Turtle Love

Today is my last post as a Guest Designer for DRS Designs. I have had a lot of fun working with these images and getting to know the rest of the team. Thanks to everyone for the fun and the opportunity!

I know that there are some really fun things going on this weekend with the new releases. You are going to LOVE them, so be sure to stop back to see what is NEW! You won't want to miss it!

Today I made a simple fun card based on the colors in my ric rac. I hadn't had a chance to use this sweet turtle yet, and thought it would be a fun image for my last DRS Blog post. You can find this darling turtle (F720) here. The inside says "For Someone Special" (D705). Tomorrow is my mom's 80th birthday and our pet turtle (whom we have had for 14 years!) is giving her this card for her birthday!

Have a great day! Thanks DRS Designs, and all the girls on the team! :)

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A Rose For You

I think this image is so adorable. Doesn't he have the sweetest face? Well, he is a little shy, but he is wishing you a Happy Birthday......with love! I used Item No. G623 (Sweet Offering) and Item No. B250 (Happy Birthday) for my card:

I stamped my image in black ink and then used reinkers and an aqua brush to watercolor the image. The color blocked background is Bordering Blue, Pink Pirouette, and So Saffron (all from Stampin' Up!).

Be sure to check out all the Cutie Pie Kids HERE and the great variety of birthday sentiments HERE. Thanks for stopping by today!


Stamps: DRS Designs (see above)
Paper: Bordering Blue, Whisper White, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Palette Noir Black, plus Color Challenge colors and Creamy Caramel, Copic C-1
Accessories: Cuttlebug EF, paper flowers, brad, heart sticker, paper piercer, word window punch, Crystal Stickles, Nestabilities

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Coloring Eggs - A Memory Past

One of my favorite memories growing up was coloring eggs at Eastertime. We used to boil about two dozen, and then use white crayons to write on them (early resist technique - way back about 45 years ago!!) and make designs. When I had my own children, they liked doing the same thing. But we also made some fun glitter dye and had some sparkly eggs as well. This beautiful egg image reminded me of those days gone by.


After stamping with waterproof black ink, I watercolored each egg with an aqua brush and reinkers, and then added Crystal Stickles to each egg. The sentiment is perfect for an egg-stra special card for someone! Click HERE to see all our fun Easter images!


My kids are now much older and we haven't colored eggs in a few years. I might just do it again next week!

Have a wonderful Easter! (Oh, and be careful today - it's April Fools' Day, you know! No joke! HA)~

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Remember Your First Love?

One of the things that I really like about DRS Designs is that there are so many different kinds/styles of images - and there is something for everyone!

Today I want to share with you one of the Cutie Pie Kids: First Love~


I think this image is so sweet! I stamped it on watercolor paper and then used stamp pads, reinkers, and an aqua brush to blend the color. The sentiment is All About You Birthday. I just used the top part and then only inked the part of the words that I wanted. It can be for just about any occasion now!

Do you remember your first love?

See all of the Cutie Pie Kids HERE. Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to check out all of the darling new releases!

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For A Sweet Sixteen

Good morning!

My name is Judy Rozema and I am Guest Designing for DRS for March and April. If you were here yesterday, you met Debbie, the other Guest Designer. I think she and I are going to the same party! Both are daughters are celebrating birthdays close to each other and Debbie and I used the same color family for our projects this week!

My daughter turns sweet sixteen this coming Monday, and I made this little box for a special gift for her. Now if you follow my blog at all, you will know that I am not a 3D kind of person. I like to stick with cards! But this little box was calling my name, and it's really easy! You can print the pattern right on your cardstock, cut, decorate, adhere, and voila! A little gift box for something special. I got the pattern from a Technique Challenge on Splitcoaststampers, and you can download it HERE.
I used the fun and festive Birthday Candle Burst and colored each candle using markers, reinkers, and an aqua brush. Then I added Crystal Stickles to the candles and the fun swirl that is holding them all together and punched the corners with a ticket corner punch. Here is a close-up:
Since the actual stamp was a little too long for my box, I cut apart the candles and sentiment, and added them to the top of my box. I punched holes in the top with a 1/4" circle punch and ran different fun ribbons through, using glue dots to adhere them. You could also use colored staples for another option and fun look. I cut a strip of hot pink cardstock and ran it through my crimper (I had to think for a minute to remember where it was! When is the last time you used yours? LOL), and added that as a layer before I adhered my main panel with pop dots.

I think she will like what is in the bottom of this box. It's small and can fit into your hand. Remember, she is going to be 16...... Can you guess what is inside?

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