Handmade Holidays Hop

Hello! Today is Day three of the Handmade Holidays Blog Hop going on over at The Twinery Blog.  The Twinery, and many other amazing companies,  have teamed up to bring you a hop filled with special HANDMADE gift ideas for the holidays.

Today is the last day of the hop, so you will want to be sure to head on over to The Twinery blog to be sure to stop at all the blogs participating.
While you hop, be sure to leave comments at all the stops along the way because each company is giving away prizes to random participants.
The Twinery is giving away:

 3 spools of baker's twine in your choice of colors

{$48 retail value}

Before you go, I have a project to share that uses product from The Twinery, Fiskars and Tombow (three of the wonderful companies sponsoring the blog hop!).  It is a stocking perfect for presenting some holiday treats or gift cards.

First, I cut the stocking design using a Silhouette file (Lori Whitlock).  I adhered the pieces together using Tombow Permanent Adhesive Dots Tape Runner.  I added the lace border along the top using the Interchangeable Border Punch Starter Set by Fiskars and the Lacy Doubles Interchangeable Border punch cartridge. Then, I punched holes all along the scalloped edge of the stocking:

 

I used my Fiskars Original scissors to cut some Peapod baker's twine so I could thread it through the holes in the stocking.

 

I used these snowflake punches by Fiskars to decorate the stocking--Medium Lever Punch Snowflake and Medium Lever Punch White Christmas. Then, to add some dimension to them, I used some Tombow Mono Aqua liquid glue to apply a large dot of glue in the center.  After wrapping a section of Peapod baker's twine, I added it to the glue:

Finally, I punched the Fiskars XXL Lever Punch TAG to complete the stocking gift.  I added an SRM sticker (Fancy Sticker Sentiments- Christmas) to it.  Here is the finished project:

 

Hope you like it! Thanks so much to Fiskars and Tombow for the wonderful products to work with!

Thanks for stopping by!

JustRite THANKS

Hello everyone! Thanks again for the prayers----So far....so good! Lauren quickly recovered from her bout with the stomach bug and now Cara and I are just staring at each other to see who will succumb next. Oh...and there is lots of cleaning going on round here! lol!

Despite all that fun.....I did manage to eek out a card yesterday. (I have been itching to get into a great BIG pile of new stamps but the bellies in my family have not been cooperating!)

This card features a new release from JustRite called Autumn Blessings Borders & Centers Oval . You can find this new JustRite release and many others at Stamper's Dream. Look for the new Christmas releases SOON! This apple stamp is formatted to be oval....so I just stamped the apples and cut them out to use them on the circle. The "Thanks" is from another stamp in the set...I just love the sentiments and fonts in this set.

The paper on this card is from Cosmo Cricket Everafter line. You can find the new Cosmo Cricket releases at Stamper's Dream store too!

Materials used: Stamps: Autumn (JustRite Stampers); designer paper-Everafter (Cosmo Cricket); white cardstock (Gina K Designs); button (Papertrey Ink); sewing machine; choc chip marker (SU!); Copic markers; memento tuxedo black ink; corner punch (Fiskars); ribbon (May Arts); Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle Nestabilities; Wizard (Spellbinders); Creative memories cutting template; hemp (Hobby Lobby); foam mounting tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Gina K Preview Day 1

Well, it's the BEST time of the month again---time for another Gina K Designs release. This month there are six fabulous stamp sets being released, a new color of Pure Luxury paper--Soft Sand, nail head adhesive nail heads/rhinestones, another Vivid ink pad called "Tuscan Sand" and more.....all being added to the store on THURSDAY.

Today the design team is previewing Theresa's new set called Happy Camper and Rupa's new set called 100% Sweet.

Here is a masculine card I created for the fisherman in your life....

All images are from Happy Camper. I used the new Soft Sand Pure Luxury cardstock and stamped the background on it in Memento ink. I stamped and colored the images (and clear embossed the sign) before adhering them to the scene with dimensional tape.

The clouds are freehand cut from watercolor paper (because I liked the texture) and I sponged around the edges to get some depth.

I used some of the new self-adhesive nail heads that Gina will be carrying in the store on the top tabs. Finally, I added some faux stitching around the edges.
Materials used: Stamps-Happy Camper (Gina K Designs); Memento tuxedo black ink; Ranger distress tea dye ink; soft sky ink (SU!); Copic markers; Gina K Pure Luxury cardstock-white, soft sand; watercolor paper; clear embossing powder; heat tool; versamark; paper piercing tool; brown marker; oval punch (SU!); adhesive nail heads (Gina K Designs); mounting tape; hemp.

Next, I created a mini cupcake/muffin holder and used the images from 100% Sweet to decorate the box:
I created this template so that you could see out of the front of the box and into the top of the box....that whole section is lined with acetate (so it doesn't photograph well, sorry!)

I added the little cupcake and candies to the front of the box and then created a little toothpick that goes into the cupcake/muffin with a sentiment from the set.

There are tons of images in this set---and I think all the little candies would also look adorable stamped for a background. (Hmm....will have to work on that one!)

Materials used: Stamps-100% Sweet (Gina K Designs); Memento black ink; Copic markers; designer paper-American Crafts ; Gina K white pure luxury cardstock; ribbon (SU!); Fiskars Threading Water punch; Scor-Pal; acetate; Spellbinders long scalloped rectangles; Cuttlebug (Provocraft). (Additional--cupcake/muffin, toothpick).

Now how about some more inspiration? Head on over to the design team blogs for some eye candy:
Gina, Cathy, Cindy, Donna, Emily, Erika, Jessica, Joanne, Kurtis, Lee, Lynn, Melanie, and Theresa .
We are also thrilled to have a couple of our CenterStage Spotlight Design Team join us in our previews this morning: Carolina Buchting and Jennie Harper.

Release Party Details: Join us here in our forum on this thread-Thursday, June 25th from 7-10 PM Central Time for all the fun! Then at 10 PM central time, we will release 6 new stamp sets, new Pure Luxury card stock and some great new accessories! Gina will be giving away lots of freebies too, including templates and digital paper! We hope you'll come and party with us!

Stay tuned: More previews tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by!

Flowering Friendship

Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday...

Nope. Tooth issue still unresolved. Going again today....sigh!

On to something fun---Here is a peek at a new set from Flourishes, called Nasturtiums...

Stamper's Dream store will be carrying this set and the other new Flourishes releases at 10 p.m. CST Friday night!!! I stamped the flowers in versamark and embossed them in gold on watercolor paper. I did this twice so I could pop some of the leaves and flowers up on foam tape. I water colored the flowers with SU! reinkers and a paint brush. I cut out the flowers in an oval shape by tracing the inside of an oval Spellbinders die and then cutting it out so I could leave some detail outside the edges. Then I framed the flowers with a gold scalloped oval (Spellbinders). Check out Michelle's store for a great selection of the new Spellbinders dies!

I used my Scor-Pal to create a nice embossed grid on the background white layer.

I framed them in gold and added the little sentiment in the set on a tag to attach it to the main panel. I added a touch of gold to the edges of the tag with a Zigpainty pen. The cording and ribbon are both from May Arts. You can find tons of awesome May Arts ribbon HERE!

Materials used: Stamps-Nasturtiums (Flourishes); watercolor paper; Versamark; gold embossing powder (SU!); heat tool; Memento tuxedo black ink; SU reinkers; paintbrush; gold cardstock (SU!); gold cord (May Arts); ribbon (May Arts); Gold Zigpainty pen; Fiskars Lace corner punch; gold eyelet; gold brad (SU!); tag punch (SU!); Spellbinders oval and circle Nestabilities; Cuttlebug (Provocraft); foam mounting tape.

Keeping it short until I feel better. Thanks for all of your prayers. I am going away this weekend on a trip to the beach with all of my sisters so I hope that I get some relief soon so I can actually enjoy the trip.

Have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!

MFTeaser-Snuggle Bunnies

Awww....Aren't these little bunnies cute?
This is a new set from My Favorite Things that will be released on WEDNESDAY!!!! The set is called Snuggle Bunnies!As soon as I saw this image I knew I wanted to put them in a dark night sky. I punched tiny stars to place around the image and added some small rhinestone bling for some nighttime sparkle!!!

***The MFT NEW Release Cocktail Party will be on Wednesday night on Splitcoaststampers in the MFT Forum from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. EST***

Thanks for stopping by!

OCL New Release Sneak Peek!

Hello!!! Happy Thursday. For some reason----I am so confused on the days this week but I am pretty sure today is Thursday!

I am so excited to show you a SNEAK PEEK at one of the fantastic new sets that will be released by Our Craft Lounge TOMORROW!!!!

This card was created using the Dino-Mite set! I chose this set to play with because my kids were sooo into the Land Before Time series and this set brings back really fond memories when EVERYTHING in our house was dinosaurs!

Aren't these stamps k--u--t--e? The dinos are colored with Copic markers. As if you couldn't guess...this card is a fav of my kids!

Wait till you see all the fantastic new releases tomorrow---tons of GREAT new sets! You can see some more sneak peeks on these AWESOME blogs today:

Holly - http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Debbie: http://www.dbdoodle.com/

Kendra - http://kendrawietstock.blogspot.com/

Cami - http://www.cambriaturnbow.blogspot.com/

Jacqui - http://www.sisterlines.blogspot.com/

Beth - http://freckledandfun.blogspot.com/

Kisa - http://kisaspapercuts.blogspot.com/

Pam - http://pamhooten.blogspot.com/

Val - http://www.valeriestangle.blogspot.com/

HB - http://www.happinessblooms.blogspot.com/

Joy - http://joyofstamping.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Materials used: Dino-Mite (Our Craft Lounge); ink-black, Ranger tea dye distress ink; sponge; Copic markers; white cardstock-Pure Luxury (Gina K Designs); Designer paper-Crate; circle punch (SU!); paper piercing tool and mat pack (SU!); corner punch (Fiskars); key tag punch (SU!); horizontal punch (SU!); hemp (Hobby Lobby); stapler; ribbon-olive (SU!); foam mounting tape.

Thanks for stopping by!

Gina K Designs Preview Day #2 and more Blog Candy

Contest Closed. Random.Cara picked # 19 as the winner. Congrats to Leenda who said "Thanks for a second chance to win"

Hello!!
Welcome to Day Two of the Gina K New Release Previews! Today the design team is showing off two more sets that will be released on Thursday night at Gina K Designs.

The first set is called Friendship's Garden and is illustrated by Asela Hopkins. There are some classic flowers in this set that makes it a great set for just about any occasion.
Here is a tag I created with the set:
I stamped the flower on Pure Luxury cardstock and colored it with Copics and carefully cut it out and attached it to the tag with foam mounting tape. I tied on the little "Congrats" tag. I added the Threading water punched strip (Fiskars) along the bottom and some faux stitching around the edges. There are tiny adhesive rhinestones in the centers of the flowers. Finally, I added a hemp bow and finished the tag off with some of the new Nautical Netting that Gina will be adding to her store on Thursday night as well! (It goes great with nautical sets but, as you can see above, it also adds a fun texture to any project!)

Next, I want to share a card created with Out West, a fun western set illustrated by dt member and NEW illustrator Theresa Momber. This set is fantastic...a western MUST HAVE. Way to go Theresa!

Here is a card I created with it:
Wait till you see the rest of the images in this set! They are incredible. For this card, I paired the cowboy hat with the cactus---I thought it would be cute to have it hanging on it. Both images are stamped on Pure Luxury cardstock and colored with Copics. The sun is just a punched circle (Spellbinders circle Nestabilities) that I sponged and inked around the edges. I used a half circle shape (Spellbinders) to frame the main image. I added some hemp stitches on the side to add to the western feel of this.

I KNOW you are gonna want to check out the other previews...so head on over to these blogs to get some more peeks:
Asela Hopkins
Cindy Lawrence
Donna Baker
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Joanne Basile
Kurtis Amundson
Melanie Muenchinger
Theresa Momber

In the Spotlight Designer:
Beverly Cole
and Cathy Tidwell, Theresa's guest designer.

and of course, Gina Krupsky


BLOG CANDY!! OH...and just in case you are celebrating along with me on the WEEK LONG CELEBRATION....just leave a comment on this post to be entered to win a stamp set OF YOUR CHOICE from Gina K Designs. You have until Thursday night at 8 p.m. CENTRAL time to post a comment. Random.Cara will select a winner and I will post the winner on Friday. (Subscribers are welcome to post two times.) The winner will have three days to claim their prize. There is still time to enter to win the My Favorite Things blog candy HERE.

Lots more fun to come!!!!

Tomorrow is the Preview day for my new set---yippee!!! I cannot wait to show it to you.

Thanks for stopping by!

Beaster Basket

(Beaster Basket--what my now twelve year old called Easter Baskets when she was little..sniff!!!)

Today is another busy day. I am working on some publication write ups and my daughter has another softball game tonight. (BTW---we lost on the weekend but the girls did GREAT!)

So I just wanted to pop in and show you this little bunny basket I created with the newest flopsey-Flopsey's Flowers from My Favorite Things:

It was super simple to create the basket part. I used a tutorial I saw somewhere (SCS maybe?) and just made the dimensions smaller. I will be sure to post a link when I locate it!

I colored the flopsey with Copic markers and cut him out. I paper pieced the flowers and added little black rhinestones to the centers before attaching him to the basket. It is perfect for presenting a gift card or a little treat for Easter!

Materials used: Stamps- Flopsey (My Favorite Things); designer paper Droopy Vines(GCD Studios); white cardstock -pure luxury (Gina K designs); Copic markers; adhesive rhinestones (Mark Richards); dimensionals (SU!); Threading water punch (Fiskars).

Thanks for all your sweet comments and emails on Mr Frog! He still makes me laugh!

Have a wonderful day!

Gina K Preview Day 3

Hi everyone! Welcome to Day 3 of the Gina K previews. Wooohooo! By now you have seen peeks of all the new sets. Join us at the release party HERE --TONIGHT (Thursday!) from 7-10 p.m. central for full set reveals, more samples, challenges and PRIZES!

Here is a look at the new "Free with Three" set. It is called Wreath of Wishes and it comes with so many adorable sentiments that fit inside the wreath.

This card is pretty simple looking. I stamped the wreath on some Ivory Pure Luxury cs and then colored it with Prismacolor Pencils and Copics. I also stamped the wreath a second time on white cardstock. I colored the full blooms on the white, carefully cut them out and popped them up over the matching flowers on the ivory cs. Each flower has some crystal Stickles on them to make them sparkle.
I finished this card off by cutting out the center of the wreath and adding the sentiment. The mustard panel is one of the cardstock pieces that come in the Floral Frenzy kit. The ribbon is another part of the kit.

Supplies: Stamps-Wreath of Wishes (Gina K Designs); cardstock-ivory, white (Pure Luxury-Gina K Designs); mustard (Prism-from Floral Frenzy kit by Gina K Designs); Memento black ink; Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils; Stickles-crystal (Ranger); Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle Nestabilities; Wizard; dimensionals (SU!); corner punch (CM); lace decorative corner punch (Fiskars) ; ribbon (Gina K Designs).

Next, Here is a peek at Melanie's new set, A Charmed Life. This set is so much fun and is jammed packed with stamps. The main image in this set is a big wine glass. It has many many many sentiments to go with it and also little charm images to hang off the bottom of the glass.

I figured a lot of the team would show you the set for the intended purpose--so I went in another direction. This set can work with many other stamp sets you already own.
For this sample, I used You Know You're Old When (By Gina K Designs) as the main image. I used two sentiments from A Charmed Life and I also added one of the charm images (little die) to the sentiment tag.

I love how these sentiments and charms work so well with the glass---AND also with many other sets. I always have a hard time making humorous/masculine cards and it made this one a piece of cake!

Supplies: Stamps-A Charmed Life, You know you're Old When (Gina K Designs); cardstock-pure lux white base weight and layering weight; Memento black ink; Copic markers; dp-Basic grey, Cosmo Cricket; fiber (Gina K -Floral Frenzy kit); paper piercing tool; tag punch, corner rounder punch (Creative Memories); word window punch (SU!); Cropadile.

If you want to see more projects created with these sets, hop on over to these wonderful blogs: Asela,Donna, Erika, Jessica, Kurtis, Emily, Melanie, Theresa , and Sharri Seffens (*In the Spotlight Designer) and, of course, Gina K!
Also, check out what Melanie's guest designer, Cathy Edgar, did with her set!

Hope to see you at the release party tonight!

Thanks for stopping by!

Gina K Preview Day 2

Hello! Welcome to Day 2 of the Gina K Previews. Today, the design team is showing cards created with Asela's new set called Zoo Animals.

Here is my card:

I kept this pretty simple...focusing on that cute Lion. I stamped him three times and watercolored him with SU! reinkers. I cut out the face from one and layered it over another. Then, I cut the head/mane out of that one and popped it up over the third. Very easy.

I love the cute sentiment "I'm Not Lion...You're the best!"

To embellish this card I used a cool Fiskars curved corner punch, brads and ribbon that come in the Floral Frenzy kit and some Star punches (SU!) The cool scalloped design is created using the Threading Water punch by Fiskars. I used the paper piercing guide to pierce the holes around the inside of the circle. The dp is from Memory Box (Homespun collection).

If you want to see more projects created with this set, hop on over to these wonderful blogs: Asela Donna, Erika, Jessica, Joanne, Kurtis, Melanie, Theresa , and Sharri Seffens (*In the Spotlight Designer) and, of course, Gina K!

See you tomorrow for Preview Day 3!

BTW--I did add a dialogue box on the right hand side of this blog. This is for quick questions or even requests. I have had a few people ask me questions without leaving any way to respond. Hopefully this will help!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hangin' with my Peeps and BLOG CANDY

Blog candy drawing is over:
Random.Cara picked number 76 as the winner of the SU Blog Candy sets! Congratulations to Susan G !

Today I wanted to share with you another card I created with a new release from My Favorite Things. This set is called Hangin' with my Peeps. It has the greatest sentiments to go along with the image. You can find it HERE.

I colored this image with a combination of Prismacolor pencils and Copic markers. I used a lot of scraps from my scrap bin to create it. (Trying to be better about that!)

SU Subscribers only Blog Candy!

I am going to send the following Stampin' Up! (gently used) sets to one of my subscribers. I had to make the blog candy 14 sets instead of 15 because it is the maximum I could fit in this box (and it is heavy!) No worries---I will be sure to have another one soon!
The winner will receive:
So Very
Seeing Spots
Small Sayings
Happy Harmony
Flaky Friends
Loads of Love
Loads of Love Accessories
Country set (name unknown)
Close as a Memory (missing one stamp)
Cute Converse (a few missing)
Big Blooms
All Year Cheer I
All Year Cheer II

So how do you win? All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post. This is a subscribers only blog candy to thank all of you who read this blog. Please do not enter if you do not subscribe. You have until Monday morning at 8 a.m. Central time to post a comment. Random.Cara will pick a winner after school. You will have two days to get back to me if you are the winner. If the winner doesn't contact me, I will select a new winner.

Coming next week: The NEW Gina K release!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hooga Booga

Hello everyone! Between my dd's softball (I am one of the coaches) AND various service men stopping by---It has been a crazy house.

We just had direct TV installed yesterday. Yeah! My husband is happy BUT the downside is that the installer fell through my daughter's bedroom (from the attic) so now there is a hole in her room that has to be fixed. Thankfully, he was not hurt. And, to tell you the truth....since the mess is in my 12 y/0's room (aka "The dark hole")---the gaping hole and chunks of insulation just blend right in (AKKKK!!)

Here is a look at the new Hooga Booga set that is NOW available at My Favorite Things!

Materials used: Stamps-Hooga Booga (My Favorite Things); ink-Memento, blue, pink (Chatter box); flower punch (SU!); hemp (SU!); paper piercing tool and mat pack (SU!); Choc chip marker (SU!); designer paper (SEI); white cardstock (Gina K Pure Luxury); Threading water punch (Fiskars!); dimensionals (SU!)

The little hooga booga, sentiment, clouds and tiny hearts (along bottom) are all images in this set! C*U*T*E
I paper pieced the hugga bugga and then added the sentiment and draped it through his hands.

This Month's Special Deals:

One-Click Collection is $65.85, and if you purchase it BEFORE Friday night at midnight (EST) you will receive:***One FREE stamp set (Our Stock Manager will choose the set)
***AND....as an additional PERK, if you SUPERSIZE your order (by adding additional items to your order so that the total exceeds $100 or more) you'll receive TWO free stamp sets (our Stock Manager will choose the sets).

Thanks for stopping by!

HOPPY Spring

I had to get in at least one MFTeaser before the big MFT blog hop Wednesday! So, here is a card that uses the newest Flopsey set called Tea with Flopsey. This guy is actually sitting under a tree with a tea cup in his hands in the actual set. But, because of his shape, I thought he would be perfect holding an Easter egg (the egg being the "o"!). I used Bling 'Bet for the sentiment and the Easter egg and "Easter" are from an older set called Hoppy Easter.

I love the happy colors!

Materials used: Stamps: Tea with Flopsey, Bling 'Bet, Hoppy Easter (My Favorite Things); Memento black ink; Copic markers; designer paper-Homespun collection (Memory Box); cardstock-white (Gina K Pure Luxury), pink (SU!); oval punches (SU!); sheer ribbon (Offray); Threading water punch (Fiskars); dimensionals (SU!).

My Favorite Things is having a New Release Cocktail Party on Wednesday, March 4th from 9-10 PM EASTERN. This month there are 5 new sets being released including a Who's that Girl who is hanging with her peeps! Head over to the MFT forum on Splitcoaststampers to find out all the details and to find out how YOU can be the next MFT Guest Designer. We hope to see you there on Wednesday night.

Don't forget to enter the HUGE MFT Idol Contest---check out this thread for more details how you can be crowned a MFT Idol and win a $250 shopping spree!

Thanks for stopping by!

Silly Little Bear

Awww....I just love this stamp set. Not only does it make a cute paper doll set but you can mix and match outfits for the girl and make the cutest cards.

Here is a card I created with Isabelle Paper Dolls and the sentiment set Paper Doll Sayings:
The sentiment says "silly little bear"-I love that! I created the curved sentiment banner by placing the words in an oval shape on my acrylic block. I stamped it along the bottom of a yellow die cut oval. Then I just took my scissors and cut along the top of the sentiment following the curve of the bottom. I cut the little slits in the side. Easy!

Materials used: Stamps-Isabelle Paper Dolls; Paper Doll Sayings (My Favorite Things Presents- Stephanie Fizer); Memento tuxedo black ink; ribbon (My Favorite Things-spring collection); cardstock-white (Gina K Pure Luxury); Designer paper-Basic Grey-Urban Prarie; heart punch (Creative Memories); Copic markers; heart rain dot (Gina K Designs); Fiskars Threading Water punch; Cropadile; eyelet (SU!); Spellbinders oval dies; Wizard; dimensionals (SU!).


Fun Schtuffs:

TONIGHT (Wednesday!)--PaperTemptress will be holding it's first ever release party on the forum on PaperCraftPlanet at 8 p.m. CT. on PaperCraftPlanet! Come and chat with the design team and see all the gorgeous samples used with the new paper that will be released in the store that night. There is also going to be a fantastic give away (or two!)-- one sheet each of the new card stock being introduced that evening, a value of over $29.00!!!

Also TODAY: It is WUW (What's Up Wednesday) for My Favorite Things. Check out the MFT WUW forum on Splitcoaststampers for a fun tutorial. If you are one of the FIRST 50 customers to order today, you'll receive a FREE Versamark cube! You can use your Versamark cube for a variety of things including heat embossing and even making your own designer papers! Finally, Do you want to be an MFT VIP? Of COURSE you do! Being a VIP comes with it's perks! MFT has decided to offer a bundle on the last Wednesday of every month that includes NEW products that have not been released yet. Excited yet? Check out the forum for details on the MFT March bundle.

Told you it was FUN!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sympathy for a Friend

As most of you may know, Gina K's father passed away last weekend. You can read about it HERE.

Although most people find it difficult to express themselves through words when there is a death--I think that cardmakers have a wonderful gift to show that person that they are thinking of them and that they are loved...

I created this card for Gina using her beautiful set called He is Risen. The sentiment is from Framed Flowers:

I kept the design pretty simple, as I do on most sympathy cards. I really wanted the cross to be the prominent message.

Here is a close up of the card. You can see the pearl accents a bit better at this angle.

The designer paper is from the Paper Studio. I used Gina K's pure Luxury for the mat and the card base. The gorgeous gold cardstock is from CutCardStock.com. They have an amazing variety of the most luxurious cardstock. (I seriously have some beautiful croygen white that I am gonna have to make myself use--it is that beautiful! Check out the curious metallic cardstock-OMW!) The beautiful ribbon is from May Arts--you can find a huge selection of May Arts at Stamper's Dream store.

Materials used: Stamps-He is Risen, Framed Flowers (Gina K Designs); Gold embossing powder; Versamark; Heat tool; Cardstock- white (Pure Luxury-Gina K Designs), dp (The Paper Studio); gold leaf (CutCardStock.com); adhesive pearls (K & Company); ribbon -May Arts; Lace corner punch (Fiskars); Scotch foam tape.

Hugs and Love to you Gina....

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!

Thanks for stopping by!

Winners AND Gone to the Dogs--Blog Candy

Golly!---You all really wanted to win some Gina K Stamps! Well...don't worry if you aren't the winner this time--plenty more where that came from! Well, we had a little bit of an uprising on the homefront--my two OTHER children want to be included in this fun "picking" stuff so I had Random.Lauren and Random.Ben pick numbers today. Random. Cara will be picking the next winner. Good news for you---TWO winners today! Surprise!!!
Random.Lauren picked #40 (no surprise....that seems to be her favorite number these days!). Congratulations Margie who said "Thank you for sharing the letter and pictures with all of us. I check your blog every day for inspiring ideas." AND
Random.Ben picked #199. Congratulations to Barb (GrandmaUpNorth) who said "I knew stampers were caring people, and you have proved it! Happy blogaversary to you! And congratulations on your 200,000 hits! That's amazing, but not surprising. I enjoy your blog, and check it daily."
Winners, please email me the stamp set of your choice from Gina K Designs (19.95 value or less) and your address.

Today I wanted to share a card I created using the My Favorite Things set Gone to the Dogs. It is the featured set for the Monday MFT challenge that you can find here.

Both the woman and the pup are from that set. The buildings in the background are from Going Places and the sentiment is from Bundles of Bouquets.

Materials used: Stamps- Gone to the Dogs, Going Places, Bundles of Bouquets (My Favorite Things); Memento black ink; cardstock-white (Gina K Designs Pure Luxury), teal (SU!); designer paper- My Mind's Eye; circle punch (SU!); Fiskars Threading Water Punch; Copic markers; Prismacolor pencils; Odorless Mineral Spirits (Gina K Designs); ribbon (May Arts); horizontal punch (SU!); brads (SU!); corner rounder punch (Creative Memories); corner punch (EK Success); large circle punch (SU!); paper piercing tool and mat pack (SU!); dimensionals (SU!).

Continuing with the week long celebration--I have something to give away. Do you like dogs???---Well then, you will LOVE Gone to the Dogs because this set has TONS of em in it. Ya wanna win it? Just post a comment on THIS post by 9 p.m. CST tomorrow! Special thanks to Kim from My Favorite Things for donating this awesome set.

Note: Most contests this week will run for one day. Winner's are responsible for contacting me after I announce his/her name. If I have not heard from the winner in three days, I will pick a new winner from the same post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Gina K Preview #3, JustRite and Free Stamps

I apologize in advance for the extra long post today. I double booked myself (for a good reason!) and I did not want to cut either post off early so I decided to post both together!

First up--GINA K PREVIEW!
I created a simple one layer card with the new set from Alicia, which will be available tonight after the new release party here (from 7-10 p.m. central!)

Alicia's set is called Best Friends and I stamped the main image (isn't it awesome?!) on some of the new 120 lb Pure Luxury cardstock (which will also be available at Gina K Designs tonight!) with Memento tuxedo black ink and then colored it in with my Copic Markers. The sentiment I used on this card is from Rupa's new set My Cuppa Joe.

I layered color, used my blender pen, added more color and....

...flipped the card so you could see the inside....nothing showed through! Woohoo! I am so excited to make one layer cards that I can use my Copics on!

Materials used: Stamps-Best Friends, My Cuppa Joe (Gina K Designs); Memento tuxedo black; cardstock- Pure luxury 120 lb. (Gina K Designs), black (SU!); Copic Markers; ribbon-offray; Threading water punch (Fiskars).

Head on over to the other dt members' blogs to see their awesome peeks for today:

Asela

Donna

Emily

Erika

Jessica

Kurtis

Melanie

Joanne

Michelle (Guest)

Courtney (In the Spotlight Designer)

and, of course, Gina K!

Hope to see you all at the release party HERE TONIGHT, Thursday, November 13 from 7 -10 p.m. central time for some contests, challenges, giveaways and more sneak peeks!


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JustRite for Stamper's Dream

But, before you go, I would love to share another project--and a chance to win stamps!!! It is Just Rite week at Stamper's Dream. All week the fabulous designers from the Dream Team are showcasing cards and projects. You can find the line up HERE....and you can also enter to WIN a JustRite Christmas Stamp Ensemble and the Classic Circle Stamper III just by answering a question on Michelle's blog!

Today, was originally the day that Laurie was going to post. Most of you know from reading it here or other places in blogland that her daughter is sick...so the rest of the team decided to all post today as a show of support and to let her know how much she is loved. (((Laurie)))

Here is my project for today. It is a little memo holder. The memo pad is just a mini legal pad that is cut in half. (Note: Office Max and other places that you can purchase these also have a production area and will cut the pads in half for you!)

I found this unfinished wooden box in Hobby Lobby and I just added a coat of paint and dressed it up with some Basic Grey designer paper.

I decorated the Pentel RSVP pen with the same paper. The finishing touch is the "With Love" sentiment from the Harmony Classic Circle Stamper II Stamp Ensemble. I love the scripted look to this sentiment.



Here is a close up look at it. I added some rubons over the stamped words and added two large red brads on either side.





Here is a picture with the notepad and pen out of the box!


Materials used: Stamps-Harmony Classic Circle Stamper II (JustRite Stampers); Memento black ink; Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle nestability dies; Cuttlebug (Provocraft); black paint; wooden box; mini legal pad; chipboard heart (SU!); rub-ons- Stampin' Up!; Pentel RSVP pen; Designer paper-Cupcake (Basic Grey); cardstock-white (80lb Pure Luxury Gina K Designs); Modge Podge; red brads (American Crafts).

You can see all the wonderful Dream Team's projects by visiting their blogs (their posts will not be posted until 8 a.m.):
Charmaine
Cindy
Denise
Kimberly
Tosh
and Michelle

I hope you enjoyed this project, because I have another JustRite project and card to share with you tomorrow (my assigned day to post!) You can find lots of JustRite products at Stamper's Dream store! Check them out and don't forget to stop by Michelle's blog to enter to win the blog candy!

Thanks for stopping by!