Heartfelt Condolences

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

I hope your week is off to a great start! Just so you know, today is the last day of our DRS Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sketch ...

Here are the prizes you could win...

-OR-

This is the card I created using the sketch.
It's never a good thing to need a sympathy card, but it is a necessity from time to time. I feel it's better to make one when I don't need it because it's usually just too hard to think about it when the time comes that I DO need it.

The images and fonts are just lovely in this month's New Releases and cover the needs of many different types of sympathy cards. For mine, I wanted to keep the colors soft and soothing so it's done entirely in white, cream and a soft butter yellow. I stamped the cross once on white and once on cream, cut out the inside of the white one and attached on top of the cream outline. Markers were used to color all of the lilies.

After stamping the sentiment on the bottom of a white panel, I used a large dot embossing folder on it. I used the smaller Swiss dots on the narrow white and also the large cream panel. A black marker was used to give definition to all of the edges. I attached a narrow flower punched strip at the bottom of the cross panel, a cut out corner lily and made a faux brad for my tab. Stickles was added to the flowers.


Here's how to enter the sketch challenge:
Create a card or other papercraft creation using the sketch above. DRS Designs stamps are not required, but if you do have some we would love to see you use them for the challenge. Enter a direct link at the end of THIS post in the InLinkz box. You have until 11:59pm ET on July 26th, and then we'll pick 2 winners from all of the participants who can choose either the beach or golf stamp package as their prize!

Thanks so much for stopping by!





Supplies:
stamps: Lily Sympathy Cross. 1 Line Heartfelt Condolences, Lily Cornerpaper: white, cream, soft butter yellowink: permanent blackaccessories: Spellbinders long rectangles, flower border punch, word window punch (for the tab), Swiss dots and lg dots embossing folders, markers, Stickles

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Walk on the Wild Side... INDEED!!!

By: Dawn Knight

Well...I was looking through my DRS Designs stamps and I just HAD to create with this super smiley elephant. She said she wanted a pedicure and a bow. The earrings were my idea! Anyway... I followed the sketch that by now you ALL must know about and I this is my creation. I HAD to use the sentiment because ... well it is PRECIOUS and just fits perfectly! And how could I not ink this little lady one more time before she went back into the stamp binder?

So... why don't you play along? You have a chance to win some awesome stamps and i think sketchs are a great way to get the mojo flowing! So... what are ya waiting for? Join us... There is still time and the prizes are wonderful! Thanks for popping in!

Stamps Used: Jungle Jim the Elephant and Walk on the Wild Side Greeting

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Happy Monday!

By Debbie Seyer - A Peek Into My Stamping Room

Hello everyone! Hope you had a great weekend! It's pretty hot here where I live so I spent some much needed time in my crafting area working on some cards using DRS Designs new releases!

Have you made a card using the Sketch Challenge yet? Here is the sketch:



You can link up your challenge card by following this link. There are 2 prize packages to win, so you better get busy!! Here is my card!

I stamped the new release Lily Sympathy Cross using Versamark ink onto some teal cardstock. Then I added the silver embossing powder and heat set. The image is so detailed and beautiful, isn't it? I cut/embossed the image using a Labels 8 Nestabilities. I added a strip of silver cardstock cut/embossed using the Fair Isle Borderabilities and some ribbon to complete the sketch. The along the bottom I stamped the Heartfelt Condolences sentiment using teal ink. I added some brads to complete the card.

I hope you will take the time to participate in the DRS Designs July Sketch Challenge! It's a great sketch! I can't wait to see what you make!!

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