OOPS!

When I saw the Ways to Use It challenge yesterday on SCS, I just had to play. I've had Unity's woodgrain BG stamp for awhile now, but I don't remember ever using it. The first layer is popped up from the base card. It's so strange for me not to use ribbon. My card feels 'nekked'! LOL!

Stamps: monkey (CC Designs), woodgrain BG (Unity), sentiment (TAC)
Paper: kraft, close to cocoa, pretty in pink
Ink: black, close to cocoa, Copic markers
Accessories: brads, square punch (for the tag), SU large oval punch, pop-up dots

In the Sea

CAS Sketch Challenge inspired by Ravengirl
It wasn't a surprise to find her as last week's featured stamper :)
#76 - July 19, 2010

These card were very quick. No embellishments. The dp is a bit busy though. I may try again later.

Imaginisce: stamps & dp
GKD: sentiments & turquoise sea cs
SU: regal rose cs & small scallop punch
EK Success: large scallop punch
Other: Copic markers, paper piercer
Technique: faux stitching
Size: 4.25 square
I use 4.5 A Muse envelopes.

Side Swiped

Double Challenge

Free 4 All #23 - Side Swiped
Let's give our creations something special along the side(s) or bottom!
SplitcoastStampers

CHA Envy Challenge #1
Stamp an image sideways, upside down, or at a different angle than normal.
StampTV

Stamps: Quite a Catch (Gina K Designs)
Paper: pink pirouette, pretty in pink, sahara sand
Ink: Memento black, Copic markers (Y35 maize, R20 blush)
Accessories: eyelets, brads, SU taffets ribbon, large oval punch & scallop oval punch, pop-up dots, Cuttlebug E(Victoria & Swiss Dots), CM square maker

Favorites

I've been very negligent of updating my blog. I have been making cards, but not enough gallery time... at least not as much as I'd like. Here are some great cards I was able to see.

Beate
joan ervin
catcrazy #1
CherylQuilts
abbysmom2198
catcrazy #2 (CAS)
stamphappy1972
Kharmagirl
ravengirl (CAS)
virgo5
(When I read StampTV's challenge to turn things around, I immediately thought of this card. :) My card is in the post above.

CASEing the Featured Stamper

SCS Featured Stamper ~ ravengirl

Question: Did you stack the cups or is the image already made with the 4 cups together?
Actually, I'm not sure. A stamping friend sent this stamped image to me in a card. For some reason, I assumed it was a single stamp of 4 cups. Now, I'm not sure. Good question!

I don't like coffee, but I love tea! I received from a stamping friend quite some time ago.

SCS Featured Stamper: ravengirl
Yeah! I could have copied her cards all week if I had time. :) I'm so happy to have her be a part of the CAS design team this season.

*I used kraft, black & white, but I changed the green to a light blue/turquoise color.
*I altered the layout a bit.
*I used the same image.
*I used dp instead of crimping regular cs.

Here's Toni's card I cased.

Stamps: Flourishes
Paper: SU kraft, black, & kraft dsp
Ink: black, Copic markers
Accessories: SU black satin ribbon and brads, pop-up dots

Featured Stamper Favorites (7/26/10)

ravengirl is this week's featured stamper on SCS! I could spend all week in her gallery and CASEing cards. Toni is currently on the CAS design team. I love her work!

Cherry Buttons (CAS)
Chloe's Cupcake (CAS)
Generational Silhouettes
Feelin' Guava (CAS)
Measured Moments (CAS)
Flocked Florals (CAS)
Happy Thymes
Modern Verve (CAS)
Recycled Ink Spots Box
New Year's Birthday
Verve Birthday
Chocolate & Vanilla (CAS)
Ordinary Chocolate (CAS)
One Dirty Red Fish (CAS)

More Gina K Designs!

StampTV Sketch Challenge


Hope Grows - Gina K Designs (Theresa)
Seeds of Kindness - Gina K Designs
sprinkles BG - SU
CS (SU) - kraft, bashful blue, so saffron, retired dsp
Ink: crumb cake, bashful blue, apricot appeal, certainly celery
Accessories: taffeta ribbon, SU scallop edge punch,
CM circle punches, pop-up dots

What's your favorite StampTV video episode?

Gina K Designs' Team Blog Hop Challenge

What's your favorite StampTV video episode?

Inking a Cuttlebug Folder

I've wanted to try this technique but have never just went ahead with a card in mind. Well, this challenge made me do it. And I LOVE it!

Gina k Designs' Stamp Sets
Botanicals - Gina K
Hope Grows - Theresa Momber

Colors: certainly celery, black & white
Accessories: Martha Stewart lace edge punch
CM custom Cutting System, taffeta ribbon, spiral clip
Spellbinders Nestabilities scallop circle die
Cuttlebug Victoria Embossing Folder

Blog Hop 4 Center Stage Spotlight Alumni

Gina K. Designs/Stamp TV
Center Stage Spotlight Alumni

It's all about Inspiration!

If you arrived here from Giovanna's blog, you're in the right place!
If not, you'll want to go back to StampTV
so you won't miss a thing! :)

Blog Hop Details

Create a card or project based on this fun gift basket from 1-800 Flowers.

Isn't this fun!?! And there's plenty of orange to get me excited. You probably know already how much I like the unpopular orange. LOL! I did read a few comments on SCS after the orange color challenge in April that some people were starting to like the color. That put a big smile on my face!

This is a close up to give you a better view of the shades of orange. Come on... admit you like it! * insert cheesy grin here *

Hope Your Birthday is Sweet!
Sweetest Blessings
Illustrator~Gina K.

Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities lables #9,
brads, SU large oval & scallop punches
Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers: YR12 Loquat, YR00 Powder Pink
YG25 celadon green, C0 cool gray #0

Don't miss out on Joan's creations here ~ Stamping with Passion

Comparing Cardstock Colors

I made a color comparison chart for the
Stampin' Up! and Gina K. Designs cardstock.
The the new peach parfait designer paper is
combined with a lighter shade that matched
the retired blush blossom.
Go figure that it's retired!

The card in the post above is made with
peach parfait and the coordinating dsp.

Seeds of Kindness

SCS Featured Stamper: 1busymomof2
Here's Latisha's beautiful card that inspired me.

* I changed the black to brown.
* Similar layout and images
* Added brads

Main Image: Rubbernecker
Sentiment: Gina K Designs
SU cardstock: kiwi kiss, chocolate chip
Ink: chocolate chip, old olive, summer sun, pumpkin pie
Accessories: SU satin ribbon, brads, pop-up dots
Tools: SU wide oval punch, Nestabilities oval die

SCS Featured Stamper Favorites (1busymomof2)

Latisha's gallery is amazing! Here are just a few of my favorite cards.


Cupcake Wars (CAS)
Pool Party (CAS)
All my Love (CAS)
My Hero (CAS)
Wonderful (CAS)
Just Because (CAS)
Sweet Life
Hello
Thinking of You (CAS)
Birthday Wishes (CAS)
Tulip Thanks (CAS)
Great Love & Miracles
Merry Kiwi Kisses (CAS)
Thank You Cards
Dreaming (CAS)

SCS Color Challenge

I wish... I could take away the pain.

SCS Color Challenge: Wild Cherry Mist
Wild Wasabi
Cherry Cobbler
Marina Mist

I just got my new SU colors, today. And I love them!!!

The dessert option for the color challenge this week: Cards for a Cause - Boy Cards. This is for an eleven year-old boy who is battling cancer. You can read about him here.

Stamps: Quite a Catch (Gina K Designs)
Paper: wild wasabi, cherry cobbler, marina mist, white, creamy caramel
Ink: black, marina mist, baja breeze, Copic markers
Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Seeing Spots EF, SU Lattice EF, CM custom cutting system, spiral clip, marina mist ribbon

A Few Faves Using Gina K Designs

I only had a little bit of time for cruising, today. But I found these awesome cards!

heavensent
jessjean
jessjean
eliotstamps
eliotstamps
TheresaCC
redwasher1
LuvLee

Serenity Prayer

Splitcoast CAS75 - Dry Embossing

Christian Paper Crafts Color Challenge: royal blue & white

Stamps: Serenity Prayer (Our Daily Bread designs), Itty Bitty BGs (SU)
Paper: white, brilliant blue
Ink: brilliant blue
Accessories: CM custom cutting system, Spellbinders Nestabilities,
SU scallop edge punch, Offray ribbon, pop-up dots, Cuttlebug Victoria EF

Some Clean & Simple Favorites

Here's to appreciating the simple things in life!

ravengirl
Biggan
stampingout
fionna51
resqbarbie
LexAndDave
craftycaro
LateBlossom
cookiebaker
Tami Mayberry
stampercamper
KimberlyG
star
LaLatty
dahlhousedesigns
Rox71

Hooked on You

SCS Featured Stamper: sbs81

Congrats Stephanie! I had a really difficult time choosing just one. Here is the card that inspired me. I used a different cute fishing image. I rarely mix designer paper and Stephanie is so good at it. So I gave it a whirl. Most everything else is changed. I wish I could sew, but it's not a skill of mine at the moment.



I received this image from a generous WishRAk stamper quite some time ago. Thank you to my stamping friends for letting me know this adorable image is made by Whipper Snapper.

Stamps: main image (Whipper Snapper), sentiment (GKD)
Paper: white, garden green, unknown dp
Ink: garden green, black, Copic markers
Accessories: SU modern label punch, spiral clip, taupe ribbon, SU Lattice EF, Spellbinders Nestabilities Label, pop-up dots

SCS Featured Stamper Favorites (sbs81)

Today's SCS Featured Stamper is sbs81 (Stephanie)! She does wonderful things with designer paper!

Here are just some of the wonderful cards in her gallery:

Just Because
Masculine Grad Card (CAS)
Flowers for a Friend
Arrrrrrrrrgh!
Happy B-day!
Apple Pickin' Time
Congratulations Emily
Mermaid
Coastal Wishes 2
Well Wishes
Smiles Across the Miles
Birthday Wishes
Happy Halloween
Wish you a Merry Christmas
Color Challenge


And here are some wonderful cards made by other stampers for this challenge:

suen
sleppyinseattle
darleenstamps
merniebug
markie's mom
cathymac
kittie747 (CAS)
joan ervin

CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Gina K. Designs ~ StampTV
Center Stage Spotlight Alumni Blog Hop

I'm so excited to be part of the CSS Alumni blog hop! I'm using the set illustrated by Theresa Momber that I can't seem to put away. It just stays on my craft table. LOL! For this hop, the alumni CSS team was given a color challenge: kraft or tan leather, and gkd green, & white.

If you arrived here from Giovanna's blog, you're in the right place! If not, you'll want to go back to StampTV so you won't miss a thing! :)

My new craft room is not put together yet and I had to search the basement for old crayons so I could have white petals on the kraft cardstock. Phew! I found one. This is a Rose Art crayon, not my favorite. Nothing can beat the quality of Crayola and the smell is just awesome. Am I the only one who thinks that? LOL!

Recipe
GKD stamp set: Hope Grows
(Illustrator - Theresa Momber)
GKD cardstock: kraft & grass green
Accessories: ribbon from a GKD kit, GKD buttons,
hemp, pop-up dots, and a white crayon
Ink: SU garden green & close to cocoa

And just a few hours ago, I received my newest GKD order with the new release, Seeds of Kindness, by Gina. I am in love with this set already! This card was so easy and super fast... could hardly believe it! First I colored the image using Copic markers: YG67 moss, G24, willow, & E43 dull ivory. With the exception of the base card and main image, everything else was made with scraps on my craft table. See.... sometimes leaving a mess is a good thing. LOL! (~insert cheesy, guilty grin here~)

Recipe
GKD stamp set: Seeds of Kindness
GKD cardstock: kraft & grass green
Accessories: SU large oval, circle, & designer label punches,
Martha Stewart zig-zag edge punch, SU kraft taffeta ribbon,
Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder

Next up on the blog hop is the talented Jennie Harper!


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Gina K Designs

StampTV Sketch Challenge

Stamps: Botanicals (Gina K)
Paper: white, chocolate chip
Ink: chocolate chip
Accessories: eyelets, ribbon, Cuttlebug Paisley EF

Here's my 2nd card for Traci's new card ministry found here.

This is a double challenge!

SCS Featured Stamper: cookiebaker
She has a wonderful gallery full of CAS cards and other delightful creations... and I love her Halloween collection... just not the right season for that yet. :) Here is the card I chose as my inspiration along with the card that inspired her.

Cookiebaker's Card

NikiE's Card

I changed the colors as well as making slight changes to the layout, images and sentiment. I used some piercing but no stitching and I used a bow instead of a tie because of a "softer" ribbon style.

Stamp TV Color Challenge: green & blue

Stamps: Hope Grows (Gina K Designs)
Paper: white, wild wasabi, bashful blue
Ink: garden green, bashful blue, ballet blue
Accessories: white taffeta ribbon, paper piercer, SU scallop edge punch

StampTV/Gina K Designs July Release Color Challenge:
black & white

Stamps for a Cause: Autism Speaks
Love You to Pieces

Accessories: Martha Stewart zig-zag edge punch, SU satin ribbon