CSS Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

Today I am joining the uber creative STV Alumni CSS group for the first hop of October, which is a sketch challenge. Hopefully you came via sweet Joy's blog , but if not and you want to start from the beginning, go to the STV forum HERE.

Isn't this sketch just fabulous????

I recently got this fun new set, Lots of Lines, via a publication incentive from GKD and LOVE the lined images and fancy sentiments so had to work it into the sketch!!

 

The background was created using a stencil and Dylusions spray ink. The focal image was stamped separately using Clearsnap ink and popped up on dimensionals.

Next stop on the hop is Geri...I can't wait to see what she created using this fun sketch!!

Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on Tuesday, October 15.

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

Blessings,

 

Scor-Pal meets Play Date Cafe Challenge Blog

Hello peeps!  I am excited to share that Scor-Pal is hosting the Play Date Cafe Challenge this week...actually it is a 2 week challenge due the fact Thanksgiving is next week!  Can hardly believe that!!!  For my card, I created a grid using the Scor-Pal and stamped snowflakes from Tami's new set for GKD: Simple Snowflake.

Here is the color story:

Hope you get a chance to play along, there is an amazing Scor-Pal prize up for grabs!!

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

Blessings,

 

NinaB Designs Blog Hop

Welcome to another NinaB Designs blog hop. The NBD team and I have something exciting for you today. We were challenged to create something that uses the NinaB Designs Spellbinders die cuts from non-paper products on our projects. Did you know that Spellbinders dies can cut all kinds of material? Kim Hupke, the Educational Director of Spellbinders Paper Arts did a video showing all types of products you can cut with the dies that you can find HERE. For my project today, I die cut a piece of canvas using the sewing machine die from Sewing Elements with NinaB Designs' dies. 

  I also used the clear stamp set Sew Lovely from The Craft's Meow, as well as Vintage Backgrounds for the polka dots.  I die cut the sewing machine using sticky back cancas and gently sponged it with Memento Toffee Crunch ink.   I added some corrugated card stock and lace that I sponged with Rose Bud ink.

Here are the dies I used:

Sewing Elements

Here are the prizes to be won.

The Craft's Meow's Cherished Stamp Set

The Craft's Meow's Giddy Up

Spelllbinders Aster Flower Topper dies

Spellbinders Bauble Blossoms One

Winners will be picked randomly from 5 of the designers' blogs:

Nina Brackett * Beatriz Jennings * Clare Buswell * Heather Jensen * Jennie Harper * Julie Overby * Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas * Mona Pendleton * Viola Mahr

Everybody is welcome to comment and eligible to win. Nina will announce the winners on May 22 and have 4 days to claim their prize. Please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings: 

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Want2Scrap  
I hope we've inspired you all today! Happy hopping!

Blessings,

CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Welcome to another CSS Alumni Blog Hop!  If you came from Geri's blog you are in the right place and if you didn't place go to Stamp TV so you don't miss a stop...as there is a fabulous prize for one randomly drawn commenter.  

Our theme is this beautiful inspiration piece:

Isn't it beautiful!!  The inspiration for my design came from the pitcher, basket and the fabulous looking texture of the rattan.  Here is my card:

I used Kraft, In the Navy and Ivory card stock and GKD stamp sets: Block Greetings and Faithful Florals.  I  stamped the block greeting on Ivory cardstock and gently sponged with Memento Toffee Crunch ink distressing the edges just a bit before layering on a Fleur de Lis Square die.  I used some navy gingham GKD patterned paper from Casual Friday and layered it with some corrugated card stock which I inked with Memento Paris Dusk.

Now please hop on over and see what the uber creative Joy has to share with you today!!

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

Blessings,

 

GKD Inspiration Blog Hop Day 2

The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop!!! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their 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 deeply etched, pre-cut Gina K. Designs stamps! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

First up today is Theresa's newest stamp set Wild About You:

I used some of the Pool Side GKD Patterned Paper Pack and paired it with Kraft and Black Oynx cardstock.  The sentiment was stamped twice, slightly off the second time with Memento Desert Sand ink.

Next is Rupa's newest stamp set Blooming with Blessings...

It was just screaming to have this adorable rabbit paper pieced which I did with GKD Patterned Paper Pack Sundance.

Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration:

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

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

Blessings, 

GKD Inspiration Blog Hop Day 1

The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop!!! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their 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 deeply etched, pre-cut Gina K. Designs stamps! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

First up today is Melanie's newest stamp set Wild Flowers:

I stamped the flowers with Versamark and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder before applying some Gelatos.  This set is just beautiful and coordinates perfectly with Wild at Heart.

Next up is the newest set from Tami's newest stamp set Masculine Tags...

I sponged the edges of Ivory cardstock and GKD Patterned Paper Pack Pool Side.  I gently sponged the patterned paper as well as I wanted it just a touch darker and the Tim Holtz Tea Dye blended in just wonderfully.  Love the masculine feel to this new stamp set!

Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration:

• AJ Otto
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Donna Baker
• Emily Giovanni
• Gina K
• Giovana Smith
• Jennie Harper
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

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

Blessings,

 

CFC41: Kissing Frogs

I made this for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge this week which was Jest for the Pun of it!  I used Fairy Tales and paired it with some GKD Patterned Paper Wisteria Lane (just love all of those circles!!).

Sorry I have been MIA quite a bit...alas, various virus' have hit our household and while I don't want it to hit us all at once, getting us one at a time (and lingering) is getting old! 

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

Blessings, 

Touch Twin Markers Challenge: Friends

Touch Twin Markers has a great new challenge with the theme of Animals.  I know you *don't have to* use their markers (at this point), however, I really wanted to and with my limited number of Touch Twin Markers could either have about anything pink (...wouldn't Lee be happy, lol!) and then realized I had the perfect Touch Twin markers for a giraffe from Zoo Animals!!! I used one brown: BR94 and two yellows: YR21 and YR33.

 

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

Blessings,

 

Gina's Birthday Blog Hop

Yes, it is quite a special day for Gina K. Designs fans as Gina has a birthday!!  We thought it would be fun to get together and have a day to hop just to celebrate HER birthday!!!
Here is a card I made...

 I used the stamp set Special Delivery and Memento ink.  LOVE this postal set! 

Happy Birthday Gina!!

Your next stop is Jimmi, and here is the complete list if you get lost along the way:

Carolina Buchting

Cathy Tidwell

Donna Baker

Emily Giovanni

Giovana Smith

Jennie Harper

Jimmi Mayo

Lee Murphy

Lori McAree

Melanie Muenchinger

Michelle Woerner

Tami Mayberry

Theresa Momber

Tina Gilliland

Vicki Dutcher

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

Blessings, 

A Year of Flowers Book Hop

 Thank you for hopping along today with the Gina K. Design Team!! If you arrived here from Giovana's blog, then you're right where you should be. You can always go to StampTV to start from the beginning.  The inspiration for today's hop came from Melanie Muenchinger's new book called, A Year of Flowers.

While you can make every design in the book with Melanie’s all occasion “A Year of Flowers” set, today’s samples showcase her coordinating florals, which can also be used with the book's tutorials and designs, and provide endless options and more value for your money. We are excited to share cards and projects we created using some of our favorite flower sets designed by Melanie! We love her new book and know you will too - don't miss out on getting your very own copy which you can purchase HERE!

My sample uses Pressed Flowers:

I did a bit of kissing with the solid floral image using one of the backgrounds from Timeless Textures.  I stamped the flowers with Memento Summer Sky and kissed prior to stamping with Memento Rich Cocoa ink.  I added some additional color by using the same "kissing" stamp by stamping randomly using Memento Desert Sand.  Melanie's floral stamp sets are amazing and love the detail she gives to these beautiful images.

• Hope you're finding some great inspiration and wonderful designs to get your creativity jump-started!  You can find the newest stamp sets and lots of wonderful accessories in Gina's Store.  And then join us on Stamp TV for the challenges and surprises and crafty videos galore!!!
• Go to Lee's blog, to continue the hop! 
• Leave comments along our hop today to enter to win one of Melanie's coordinating floral sets of your choice. The more comments you leave the more chances to win! Melanie will draw a name randomly from one blog and post the winner tomorrow morning.  She is also giving away her Crazy Daisy digital patterned paper FREE if you link Gina's video or her post, please see Melanie's blog for details! Good Luck!

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

Blessings, 

GKD January 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 the New One Free with 3 stamp set, Fresh Start released this past Tuesday...

I made this for the Release Challenge I am hosting over on Stamp TV which is a sketch challenge.  You can find more info HERE and would love for you to play along!

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
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher
• AJ Otto
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Donna Baker
• Emily Giovanni 

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

Blessings,

GKD January Release Inspiration Blog Hop Day 1

 Welcome to Day 1 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 Stately Flowers 3 designed by Melanie Muenchinger.

 I stamped the flower image with Versamark embossing with Clear Embossing powder.  Then I sponged it with Memento Rose Bud ink which made the flowers just POP!

 And next I have a card to share using Mehndi Wishes:

Absolutely beautiful images and I kept this one to Kraft/Red  creating patterned paper with one of the stamp images.  I used Stephanie Barnard Strawberry ink and ColorBox Chalk ink in Creamy Brown. I am entering this into the "Pinteresting" Challenge over on Clearsnap as I was inspired by the red/kraft light fixture.

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
• Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Stately Flowers 3
• AJ Otto
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Donna Baker
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jennie Harper
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lori McAree
• 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, 

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, 

GKD December Release Inspiration Blog Hop Day 1

 Welcome to Day 1 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 Stately Flowers 2, illustrated by Melanie:

I used some Tim Holtz distress ink (Peeled Paint and Victorian Velvet) to liberally sponged the stamped floral image.  Then I sprinkled the cardstock with a bit of water and set it with a heat gun to make the fun water spots.  

 And now for a card using Mountain Wilderness, illustrated by Theresa:

I used the Cuttlebug folder Polka Dots and some Memento Ink as well as Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink.

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
• Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Stately Flowers 2
• Theresa Momber – Illustrator Mountain Wilderness
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Suzanne Dean
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Donna Baker
• Giovana Smith
• Jennie Harper
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy 

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

Blessings, 

Nature's Greetings Blog Hop

Welcome to another Gina K. Design Team blog hop. Today we are sharing cards and projects using the Nature's Greetings set. If you came from Giovana's blog, you're at the right place. If not make sure to head over to StampTV where you will find a list of all those participating in today's hop.

Here's what I came up with today:

 

The leafy image in this set lends itself to so many fun techniques and colors...I wanted to keep the color scheme rather subdued so stamped it in Memento Rich Cocoa on Ivory cardstock.  The wording background is from Vintage Backgrounds and stamped using Memento Summer Sky for a nice subtle color. I stamped/cut/sponged twice the flower image and layered with a dimensional dot.

Head on over to Jimmi's blog to see what fabulous project she is sharing with you today!

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

Blessings,