Just because...

I hope you're all enjoying the first day of June and a wonderful start to the summer! My card today is continuing the "tree" theme for our Thursday challenge 72. I did a variety of stamping and sponging here using the silhouette majestic pines and the just because sentiment.

Take care,

Pam

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A Watermelon Summer

My daughter MacKenna is crazy about watermelon and every time I use or see this stamp used, it makes me think of her. I colored with markers and then fussy cut the watermelon...I also fussy cut the Summer wording greeting and the Lines o' plenty bg was stamped on brocade blue in black ink. Head on over to DRS Designs online store for some great summer stamps!

Pam

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Let the Graduation Parties Begin!

Hello and happy Saturday!  I am bringing a graduation card to you today. I am afraid to count the number of cards that I still need to make!  I find it difficult to make masculine cards, but I love this sea grass...I off stamped it on the Culmination Graduation greeting panel, sponged sahara sand and baja breeze on the image panel and masked for the sun which I then sponged in with crushed curry.  No frills as this will go to a young man graduating from college. 

Have a great Saturday!

Pam

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A horse for someone special

Happy Day! I hope that everyone is having a nice weekend for Mother's day! My favorite thing to do every year on Mother's Day is buy and plant my flowers. Also, NO cooking for me. Everybody takes care of ME!

My card today features the silhouette horse, a new background and For Someone Special greeting. I used soft suede for the horse and old olive for the grass. The bg was sponged with marina mist. An embossing folder was used on bordering blue layer, some ribbon and a big western brad.
This could also be submitted to the Thursday challenge which is circles this week.
Have a great Mother's day!

Pam

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It's race time!

Good morning and happy Saturday! Today, I am sharing a card that I made for the Thursday ways to use it challenge on SCS.  It was all about horses as the Kentucky Derby takes place today. I stamped Mrs. Ed the horse in Noir Black and stamped twice more without new ink. I love the feel of movement with this technique. A blue ribbon for the winner and part of the Impossible Faith Greeting stamped on the brocade blue in noir black and oval punched. Lastly, an ef for the bg.

Enjoy the race and/or your day!

Pam

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Josephine needs a day off!

Happy Saturday! Recently, I've experienced some days like this!  I hope I achieved the chewed restraints! I chose Josephine the Bold, the Chewing the Restraints greeting and the Argyle background. Some pink rhinestones to dress Joshephine up a bit! I had fun making this as I can relate to needing to chew through the restraints!

Pam

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Congrats Grad!

It's graduation time again!  I have high school graduations as well as college this year. Many of my cards will be red and black. I stamped the interlocking star bg several times in black and colored in some random stars red. Next, I stamped the Bright Graduation greeting in black and punched it out with a scalloped oval punch....also punched in red and black and then layered it. The black and red strips are paper and then I punched out some stars to finish it off.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Pam

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Pawsatively Birthday!

I have a sister that this totally reminds me of and she will be getting for her birthday in May!  I took the Pawsitively Birthday Greeting and stamped it in black and matted on creamy caramel. Next, I stamped the "Purr"fectly Comfortable Kitty in black on white paper and colored her gray, the sofa pink with caramel trim...and it was fussy cut. The rug was embossed with lattice ef and the folder was inked a bit to pick up some darker caramel.  Vicki's versatile bg was used on the flower and lastly, a strip of caramel was embossed with a woodgrain folder for the chair rail. The wallpaper was made with stamped off caramel using the Silhouette branch bg The kitty's collar is adorned with liquid pearls. 

Have a lovely day!

Pam

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Walk on the Wild Side

Love these critters-Jungle Animal Friends!  I colored them up with a combination of markers and sponges. For the sky, I punched out a scalloped circle and sponged on baja breeze. Vicki's versatile bg was used on the main image as well as the bg. The Walk on the Wild Side Birthday greeting was stamped on white and the clouds were made on it as well.

Have a great day!

Pam

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"Toad" ally Wonderful day!

I have to say, this is one of my favorite images from DRS Designs....such a silly fellow this Frog on a Log. I paired him with Tiny Frog for the bg paper underneath the  "Toad"ally Wonderful Day! greeting. I used a circle punch to make the sun and then randomly cut rays. A bit of ribbon and it's all good!

Pam

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Hogwash!

I had a lot of fun making this silly card.  I stamped the Leonard Pig's Bathtime Buddies in versamark and embossed in brown.  I then colored the pigs in with pink passion and a bit of light pink for their noses. Using a sponge, I put on some close to cocoa and then dragged the ripped edges right through the pad. The embossed bg was inked up with pink passion as was the sentiment: Hogwash saying.  A bit of bling and some close to cocoa sponging on the embossed layer and I have a birthday card.

Pam

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Paddy and his Shamrock Circle

My card today is continuing with Thursday's challenge...shamrocks.  I chose the Shamrock Circle, Paddy Bear and the Happy St. Patrick's Day greeting. I stamped the shamrock circle on certainly celery and used a circle punch to cut out the center and then a large scallop punch to finish it off. I only used Paddy's head for this creation and colored him in gray, crumb cake and green. The gray layer was embossed with the lattice folder and some fun gingham ribbon to match. 

So don't forget to play in our Thursday challenge AND see details below for our Stamp-a-versary contest.

Pam

And now the Stamp-A-Versary Clue!!

Play our new game!!

Find the 4 current stamp designs that were featured in our

original stamp catalog way back in 1992 and win prizes!

Click here for all the details

Today's Clue

Mystery Stamp B

Clue #5:

Long may it wave

The clues.....so far!

Mystery Stamp A	Mystery Stamp B	Mystery Stamp C	Mystery Stamp D
Play your cards right and you can win!	No Checkers on this board.	Varoom!	Oh square of squares.
It is a big deal!	No Saluting required	No exercise here	Time is of the essence
Some things just suit me	Not the pits	Best friends with Harley	Been around since the sundial
Ooohhh, Royalty	Only winners get to take me for a ride	Go Hog wild!	The Mayans loved me!
Not in the cards, oh wait, yes it is!	Long may it wave	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!

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Sympathy

For my sympathy card I used the No Words to Express Sympathy Greeting and the Lily Corner. I stamped the images in black and colored with pear pizazz and a white gel pen.

This weeks challenge theme is:

Sympathy.

We are giving away the following 3 stamps by DRS Designs:

 Daisy Basket 671L

 Feeling Better Greeting 388E 

 Sending Smile Greeting 289D

Link up your challenge cards below by Wednesday, March 6th at 6pm EST. Come back to see the winner announced in the challenge post on Thursday, March 7th.

Play our new game!!

Find the 4 current stamp designs that were featured in our
original stamp catalog way back in 1992 and win prizes!

Click here for all the details

Today's Clue

Mystery Stamp C
Clue #3:

Best Friends with Harley

The clues.....so far!

Mystery Stamp A	Mystery Stamp B	Mystery Stamp C	Mystery Stamp D
Play your cards right and you can win!	No checkers on this board!	Varooom!	Oh square of squares
It is a big deal	No saluting required	No exercise here	Time is of the essence
Some things just suit me	Not the pits	Best Friends with Harley	Coming Soon!
Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!
Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!

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Top o' the morning!

Here's a St. Patrick's day card for you today.  I chose hazelnut tan, vanilla and baby blue for this card, and a bit of gingham ribbon.  

Stamps: Top o' the morning greeting, Hatfull of shamrocks, and the shamrock bg.

After I stamped and embossed the hatfull of shamrocks, I decided to flip the hat and have the shamrocks come out of the bottom.  I thought it was a fun change.  The image and the bg were embossed in wasabi green ep.

Play our new game!!

Find the 4 current stamp designs that were featured in our
original stamp catalog way back in 1992 and win prizes!

Click here for all the details

Here's the first clue for Stamp D:

Oh Square of Squares!

Here are the other clues so far...

Mystery Stamp A	Mystery Stamp B	Mystery Stamp C	Mystery Stamp D
Play your cards right and you can win!	No checkers on this board!	Varooom!	Oh Square of Squares!
Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!
Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!
Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!
Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!	Coming Soon!

Good Luck!

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Get your Irish on!

I had so much fun making this card!  I am definitely going to have to give this to a neighbor whom reminds me so much of this Lucky Larry Leprechaun! VERY Irish. I added the  Shamrock bg as a backdrop and the single four leaf clover I stamped on gumball green, cut out and put a layer of crystal effects on it. The silver is metallic.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look.  Head on over to the DRS Designs store for some awesome stamps!

Pam

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An Easter blooming with love

Happy Day! 

I opted for an Easter card today...time for something different from me:)

I stamped the Spring Crocus in black and used markers and a blender pen to color in lavender, summer sun and mellow moss. I distressed the edges of the image and the sentiment panel. I partially stamped the crocus image for the moss panel underneath and colored the crocus.The bottom moss layer was stamped with the polka dot bg and used the Blooming Easter Greeting. I decided to add a bunch of lavender rhinestones and some pretty, sheer purple ribbon to complete it.  Easter will be here before you know it and DRS has fabulous images to complete your Easter cards!

Pam

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An Irish Blessing

I had fun making this card.  I love this Irish Blessing greeting. I stamped it in wild wasabi, layered it with wild wasabi and used a wild wasabi ribbon. The white is embossed and embellished with some rhinestones. St. Patrick's day holds a special place in my heart as my dad was Irish/German.

Have a lovely weekend and enjoy the big game on Sunday!

Pam

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Leonard Hogs and Kisses

Bringing another piggy card for Valentine's day to you all today.  Our Leonard Pig Rose offering is just so dang cute!  I stamped him and the single rose in versa mark and embossed in black.  I used pink pirouette, primrose petals, and old olive. The roses were done with red liquid pearls.....some black sponging for the "piggy" look, a handmade tag with our hogs and kisses greeting and the primrose layer was stamped with our argyle background. Remember, our Thursday challenge this week is all about pigs...participate and you just might win a fun stamp!

Take care,

Pam

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Love you more!

In preparation for Valentine's day, I made a few of these.  I love the black and red. I used the new dotted heart stamped 3 times and cut out and I also used the new greeting love you more. 3 photo corners a polka dot brad and the dotted embossing folder. The hearts were stamped in versamark and embossed in black.

Happy Day!

Pam

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Tall Pines

Good day!  I trust everyone is well on their way to a wonderful 2013!

I have to say this month's releases here at DRS Designs are fabulous!  I especially love the trees. I stamped the Double Tall Pines in black and painted the trees with pearlescent watercolors.  The trunks were colored in with crumb cake.  I masked the trees, sun and ground and brayered bermuda bay.  I sponged on apricot appeal for the sun and then using the sponge, I dragged it to make some rays. The ground was done in going gray.  A black mat on the image and the bermuda bay bg was embossed.  I stamped the sentiment, sponged in some color, black sponged around edges.  Have a great day!

Pam

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