Just Witching You a Happy Halloween

Hi, it's Joni with a witchy Halloween card using the newly released Broomstick Stella (415H). I also used Witching You a Happy Halloween (1040F). I followed the sketch for the Card Patterns Sketh #83. The border is a Martha Stewart spider web border, also a flying witch punch in the moonlight. I masked a circle and airbrushed the background. The witch is colored with the copics pictured below. Thanks for stopping by and check out the Invite below!

"By Invitation Only"
Is a new stamping contest
that's won before a
card is ever stamped!
But, as the name implies
you have to be invited to play.

How, you ask?? It's simple!

We all have stamping friends
that impress us with every card
they make. It's your job to
nominate them!! Email us the link
to their blog, website or gallery
and we'll check them out
and see if we agree with you!!

If we do, we'll invite them
to choose 1 to 3 unmounted
stamps from the online collection.
To complete the contest,
they will stamp a card using
the chosen designs, post it to
their blog or gallery and send
it to DRS Designs.

Once our invitation is accepted
they will receive a cool
blinkie for their blog and
they'll also be qualified for our
Sunday Stamper blog post on the DRS Designs Blog,
where we'll feature one
outstanding card every week!

So.....
spread the word....
search the blogs.....
and send your nominations to:
invite@drsdesigns.com

JONI

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Happy Hallowe'en!

Good morning friends and happy Wednesday --also know as hump day - the middle of the week - getting closer to the weekend yay!

It's Bonnie and today I have another couple of images from our new Hallowe'en stamps that you are going to L-O-V-E!

I used the Broomstick Stella Witch and the Just Witching You Hallowe'en Greeting to make a case card! I just stamped Stella and then coloured her with my copic markers, making a small trail of C-1 behind her to give the illusion of wind.

The greeting was stamped in the corner so as not to interfere with lovely Stella and as an added touch, the wonderful Zva Creative black flourish - I cut these flourishes up to my hearts content and then place the swirls where I want - makes for a money saving tip!

Have a boo-tiful day!!

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Feelin' Smooshed and Happy!

Posted By Jennifer E.

Hello Friends and Happy Tuesday to ya!
DRS Designs is sponsoring the Card Patterns Blog again. This time, you could win a $15 voucher to the DRS Designs Store and we'd love for you to play along! 

Here's their challenge sketch #83.

I used some of DRS Designs new stamps to create this card.  The Smooshed S'more (382E) and the  S'more Greeting (376K) worked perfectly with this sketch!

The image was colored with Copic Markers.  Can you believe I actually got my sewing machine out and added a bit of stitched detail to the layout!?!?!?  I wish I had the time to do this more often.  It added so much oomph!   I hope you enjoyed seeing it as much as I enjoyed making it!

Don't forget to link your take on this sketch HERE to be eligible for the prize!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Are You Ready for Fall?

By Debbie Seyer - A Peek Into My Stamping Room

So I am sure you know, but the first day of fall was last Wednesday. Can you believe how fast summer went by? I certainly can't! One thing I love about fall is the leaves turning into beautiful, vibrant colors. One of our favorite things to do as a family is to go for a drive just to look at the leaves and stop somewhere pretty to enjoy a picnic lunch. Well, the leaves haven't started changing here in Missouri but I am patiently waiting for it to happen.

Here is my card that is all about leaves!

I used the Candy Corn and Leaf Card Edger for the border of this card. I stamped the leaf edger portion on the top and bottom of a piece of vanilla cardstock using Rich Cocoa Memento ink. I colored the leaves in using Copic Markers and cut along the stamped border to create the scalloped look. I stamped the Changing Leaves Thanksgiving Greeting onto some vanilla cardstock using the brown ink and cut/embossed using Labels Seventeen Nestabilities. I layered this onto a bigger Labels Seventeen Nestabilities and popped it up onto the card using some Pop Up Glue Dots. I finished everything by tying some brown gingham ribbon into a bow onto the card.

Here is another card using the Candy Corn and Leaf Card Edger.

For this card I used the new release, Candy Corn Buzz Bee stamp and one of my favorite sentiments from DRS Designs called Favorite Veggie Candy Corn Greeting. I used the Candy Corn portion of the edger stamp along the bottom of the card and cut along the scallops. I colored everything in with Copic Markers and used the Labels Sixteen Nestabilities™ to layer my sentiment on.

I hope you like my cards today. DRS Designs has many Card Edger stamps that are a great value and will add that extra something to your cards! Have a great Monday!

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Being A Witch... Pricess - Card Patterns Sponsorship

This week DRS Designs is sponsoring the Card Patterns blog, so for today's card I have used their new Sketch #83, flipped on its side, for the layout. If you play along, make sure to get all of the details HERE, so you can be entered to win a $15 Gift Voucher to the DRS Designs online store!

To start out I used the Easy Dot Background (H628) stamp to create the polk-dotted purple and white background paper. The image, Witchly Accessories (K154), was stamped onto white cardstock then colored with COPIC markers. Before die-cutting the image I snipped the broom handle a bit so it would stick outside of the die for an 'outside of the box' look.

The sentiment, Priceless Halloween Greeting (G433), was stamped onto a bright orange cardstock strip, then the edge was punched with the Drippy Goo border. A bright green die cut mat was placed on the card, then the image and sentiment strip were adhered over it.

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Boo! and a Card Patterns Sketch!

Good morning! It's Bonnie here today to let you know that we are sponsoring Card Patterns all this coming week!!

You could win a $15 voucher for DRS Designs if you participate, and it is such a fun and easy sketch why wouldn't you?! I have an example for you using our new Hallowe'en stamps!

I used the new EEEEK Backgrounder (I giggle everytime I use that name!) and then stamped the Empty Spider Web in the corner of my oval and the Precious Pumpkin on the other side of the oval. 

I stamped the Precious Pumpkin, one more time, coloured it and then cut it out. I popped it up onto the oval and then layered the oval onto my background that has my funky ribbon on it with big button and bow!!

For a finishing touch, I added some googly eyes to the spider web and the Precious Pumpkin!  Spooky eh?!!

I hope you will join us over at Card Patterns this week!

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HALLOWEEN PARTY INVITE...DRS STYLE!!!

I love love love this stamp. What a super fun Halloween party invite! I brayered the background on NON glossy card stock and this is what I got...so I KNEW this stamp would be perfect on this background! I stamped the image and then I colored the cauldron in with a glossy black embossing pen. For the moon, i punched a circle on scrap card stock and sponged gold ink and then removed the mask. I decided that the sky was a little bit empty... so I knew that bats were in order... and here is my card! quick enough to make alot of them for a huge Halloween party... but a great looking invite just the same... and that is what it is all about... right! Thanks for popping in!

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Introducing.... Spencer, the NOT so Spooky Spirit

Welcome!

Happy first day of Autumn too!

Have you met Spencer, the not so Spooky Spirit in our new Halloween stamps yet??? He's more of a friendly ghost, and for whatever reason he makes me smile! I think I'm going to get alot of use out of him this year!

My card today was a very fun yet frustrating card to make!! The hard part ended up being simple, and the simple part took forever!!! In the end, my card is not quite how I had it pictured in my head...



I got to work by stamping our new EEEEEkk background (402H) using versamark ink on lime green cs and embossing it with clear powder. Deciding to add the frame was a simple matter of using a marker to "frame" the screams and coloring the inside with a tombo black marker. I went over it 3 times to get a smooth solid black, then made sure to wipe off the eeeks and ooohs with a tissue to get off the extra ink. After letting it dry for a couple of minutes I stamped our Spooky Eye Background (647H) right on top using versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder. This was supposed to be the hard part of my card, and I was done in about 5 minutes - and it came out better than I thought it would. How cool is that?

However..... the rest of the card was supposed to be simple. All I needed to do was add Spencer the Ghost and attach them both to a card. How hard could that be???? Well, lets just say that 60 minutes later I was running upstairs to get a 12" wooden skewer so Spencer could hold his Get in the Spirit sign (389F), and 30 minutes after that I was finally finishing up - even the Interlocking Circle Background 512H was the 3rd background stamp I tried!

The good news is that I'm really happy with how this card turned out - I just have to remember, there's no mistakes - only happy accidents! And I have many pieces and parts for future cards that just weren't quite right for this one!

Thanks for stopping by and putting up with my rambling!

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Get In the Spirit!

Posted by Jennifer E.

The Halloween Spirit that is! Brand new Halloween stamps from DRS Designs are now available for purchase! Today I'm showing off two of the new stamps on this Halloween card.  They are the Spirit of Halloween Greeting (389F) and Broomstick Stella (415H). I've also used DRS Designs Double Deal Halloween Bats and Stars stamp (653P) for the background.

Making this card took a bit of practice.  I admit, I worked on a rough draft to see if I could get everything to work out and look just right.  For this card, it was all about the masking!  I started by stamping Broomstick Stella on white cardstock and then I colored her with Copic Markers.  I then stamped the Spirit of Halloween Greeting next to her and colored the white portions of the word "Spirit" with an orange Copic Marker. I then created a Post-It Note mask for her and the word "Spirit."  Next, I stratigically stamped the Double Deal Halloween Bats and Stars around Stella.  I created a template for the moon and sponged it with yellow inks to color it.  At this point I didn't like how my scene looked with a stark white background, so I created a mask for the moon.  With 3 masks in place, I lightly sponged black ink around each image to create a smoky, Halloween sky.  I matted the scene with black cardstock, placed some yellow ribbon in the upper right corner and then applied it to a yellow cardstock base.

By this point you must be wondering why the Double Deal Halloween Bats and Stars are named that way...Well, believe it or not, this stamp can be used all year long! For all your Halloween cards, this stamp adds a beautiful moon, scary bats and a starry sky to your project as you can see on my card today, but it's not only for Halloween use.  For the rest of the year, inking only the stars on the right side of the stamp creates the perfect nighttime sky or star background!  It's like getting 2 stamps for the price of 1!

Don't forget all of the new Halloween stamps are now available for purchase. You can see them all by clicking HERE. 

Hope you've enjoyed todays post!  Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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Wrapped In Love Christmas Gift Tag

Hi all, it is Alicia, and I am back with another creation using one of the fabulous NEW DRS Designs Christmas images! I have been seeing some wonderful tags lately on various blogs, so I wanted to give it a try myself.

I started off by stamping the Greatest Gift Wrapped in Love Christmas Greeting (G1017) onto a scrap of kraft cardstock. I inked the edges, rounded the corners and added two red gems. Next I stamped the Holly Background (H365) in white onto red and green cardstock scraps. The red strip was placed across the bottom of a die cut kraft tag. I punched a circle of the green cardstock and layered that on top of an inked paper doily. Once everything was stamped/ready to go I put everything together on the tag and stapled some red ric rac at the top.

Are you in the Christmas card (or tag) making mood? Make sure to check out DRS Designs' online store to see all of their fabulous new Christmas stamps.

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Precious Pumpkins!

By Debbie Seyer - A Peek Into My Stamping Room

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a good weekend! I know I did! The reason why I had such a great weekend is because I received the nicest package in the mail. This package was full of goodies from DRS Designs. The new releases that will be available starting September 22. I got busy mounting my stamps onto EZ Mount and inking them up. Here is a card I made using the super cute Precious Pumpkin (F380).

I stamped the image onto white cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Using my Copic Markers, I colored the image and cut/embossed using the Classic Square Nestabilities Lg. I stamped the base of my card using New Sprout Memento ink and stamped using the plaid background. I mounted the pumpkins onto a olive green scalloped squares cut from Nestabilities. The Small Halloween Greeting (042A) was stamped and cut to fit into the hardware and attached to the base of the card.

Don't you just love these images? Remember, they will be available starting Sept 22. Have a great Monday!

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A Fun Project

Welcome!

I can't believe I just found this picture of a candle my nieces, Andi and Krissy and I made this past summer and I never posted it!! What was I thinking?



I love this technique of stamping and coloring on tissue paper and then using a heat gun to melt the tissue paper into a candle! It took me a few tries - and a lot patience - to get the melting down, but it's fun too! I think I could melt wax all day!

Andi and Krissy had the "job" of stamping and coloring our Butterfly stamps G115 and 119C and our KS Butterfly Greeting 604G. (I feel the need to mention that Krissy - now 12, is the "K" in the KS Butterfly Greeting because at 10 years old she helped me write it! Pretty Cool huh???)


Thanks for stopping by!

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Holiday Lights

Hi Everyone!

It's Karin posting today to let you know, you still have time to enter the challenge at the 365 Cards Challenge Blog where DRS Designs is the sponsor!  Woo-Hoo, prizes!

Here is the sketch:

This is my card and I used one of the many border stamps that DRS Designs has to offer.  This is the Christmas Lights stamp and it comes paired with Dot Ribbon Edger, so you get 2 for 1!  The Simply Snowman stamp is perfectly festive on this card.

Here is a close up of the Glossy Effects I added to the string of lights, ya know, to make them more realistic ;)

The theme today for the 365 Cards Blog was "Happy Heart" and I was to use two things that make me happy on my card today.  Well, no one loves festive holiday lights more than I do, and I LOVE snowmen...(As long as they have hats, I kinda have a thing about a naked snowman head...lol!) They are one of those great holiday decorations I keep up through January.  Snowmen are so cheerful especially during those cold dark days!

What makes you happy?  C'mon and join the 365 Cards Challenge and maybe you could win some DRS Designs goodness for yourself!

Have a great day!

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Bells on Bobtail...

Three cards one sketch:

I made this card using the newly released Christmas Music Background (372P) and Single Jingle Bell (347C). After stamping the music background I tore my stamped image into three sections and then sponged ranger ink to distress the image. I stamped the bells on gold foil and cut out with a cirlce punch. I then tied gold ribbon to the red bow and added a gold glimmery brad to the ribbon.
I also have another card for the 365 Day challenge which was to use this sketch and to incorporate 4 different stamps. I have the Jingle All the Way Sentiment, the Giga Oval Holly and the Bells background (stamped twice in two different colors).
Then I added a fourth stamp the Single Jingle Bell. I added a glassy glaze to the bells to really make them shine. So there you have four different DRS Design newly released stamps and the sketch challenge!
Joni

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Faith and a sketch!

Good morning, it's Bonnie again and I am off to a slow start today aren't I?

Don't forget that DRS Designs is sponsoring the 365 Cards Blog this week! You could win a gift certificate towards new stamps at DRS Designs by completing a creation with the following sketch! wahoo!!

And here is my take on the sketch! Now I know that we are not supposed to use patterned paper but my mind was a total blank this week when I made it and I do think it looks rather lovely! 

I used the Faith Greeting, which I use quite regularly - I love this sentiment and it is one I totally believe.....so that makes it special to me!

Thanks for coming around today and don't forget to enter those challenges this week!! There is an encouragement challenge today, so I may enter it in that challenge as well!

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A Fear Of St. Nick?

Looking for another chance to win some free spending cash to DRS Designs?  Well, look no further and get ready to stamp! This week DRS Designs is sponsoring the sketch challenge over at the 365 Cards Blog. 

For your participation, you could win a $10 voucher just for playing along!

Here's my take on the sketch.

I split the 'Claus'trophobic Christmas Greeting (G367) into 4 separate stamps and stamped 2 lines in between the sections divided up by the red ribbon. 

This Santa image was taken from the Wintertime Buddies stamp (M362).  I colored it with Copic Markers and  and cut it out from the rest of the stamp.  I dressed him up by adding some Stickles to the his hat and finished off the card by adding a big, red bow just above him on the first line of ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today, and Good Luck playing with this sketch.  We look forward to seeing your take on it!

Have a great day!

Smiles,

Jennifer

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A Sketch Challenge for You!

By Debbie Seyer - A Peek Into My Stamping Room

This week, DRS Designs is sponsoring the 365 Cards Sketch Challenge! Its a great sketch and I had alot of fun playing along with it.

Here is the sketch:

Each day this week, 365 Cards blog will have a different theme to use along with this sketch. You should definitely play along because you could win a DRS Designs gift certificate and who doesn't love FREE stuff?!

I made two cards using this sketch:


For this card, I used the Candy Apple stamp. I just love this stamp! Candy Apples are one of my favorite fall treats so this card was super fun to make!!

For this second card, I used the Candy Corn stamp. Do you notice a theme? Maybe I am hungry? LOL I stamped the Candy Corn image all over the white cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored it in using Copic Markers. I stamped the Favorite Veggie sentiment onto white cardstock and cut/embossed using Classic Circles Lg Nestabilities. I layered the sentiment circle onto a Jumbo Scalloped Nestabilities and tied some black twill around the card to complete my interpretation of the sketch.

I hope you will give this sketch a try! Post a link on the 365 Cards blog for your chance to win DRS Designs stamps!! Good luck and can't wait to see what you make!

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Jingle All the Way (again)

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff
Happy Sunday! I hope your weekend is going great.

Have y'all enjoyed all the new Christmas images? I love these bells and the music background looks great so many ways. Today I'm using it with a rainbow ink pad of Christmas colors. I used the same ink pad for the bells and since it's a dye ink, I was able to use a water brush and drag the color into the images.

The holly oval fits perfectly inside an oval die as well as a giga punch to make cutting it out a breeze. Since my greeting was unmounted, I cut it apart and was able to curve the line I wanted to fit inside the oval. I used a lacy square die for the largest white layer, and I resized it to make it a rectangle.

Thanks so much for stopping by!







Supplies:
stamps: Bells & Bows, Jingle Bell Greeting, Christmas Music Background, Holly Giga Oval
paper: white, dk redink: Kaleidacolor Fruitcake rainbow pad, dk greenaccessories: markers, shaped dies, water brush

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Jingle Bells

Hi, it's Joni here with another Christmas card using the newly released Jingle Bells Sentiment. I kept this card clean and simple. I added some silver fringe trim
(say that three times fast, hehhehe) and wired silver ribbon for accents. CS is Bazzill textured white. I cut out the sentiment with a nestie and layered it on silver cs. This could be an easy way to mass produce all of your Christmas cards and get a jump start on the holiday!

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A Double Embossed Card... Cool AND Easy!!!

By: Dawn Knight

One day at a time indeed... but lately, several have been piling up on me all at the same time! Thank goodness for my escape... STAMPING! I learned this double embossing technique and I knew that I could not wait to showcase one of DRS Designs wonderful sentiment stamps in the frame that it made. I chose One Day at a Time to remind me of... well... just that. I stamped the leaves around the outside edges to incorporate the black into my color combo and add some texture. Then, ribbon, bling and flowers to complete the look. thanks for popping in and I hope everyone has a cheerful weekend!   

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Supporting our troops

Guess who's supporting our troops??

Yep - Santa Claus!! Actually, it's not only Santa but his Snowman buddy as well!
Everyone is getting in the act - Yeah!!

Our Wintertime Buddies (362M) have donned their "camo" duds to show their support!



After my fancy coloring job (using Bic Mark-its - Copic knock-offs found at any office supply store in Moonstone Yellow, Tiki Hut Tan and Honey Brown.) I layered them on burgundy cs and then on green cs that I had stamped with our Colonial Star (990H) using gold ink. I then added the Serve Our Country Greeting (395D) and stamped the Colonial Star on a separate piece of cs so I could cut it out and pop it up!

A relatively simple card that any soldier can enjoy!

If you'd like to thank a soldier, or create some cards for the soldiers to send to their families and friends please check out our card drive for

Not only will you be supporting a great cause, you'll have a chance to be one of 5 winners!!

Thank You!!

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'Claus'trophobic

Hi all, Jenny here...


Forgive me for my short post. I have been under the weather the last 4 days. I didn't get to enjoy the long weekend because I caught the cold my daughter had. I always end up getting sick at the beginning of the school year. I hope you will enjoy the card I have to share with you today.

For my card I paired up the 4 in 1 snowflake stamp with 'Claus'trophobic Christmas Greeting. I embossed the snowflakes in white on kraft cardstock. Stamped the sentiment with red ink and finished it off with a pretty bow.

Don't you just love this time of year? I love getting my cards ready for the holidays and DRS Designs has all the stamps to do just that! Be sure to check out all the stamps including the new releases.

Thank you for letting me share this with you today. Be sure to check back tomorrow for another great creation inspiration! Have a wonderful week!!

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Noel Card

by Alicia Ekermans - Call Me {Crafty} Al

I am having so much fun creating with and sharing the cards I have made using all of the new Christmas releases from DRS Designs!

For today's card I stamped the Luke Holiday Verse (L972) repeatedly on the kraft cardstock in watermark ink to create the background. Then I stamped the NEW Nativity Noel (L337) n this piece, as well as an off-white cardstock. I cut the manger scene out of the kraft piece, matted it on a red cardstock, then adhered it to the card front. Next I cut the off-white copy, keeping only the manger scene, and placed it in the open area of the kraft copy. To add some sparkle I used glitter on the manger and star.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Make sure to keep coming back for more inspirational projects from the design team members.

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Claus-trophobic?

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

I think this little Snowman may just be a little Claus-trophobic since he looks like he's trying to hide behind the sentiment.

I hope y'all are having a great Labor Day weekend! So I guess Labor Day means Summer is really gone. It even feels cooler here for the past couple of days.

For my card, I stamped the Wintertime Buddies, colored with markers and split them up on either side of my sentiment panel. The front of the A2 (5.5 x 4.25) white card was stamped with a snow background and silver ink. I die cut the sentiment and made four faux brads for the corners. Santa is popped up a tad and the snowman is just peeking out from behind the panel.

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

Supplies:
stamps: Wintertime Buddies, Claus-trophobic Greeting, Snow Background
paper: white, black, red
ink: black permanent, Brilliance silver
accessories: markers, Spellbinders die, 1/4 hole punch (for brads)

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