CFC36

 I made this for the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge which is to use Black/White and not a speck more :)  I used a stamp set designed by Nina Brackett for The Craft's Meow called Sent with Love and added a bit of Want2Scrap bling. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

PDCC115

 

The Play Date Cafe Challenge has a great color challenge this week and it gave me an opportunity to use some of the new Hero Arts stamps: Greetings and Cling Leaf & Flower Background.  I used Memento ink (Desert Sand, London Fog and Fresh Asparagus) to sponge the colors over the clear embossed image (again using the new Tsukineko Ink Blushers).  I realized I needed something for the bark color from the challenge and used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist: Pine Cone.

Here is a look at the colors: 

 Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

CPS 252

  I made this for the CPS252 sketch challenge.  For my card, I used Memento Sweet Plum ink and Versafine Black (which I embossed with clear embossing powder).  The stamp set is from Layers of Color.

Hope you can join us for this fun sketch as one random winner will win a prize from Taylored Expressions!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

Tuesday Trigger ~ Beautiful Wishes

 I was so inspired by the Tuesday Trigger: Winter Blossoms over on Moxie Fab World.    I was inspired by the group of flowers and wanted to do a little bit of masking with two of the flowers in the Dotted Dahlias clear art stamp set from Layers of Color and stamped them with Memento London Fog ink.   Then using the Ink Blushers I sponged the flowers with Desert Sand, Cantaloupe and Angel Pink.   I embossed a panel of Smoky Slate cardstock, wrapped the panel with lace and The Twinery Stone twine and added some pearl bling from Want2Scrap.

Here is the Tuesday Trigger and hope you can play along (you have until Thursday, January 26th):

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

CPS 251 ~ Warm Hello

  I made this for the CPS251 sketch challenge.  For my card, I used ColorBox Chalk Dark Brown, Popcorn and Archival Putty ink from (Clearsnap) and the Sweet n' Sassy Stamps stamp set Warm Hello.  Love this cute little snowman and just had to paper piece his scarf.

Hope you can join us for this fun sketch...one random winner will win a prize from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

I Love You

 Today I have a card to share that I made with some favorite new Hero Arts stamps for the Ellen Hutson LLC Hero Arts Wood Take 'n Make.  I used the Cling Zig Zag background stamp and embossed it with Versamark prior to sponging.  On this card again I used those fab Ink Blushers from Tsukineko and sponged with Memento Sweet Plum and Rhubarb Stalk ink.  I have had a couple of questions about the  Ink Blushers...  They are a package set of 8 little sponges (you can see the package HERE), pink in color with very small pores (if you could call them that). I dab them lightly onto my ink pad to pick up color and working in a circular motion apply to my cardstock/image.  I can repeat (as necessary) depending on depth of color desired.  Ink Blushers can be washed and are reusable.  I intend to have at least one for each color of ink (as I am a bit lazy to wash between colors applied, lol!)  The Patterned Heart I stamped with Memento Rhubarb Stalk and popped up with dimensionals on the sponged Labels Fifteen die.  The sentiment is from Year Round Sentiments.   This fab color combo I found on the Play Date Cafe Challenge (PDCC114 ~ Burgundy, Gold and Plum).  Not much gold to be seen (obviously) and used just a touch with the gold circle clip that I tied some twine on.  

This also fits the Moxie Fab Cool Tools Week: The Cutting and Trimming Challenge as I trimmed the heart to place on the die cut.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

Kindred Spirits

 Today I received a new product from Tsukineko: Ink Blushers...Eeks, love them!!  For this card, I used the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps stamp set: Together Silhouettes. and the a stencil.  I am a huge fan of stenciling and wanted to use an Ink Blusher on the Daisy Cluster stencil from The Crafter's Workshop.  LOVE how this turned out and the ink blusher from Tsukineko spread the Memento Angel Pink ink beautifully on the white cardstock. These are re-usable and washable.  Really just a wow product!!  Hoping they are in stores soon as I need at least one for every color ink.

I am also entering this into the CAS-ual Friday's Challenge (CFC35) to use scallops!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

CPS250 ~ LOC Happy Birthday

  I made this for the CPS250 sketch challenge.  For my card, I used Clearsnap ink and a stamp set from Layers of Color.

Hope you can join us for this fun sketch...one random winner will win a prize from Whisker Graphics!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

My Heart Blooms

 I wanted to share a card I made late last night (the results of of a Venti Skinny Vanilla Latte with an extra shot of expresso at 5 pm...so not wise!!).  I used the True Love Stamp TV Kit and created my background with the berry and leaves stamp which I stamped in Memento Black Tuxedo.  Then colored in the leaves and berries with Faber-Castell artist big pen big brush markers (Permanent Green Olive, May Green, Pink Madder Lake and Pale Geranium Lake) on White Luxury cardstock.  The colors move so beautifully when applied one after the other.  The label and sentiment from the same kit were stamped using Memento Rose Bud and Bamboo Leaves ink.  I added a button (due to a smudge, lol!) and some pink pearl bling from Want2Scrap.  Super easy and fun to make create!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

Blessed Beyond Measure

I have another Layers of Color card to share...this one I made using Sweet Silhouettes. I stamped the label on patterned paper using Memento Black Tuxedo.  After die cutting I sponge the edges lightly with Memento London Fog.  The silhouette image was popped up on a dimensional.  

Did you hear about the amazing sale at Layers of Color?  Definitely not to be missed and Laura has an exciting blog post here... stop by and see the great news for Layers of Color customers and fans, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

Layers of Color Storewide Stamp Clearance Sale

Did you see that Layers of Color is having an AMAZING sale??  It is a Storewide Stamp Clearance (50-75% off) and the prices are unbelievable. I made this card using Dotted Dahlias and did a little emboss resist.   Love the quality of Layers of Color and if you are looking for Christmas stamps for next year...check this out!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Blessings,

GKD Release Inspiration Blog Hop Day 3

 Welcome to Day 3 of the Gina K. Designs newest Release Inspiration Hop!  We are excited to share with you what we created using the new True Love Stamp TV Kit.  Here is what I made:

I used Black Oynx, Ivory and Good as Gold metallic cardstock and embossed Delicata Golden Glitz ink from Tsukineko.  I tied it together with some Pure Luxury Gold-lined Organdy ribbon. 

For even more samples of these new sets, please visit each of the GKD Design Team blogs listed below and leave a comment. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have of winning!  Gina will announce on her blog the randomly chosen winners who will each win a fun Grab Bag of stamps from Gina K. Designs.

• Gina K
• Giovana Smith
• Jennie Harper
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Suzanne Dean
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Donna Baker

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

GKD Release Inspiration Blog Hop Day 2

 Welcome to Day 2 of the Gina K. Designs newest Release Inspiration Hop!  We are excited to share with you

 two new stamp sets that were released last night.  First up is Special Occasion Tags illustrated by Tami Mayberry:

 

 I stamped the flower image from the True Love STV kit with Memento Cantaloupe ink and spritzed it with some Goosebumps Texture spray.  It gives such a nice bumpy glossy finish to the stamped cardstock.  I do not have the dies that coordinate with this stamp set and find them quite easy to just cut out by hand (until I get my hands on those dies of course).

 

Next up is the new One Free with Three set, You've Got Style:

I stamped the image, embossed, and colored the image using Touch Twin markers.  Then I went over it with a Stardust Glitter pen to add some sparkle.  I stamped the sentiment on a Grommet Tag and lightly sponged with Antique Linen distress ink.  I added a bit of bling from Want2Scrap and the patterned paper is Times and Seasons from Echo Park Paper.

For even more samples of these new sets, please visit each of the GKD Design Team blogs listed below and leave a comment. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have of winning!  Gina will announce on her blog the randomly chosen winners who will each win a fun Grab Bag of stamps from Gina K. Designs.

• Gina K
• Tami Mayberry – Illustrator Special Occasion Tags
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Donna Baker
• Giovana Smith
• Jennie Harper
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,