GKD Challenge Team Thank You Hop

Tonight we are having a special blog hop to thank our recently retired StampTV Challenge Hostess Team members:

Carla Suto

Melissa Shultz

Brenda Turner

Linda Payne

Giovana Smith

These 5 designers have provided StampTV with a challenge each week during the months of June, July and August. 

Here is a card I made for Carla:

I followed her color challenge of using Black, Ivory and one other color (STVCOLORCS9), which for me was red!  For this card, I used Gifts from the Sea, Lovely Labels and the fabulous crackle stamp from Bold Flowers.

Here is the card I made for Linda:

I followed her Heat Embossing Challenge in (STVBLASTLP5).  For my card, I used Grand Damask and Fanicful Tags (and the worded background is from Vintage Backgrounds, obviously personal favorite of mine!).  I embossed the damask image using Versamark and a spectrum ink pad. 

And here is Giovana's card:

I used Giovana's pink Christmas card challenge Embossing with shades of Pink (STVXMASGS7).  I think I found the design for some Christmas cards this year, lol!  I used the snowflake from Blessed is the Season and the sentiment from Holiday Greetings with Lovely Labels 2. 

We have a special StampTV Challenge Magazine Volume 3* located on the Freebie Tab, where all of their challenges are shared in a download PDF that you can save to your computer and print out at your leisure!

Please join in our Thank You Discussion on Stamp TV and feel free to play along and say thank you with your own take on one of their challenges!!!

The next stop on this STV Challenge Team Thank You Hop is my dear talented friend....Vicki!
 Blessings,

Gifts from the Sea

I forgot to share this card that I made a couple of weeks ago with the stamp set Gifts from the Sea and some Webster's Pages patterned paper. I was reminded of it because I just came back from visiting my parents for a couple of days, which included a wonderful day at the beach. Talk about a relaxing day...oh my! I think if I lived close I could go every day.... if nothing else just to sit, watch the waves and read. I took lots of photos and know this stamp set will be perfect for some scrapbook pages like this one...

The weather was just perfect and little Jeb LOVED the sand. Here he was helping his sister build a castle...but did not like the fact it was so close to the water. I did take him out into the ocean a bit...but to say he was not a fan would be a serious understatement. Maybe he will like it more next month :o)

***Just want to mention that Lee has some FABULOUS Gina K. Designs Blog Candy on her blog HERE! Be sure to stop by and leave a comment because someone is going to be some kind of happy when their name is drawn :o))))

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have a wonderful weekend! We have lots of baseball this weekend so should be fun!!!

Blessings,

Quite a Catch Blog Hop

I am so excited about sharing my project for the Quite a Catch Blog Hop tonight! When I saw the stamp set Quite a Catch, I knew that one of the first things I wanted to make was a Diorama Card. Mine is a little taller than what the measurements are on this Diorama Card Tutorial (by Diana Gibbs). I think this is just the cutest stamp set ever and had the hardest time figuring out which one to feature...so chose two! :o) I also used some stamps from Gifts From the Sea and the the waves and sun from Oh Boy!

Here is a close-up of an inside angle.

Diorama Cards are VERY easy to make and I didn't use the standard circle punches that is in the actual tutorial, but used the Big Scallop Rectangle sets (small and large) to create my window. If you make one...I would love to see it so be sure and leave me a link so I can check it out!

For more inspiration, visit these designer's blogs tonight for even more samples with the Quite a Catch stamp set:

• Jessica Fick


• Bev Gerard


• Colleen Schaan


• Suzanne Dean


• Valerie Stangle


• Cathy Tidwell


• Lee Murphy


• Theresa Momber


• Geri Utterback


• Tina Gilliland


• Sharri Seffens


• Vicki Dutcher


• Jennie Harper (you are here)


• Melissa Shultz


• Brenda Turner


• Joy Hadden
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• Cheri Weston
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• Linda Payne


• Jen Charboneau

And to see all of the adorable samples in the StampTV gallery, check out this link: quiteacatch

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



Project Deets ~
Stamps: Quite a Catch, Gifts from the Sea, and Oh Boy!
Cardstock: White, Aqua Mist, Turquoise Sea, Red Hot, Green Apple and Basic Grey Lime RIckey
Ink: Memento Desert Sand, Chocolate Bean, Summer Sky, London Fog, Tuxedo Black, Dandelion, and Vivid Aqua
Accessories: Big Scallop Nesties (Large and Small), Circle Scallop Nesties, Copics, Divine Swirl CB folder, and Sponges