May your birthday...

Hello ladies, hope you all are having a wonderful day. I am finally stamping again, yeeehhh!! It has been awhile since I had a really nice stamping time, I hope I can finish all the projects I have in mind :)
For today I have a Birthday card to share with you.  This is a 3 in 1 card. I used the sketch from CPS, the colors from Stampin' Sisters in Christ and the theme comes from Stamp Something.

Here are the details of my card. I started my card with a piece of Bordering Blue, I matted a piece of Chocolate (Gina K) with a piece of PP (Ancestry.com Mat Pad) from K&Company. I added some straight stitches. I cut a piece of Chocolate CS and added some Satin Blue Ribbon (ruffled with stitches), I used my border punch "Sunburst"
I used a pin and added some beads in clear and light blue, I think the pin add a little Vintage look to the card.
The sentiment is from Inside & Out (Gina K) and it was stamped in Broken China Distress Ink. I sponged the inside in Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Card recipe:

Card Stock: Bordering Blue (SU), Chocolate and White (Gina K)

Paper: Ancestry.com Mat Pad (K&Company)

Stamps: Inside & Out (Gina K. Designs)

Ink: Broken China Distress, Antique Linen Distress (Ranger)

Embellishments: Pearls (Michaels), Pearl Pin, Paper flower (Prima), Blue Ribbon (Offray)

Accessories: Sewing machine, Brown thread, Square nestabilities, Daubers, Sunburst Border Punch (Fiskars), Foam Tape, Scor-Tape.

Hope you like it.

Have a great day!!

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May your birthday...

Winners, winners!

Hello ladies, I am back from having some good time with my family and  I have the names of the 2 lucky winners!

I used Random.org and the winners are:

Winner of the Oh Baby Set : Theresa Pollack.
Winner of the Bag of Gina K. Products: Kathy H.

Ladies, send me your contact info to: giovanachavez AT msn DOT com.

Thanks so much to all of you who played the challenge.
God bless.
Giovana

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Winners, winners!

Happy Mother's Day.

Hello my friends. I hope all of you are having a great day!! Right now, my husband and daughter are making breakfast for me and they just told me not to go to the kitchen because they have a surprise for me :) All of these makes me happy.

Me and my lovely daughter

Mama Killdeer and one her babies, born on May 5th 2010 (nest made in my front yard)

Last Friday I spent 3 or so hours with a friend from church making card for all the moms to our church, we had a great time stamping, talking and laughing, sadly I didn't take any pictures of the cards, i will try to take some today.

Yesterday I made a Mother's Day Card using the sketch from Mojo Monday (on Saturday).

Card recipe:

Card Stock: White (GP), Black (Gina K)
Paper: Out & About (My Mind's Eye)
Stamps: Mother's Day (Verve Stamps)
Ink: Espresso Adirondack (Ranger), Antique Linen Distress (Ranger)
Embellishments: Cream Ribbon (Offray), Pearls (Michaels)
Accessories: Scor-Tape, Rectangle Nestabilities, Daubers, Foam Tape.

I wish all of you a wonderful day, enjoy time with your family!
God bless you all.

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Happy Mother's Day.

Mother's Day Blog Candy.

Hello again, hope you all are having a great day! Now, it is time for Blog Candy!! I have chosen Mother's Day for the deadline for this. I am a mom of a precious, talkative and crazy girl, she loves to craft with me and her designs are awesome, LOL.
I know moms are very especial and important in our lives. Mine died when I was only 13 and I miss her every day. She was very especial, crafty 100% and very funny. Her laugh made you laugh even if you were sad, she always made you feel happy and welcome. She loved to talk :) (I think Becca got that from grandma Oliden ) especially on the phone. Even though she died almost 24 years ago I can hear her voice, laugh and I remember her and wish she could be here to see her grand kids (10 total) and all her siblings happily married.

So, for this blog candy you have 2 chances to win:

1. Leave a comment and tell me something especial about your mom or any mom you admire. (only 1 comment per person please)
2. Challenge: Make a Mother's Day card, link it here and let others know about this. Here you can submit as many cards you want.(This card doesn't have to be exclusive for this blog candy, you can combine it with other challenges)

Prizes:

1. The winner from the comments will get a bag with assorted Gina K. products (from my collection)
2. The winner from the challenge will win "Oh Baby" Set from Gina K.

Prize #1: For a lucky commenter.

Prize #2: For a Challenge player

Deadline: May 8th, 2010 - 12:00 Pacific Time.
I will post the winner on Mother's Day May 9th.

Hope you can have fun with this.
God bless.
Giovana

PS: Nobody wants to win these?

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Mother's Day Blog Candy.

Pretty Pansies

Hello my friends! I can't believe it has been more than a week since my last stamping creation. What can I tell you, I have been super busy (as always). Last weekend I had a garage sale, even though I didn't have too many people coming I sold quite a bit. The weather didn't help much, it has been horribly windy, we have had in the last 2 days hail, freezing rain and cold cold temperatures. I got a lot of flowers and some that I planted have died, ahhh so frustrating.
My husband  and I are starting a garden and we have not been able to do much due to the weather, I am keeping all my flowers and some veggies inside, I hope they don't grow too much :)

Anyway, today I was finally able to stamp and it feels soooo good! I watched the new tutorial on Stamp TV and I couldn't resist myself and have to try the Basket.

For my basket I used "Spring Florals" for the image  and "Inside & Out" for the sentiment. I got the scallop ovals with scallop scissors. The ribbon on the handle was stitched onto the CS and also I stitched every square and rectangle panel, I love using my sewing machine :)

I am submitting this project to the Stitching Challenge over at Stampin' Sisters in Christ

Here are some pictures of my basket:

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Chocolate, Creme de Menthe, White, Lovely Lavender (All Gina K)
Paper: Paper Cottage (SU)
Stamps: Spring Florals, Inside & Out (Gina K)
Ink: Black Stazon (Tsukineko), Memento Sweet Plum.
Embellishments: Ribbon, Brads.
Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Score-Tape, Scallop scissors, Yellow Tissue Paper, PrismaColors, OMS.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day/night!

PS: Don't forget about my Blog Candy HERE

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Pretty Pansies

smART-word Challenge: Flowers!

Hello my friends, I hope you are having a great day! My week has been pretty busy, I started Spring cleaning closets and I found out I had tons of stuff, so I planned a Garage Sale for yesterday and today, and so far it is great! God is blessing us with good "garage-yard sailor's" :)

Today we are starting a new month! Wow, May already!! and also time for another smART-word at smART-word challenge. This month's word is "Flowers", so just create something that includes flowers in your project "words, images, embellishments,etc" and link your project HERE. You can use any stamps you own, but if you play with smARTworks stamps you automatically will win one smART-buck.

Here is the project I created for this month's challenge.

For my card I created the Background using one of the images from Frames set, I stamped it using Pretty in Pink Ink (easy way to get a good BG is using the stamp-a-ma jig). Then I stamp the pretty flower from Cookie Plate #1: Botanicals. I stamped the image in Real Red Ink and then cut it out. Finally I used the sentiment from Basket Set (This set is only $2.00!!) I stamped the sentiment in Espresso Adirondack Ink.

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: White (GP), Pink Pirouette (SU).
Stamps: Frames, Cookie Plate #1 & Basket (All smARTworks)
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Espresso.
Embellishments: Red Satin Ribbon (Offray), Liquid Pearls. Clear Glitter.
Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, foam tape, Sunburst Fiskars Border Punch.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!

PS: Don't forget about my Blog Candy, click HERE

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smART-word Challenge: Flowers!

Have you seen ...

...THIS!! One of my cards using Gina K. Stamps was choosen to be in the Challenge Gallery at Cards Blog!!
I am so happy :) 

PS: Don't forget about my Mother's Day Blog Candy, I have only 2 comments and no submissions yet, I didn't think this challenge would be so hard :(

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Have you seen ...

Mother's Day Blog Candy coming soon!!

I have some goodies to share with you my friends! It's going to be a Mother's Day blog candy :)
I will post the picture of the prize and a little something you need to do to win, nothing difficult, do not worry {wink, wink}

See ya later.
Giovana

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Mother's Day Blog Candy coming soon!!

Happy Birthday

Hello again my friends. I have a Birthday card for you today. I got inspired by a baby horse who was born today. It's not my horse, it is my neighbors' and it is super cute, in fact they have 2 baby horses and 1 mama is due in a week, so more babies around here. :) Today, DD and I went to visit the horses. They were so calm and relax, the only one excited was the dog, I think he stopped barking because he got tired of it, LOL.

Anyway, for my card I used the colors from Lee's Color Challenge: Turquoise Sea, Lemon Drop and a Neutral (challenge at Stamp TV) and the sketch comes from 2S4U . Also submitting this for "Stitching Challenge" at Lucy's Cards Blog.

The lace on my card is made by me, I added some turquoise satin ribbon and the Prima flowers match the Lemon Drop CS perfectly.

The stamp set I used is "Inside & Out" from Gina K.

Card recipe:

Card Stock: Textured Turquoise (DCWV), Lemon Drop (Gina K), White (Gina K)

Paper: Out & About Collection (My Mind's Eye)

Stamps: Inside & Out (Gina K. Designs)

Ink: Espresso Adirondack (Ranger), Tea Dye Distress (Ranger)

Embellishments: Crochet Lace, Turquoise Satin Ribbon (Offray), Prima flowers, Gold Brad (Making Memories)

Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Foam tape, Scor-tape, daubers.

Hope you like it.

Have a great day!

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Happy Birthday

And the winner is:

Karen!!! Rebecca loves your card very much, she just picked you as the winner.

Betty, Cat and Nancy, thanks so much for playing Becca's challenge. Please send me your addresses too, I will send you some crochet flowers as well.

e-mail me at: giovanachavez AT msn DOT com.

Have a great day!!
Giovana

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And the winner is:

Other little crafts I've made.

Hello my friends. I hope you are having a great Monday. I am sore, LOL, I am back in the swing of work-out routine and goodness my whole body hurts. In addition of that we are starting our "garden project" and it's a lot of land to clean and rocks to removed. So that's why I don't have any cards "yet", but I want to share a couple of crochet project I've done in the last couple of weeks.
I made a couple of headbands, one for my daughter and one for Miss E. They are simple white bands and they looks so cute on them.

Hope you like it. I will be back later with some card projects for you.
Have a great day!

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Other little crafts I've made.

Psalm 119:165

Hello my friends! Here is a gorgeous day, sunny and bright, hope to stay this way so I can go for a walk later. Anyway, I have an inspirational card for you today. I used one of the sayings from Ministry Mix Set from smARTworks. I really like this Bible verse, in hard times I know who I should trust.
For my card I created the circle window using a couple of Circle Nestabilities, then I embossed them using Swiss Dots embossing folder. The pretty paper is from Out & About Collection from My Mind's Eyes. The flowers are from Prima.

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Sketch: From Rebecca's Sketch (yes!! that my little daughter's challenge)

Flowers: Stampin' Sisters in Christ.

Monochromatic : Caarvarks.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: Pink Pirouette (SU), White (GP).
Paper: Out & About (My Mind's Eye).
Stamps: Ministry Mix (smARTworks).
Ink: Espresso Adirondack (Ranger), Tea Dye Distress (Ranger)
Embellishments: Pink Satin Ribbon (Offray), Prima flowers, Silver brads (JoAnn's).
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Swiss dots folder, daubers, foam tape.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!

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Psalm 119:165

Becca's challenge #2

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great day! Yesterday, my DD asked for a piece of paper and she drew another sketch for you! She is really excited about her new sketch and I hope you can play along. I will make a card later based on her sketch, but for now I have her sketch and the card she made with it, and also a little prize for a lucky winner. This challenge will close next Monday at noon (Pacific Time), she will pick the winner, anybody is welcome to play, little ones too :)

The sketch!

Her card!

The prize!

Assorted paper and crochet flower (made by me)

Hope you can play along with us.
Have a great day!

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Becca's challenge #2

May your birthday

Hello my friends, here I come again with my second post for today. I've been in an inspired mood yesterday and today and I love these days so much that here you have another card. I have to confess something, I really love this card!!! It is so elegant, I hope the picture can make it justice.

I started my card base with the new Bubblegum Pink CS ( I bought it last month and I just used it, ashamed of me), I cuttlebugged a piece of White PL CS with textile folder and sponged the borders with Tea Dye Distress Ink. Then I matted and stitched a piece of Bubblegum Pink with some DP (Postcards form Paris & Sweet as Cherry Pie "Love this paper!!!!") , added some Satin Ribbon with gold staples and Prima flower. The sentiment was stamped in White CS and Espresso Ink.

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:
Sketch: Card Patterns.
Monochromatic : Caarvarks.
Flowers: Stampin' Sisters in Christ.
Layers: Stamp Something.
Birthday: Little Paper Shop.
Birthday : The Scrapbooking Cottage
Stitching: Lucy's Cards Blog

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Bubblegum Pink, White (Gina K. Designs)
Stamps: Inside & Out (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Espresso Adirondack (Ranger), Tea Dye Distress Ink (Ranger).
Embellishments: White Satin Ribbon (Offray), Prima Flower, Pink Rhinestones (KaiserCraft).
Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Circle Nestabilities, Rectangle Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Textile folder, Golden Staples (Making Memories), daubers, Foam Tape.

Hope you like it.
Have a great night!

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May your birthday

Thank you

Hello my friends! I hope you are having a great Wednesday. here is gray, windy and rainy, but glad to be inside and have something to show today.
I think this card is simple, but the flower gives it a really nice touch. I started my card with a piece of White Heavy Weight CS, matted it with a piece of Innocent Pink and some DP from PTI, stitched it, then added the curvy shape (made with my Cricut machine) and the stripe piece of CS, and sewed the border too. I stamped the sentiment from Inside & Out Set (Gina K. Designs) and added a layered of Prima flowers and a touch of Green Ribbon.
I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Sketch Challenge: 2S4U
Monochromatic Challenge: Caarvarks.
Layer Challenge: Stamp Something.
Flower Challenge: Stampin' Sisters in Christ.
Stitching: Lucy's Cards Blog.




Card Recipe:
Card Stock: White, Innocent Pink (Gina K. Designs)
Paper: PTI
Stamps: Inside & Out (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Espresso (Adirondack)
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Green Satin Ribbon (Offray), Mini pearls (Michael's)
Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Cricut Machine, Stretch your Imagination Cartridge, Sunburst Border Punch (Fiskars), Mini glue dots, Medium glue dots.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!

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Thank you