Baby it's Cold Outside!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I did. We were able to be in VA with family to celebrate, so that was extra special! Plus we were able to leave the frigid cold behind in Ohio!!

My card today features a couple of soon to be released images from DRS Designs. I started this card by stamping the interlocking snowflake background image onto white CS with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with clear EP. Once it cooled, I used TH Distress inks to sponge on the color. I did the same with the new greeting Baby it's Cold Outside (1137G), then die cut it with a SB circle die and popped it up with foam adhesive. The mittens were created with a paper punch. I punched 10 mittens, using 5 for each to give some dimension. I used the tiniest snowflake from the background image to stamp onto the mittens with TH Tumbled Glass ink. I also sponged some ink around the edges of the mittens as well as on the top rim. The bow was created with some glittery white cross stitch thread and I attached the mittens to the ties and card with foam dots.

To create the inside, I started with a piece of white CS slightly smaller than the navy card base, folded it in half and die cut a snowflake being careful to not die cut the bottom parts completely through and glued it to the inside. This way the snowflake pops out when you open the card. The greeting is the new Snowy Days Greeting (1123F) from DRS Designs. I stamped it with VersaFine Black Onyx ink and added a few snowflakes stamped with SU Night of Navy ink.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you are keeping warm!!

shelia

Good Friends

Hi Everyone! With less than a week till Christmas, I thought I'd share a quick and easy card today. I used a sketch from a few weeks back on Splitcoast Stampers. I started with a white card base, stamped the Good Friends greeting with Versafine Black Onyx ink and then added a small strip of silver glitter CS. Next I added the navy CS and then the die cut silver stars. To complete the look some silver sequins and tiny stars were added. I used Glossy Accents to hold them in place.

I really like silver and navy together and am very pleased with the way this turned out. I think this is a great card for special friends at Christmas. It's quick and easy to put together too, which is a definite plus at this time of the year!!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Jingle Bells

Hi Everyone. Hope you had a good weekend. Can you believe Christmas is just under two weeks away. It seems to come quicker and quicker each year!

My card today features our new Holly Jingle Bells and the matching greeting. I started by stamping them on white CS, colored the image with Copics, die cut and layered on black CS. The background was created using two different EF with red and green CS. After attaching the two panels to a black layer, I added the focal image and greeting and then some die cut holly and bow. A few red rhinestones complete the look.

Thanks for stopping by today!

shelia

Snow globe Greetings

The challenge this week for the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge is all about snow globes. Here's the adorable cupcake image for inspiration.

Aren't these the cutest cupcakes?! We have a cup cake place close by, called "Cake in a Cup." And they won on Cupcake Wars a while back. Every time I participate in these Cupcake Inspiration Challenges, the urge to go to Cake in a Cup is overwhelming!!!! Maybe on my way to work!!

Anyway, for this challe3nge I used the new Tim Holtz snow globe die set to create this snow globe scene. I don't own this die set, a friend does and she came over earlier this week to get inky with me and brought it along. It takes a long time to cut out all the little pieces, but the result is worth it!

After gluing all the pieces together and then onto the blue die cut piece, everything was glued onto the white card base. The greeting is part of a larger greeting from DRS Designs called Christmas Scene Greeting.

I see in the picture that I got some glitter in places other than on the falling snow. Oh well, I usually do end up with glitter everywhere!

Thanks for taking a look and for the fun challenge!

blessings,
shelia

All is Calm

Hi Everyone, I have two fairly easy and quick cards to share with you today. Things are getting rather busy around here, so I'm finding quick and easy is best. :-)

My first card features our winged angel, and the Silent Night greeting as well as the new all is Calm greeting. I really like that the fonts match on these greetings so you can use them together. I stamped everything with VersaMark ink onto navy CS and heat embossed with gold embossing powder, then layered it onto gold shimmer CS. Some gold twine was added before attaching everything to the navy card base.

My second card using the same sentiments, but this time they are paired with the large filigree star image using silver embossing powder and some silver CS that is almost mirror like. I apologize for the picture. I could not get a very clear one.

These would be good cards to mass produce, which I might be needing to do. We'll see.  Hope you are further ahead with your Christmas cards than I am. Be sure to check out DRS Designs' online store for all the latest holiday images.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Season of Wonder

Hi Everyone. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. I sure did! I have so much to be thankful for!! It really is good to stop and count your blessings every so often.

My card today features our new Christmas Light String. I used my MISTI to stamp the string of lights over and over. The MISTI keeps everything lined up beautifully. Once the lights were colored with Copics, I added some Glossy Accents to each little light. While they were drying, I stamped the Merry and Bright Greeting with Versafine Black Onyx ink and added just one little light to each side of the greeting. Some glossy accents were added to these lights. Everything is layered onto blue CS and then onto the white card base.

Be sure to check out DRS Designs online store to see all the new Christmas images!

Thanks for stopping by,

shelia

from my rooftop to yours!

Hi Everyone,

My card today features two new stamps that I know you are going to love. I started with a piece of white CS that was embossed with a Sizzix falling snow folder. I don't have this folder yet, but a friend embossed a few pieces for me. I love the look of this embossing folder. Anyway, at the bottom of the embossed panel, I stamped the rooftop image (1042H) with Memento Black ink, colored it with Copics and added some clear Wink of Stella to the snowy rooftops. The new greeting (1045E)was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink onto white CS, die cut and layered onto a blue panel after using a MS snowflake border punch. Some of the punched snowflakes were added to the sentiment panel along with half pearls. This was a really quick and easy card to put together. I think these rooftops are going to be a favorite of mine.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge

Here's a card I created for this week's challenge at TMS. Here's the awesome sketch:

And here's my card:

I started by stamping the pinecone with Memento Black ink onto white CS, coloring it with Copics, adding some clear Wink of Stella, then die cutting and layering it onto burgundy and kraft CS. The large kraft panel was embossed with a CB EF, layered onto the same burgundy CS and attached to the white card base. The Christmas greeting was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink, die cut and sponged with Cranberry Crisp ink. It's attached with foam adhesive for some dimension.

Thanks for stopping by,

shelia

count your blessings

Hi Everyone,

My card today features the new cornucopia image. It was stamped with Memento Black Ink onto White CS, colored with Copics and die cut with an oval nestie and layered on orange CS. I also used a clear Wink of Stella pen to add some shimmer and shine to the grapes. The background was created using the Woven Plaid background stamp which I cut apart to use the pieces separately. You get more options this way. The medium stripe was stamped with SU More Mustard ink and the smallest stripe was stamped with SU Pumpkin Pie ink. The Blessings greeting was also stamped with the Pumpkin Pie ink, die cut and layered on the same orange CS that was punched with a border punch.

This week's challenge is the last one for DRS Designs. So if you want to play along, you only have a few more days. The theme is Nature's Bounty.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Fall Birthday

Hi Everyone,

Today I have a shaker card that goes with our latest challenge: Trash to Treasure. I used some old acetate for my window and scraps of paper that I'd normally throw away to punch out the leaves inside the shaker.

I started by die cutting the leaf from the center of the green CS, then embossed it with the CB Happy Birthday folder.Next I cut out a piece of the acetate and glue it onto the back and set it aside to dry. I cut two pieces of fun foam into rectangles just a bit smaller than the green piece, then used a square nestie to die cut the centers out. I glued these two pieces together and then glued them onto the card base. While this was drying, I embossed the Happy Birthday greeting onto vellum and then attached it to the green panel. It's longer than the panel, so I just folded the edges underneath and taped them down. I punched several small leaves out and then added some red, orange and green sequins to the mix. Some of the sequins and leaves were glued down so even when the card is held upright you can still see some of the shaker pieces.

The birthday wishes greeting was stamped on the inside with Versafine Black Onyx ink and the open leaf was stamped using Hero Arts Ombre ink.

Hope you can find some time to play along with us this week!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Trash to Treasure

It's Thursday and that means a new challenge at DRS Designs. This one is:  Trash to Treasure!  I bet you can guess what this means. That's right, you need to use something on your card that you'd normally throw away. Here's what I created for this challenge.

I have been wanting to make some shaker ornaments for Christmas and decided this was the perfect opportunity. The "trash" I used was some acetate and silver twine from a package I've been holding onto. To create the shaker ornament I die cut the star out of white CS with a Darice die. The large filigree star was stamped onto the CS with silver ink and embossed with silver EP. Next I die cut several star frames using two stars dies that I taped together to insure that I'd get the same size and shape each time. Lastly I die cut a silver star and frame using glitter CS. The glitter star was glued onto the back of the ornament to give it a more finished look. All of the die cut star frames were glued together with mono adhesive. I tried to die cut the star from the acetate, but it just wouldn't cut, so I cut it by hand using the embossed image all that attempted cutting left behind. Before gluing the acetate and glitter frame onto the star some tiny star sequins were added. The silver twine was glued in between layers too.

This was pretty easy to create and I like the look. It really sparkles in real life and I think it'll look pretty on the tree.  Hope you can join in this week's challenge. You could be the winner of an awesome prize.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Snow Better Time!

What's behind the mask? That's the challenge here at DRS Designs this week.

To create the scene inside my window I cut a piece of white CS to fit the window area. I used the triple tree image and since I only wanted one tree showing, I masked off the trees on the left and right and stamped the center tree. After I attached the window frame, it was just too white for me, so I added the little die cut rectangles as shutters on the small windows on the outer edges. The masked part is now hidden. Oh well...

The Snow Better greeting and potted berry tree were stamped with Memento Black ink onto the white CS and colored with Copics before embossing with a brick EF. Once this was attached to the navy CS, the window was glued on and the little red rhinestones added as lights or decorations on the tree. I also added some clear Wink of Stella to the red berries for some added sparkle.

I hope you can find some time to join in this week's challenge. We'd love to see what you hide behind masks!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Challenges

What's behind the Mask? That's the challenge this week at DRS Designs. Create any card you like, just be sure to use a mask somewhere. I used a mask to create the sky and snowy areas on my card.

I started by creating the little scene outside the die cut window. I used distress inks and a mask to sponge in the sky, then I stamped the ornament branch and trees. I colored the ornament branch with Copic markers, then masked off the ornament and applied white Wink of Stella to the snowy area. Once that dried I put some Glossy Accents on the ornament and set it aside to dry. The gray CS was stamped with the wood grain background stamp in Stazon Dove Gray ink. The greeting was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink onto white CS and die cut with a SB fancy label die. Once everything was put together I decided the window needed something, so I stamped the lightpost onto white CS with Memento Black ink, colored the bow with various red Copics, fussy cut and attached it to the top of the window. Some red rhinestones complete the look.

My second card is for two challenges: Tuesday Morning Sketches and Our Daily Bread's Color Challenge.  Here's the sketch and color pallet.

And here's my card:

I used ODBD new Coffee dies and matching stamps. The coffee beans are from an old stampin up set called Espresso Yourself. The dp is from my stash. I added some clear Wink of Stella to the flower, tiny coffee cup in the greeting as well as the blue stripes on the die cut coffee cup. I thought these dies and greeting were perfect for the sketch at TMS. This is for a friend who's birthday is Monday. I think she'll like it.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Thanksgiving

Hi Everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. My card today goes along with this week's color challenge. I'm loving these beautiful fall colors.

I started by die cutting the top of my white card base with the SB arched elegance die, then I stamped the new Psalm 100 Thanksgiving greeting(985H) with Versafine Black Onyx ink. Some orange rhinestones complete the front.

For the inside I used various gelatos and water to add color to a watercolor panel. Once dried I stamped the Grateful Heart greeting with Versafine Black Onyx ink and glued the panel down. The greeting was stamped lower on the panel to keep it from showing through the arch on the front. Here's a look at the inside.

Hope you can play along with us this week. These colors are perfect for fall/Thanksgiving cards!! You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Color Challenge at DRS Designs

This week the challenge at DRS Designs is a gorgeous color challenge that is perfect for fall/Thanksgiving. Here's the pallet of colors.

Here's the card I created.

I started with watercolor paper and added some gelatos in various shades of orange. I haven't used gelatos in a long time and decided I needed to pull them out again. I like the look. Once the paper and gelatos dried, I used a SB die to cut out the half circle. The new Give Thanks Brush Pumpkin (988H)was stamped with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with brown EP. The orange layer was embossed with a SB leaf folder, layered on brown CS and attached to the white card base. I die cut a flourish from the same brown paper, cut it apart and glued in under the half circle before attaching it to the card.

Hope you can join us for this week's color challenge. The prize is a 40% coupon at DRS Designs on line store.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Happy Thanksgiving

Hi! Today's card is a pretty simple one to create. I started with white CS, created a mask for the ground and sky and then sponged on the grassy area with Bundled Sage Distress ink and SU Bashful Blue for the sky. The greeting was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink and then I added the die cut fence. Last I stamped and colored the pumpkin, then fussy cut it and attached it to the card with glue dots. Everything is attached to the white card base.

Be sure to check out this week's challenge in honor of the US Navy.  We have a great prize for you. You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Stamp Your Own Background!

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is to stamp your own background. DRS designs has fabulous background stamps that make it easy to create your own backgrounds. My card today doesn't use one of the background stamps. Instead I used the silhouette leaf stamp and Hero Arts Ombre ink to create my background.

I inked up the leaf image and randomly stamped all over the cream CS. Once that was done, I used the leaf outline image to stamp around the leaves in Memento Cocoa ink to give them more definition. The greeting was stamped with the same Cocoa ink onto cream CS. The leaf outline image was stamped over the greeting and then I die cut this panel and layered it on another die cut panel. These were attached to the leafy background panel and then onto an orange panel before attaching everything to the cream card base.

Hope you can play along with us this week!!

Thanks for stopping by,

shelia

the beauty of Autumn

Happy Monday Everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. We had tons of rain here in NW Ohio, so it was a great weekend to stay indoors and get crafty!! I got quite a bit accomplished.

My card today goes along with this week's challenge:  Autumn Wonders.

Last weekend I went to a "garage sale" at a little stamp shop close by and purchased this tree die. It came with a separate die for cutting the tiny leaves. I really had no idea how many tiny leaves it cut and how long it would take to glue them all down! But I do like the look.  I started with white CS, used a paper cutter to cut the blue and green CS for the sky and grass. Once that was glued onto the white card base, I die cut the brown frame using SB nesties and the barren tree using the Memory Box die. Next I die cut a bunch of leaves in yellow and orange and set them aside. The pumpkins were stamped with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics and fussy cut. They are attached to the frame with foam dots. The banner was die cut, stamped with the Autumn Greetings sentiment, sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink before attaching it to the card. Last, I glued the tree onto the CS and then glued the leaves one at a time, randomly placing them on the tree and falling to the ground.

There's still time to join in the fun and share with us your cards showing Autumn Wonders!  You could be the winner of a 40% off coupon. Now that's a great prize!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

challenges

Today I have a couple of  challenge cards to share with you. The first is for DRS Designs: Autumn Wonders.

I started by stamping the leaf pile with Memento Black ink onto the white CS and colored with Copics. Next I die cut the tree. cut around the top of the leaf pile, slid the tree into the slit and then glued the tree into place. The greeting was stamped before embossing with a SB leafy folder. You can see details for this challenge here.

My second card is for Our Daily Bread's challenge:  Dots and Dashes.

I used ODBD new Beverage Cup dies and the I love Coffee stamp set along with their stitched Oval dies. I created the coffee cup using the same dp for the cup as the background. The greeting was stamped with Vesafine Onyx ink, die cut and glued onto the card base. I added the ribbons and a rhinestone to the flower on the coffee cup to complete the look. This is for a very special friend who enjoys her coffee as much as I do. I think we'll be meeting for coffee on her birthday!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

TMS Challenge

Hi! Today I have a quick birthday card to share with you that I created using this week's sketch challenge at TMS.  Here's the sketch.

And here's my card.

I let the dp do the work for this card. I started with a white card base, added the green layer and then the birthday candle dp from the Paper Studio. Next I stamped the birthday greeting from DRS Designs, layered it on the same green CS and attached it to the card. Last I added the ribbon. A quick and easy birthday card that has to go out with today's mail!!

Thanks for the great sketch, TMS!

shelia

Trick or Treat

In keeping with this week's challenge here at DRS Designs, I have a trick or treat card for you today. I used Count Porkula, my all time favorite Halloween image. Isn't he just the cutest thing?!

First I stamped Count Porkula with Memento Black ink on white CS, using the Misti so I could stamp again after coloring with Copics to get a crisp image. Once that was done I die cut him and layered him on purple CS. The candy corn border was stamped with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics, trimmed down and layered on orange and purple CS. The banner was created by using just part of the Smell my feet greeting, die cutting and sponging on some Pumpkin Pie ink. The orange panel was embossed with a CB folder.

Hope you can join in the fun this week. I'd love to see your favorite Trick or Treat image! You can see details on the challenge here.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Challenges

My card today is for two challenges this week: DRS Designs: Trick or Treat and C.R.A.F.T Challenge:  Autumn, Halloween, Thanksgiving.  DRS Designs is one of the sponsors at the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this week.

I started by stamping the Zombie Gal with Memento black ink onto white CS, colored her with Copics, die cut and layered her onto a scalloped oval. The orange panel was stamped with the Accent Bats in Versafine Black Onyx ink. The strip was created using a Fiskars border die. The trick or treat bag is a MS punch. Some milky white half pearls complete the look.

Hope you have time to join in the fun!!

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

sympathy

My card today was created for a friend who had to put her beloved dog down this week. We have a dog and I can only imagine how difficult this must be for her.

I began by creating the background layer, stamping the dog paw and bone with Memento Cocoa ink on cream CS. To create a divide between them I added the strip of brown CS with a ribbon. The puppy was stamped with Memento Cocoa ink, colored with Copics, die cut with a stitched oval from ODBD and layered on a brown oval also die cut from ODBD stitched oval dies. The sentiment was stamped the same way, die cut, some cocoa ink sponged on the edges. A dog paw button completes the look. I'm pretty sure my friend will like. I hope it cheers her up a bit too.

I'm entering this in this week's Addicted to CAS challenge: Stitch.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Family Portrait??

Happy Monday Everyone. A few weeks ago I was at a friend's house making cards. She had a ton of dies that belong to her sister in law and I die cut quite a few things, including this ornate frame. I don't know about you, but it reminds me of the types of frames that would be on old family portraits in mansions in old Vincent Price and Alfred Hitchcock movies. So I had to use it as a frame for a family portrait of the new zombies here at DRS Designs.

I started by stamping and masking the zombie crawler, then stamped and masked the guy zombie and last I stamped the zombie girl.  They were all colored with Copics.  I cut the "portrait" down to size and glued it into the black frame. The orange panel was embossed with a CB EF. I added the black strip for some variation. The half pearls were peach colored, so I used a Copic marker to color them orange. The Jack O lantern was created using an old paper punch. Not even sure who made it!

Here's a look at the inside.

Since there was no room on the front, I put the greeting on the inside and added some accent bats. This card goes with this week's color challenge at DRS Designs. You can see details here. We'd love to have you join in the fun.

Thanks for stopping by today,
shelia

Challenges!

Today I have some cards to share that I created for specific challenges.  This week's challenge at DRS Designs is a color challenge. Here's the pallet of colors. Aren't they great for Halloween or Fall!

And here's my card.

I started by stamping the haunted house image with Versafine Black ink, embossed with clear EP and die cut with an oval. Next I used some gelatos to color in the moon, sky and house windows, then I used the same ovals to create the two pumpkin parts as well as the frame for the middle part. The vine is from Memory box, cut into pieces to fit where I wanted. The greeting was stamped with Versafine Black ink, die cut and sponged with SU Pumpkin Pie ink. Some CB folders were used to emboss the pumpkin and background. I like stamping the image inside the pumpkin. Hope you have time to join the fun at DRS Designs this week. You can see details here.

My next card is for two challenges:  Sketch Saturday and Addicted to CAS.

Addicted to CAS is a Harvest theme. I hope fall leaves fits for harvest. Whenever I think harvest I think pumpkins, apples and leaves changing color. Here's the sketch for Sketch Saturday.

Here's my card.

I started with the cream card base, stamped the silhouette leaves with Hero Arts Ombre ink. Stamped the greeting with Versafine Black ink, added the two layers and some rhinestones to complete the look. I really like the way this turned out.

My final card is another CAS card for this week's CAS on Sunday. The theme is Pastels.

I started with the pastel blue card base, punched the corners, added a white layer with punched corners, stamped the vertical greeting and then glued on the die cut butterflies along with their little bodies. I am not sure who makes this die. I die cut several of these at a friend's house and did not write down the name. I love the look of these cascading butterflies.

I've been out of the country, visiting my daughter and family for 3 weeks. It is great to be back to stamping!! Though I do miss my daughter and grandson. So thankful I could be there for his first birthday!! YEAH!!

Thanks for stopping by,

shelia

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

This week the challenge at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge is an easel card. I created this easel card using DRS Designs' newest zombie images.

I started by stamping the 2 zombies, masking the crawling zombie and then stamping the guy zombie behind. Once they were colored with Copics, I stamped the zombie sign, colored it and then used copics to color in the background. Next I layered the panel onto green and then black CS. The large green panel was stamped with the accent bats using Versafine Black Onyx ink. Everything was then added to the black card base.

Here's a closer look at the front of the card.

For the inside I stamped the zombie greeting onto white CS and layered it onto the same green and black CS. The zombie hand was stamped, colored and fussy cut, then attached with some foam dots.

I think these new zombie images are great for Halloween cards. You can color them to be funny/cute or scary - whatever you desire.

Thanks for stopping by today!

shelia

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge 368

DRS Designs is sponsoring this week's challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. Here's the sketch:

And here's my card.

I started by stamping the maple leaves with a Hero Arts Ombre Orange ink pad. Once they were fussy cut, I stamped the greeting with Memento Cocoa ink, stamped the leaf outline with the same Ombre ink, die cut and added the orange die cut layer. Everything is attached to the orange panel that was embossed with a leafy EF from Spellbinders. The brown strips were also embossed with the same folder.

Hope you can find time to join in the fun. You could be the winner of a $10 coupon to DRS Designs.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia

Happy 50th!!

My card today is for a friend who's birthday is October 31. When I saw DRS Designs new Grim Reaper image (963G), I knew I had to use it to make a birthday card for my friend.

I started by stamping the grim reaper image (963G) onto white CS with Versafine Black Onyx ink, using the MISTI to ensure a clear image. Next I stamped part of the Birthday Multi Greeting along with the 50th from the 50th Anniversary stamp. This panel and the orange panel were die cut with nesties. A black and orange ribbon was added before attaching everything to the black card base. A corner punch was used to round the corners of the card base.

On the inside some single candles were stamped with pumpkin pie ink and the new Remember the Ghoul Times greeting (969D) was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink.

Thanks for stopping by today,
shelia

Monster Hugs

I am really liking this new Monster Hugs greeting (975D) from DRS Designs. As a grandmother I can see this on all of my grandkids' Halloween cards this year. I mean, what else does a grandma give her grands? Right? Well, besides candy?!!

I started by stamping the mummy image onto white CS with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics, masked him and stamped the tombstone image and silhouette graveyard image. I used Copics to color the grassy area and sky, then die cut the image and layered it onto purple and green CS. I did the same thing with the Monster Hugs greeting (975D). The card base is green with a purple layer that was stamped with the monster eyes background image using VersaMark ink and white embossing powder.

I added a white layer on the inside and stamped the same silhouette graveyard image with Versafine Black Onyx ink on the bottom for some added interest.

Hope you are enjoying these new images. Be sure to check out the on line store for details.

Thanks for stopping by,
shelia