Splish Splash

I heard a bird chirp outside my bedroom earlier this week.  That has to be a sign spring is on its way!

For this card, I stamped the adorable bird bath (coming soon from DRS Designs) onto X-Press It cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black.  I colored the image with Copic markers.  I stamped "Splish Splash" onto the scene as well.  I used Diamond Stickles to add highlights to the water.

A Nestabilities die cut the image panel.  I paper pierced around this panel. 

Using "Lines O'Plenty Background", I stamped repeatedly with Distress Ink Tumbled Glass on light blue cardstock.  I added a sheer light blue ribbon/bow for the finishing touches to this card.

Thanks for visiting the DRS Designs Blog.  Have a great weekend filled with signs of spring.

Saturday smiles,
Kecia

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Froggie Flowers

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I hope your week has gone well! This cute little frog is so ready for spring! I think most of us are. Today is was a cold, windy, rainy 35 degrees. Being cold, WET and chilled to the bone by a raw wind...nothing around much worse than that. At least if it were snowing, you wouldn't get soaked. 

So my little froggie brought these lovely flowers to cheer us up. And all the green gives up hope that spring will be here soon. After stamping the frog, I colored him w/ Copics then used the splatter image and the lipstick ink underneath him. I also used a pink Copic to add more shading around him on the ground. The umbrella was stamped, colored and the handle part was done separately and added. I just thought it needed something and the umbrella fit the bill. The greeting was die cut as well as the flower & grass border. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and these are the Copics I used.

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

Supplies:

stamps: Flower Frog (new! coming soon!), Umbrella, For Someone Special, Splatter Bg

paper: white, green

ink: Memento tuxedo black, Distress ink worn lipstick

accessories: Copic markers, fishtail banner die (MFT), grass & flower border dies (Memory Box)

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Challenge #112 - For the Birds!

Welcome to the DRS Thursday Challenge!

Tammy A

Congratulations!
You are the winner of our Button Up Challenge!

Please send an email to info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

 This week's challenge is full of Feathered Friends! The theme for this challenge is 

For the Birds!

 (Have birds or feathers on your card)

To enter, show us your card  by linking it below and we'd love for you to leave us a comment.  The deadline for this challenge is Wednesday, March 12, at 6 pm EDT. 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.
For the prize, one winner will be randomly selected to win the following 3 stamps:
629G Big Bunny Face
241D Jelly Bean Jumble
224E Cool Beans Easter Greeting
Here are the feathered Challenge cards from our talented DRS Design Team and we'd love for you to leave us a comment!

Julie

Jennifer E.

Shelia

Karin

Sue

Janett

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Thank You...

Welcome!

I've been finding myself in need of Thank You's lately and I loved how this one came out!

I stamped our Dogwood Branch twice in the center of a white piece of card stock and drew a black line right across the middle.  Coloring all the black was a little time consuming since I had to go over it several times for a smooth look, but I think it was worth it.  I used mostly grey for the flowers, but left a few pieces white as well.  I finished my main panel by stamping just the Thank You portion of our Box of Chocolates stamp and trimmed it using a nestie oval and before removing the die I traced the inside using a black pen, then layered it with a black nestie scalloped oval.

At this point I had a wonderful monochromatic thing going on and my plan was to continue it by adhering it to a black or white folded card.  However, my 8 year old son took one look and said it needed a little something...."add some pink" he told me, and darned if he wasn't right!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sue

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Shamrocks Galore

Hi Everyone,

 

Well, while the calender says we are closer to the start of spring, the weather here in Ohio sure doesn't think so :)  However, we are less than 2 weeks away from St. Patrick's Day, so I thought I would show off a card loaded with cheery shamrocks! 

 

I began with a bright orange base that I stamped using the Silhouette Clover, inked up with Versamark.  The side panel was made with the Shamrock Swag colored using my Copics, and after stamping the Blessings Outnumber Irish Greeting, I cut it out using my oval Spellbinders die.

 

 

Before layering up the festive sentiment, I inked up the Shamrock Background stamp in pale green ink, and stamped right on top of the greeting.

 

Don't forget to join us for our "button" challenge!  You can link up your card right here :)

 

Good Luck!

Karin

 



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How many more days till Spring?

Hi Everyone! Last week I created a card wishing for spring. Well we got another 5 inches of snow yesterday, so today I'm giving in! I created a card featuring our Stretch snowman being buried by all the snow.

I started with a white card base and added the teal layer. I stamped the snowman in Memento Black ink, 3 times on white CS, then cut each into a rectangle. His scarf, hat and nose were colored with Copics. Some random snowflakes were stamped in Taken with Teal ink. I tore some white CS for the snow in each scene, adding Diamond stickles to the upper edge. The sentiment was stamped in Taken with Teal, die cut and layered on the same teal CS. A teal ribbon was added before attaching the sentiment. I used my Sakura Gelly Roll pen to add some sparkle to the sentiment and the centers of the snowflakes. This card really does reflect this past winter!!!

There's still time to join us in this week's challenge to use a button on your card. You can see details here. We'd love to have you play along. You could be the winner of some awesome stamps!

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you are staying warm!!

Until next time,
shelia

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Ready for Spring

I'm so ready for spring! 

The card I have today is a new spring stamp from DRS designs that will be release soon.

I started by stamping the Bird Bath. I made a mask and stamped the top of the Silhouette Background Trees. Then I used Copic markers to color the sky and ground. I used a oval die to cut out the image. Then I used a gold Spellbinder die to cut the blue layer then stamped the Happy Thoughts across the bottom. And added and pale blue bow.

I'm sending all of you Happy Thoughts of spring soon to come. Remember to join in the button challenge this week.

Have a wonderful day,

Janett 

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