Today I bring you two cards for the Gina K Design Team Blog Hop! Our challenge this month was to use one of the techniques featured in a StampTV video! I knew right away which I was going to use, because I’ve been wanting to do it ever since she said she was making a video about it! I had purchased an Impressibilities die several months ago and could never really get an impression from it so I set it aside. Well - now I used it two different ways and got great results!
First I tried it just using the regular emboss/deboss technique. I think it is all about the sandwich you use here. I have a Wizard from Spellbinders, but for this I drug out my Cuttlebug. And it worked like a charm! You can find the video here: Impressiblities Using Your Cuttlebug.
Next I decided to try another of her videos using the die - because why not! This time I went with the Letterpress technique and it turned out great too! I used Versamark ink instead of a colored ink because I wanted a more subtle color, but I think it looks great either way! Here is the video: Letterpress with Impressibilities.
For more projects and inspiration from the other designers participating in the hop tonight, please check out these links:
Enjoy!
Today is the last day of previews for this release! I hope you all stop by the Release Party over at Stamp TV - Thursday night at 10pm central. We will just be arriving back home from a trip to Missouri - so I’ll be looking forward to a quiet evening on the computer! I have two more sets to sneak peek for you tonight - Blessed is the Season by Gina K, this will be a Special Edition StampTV set I know you will love! The second set for tonight is Versatile Verses by Gina K - this is the latest Buy 3 Get 1 FREE set!
I am really loving this first card - Blessed is the Season. I stamped the worded background image and then used a nestability to emboss around it. Then I left the nestability in place and used post-its to mask off any extra area around it that the snowflake might overlap. I stamped the words in red on kraft and then the snowflakes were stamped in white ink on top of that. I think it really came out well!
I made this card as a thank you note to my stepmother who so sweetly hemmed my jeans for me! I just hate that even petite jeans are too long! Anyway, she loves teal so I used this paper from the Fly a Kite pack from October Afternoon (can you tell I love that paper pack!!). It was SO simple to line up the words inside the oval - and it turned out perfectly! I also used a Vivid ink pad (like Gina K carries) for the first time on this card - the Aqua ink. I really like how it stamps! I will be investing in some more of those! You can find them {here}! (Best thing about them - they have this lovely aqua color I’ve wanted for ages - AND you can watercolor with the reinkers!)
For even more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these designer’s links:
We’d also like to invite you to attend our Release Party tomorrow night starting at 7 pm central on StampTV. There will be challenges, contest questions, and more samples from our designers on all the new stamp sets being released this month. See you then for all the fun!
Enjoy!
Today I have two more sets to sneak peek for you! Seeds of Kindness by Gina K herself (this is the new Card Kit!) and Hugs and Prayers by Nina Brackett. I think you will really love both of these!
First I have a watercolored image from Seeds of Kindness. I also used one of the Borderabilities by Spellbinders to make a side border. I also sponged lots of distressing ink around the edges of pretty much everything! The papers are from Basic Grey’s Capella 6×6 pad.
Next I have a floral card I also watercolored using Hugs and Prayers. For this card I used Basic Grey’s Bittersweet papers.
For even more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these designer’s links:
We’d also like to invite you to attend our Release Party this Thursday, July 1st starting at 7 pm central on StampTV! There will be challenges, contest questions, and more samples from our designers on all the new stamp sets being released this month! We’d love to have you join in on the fun!
Enjoy!
Today I have two more Sneak Peeks to share with you! Rupa Shevda has a new set called Lawn and Garden. Asela Hopkins is back with another lovely set, Pretty As A Peacock!
This first card with Pretty as a Peacock is just a tiny 3.6×3.5 card. I try to have some of these around for using for little notes for the boys or whatever. Tiny cards are always useful! And this sentiment and image are perfect for a multitude of situations!
The next one is one of my favorites from this week. I am really stuck on the October Afternoon Fly A Kite paper pack Gina carries - this particular sheet being my favorite from the whole pack! Here is an image from Lawn and Garden… (the brads from Basic Grey just happened to coordinate beautifully!)
I have taken to outlining my images/punches from the Nestabilities dies. I just like the way it sets it off a bit from the next layer. I don’t know why, but this week I think I did it to every image!
For even more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these designer’s links:
We’d also like to invite you to attend our Release Party this Thursday, July 1st starting at 7 pm central on StampTV! There will be challenges, contest questions, and more samples from our designers on all the new stamp sets being released this month! We’d love to have you join in on the fun!
Enjoy!
Today I have 3 different sets to share with you. The first uses Melanie Muenchinger’s Fun Year Round. The second uses both Tami Mayberry’s Stitches and Theresa Momber’s Aloha.
Melanie has created another great mosaic-style set for you to play with! This one is all about circles. I used paper from October Afternoon as well as lots of shades of Pure Luxury cardstock to do a paper pieced look using the mosaic background stamp.
I paired Theresa and Tami’s sets together for a lazy days of summer style hammock card. I used the palm tree and the hammock stamp on Pure Luxury Kraft cardstock. Then I stamped the zigzag stitch from Tami’s stitches set across the back panel strip. This stamped perfectly - even across a seam of two different papers. Just like real stitching!
For even more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these designer’s links:
We’d also like to invite you to attend our Release Party this Thursday, July 1st starting at 7 pm central on StampTV! There will be challenges, contest questions, and more samples from our designers on all the new stamp sets being released this month! We’d love to have you join in on the fun!
We had a little challenge this week - to make something inspired by a favorite Summer Memory. Well - one of the best summer memories I have was back in Junior High-ish. We had a bit of a family reunion out in North Carolina. My Dad’s whole family was there and we rented condos on the beach.
One day it just rained and rained. So of course there wasn’t much to do. Since it was a condo, we really didn’t have anything with us to keep busy because we’d spent most of our time out on the beach. So my stepmother had an idea and we all trekked into town to a craft store of some type. She purchased hooks and yarn and we all learned to crochet! She already knew how and proceeded to teach us all. I’ve since made several afghans in my day - although none in recent years - but it will be something that will stick with me forever!
Nina Brackett’s Fine Furnishings and Fine Furnishings Additions was perfect for this idea - there is a little blanket in the set! So I used a bit of paper from the 6×6 Nook and Pantry pad and got to work!
For all the specific details on how to enter your card in Gina’s Design Team challenge, please visit GinaK’s blog.
Then, stop by these participating GinaK Design Team member’s blogs for their projects for tonight’s hop:
Enjoy!
We are huge Chicago Blackhawks fans here - and that was quite a series! The boys and I faithfully watched every game - and then Matthew would call from Iraq and chat about it after. Poor guy - he had to get up at 2 or 3 am to catch the games! That’s a true fan! Anyway, I figured the boys could get him some Stanley Cup wear for a Father’s Day gift since it’s coming up. And of course they got some too!\
Personally, I find this shirt slightly creepy - I mean, I love the players and all, but do we really need their heads enlarged on a t-shirt?
And if you are in need of any sports wear - this place rocks! Quick shipping, lots of selection, comfy tees, etc all in one place! You even earn money towards future purchases! I got a lot of Christmas gifts here from various college teams (Nebraska for myself, of course!) and my little brother and sister that go to Mizzou! Anyway - I highly recommend them!
Today I have two more gorgeous sets to give you a peek at. Well - really it is THREE! Nina Brackett has created a set called Fine Furnishings and there is a second set called Fine Furnishings Additions. Both of these have so many possibilities - and I just ADORE this gorgeous chandelier in this set! And it comes in TWO fabulous sizes! Sorry - that was a lot of words in all caps - I’m just excited!
Apparently my *thing* for today is cream, black and pomegranate. And I made these on different days! Oh well - I love the colors, what can I say!
And then I have a little something from the Buy 3 Get 1 Free set - Friends are Forever. This is a lovely floral set - my favorite kind! And of course it was just crying out for a Fabriano watercolor card - so I whipped out my niji brush and made this….no idea what color that flower should actually be, but I made it pomegranate!
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these Designer’s Links:
Please make plans to attend our Release party tomorrow night, Thursday night, May 27th from 7-10 central time which will be held at StampTV. There will be contest questions, challenges, samples from several designers and lots of chatter all leading up to 10pm central, when all the new products and stamp sets previewed this week on our blogs become available online through GinaK Designs store!
Are you ready for another fabulous StampTV kit from Gina?? This one is even better than the last! The cardstock colors rock, silver embellies everyone can use, the images and sentiments are so very versatile, and the ribbons - let’s just say they are some of my favorite colors yet!
Enjoy the Sunshine stamp set (stamp set valued at $34.95 alone )
Cardstock: (26 total sheets)
- Black: 3
- Heavy White: 3
- Layering White: 3
- Red Hot: 3
- Turquoise Sea: 3
- Grass Green: 3
- Sweet Mango: 3
- Wild Dandelion: 3
- Navy: 2
8 Yards of Ribbon - assorted 5/8″ and 1/4″ widths and colors
Silver Brads
Silver Eyelets (easy set)
Assorted Patterned Papers
Here is what I did with the StampTV kit today - and I apologize for being stuck on this soft sand/black kick……it just looks so so elegant I can’t quit! Plus I love that it is SO easy to make a really elegant 5 minute card! That’s not always an easy task!
Now for Tami Mayberry’s newest set: Stars, I have something a little different. My oldest son, Andy, just won a Battle of the Books competition in our school district. He and his 4 teammates will be competing again on Thursday. I wanted to make them a little something for good luck and to congratulate them on the first round of gold medals. So I made them each a Rock Star bookmark. Also - I wanted to share a pic of Andy - see the other kids wanted photos of them kissing their gold medals….not my child! He wanted one of him “barfing up” his medal. Wonderful.
And now for the bookmarks…
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these Designer’s Links:
Please make plans to attend our Release party this Thursday night, May 27th from 7-10 central time which will be held at StampTV. There will be contest questions, challenges, samples from several designers and lots of chatter all leading up to 10pm central, when all the new products and stamp sets previewed this week on our blogs become available online through GinaK Designs store!
So remember how I said this release was awesome? Well here is another double dose of that awesome-ness! And really, you will see what I mean when you get a peek at these two sets!
First up is a cutie little birthday card for a cutie little girl! And since this set (Candles on Your Cake) was designed by Melanie Muenchinger, you know it is FULL of fabulous images! By full I mean TONS of stamps! I used Urban Prairie Basic Grey from the 6×6 pad on this little card…
And next up I have a lovely card using Theresa Momber’s Hope Grows. I really adore this set - such lovely sentiments and gorgeously elegant images. I was rummaging through my papers and found this Bo Bunny paper that was perfect for this!
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these Designer’s Links:
Please make plans to attend our Release party this Thursday night, May 27th from 7-10 central time which will be held at StampTV. There will be contest questions, challenges, samples from several designers and lots of chatter all leading up to 10pm central, when all the new products and stamp sets previewed this week on our blogs become available online through GinaK Designs store!
Enjoy!
