Monday, March 25, 2013

Stamp TV Challenge

Hello! Happy (snowy) Monday! Yep.....we have snow again but I am not going to complain too much since my Alma mater, La Salle University, won their game last night :) woohoo!

This week,  I  am hosting the Stamp TV Challenge!

The challenge is to create a card using red, white and blues for any occasion, except a patriotic card :)
Here is my card:



I used A Year of Flowers 2 and Stamp it Big on this card.  You have a week to play along. All details are on the Stamp TV Challenge link above. One participant will be selected to receive a grab bag from Gina K Designs.  Cannot wait to see what you all come up with.  Remember to link your cards to the Stamp TV thread, not here!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Saturday, March 23, 2013

OCL Stamps Giveaway Winner!

Hello! Here is the winner for the Our Craft Lounge Stamps Giveaway.  Random.Cara picked #25.  Congratulations to:
Blogger Jennifer who said...
"Oh my gosh, I'm totally in love with those penguins!!! And that set with the hot air balloons is absolutely adorable! I would love to play with these! Thank you for the opportunity!"
March 20, 2013 at 8:52 AM

Congrats Jennifer! Please email me your mailing address so I can put these in the mail!  Thanks for playing along.  Look for more giveaways....coming soon!
Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, March 21, 2013

What's Up?

....Apparently stamp sales are!  I promise I do have lots of cards to share but the problem is that the sets that I used on them are all sold out currently :(  I guess that is a good problem to have!

Here is a Diva card that I can share--

For this card I used Scooter Diva and the new Day at the Park Diva (The sentiment and kite).  I layered the sentiment on a stamped circle design from Lots of Dots (currently out of stock) and the ground treatment was made using Stamp It Big (currently out of stock).
I finished the card off with a little bit of Caribbean twine (The Twinery)!

Special thanks to everyone who bought my set--Stamp It Big --it has been sold out for awhile and I am hoping it gets restocked soon so I can share more ideas using it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

OCL Stamp Giveaway!

Hello! As promised, I have a little giveaway for you today.  I actually decided to split this up into two giveaways because the stamp pile was too large.

As you may or may not know, Our Craft Lounge closed it's doors last week.  I was so sad to hear this as I loved the stamps and the people behind the business.

As I was going through my stamp room, I realized I have a ton of OCL stamps to share.  Since I can no longer use them for pubs and stuff---I figured I would pass them on to one of you.


The first giveaway includes these new or gently used sets:

Sets included: Boo-Boo, Surfer Santa, Sweet on You, Merry Moose,  Penguin Fun, Reindeer Kisses, Beyond the Universe, Love in the Air, Get Well Soon.

If you would like to enter to win, just leave a comment below by Friday, March 22 at 8 a.m. EST.  (Subscribers can enter twice!)  Random.Cara will pick a winner.  The winner will have three days after I post to send me their address, before a new one will be picked.

Look for more giveaways (more OCL stamps and Papertrey Ink stamps)...coming soon!
Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, March 18, 2013

Workout Journal

Hello!  Just wanted to share a little project to help keep me on track for my workouts this spring.  I found this $1 notepad at Michael's.  It had a big giant flower on the front, so I just altered it a bit to create a little journal to keep track of my workouts, running times/splits, etc.
I used some patterned paper/stickers from Bella Blvd, Stickers from SRM Stickers (Black Sticker Stitches, Express Yourself-Athlete) and  Serenity Diva stamp (Gina K Designs):
Here is the first page where I will attempt to list out my schedule.  I try to set days to actually go to the gym to lift/crosstrain because otherwise, I would just run everyday.  I have to plan it or I won't do it!
The following pages are where I will list my workouts and times.  Hopefully, seeing it all written down will keep me motivated.  I stamped the adorable Serenity Diva in the corner of this page. (Gotta make the book cute AND functional!) 

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow for a chance to win a huge collection of stamps!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Paper Crafts Special Issues

I am so delighted to have projects in the two recent Paper Crafts Special issues--


First-- Card Creations is one of my favorite Paper Crafts issues every year and Card Creations, Vol. 11 did not disappoint. Here is one of the cards that I am fortunate to have in this issue:
 You can find the issue HERE.

Next, the Handmade Home Decor issue is fantastic--the projects in it are so inspiring! 


There are so many super creative ideas in this issue and I am still pouring over them all.  Here is my Tree Ornament (page 82):
You can find this issue HERE.
Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Where you been??

Hello!  Yep--I have been away. My husband and I spent 6 lovely days in Cabo and it was such a great reprieve from the cold winter weather.  We enjoyed every minute.  
Thank you so much for the lovely comments from the Gina K hop.  I know a few people have sent me emails or asked questions and I will get to them asap. 

In the meantime, here are a few pictures from our trip.  The first is our view from our hotel:

This picture is from our night "whale watching cruise" (no whales sighted):

From same cruise--(just before the rocking of the boat made me ill :(

As soon as we got back, my son had his final games of his basketball season and I made the coaches' gifts from the team.  I used some SRM stickers to create the card that houses the gift card for each coach.  In addition, I used some SRM stickers (basketball, 4, [2013]) to jazz up the team photo that we presented with the gift. 
I hope you all had a great week!  I will be back soon with some projects to share!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Gina K Inspiration Hop Day 3!


Welcome to the Gina K Designs fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! We hope to inspire you to create with the new Gina K Releases! And, as you hop through the blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose  a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a few days after the hops.
Today we are sharing projects using Lots of Dots, Darling Divas, and Petite Borders!  All of these sets can now be purchased in the What's New section of the Gina K Designs store!

Here are my cards using these sets:
My first card pairs the Mommy To Be Diva with All Occasion Tags 2:
I stamped the girl (masking off her legs) and then paper pieced her dress.  After that, I stamped the frame around her and colored it with a light blue Copic.  I embossed the sentiment on the bottom.

Next, I have a sample using the Lots of Dots set.  I also used the Posterboard Sentiments on this as well.  (If you saw Tuesday's post..I have another sample using these sets together--love how they look!

Wanna see more?   Head on over to these blogs for more projects using these sets:
Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Gina K Inspiration Hop Day 2!


     Welcome to the Gina K Designs fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! We hope to inspire you to create with the new Gina K Releases! And, as you hop through the blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose  a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a few days after the hops.
    Today we are sharing projects using The Northwoods and Posterboard SentimentsAll of these sets can now be purchased in the What's New section of the Gina K Designs store!

    Here are my cards for today:
    My first card pairs PosterBoard Sentiments with Lots of Dots.  I have another card using these two sets together that I will share tomorrow: 
    I used some Color Companion buttons and inks on this card.

    Next, a card using The Northwoods:
    I chose to do a simple card with this set stamping the tree twice to get the shadow effect.  I used the bird from Theresa's set from last release (Birds and Blossoms) in the corner by the sentiment.  The ribbon is from the Gina K Color Companions line.

    Wanna see more?   Head on over to these blogs for more projects using these sets:
    Thanks for stopping by!

    Monday, March 4, 2013

    Gina K Inspiration Blog Hop Day 1


      Welcome to the Gina K Designs fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! We hope to inspire you to create with the new Gina K Releases! And, as you hop through the blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose  a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a few days after the hops.
      Today we are sharing projects using All Occasion Tags 2 and A Year of Flowers 2All of these sets can now be purchased in the What's New section of the Gina K Designs store!


       First, I have two cards featuring A Year of Flowers 2:


       For this card I used Gina K Color companion inks and buttons to compliment the flowers.

      And another card:

      Next, I have a card that features a sentiment from All Occasion Tags 2 (I have a card on Wednesday that uses the frames in this set!) and the owl from the Birthday Hoot Stamp set duo (which is FREE with every order through March 15!)
      Wanna see some more projects with these sets?  Head on over to these blogs:
      Thanks for stopping by!