True Ability

Hi Everyone, 

I realized I never showed off this card here on the blog, so better late than never, right?  

I colored up the Crutch Assisted Man using yellow and blue Copic markers, and then used those colors on my card base and background.  Interlocking Circle and Splatter Background were the stamps I used for my papers, and I added some sponging to the True Ability Greeting after it was die cut.

I used a punch to create the border and added some twine instead of ribbon to finish it off.  Be sure to keep up with the new releases over at DRS Designs!

Have a great day!
Karin

Heroes and Hearts

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would try a heart theme to go along with the You are my Hero Greeting on my today.

Beginning by stamping, coloring and fussy cutting the Wooden Frame Collection, I then went about choosing things to fill them with. Some pink and red punched hearts in one, the sentiment in another, and Bandages (heart embellished of course) and a butterfly (from the Three Butterflies) in the last.   

I attached them to an embossed heart background and I made a heart border for the bottom using the Scattered Hearts stamp.

For all of these stamps and many more, please check out the new designs page at the DRS Designs store!

Thanks for popping by...

Karin

Care Giver Cards

Hi Everyone,

I have a couple of cards in honor of care givers, specifically nurses and doctors.  

I used the 

A Nurse Brings...Greeting, and attached it to a background made using the Bandage stamp, and a strip embossed with hearts.  I decided to go all in with the heart theme, and added the 

Small Silhouette Heart to the center of the greeting.  For an image I stamped, colored and fussy cut  the Boo Boo Bear image, to which I added a glitter embellished heart. 

This was originally a nurse card, but once I made it, I realized nurses don't wear white coats, so a doctor card it is!  I cut a piece of cardstock in half, and folded down the inside corners for the coat. The shirt was a scrap of blue that I added behind the "V" and I glued on real buttons down the front.  I used my tag punch to make a pocket and the doctor items were stamped and fussy cut from the Medical Bag stamp.  In place of the name tag, I used the thank you that came from the 

Soldiers of America Greeting. 

The inside uses the sentiment, I just cut off the top part that mentions nurses, and added a punched heart to the bottom. 

You can find all of these stamps and many more at DRS Designs!

Have a nice day!
Karin

Tough Times

I've been enjoying stamping with the new images and greeting stamps that DRS Designs has recently released.  I made two cards using the same sentiment.  

Here I stamped and die cut Guide Dog Assisted Woman and paired that with the Tough Times Don't Last Greeting.  Using the colors from the image I made the backgrounds by stamping half with the Splatter Background stamp and half with the Argyle Background, filling it in with the matching Argyle Diamond.  I covered up the seam with a piece of printed ribbon and added a photo corner punch up top.

Here I made a quick and easy card using the same sentiment.  My mother-in-law broke her hip, and she has been one tough cookie during her recovery process, so this was made with her in mind.  I used a wet paintbrush and washed on some pink, yellow and blue ink.  One it was dry, I stamped and heat embossed Josephine the Bold right on top and only gave her some "lipstick".  

To make it a little girlie, I added some pink gems to the corners. I love how perfect the image and sentiment are together...Just the ticket for a little light hearted inspiration!

If there ever was a perfect sentiment for these times, I'd say this is it!

Pop on over to DRS Designs to get one too...

Sending you and yours stamping hugs!
Karin

Summer Cards

Hi Everyone,

We had a good heat spell last week, and since that really put me in a summer time mood, I'm celebrating the upcoming warm season with these two cards.

This underwater scene was inspired by Shelia's card with all of her colorful fish! I stamped, colored and fussy cut a few fish, along with some shells and seaweed for the bottom of the ocean floor.  Speaking of the floor, that was created with some sandy colored glitter flock, and I attached it to a background that was sponged with various blue inks.  Along with the die cut greeting, I added some punched greenery to the ocean floor.

Stamps used are as follows:

Splish Splash 

4 in 1 Seashells

4 in 1 Ocean Designs

School of Fish

3 in 1 Ocean Floor Designs

This card celebrates my favorite summer holiday, and this year we can all use a little sparkle in our lives, don't you think?

My background was created using the new Star Streamers and the sentiment is the new 

4th of July Sparkle Greeting, which I embellished with a few gems to match the strip of silver glitter.

Wishing you lots of sparkle and sunshine in the months to come!

Have a great day :)
Karin

Coast Guard & Navy

Hi Everyone,

I was really happy to find an opportunity to stamp using a couple of the military seal stamps from DRS Designs.  They have seal stamps for each different branch, which is so cool!

After a bit of fussy cutting, the Coast Guard Seal fit right inside the Porthole stamp, and I attached that onto a dry embossed star panel.  That was attached to a background stamped with the  Interlocking Star Background, which I wrapped with twine.  I completed the card with an Anchor to match the image on the Coast Guard Seal.

This card features the Navy Seal which was heat embossed.  To the blue die cut frame, I added 2 of the Patriotic Bunting that I colored and fussy cut.  I stamped the edges of the background panel using the Starry Background stamp, and the sentiment came from the USA Home of the Brave greeting.

I'm thankful for all of our military families who sacrifice so much for us everyday.  To see all of the patriotic stamps, just click here.

Happy Stamping!

Karin

Thank You Soldiers

Hi Everyone,

With Memorial Day coming upon us, I thought a couple of cards honoring our military would be appropriate for today's card share on the blog.  

I used the new Silhouette Soldiers for both of my cards.  Here I stamped and heat embossed the image and layered it onto a background that I made using Starry Background in red ink, and the

 Stars and Stipes Border in blue.

To finish it, I chose the sentiment from the bottom portion of USA Thanks to our Brave stamp.

Here I stamped the soldiers on top of the Soldiers of America Greeting, and after die cutting it, I attached it onto a background I made using the Camouflage Background.  

This one was finished by adding a couple of metal brads from my stash.  

Thank you for stopping by!
Karin

Follow Your Heart

Hi Everyone,

Who among us hasn't felt like the odd one of the group, right?  Well I just love this new sentiment which gives all of us permission to be ourselves :)

I began by stamping the School of Fish (W1038E), and coloring them up.   I dry embossed the wave background, and then cut a portion out of the middle for the fish to fit in between.

Stamping and die cutting the new Go with the Flow Follow Your Heart Greeting (W1049E), I attached that to the bottom of the card. To match the sentiment, I added the fish and coral from the 3 in 1 Ocean Floor (W1040H) which were fussy cut.

To finish off the card, I added a few punched hearts as bubbles.

For this card I used the same stamps, but made an underwater scene.

I stamped the Porthole (W1039L) twice, fussy cutting one to use as a mask for stamping the scene outside.  I sponged on some ink and then stamped the coral and seaweed using the 3 in 1 again.  I was afraid I wouldn't have room for the fish, so I ended up stamping and fussy cutting him to add separately.   

Using the Woodgrain stamp I created the background, wrapped it with a piece of twine and used the same sentiment for the greeting.  

Be sure to stop on over to DRS Designs....They will fulfill all your stamping needs and desires during this stay at home time!

Have a great day :)

Karin

Faires and Gnomes

Hi Everyone,

I have two final (well, just for now. Not forever!) fairy and gnome cards to share, and they both feature the Tiny Flying Fairy stamp.

Along with the fairy on this card, I stamped the Sleeping Gnome and Mushroom Sign Post.  

I colored the scene, and paper pieced a greeting onto the sign.  I used the 

Tiny Happy Belated Birthday for the greeting, masking off the belated portion.

I took the colors from my image panel and used them for my background, embossing one half and covering up the seam with a punched border and a piece of card stock stamp with the

 Mushroom Line Background. I added a few gems and punched corner pieces in red for embellishment.

I took inspiration from my card last week, for an easy monochromatic card.  I dry embossed my panel using a dandelion embossing folder (Darice) and punched a window for my Tiny Flying Fairy.

The best wishes greeting came from the Engagement Wishes Greeting, and I added some silver glitter glue to finish it off.

Thanks for taking the time to visit the blog today!
Karin

Gnome One Like You

Hi Everyone,

How about a couple of cards featuring the adorable Peeking Gnome to brighten up the day?  I took inspiration for this card from this post here.  

I loved the way Julie used the Stone Wall and Gate and house in the background, so I decided to make my own scene, using the Mushroom House instead.  The sky and grass were sponged first, and then I went in and stamped the house and Mushroom Line Background.   

The fence and gnome were both fussy cut and attached, and there was enough room to fit the 

Gnome One Like You Greeting right in the die cut scene.  I attached it to an embossed mushroom background and left enough room at the bottom to add a die cut fence. (Die and embossing folder both by Darice.)

This one was super easy.  I used the same stamps and embossing folder, just adding the

 Tree Slice Woodgrain behind the little window I created for the gnome to peek out.  

Thank you for visiting today and here's hoping all is well in your little corner of the world!

Happy Stamping,

Karin