Lilies Bookmark

Hi all!! Here is a challenge Sue is doing over at TMITA to make a card or project using this free Digi image. Isn't it beautiful? I love it. Had to give it a try. Karen at STV has a challenge to make a bookmark using acetate. I liked it so much I wanted to do more. LOL. The lilies are colored with copic's.


Be sure to check out Sue challenge at TMITA and Karen's challenge at Stamp TV.

Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Sewing for Fun

Hello! Hope you all are doing fantastic!! The weather here is sooo nice. Well for now.
My card here is for Tina's color challenge over at STV. We are to pick colors from her sample card. The stamps I used are Asela Hopkins new set "So Pretty" by Gina K. Designs. I also used Gina's set "Spring Mix" by Gina K. Designs. I sewed stripes of DP together using DCWV the crafty stack.


Supplies:
Stamps; Gina K. Designs
Card stock: Gina K. Designs
DP: DCWV
Nestabilitie, ribbon is from Jo-Ann's
Colored with copic's
Pop-Dots and some thread.

Have a great week and thanks for coming by.

More April Release Cards

Hello! Hope you enjoyed Gina K. designs release of Aprils new stamps sets!! The design team did a amazing job for showcasing the new stamps sets! Here are the cards I had for the release.
The stamp set in this first card is by Melanie Muenchinger " Gifts from the Sea" by Gina K. Designs. I love this set it is just full of beautiful sea shells and the sentiments are just perfect.
I made a photo frame by leaving the top outside layer unglued and I used Scor-Pal one/eight inch around the other three sides. So then, I can change the photo or leave the sentiment one in.
The beautiful little girl in the photo is My Granddaughter from a few years back. That would be Theresa's daughter. The shells are colored with prisma pencils. The card stock is from Gina K. Designs.



I added a few photo's of putting the photo in the card.







Now this is a bookmark done on acetate. Karen has a challenge at Stamp TV and I thought this little guy was perfect for it. I colored the images with copic's.
The stamp set is by Gina K. Designs "Quite a Catch" . This set is just adorable and really fun to color.



My last card here is Theresa Momber's new set " Gone Fishing" by Gina K. Designs and I absolutely adore this set. Holds a lot of memories for me. The image is colored with Prisma pencils, The card stock is Gina K. Designs and well the brads and eyelets. The DP is from Michaels.


Hope your enjoying your weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Gina K. Previews Day 4 #

Hello! Welcome to the last day of the previews, last but not least!! My first card is Gina's free with three set " Masculine Messages" by Gina K. Designs. The messages in this are wonderful! Perfect for Father's day coming up! I paired up this set with Theresa Momber's new set "Gone Fishing" by Gina K. Designs, using some masculine images. My dad was a avid fisherman.The card stock for this card is from Gina K. Designs, Pure luxury 80lb. pure white , chocolate kiss and tan leather. The DP is by DCWV. Self adhesive brads are from Gina K. Designs.



Here is what the inside looks like, I used one of the wonderful sentiments here.



Next is Nina Brackett's new set " Vintage Backgrounds" by Gina K. Designs. This set has gorgeous images that you will love. I used two of the background images for this card. I stamped them on pure white card stock in Vivid, brick. Using a stamp-a-ma-jig I stamped the image twice and then using labels one nestabilitie and a circle to create the frame. Using a image from Asela Hopkins " Sew Pretty" by Gina K. Designs for my retro look. I paper pieced it using Nina's background stamp again and the button also. The ribbon is from a local craft store. All card stock is from Gina K. Designs.




Designers Participating in Previews tonight:

• Gina Krupsky - Masculine Messages illustrator
  


• Nina Brackett - Vintage Backgrounds illustrator
  


• Jessica Fick


• Cathy Tidwell


• Erika Martin


• Emily Giovanni


• Kurtis Amundson


• Lee Murphy


• Lynn Mercurio


• Melanie Muenchinger


• Tami Mayberry


• Theresa Momber


• Geri Utterback - our Center Stage Spotlight Designer!

The Release Party is tomorrow night on StampTV. We would LOVE to have you join us for the fun!



There will be challenges, contest questions, chatter, as well as tons of samples from the Design Team members from 7-10 (central time) all leading to the new products being available in GinaK's online store at 10pm.


Hope you are enjoying all the previews and thanks for stopping by.

Gina K. Preview Day3#

Hello! Welcome to Gina K. Designs previews, day 3#. First up is Asela Hopkins set "Sew Pretty" by Gina K.Designs. You are going to love this one!! I colored with copic's and I paper pieced her outfit, using quickie glue. I also used Spellbinders nestabilities, Basicgrey and some scrape DP. The card stock and ribbon is by Gina K. Designs.



Here is Rupa Shevde's new set "Welcome Home" by Gina K. Designs. This fabulous set really does feel like home. I sponged in the background ,colored the images with copic's and prisma pencils. I cut out the truck and used pop-dots. Card stock is Gina K.Designs.




Designers Participating in Previews tonight:

• Gina Krupsky


• Jessica Fick


• Cathy Tidwell


• Donna Baker


• Erika Martin


• Emily Giovanni


• Kurtis Amundson


• Lee Murphy


• Lynn Mercurio


• Melanie Muenchinger


• Tami Mayberry


• Theresa Momber


• Bev Gerard


• Colleen Schaan


• Suzanne Dean


• Geri Utterback - our Center Stage Spotlight Designer!


• Asela Hopkins - Sew Pretty illustrator

The Release Party is this Thursday, April 22 on StampTV. We would LOVE to have you join us for the fun!



There will be challenges, contest questions, chatter, as well as tons of samples from the Design Team members from 7-10 (central time) all leading to the new products being available in GinaK's online store at 10pm.


Hope you are enjoying the previews and thank you for stopping by.

Gina K. Preview- Day 2#

Hello! Welcome to day 2# of GKD previews. First up is "Quite a Catch" by Gina K. Designs. You are going to love this set with such adorable underwater cuties!!
The images were colored with copic's. Nestabilities for the frames. The eyelets are set in with a pen. Gina has a video on how to do this here. For a limited time this set will come with free card kit instructions and supplies to make three cards.
Kit includes:

* Quite the Catch stamp set
* Cardstock: Layering White, Red Hot, Turquoise Sea, Green Apple
* Quarter Sheet Patterned Paper sheet
* 10 silver brads



This next card is from Theresa Momber "Gone Fishing" by Gina K. Designs. This is a fantastic set ! Great for masculine cards! I used copic's and prisma pencils for the images. The netting, eyelets and card stock is from Gina K Designs. Nestabilities for the frames.

Designers Participating in tonight's previews:

• Theresa Momber - Gone Fishing illustrator


• Jessica Fick - Quite the Catch card kit designer


• Gina Krupsky


• Cathy Tidwell


• Donna Baker


• Emily Giovanni


• Erika Martin


• Kurtis Amundson


• Lee Murphy


• Melanie Muenchinger


• Bev Gerard


• Colleen Schaan


• Suzanne Dean


• Sankari Wegman


• Valerie Stangle


• Nina Brackett
  

The Release Party is this Thursday, April 22 on StampTV. There will be challenges, contest questions, chatter, as well as tons of samples from the Design Team members from 7-10 (central time) all leading to the new products being available in GinaK's online store at 10pm. We'd love to have you join us for our monthly party!

Hope you are enjoying the previews and thanks for stopping by.

April Preview Day 1#

Good evening! Welcome to April release preview day one. It is my privilege and honor to be able to participate in the previews for Gina K. Designs. WOW still pinching myself. LOL.
My first card here is Melanie Muenchinger new stamp set "Gifts from the Sea" This set is absolutely fabulous!


Here is a close-up view of the shell, I embossed the center of the shell to give it a glossy look.



Here is another card using "Gifts from the Sea"



Here is another card using Tami Mayberry's new stamp set "Oh Boy!" This is so cute and wonderful, perfect for the young set!!




Designers Participating in previewing tonight:

• Melanie Muenchinger - Gifts from the Sea illustrator


• Tami Mayberry - Oh Boy! illustrator


• Gina Krupsky


• Jessica Fick


• Carolyn King


• Cathy Tidwell


• Donna Baker


• Emily Giovanni


• Erika Martin


• Kurtis Amundson


• Lee Murphy


• Lynn Mercurio


• Theresa Momber


• Valerie Stangle


• Nina Brackett
  

The Release Party is this Thursday, April 22 on StampTV. There will be challenges, contest questions, chatter, as well as tons of samples from the Design Team members from 7-10 (central time) all leading to the new products being available in GinaK's online store at 10pm. We'd love to have you join us for our monthly party!

Supplies for cards:
card one:
Stamps: Gift from the Sea by Gina K. Designs
Clear embossing powder
Card stock is Gina K. Designs
Nestabilitie Labels 6 and EK punch
card two:
Stamps: Gift from the Sea by Gina K. Designs
card stock is Gina K. Designs, Ivory, chocolate kiss and kraft.
card three:
Stamps: Oh Boy! by Gina K. Designs
card stock is Gina K. Designs
colored with copic's
ribbon is Gina K. Designs.



Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.

CSS Creative Cookout Cookbook Hop

It's time for another CSS Blog hop!


Hi all,
Several of us members of the CenterStage Spotlight Alumni team have gathered some of their favorite BBQ Picnic recipes together for to make another cookbook! The cookbook will be available for FREE over on the StampTV Freebie page for you to download and print at your leisure.



Here is photo of my submission to the cookbook.



Here is my project I made for the cookbook. I picked up this little notebook at Michael's for one dollar in the dollar bin.



Here is the inside. My idea for this notebook is to jot down ideas and recipes to use for a picnics. But it can be used for a varieties of things.



I used Rupa Shevde's stamp set " King of the Grill" by Gina K. Designs. The image is colored with copic's and I paper pieced the bottom with glossy black . The ribbon, button and card stock is from Gina K. Designs. The sentiment is computer generated. The inside is Sweet corn card stock and image stamped with really rust.

I would like to thank Jessica and Gina for creating and producing this wonderful cookbook to share with you all!! They totally ROCK!!

(The projects are also included in photos on the recipe booklet as well.)


Please check out the links of all the participating designers and then download the Recipe booklet and let us know how you like them!

• Jessica Fick: Grilled Pizza


• Betty Neville: Mom's Chinese BBQ Ribs


• Joy Hadden: Whiskey BBQ Sauce


• Tina Gilliland: Homemade Enchiladas


• Sue Van deVusse: Midwestern Kabobs


• Melissa Shultz: Foil Babies


• Geri Utterback: Oven Baked Beans


• Pam Imholz: Foil Potatoes


• Sharri Seffens: Calico Beans


• Carla Suto: Grilled Vegetables


• Dawn Lusk: Roasted Corn and Black Bean Salad


• Peggy Wainman: Bean Salad


• Karen Knegten: Miss Lucy's Rice Salad


• Jennie Harper: Picnic Coleslaw


• Cheri Weston: Fiesta Pie


• Brenda Turner: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake


• Lori McAree: Dessert Pizza


• Giovana Smith: Peruvian Alfajores


• Carolina Buchting: Vanilla Cupcakes with Butter Cream Frosting


• Jen Charboneau: Dirt Cake

I hope you enjoy the cookbook as it was a lot of fun to participate it this fun challenge. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

April Book Challenge

Hello! I have another card for Gina's illustrator challenge over at Stamp TV. When Gina announced her challenge I knew I wanted to do Bambi. Back some years ago and I won't mention how many. A rancher had given my mom a baby deer because it's mom had been killed by a car and her baby was just days old. My mom raised the deer and called her Bambi. She had a calf called April, about the same age and they were best pals and I think Bambi thought she was a cow!! LOL I have some pictures of Theresa feeding her and will see if I can find them.



Here is my inspiration photo.




I used Theresa Momber's newest stamp set "Sending Sunshine" by Gina K. Designs.
Other supplies :
DP is Basic grey
Card stock is from Gina K. Designs (Fresh Asparagus and Creme De Menthe
Colored with Prisma pencils.
Ribbon and button is from Gina K. designs

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Sunrays Tutorial

Hello! This is my first attempt at doing a tutorial!! Yikes!! Anyway ,because I have gotten some E-mails requesting instructions on how to do this Sun-ray technique, I decided to give it a go. It is a real simple technique and I want to give my daughter Theresa credit , she showed me how to do this.
Supplies:
A sponge, I used a jumbo dauber
Ink pad, I used Memento's cantaloupe
Post-it note, I used 4x6
card stock, I used 41/4 x51/2 piece. You can use any size you wish it to be.



Picture of the supplies I used.



I put two pieces of post-it down across where I want my sun ray to stop.



I put dot to mark about the middle of the end of horizon, then using another post-it , place the corner on the dot, as shown it the photo.



Decide how wide you want your rays ( I just eyeballed it). Then sponge on the ink staying mostly to the edge of your post-it.



Keeping your finger on the corner where the dot is, lift and pivot the post-it up for another ray.



Keep doing the same , hold , lift and pivot.



On the last ray, I removed the post-it and sponged right on the horizon post-it.



Here it is all done!


I hope I made this clear and not confusing. I would love to hear back on how you liked this !
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

A Goose that lays Golden Eggs!

Hello! Gina has challenged us to make a card or project using a favorite children' s book. This the card I was inspired to make. I got the idea for making the sun rays from a card Theresa Momber did and you can find it here.





Jack in the Beanstalk was a favorite book of mine when I was little and my girls enjoyed it as well.
I always loved the part of the story where Jack finds the goose that lays golden eggs which is the part that inspired me to make this card. Another part of the story I liked was the giant saying this.
Fee-fi-fo-fum!
I smell the blood of an Englishman?
Be he 'live, or be he dead,
I'll grind his bones to make my bread.
Kinda gruesome, huh?



The supplies for my card:
Stamps: Gina K. Designs "Spring Mix" by Gina.
DP is Basicgrey
Ink: memento black and canaloupe
Ribbon and nestabilities
Card stock is from Gina K. Designs

The winner of this challenge will get to be a DT member for the month of April!! You can find all the info on this the illustrator challenge .

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Pink Queen Anne's Lace

Hi I'm back with another post! My card is for two challenges : Vicki's sketch challenge "stvscvd06" over at Stamp TV and SCS challenge ways to use it "WT265".


Stamps: The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs "Notes to Mom" and the flower image unknown brand,
Card stock is from Gina K. Designs, Wine with everything and Innocent pink.
The ribbon is also from GKD and I also used a corner rounder and nestabilities.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

A Mouse Told Me!

Hello! Hope you all had a great spring break! It snowed on Easter here but it was really wet and melted fast! But sun is out and signs of spring is everywhere!!
The card I have is a sketch challenge card for Vicki's challenge this past week.
The cute little mouse image is from Gina K. Designs "Spring Mix" It is part of a kit that Gina is offering right now. The circle and sentiment is also part of the set.


DP is Basic Grey, the scallop circle is nestabilitie and the rest of the supplies used are from Gina K. Designs. The image was colored with pencils and copic R20 around the inner edge of circle.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.