those of you who are unfamiliar with them, they measure only 2.5" x 3.5". The size alone can be a challenge in itself! The theme for this sponsorship is "Quotes and Words" with the focus being on the sentiment. I used this challenge to create this Graduation Celebration ATC.
I used the upper portion of the Culmination Graduation Greeting (1126K) as the focal point of my ATC. I thought the wording was a little plain on the white cardstock so I stamped the Brush Mortarboard (287G) using the stamp-off technique with green ink on top of the wording. Then I embellished it with a green decorative border on both ends and green grosgrain tied in a knot at the bottom. To finish it off, it was adhered to a black base.
I plan on using this ATC to complete another project. Please check back to see it in a future blog post. In the meantime, give this ATC challenge a try! Check out all the details HERE for a chance to win a great prize from DRS Designs.
Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Happy Easter to you all!
Yesterday we went to the local greenhouse for their Easter event and took this picture of our oldest son with the Easter Bunny. This was the only picture we took and I'm over the top excited about it because it is perfect! We never get pictures of him where his head and eyes are both facing directly at the camera along with a perfect smile on his face!
Despite visiting the Easter Bunny, cleaning house, preparing food, and dying Easter Eggs, I even had time to stamp up this CAS card. Both the image and sentiment are by DRS Designs. The Three Wooden Crosses (1116K) were colored with Copic Markers, masked, and then sponged with yellow ink behind the crosses and brown ink for the dirt. He Has Risen (1138E) was stamped in the smooth section below the image. I love the decorative flair this Nestie die gives this card overall and how it really shows off the image. I hope you like it too!
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderfully blessed day with your family and friends!
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
Once the seasons change over to nicer weather, wedding season begins as well. Right now my calendar is already filling up with wedding showers and this Summer I have 2 weddings and a wedding anniversary party to attend. I'm using DRS Designs new wedding stamps to make my cards ahead of time. Here's one of them:
I chose to do this in red, black and white to follow the brides color scheme. I started by cutting out a banner from white cardstock and stamped the Silhouette Bride and Groom (026G) in the center. I used Versamark ink to stamp the Love Is Patient Greeting (201H) repeatedly over top of it. Then I matted it with black cardstock and colored the bride's flowers red. Two red brads were added to the left side for a bit more color.
Next, the A2 card base was cut from red cardstock. I stamped Eat, Drink, and be Married Greeting (024F) in the lower right side as shown. The banner was adhered above it, to the left and a small silver bow and silver heart embellishments made it complete.
I hope you've enjoyed today's card. Thanks for stopping by!
This week DRS Designs has a color challenge on their blog. It's to use black and white and 1 other color of your choice. I am having a blast with this challenge! Not sure if it's just coincidence or the themes of the cards I've been making lately, but many of them would fit this challenge. Unfortunately, most of them I won't be able to show off until a later date. Good things come to those who wait, right?
One of the best things about this kind of challenge is that regardless of what you pick for your third color, it makes for a really elegant card. Here's a wedding card I made for this challenge using a soft pink for my third color.
Click over to the Challenge post for all the details. One lucky winner will receive their choice of 2 stamps from DRS Designs online store. Will it be you?
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
I've seem to have lost my mojo over the last few weeks, but it seems that the only thing keeping it alive right now is the inspiration I'm finding with challenges. This weeks DRS Designs Blog challenge inspired today's card as well.
The challenge is Who's the (em)Boss? Clever, huh? Your entry needs to have embossing on it--heat or dry embossing will do! I went ahead and used the Cuttlebug Birthday folder for the background on my card.
For the focal area on the card front, I stamped the Single Birthday Candle (258B) repeatedly and colored it with Copic Markers. Then, I stamped the Small One Line Happy Birthday (250B) in the space at the bottom that wasn't embossed with the folder. I added some purple and white twine, tied with a bow, to show the separation between the embossed and non-embossed areas. I took this card one step further and stamped the One More Candle Greeting (481E) in the inside to complete it.
Check out DRS Designs challenge HERE for all the details on how you can win a $10 DRS Designs store voucher just for playing along!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
There's a lot going on over at DRS Designs this week. I'm excited to tell you that they are gearing up for another release. Many of the DT members are sharing some sneak peeks, myself included :-)
I used some of the new stamps to create my challenge entry for the Shabby Tea Room blog challenge, "Pretty in Pink." DRS Designs is their sponsor this week and the challenge is to create a card inspired by the photo using white/cream, pink, green flowers and lace or ribbon.
I stamped the Wedding Ring Ensemble (028G) on to ivory cardstock and then paper pieced the the candles and the ribbon in the image so they were white. It was a tedious task, yes, but I had to make them stand out. The rest of the image was colored with Copic Markers. The To Have and To Hold Greeting (1171G) was stamped as shown to the upper right of the image. I added some pearls to the bottom of the the greeting and the ivory cardstock was trimmed with a white decorative border. Some iridescent ribbon was added to the bottom and the card front was adhered to a pink 5.5" x 3.5" cardstock base.
One lucky winner will win a $10 store voucher to DRS Designs. Check out al;l the details and link your entry HERE.
Good Luck and have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
PS: DRS Designs new stamps will be available for purchase this Saturday April 5th!
Hi Everyone!
I used a banner to show off these stamps on my card front. As you can see, the crosses were stamped at the bottom and the greeting at the top. I used Copic Markers to color in the crosses. Then, I masked the edges of the banner and the crosses with Post-It Notes and sponged the area around the image with yellow ink. Next, the banner was matted with dark brown cardstock. I used a kraft piece of cardstock for the card front and embossed it for added texture. The banner was adhered to the center and I added 3 yellow brads to the upper left corner. As the final touch, the One Line Happy Easter (665B) sentiment was stamped on a yellow banner and adhered as shown with foam tape.
Easter is just 20 days away. Have you made your Easter cards yet?
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
I was an avid scrapbooker before I got into card making and stamping. But one of the reasons I love both of these papercrafts is the fact that nothing is ever wasted and it's always a bonus when you can actually use up some scraps! I did just that on this card for this weeks "Leftovers Again" challenge on the DRS Designs Blog--to literally use your scraps!
I used the Tulip Bunny (1112K) as the main focus of my card and colored it with Copic Markers. I had some left over banner tags that didn't work on a previous card and used it to show of the Some Bunny Loves You Greeting (1140D). Two pink brads simply embellished the upper left corner of this 5" x 3.5" note card.
I hope this challenge inspires you to use up your scraps as well and play along. Check out the details HERE!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles,
Jennifer
I used it as a color challenge and created this cute card using pink and green and I picked this Friendly Flower Frog (1115G) image because the flowers he's holding matched the flowers in the inspirational photo.
I used Copic Markers to color the image and then die cut it with circle Nestabilities. As you can see the pink cardstock was embossed with a flower embossing folder and I created my own pattern paper by stamping the Large Original Plaid (641P) with Versamark ink in 2 different directions. The seam between the 2 background panels was hidden with a strip of dark green ribbon and a few green and pink rhinestones were added for some bling. Finally, I stamped the Un'Frog"ettable Greeting (266E) on a pink banner die cut and adhered it in place with foam tape.
This card screams "Spring," doesn't it? I hope the Mother Nature starts to cooperate with what the calendar says and that Spring-time temps get here soon!
Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
Yeah! It's official, today is the first day of Spring and to celebrate there's a "Bloomin' Spring" challenge on the DRS Designs Blog this week. One lucky winner will win their choice of 2 stamps from DRS Designs! Here's what I created for the challenge.
I made this Springtime card using the Friendly Flower Frog (1115G) and the Goodbye Winter Greeting (384G). The frog was colored with Copic Markers and I split up the second half of the greeting to accomodate my layout. Yellow rhinestones were added to the flower centers to spice the image up a bit and a few pink brads wmbellished the embossed panels nicely. Finished card size is 4.25" x 5.5."
It's definitely time to watch the flowers grow and I'm so looking forward to it! Are you?
Have a great day!
Smiles,
Jennifer
