CSS Inspiration Challenge

Hi there! Hope you all are doing well. Sorry I haven't been around too much, I have reinjured my shoulder and having a hard time typing but I will get around to your blogs soon. It is feeling a lot better now and I finally think I know how I'm doing it!! I'm guilty of removing my bra while watching tv in the evening, by reaching behind my back and unhooking my bra. These old bones just don't bend like they once did!! Needless to say I won't be doing that any more!! This is for the inspiration challenge the CSS team did on Stamp TV.
This is the inspiration photo. The bottom right photo was the one I used for inspiration.

I tried to get a photo of it shook up but just not fast enough!! LOL

Here is what the back side of the snow globe looks like.


The stamps used:
Winter Friends, Holiday Basket and Celebrate the Season by Gina K. Designs.
The snow globe is from Michael's, I think it was $2 or $3 dollars.
Images were colored with Copic's.

Here is the link to the CSS Inspiration hop over at Stamp TV.
Have a good day and thanks for stopping by.

Sketch Spotlight Callenge GKD

Hi everybody!!! Hope you are staying warm, I am because I'm staying inside. Too cold and windy. So I made a couple of cards and here is the one I made for Gina's Sketch challenge.
Pretty cool sketch, and it was very fast and easy. The last time I was in Michael's I picked up a card pack out of their dollar bin. It looked just like sweaters. I stamped my image on it and cut it out. While the ink was wet I used a q-tip to wipe out the snow flakes and then let it dry good before handling it. The beauty of this is, I have the envelopes that came with it!

The stamps I used are from Rupa Shevde's set " Warm and Wonderful" by Gina K. Designs.
I'm off to cook dinner, have a great week and stay warm!!!

Hello Friend!

Hello all my stamping friends! My card today is for Melissa's sketch challenge over at Stamp TV.
I just love this adorable little duck. I didn't make it for anyone at this time, just wanted to color that duck. So I left off a sentiment but I can add one later . The stamp set I used is from Rupa Shevde " Spring has Sprung" by Gina K. Designs. The image and water was colored with copic's and I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to do the reverse image. Card stock is by Gina K. Designs and DP is Basic Grey.


My DH and I just got back from a walk and the weather is perfect. Now I need to clean that kitchen:((
Thanks for stopping by.

A Birthday Wish

Hello! Hope you are having a great weekend. Yay! The sun is out here!! I did this card for Theresa sketch challenge over at Stamp TV. I used two stamp sets for this one. Theresa Momber set "Sending Sunshine" and Rupa Shevde set " Spring has Sprung" both sets are by Gina K. Designs.


Other supplies I used:
Basic Grey DP
Card stock Gina K. Designs
Memento , Black and tangelo
Copic's
Flower is from Prima
The leaf is from Melanie set "A Year of Leaves"
Nestabilities

Hope you have sunshine on your day and thanks for stopping by.

Some challenge cards

Hi everyone, hope your day has been great! I haven't been on here much the last few days, just busy with other things. I seriously think I need a housekeeper!!!! Unfortunately, my DH isn't in agreement. LOL. Anyway, my card here is for two challenges. First is Vicki's sketch challenge over at Stamp TV. It is also for the Spotlight challenge over at Mark Finest Papers.




My card here was for Tina's color challenge at Stamp TV. Remember when all the photo's were black and white. But I like the look.



My last card here is for Karen's Anything But a Card challenge at Stamp TV. To cover a napkin holder. I covered my with a dad in mind. This would be a nice gift for Father's Day. He can sit it on his desk and keep mail in it.


Card 1#
Stamps- Spring Mix, Wishes and Dreams, School,Sports, Spirit all from Gina K. Designs
Dp is Basic Gray and card stock is Gina K.
Copic's, nestabilities, stickles and a number punch.

Card 2#
Stamps- Gone Fishing, Happy Camper and Masculine Messages from Gina K. Designs
Card stock is Gina K. and photo paper is HP

Card 3#
Stamps- Inspiration Mosaic, Gone Fishing, Sporty Accessories, Masculine Messages and King of the Grill, all from Gina K. designs
Card stock is SU and Gina K.
A napkin holder from the dollar store

Have a wonderful week 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.

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.

A Pink Bear!

Good afternoon! Finally I get to stamp a little!!
My card I have here is for a color challenge Tina has over at Stamp TV. We are to use only pink and white no other colors.
For the image and sentiment I used Rupa Shevde new stamp set " Oh Baby!" I stamped the image and sentiment in Memento "Rose Bud".


I used pop-dots to pop up the sentiment and the feet, the ribbon and DP is from Michaels and I colored the bear with copic's. The card stock is Gina K Design "Innocent Pink".

Hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Crossed Stitched 3-D Bear

Hello! Hope you are all doing wonderful and getting time with your stamps!!
The card I have here is another one for the challenge tryout for to be a Guest Designer for a month, the details are on Gina's blog. The colors I used are Lemon Drop and Creme de Menthe.
The stamp set I used is by Rupa Shevde "Oh Baby!" from Gina K. Designs. This is just an adorable set perfect for the new baby. The bear image I did a 3-d look by stamping the image twice, coloring the image. I cut out the feet and attached it using pop-dot, to give the 3-D effect.
I used some floss and crossed stitched around the opening. I haven't done cross stitching for a long time but I love that look on baby things.


Here is a closeup of the bear.


Card Details:
Stamps: Oh Baby!
ink: Memento black
Card stock: Gina K. Pure Luxury
Patterned paper: M.S.
Accessories: copic's, floss, nestablilties and ribbon
I may be back with another card for this challenge.

Hope your week is fantastic and thank you for stopping by.

Spotlighting and Blast from the Past

Hello! Today I have a couple of cards to show. This first one is for Selma's Blast from the Past challenge to do a card with spotlighting that Gina's has the video for this on the sidebar at StampTV . This is really a fun challenge and easy to do.
This is Selma's final week of hosting the Bast from the Past challenge and she did an outstanding job every week with fun challenges.



For my card I used Theresa Momber stamp set "Hang in There" from Gina K Designs. I pretty much followed Gina's tutorial . The card stock is Gina K., DP is Basic Grey, copic's and nestabilities.


This card is from last week challenge to paper piece. The stamp set is Rupa Shevde's "Hometweet Home" Again I went along with Gina's tutorial for the making of the card. I colored the flowering branch with copic's the birdhouse is pieced with the DP freebie that Gina has. The bird pieces are also card stock from Gina K. The DP in the matting is from wings of hope by Theresa Momber.

I would like to thank Selma for asking me to make samples for her in her challenges and all her beautiful cards you can find here.
Thanks for stopping by.

Pop-Up Oven Card

Hello, I wanted to do this card ever since I got this digital template from Gina K. Designs. Melanie Muenchinger designed this downloadable template in Perfect Patterns "Pop-up Oven" This first photo here is the front of the card. All the images are from Melanie's stamp set " Have a cookie" from Gina K. Designs.
All the card stock is from Gina K. I created the upper portion by using the cuttlebugged waxpaper technique. Then used creamy caramel to color it. Copics to color the images. The bottom DP is from my stash of assorted papers.



Now for the inside, I used "Have a cookie ", Rupa Shevde " King of the Grill" and I made the towel out of Rupa's set "Warm and Wonderful" scarf. The clock is something I have had from who knows. The template for the oven is available at Gina K. Designs as well as all the stamps used in this project. I cropped the floor a bit in editing to fit better for viewing.


Have a great day!

Sung from the Heart Blog Hop!

Good Morning!
I'm really having a great time with my new stamps and I have a new card. The image in this card is from Rupa Shevde's newest stamp set "Sung from the Heart". Isn't this phone really cute?


This card is fairly simple to make, the Dp is some I've had around forever and the card stock is from Gina K Designs, Pure luxury in Ivory. I used copic marker's to color my image. R20, E00 and YR23.

For more inspiration with this set or to join in on the fun, go to Gina's blog where you see other samples from the DT and others that have join in.

Thanks for stopping in and have a good one.

Purrr-fectly Delightful Blog Hop

Good Evening! Wow I'm really excited to show you some samples of Theresa Momber's newest stamp set "Purrr-fectly Delightful". This is my very favorite set of Theresa's, I love cats and I have a wonderful loving cat thats 15 years old. The images are so beautifully drawn. This first image, vase of flowers is colored with prisma pencils with OMS and highlighted with a white gel pen. Cardstock is from Gina K. Designs.



In this card I did it for winter colors, the DP is Basic Grey and cardstock is Gina K.


For my next card here I used the cat and mouse images from "Purrr-fectly Delightful" and the mailbox image is from "Autumn Beauty" also by Theresa.


My last sample I have is a fun one! Melanie Muenchinger had this template of the pop-up desk free on her blog and I just had to try it. I combined sets for this one, the lamp is from Nina Brackett's "Lovely shelf", the perfume bottles are from Rupa Shevde's "Retro Boutique" and the cat and mouse are from Theresa's "Purrr-fectly Delightful". This is really easy to do and Melanie also has a pattern for an oven, you can get at Gina K. Designs. I got it also but so far don't have anything to cook in it. LOL



This is the front of the card.


All the images and card stock is from and available at Gina K. Designs.

Check out these links for even more inspiration:

Theresa Momber {Illustrator}
Jessica Fick
Melanie Muenchinger
Nina Brackett
Carolyn King
Lee Murphy
Erika Martin
Joan Ervin
Jen Charboneau
Tina Gilliland
Brenda Turner
Geri Utterback you are here
Linda Funk
Betty Neville
StampTV Idea Center

Now, it's your turn! Please hop over to Gina's blog to add the direct link to your blog post showcasing Theresa's Purrr-fectly Delightful Stamp set in the Mister Linkey Box. Gina will have a special prize for the one link that she chooses out of all the participating bloggers - check out her blog for the details.

Hope you enjoyed my little show and thanks for stopping by

CSS Inspiration Blog Hop

It's time for another GinaK CenterStage Spotlight Team Blog Hop!

Each artist was asked to design their project by drawing inspiration from these photos of the AMAZING Christmas Cookie Bouquet the CSS Team sent to Gina's DT Coordinator Jessica Fick:

Opps, I didn't all of the photo in, just click on the photo to see full image.
Hi everyone! These photo's are of Jessica's children are just fabulous!! For my cards I focused on the cookie snowmen.
I used several stamp sets on them. Rupa Shevde's "Warm and Wonderful" for the mitten's, scarf and cap. For the nose and top hat is from Melanie Muenchinger's "Hip to be Square" and the arms are from Theresa Momber's " Happy Camper". All of these sets are available at Gina K Designs. I used copic's, punches, liquid applique,nestabilities, white gel pen and Gina's new card stock" Ocean Mist" and some scrape blue.

Here is what the inside looks like.





Click on these links to see what the participating Designers have prepared for us tonight:

Jessica Fick,
Betty Neville,

Jen Charboneau,
Joan Ervin,
Vicki Dutcher,
Lori McAree,
Cheri Weston,
Melissa Cash,
Carla Suto,
Giovana Smith,
JenMarie Taylor,
Sue Morris,
Carolina Buchting,
Sharri Seffens,
Brenda Turner,
Kay Simmons,
Peggy Wainman,
Sue Van deVusse,
Shannon Bracken,
Tina Gilliland,
Deb Felts,
Jennie Harper,
Geri Utterback, you are here!
Selma Stevenson,
Melissa Shultz,
Linda Payne,
Joy Hadden,
Karen Knegten,
Melanie Muenchinger,
Nina Brackett

Everyone's projects will be added to the StampTV gallery and Idea Center over the next few days. You can search for them by using this tag: cssjf4

Hope you enjoyed the hop and thank you for hopping in!

Inspiration Challenge

Hi everyone, I'm so excited to show you a card I did for Selma's Inspiration challenge over at Stamp TV. I was thrilled when she ask me to do a sample for her.
Here is a photo of her challenge. Isn't this sweater gorgeous.

Here is my card:
I knew I wanted to use this snowman as soon as I saw the sweater. Rupa Shevde's set "Winter Friends" and I used Theresa Momber's set "Very Merry Christmas" both set by Gina K Designs.
I colored the image with copic's and stamped the snowflakes with craft white. The Dp is Basic Grey.
Selma is a wonderful card designer and if you get a chance check out her blog and the challenge over at STV if you play along, you get a chance to win a stamp set valued up to $24.95.

Thanks for stopping in and have a great day.