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The Play Date Cafe Challenge has a great color combination challenge of orange, navy and pink. The color challenge was combined with the MFTWCS10 sketch using the stamp set Who's that Musical Girl?  I kept the focal image to a sentiment from the set and added the Die-namics Musical Notes which are a favorite. 

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

Blessings,

Spellbinders Thank You Blog Hop

 The Gina K Designs team would like to welcome you to this special Spellbinders Thank You Blog Hop.  Recently Spellbinders generously gifted each member of our Design Team with the amazing new Grand Calibur. What an exciting gift for sure and we are enjoying this fabulous machine! We have made some special cards and projects to showcase the new Grand Calibur.   Thank you so very much Spellbinders!!! 

The Grand Calibur makes die-cutting and embossing a breeze and LOVE that you can die-cut nearly an entire 8 1/2 x 11-inch sheet of cardstock at one time!  Completely changes the die-cutting experience and makes it oh so much better :o)

 

If you came from Janice's blog you are in just the right spot and if not...be sure to start at the very beginning HERE.  

Our theme today is Spring and for my card I used Ivory and Sweet Mango cardstock and the GKD stamp sets Smile, Spring Mix, and Framed Greetings.  I used Fleur de Lis Doily Accents Spellbinders dies and  when I saw these at CHA...I just knew I needed them as soon as possible!

Spellbinders is an amazing company that has changed the way I paper craft and so much for the better.  It is a rare thing when I create a card without a Spellbinders die of some sort and I can't thank them enough for this amazing machine!!  THANK YOU!

Next stop on the hop...the uber talented LEE...

Blessings,

CPS208 ~ Java Time

Any time is "java time" in my book...in fact, thinking of going and brewing a pot right now!  This is for CPS208 which is such a great sketch!!  I am certain I will be using this sketch again and again.  I used Coffee4Two from The {Stamps} of Life which has this fab mug!  The patterned paper is Mabel-Stella Rose from My Mind's Eye.  Love the new paper designs from MME!  

I am also entering this into the Tuesday Trigger over on Moxie Fab.  Love the green/orange in this inspirational piece and incorporated those colors using my patterned paper.  Here is the photo and hope you can play along:

Hoping to get some more stamping done later today, but have two kids sick with colds/ear infections/sinusitis.  I took them in to see the doctor today and both got put on antibiotics so hopefully with that and a big pot of chicken noodle soup they will get on the mend soon!   That is enough whining...onward and upward, right! :o) 

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

Blessings,

SSCC#79

 

 I am looking forward to spring and the challenge over on Stampin' Sisters in Christ seemed right up my alley!  Little League baseball practice started last night and nothing quite says spring around our household like baseball!!  ♥  This week the SSCC challenge was to use a stamped flower image on your card/project.  They shared Isaiah 40:8 which states... "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand forever."  What a blessed promise that is!

For this card I used Faithful Florals illustrated by Tami Mayberry.

I used my Grand Calibur for die-cutting the Lacey Squares die and matched it up with Classic Squares Small.  I used Memento Markers on the floral image.

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

Blessings,

Music to My Ears

The Play Date Cafe Challenge for this week was to use Black/White and a splash of color.  My splash is PINK!  I used Who's That Musical Girl from My Favorite Things and paired it with some Echo Park Be Mine patterned paper...the musical score jumped out as perfect for the color challenge and stamp set.  I did a little paper piecing for her dress and used the Die-Namics Jumbo Scallop die on the polka dot patterned paper.  

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

Blessings,

CP105

 Card Patterns has a fabulous sketch this week and I immediately thought of using Warbler from Layers of Color for the focal image. The patterned paper is from My Minds Eye called Stella Rose Hazel.. love that MME now comes in 6x6 pads!  It is obviously on a much smaller scale and perfect for card making.  The flower on this card is from Tim Holtz idea-ology Trimmings and so awesome that I can color the individual flowers myself using Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Spun Sugar.   Amazing new product...I actually saw Tim at CHA and was wowed by this product.   Funny little tidbit...my dear friend Janice said everyone was at the table with their mouth hanging open mesmerized...yep me included!!  I only bought a few colors of stain...not the whole set so am quite pleased with my self-restraint!!  Here is a pic of Tim with Janice, Deb and I.... 

This card also fits the following challenges: Alphabet Challenge: R is for Ribbon, Stampin' for the Weekend: Spring Theme, Craft Us Crazy: Nature Theme, Simply Create: Power of Flowers, Fab n' Funky Challenges: Spring into Action,  Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Sping...Flowers Everywhere, and By the Cute and Girly: Springtime.

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

Blessings,

Red Dress

Just a quick card to share that I made with Sew Pretty from Gina K Designs.  This was for a VSN challenge and I paper pieced the dress with some For the Record patterned paper from Echo Park.  I also used the Spellbinders die Labels Fourteen and a *new* die set called Fleur de Lis Doily Accents.  LOVE this die and it is a dream to cut and emboss with the Grand Calibur. All of those details just pop right out...a little inside info of a pet peeve of mine...I get annoyed when I have to use my paper piecing tool to get the little die cut pieces out and no longer have an issue.  Now if only I could fix my other annoyances as easily, lol!

  
 This is also for the Paper Crafts Stamp It! Techniques Week Paper Piecing Challenge.    Just LOVE paper piecing!!! 

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

Blessings,

Wonderful

This past weekend was VSN over on SCS and I was thrilled to be able to participate in a few of the challenges.  I made this card for the first challenge which was a sketch... and immediately thought of  the Labels One Spellbinders dies.  For cutting and embossing, I used the Grand Calibur from Spellbinders.  The square labels were such a breeze to die-cut and emboss.   The Grand Calibur cuts perfectly (no need to run through twice because some detail didn't get fully cut...will show more one that soon) and when you go to emboss, embosses deeply the very first run through!  The butterflies are from the Layers of Color stamp set Flutterescent.  I cut each one out and popped them up on a glue dot.  The patterned paper is Echo Park Springtime.

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

Blessings,

PDCC70

I made this card for the Play Date Cafe Challenge.  I used Turquoise Sea, Sweet Mango and Ivory.  I brought the green in with some Echo Park Springtime patterned paper.  The sketch is from My Favorite Things #8 which works perfectly for a sentiment as the focal point.  The new music note dies (from My Favorite Things) just won me over and had to add one above the sentiment (also MFT).

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

Blessings,

CSS Treasure Chest Blog Hop

Welcome to another CSS Blog Hop!  If you came from Jen's blog you are in the right place, and if not be sure to start at the beginning HERE.  This month we are having a new hop theme: Treasure Chest.  We going to pay tribute to the animal kingdom and create a card using any GKD stamp set that features animals...and let me tell you there are a TON!!!  I pulled out one of the first sets I ever got over 2 years ago... Hip Hop Accessories illustrated by Melanie:

I combined this with the Stamp TV Color Challenge of Creme de Menthe, Red Hot and Lemon Drop.

I also added bow and a little Flower Soft beneath the cute paper pieced hippo.  This card just makes me giggle :o)

Next stop on the hop is... Joy!  Can't wait to see what Treasure Chest design she has to share for the hop.

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (March 1st), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs, that person will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95!

I am entering this into the CPS 206 challenge as well as into the Paper Piecing Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.  I paper pieced the hippo.

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

Blessings,