Gina K Preview Day 2

Hello! First....just have to shout it from the rooftops----We have a working refrigerator!!!!!!! Hooray......I am NEVER taking that for granted again!

My other happy news---I got something done so I could participate in this hop! Tonight, the Gina K Design team is previewing two new WONDERMOUS sets, First Christmas and Vintage Borders. They are both beautiful sets and I am sure you will see lots of amazing creations with them on the hop.

I used the Cardinal stamp in First Christmas (by Asela Hopkins) and the peace sentiment from Vintage Borders (by Nina Brackett) to create this card:
I stamped the bird with Memento black ink and colored it with Copics. I cut the bird out so I could place him on the die cut flourish. I pierced all around the border of the image and added some self adhesive nail heads to the corners.

I also used some of the new neutral buttons that Gina K is releasing this month. The blue background paper is from the digital paper pack- Vintage Holly (by Emily Giovanni).

Materials used: Stamps-First Christmas, Vintage Borders (Gina K Designs); ink-Memento black; red, sage shadow (SU!); Copic markers; sponge; cardstock-pure luxury white (Gina K Designs); designer paper-Grandma's Christmas Soup, can beef consomme (Jillibean soup); digital paper-Vintage Holly (Gina K Designs); buttons (Gina K Designs); ribbon -May Arts; Self adhesive nailheads (Gina K Designs); paper piercing tool; flourish die (Quic Kutz); Cuttlebug (Provocraft).

Next, I couldn't resist making a baby's first Christmas ornament with the sweet bear in the First Christmas set:

This ornament can be customized with the year, name or even a picture on the other side! The ribbons I used on the top of the ornament are from Gina K Designs Holiday assortment and the Holiday Cheer Stamp TV kit.

*ETA: Sorry ya'll. Forgot to add that I stamped the bear on pure luxury white cardstock and colored it with Copic markers. I cut it out and then embossed it with clear embossing powder so it would be durable. I stamped right on the ornament with Memento ink (works fine!) and then adhered the bear and rhinestones. Hope this helps!

Materials used: Stamps-First Christmas (Gina K Designs); Memento tuxedo black ink; Copic Markers; cardstock-pure luxury white (Gina K Designs); bisque ornament (Hobby Lobby); versamark; clear ep; heat tool; red adhesive rhinestones; ribbons (Gina K Designs).

For even more inspiration, please visit the Illustrators of the stamp sets featured tonight:

Asela Hopkins: First Christmas
Nina Brackett: Vintage Borders

Tonight, we have several of our Center Stage Spotlight Designers joining in the previews. Here are their blog links:

Deb Felts
Sharri Seffens
Melissa Cash

Finally, stop by these Gina K Designers' blog for even more projects with tonight's stamp sets:

Gina Krupksy
Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Cindy Lawrence

Donna Baker
Erika Martin
Emily Giovanni
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Melanie Muenchinger
Tami Mayberry
Theresa Momber

Our Release party will be held Thursday night over on SCS in Gina K's Forum from 7-10 pm CST. We'd love to have you join in the fun! There will be contest questions, challenges, chatter, and lots more samples from our designers throughout the party! See you then!

Thanks for stopping by!

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!

Shiver Me Timbers...it's time for a CCEE Challenge!

Hi everyone! Good luck to everyone who entered the PaperCrafts giveaway!!! I hope you ALL win!
Today it is time for another CCEE Challenge. This week we had to "use a die, a tool, or embellishment" that we haven't used in a long time.

Well, I figured it was high time to ink up this adorable set from The Cat's Pajamas--Arrgh! Piratey.
Since I just got it..I haven't used it in awhile (giggle) :) Also, I used some fun tab tops on this card--something I did VERY often about a year ago and I always forget about doing it these days.
Finally, I wanted to challenge myself to NOT use designer paper (aside from the water of course!), since I tend to use it a lot to create the background of my cards. I used Weathered background stamp to stamp the caramel cardstock. Then I just layered the images on the front panel.

The pirate ship is another thing I have only used one time...so I thought I would throw that onto the card as well!!!

Hope you will play along in the challenge! You can see all the other CCEEers cards HERE!

Materials used: Stamps- Arrgh! Piratey (The Cat's Pajamas), Weathered (SU!); ink-Memento tuxedo black, Ranger tea dye distress ink; cardstock-caramel (Stampin' Up!), chocolate, vanilla, white (Gina K Pure Luxury); gold, platinum stickles (Ranger); eyelets (Making Memories); brads (Making Memories); hemp (Hobby Lobby); oval punch (SU!); pirate ship die (Quic Kutz); Cuttlebug (Provocraft); dimensionals; Copic markers.

In other news: My computer is slowly dying. I bought a new one so I will be working on setting it up for the next few days....yipes...I hate learning new programs but it is MUCH needed.

Thanks for stopping by!

Arg! It's the MFT Blog Hop, Mateys!

Hello! Welcome to the My Favorite Things blog hop. If you didn't start at the beginning, you might want to head over to Kim's blog so you don't miss a thing. You just might find some buried treasure at the end of your travels!

I created this card using the Ben Paper Dolls set:
I so adore this set (as I have said before!)....I am having so much fun making boy cards. (And my son, Ben, is loving helping me!)

I stamped Ben and colored him and then stamped his pirate outfit and colored that and placed it on top of the boy. I used the adorable bird stamp from the set to perch on top of the treasure boat (a Quic Kutz die).

I stitched the little path with some embroidery floss and added a die cut X to mark the treasure.

The sentiment is from Going Places (MFT).

Materials used: Stamps-Ben Paper Dolls, Going Places (My Favorite Things), Weathered (SU!); ink-memento tuxedo black, olive, choc chip (Stampin' Up!), Vintage Photo distress ink (Ranger); cardstock-red, caramel, blue, chocolate chip (SU!), white - Pure luxury (Gina k Designs); Copic markers; hemp (SU!); treasure boat (Quic Kutz); Cuttlebug tag die; Cuttlebug (Provocraft); corner rounder punch (Creative Memories); Cropadile.

**If you want to see some more treasures, head on over to the amazing Susan's blog where she is sure to delight you with her mad skillz!**

And don't forget: My Favorite Things release party is tonight (Wednesday, April 1st) from 9-10 PM EASTERN. This month there are 4 new sets being released! Head over to the MFT forum HERE 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.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

KNIGHT not NIGHT and a COLOR challenge

Hello everyone! It's Monday again and time for another CCEE challenge. This week is the Catchy Name Featured Stamper challenge--where we select a person who has a "catchy" sign-on name on Splitcoaststampers and make cards for him and her based on that name.

This week Frances chose Jessie Rone (Knightrone). So, we had to make a card with a "KNIGHT" not a "Night" (as I was told many many times)! Giggle. No problem!

Here is my card:

Double points---because I have lots of "knight"s on my card and it is at night! (Just covering all the bases here!) Nanner, nanner, nanner girls---they were all waiting for me to mess this one up!

I used Kim Hughes' adorable Twinks the Owl for the main image and set him on a die cut flourish with the moon behind him. I typed out the bottom of the card on my computer interchanging "Night" and "Knight". I used the fabulous Harmony Rectangular Stamper Set from JustRite and the Brayton Font for the sentiment. I love how I can customize any card with this thing. Cannot wait to get my hands on the new vertical stamper so I can make sentiments along the side! You can find lots of JustRite products at Stamper's Dream (and at great prices too!)

You can see all the other fabulous KNIGHT cards on the CCEE BLOG!
Materials used: Stamps-Twinks the Owl (Kim Hughes); Brayton Font and Harmony Rectangular Stamper (JustRite); cardstock-black, white (Gina K Pure Luxury); Designer paper-Homespun (Memory Box); Cuttlebug and dots embossing folder (Provocraft); ribbon (Gina K Designs); Circle die (Spellbinders); computer; Copic markers; star punch (SU!); small star punch; QuicKutz flourish die; dimensionals (SU!).


Wanna Win a Stamp Set??
This week starts the previews of the newest Gina K Designs stamps sets. The "official" previews will begin tomorrow, but for today...here is a peek at some new digital paper that will be released. It is designed by Emily Giovanni! Isn't it beautiful?

Wanna will a stamp set worth $19.95 or less? Come on over to Stamp TV and play in my color challenge today. A random winner will be selected from all the participants next Monday! What have you got to lose?

The color challenge is to use black and any combination of pinks and reds that you would like. That is it! Easy!

You can find the challenge information HERE! Hope you will play along!

Materials used: Elegant Flowers, Botanical Dreams (Gina K Designs); Cardstock-black (pure luxury-Gina K Designs); Memento black ink; Digital paper-Rich & Shabby (designed by Emily Giovanni for Gina K Designs): ribbon (Gina K Designs); brads (Gina K Designs); Frame die (QuicKutz); corner rounder punch (Creative Memories).

Thanks for stopping by!

MFTeaser #1-Owl for All Seasons

Hello! Today I can share with you the first of several MFTeasers I have of the new sets that will be released Wednesday.

This card is created with Owl for All Seasons (MFT Presents by Stephanie Fizer). Yep, you got it..lots of fun accessory stamps to make these funky owls ready for any season. Because of the fun dotted design on the owls, I decided the dazzle them up with twinkle rhinestone stickers. So they are all sparkly and fun!

The background squares are from NEW digital paper packs that will be available from MFT on Wednesday that coordinate perfectly with this set! I love being able to print out just what I need!!

Here is a close up of the main image!

My Favorite Things is having a New Release Cocktail Party on Wednesday, January 7 from 9-10 p.m. Eastern time. This month there are FOUR new sets being released including a Who's that Girl set that is Maid for You! 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.

Materials used: Stamps-Owl for All Seasons (My Favorite Things); Memento black ink; Copic markers; cardstock-Pure Luxury 80lb White, Navy (SU!), Spring Moss (Papertrey); ribbon (Papertrey); Flourish die (Quic Kutz); Cuttlebug (Provocraft); brilliant blue ink (SU!); twinkle rhinestones (amuse); dimensionals (SU!).

Be back tomorrow with another MFTeaser!

***Special thanks to Deb Wood for giving me the "Nice Blog Award." You are so sweet Deb! I am passing this along to all of you who have blogs...cause I enjoy reading all of them!***

Thanks for stopping by!