Peace on Earth

 

I am working on a few last-minute Christmas cards and just had to use this THREE WISEMEN PEACE - 504K image. 

For my card:

• I masked the star and the sentiment off the THREE WISEMEN PEACE - 504K stamp area so I could have just the wisemen.
• Once the image was stamped, I used 3 different blue distress inks to sponge the panel making the lightest blue toward the image and darkening it toward the top.
• I then trimmed the panel down and layered on black.
• For the sentiment I used the Small Peace on Earth - 098B stamped in black on white and then cut that with a circle die cut and layered on black card stock.
• The star is die cut 4 times in white and layered then die cut in gold glitter paper for the top.

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

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Birthday Blessings

 Hi Everyone,

I took a bit of creative license with my card today.  I'm fairly certain that in real life, lilies don't come in the color of teal or blue, but that's what I was feeling.  This stamp is one of my favorite flower stamps from the DRS Designs catalog, no matter what color it is!

I layered my image and sentiment onto an embossed butterfly background and embellished everything using gems, butterfly cutouts, and some glitter glue.  

Here are the stamps I used:
Birthday Blessings Greeting

 Circle Lily

Thanks so much for visiting me on the blog today! 

Karin

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Birthday Wishes

 Hi Everyone,

Ever since I made this birthday card using the new Fillagree Butterfly stamp, I've seen butterflies in my backyard.  It might be because I've finally planted some flowers, but I like the idea of me using this stamp being the thing that summoned them :)   

I began by using the negative of an oval die cut and inking inside of it before I stamped, and heat embossed the butterfly.  I know it doesn't show in the photo, but the sparkle on the butterfly led me to add a couple of strips of gold glitter to highlight the Special Birthday Wishes Greeting.

To finish it, I embellished it with a die cut flower and big gemstone center.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

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Birthday Blessings

 Hi Everyone,

Masculine cards are always a challenge for me, so I decided simple was better when designing this card.  It's very hard for me to not add glitter, gems or any sparkly embellishments! However, I resisted and give you this...

I used the new Birthday Blessings Greeting along with the Brush Pussy Willows.  I stamped them in brown ink and then added a bit of green along the stems, coloring in the little fuzzy parts with a white gel pen. 

A simple green ribbon (no bow!), the die cut sentiment attached at an angle for something unexpected and a photo corner punch finished it off. 

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

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Easter Week

 Hi Everyone,

It's a busy week for me, so I didn't have time to make anything new to share.  However, since it's Holy week, I share my card from last year, using the stamp named Holy Week Religious Icons.

If you click on over to last year's post, you'll get all the specific details along with another Easter card, and my place cards for the table.  

Wishing you all the best! Thanks for visiting!
Karin

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Christ is Risen!

 Good morning friends!

Today I have some Easter cards using embossing folders and our DRS stamps.  This first one uses Cross with Flowers.  I paired it with an embossing folder from Crafters Companion which embosses and die cuts at the same time.

I used a few pearls for the butterfly bodies.

Butterflies have always stood for new life to me (and I think with a lot of people), so it seems appropriate to pair this embossing folder with the cross that reminds us of a Savior who gives us new life in Him.

My next card also uses a Crafter's Companion embossing folder/die.

For this card I just used a sentiment Medium Script Happy Easter

I accented with pearls again.  For the background of the stamped panel I just did some sponging starting from the edges and working my way in.

Thanks for visiting!

Robin

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Jesus is the Reason

Hi Everyone,

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving last week, and that you're ready to get into the swing of things for Christmas!

Starting off the post with with the new Jesus is the Reason Greeting, which I stamped, die cut and embellished the star using a silver gel pen.  I paired it up with that sweet little country looking church from the group of Christmas Village stamps.  Also die cut, colored and embellished with a bit of glitter glue on the snow. 

I attached it to a dry embossed background and added a few snowflakes for embellishment.

 

Remember then new Ugly Christmas Sweater Designer stamp that was in the recently released group of stamps?  Well, these tiny holiday images are from that set.  I used them without the sweater image along with my punches to create this simple card.  I stamped the new Christmas Star Merry Christmas and attached it to the bottom of the card, and then cut off the bottom with a scalloped die.  

A bit of embellishment using a gold gel pen on the sentiment along with some twine finished off the card.  

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

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2 Cards

Hi Everyone,

It's a gloomy weather week here in north east Ohio, so I needed to spur on some spring though my stamping.  

This lovely greeting is suitable for Easter, or even a sympathy card.  It's always nice to have those in one's stash, for unexpected moments.  I dry embossed one half with flowers and stamped and colored the other side to match.  After attaching the die cut greeting, I added a few square gems to balance out the design. 

Here are the stamps I used:
Dogwood Branch
His Blessings Faith Greeting

 

Did you know that DRS Designs has a birthday stamp for every month of the year?  They do, and it's such a fun way to personalize someone's card!

Here I used the month of April and designed it using extras and leftovers on my craft table.  The chick was a spare from my place cards, the die cut grass was also an unused extra, the background stamp is always on my table, and the flower is one I didn't use on this card.  The moral of the story is, don't throw anything out!

Here are the links to these stamps:

Chick in Nest

Splatter Background

Easy Grass Background

April Birthday Greeting

Cheers to sunny days ahead...  

 Thanks for visiting!

Karin

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May Your Faith

Happy Monday Everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. It has been pleasantly warm here which meant I just wanted to be outdoors enjoying the warmth while it lasted!! I did take some time to create a couple of cards over the weekend. Making cards is so relaxing for me. Here's one I created using the new flowering branch image.

I stamped the image and colored it with Copics first, then I used a cloud stencil and created the background using a light blue ink. The His Blessings Faith greeting was stamped with Versafine black ink and I smudged it a little bit. So I stamped the trio of butterflies, colored the image and fussy cut this one since it is the right size and orientation.  I kind of like having the butterfly there, but it is a tad too big compared to the birds. But I didn't want to throw the panel away. Gotta love those quick fixes we come up with!

Thanks for stopping by today. You can find this image and greeting here at DRS Design's on line shop.

blessings,

shelia

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Easter Time

Hi Everyone,

It was Palm Sunday this past weekend, which means it's Holy Week on the Christian calendar.  It's the week where Christians remember and prepare their hearts for Easter Sunday, and DRS Designs has this new Holy Week Religious Icons stamp that pays homage to to this time of the year. 

I stamped it twice, die cutting the one image and then coloring and fussy cutting the second, adding the little images with some dimensional foam tape.  It seemed perfect for a square card, so I made one that was 4 1/4" x 4 1/4".  A punched scalloped border, attached some lace ribbon, and a few enamel dots  to finish it off.

I kept with the gold and purple color combo and made this CAS Easter card.  The card base was stamped using the Splatter Background stamp, and I chose the classic Swiss Dot dry embossing folder for my background.  I die cut the new Hope is the Greatest Gift of Easter Greeting, along with the enamel dot embellished die cut cross.  A colored flower that was fussy cut from the Flower Border stamp was added to complete the look.

 

And finally, here is a quick photo of my Easter dinner place cards that I made using the new Chick in Nest stamp.  Can you tell I was practicing my coloring? They're all slightly different!  There are only 5 of us this year, but it's better than last year, which was only 3.  I'm praying that everyone will comfortable gathering in a big group next year!

Happy Easter stamping Friends!

Have a lovely week :)
Karin

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Happy Easter

Happy Monday Everyone. Trust you had a great weekend and found some time to get creative. I have had fun playing around with the newest images DRS Designs has just released. They are beautiful and perfect for this Easter season.

My first card uses the new Holy Week image, which I stamped wither Versafine black ink onto water color paper. The image was water colored with various Distress Oxide inks. It was die cut with s SB square die. I die cut several squares and glued them all together to give some dimension to the image. For the background I sponged three different Distress Oxide inks, splattered some water onto it and then die cut it with a Fawn Lawn stitched rectangle die. The Easter Greetings image was stamped with Versafine Black ink and heat embossed with clear EP. I really like how this turned out.

This next card features the new Hope is the Greatest Gift greeting and the small single cross, which is one of my all time favorite images. This card was easy and quick to create and would be good for mass producing. 

The cross and greeting were stamped onto white CS, die cut and layered onto plum CS. The little cross was colored with Copics. The white panel was embossed with a SB EF. Everything was attached to a matching plum card base. A few rhinestones were added to complete the look.

I hope you have a blessed Passion Week as you look forward to Easter this Sunday. Thanks for stopping by.

blessings,

shelia

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Easter Blessings!

 Good morning!

Here is a new little chick from DRS...so adorable

and I've put bunny ears on him...you know, everyone

wants to be the Cadbury Bunny!

I used glitter paper in all the Easter colors!

DRS Designs stamps: Chick in Nest, Easter Blessings, Jelly Bean Jumble,

and Bunny Ears 

I used the half circle dies by MFT's and the cloud dies from Lawn Fawn.

The greeting was trimmed close then fishtailed the ends like a banner.

I added some yellow matte dots to finish.

My next card features the new Holy Week Religious Icons stamp,

(from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday).

I also used the new Easter Greeting Hope Is The Greatest Gift.

An embossing folder from Cuttle Bug with dots of Liquid Pearls makes

the background and square dies from Rubbernecker makes the Holy Week image.

I popped up the square dies and added purple rhinestones to finish.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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Thankful

Hi Everyone,

I can hardly believe that it's September.  Even though we haven't gone anywhere this summer and the days felt long, now that we're heading into fall, I feel like the time has flown!  The cooler night time temperatures this past weekend, really put me in the mood for some card making.  I even snuck in some snow on my first card.  DRS Designs has some new fall stamps on the way this week, and I'm excited to give you a peek!

A couple of  the new 2 in 1 stamps allow you to be creative and stamp a whole scene.  I always need to give myself a pep talk before I start this type of project, but it was so easy to get great results. If I can do it, anyone can!

I began by stamping the mountains and then the tree line below it.  Next I stamped the Log Cabin, fence and filled in using the little bare trees. After coloring in everything, I made a mask for the house and stamped the the grass portion, finishing it up with some glitter and the greeting.  

Here is the list of stamps used:

Mountain & Tree Line 2 in 1 Scene (045P)

River Rocks & Fence Line 2 in 1 Scene (087P)

Christmas Village Cabin 

Christmas Village 4 in 1 Accessories 2

Count Your Blessings

Easy Grass Background

  

This card is right in my usual comfort zone.  One image, one sentiment and a layout of my choice :)

I dry embossed the base with a leaf embossing folder (Darice) and stamped a border using the

 Polka Dot Background.  I stamped it once in brown ink, and then used my stamp-a-ma-jig and lined up the green dots in between the spaces and stamped again,  for a slightly different look.   After stamping and coloring the new Sunflower Bucket (062F), I fussy cut it and attached it to a die cut.  I stamped the Thanks Be to God Greeting and layered that up using my punches.

Before I attached the greeting and image, I wrapped the background in a gauzy ribbon to finish it off.  

I hope this has got your fall cardmaking mojo going.  Be sure to check in here all week for more sneak peaks, of the new seasonal stamps! Have a great day...

Karin

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Recycling and Encouragement

Hello crafty friends.

I have ordered a bunch of things since we have had this whole C-19 situation.  I even ordered all the things to re-stain some window trim in my kitchen - you can order almost anything online.  The boxes pile up.  Hubby loves to burn them, but I like to recycle them on cards - it is often a race to see who can get to the box first - lol.

For my card, I only tore off pat of the backing on the box piece..  I did a layer of white paint and then followed it up with some Arteza Gouache Colors for the sky and grass..  I paintted this new Guide Dog Assisted Woman with the Gouache Colors as well.  For the sentiment, I used the new True Ability Greeting.

I painted the lady up to look like one of my best friends who is blind.  She is one of the most amazing people I know.  She has inspired me my whole life.

For this pretty Psalms BAJ page, I  used the Seaside Dock, Every Day A  Miracle Greeting, and Sea Grass.

I stenciled in a background ribbing lightly with some aqua ink and then I did some faux stitching on the left side.

Hope you week is going well!

Hugz,

Nancy

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Happy Easter

Hi Everyone,

I'm sending you all thoughts and prayers for health, physical and mental, during these times.  Unless things change dramatically soon, it looks like my Easter celebration dinner will have to wait until next year.  On the bright side, everyone liked the invites and here are the last two that celebrate the message of hope that Easter brings to us.

I made the bottom background paper using the Open Plaid and Large Original Plaid background stamps.  I stamped one vertically and one horizontally to get that effect.  After adding an embossed flower background, I covered the seam of the papers by fussy cutting and coloring up the Flower Border to match.  I then stamped and die cut the Blessed with Gifts Easter Greeting and attached  a few more flowers for embellishment.

My second card is more simple.  I embossed the bottom portion in a lavender to match the Small Easter Cross, and added a strip of patterned ribbon. The die cut Celebrate Easter Celebrate Christ Greeting and a few gems finished it off.

If you find yourself with extra time, be sure to stop by the DRS Designs store and pick up some new stamps to jump start your cardmaking mojo!

Wishing you all the best...

Karin

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He has Risen!

Good morning!

Today I've used DRS stamps: Easter Lily and Crosses Oval

and Blessed With Gifts Easter Greeting.  I used some Easter colored glitter paper and some oval 

dies to make this easel card.  I also used a tiny butterfly punch.

For this card I started with a background piece that I found in my stash.  It has paint

on it for color in a rough texture, I then used a gold paint and stenciled on it.

I used DRS stamps: Three Wooden Crosses  and He Has Risen 

Along with some oval dies and a square punch (to make the corners).

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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Easter Blessings

Good morning!

I have an Easter card for you first.  I used DRS Designs stamps:

Lily Sympathy Cross, 1 Line Easter Blessings

I am The Resurrection and Dogwood Branch

I used a resist technique my stamping and embossing the Dogwood Branch on the front and inside the card and then sponged on dye inks over the entire card.

I used a decorative die from HC for the front gate pieces.

The Easter Blessings was stamped with purple on vellum, words separated, then glued to the band

over the cross with flowers.

My next card is a sympathy card

I used DRS stamp: Calla Lily Sympathy

I used dies from HC for the decorative frame and for the pretty flowers.  I rolled the flowers

to make them look like Calla Lilies and glued the long stamen in the centers.

I tried to make some babies breath using white Prills on a branch.

Thanks for visiting today!!

Robin

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Every Day Miracle

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to make a card that had a "It's always darkest before the dawn" type theme, so I knew the Lightning Bolt stamp would be perfect for my stormy sky backdrop on my share today.

I started off with a piece of dark blue card stock, but I sponged on top of it using various blue inks, just to give it some variation and finished with some white craft ink sponging for depth.  I stamped the Lightning Bolt twice to make it longer, and used a silver gel pen to color it in.  

For my sun behind the Every Day A Miracle Greeting, I punched a hole in a Post-it note, and sponged on yellow and orange ink.  I masked my sun using the circle and sponged some light blue ink around it for a more hopeful tone.  I matted it up and added it to the card with some dimensional foam tape.  

If you missed the compilation post of the many cards the design team has made using this cool Lightning Bolt stamp, click here.

Warmer temperatures mean the patriotic holidays are creeping up, so here is my first card this year in that theme.

Releasing later this week is the new Stars and Stripes Border (938P) stamp, which I stamped in blue Versamark ink, heat embossed and layered onto a punched border of stars. I also stamped and embossed my God Bless America greeting using the same ink and embossing powder.  

I die cut some mats for the greeting along with a large star embellishment, covering one star and mat in some patriotic glitter. Here is a close up of all the shine!

Thanks for visiting the blog today!
Karin

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Lightening and Crosses

We have had a lot of storms the last few months.  Lately, we have had some big thunderstorms and a few tornadoes that came close by so I was excited when I saw that we now have a lightening bolt image at DRS Designs.

I used the new Lightening Bolt image on this card, but I should have done several of them so it would show more.  I stamped it at the top and added some sparkles to it with glitter.  The bg is made with different colors of water colors done in a line pattern.  I added white acrylic paint lines as well to mimic rain.

For the greeting, I used the Summer Story Greeting and then I added in the Sea Grass image for grounding. To blend in the grass a bit more with the rest of the card, I added some white paint to the  grass too.  To finish it all off, I sponged all around the edges in Distress Ink - Vintage Photo.

My next card was done for the SCS Inspiration challenge where I was inspired by THIS lovely picture.  I painted on some crosses and swirls. Did some splatters and then stamped The Way, the Truth, and the Life Greeting.

Hope your week is going well!

Hugz

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Blessings

Hi Everyone,

New stamps have become available from DRS Designs and I was so excited to give the new 

Wooden Frame collection an inking up.  It's one stamp, but you could easily use just one of the frames too. Also, depending upon the shape of your stamps, you can rotate it 180 degrees and see a whole new grouping. Exciting! I love stamps with multiple uses :)

I stamped and colored up the frames and chose to make a cheerful card using the following stamps inside the frames:

God Bless You Cross

Small Rejoice

Puff Circle

1 Line Blessed Day

I simply used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up everything inside the frames.

I die cut the bottom of my card base and layers, creating the background paper using these stamps:

Silhouette Branch Background

Splatter Background

Easy Dot Background

I attached the matted image using dimensional foam tape and finished it by adding some glitter glue to the center of the puff.

You can find all of these stamps, newbies and oldie but goodies alike right here!

Have a Blessed Day!
Karin

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