Season of Thanks

 Hi Everyone,

Today the oval on my card features one of the newest stamps, Season of Thanks Oval, here from DRS Designs. It's so perfect for this time of year, so I stamped and heat embossed it, adding some autumnal colors to enhance the swirling leaf. 

The background was made by inking up a leaf embossing folder with gold ink and using that same ink to stamp the Open leaf on the orange portion of the paper.

I covered up the seam between the two with a ribbon and attached the sentiment on top.

Here is a close up of the inked leaves and embossing.

I totally took my anticipation of the changing leaves and channeled that into the colors on my card....I hope you're enjoying card making this time of year too.  

Be sure to stop by DRS Designs for more great stamps!

Thanks for visiting,

Karin

Blessings

Hi Everyone,

Some great new seasonal stamps have been released over at the DRS Designs store, and they're perfect for all your Autumn and Thanksgiving stamping and crafting!

Here I'm using the newly released Blessings for You on Thanksgiving Greeting (807F).  I stamped and die cut it, adding some layers and ink to highlight it.  The Woodgrain Background was stamped and heat embossed using some powder that has a sheen to it.  I wanted to give the card a shabby chic look, so I wrapped that portion with a burlap and lace ribbon.

 

Before attaching the sentiment, I added some die cut leaves in in fall colors that were enhanced by a bit of inking around the edges.  

Are you in the mood for fall?  Looking to get some new products?  DRS Designs is where it's at!

Happy stamping!
Karin

Halloween Gnome

Hi Everyone,

This past weekend we marked 20 years since that terrible day on 9/11.  Reliving it in my own thoughts, watching coverage on tv and talking with loved ones, I really couldn't do scary or spooky when it came to my crafting time, so I went cheerful for my Halloween theme instead.  

I knew a gnome would lift my spirits, so after stamping and coloring the Peculiar Pumpkin Patch, I decided to add the Peeking Gnome for fun.  He was fussy cut and made more festive by swapping out his hat for the one from the Witch Gnome.

The card base is a simple orange and yellow, with a die cut pumpkin vine glued on top.  For the sentiment, I stamped the Halloween Gnome Greeting and die cut it in the shape of a pumpkin and added it to the corner of the vine.  A few gems we added for design balance. 

Do you like this gnome themed card?  Be sure to stop by DRS Designs to get your stamps today!

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Halloween Cards

Hi Everyone,

I'm still at work on some more Halloween cards this week, so here are a couple of my recent creations.

Even though I embellished this with some sequins, I would consider this a CAS card...at least when it comes to what I usually make.  I stamped the Silhouette Witch Cauldron on a lavender base and then added the greeting. 

I stamped the Brewing Halloween Greeting in black and added the Bubbling Beaker in lavender to keep the monochromatic look.  I attached it with some dimensional foam tape and added a die cut spider.

  

This card was made by stamping and heat embossing the new Beware Crow stamp.  I ended up fussy cutting it for a whole other card design. Alas, it did not go as planned, so I ended up gluing it to some oval die cuts, for use on this card here.

The background was made using the Starry Background and the Spooky Eyes Background in grey and orange inks.  I wrapped it with some black lace and finished it with a die cut bat for embellishment. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin