Are You Cured Yet?

 

While cleaning up my craft room, I came across this emboss folder and thought oh...it looks like a blanket. Well, I just had to use it for a card and thought this image was perfect for it.

For the card:

• I stamped LEONARD PIG SICKDAY BLUES - 1019G and colored the image up with copics.
• Next, I stamped just a portion of the CURED YET? GREETING - 1015E sentiment. This is my way of stretching my stamps. I love using just portions of them.
• I then cut down the layers and popped the sentiment up on dimensionals.
• I finished the card with a few scattered buttons.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my card this week. I hope you have a fun crafty week.

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Lady Scarcrow

 

Hello crafty friends. I am happy to have you stop by to check out my card this week. With fall in the air, I just had to play with this really cute lady scarecrow.

For my card:

• I stamped the LADY SCARECROW - 418L and colored her up with copics.
• I then found some coordinating paper scraps in my scrap drawer and cut them down adding a black layer to accent the colors.
• The card was finished with a couple of buttons from my stash to pick up the button theme from the image.

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

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Retiring Daisies

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

 Happy Friday!

I hope your week has gone well! My week has been good news, bad news. Good news..I think we found a new house! Yay! Bad news..now I have to start the massive packing. Can I get a collective "groannnnnnnn......"? Pretty sure this is one of those "it's gonna hurt me more than you" and mean it! Where's that magic wand when you really need it?

Have to share a funny story with y'all...as I was typing this post, Hubs was reading me a story about a guy who put a pair of undies over his head & robbed/broke into a dollar store. I said "like a Captain Underpants"? Yep. That's what they're calling him. I burst out laughing. Not at the Captain's chosen head gear (I grew up w/ a brother; I've seen stranger things), but at the picture I had in my head of a guy (w/ underwear mask) rolling out a cart full of stuff. And the bystanders are saying "Gee, he must have got away w/ like $12 worth of stuff!" If everything's a dollar, how much damage could he do?

Anyway, for my card today, I stamped the Daisy Bloom  w/ the blue ink several times, then masked them to stamp just the little daisies from the Daisy Basket  in yellow all around them. After die cutting the turquoise half circle, I stamped the daisies a few time w/ the white ink & heat embossed them w/ white powder. On the bg, I used the lightest BG000 Copic marker to add just a touch of color & on the turquoise, I used the darker BG01 & a white prismacolor pencil to add a hint of color. The greeting was stamped & die cut to add w/ a yellow button I found in my stash.

 Here's a look at the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend & Happy 4th of July!

Supplies:

stamps: DRS Designs - Med Daisy Bloom , Daisy Basket , As You Retire (inside: Happiness Retirement  )

paper: Staples 110# white, turquoise

ink:  Memento Bahama blue, dandelion, Colorbox frost white pigment

accessories:  Misti, Copic markers (BG000, BG01), white Prismacolor pencil, white embossing powder, button

Med Daisy Bloom 668H	Daisy Basket 671L	As You Retire 181E	Happiness Retirement 163G
Memento Inks	Colorbox Pigment Ink	Copic Sketch Markers	Detail White Embossing Powder
MFT Blueprints 18 dies	MFT Blueprints 21 dies	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Recollections Cardstock
MISTI	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A S5-131

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Buttons and Bees

Today is the last day you can enter the 2x2x2 (use 3 different sets of 2 of something) challenge.  I used 2 colors (crumbcake and pink), 2 different embellishments (buttons and flowers) and two different stencils.

I used the Bee Happy Birthday Greeting stamped in crumbcake, the Happy Bee image, and the Beehive image.  I was going somewhere totally different when I started with the buttons, but I liked how they look so I kept them.

Hope you are having a wonderful week!

Hugz,

Nancy

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Love Letter

Good morning!

Keeping with the "You've Got Mail" theme today, I've done some creative masking and inking to make this card!

DRS stamps used: 272D You Brighten My Day, 457L Golfer Duff, 429G Happy Mail, 810D Add a Fence.

I've added a Die-namics stitched die cut frame, a threaded metal button, a handmade green vellum envelope (glued to just his hand to keep from showing adhesive) and a punched heart to complete the scene. 

The creative masking and inking comes from when I use scotch tape on the parts of the stamp I won't be using, ink it, pull off the tape and then stamp.

The guy is stamped separately and cut out, I needed to have him leaning on the fence with his elbow so it was easlier to cut him out and place him later.  I also used a bit of Sky Blue Brilliance, a sponge and a torn paper towel to create some light fluffy clouds (sorry, very light, you can hardly see them!).

So Golfer Duff is not a golfer today, he is the recipiant of a nice love letter!

I've had a little jar of metal buttons forever and forgot about them, so the other day when I was cleaning and reorganizing my craft room...I found them!! Yay! I used some twine to thread the button (Naked buttons not allowed on my cards, LOL!) and added it to this guy card for an embellishment on the frame.  It is a nice copper color with a decorative edge.

I think Golfer Duff is getting ready to take a drive in his convertable to go see his lady friend...he is doused with "English Leather" and ready to go!

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Robin

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Button Blessings

Good morning everyone!!

Talk about cute buttons, can you see the one on my bow? It is a bunny head 

and the others are eggs!

DRS stamps used: 1108D Easter Egg with Bow, 688P Polka Dot Background, 241D Jelly Bean Jumble, 641P Large Original Plaid, 631P Open Plaid and 646D Christmas Blessings.

Miscellaneous: Martha Stewart Border Punch, embroidery floss, piercer, ribbon and buttons.

I started by using the plaid stamps in yellow and pink then border punched the bottom.  I used the Polka Dot stamp on the pink strip, pierced it and hand stitched the edges then wrapped the gingham ribbon around it.  I stamped the egg on white scrap and die cut it then colored with Copic Markers.

The yellow mat was die cut and stamped with a darker yellow ink and the Jelly Bean stamp.

For the sentiment, I did not have a one line Easter sentiment so I used just the Blessings part of a Christmas sentiment.  Hey, It works!  Since my plaid panel was completed I used the stamp aligner to make sure I stamped the Blessings straight.

To finish off my card I punched the bottom of the card base with the same border punch, then cut a pink mat 4 X 5 1/4 and punched the bottom of this one too.  I made sure to start evenly on each layer so that they would line up correctly. I glued all the layers together then cut a strip of yellow 5 1/2 X 1/2" to line the bottom to make the front and back of the card even in height

 (plus I like the look of it).

Each button is glued on with tacky glue.  This card was a lot of little steps but it was a load of fun to make and it's so springy!

Well, can you believe it's March already?  A quarter of the new year is about gone! How does it happen that the older I get the faster time goes by?  Something is wrong with this picture!! But, I'm sure a lot of you just can't wait for spring to be here. My daffodils are up and blooming and the robins are in the front yard...hmmm, must be spring here already.   Our weather is funny here though.  Yesterday it snowed all around us (I live in the Sierra Nevada Mountains). It didn't get low enough to snow at our house but it was so pretty being all around.  Spring bulbs are hardy around here because this type of thing happens all the time.  Hopefully the robins have a warm spot!! 

Thanks for visiting today and have a great weekend!

Robin

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Challenge #164 - HOT TRENDS- Button It!

Welcome to DRS Challenge Thursday! 

First, our winner from last week's random drawing is....

Heather Mills

Congratulations! You are the winner from our All Ears! Challenge! 

Please send an email to info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

This week we're using the HOT TREND of 

Buttons!

(use buttons..stamped, real, punched, die cut...somewhere on your project!)

To enter, show us your card  by linking it below and we'd love for you to leave us a comment.  The deadline for this challenge is Wednesday, March 11, at 6 pm ET. Challenge entries don't have to use DRS Designs stamps, but if you use them on your challenge card, you'll get an extra entry into the prize drawing.

From all of the entries we receive, one lucky winner will be chosen to receive a $10 store voucher to DRS Designs!

And here are some wonderful buttoned up cards from our talented Design Team and we'd love for you leave us a comment!

Karin

Robin

Julie

Shelia

Janett

Sue

Jennifer E.
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Challenge #111 - Button Up!

Welcome to DRS Challenge Thursday!

B. Brassfield

Congratulations! You are the winner from our Chips Ahoy! Challenge!

Please send an email to info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

This week we're doing an embellishment challenge. And we're asking you to... 

Button Up!

(use buttons on your project...real, stamped, die cut, punched..any kind of button!) 

To enter, show us your card  by linking it below and we'd love for you to leave us a comment.  The deadline for this challenge is Wednesday, March 5th, at 6 pm EST. Challenge entries don't have to use DRS Designs stamps, but if you use them on your challenge card, you'll get an extra entry into the prize drawing. From all of the entries, one lucky winner will be chosen to receive their choice of 2 stamps from the online catalog at www.drsdesigns.com!

Here are the Buttoned Up Challenge cards from our talented DRS Design Team and we'd love for you to leave us a comment!

Karin

Shelia

Janett

Julie

 Kecia

Sue

Jennifer E.

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Teacher Pinwheel

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

It's already May and probably a good time to think about those grad cards and teacher thank you cards. If you're like me, there are always those special teachers you never forget. The ones who did more than just teach...they taught you something (or a lot of somethings) that always stick with you, or they showed a special interest or kindness that touched you. This card is for those teachers.

I white embossed the polka dot background on the kraft paper and stamped the greeting on the white using the cocoa ink. The teacher tools was stamped on a separate piece of kraft and I used Prismacolor pencils to add color before I cut them out. The pinwheel was really fun to make. I kept seeing them everywhere and after looking at numerous dies used to cut them, I realized I could make one without a die. Here's a little Pinwheel Tutorial I did in case you want to see for yourself how easy they are to make. I added a little piercing above and below my royal blue panel and my 5.50 x 4.25 card was finished.

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

Supplies:
stamps:  polka dot background, teacher tools, Teacher Touch a Heart greeting
paper: white, kraft, royal blue
ink: Memento rich cocoa, Colorbox frost white pigment
accessories: Prismacolor pencils, Copic markers, button, white embossing powder, piercing tool and mat

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Challenge #67 Pastels

Welcome back to the weekly challenge here at DRS Designs! 

Please help me congratulate our newest winner, 
Chris Olsen!!
Thank you so much for participating in our blog challenge to show off some fancy Bows. 
Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

Want to be a winner just like Chris? Then, I invite you to participate in this weeks challenge. The theme is 
"Pastels."
DRS Designs is giving away the following 3 stamps to one lucky winner:
Playful Pups (1110H)
Happy Tails To You Greeting (1106D)
Sit! Stay! Greeting (1120F)

I hope our DT has inspired you to create some fun cards this week! You can see their cards below.  Upload your challenge card by next Wednesday May 1st at 6pm EST to be eligible to win. We look forward to seeing your work!

Thanks for playing along and Good Luck!

Jennifer E.

Julie

Shelia

Karin

Pam

Janett

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Sorry I Missed Your Birthday...

Hi Everyone,

Well, I definitely feel a slight nip in the air these last couple of days, so I know fall is lurking around the corner.  Cool mornings will lead into sweaters and that reminds me of this Argyle Background stamp I used to make the strip of paper along the side of my card. It's available in the new releases section along with a small, Argyle Diamond stamp that coordinates with it.  This stamp allows you to make patterns in custom colors. Really cool and easy to use!

The main background was made using Old Age Background and Easy Dot background together and I love the funny age related Lost Track Birthday stamp!  I added a simple looped ribbon and button to the bottom as embellishment. 

Don't forget about our challenge this week... Make a card that has a jungle animal on it! 

Thanks for visiting us on the blog today!

Karin

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Challenge #32-Christmas In July

Happy Thursday and welcome back to another DRS Blog Challenge!!

This week we'd like to congratulate the winner of last week's Stars and Stripes challenge

Ann Marie Governale!

Congratulations! Please contact us at info@drsdesigns.com to claim your prize.

For the next several weeks DRS Designs will be cooling off from these hot Summer temperatures by celebrating Christmas in July.  However, each week will have a different Christmas Holiday theme, so make sure to check back every Thursday to see the new challenge.  For starters however, we want to see 
Christmas cards 

in general this week.  Any cards pertaining to the Christmas Holiday are allowed.  Please link your challenge entries below to be entered to win your choice of 2 stamps from the Christmas or Winter sections of the DRS Catalog. 

Here's some Holiday inspiration from the DRS DT.  

Good Luck!

Karin

Shelia

Julie

Janett

Jennifer E.

Sue

Chrissy D

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