A Golden Welcome

Hi Everyone. Hope you had a wonderful Easter. I was thrilled to be able to spend Easter with my kids and family in Virginia. I had a marvelous time with them and today, I'm back on the road headed home to OH.

My card today features the new Welcome oval. If you follow DRS Designs' blog, then I'm sure you will recognize this image, though you may not have seen the word welcome on it. Most of us have covered it up and used the beautiful image on Easter cards. But today I thought I'd share it as it is.

To begin I used water color paper and sponged on some TH Distress Oxide inks and then flicked on some metallic gold water color paint. While that dried I stamped the beautiful welcome oval with Gold ink and heat embossed it with Gold EP. It was die cut and layered onto a scalloped oval die cut from metallic gold CS. Everything is layered onto the same metallic gold CS and then onto the white card base. I really like the way this turned out.

Thanks for stopping by today.

blessings,
shelia

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Challenge #81 Diamonds and Pearls

Hello Friends!
Welcome back to Challenge Thursday! 

We hope you're having a wonderful week and we appreciate you getting inky with us!

Big Congrats goes out to

Jennifer Scull!!!!!!

You are last week's So Charming Challenge Winner! 
Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

The theme for our next challenge is
Diamonds and Pearls. 
Your card must have both diamonds and pearls on it to qualify for this week's prize.

One lucky winner will win their choice of 2 stamps from DRS Designs!

Below you will find cards created by the wonderful DRS Designs DT.

Thanks for playing along and Good Luck!

Jennifer E.

Shelia

Karin

Julie



Sue  

Kecia

Janett
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Challenge #80- So Charming

Happy Thursday and welcome back to the DRS Blog Challenge!!

This week we'd like to congratulate the winner of our last challenge, "Lucky Stripes",

KT Fit Kitty!

Congratulations! 
Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

Our next challenge is 
"So Charming."
You must use a charm on your challenge card to qualify for this week's prize. You do not need to have DRS stamps to enter but, we will give an extra entry to those who use DRS images. Please link your challenge entries below to enter to win a $10 store voucher to DRS Designs! Deadline for this challenge is Wednesday, July 31st at 6:00 pm EST.

Here are the challenge entries by the wonderful DRS DT for your enjoyment and inspiration!

Karin

Kecia

Julie

Janett

Shelia

Sue

Jennifer E.

Happy Stamping and Good Luck!

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Birthday Blues

Welcome!

So.... I sat down last night intending to stamp one last "Lucky Stripe" card before our challenge ends tomorrow.  I'm not sure when I stopped working with stripes and shifted over to polka dots....   :)

I started by stamping our Polka Dot Mega Circle on white card stock using cornflower blue ink that I stamped off once.  Next I added our One More Candle Greeting in the center using full strength cornflower blue ink.  I punched it out using a mega punch and a blue circle using a giga punch and added a Single Blue Candle that I colored using markers.  I also added some sponging on both the folded card and the giga circle.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  Don't forget you still have until 6pm to link your "Lucky Stripe" card and be entered into our contest!

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A helping hand....

Welcome!

My friend and neighbor and I were chatting recently about her daughter's 7th birthday party and she mentioned wanting to buy specially wrapped Hershey chocolate bars....excuse me, but....buy them, is she crazy?  I had to explain to her that this was definitely something we could MAKE.  And very easily I might add!

I started by stamping our Polka Dot Background on white cs using a lime green ink and sponging the sides with the same green.  Next I stamped the pink cs with orange ink and our Lots of  Dots giga circle stamp and punched it out using a giga punch.  The sentiment was printed from my computer and then stamped with the cupcake and pink ink and after cutting with a nestie circle I adhered it all together.  My original plan was to wrap each candy bar with a piece of matching pink cs, but in the end (when the quantity went from 15 to 40 ) decided it would be quicker to use foil.

 
                        


And the real good news?  My friend gave me back 5 to enjoy!

Thanks so much for stopping by- and don't forget you have until 6pm to add you card to last weeks "Go Fish" challenge!  Stop by tomorrow to see our winner and to check out the next challenge we have in store for you!!

Sue

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Happy Birthday to You

Hello Friends,

I don't know about you, but I have GOBS of birthdays this time of year.  Starting in September and going through October, I have the need for a dozen cards.  Crazy!  Anyway, that's what inspired my card share for today's post.

I decided to use the new Birthday Flower Circle for the focal point of my card, since the stamp has the sentiment included in the center of it.  After coloring the flowers, I stamped it a second time, punching out the center, adding some chalk shading and using a pop dot for dimension.  This was then layered onto the Circle Spiro Design that I cut out with scissors. 

The Interlocking Flowers background stamp was a natural fit, due to the matching flowers and I added a strip of ribbon and some gemstone flourishes for a bit of girly flair.

Have you had a chance to play along in our "Punny" challenge this week?  Don't fret, there's still time!  Check out the DT cards, they're sure to make you smile :)

Oh, and stay tuned...New stamps are being released at the end of the week! 

Karin

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Birthday Circles

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I'm back from vacation and now I need a vacation to rest up from my vacation! Does that happen to you? We did so much hiking up the mountains (well, there were steps, but kind of like a jillion of them), and sight seeing and EVERYTHING was uphill...both ways! There were a couple of times by the end of the day, my legs were so wobbly I could barely stand up. And forget about the altitude. After the first couple thousand feet, everyone starts to sound like a fish out of water. We live at around 1100 ft. but this was between 2000 and 6000 ft. Geez, Louise! Get me an astronaut suit! We also went to see the Biltmore and those folks had it all. Even a huge underground heated swimming pool. Turns out Mr. Vanderbilt was a friend of Thomas Edison so this place was one of the first built w/ all electric everything. Oh and a gazillion stairs. But they make up for it when you visit the winery and do a little (or a lot) of wine tasting.

This card came about because of a color challenge on Splitcoast w/ an added challenge to make your own background. With DRS images, that's a piece of cake. And one of my fave things to do. Now I don't know that I would have every put these colors (brown, green, gray) together on my own, but I'm growing to like them. The green anyway. I'm not really a "brown" person. I don't even have a pair of brown shoes. The gray was just used as a shadow for the flowers.

The bday flower circle was die cut and layered on a stamped and die cut dot circle w/ a couple of choc layer in between. The bg has flowers stamped and some color added on top and the dots stamped in two colors on the bottom. I had some ribbon in the right colors so I used it to cover the center line. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend! And today's is my Dad's birthday, so Happy Birthday, Pop!

Stamps: DRS Designs- Birthday Flower Circle, Lots of Dots Giga Circle, Interlocking Flower Bg, Easy Dot Bg

Paper: Neenah white, chocolate

Ink: Ancient Page chocolate, Distress Ink mowed lawn

Accessories: Spellbinders circles & scallop circle dies, ribbon, Tombow markers, Candi dots by Craftcardworks

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Birthday Flower

Good Morning, the card that I have for you today is a very simple card. It uses the new Birthday Flower Circle. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on to white card stock and used a Spellbinder Circle die to cut out the image. Copic markers were used to color the image and Liquid Pearls in Baby Blue was used to make the pearls. The edge was sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink. A blue circle mat was cut with a Spellbinder die. From the same blue paper I cut the Cheery Lynn Designs Lattice #2. This was attached to a 4.24 X 5.50 brown card. I added a bow to the top of the card and I was done.

Have a wonderful day,

Janett

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Challenge #35- Christmas, again!

Hi Everyone! It's time for another DRS Blog Challenge!

But first, drum roll please...

Congratulations to our winner from last week's Christmas with Santa Challenge, 

Frea!!!!

 Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

The DRS DT is really excited about our next challenge! This will be the last week that we'll be celebrating Christmas In July, and we know how popular it is to start making Christmas cards early so any

Christmas card

will enter you in this weeks drawing. 

But, what's so exciting about Christmas cards in general, you ask? The cards below that the DRS DT created are not only to inspire you to play along, but also to sneak peek the new Christmas stamps that will be available for purchase this Saturday, July 28th, 2012!! Check the New Release page to see them as soon as they become available.

One lucky winner will win a $10 store voucher to DRS Designs!

Enjoy the new stamps shown below and play along to win! 

Good Luck!

Jennifer E.

Shelia

 
Sue

   
Julie

Janett

Chrissy D

Pam

Karin

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Hello Friends! I hope this finds you well! 

Did you get a chance to play along in the DRS Designs Challenge this past week? Today is the deadline, so if you are stamping today you can still play along! All of the details are HERE. My project today uses the Oval Design Cut Out colored with a Blender Pen and Pacific Point and Tangerine water based ink. I stamped the First Anniversary Greeting in Pacific Point Ink and mounted the white card stock on Pacific Point and cut around it using my scissors. I then stamped the Changing Love Greeting in Tangerine Tango Ink and mounted the card on Pacific Point and Tangerine Tango card stock. I added blue pearl gems to finish off the project.

I hope you enjoyed my project today! Come back tomorrow to see our new challenge! Have a great day!

Chrissy D

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Challenge #5 SNOWFLAKES

Hi Everyone, Happy Thursday!

Jennifer here today to give you the details about this weeks blog challenge. For starters,  congratulations to
VICKI S!
You are the winner from last week's Heat Embossing challenge! Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

This weeks Theme is:

SNOWFLAKES
and we are giving away a prize package containing these 3 stamps:
Interlocking Snow Background (015H)
Warm Wishes Greeting (611D)
Snowman in a Box (581C)

The Design Team has used these stamps below on their challenge projects.

We hope that you'll join us and play along by linking your challenge project using the Linked In feature below. Each week one lucky participant will receive a prize package of stamps just for playing along! Challenge entries don't have to use DRS Designs stamps, but if you use them on your challenge card, you'll get an extra entry into the prize drawing. Deadline for this challenge is Wednesday January 4th at 5pm EST. The winner will be announced in the challenge post next Thursday.

Here are the DT challenge cards to inspire you:

Karin

Shelia

Janett

Chrissy D

Sue

Jennifer

Pam

Thanks for stopping by and Good Luck!

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Challenge #3 Red, White, and Green

Want a chance to win the 3 stamps by that were used on this card? Then I invite you to play along with our next challenge to win! Please post your RED, WHITE, and GREEN cards using the Inlinkz feature below. One lucky participant will be selected and announced here on the blog next Thursday, December 22nd. Remember, you don't have to use DRS Designs stamps, but please use them if you have them! Participants using DRS stamps will receive an extra entry in the prize drawing.

Here's inspiration from the DRS Designs DT:

Karin

Janett



Shelia

Julie

Sue

Pam

Chrissy D

Thanks for stoppin' by today and good luck with the RED, WHITE and GREEN challenge. We look forward to seeing your cards!

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Challenge Thursday #2 Polka Dots!

Jennifer here again to welcome you back to the weekly challenge here at DRS Designs!

This weeks challenge theme is:
Polka Dots.

I created this Candy Cane card using the stamps we are giving away to one lucky participant.

This week's winner will win:

Candy Canes (552H)

Polka Dot Background (688P)

and the Small Merry Christmas Greeting (520D)

I hope our DT has inspired you to use polka dots this week!

Karin

Janett

Shelia


Sue

Julie

Chrissy D

Pam Stang

Upload your polka dot challenge card by next Wednesday, December 14 at 5pm EST to be eligible to win the prize package. We look forward to seeing your work!

Thanks for playing along and Good Luck!

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