Thinking of You

A card I made for two challenges.  The first one is for StampTV is a color combo of white, black and red.  The second challenge is for MOJO Monday's sketch.  I love their sketches and haven't played in a long time.  I used Theresa Momber's newest set Elegant Florals 2.  I love the queen anne's lace and couldn't wait to use it.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Thank you for stopping by,
Brenda

Birthday Wishes

Hello I hope you weekend has been enjoyable.  I had a few extra days off work and that means I had extra time to play in my craft cave. Yahoo!!!

 

I made this one for the release challenge on StampTV.  The challenge is called Winging It.  Well I about a month ago I got Stamper's Friend illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger.  I love the hummingbird in this set and know right away that I wanted to use it for the challenge.  I started by stamping the flower three times and adding the leaves and colored them.  Then I stamped the hummingbird and colored it.  Well my coloring wasn't good, so I stamped it again and gave it another go.  This time it came out and I had to cut it out and glue it over the ugly one.    I finished it off by sponging the blue background and adding a sentiment.  I am also entering this into CardMaker's Facebook Challenge "KISS" Keep It Simply Summer.  This hummingbird reminds me of the beautiful hummerbirds we get here every summer.  They so enjoy visiting our flowers.  The family and I enjoy watching them zoom around the backyard.  Sometimes they fight over a flower or bush.

Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Copics:B02, B05, R05, R22, R24, W1, W3, W5, YG61, YG63

Little Black Dress

Hello, I have a surprise post.  For the first time in many months I stamped for fun!!  I had a couple of days off work and after spending yesterday cleaning my craft cave I was in the mood to create a card for a challenge.  I went over to one of my favorite sites (StampTV) and found that Gina had a release challenge.  The challenge is to create a card with two or more borders.  I picked a border fo ribbon layered with a die cut on top.

I used Celebrate in Style to create this card.  The beautiful papers are from Authentique Elegant line.  The papers and fun dress made this a fun card to make.  I hope you enjoyed my card.  I have to say that playing for fun is something I didn't realize I missed so much.  I need to find a way to get more free time. 

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

Copics: B12, E30, T1, T3, T5

StampTV CSS Alumni October Blog Hop

Hello it is time for another StampTV CSS Alumni Blog Hop. It is time for another sketch challenge.  You should have arrived here from from the wonderful talented Cheri.  If you get lost along the way you can find the complete blog hop list on StampTV.  Here is the sketch.

 

Isn't this a great sketch?  I enjoyed it so much I made two cards.  Here is the first one which I turn the sketch on it's side.

  I used the bag and sentiment from Melanie Muenchinger's latest set Beyond Baskets 2.  I paired it with the boy toys from Melanie's Basket Additions 3 set.  I love these sets and they are so fun and versatile.  I also love red and kraft together so this was a very easy card to come together.  Now for my next card.

 

For this card I used Theresa Momber's latest set Let it Snow.  Snowmen are one of my favorite things to work with.  I created the background by embossing the snowflakes and then sponging with memento summer sky.   On the snowflakes on the side I used sticky embossing powder and the added glitter.  I just found the embossing powder at my LSS and it is fun to use and I can see myself using it often. 

 Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on Tuesday, October 15.

 Your last stop is the fabulously kreative Karen.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda
SANTA'S BAG
Copics: B24, C0, E31, G40, N1, R22, R24, R27, Y15, Y35, Y28, YR24, YR27
LET IT SNOW
Copics:B0000, B000, B21, B23, E21, E23, E27, N1, YR02, YR04 
  

StampTV CSS Alumni Color Combo Blog Hop

Hello it is time for another StampTV CSS Alumni Blog Hop. For the hop Cheri challenged us to use yellow, white, gray and one other color.  Such a fun color challenge!  You should have arrived here from from the wonderful talented Cheri.  If you get lost along the way you can find the complete blog hop list on StampTV.  Here is my card.

 I used Up and Away illustrated by Theresa Momber.  I have to say I love this set and it has been sitting on my craft table waiting so patiently for me to ink it up.  I colored all three balloons and totally messed up on the large one so I decided to paper piece it and hide my boo boo.  I then masked off the balloons and sponged in some clouds.  I didn't want them to be really noticeable and in the process you can hardly see them.  Well there you have it a card I messed up pretty bad and yet with some creative coverups it came out okay.  I will also be entering this into Just Us Girls sketch challenge.

Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on Tuesday, August 13.
Your last stop is the fabulously creative Betty.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda
Copics:B45, N1, N3, Y13, Y15

StampTV CSS Alumni Spring Has Sprung

Hello it is time for another StampTV CSS Alumni Blog Hop. This time our theme is Spring Has Sprung.  I don't know about you but it is gorgeous here today!!  We are having the best weather that we have had in 8 months.  You should have arrived here from from the wonderful talented Betty.  If you get lost along the way you can find the complete blog hop list on StampTV.  Here is my card.

I used Birds and Blossoms illustrated by Theresa Momber.  Sorry the photo is a little washed out.  I have the hardest time with yellows and blues.  No matter how many photos I took or times I tried fixing it in photoshop I couldn't get it any better.  I will keep this very short as we are having internet outages in our area today and I don't know how much longer I have before we lose it again.

Your next stop is the fabulously creative Cheri.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda
Copics:B63, B66, G43, G46, N3, Y13, Y15, Y26

StampTV CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Hello it is time for another StampTV CSS blog hop.  You should have arrived here from the incredibly talented and lovely Cheri.  If you get lost along the way you can get the entire blog hop list of participants at StampTV.  This time it is a sketch hop using a sketch from me.

Here is the card I created.

 I used the cupcake and sentiment from Sweet Tweets.  I quickly colored it with copics and added with stickles.  I hope you like the sketch and if you decide to create with I would love to see it.

"Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on Tuesday, April 16."

Your next stop is the fabulous creative and beautiful Betty.  Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

StampTV CSS Alumni Blog Hop~ Simplicity Sparkles

Hello it is time for another StampTV CSS blog hop.  You should have arrived here from the incredibly talented and lovely Betty.  If you get lost along the way you can get the entire blog hop list of participants at StampTV.  This time the challenge is to create a clean and simple (CAS) card or project, use only embellishments that sparkle (glitter, rhinestones, etc.). 

I picked Spoon Me from Rebecca Oehlers to work with and created this card.  

I had so much fun with this card.  I tried to keep it simple and with the bowling ball I may have pushed it a bit.  I knew I wanted a bowling ball and s circle punched out of card stock just didn't get it for me.  So I started thinking about how a real ball looks and they are very often marbled.  Then I remembered Gina's shaving cream technique and tada I had what I needed to get the perfect bowling ball.  I did try to get a red one, however it kept coming out pink so black it is.  I also added three very small black punch pieces of card stock to create the finger holes.  Unfortunately they don't show in the photo.  Here is a close up.

 

Still using Spoon Me I created this fun card.

 

Okay your next stop is the fabulous creative and beautiful Cheri!!  Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on Tuesday, April 2.  Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

StampTV CSS Alumni March Inspiration Blog Hop

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Hello I am the last stop on this StampTV CSS Alumni Blog Hop! Hopefully you have arrived from the beautiful and incredibly talented  Betty's blog and seeing her beautiful card.  If not you can find the list of participants at StampTV.  This hop is an inspiration hop ( I love inspirations challenges).  Lori found this adorable Easter basket for our inspiration.

And here is what I came up with.

I had the idea for this treat cup/place holder awhile back and knew as soon as I saw the inspiration photo that now was the time to get my bum in gear and make it.  I use a few older sets to create it.  The basket is from Holiday Basket, the bunny and sentiment are from Square Pegs both from Melanie Muenchinger.  Here is a close up of the basket.

Below is a template showing how I made the box part of he basket.  For the handle I cut a strip of card stock 1/2" by 6 1/2"s long.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Copics:C0, R000, R00, R20

StampTV CSS Alumni Blog Hop~Some of our Favorite Things

Hello it is time for another StampTV CSS Alumni blog hop.  You should have arrived here from the very talented and beautiful Betty's blog.  If not you can start the hop at StampTV.   For today's hop the CSS group is sharing some of their favorite things.  

One of my most favorite things to do is color flowers and Melanie Muenchinger's flowers are beautiful and I so enjoy coloring them.  So I knew right away that I had to use this rose from Stately Flowers 6.

For my second card I love the look of CAS cards, but struggle with them.  It is all the "white space" that makes me feel like I have to keep adding more to the card.  So being as I love the look of CAS I decided to make one.  It was much easier than the last time I made one.  Maybe it was due to having this wonderful Balanced Diva set.

Your next stop is the fabulous and incredibility creative Cheri.  

I will be entering my cards into the following challenges

Rose card

Through The Craftroom Door: Anything Goes

Balancing Act Card

CAS-ual Fridays: CAS card with silver

Cute Card Thursday: CAS card

Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Copics

Rose Card:

Y11, Y13, Y15, YG61, YG63, YG67

Balancing Act Card

BG01, E21, E23, E50, E51, N1, N3, N5, R00, R20, W0, W1

CSS Alumni Blog Hop~Color Challenge

 Hello it is time for another StampTV CSS blog hop!!  This time it is a color challenge.  Geri is challenging us to use Pink and Red with with an option of white, black or tan.  You should have arrived her from the incredibly talented Cheri.  If you missed someone along the way you can get the entire list of hoppers at StampTV.

At first I was struggling with this combo for some reason.  Then inspiration hit and I made three cards!  For all the cards I used Gina K Designs stamps and Pure Luxury Innocent Pink and Lipstick Red card stock.

I used one of the sentiments from Elegant Florals for this card.  Ironically I didn't plan on making this card, but just a few hours before the start of this hop inspiration struck and so I whipped up this card.  I have to say I am very pleased with how it turned out and it was a quick card to.

For my next two cards I used the sketch from this weeks Mix It Up Monday hosted by Sharon Harnist.

 I used Sweet Strawberries for this card.  I flipped the sketch. 

Finally this card came to me as I was drifting off to sleep a few days ago.  It uses the chalkboard technique.  I first gave this technique a try back in December and really enjoyed it.  

I decided to color the poinsettia with colored pencils. I used Joyful Holiday for this card.   One Christmas card done for 2013!!  I surprised myself by using pink and red going into Valentines day and I didn't make one of the for it!

Your next and final stop in the hop is the fabulously creative Betty!

Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on Tuesday, February 12.

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

StampTV CSS December Blog Hop

 Hello and welcome to the December StampTV CSS Blog Hop.  You should have arrived here from Betty's beautiful blog.  If not you can start at the beginning on StampTV.  This month Linda Payne is challenging us to make card or project using this color challenge; Non-traditional Christmas colors with absolutely no red or green.  This was a bit of a challenge for me.  I kept trying to slip a little red or green in.  I do have a few projects to share today.

First off this ivory and gold card.  Using one of the sentiments from Joyful Holiday.  The poinsettia is made with a spellbinders die that I sponged lightly with memento desert sand and then added some stickles. 

 Next I have been seeing projects made using the chalkboard technique and I wanted to give it a try.  So I created some gift tags  using stamps from Joyful Holiday, Festive Frame, Holiday Tags and The Giving Tree.

 I used some very cool chalkboard sticker paper that I got on clearance at Michaels last year.  I stamped the images with colorbox frost white ink and let it dry for a bit.  It was still very wet so I very carefully dabbed the excess ink off with a tissue.  Before removing the paper from the spellbinders die I traced around the inside with a white gel pen.  This was a fun technique and I will be making more tags for Christmas.

Finally I have a tag I made for a challenge that Sean hosted a few weeks back on StampTV and it just happens to fit this challenge.

For this tag I used the emboss resist technique to create the background.  The tree and snow bank are free hand cut with stickles added to the edges.  The sentiment is from Joyful Holiday.


Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Friday morning (December 21), 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!

Your next stop on the hop is Cheri's blog where she will have a gorgeous creation for you to enjoy.
 Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

StampTV CSS November Inspiration Blog Hop

Hello it is time for the November StampTV CSS blog Hop.  This month Kay Simmons provided us with this gorgeous photo to use for our inspiration.  Thank you Kay for such wonderful inspiration.

 

You should have arrived here from the beautiful and fabulously talented Betty.   If you get lost along the way you can get the complete list of hop participants here at StampTV.

I was inspired by the fall theme, natural textures and colors of the photo.  Here is the card I created.

I used Stately Flowers 5 from Gina K Designs and the fifth in Melanie Muenchinger's Stately Flowers series. I love this beautiful sunflower.  I colored it with copics and then did the out of the box technique for the leaves.  I made the background paper with the smaller sunflower in the set on Pure Luxury sweet corn using Memento desert sand ink. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Now your next stop is incredibility talented Cheri.   

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (November 13), 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!

Stamps: Stately Flowers 5 GKD

Paper: GKD Pure Luxury sweet corn, chocolate brown, pumpkin spice and white

Ink: Memento tuxedo black and desert sand

Copics: E23, N1, Y15, Y38, YG63 YG67

Some Me Some Bling!

Hello I am hosting the Free For All Friday challenge on StampTV this week.  For my challenge I would like to see some bling, sparkle or glitter on your project.  It can be something as simple as adding some pearls like I did or you can go over the top and really glam it up!  Most important is I want you to have fun!!  Here is my sample.

I used Merry Tree stamped with Memento rose bud and then cut out with a spellbinders die.  Before removing the image from the die I sponged some angel pink around the outside edges.  The patterned paper is My Minds Eye Be Merry.  The card base is Pure Luxury base weight Ivory.  The patterned paper is matted on Pure Luxury Lipstick Red.  I finished up with some silk ribbon and a pearl flourish.

I hope you can join me and play along with my challenge, I would love to see your creations.  You can find the challenge here at StampTV.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

CSS Alumni October Blog Hop

Hello it is time for this months StampTV CSS blog hop.  This month Melissa provided us with this wonderful sketch to use.

You should have arrived here from the beautiful and incredibly talented Betty.  If you get lost along the way you can get the complete list of hop participants here at StampTV.
I loved this sketch and got a little carried away.  I made four cards!  I was on a roll and if time would have allowed I would have made at least one that I had in mind.

I used Penguin Joy and Blizzard patterned paper for this one.  I colored the penguin with copics and sponged with memento ink.

For this one I used Merry Tree and Blizzard patterned paper.

 

For this one I used one of my very first sets Winter Foliage and The Magic of Christmas with Basic Greys Aspen Frost for the patterned paper.  I used copics to color and sponged with memento ink.

Finally I created this one using Whimsical Wishes.  I am also entering this into Gina's release challenge to use only a sentiment.  All stamps used on these cards can be found in the Gina K Designs online store.

Okay thank you for sticking with me.  Your next stop is the gorgeous and amazingly talented Cheri.



Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (October 30), 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!  Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

Happy Birthday

Hello today I have a card I made for the Free For All Challenge on StampTV.  My friend Miesje is hosting the challenge this week.  Miesje's challenge is to use an image stamp to create a background and have the sentiment be the focal point.

 To create the background I used three different blue watercolors and swiped them across the paper.  I was careful and was very quick with it.  It is super easy.  Then I took the butterfly stamp from A Year Of Borders form Gina K Designs and illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger and stamped it on the background paper.  This is a small 4 1/4 square note card.  Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

Wishing You Joy!

 Hello I have a card to share that I made for Vickie's Oldies challenge on StampTV. 

 

I used Penguin Joy from Gina K Designs.  Now that I have the card finished I realized that I was to use an older set, duh.  I hope this one is old enough, as it is a few months old.  I colored this darling little guy with copics.  The paper is My Minds Eye's Be Merry.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda 

Happy Holidays

Hello I hope you week is off to a good start. I have my design team card for this weeks Greeting Card Challenge at The Outlawz.  The challenge this week is Blue Bird of Happiness, you must have a blue bird or the words happy or happiness on you card.  I decided to use both a blue bird and the word happy.

 

I am also entering this into the Case The Designer on StampTV.  This time the designer is Theresa Momber and you know I had to case her!  Here is the card I cased.  Bet you didn't think I would case a card that didn't have one of her stamps on it!!  The things I changed are the colors, sentiment, designer paper, die shape, and I didn't do the fussy cutting like Theresa did on her card.  I hope you can play along with us this week at The Outlawz Greeting Card.  If you do you will be entered to win some fabulous digi images.  Thank you stopping by.

Brenda

StampTV CSS August Blog Hop~Inspiration

 Hello and welcome to another StampTV CSS blog Hop. You should have arrived from the very talented Betty's blog.  If you get lost along the way you can find the complete list Here at StampTV.  This month Geri gave us this gorgeous photo of a lovely Autumn porch.

Here is my card:

I used the sunflower from Autumn Beauty, the sentiment is from Fanciful Fall.  I was inspired by the sunflowers and colors in the photo.  I also used the door and door mat as inspiration for my layout.


Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (August 28), 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!  Good Luck!!

 Your next stop is the incredibly talented Cheri.  Thank you for stopping by.

A Happy Hello

Hello for today's card I have one that I made for Mix It Up Monday at StampTV. This week my friend Cheri is the hostess.  Cheri came up with a wonderful challenge to Make It A Double. To use one stamp to create your background and then use it for your main image. The only other stamp you can use is a sentiment. Here is my card.

I started by using watercolors that i swiped across the paper.   Then I stamped the image and sentiment. I finished up by randomly stamping the background layer. The stamp and sentiment are from Heartfelt from Gina K Designs and illustrated by Theresa Momber.  Thank you for stopping by.