GOOD MORNING!

Good morning! Hope your week is going well!. Sorry I have been a little quite here, I have had company. We had about 18 inches of snow this week and more is expected tonight! But I saw a robin out yesterday and that's a good sign!! LOL
Today I have two cards I did for challenges. This first one is for the sketch challenge at SCS. I used Theresa Momber's new stamp set " Little Critters" by Gina K. Designs. I love this cute set so easy to color, I colored with Copic's. Used Basic Grey and GKD papers.



This card was for the sketch challenge at STV . I used Asela's Hopkins set " Winter Wings" by Gina K. Designs. I colored the image in Prisma Pencils, sponged with mementos, Basic Grey DP and GKD cardstock.


Hope you like my cards and that you have a fabulous day.
Thanks for stopping by.

OBG Blog Hop

Hello! We Design Divas are having our very first hop!! OBG ( oldie but goodie ) Blog Hop!
We are making cards or projects using something we bought or got and haven't used in six months or longer. Well this was not hard for me, being a spender not a do'er. The cards I did for this were stamps that I haven't used. This rose stamp I have never used ( not sure why it's a beautiful stamp). The stamp is by PSX.

You should have come here from Nina Brackett's blog. If not and you want to start at the beginning you can go back to Sue's Blog.



The beautifully drawn image in this card is by Asela Hopkins " Friendship's Garden" by GKD. I forgot how much I liked this stamp set.I choose not use a sentiment in my cards that way I can add them later as I left room to do so.


Supplies used in the top card: I used used both copic's and Prisma pencil for the image. The card stock is by GKD. Ribbon is from my stash.
The bottom card: Was colored with Copic's. Dp is by Theresa Momber, digi paper is available at GKD. Card stock, pearls and ribbon is GKD.

The next stop is Jennie Harper. Hope you enjoy the hop, it is just for fun.

Thanks for stopping by.

Life is Good!

Hello! Hope you are all good and that I didn't shock you too much changing my photo but I thought it was way over do.
The card I have today is for the inspiration challenge over at TCP Tuesday. Tori Armstrong brings this challenge To make a card using this photo as inspiration. I also did it for the sketch challenge at SCS also.



Here is my take on it.


The sentiment is from TCP "Spring Fling" stamp set. . The chair image is from Asela Hopkins set "The Journey" by Gina K. Designs.
I made the umbrella using Spellbinder's nestabilities. The DP is Basic Gray. The card stock is Gina K. Designs.
Also I wanted congratulate Kay Simmons on winning the May Spotlight Guest Designer for Gina K. Designs. Way to go Kay!!!!!!!!

Well that's all for today, 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.

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.

A Toast to You!

Good Morning!! Hope you all are warm and dry!! We stayed in this weekend, the weather been storming, so good days to stamp.
I have a couple of cards to show you. In this first card, I used two sets. The wineglass is from Melanie Muenchinger's " A Charmed life" and the grapes are from Asela Hopkins's "Fruitful Harvest". I colored the images with copic markers, cut the images and used nestabilities labels 8. The DP is Basic Grey and the card stock is from Gina K. Designs. The Highlights were done with a white gel pen.



My card here is from a new stamp set by Alicia K."Wishes and Dreams" she is the very talented daughter of Gina K. I could not resist this cute, cute set. I used copic markers to color the image and for the wings I used Luminart blue ice. Which the photo didn't pick up the shimmer. The card stock is from Gina K. Designs, the DP is from Michaels and the punch is by M.S. I added some self stick stars and used label 8 from nestailities.


I made both cards for challenges over at Stamp TV. The top card is for the color challenge Shannon has, to make a card using winter colors and my card using Alicia's set is for Jennie's sketch challenge. All stamps used are from Gina K. Designs.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday!

The Holidays are Over

Hello! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I'm ready for things to get back to a normal pace. I did make a few resolutions for the new year. I will try harder to keep the mess in my stamping area neater! I also would like to get some of the dust off the tread mill. LOL.
I have a few card to share with you they are for challenges over at stamp TV .
The first here is for the color challenge and for my mom's birthday. I used Asela's set "Friendship's Garden" by Gina K Designs. The sentiment is from Gina's "Eclectic Summer Sayings"


This card is for Jenny's sketch challenge and I used Nina's set "Lovely Shelf" by Gina K Designs.


The last card here is for Selma's challenge "Blast from the Past". In this I also used Nina's Lovely Shelf set and the cactus is from Theresa's " Out West" set. Both by Gina K Designs. I meant to put a little flower on the cactus but I forgot.



Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Blast from the Past Glitter Challenge!

Hello! I have a new card for Selma's blast from the past challenge over at Stamp TV. We are to use colored glitter on our card. Gina has a tutorial video on it here.



Here is a closeup.

I usually have to be careful around glitter as I get carried away and get it everywhere. But after watching Gina's video I seem to have better control!! Some of the supplies I used are : The owl is from Asela Hopkins set " Framed Friends" and Gina's "Holiday Hospitality" for the sentiment. Glitter, quickie glue and the dp background is " Me and my big ideas". Image was colored with copic's.
Thanks for stopping in and have a good weekend.

CSS Challenge Blog Hop

Good evening!

It's time for another CenterStage Spotlight Challenge Blog hop!

Hostess: Jessica Fick {Design Team Coordinator}
Theme: Stamp and color the image on Patterned Paper
{ any occasion card acceptable, it doesn't have to be Christmas themed}
{ image may be cut out and layered, but must be stamped and colored on patterned paper}
Requirement: any GinaK Designs stamp set & Glitter
Bonus Challenge: decorate the inside of your card to coordinate

Here is a closeup of the bear.


I used Asela Hopkins "First Christmas" and Melanie Muenchinger "Festive Frame" both by Gina K Designs. I stamped the bear on 7 Gypsies DP and colored him using copic's. then I cut him out. I stamped the frame and cut out the oval.I colored the frame image with prisma colored pencils. I added glitter and to the center of the flowers green micro beads.

Be sure to check out the wonderful creations the other designers have to show you.

Participating Designer's links:

Brenda Turner Carla Suto, Carolina Buchting,

Cheri Weston Deb Felts Geri Utterback , Giovana Smith, Gina Krupsky Janice Melton, JenMarie Taylor, Jennie Harper, Jessica Fick, Joy Hadden, Karen Knegten Kay Simmons, Linda Payne, Lori McAree, Melisa Waldorf, Melissa Cash, Melissa Shultz, Nina Brackett, Pam Imholz, Peggy Wainman, Selma Stevenson, Shannon Bracken, Sharri Seffens

Sue Morris Sue VanDeVusse Sue Walsh, Tina Gilliland

Enjoy the hop and thanks for stopping by.

A Female Cardinal

Good morning! I did this card last night for the color challenge at stamp TV, hosted by Karen.
We are to use Ivory, champagne (Lt. gold) and burgundy.
I used Asela Hopkins set " First Christmas" from Gina K Designs.
I used Gina Pure Luxury card stock Cranberry Tart, Good as Gold and Pure Ivory.
I colored the image in Prisma colored pencils, added some ribbon.
I did a female cardinal instead of the red male, share the glory kind of thing! This is my version of the female and I think she is just as pretty as the male.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Red Bird

Hi everyone, hope your weekend was great. I made this card today for Gina's technique challenge over at stamp TV. We are to use glaze on our card. I used a sakura clear glaze pen.
I used Asela Hopkins set "First Christmas" from Gina K Designs. This is the set I won on the monthly challenge for October.
I also used Gina K set " Winter Foliage"
Supplies : Sakura clear glaze pen
Basic Grey DP
Gina K pure luxury card stock in cranberry tart and All spruced up.
buttons from Ginas store
Stickles
Glitter
I really didn't like the title for this , I just couldn't think of anything fantastic. lol
Take care and thanks for stopping by.

Fruitful Harvest Blog Hop

Today we are having a blog hop to showcase Asela Hopkins new stamp set "Fruitful Harvest" From Gina k. Designs.
I knew as soon as I saw this set I would have to have it. In this card I selected the apple image for my card.
The supplies I used :
CB folder
nestabilities
copic's
scrap ribbon
self-adhesive brads
Gina K. Pure Luxury card stock, Chocolate kiss, Pumpkin spice and white
Basic Grey DP


For even more inspiration with the Fruitful Harvest stamp set, head over to Asela Hopkin's blog, the illustrator of this beautiful stamp set. She has also asked her friend Deb Felts to share a card with us tonight too!

Then, take the time to check out all the other GinaK Design Team Member's sharing projects tonight on their blogs:

Carolyn King

Emily Giovanni

Erika Martin

Gina Krupksy

Jessica Fick

Kurtis Amundson

Lee Murphy

Lynn Mercurio

Melanie Muenchinger

Theresa Momber

and our CenterStage spotlight designers:

Geri Utterback

Shelly Wilson

Hope you enjoy the hop and thank you for stopping by

What a Pair!

Hi, Here is a card I made for a sketch challenge hosted by Shelly over at StampTV . The stamp set is a new one by Asela Hopkins "Fruitful Harvest" from Gina K. Designs.
The supplies :
Nestabilities
Copic's
Basic Grey DP
Gina Pure Luxury card stock Chocolate kiss
Button Basic Grey
brads
I was real pleased with this card and hope you like it! Have a great day!