Warm Wishes

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Today I have winter snowman card to share with you that features our soon to be released medium Mr. Snowman image. He's a perfect size and so easy to color.

I started by stamping the snowman image (242H) in Memento Black ink, coloring him with Copics and then fussy cutting him out. The background was stamped with our Interlocking snowflake stamp in Taken With Teal ink. Warm Wishes was stamped in black ink, die cut and some teal ink was sponged around the edges. The tiny snowman is part of a new Stamped Especially for you image (239C) that would go on the back of your card. I stamped it, colored the snowman with Copics to match the big image, then fussy cut and attached him to the sentiment banner with some foam dots. I used a Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pen to add some shimmer. If you look closely you might be able to see some sparkle in the centers of the snowflakes. Some ribbon and bakers twine complete the look.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a Happy New Year!

shelia

Merry Christmas

Just thought I'd share a card I created for this week's challenge at DRS Designs. The challenge is Winter Wonderland.

I started by stamping the snow lines in black ink, then I added the trees, walking couple, snowman and lamp post. After coloring everything, I masked the bottom and sponged in some Night of Navy ink for the sky. Once the ink was dried I stamped on the tiny snowflakes with Colorbox White ink. The Merry Christmas greeting was stamped in black ink and then some stickles were added to the snow lines and shadows. The panel was die cut with a nestie and then attached to a shaped card created with the next largest die. Some peace on earth ribbon completes the look.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

shelia

For Your Shower

I'm taking a break from Christmas cards and sharing a shower card I created for a friend who's wedding shower is coming up quickly!

The umbrella was stamped with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics and fussy cut. I used the blending pen to create some dots on the darker blue panels of the umbrella. The Rain Down sentiment was stamped with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with detail white EP, then die cut with a nestie. I stamped the For Your Shower Sentiment in black ink on the white panel before embossing it with a Darice flower EF. Everything is attached to the blue card base. Some rhinestones and a sheer white bow finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!

shelia

DRS Weekly Challenge

It's a color challenge at DRS Designs this week. Here are the colors to choose from.



And here's the card I created.

I used yesterday's sketch challenge at Split Coast Stampers for the layout. The stars and sentiment are stamped in Silver ink and then embossed with silver EP. Some glitter paper and silver dots complete the look. I really like the color combo of silver and blue!

Hope you can find time to join in this week's fun. You could be the winner of some awesome stamps! You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Merry Christmas

Christmas will soon be here!! Are you ready? I'm not. I seem to be rather behind so today's card is a fairly quick and easy card to create. I stamped the background in Real Red and Handsome Hunter inks using the Woven Plaid stamp that's been cut apart. You can create some really cute plaids this way. The bottom half was embossed with a Paper Studio poinsettia folder. The main image was stamped twice in Memento Black ink, colored with copics, cut and layered on some red and green CS. I added some sparkle to the magic grain with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen. The Merry Christmas is part of the Multi greeting stamp, another one I've cut apart! After die cutting it out, some real red ink was sponged along the edges. Some ric rac and sequins finish it off. Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by today. I know how busy you are!

shelia

Christmas Ornaments

Hi Everyone,

Today I have something other than a card to share with you. My 8 year old grandson is into Dominoes, not the pizza, though he does love Domino Pizza. He builds elaborate towers and long twisting trains with dominoes and then knocks them down. He doesn't use regular dominoes, he has Bulk ones, they are colorful and lighter weight. I am amazed at what he can do with those dominoes. He is much more patient than his grandma. I could never sit there and build like that only to knock it down! Anyway, in honor of Isaac, I decided to create some Christmas ornaments using regular
dominoes.

I stamped the images in Stazon Tuxedo Black ink, colored them Sharpie markers and then added a layer of Glossy Accents. Once the Glossy Accents dried, I added the ribbon using some strong double sided tape. The hardest part for me was tying the bows onto the ribbon at the top of the domino. I couldn't figure out how to use my bow easy for this!! :-(

I started with the snowman and Percy Penguin stamps, but then decided to try and use some of the Christmas Village stamps. I really like how the church turned out, as well as the lamp post.

If you have some old dominoes around the house, you could give this a try! They really are cute.

Thanks for stopping by today.

shelia

Challenges

 

Today I have two cards to share with you. Both are for challenges. The first is for DRS Designs weekly Thursday challenge. This week is "Hot Trends." And the hot trend is glitter. I used red, green and white glitter CS as well as white stickles for the snow. It's pretty sparkly!

The main image is DRS Designs' new Christmas Village Cabin. It's becoming one of my favorite stamps! I stamped it in Memento black ink, colored it with Copics, added some opaque white ink to the tress for snow and then the stickles to the roof and snow lines for the snow. The Merry Christmas greeting was stamped in black. The rest of the card is pretty simple - lots of glitter paper and some punched glittery snowflakes.

My second card is for this week's Merry Monday challenge to use a bird on your card.

 I also used the colors from this week's Color Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. Color challenges are really challenging for me. I struggled with this card, but I like the result. The colors were red, green and brown, which sound pretty simple, right? I had a hard time with the brown. Finally I decided to use it in the plaid background. I love plaids for Christmas!

I stamped the background using DRS Designs woven plaid stamp, that I cut apart so I could stamp with two colors more easily. The bird was created with the SU two step bird punch. The wing was embossed with the same CB folder as the green panel. I sponged the bird with memento cocoa ink and made a little nest for him with the MS pine branch punch. The sentiment is part of the Christmas Multi greeting stamp. I die cut it, then outlined it with a red gel pen and sponged on a little cocoa ink. A punched bow and photo corners complete the card.

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out these challenges too!!

shelia

Calla Lily

Happy Cyber Monday! If you didn't get to shop on Black Friday, today's the make up day. At least that's how I think it is suppose to work. I avoid Black Friday like the plague! It's way too crowded and crazy for me. And I don't do much on line shopping, so today I'll spend the day stamping and creating gifts of my own.

Today I'm taking a break from sharing a Christmas card with you, a friend lost her father just before Thanksgiving and this is the card I created for her. It's never easy to lose someone, but it's especially difficult when so close to a holiday. I hope and pray this card brings a little comfort to her.

I started by stamping the image in Memento Black ink, coloring it with Copics, punching the corners and layering it on some green CS. In real life the green of the leaves really does match the CS. I'm not too great with the camera. It's set on auto everything for me. I'm sure there's a way to get the true color, but...

Anyway, after getting the main image ready, I die cut the Corner Sprigs with a new SB die I got last week and layered it on some white CS that was embossed with a basket weave folder. All the layers were punched on the corners to match the image panel and some tiny white half pearls complete the look.

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is "I Pine for You." Let us see some pine on your card. We'd love to have you join in the fun. You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by today.

shelia

Merry Monday Challenge

The challenge at Merry Monday this week is to use red, white and green on your Christmas card. I used today's sketch challenge at Splitcoast Stampers to create this card. I like today's sketch because it was quick and easy - perfect for the day before Thanksgiving!! :-)

I embossed the green layer with a Paper Studio embossing folder and layered it on red CS before attaching it to the white card base. The Pointsettia was die cut with nesties from the same red CS. White half pearls were added to the center. The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with detail white embossing powder. A border was punched on the red strip to finish it off.

Very quick and easy!!

Thanks for stopping by.

shelia

Walking the Dog!

Today's card features some more images from the recently released Christmas Village series. These stamps are just so much fun to play with. If you've been visiting the blog recently, then you have seen all sorts of combinations. To create this card I started by stamping the trees label (minus the label part) in Old Olive ink, several times without re-inking to give the illusion of many trees in the background. Next I added the snow lines and then the bare trees and some little pine trees. The sloped roof cottage was stamped in Memento Black ink, colored with Copics and fussy cut. Some stickles were added to the snow on the roof as well as the snow lines. Last I stamped the mail box and the man walking his pup. We have a pup and she absolutely loves walking in the snow. This image makes me think of her and all the fun walks we had last winter!!

I used nesties to cut the frame out of the center of the white card base and used my scoring tool to create some extra lines around the frame. Some punched holly leaves, red half pearls and a sheer red bow complete the look.  Hope you like it. I had fun creating this.

Be sure to check our Color Challenge this week. We'd love to have you join in the fun!

Thanks for stopping by.

shelia

Nativity Easel Card

Trust you all had a great weekend and were able to find some time to get creative. It's time to get serious about getting those Christmas cards made!! Today I have an easel card to share with you.

The nativity was stamped with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics, and fussy cut. The background was created with the CB swirls folder, it kind of makes me think of dirt and sand swirling around the manger. The top half was sponged with Barely Banana ink using a TH stencil. Oh come let us adore Him was stamped in black ink. I added a yellow star and rhinestone to the top of the stable. The new sentiment was stamped on So Saffron CS and layered on brown CS that was punched with a star border. Some sheer yellow ribbon completes the look. Hope you like it.

Be sure to check out this week's challenge "Hang it Up!" You could be the winner of some fabulous new DRS stamps. We'd love to see you join in the fun.

Thanks for stopping by today.

shelia

Hang It Up

"Hang it up" is the challenge at DRS Designs this week. You need to have something on your card that is hung, think lights, ornaments, wreaths, etc. I went with ornaments.

First I stamped DRS Designs' Christmas Village Tree Store in Memento Black ink on white CS, colored it with Copics, die cut it with the Spellbinders Ornament die, then cut it down in size so it would fit on the red ornament that I also die cut. I added the green glitter tape and some stickles for snow. The white layer was embossed with a Christmas tree folder. A snowflake and some sheer red ribbon complete the look.

Be sure to check out all the newly released Christmas Village stamps at DRS Designs. They are so much fun to create with and the options are limitless!

Thanks for stopping by today!

shelia

Christmas Village

DRS Designs has just released some new Christmas Village stamps that can be used alone or with the Christmas Village stamps released a couple of months ago. They are so fun to play with. The combinations are limitless. Today's card uses the new CV cabin, 4 in 1 Accessories 2 as well as some stamps from the previous release.

The village pond and bridge was stamped first, then the new village cabin, along with the snow lines. After coloring every thing with Copics, I added the bare trees from the new accessories set and the pine trees from the old accessories set. Some stickles were added all over for the snow and I covered the pond with Glossy Effects. The two little skaters were stamped, colored and fussy cut. The sentiment was stamped and die cut. Some Bashful Blue ink was sponged on for the sky and sheer white ribbon finishes it off.

We'd love to have you join in this week's challenge to use only half or part of an image, die, etc. You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by.
shelia

Challenges

This week DRS Designs is the sponsor at Just Inspirational Challenges Blogspot. The challenge is "Wishes." This gives plenty of room for creativity! I created a Thanksgiving card for my son and daughter in law using this week's sketch challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.

I started by covering a piece of water color CS with red, orange, green and yellow gelatos, then I blended them with a baby wipe While waiting for this to dry, I created the rest of my card. The pumpkin CS was dry embossed with a SB leaf folder, then layered on some brown CS. Opposite corners were punched on these panels as well as the cream card base. The leafy ribbon was attached at an angle to go with the sketch design. The sentiment was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink on cream CS and layered on brown after punching the corners. The leaves were stamped with the same Memento ink onto the gelato colored paper. After fussy cutting, they were attached with glue dots. I really like the look of the leaves. Gelatos work great for this.

DRS Designs' challenge this week is to use half. I used just half of an image.

I started by stamping the sentiment in Memento Black ink on So Saffron CS, then embossed it with the CB pumpkin folder. After layering this on a burnt orange CS, a ribbon was added. The image was stamped and colored with Copics. Some shimmer and sparkle were added with a Sakura Gelly roll pen. After cutting the image in half, I layered it on the same orange CS that was die cut with a nestie.

DRS is about to release some new Christmas Village stamps. You have two chances to win some new stamps from DRS. This challenge and DRS Designs' weekly challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by.

shelia

Happy Monday!

Today I have a simple Thanksgiving card that features one of DRS Designs' new Thanksgiving greetings. I love the beauty of autumn with the colorful leaves falling so...

I started by stamping the silhouette leaf in Cranberry Crisp, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard and Straw Mat. The Thanksgiving greeting was stamped with Old Olive ink and then the outline leaf was stamped in Cranberry Crisp after stamping off a couple of time. A die cut border, some green ribbon and a button and twine complete the look.

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out this week's challenge. We'd love to have you play along!

shelia

Friendship

Today my card features DRS Designs' new Designer quilt square and the special sentiment that goes so well with it. There are endless possibilities with this new quilt square. To go with a fall theme I've colored my quilt with yellow, rust, orange and green.

After stamping the squares in Memento black ink and coloring them with Copics, I fussy cut them, glued them on the So Saffron CS that was punched with a MS border punch and then embossed it with the CB swirls folder. The sentiment was stamped and die cut. The faux stitching was added while it was still in the die. Some ribbon and a layer of rust CS complete the look.

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out this week's challenge at DRS Designs. You could be the winner of some awesome new stamps!

shelia

So thankful

I created this card for DRS Designs So Thankful challenge.

The Fall Fence (176M) was stamped, colored with Copics, and layered on a dark orange layer of CS. The Giving Thanks Greeting (160H) was stamped and layered on the same CS. The leafy ribbon was added to the layers of pumpkin and rust CS before attaching it to the orange card base. To balance things out a bit, I added a small piece of the leafy ribbon below the main image.

Hope you can find some time to join in this week's challenge!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Autumn Greetings

Fall is such a fun time of the year. I love seeing the beauty of the leaves changing colors and going for walks in the cooler temperatures!! My card today celebrates fall.

I began by stamping the lady scarecrow in Memento Black ink on white CS, coloring her with Copics and die cutting her with some nesties. She's layered on some die cut Bravo Burgundy CS. The background was created by stamping the bottom of the So Saffron layer with the new Silhouette Corn Stalk in VersaMark ink, then I embossed the top of the panel with the CB swirls folder. The strip of Bravo Burgundy was punched with a border and then the ribbon was added. A leaf button and some baker's twine were added to the ribbon. The Autumn Greetings was stamped with black ink and die cut with the same type of nesties to complete the card. Hope you like it. I think this scarecrow is so cute and can be colored to match whatever paper/design you're going with!

Thanks for stopping by today.
shelia

A Color Challenge

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is a color challenge.

 

Here's the card I created for this challenge.

The new Sunflower Hurricane Candle was stamped with Memento black ink on white and colored with Copics. The greeting was also stamped ink Memento Black ink and then die cut with a nestie. The Sunflower Trio was stamped in Memento, colored with Copics and fussy cut. I added some Glossy Accents to the centers of all the sunflowers and then some brown seed beads to give the flowers some dimension. I created the background paper by stamping the vine edger in VersaMark ink. Some green ribbon complete the look.

Be sure to check out this week's challenge at DRS Designs. The winner gets their pick of two stamps from the DRS Designs' catalog.

Thanks for stopping by.

shelia

Indian Corn

Happy Monday Everyone! Hope you all had a nice relaxing weekend and were able to find some time to get creative!! I've been having fun working with the newly released stamps from DRS Designs. They are great for fall and Thanksgiving cards. Today I have one that features the new Indian Corn image and Thank You Lord Greeting.

I started by stamping and coloring the Indian Corn image with Memento Black ink and my copics. Next I fussy cut it out. The greeting was stamped on cream CS with Memento Black ink and die cut. I used a Memento Black pen to added the faux stitching while it was still in the die. The pumpkin layer was embossed with the CB pumpkin swirls folder. I added the green ribbon before attaching the corn with some pop dots. The large gems finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today!
shelia

Birthday Wishes

The challenge at DRS Designs this week is "I'm Hungry." I decided to create a birthday card for my niece using our sweet cupcake. A cupcake sounds good right about now too!!

My niece's favorite color is purple so I started by stamping the cupcake in Memento Black ink, coloring it with Copics being sure to use some purple for the cupcake paper, then fussy cut it out. I used the sentiment from the Birthday Candles Burst image. Every thing was die cut with the SB Divine Eloquence Card Maker. The cupcake is popped up with some foam squares and a piece of light purple ribbon complete the look.

There's plenty of time to join in this challenge. We'd love to have to play along!

thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Send A Smile 4 Kids

Happy Monday Everyone. DRS Designs is once again the proud sponsor for this week's challenge at Send a Smile for Kids to create an Early Holiday Wishes for Kids. Here's the card I created.

 

 

I really like this Santa and snowman image - it's so festive and fun to color. I started by stamping the image on white CS with Memento Black ink, colored it with Copics and then fussy cut it out. The background was created by stamping the Interlocking Snowflakes background stamp in VersaMark ink on white CS, heat embossed with clear EP and then added 3 shades of blue gelatos and blended them together with a baby wipe. Once that dried it was mounted on the red CS and the punched strip was added along with the red baker's twine. The sentiment was stamped in black ink, die cut and the edges sponged with Real Red ink. The main image is popped up with foam dots.

 

 

You have until October 17th to participate in this challenge. The winner receives a $10 gift voucher for DRS Designs' stamps. You can also join in this week's challenge at DRS to use twine on your card. So you could have 2 chances to win some great stamps from DRS Designs. Hope you can find some time to play along.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

shelia

Falling Leaves

DRS Designs is about to release some new stamps. Today I have a sneak peak at one of the new fall sentiments. We have lots of oak trees in our yard and have tons and tons of leaves to rake each autumn, so this sentiment rings rather true around here! This week's challenge is to use twine.

The first thing I did to create this card was work on the leaves. I used some water color paper and gelatos to cover the paper in red, yellow, orange and even a little green. Once that dried I stamped the oak leaf in Memento Rich Cocoa ink and fussy cut them out. The Autumn is Calling sentiment(150F) was stamped in the same cocoa ink on cream CS and die cut. I die cut the brown CS and layered the two together after adding the twine and leaves to the panel. Everything is attached to the cream card base.

You can see details about this week's challenge here.

Thanks for stopping by today!
shelia

Get Well Soon

Today I have a fun get well card I created for my sister. Leonard the Pig is such a cute image especially when paired with this fun sentiment!!

I started by stamping Leonard in Memento Black ink on white CS, colored him with Copics, die cut him and then added some faux stitching with a black gel pen. I stamped the last part of the sentiment underneath the image and the first part of it on a banner. The background was embossed and layered on red CS before attaching everything to the white card base. I punched some red flowers and green leaves for accents.

You still have time to join in this week's challenge "Leaf it to me" - you could be the lucky winner of some awesome new stamps!! You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by today!

shelia

Challenges

Happy Thursday Everyone. Here in Ohio we are having the most gorgeous fall weather!! It's perfect for going on walks and seeing the leaves that are just beginning to change into wonderful colors. I love fall!

The challenge at DRS Designs is "Leaf it to Me." I'm sure you can guess what you're suppose to do, that's right use leaves on your card. Here's mine:

I used the embedded embossed technique for the leaves. After punching them out, I added a tiny drop of glue, arranged them on the white panel and then ran it through the basket weave folder from Darice. It's becoming my new favorite go to EF! The sentiment was stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa ink, die cut, sponged on the edges with Old Olive ink and faux stitched with a brown gel pen while still in the die. I stamped the open leaf in Old Olive on top after stamping off once. Some layers of orange and Old Olive and a ribbon finish it off. We'd love to have you join in this week's challenge. You could be the lucky winner of 2 stamps from the DRS Designs on line catalog!! You can see details here.

I also have a card I created for this week's Merry Monday challenge. It's a Bingo challenge and I usually find those very fun to do. I really struggled with this card, though. Maybe because I was also trying to use yesterday's sketch challenge at Split Coast Stampers. Who knows? Here are Bingo choices. I went with the middle row: die cut, ribbon and kraft.

 

And here's my card:

The snowflake is my die cut. I used some red ribbon with kraft snowflakes and of course the kraft paper. The only stamping on this is the sentiment which is stamped in Handsome Hunter ink to go with the green on the DCWV DP. Once I decided with the dp, it came together quickly. The red panel was embossed with a Darice snowflake swirl panel.

Thanks for stopping by today.

shelia

Favorite Veggie

Happy Monday everyone. This week DRS Designs is sponsoring the Fall Colors Challenge at Send a Smile For Kids. This is a great cause and they'd love to have you join them by creating cards for children and donating them. Kind of like Operation Write Home. You can check out their blog spot to learn more about this worthy cause. Here's the card I created.

 I created a hand drawn shaped card similar to this a few years ago, but wanted to try it with my nesties banner dies. I started with the card base and cut white CS with the largest banner die. Next I cut the scalloped banner out of orange CS and attached it to the white base with glue. With the glue it is easier to move the shape around to get it lined up perfectly. Next I die cut the white and yellow pieces with the largest banner die, cutting it off to create the bottom and top of the candy corn. The white piece was dry embossed with a swirls folder. The So Saffron piece was stamped with the Lines of Plenty stamp with VersaMark ink. In the middle I stamped the easy candy corn background with Pumpkin Pie ink. The sentiment was also stamped in Pumpkin Pie ink, corners punched and then sponged along the edges with the same ink. I stamped two candy corn pieces from the candy corn border, colored them with copics, fussy cut and attached them to the sentiment panel with glue dots. Some yellow bakers twine was added before attaching the sentiment panel with pop dots. Hope you like it.

 You can see details of this challenge here. Hope you can find some time to join in the fun!

Thanks for stopping by today.
shelia

the beauty of autumn

Our weather has turned unseasonably cool here in NW Ohio. Not sure how long this cooler spell will last, but we are certainly enjoying this cool, crisp, and sunny weather! It definitely gets me in the mood to stamp for the fall holidays. Today my card features our silhouette leaf stamp. I used Pumpkin Pie and More Mustard inks to stamp the leaves on my white layer of CS.

After layering this piece on some pumpkin colored CS, I added some ribbon that was tied in knots first and then taped on the back to hold them in place. This goes perfectly with DRS Designs' challenge this week to use ribbons, but no bows. To finish it off the beauty of autumn greeting was stamped in black ink, die cut, sponged with some pumpkin pie ink and added to the front along with the little leaf button and some baker's twine.

You still have some time to join in this week's challenge "I'm all in Knots." You can see details here. I've also entered this card in the Anything goes Challenge at Loves to Scrap.

 

DRS Designs is the sponsor this week. So you have two chances to win some great stamps! Hope you can play along!



Thanks for stopping by today,

shelia

A Cheerful Heart

I created this card for Our Daily Bread's Challenge to use stitching, real or faux on your cards. I did some faux stitching on the sentiment panel. This was a fairly quick and simple card to create. I started by die cutting all the flowers and gluing them together with glue dots. The white panel was embossed with a Darice basket weave folder. I really like the look of this embossing folder. The sentiment was stamped on white with black ink, die cut and then while still in the die I used a Memento Black marker to do the faux stitching. A flourish and some rhinestones complete the look.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

I'm all in Knots

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is to use ribbon on your card, but no bows. Here's what I came up with.

I started by using Gelatos (orange, green and yellow) on the leaf stamps, brushing with a water brush and then stamping onto the white panel. I really like this look! The sentiment was stamped on white CS and layered on black. The background was created using a 4 in 1 background stamp with VersaMark ink on the yellow and orange CS. These were layered on black too. Before attaching it to the white card base, I added the orange ribbon. I just tied a knot in the ribbon and then taped the ribbon ends on the back of the panel.

You can see details regarding the challenge here.

Thanks for stopping by today,
shelia

If the shoe fits...

Hi everyone. Trust you had a wonderful weekend and found some time to get creative with your stamps. Today I have another Halloween card to share with you. It also goes along with DRS Designs' Hot Trends Challenge to use Sequins and gems on your card.

I started by stamping the two background panels with the argyle background in VersaMark ink on orange and purple CS. These were layered onto the black card base. Next I added the two punched spider web borders in black. The main image was stamped on white CS, colored with Copics, die cut and sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink all along the edges. The sentiment was stamped with black ink, die cut and sponged with VersaColor lavendar ink along the edges. The witch's hat was stamped, colored with Copics, fussy cut and attached above the sentiment with some pop dots. The orange sequins finish it off.

We'd love to see what you create using sequins or gems or both. You could be the winner of some great new stamps! You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by today!

shelia

Halloween & Christmas

Happy Labor Day to those of you who live in the states. Today is a holiday here and both my husband and I have the day off. Instead of relaxing and having a cookout like most people do, we are attempting to remove wall paper from the master bath. Oh, how I hate wall paper!! We tried using the usual methods of removal, but to no avail! Today we are using steam. A friend guaranteed this would work. We shall see!

Before tackling the wall paper, I thought I'd share some cards. I created the first one using the new Raven image (125G). Isn't he rather spooky looking? He does give me an eerie feeling. I paired him with the Peculiar pumpkin patch and added the Happy Halloween arc greeting. Hope you like it.

I stamped the two main images in Memento Black ink on white CS, colored with Copics, then masked them to sponge in the sky, stamped the accent bats, stamped the easy grass background and sponged in the ground. This is layered on orange CS. The greeting was stamped in black ink on white and die cut with two oval dies, then attached to the main image panel with glue dots. Some green and orange gems were added to the upper corners.

This card goes right along with this week's challenge "It Gives Me the Creeps!" You can see details here. We'd love to have you join the fun!

My second card is for this week's Merry Monday Challenge "Gifts." I used my Cricut to cut out the various gifts and glued them together. The Merry Christmas Arc was stamped on the white panel with Memento Black ink before embossing it with a basket weave folder. Some ribbon, snowflakes and rhinestones complete the look.

You can see details of the Merry Monday Challenge here. It's a great way to get a head start on your Christmas cards.

Thanks for stopping by today,
shelia

Merry Monday Challenge

I have long admired the wreaths created with the Martha Stewart branch punch and every year I tell myself I need create a card with one of those wreaths. I've had that branch punch for years, but have never made a wreath. This week's challenge at Merry Monday is to have a wreath on your card, so that was the inspiration I needed. Here, finally is my wreath card!

I started by die cutting a ring using two circle nesties for the base of the wreath. Next I punched a boat load of branches out of three shades of green CS. I used the smallest glue dots in my stash and attached the branches until I liked the look and felt it was full enough. It didn't take as long as I thought it would. Some red half pearls were added for the berries. The background for the wreath was created by stamping the woven plaid in Real Red and Handsome Hunter inks then die cutting it with a square nestie and layering it on some dark green and real red CS. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Black ink on white CS before embossing the panel with a poinsettia EF. This was then layered on the same dark green CS and then attached to the real red card base.

I will definitely make some more of these wreaths. They are so easy to do! I also want to try a snowflake wreath!!

Thanks for stopping by today,
shelia

It gives me the Creeps!!

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is "It gives me the Creeps!" DRS Designs is just about to release some fabulous new Halloween stamps so this is the perfect challenge to show some of them off. Be sure to check here to see all of the DT's creations.

Here's my card.

The cauldron was stamped first in Memento Black ink onto white CS and colored with Copics. Next the brand new spooky tree limbs (136F) were stamped with VersaColor black ink. The cauldron was masked for the last branch and all the sponging for the night sky. I used Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue and Not Quite Navy for the sky. Some Antique Linen and Memento Bamboo were sponged for the ground and the easy grass background was stamped in the Bamboo ink as well. The accent bats were stamped randomly in the sky. The little ghosts were stamped, outlined with light gray Copic, fussy cut and attached with pop dots. The sentiment is part of the larger Witches' Brew Greeting. I just colored the bottom line of the greeting with my Memento Black marker and stamped it under the cauldron. It does show up better in real life than in the photo. A black bow completes the look.

We'd love to have you join in this week's challenge. You could be the winner of some awesome new stamps!!

Thanks for stopping by today,
shelia

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge

This week DRS Designs is the sponsor at Wicked Wednesday ATC and their challenge is Bountiful Blooms.  ATC stands for Artistic Trading Card and has to be 2.5 by 3.5 inches. Here's the ATC I created using our medium Daisy stamp.

I stamped the daisy with Memento Black ink 4 times, colored with copics and then painted some VersaMark ink in the center of the daisies and heat embossed the centers with some clear embossing powder. It just adds a tiny bit of sparkle to the centers of the flowers. The sentiment was stamped with VersaMark on blue CS and heat embossed with detail white EP, then die cut with a pendant nestie. Everything was layered on the orange CS and then a ribbon was knotted and added diagonally.

After creating the ATC I decided to use it as the focal point on a card.

To create the card I embossed some of the orange CS with a Darice flower folder, layered it on a strip of blue CS that was punched with a Fiskars border. The ATC is layered on a piece of the same blue CS and attached with pop dots. The blue CS matches the blue flowers in real life. Don't know why it's so off in the pic.

Be sure to check out the challenge and join in the fun. You could be the winner of a $10.00 gift voucher to DRS Designs.

Thanks for stopping by today,
shelia

Trick or Treat

I absolutely love this new Leonard Pig image, Count Porkula, even his name is adorable! Isn't he just the cutest? I know I'm going to have some fun stamping and creating with him.

For today's card I stamped Count Porkula in Memento Black ink on white CS, colored him with Copics and then die cut him with an oval nestie. I created the pumpkin by die cutting three ovals from orange CS, and sponging some Pumpkin Pie ink around all the edges. The middle oval was die cut a second time with a smaller oval to form a frame for the image. The vine and leaves were made using a flourish die that I cut and pieced where I wanted it to go. The grass was punched with a border punch and added to the black layer that was stamped with the spooky eyes background stamp with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with detail white embossing powder. The sentiment was stamped in black ink and die cut. Some pumpkin pie ink was sponged around the edges. Some dotted ribbon completes the look. Hope you like it.

Be sure to check the DRS on line store for the newest Halloween stamps, including Count Porkula!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Happy Halloween

Welcome to another DRS Designs Challenge. This week is a color challenge. Since the colors reminded me of Halloween, I went that direction.

I started with the Ghost Family image, stamped it with Memento Black ink on white CS, colored the little ghosts and their fun socks/shoes, then masked them off to sponge in the sky and ground. Three tiny bats were stamped into the sky with black ink. I created the window frame with my Cricut and glued it over the image. The purple card base was stamped with the Chevron card edger in VersaMark ink. After attaching the window, the little black cat that was stamped, colored and fussy cut, was glue onto the window sill with a glue dot. The witch's accessories were also stamped, colored and fussy cut before attaching them to the card. The sentiment was stamped and die cut. A few dimensional dots complete the look. I had fun creating this. I love the cat, looking out the window at the trick or treaters, even though I'm definitely a dog person!!

We'd love to have you join this week's color challenge!! You could be the winner of some great DRS Design's stamps!!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Birthdays

Happy Monday Everyone! This week's challenge at DRS Designs is Birthdays. I am always in need of birthday cards, so I really enjoyed this challenge.

To create this card, I started by die cutting all the circles using various sizes of circle dies. Next I arranged them on the white panel and once I was satisfied with that, I glued parts of them down to help hold them in place. Next I dry embossed the panel. I really like the look of the embedded embossed technique. This panel is layered on orange CS and then onto the white card base. The Happy Birthday greeting is part of the multi birthday greeting. I stamped only this portion in black ink and layered it on the same orange CS.

I found this green chevron ribbon at the dollar store and had to create a card with it! I started with the Birthday Candle Burst image and colored it with copics, using an olive Copic to match the ribbon. Once colored I matted it on some orange and then attached it to the Old Olive card base. The ribbon was added at the end.

We'd love to you to join in this week's challenge. You could be the winner of some awesome DRS Designs Stamps. You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by today,
shelia