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"Heart" You

2012-01-27T17:41:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends!! It's me again :) After writing my previous post, I decided to take a little trip to challenge blogs and I found this cute sketch from Card Patterns and my mojo finally clicked!! Honestly, I got so happy that I had to run to my craft desk and start creating and even better when I saw the new stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and I was allowed to use them :) Yeap! They have not been released yet, BUT you can pre-order them now and maybe you can case my card, wink, wink! You can find all the super amazing deal HERE. I also used the new dies from Sweet 'n Sassy, oh my, can you tell I am excited about this card? I played with my new stuff!!
The new set I used for my card is "You"
Also, this card fits the "Anything goes Challenge" from Simon Says Challenge Blog.

Directions:

Die-cut a couple of pieces of Chocolate Brown CS with Scallop Circle Dies and create a card.
Die-cut and emboss and piece of Kraft CS. Stamp Flourish image around the edge in Tea Dye Distress Ink.
Die-cut Heart Scallop border (x2) and a Big Heart. Adhere Scallop Heart borders to card. Ink all edges of Heart and stamp Flourish image around in Tea Dye Distress Ink.
Tie on ribbon and make a bow. Adhere Pink heart to card and add a mini gold head nail.
Add paper flowers with glue dots.
Stamp YOU in Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
Add 3 mini gold head nail.
Adhere panel to card base.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!!

Mojo, mojo, where are you?

2012-01-27T13:57:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! First, I want to thank all of you who made a comment or sent me e-mails about my daughter's health. She is doing a lot better, she is coughing, but no fever or pain, so that makes me feel much better.
Yesterday, she went back to school and I cleaned and disinfected my house. I do that anytime anybody gets sick here. :)
I also cleaned and organized my craft room, I just needed a little kick so my mojo could flow, but it didn't. After that I was so tired that I rested all night. Today, my craft room still nice and organized, I haven't been able to do anything, so sad.

Here is a picture of my room with the before and after picture.

Before

After

I will try to create something tonight.
Thanks for stopping by!!

Giveaway winner!!

2012-01-24T14:10:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Sorry for the lack of posts, but my daughter is really sick and I need to take care of her.
Also, the winner from my Christmas giveaway never contacted me, so I picked a new winner and it is....

Angie

who wrote:

Angie said...

These Hats are adorable! Great job on making them Giovana! Merry Christmas to you and your family! God Bless You all!

December 25, 2011 5:19 AM

Angie, please contact me at: giovanachavez AT msn DOT com.

Thanks so much for your patience. I am working behind the scenes for two upcoming releases, so a lot of more and new creations coming soon.

God bless.

Giovana

Love you

2012-01-22T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Hope you all are having a great Sunday. I have another sweet Valentine card using Love from Rhubarb from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. I really love this bear and have so much fun coloring it.
For my card I combined few challenges from SCS and used the sketch from Simon Says Challenge.

Directions:

Make card base from Kraft CS. Ink all edges with Vintage Photo Distress and add stitches.
Stamp sentiment.
Die-cut a Circle piece from Patterned Paper and a Scallop Piece from Pink Cardstock. Assembly them together and add zig-zag stitches. Adhere piece to card base.
Stamp bear on White CS in Tuxedo Black Ink. Color image with Copic Markers.
Die-cut, emboss and stencil piece with Rectangle Nestabilities.
Add image to card.
Add dew drops with mini glue dots.
Add Crystal Lacquer to bear's nose and arrow.
Add Star Dust Stickles to bear's wings.
Tie on Twine.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!!

You & Me

2012-01-21T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Here I am with a sweet card for you today using You & Me Stamp Set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. I made this card few days ago when I played the Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.

Here are the details about my card.

Directions:

Make your card base from White Cardstock.
Create a panel from Kraft Light Blue Cardstock, inking all edges. Adhere a piece of Patterned Paper and add stitches. Tie on ribbon and add a White brad.
Stamp sentiment. Adhere panel piece to card front.
Stamp image on a piece of Kraft Cardstock in Versamark Ink. Add White embossing powder and heat it up with a embossing heat gun.
Die-cut, emboss and stencil piece with Square Dies.
Add White and Silver Gala Glitz to create the effect of salt on pepper.
Adhere image to card base with foam tape.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!!

Happy Valentine's Day

2012-01-20T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I want to show a project I made using Red/White Polka dot Fabric Sheet Tape and your favorite dies! The sweet images are from Love from Rhubarb Set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.
These fabric tapes give your project more texture and they look really pretty :) I found out you can use it with your dies and cutting machines.

Directions:

Die-cutting fabric sheet tape:

Choose your favorite die.
Measure it on top of your fabric sheet and cut a piece.
Adhere your fabric sheet on thin cardstock.
Then run it into your cutting machine like a regular piece of cardstock. You can even emboss it (look at my second picture)

Assembling card:

Make card base from White Cardstock.
Adhere Beaded Oval piece to card with Foam tape.
Stamp image, color it with Copic Markers. Stamp and extra heart, color it and adhere StarDust Stickles, set to dry and adhere it to card with foam tape.
Die-cut, emboss and stencil image with Oval Nestabilities.
Stamp sentiment.
Make a bow and adhere it to card.
Add Rubi liquid pearls to beaded oval shape.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: White (GKD)
Stamps: Love from Rhubarb (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Barn Door Distress (Ranger)
Embellishments: Rubi Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Thin Satin Ribbon (Offray), Star Dust Stickles (Ranger)
Accessories: Red/White Polka Dot Fabric Sheet (Love My Tapes), Beaded Oval Dies, Oval Dies (Spellbinders), Glue dots, Foam tape, Copic Markers.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!

Giovana

PS: Looking for a fun sketch challenge to play with, check out the Love My Tapes Sketch Challenge HERE

Love you

2012-01-16T16:44:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I had a lot of fun today, a friend of mine came to town from my old town in Cle Elum and we took her kids and mine to McDonald's and Kid's Castle. They played and ran like crazy, then we came to my house and moms talked and kids played more, LOL.

Now, my daughter is playing Monopoly with daddy and I am blogging a bit.

Today, I have a super cute and extremely easy card for you. Once in awhile I like to create CAS cards, so here it's the perfect example of it.

I got inspired by Less is More Challenge "One Layer Card + Birds", the pretty colors come from "The Play Date Cafe" and also the Embossing/Debossing Challenge from Moxie Fab World.

Directions:

Make card base from White Cardstock.
Emboss bottom part.
Stamp cage and sentiment.
Add little gold nailheads to bird's cage.

Card recipe:

Cardstock: White (Gina K. Designs)
Stamps: True Love StampTV Kit (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Memento Sweet Plum (Tsukineko), Aged Mahogany Distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Flourish Emboss Border (Provo Craf), Small Gold Nalheads (GKD)

Hope you like it!
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Wee Memories "Last Challenge" Sketch

2012-01-14T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Hope you all are having a fantastic day! Wee Memories Challenge is coming to an end, Jenny is moving forward and has decided that after 2 years is time to focus on other things, she is designing now for some fantastic companies and I think you are going to be delighted with her new stamps designs.

So, this week our challenge is sponsored by "There She Goes" Stamps, The Twinery and May Arts Ribbon and we are having a a nice sketch designed by Angie, I flipped the sketch to make my pieces fit :)

For my card I got inspired by 3 challenges: Simon Says "Dot and /or Stripes" and CAS-ual Fridays "Scallops", and the colors from "Touch Twin Markers Challenge"

Here is my card:

The deadline for this challenge is 11.59pm PST on Friday, January 20, 2012. For more details, some fabulous design team inspiration and to link up your projects, click here

Hope you like it and thanks so much for playing this last challenge with us.
Thanks for stopping by!

A nice frame :)

2012-01-12T13:02:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great day. Today I want to show a project I made a couple of weeks ago, submitted and didn't make the cut. I really love this frame, if you are a regular to my blog, you know I don't make altered work very often, but after this and other projects I will show you in few weeks, I really love them! The only problem is that they are a little bit more expensive to create.
I used a picture of my sweet daughter when she was 3.5 years old. Sure time flies, she is almost 8!!! Love her cute smile and Asian eyes. Believe or not Asian genes are very strong. My great-grandfather was from China (according to my family genealogy) and the gene still present :)

Anyway, the Moxie Fab World Blog is having a Die-Cutting Challenge and I think this project fits it perfectly because I die-cut a lot of things :)

Directions:

You need a wood frame. I got this one at Craft Ware House. It's 12" square. Paint all the sides the color of your choice or add some Patterned Paper. I colored it Bright Pink.
Mark on you PP where the window frame is going to be and cut it out. Adhere PP to frame and ink all edges with Vintage Photo and Tea Dye Distress Ink.
Stamp flowers and leaves onto CS. Die-cut flowers and leaves and ink all edges using the same stamping pad color.(Check out the Frame recipe for the whole list of flower and leave dies)
Rub Perfect Pearls in all flower and leaves, then all Gold Gala Glitz in every edge.
Mount flowers and adhere them as well as the leaves to frame.
Add picture and you are done :)

Frame Recipe:

Cardstock: Core'dinations "Sandtrap, Baby Pink, Basil"
Stamps: Daisy Patch Flowers, Posy Patch Flowers. Bella Rose Leaves, Botanical Flower 1 & 2, Open Falling Leaves (All by Heartfelt Creations)
Dies: Daisy Patch Dies, Posy Patch Dies, Bella Rose Dies, Falling Leaves Dies (Heartfelt Creations), Rose Creation Shapeabilities (Spellbinders)
Ink: Tea Dye Distress, Vintage Photo Distress, Victorian Velvet Distress (Ranger Industries)
Other: Gold Gala Glitz, Zip Paper Glue, Heat glue gun, Crystal Lacquer, Sponges, Gold Brads.

Hope you like it.

Your comments are appreciated.

Have a great day!

Giovana

Bear Hugs

2012-01-11T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Today I have a really cute card for you. Who doesn't love bears? We all do, stuff or real ones, they are adorable! But looks at this one, isn't Rhubarb the cutest? This image and sentiment is a new one just released last week "Love from Rhubarb from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps :) I had a lot of fun coloring it. I used the sketch from Card Positioning Systems. I also got inspired by the Moxie Fab World: The Die Cutting Challenge.

My card is 5" square and I used yummy papers from Echo Park Paper "Yours Truly" Collection.

Directions:

Make card base from White Cardstock.
Stamp image on White CS. Color it with Copic Markers and stamp sentiment. Die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Cicle Nestabilities.
Die-cut Patterned Paper using Square Nestabilities.
Die-cut and emboss Red CS using Square Fleur De Lis Nestabilities.
Mat square pieces.
Mat a piece of Pink Blush and Red CS.Emboss Pink Blush piece and add stitches.
Add square pieces to panel. Add Circle image with foam tape.
Add pearls and Crystal Lacquer to heart.

Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by!

Thank You

2012-01-10T14:25:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Hope you all are having a great day! I spent all morning creating and I feel good. This year I want to play a lot of challenges, I wish I could play them all :)
Anyway, today I want to show the card I made using the sketch from Skipping Stones (well, I try to) I used "Victorian Summer Set" I won few weeks ago, I really really (yes, I wrote this twice) love this set!!, the colors are from The Play Date Cafe, yummy colors and also including my card to Simon Says Challenge "Something New" , yeap, my new stamps.

Directions:

Make card base from Ivory Cardstock.
Stamp image on Ivory Cardstock in Faded Jean Distress Ink. Color it with Inktense Watercolor Pencils.
Ink all edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink. Mat image with Patterned Paper and Ocean Mist Cardstock and add stitches. Adhere panels to card base.
Add Rosette ribbon (Yummy!!) and pearls.
Stamp sentiment in Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Card recipe:

Cardstock: Ivory, Ocean Mist (GKD)
Patterned Paper: Butterfly Garden (Pink Paislee)
Ink: Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Faded Jeans (Ranger), Inktense Watercolor Pencils.
Embellishments: Rosette Ribbon, Pearls
Accessories: Sponges, Scor-tape, Sewing machine, Water brush.

Hope you like it.
Thanks for stopping by!

Wee Memories Challenge #82: Mini Cards

2012-01-07T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Happy Saturday to you all!! Wee Memories has a new challenge for you and I hope you can play along with us.
This week our challenge is "Mini Cards" and it is sponsored by "My Favorite Things"

I have a couple of cute cards I made for this challenge. My "Mini Cards" are 3.5" square. I colored my images with Copic Markers.

For my cards I got inspired by the Touch Twin Markers Color Challenge.

Being Cute is What I do Set

You Take The Cake Set

For my second card I used the sketch #4 from Lucy's Cards.

The deadline for this challenge is 11.59pm PST on Friday, January 13, 2012. For more details, some fabulous design team inspiration and to link up your projects, click here

Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

My heart blooms

2012-01-06T03:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends!! Hope you are having a great day. I am almost finished with all my CHA projects fro Love My Tapes, that makes me very happy because I will have more time to play my favorite challenges. Talking about challenges, Love My Tapes Blog is inviting you to play its first challenge of 2012, this time is a Sketch Challenge and the winner is going to be very happy "wink, wink"

Here is the card I created, the images are from the new True Love StampTV Kit by Gina K. Designs and Tapes and Fabric are from Love My Tapes.

My Heart Blooms:

Directions:

Make card base from White cardstock. 5" square card.
Cut a panel from White Cardstock. 4.25" square. Score every side at 1/4".
Add White Lace Tape Ribbon and overlap some Light Pink Lace Tape Ribbon.
Stamp label image and sentiment on White Cardstock in Red Barn Distress Ink. Die-cut and emboss piece and add it to card panel with Large Pop Dots. Add a couple of Mini Clear Rhinestones.
Add a piece of Pink/White Polka Dot Fabric Sheet on White CS. Stamp hearts in Vintage Photo Distress, cut them out and ink all edges carefully.
Add hearts to card with Medium Pop dots. Add some Star Dust Stickles to make them shine :)

Hope you like it.

I am submitting this card to Simon Says Challenge: Something New. I used new stamps and my new Star Dust Stickles :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Sweet 'n Sassy January Release!!

2012-01-05T05:00:00.000-08:00

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps has an amazing release planned for this month, and the Design Divas are so excited about it! Eight new clear stamp sets and three new sets of dies will be available in the store tonight. Make sure you've got a warm, tasty beverage and some donuts ready....you won't want to miss a bit of the inspiration we have for you today!

Here are the projects I made for my first Sweet 'n Sassy Release!! I worked with 2 super and cute sets: "Love from Rhubard" and "You & Me"

You & Me: For one reason I kept this card CAS. I hope you like it. This card actually made me laugh, I always tell my husband he is the milk and I am his chocolate, LOL. I am a Latina skin color, so my husband loves when I say that.

Directions:

Make crad base from White CS. A2 size.
Die-cut and emboss a piece of Red CS using a die from Fancy Tags Two. Adhere it to card.
Stamp saying onto White CS in Red Barn Distress Ink. Die-cut, emboss and distress piece using Fancy Tags Die. Adhere it to card front with Pop Dots.
Stamp image on White CS, color it with Copic Markers. Die-cut, emboss and stencil piece cir Circle Dies.
Mount image with with a scallop circle piece.
Adhere to inside of card.
Stamp sentiment.

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Be Mine: The image and sentiment are from "Love from Rhubard" set. Isn't this bear so cute and adorable too? I had a lot of fun coloring and cutting.

Directions:

Make card base from Ocean Mist Cardstock.
Cut a panel from White Cardstock (3 7/8" x 5 1/8"), ink all edges and dry emboss it. Adhere it to card base.
Stamp image and color it with Copic Markers. Color extra wings and heart, cut them out.
Die-cut, emboss and stencil image with Circle Dies. Add extra wings and heart with mini pop dots.
Die-cut and emboss a piece of Ocean Mist CS using Scallop Circle Dies. Add Image to it with pop dots and adhere it to card.
Stamp sentiment, die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Circle Dies.
Using some Fabric Tape, die-cut a scallop border and adhere it to card. Add Liquid Pearls.

And now take a look at the rest of the Design Divas (and our very special January guest)...they've all whipped up some gorgeousness today!

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog

Taylor Usry
Bridget Finlay

Cathy McCauley
Lydia Fiedler

Korin Sutherland

We hope you can make plans to join us tonight in our Member Company forums over on Splitcoaststampers. We're having a Release Party, and it is full of great activities, stamp set reveals, and fun with friends! All of the partying will take place in our Release Party forum, so be sure to bookmark it! Hope to see you there!

Gina K. Designs Inspiration Blog Hop Day 3 "True Love StampTV Kit"

2012-01-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Welcome to Day 3 of Gina K. Designs Inspiration Blog Hop. Today, we are showing you lots of ideas with the new "True Love StampTV Kit".
I have two cards to show you today. So, let's get started.

I'll always love you: I stamped the wreath heart image several times, I love the effect, looks like a partial Patterned Paper.

Directions:

Make card base from White CS. 5" square card.
Stamp wreath heart repeatedly. Color the little tiny hearts with Pink Copic Marker.
Stamp sentiment in Red Barn Distress Ink, distress all edges.
Cut a panel from Red Hot CS, distress all edges. Mat panel together and add straight stitches.
Tie on ribbon and add a big brad.
Adhere panel to card base with large pop dots.
Add gold nailheads to center of each wreath.

Card recipe:

Cardstock: White, Hot Red (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Red Barn Distress (Ranger).
Embellishments: Gold Nailhead (GKD), Seam Binding Ribbon, Brad (AC).
Accessories: Pop Dots, Distresser, Sewing machine.

You're just my type! : This card is super cute, I really like this one, I think I will make more of this kind. Love the Kraft/Pink/White combo!! Isn't it pretty?

Directions:

Make card base from Kraft CS. A2 size.
Stamp image onto Innocent Pink CS. Die-cut this piece with Circle Dies..
Stamp same image onto Vellum CS, cut it out and position it on top of main Pink CS image using Mini glue dots, (I mounted 3 glue dots together and added them behind the behind the heart and behind "you" word) this way, it will give it more dimension.
Create a frame in White CS using Labels Three and Circle Nestabilities.
Add frame to Circle piece with mini pops dots.
Add piece to card base with Large Pop Dots.
Add a crocheted flower and paper rose to side of frame.
Add White and Pink Lace Ribbon tape to bottom part. Add Mini pearls.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Kraft, Innocent Pink, White (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Vintage Photo Distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Label Three Dies, Circle Dies (Spellbinders), Mini glue dots, Mini and Large Pop Dots, Red Copic Marker.
Embellishments: Mini pearls (GKD), Pink and White Lace Tape Ribbon (Love My Tapes), Crochet flower (By me), Pink Paper flower (Recollections)

All the items in bold can be found at Gina K. Designs Store

Now, are you ready for more inspiration?! Visit the DT blogs listed below and leave a comment for your chance to win, Gina will be choosing a winner from all the comments who will win a fabulous Gina K. Designs grab bag filled with a least a dozen individual precut images!

Have fun hopping.

Gina K. Designs Inspiration Blog Hop Day 2: Special Occasion Tags & You've got Style

2012-01-02T06:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to day 2 of Gina K. Designs Inspiration Blog Hop. Today we are showing you a couple of fantastic sets. Special Ocassion Tags by Tami Mayberry and You've got Style, this one is our "Free with 3"

Here are my creations:

Special Ocassion Tags: I made a 5" square card, used the patterned paper that comes in the new TrueLove StampTV kit and I made it for my daughter!!

For My Girl

Directions:

Make card base from Ivory CS. 5" square.
Die-cut and emboss a couple of Square Fleur De Lis (large and medium) in Ivory CS.
Die-cut a couple of Squares pieces of Patterned Paper using Square Nestabilities. Ink all edges and adhere them to the Fleur De Lis pieces.
Add FLD [eces to card base with Pop dots.
Stamp tags border and saying in Red Barn Distress Ink. Cut it out.
Adhere it to card with Pop dots.
Die-cut and emboss leaves and branches and adhere them to card. Add Paper flowers to card.
Finish your card adding some Mini clear rhinestones under the saying.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Ivory (Gina K. Designs)
Paper: True Love (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Red Barn Distress (Ranger)
Embellishments: Mini clear rhinestones (GKD), Paper Flowers (Recollections).
Accessories: Square Fleur de Lis Dies, Square Dies (Nestabilities), Pop dots, Tombow Glue, Leaves dies (HC),

You've got Style: Super cute set with fashionable and adorable images :)

I miss shoe

Directions:

Make card base from White CS. 4.25" square.
Cut a panel from White CS (3 13/16 ") Add a piece of Jute fabric.
Stamp image on White CS, color it with Copic Markers. Die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Label 1 Nestabilities. Die-cut and emboss a bigger piece in White CS.
Stamp sentiment in Vintage Photo Distress.
Adhere Label pieces to card base with Pop dots.
Create a bow woth Bow-Easy and adhere it to card.
Add Pearls.
Add Crystal Lacquer to shoes and set aside to dry.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: White (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Vintage Photo Distress (Ranger)
Embellishsments: Jute fabric, Red Organdy Ribbon (GKD), Pearls (GKD)
Accessories: Label 1 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Pop dots, Crystal Lacquer, Bow-Easy.

Gina K
Tami Mayberry – Illustrator Special Occasion Tags
Carolina Buchting
Cathy Tidwell
Deb Felts
Donna Baker
Giovana Smith---> You are HERE
Jennie Harper
Jimmi Mayo
Lee Murphy
Melanie Muenchinger
Michelle Woerner
Sharon Harnist
Theresa Momber
Tina Gilliland
Vicki Dutcher

Have fun Hopping!!!

Happy New Year 2012!! and some exciting news.

2012-01-01T16:25:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends!! I hope you all had a great New Year's Eve and are enjoying the first day of this new year.
I pretty much watched TV last night until midnight and talked to all my siblings and dad in Peru! That was really cool. I love and miss my family very much and I hope this year I can travel there, I really want to meet (in person) my 2 nieces and nephew, also enjoy all the yummy Peruvian food I can't get here.

Anyway, I planned to make a card, but I didn't, not because I didn't want, I have the image colored already, but I am having a really bad earache, if you have had one of those, the pain is really bad. Not complaining though, just enjoying this time with my family, watching a lot of TV (I usually don't) and playing Wii games with my daughter :)

Also, I have some exciting news to share with you. Starting today I am officially a Design Team Member of Sweet'n Sassy Stamps, you can find the announcement HERE! This January 5th is the new release and I have some cute projects for you! Hope you can join me.

Also, I am the new DT Coordinator for Love My Tapes, I have to admit I am learning a lot of things and the DT help is fantastic! the DT and I are preparing some cool projects for CHA. I can't wait to show them to you. Love My Tapes Blog is going to have challenges so you can win fabulous products!!

Well, I think I have everything here, hope you enjoy your day/night with your family.

Happy New Year 2012!!
Wishing you all the best.

Giovana

Wee Memories Challenge # 81: New!!

2011-12-31T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Welcome to another Wee Memories Challenge, sure time flies, I can't believe that this is the last day of 2011!!! I know 2012 will bring new and exciting challenges.

So, for this week, our challenge is "NEW" it can be any new product you just got, or a card for a "new baby, car, home" etc.

And this is the card I have for you today. I am using the new stamps from Gina K. Designs, this set was released 2 days ago and I love it :)

Directions:

Die-cut a couple of Scallop circles in Ivory CS. Create a card base with them.
Die-cut a circle from Innocent Pink CS and a smaller circle from True Love Patterned paper. Adhere Lace Tape Ribbon in Ivory and Dark Pink. Add zig zag stitches.
Stamp sentiment in Vintage Photo Distress and Border frame in Victorian Velvet Distress. Die-cut and emboss piece with Rectangle Fleur de Lis Dies.
Adhere it to card with Pop dots.
Add a couple of paper flowers to card front.
Add a little bit of stitckles to flowers.

Cad Recipe:

Cardstock: Innocent Pink, Ivory (Gina K. Designs)
Paper: True Love (Gina K. Designs)
Stamps: Special Occasion Tags (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Vintage Photo Distress, Victorian Velvet Distress (Ranger)
Embellishments: Ivory Lace Tape Ribbon, Dark Pink Lace Tape Ribbon (Love my Tapes), Paper Flowers (Recollections), Mini Pearls (GKD), Star Dust Stickles (Ranger)
Accessories: Scallop Circle Dies, Circle Dies, Rectangle Fleur de Lis Dies (Spellbinders), Pop dots, Sewing machine.

The deadline for this challenge is 11.59pm PST on Friday, January 6, 2012. For more details, some fabulous design team inspiration and to link up your projects, click here

Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!!

Gina K. Designs Inspirational Blog Hop Day 1

2011-12-30T06:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Hope you enjoyed the Released Party last night, sure it was a lot of fun!! Welcome to Gina K. Designs Inspirational Blog Hop Day 1: Stately Flowers 2 by Melanie Muenchinger and Mountain Wilderness by Theresa Momber. These two sets are fantastic and a great addition to your collection :)

Stately Flowers 2: I used this big Camellia flower for my card, this is the Alabama State Flower. Honestly I have to do a lot of research, colors, shades, etc. I am learning a lot with all these beautiful flowers.

Directions:

Die-cut a couple of pieces of Innocent Pink CS with Scallop Circle Nestabilities.
Stamp sentiment in one of the Scallop circles.
Die-cut a piece of Patterned Paper (from True Love StampTV Kit), ink all edges and adhere it to one of the scallop circles, add zig zag sttiches.
Stamp image on White CS, color it with Copic Markers. Stamp extra flowers and cut them out to create a 3D effect (cut smaller pieces so your flower can have a natural look)
Score 1 scallop circle about 0.50", add scor-tape and adhere stitched piece.
Die-cut, emboss and stencil image with Circle Nestabilities. Adhere image to Scallop circle Card with pop dots.
Add extra petals to flower to add dimension.
Add bling.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Innocent Pink, White (Gina K. Designs)
Paper: True Love Patterned Paper (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen Distress.
Embellishments: Mini Clear Rhinestones (Gina K. Designs)
Accessories: Scallop Circle Dies, Circle Dies (Spellbinders), Pop dots, Sponges, Sewing machine, Copic Markers.

Mountain Wilderness: This set is fantastic to create nice scenes and landscapes and that's what I tried to create :)

Directions:

Make card base from White CS. (A2 size)
Start your scene stamping the little trees in Crushed Olive Distress, then add the shadows stamping those in Broken China Distress. Stamp the wolf in Walnut Stain Distress. Sponged the other areas to create the skies, water and shore.
Die-cut a frame using Rectangle Fleur de Lis Dies and Rectangle Nestabilities.
Add image to frame and then adhere it to card with large pop dots.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: White (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Crushed Olive, Broken China, Walnut stain, Dye Tea, Antique Linen
Accessories: Rectangle Fleur de Lis Dies, Rectangle Dies (Spellbinders), Pop Dots. Sponges.

All the items in bold can be found at Gina K. Designs Store

Now, are you ready for more inspiration?! Visit the DT blogs listed below and leave a comment for your chance to win, Gina will be choosing two winners from all the comments who will each win a fabulous Gina K. Designs grab bag filled with a least a dozen individual precut images!

Gina K
Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Stately Flowers 2
Theresa Momber – Illustrator Mountain Wilderness
Michelle Woerner
Sharon Harnist
Suzanne Dean
Tina Gilliland
Vicki Dutcher
Carolina Buchting
Cathy Tidwell
Deb Felts
Donna Baker
Giovana Smith---> You are Here
Jennie Harper
Jimmi Mayo
Lee Murphy

Have fun hopping!!

Gina K. Release Party Invitation Blog Hop

2011-12-29T06:00:00.000-08:00

We are very excited to extend an invitation to Gina K. Designs December Release Party. We have a fun evening planned for you - chatting, prizes, challenges, stamp sets revealed, design team shares, and most importantly, you will be able to start shopping at 7 PM!

If you came from Jimmi's blog, you're at the right place. If not make sure to head over to StampTV where you will find a list of all those participating in today's hop.

Here's a photo of one of the cards I will be sharing at the party.

Hope to see you at the party, here are all the details:

When: Today, Thursday, December 29
Where: StampTV Release Party Forum
Time: 7 PM to 9 PM (CST)

Head on over to Donna's blog to see what she's sharing with you today and see you back here on tomorrow for the beginning of our three day Inspiration Blog Hop series for December!

See you at the party!!

Christmas Giveaway Winner!!!

2011-12-28T20:39:00.000-08:00

ETA: A new winner has been chosen.

Hello my friends! Sorry I am posting the winner for my Christmas giveaway a little bit late, tons of things going on behind the scenes :)

~~The winner is "Cthisss" who wrote:~~

Cthisss said...

Well I wouldn't change anything about your blog! :) Love and am inspired by all you do and appreciate all you share!!! Thank you and hope you are able to enjoy this special season (and it's reason) with your family!!! :)

Please, send me your info at giovanachavez AT msn DOT com.

Thanks so much to all who participated, I promess I will have another giveaway soon :)

Come back tomorrow, Gina K. Designs December Release is tomorrow!!!

A Very Merry Christmas Giveaway!!

2011-12-23T11:54:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a good day. I have been quiet all this week, sure time flies. I've been just enjoying time with my family and taking a little break; although I am working on some very quite project behind the scenes, I'll show them to you very soon!!
The last 2 weeks I enjoyed crocheting hats, I've had so much creating and they are going to be a good Christmas present for some family and friends.

Here is the picture of the hats:

Also, I want to give you the chance to win one of them and also other crafty goodies, like the new January/February 2012 Paper Crafts Magazine (I have a Birthday tag there!), a brand new Stampin' Up set and a stamp and ink pad from Studio G. I may add some ribbon and other things.
What to do? Just a leave a comment here, telling me what would you like to see next year on my blog, what you like or don't like, or just say Hi!!

I will be back on December 28th and announce the winner that day.

Hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas or if you don't celebrate it, have a nice fun time with your family and friends!

God bless.
Giovana.

Cocoa's Christmas Tree

2011-12-17T15:44:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends! I have a second post today, wow, this is very unusual, but here I go. This afternoon I had the chance to play with this cute digital image from Sweet & Sassy Stamps, it is "Cocoa's Christmas Tree", super fun to color.

Sweet & Sassy Stamps is having a Crazy for Cocoa Blog Hop and I am glad I am playing along. For my card I used the sketch from Skipping Stones, fun sketch.

I colored the image with Copic Markers, added few Pink and Red Rhinestones to the Christmas tree. The ribbon is "White Lace Tape Ribbon" from Love My Tapes.

Hope you like it!!
Have a great day!

Wee Memories Challenge #80: Anything Goes

2011-12-17T05:00:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends!! Hope you are having a great Saturday. Also time for another fun Wee Memories Challenge, this week our challenge is "Anything Goes" so you don't have an excuse, we want to see your fantastic creations.
This challenge will last for 2 weeks so you can enjoy your family time.

This time I decorated a candle with cinnamon sticks. This is not my original idea, I found something like this on Pinterest. This project is not difficult to make, but requires some patience and some skills with the heat glue gun (I burned my fingers several times)
I used Craft Cinnamon Sticks, they are different from your regular kitchen sticks, they are a bit less expensive and the smell is a little bit stronger. Just cut them the lenght of your candle, be sure you used a little saw or something like that, these sticks are really hard, I don't recommend to use scissors (like I did), create the patterns you like the most, start applying heat glue and holding them so they don't separate, after you finish all around the candle, add some twine, ribbon or anything you like. I made a medium pillar and 3 small ones (only 1 in the picture). I have them available for sell if any one is interested.

The deadline for this challenge is 11.59pm PST on Friday, December 30, 2011. For more details, some fabulous design team inspiration and to link up your projects, click here

Hope you like it!
Thanks for stopping by!

Gina K. Weekend Special!!

2011-12-16T14:40:00.000-08:00

Hello my friends!! Gina K. Designs is having a weekend special and you don't want to miss it.
I love all the sets in the picture below, but I will tell you my 3 picks: Framed Greetings, Garden Silhouettes and Smile :)
Here is a direct link to the store!!

Hope you enjoy this offer!!
Have a great day!