Stamp It Up

Catching up

2009-11-13T20:34:00.000-08:00

So a few weeks ago I got this award from Geri (my mom for those of you who don't already know). I have been a bad daughter and haven't post it until now, sorry mom. Thank you mom for this wonderful award.

My next sweet award comes from Mary Anne, thank you so much Mary Anne how awesome of you to think of me.

The neat thing about this award is that we get to share a little bit about ourselves that many of you may not know.

1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Your hair? straight
3. Your mother? wonderful
4. Your father? strong
5. Your fave food? dark chocolate
6. Your dream last night? none
7. Your fave drink? ice tea
8. Your dream/goal? health and happiness forever
9. What room are you in? stamp room
10. Your hobby? stamping
11. Your fear? tight spaces
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? right here
13. Where you were last night? home
14. Something that you aren’t? skinny
15. Muffins? banana nut
16. Wish List Item? stamps and more copics
17. Where did you grow up? northern califorina
18. Last thing you did? went to Michaels
19. What are you wearing? jammies
20. Your TV? off
21. Your Pets? beagle "Belle"
22. Friends? awesome
23. Your Life? happy
24. Your Mood? sleepy
25. Missing Someone? my mom
26. Vehicle? chevy pickup
27. Something your not wearing? perfume
28. Your fave store? Gina K Designs
29. Your fave color? blue
30. Last time you laughed? a few minutes ago
31. Last time you cried? can't remember
32. Your best friend? My husband
33. One place that I go to over and over? work
34. One person who emails regularly? again work
35. Fave place to eat? Mazotti's
36. Facebook? yes

Now here is where I am a bad blogger again, I am suppose to pass each of these onto five people. The problem is I keep up with nearly 300 blogs and I would not be able to pick only five, so I am going to pass this along to all of my fabulous readers with out you all I wouldn't be doing this, Thank you.

Reindeer Split

2009-11-11T13:10:00.000-08:00

Gina has a new video up on StampTV show how to make a split negative card. This is a new technique for me so I had to try it right away. I have to say what a cool technique, it came together quick and was not that difficult. I used the reindeer from Holiday Cheer. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details:

Stamps: Holiday Cheer, Gina K Designs

Paper: Pure luxury ivory, black and good as gold, Gina K Designs

Ink: Versmark

Other: cuttlebug, nestabilies, detail gold and black embossing powders, brads

Let it Snow...

2009-11-10T17:25:00.000-08:00

Before I get to my card I would like to thank you all for the wonderfully sweet comments on my cards. I so appreciate that you take the time to leave a little bit of love and it so makes my day. {{HUGS}} to you all.

So on today's card I stamped the background repeatedly with bashful blue on bashful blue. The background of the white circle was sponged with bashful blue as well. I colored the snowman with copics and cut it out before attaching it to the circle. For the white strip on the bottom of card I punched with my newest Martha Stewart punch. I have tomorrow off for Veterans Day so I am hoping to spend some more time stamping. Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges:
StampTV: Make a background using word stamps, no DP
Just Us Girls: Sketch
Copic Color Challenge:R85, G02, B02( I used the closest I had)
Stampin B's: to make a Christmas card
Clearly Inspired Challenges: Give me Five

Card Details:

Stamps: Winter Friends Gina K Designs, Holiday Whimsy Tinkering Ink

Paper: pure luxury white, bashful blue

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics, bashful blue

Copics: B00, BG01, C3, C5, C9, G09, G21, R29, RV21, RV29, YR07

Other: brads, ribbon, MS punch, nesties, cuttlebug

Purple Magic

2009-11-08T16:06:00.000-08:00

This is my second post of the day, so be sure to check out the post below if you missed it.

A quick post to show the card I made for a couple of challenges the firs one is for the color challenges last week on StampTV. The colors were dark purple and black, with the option of white or cream as a neutral. the second challenge is for the Moxie Fab Plum Crazy challenge. I used the Magic of Christmas and Holiday Greetings from Gina K Designs. I also used some of the fabulous gold metallic paper from Gina K Designs. Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details:

Stamps: The Magic of Christmas, Holiday Greetings
Paper: Pure luxury black onyx, ivory, elegant eggplant
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, copics
Copics: BV13
Other: gold pen, ghost snowflake, gold cord, button, circle punches, nestabilities, rhinestone, embossing folder, cuttlebug

Grateful Leaves

2009-11-08T02:48:00.000-08:00

This is me Design Team card for Pile It On the challenge this week is to create a card or project with a fall theme and to use one or more leaves. Of course you need to incorporate at least one other challenge, I did a total of nine challenges. I was so happy when my Gina K Designs order arrive on Friday afternoon so I was able to use Festive Frame Melanie Muechinger's newest stamp set. This is a large background frame stamp it has poinsettias in the corners and as I needed to use leaves and a fall theme I stamped the leaves from Signs of Autumn cut them out and place them over the poinsettias. I did need to color the poinsettias like the leaves so that the little parts the could be seen would appear to be more leaves. Next I colored in the borders to look like there are brown mats, and then carefully sponged with more mustard outside of the oval. It is hard to tell in this photo but I used a clear glaze pen on the red berries, which really made them pop. Thanks for stopping by.

Pile It On: Fall with leaves plus one other challenge
Creative Belli Blog: Raffia or Twine
The Pink Elephant: Brown, Yellow, a Neutral + color of your choice
KaboodleDoodles: Fall Spendor
Our Creative Corner: Inspiration
Our Creative Corner: Sketch SACC39
Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential:Use a stamp repeatedly
StampTV: Glaze Pens (on the berries)
2Red Bananas: Red, Yellow, Orange and Brown

Card Details:

Stamps: Festive Frame, Thanks a Million, Signs of Autumn- GKD

Paper: Pure Luxury, Ivory, Chocolate Kiss-GKD

Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, copics, chocolate chip

Copics: E09, E25, E29, E31, E35, E51, R08, Y15, YG95, YR02, YR04, YR07

Other: Ribbon, Twine, button, glaze pen

Hip Thank you

2009-11-07T17:14:00.000-08:00

This was a fun card to make even though it was time consuming. I started with A Year of Flowers and with a lot of masking created a group of flowers. For those of you who are not familiar with this set there are six different stamps used to make the group of flowers. After coloring them I cut it out as one piece and attached it to a background I had sponged with certainly celery and bashful blue. My next step was to use Hip to be Square stamped on clear plastic to create the window. Next I cut the squares out for the mats. I finished it up with a sentiment from Holiday Greetings and added a button and some leaf branches. This card is also for the challenge over on A Fairly Creative Place to use something clear.

Card Details:
Stamps: A Year of Flowers, Hip to be Square, Holiday Greetings-GKD
Paper: Pure luxury white, chocolate kiss, BG lemonade
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, copics
Copics: I have lost my list, sorry
Other: circle punches, button, twine, branch punch, clear plastic

CSS Challenge Hop

2009-11-04T20:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our first Center Stage Spotlight Design Team Blog Hop!

Jessica Fick, the Design Team Coordinator for GinaK Designs has issued a challenge to all of the past and present team CSS team members to make a Christmas card with one of these sketches:

So when Jessica ask last week if I wanted to be part of a special hop this week using her fabulous sketch and with a Christmas theme I couldn't say yes fast enough. I so love Gina K Designs stamps and all of the ladies working for Gina, and her DT are all so wonderful to work with. So on to my cards.

Card #1

I used Carolyn King's Warm Winter Wishes. I just love this snowman, he is so cute! I colored him with copics and cut it out with my nestiabilities, before removing the paper from the die I sponged the background lightly with blue ink.

Card #2

On this card I used the poinsettia from Melanie's Muechinger's A Year Of Flowers. I colored using copics and then cut the flower before attaching it to the white circle. I colored the other edges of the petals with R29 and the center of the petals with R24, then I used the blender pen very heavy to blend the colors. In this photo the swirl looks like little sivler beads, but it is a rhinestone swirl from Me & My Big Ideas.

Card #3

This is little note card I made using the same sketch. It is colored with copics and then I added some glitter to the snow and candies.

Card details are at the bottom of this post, now make sure you check out the rest of the blogs you will not be disappointed.

I almost forgot to tell you that Nina will be giving some lucky commenter Hip to be Square!! This is a set designed by Melanie Muechinger, I have it and it is a must have set. Good luck!

We know you're going to LOVE what everyone has designed for us tonight!

Here are the links for GinaK's Current CSS Team Members:

Gina Krupsky - Owner

Deb Felts
Diana S. Queen
Karen Knegten
Melissa Cash
Sharri Seffens
Sue VanDeVusse

and the links for all of the past CSS Design Team members participating:

Brenda Turner, (you are here)
Carla Suto,
Carolina Buchting,
Charlene Merrick,
Dawn Lusk,
DeeMarie Kelemen,
Geri Utterback ,
Giovanna Smith,
Janice Melton,
JenMarie Taylor,
Jennie Harper,
Joy Hadden,
Kay Simmons,
Linda Payne,
Lori McAree,
Melisa Waldorf,
Pam Imholz,
S elma Stevenson,
Shannon Bracken,
Shelly Wilson,
Sue Walsh,
Tina Gilliland

Some of GinaK's Senior Design Team Members and Illustrators wanted to get in on the fun tonight too:

Asela Hopkins
Carolyn King
Gina Krupsky
Jessica Fick
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Nina Brackett
Melanie Muenchinger

along with Nina Brackett's Guest Designer: Lisa Hjulberg

All of these gorgeous cards from the entire team will be added to the StampTV gallery throughout the next few days with the tag cssjf1 (which stands for center stage spotlight jessica fick 1)

These sketches are also our sketch challenge for this week, so be sure to check out all the information in the discussion in our Challenge group over on StampTV Thursday morning. We'd love to see your cards with the sketch too!

Thank you for stopping by,

Card Details

Card #1

Stamps:Warm Winter Wishes, Holiday Greetings- GKD

Paper: DCWV

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics: B00, BG01, BG18, C3, C5, C9, G09, R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, YR04

Other: oval punch, ghost shapes, ranidots

Card#2

Stamps:A Year of Flowers, Holiday Greetings_GKD

Paper: Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, pretty in pink, old olive

Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, copics

Copics: R24, R29

Other: nestabilities, rhinestone swirl, silver pearls

Card#3

Stamps: Holiday Cheer_GKD

Paper: DCWV

Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, copics

Copics:BG01, BG05, RV21, RV23, Y13, YG03

Other: ribbon, glitter

I'm Back!!!!

2009-11-02T14:55:00.000-08:00

Sorry I went MIA again! I have been working on cards, but I can't share them yet. I made these two cards for the release challenges for Gina K Designs. If you missed it Gina and her illustrators have some fabulous new stamp sets, I have my ordered placed and have been stalking the mailman.
so my first card is a super simple fast card, it is for Lee's color challenge using cranberry tart, good as gold, black onyx and ivory. I heat embossed the reindeer and sentiment in gold on ivory, then I layered on black and gold with a cranberry tart base.

My second card is a sketch card for Cindy's challenge. I colored with copics and used some of Theresa's digi paper. Layered with all spruced up with a base of rocket red.

Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details:

Card #1

Stamps: Holiday Cheer, Holiday Greetings-GKD

Paper: cranberry tart, good as gold, black onyx and ivory-GKD

Ink: encore gold

Other: embossing powder, pearls

Card #2

Stamps: Holiday Cheer-GKD
Paper: white, all spruced up, rocket red-GKD

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics:BV17, E31, G09, G14, G28, R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, Y21

Golden poinsettia

2009-10-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

A quick post to show you a card I made for Gina's technique challenge on StampTV to make a card using tone on tone embossing. I choose to use the poinsettia from Melanie's A Year Of Flowers. I also used a scallop circle nestabilitie die to dry emboss, this was my first time and I was shocked at how easy it is. The gorgeous gold paper is from Gina K Design's latest StampTV kit Holiday Cheer. I added some tiny gold pearls to the center of the flower. Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details:

Stamps: A Year Of Flowers GKD

Paper: pure luxury ivory, gold GKD

Ink: Versmark

Other: ribbon, detail gold embossing powder, nestabilitie, cuttlebug, gold pearls

Happy Birthday

2009-10-26T14:06:00.000-07:00

I made this for a few challenges. One for the sketch challenge on PaperCraft Planet, and the second for Joanne B's birthday challenge to make a card using her buttony bow technique. If you haven't tried it yet you should head over and watch the wonderful video that Joanne made. Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details:

Stamps: eclectic summer, eclectic summer sayings- Gina K Designs

Paper: almost amethyst, barely banana

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics: sorry I forgot to write them down

Other: ribbon, button, twine, pearls

You Melt My Heart

2009-10-25T09:22:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone, sorry I went MIA again this week. Work has kept me busy and my stamping room was a disaster leaving me with no creativity. It felt good to get in here yesterday and make this card. This is my design team card for Pile It On this week. I love Melanie Muenchinger's Hip To Be Square and Carolyn King's Warm Winter Wishes stamp sets from Gina K Designs and I couldn't wait to use them together to make this card. I had this idea as soon as the sets were released. Here is the cool part, to make the snow for the shaker I used a technique I found on Holly's blog on making your own flower soft. She even made a cool video you can check it out here. I hope you have a wonderful day, I am planning on spending it stamping. Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges

Pile It On: blue, yellow and green plus one other challenge
Project Tuesday: make a shaker card
Basic Grey: green, red and blue
Crazy for Challenges: go geometricthree different shapes
Paper Play: favorite embellishment
Stamp Simply: feeling square
Cute Daisy May: love
Our Creative Corner: inspired by favorite book or movie (Frosty)
StampTV: let it snow
One Stop Craft Challenge: celebration (Christmas)
La La Land Crafts: sparkle (snowflakes and snow)

Card Details:

Stamps: Warm Winter Wishes, Hip to be Square, and Winter Foliage all Gina K Designs

Paper: pure luxury white-GKD, mellow moss, barely banana, Eskimo Kisses-Basic Grey

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics: B00, C0, C1, C3, C5, G05, G28, R20, R24, R27, R29, Y15, YR04

Other: ghost snowflakes-Heidi Swap, raindots, styrofoam balls

Are you ready for this?

2009-10-18T16:08:00.000-07:00

Okay but I warned you... Last week while driving down the highway with my husband I saw a bummer sticker that said "Save the Ta Ta's". We both had a good laugh over it and forgot about it. Later that night I was in bed unable to sleep when the idea for this card hit me. I hope you like it.

I use two different stamps sets illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K Designs. The sentiment is computer generated.
Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details

Stamps: Hip to be Square, Little Tees-GKD

Paper: pretty in pink, rose red, basic grey bittersweet

ink: memento tuxedo black, copics

copics: E57, RV21

Other: ribbon, scallop border punch, button

A Very Merry Blog Hop

2009-10-14T19:58:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to share with you some cards I made using Theresa's latest stamp set, A Very Merry Christmas from Gina K Designs. This is an outstanding Christmas set, the fireplace is perfect for making a cozy Christmas scene. In my first card I stamped the fireplace without the window so that I could place a tree that I had cut out to the left of the fireplace. The wreath and the holly are stickers from Michael's. I also made this for Friday's pot luck challenge on StampTV to make a kick stand card.

For this card I stamped the bells and colored them. Next I went over the whole image with a versamark pen and then clear embossed the image. After that I sponged the background to a soft yellow with so saffron and apricot appeal. The card base has clear embossed snowflakes. It is a bit hard to tell in the photo, but below the sentiment are some gold pearls. This card is also for Whimsy Stamps Challenge to get punchy, to use punches or dies.

Finally I made this little tag.

All of the papers and ribbons are from Gina K Designs, StampTV Kit Holiday Cheer.

I would like to thank Theresa for asking me again to join in on her hop.

For even more ideas with Theresa Momber's A Very Merry Christmas stamp set, visit her blog link below as well as the GinaK Idea Center here: A Very Merry Christmas. Theresa's tip sheet has been added to the Idea Center as a PDF so you can print out her tips and suggestions for a handy reference tool. We've also included her Copic coloring links too.

Here's all the Designer's Blog Links to check out tonight:

Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Donna Baker
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Lee Murphy
Nina Bracket
Melanie Muenchinger

September's Center Stage Spotlight Team:

Giovana Smith
Janice Melton
Kay Simmons
Linda Payne
Lori McAree

and finally, Theresa's Guest Designers for A Very Merry Christmas:

Selma Stevenson
Sharri Seffens
Geri Utterback
Brenda Turner

Thank you for stopping by.

Card #1

Stamps: A Very Merry Christmas-GKD

Paper: pure luxury rocket red, all spruced up, white

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics: C1, C3, E25, E29, E31, E33, E51, E57, G05, G09, G21, G28, R24, R27, R29, Y15, Y17,Y21,YG03, YG95, YR02, YR04

Other: Stickers-Michael's

Card #2

Stamps: A very Merry Christmas-GKD

Paper: pure luxury rocket red, all spruced up, white

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics, so saffron, apricot appeal

Copics: E31, R24, R27, R29, Y15, Y17, Y21

Other: ribbon-GKD, gold pearls

Tag

Stamps-GKD

Paper: pure luxury rocket red, all spruced up, white

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics: E29, E31, E57, G05, G28, R24, R27, R29

Other: ribbon

Merry Treats

2009-10-13T15:13:00.000-07:00

A quick post to show this little pillow box I made for Gina's technique challenge this week on StampTV. The challenge was to create a candy gift. The only requirement was it had to incorporate some type of stamping or papercrafting. This was super easy I just stamped one of the sentiments from Holiday greetings. I layered that with rocket red and all spruced up then I wrapped the shear red ribbon around it. All of the supplies are included in the Holiday Cheer StampTV kit from Gina K Designs. The hard part of this was staying out of the the peanut butter M and M's. Have you tried peanut butter M and M's, they are so good. Thank you for stopping by.

Field of Dreams

2009-10-12T15:18:00.000-07:00

I made this card for Artful Sentiments Copic challenge. I used Melanie's Hip to be Square and Theresa's Autumn Beauty both from Gina K Designs. Tonight there is a blog hop for Melanie's set, if you would like to check out what I am sure to be some fabulous eye candy head over to her blog at 10:00 p.m. central. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details:

Stamps: Hip to be Square, Autumn Beauty-GKD

Papers: pure luxury pumpkin spice, chocolate kiss, ivory-GKD, Mellow-Basic Grey

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics, pumpkin pie, so saffron, apricot appeal

Copics: B21, B24, B26, E29, E31, E35, E51, G 21, R24, R29, YG03, YG06

Other: buttons, ribbon-GKD

Celebrate Christmas

2009-10-11T09:01:00.000-07:00

Sorry I went MIA this week, life just got super busy again and left me with no stamping time. On to my card I made this for this weeks sketch challenge for Pile It On. This card took way longer than it should have I guess I was a little rusty after not stamping for so long. That fabulous topiary is from Theresa's latest set Very Merry Christmas from Gina K Designs. This may be my favorite set of hers yet, there are lots a great images. I also have some other wonderful sets from the last release sitting here waiting to be cut and inked. I also won Melanie's Hip to be Square set and I am working on a card with it, so stay tuned. Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges

Pile It On: Aly's Sketch plus at least one other challenge
Cute Card Thursday: So Charming
Dutch Dare: Recipe-2 patterned papers, 2 cardstock, 2 flowers, 2 buttons or gems, 2 brads
Creative Card Crew: Celebration
Cooking with Katie: Use metal, a border punch and something alive
Cupcake Craft Challenges: Thanks a Bunch ( I did a bunch of challenges)
Cardvarks: Do something wonderful with ribbon

Card Details:

Stamps: Very Merry Christmas-GKD

Paper: real red, very vanilla Dashing(RT) SU

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics: E25, E35, G05, G09, G28, T17, Y21, YG03, YG95
Other: ribbons, pearls, brads, border punch,charm, gold nail polish, glitter gel pen,prima flowers

Good Friends

2009-10-05T15:34:00.000-07:00

This is my second post today so be sure to scroll down. I made this card for Cat's challenge for the September release for Gina K Designs. Cat's challenge was to make a card without layers, mu first thought was WHAT! I have a very hard time with only one layer. I was trying to make it look like there are layers without adding any, not an easy thing to do for me. I don't really care for this card much, as it didn't come out the way I had planned. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details

Stamps: Inspiration Mosaic, Thanks a Million, Signs of Autumn-GKD

Paper: pure luxury ivory-GKD

Ink: memento tuxedo black, chocolate chip, copics

Copics: E13, E25, E29, E37, E51, E57

Other: pearls

Happy Holidays

2009-10-05T15:16:00.000-07:00

A quick post to show you the card I made for Lee's color challenge over on SCS for the September release for Gina K Designs. The colors are red, green and gold with white as a neutral. These colors are Christmas to me so I made my first Christmas card for this year. I am so very late getting going on these. Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details

Stamps: A Year of Flowers, The Magic of Chrsitmas GKD

Paper: pure luxury white, green apple-GKD, Basic Grey Eskimo kisses

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics, encore

Copics: R27, R29

Other: ribbon, brads, nestabilities

WCMD Sunflower

2009-10-04T19:51:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a great time yesterday celebrating World Card Making Day. I was not able to enjoy it as I was on a "date" with my husband. So today I was able to squeeze in a little stamping time to make this for Gina K Designs challenge on SCS. The challenge was to use the colors pumpkin, chocolate and ivory easy one for me as I have been ina fall/halloween card kick of late. The other challenge I was able to work in is the sketch for CPS#136. Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details

Stamps: Autumn Beauty_ GKD

Paper: pure luxury pumpkin spice, chocolate kiss and ivroy, Basic Grey Mellow

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics: E29, E37, G99, Y15, Y17, YG03, YG95

Other: cuttlebug, embossing folder, ribbon

Tee's Just my Style

2009-10-01T16:51:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post, as Gina K Designs release party starts in a few minutes! I mad this for the Potluck Friday challenge on StampTV and CPS sketch #135. I am surprised that I didn't use any copics!! Hope to see you at the GKD party on SCS. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Details:

Stamps: Little Tee's Gina K Designs

Paper: Pure luxury ivoryand chocolate kiss-GKD, Basic Grey Marrakech

Ink: memento tuxedo black, chocolate chip

Other: scallop punch, ribbon-GKD

Travel Journal

2009-09-29T18:07:00.000-07:00

I made this journal for Donna Baker's 3d challenge on StampTV. Donna post a new 3d challenge each month and you have all month to do it and as always I wait until the last day. Anyway I wanted to make mine journal a travel journal. My family and I love to head out in our RV and enjoy the outdoors and this will be a great place to keep notes and memories of our trips. I used one of the $1 spot journals from Michael's the base was already black with the red I just made my stamped piece and then cut it to fit so that the red acted as a mat. All the details are listed below. Thank you for stopping by.

Card details:

Stamps: Are we there yet?, Happy Camper, The Journey all from Gina K Designs

Paper: Pure luxury white, black and rocket red_GKD

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, certainly celery,old olive, always artichoke, creamy caramel, copics

Copics: B26, BG05, C0, C1, C3, C5, G09, G28, G99, YG95

Sketchy Grapes

2009-09-28T16:58:00.000-07:00

Have you tried the challenges on StampTV yet? You should check them out, their are 5 challenges a week and you can win a stamp set of your choice form Gina K Designs! I did this card for the sketch challenge(STVSC31) and for a challenge on Simon Says to use stitching or faux stitching on a card. I finally used this pair of earrings from The Salty Cat Co. for my inspiration for this weeks Esty Inspired challenge. The fabulous grape is from Fruitful Harvest Asela Hopkins latest stamp set from Gina K Designs. The yummy paper is Basic Grey's Wisteria. Thank you for stopping by.

Card details:

Stamps: Fruitful Harvest- GKD

Paper: pure luxury ivory_GKD, wisteria-BG

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics: sorry I lost my list.

Other: satin flowers-GKD, pearls BG, nestabilities

Let them eat cake and an annoucement

2009-09-27T13:45:00.000-07:00

So the challenge this week was to include some type of pastry and either the sketch or project Tuesday from stamps and Smiles. I decided on the sketch and a few other challenges listed below. I haven't made a circle card in awhile and forgot how much fun they can be. Making round cards are fast and easy with nestabilities. While making this card I realized that I have lost my smallest scallop circle nestie. The last time I lost one I found it in the vacuum cleaners bag! I now need to go look and see if this one is there and I don't look forward to it with all the dust! I need a better way to store them.

So I have some exciting news (for me at least!) Today was my last day as a guest designer for Pile It On, which was sad for me. The good news is....yesterday I was asked to join the Design Team Wahoo am I excited!! I will be doing the challenges every other week. I had a blast being a guest designer so I am looking forward to continuing on with them.

I would also like to say I am sorry I haven't been posting this last week, I have had a horrible case of missing mojo!!! I am in high hopes that the excitement of the DT position and the release this week from Gina K Designs will help to pull me out of it. So enough of my rambling on, I think I will see if I can stamp something!!! Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges

Pile It On: Some kind of pastry on your project + sketch or project Tuesday from Stamps and Smiles
Stamps and Smiles: Sketch
Whimsy Stamps: Buttons, Buttons who's got buttons
Colour Create Challenge: Hot pink, Dusty pink, and Ice chocolate with an option of pearls and swirls
Paper Play Challenges: Spots
Color Throw Down: olive, rose red, mustard, regal rose, chocolate. Use all or a few colors
Paper Cutz: at least 3 buttons
Three Clovers: Use a number
One Stop Craft Challenge: Die Cuts

Card Details:

Stamps: 100% Sweet, Whimsical Autumn-Gina K Designs

Paper: Chocolate chip, Regal rose, Tea party-retired all Stampin' Up

Ink: memento tuxedo black, regal rose

Copics: E29, E31, E37, RV04, RV21

Other: Nestabilities, cuttlebug, buttons, pearls, stickles

Trick or Treat

2009-09-20T13:23:00.000-07:00

It is Sunday and you know what that means?? It is time for another Pile It On challenge. This week the challenge is to use punches and do at least one other challenge. Our sponsor this week is Crazed. Crazy is a Etsy store that offers fabulous digital papers and has gave the design team some to work with this week. I used this awesome Halloween paper, as I have been on a huge Fall/Halloween kick of late. I also just got this cute new changito stamp.Isn't he cute? I hope you have time to give this challenge a try this week.

Pile It On: Crazed digital paper plus punches
La La Land Crafts: To use three different embellishments
Creative Belli: Fall/Halloween
Paper Maniac: Ribbon
Tuesday Taggers: Die cut and or punches
Simon Says: 3 embellishments, 2 papers, 1 image(okay I know this is a stretch, but the images on the right are digital paper)
Whimsy Stamps: Fall colors

Card detail:

Stamps: Changito Vamp-Stampendous

Paper: pumpkin pie, white, basic black, DP from scraps, Crazed digital download from Etsy

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics: C0, C1, C5, E31, E37, R29, YR02, YR04

Other: wiggy eyes, ribbon, button, 1" and 1 1/8" square punches

Getting buggy

2009-09-17T14:48:00.000-07:00

I made this card for my son's girlfriend. It is also for Last Friday's pot luck challenge on StampTV, to make a card and use some paper weaving in it. I have did any paper weaving in years. The stamps are from Gina K Designs set Bug Me Anytime.

Card Details

Stamps; Bug Me Anytime-Gina K Designs

Paper: barely banana, always artichoke, Basic Grey Wisteria

Ink: memento tuxedo black, copics

Copics: E31.

, E35, RV04, RV25, Y17, Y21, YR04, V01, V06, W3