Cowgirl Thing

 Hello Friends!

We are full of bling today!  My cute cowgirl is covered in it!  

I really like pink and kraft together, especially for a Western theme/outdoor theme.

Today I've used DRS: Boots & Bling, Cowgirl Line Dancer and 4 in 1 Cowboy Gear.

I added a ton of rhinestones (mostly amber/brown) and some clear to the hatband.

She has on my favorite pink boots (how did she get in my closet?!!).

The background is corrugated stock, I love that stuff.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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Birthday

 Hello there crafty friends!

Today I'm sharing 2 birthday cards, 1 masculine and 1 feminine.  This first card uses a lot a pinky colors and a sport that both men and women like to participate in, bowling.

I used DRS: Ball On Your Birthday, Strike, 3 in 1 Design and Bowling Strike

Of course, all the coloring is done in the pinks. I used various dies I have from different companies, pop dots and ribbon to finish my card.

My next card features sports that a lot of boys like to play all through school (and beyond).

I used DRS: Four Corner Sports (which is a 4 in 1 design) and Ball On Your Birthday again.

I popped up the sentiment and single ball glove, I also used corrugated stock on this card.

My grandson played baseball and soccer through school, he loves both, so this card would be perfect for him. 

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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Happy Mother's Day

 Good morning crafty friends!

Today I'm sharing 2 Mother's Day cards.  First is using the Violet Teacup, Woven Plaid, and the new You Were Right (bottom part, the next card shows the whole stamp).

I used a new Pink Fresh background die and a stitched frame die from Lawn Fawn with tiny pearls to finish this card.

I used my mom's favorite color combo on both cards today.

The frames and teacup are popped up.

My next card features the Woven Plaid and the You Were Right  sentiment.

The plaid on both cards was embellished with green and purple glitter pens.

I used stitched rectangle dies to cut out the panels and finished with a purple glitter pen to faux stitch thread and some rhinestones in the corners.

Thanks for visiting!

Robin

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Drink in Your Hand

 

Hi Everyone,

Since we're in the thick of summertime, I used the new Toes in the Sand Birthday Greeting for today's card. Even though it has a beach vibe, I decided to focus on the "drink in your hand" portion of it.

I masked off the globe from the Fairy with a Globe stamp, and paired it up with the Wine Glass image from the Pour Me Bottle and Glass stamp, and also sat her on a Toadstool as well. I colored it up and added some glitter glue to her wings.

The background was dry embossed and attached a punched border that was stamped using the Easy Dot Background.  I finished off the card with some flowers and enamel dots. 

Thanks for visiting! 

Karin

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Pool Party

 

Wait I thought the title was Pool Party...oh yes!

I really love this image from DRS. This will probably forever be one of my all time favorites. I stamped the POOL CUE, BALL & RACK - 469K in a balloon die cut then colored it with copics.

For the background I embossed a birthday sentiment and then popped the balloon up on dimensionals. Added a ribbon and finished with sequins.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card this week.

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Tough Times

Hi Everyone,

I've been enjoying stamping with the new images and greeting stamps that DRS Designs has recently released.  I made two cards using the same sentiment.  

Here I stamped and die cut Guide Dog Assisted Woman and paired that with the Tough Times Don't Last Greeting.  Using the colors from the image I made the backgrounds by stamping half with the Splatter Background stamp and half with the Argyle Background, filling it in with the matching Argyle Diamond.  I covered up the seam with a piece of printed ribbon and added a photo corner punch up top.

Here I made a quick and easy card using the same sentiment.  My mother-in-law broke her hip, and she has been one tough cookie during her recovery process, so this was made with her in mind.  I used a wet paintbrush and washed on some pink, yellow and blue ink.  Once it was dry, I stamped and heat embossed Josephine the Bold right on top and only gave her some "lipstick".  

To make it a little girlie, I added some pink gems to the corners. I love how perfect the image and sentiment are together...Just the ticket for a little light hearted inspiration!

If there ever was a perfect sentiment for these times, I'd say this is it!

Pop on over to DRS Designs to get one too...

Sending you and yours stamping hugs!
Karin

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City Walk

by Julie Warner -The Write Stuff

 Happy Friday!

I hope your week has gone well! We had a little cool front overnight & whew! What a relief to get that awful humidity out of here! For the last 3 or 4 days, we've definitely had the "weather you can wear" around here. Apparently that tropical storm that didn't come anywhere near us, drug up all that moisture from the Gulf of Mexico & it just felt like blanket of humid fell on us. We had a bunch of rain, too, so that didn't help. Now it feels like you could actually go outside & enjoy a walk, like the lady in my card.

For my scene, I stamped & colored the lady & her guide dog & stamped the greeting along side. It just looked too empty & I couldn't find anything I wanted to put behind her. So I used a pencil to sketch the little buildings & then a few grey Copics to color them in. Just a side note: in case you ever use a pencil then color in w/ Copics, be aware that if you color over your pencil line, you will not be able to erase it. It didn't matter since I used greys, but it might matter if you use other light colors. Apparently the Copic (or any other alcohol based marker) makes the pencil permanent. So there's your tip of the week!

Since my main panel is a square, I needed something to fill in the rectangle of the card front. I used a gray layer & cut the side angle, then stamped one section of the plaid (stripe) bg in gray ink. 

Here are the Copics I used.

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

Supplies:

stamps: DRS Designs: Guide Dog & Woman (new!), True Ability(new!), Open Plaid

paper: Staples 110# white, grey

ink: Memento tuxedo black, London fog

accessories: Rubbernecker Rectangle Stitch dies, Square Stitch dies, Borders 1 dies, Copic Sketch Markers

Guide Dog & Woman 1063H	True Ability 1064E	Open Plaid 631P	Copic Sketch Markers
Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	RN Square Stitch dies 5005D
RN Borders 1 dies 5160-01D	Memento Inks

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The Only Disability...

I am excited to see the new set of stamps from DRS Designs featuring disabilities. This great image also has a dog and I love creating cards featuring dogs.

For this card I stamped the new image and stamped her a second time on scrap paper to mask the image. Once it was masked I stamped the wood fence. Then I colored the scene with copics.

After coloring the scene I sponged in the cloudy background and stamped the great new sentiment.

I can't wait to see how you use these new images.

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Birthday Bling!

Happy Monday Everyone! Hope you had a great weekend. My card today features just the hat from the Cowboy Gear 4 in 1 stamp. I stamped the hat 4 times onto watercolor paper, colored them with some Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens, fussy cut them and attached them to the pink heart. Before attaching the heart to the white panel I stamped the Accessories greeting with black ink onto the heart and then lined it up with my Misti so it would line up perfectly onto the white panel. Some clear rhinestones were added to the hats for sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by today.

blessings,
shelia

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Kick up your Heels!

Good morning! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. I'm in VA celebrating a couple of birthdays. We'll be having a Minecraft Party for my oldest grandson and a Star Wars party for the youngest. It's gonna be fun!

Today's card features the new Western Dancing Couple. I stamped them, colored them with Copics, die cut them and then added them to the light gray card base that has a darker gray die cut from Hero Arts over top. The greeting is part of the Western Word Square. I think most of the cards I've made recently have some greeting on them from this stamp. It is loaded with greetings! The greeting was die cut with a SB banner die, sponged with some gray ink and added with some foam adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by today.

shelia 

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Barn Dance

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I hope your week has gone well! Looks like there's a big dance at the barn..are you coming? Grab your hat & boots & I'll meet you there! Sometimes you get an idea & then spend all kinds of time figuring out how to do it. I've had this barn dance card in my head for a while, but it just had to simmer until I could work it out. I started w/ a white piece of card stock that I had already cut into a rectangle & it already had the smaller piece cut out of it. Must have cut it for something that didn't happen, but it seemed perfect for this. I already knew that I would fussy cut the Cowboy & Cowgirl  to make them stand out, so I did them on a separate piece. I didn't want the background to be too busy so I stamped the other dancers on the cut out piece in lt gray ink & colored them w/ very pale colors. I masked them & stamped The Floor & Woodgrain Bg behind them.

The frame piece was also stamped w/ the Woodgrain Bg in brown ink then I used some brown Distress inks to sponge it. I stamped the Barn Door in the same brown ink on a separate piece & used Copics before fussy cutting it. The greeting was stamped on a die cut piece of vellum & added under the die cut star emblem. 

Here's a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

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

Supplies:

stamps: DRS Designs -  Cowgirl Line Dancer, Cowboy Line Dancer, Western Dancing Couple, Woodgrain Bg , Barn Door, The Floor ,  Dance Your Heart Out , Western Word Square (inside: 4 in 1 Cowboy Gear, Saddle Up Greeting )

paper: X-Press It white, Staples 110# white, scrap of vellum

ink:  Memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa, gray flannel, Distress inks tea dye, walnut stain

accessories:  Misti, Copic markers, Rubbernecker stitched rectangles dies, Serendipity Bandana die (star emblem), silver brads, Spellbinders labels 8 die

Cowgirl Line Dancer 682G	Cowboy Line Dancer 686G	4 in 1 Cowboy Gear 697M	Woodgrain Bg 626P	Western Dancing Couple 691L
Barn Door 633K	The Floor 360P	Western Word Square 634H	Dance Your Heart Out 021D	Saddle Up Greeting 877F
RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	Memento Inks	Distress Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	X-Press It Blending Card
Bandana die SSDIE-062-M	AC color card stock	Copic Sketch Markers	MISTI

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