GERI'S CARDS

Hello Kitty!

2021-10-12T13:53:00.000-07:00

Hi there! Can you believe it's Oct. already. Me either!

Here is a card for the Oct. challenge at Gina K. Designs, make a card with a smooching background

and fall theme.

I smooched using gkd ink pads Tangerine Twist, Fresh Asparagus, Coral Reef and Plum Punch.

Card stock gkd Fresh asparagus, Pumpkin Spice Black and White.

Stamp Sets are from gkd Best Witches and Haunts and Harvest, I also used matching Dies and

Master Layouts 2.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Fall Ya'll

Hey Pumpkin!

2021-09-21T13:38:00.000-07:00

I'm back with another card for Gina K. Designs Sept. challenge. I just got this adorable set from GKD and had to play! I fell in love with this cute ghost and hat.

I made the background in keeping with the challenge, make a background using ice cubes ink pads,

I used Plum Punch on lavender card stock.

Stamps: GKD "Best Witches"

Dies: GKD "Best Witches"

Thanks for stopping by. Geri

2021-09-16T14:53:00.000-07:00

Hi there! Here is a card I made for Gina K. Designs Sept. challenge. This month's challenge is to make a

background using GKD ink cubes. I love the fall colors, so I was excited to enter.

Supplies: Background

Sweet Mango and

Moonlit Fog ink cubes

Stamps: GKD Skeleton Leaves

Paper: GKD

Dies: GKD

Colored pencils

Thanks for stopping by!

2021-08-13T13:58:00.001-07:00

Hi, here is a card I made for Aug. challenge at Gina K. Designs.

Stamps I used are from GKD "Sending Love" and the sentiments are from "Layered Eucalyptus".

Embossed, sponged and accented with colored pencils.

Stay safe and thanks for stopping by.

Designers Choice Challenge at Repeat Impressions

2014-12-16T22:18:00.000-08:00

Hi there! Are you ready for another fun challenge? Time for Repeat Impressions, Designer Choice Challenge, this weekly my super talented friend Melissa is hosting and has ask us to make a card or project with the theme of "Think Snow" Sounds like fun doesn't it? We would love for you to join us and you can find all the info at Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.

Images: "Skating Penguins" #301-W and "It's Beginning..." #3203-W, both are by Repeat Impressions.

Be sure to check the rest of the rock stars beautiful creations as they are sure to inspire you.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Frame It! Timeless Tuesday Challenge

2013-04-18T15:34:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon! I have a challenge card to share with you. Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge is to "Frame It". The images I used are Flourishes " Cherries and Peaches", now this is one gorgeous stamp set. I colored the image of the peaches with Copic's and then using Prisma pencils to give it more texture. I then cut it out and used pop-dots to attach to the frame. My frame is by Spellbinders Marvelous squares. I sponged it with Memento and the card stock is by GKD. I'm so ready for warm days and peaches!!

Hope you are having fun today and thanks for stopping by.

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday # 166

2012-04-23T21:18:00.000-07:00

Hi there! Are you ready to play a fun challenge? Heather is this week hostess and want us to play Bingo!

Here is how to play, just choose three items in a row to use on your card. Either straight across (horizontally), up and down ((vertically) or diagonally.

For my cards I went with vertically, using bling, die cut and emboss.
The images in all are "Beach Life" by Flourishes. I loved creating this scene with this set.
My base frame die cut is Spellbinders. Which I also embossed. Added pearls as my bling.
I masked off the horizon and sponged in my background with Memento's. Stamped the trees in and colored them with Copic's. I extended the shore by stamping the shoreline and stamping half of the image again to the shoreline.

I stamped the shoreline in London Fog and went over all the lines with white pen. Here is a book mark I made out of the first one that I messed up on!! Hey it work's!
My last card is all the same just in different colors.
I hope you can play along with us and you can see all the details here.

Sadly this is my last week as Guest Designer, I really enjoyed working along with these incredibly talented ladies, it was quite a honor!! I love playing with these stamps!!

Be sure to check the rest of the teams beautiful cards.

April Guest Designer – Geri Utterback
April Guest Designer – Kazan Clark
Amanda
Beate
Cindy
Heather
Makiko
Mona
Silke

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

For My Mom

2012-04-05T14:59:00.005-07:00

Hi there! Just wanted to share with you, something I made for my mom. I made this out of clear craft plastic, the finished size is about 3 1/2 x 4 1/2.
I love this set and I know my mom will love this bookmark! The stamp set is by Flourishes " He is Risen", the image was colored with Copic's . Isn't this a beautiful image? I'm going to give it to her tomorrow, that way she will have it for Easter services.

A close up of the back, which can be used also for marking a page. Sorry I didn't take a photo of it in a book.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week-end!!!

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #163

2012-04-01T13:31:00.009-07:00

Hi there! I was so excited about being asked to be April's guest designer for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge!!! I have fallen in love with these beautiful designed stamps and it is such a honor to be among such talented designers.

Today's challenge is hosted by Beate and the challenge to to make a birthday card. How easy is that? Always need birthday cards, right?

For my first card I used" Flourishes "He is Risen" and the sentiment is from 'Kid's Play". I cut out a oval from Spellbinders and sponged it with SU .
I used a Memento black marker and applying it only to the part of the image I wanted to stamp, using the huffing technique I stamped right on the oval. The card base is Spellbinders lattice frame.

Using the same stamp set I used the single Lily image, colored with Copic's and cut them out. The card base is Grand Nestabilities and scored in half. Using a smaller die I cut out a piece of DP. The background foliage is from Flourishes stamp set "Spring Ephemerals" and the sentiment is again from "Kids Play".

For more inspiration check out the rest of the teams gorgeous creations.

Kazan Clark (guest designer)

Hope you get a chance to join in and you can find all the info here.
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

Spring is Here

2012-03-27T14:26:00.003-07:00

Hi! Is spring really here? I'm ready!! I finally got to play with my stamps today and made some corner bookmarks for some challenges.
I used this really adorable stamp set from Flourishes that I just got and couldn't wait to try. I colored the bunny with Prisma Pencils and cut the image out. To keep with Joan's challenge I used a envelope and Spellbinders border for the edge right through both sides. The DP is "My Mind Eye" The Stamp is by Flourishes " Spring Has Sprung".

Here is a view of the the back. (Can you tell this is a old book?)

I had so much fun and wanted to try a different border, so here is another bookmark using the same stamp set. I used the largest die of Spellbinders Lattice rectangles.

This is for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge to make a Easter card or project. I think this would be a nice Easter gift with a book. Also I'm entering this in Joan's Gardens challenge.

#10

Create a corner bookmark using the corner cut off an envelope. You can use an envelope from "junk" mail.
You need to cover the front and back
Be creative and let us see what you can come up with.
Tutorial will be Selma's blog for cutting measurements

Well this was really easy to make but now I need to clean up the mess I made. (looks like I made 10 cards)
Hope your day is going well and thanks for stopping by.

SC377 Wild About You!

2012-03-21T10:25:00.003-07:00

Hey there! How is everyone? Here is a card I made for the sketch challenge over at SCS. I used the newly released stamp set by Theresa Momber "Wild About You" by Gina K. Designs. I colored the elephant with Copic's and the DP is DCWV and the card stock is by Gina K. Designs.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

CSS -ALUMNI MARCH BLOG HOP

2012-03-16T19:02:00.004-07:00

Welcome to GKD STAMP TV's CSS ALUMNI COLOR CHALLENGE for MARCH. Today's challenge is provided by Melissa.
You should have arrived here from the very talented Cheri .

Now about my card: I decided to make a shaker card as a few weeks ago Alex (a stamp tv member) had a shaker card challenge and I missed it and I still wanted to make one. The stamps are from Gina K. Designs, Gina's "QUITE A CATCH" and "BEACH BUM" by Rupa. This adorable image is one my favorites and I have seen so many cute cards using it. I colored the images with Copic's. The card stock and brads are also from GKD. The DP is Bo-Bunny. The sand is a mix of Microbeads. Gina has a Tutorial on making a shaker card here.

You will want to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning March 20), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!
The next stop ON THE HOP is the ever so talented Joy. If you came here without stopping, you can start from Stamp TV here.

Hope you enjoy the hop and find some inspiration. Good luck and thanks for stopping by.

Another Noon Time Challenge

2012-03-15T23:04:00.003-07:00

Hi, I'm back again with another challenge card. Another Noon Time challenge at Flourishes.
The Front and Back Challenge. Which means we are to use the same image on the front with main focal image and use the same image to make the back ground. I used Flourishes "Sweet Violets". Colored with Copic's. I sponged with Memento "Cantaloupe" front and the back.

Well it is time for bed ,have a great week and thanks for stopping by.

FLOURISHES NOONTIME CHALLENGE

2012-03-15T15:40:00.004-07:00

Hi there! I'm back with another challenge card, this time for Flourishes Noon Time Challenge as they ready for March release. This one was oh so easy "make a circle card. I decided to make a masculine card as I don't make them often and I dearly love this gorgeous stamp. I decided to leave it CAS. Not sure if this is a Rainbow trout but I colored it like it was.
Okay, the stamp set is "WHAT A CATCH" from Flourishes. This is much prettier in RL as I added just a little Sakura in clear star but it doesn't show up in the photo.

I sponged in the background with Memento's and colored with Copic's.
Hope you like it and if you get a chane to play the challenges over at Flourishes you could win this month release.
Thanks for stopping by.

GKD Anniversary Challnges

2012-03-14T16:22:00.007-07:00

Hi there! Happy Anniversary Stamp TV!! It's 3 years this week and I have been with them from the beginning. I have learned so much from the tutorials and have thank Gina for putting together such wonderful video's. This week was their March release as well. Been a lot of challenges going on and I have been trying to get in as much as I can. The cards here are all from Theresa's new set "Wild About You" by Gina K. Designs.
This is for Theresa's challenge to make a one layer sponged background.

This is for Cat's challenge to make a 4x4 card with matching envelope.

I had so much fun making this I made another for the same challenge.

Making this short today but if you want to know anything I did to make these just let me know. Thanks for stopping by.

Going Green!

2012-03-12T18:36:00.004-07:00

Hi there! Hope you all are doing well. Today I made a project for two different challenges. Not easy for me to do, I usually do just one at a time.
Now for the info on my box. The box is a Laughing Cow cream cheese container. I seen these done for some time now Carol did some Halloween themed ones that were adorable.
Then Selma posted her gorgeous one for the sample on Joan's Gardens challenge. Selma has instructions on how she did it on her blog here.

The image is from Theresa's set "Whimsical Spring" by Gina K. Designs. I colored it with Copic's and sponged around it with Memento.
Here is another view.

So I'm entering this in Brenda challenge on Stamp TV "Going Green" and Joan's challenge here are the requirements:

Use a recycled box, preferably round
Color theme can be your choice
Use some Lace
Use Pearls and Flowers

Well that is it for now , hope you have a good evening and thanks for stopping by.

More Calla Lilies?

2012-03-10T18:42:00.004-08:00

Hi everyone, did I mention how much I love Calla Lilies?I think I did but I just love to color these little beauties. So I'm back with another card using them.
This one is for the color challenge over at Flourishes. The above photo is the inspiration photo.
I used Flourishes stamp set "Calla Lily" . I colored with Copic's. The die's are from Spellbinder's.

Hope your day is going well and I will try not to bore you with too many of the same images.
Thanks for stopping by.

Joan's Challenge #8

2012-03-06T20:39:00.005-08:00

Hi, hope the week is going good for you. This is my card for Joan's Gardens #8 challenge. I used this beautiful "Calla Lily" image from Flourishes. Calla Lilies are one of my favorite flowers. The images was colored with Copic's.
A closer view,

Here is what you need to do for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #8

Create a card using corner embellishments
Color theme should be Blue and Green
Add some kind of flowers
Use an oval background

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Timeless Tuesday at Flourishes #158

2012-03-01T14:55:00.003-08:00

Hello! I made this card for Timeless Tuesday Challenge over at Flourishes. Tammy is hostessing this week's challenge and the theme is Country Comfort! Create anything inspired by country living…. a farm-theme, gardening, country patterns (calico, gingham, plaid), quilts, wildflowers… whatever you interpret as country comfort! I had so many ideas and started to make a quilt card. But my order came today and I just had to play with some of it. One of the set I received is "Spring has Sprung" I grew up in the country and one the things I loved was listening and hearing nothing but the sound of birds chirping. So when I think of country I think of how quiet it was and how lovely it was just to listen. The branches and the bird is from"Home Tweet Home", the sentiment is from "Pears" and the tiny flowers are "Tiny Flowers and Tags" all are from Flourishes.

The images were colored with Copic's and sky back ground was sponged using Memento.
Hope your day is going well and thanks for stopping by.

Thinking of You!

2012-02-29T15:42:00.004-08:00

Hi, my card here is for Cheri's challenge over at Stamp TV. She wanted us to make a card or project using Gina's "Dropped Shadow" technique. I made mine a little different instead of using a solid stamp, I used this Butterfly from Theresa's "Whimsical Spring" by Gina K. Designs. I actually made both butterflies out of it I just cut them in half. I liked how it looked so went with it. Like getting two for the price of one. Hee, hee.

I also used Theresa's "Little Critters" and the sentiment is from "Dogwood and Butterflies" by Gina K. Designs.
I sponged the background with Memento ink pads, the card stock is from GKD and the DP is Basic Grey. The butterflies were colored with Copic's.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

A Birthday Card

2012-02-25T16:34:00.003-08:00

Hello, hope your week-end is going great.
I made this card for the challenge #7 over at Joan's Gardens.
Here are the requirements:

Create a card with lots of layers
Color theme should be Pink and White
Add some dimensional flowers.
Use a rectangle and an oval layer

The images are from Theresa's set "Dogwood and Butterfly" by Gina K. Designs. I used Copic's to color the dogwoods, sponging with Memento. DP and card stock is by GKD. The die is Poppystamps and Spellbinders.

Take care and thanks for stopping by.

Timeless Tuesday at Flourishes #157

2012-02-22T11:03:00.003-08:00

Good morning!! Today is a beautiful spring looking day!! It is suppose to be in the seventies in the valley today!! WOW!! For this weeks challenge Mona has ask us to make a bookmark using a image from Flourishes. My Lilac tree has buds on it. So I thought of this set from Flourishes would the perfect one for my book mark. The set is "Lilac Set". I used the smaller Lilac image and stamped it twice on Ivory card stock from GKD. I colored the flowers with Copic's and sponged with Grape Jelly Memento. The DP is Basic Grey.
You can find the tutorial for making this bookmark here.

Here is a photo of it on a book page. Mother's Day is coming fast and I think my mom will love this, she loves to read and loves flowers. I can see I didn't have it on the page, oh well you get the idea!! I really enjoyed making this, it was easy I may do more this week.

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by.

Joan's Challenge #6

2012-02-19T16:37:00.000-08:00

Hello!!! Happy Sunday, hope you had a great day!! I spent most of it playing with stamps. Love it!! I made this card for #6 challenge over at Joan's Gardens.
The stamps I used are from several sets. The Kitty is from Theresa Momber's set "Purrr-fectly Delightful", the basket is from Melanie's set "Spring Basket" and the sentiment is from Theresa's set "Mountain Wilderness" all stamps are from Gina K. Designs. The leaf die is by Poppy Stamps and other is by Spellbinders.

Here is the requirements for this challenge.

Create a Get Well card.
Color theme should be Green and White
Use some type of basket
Use some kind of Pattern Paper

I had fun with this card and if you click on the photo you may be able to see how green his eyes are. Did I tell you we are thinking of getting a new little cat? I keep wanting to make cat cards. LOL.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!!

Some news and a Challenge

2012-02-16T13:48:00.000-08:00

Hi, sorry I haven't posted much lately. Last week I was scrubbing a spot on the carpet and my ring finger got caught back and I torn the tendon . It made a loud popping noise and I thought I had broke it. The doctor said not broken but a torn tendon. Now I have to wear this gorgeous (not) metal brace until I can get it repaired. At first I thought I wouldn't be able to color at all but I was able to, just a little awkward .
Now on to much better news, you may have heard that my daughter Theresa Momber made it on this years DT on Spellbinders!! I was so excited for her. Congratulations again Theresa!!! You rock!!!

Here is the card I made. This is for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #156. Beate has ask that we make a card and use some red on it. I used Flourishes stamp set "Sweet Violets" and colored with Copic's. Die is by Spellbinders and the punch is M.S. DP is by Basic Grey and card stock is GKD.

Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

CSS -ALUMNI FEBRUARY BLOG HOP

2012-02-10T19:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Sketch Blog Hop for February . Today's gorgeous inspiration challenge photo is provided by Karen Knegten.
You should have arrived here from the very talented Joy.

For my card I was inspired by the boats and the colors. I used Gina's "Enjoy The Sunshine" and Theresa's " Aloha" stamps, both are by Gina K. Designs. Card stock and ribbon are from GKD. The images were colored with Copic's. Sponging was done with Memento on pure luxury CS by GKD.
Now doesn't this look like a place to be?

You will want to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (February 14), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!
The next stop ON THE HOP is the ever so talented Cheri. If you came here without stopping, you can start at STAMP TV.

I'm also entering my card in CPS anniversary celebration, day #7.

Hope you enjoy the hop and GOOD LUCK! Thanks for stopping by.