Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

This month the CSS Alumni were given a photo inspiration challenge brought to us courtesy of Karen - thanks Karen!  Isn't this pic fabulous!!!

Now you should have arrived here from  Melissa's awesome's blog....if you missed starting at the beginning, pop over to STV and begin the hop from there. You don't want to miss any of the blogs and make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (February 14) the randomly chosen comment from all the blogs will win a HUGE GRAB BAG of fabulous Gina K Designs Stamps!

For this first card I went with the gorgeous colors in the inspiration photo using the new GKD set "Dogwood and Butterfly" by Theresa Momber

supplies:
cardstock: GKD's Sand, Cranberry Tart, Green Apple, white and SU's Not Quite Navy
ink:  Memento Black, Rhubarb Stalk, Ranger's Distress - Faded Jeans, Antinque Linen
Copic:  B00, 0000, 12...G24, 28...Y04
embellishments:  Cricut scallop cut mats, MS leaf punch, gold pen, stash ribbon

next card is done with  GKD's Inspiration Mosaic by Melanie Muenchinger (had it out from earlier stamping so was able to use the scraps from some recent cards)...again grabbing the colors but also the rectangle theme from the photo...for a masculine card!

i just realized my top mat is crooked - well don't I hate that! but its glued on there good - no pulling it off and fixing ...oh well, it will go to a male friend of ours who probably wont even notice (-:

supplies:

cardstock: scraps

ink: Memento Black, Ranger's Distress Rusty Hinge

Dry embossed with Cuttlebug Folder

Your next hop is over to KAY's  always elegant blog  .....

thanks for stopping and hope you enjoy our hop,

hugs

Phri-days are Phindy's!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create " using circles"!


I'm so ready for Spring! our crazy warm weather is confusing the tulips and they are poppin up ...so decided to use this wonderful image from Phindy called Vase

You don’t have to use a Phindy image to join in the challenge, but if you do – you can enter your project TWICE. One random winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy’s Store . Plus, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. That person will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy’s Store AND will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot!

 Hope you get to play along with us (-:

have a beautiful weekend,

supplies:
Sentiment:  from SU set Circle of Friendship
Cardstock:  SU's Bashful Blue, Sage Shadow, black, white
Ink:  Memento Black
Spellbinders:  Lacey Circles, Std Circles Large
Designer Paper:  DCWV
Embellishment:  stash ribbon
Copics:  B00, 000...RV02, 04, 19, 34,,,,E18, 33...G24...YG63
Card Size: 5.5 x 5.5

STV Challenge

hi there,

so glad I got to play in a challenge again over at STV...

This one is for the Free for All Friday Challenge in which you are to create with your favorite GKD stamp set and Favorite color combination.  NOW THAT IS TOUGH!

Can't pick a favorite GKD stamp but can pick the one that I first truly fell in love with...Inspiration Mosaic by Melanie Muenchinger .  I love it still....great to lay scraps down and stamp on them, paper piece them and save to put together on a card.

Favorite color combination...oh my! there are many...but I do love creams and blues and always love Black for matting and a card base. I think it just makes a card pop!

Working on having a stash of birthday cards ready for 2012....


Have a beautiful day,


supplies:
Stamps: Inspiration Mosaic and A Year of Borders
Ink:  Memento black, Summer Sky
Cardstock: GKD's Black, white, ocean mist
Copics:  B12, E31
Embellishments: Swirl Flourish punch by EK, Liquid Pears - White Opal, gold accent pen

WINNER of the HEARTFELT CREATIONS ALUMNI BLOG HOP

The winner for this hop was randomly chosen from the comments left on Marsha's blog.

That lucky person is.....

NAN  G

 please email Emma Lou at emmalou@heartfeltcreations.us and let her know you are the winner of the January Alumni Blog Hop to receive your $25 gift certificate to Heartfelt Creations...

enjoy (-:

         

hope to see everyone again for our February hop on 2-28!

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. We want you to make vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards featuring something that depicts a " beach vacation".

 One random winner will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display. In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot. Our Design Team has created wonderful cards with this color scheme to inspire you. If you want the details on their cards, just click on their name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

for my project I chose the wonderful stamp set "Beyond the Sea" from Artistic Outpost...

base cardstock is SU's Not Quite Navy. The designer papers, cranberry cardstock and scraps of NQN ...

all are from my stash paper bin...

MS border and anchor punchs, SU's photo corner punch, knotted twine, Memento Black and Rich Cocoa, Ranger's Distress Stormy Sky. The image has just a touch of color using Copics C01, and E00.

hope this has given you some mojo to create your own beach vacation project...

hugs ,

also entered in following challenges:
 That Craft Place - beside the seaside

Speedy the Fox Challenge #93

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Pat has challenged us to create "using a spray"....WHAAATTTT ??? you say....LOL

I had to ask too! by "Spray", they mean use "something sprayed onto your project"...ohhhhhhhh...OK!

for my project I created again with the  newly released set "Love Remains". My "spray" was Smooch Spritz and Glimmer Mist....(see supplies below)


i took 3 pics because depending on how you hold it - the glimmer mist gives it a different look

isn't that neat - i sprayed the cardstock first with Smooch, heat dried and then sprayed with the gold glimmer mist...paper pieced the roses onto red cardstock and cut the roses smaller to have a border of the red

hope you get to play along  - remember random winner gets a FREE MFP stamp set...

have a beautiful weekend!!

hugs,

supplies:
cardstock from MFP - red, black ,white
ink: Memento Black
SPRAY: Smooch Spritz "Cherry Ice" and Glimmer Mist "Iridescent Gold"
ribbon: MFP black gingham
Embossing Folder from THoltz "Gridlock"
embellishment: Viva Pearl Pen - black
technique: paper piecing
Copics: R27, 39...YG63, 67

Phri-days are Phindy's!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create using this beautiful picture for inspiration...

hmmmmm, this one I had to think about....definitely didnt want to do anything Christmas LOL  not even ready to do Valentine's yet...but wanted something for Spring!

aha!! Phindy's little Garden Gnome  (-:

the sentiment is computer generated

fun to color - used Copics (just grab every red you have and go to town LOL) also used E00,E13,E55...B21,32...Y04,26...V06...N4,8...YG63,67...C2

retired SU designer paper, stash ribbon and MFP's Aged Cranberry for the base.

 we have a Guest Designer this week. 

Her name is Katja. Hope you get a chance to stop by her blog KatzzCreaties!

and

hope you get a chance to play along - remember you don't  have to use a Phindy image, but are entered twice if you do !!!

hugs,

 

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop

hi there,

Well, it's the last Tuesday of the month so today is the beginning of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team's monthly Blog Hop. This month the participating Design Team members are:

Olga

Selma

Loretta

Clare

Carla

Marsha

ME

One of our blogs will be randomly chosen and from all those that commented on that blog, the winner will be again, randomly chosen. Blog Hop will remain open for comments on everyone's blog through midnight Friday night February 3rd.  The winner will be posted here (and on the member's blogs who are able to post) by noon on Sat February 4th. 

Winner receives a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations!

My project is a blend of several Heartfelt Creation stamps (supplies listed below)

This week... Heartfelt Creations is at CHA debuting new products! their new release will be on February 7th!!

Enjoy the hop!
 

also entered in the following challenges:
Stampin Sisters in Christ - who you are!

Supplies:
Stamps: HCPC 3305 Posy Patch Clusters PreCut Set
             HCPC 3312 Uplifting Scriptures PreCut Set
             HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers PreCut Set
             HCPC 3307 Jean Pocket/Ball Can PreCut Set
Die: Spellbinders HCD 701 Posy Patch Diecut
        scraps of Cheery Lynn's Flourish
Cardstock: SU White, retired designer paper, stash Wild Wasabi
Ink:  Memento Black, Rangers Distress Stormy Sky
Embellishments:  MS daisy fan punch, Gala Glitz Blue, pop dots, stash gingham ribbon
Copics: B21, 95...G21, 24

Crafters of Faith 1st Group challenge

hi there, 

This card was a real joy to create. Our blogging group, Crafters of Faith, was challenged by our Leader- Kelly, to create a card or scrapbook page that should include an image of something that best depicts your thoughts and heart-feelings of what Genesis and the creation means to you and at least one of these colors of the creation: Yellow, Blue, Green and/or Brown!

have the yellow, blue, a little green but also added purple (for royalty)

Changed my mind so many times in making this card. Decided finally on creating a night and day background with the butterfly representing our change when we "put off the old man" and "put on the new" when we accept his wonderful gift of salvation! When our Lord created this world for us, he knew we would need a Saviour...so John 3:16 naturally comes to mind.... 

Can't wait to pop around to the rest of the group's blogs and see what they created!

Patti Carolina Olga Liz W Melina Cynthia Jackie Liz D Carol Kelly

have a blessed day,

entering this one in the challenges at:
  Make My Monday - butterflies or dragonflies
Stampin Sisters in Christ - who you are
Stamp TV's Friday Challenge - hosted by Brenda

supplies:
cardstock: GKD's Wild Lilac, In the Navy, White
ink: Memento's summer Sky, Cantaloupe, Paris Dusk, Black, Ranger's Distress Antique Linen
stamps: Our Daily Bread's Butterfly Corner, sentiment from biblical Impressions
Spellbinders Labels 7
Copics YR15, Y04, YG03, V01, 12, 17
Techniques: white embossed stars, masked moon, sponging, paper piecing, stickles

oh I don't want to go to work today....

can you tell I could sure use one more day off LOL


hugs to all, 
have a beautiful day...and Friday will be here before I know it....

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow.. This week we have a color challenge for you. We want you to make vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards featuring CREAM, BLUE & BROWN.

 One random winner will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display. In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot. Our Design Team has created wonderful cards with this color scheme to inspire you. If you want the details on their cards, just click on their name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

For our challenge this week, I used an image from the Vintage Lamp Set  from the Digi Doodle Shop.

well I blew it again...when I saw our challenge I thought "Oh how perfect! works for Digi Doodle Shop's challenge also"...and was just tickled. So imagine me sitting with my mouth open when I went to get the link to enter this in their challenge... and it had ended this past Wednesday!!! 

 Oh well, I'm sure this wont be the last time I get my dates crossed LOL

...my background was done with the Shaving Cream Technique .


update: wooo hoooo Digi Doodle is having an "anything goes" challenge so I get to enter this one after all ...big smile here

have a beautiful weekend!
hugs,

supplies:
brown and blue ribbon from stash
brown and white cardstock
sentiment from MFP's "Brick Wall" set, stamped in Memento Black
Copics:  B00,01,04...E43, 47, 53, 71, 81 and BG 96

Speedy the Fox Challenge #92

so glad it's Saturday!!!

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , I've challenged us to create "using layers"... try to use at least FOUR!

 for my project, I used the new MFP set " Love Remains" ...gorgeous set!

 I have a ton of layers LOL...nine to be exact (-:

each rose is layered higher than the one under it... as well as all the matting!

hope you get to play along  - remember random winner gets a FREE stamp set...

I'm having several friends over today to stamp - we are going to mass produce our birthday cards needed for the year (we try to give cards to everyone in our church for their birthday) and one of them is going to teach me things on the Cricut...so excited! having birthday cards ready for the whole year  will be such a blessing!

hugs and blessings,

 

Supplies:

Ink:  Memento Black

cardstock: black, white from MFP

dp: retired from SU

embellishments: Spellbinder's Beaded Ovals, "clear star" gelly roll pen, yellow mini pearls, SU corner punch, popped dots, and ribbon from MFP

Copics:  Y06, 08, 23, BG96, YG63

Phri-days are Phindy's!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is "to create a project for a young child's birthday"....
perfect for me! My granddaughter, Lily, turns 5 soon and she and her Gran-Pa love pigs! So this card will be from him to her....

love this little piggy from Phindy...

now the balloons were done with the miniCricut that I won from Suzanne Dean's Creative Classroom! this is a whole new crafting world using the Cricut - much to learn!

added purple stickles so Lily would have her bling!

hope you get a chance to enter our challenge - one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. The Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.


enjoy your weekend
hugs,

supplies:
retired SU designer papers matted with dark purple cardstock onto white card base. 
Copics BV0000, 000, 01 and R0000, 81

STV Challenge

hi there, dont get to play in the challenges over at STV much any more, but couldn't miss this one! The challenge is to case one of Jennie Harper's cards...well this gal doesn't make a card I wouldn't want to case..BUT since I'm into vintage this year....I LOVED this card she had on her blog

gorgeous isnt it!!!

so here's my case

have no idea why my pic is giving off that yellowish color...oh well - photographer I'm not...

anyway...hats off to Jennie's gorgeous gallery over on STV and check out her blog!

off to work! hope this posts on time, yesterday my autopost didnt post correctly and I didnt notice until later in the day - not at a computer for most of today so wont know if this posted until tonight!

hugs,

supplies
GKD Design Set "You've Got Style"
Sentiment is from 2007 SU set - dont know name
stash Graphic 45 designer paper and stash THoltz dp
Webster's trim and Prima pearl swirl with mini roses
Black cardstock from GKD
Copic RV02 and sponged Rangers Distress Spun Sugar
Spellbinder dies Beaded Ovals and Ovals Large
pop dots for corset

Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger Challenge

hi there,

loved this gorgeous inspiration pic for the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger Challenge ....

immediately thought of the new stamp set from GKD by Melanie Muenchinger "Stately Flowers 2" . I love flower images and she will be creating sets for all of our states! Looking forward to Virginia's (-:

(and if you dont know - Melanie has had a book published "A Year of Flowers"..highly recommend!)

my card

loved the pastels for this one!

ok, have to get out of here - headed to some properties that are a couple hours away..so have a long day ...hope I make it to church tonight!

hugs,


supplies:
cardstock - dark brown, light brown and white
MS leaf punch and fan punch
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Memento ink - Angel Pink, Cocoa
Copics:  E04, 31, 35, 93 and RV00, 21, 42
stash ribbon and mini pearls

Our "Crafters of Faith Group" mini color challenge

Hi there,

Our leader, Kelly  challenged us to  to create using the color combos given to each of us by another blog member. Kelly gave me the combo ...
 Pink, Burgundy (Cobbler, etc!), and Black!

well alrighty then - how fun to create just to create. I am on quest to use only scraps and/or designer paper that I have had for ages...this piece from Graphic 45 has been sitting in my designer paper bin for quite a long time! and I've had this flower in my stash also for quite some time....hence, my card was born LOL

now the bad part is I don't know the name of this particular paper from Graphics and I don't remember what punch I used to make the flower....sorry!

I sponged the dp with Memento Rose Bud, and I do know the cardbase is Cranberry Tart from GKD, also used Spellbinders "Twisted Metal Tags and Accents" for tag and embellishment behind flower, pearls, scrunched burgundy seam binding (love that stuff) and colored lightly with Copic RV21...

went for the vintage look - hope you like!

hugs and blessings,
 

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and a new challenge. 

 This week we want you to GO GIRLY and make very feminine vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards. 

so I just went with a varied collection of items...sentiment is from Layers of Color TeaCup Blessings set, scraps are from stash (mostly from Graphics 45), cardbase is Not Quite Navy from Stampin Up, stash trim from Webster's, stash lace/ribbon,button and scrunched seam binding, paper flowers, ms leaf punch, ran 1 panel through the cuttlebug....just had fun with it!

not sure what the inside sentiment will be...I like having option to decide later!

hope you get to join us - I really love visiting everyone and seeing how you do vintage (-:

remember....

 One random winner will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display.

In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

 Check out the girly vintage cards created by our incredible Design Team . We are joined this week by a wonderfully creative Guest Designer, Claire Chapman.

hugs,

Speedy the Fox Challenge #91

hi there - so glad it's Saturday!! oh how i love weekends! 

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , we were challenged to create
" a birthday card"
Now that's easy - hope to see EVERYONE in this challenge! Hope you pop over and check out the rest of the Speedy the Fox Design Team's birthday cards (-:

kept my card simple with the focus on the gorgeous rose from the new MFP set "Love Remains"....and the sentiment is from the MFP set "Buffalo Spring" ...

 continuing to use stash dp and cardstock - this one has SU's Not Quite Navy base with scraps of green cardstock (but I dont know whose) for matting...i'm pretty sure the dp is retired Stampin Up also...
had a piece of scrunched seam binding that I just laid across panel before adhering my rose...

used a different combo of Copics on this rose : R08, 89, 81...BV23...G24, 28
what do you think?? i'm thinking would have liked more highlights ...

hope everyone that was hammered in the snow storms are all ok - have heat, soup on the stove and are stamping away (-:

hugs

Phri-days are Phindy's!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create "a shaped card - no rectangles or squares".

ok so I cheated...hmmmm better way to say that is  " i was creative" and just cut off the corners of my gatefold card LOL
I had made this awhile ago for someone's "blue" challenge - missed it - and so now it's working for this challenge!

grabbed Phindy's image First Snow  

the inside sentiment is from Stampin Up 1997 but I don't know the set, sorry...

back to working on using up stash everything!!

hop you get a chance to play in our Phindy challenge - We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. One entry will be selected as Card of the Week and the creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store as well as being in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

hugs,

supplies:
cardstock - Not Quite Navy, white and stash designer paper
Spellbinders Pendants Fleur De Lis
stash ribbon
Copics: E00. 02...B32, 45, 97

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Hi again, I have been anxious for this challenge - love love love coloring this one (-:

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we have a great challenge - EMBOSSING. You can create your vintage, shabby chic or primitive card with dry or heat embossing.

Join us in saying hello to Digi Doodle Shop, a lovely new sponsor who will be providing one random winner with a $10 gift certificate to their store.

The random winner will also receive a winner's badge from Sugar Creek Hollow to display on her blog. In addition the Design Team will select one project as Card of the Week and the creator of that card will receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

The Design Team has used a number of the fabulous images from Digi Doodle Shop and have created some wonderful inspiration for you.

I dry embossed but it doesnt show well ..used my Score Buddy and scored the lines in the designer paper (my wallpaper) ...

This image was a real joy for me but for a personal reason - My Grandmother aka MawMaw, had a hutch (or "stand" as she called it) so similar to this one....along with the lamp, perfume bottles, pitcher, hat, books (she was a school teacher) and vase of flowers. In that little pink pot - she kept her Bobby pins!! who remembers spinning and curling our hair with them LOL....In her picture frame was a pic of her mother - very stern looking lady in a black and white picture. This stand sat over by her bed....its been almost 30 years since she passed but it feels like yesterday in so many ways...
the only thing she didnt regularly have on her hutch was the teddy bear (that was upstairs in the very old crib she hung onto ..and I wish I had kept ...big sigh)..Anyway, coloring this image was a welcome open door to my childhood and treasured memories.

hope this has in some way inspired you....and you get time to enter our challenge this week.
hugs,


Copics: E00,09,31,35,74...B00, 01, 04, 18, 26...R00, 02, 81...Y02, 06...R27, 29...G07, 14...YG63...C01, 03...W1, 3, 5
 entered in the Digi Doodle Embossing Challenge

Speedy the Fox Challenge #90

hi there - so glad it's Saturday!!

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , we were challenged to create "with a border punch"....have been wanting to use this new set...so grabbed the Spellbinders to create my borders!

used MFP sets "Winter Crocus" and "Brick Wall"

cardstock and retired dp is from SU

Copics: Y04, YR04, G24, E35, FV2, V17

ink: Memento Grape, Summer Sky and Angel Pink

Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Large, Lacey Circles and Fancy Tags

paper pieced crocus and butterfly and added glaze sparkle with pen to butterfly

DONE!

now it's your turn...remember random drawn winner gets a FREE MFP Set!

hugs,