Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag!

Hey Friends! This is Chrissy D here again! The card I am sharing today makes me smile. As a cat lover, I can see my cats play in a bag. One of our cats (we have four) is such a character and cracks us up daily with her antics. 

I started by stamping the Cat In the Bag image from DRS Designs in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on White card stock. I colored the image with Prisma color Pencils, a paper stubby and Gamsol. Once it was colored, I cut it out using my paper snips. I then stamped the Cat's Meow Birthday Greeting  in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on White card stock and cut it out using my Large Circle Spellbinders.

Using Espresso Ink, I stamped the Easy Dot Background  on Regal Rose card stock and the Large Original Plaid on Kraft Card stock. I lightly sponged the white card stock with Kraft Ink and added Regal Rose dots using a marker.

I used Saffron card stock and the Scalloped Border Punch. Adhering all of the pieces together, I wrapped Espresso Ribbon around and tied a bow. Once completed, I added some felt flowers and gold brads using Glue Dots.

I hope you liked my project today! Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

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FIELD OF SYMPATHY

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!
 

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BUTTERFLY SPRAY

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! 






 

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EASTER LILY AND CROSSES

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!

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SPREAD A LITTLE SUNSHINE

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!

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JOSEPHINE AND THE GLOWWORM!

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!!!

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DRAMA MAMA!

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!

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ZEN HEARTS

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!

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TWO FOR YOU!

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!

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VALENTINE TREE

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!

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STACKED LOVE

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

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UNFRIEND YOU?

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!!!

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Feeling Rosy?

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!

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The Stockings were hung...

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!!!

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RED HOLLY DAYS!

Happy "Holly" Days Everyone!!! This is Chrissy D here!!! I can hardly believe Christmas is a mere 4 days away! Every day has been packed with activities and while this is my favorite time of year, I am ready for all of the Christmas cookies to be gone! 

On todays card, I used the FUN Fanfare Square and stamp it in red, blue and green. I then made them into a diamond shape and mounted them on black card stock. I stamped the Design Tag Die Cut  in Black Memento Ink and colored it with B05, R46 and YG67 from my Copic collection and cut it out with my scissors and mounted it on dimensionals. I stamped the Happy Holly Days Greeting in blue ink and finished the card off with some Red Satin Ribbon and gems in each corner.

I hope you have a WONDERFUL, SAFE and VERY MERRY Christmas! Thank you for stopping by!!

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SMILE!

Hello Friends! This is Chrissy D here! Welcome to the DRS Designers Blog today! I love this little snowman - he really makes me SMILE! This card was so fun to make. I do not know about you, but I can get stuck in a "color" rut and use the same colors all of the time. Red is one of my favorite colors, so that is one I use a lot!  I tried a new color scheme for this card instead of the "traditional" winter whites and blues which is what I would gravitate towards to create a wintery feel. I took the Marina Mist card stock and ran it through the Big Shot with the snowflakes cuttlebug folder. Once the card stock was embossed, I sponged it with the White Craft Ink.


I stamped the Heart Swag Snowman with Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black) and colored him with my Copic Markers. I started cutting out the cute snowman but ran out of space, so I placed the remaining heart on the top of the die cut. I used the Spellbinders Elegant Ovals die to stamp the Snowmen Smiles Greeting on and tied a big Satin Red Bow along the bottom portion of the card. Using Mini Glue Dots, I added three Dew Drops in the upper left corner of the card.


I hope you enjoyed my card today! Have a wonderful day and enjoy this Christmas Season! 

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HAPPY THOUGHTS!

 Hello Everyone!!! DRS Designs has a new challenge on Thursdays!!! This past week's challenge is to create a card using Faux Stitching! Check in tomorrow for the new challenge!


On my top card I used my Big Shot and Stocking die and ran it through with the Snowflakes Cuttlebug folder. I used the cute  Reindeer Ralph image and colored him in with Prisma Color Pencils and used some mineral spirits. Punched him our with a 1 3/8" Circle punch and sponged the edges and adhered with Dimensionals.

On my second card, I used the  4 in 1 Snowflakes and stamped it in Baja Breeze on the same color card stock. I stamped the hiking boots in Artichoke and sponged the edges. I used the Tree Line Border 981P and lightly sponged it with Artichoke ink. I sponged the edges with Not Quite Navy Ink. I added some buttons and the stitched ribbon.

We hope you will join us and play along on this weeks new challenge tomorrow. Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!

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SENDING YOU HAPPY THOUGHTS!

Hello Everyone - This is Chrissy D here!!! Welcome to the DRS Designs Blog today!!! I have been doing a lot of my Christmas shopping on line and I have to say, I wish there was SNOW!!! I guess I shouldn't be thinking that, as I would have to shovel but I think if we whiten things up here in my corner of the world, I would feel like it was more like Christmas. :)

Note - As I write the post the DRS Designs Store Blog is down for maintainance so I will link everything up when I get up in the morning!


Todays card makes me SMILE! I just love these little Penguins 966K. I cut the sentiment Sending you Happy thoughts 951D into strips and attached them to the card! I stamped the large Snowflake on the background and then ran the white card stock through my Big Shot with my Snowflake Cuddlebug folder. I used the Snowflake Spellbinders Die and added a button to my card!

I hope you have enjoyed my card! Come back tomorrow to see the Challenge we have in store for you! We hope you will join in on the fun! Have a wonderful day!

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BLESSINGS....

Hello Everyone- This is Chrissy D here. Welcome to the DRS Blog today!!! With Thanksgiving here, there are so MANY blessings to count, so I thought it was fitting to share a card with the Apache Blessing stamp...


My card today uses the wonderful stamps from DRS DESIGNS. Some of my FAVORITE stamps are these Plaid Backgrounds that DRS Designs carries! This one is the Large Original Plaid. First I stamped it in Real Red ink and then in the opposite diagonal in Old Olive. I stamped the Apache Blessing on the Labels 18 Spellbinders Die.


Here are a few more details...


Accessories: Poinsettia Tear Drops, Labels 18 Spellbinders Die,  Fanciful Flourish Die


This second project I ran through my Big Shot and used my floral Sizzix embossing floral folder.
This is a fun crayon box die. I figure this will be one of my last AUTUMN projects! I need a gift for a helper in a class I am teaching, as a special thank you for her help. I used the Autumn Wording Square and colored the image with Copics B21, YG67, YG17 and E49. I cut around the square and matted it with Chocolate Chip cardstock. Popped it up with Glue dots and wrapped around some Bashful blue striped ribbon and WAH-LAH! All done! :)

I hope you enjoyed my projects today! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!!!

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