Winter or Summer - Take your Pick!

Hello Crafty Friends!  

Hope you are having beautiful weather wherever you live.  The weather around here in Central Alabama can't make its mind up on being cold or warm, so today I have covered both with some easy water colored scenes and some great DRS Designs Greetings.

Winter

I painted the scene after watching THIS lovely tutorial.  Then I stamped this very cool Baby It's Cold Outside Greeting.

SUMMER

I water colored this after being inspired by three things: THIS fabric at RealFabric.com, THIS Luke Bryant song, and THIS new greeting at DRS Designs. 

Stay comfy.

Nancy

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Special Place in my Heart

 

Hello crafty friends. Are you in winter months? I am in winter months now and it seems I am doing more winter / snow cards due to the weather. 

For today's card, I wanted to use the new SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART GREETING - 307E.

• I started the card with stamping ICICLES - 862H at the bottom of the cardstock.
• Next, I stamped SKATING SNOWMAN - 332H above the ICICLES - 862H and then colored the scene with copics.
• I then stamped the SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART GREETING - 307E and die cut it with a heart then popped it on a red heart using dimensionals.
• I layered the scene on a teal card base to pick up the teal used on the image.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and check out my card. Have you stopped by the DRS Designs website? There are some new sentiment stamps that are great for a couple of upcoming holidays. I hope you get a chance to check them out.

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Winter Birthday

 

Hello crafty friends. We are well into winter where I live and I just thought a fun winter birthday card was perfect for my friends who have winter birthdays.

For my card today:

• I stamped the BIRD ON BRANCH - 328K on white card stock and colored with copics. 
• Next, I framed the image with a rectangle stencil and sponged very lightly some blue to frame around the image.
• I then added some Aleene's Glitter Snow to a few places on the branch.
• The card was finished with the sentiment from the BIRTHDAY MULTI GREETING - 219P, created a banner and popped it up on dimensionals.

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

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January Cards

Hi Everyone,

My first card is a copy of last week's card.  My brother-in-law has a birthday this month, and he's a huge bird fan.  I figured a penguin is a cold weather bird and I'm loving the speech bubbles as of late, so a birthday card was born.

I used the inside of the Birthday Flower Circle for the greeting along with Percy Penguin again, and I hope he likes it even though he's a guy and the card has glitter and gems ;)

Some new stamps have been released at DRS Designs and I couldn't resist pairing up the new Howdy Valentine greeting with the adorable Cowboy Snowman.  Valentine's day may be all sunshine and flowers in some places, but in my part of the world it's definitely cold and snowy!

 

I added some wraphia, simply because it seemed rustic, and added some heart embellishments to keep with the valentine theme. 

Thanks for stopping by the blog!
Karin

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Thinking of You

Hi Everyone,

I have a card to share with you that could be used for Christmas, New Years, or as a valentine.  How's that for versatile?  

I stamped, colored and fussy cut Percy Penguin, adding a punched heart to his belly in anticipation of using the Warms My Heart Greeting, and stamping the sentiment separately let me use two die cuts for it.  I added a large die cut snowflake to balance out the little scene. 

Here is a close up of the snow mound I placed Percy on.  It was simply hand cut with some glitter added for snow.  

I have to say that I've been using these speech bubbles a lot ever since I got them out.  You'll probably see them again next week, so be prepared...lol!

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

 

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Wishing You The Best Year

Hope your New Year has started off well.  Mine has been cold which made me think of hot chocolate and this darling Cocoa and Marshmallows image.  

After I stamped the image and the Best Years Cheers Greeting, I drew in a window and some trees and then water colored the scene with Daniel Smith Watercolors.  I added a little bit of steam and some snow to finish it off.  

Hope you are staying warm (or cool if it is warm weather where you live). 

Hugz,

Nancy

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Thank You

Hi Everyone,

I'm still working on my holiday thank you notes, and since the Blizzard of Thanks Greeting was still on my worktable from this card, I used it for this one as well. 

I used the Interlocking Snow Background stamp on my blue base and stamped, colored and fussy cut Stretch the Round Button Snowman 

Instead of just a using a regular die to cut the sentiment, I chose a speech bubble for my snowman image because it seemed to make the card a bit more fun.  A few random snowflakes were added to play off the word blizzard, and then I called it done.  

Hope your new year is off to a great start!

Karin

 

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Hello Winter

Hi Everyone,

Today's super simple card is for when you're flat out of time and need to make something quick.  Which is me.  All the time during the holidays!

I stamped some of the Simple Pine Trees for the background and added a couple of die cut deer.  I made the new Hello Winter Greeting into a banner and attached it to the top, along with a few tiny snowflakes.  

I told you it was simple. 

I hope you got everything on your stamping wish list for the holidays!  If not, just buy it yourself right here!

Thanks for visiting,

Karin

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Hello Winter! Shaker

 Hello friends! 

I love the little snow globe look so today I've used Snow Globe then cut out the globe part so that I could create a shaker. 

I used a die set from Sizzix showing a little village scene then added shaker elements.

Of course I used acetate in the opening.  The whole globe needed a frame to bring it all together with a brown that sort of matches the globe base and some of the houses. 

I also used the sentiment Hello Winter.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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Snowy Winter Tree Scene

Hello Crafty Friends.

Finally, the cold weather has arrived in Alabama, and it has inspired me to do a frosty winter card using the new Hello Winter Greeting. 

I started with a watercolor wash in light blue, then I did the shadow trees in gray, then the green trees (two different greens.  After all that dried, I splattered on some Snowtex and then popped up the stamped greeting.  A super quick and easy card.  

We are covered up in pine trees where I live, but it rarely snows.  We are all hoping for a bit of the white stuff this year. 

Hope you are ready for the holidays!

Hugz,

Nancy

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Snowflakes

Hi Everyone,

Here are my super quick projects that I've made this month.  I'm always running late or whipping something up last minute, so these are both crazy simple. 

I needed a thank you card for my cousin who invited us over for dinner, and the Blizzard of Thanks is my go-to stamp this time of year.   I paired that up with the Snow Background, and added a punched snowflake and rounded corners and was able to write something personal inside in about 20 minutes...I think that included addressing the envelope too :)

My friend's son was performing in his 8th grade band concert, so I need a bag to hold his congratulatory gift card and sweets.  Now that my husband works from home and doesn't have to take a sack lunch, I have a bunch of brown bags in my pantry.  I used the same Snow Background stamp along with the Small Happy Holidays Greeting to transform the brown bag into something a bit more festive and I hope not too girly.  (Sorry for the ragged ribbon edges...I told you I was in a hurry!)

 

The countdown to the big day is definitely here and I'm feeling the squeeze...I hope you holiday prep is going smoothly!

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

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Beautiful Season

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to make another card using the new Berries & Bow Christmas Decoration stamp, so I decided to match it up with the Beauty of the Season Christmas Greeting. I measured out my card and chose to use these oval die cuts, however I thought I would have to cancel my idea due to getting a smudge on my berries image.  I simply ended up coloring and fussy cutting the berries and was able to proceed. 

 

An easy to mail flat card, I simply added an embossed snowflake background and a strip of printed ribbon. 

Hope you are able to enjoy the beauty of the season!
Karin

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Quick Watercolor Christmas/Winter Cards

Hello Crafty Friends.

I have been playing around with some simple water colors and these three very fun new stamps from DRS Designs:  Small Script Merry Christmas, Hello Winter,  and Simple Pine Trees.  The Design Team has been rocking cards using them and for some reason they keep calling to me. 

On this one, I just stamped the images and did some quick water color washes, some shadows, and a bit of green and decorations in the trees.   I finished it off with a bit of SnowTex. 

On this one, I stamped the two images and did some more minimal watercolor.  I had some watercolor leftover so I stenciled in some larger snowflakes.  I finished it off with a splatter of paint and Snowtex.

Two super easy and fast cards. Something we all probably need as Christmas is speeding toward us.

Hugz,

Nancy

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Happy Holidays

 Hi Everyone,

I've used the new Leaping Reindeer stamp on my card share for today.  It's such a lovely image that evokes the traditional feelings of the Santa/Rudolph story of Christmas for me.  Of course, it just occurred to me now that I should have given him a red nose!  See?  Now I have an idea for the next card!

I ended up getting a smudge on my paper when coloring my deer, so I simply fussy cut him and attached him to a die cut and embossed square.  I also embossed the background with snowflakes and added a die cut tree, embellishing it with some gems.  Woo-boy do I have a lot of gems in my stash. I must have shopped a massive sale at some point in my life...lol.

After attaching the image panel, I added the Small Happy Holidays Greeting using my punches, along with a punched snowflake to finish it off. 

Thanks for visiting today!
Karin

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Winter

 Hi Everyone,

With all preparation for Thanksgiving, starting to decorate for Christmas, trying to snag a few deals by shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, today's card share had to be clean and simple.  Lucky for me, DRS Designs had the perfect new stamps to make that happen!

I used both the new Hello Winter Greeting (283E) and the Simple Pine Trees (285E), which I heat embossed with some glittery powder to give the simple black and white a little oomph.  

I dry embossed only a portion of the card layer to leave room to stamp those trees and I attached the pennants to the greeting before attaching it to the card with some dimensional foam tape.

I don't think I've ever made a card that marks the arrival of the winter solstice, but I loved using these stamps!  

Have you started on your holiday cards yet?  

Happy Stamping!
Karin

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Love & Laughter

 

Hello crafty friends. Today I am sharing a card I made to wish a friend well on their new home.

For my card:

• First, I stamped the CHRISTMAS VILLAGE CABIN - 212G and then masked it.
• Next, I used the trees from the MOUNTAIN & TREELINE 2 IN 1 SCENE - 045P stamping them once in green then off setting them and stamping them a few more times lighter and lighter to get the tree background.
• Finally, I used the NEW HOME GREETING - 967G stamping it under the scene.
• I then colored the CHRISTMAS VILLAGE CABIN - 212G with copics and added snow to the ground.
• For the sky I used distress oxide inks in 2 different blues with the lighter blue to the center of the scene.
• I added some white gel pen for clouds and some touches to the smoke from the chimney.

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

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Seasons of Birds

Hello Crafty Friends, 

Today, I am playing with the Bird on a Branch and the Small Birthday Wishes Greeting.  

For the card on the right, I popped up the bird and also used the Winter Trees image.  I used watercolors to make the sky and the shadows.  Then I added some Snowtex. 

For the card on the right, I watercolored the full scene behind the bird.

These were super fun.  I think I am going to figure out a few more ways to use this pretty bird. 

Hugz, 

Nancy

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Cheers!

Hi Everyone and Happy New Year!

I have a modest card-share to celebrate this brand-new shiny year.  It was a fast make since I kept it monochromatic, and swirling snowflakes, instead of confetti, ended up being the theme :-)

I stamped my background panel using the Interlocking Snow Background and punched out a bunch of snowflakes, so that the cream-colored paper would peek on through.  The Best Year Cheers Greeting was stamped on a panel and attached, leaving room for a couple of stamped and fussy cut wine glasses, which came from the Pour Me Bottle and Glass stamp.

For embellishment, I attached a few of the punched snowflakes and added gems to their centers.

Happy New Year to you and yours!

Karin

 

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Winter Birthday

 Hi Everyone,

These cards feature the new Ice Day Birthday Greeting , which is the perfect sentiment to celebrate a winter birthday!

For this card, I taped off the happy birthday portion of the greeting, so that I could stamp it inside the card. Otherwise, I stamped, die cut and added some pink ink to it, before attaching it to a big, die cut mitten.  It's a die meant to make ornaments, but I just added some faux stitching with a pen, along with some punched mini snowflakes for decoration.  I layered it onto a background that was stamped using the Snow Background and some white ink.  

This second card was so simple, that it needs no explanation.  I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment, attaching it to an embossed panel. (Darice brand embossing folder) I then cut off the bits that were hanging off the edge and attached it to the card base. 

I added some glitter glue and called it done. Easy when you have a great sentiment that can do the heavy lifting! 

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

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Ice Day Birthday!

 

Good morning!

I found this sentiment in my DRS stamps and thought how perfect to add snow (embossing folder), ice (ice skates) and gloves (mittens).  I used the Raised Mittens Skip Winter then fussy cut 2 of the mittens, colored then added some Liquid Applique to the wrist bands and heat to puff, I used Skating Snowman then die cut with a cross-stitch circle die, I then glued the mittens to his "hands".

The sentiment where I got my idea is Ice Day Birthday I stamped it in red on a 5 1/2 X 1 3/4" strip of white (approximate, I fit according to sentiment).  I then cut a red panel to mat the sentiment.

I used a snow background embossing folder on a white 4 1/8 X 5 3/8" panel, I then cut the sentiment strip to fit 5 3/8" and glued it to the snow background on a red 4 1/4 X 5 1/2" card panel.

The circle snowman is popped up.

Totally simple card for your winter birthday!

My husband's birthday is January 2nd so this was perfect for him.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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