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FIELD OF SYMPATHY

2012-03-21T05:00:00.001-04:00

Hello Friends! Sympathy cards are never the cards you WANT to make, but I find all too often, I do not have enough on hand. On my card today, I stamped the BROKEN FLOWER FENCE 1091K in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored the image with Prisma Color Pencils. I then used a Paper stubby and Gamsol and blended the colors in. I then used a Fantastix and White Craft Ink and sponged a cloud shape through out the sky area. Once I had the clouds as I wanted, I sprinkled White Embossing Powder and Heat Embossed the Clouds.

Using the Big Shot and Large Oval Spellbinders, I cut out an Oval in White Cardstock. I stamped the With Sympathy 687F in Memento Brown Ink. I used the Provocraft Gardens Embossing Folder on the Yellow Cardstock and layered that on a light blue card stock. I layered those pieces to the Chocolate Cardstock. I then added some Chocolate 5/8 Grosgrain Ribbon to the middle section of the card. To finish the card, I added the images using Pop Dots and added three brads to the side panel.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!

Sit, Stay and Have a Happy Day!

2012-03-20T04:00:00.001-04:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm here showing off a card made with stamps from the newest release here at DRS Designs. Personally I think they're a must have in your stamp collection, if you are a dog lover or make cards for the dog lover in your life :) The new Wags the Dog stamp is just so cute! I stamped him 3 times on brown and beige card stock and fussy cut him, adding some shading with my Copic markers. The Sit Stay Greeting is one sentiment, but I inked up each phrase separately, punched them out and added one above each pup.

I used the Dog Paw Background stamp behind the sentiment, adding one paw print from it as embellishment on each portion of the phrase.

Be sure to stop by DRS Designs and check out all of the newest stamps right here!

Thanks so much for visiting with us here at the blog and have a great day!

Karin

Easter Bunny

2012-03-19T00:01:00.006-04:00

Happy Monday Everyone! Today I want to share two cards created with the same DRS Design stamps and same layout. I made these for my two grandchildren for Easter. The cards are exactly the same, I just used different colored CS and Copics.

I started with a white card and added the green and pink panels after running them through the CB with the dotted swiss folder. The jelly beans (241D) were stamped in Memento Black on 1 1/4 in. white panels. After coloring the beans with various Copic Markers, the panels were attached to slightly larger yellow and purple panels and attached to the card. The Easter Bunny (639G) was stamped in Memento Black on white CS, colored with Copics, cut out and attached to the card with foam dots for dimension.

The sketch is from SCS Sketch Challenge last week. It's a fun and easy design.

Until next time,
shelia

Cat in the Bag

2012-03-18T00:05:00.002-04:00

Hello, hope your having a great day.

My card today uses the Cat in Bag 1118H, Cats Meow Birthday 1125G, and Polka Dots Background. First I attached the orange cardstock to the front of a cream card. I stamped the polka dot background with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and cut them into strips. These were attached to the front of the card. I stamped the Cats meow with the rich cocoa ink and cut it out with a spellbinders die this was layered onto brown card that was cut with a spellbinders die and attached to front of the card. The cat was stamped with the rich cocoa and colored with copic markers, it was cutout with a spellbinders die and layered on to brown card.
　
Copic, E57,E00.E53,YR000,C1,C00,YR02,YR00,YR04,R81
　
Have a wonderful day,

Janett

Who let the dogs out???

2012-03-17T00:48:00.000-04:00

Happy Saturday! We are still having record breaking temperatures here in Colorado and this fun, new Playful pups image makes believe in Spring! Every time I use the Who let the dogs out greeting, I get that silly song stuck in my head. Who, who, who?.... Also, used the dog paw background on the kiwi kiss layer and then embossed that and the marina mist layer with the lattice ef.

Head on over to the DRS Designs store for lots of fun, fresh images to make some sweet creations!

Pam

Happy Tails to You!

2012-03-16T00:08:00.002-04:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!
I hope your week has been fabulous! This started out to be my CAS Challenge card for yesterday (if you haven't seen the DRS Thursday Challenge, please check it out!) But as things sometimes do, it got out of hand and ended up not as CAS as it was supposed to be. After the mishap, I surrendered and added a few more layers and extras.

It was going really well and I guess that should have been my first clue that it was all about to head south. My little dog Spot (or should I say Spots), was stamped and I added a little tan color to him and some spots cause he just looks like a Spot to me. And I had made a pretty quick background on the tan c/s using just one stripe of the woven plaid border. I was attaching Spot to his layer and I dunno...something that looked like ink...don't know where it came from...smudged the upper right WHITE corner of Spot's little box. I was able to save Spot by cutting him out and attaching him to another white layer (I washed my hands first). But by then it wasn't CAS any more.

So I punched the lower edge of the greeting panel then used pinking shears on it. I used a 1" circle punch on the button ribbon slide and threaded thru some left over thin strips of bg. I attached it to a slightly larger die cut circle and my 4.25 x 5.50 card was finished. Not exactly CAS but not too involved either.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
stamps: Happy Tails to You Greeting, Wags the Dog, Woven Plaid, Button Ribbon Slide
paper: white, tan, black
ink: Ancient Page Coal, Fluid Chalk toffee
accessories: Tombow markers, black Permapaque marker, 1" circle punch, Spellbinders circle die, Argyle border punch (EK Success), pinking shears

Challenge #16-CAS

2012-03-15T00:01:00.040-04:00

Happy Challenge Thursday!

Congratulations to
Dorothy S.,
you are the winner of last weeks color challenge. Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

Well, if your schedule is hectic like mine then you know how much you look forward to Clean and Simple. It's a break from the routine and allows for a bit of extra free time! So, this week, we want to see your CAS cards. Remember, go lightly on the layers, keep the embellishments to a minimum, and you could find yourself the winner of the Daisy Bouquet (671L) and the Special Friend Birthday Greeting (009E).

We hope the Clean and Simple cards created by the DT inspire you to play along!

Shelia

Karin

Pam

Janett

Julie

Sue

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BUTTERFLY SPRAY

2012-03-14T05:00:00.001-04:00

Hello Everyone, Chrissy D here, hailing from Wisconsin where it is in the 60's this week! That is like a heat wave! I know all of your Southern friends are probably thinking, Really? Well... please note that from Wisconsin, 60's is a heat wave! :)

What better than to kick off our gorgeous week with a bright and cheerful card? To create the background on this card, I took my Ink Spots and wiped them across the card stock on an angle! I used three different colors...Real Red, Only Orange and Yoyo Yellow. I then used some Heat &Stick Powder and stamped the FOUR CORNER BUTTERFLY 385M using Versamark Ink and sprinkled Gold Glitter over the stamped portion. I then heated the heat set the Glitter with my Heat tool. Once the cardstock has cooled, Iadded the three Polka Dot Ribbons in coordinating colors.

I stamped the Leaf Butterfly Spray 1098M on white card stock using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I then colored in the image using my Prismacolor Pencils and mounted the image on the card base with Dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed my project today! May your day be as bright and wonderful as it is! Thanks for stopping by!

Sympathy to You

2012-03-13T04:00:00.001-04:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm popping in today with a sympathy card made with a couple of the newest stamps from DRS Designs. I already know that this Dogwood Branch stamp is going to be a go to favorite of mine. It's simply beautiful, no matter what colors you choose to make the flowers :) I colored mine with Copics and added Stickles to the centers for a bit of embellishment.

I created my backgrounds using Interlocking Circles and Woven Plaid. The Interlocking Circles were stamped 3 times using, orange, green and yellow inks. The Extending Sympathy stamp is also from this newest release.

Thanks for dropping by the blog today. You'll want to come back frequently, because the DRS Designs DT are showing off all the newest stamps!

Have a great day!

Cat's Meow Birthday Greeting

2012-03-12T00:01:00.007-04:00

Happy Monday. Trust you all had a wonderful weekend.

Today I want to share a card created with some of DRS Designs just released stamps - Cat in the Bag (1118H) and Cat's Meow Birthday (1125G) as well as the Cat Paws Background (698H). These new stamps are so cute and make adorable birthday cards for children and cat lovers of all ages!

The card base is pink card stock. The Cat Paw Background (698H) is stamped in Versacolor Petal Pink ink on white card stock. After punching the corners, I attached it to black card stock and punched the corners on it too. Black gingham ribbon was added to top of this panel before attaching it to the card base. I used my bow easy to make a small gingham bow. The sentiment (1125G) was stamped in Memento Black on white card stock and then layered on pink and black before attaching it to the main panel. The Cat in the Bag image (1118H) was also stamped in Memento Black on white card stock. I colored the image with my Copics and then cut the image out. It is attached to the main panel with foam dots for some dimension.

Hope you like it!

Until next time,
shelia

Hope Achieves

2012-03-11T00:05:00.001-05:00

Good morning, hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Today I wanted to share a card made with the Dogwood Branch 1092H and Hope 1087H stamp. First I stamped the Dogwood Branch with memento tuxedo black ink on to a quarter sheet of white card stock to create a background then I colored them with copic markers after trimming this paper I layered it onto black card. This was attached to a green card. I stamped Hope in black ink onto white card trimmed to size then using a copic marker I drew around to edges. This was layered onto black card and attached to the card front.

Copic, G21,YG63,V04,V06,V000,YG0000
　
Have a wonderful day,

Janett

Sealed with a Prayer

2012-03-10T00:01:00.002-05:00

My card today features our newly released Spring Crocus and Sealed with a Prayer greeting. The image was stamped in burnt umber and colored with markers in crushed curry, garden green, old olive and the sky was sponged in with baja breeze using a scallop circle as a mask for clouds. An embossing folder was used with the crushed curry layer and some pretty ribbon to finish it off. The sentiment is an oval and I used a bit bigger punch and colored in the outside edge. These are starting to find there way through the ground in my yard!

Pam

Butterfly Circle

2012-03-09T00:08:00.001-05:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I hope your week has been great! I think Spring has Sprung...at least around here. Tomorrow DRS Designs will have some beautiful new images released! This wonderful Butterfly & Branch is just one of them. This is also for the Card Patterns Sketch 155 which DRS Designs is sponsoring! Today's the last day so be sure to check it out. I know y'all are up for a challenge and prizes never hurt, so while you're looking, take a gander at the DRS Thursday Challenge.

This new image just seemed made to be an out of the box circle so that's the route I took. It's colored w/ markers and I added two cut out butterflies on top for a little extra something. Actually, the color scheme for this card came about because of the the dotty band running across the bottom. I made it months ago (around Christmas) intending to use it and never did. Saw it in my stash and went...hmmmm... It was made by white embossing the polka dot border on white c/s and then sponging on the ladybug red ink.
I used a scallop edge die to cut the bottom of the sentiment panel then attached my dotty bg and layered circle on top. A red die cut flourish vine and 3 little shimmery round "button" objects (the pkg name says "Candi" but I don't know what to call them). The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
stamps: (NEW!!) Leaf Butterfly Spray, Polka Dot Background, Thinking of You...
paper: white, red
ink: Ancient Page coal, Memories sky blue, Colorbox frost white pigment, Memento ladybug
accessories: white embossing powder, Spellbinders circle dies, Memory Box flourish vine die, Tombow markers, Quickutz scallop edge die

Challenge #15-Green, Yellow & Black

2012-03-08T00:01:00.054-05:00

Hello Friends!

Welcome back to challenge Thursday here on the DRS Designs blog. Big thanks to all of our participants over the last several weeks and big congrats to last week's winner,
Michelle (Whirligig)!

Please claim your prize by contacting us at info@drsdesigns.com.

For our next challenge we're going to help you get ready for Easter by giving away the Big Bunny Face (639g) and the One Line Happy Easter (665b) stamps. It's a color challenge, and we hope the DRS DT has inspired you to create cards using Green, yellow, and black!

Karin

Janett

Pam

Shelia

Julie

Silhouette Branch Background

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EASTER LILY AND CROSSES

2012-03-07T05:00:00.000-05:00

Hello my friends! Today is DRS Designs Wednesday! Have you joined in the fun and the weekly Challenges with DRS Designs? Each Thursday, Drs Designs offers a challenge and a prize to a participant! You can see the current challenge HERE.

To create my card today, I started with Heat embossing the Easter Oval with Lily and Crosses with Black Embossing Powder on Craft Card stock. I then colored the images in with Gamsol and Prisma Color Pencils. I cut out the frame using Paper Snips and layered it on Espresso Card stock.

I ran another piece of Craft Card stock through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing folder and layered that with the Espresso Cardstock. I folded the 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Pink Card stock in half and tied two strips of Blue stitched Offray ribbon around with a bow to create the panels and adhered the diamond layers to the card stock. Using Dimensionals, I added the Easter Oval with Lily and Crosses layers to finish off the card.

On my second card today, I used the same set called Easter Oval with Lily and Crosses. I stamped, colored and cut out this image. I layered the image with a Spellbinders Oval in Orange Card stock. Using the Top Note Die, I cut out the White and Craft Card stock. I trimmed the border of the White Card stock and adhered it to the Craft Card stock. I ran it through the Big Shot again using the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder. I adhered the additional layers to the Top Note Die shaped card stock. I stamped the Four Corner Butterfly in the background using Crumb Cake Ink. Using ATG Tape, I adhered the White Cardstock with the Butterfly Background to the Orange Cardstock and attached that to the 11" x 4 1/4" Craft Card stock.

Before adhering the Top Note Die card stock to the card base, I tied a orange grosgrain ribbon around it. To finish the card, I added 3 Dew Drops using Mini Glue Dots to adhere them to the card.

I hope you enjoyed my cards today! Have a wonderful day!

Happy Easter

2012-03-06T04:00:00.060-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I have a bright Easter card coming your way today made with stamps from DRS Designs. I don't think a crocus flower comes in red, but a red, yellow and green color combo always looks so fresh and happy to me, that I feel OK about my artistic license :)

I'm not sure how well it shows up, but my red base was stamped using the Woven Plaid stamp and red ink, for a tone on tone look. I used the Easy Dot background to make my custom paper. I LOVE this stamp! It's not new to the DRS catalog, but it's totally one of my favorites. It's so forgiving and you can't make a mistake when creating your custom paper. There's no lining anything up, the dots are random and it works. Every. Time.

The middle strip was made with the Open Plaid stamped in green and those Spring Crocus in the Tub are just so sweet! And like I do many times, I stamped and cut apart the One Line Happy Easter sentiment to make it fit my card.

This week you have 2 chances at winning a DRS Designs prize! We have our weekly Thursday challenge at the blog, and DRS Designs is also the sponsor of the Card Patterns sketch challenge!

Here is the card I made in support:

And these are the stamps I used for the card:

Circle Lily

Girl Swirl

1 Line Heartfelt Condolences

Thanks for peeking in and good luck in the challenges!

Karin

Happy Easter

2012-03-05T00:01:00.001-05:00

Good Morning Everyone. Hope you had a wonderful weekend. My daughter is visiting from Virginia and we've spent most of the weekend shopping and making plans for her wedding in November. It's pretty exciting!!

Today I want to share an Easter card made with DRS Designs Lily and Cross (234K) and the Faith at Easter Sentiment (427G). I think these two stamps go together so well and make a lovely Easter card that celebrates the true meaning of Easter.

The image was stamped in Memento Black on white card stock, colored with Copic markers, fussy cut and then layered on a yellow oval that was cut with nesties. The sentiment was also stamped in Memento Black on white card stock and then layered on the same yellow card stock that was punched with a MS border punch. Everything is attached to white card stock that was embossed using the CB Damask embossing folder. A sheer yellow ribbon was added before this layer was attached to the yellow card. Hope you like it.

Until next time,
shelia

Spring Crocus

2012-03-04T00:05:00.001-05:00

Good morning, hope you are enjoying your Sunday. We have had some great spring weather this week, everything is starting to bud and bloom.

The card that I want to share with you today was made using DRS designs Spring Crocus 1066H and Butterfly Ribbon Slide 681D. I stamped the crocus with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copic markers. I used a Spellbinder die to cut out the image and layered it on to purple paper that was cut with a Spellbinder die. The butterfly was stamped, colored, and cut out. I wrapped a ribbon around a piece of brown card and layered it onto a white card. The Crocus image was attached to the card front. And the butterfly was pop-up.

　
Copics- V15, V17, E33,E53,R89,E37,YG63,G99

　
Have a wonderful day,

Janett

You Light up my Life!

2012-03-03T00:01:00.005-05:00

I chose this card to post today as I am in Florida! A much needed vacation. Maybe I'll even get to see some glow worms!

I stamped my glow worm in black and used a combo of stickles and pearlescent watercolors to give him lots of shimmer. His rosy cheeks were added with a blender pen and pink ink. The gray metallic paper was embossed with an edge folder and for the sun, I punched a circle and freehand cut the sun rays. Next, I stamped the You light up my life sentiment and cut it up to fit my space....Lots of rhinestone bling!

Well, it is time for me to go enjoy the sunshine and some swimming. Lots of girl time, too! Lucky me to be with my sisters, aunt, cousin and my neighbor.

Pam

Easter Daffodils

2012-03-02T00:08:00.000-05:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

Are you enjoying the unusually warm weather where you are? Around here, it feels more like May than the first of March. So the weather had me thinking blooming flowers and Easter is on its way.

For my Easter card, I colored the daffys and an extra butterfly. I die cut a circle out of the golden yellow and attached it over the image. A larger flower shaped die was used to cut the shape out of the green. After die cutting, I used an all over flower embossing folder on the green. I used an eighth inch hole punch to punch the little yellow and white circles I added to the flower centers.

The greeting was die cut using a banner die and the finished card is 4.25 x 5.50.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
stamps: Daffodil Butterfly Circle, One Line Happy Easter
paper: white, golden yellow, grass green
ink: Ancient Page coal
accessories: Tombow markers, Spellbinders banner & circle dies, Quickutz nested flower die, Cuttlebug embossing folder (part of the With Gratitude set), 1/8 inch hole punch

Challenge #14 Sketch Challenge

2012-03-01T00:01:00.050-05:00

Can you believe it's Thursday already?!?!? It's challenge day here on the DRS Designs blog!!!

Congratulations to our winner from last week's "Use a Tag" challenge,
Joy aka DaiseyFreak.
Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

This week we are changing things up a bit and we want to see what you can do with this sketch. Use this sketch for inspiration on your own project and you could be the selected winner of your choice of 3 stamps from DRS Designs.

We hope the DRS DT has inspired you to play along. Here are the cards we created using this sketch.

Shelia

Janett

Julie

Chrissy D

Sue

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SPREAD A LITTLE SUNSHINE

2012-02-29T05:00:00.002-05:00

Hello Everyone - Are you as ready for some sunshine as I am? This is Chrissy D here - welcome to the DRS Designs Blog! With a gray day here looming ahead in Wisconsin, all I can say is bring on the sunshine!

So if we can't have the real thing, let's make some cards that will make us smile! This Glowworm (1044D) is just the stamp to do it. Add to that this FUN Glowworm sentiment (1048G) and you are sure to bring out a giggle in someone.

I stamped the Fly Away Hearts and Flowers (359P) and the Glowworm sentiment (1048G) in Versamark ink and sprinkles White Embossing Powder over it and heat embossed the image. I used Prismacolor Pencils and a Signo White Gel Pen to color in the flowers and hearts. I stamped the Glowworm (1044D) in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and color him using Prismacolor Pencils. I cut him out and popped him up with Glue Dots. I added a strip of white card stock along the top and White Satin Ribbon along the bottom. I used the Viva Pearl Pen Clear to add the three dots in the corner.

I hope you enjoyed my card today. Have an AMAZING day! Thank you for stopping by!

Embossed Cross

2012-02-28T04:00:00.007-05:00

Hi Everyone,

Can you believe that we are nearing the end of February already? I don't know about you, but I'm ready for spring to come. Not only for the flowers, but for more daylight too :)

Anyway, my card today is a monochromatic one with the main image of the Lily Sympathy Cross heat embossed using white embossing powder. I think using this technique on the card, really shows off the elegance and detail of this image. And, while this is labeled as a sympathy cross, I love this image for Easter time as well :) I then used a coordinating ink and stamped the Sealed with a Prayer, before cutting it out with my oval die.

To finish the card, all I did was add some layers, one of those being a dry embossed one, and attached everything with some pop dots for a bit of dimension.

Have you had a chance to play along in our weekly challenge? The theme for this week is "Use a Tag" Hope to see you there!

Have a great day,

Karin

Happy Monday

2012-02-27T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hope everyone had a nice weekend. My husband was gone all weekend to a Men's Retreat, so it was just me and the dog. But I had lots of time to make cards!! For today I've made another Easter card using DRS Designs lovely Flower Trio (1036K) and Easter sentiment (1029D).

I stamped the image in the center of the white card stock, then used a mask and stamped the image two more times, once to the right and once to the left of the center flowers. I colored the image with copics and then sponged some Bashful Blue around the flowers. I layered the white panel on some yellow card stock and attached it to the pink card. I added a layer of green card stock that was punched with a grass border. Finally a white layer was punched with the Martha Stewart fence border. I stamped Easter blessings on this layer. A sheer pink ribbon was added before the panel was attached to the card.

Hope you like it.

Until next time,
shelia

With Faith

2012-02-26T00:06:00.001-05:00

Happy Sunday everyone hope your having a wonderful weekend.

My card today uses the new stamp With Faith 1025G. For the background I stamped Cross 1073B and embossed in gold, then I masked the cross and stamped the Star 1059G with perfect Medium, removed the mask and covered with Perfect Pearls. With Faith was stamped with Ranger Distress Ink, (Walnut Stain) and it was cut out with a spellbinder die. I stamped the Daffodil Butterfly Circle, colored the flowers with yellow copics and cut them out, I used foam tape to pop them up.

　
　
Stamps used- With Faith1025G, Cross 1022B, Star1059G Daffodil Butterfly Circle 1073L

Have a wonderful day,

Janett

Bright Easter Blessings

2012-02-25T00:01:00.002-05:00

Good Saturday! I hope that everyone is enjoying their weekend. My card today features DRS Designs new releases: Daffodil Butterfly Circle and the greeting Easter Blessings. I stamped the image in noir black and used pearlescent watercolors to color the entire image. I embossed the blue, pink and olive with a dotted ef, added some daffodil ribbon and we'll call it finished!

Take care,

Pam

Stained Glass Window

2012-02-24T00:08:00.002-05:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I hope you're having a terrific week! With all this crazy weather...warm...cold...warm...warmer...cold...etc, I know a lot of people have had the flu or the sniffles or major allergies. Seems most everything is starting to bloom about a month early so count me in the allergy group. Love the blooming, hate the sneezing, lol. Some days I feel like a walking allergy med commercial.

So anyway, I've been working on some Easter cards and finished a fairly quick and easy little card I want to share today. On white c/s, I stamped the lily cross image and added a little color. I did this really quickly since I knew I wanted a vellum overlay and some of the detail would be lost anyway. The stained glass oval was stamped on vellum w/ the gray ink and I sprinkled on the ep immediately (since it's dye ink) and heat embossed it. I sponged on a little of the pink ink onto the back side of the vellum and added just a little darker pink w/ a marker. I embossed the greeting on the marbled pink c/s using the same ep and the black ink. The window was die cut out of the pink. Then I used an embossing folder so it wouldn't look too plain. The vellum, then the image were attached underneath and then onto a 5.50 x 4.25 white card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
stamps: Lily Sympathy Cross. Oval Stained Glass, Impossible Faith Greeting
paper: white, marbled pink, vellum
ink: Ancient Page coal & stone gray, Distress Ink spun sugar
accessories: stardust embossing powder, Tombow markers, Spellbinders labels 13 die, Sizzix tulip border (SU) embossing folder

Challenge #13-Use a Tag

2012-02-23T00:01:00.055-05:00

Hi Everyone!

It's Karin here, welcoming you back for another great challege here at the DRS Designs blog. But first, let me announce the winner of last weeks "Words Only" challenge.

Congratulations Debbie S.!

Please contact info@drsdesigns.com regarding your prize :)

Now for this week our challenge theme is "Use a Tag". So, weather you make one or die cut one, or do something even more creative than that, we want to see your tags! One lucky winner will be selected to win a $10.00 DRS Designs Gift Certificate!

Here are some creations from the DRS Designs design team to get your mojo flowing!

Shelia

Karin

Julie

Janett

Sue

Big Thing Friendship Greeting (284H)

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JOSEPHINE AND THE GLOWWORM!

2012-02-22T05:00:00.002-05:00

Hello Friends, Chrissy D here! I created this card a few weeks ago for the Background Paper and must have never clicked publish! I am including the Current Challenge card too. Today is your LAST CHANCE to join us, so we hope you will play along. This week's Challenge is to create a card with Words Only.

For my first card, I inked the Easy Dot Background in red ink and stamped it on white cardstock that measured 3 7/8" x 5 1/8". I layered it on black card stock that measures 4" x 5 1/4" and that upon red card stock that measures 4 1/2" x 11".

I stamped Josephine the Bold in Tuxedo black Memento Ink and colored her up with my Copic markers - R46, R24, R20, E00, E11, R20, E47. I stamped the Dear Housework Greeting in the same ink on white card stock and tilted it off on an angle. I wrapped around 3 strips of Black and White Gingham ribbon andadded buttons to finish this off.

The Glowworm Greeting Sentiment on this second card makes me smile! This would be PERFECT to brighten someone who is having a rough day! What better to make someone else smile?

For this card, I ran the yellow cardstock through the Big Shot and used a Sizzix embossing folder. It was a Bit "too yellow" so I ran my White Craft Ink Pad over it to create a more subtle background. I stamped the Glowworm Greeting on white card stock cut out with Labels Ten and my Grand Calibur. I layered it on the raspberry card stock and trimmed it with my scissors.

I cut out the Cheery Lynn Designs Fancyiful Flourish Die in Green card stock and adhered it with Mini Glue Dots. I stamped the CUTE Glowworm with Memento Tuxedo black Ink on White Storm card stock and colored with my Copic Markers Y15, Y11 and a touch of YR23. I cut out the Glowworm and used some Dimensionals to pop him up. I added a few Dew Drops to the corners with Mini Glue Dots to finish it off!

We hope you will join in on the fun and play in our challenge! Tomorrow we will have a new challenge for you! Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Glow Worm

2012-02-21T04:00:00.040-05:00

Hi Everyone,

Super funny greeting coming your way today...Ready for it?

Are you still laughing over the Glow Worm Greeting? LOL! I decided to make it the main focus of my card and added the new Glow Worm stamp in the corner to compliment it. Isn't his face happy? I chose a monochromatic color scheme, so my coloring was limited to one Copic marker (Y21) and some Stickles. Some days I just love easy, don't you? I used the Polka Dot Background stamp along the bottom and the Interlocking Flower Background was used for my flower embellishments. Simply stamp, cut and place :) Lastly, I chose a striped ribbon for down the side of my card.

Hope this put a smile on your face today :) And be sure to check out all of the most recent stamps from DRS Designs right here!

Karin

Daffodil Blessings

2012-02-20T00:01:00.003-05:00

Happy Presidents Day!

Today I want to share another Easter card. I love daffodils and this new stamp from DRS Designs is so pretty with the butterfly flitting around the flowers!

I started by stamping the daffodil stamp (1073L) in Memento Black ink on white card stock and then coloring it with Copics. I hand cut the image out and layered it on some purple card stock. The card base is the same purple with a yellow panel. I stamped Easter Blessings (1029D) in Memento Black on the yellow panel before embossing it with a Cuttlebug folder. Before attaching the yellow panel, I added some white lace and a purple strip punched with a Martha Stewart border punch. A smaller yellow panel with DRS Designs Butterfly background (536H) stamped in VersaColor Lavender was added to this. And finally the daffodil image was layered on top.

Hope you like it.

Until next time,

shelia

Dear Housework

2012-02-18T00:01:00.002-05:00

Well, I wish I didn't have to do it! My card today features two new stamps available for purchase at DRS Designs...Josephine the Bold and Dear Housework Greeting. Josephine looks like she means business, doesn't she? The more creations I see with this stamp, the more she is becoming a definite favorite of mine! I used turquoise and orange white core cardstock and ran the turquoise and orange strip through a dotted ef. Some fun dotted ribbon and a button.....a bunched border, too.

My hubby and I are going to the home and garden show this weekend. I look forward to some new ideas for my garden and my craft room:) I would love my wood floors redone, too! Oh, yeah.......I hope we win a million dollar prize for all the things I'd like to do!

Take care,

Pam

Easter Window

2012-02-17T00:08:00.000-05:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

Today I want to share a fairly simple Easter card. The blue background was embossed with a folder and the two windows were die cut. I added a bit of "lace" for the curtains with a border punch and the sentiment was slightly bowed to fit in the right window.

The spring crocus was stamped on water color paper, colored w/ markers and cut out. I did the same with the three butterflies. Except for the cutting (which really doesn't take too long), this was pretty quick.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
stamps: Spring Crocus, Three Butterflies, One Line Happy Easter
paper: lt blue, white, water color
ink: Ancient Page coal
accessories: Tombow markers, Memory Box Small Madison window die, Sizzix (SU) tulip frame embossing folder, Martha Stewart doily lace border punch

Challenge #12 Words Only!

2012-02-16T00:01:00.045-05:00

Jennifer here again to welcome you back to the weekly challenge here at DRS Designs!

Congratulations to the winner of our "Create Your Own Pattern Paper" challenge from last week,

Agnes!

Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

This weeks challenge theme is:

Words Only!

No images allowed, the primary focus of your project should be just words.

I created this card using a few if the stamps we are giving away to one lucky participant.

This week's winner will win:

Silhouette Butterfly Background (536H)

Interlocking Flower Background (813H)

I hope our DT has inspired you to use Words this week:

Shelia

Janett

Julie

Sue

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DRAMA MAMA!

2012-02-15T05:01:00.002-05:00

Hello Everyone! Chrissy D here coming by to share another project! I think these stamps are so much fun, however, as the mother of a whiny 7 year old, I do NOT want her to save the Drama for her Mama! I would much rather have her go else where and whine. :)

On the white card stock, I stamped the Dear Housework Greeting repeatedly using a turquoise marker to color the image. I then ran it through my Big Shot using a floral embossing folder. I layered it on black card stock. I stamped the Drama Mama greeting on a Light turquoise card stock and layered that on black card stock. The dark turquoise card stock measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". I used Viva Pearl Pen in Black to add the three dots along the bottom. Using Memento Black Ink, I stamped Josephine the Bold and colored her up using Copic Markers. I finished the card by tying a bow using Stitched Black Ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed my project today! Thank you for stopping by to look!

Unattractive Housework

2012-02-14T04:00:00.005-05:00

Hi Everyone,

Don't you just love a card that tickles your funny bone? Well, this one does it for me!

I so would rather be doing something crafty than washing floors or cleaning the stove. Even with my smooth cook top range, it's one of my least favorite chores!

I think the retro look of Josephine the Bold and Dear Housework sentiment are just over the top cute :) Since the image was a throwback, I made a little yo-yo embellishment and took the color inspiration for the card, from the material I used.

After stamping my Interlocking Circles background, I colored them in to match and I used white embossing powder, as well as the new Retro Starburst stamp for the back drop to my card.

Have you checked out the stamps in the new releases section yet? Lots of great designs and I know you will love them :)

And one last thing, Happy Valentine's Day to you!

Karin

With Faith Bookmark

2012-02-13T00:01:00.003-05:00

Happy Monday Everyone!

Today I want to share something I am making for some volunteers I work with at my church. I wanted to make Easter cards for each one, but wanted a little something to go with. So I decided to add a little pocket to my card and insert a removal bookmark. Hope you like it!

I used pink and white card stock. The white panel is embossed with a textured CB embossing folder. The pink panel behind the book mark is stamped with DRS Designs butterfly background (536H) in SU Pretty in Pink ink. The pink pocket is embossed with the CB dotted swiss embossing folder. I added a ribbon to the pocket and a small label with DRS Designs Easter Blessings sentiment (1029D).

The bookmark is sponged with Pretty in Pink ink and has DRS Designs Faith sentiment (1025G) stamped in Stazon Black ink. I added a couple of small punched pink butterflies and a larger one. They have tiny half pearls down the middle of their bodies. (don't think you can see it in the photo). The same pink ribbon was added to the bookmark.

Until next time,
shelia

Poka Dot Flower Trio

2012-02-12T00:06:00.001-05:00

Good Morning, everyone. Well winter has arrived in Georgia, we even had a few snow flakes on Saturday morning.

The card that I’m sharing with you today is Polka Dot Flower Trio 1036k. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo black Ink, and colored with copic markers. I used spellbinder die to cut it out and layered it onto purple card that was cut with a spellbinder die. This was layered onto pink card and attached to a white card. I stamped Ladybug and Butterfly card edger 811p onto white card and colored it with copic markers. I trimmed it with a paper cutter and layered it on to purple card, it was attached to the bottom of the card.

Have a wonderful day,

Janett

Janetts Place

With Faith...

2012-02-11T08:55:00.002-05:00

Good morning to everyone in blogland! Guess what? Colorado got more snow......Now all of the old stuff looks new again!

My card today features our new Daffodil Butterfly Circle and the beautiful Impossible Faith Greeting. The background was done with the large original plaid background. I decided to go bright and colored the main image with blender pen and a daffodil delight marker, wild wasabi for the green and the butterfly was done with purple and wild wasabi. The plaid was stamped with daffodil delight and only orange. A pretty ribbon for the finishing touch! Hop on over to the DRS Designs store for some terrific new images.

Have a great weekend!

I am going with my family to Cirque du Soleil's show Drallion tonight!

Easter Blessings

2012-02-10T00:08:00.000-05:00

by Julie Warner - the Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I hope y'all had a chance to check out the DRS Thursday Challenge. Some super inspiration cards there and we hope to see your entry! Today I'm featuring a lovely new Easter Blessings greeting. I paired it with the Lily Corner and used a pale yellow and white color combo. I stamped the lily corner as a background on the white layer and cut out a few more stamped lilies to add in the lower left corner and one under the sentiment.
The sentiment was die cut and I sponged a little of the banana cream ink around the edges while the die was still in place. The cut out lilies were attached to my embossed yellow panel and I added a little bow on top.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
stamps: 1 Line Easter Blessing, Lily Corner
paper: white, pale yellow
ink: Ancient Page coal, Colorbox banana cream pigment
accessories: Sizzix flourish & dots embossing folder, Spellbinders mega ovals, labels 17 & fancy tags 2 dies, moire ribbon

Challenge #11 Make your Own Pattern Paper

2012-02-09T00:01:00.061-05:00

Hello Friends!

Welcome back to the DRS Designs Blog for another weekly challenge. I'd like to start this week by congratulating

Sue Law!
You are the winner of our Birthday Card Challenge! Thanks so much for playing along! Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

This week, we'd like to see you make your own pattern paper. Show us your projects using this technique and you will be entered to win your choice of 3 Background stamps from DRS Designs! To enter, please link up your project below using the InLinkz feature below. Deadline for this challenge is 6pm EST Wednesday February 15th. Winner will be announced right here on the blog next Thursday.

These cards were made by the DRS Designs Design Team.

I hope they inspire you to play along!

Shelia

Sue

Janett

Julie

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ZEN HEARTS

2012-02-08T05:00:00.002-05:00

Hello Everyone! I hope this finds you having a WONDERFUL week!! This is Chrissy D sharing a card I created using a technique called the Zen Stamping from the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

I used a Square Lattice Embossing Folder on the white cardstock and layered that on black card stock. I adhered those layers to the red card stock that measures at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". I stamped the Scattered Hearts Stamp and then used a Black Spica Copic Pen to create the ZEN technique. I used the Red Spica Copic Pen to color around the hearts to add a little zing to my Zen. I layered this white layer on black card stock and punched the border using the eyelet border punch. The sentiment is called One Line Valentine Greeting I finished the card with this gorgeous Red Satin Ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed my project today! Don't forget to come by tomorrow for the DRS Designs Challenge!! Have a wonderful week!

Time for Flowers

2012-02-07T04:00:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm about ready for some flowers, so I'm just really happy about all the spring like stamps that have been released here at DRS Designs. Even if I can't see them in the yard yet, I'm happy to use them on some card making. Next best thing to the real thing, right?

I used the new stamp named Polka Dot Flower Trio and colored it in with assorted Copic markers, adding a few highlights with a white gel pen when I was done.

I took inspiration from my completed image for my background papers, using Silhouette Butterflies and Interlocking Flowers to create them. To change things up, I used a piece of washi tape in the center, instead my usual piece of ribbon. It actually came from an assortment pack of Christmas themed washi tape in my stash of stuff, but it worked out just fine with this color combo. I added a button to the center of some die cut flowers and my cheerful card was complete.

There's still time to link up your card for our Thursday challenge here at the DRS Designs blog. This weeks theme is Birthdays and to see the newest stamps from DRS, just click here.

Have a great day!
Karin

Is it too early for Easter??

2012-02-06T00:01:00.000-05:00

Happy Feb. 6th. Today I want to share a card featuring 3 new stamps from DRS Designs - Easter Blessings (1029D), Spring Crocus (1066H) and Impossible Faith Greeting (1025G).

I just love early spring flowers and was so excited to see this cute crocus stamp from DRS Designs! I stamped the image in Memento black on white CS, then colored it with my copics. Nesties were used to cut out the image and layer it on purple CS. I stamped the Impossible Faith greeting in the same ink, cut it out, rounded a couple of the corners and layered it on purple CS too. Easter Blessings was stamped on the pink card in black Memento. Some half pearls were added to finish off the look.

Seeing this image of early spring flowers just makes me smile! Hope you like it!

Until next time,
shelia

Daffodil Butterfly Circle

2012-02-05T00:01:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone, today I have a to new release stamp to share

Daffodil Butterfly Circle 1073L

I just love this stamp it can be used in so many ways. Today I made a

Birthday Card.

After stamping the image in black ink, I used my copic markers to color.

It was cut out with a circle spellbinder die and layered on to a black

circle cut with a Lacey circle Spellbinder die.

The background was created with the Woven Plaid background stamp.

I only inked up the medium strip and stamped it several times, I sponged the

edges with antique linen Distress Ink. This was layered onto a black card.

I stamped the Polka Dots 688p with black ink and sponged the edges with the

antique linen, that was layered onto black card, and attached at the bottom

of the card. Happy birthday 250B was stamped with black ink. I trimmed it

with my paper trimmer, and sponged the edges with the antique linen added

A piece of black card and attached it to the Polka Dot strip. A black lace

Bow was added.

Have a wonderful day,

Janett
Supplies used:
Stamps - 1073L- Daffodil Butterfly Circle, 613P Woven Plaid, 688P Polka
Dots, 250 B Happy Birthday.
Copics - E57,E53,E33,E00, Yoo,Y11,Y17,Y19.Y38, YG95,YG97
Memento Tuxedo Black and Distress Ink Antique Linen

Sealed with a Prayer

2012-02-04T00:01:00.002-05:00

Yeah!!!! DRS Designs' new releases are out today....go check them out here.

A fairly simple card but I love the way it came out. I used the embossing folder on the metallic white layer and the marina mist layer. Before embossing the white layer, I randomly stamped the awesome cross. I cut one cross out and placed on top of the marina mist ribbon. The sentiment...Sealed with a Prayer is new as well and I stamped it in marina mist and then used a large oval punch to cut it out.

We are pretty buried in snow.....as of right now, we have almost 2 feet and it is still snowing. Unfortunately, I am a bachlorette this weekend. My husband is golfing in Mesquite...and watching the Super Bowl....off to do more shoveling.

Take care,

Pam

My Motto

2012-02-03T00:02:00.003-05:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

Yep, that note says it all! That's my motto...all the way. I even have a note pad on my fridge that says "The only reason I have a kitchen is because it came with the house." Don't get me wrong. I can cook; I just don't want to. I don't even like to think about what's for dinner. So if my husband doesn't give 2 weeks notice that he's tired of a dish, the rule is, officially he still likes it. :) And to paraphrase Erma Bombeck "My second favorite household chore is cleaning (she said ironing, but I don't do that, either). My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint." I miss her witty words. She was one of a kind.

These terrific new DRS images will be released tomorrow! Yay! I love 'em! I crack up every time I read this greeting. Even my husband laughed. He knows me so well. So I stamped my new favorite lady and colored her w/ markers. I had this black oval frame left over from something and liked it so I cut around her elbow in order to let it be out of the box a little. The 50's retro sparkles were stamped in pink and black on the bg. I added a double punched border and a line of similar sparkle ribbon. I thought the punched houses and fence made her look like she's breaking out of the burbs, lol. You go, girl!!

The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25. Thanks so much for stopping by! Forget the cleaning and go have fun this weekend!

Supplies:
stamps: All NEW DRS images! Josephine the Bold, Dear Housework Greeting, Retro Starburst
paper: white, black, narrow strip of pink textured
ink: Ancient Page coal and pink pizazz
accessories: Martha Stewart frosty village & picket fence border punches, ribbon, Tombow markers, Spellbinders petite oval die

Challenge #10 Birthday Cards!

2012-02-02T00:01:00.041-05:00

Congratulations to last week's Heart Challenge winner,
Craftin Suzie!

Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize!

We hope that you'll join us for our next challenge.

This weeks Theme is:

BIRTHDAY CARDS

and we are giving away these 3 stamps from DRS Designs Birthday Collection:
Girly Swirly Birthday Cake (454M)
Small One Line Happy Birthday (250B)
Funky Birthday (494D)

You can play along by linking your challenge project using the InLinkz feature below. One lucky participant will receive the prize package listed above just for playing along!
Challenge entries don't have to use DRS Designs stamps, but if you use them on your challenge card, you'll get an extra entry into the prize drawing. Winners will be announced in next Thursday's challenge post.

Here are some Birthday cards created by our Design Team for your inspiration:

Karin

Shelia

Sue

Julie

Janett

Small Valentine's Day Greeting 603C

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TWO FOR YOU!

2012-02-01T05:00:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone, This is Chrissy D here again! I can not believe it is February already! I have two cards for you today!!!

This week DRS Designs is SPONSORING the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge ! They are giving away a $10 gift certificate for a prize to one lucky participant! You need to play along over at the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge Blog though for a chance to win!

This is the Inspiration Photo

Here are the details: *SNEAK PEEK!*
STAMP: Flowers and Butterflies BRAND NEW from DRS Designs - will be released this week Thursday!!! Open Plaid Background
Cardstock: Pink Passion (retired), Whisper White, Basic Black from SU
Accessories: Copic Markers, Sakura White Gel Pen, Black and White Stitched Ribbon, Black Brads, Big Shot, Secret Gardens Embossing Folder
Be sure to play along this week with this FABULOUS Challenge!

I created this card using the Acetate Sparkle technique and the Shamrock Circle, which I just LOVE!! I saw this image and thought it would be FUN to create some sparkle!

I stamped the image using Staz On Ink and allowed it to dry. I flipped the acetate over and added some Glassy Glaze on the image portion and sprinkled glitter on the Glassy Glaze and allowed it to dry for several hours. I then cut out the image using a craft knife. I flipped it over and used Glue Dots to adhere to the circle. I used the Emerald Bazzill Bling and the Heart Circles Spellbinders and mounted the white circle with Dimensionals to pop it up.

I ran the white card stock through the Big Shot and used the Snowflakes embossing folder. I layered it on black card stock and wrapped this white satin Shamrock Ribbon around and tied the bow. I stamped the Get Your Irish On sentiment on white cardstock and cut out my own little banner. I added black brads to three of the corners and a Wasabi layer as my Card base to finish it off.

I hope you enjoyed my card today! Thank you for stopping by! Please come on by tomorrow to join us with this coming weeks challenge!

Irish Claddah

2012-01-31T04:00:00.002-05:00

Good Tuesday Morning to you!

I can hardly believe we are about to enter the second month of the year. That's fine by me. Each day is one day closer to spring. Which means it's one day closer to summer! I do like that there are holidays to look forward to; celebrations always make living fun :)

I've shown off many valentine's here on the blog, so in honor of St. Patrick's Day, I'm showing off this green and gold card I made today. I had a piece of gold glitter paper left over from some 50th anniversary projects, and I thought it would be a good fit for this card. I used some gold embossing powder on the beautiful Claddah stamp and the Swirly Shamrocks were used for the background.

Here is a closer look on a photo with a little less glare :)

I love how rich the gold embossing looks! I added some satin ribbon and a few metal stickers for embellishments to finish off the card.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope your day is off to a great start!

Karin

Happy St. Pat's Day

2012-01-30T00:01:00.002-05:00

Today I want to share with you a St. Patrick's day card I created with some cool DRS Designs stamps!!

The background was created with DRS Designs Clover Sprig (731H). After stamping the clover, I colored the images with copics. The Hat Full of Shamrocks was stamped on white card stock and colored with copics. I added gold stickles to the buckle on the hat for some sparkle. I used my nesties to cut the hat out and added a scalloped layer of green. A strip of green was added behind the Hat full of Shamrocks. Some gold half pearls were added to the edges of this panel. The sentiment is a new stamp from DRS Designs - Get Your Irish On (1005D). It was stamped on white CS and layered on green.

Hope you like it. Stop by DRS Designs on line store and check out the cool new stamps!!

until next time,
shelia

Stacked Love

2012-01-29T00:08:00.001-05:00

Good morning everyone, hope your having a pleasant weekend. The card I

have for you today in a very simple valentine using the newly released

Stacked Love. It was colored with copic markers, and layered onto red card

That was embossed in a cutttlebug folder.

Have a wonderful day,

Janett

Leonard Says Happy Valentine's Day!

2012-01-28T00:01:00.002-05:00

Happy Saturday from DRS Designs! I can't believe that it is almost February! I find it incredibly hard to believe. However, I am looking forward to Feb. 1st as my daughter MacKenna will be officially signing to Ottawa Univ. in Kansas to play soccer. It has been months of hard work and tough decisions. We are so happy for her!

My card today features Leonard the Pig rose offering, Heart drops and the Happy Valentine's day greeting. I started by stamping Leonard in versamark and embossed in black. I colored him with going gray and pink pirouette for his nose. The roses were painted with red smooch. I sponged some black around him (he is a pig, you know) and then sponged some pink pirouette around the edge of the circle. Next, it was layered with a pink scalloped circle and then just a plain red circle. I versamarked the heart drops and embossed them in black as well. The pinking hearts punch was used on the red layer and some sweet, black lace, heart charm and embroidery thread to attach it. Lastly, the sentiment was stamped in black and cut into a banner. Oh, the pink layer was run through an embossing folder.

Come check out the great stamps available in the online store!

Have a lovely day!

Pam

Shamrock Hills

2012-01-27T00:08:00.000-05:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I tell ya, all the green in this card makes me want to start talking like the little leprechaun on the Lucky Charms commercial. Aye, they're after me lucky charms!

With the exception of the sentiment, everything else was white embossed on this card. I hand cut the hills and embossed the edges so they'd show up against all that green. The shamrocks were fussy cut and the green button was dotted w/ the white marker. The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25. If you're not feeling a wee bit Irish after looking at all these green shamrocks, then you'd better go have a few green beers, lol!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
stamps: Swirly Shamrocks, Irish On Greeting, Polka Dot Background
ink: Colorbox frost white pigment, Memento Cottage Ivy
paper: white, kelly green
accessories: white embossing powder, ribbon, green button, white Permapaque marker

Challenge #9 Hearts!

2012-01-26T00:17:00.001-05:00

Congratulations
Nancy Brown!

You are the winner of last week's Snowman challenge. Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

For our new challenge this week, it's all about love! Show us some

HEARTS

and one lucky winner will win these 3 stamps from the DRS Designs Valentine's Day collection:

Valentine Flower 582K

Interlocking Heart Background 808H

This challenge ends Wednesday February 1st at 6pm EST. We hope that you'll join us and play along by linking your challenge project using the InLinkz feature below. Challenge entries don't have to use DRS Designs stamps, but if you use them on your challenge card, you'll get an extra entry into the prize drawing. Winners will be announced in the challenge post next Thursday.

These heart cards were created by the DRS Design Team:

Karin

Shelia

Janett

Julie

Chrissy D

Sue

Pam

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VALENTINE TREE

2012-01-25T05:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Wednesday Everyone! Today I am sharing a fun card with the Valentine Tree! Isn't thos stamp fun?? I love the hearts as the leaves on this fun tree! I stamped the image in Black Staz On and used Melon Mambo Ink and a Blender Pen to color on this Glossy White Cardstock. I used the paper piercing tool and Mat Pack to pierce the light pink card stock. I stamped the Fly Away Hearts and Flowers in Melon Mambo Ink. The faux stitching was created with a stitched stamp and Black Staz On ink. I stamped the One Line Valentine Greeting and popped it up with Dimensionals. I wrapped some pink gingham ribbon around the image and added some buttons from my stash, attaching them with mini glue dots.

Stamps: Valentine Tree, Fly Away Hearts and Flowers, One Line Valentine Greeting
Ink: Black Staz On, Melon Mambo
CS: Glossy White, Pink Pirhouette, Melon Mambo
Other: Pink and White Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals, Misc buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Paper Piercing Tool and Mat Pack

Thank you for stopping by! Today is your last day to play along with this weeks challenge. We hope you will play a long with us!

Have a great day!

Great Friends

2012-01-24T04:00:00.034-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm popping in with a card today featuring a newer stamp from DRS Designs. It's the fun "Great Friends Drink Alike" stamp and I could see using it for St.Patty's Day, Mardi Gras or even just a friends birthday!

I paired mine with the Drink Line Up stamped in Versamark and then heat embossed with clear powder.

And my always favorite Polka Dot Background stamp was used for the paper at the top of the card. All I needed was a few gems and ribbon to complete it. I love having fun simple cards like this on hand. It makes so easy to remember a friend in a special way, when a last minute need arises.

Don't forget that the current challenge here at the DRS Designs blog is Snowmen. Link up your card right here for a chance at a great prize!

Have a good one!
Karin

Red, White and Black Valentine

2012-01-23T00:01:00.001-05:00

Happy Monday! Hope you all had an excellent weekend! We had a few inches of snow, but it's suppose to warm up and melt away today. :-( I don't like driving in the snow, but I love seeing everything covered in white!

Today I have made a red, white and black Valentine card. I started with black card stock, stamped my image DRS Designs Girl Swirl (585G) in Versafine and then embossed it with detail white embossing powder. DRS Designs Hugs and Kisses sentiment (190G) is stamped in Stazon black on white card stock and then layered on red card stock. I used my newest nesties labels that I found on clearance at JoAnn's! The hearts were cut with a Cuttlebug die and popped up with foam squares. Red ribbon was added to complete the look.

I added white card stock inside my card since you can't really write on black card stock! I stamped DRS Designs (978F) Scattered Hearts in red in the corners.

Hope you like it.

Until next time,
shelia

Irish Everthing

2012-01-22T00:01:00.006-05:00

Good morning everyone, today I wanted to share a little luck of the

Irish with all these wonderful DRS designs Irish stamps. My card

today is a Telescoping card. I used the spellbinder circle die and the

lacey circle die. The stamps I used were An-Irish-Blessing, Swirly-

Shamrocks, Everything-Irish, Irish-On-Greeting. The edges were

sponged with distree Ink in antique linen. I colored the image with

copic markers.

　
Have a wonderful day,

Janett

A Valentine in January

2012-01-21T00:01:00.003-05:00

For my card today here at DRS Designs, I went with the Girl Swirl

Heart stamped in noir black and then high lighted with red liquid pearls. For the sentiment, I used the brand new one line Happy Valentine greeting. I wanted to do kind of look like a banner so I popped the center of the greeting on a dimensional and glued down either end. Using a chip board heart, I covered it with liquid pearls and added 3 rhinestones.....it took 4 evah to dry!!!!!!! I am a bit of an inpatient person!

Head over to the store and check out the wonderful new stamps we have....we've got you covered for the upcoming holidays!

Pam

Irish Blessing

2012-01-20T00:08:00.000-05:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!
I'm starting to feel a little green so...rather than turn into Kermit the frog, I thought I'd channel it into a St. Paddy's Day card. I love it when I get to work on St. Patrick's Day cards because any shade of green is my favorite color. I think I used 3 different shades of green and a little metallic gold on this one.

The wonderful Irish Blessing was stamped and I die cut two sizes of the badge/shield to make a double frame. Everything else is punch work. Different flowers, branches and four leaf clovers were punched and glued around the frame (I used a stylus and a foam pad to give the flowers a little shape). One little green crystal was added in the center of the gold flower on top. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:
stamps: Irish Blessing
ink: Archival library green
paper: kelly green, pine green, lime green, metallic gold, white
accessories: Xyron Creatopia badge/shield die, various punches (Marvy, Paper Studio, Family Treasures, McGill), green crystal

Challenge #8 Snowmen!

2012-01-19T00:01:00.044-05:00

Thanks to all of you who have been playing in our challenges over the last few weeks! We hope you are enjoying them and that you are having fun winning free stamps!

This week we'd like to congratulate
AMY DUFF,
you are the winner from last week's paper piecing challenge! Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

For our next challenge, we want to see

Snowmen!

One lucky winner will be selected to win any snowman stamp from DRS Designs--your choice of design! We hope that you'll join us and play along by linking your challenge project using the In Linkz feature below. Each week one lucky participant will receive a prize package from DRS Designs just for playing along! Challenge entries don't have to use DRS Designs stamps, but if you use them on your challenge card, you'll get an extra entry into the prize drawing. The winner will be announced in the challenge post next Thursday.

This challenge ends Wednesday January 25th at 5pm EST.

Here are the Snowmen Challenge entries created by the DRS Design Team:

Shelia

Janett

Julie

Sue

Chrissy D

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STACKED LOVE

2012-01-18T05:00:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone and a very happy Wednesday to each of you! I have a project today using the latest stamp release that I totally LOVE.

For my card today, I’m sharing the image called “ Stacked Love”! I stamped this image in Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black. I also used the Valentine's Hugs and Kisses, Woven Plaid and the Open Plaid Background stamps. I used the Navy and Red Ink Pad. I used Copic Markers B28, B23, B21 and R46 to color the images. I finished the card off with some K&C Gems.

Thanks for stopping by today, I really appreciate it! Have a blessed rest of your week! xx

Valentine Tree

2012-01-17T04:00:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone,

My card share today is full of Valentine's Day goodness. It's got pink and red. It's got gems and lace. It's got hearts and flowers. Well, ok, no flowers, but where was I supposed to put those? LOL! No more room, so the flowers will have to be on my next valentine :) Seriously though, I think this newly released

Valentine Tree is just so sweet colored in pink and red!

I used the Interlocking Hearts for the background paper and the traditional One Line Valentine greeting on a trendy banner on the bottom.

How many Valentine's do you send out each year? I probably do maybe 6 or so, but why not join me by surprising a new friend or neighbor with one this year!

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Happy Valentines Day

2012-01-16T00:01:00.005-05:00

Happy Martin Luther King Day! If you have the day off from work like me, I hope you are enjoying it!

Today I made a Valentine Card using DRS Designs new releases Scattered Hearts (978F) and One Line Valentine Greeting (996D). I cut the one line greeting into 3 lines for this card.

A while back I saw a card in a magazine using long pendants and I really like the look, so I went with that for this Valentine. I stamped DRS Designs interlocking hearts background (808H) in SU Rose Romance on pink card stock and then cut the card stock into three strips for the pendants. I also stamped the Scattered Hearts in Rose Romance on pink CS. I added some lace stickles to the 3 smaller hearts. I used my nesties to make a layer in white. The sentiment is stamped in Rose Romance on white CS, cut it into 3 parts and mounted them on one of the pendants. I added some pink twine to finish the look. Hope you like it.

Until next time,
shelia

Leonard Pig

2012-01-15T00:01:00.001-05:00

The card that I’m sharing today was made with the cute little Leonard Pig with Rose Offering this is such a cute stamp.

The background was stamped with the One Line Valentine Greeting on pink paper. The edges and the card base were sponged with Distress Ink. I stamped Leonard with brown ink and colored with copic markers. He was cut out with a spellbinder die. I punched some brown limbs and added some red circles they were glued to the back of the image. Everything was layered onto a green oval and attached to the background.

Have a wonderful day,

Janett

2012-01-14T00:01:00.003-05:00

My card today just makes me smile! Leonard is so cute, isn't he? All stamps are from here at DRS Designs and includes Leonard Pig rose offering, interlocking heart bg and A treat for you greeting. I stamped Leonard on white cardstock and colored him with pretty in pink and rose red. The flowers were painted with red smooch. Next, I punched him out with a scallop circle punch and added a black and rose red one as well. Using grandma's lightest pink, I used markers to color the interlocking heart bg in pretty in pink, rose red and real red. Seam binding, a corduroy button, embroidery thread, a tag with the sentiment and one paper pieced heart at bottom of Leonard were added. I using the pinking shears heart punch for the edge.

Take care!

Pam

Love Birds

2012-01-13T00:08:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday!
It just turned really, really cold here so this little early spring Valentine card looks very inviting. I guess I shouldn't complain...it's been a very mild winter so far.

The little love birds were punched out of water color paper and a little color added. I punched their wings out of some left over w/c paper that had part of the heart tree stamped on it. For the scene, after I added a water color wash of green for the ground and blue for the sky, I stamped the Valentine tree and easy grass background. I drew in the little heart flowers and added some color with markers.

The blue and green backgrounds were embossed w/ a little hearts folder and I added a border punched fence and some tiny little punched flowers and cut out hearts on top of the fence. The sentiment (part of love you to the moon sentiment.) The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50.

Supplies:
stamps: Valentine Tree, Easy Grass Background, Love You to the Moon greeting
paper: water color, lt blue, lt green
ink: Ancient Page coal
accessories: Tombow markers, bird punches (McGill & Martha Stewart), fence punch (Martha Stewart), heart embossing folder (Cuttlebug -Love Language combo), Spellbinders labels 8 die

Challenge #7 Paper Piecing

2012-01-12T00:01:00.037-05:00

Congratulations
JILL ELMER!

You are the winner of last week's Spotlight Technique challenge! Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

This week we want to see what you can do with scissors. Yep, get your scissors out and do a little
PAPER PIECING.
One lucky winner will be selected to win a $10 DRS Designs Store Voucher.

This challenge ends Wednesday January 18th at 6pm EST.

Here are the Paper Pieced cards by the DRS Design Team:

Shelia

Julie

Janett

Chrissy

Silhouette Branch Background

Sue

Thanks to all of you who have played along in our challenges over the past few weeks. We greatly appreciate it and hope you are enjoying them as much as we are.
Good Luck!

UNFRIEND YOU?

2012-01-11T05:00:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone! Welcome!!! Check out these FUN stamps! If you have been on Facebook, you may have heard the sentiment, Don't make me unfriend you!!! :) Well...maybe if you are in the 7th grade.

Todays card uses the FUN images from DRS Designs. Do you see that little pig flinging the mud? That would be me flinging it at my sisters. :) I was always the trouble maker with a grin. I used the Leonard Pig's Bathtime Buddies image and stamped in Cocoa Ink. I colored these cute pigs with the R02, R20 and R24 Copic markers. The card stock I used is the Craft, Blush, Red Poppy and Whisper White. I stamped the Unfriend You Greeting in Red Poppy Ink. I stamped the Unfriend You Greeting repeatedly in Versamark on the Blush cardstock. I added the Red Gem Brads along the side and the red and white stitched ribbon. The Leonard pigs' image is popped up with Pop Dots to add a little dimension.

I hope you enjoyed my project! Check out the latest release from DRS Designs! Have a wonderful day!!!

Two Cards

2012-01-10T04:00:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm here today to show off one of my favorite stamps from the new releases here at DRS Designs. Leonard the Pig is making another appearance this Valentine's day on this Rose Offering stamp. Doesn't he just tickle your funny bone?? His grin it just too cute! He was simply die cut and colored with Copic markers.

I knew right away that I wanted to pair him with the punny Happy Valenswine's Day sentiment and I created my backgrounds using the Interlocking Hearts and Easy Dot backgrounds. I had a scrap of ribbon left, and lucky for me it was just enough to go the length of my card. This confirms why I don't throw stuff away ;)

This second card was what I made for the sketch challenge over at the Card Patterns blog. DRS Designs is the sponsor this week, so if you want a chance at winning a $20.00 voucher to the store, I encourage you to check it out.

These were the stamps I used for this card:

Thank You for Your Support

I love the way it turned out and since it's one of the more masculine cards I've made, I sent it off to a cousin of mine. He gave me a beautiful ornament for Christmas, and I wanted him to know how much I loved it.

Now don't forget, the current challenge here at the DRS Designs blog is to use the Spotlight Technique. Give it a try and you will have a chance at more stamps!

Thankful

2012-01-09T00:30:00.014-05:00

Happy Monday Everyone,

I feel like I should be working on Valentine cards since Valentine's Day will be here shortly, but I did not get any Thank You Cards made before Christmas, so I've spent the weekend working on thank yous!! My Thank You cards range from CAS (clean and simple) to Shaped Cards using Nestie dies.

My CAS cards were made with DRS Designs Flyaway Butterfly ((917H) and Thank you for your support (335E). The Flyaway Butterfly is so pretty both plain and colored! For the sentiment I only used the Thank you part of the stamp. I also stamped the flyaway butterfly on the inside of the card. You can see the butterfly trying to peek out. :-)

This Thank You was made using DRS Designs Plaid Background (613P). This plaid is my favorite. I love how it looks like real cloth. I stamped the plaid in Handsome Hunter and Cranberry Crisp. The sentiment is the same as in the CAS card. The middle strip was made with a Martha Stewart punch. The bird is SU 2 step Bird punch. I embossed the bird and it's wing in 2 different CB folders and added a small half pearl for the eye. On the inside corner I stamped the branch from DRS Designs 4 in 1 stamp (385M) in Handsome Hunter.

For my final card I used a Nesties label die to cut a shaped card. I've seen a lot of these lately and wanted to give it a try. It's really not difficult at all and I like the result!

After die cutting the card, I embossed it with the Swirl CB folder. I made a frame using the same label die and the next smaller die out of purple cs and attached it to the front of the card. The center panel is stamped with DRS Designs Butterfly Vine (914H) and the same Thank you stamp. Can you tell I like butterflies? I colored the butterflies and vine with copics, added a purple layer and a punched butterfly to complete the card.

Well now that the thank you cards are made, I guess I'd better go and address them, etc. so I can get them in the mail!!

Until next time,

shelia

Valentine Tree

2012-01-08T00:01:00.002-05:00

Good morning everyone. I hope your New Year is off to a great start.

Well it’s time to start on those Valentine cards and DRS designs has some great new stamps. The card that I’m sharing today uses Valentine Tree 976H and One Line Valentine Greeting 996D.

I stamped the tree on white card with brown ink and colored the heart with Copic markers. I used green chalk for the ground and pink for the sky. Layered onto brown and then green card with some lace. The edge was cut with spellbinder edgeabilities and pink card was layered behind. The One Line Valentine Greeting was stamped with brown ink and cut with a spellbinder die.
　
Have a wonderful day,

Janett　

Happy Valentine's Day!

2012-01-07T00:01:00.001-05:00

My card for today features DRS Designs Valentine tree and the Happy Valentine's Greeting. I chose to use the spotlight technique but decided to use a square punch vs a circle punch. I like how it came out. I used smooch paint to paint some of the hearts and painted smooch around edge of square. Some freehand grass and the sky was sponged in with brilliant blue. Lastly, some twine and a jumbo button along with the black layer being embossed.

Have a great day!

Pam

Piggy Love

2012-01-06T00:08:00.004-05:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!
In case you missed it, check out DRS Designs Thursday Challenge, Spotlight Technique. You could win some really cute images just for playing along. Speaking of challenges, if it wasn't for the Splitcoast sketch challenge from Wednesday, I might not have ever finished this card and you'd be looking at a blank page right now. I had all the parts and pieces done and I played around for a really long time but until I arranged them per the sketch, they just wouldn't gel. Guess that sketch literally (pardon my pun) saved my bacon.

After I stamped and colored my little Romeo, I die cut then masked the image and while the die was still in place, I sponged on some neptune ink for the background. The lt blue bg was embossed w/ a border folder and the lower pink bg is piece I had left over from some long ago project. If I remember right, it was embossed w/ a distressed stripe folder, white ink sponged over the raised areas, then embossed w/ a mesh folder. Actually the reverse side looks more like mesh...this side reminds me of pigskin. The hearts down the side were stamped and I used two sizes of heart punches on them. I inked the sentiment w/ a black marker and stamped the 3 words on 3 colors of c/s then cut them out. The black strip across the bottom was punched. On the 5.50 x 4.25 card front, I stamped some hearts and k another Leonard image but it's hard to see now.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
stamps: Leonard Pig Rose Offering, Scattered Hearts, One Line Valentine Greeting,
Leonard Pig's Dance of Joy, Interlocking Hearts
paper: white, black, pink, lt blue
ink: Ancient Page coal, Distress Ink spun sugar
accessories: Spellbinders labels 20, Cuttlebug distressed stripes & mesh embossing folders, Sizzix thank you set (border on lt blue), Tombow markers, EK Success retro flower border punch, heart punches

Challenge #6 Spotlight Technique

2012-01-05T00:01:00.061-05:00

Congratulations to
Audrey E.
You are the winner of last week's Snowflakes challenge!
Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

This week we challenge you to use the Spotlight Technique.

Want a chance to win the 3 stamps by that were used on this card? Then I invite you to play along with our next challenge to win! Please post your Spotlight Technique cards using the Inlinkz feature below. One lucky participant will be selected and announced here on the blog next Thursday, January 12th. Remember, you don't have to use DRS Designs stamps, but please use them if you have them! Participants using DRS stamps will receive an extra entry in the prize drawing. Deadline for this challenge is 5pm EST Wednesday January 11th.

Here's inspiration from the DRS Designs DT:

Shelia

Janett

Sue

Julie

Thanks for stoppin' by today and good luck with the Spotlight Technique challenge. We look forward to seeing your cards!

Feeling Rosy?

2012-01-04T05:01:00.000-05:00

Hello Everyone!!! Isn't this little pig FUN??? It makes me smile! On todays card, I used the BRAND NEW release from DRS Designs! I used the WONDERFUL One Line Valentine's Greeting and Leonard Pig Rose Offering as my primary images. On the background I stamped the Fly Away Hearts and Roses in Regal Rose Ink. I layered the images on the Spellbinders Labels 18, the Elegant Ovals die and the Ovals die and the words are stamped on the Ribbon banners die. I sponged the edges with Rose Red Ink and popped up each layer to add some dimension using Pop Dots. I wrapped a White Satin Ribbon around and tied a bow to finish off this cute Valentine.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

LOVE

2012-01-03T04:00:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm so excited to be showing off a couple of the newly released stamps from DRS Designs. It's so refreshing to be thinking about the next big card making holiday....Valentine's Day!

Hearts are simply so sweet to use right after the winter holiday's have come to an end. I used the new Scattered Hearts for my background and randomly filled some in using Stickles. Made my own glittery paper that way, and I used it for the back drop of my Gate Fold card.

The new Stacked Love stamp was perfect for the center, and I colored it in with my Copic marker, adding some sparkle to those tiny hearts in there. Some big pearl embellishments finished off my corners. And that my friends, is my first Valentine card this year :)

Remember we have a challenge here at the blog each and every Thursday, and the current challenge is Snowflakes. Why not link up for a chance to win some DRS Designs stamps?!

Have a great day!
Karin

Happy New Year!

2012-01-02T00:01:00.004-05:00

I hope everyone has had a great holiday. I have enjoyed spending the holidays with my family in Virginia. We have had so much fun together! Now that the new year is here, I guess it's time to head back home, return to work and more normal life. Not the most pleasant thought, is it?!! So today I'm sharing a card that I hope will bring some cheer!

DRS Designs has some really cute sentiments. This is one that I really like. Last week I shared a new years card with butterflies. This week's card has snowflakes, which some call winter's butterflies! Snowflakes and butterflies are two of my favorite things.

The sentiment is stamped in Not Quite Navy ink on white, cut with a square nestie and layered on a navy blue square. The background is made with two spellbinder labels. The light blue label is stamped in Not Quite Navy with the Swirling Snowflake stamp (168F). I added some tiny half pearls to the centers of some of the snowflakes on this layer. After adding the navy blue ribbon, I attached the sentiment with pop dots for some dimension. I added some small punched snowflakes with half pearls to the sentiment. I also sponged some Not Quite Navy ink around the edges of the white card to finish it off.

Hope this brings a bit of cheer to you this Monday!

Until next time,
shelia

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T00:01:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year! Can you believe that it is all ready 2012, for me 2011 went by so fast. I’m wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year, and lots of time to stamp.

The card that I’m sharing today was made with the Starry Background it was stamped with silver ink on navy paper. I Stamped the 365 Days of Happiness Greeting with navy ink onto white card. Then I used silver ribbon to make a bow.

Have a Happy New Year,

Janett

Life

2011-12-31T00:01:00.001-05:00

Happy last day of the year!

My card today features DRS Designs Pinecone square and the background is done with the pine bough randomly stamped. My sentiment creating yourself was only partially stamped on the front. The entire greeting is inside: Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself. I love it AND the font it is done in. A silver jumbo brad and a piece of ribbon stapled onto main image used for my embellies. I am into the monochromatic look lately and I did this in soft suede.

Happiest wishes for a wonderful 2012 and please be safe this evening!

Pam

Snowflake Penguins

2011-12-30T00:08:00.001-05:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!
Have y'all checked out the DRS Designs Thursday Challenge? Just create a card using Snowflakes and link it up to challenge post. Easy as pie! And with your link, you'll be in the drawing for some fabulous images!

For my card today, I'm continuing the snowflake theme. I just love these cute little penguins. Such happy little guys! For most of us so far, it's been a really mild winter so snowflakes aren't even in the forecast. Not yet...anyway. Wherever these guys are, there is snow! I tried to use frosty colors to enhance the snowflakes and to me, the colors always look wintry. I really only used two stamps for this: the let it snow penguins and the interlocking snow background. After stamping and coloring the penguins, I die cut them and added some purple strips adorned w/ punched snowflakes. The 5.50 x 4.25 white card front was stamped w/ the snowflake bg using two colors of ink. I also stamped the snowflakes using the purple ink onto the lt blue panels. More punched snowflakes were added on top of an embossed snowflake circle.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a Happy New Year!!

Supplies:
stamps: Let it Snow Penguins, Interlocking Snow Background
paper: white, lt blue, purple
ink: Ancient Page coal, Memento lavender & summer sky
accessories: Spellbinders long rectangles, circles and pennant dies, snowflake punches, Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, Tombow markers

Challenge #5 SNOWFLAKES

2011-12-29T00:01:00.067-05:00

Hi Everyone, Happy Thursday!

Jennifer here today to give you the details about this weeks blog challenge. For starters, congratulations to
VICKI S!
You are the winner from last week's Heat Embossing challenge! Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

This weeks Theme is:

SNOWFLAKES
and we are giving away a prize package containing these 3 stamps:
Interlocking Snow Background (015H)
Warm Wishes Greeting (611D)
Snowman in a Box (581C)

The Design Team has used these stamps below on their challenge projects.

We hope that you'll join us and play along by linking your challenge project using the Linked In feature below. Each week one lucky participant will receive a prize package of stamps just for playing along! Challenge entries don't have to use DRS Designs stamps, but if you use them on your challenge card, you'll get an extra entry into the prize drawing. Deadline for this challenge is Wednesday January 4th at 5pm EST. The winner will be announced in the challenge post next Thursday.

Here are the DT challenge cards to inspire you:

Shelia

Janett

Sue

Jennifer

Pam

Thanks for stopping by and Good Luck!

The Stockings were hung...

2011-12-28T05:00:00.000-05:00

by the chimney with care... Well, Hello Everyone, this is Chrissy D here! My family has a long drawn out Christmas celebration. With family scattered through out the States, we see them all different days! This is good and bad... good because we can prolong the celebration, bad for the waistline! :)

I just love this is "I Scene a Stocking" stamp from DRS Designs. I stamped this on White Neenah cardstock and colored it with my Copic Markers. Using a Glassy glaze, I added White Flower Soft on the cuff.

I used a Stocking Punch for the additional stockings and stamped the Starry background in Red Ink and the Open Plaid Background with White Craft Ink. I used a Signo White Gel Pen to add the faux stitching. I added the Water Colored Dew Drops along the button with some Mini Glue Dots to finish off the card!

It will be next year (week!) before I talk to you again! Have a wonderful day!!!

Out of This World

2011-12-27T04:00:00.003-05:00

Hi Everyone,

Are you making plans for the new year yet? I hope one of them will include joining us for our Thursday challenges that we are hosting here on the blog :) Since the current challenge is Heat Embossing, I decided to use that technique for the birthday card I needed to make.

I used the Starry Background stamped in Versamark and heat set it with gold embossing powder. Spaceboy Skip is an adorable image for a boy's card and I love the Out of this World Birthday sentiment; It's the perfect match for him and his space friend. However, to make it fit my card design, I stamped it separately and cut it out attaching it on top of a border made from using the Interlocking Circle stamp.

Here is a close up of the embossed stars, the clear embossing on his space helmet, ribbon and felt button embellishment. They're mail friendly ;-)

Thanks for dropping by the blog today. Get those heat guns in gear before our next challenge on this Thursday!

Have a great day,

Karin

Happy Boxing Day

2011-12-26T00:01:00.005-05:00

Today I'm sharing a New Year's card made with DRS Designs Wishing you Happiness (387G). When I think of the new year I think of new beginnings, and new beginnings always makes me think of butterflies. So I used butterflies on this card.

The banner strips are stamped in Not Quite Navy ink with the butterflies from DRS Designs 4 in 1 Background (385M). The sentiment is stamped in Stazon Black, then cut with a square nestie. I layered the sentiment on a spellbinder Fleur De Lis Pendant and added a couple of light blue butterflies with half pearls.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas yesterday! And I wish you all 365 days of Happiness!!

Until next time,
shelia

Merry Christmas on Ice

2011-12-25T03:00:00.002-05:00

Merry Christmas, I hope everyone is having a wonderful day with family and friends.

I have a fun little card to share with you to day, these cute little Ice Skates 373h. After stamping and coloring them I used my spellbinder circle to cut it out them I sponged blue around the edge with it still in the die. I layered it on a blue scallop circle. The Snowflake Scroll 875f was stamped and embossed with silver on a navy panel.

　
I hope Santa brought you everything you wished for and everyone is well and happy.

Janett

Let It Snow

2011-12-24T04:00:00.002-05:00

Happy Christmas Eve to everyone! I hope that your day is spent enjoying the season!!!

My card today showcases a couple of fabulous stamps here at DRS Designs...the main image Let it Snow Penguins 571K and the swirling snowflakes 168F. I used traditional Christmas colors on here and I am so happy to say that Colorado got a lot of snow Thursday. At my house, we had a foot. I was the lucky gal to clear the big driveway, deck and a path in the yard for my pooches! I hope it will snow Christmas but I think our temps are supposed to reach the 50's! Gotta love Colorado.

Paper: white, green

Ink: black, real red, green, brilliant blue, yellow

Embellishments: rhinestones, dimensionals, ribbon tabs

Have a safe, beautiful Christmas!

Pam

Skating Away

2011-12-23T00:08:00.000-05:00

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday before Christmas!
Are you ready? I always plan to be ready ahead of time. Best laid plans, right! Like this happy little fellow, my best plans are skating away, but at least the happy thought is there!
For my skating scene, everything except the cut out and added penguin was done on the one layer. I started by stamping the tree line then masking the snow and sponging the sky. There's just something about a pink winter sky that I really like so I tend to use this color for winter skies. I flipped the mask to cover the sky and sponged in some snow w/ a lt blue ink. All except the pond. I penciled in where I wanted it and left it white. A little shading was added around the trees w/ markers.

After I determined where my skater would go, I stamped him again on the plastic sheet of my SAMJ (stamp-a-ma-jig), lined up the foot under where his right foot is, masked the edge of the pond, and stamped the reflection using the image on the SAMJ sheet as the stamp. It's really harder to describe than it is to do. It's just a simple reflection technique. After that, I covered the pond using a VersaMark pen and embossed w/ clear powder twice. Then I added a few scribbles w/ a white Permapaque marker and embossed w/ another coat of clear ep. We used to call this super embossing. It really makes it look like an icy pond.

A little closer look at the pond and you can see how glassy it appears. I stamped some pink and blue snowflakes around the edges and added a few die cut flakes. The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Y'all have a very Happy Holiday!!

Supplies:
stamps: Interlocking Snow Bg, Snow Background, Tree Line Border, One Line Happy Thoughts greeting, Skating Penguin
paper: white, pink
ink: VersaFine onyx, Memento angel pink & summer sky, Archival library green (for the tree line)
accessories: VersaMark pen, SAMJ, clear embossing powder, Tombow markers, Cuttlebug snowflake die, rhinestones

Challenge #4 Heat Embossing

2011-12-22T00:01:00.029-05:00

Hello Friends!

Welcome back to the DRS Designs Blog for another weekly challenge. I'd like to start this week by congratulating
DEBBIE MORAN
You are the winner of our Red, Green and White Challenge! Thanks so much for playing along! Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

This week, we'd like to see what you can do with your heat guns. Show us your projects using heat embossing and you will be entered to win your choice of 3 stamps from DRS Designs! To enter, please link up your project below using the InLinkz feature below. Deadline for this challenge is 5pm EST Wednesday December 28th. Winner will be announced right here on the blog next Thursday.

Here's inspiration from the DRS Designs Design Team:

Shelia

Sue

Janett

Julie