CSS Recipe Blog Hop

It's time for another CSS Blog hop!

Several members of the CenterStage Spotlight Alumni team have gathered some of our favorite BBQ Picnic recipes together to make another cookbook! The cookbook will be available for FREE over on the StampTV Freebie page for you to download and print at your leisure.

But, since we are paper crafters - we were challenged to make a project with our recipe in mind to share tonight on our blogs! (The projects are also included in photos on the recipe booklet as well.)

I shared a favorite recipe for Picnic Coleslaw (from a Cooking with Paula Deen magazine) and it is so delicious, beautiful AND healthy! It is a favorite anytime we are grilling :o)

Please check out the links of all the participating designers and then download the Recipe booklet and let us know how you like them!

• Jessica Fick: Grilled Pizza


• Betty Neville: Mom's Chinese BBQ Ribs


• Joy Hadden: Whiskey BBQ Sauce


• Tina Gilliland: Homemade Enchiladas


• Sue Van deVusse: Midwestern Kabobs


• Melissa Shultz: Foil Babies


• Geri Utterback: Oven Baked Beans


• Pam Imholz: Foil Potatoes


• Sharri Seffens: Calico Beans


• Carla Suto: Grilled Vegetables


• Dawn Lusk: Roasted Corn and Black Bean Salad


• Peggy Wainman: Bean Salad


• Karen Knegten: Miss Lucy's Rice Salad


• Jennie Harper: Picnic Coleslaw


• Cheri Weston: Fiesta Pie


• Brenda Turner: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake


• Lori McAree: Dessert Pizza


• Giovana Smith: Peruvian Alfajores


• Carolina Buchting: Vanilla Cupcakes with Butter Cream Frosting


• Jen Charboneau: Dirt Cake

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your hop along for some BBQ Picnic Recipes. I am looking forward to trying these recipes very soon myself!

Have a *delicious* day :o)

Blessings,

Sketch Girls #16

Welcome to another Sketch Girls sketch challenge! I had to think on this one a bit to decide which direction to take my card... However, once I received some new Webster's Pages patterned paper I knew exactly what I wanted to do! I used the stamp set Nana's Needlework (just love this doily!!!) and sponged it to make it match up with the patterned paper. I added a Webster's Pages Sparkler to the center (they are so pretty IRL!!!)

And here is the sketch:


For more inspiration using the Sketch 16, be sure to check out the Sketch Girls: Annie, Julie, Alyssa, Harriet, Tiffany, Randee, Bonnie, Amber, Katie, Jessica, Sara, and our very creative Guest Designer Teresa Kline.

I hope you will play along with us on this sketch and make sure you link your creation on the Sketch Girl blog. You may be the winner of a $10 certificate to The Character Cafe!

Hope you have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by!
Blessings,



Card Deets ~
Stamp Set: Nana's Needlework
Cardstock: Green Apple, Ivory, Webster's Pages
Ink: Vivid Olive, Pretty in Pink, and So Saffron
Accessories: Webster's Pages Sparkler, Fiber, Corner Rounder Punch

2 Sketches 4 You

I have to cards to share today that I made from the 2 Sketches 4 You challenge blog. The first one uses Kazan's sketch and the stamp set Fairy Tales. I can't seem to get enough of this adorable frog! I wanted to keep the card simple and used Kraft and Green Apple cardstock as well as some patterned paper from Garden Variety.

My second card....

...is for the Bonus sketch by Kay Sibley. I used Pure Luxury Ivory, Old Olive (out of Green Apple...boo-hoo), Webster's Pages patterned paper and a variety of stamps (Lovely Labels, Inspiration Mosaic and Elegant Flowers). I think the sentiment is so pretty and it fits perfectly inside of this label from Lovely Labels.

Personal note: Oldest son did GREAT at his scrimmage game last night! After his broken arm we have been concerned about arm strength but he managed to hit an in field homerun!!! Woo-hoo...mama gets so excited at games :o)

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



Card Deets #1 ~
Stamps: Fairy Tales
Cardstock: Kraft, Green Apple, Ivory and Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety
Ink: Vivid Olive
Accessories: Big Scallop Circle Nesties (small/large) and Ribbon

Card Deets #2 ~
Stamps: Lovely Labels, Inspiration Mosaic and Elegant Flowers
Cardstock: Ivory, Old Olive, Webster's Pages
Ink: Groovy Guava, Certainly Celery, Antique Linen
Accessories: Ribbon, Button, Thread, Sateen Flowers, Pearl Bling, Copic, and Nesties

Webster's Pages

I made this for the Card Patterns sketch this week. I am a huge fan of ovals and this one drew me in big time! Aside from ovals another HUGE favorite of mine is Webster's Pages patterned paper. I found mine at Limelight Papercrafts and Mandy has the best service, I highly recommend her. For this card, I used the Spring Mix Stamp TV Kit as well as Ribbon Stripes (for the checkered pattern). The lace (which I had thought was from Walmart, is actually from my dear friend Nina over in Croatia, isn't it beautiful..sorry won't find it at Walmart, my oops!) and just lightly sponged with brown ink to darken it a bit. The flowers are actually paper flowers that I pressed into my ink pads, real easy and with white flowers you can create any color you want...gotta love that!

It is a busy day today. Our oldest son has his first baseball game tonight, it is a scrimmage game so it doesn't count, but so looking forward to seeing him play ball again! I love the spring for many reasons and a huge one is Little League.
Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings,



Card Deets ~
Stamps: Spring Mix STV Kit and Ribbon Stripes
Cardstock: Chocolate Kiss, Soft Sand and Webster's Pages
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa and Antique Linen
Accessories: Oval Nesties (Plain/Scalloped), Lace, Paper Flowers, Circle Punch

Happy Spring Card Kit Hop

Jessica has designed another fabulous Card Kit to go with Happy Spring.

I made three cards using what came in the actual card kit. Jessica has the measurements for everything included in the kit. For this set of cards, I branched out and did my own thing and was shocked with all of the leftover scraps that I can use on other projects.

Love paper piecing the hat and gloves, just so very springy!

This is a very simple design. And finally my favorite card I made using this kit....

I love this water scene! I added some stickles glitter glue as well as some liquid embossing to the water pump. I am going to keep this short since I know you have some hopping to do :o)

Several designers are joining together to share even more samples for the Happy Spring stamp set. Please visit the following blogs for their projects:

• Jessica Fick


• Colleen Schaan


• Suzanne Dean


• Carolina Buchting


• Jennie Harper


• Karen Knegten


• Selma Stevenson


• Shannon Bracken


• Sharri Seffens


• Tina Gilliland

The free card kit will be available with every purchase of the Happy Spring stamp set until Thursday, April 22nd at 10pm when the new card kit stamp set is released! Be sure to take advantage of the freebie while it's available!

Also, remember to enter your project for GinaK's Illustrator Challenge by Monday April 12th at 8pm! We can't wait to see who the next Guest designer will be for April's release!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings,

Card Deets:
Stamps:Happy Spring
Cardstock: Green Apple, Vibrant Violet, White and patterned paper
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Vivid Olive, SU Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery, and So Saffron
Accessories: Big Scallop Nesties (large and small), Big Scallop Ovals, Stardust Stickles, Copics, Flower Punch, Silver Brads, Oval punches, Ribbon and Liquid Embossing (Plaid)

GKD Illustrator Blog Hop

I am so excited about the post tonight. It has been a thrill being Guest Designer for Gina K. Designs this past month and it really was a dream come true! I am so excited to see who the next Guest Designer will be....it could be YOU! (more info. on that at the end of this post...)

The inspiration for this card came from a favorite childhood book: Whose Mouse Are You by Robert Kraus. The book was obviously written in the 1970's so I used Pumpkin Spice, Moonlit Fog, and Smoky Slate cardstock as well as some Basic Grey Ambrosia patterned paper. The little mouse stamp from the Spring Mix Stamp TV Kit was fit my favorite childhood book perfectly and I love that he is holding a special sign for his mother :o) Ahhhhh...

I remember my parents reading Whose Mouse Are You? to me when I was very young. It is a delightful book that teaches the value of family...a real treat for any young child!

If you haven't already, stop

by GinaK's Blog for more information on tonight's Challenge Hop

• Challenge: Choose favorite children's book and make a project inspired by the book. Include photo of book along with why you chose it and how it inspired your project.


• Requirement: use March Release stamp set: A Beautiful Life, By Your Side, Fairy Tales, Friends, Happy Spring, Nana's Needlework, Nana's Needlework Sentiments, Sending Sunshine, Spring Mix, Spring Has Sprung


• Deadline: Monday, April 12th at 8 pm


• Prize: CenterStage Spotlight Designer for April (receives entire April release!)

To keep the inspiration going, check out these GinaK Designer's joining in on the hop tonight:

• Jessica Fick


• Nina Brackett


• Tami Mayberry


• Melanie Muenchinger


• Theresa Momber


• Carolyn King


• Cathy Tidwell


• Lee Murphy


• Erika Martin


• Jennie Harper *March CSS Guest Designer Winner* (that's me!)

Thanks so much for stopping by and can't wait to see what you create!

Blessings,

Card Deets ~
Stamps: Spring Mix Stamp TV Kit
Cardstock:Smoky Slate, Moonlit Fog, Pumpkin Spice, Ivory and Basic Grey Ambrosia
Ink: Memento TUxedo Black, So Saffron, and Vivid Butterscotch
Accessories: Big Scallop Nesties (large and small), Big Scallop Ovals(large and small), Ribbon, Pearl Bling, and Copics

Spring Mix Stamp TV Kit

I made this using some of the stamps from the fabulous Spring Mix STV Kit. I just love Chocolate Kiss and about anything, but my goodness doesn't it pop with red! The new STV kit has some wonderful images and even an oval and circle for framing (which I think work perfectly with the Big Scallop Ovals, wink-wink!!) I don't have the regular circle Nesties yet, so this works perfectly (so do I really *need* them, hhhhhmmmm).

I hope you are having a great week! My kids have been on Easter Break so we are enjoying the unscheduled time :o)

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

Blessings,

Card Deets ~
Stamps: Spring MIx Stamp TV Kit
Cardstock: Chocolate Kiss, Rocket Red, Ivory and October Afternoon Report Card
Ink: Vivid Coffee Bean and Brick, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Ribbon, Big Scallop Circle Nesties, and Corner Rounder Punch

Right Next Door or....

I recently received some beautiful lace from a dear friend and was itching to use some on a card. However, I didn't want to waste even an inch so carefully measured before I snipped... you know what I mean, LOL! The patterned paper is from Daisy D's which I recently received from a trade and it has a beautiful pattern and thickness to it, some real quality paper. I used three different stamp sets for this card: Lovely Labels, Friends and the Spring Mix Stamp TV Kit. The butterfly was stamped twice and popped up on a glue dot so its wings could flutter... if he were real of course, hee-hee.

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

Blessings,

Card Deets ~
Stamps: Lovely Labels, Friends and the Spring Mix Stamp TV Kit
Cardstock: Chocolate Kiss, Sweet Corn, and Daisy D's patterned paper
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, So Saffron and Ruby Red
Accessories: Lace, Ribbon, Nesties

Happy Birthday

I made this for Nina's Anniversary Blog Challenge. I wanted to use come more of the Webster's Pages and thought stamping the doily (from Nana's Needlework) onto the grid might work. :o) I *hated* to take a chance on this pretty paper... I just squinted my eyes, placed the inked stamp on the paper, and hoped for the best....you know what I am talking about?? Sure you do :o) Well, it worked and I didn't manage to smudge it until right before I got ready to take a picture so that required some extra sponging to cover it up, LOL!

I pray you have wonderful weekend and know we have much to be thankful for as we celebrate our risen Lord. All that I am is because of Him and the sacrifice He made for me (and for you!)

Blessings,



Card Deets ~
Stamps: Nana's Needlework and Nana's Needlework Sentiments
Cardstock: Kraft, Chocolate Kiss and Webster's Pages patterned paper
Ink: Vivid Coffee Bea
Accessories: Button, Ribbon and Border Punch

CCS Sketch Challenge and RAK

Creative Clear Stamps has a brand new Design Team and they are smokin' hot already!!! Laura kicked off the first of their sketch challenges this week on the CCS blog: A Fairy Creative Place that I just had to try... (in fact, if you want to play along you have until Saturday).

I made this using the Sentiment Single Enjoy the Attention and some Fancy Pants patterned paper, The Daily Grind. I loved the four squares behind the focal image and turned my squares into Labels 9 dies... I added a bit of sparkle to this by stamping the circles from Friendship with Versamark and using Iridescent Ice embossing powder.

I also have a beautiful card to share that I received from a dear stamping friend in Croatia....

I received this beautiful card and some assorted ribbons and lace from Nina Brackett :o) Isn't this beautiful!! It has been a blessing getting to know her via blogging and STV and I pray one day we can meet face to face. Honestly, the friendships made via stamping have been such a blessing to me and I treasure each of you!

Blessings,

Card Deets ~

Stamps: Enjoy the Attention and Friendship

Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, and Fancy Pants The Daily Grind

Ink: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky and Versamark

Accessories: Ribbon, Labels 9. Iridescent Ice EP