Believe: November 2012

Wednesday, November 28

Alegre Navidad Blog Hop

Hello my friends!! Welcome to another fun Latina Crafter Blog Hop! This time I created a card for you using one of the new Labels Dies and "Labels para Navidad" set.

Hola amigas, bienvenidas a un nuevo Blog Hop de Latina Crafter. En esta ocasión les preparé una tarjetita usando el nuevo Label Uno Die y el set de "Labels para Navidad"

Para esta tarjeta usé uno de los lindos papeles que trae la collección de "Navidad Latina", usé la técnica de distress edges, le agregué 2 tiras de Gold Washi Tape #28 y #77. Corté el die y luego estampé el borde y la paloma en VersaMark Watermark Ink y le agregué gold embossing powder. le agregué un lazo doble, usé el Elegant seam binding o cinta verde. Unas perlitas en las esquinas y la tarjeta esta lista!

Espero que les guste mi tarjeta.

Ahora las invito a visitar a las otras chicas del Equipo de diseño, que han creado trabajos fabulosos!!

No se olviden de dejar su comentario y asi pueden ganar un kit de Navidad Latina!!!

Gracias por su visita

Giovana

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Tuesday, November 27

Heartfelt Creations Cards

Hello my friends!! Hope your day/night is fantastic, I have a couple of projects to show you using new stamps just released from the Timeless Amour Collection from Heartfelt Creations.

This is your day Card

Directions:

Make card base from Ivory Cardstock. A2 size (4.25" x 5.5")
Mat Cranberry Tart Cardstock and Patterned Paper, add stitches and adhere panel to card base.
Stamp floral image onto Patterned Paper in Aged Mahogany Distress Ink., Die-cut, emboss and stencil piece with Labels Eight Die. Mat piece with a Decorative Labels Eight piece in Cranberry Tart.
Stamp flowers onto Patterned Paper in Aged Mahogany Distress Ink, die-cut them with coordinated dies. Create flowers using 3 of the smallest flowers together. Add Dries Clear Glue to edges and add Gold Gala Glitz, add flowers to image. Add Glitter to swirls on image.
Create a double bow and add a Gold Brad, add it to card.

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3505 Timeless Rosette PreCut Set
HCDP1 228 Timeless Amour Paper Collection
HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die
Decorative Labels Eight Dies (Spellbinders)
Labels Eight Dies (Spellbinders)
Grand Calibur (Spellbinders)
Gold Gala Glitz
Antique Rose Pee Wee Glitter
Gold Pearl Brads
Dries Clear Glue
Metal Glue Tip
Double Dots

Other Products:

Cardstock: Ivory, Cranberry Tart (GKD)
Ink: Aged Mahogany Distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Pearls, Seam Binding Ribbon, Sewing machine

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Memories with you (CAS)

Directions:

Make card base from Ivory Cardstock. A2 size (4.25" x 5.5")
Stamp rossettes in opposite corners in Sweet Cocoa Ink. Color them with Copic Markers.
Stamp sentiment in Memento Lady Bug Ink.
Add Dries Clear Glue to rossettes and add Gold Gala Glitz.
Add pearls.

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3505 Timeless Rossette PreCut Set
Gold Gala Glitz
Dries Clear Glue
Metal Glue Tip

Other Products:

Cardstock: Ivory (GKD)
Ink: Memento Sweet Cocoa, Memento Lady Bug (Tsukineko), Copic Markers (YR00, R20, R22, YG63)
Accessories: Pearls

All the products in blue can be found at the Heartfelt Creations Store

Hope you like them!
Have a fantastic day

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Friday, November 23

Heartfelt Creations Timeless Amour Collection Release!!!

We are pleased to introduce the Timeless Amour Collection. Grab your cup of cocoa and snuggle up. This set is as warm and romantic as the days when the snow flies and the fireplaces pops. Typography of love, roses of delight, and patterns of mesmerizing drama are all included in the Timeless Amour Collection.

There are 5 new PreCut Stamp Sets, one 12x12 Paper Collection, and one beautiful new exclusive Spellbinders die designed for Heartfelt Creations. Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by November 27th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $134.93

Directions:

Make card base from Ivory Cardstock. 5.5" square.
Cut a panel from Ivory Cardstock (5' Square) Stamp top and bottom side using Timeless Lace Pre Cut Set with Versamark Ink, add Bridal embossing powder and heat it up.
Stamp sentiment in Memento Sweet Cocoa.
Mat Ivory panel with Pink Cardstock, add stitches. and adhere it to card base.
Die-cut and emboss hearts, add them to card base then add pearls.
Stamp flowers onto Patterned Paper, die-cut flowers with coordinated dies and mount together.
Add ribbon, hemp and flower.

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3508 Timeless Lace PreCut Set
HCPC 3509 Timeless Sentiments PreCut Set
HCD 728 Timeless Amour Die
HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die
HCDP1 227 Vintage Floret Paper Collection
Grand Calibur
Bridal Embossing Powder
White Gala Glitz
Dries Clear Glue

Other Products:

Cardstock: Ivory (GKD), Bright Pink, Green ( DCWV)
Accessories: Scor-tape, Seam Binding Ribbon, Hemp (Darice), Small pop dots,Heat Embossing Gun.

All the products in blue can be found at the Heartfelt Creations Store

Hope you like it!
Have a fantastic day

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Thursday, November 22

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hello my friends! "Happy Thanksgiving / Feliz Dia de Acción de Gracias". I love thanksgiving, I love to have my family together, laugh and enjoy those beautiful moments that last forever!! Of course I love to eat pumpkin pie too {wink, wink}

Latina Crafter has a post dedicated to Thanksgiving today, with beautiful projects for you today. I have a little home decor I made for you, just an idea that can be changed to any other holiday/occasion.

For my project I used the new Label Die from Latina Crafter, scored the sides and used an extra label as a base to adhere them, I added some twine on the top.
I used 3 different sets: Confianza y Alabanza en el Señor, Hoy Agradezco, and the Gracias was from "Super Papá"

I wrapped a couple of Almond Shells (with real almonds inside) with burlap and ribbon (This ribbon is from my birthday flowers bouquets, too pretty to toss it), few purple corn (real ones) around and die-cut some leaves from different colors of cardstock.

Hope you like it!!
Have a fantastic day with your family and friends!
God bless.

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Monday, November 19

Winter is

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great Monday! Last Saturday I got happy mail from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and couldn't resist myself and started creating. but before that I checked the Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers and I found THIS pretty piece.

So, this is my card:

The stamp set is "Winter Silhouettes", I treated the beautiful Lacey Eyelet Border Die with cream satin ribbon, the cardstock used is Sandy Beach and Cranberry Tart from Gina K. Designs. The ink used was Aged Mahogany Distress.

Hope you like it!!

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Friday, November 16

"Christmas / Winter Wishes" Blog Hop

WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER “CHRISTMAS/WINTER WISHES” BLOG HOP!

Hi everyone! Thanks for playing along in our November blog hop! The Blog Hop with Sean & Regina will now be featuring Gina K. Designs stamps only for our monthly blog hops starting this month! A lot of us have started to create our holiday cards. There are some amazing new stamp sets by Gina K. Designs that were released in October and we are sure to be inspired in the upcoming November release as well!
This month, we are honored that we are joined by Rebecca Oehlers, a Gina K. Designs Illustrator who has created some beautiful stamp sets for Gina K. Designs available in the Stamp TV Store!
The blog hop designers have been busy creating a card or cards that we hope will inspire you to create some beautiful Christmas and winter themed cards for your family and friends. Enjoy yourself as you hop along for the holidays!

OUR BLOG HOP SPONSOR!

Becky Oehlers is a member of the Gina K. Designs Illustrator Team! Becky’s style is really fun, crisp and clean. They are used to make wonderful cards with just the right message or can be used to add some fun to your scrapbooking pages. In addition, Becky is one of the best card designers and artists in the craft world. Go to Becky’s blog to look at the great things she has been up to AND view the card samples she has created with her newest stamp set “Mistletoe Memories” that was released yesterday during the Stamp TV October Release Party. Becky’s blog address is: http://hemidemisemiquaverdesignblog.com/.

This is the project I made for you. I didn't use the traditional Christmas colors and went a little bit Shabby-chic :)

Sending Warm Wishes:

Make card base from Ivory Cardstock.
Cut a panel from Sandy Beach (3.75" x 5"), ink the flat side of Snowfalkes embossing folder with Antique Linen Distress, it will ink only the deboss part and make the snowflakes from the folder a little lighter.
Mat this piece with a sligthly bigger piece of Innocent Pink Cardstock. Add stitches.
Stamp sentiment on a piece of Sandy Beach CS in Memento Espresso Truffle Ink. Stamp snowflakes in Memento Angel Pink Ink. Die-cut, emboss and stencil piece with Label 8 Nestabilities Dies. Die-cut and emboss a piece of Warm Cocoa with Decorative Labels 8 Nestabilities.
Die-cut, emboss and stencil Poinsettia flower in different sizes, create a flower and adhere it to card.
Add Swirl bling.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Ivory, Innocent Pink, Sandy Beach, Warm cocoa (Gina K. Designs)
Stamps: Simple Snowflakes (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle, Memento Angel Pink (Tsukineko)
Embellishments: Pearl, Swirl Bling (Want2Scrap)
Accessories: Label Eight Nestabilities, Decorative Label Eight Nestabilities, Layered Poinsettia (Spellbinders), Pop dots, Sewing machine.

All the items in bold can be found at Gina K. Designs Store

LET'S GET HOPPING.....

Now it is your turn to blog hop with all of our friends!

The rules are simple:

Visit each participating blog on the list below.
Leave a comment for the blog host designer.
Become a follower of each participating blog.

If you follow rules 1 – 3, you will be eligible to win the grand prize of a Becky Oehlers stamp set for Gina K. Designs.

At the end of the hop, a random winner will be chosen for the Blog Hop Grand Prize using comments and followers from each blog. We have decided to keep the hop open from Friday – Monday. We do this because some people that want to participate need more time to get through the entire hop.

The deadline for leaving comments is Monday, November 19 at 8pm CST. The winner will be chosen and announced on Tuesday, November 20, 2012.

The blog hop designer this month are as follows:

Sean Fetterman	http://cardcraftyclub.blogspot.com/
Regina Hardy	http://cardsbyregina.blogspot.com/
Lee Murphy	http://luvleestamper.blogspot.com
Becky Oehlers	http://hemidemisemiquaverdesignblog.com
Lori McAree	http://smilingwhilestamping.blogspot.com
Kyra Sanders (Ky)	http://bunnynest.blogspot.com
Kay Simmons	http://livinlifeinthecreativelane.blogspot.com
Penny O’Dell	http://pennyskrafts.blogspot.com/
Ina Grehan	http://littlebitsofcraft.blogspot.com
Sherian Dixon	http://meemee48.blogspot.com
Giovana Smith ß YOU ARE HERE!	http://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/

Please leave a comment for the blog hop design and sign up/follow each hop designer to be eligible to win the grand prize stamp set!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great and blessed day!

Giovana

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Thursday, November 15

Thank You

Hello my friends! I have a Clean and Simple card for you today. I made this card for a challenge I am hosting over at StampTV called "Oldies but Goodies" .

The stamps I used are "A year of flowers" (one of my favorites and the first set I bought from Gina K. Designs), the bold image is from "Pressed Flowers" which coordinates perfectly with AYOF and the sentiment is from "Hello Sunshine", this is not too oldie, but I like the Thank You from this set :)

The cardstock base is Kraft, the sunflowers were stamped first in Espresso Truffle and Tangelo. The sentiment was stamped in Vintage Photo Distress.

I am submitting this card to:

Hope you like it!
Have a great and blessed day!

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Wednesday, November 14

The Everlasting Light

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great Wednesday. I got really sad that I didn't have time or wasn't feeling the best to create anything for the Heartfelt Creations Blog this week, but I managed to make a very CAS Christmas card.

This card would be fantastic to mass produce (to all of you brave people who make your own Christmas cards ;) I haven't started yet)

For this card I used the "Nativity Scene Set". I stamped the image in Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. Then I used Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress Inks, take the pad and rub it directly on your cardstock. Then stamped the sentiment in Vintage Photo Distress.
I finally added a little gold nail head.

Super easy!!
Hope you like it.
Giovana

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Tuesday, November 13

Thinking of you

Hello my friends! It feels like I haven't blogged in forever. I had a house full of sick people last week and I was (as always) the last one getting the bug, agghhh, now I am feeling better, which means more time to create and blog.

I have a card I submitted for publication, but didn't make the cut, so I am posting here for you to enjoy.

The stamps are from Gina K. Designs, the basket is from "Spring Basket Set", the roses are from "Holiday Basket Set" and the saying is from "Stately Flowers 3". The dies I used are Classic rectangle Nestabilities and Fleur de Leis Nestabilities by Spellbinders.

The images were colored with Copic Markers and cut out. I covered the roses after the card was finished with Crystal Lacquer and let it dried overnight.
I added pink Lace tape and some pretty twine.

I am submitting this card to:

Simon Says Challenge: Thinking of You/Sympathy

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!!
Giovana

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Saturday, November 10

Luke 2:11

Hello my friends! Hope you all are starting a great weekend. My week has been busy (as always), but today I have a Christmas card for you. The saying is a Bible verse from Luke 2:1, the image is from "Adorad al Salvador" (Praise the Savior) and the Bible verse is from "Versículos Bíblicos" (Bible Verses), this set is from Latina Crafter.

My card is a little bit Shabby Chic :) Lots of distressing and stitches.

Now, to all my Spanish speaking friends, check this out :)

Hope you like it!!
Have a great day!

PS: Today, I am going to a "Ladies Day of Encouragement" at my church.

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Tuesday, November 6

Happy Birthday!

Hello my friends! Hope you had a fantastic weekend. Guess what?? Last Saturday was my birthday!! Yes, I just entered into a new decade, LOL. Happy 40th birthday to me!! I had a fantastic day, super easy and relaxed, just the way I wanted it. In addition of that my daughter got sick, so we had a lot of cuddling time :)

Now, let me show you the card I made for you today :)

Happy Birthday Card

Directions:

Make card base from Bravo Burgundy Cardstock. 5" square.
Cut a panel from Ivory Cardstock (4.25" square)
Stamp sentiment in Aged Mahogany Distress Ink, emboss under sentiment.
Stamp flowers on Vintage Floret Patterned Paper in Espresso Truffle Ink. Die-cut flowers with coordinated dies, shape edges and glue them together. Die-cut leaves.
Add leaves and flower to card panel, then add panel to card base.
Add pearls and White Gala Glitz to flower edges.

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3504 Bold Vintage Floret Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCPC 3500 Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCPD1 227 Vintage Floret Paper Collection
HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die
Rose Creations Shapeabilities
White Gala Glitz
Dries Clear Glue
Grand Calibur

Other Products:

Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy (Stampin' Up), Ivory (GKD), Textured Green (Bazzill)
Ink: Aged Mahogany Distress (Ranger), Espresso Truffle (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Organic Flourish Embossing folder (Provo Craft), Pearls, Scor-tape, Heat glue gun

All the products in blue can be found at the Heartfelt Creations Store

Hope you like it!
Have a fantastic day!!

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Friday, November 2

Latina Crafter "November Sketch"

Hello my friends!! It's a new month and Latina Crafter has a new sketch for you to play along and also your chance to win stamps!!

This is the sketch:

And this is what I created, I used one of the new sets "Adorad al Salvador" (Worship the Savior), the Patterned paper is from Echo Park Paper and Washi Tapes that can be found HERE

Directions:

Make card base from cardstock. Round punch bottom corner.
Mat White cardstock and Patterned Paper, add zig-zag stitches.
Add Washi Tapes.
Stamp sentiment in Watermarl Versamark Ink and add gold embossing powder, heat it up.
Stamp image on White cardstock in Versamarl ink and gold embossing powder, heat it up. Die-cut and emboss image with Circle Nestabilities.
Add image to card panel with pop dots.
Add panel to card, add pearls.

Hope you can play along with us!
Have a fantastic day!!

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Happy Thanksgiving Card (CAS)

Hello my friends!! Today I have a "Clean and Simple" card for you. I did some heat embossing for this project, not coloring, super quick card :)

Directions:

Make card base from White Cardstock (A2 size).
Stamp sentiment in bottom front part in Watermark Versamark, add Gold Embossing powder and heat it up
Stamp image on White Cardstock in Watermark Versamark Ink, apply gold embossing powder over image and heat it up. Die-cut, emboss and stencil image with bigger Classic Oval Nestabilities.
Die-cut a piece of White Cardstock using the Decorative Die Topper. Add it to card base.
Add Jute Ribbon around.
Add image to card.
Add pearls.

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3484 Pumpkin Harvest PreCut Set
HCPC 3333 Bold Falling Leaves PreCut Set (sentiment)
HCD 716 Layered Elegant Swirl Die
Classic Oval Nestabilities
Grand Calibur
Double Dots

Other products:

Cardstock: White (GKD)
Ink: Watermark Versamark
Accessories: Gold embossing powder, Embossing heat gun, Jute twine ribbon, Pearls

All the products in blue can be found at the Heartfelt Creations Store

Hope you like it!!
Have a great and blessed day!!

Share: facebook - twitter - pinterest

Thursday, November 1

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps " DT Favorites" Blog Hop

It's hard to believe Sweet 'n Sassy Sassy Stamps is celebrating 5 fabulous years this month. Time sure flies when you're having fun!
We have a lot planned this month in honor of our 5th birthday starting with today's special DT Favorites Blog Hop. The best part about this hop is that all of the sets the DT is featuring are on sale---25% off today through November 7th!!!
I hope you enjoy the beautiful creations shared today featuring our favorite Sweet 'n Sassy Stamp sets!!

Let me show you my "Favorite Sets", honestly, I love a lot more, but I chose 3 for today's hop.

Poinsettia Set: I will start with one of the newest sets "Poinsettia", isn't this set beautiful?! I used the sketch #182 from The Sweet Stop, I made few changes so my image can fit better :) The image was colored with Copic Markers and also added zig-zag stitches. The image was covered with Crystal Lacquer, I added few drops of Liquid Pearls to the scallop border. The sentiment was stamped on one of the banner dies.

Vintage Baby: This is for sure one of my favorite sets, and I love making baby cards :) The image was stamped in Espresso Truffle Ink and colored with Copic Markers. I added some Vintage Lace and pearls, yes the lace is a vintage find from one of my yard sale trips ;)

Bee-Happy Rhubarb: Isn't Rhubarb an adorable bear? This bee outfit is just way too cute :) I used the new sketch from Deconstructed Sketch for my card.