Our House Birdhouse



Hi Everyone,

 

I just met my new neighbors a week ago, and I decided to make a card using my stamps from DRS Designs, with them in mind. We just celebrated Memorial Day, so I chose to use an all American red, white and blue theme for the card.  I love that summer is unofficially here, don't you?  

I stamped the Single Birdhouse multiple times to create my focal image and die cut it using my oval dies, but I did it at an angle, just to give it a different look.  I colored them with my Copic markers and added one of the birdies from the Love Birds Branch stamp that I colored and fussy cut, to the top of one of the houses. 

 

 

The background was made using these three stamps:

Script Background

Splatter Background

Starry Background

 

The sentiment, Our House to Yours was punched out and adhered using dimensional tape.  To finish it off, I added a striped ribbon along with some photo corners that were created using a punch. 

 

Thank you for looking in today!
Karin

Wedding Flowers

Hi Everyone,

One of my all time favorite stamps in the DRS Designs catalog is the Dogwood Branch, and spring wouldn't be complete without using it.  It's so pretty and elegant, that I decided to make a wedding card using it.  

My original thought was to use the stamp to create a background, but after stamping the corners, I decided to leave the center empty and place my chosen sentiment right there.

 

I began with a cream colored card base and made the focal  panel 1/2" smaller.  After stamping the flowers, I colored them with my Copic markers and then used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the To Have and Hold Greeting right where I wanted it.  I then finished it off by layering the panel on a piece of black card stock that was 1/8" larger and adding random half pearls and Stickles to the flowers.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to join our weekly challenge.  The theme is Birds and Bees!

Karin

Sunshine...

Hi Everyone,

My niece graduated a little over a week ago, and the weather that day was spectacular.  Nothing but blue skies and sunshine as far as the eye could see; and as with all graduations, the day was filled with joy and hope for the future.  Those thoughts ran through my head as I was making this card that I'm sharing with you today.  

 

I started with a bright yellow base and I embossed a cloud background on a cream panel, layering it onto a piece of black to make it stand out.  I punched out a circle for the sun, attaching a yellow felt button and bit of  twine for some texture.  I then added a couple of white die cut clouds, attaching one with a dimensional dot.  I stamped the sweet Sun Shine on You Greeting recently released here at DRS Designs on matching yellow card stock, lining it also in black, for that extra pop. 

 

 

 

It need something else to balance it out, so I decided to add some yellow punched hearts to stand in for the sun's ray, finishing them off by added a bit of glitter glue.   

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit today and may the sun shine bright for you today and every day!

 

Karin

It's Spring...

Hi Everyone,

I live in northeast Ohio, and we had the coldest February on record!  My neighbors rented a house and spent February and March in Florida for the first time since they retired, and they couldn't have picked a better year for doing that.  When I say it was cold, you know you can believe me :)  There is no one on earth that is more happy that it's spring, than yours truly.

So with that, I give you today's card share with an adorable sentiment (Spring Bee Happy Greeting) that pairs with Happy Bee, all from DRS Designs.  Franky, that bee is me; big smile, glittery wings and all ;)

 

 

My background was made using the Honeycomb Design stamp, Memento Tuxedo Black ink and Copic markers.  The bottom portion was stamped with the greeting and the Bee Trail, and then I dry embossed it with a Hexagon embossing folder by Darice.  I finished it off by added a piece of lace trim to cover up the seam.

I just love the color yellow at any time of year...it's super cheerful!

 

Thanks for visiting today!
Karin