Is it too early for Valentines Cars?

Sometimes I think we crafters are as bad as the retailors when it comes to rushing the holidays/seasons. It's only New Years Eve and here I am posting a Valentine card. But we have to get a head start in order to get them all created, right?

This is for the newest Challenge at DRS Designs. It's a great challenge too. You get to pick a challenge from this past year to use to create your card. I chose Challenge 157: Inspired by Color.

Here are the colors:

And here's my card:

 

This card uses all new stamps from DRS Designs. I started with the pinkish red CS and stamped the small silhouette heart (666A) in VersaMark ink to create my own DP. The new triple Silhouette hearts (662F) were stamped with Memento Lady Bug ink on white CS, punched with a border die and attached to the red layer. The Be My Valentine Question Mark (664G) was stamped with the same Lady Bug ink on white CS, die cut and layered on red and white. Some lacy ribbon and half pearls that I colored with a Copic to match the CS completes the look.

 

Hope you can find some time to join in this week's challenge. We'd love to have you play along.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

shelia

Snow Better Friend

Happy Holidays! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

 

 

 My card today features a newly released sentiment from DRS Designs. I paired it with the Snow Buddies for today's card. After stamping the image on white CS I colored it with Copics and die cut the panel as well as the blue panel. These are both attached to a yellow layer and then the white card base. The sentiment (678F) was stamped with VersaFine Onyx black ink on white CS, die cut and some blue ink was sponged around the edges while still in the die. Some white snowflakes with blue rhinestones and a yellow bow complete the look. It's kind of nice to create a card where the dies do most of the work for you, especially during the busy holidays.

Thanks for stopping by,

shelia

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Eve! It's also Thursday which means another challenge from DRS Designs. This week is an easy one:  Tis the Season. You just need to share a holiday card.

I started by stamping the greeting on white CS, coloring the Christmas letters with a red Copic and then embossed the panel with a Darice snow folder. The lamp post was stamped on white CS, colored with Copics, fussy cut and attached to the panel after the sheer green ribbon as added. Everything is layered on a red panel and then the white card base - a quick and easy card. I really like this lamp post image too.

Thanks for stopping by and have yourself a very blessed Christmas!

shelia

Gift Bag

Happy Monday before Christmas! Are you ready? I am. I just have a couple of presents left to wrap and one more batch of cookies to bake. I am looking forward to the Christmas Eve service at church and then we'll take off for VA to see family. Fun times!

In order to get those last couple of presents wrapped I decided to try and decorate a gift bag with a snowman shaker. Here's what I came up with.

I started by stamping the kraft gift bag with the new medium Filagree Snowflake (673F) in VersaMark ink and heat embossed them with white EP. I did the same thing for the gift tag. The Snow Buddies image was stamped on white CS with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics and die cut with a circle nestie. Next I cut 8 rings out of white CS with my Cricut and glued them together. Once the glue was dry, I added the clear panel on top ad then the white scallop ring. Some glitter was added to the middle of the image and then I glued the other part on. I like the way this turned out. If I have enough time, I'm going to try and create another one. We'll see.

Have you checked out this week's challenge? We'd love to have you play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

DRS Designs' Weekly Challenge

It's Thursday so that means another DRS Designs' challenge. This week it's a color challenge. Here are the colors to choose from.

And here's the card I created for today's challenge.

I stamped the scene first, added trees, snow lines and the sentiment. The ice skates were stamped and fussy cut. Some stickles were added for the snow. I don't know why the stickles on the roof look pink, I used the same stickle for all of the snow. It must be reflecting off of something.

DRS Stamps used:

Christmas Village Gazebo
Christmas Village Bridge and Pond
Christmas Villages 4 in 1 Accessories
Christmas Villages 4 in 1 Accessories 2
Water, Snow, Sand Lines
Christmas Greeting
Ice Skates

We'd love to have you play along with this week's challenge. You could be the winner of the following 3 stamps:

Happy New Year Circle 654G
Warm Wishes 611D
Interlocking Stars 819H

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Tuesday Morning Sketches

DRS Designs is the sponsor this week for Tuesday Morning Sketches. The prize is a $10 voucher for DRS Designs stamps. Pretty cool. Here's the sketch.

And here's the card I created for the challenge.

I am still in need of a few more Christmas cards, so I used the sketch to create a quick and easy card. I started with a cream base, then added the olive panel that was embossed with a CB folder. The red strip was also embossed with the CB matching border EF. The Joy to you Always greeting was stamped with VersaFine black onyx ink, die cut and popped up with foam dots. I used a Sharpie to added the olive circle while it was still in the die. The holly was stamped with Memento Black ink on he same olive CS. I added red stickles for the berries. The cream panel was stamped with Lines O'Plenty in Real Red before layering it on red. This panel is also popped up with foam dots.

We'd love to have you play along. You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Peace on Earth

Happy Monday everyone! Can you believe it is December 14th? Less than 2 weeks till Christmas! Are you ready? I'm still working on cards. Yikes!

My card today features the Three Wisemen. I cut the stamp apart so I could place the star & sentiment where I wanted. To create the card I started with some water color paper, that was colored with some TH distress inks and water. Once dry, I stamped the stain glass oval in Versafine Black onyx ink, then the three wiseman and the star were stamped with the same ink. Everything was heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The bluish green panel was dry embossed with the CB swirl folder after stamping the sentiment in black. Black felt ribbon was added after layering the panel on black CS. The stain glass oval was attached with foam adhesive for dimension and a tiny rhinestone was added to the star. I really like the look of this.

I really like the look of this and doing the stain glass on water color paper with distress inks was super easy. This week's challenge at DRS Designs is Silver and Gold. You just need to just either silver or gold or both on your card. The winner gets their choice of 2 stamps from DRS Designs. You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Merry Christmas

Hi Everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and aren't too stressed with Christmas approaching rather quickly. I don't know about you, but my to do list just keeps getting longer and longer. Seems like when I cross something off that list, 2 or 3 new things get added. Good thing DRS Designs has some great Christmas images that make it easy to create cards for the season.

My card today features more of the Christmas Village images. These are so fun to play with. I started by stamping the CV Sign and the CV customized sign. Once these were colored with Copics, I used my Creative Memories cutting board to cut a curved shape for snow. I added some blue for the snow lines after stamping some of the walkway from the gazebo in the middle. The next layer was stamped with the CV Gazebo, Clock, Toy Shop and Slope Roof Cottage. These last two were also stamped on separate CS, colored and fussy cut. Some snow lines and pine trees were added. I used lacy stickles for the snow lines and the snow on the roofs. Some glossy effects were added to the clock face to make it look like glass. The top of the card was masked and some blue ink sponged in for the sky. Once everything was colored and dried I attached it to a dark blue card base.

This was fun to create and I really like the customized sign. Check out the on line store to see how you can get your own customized sign.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Gift Tags

This tag was created for DRS Designs' challenge this week. It's a simple one and very timely - make a tag! I used DRS Designs' new custom Christmas Village Custom Name Sign. You can have this custom made to use on your cards and envelops. It's so fun to create with!

I created my little scene using the Custom Name Sign, Slope Roof Cottage and 4 in 1 Accessories 2.  Once I stamped the images, I colored them with Copics, added some stickles for the snow and sponged in the sky. Once the stickles dried, it was layered on some red CS. A red ribbon and snowflake button complete the look. I really like it.

Hope you can join in this week's fun. You could be the winner of a $0 gift voucher to DRS Designs' on line store. You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Merry Christmas to All...

Hi Everyone,

My card today features some of the newest Christmas Village images as well as some older ones. These little stamps are so fun to play with and you can do so much with them. I colored my village buildings red and green since it is the actual Christmas Village, as you can tell by the sign. A  little masking was required to place the trees around the buildings and sponge the sky. Some stickles were added to make the snow sparkle. Half the sentiment was stamped on top and the other half on the bottom. Once everything dried, I popped the panel onto the red card base with foam tape for some dimension. Hope you like it.


DRS Stamps used:

Christmas Especially to you Greeting
Christmas Village Sign
Christmas Village Toy Shop
Christmas Village Craft Store
Christmas Village Garage
Christmas Village 4 in 1 Accessories
Christmas Village 4 in 1 Accessories 2
Snow, Sand and Water lines

Be sure to check out this week's challenge: Let the Holidays begin!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

The Heart of Christmas

Hope everyone had a great weekend. We had our first snow here in Northwest Ohio Saturday and woke up to a gorgeous scene Sunday morning. A fresh snow fall really makes everything outside look so clean and beautiful.

Today I have a Christmas card that features our Baby Jesus Heart image that was release a couple of months ago along with a new Jesus Heart Postage Frame. I really enjoy adding something to my envelops and this new image is perfect.

I started by stamping the Baby Jesus Heart image and sentiment in black ink on white CS. I colored the image with Copics and then fussy cut it. A heart die was used to cut the sentiment. The light blue panel was stamped with the Interlocking hearts background stamp with VersaMark ink, die cut with Nestie border dies and layered on dark blue CS. The bow was made with a MS punch. After punching several bows, I glued them together for dimension and added a rhinestone. A couple of heart shaped rhinestones were added to the corners. Here's a closer look at the card.

For the envelop I stamped the Jesus Heart Postage Frame in the upper right hand corner with black ink, then colored the image with coloring pencils.

 



Now all I need to do is go to the post office and see what Christmas stamps are available. Maybe they have the 3 Wiseman journeying to see baby Jesus. Wouldn't that be great!

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

shelia



Color Challenge

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is a color challenge. Here's the photo with the color inspiration.

And here's my card.

I used nesties to die cut the panels, embossed the large green panel and attached everything to a white card base. The sentiment was stamped with VersaFine Onyx ink. The Indian Corn was stamped with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics, fussy cut and attached with pop dots. I really like how this turned out.

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

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Peace

DRS Designs is about to release some new images. I'm sure you will see lots of new designs and greetings on the blog this week. My card today features the new Peace be your Gift at Christmas ((620F). In light of recent events around the world, this sentiment really is my hope and prayer for the world. Wouldn't it be amazing if we had peace this Christmas and throughout the year?!

I started by stamping the Giant Poinsettia three times, fussy cutting two of them and layering them on top of each other after coloring them with Copics and embossing the panel with a Darice folder. The sentiment was stamped with VeraFine Onyx Black ink, die cut and added to the card once the glittery ribbon was attached. I used a Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust pen to add some glitter to the berries.

This wasn't a difficult card to create, just a little time consuming with the fussy cutting. I think this will be this year's Christmas card for family and friends. I love the sentiment.

Be sure to check back this week to see other new images and greetings. You still have time to join in this week's challenge. You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by,

shelia

Challenge Time!

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is Thankful Thanks.  An easy challenge with Thanksgiving coming up soon. Here's the card I created.

This Bible verse is one of my favorites and I was so excited when DRS Designs released this new stamp! It's not only perfect for Thanksgiving, but can be used throughout the year. I paired it with the new autumn leaf pile. This is really appropriate for my family. We have tons of trees which means tons of leaves. I think I'll give this card to my husband since he gets stuck with most of the leaf raking. Only the images were stamped, I colored the leaves with Copics, die cut and layered on an embossed panel. Some die cut leaves and orange dew drops complete the look.

I hope you have time to join us this week. You could be the winner of a $10 gift voucher to our on line store.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Thankful

I really like this new sentiment (612G). It is so true! Today I have paired it with the Be Thankful Cross and Wood Grain Background (626P) stamps. I am really enjoying this new background stamp. It is super easy to create beautiful wood grain backgrounds and very versatile. I stamped it with Memories Chestnut ink on kraft CS, then used a border punch on the bottom edge. It is layered on green CS that was punched the same. The sentiment was stamped on cream CS with Memento Black ink, die cut and layered on the same green CS. The Be Thankful Cross was stamped with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics and fussy cut. I glued it on after adding the greenery. I really like the way this turned out.

Be sure to check out the newest stamps from DRS. You're gonna love them!

Thanks for stopping by,

shelia

Brilliant Fall

Happy First Monday of November! Wow, time sure is speeding by! Can hardly believe October as ended. I guess I'd better get serious about getting Thanksgiving cards created! Thankfully DRS Designs has some new images to help with those cards!

The new wood grain background image (626P) is so versatile. You can stamp it on white CS and color with Copics or stamp on colored paper and create the wood in various shades. The possibilities are endless. I used kraft CS and Memento Cocoa ink to create the wood grain background for this CAS card. Once the background was stamped, I layered it on cocoa CS. The Simply Pumpkin image was stamped on white CS with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics and fussy cut. It's attached with foam dots for some dimension. The sentiment was stamped with the Memento Cocoa ink, cut into a banner and layered on the same cocoa CS. The leafy ribbon was added before attaching everything to the card base.

This card could also work for this week's challenge: That's Tasty!  Just create a card with something yummy to eat on it and you could be the winner of some new stamps. We'd love to have you join in the fun.

Thanks for stopping by today!

shelia

Up up and away!

Hope you all had a great weekend and were able to spend some time creating! DRS Designs is releasing new stamps and you are going to love them! My card today features two of the new stamps: World Map (572P) and Hot Air Balloon (583F).

I started by stamping the world map image with TH Brushed Corduroy ink on beige CS and fussy cut the map. The hot air balloon was stamped on white CS, colored with Copics and fussy cut. The sentiment is part of graduation greeting. Everything is attached to the blue panel that was embossed with a small arrow die first. Baker's twine and a button complete the look.

Be sure to check out the new stamps at DRS Designs.

Thanks for stopping by today.

shelia

Happy Fall Y'all

This time of the year is my favorite. I really enjoy the cooler weather, the changing color of the leaves, and everything pumpkin!  My card today is in honor of this fabulous season.

The fall fence scene was stamped with Memento Black ink on white CS, colored with Copics and die cut after sponging in the sky and grassy area. Nesties were used to cut the layers. The sentiment was stamped with black ink and the little acorns were stamped on white CS, colored with Copics and fussy cut. They are attached to the card with foam dots.

This card also works for this week's color challenge. You still have time to join in the fun. Details can be seen here.

Thanks for stopping by,

shelia

Fall Birthdays

My card today is a quick and easy one. I will be needing several birthday cards this month and  thought fall leaves would be appropriate. I've been playing around with these images and this layout is the one I like the best.

The leaves were stamped in Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard and Cranberry Crisp inks. The out line leaf was stamped with Old Olive as was the sentiment. Once the inks dried, I used a SB die to cut and emboss the bottom edge. The white panel is layered on pumpkin and then Old Olive CS before attaching everything to the white card base. A quick and easy card to create that's flat and mails easily.

Be sure to check out this week's challenge. We'd love to have you play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by.

shelia

BOO!

Can you believe it is October already? I feel like September just started!  I guess it's time to get serious about all the fall cards I'll be needing soon. So with that in min, here are some Halloween cards I created for my grandkids. They are quite young so my cards are more on the cute side than the scary side.

The orange dp was stamped with the empty spider web or splatter background in black ink. One edge of the black panel was punched with a Fiskars spider web border before adding the orange panel. A black and orange ribbon was attached and then everything was added to the white card base which was stamped with the sentiment in black ink. The letters were cut with my Cricut and glued into place. Finally the large googlie eyes were added. I like the way these turned out and I think my grands will too.

Be sure to check out this week's challenge:  Heavy Metal - just use some metal on your card and you could be the winner of some fabulous DRS Designs stamps.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Heavy Metal

It's Thursday and that means another great challenge from DRS Designs. This week the challenge is Heavy Metal. You must use metal on your card somewhere. There are so many ways to use metal on a card, though I did go with the most common way, I think:  a brad. I needed a thank you card for friends who watched our dog while we were away recently. Here's what I created for them.

I started by stamping the doggy dilemma with Memento black ink on white CS. After coloring it with Copics, I die cut it and layered it on a brown die cut piece. The white panel was embossed with a paw embossing folder and layered on the same brown CS. Some paw ribbon was added before attaching the panel to the card base. The sentiment was stamped in black ink, die cut and sponged with brown ink before adding the dog bone die.

I hope you can find some time to join in the challenge. You could be the winner of some amazing stamps! You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Halloween Night

My card today once again features the new silhouette graveyard -- I like this new image. It's super easy to use and makes a great spooky background for those Halloween cards. It was stamped with VersaMark ink, along with the moon, sentiment and accent bats. Everything was embossed with black EP, then I sponged in the sky, masking the moon and the grassy area. Once that dried, I masked the sky and sponged in the grassy part. This panel was layered onto black CS and then attached to the orange card base after adding the dotted ribbon.

This card also works for this week's challenge, "Flying High."  We'd love to have you play along. You could be the winner of some fabulous stamps. You can see the details here.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Challenges

It's Thursday and that means a new challenge at DRS Designs. This week the challenge is "Flying High." You need to have something flying on your card. I went with a witch in honor of Halloween, especially since she seemed to go so well with the new sentiment.

I stamped and heat embossed the silhouette grave, sentiment and moon, then masked the graveyard and moon so I could sponge in the sky and grass. The witch was stamped, colored with Copics, fussy cut and attached with foam dots. After layering the panel on black CS, it was attached to the white card base.

We'd love to have you join in the fun this week. You could be the winner of these stamps!

140H Witch Feet?
536E Ghoul Friends Witch Greeting
938A Happy Halloween

 

 

I have a second card to share with you today. It is for the Ways to Use it Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. Did you know today is National Punctuation Day? Who knew?!!  For this challenge your are to have some punctuation on your card. You might be surprised at the number of sentiments in your stash that do not have punctuation! I found a Halloween sentiment that has a hyphen and an exclamation point.

 

 

 

I seem to be creating a lot of cards with this same sky and grassy area design. I like the look. Anyway, I stamped the trees and sentiment and heat embossed them. The tombstone was stamped with Memento black ink, colored with Copics. I masked everything and sponged in the sky and grass with various shades of blues, green and browns. The small ghost was stamped on Vellum with Stazon black ink, fussy cut and attached with Vellum tape.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

shelia

 

 

 

 

 

Count Porkula

Hi Everyone. Today my card features my favorite DRS Designs' Halloween image "Count Porkula." I think he is the cutest thing ever!

I started with white CS, stamped the Silhouette Graveyard image with VersaMark ink, then embossed it with detail black EP. Once it cooled, I sponged in the sky with three shades of blue ink and the ground with olive and brown inks. The sentiment was stamped with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with detail black EP also. Count Porkula was stamped with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics and fussy cut. The black card base was stamped with the spooky eyes background with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with detail white EP. I used a Nestie die to cut out the center of the front for a frame and attached the image panel on the inside.

Hope you can join us for this week's color challenge. One lucky winner gets their choice of 2 stamps from DRS Designs. Details can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by.
shelia

Happy Monday

Hi Everyone! I'm back from a fabulous month with my daughter who just had a baby boy. He is adorable and I loved being there to help her and love on this precious little guy. I didn't want to come home!

There were some new Halloween stamps waiting for me when I returned so I've been having fun playing with them. Here's a card I created using the new RIP Tombstone image (570B).

I started with white CS, stamped the Spooky Tree image in Memento Black ink, added the Tombstone image and then the Happy Halloween greeting. After coloring the tree, leaves and tombstone with Copics, I sponged in the sky and grassy area using masks for the tombstone and moon. The Olive paper was stamped with the accent bats in black ink and die cut with a nestie. The black strip was punched with a Fiskars punch. Everything is attached to a black card base. Some black enamel dots complete the look. Hope you like it. Be sure to check out DRS Designs Store for the new Halloween images.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

The Heart of Christmas

Happy Monday! I thought I'd share another Christmas card this week. Pretty soon it will be time to start on Halloween and Thanksgiving cards.

 

 

I started by stamping the Baby Jesus Heart (494G) on white CS, colored it with Copics and then fussy cut. The Find Peace, Hope, Love Christmas Greeting was stamped on white CS, die cut with Nesties. Some blue and white lace was added before attaching this panel to the blue die cut piece. Everything was  attached to the white card base. Pop dots hold the Baby Jesus Heart in place and a silver heart button was added to the corner to help balance things out.

 

Be sure to check out this week's challenge here at DRS Designs. You could be the winner of some fabulous stamps!

 

Thanks for stopping by today,

 

shelia

The North Pole

In keeping with the Christmas in August theme, here's another Christmas card. I wanted to create a North Pole scene so that the new North Pole stamp could be featured. So I started by stamping the Add a fence stamp twice in Memento Black ink. Next I stamped the feeding reindeer, masking as I went to give some depth. Once they were colored with Copics, I masked them again and stamped the snow lines. Some Stickles were added to the snow lines and bags of feed for sparkle. The North Pole was stamped twice, colored with Copics and fussy cut. I used the bottom of the pole from one image and added the other image on top to make the pole taller. Nesties were used to cut the panels and the red frame. Before attaching everything to the white card base, some baker's twine was added.

Thanks for stopping by today.

shelia

Christmas

Christmas cards are my favorite cards to make and DRS Designs has some new Christmas images which makes it even more enjoyable! My card today features two new stamps: Jesus is the Heart of Christmas greeting (496F) and Baby Jesus Heart (494G).

I started by stamping the Baby Jesus Heart with Memento Black ink on white CS, colored it with Copics and fussy cut it. I added some shimmer with a Sakura Star Dust pen. The sentiment was stamped with black ink on white CS and cut with a heart die. The Silent Night music was stamped on navy CS with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white EP. I cut it into three panels and attached them to the white layer that was embossed with a snowflake folder and spritzed with some shimmer mist. After adding the hearts, some ribbon and a silver heart button were added to complete the look.

Be sure to check out the new images here.

Thanks for stopping by,

shelia

Silent Night

Happy 1st Monday of August. I cannot believe how quickly the summer has flown by! Pretty soon school will start back up, fall will be here and then Christmas. Which means it's time to get started on those Christmas cards and avoid the rush and stress of last minute creating! With that in mind...

This was really a rather quick and simple card to create. I started by making a mask for the ground area and then sponged on three shades of blue ink to create the night sky. Once the inks dried, I stamped the Silent Night greeting in VersaMark ink and heat embossed it with detailed white EP. The small Nativity Scene was stamped with Memento Black ink on white CS, colored with Copics and die cut with nesties. I layered it and the main panel on green CS, added the sheer navy ribbon and attached everything to the white card base. I hope this and the other Christmas cards you've seen here on the blog is inspiring you to start creating those Christmas cards!

Be sure to check out this week's challenge to "Cause a Scene." We'd love to have you play along.

Thanks for stopping by today.

shelia

Challenges

The challenge this week at DRS Designs is "Cause a scene." You just need to create a scene on your card. I really like scenes on cards. They are fun to create and can be challenging too. Here's the card I created.

I started with the white CS panel, stamped on the branches, then the bird house and chair, then masked the chair and added the easy grass background. Once everything as colored with Copics, I masked the chair again and sponged on Old Olive for the yard and some Bashful blue for the sky. The sentiment is part of the Sitting Here greeting. After stamping and die cutting it, I cut the edge on a diagonal and sponged on some bashful blue for dimension. I used some nestie dies for the layers and attached everything to a white card base.

We'd love to have you join in the fun this week. Details can be found here.

I also have a card I created for this week's Anything Goes challenge at ODBD. It was a quick and easy card to create. The Spellbinder dies do all the work and create such an elegant card.

The Bible verse was stamped in VersaFine black ink on cream CS, die cut and layered on the pink die cut panel which was layered on the cream die cut. I did create my own dp by stamping DRS Designs Interlocking Hearts in VersaMark ink on the large pink pink panel. I like the fact that this is elegant and rather flat - good for mailing to a friend who needs some encouragement. You can see details for this challenge here.

Thanks for stopping by today.

shelia

Thinking of you

Hi Everyone! Hope you have had a good weekend. Recently we have been having beautiful weather here in NW Ohio, sunny and warm but not too hot. And I guess this weather inspired my card today. It is perfect for sitting outside.

I started with white CS, stamped the easy grass background in Old Olive and sponged on some more old olive ink. The greeting was stamped in black ink before masking a couple of clouds and sponging the sky with Bashful Blue ink. Next I used some nestie border dies to cut the edge of the panel as well as a piece of Kraft and black CS. All the panels are attached to the kraft card base. Last I die cut the garden bench with a nestie die and glued it on.

In keeping with this week's challenge "A Stitch in Time" at DRS Designs, I used two dies that have some stitching along the edges. I really like the look! You can check out this week's challenge here. We'd love to have you play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by today,
shelia

Challenges

Today I have two cards to share with you, both from Challenges. This first one is for the sketch challenge at Split Coast Stampers. It's their 550th challenge, so we were to go back and find a sketch from 500 - 549 to use. I chose SC509 and here's my lego card.

I saw a card like this on Pinterest. The link sent me to another site, but I couldn't get it to upload correctly, so I just did what I could from the pic. It's really pretty simple. The two layers were embossed with a dots folder and the sentiment was stamped above them in black ink. The lego blocks were sponged with matching inks before adding the punched circles with pop dots. Once the circles were in place I used a white gel pen to add the shading marks. My grandson's birthday is coming up so this is for him.

My second card is for this week's Shining Light challenge at Our Daily Bread. It's an inspiration challenge. Here's the photo for inspiration.

 

And here's my card.

 



I used various dies to form the layers, swirls and flowers on this. The sentiment is from ODBD's Banner Sentiments. After stamping the sentiment, I stamped the matching banner and then used the matching die to cut it out - easy peasy! I'm not convinced about this color combo. It looked much better in my head.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Fun Folds

Hi Everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and were able to find some time to get creative. I received my copy of  Card Maker magazine (autumn edition) this weekend and found a fancy fold card I wanted to try out.

I started with a 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch piece of dark purple CS, cut one long side at an angle, then stamped and embossed it with the interlocking flower background stamp. Once it cooled, I scored it on the back at 3, 3 1/2, 5 and 6 1/8 inches, then folded. The lighter purple was stamped and embossed with the silhouette branch background stamp. After attaching the folded purple to the lighter purple CS, the lace and ribbon were added. The flower was created using nesties. The pearl brad holds the flower on and helps to keep the ribbons in place. Everything is attached to a white card base.  You can see exactly how to create this type of card on pages 36-37 of the most recent Card Maker magazine.

Hope you can find some time to join in this week's challenge here at DRS Designs. We have some beautiful colors to inspire you. Details can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Shelia

Birthdays

Hi Everyone. It's birthday season for my family. Just about everyone has a summer birthday so I've been busy creating birthday cards.

 

I think this image and sentiment, one of my favs, makes a great masculine card. I started by stamping the argyle background along the left side of the white panel, then I stamped the argyle diamond with three different inks. Next I stamped Golfer Duff in Memento Black ink and colored him with Copics. I used a silver gelly roll pen to add some shine to his golf club. The sentiment was stamped on white CS, cut at an angle and layered on brown CS. Everything is layered on blue and then attached to the brown card base. A button and twine complete the look. Oh, the rest of the sentiment is inside the card. It says "way above par."  This is a great sentiment for those golfers!!

 

My second card only uses one stamp, the brush stroke Happy Birthday. I stamped it on the pink CS, then embossed it with a Darice flower folder. Some sheer pink ribbon was added before attaching it to the white card base.

 

 

 

The butterflies were punched out of some water color paper on which I used gelatos to make a color wash of light pink, blue, green and yellow. It's hard to see the colors in the pic. Here's a close up of one of the butterflies. Maybe you can see the color better.

 

 

 

Some white pearls were added to the bodies of the butterflies to complete the look.  Hope you like it.

 

 

Be sure to check out this week's challenge, "You've got mail." We'd love to have you play along.

 

Thanks for stopping by today,

shelia

Creative Colors challenge #39

This week DRS Designs is proud to be sponsoring the challenge at Creative Colors. The challenge is to use 4 colors and twine on your card. Here are the colors to choose from for this week's challenge.

 

 

 

And here's the card I created.

 

 

 

I started by stamping three different Birthday Sentiments (Birthday Multi Greeting, Vertical 2 Line Brithday Greeting, and Small Script Happy Birthday)  in VersaMark ink onto water color paper and embossing them with detail white embossing powder. After adding water to the water color paper, I brushed on 4 different TH Distress inks. (Evergreen Bough, Spun Sugar. Scattered Straw, and Shaded Lilac) adding more ink till I got the color I wanted. Once that dried the water color panel was attached to a pale pink layer of CS. The same CS was stamped with a Happy Birthday Sentiment in VersaMark ink, embossed with detailed white EP and die cut. Some yellow baker's twine and a pink button were added before everything was attached to the So Saffron card base.

You can see details for this challenge here. DRS is giving a $10 gift voucher to our on line store. Now that's a great prize! Hope you can join in the fun!!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia





Seaside Birthday Wishes

I have been playing around with Gelatos and TH Distress inks trying to watercolor various backgrounds. Some of them turn out really great and others, well... I was trying to create a beachy looking background for the new 4 in 1 Sea Shells. I started by stamping the sea shells in VersaMark ink and heat embossed them with white EP. Then using TH Brushed Cord. and Ant. Linen inks I water colored the sandy part. Once that dried I stamped the splatter background in Ant. Linen on some parts of the sand. For the water, I brushed on TH Evergreen Bough, which looks more blue than green to me. I added some white Wink of Stella to the water to create some sparkle. The sky was created with a couple of blue gelatos. Once everything was dry, I used some watercolors (of unknown origin) to color the shells. I added the baker's twine and then popped the water color panel up on the card base with some foam strips. The sentiment is part of the new beach birthday greeting. The rest of the greeting is on the inside of the card.

This week's challenge is splatters matter. We'd love to have you join in the fun!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia