Summer FUN: New October Afternoon

Hello!!! Happy Monday morning!
This weekend I had a little scrappy time on Saturday...

So...I got to work scrapping some of my summer pictures. I LOVE this one of Lauren (taking a minute to glance up at me while digging in the sand!)

I combined several October Afternoon collections on this layout but the dp is mostly from the two NEW* releases---Schoolhouse and Modern Homemaker! (*They will be in stores SOON!)
I really like how I could use them both on a summer layout!

The page-dissected--
Here is a close up of the top corner. I combined rub-ons from Fly a Kite and used a cut out Doily from Schoolhouse: Pink Eraser) The word sticker is from Fly a Kite.

The butterfly is from Ducks in a Row--I just added some rhinestones to the center:

I cut the picture into a circle and then added the word stickers (Fly a Kite) and sun and clouds (Ducks in a Row: Shapes) to frame it:

I used Schoolhouse: Flashcards to create this section with the background and the "F""U""N" letters cut from the designer paper. "Summer" is a rub-on from Fly a Kite.

I used some Mini Market ledger stickers for the year--(substituting O for zeros because I used all the zeros up):

Again, I cut a section of Schoolhouse: Flashcards --the sailboat for the bottom of the page. I added some stitching and some dp "Waves":

You will be seeing A LOT more of these lines in the future :)

BTW: You can see all of the fabulous new October Afternoon releases on their BLOG!

Materials used: Shape stickers-Thrift Shop (October Afternoon); word sticker-Fly a Kite (October Afternoon); Shapes-Ducks in a Row (October Afternoon); rub-ons-Fly a Kite (October Afternoon); Designer paper-Schoolhouse: No 2 Pencil; Schoolhouse: Ruler; Schoolhouse:Pink Eraser; Schoolhouse: Flashcards; Modern Homemaker: Party Line; Mini market ledger stickers (October Afternoon); CS banner border sticker (Sassafras); Chipboard arrow (Bazzill); stapler; Sparkle gems (Hero Arts); twinkle stickers (a muse); ink-sky blue (SU!); sponge; sewing machine.

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Eclectic Get Well

*Note: I am away on vacation. This is an auto-post*

Hello! Today, I have a fun get well card to share. I recently purchased some designer paper from Sassafras---it is so funky and fun. I used it with some designer paper from We R Memory Keepers and October Afternoon for a truly eclectic card.

The ambulance is from my Nurse Feelgood set (Gina K Designs).
It is hard to see in the photo...but the scallops around the sentiment have little red crystals all around it.

Hope your week is GREAT!!

Materials used: Stamps-Nurse Feelgood (Gina K Designs); Memento tuxedo black ink; Copic markers; circle/scallop circle punches (SU!); gemstones (a muse); ribbon-Spring Moss (Papertrey); Designer paper-Whale of a Tale (Sassafras), Flower Frills-Grandma's Kitchen (We R Memory Keepers), Norm's News (October Afternoon); brad (American Crafts); rub on sentiment (Making Memories); corner rounder punch (Creative Memories).

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Love boat

..heeheee...couldn't resist that title! (Remember that show?)

Anyway, I just got some designer paper with these fun waves (and whales!) on it...I used a portion of it on this card featuring one of my favorite My Favorite Things sets called Ben Paper Dolls. I just love this fella!
This set is so much fun to play with!

**Rumor has it that MFT is gearing up for a new release on Wednesday night!!! I cannot wait to see all the newest sets!!!

Materials used: Stamps-Ben Paper Dolls (My Favorite Things Presents); Memento tuxedo black ink; White Pure Luxury cardstock (Gina K Designs); designer paper-Whale of a Tale (Sassafras); pirate ship (Quic Kutz); Cuttlebug (Provocraft); corner rounder punch; Copic markers; Making Memories rub on; metal edged tag; hemp; dimensionals.

Well, off to enjoy the day. My friend Melanie and her kids are coming to visit and go to the pool with us!

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Gina K PREVIEW day 1

Gina K Designs has a new release on Thursday, DECEMBER 11th!!! Until then, the design team will have lots of fun samples to show you each day.

Today we are previewing the newest set from Asela called Framed Friends. What a cute set! It is filled with the cutest whimsical images that also have a smaller matching image (perfect for stamping on the envelope!) Gotta love that!

Here is my card---I was in a bright mood!
I stamped the little fella on two pieces of designer paper and on Gina K's 80lb Pure Luxury cardstock. I paper pieced the image and colored the cute ladybug with Prismacolor pencils. I popped a rain dot heart in his hands because it fit perfectly over the drawn heart. I used a strip punched with the Threading Water punch across the center...
Finally, I added the cute "XOXOXO" along the bottom.
This would be perfect for Valentine's day or a card when you want to let someone know you xoxo them!

Materials used: Stamps-Framed Friends (Gina K Designs, illustrated by Asela Hopkins); Memento tuxedo black ink; Designer paper- Sunshine Lollipops (Sassafras); Prismacolor pencil; Odorless mineral spirits; white cardstock (Gina K Pure Luxury- 80lb); ribbon (SU!); Threading water punch (Fiskars); heart punch (SU!); rain dot heart (Gina K Designs); dimensionals (SU!).

You can check out more samples on these amazing blogs:
Asela Hopkins
Cindy Lawrence
Donna Baker
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Joanne Basile
Kurtis Amundson
Melanie Muenchinger
Theresa Momber
Carolina Buchting - December In The Spotlight Designer
and, of course, Gina K.

***Gina K will also be releasing an FABULOUS new storage system for all those unmounted stamps--check it out HERE! ***

SEE ya tomorrow for another PEEK!

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