Gina K. Designs 2018 August Release Blog Hop - Day 2

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Welcome to Day 2 of the Gina K. Designs August blog hop! The release is now available over at Gina K. Designs and can be found HERE under the "what's new" tab. Today the design team is featuring two new sets the first one is the Holiday Wreath Builder and the second set is the incentive set Skeleton Leaves.

Holiday Wreath Builder

Skeleton Leaves - This set is FREE with any $75 order.

Here is my card using the Holiday Wreath Builder stamp set!  I used Gina K. designs inks and the sentiment is also from the Holiday Wreath Builder set.

My next card is created with the Skeleton Leaves incentive set, I used the technique thumping where I used several ink pads to get the different colors in the leaves.  I stamped the sentiment with Gina K.'s Dark Chocolate ink.

Listed below are the products I used. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I have used compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Enjoy all the fabulous inspiration as you hop and make sure to comment on each blog for a chance to win one of the TWO $50.00 Gina K. Designs gift certificates! The winner will be announced in the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops conclude.

Gina K.

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Donna Idlet - YOU ARE HERE

Hannah Schroepfer

Karen Hightower

Lisa Hetrick
Melanie Muenchinger

Mindy Eggen

Rema DeLeeuw

Sheri Gilson

Susie Moore 

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #207 - Color Inspiration Challenge

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 I am here with CAS-ual Fridays challenge and there is a color inspirational photo for you to join in on the fun! 

Here is my card for the challenge. Please stop over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog and see all the wonderful projects from the design team!

My card is clean and simple.  I am using the CAS-ual Friday Heartfelt Sayings stamp set.  I used an embossing folder to create the background.  I stamped the sentiment, on some kraft cardstock and stamped the sentiment.  I die cut it and adhered it with foam tape to my card.  

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you decide to play along!  Good luck and have fun! 

Gina K. Designs 2018 August Release Blog Hop - Day 1

Hello everyone!

Welcome to Day 1 of the Gina K. Designs August blog hop! The release is now available over at Gina K. Designs and can be found HERE under the "what's new" tab. Today the design team is featuring two new sets the first one is called Whimsical Wildflowers by Hannah Schroepfer and Thankful & Blessed by Emily Loggans.

Whimsical Wildflowers by Hannah Schroepfer

Thankful & Blessed by Emily Loggans

I'm using the Whimsical Wildflowers by Hannah Schroepfer, I stamped the flowers using Gina K.'s Amalgam Ink and then colored the flowers with copics.  I stamped the sentiment from the Whimsical Wildflower set and die cut it out with Gina K. Designs Double Stitched Circles Dies and Gina K. Designs Single Stitched Circles Dies.

My next card I am using the Thankful & Blessed by Emily Loggans.  The background I am using the Foil-Mates Gina K. Designs Exclusive Collection Autumn Leaves and foiled them with Gina K. Designs Fancy Foils™ Jelly Bean Green.  I stamped the sentiment with Gina K. Designs Dark Brown Ink.  I used the Gina K. Designs Gina K. Designs Double Stitched Circles Dies and Gina K. Designs Single Stitched Circles Dies to cut the sentiment out.  

Listed below are the products I used. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I have used compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Enjoy all the fabulous inspiration as you hop and make sure to comment on each blog for a chance to win one of the TWO $50.00 Gina K. Designs gift certificates! The winner will be announced in the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops conclude.

Gina K.

Hannah Schroepfer - Illustrator of Whimsical Wildflowers

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Donna Idlet - YOU ARE HERE

Karen Hightower
Lisa Hetrick

Melanie Muenchinger

Mindy Eggen

Rema DeLeeuw
Sheri Gilson

Susie Moore 

Gina K. Designs 2018 August Release Party!

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Did you make the release party over at StampTV?  If not here are the cards I showed and if you want to see what the design team created, head on over to StampTV to see all the beautiful designs.  I say this for every release, but this one has to be the best!  I love the flowers stamps, the beautiful script set and the Holiday Wreath Builder is a must have!  The incentive stamp set, is a must too, there are so many possibilities with this set.  Everything is available now!  You can see everything HERE, under the "what's new" tab.

Whimsical Wildflowers by Hannah Schroepfer

I'm using the Whimsical Wildflowers by Hannah Schroepfer with the wreath builder template.  I used autumn colors of Gina K.'s inks.  The sentiment is from the Autumn Wreath Builder set.

I'm using the Whimsical Wildflowers by Hannah Schroepfer again.  I colored the flowers with copics and used the Gina K.'s Square Mandala stencil in the background.

Closer look, I used wink of stella to give it some shine!

Thankful & Blessed by Emily Loggans

I love the whimsical writing of this set called Thankful & Blessed by Emily Loggans.  I embossed the background and used the Gina K. Designs Foil-Mates™ Backgrounds Harvest Texture and foiled it with the Gina K. Designs Fancy Foils™ Sweet Mango as an accent.  I stamped the sentiment with Gina K. Designs Amalgam Ink.  I used the Gina K. Designs Gina K. Designs Double Stitched Ovals Dies and Gina K. Designs Single Stitched Circle Dies to cut the sentiment out.  I used some distress in for the background color.

I am using the Thankful & Blessed by Emily Loggans.  I stamped the background with Gina K. Designs  Petite Flourish Backgrounds stamp using Wild Dandelion ink. The flowers are from the  Whimsical Wildflowers by Hannah Schroepfer.    I stamped the sentiment with Gina K. Designs Amalgam Ink. I used the Gina K. Designs Gina K. Designs Single Stitched Circle Dies  to cut the sentiment out. 

Holiday Wreath Builder

I love this Holiday Wreath Builder stamp set!  I used Gina K. designs inks and the sentiment from the Holiday Wreath Builder set.

I used the Holiday Wreath Builder stamp on both of these cards using a few of the snowflakes with Gina K.'s detail White embossing powder.  I stamped the sentiment from the Holiday Wreath Builder set with detailed Silver embossing powder.  I also used the Silver embossing powder around the border.  

This card I used Gina K. Blue Raspberry ink and card stock and Ocean Mist.

Skeleton Leaves - This set is FREE with any $75 order.

This card is created with the Skeleton Leaves incentive set, it's CAS, I used water color to create the background.  I stamped the leave with Gina K.'s Edible Eggplant ink, used foam tape to adhere it to my card and stamped the sentiment with Gina K.'s Amalgam Ink.

I am using the Skeleton Leaves incentive set again, I stamped the leaves with Versamark Ink and heat embossed them with Gina K.'s detailed Gold embossing powder.  I stamped the sentiment from the Thankful & Blessed by Emily Loggans and stamped the sentiment on vellum with Versamark and heat embossed it with Gina K.'s Dark Chocolate embossing powder.

I hope you have enjoyed my cards!  Please come back tomorrow for some more inspiration!  

Joy Clair 4 Year Anniversary Celebration!

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I am here with Joy Clair stamps and the design team is continuing our celebration of  Joy Clair's 4 year anniversary! Since we are all celebrating Joy Clair turning 4, we are all showcasing the newly release Party Animals stamp set. On behalf of Joy Clair Stamps I want to thank you for continued support!  We hope you will continue to support them and enjoy the wonderful products they release!

Be sure to stop by the Joy Clair blog to get some more inspiration using this set. There are some amazing projects, you will want to add this set to your wish list, it's a must have set.

I am just using two of the images from the stamp set, I colored them with copics and added them to my card.  The sentiment is also from the Party Animals stamp set.

Closer look

If you do not , please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and Youtube channel for your inspiration!

Thank you for stopping by and please come back again soon!

Retro Rubber Challenge Blog #94 - Anything Goes

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I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is "Anything Goes"!  I love challenges with anything goes, because you can create anything you would like!  

If you have not joined our challenges before, the rules are very simple, just use a stamp older than a year and you must include the age (or approximate age) of the stamp in your blog post. Here is the sketch for you to use. I cannot wait to see you take on it.

The stamp that I used on my card is an Impression Obsession stamp set called Hello Summer that was released approximately March 2016. 



My card is an A2 card, I cut the design paper at 4 x 5 1/4 and cut it at a diagonal.  I then cut the card stock 4 1/8 x 5 1/2 to layer the card.  I adhered it to my card base.  I then die cut the word "wishes" from Impression Obsession and adhered it to my card.  I stamped the word and finished the card off by adding coordinating colors of foam dots to the card. 

Are you ready to play along? Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get some more inspiration! Thank you for stopping by, you have until September 7th to join the fun!

Joy Clair Anniversary Blog Hop!

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I am here with Joy Clair Stamps and the design team and special guest is celebrating their 4 year Anniversary!  You should be coming from Cornelia Wenokor blog and your next stop is going to be Steph Ackerman.  If you are just starting the hop, you can start at Joy Clair Stamps blog first.  There will be prizes (info below) and of course there is a sale!  Grab all the sets you have been wanting, Joy Clair sets are 30% off! until August 31st, just use the code at check out BDAY-30. 

Here is my card:

Here is how I put my card together:

I am using the newly release stamp by Joy Clair called Life is Sweeter.  If you have not scene the newly released stamps in Joy Clair stores, you will find them here.

1. My card is an A2 card, it measure 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  The stitched layer measures 4 x 5 1/4,

2. I stamped all the images from the Life is Sweeter stamp set, then I used my scan and cut to cut the images out, then I colored them with copics.

3. I  then stenciled the background and arranged the images where I wanted them on the card,

4.  I then stamped the sentiment from the Life is Sweeter stamp set.

Another look at my card:

Now for the logistics:

There will be FOUR (4) winners from the blog hop!!! Each winner will receive a $25 Joy Clair gift certificate to spend in the store. To be a winner you must comment on Joy Clair's blog and each Design Team's blog (list is below). TWO winners will be announced on the Joy Clair blog and TWO on the Joy Clair Facebook Page on August 31st, 2018. 

Please follow Joy Clair's facebook page, Color by Faith Bible Journaling facebook page, Instagram and Twitter, be the first to hear the news, sales and giveaways! They also have a Pinterest page and Youtube channel for your inspiration!

Thank you for stopping by and please come back again soon!

Be sure to visit each of the designers and comment for your chance to win!

Joy Clair Stamps
Martha Lucia Gomez
Cornelia Wenokor
Donna Idlet - YOU ARE HERE
Steph Ackerman
Lindsay Andreon
Monica Edwards
Kerry Urbatch
Jessica Pascarella
Helen Gullet
Angie Cimbalo
Nicole Winslow
Andrea Bjork
Monica Mier
Jenny Fruchey
Ceal Pritchett

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps - Happy Halloween

Hello everyone!

I am here with Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps, can you believe it is almost the end of August?  Where did the summer go?  I hope you all have had a great summer!

Today I am using the stamp Bats in a Belfry and Bats Flying By.  My card is an A2 size card and pretty clean and simple.  I cut the orange panel to 4 x 5 1/4, then embossed it with a bat embossing folder.  I adhered it to my card.  I then added the black spider doily to the card, that I had in my stash.   I stamped the sentiment and the bats then die cut it out with a circle.  I cut another circle and layered the sentiment panel on top and adhered it to my card.  I finished my card off by adding some rhinestones on the doily and the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope I have inspired you.  You can follow me on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook and my blog. You can also find me over at Splitcoast Stampers.  Please come back again soon!

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I have used compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Supplies:

Joy Clair - Your Sweet

Hello everyone!

I am back again with Joy Clair, we are collaborating all month with Rinea.  Rinea is a company that has foiled paper and other tools that can be used in any projects you may have.  Please check out their website for more info.  The design team is showcasing the newly released stamps from Joy Clair.  If you have not had a chance to see them all, check them out here.  Today I am showcasing a few of the stamps which are,  Joy Clair Donut Background, Joy Clair Sprinkle with Love and Joy Clair You Got This.  You Got This is part of the bible journaling line.  I love the donut background stamp, when I saw it I immediately thought of coffee....what's a donut if you don' have a cup of coffee.

Here are a couple of coffee gift cards I created using the foiled paper and Joy Clair stamps.

Here is how I put them together:

Here are a couple of pictures of how I created the background on the Rinea Earth Tones Variety Pack foiled paper.  I die cut the coffee cup with the foiled paper, inked the Joy Clair Donut Background stamp with the Rinea Ghost Ink.

It's almost like magic, the ghost ink transfers onto the foiled paper and leaves the impression of the stamp.  There are so many possibilities with using this ghost ink, it is a must have! 

After I completed the background on this cup, I adhered it with wet glue to a card base that I die cut with cardstock.  I die cut the sleeve that holds the card closed with cardstock, I stamped the sentiment with versamark and heat embossed it with brown embossing powder. 

My second card, I die cut the base with the Rinea Earth Tones Variety Pack foiled paper, I adhered it with wet glue to the card base I die cut with cardstock, I die cut the sleeve with the Rinea Earth Tones Variety Pack foiled paper and die cut a circle, stamped it with brown ink, and adhered it to a larger circle that I die cut with the Rinea Earth Tone foiled paper, I adhered it with wet glue on the foiled sleeve and put it on the coffee mug card to keep it closed.  You can write a note in this or use glue dots to add a gift card and a note inside. 

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I have used compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Supplies Used:

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps with My Sweet Petunia! Blog Hop!

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Welcome to Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps and the My Sweet Petunia’s Misti Blog Hop! You should be coming here from Ceal Pritchett blog, next you will be going to Giovana Smith blog. We are so happy you joined us for this fun collaboration blog hop. The design team has created some wonderful designs that will hopefully inspire you along the way. We all will be featuring the newly released stamps from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps.

We have some great prizes all you have to do is leave a comment on each designer's blog (listed below). There will be two lucky winners from the hop. One prize is a $50 shopping spree at www.mysweetpetunia.com and a $50 shopping spree at www.sosuzystamps.com. You must leave your comments no later than Friday, August 24th, at 11:59 PM Central time and winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 28 on Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps and My Sweet Petunia blogs.

 Here is my card:

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps have come out with a wonderful line of Harry Potter inspired stamps along with a lot other wonderful stamps. My card is using a few of the Harry Potter inspired stamps, which are the Glasses & Lightening Bolt stamp set, Wizarding Hat and the sentiment is called Favorite Muggle.  The links to these sets and other supplies are listed below.

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Closer look at my card:

Here is how I put my card together:

1.  I started with an A2 size card,
2.  I positioned the stamps in my Misti that I wanted to use,

3.  I turned my paper around and stamped the images again.  If I have room on my paper I like to stamp the images a couple of times and then I will have them for another card later.

4.  I then took another piece of card stock and positioned my image on the paper, I stamped it, 

5.  I then positioned two of the stamps from the Glasses & Lightening Bolt stamp set onto the Misti and stamped them, 

6.  I then used a stencil to add some interest onto the card using the Memento ink and a clarity brush,

7.  I finished off my card by adding the sentiment called Favorite Muggle.  I then die cut the layer with a stitched die, back this with a piece of black card stock and then adhered it to my card base.

There you go....using the Misti is so perfect to get your stamps positioned where you want them and get a crisp and clean stamped image! I know I have said it over and over again.....I don't know how I stamped before without it. This is definitely the number one tool I go to for all my stamping needs!  What is yours?

Below are the products I used to create my card. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I have used compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Supplies Used:

Thank you for stopping by and please come back again soon!

Here is the list to join the hop. You should be going to Giovana Smith next from my page. Good luck everyone!

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps Blog
Ilina Crouse
Martha Lucia Gomez
Jeanne Streiff
Cornelia Wenokor
Kia Clapper
Ceal Pritchett
Donna Green Idlet - YOU ARE HERE
Giovana Smith
Terri Burson
Olesya Andreyeva
Stephanie Severin
Tracy McLennon
Susan Wymer
Lindsay Adreon
Teresa DeWitt Pierce
Giada Rigamonti
Chris Dayton
My Sweet Petunia
Lydia Fiedler