Peace Faith Hope Love

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I hope your week has gone well! My card today started with a Splitcoast challenge to have something "groovy" on your card. I figure this big ol' peace sign is about as groovy as it gets. Along w/ the sort of tie dye bg. It's one I had in my stash, just waiting for the perfect card. It was made by dropping a few drops of dye reinkers onto glossy c/s & blowing thru a straw to move them around. I stamped the Peace Sign on part of it, die cut it w/ circle die, then used a craft knife to cut out the centers. The peace word was also die cut from it.  So I'm thinking what goes w/ a peace sign besides the peace die cut? Well, Faith Hope & Love, of course! When I rec'd this new image, it had the edge of the rubber sheet line across the top. Now I know you're supposed to trim that off, but I thought it made a perfect line to put my peace die cut on, so I left it. I colored in the words (they're kind of groovy, too, w/ the big fat lettering) and die cut the panel & attached the peace & peace sign.

I added a black strip on the left & another tie dye strip on the right.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 - Peace Sign, Faith Hope Love, Sending Happy Thoughts

paper: white, black, glossy white

ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx, Kaleidacolor reinkers

accessories: Misti, Copic markers, Spellbinders A2 matting basics B, pierced rectangles & double stitched circles dies, Sizzix holiday thinlits dies

Peace Sign 703H	Happy Thoughts 951D	MISTI	VersaFine Small Inkpads
Memento Inks	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B	Pierced Rectangles dies	Double Stitched Circles Dies
Kromekote white gloss card stock	Recollections Cardstock	Kaleidacolor ink refills	Sizzix Holiday thinlits 660058
Staples 110# white card stock	Copic Sketch Markers

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Happy Birthday

Hi Everyone,

I'm taking a detour from the Valentine's day cards today, to show off this little adorable little birthday boy.  My friend's son is turning 3 this month, so I thought this smiling Best Present Ever Cutie Pie Kid would be fitting for the occasion.  After coloring him, I fussy cut him and set him aside to attach to my card at completion.

I left a 1/4"border to better show off the colors of my layers of paper and went ahead and stamped my background in those colors using the Retro Starburst.  The Fanfare Square is "Nestie Friendly", so I used my die to cut it out and attached it to the card base.

I stamped the Silhouette Balloon in Versamark and red ink and sprinkled it with sparkly embossing powder.  I cut those out as well and attached them along with the Tiny Happy Birthday sentiment.  Unfortunately the photo just makes the balloons look dirty instead of festive, but they sparkle in real life...lol.

Did you know that DRS Designs will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their stamp catalog this month?  Mark your calender for Feb. 20th, because that's when the fun begins!

Have a great day!

Karin

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Unattractive Housework

Hi Everyone,

Don't you just love a card that tickles your funny bone?  Well, this one does it for me!

I so would rather be doing something crafty than washing floors or cleaning the stove.  Even with my smooth cook top range, it's one of my least favorite chores! 

I think the retro look of Josephine the Bold and Dear Housework sentiment are just over the top cute :)  Since the image was a throwback, I made a little yo-yo embellishment and took the color inspiration for the card, from the material I used. 

After stamping my Interlocking Circles background, I colored them in to match and I used white embossing powder, as well as the new Retro Starburst stamp for the back drop to my card.

Have you checked out the stamps in the new releases section yet?  Lots of great designs and I know you will love them :)

And one last thing, Happy Valentine's Day to you!

Karin

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Groovy...

Have you checked out the details on the Stamp A Day Giveaway that DRS is holding this month? Well check them out here.

Here is my card for today...

Congratulations to......
Joy!!

you are the lucky winner of the large peace sign shown on this card. I hope you enjoy this idea and your new stamp! You can check out all the newly released images here!

Thanks for checking in...
See you soon...

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