Belated Birthday

Hi Everyone,

 

I try to pride myself in being on top of things, but sometimes life gets in the way. Thankfully

DRS Designs has great stamps for these times when I happen to be late.

 

My friend had a birthday coming up, and as the day approached I knew I wouldn't make it in time, so out came the Lost Track Birthday stamp. I stamped the greeting, die cut it and added a

Silhouettte Balloon on top which I had stamped off one time, to make it lighter in color.

 

 

 

 

 

I used that same balloon stamp along the side, stamping multiple times and then embossing it with clear powder.



 

 

Since the card was pretty clean and simple for me, I decided to carry the balloon over to the inside along with the Tiny Belated Birthday Greeting.

 

 

I stamped it once, and then a couple of more times without re-inking it, to give the illusion of it floating up :)

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

 

Thanksgiving Turkey

Hi Everyone,

I had my first taste of turkey this past weekend. I roasted a turkey breast that I still had in my freezer from winter, and while it was good, it really put me in the mood for the traditional holiday meal with all the trimmings. Let me tell you, a meal of turkey breast and steamed veggies is not the same as one with stuffing and mashed potatoes! Thanksgiving cannot get here soon enough :)

So today's card shows off the Turkey Dinner stamp from DRS Designs.  Now THIS is what a turkey should look like :) Don't you love the perfect iconic look? Even if I did have those little frilly footies (not sure what they're called...lol!) my real life turkey wouldn't look like this!

I colored this with Copic markers, die cut the image with my Spellbinders rectangle die and added some Stickles to the cranberries.

 

 

I chose to use some patterned paper I made with the Woven Plaid stamp, because it reminds me of a tablecloth my mom would use on our Thanksgiving table every year. I stamped the

Wonderful as You greeting in a cranberry red ink, added a bit of printed ribbon and some matching gems to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by and remember to check out our challenge each Thursday on the blog!



Cowboy Snowman

Hi Everyone,

 

I'm taking a break from the fall themed cards I've been making and posting a wintry creation today. Have you started on your holiday cards yet? It's never too early, especially if you want to avoid feeling rushed :)

 

I stamped and colored the Cowboy Snowman from DRS Designs with my Copic markers and die cut it using a Spellbinders rectangle die. I layered it and added it on top of a dry embossed background, divided by a piece of rick rack.

 

 

 

I stamped the In the Meadow greeting and then divided it up to fit on my card. It was finished by adding some Stickles and tiny snowflakes.

 

If you haven't played along in our Inspired by Nature challenge, there's still time! Be inspired and link up right here.

 

Have a great day!
Karin



Harvest Moon

Hi Everyone,

 

Have you had a chance to play along in DRS Designs most recent challenge? If not, here's another card to give you a little boost of inspiration. The theme of the challenge is "Harvest Moon", and even if you don't have a moon stamp, you can create a moon using a punch and some masking.

 

I used a Post-It note and punched out a small circle to mask off the moon and then tore an edge of paper and masked off the sky and ground. Using a sponge and some ink in greens and yellows, I created the background.

 

 

 

 

I used the Winter Trees stamp, and the Single Fall Tree for my scene and the bottom portion of the Thankful for Little Things greeting for the sentiment.

I hope that you get a chance to play along for us and be in the running to win your choice of 2 stamps from the catalog!

Hope you're having a great week!



Harvest Pumpkins

Hi Everyone,

I can't believe that it's October 1st! Fall is moving right along and the trees are starting to show some color already. We've had great weather in Ohio this September, so I'm hoping the trend continues. I went to the apple orchard and bought apples for eating and baking, and now I have pumpkins on my mind!

I stamped the Hayride Harvest Greeting from DRS Designs and cut it out with my Spellbinders die, adding a bit of orange sponging around the edge. I layered it onto an embossed background of fall inspired words, which was tied with raffia and a pumpkin charm.

 

 

 

 

I stamped, colored and fussy cut the October Pumpkin with Fall Leaves and added them to my card to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to join our challenge every Thursday for a chance at a great prize! It's all right here on the DRS Designs blog!



Until they all come Home...

Hi Everyone,

My card share today is to remind you about the Operation Write Home card drive that DRS Designs sponsoring. The card collection runs through October 10th...Won't you consider donating a card, or two or more? There are prizes for donors and all the details can be found by clicking here.

I started by stamping the Until They All Come Home in Versamark and embossing with white powder. Then I took my watercolor brush and washed over it with red ink. After it was dry, (I helped it along with my heat gun!) I used the Splatter Background stamp to get some blue stamped on the card, and finished it by adding the Support Ribbon which I colored yellow and fussy cut.

Thanks for stopping by!

Good Witch/Bad Witch

Hi Everyone,

 

Have you had a chance to play along in our "That's Unexpected!" challenge yet, at DRS Designs? If not, here is a card to inspire you. I would say that pink is and unconventional color for a Halloween card :)

 

I couldn't help but think of the two witches from the Wizard of Oz when designing this card. The bad witch (I can't even remember her name!) was black, and Glenda the good witch was all pink, puffy and sparkly! I embossed the soon to be released Good Witch/Bad Witch stamp, punched them out and layered them onto a background created with the Splatter Background stamp and the Accent Bats.

 

 

Not wanting to forget the sparkle, I added a few rows of gems and pearls!

 

DRS Designs is also sponsoring the challenge at Chocolate, Coffee, Cards Challenge Blog this week, and it's an easy Anything Goes theme, so please join us there too!

 

 Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you play in our challenge!

Christmas Fence

Hi Everyone,

Today's card was made in opposition of a birthday card I made a while back. A friend asked me to make a birthday card for his 82 year old aunt, and I proceeded with a bunch of layers, flowers, ribbon and gems. It was lovely, and he was pleased, but I quickly said, "If you're going to send it through the mail, you need a padded envelope and more than one stamp!"

So, since that's not realistic when sending 50 holiday cards, here is a simple, flat card that fits the one stamp criteria :) I stamped and die cut the Family and Friends Greeting, from DRS Designs, adding a bit of sponged ink and layered it on some sticker paper that was die cut and coated in a multi colored glitter named Victorian Christmas. 

 

 

 

After I stamped and colored the Christmas Fence on on my background, I punched my corners and added a red layer before adhering everything to my card base.

Have you started on your Christmas cards yet? No time like the present! You can see what's new at DRS Designs by clicking right here!

Karin

Thinking of you warms my heart

Hi Everyone,

 

I hope you all enjoyed the Labor Day weekend. I was able to spend some time with family and friends and while I'm sad to see summer come to a close, I am looking forward to the fall and winter holidays that close out the year.

 

And with that thought, DRS Designs is currently featuring Christmas and winter themed stamps in their store. If you haven't seen them yet, I urge you to check them out.

 

My card features one of my great weaknesses, Snowman stamps! Is this Heart Swag Snowman not adorable? I colored him in red and green to make this more of a Christmas themed card, but he would double as a sweet winter friendship card as well. Just color his hat and scarf blue :)

 

 

 

I paired him up with the Thinking of you warms my heart greeting which I divided up in two, using some circle punches. I layered them onto an embossed snow filled background and added some Stickles to his hat.

 

Have you seen the OWH banner on the side bar? DRS Designs is currently having a card drive to support the troops and we are hoping that you join us in supporting this worthy cause. There is a thank you prize, as well as a prize for sending in the most cards! You can read all the details here.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

A Toast to You

Hi Everyone,

 

I feel like I've been hanging on to this photo forever.  I made this simple birthday card back in January and thought surely the Hambo Hoedown would have a challenge that I could enter it in.  So I waited.  Then I waited some more.  Finally months later, today is an Anything Goes challenge (Woot!) and I'm showing it off.  Truth be told, I've used this Toaster digi to make a bunch of other cards as well, although I have no photo of those.  Trust me when I say, the toaster is super cute in red :)   Anyway, this neutral baby went to a guy, and he was impressed.

 

 

Here's hoping it won't be months before I play along again....Thanks for this great digi (one of my all time favorites) and the easy peasy challenge!

 

Other challenges for this card:

Shopping our Stash-One for the Boys

Sweet Stamps-Birthday

Through the Craftroom Door-Anything Goes

Cards for Men-Funny Birthday

Created with Love-Anything Goes

Paper Make Up- Digi and Embossing

 



It's Your Birthday-Sweet!

Hi Everyone,

 

I'm sharing a birthday card today that I made with stamps from DRS Designs in honor of a friend of mine with a sweet tooth as big as they come. Really though, doesn't that describe almost anyone?! When it's your special day, I think it's almost a crime not to indulge :)

 

My bright and cheerful card was made using an embossing folder that has a single row of balloons. It left the right side plain, so I stamped that using the Spatter Background in red and orange ink. I added a strip of white cardstock stamped again in orange and red, only this time using the Easy Dot Background. Before adhering it to my card, I added a punched border and a bit of ribbon.  

 

 

 

I was able to fit the top part of the "Sweet" Birthday Greeting in the Birthday Candle Address Frame, so I colored those candles to match and stamped the "sweet" right underneath. The Cherry Top Cupcake was stamped colored and fussy cut and then adhered with a pop dot. And to make it extra sweet, I added Stickles to the frosting and Glossy Accents to the cherry.

 

I hope your day is extra sweet!

Karin

 

 P.S. If you are in the mood to make cards and show your support to our armed forces, be sure to click on the photo in my side bar.  It will give you all of the details regarding the card drive that DRS Designs is holding.  As always, there are prizes involved!



Cheers!

Hi Everyone,

 

I'm back to share another bright card that is a salute to summer!  One last big hoo-rah before the leaves start to change and all of my paper crafting is made up of  papers in brown, orange and gold :)

 

Once again I inked up a tropical Mai-Tai stamp (#2019-373E) from the set Cocktails (#373) and colored it up with my Copic markers.  I added a mat made from Sticker Paper (#99558) and coated it in Cobalt Glaze Velvet Glitter (GM2015).

 

 

The Salute sentiment (#2016-373A) was stamped after I coated my die cut in Cloud Nine Velvet Glitter (GM2000). It's one of the great things about this line of glitters, they really are that smooth!  Try them, I know you will be impressed.

 

I finished off my card with a bit of ribbon, gems (one of my favorite things), a dot of Dimensional Glue (#539) and Dazzling Rose Glitter (#G1085) in the center of the drink flower.  This just makes me want to grab a book and sit poolside!  Remember, full details can be found in the card gallery, here.

 

 

Cheers!



Halloween Sketch

Hi Everyone,

 

DRS Designs is sponoring the challenge over at Tuesday Morning Sketches this week.  There's a great prize up for grabs, so I hope you can play along.

 

Here is this week's sketch:

 

 

And my card for inspiration:

 

 

Here is a list of the stamps I used:

Fancy Pumpkin

Empty Spiderweb

Small Happy Halloween

Eeeek Background

 

What do you think of the coloring on my pumpkin?  My friend who is an actual artist moved back into town, and I had him give me some coloring/shading pointers when he was over one day.  I think it turned out better than my usual :)  I just don't know if I can duplicate it without him helping me again...lol! 

 

Also, the current challenge over at DRS Designs is to make a card with a decorative edge.  Maybe you can incorporate both challenges into one card and have two chances to win!

 

Good luck!

Design Team Call

Hi Everyone,

 

Just wanted to take a moment to make sure that you knew there are a few more days left on the Design Team call at Sparkle N Sprinkle.  If you love glitter, embossing and especially Scrap booking you will want to apply!  They have awesome products to work with, from great quality stamps,

Tear-iffic Tape, (One of my personal faves!) to glitter, flock and embossing powders in more colors than the rainbow! Like I said, lots of tremendous products that will enhance all those great techniques on your paper crafts.

 

Check out the call right here!  What have you got to lose?

 

I'll be back tomorrow with my usual card post.  Until then, make it a great day!