STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop - Inspiration Challenge

Welcome Everyone,

Well, this is a hard post to write...we found out last month that this is our very last 

STV Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop...

Gina has pulled the plug on us ...out with the old and in with the new!

New ideas for STV that is...You will see some new surprises that we are sure you will enjoy...

It has been a real pleasure creating and hoping to inspire you.

 Want to thank all of you for your faithful attendance each and every month to our hops. We've made lifelong friends as teammates and we all sincerely appreciate your support and encouraging comments over all these past few years...

so now enjoy the hop... 

You should have come from the awesome blog of Kay Simmons  

For my part, I created some new cards and brought back a couple favorites!
This was our inspiration...taken at a Botanical Garden (found it on Pinterest)

First is from combination of Melanie's "Pressed Flower", "Inspiration Mosaic"
 and Theresa's "Very Merry Christmas"

Second from Melanie's "Festive Frame" set

Third from STV's Freebie Tab

Fourth from Melanie's "Hip to Be Square" set

That's it for me...now you are headed over to the most wonderful blog of Lori McAree

and for the last time (sniff, sniff)...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, December 24.

Best Wishes to everyone and have a blessed Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop - "Thankful" Challenge

Welcome to our "Thankful" challenge...

If you are hopping in order - you should have come from teammate Lori McAree's blog. If not, and you want to start at the beginning, then go HERE to start from STV.

My cards are using sets from Theresa Momber. She is absolutely a fav with a-MAZE-ing talent (-:

This first one is using the set "The Northwoods". Using direct to card method with GKD's Powder Blue card stock, Memento's Nautical Blue which is stamped over Ranger's Distress Paint - Pickett Fence...added stickles for some bling...

Second card is using Theresa's  "By the Sea" set with the sentiment from the Northwoods set (love that tiny "Thanks").  Colored water with Copic B23, sponged the sky, stamped bridge with Memento's Rich Cocoa, Card stock is GKD's Chocolate Kiss, SU Night of Navy, Designer paper is from GKD, spellbinder ovals, embossed little panel and added pearls with Viva Decor Pearl Pen - white, and ribbon is stash from GKD.

Hope you are enjoying the hop and inspired to join us! Your next hop is over to Kay's beautiful blog .

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, November 26."

Hugs and have a blessed Thanksgiving...right around the corner!

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop -Sketch Challenge

Hi all,

This month the Center Stage Spotlight Group is challenged to use this very fun sketch below ...love a sketch - Your brain doesn't have to think so hard LOL

If you are hopping in order, you should have come from sweet teamie Lori McAree's blog....or if you are just poppin into my blog and want to start the hop at the beginning...just click HERE to start from STV.

I had time to only do one card this time (and thanks to BFF Jennie Harper for hooking me up with the stamp set I used... she was also able to join in the hop this month WOO HOO!) 

The set is from  Theresa Momber called Up and Away.

Colored with Copics, used Memento's Peanut Brittle, Olive, Morocco, cardstock and ribbon (retired) from GKD...background is chevron stencil with pan pastels, and Viva Decor Pearl Pen - red.

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 next hop is over to uber talented blog of Kay Simmons

Enjoy everyone and thanks for stopping by (-:

hugs,

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop -Color Challenge

Hi there!

The first hop for the month of August is a Color Challenge Blog Hop and the color challenge is brought to us by Cheri - thank you Cheri!

Now you should have come from Lori's blog...if not - you can start at the beginning at STV!

The Challenge:

Create a card or project with the following color combination Yellow, White and Grey with .... 

One other color of your choice!

I've created two for you - each with a different "color of my choice"

This first one is Yellow, White, Grey....with black. Using GKD's "Poster Board Sentiments" by Rebecca Oehlers.

Cardstock is GKD's Lemon Drop, Black Onyx with stash designer paper and GKD ribbon. Hand doodling by me and a Viva Pearl Pen - black


The second one is Yellow, White, Gery...with Green. Using GKD's "Stately Flowers 7" by Melanie Muenchinger.

Cardstock is GKD's Moonlit Fog and GKD designer paper ...colored with Copics ...

hand doodling by me (-:

Hope you were inspired...now off to check out what teamie Karen has for you...

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.

hugs,

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop -Color Challenge

Hi there, glad to see you hopping with us (-:

For this hop, we were challenged to use the colors

Red, White, Blue 

and you should have come from the very artistic blog of Lori McAree

I don't send July 4th cards or have any birthdays that week, so I didn't use the Independence Day theme.

Hope you like what I came up with using the beloved set ...

Birds n Blossoms by Theresa Momber.

Copics used: R37, 43, 85, 89...BG000, 07, 75...E07...C1
Cardstock is GKD's Cherry Red and the Star paper is a freebie from GKD (check out the Freebie Tab on STV) and GKD ribbons
Image lightly sponged with GKD - Powder Blue

and sooooooo, since I had everything out...Card #2

 Copics used: R29. 89. B37, 110
Memento Nautical Blue for sentiment, sponging with GKD Cherry Red
Viva Pearl Pen - Ice White
my own doodling around edges

Your next hop is over to the very talented blog of Kay Simmons

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, June 25.

Enjoy the hop! Hope we inspired you!

hugs,

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop - Inspiration Challenge

Hi there,

 Welcome to our June STV Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop...if you are hopping you should have come from the awesome blog of sweet team mate Karen Knegten ......

This month we were challenged to use this gorgeous inspiration from Vicki Dutcher ...

I absolutely fell in love with this! 

Many times I receive emails and comments on how much they like what I create but don't have "the time"..trust me...I don't have the time either LOL...so when I saw this from Vicki...whooo hoooo!

I printed it and let it be the main focus on my project below....I had already started this $1.00 notebook some time ago by painting it using acrylic blue paint and stamped a vine with gesso! But it has sat in my "to finish" pile for quite some time... But when I saw this photo, it was perfect for my notebook.

   I added the printed photo, stash lace, GKD organdy ribbon with Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive. Then stamped the bird and sentiment from GKD's Birds and Blossoms by Theresa Momber using Memento Black.  There is also a leaf stamp added from the GKD Stamp Kit "Signs of Autumn" using Memento Danube Blue. Colored the bird...DONE!

so no time! well, this took 20 minutes!!! Let this gorgeous photo inspiration do the work for you (-:

Bird colored with Copics: B23, 29, E04, Y17, YG95 and G09...outlined edges by very lightly sponging with Memento Grape.

Hope you were inspired - this one is an easy one to recreate!

Next stop is our talented teammate (and a grandma again!) Miesje Flach...

hugs,

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop - Color Challenge

Hi there - so glad you popped in ....

The STV Center Stage Spotlight Team hop for the month of May is a Color Challenge Blog Hop and the 

color challenge is brought to us by Miesje 

thank you Miesje!

We were to create a card or project with the following color combination:

 a non-Christmas red and green card with a neutral color Black, White or Tan.

If you are hopping ..you should have come from the wonderfully talented blog of Lori McAree

I chose to combine two of GKD's stamp sets

The Vine by Melanie and Birds n Blossoms by Theresa 

hope you like

I spread a thin coat of Gesso on one side and almost covered up my red pattern designer paper. Didn't mean to have it so thick... and then stamped a background on both sides of my card using images from both stamp sets. (the brown side already had a grid image on it).

 Stamped the birdhouse and flowers on scraps of white and colored them with Copics:

E04, 31, 18...YG63, 67, R85, C2

did some faux stitching and added my pearls with a Vivid Pearl Pen (love that stuff!)

My base cardstock is from GKD - Asparagus...everything else is stash!!!

Hope my mixed media card inspires you to join in our challenge...now your next stop is off to our sweet team mate Kay Simmons

and remember....

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, May 28

hugs,

also entering in the challenge at:
Sugar Creek Hollow - Clean it Out
Anything Challenge - Handmade Backgrounds
Craft Room Challenge - stamp your own background

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop - Sketch challenge

Hi there and welcome!

The first hop for the month of April is a sketch challenge brought to us by Brenda Turner - thanks Brenda!

Love this sketch - you can create "quick" or "advanced" with it...

I stayed pretty close to the sketch itself.

Love GKD's "Powder Blue" cardstock and coordinating ribbon and ink! and of course the stamp set "Birds and Blossoms" by Theresa Momber!

Hope you were inspired ...now you should have come from my wonderful teamie Lori McAree's beautiful blog ....and if you want to start at the beginning of the hop then just click here ...now your next hop is over to super star Kay Simmon's lovely blog

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 winner announcement on Tuesday, April 16!

Now off you go (-:

enjoy,

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop

Hi everyone, Glad you could join us (-:

The second CSS Group hop for the month of March is all about simplicity and sparkles!
Our challenge was to ...

Create a clean and simple (CAS) card or project,
 use only embellishments that sparkle (glitter, rhinestones, etc.)

OK - I'm in trouble...cannot do CAS...
soooooo headed over to team mate and sweet friend, Vicki Dutcher's blog,
to get my CAS mojo going LOL.
landed on this card of her's and then I was good to go!
This is from her Feb 5th post...

and here's my first card for this hop casing Viki's CAS above (confused yet LOL)
All of my cards were created using Theresa Momber's "Birds and Blossoms"
my bling is the silver pearls in flower centers

ok, now I'm on a roll - here is my second card
my bling is green stickles

and my last card, the bling is blue pearls done with Vivid Pearl Pen


WOOOO HOOO I created CAS cards....and if these aren't considered CAS - don't tell me LOL

Now you should have come from sweet, talented blog of Kay Simmons and if you didn't and want to start at the beginning, you can click here ...
now your next stop is over to awesome, adorable blog of Lori McAree....

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.

Enjoy and hope you found something that got your sparkly CAS mojo going!
hugs,

Stamp TV's CSS #2 February Alumni Hop

Hi there,

Our challenge was to create a project using "some of our favorite things" and using GKD stamp set released between August 2012 and January 2013.

I'm at the end of the hop ....you should have come from Vicki's awesome blog

My favorite things - new technique and birds!

Used a technique new to me...gesso wash. 

Used GKD Stamp Set "Birds and Blossoms" from Theresa Momber

Took at picture from bird magazine and lightly covered it with gesso...then stamped and colored my images.

Different (-:

Hope you enjoyed our hop!

hugs,

Supplies:
Cardstock: GKD's Powder Blue and Chocolate Kiss
Ribbon - GKD's Powder Blue Gingham
Gesso and acrylic paint
Ink: Archival Jet Black

Stamp TV's CSS February Alumni Hop

Hi there (-:
 thanks for checking out our first hop for 2013!

We will be doing TWO each month this year

The first hop for the month of February is a Color Challenge Blog Hop and the color challenge is brought to us by Geri - who has challenged us to create a card or project with the following color combination:

 Pink and Red with a neutral color  Black, White or Tan 

thank you Geri!

Now you should have come from Lori's awesome blog, but if not and you want to start at the beginning - then click here to start at STV

for my two projects I used stamps from Theresa Momber

Card #1 from Theresa Momber's "Vogue Vases"

Card #2 from Theresa Momber's "Aloha"

All supplies are from GKD except for Cuttlebug folder on Card #2
Copics used are RV04, 21, R39, N2, 4, 8
Ink is Memento Black and Angel Pink and GKD - Cherry Red

now your next stop is on to Karen's fabulous blog

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.

Hope you enjoy the hop and are inspired!

hugs,

Stamp TV's CSS November Alumni Hop

Hi there

  it's that time of the month again when the STV Center Stage Alumni brings you a Hop and YOU have the chance to win a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs stamps... oh yeahhhhh

  For this month's Hop, our awesome team mate Kay Simmons has given us this beautiful inspiration photo and if you are hopping through the blogs, you arrived here from Kay's wonderful blog (-:

mmmm   mmmm mmmmmm love these warm colors!

and that's what I went with...the colors

using GKD set by Theresa Momber "Farm Life"

used GKD  cardstock, ribbon and designer paper, sponged/stamped with Memento - Rich Cocoa, Dandelion, Pottters Clay, Toffee Crunch and Black.  

Copics used: YG63, N1, 4, 6...E09, 35, 55

scalloped oval cut with Cameo

hand doodled with Copic black liner around scallop edge

Only one card from me this hop - a little under the weather with nagging sinus infection (ewwwwww gross! right) that wont go away...

so now you are off to the blog of my ultra talented team mate Miesje Flach  

If at any time you get confused as to where you are in the hop, you can always pop over to STV and see the list of all the designers participating.

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (Nov 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!!

now enjoy the hop (-:

hugs

CSS Alumni October Blog Hop

Hi there

  it's that time of the month again when the STV Center Stage Alumni brings you a Hop and YOU have the chance to win a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs stamps... oh yeahhhhh

  For this month's Hop, our awesome team mate  Melissa Cash has given us this beautiful sketch for our hop

Hopefully you came from the awesome blog of Kay Simmons ....and if you want to start the hop at the beginning...just pop over to STV and you will have the lineup of designers participating this month.

With permission from GKD, I had fun making these images into digital images and then resizing, printing and cutting them with my Cameo...WHY you ask?  Just because it's fun! AND no more fussy cutting! 

(remember to ask permission first from the owner of any stamp before you make it into a digital image!)

 this first card I made the oval very small and enlarged the flower. Supplies from GKD are cardstock - Wine, pattern paper - Sundance, ribbon -pumpkin mango striped. Colored with Copics E08, 13, 93, YG63, G82, Memento Black and Rhubarb and added Stickles to flower centers

 this second card is the actual size of the stamp printed onto designer paper. I enlarged the background mat instead (wanted it bigger than the die set offered), cut my designer paper with decorative scissors, colored with Copics YG17,G43, V04 and sentiment stamped with Memento's Grape Jelly...stash ribbon, viva pearl pen

this last card I really enlarged the oval (no die needed!) and made the butterfly a little larger also....its colored with pencils, background is stamped with VersaMark and edge sponging also done with Versamark...added ribbon and viva pearl pen pearls, some white gel pen accents and done!

As you can tell, I love this sketch from Melissa! It really makes a beautiful card and these were done so quickly...

Now off to the sweet and spectacular blog of Melissa Cash ....

Reminder: 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!

Hope you enjoy the hop and gained some inspiration...enjoy this sketch!

hugs,

STV - Vicki's Oldie But Goodie Challenge

hi there,

quick card to support Vicki Dutcher's challenge over on STV - use 2 different pattern papers (-:

used GKD set "Very Merry Christmas" 2009 from Theresa Momber

Pattern Paper from GKD's paper pak "Hello Sunshine"

colored with Copics G09,43...R46,89...E09

dry embossed with Cuttlebug and lightly sponged with Memento's Rhubarb

Her challenge ends tomorrow night at 8pm CST! hope you get to enter

hugs,

World Card Making Day

So how did you do! did you get to play?

I did this year and thoroughly enjoyed it...I stuck all day with Penny Black!

Had to laugh because even though I did enter their challenges...my Penny Black stamps are ANCIENT old! looks like I'll be spending some $$ LOL

The inspiration from the Design Team was absolutely amazing...

Here are my four entries into their sketch challenges

AND I got to enter the WCMD Challenge at STV which was to create Faux Layers!

Love this set by Therea Momber "Follow Your Dreams"

I'm still not done! working on a couple more that have a deadline for tomorrow and Tuesday...PHEW!

Hope you get to share your projects for WCMD

hugs