Bling in the Holidays

Hi Everyone,

 

Happy Christmas Eve! I have one last Christmas/holiday card to share with you today. It was one that I made for last minute sending, so it's not too fussy.

 

I stamped the Filigree Christmas Ornaments from DRS Designs using Versamark and then some green dye ink. This gave the ink some body, so that I could then emboss the ornaments using a rainbow embossing powder. It just gave them that added touch of sparkle. I colored in the ornament tops and added a "string" using a ruler and a green pen.

 

 

I stamped, die cut and matted the Bling in the Holidays greeting and added a few gems for that needed flair :)

Thanks for the visit today and have a safe holiday!

 

Snow Doubt About It...

Hi Everyone,

I have a card to share with you made using the Snow Doubt Birthday Greeting from DRS Designs, which is tailor made for someone with a winter birthday.

I began with a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white card base, making the blue and white layers each 1/4" smaller than the base. I stamped the Pine Tree Snowdrifts & the birthday sentiment in navy ink, and then layered the Snow Background right on top using a light blue ink.

 

 

I used the Winter Tree Postage Frame stamp with the added Tiny Happy Birthday stamped in the frame, for my focal image. It was simply die cut and embellished with a bit of chalk shading and added with a dimensional dot to my card front. I even refrained from adding glitter, in an attempt to keep it gender neutral.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope your holiday season is a happy one so far!

Ho, Ho Ho!

Hi Everyone,

I have light hearted holiday card to share with you today. DRS Designs has a new sentiment stamp being released. It's the Ho, Ho, Ho Rum greeting, and I could imagine Santa wanting to spike his eggnog with a bit of rum after his trek around the globe :)

After stamping and coloring the sentiment, I set it aside and created the card base using the

Open Plaid background stamp in Versamark. I then made some paper using the

Jingle Bells Background stamp in green ink, and then wrapped it with a sweet red ribbon. I also colored and fussy cut the Santa Hat, adding it with a pop dot after assembling the card.

 

 

I finished it off with a couple of rows of gems and some Stickles on Santa's Hat!

Hope your holidays are off to a fun start!

A Little Wish

Hi Everyone,

I have another DRS Designs Christmas card to share with you today. The focus of the card is the new Tree Shape Christmas greeting that I stamped in green ink, die cut and layered onto a couple of larger die cut ovals. I embellished the scallop with a few gems, and then set it aside while I stamped my base layers.

 

 

 

I used the Snow Background stamp on the bottom card base and the Christmas Lights Edger on the embossed layer. I stamped and colored the lights first, and then dry embossed above and below that image. Finally I rounded the two bottom corners and assembled the card as shown.

Thank for stopping by the blog today!

Karin

Cupcake Challenge

Hi Everyone,
 

DRS Designs is also sponsoring the Cupcake Inspirations Blog challenge this week, and the prize for a randomly selected participant is a $10.00 voucher to the DRS Designs store.

 

Ready for the inspiration photo?

 



 

And here is my card:

  

 

 

The stamps used to make this are:

Interlocking Stars

Love you to the Moon

 

 

Hope to see you at the challenge!  Good Luck :)

 

 

 

Christmas Cardinal

Hi Everyone,

 

Cardinals are one of my favorite birds. I love that they stick around Ohio for the winter, and seeing their pop of red against the stark white snow, is definitely one of those highlights during the long cold spell.

 

So, I was totally thrilled to see the soon to be released Small Cardinal stamp from DRS Designs and couldn't wait to use it on a Christmas card. I colored it with Copics and die cut it using a Spellbinders rectangle die, and layered it on some paper made with the Woven Plaid. I added some printed ribbon and stamped the Beauty of Nature Christmas Greeting for my sentiment.

 

 

 

 

I finished my card with a few green half pearls and a die cut Poinsettia embellished with red Stickles.

 

I used to buy holiday cards with cardinals on them before I started stamping, but handmade is way more impressive in my opinion. I can't wait to send them out!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Karin



Golf Ball Snowman

Hi Everyone,

 

While fall themed cards are my all time favorite, I've been up to my eyeballs in leaves, leaves and more leaves. Along with raking, raking and more raking :) Needless to say, no leaf themed cards for me this week...lol. So, since I haven't yet soured on snow, I made a card using the adorable Golf ball Snowman stamp from DRS Designs.

 

 

I stamped some paper using the Woven Plaid and 4 in 1 Snowflakes stamps and colored the snowman's hat and scarf to match. I used the Triple Tree with Snow in the background and layered the papers and border on top. I finished it off with some of the left over snowflakes from the border punch and a portion of the Warms My Heart greeting.

 

 

Thanks for checking in and don't forget to join us for our Turkey Challenge this week!

Twin Gingerbread

Hi Everyone,

 

My mind is in holiday mode right now. I sent out my Thanksgiving invitations yesterday, and now I'm thinking Christmas cards. I'm no where near where I should be in terms of being done making them, so if you are in my same boat, here is a card to get your mojo flowing.

 

I used the traditional red and green colors of the Christmas season for today's offering using stamps from DRS Designs. The background paper was made using the Open Plaid stamped at an angle; this gives a nod to all those peppermint sticks that are popular at this time of the year. For the sentiment I used the

Merry Christmas Recipe Greeting and die cut it using a rectangular Spellbinders die.

 

 

 

 

I thought since it was a recipe, I would embellish it with twin Gingerbread Boys, which I stamped, fussy cut and colored with Copic markers. A white gel pen was used to create the frosting zig zags, and I finished it with a die cut piece of ric rac and plastic candy :)

 

Hmmm...Now I've got cookies on the brain...lol! Well, I can't get ahead of myself. I need to get rid of my extra Halloween candy first. And speaking of Halloween, that's the theme of our

current challenge here. 

 

See ya there!

 

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!