Lots of Color and a Touch of Magic

Hello Crafty friends,

The inspiration for today's card was THIS page of shamrock images and the DRS Designs Rainbow Gold Greeting. To create the shamrock field, I used a variety of different shamrock images from DRS Designs: Small Shamrock Group, Tall Shamrocks, and Hat Full of Shamrocks. I stamped these charming designs on watercolor paper with various inks and filled in any open shamrocks with watercolor paints. I wanted to create a sense of luck and whimsey.

I outlined any of the small shamrocks with an Evergreen marker from the Artistry set from Altnew. That is why a few of them look a bit wonky. I hope the DRS Designs artists don't go on strike after seeing my crazy outlining.  

Once the shamrock field was complete, I added a touch of magic by embellishing some of the shamrocks with golden centers using Stickles. I decided that rather than paint a rainbow, I would make the sky rainbow colors using a rainbow of watercolor wash. Interestingly, this particular watercolor paper, which was a fun find from my local Thrift store, is the thickest and most absorbent I have ever encountered. It eagerly absorbed the paint, making blending a bit of a challenge.  

After the paint dried, I stamped the fun Rainbow Gold Greeting in Pine Ink from Close to My Heart which I also sponged on the edges. To add the finishing touch, I outlined the edge of the watercolor paper with a shimmering gold paint pen.  

Despite the challenges with the paper, I feel this card is fun and holds a touch of St. Patrick's Day magic. 

Wishing you plenty of luck on St. Patricks Day this Sunday.

Hugz,

Nancy 

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St. Patty's Day

 We have another 10 days till St. Patrick's so here is another fun St. Patty's Day card to share.

I used DRS stamps: Shamrock Background, Nip of Irish Cheer and Everything Irish

I stamped all over the background with the Sharocks then stamped the sentiment on top with black.  The image was stamped and die cut separately then popped up as was the green frame.

I added some green sparkle with Stickles.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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Wee Bit Irish

Hi Everyone,

Inspired by Nancy's whimsical card last week, I decided to do the same, and use the Wee Bit Irish Greeting  to make a card in that theme. 

I began by stamping Michelle Monkey a few times in random spots on the card, leaving room to place my sentiment.  I colored them up, stamped in some tiny shamrocks using the Small Shamrock Group, and added a few hats that I fussy cut from the Top Hat St. Patrick's Day Greeting stamp.

All that was left for me to do, was add the greeting and adhere the panels to a green card base!

Happy early St. Patrick's Day!
Karin

 

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A Little St. Pat's Day Mischief

St. Patrick's Day always screams fun and mischief to me, so my card today is full of both. 

I stamped the Hat Full of Shamrocks and We Bit Irish Greeting on watercolor paper before watercoloring them with Watercolor markers.  To add fun and mischief, I stamped Leonard the Pig Dance of Joy and painted him green too. I also stamped the hat image one more time and fussy cut one little shamrock that Leonard picked (for the mischief part).  Inside I added Shamrocks & Shenanigans and another green Leonard. 

Hope your week is going well.  I am one day away from retirement, so I am super excited.

Hugz,

Nancy

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Irish Cheer

 

Hello friends,

Here is my first Irish card of the season.  I used Small Beer Mug, Shamrock Swag, and Nip of Irish Cheer I used an embossing folder of shamrocks for the background.

Used some embossing paste and glitter on the beer foam.

Thanks for visiting!

Robin

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We're All Irish

 Hi Everyone,

I know St. Patrick's Day was last week, but I had to show one last card because the sentiment is too cute to save for next year!

I stamped the Wee Bit Irish Greeting (115D), die cut it and added a bit of green sponging.  I thought the Western Dancing Couple, who are more cowboy than Irish, would be perfect for the card especially if I colored up their clothing in green, instead of denim colors.  I fussy cut them and attached them to an embossed music background. 

A shamrock embossing folder was used for the background panel and I added the Irish Good Luck Circle next to the sentiment to finish off the card.  

Thanks for visiting and be sure to stop by the DRS Designs store to see all they have to offer!

Karin

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Get Your Irish On!

Hello crafty friends!

I have one more St. Patrick's card to share today.

 

I used DRS Designs: Small Shamrock Group, Everything Irish and Irish On

Stamped sentiment and image together then die cut with a stitched square die.

Die cut a larger square from glitter paper then set aside.

Next, I stamped the Shamrock group multiple times on a white strip using a medium green ink, 

I used the square die point up to cut the chevron on my pennate. 

The white background was embossed with a shamrock embossing folder.

I put all my pieces together lining each with glitter paper.

To add a little finishing touch, I added two die cut shamrocks to one corner of the image square. 

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you like this card!

Robin

 

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Cheers!

 Hi Everyone,

Happy Fat Tuesday! While I don't have a Mardi Gras card to share, I do have one celebrating St. Patrick's Day and all things green.  

I made a background by stamping half using the Shamrock Background and then dry embossing over the whole thing, adding a strip of matching glitter down the center.  

The Small Beer Mugs were stamped, colored and fussy cut before I added them to my die cut circles.  I did have to use a mirror image stamp, so that I could have the mugs facing each other in a toast.  I added the cheers portion using the Best Year Cheers Greeting stamp.

Normally I would use the Brewtiful Day Greeting for a Halloween card with a potion on it, but I thought it worked with my green beer for St. Patrick's Day too.  

Thanks for stopping by and may your celebrations be happy ones!

Karin

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St. Patrick's

 Hello crafty friends!

Next holiday?  Of course, St. Patrick's Day!!

What's more St. Patrick's than shamrocks and beer? Today I've used DRS Designs: Top Hat St. Patrick's, Small Shamrock Group, Shamrock Circle,  and Large Beer Mug.  

I stamped the beer mug first and then masked and stamped the Shamrock Circle. Next, I stamped the sentiment then die cut with a stitched oval. 

The beer foam is done with Liquid Applique and a heat gun. I cut a mat from glitter paper using another larger oval.

The background layer was stamped using green with the Shamrock Group.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

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Get Your Irish On!

 Good morning!

Hey I told you last week that you could find this little frog just about anywhere!  Here he is again, getting his hands on the pot of gold!  Could have been getting into that glass of Ale first I think!

So today I have used the Toad Made For You, Everything Irish and Irish On along with a shamrock embossing folder and a few stitched dies.  The nesting stitched circles made a great rainbow (to find that pot of gold at the end of, right?) and then I used a stitched 3/4 circle and a stitched banner die as well.

I used some green glitter glue on the shamrocks in the image and some green enamel dots on the banner.

I also used some Liquid Applique on the ale foam then puffed it with a heat gun!

Hope you like it; it was a ton of fun to make!

Thanks for visiting today!

Go get crafty!!

Robin

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hello everyone!

Now Valentine's Day is over time to start thinking of all those St. Patrick's cards you are wanting to make either to give to kids, grandkids or hey, just to make them! LOL!

Here is a couple of fun ones for you (you can find this green frog anywhere!!!) 👀

For the background I used an embossing folder with shamrocks then I made a plaid strip (actually did 2 at once) with the Woven Plaid and 3 colors of green ink. 

For the image I stamped the little frog, Toad Made For You, first then masked him and stamped the St. Patrick's Pot of Gold.  I die cut him with a cross-stitch circle die and put everything together.

For my next card I used the other plaid strip I made on top of the same shamrock embossing folder, this time on white,

I stamped the little frog first, masked then stamped the Shamrock Circle, cut it out with a circle die then mounted it on another circle done in green.  I put a dot of green Stickles in the center of each shamrock.

I stamped the Top Hat St. Patrick's Day on a separate piece of white and cut it out with an oval die.

After stamping the Top Hat I sponged the edge with green ink.  The sentiment and the circle are popped up.  

Hope you liked today's cards!!

Go get crafty!

Robin

 

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St. Patrick's and Spring

 Hi Everyone,

I'm celebrating St. Patrick's Day and the imminent arrival of Springtime and the Easter holiday with my cards today.

This card has a shamrock background that was stamped using the Shamrock of Shamrocks stamp.  

I chose the Irish Blessing for a greeting and added the tiny Mushroom House because I thought it  matched the words in the sentiment.  I anchored it with a strip of white paper tied with a green ribbon and finished it off with a few gems.

New stamps have arrived for spring and Easter and I was so looking forward to stamping with this adorable Tails Up Bunny stamp!  Isn't it the cutest??!  

I stamped and colored them up, using some glue and flock on the tails to make them soft.  I punched them out and made the background while they dried.  

I used the Woven Plaid stamp, which was cut apart, so that I could stamp in multiple colors.  I used 2 kinds of pink, green and brown.  The embossed strip was layered onto a lace border and attached that to the background along with the bunnies.  The Happy Tails to You Greeting was a natural fit, and I added a die cut butterfly and pink gems for embellishment. 

And here is a peek at the simply stamped inside. 

Stamped used are;

Happy Easter Everybunny 

Tails Up Bunny

I'm so excited for you to see all of the new stamps! The design team will be posting their cards, but you can see all of the stamps now, by clicking over to DRS Designs!

Happy stamping, happy spring!  Happy happy everything!

Karin

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Shamrock Blessing

   by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I hope your week has gone well! We've had a pretty great week, weather wise, here. Nice sunny days in the low 60's. The nights are still on the chilly side, w/ frost most mornings, and the daffodils are starting to bloom. I even saw the camilla bushes are starting to open. Won't be long until Spring is in full bloom. 

For my card today, I have a fairly simple St. Patrick's Day card. I die cut the curvy frame out of gold glitter card & cut it again out of white. For all the inset pieces of white, I used a batch of green Copics to color them, then stamped the greeting on two & the shamrocks on three of them. A gold gel pen was used to add centers to the shamrocks & I die cut 3 shamrocks out of the gold glitter & attached them to green fun foam. 

Here's a look at the inside & below it are the green Copics I used. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

stamps: DRS Designs -Blessings on St. Pat’s Day, Shamrock Swag (inside: Blessings Outnumber)

paper: Staples 110# white, gold glitter  

ink:  Memento tuxedo black  (Kaleidacolor fresh greens also used on inside)

accessories: Rubbernecker Frame w/ Curves  die, ,  Copic Sketch Markers, MISTI, shamrock dies, gold gel pen

Blessings on St. Pat’s Day 372E	Shamrock Swag 1080F	Blessings Outnumber 1100G	RN Frame w/ Curves dies 5148-05D
TE Shamrocks dies TE524	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock
DCWV Glitter Matstack	MISTI	Metallic Gelly Roll pens

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Irish On!

Good morning!

First let me just say that I got this idea of the

little Irish looking derby on the frog from Karin.

This frog usually holds flowers but I covered the flowers 

with some die cut Clover from Taylored Expressions

The hat, pipe and glasses come from Karen Burniston, the rectangle frame is from Rubbernecker.

The DRS stamps used: Shamrock of Shamrocks, Irish On

and Friendly Flower Frog.

I popped up the frame and the frog.  The sentiment was one long line but I made it into 2 for the benefit of fitting in the rectangle.  Each Shamrock has some green Stickles in the center.  This card was in the style of 1 of the many sketches I have collected over the years (I think it was originally from ODBD). 

My next card was inspired by Lisa with the rainbow over the pot of gold.

The Rainbow/cloud is from Lawn Fawn, Clover by Taylored Expressions, and circle is from Rubbernecker.

I used DRS Stamps: St. Patrick's Pot of Gold and Rainbow Gold.

The card reminds me of all those Lucky Charms commercials,

So magically delicious! LOL!

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

 

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Blessings

 Hi Everyone, 

I'm sending everyone blessings today, by way of my card share.  The way I see it, we can all use and extra blessing or two, right?

Here I made my own splatter background, by flicking some watered down green ink onto my paper. I usually use the Splatter Background stamp, but I thought you all might be tired of me doing that.  However, I think the stamp actually works better and looks better than the DIY version, if your looking for my opinion ;-)

I stamped and embossed the Silhouette Shamrock Field and added a green glitter strip to anchor my sentiment, which was embellished with a few fussy cut Four Leaf Clovers.

Both the Blessings on St. Patrick's Day Greeting and the Shamrocks were heat embossed.

As I mentioned last week, friends and family have many birthdays in March, so here is another offering using my favorite flower stamp the Dogwood Branch.  The background was also heat embossed and I added some pink chalk around the God Bless Birthday Greeting.

I tried to get a close up of the embossing and the random gems.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Karin

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St. Patrick’s Day & A Birthday

Hi Everyone,

This cute little Peeking Gnome, rife with facial hair, made me remember I have this mustache embossing folder.  I thought it would make a great background for him and this funny Turn Their Ankles Greeting for my St. Patrick's day card share today.

This patterned paper was made using the Small Shamrock Group and the ubiquitous (at least on my projects) Splatter Background stamps in green and orange ink. To turn my gnome into a leprechaun, I replaced his hat with the top hat from the Top Hat St. Patrick's Day Greeting stamp.  And the added shamrocks were stamped, colored and fussy cut from the Tall Shamrocks stamp.

Inside I simply stamped the Top Hat St. Patrick's Day Greeting and the Tall Shamrocks again. 

March is a heavy birthday month, so this is the first of the cards I've made for family and friends.  

I realized I have two different honeycomb backgrounds, so I used both to dry emboss on my card, and I inked up the background embossing folder to add a light yellow hue.

I used the Bee Happy Birthday Greeting, along with the Bitsy Bumble Bee stamp.  I colored them up, punched them out and attached them using some dimensional foam tape. 

To finish it off, I simply added some glitter to the wings!

If you need more inspiration for your card making, be sure to pop on over to DRS Designs!

Thanks for stopping by,

Karin

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Irish Leonard

  by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

I hope your week has gone well! We've had more sun lately & a little less rain so that's been nice. I even saw a few stems of the daffodils starting to poke thru in the flower beds. Spring won't be too far away now. I don't know why, but the image of Leonard w/ this pot of gold just popped into my head so that's what I have here. 

I did the bg first..I found a soft, mottled left over piece, stamped the tall shamrocks & colored them very lightly, then gold embossed the stained glass rect. on top. A gold frame was added to give it a little punch, then I stamped & colored the pot of gold. Hmmm...the greeting is already on it, so after coloring it, I put it back into the Misti, stamped just the greeting w/ gold, & gold embossed it, hoping it would show up a little better. I sort of succeded. If you hold it just right. Leonard was stamped separately & fussy cut. I cut around just the top of the pot of gold & inserted Leonard & his hooves. Leonard looks pretty pleased w/ having found the entire pot of gold!

Here's the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

stamps: DRS Designs - St. Pat’s Pot of Gold,  Billboard Leonard,  Stained Glass Lg, Tall Shamrocks (inside: Blessings on St. Pat’s Day, Four Leaf Clover  )

paper: Staples 110# white, mirror gold, black

ink:  Memento tuxedo black, Ultimate metallic gold,  (Kaleidacolor fresh greens also used on inside)

accessories: Rubbernecker  Rectangle Stitch, Square Stitch Frame dies, Winter Snowmen die (hat),  Copic Sketch Markers, MISTI,  Mirror Gold embossing powder

St. Pat’s Pot of Gold 466H	Billboard Leonard 711D	Stained Glass Lg 1133P	Tall Shamrocks 681G
Blessings on St. Pat’s Day 372E	Four Leaf Clover 890A	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	RN Square Stitch Frame dies 5121D
RN Winter Snowmen die 5337-03D	Copic Sketch Markers	Memento Inks	Ultimate Metallic Ink
RN Mirror Gold embossing powder	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Mirror Board	MISTI

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