CSS Alumni Limited Supply Challenge Blog Hop

Gina K. Designs/Stamp TV
Center Stage Spotlight Alumni

If you arrived here from Giovana'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 that contains only the following items and no others:

• One Neutral color for your card base: White, Ivory, Black, Brown or Kraft
  
• Two different colors of card stock
  
• One patterned paper
  
• Three buttons
• One color of ribbon
• As little or as many images as you'd like

Under my Umbrella RECIPE

Gina K. Designs stamps
Sung from the Heart: (Rupa Shevde ~ Illustrator)
Cardstock: bubble gum pink (GKD), so saffron (SU)
Designer Paper: Stampin' Up
Ink: Momento black, so saffron marker, Copic markers
Accessories: buttons (misc.), thread, taffeta ribbon (SU)
Tools: EK Success edger punch, paper piercer
Techniques: faux stitching, paper piecing

Aloha RECIPE

Gina K. Designs Stamps
Aloha: (Theresa Momber, Illustrator)
Cardstock: wild wasabi & tempting turquoise (SU)
Designer Paper: DCWV
Ink: wild wasabi, cool cribbean, tempting turquoise, chocolate chip
Accessories: taffeta ribbon (SU), assorted buttons (GKD), thread
Tools: Marvy mega scallop square punch, SU oval punches, sponges

Don't miss out on seeing Joan's Blog!
~ Stamping with Passion

Double Color Challenge

Double Color Challenge

Christian Paper Crafts
&
SCS Clean & Simple

I don't usually use this many layers on a CAS card. Thankfully, it still looks clean and simple and is without many embellishments. I didn't intend to get carried away with the layers. It all started when I couldn't decide on which kraft dsp to use. I finally decided that they looked good together. I needed some turquoise since it was part of the challenge. Without even thinking about CAS, I decided that it just looked too dull without highlighting both patterns. It wasn't until it was put together that I realized what I had done! LOL! Thankfully, CAS is a subjective term and there is no right answer or exact definition to explain it.

These colors make me think of enjoying the view of the sea while sitting on the beach. It's a gift from God... His creation... that can calm me with the sights and sounds.

RECIPE
Stamps: Gifts from the Sea (Gina K Designs)
White CS: Georgia Pacific
Turquoise Sea CS: Gina K Designs
Kraft dsp: Stampin' Up!
Ink: Crumb Cake: Stampin' Up!
Ribbon: EK Success
Other: Scor-Pal & pop-up dots

CAS Challenge Fall DT Search (2010)

Pencils for the Teacher (Recipe at the end)

Back to High School

Students need to register... not really, but ya know what I mean... post your excitement in this thread and go have fun stamping!
You can find the official thread with more information at SplitcoastStampers!

You will pick up the most awaited news that could make or brake your year! (You know that everything is so hormonal and dramatic.) You are getting your class schedules! And oh no! It's you! You are one of the lucky students to be in Mrs. Fraction's math class! OK. Don't panic. You just need a plan.

Challenge #1 - Teacher's Pet

Submission Deadline: Tuesday, August 24 @ noon EDT

2 Part Challenge

1. Use one or more punches on your card.
(Be careful to keep it CAS... that's the challenge part. Punches can be addicting.)
2. Teacher's Pet theme... and I leave it wide open for interpretation.

I don't remember making samples for these searches, but I guess I got excited because I'm a teacher.

There will be three challenges as we narrow down the "class". At the end we will have a
Pep Rally!
(Date to be determined soon. It will be either Wednesday, Sept. 1 or Thursday, Sept. 2)

Coffee for the Teacher (Recipe below)

Pencils for the Teacher
I chose an image of pencils because my middle school students are constantly losing their pencils! My most treasured gifts from parents are pencils and Kleenex! LOL!

*All CS and punches from Stampin' Up!
(poppy parade, concord crush, round tab punch layered)
*Stamp - company unknown
*Offray ribbon
*Copic markers
(BV08 blue violet, R27 cadmium red, Y35 maize, E31 brick beige, Cool Gray #3)

Coffee for the Teacher
Although I'm not a coffee drinker, many of my colleagues are addicted to it. I do like the smell though!

*Stamp - not sure, maybe Flourishes
*Colored cardstock - Stampin' Up early espresso
*Copic markers
*whisper white taffeta ribbon - Stampin' Up!
*Cuttlebug Victoria EF
*Martha Stewart scallop lace border punch.

Lots of Layers

SCS Sketch Challenge 294

Love this sketch. A lot more layers than I'm used to, but I had fun with it.

Stamps: Bug Me Anytime (Gina K Designs)
Paper: rose red, regal rose dsp, wild wasabi dsp, white
Ink: black, wild wasabi, Copic markers
Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF, regal rose ribbon, pop-up dots
Technique: out-of-the-box
Size: 4.25 square (I use 4.5 A Muse envelopes.)

Stop and take a look at these!

Stop in and take a look at these beautiful cards I found in the SCS gallery!

ltecler
In my closet Stampin
Wendybell
markie's mom
wishfulthinker (CAS)
LaLatty (CAS)
FubsyRuth (CAS)
cookiebaker (CAS)
lisaadd (CAS)
angelahath (CAS)
javagirl984
TheresaCC
TheresaCC
LexAndDave (CAS)
ravengirl (CAS)
stampercamper (CAS)
resqbarbie (CAS)
Rox71
Kharmagirl
lisahenke (CAS)
grbscrap (CAS)

Gifts of the Sea

SCS Clean & Simple Challenge #80
Sketch inspired by stampingout

Stamps: Gifts from the Sea (Gina K Designs)
Paper: baja breeze, groovy guava, white
Ink: sahara sand, cameo coral
Accessories: organza ribbon, Spellbinders Borderabilities jumbo scalloped border petites

CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Gina K. Designs/Stamp TV
Center Stage Spotlight Alumni

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 Sketch

I struggled with this sketch, but I'm glad I tried it because I like how it turned out. I used 4 stamps from Theresa's Aloha set. The bubblegum pink layer is stamped with the largest flower in the set. The punched small flowers are splattered with Momento Tangelo ink using the "sand" stamp from Melanie's Gifts from the Sea set. If you are unable to see the splatter, right click on the card to open another window. It will have a larger photo.

I'm really lucky to have this Aloha set. I played in the CHA challenges on StampTV and was randomly drawn as the winner of this set! Thanks Theresa!

Recipe

Gina K. Designs Stamp Sets
Aloha ~ Theresa Momber (Illustrator)
Gifts from the Sea ~ Melanie Muenchinger (Illustrator)

Cardstock: sweet mango, bubblegum pink, white
Ink: Momento Tangelo & tuxedo black, SU pink passion,
Copic markers: RV04 shock pink, R83 rose mist, Y38 honey,
YG09 lettuce green, E71 champagne
Accessories: SU & Michael's ribbon, spiral clip, white gel pen
Tools: 1" circle punch, CM custom cutting system, pop-up dots
SU's large oval & oval scallop punch, Spellbinders' Nestabilities scallop circle die

Don't miss out on Jennie's blog
~ Stampin' Away the Day

Stamp Show Treasure in Use!

Fashion fades... only style remains!

It's a miracle this card is here. It was easy to make, but it took me ~ 45 minutes to get a good photo. DH used the camera and changed the settings. While trying to fix it, I messed it up way more. LOL! What a morning... and it's been the first challenge, with the exception of the CAS, that I've done in a long time. Now that my camera is fixed, I hope to do another challenge soon.

These Rubbernecker stamps are part of my stamp show treasures. The set is called Fashion Icons.

After seeing Biggan's cute bows, I decided to give it a try. Wow, that was harder than it looks. Not as hard as getting that photo though. Good grief!

Favorites from the Galleries

Just dropping by with a few awesome cards I was able to catch in the galleries.

sparklegirl
stampingout (CAS)
LeisaJane
Kelly H
Biggan (CAS)
scrapsbym
Clear and Simple (CAS)
LexAndDave (CAS)
Shell (CAS)
dahlhousedesigns (CAS)
catcrazy (CAS)
fionna51 (CAS)

Rubber Stamp Show

Heirloom's Rubber Stamp Show
Novi, Michigan
August 7, 2010

This is Randi. She was working in the Our Daily Bread Designs booth. Randi is extremely talented. She is on ODBD's design team plus many others. We are both part of the design team at Christian Paper Crafts.

We were so excited to meet each other in person. Meeting people is even better than buying stamps and accessories!



It was so fun to meet Roxie! Neither one of us knew that the other was attending, but when we saw each other, we knew instantly who the other was.

We were trying sooo hard not to blink. This was the last photo. One or both of us kept blinking. LOL!

Splitcoast Stampers
Rox71 - Sketch Challenge Hostess
Miss Boo - CAS Challenge Hostess

Here's a picture of some of treasures I found. I shopped at DRS Designs, Our Daily Bread Designs, Rubbernecker, and Spellbinders. I also added a few Copic markers to my collection.

And yeah me! I didn't go over budget!

SCS Featured Stamper Favorites (al_silver2)

Yeah Alanna! She is a CAS challenge DT alumni and her gallery is filled with CAS goodness. Here are just a few of my favorites.

Smile (CAS)
Big Thanks (CAS)
Umbrella Day (CAS)
Tic Tac Toe (CAS)
Thanks a Bunch (CAS)
Swinging Birdcage (CAS)
One... Time for Fun! (CAS)
Gingham Apples (CAS)
Friend Always

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