Tuesday, July 20

Happy Anniversary!

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great day! I don't have a card for you today, I hope later. Today, my wonderful husband and I are celebrating our 8th Wedding Anniversary!
Yesterday, I planned to make a card for him, but when I checked the time, it was almost time to start dinner, then he was around my craft area and I didn't do it. Then I decided to watch TV and I fell asleep.
Anyway, today we are planning to go out for some yummy dinner at the Indian Restaurant, I've heard really good comments about this place and we are going to try it. My good neighbor Nicole is babysitting Rebecca, so we can have a nice time, just us!

Here is a picture of our wedding day in Perú. At this time, it's winter over there. That day was a very cold day and even started raining a little bit, but I always kept a big smile, it was my Wedding!!


By the way, yesterday DD and I made "anniversary cookies" for daddy, LOL.



Have a great day!
God bless you all!
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Sunday, July 18

Seeds of Kindness Blog Hop!

Hello my friends and welcome to another Gina K. Blog Hop. This time we are featuring "Seeds of Kindness" Set. This wonderful set comes with a card kit!! but I decided to use different colors :), why?  because I've been craving for Kraft, LOL. I really wanted to use Kraft this time, I love this color, but I don't use it as often as I would like to. So, all of my 3 cards have Kraft on it.

Here are my creations:

Card #1: I'm so glad I have you to hang on to: This card was a challenge for me :) It's OLC, no embellishments (other than the Rhinestone) and  love it. Love how it turn out very much. The image was colored first with Prismacolor Pencils, then I added some Markers (SU) and blended them and you can see the results. Love it!

Directions:
  • Make card from Kraft card stock. Ink edges with White Ink.
  • Stamp image, color it.
  • Add rhinestone.
  • Stamp sentiment, add white embossing powder, heat emboss.
Card Recipe:
  • Card stock: Kraft (GKD).
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), White Craft (JoAnn's), Prismacolor Pencils, Earth Elements Markers (SU)
  • Embellishments: Rhinestone (Making Memories)
  • Accessories: White embossing powder, Embossing gun (Marvy Uchida), Sponge daubers.

Card #2: Bloom: This card is fun and elegant. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils, also stamped an extra image, colored it and cut it out.

Directions:
  • Make card from Kraft card stock.
  • Mat together White card stock and a slightly smaller piece of patterned paper. Die cut a different style of patterned paper, adhere and stitch together.
  • Add ribbon and make a bow. Stamp sentiment.
  • Stamp image, color  and die cut it. Sponge inside. Add extra image for 3D-look. Add glitter glue.
  • Adhere to card.
Card Recipe:

Card 3#: My friend: This is Classy & Elegant. I love the color combo very much! I stamped the image in Watercolor Card stock and colored it with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS.

Directions:
  • Make card from Kraft card stock.
  • Mat together Lemon Drop CS and Patterned Paper (slightly smaller), ink edges. Create border with border punch. Adhere and stitch together.
  • Stamp image, color and die cut. Sponge inside. Add glitter glue. Adhere to card.
  • Add ribbon and little pearls.
  • Stamp sentiment, die cut and add to card.
Card Recipe:
I am submitting these cards to the Moxie Fab Blog Card Style Challenge!
Card #1 to Clean & Graphic ;
Card #2 & 3 to Classy & Elegant

Do you like them? I hope you do. I enjoyed creating these cards. I am pretty sure you will find tons of inspiration as soon as you start visiting the other talented ladies.

For more details on the card kit that is included with the purchase of the Seeds of Kindness stamp set, please click here.  Then, to see even more samples with this versatile stamp set, visit these designer's blog links who are participating in the hop tonight:

Then, for even more inspiration be sure to check out the Idea Center for all the samples that everyone has shared in the StampTV gallery.
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Friday, July 16

Pink Christmas cards

Hello my friends! I hope you are having a great day {without allergies;)}. Today I have some not-conventional Christmas cards. When I was planning my project I told myself what not to create something different, to be honest I've never made Pink Christmas cards, but sometimes you need to think outside the box :)
As you know I am a  hostess over at Stamp TV and this week I am challenging my good friends there to "Emboss + Pink"
I created very Clean & Simple cards. I love layers and embellishments (tons), so creating CAS cards is a big challenge for me.
While creating these I immediately thought of the Card Style Challenge over at Moxie Fab World "Clean & Graphic" and Christmas in July Challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room.

Here are my cards!
I did a  lot of embossing, all the images were heat embossed. For the ornament card I stamped the snowflake and die cut circles in different sizes. Then I adhered embroidery thread to create the bows.


 


 Card Recipe:
  • Card stock: Innocent Pink, Layering White, Chocolate Brown (GKD)
  • Stamps: Blessed is the season (GKD)
  • Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), Clear Versamak, Pealescent Poppy (Tsukineko)
  • Embellishments: Pink Rhinestones (KaiserCrafts), Pearls (Michael's), Embroidery Thread (DMC), Jute twine (GKD), Red button from Holiday Collection (GKD)
  • Accessories: Label 3 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Gold embossing powder, Embossing heat gun, Sponge daubers, Foam tape.
Hope you like it!
Have a great day!
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Thursday, July 15

A note of Thanks.

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great day! I am dealing with allergy problems, yikes! I was planning to go with my daughter to VBS, but I had to change plans and stay home, even though I have taken the allergy medicine, it is  not working at all. But, being home alone, quiet and peaceful, I decide to play in my craft room and I create this for you.
Have you check all the fun challenges over at Moxie Fab World Blog? well, if you haven't, please go!! They are fun! and they have this one that I love! Shabby & Vintage!! So, I started with that, but I needed a sketch, so I used the one from  2S4U. Also, I remembered the challenge over at PCC "Inspiration: Vintage typewriter"

Anyways, here is the card I created!!

Direction:
  • Create card from card stock. Ink edges.
  • Mat together patterned paper, ink edges and add stitches.
  • Adhere a stripe of Scor-tape and fold ribbon, add stitches. Add Kraft ribbon.
  • Stamp sentiment.
  • Stamp images using Pigment ink, add embossing powder. Die cut and sponge insides. Adhere to card with foam tape.
  • Add pins onto the ribbon.

Card Recipe:
  • Card Stock: Kraft (GKD).
  • Paper: Ancestry.com Collection (K&Company), Postcards from Paris & Sweet as Cherry Pie (Webster's Pages).
  • Stamps: On the Desk (CHF)
  • Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft (SU), Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), Tea Dye Distress (Ranger), White Craft (JoAnn's)
  • Embellishments: Green Satin Ribbon (Offray), Kraft Twill Ribbon (Martha Stewart), Pins.
  • Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Sponge dauber, Label 8 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Foam tape, Scor-tape, Clear embossing powder, Embossing gun.
Hope you like it. I would love to hear your comments.
Have a great day!!
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Wednesday, July 14

Thank you

Hello my friends! I have a CAS card for you today. I always struggle with CAS cards because I love embellishments and lots of layers :) Anyway, I try my best to design a CAS card and this is the result.
I used the colors from OTWC. The stamp set is "Inside & Out" (GKD), the pretty paper is from N- Sizzlin' Summer Digital Paper Pack (GKD)



Card recipe:
Card stock: Tangerine Tango (SU), White (GP).
Paper:N- Sizzlin' Summer Digital Paper Pack (GKD)
Stamps: Inisde & Out (GKD)
Ink: Broken China Distress (Ranger)
Embellishments: Orange Ribbon (SU), Buttons.
Accessories: Corner punch, Mini glue dots, Dauber sponge, Scor-tape.

I am submitting this card to:

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!
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Tuesday, July 13

Oh baby!

Hello my friends! I am back with a cute baby card. My yard work took a little longer than I expected, but I managed to make a card today, yay!! Let me tell you something that happened while I was stamping, in the last few days a couple of hawks have been flying around our house, they must have found something good because they are around pretty much all day and they make a funny sound, this morning when I was working on my yard one was flying very low and I started imitating the sound and the hawk started flying extremely too low, LOL, they are so much to watch,that's why I love living in the country :)

Here a couple of pictures of 2 different hawks sitting on the telephone poles. One is a lot bigger than the other one.

Now, into my card, for this I used Oh Baby! set (GKD). The cute teddy bear was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and then cut out. The red button is from Button Jar-Red Mix (GKD).


Card recipe:
  • Card stock: Lemon Drop (GKD), Layering White (GKD), Tangerine Tango (SU).
  • Patterned Paper: Just Dreamy Collection (My Mind's Eye).
  • Stamps: Oh Baby! (GKD).
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko). Memento Tangelo (Tsukineko).
  • Embellishments: Lemon Satin Ribbon (Offray), Red Button (GKD).
  • Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Threading Water Border Punch (Fiskars), Label 3 Nestabilites (Spellbinders), Sponge daubers, Scor-tape, Yellow embroidery thread, Foam tape, Prismacolor pencils, OMS.

I am this card to the following challenges:
Hope you like it.
Have a great day!!
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Hello!!

Hello my friends! I hope you are doing great. As you can see, I haven't post anything new since Saturday and I haven't stamped for more than a week. Working on my garden and yard takes a lot of time, but I enjoy it very much :)
But, don't you worry, I have today and tomorrow to stamp my heart out and I will enjoy that a lot. DD is going to VBS and I am not working all this week, so I am planning to do a lot of stamping for you my friends. Thanks so much for visiting my blog and your kind comments. I love reading them.

Here few pictures of my busy life!!
Enjoy.

Becca at the 4th of July Parade and at Cabela's Aquarium in Lacey, WA.




 My garden, you can see some potatoes, lettuce and some of my beautiful tomatoes. I have 10 tomato plants and so far I have tons of little tomatoes :)
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Saturday, July 10

Happy for you

Hello my friends! I hope you are having a great day. Here is hot!! I love warm weather, but not HOT weather. Right now we are getting into the 3 digits, not fun (for me), on the other hand my daughter doesn't care much, well she loves to go outside and ride her bike and play with dirt, she makes castles, holes and gets dirty, that is what she calls FUN!
Anyway, I want to show you a card I made few weeks ago and I haven't posted here.
This card has a lot of tearing and sponging. Pretty easy to make and mass produce.

Direction:
  • Make card from card stock.
  • Cut stripe of patterned paper and adhere to card.
  • Stamp BG image and main image. Tear sides and ink edges.
  • Tear sides of additional card stock (slightly bigger) and ink edges. Adhere stamped card stock. Adhere to card.
  • Stamp sentiment and die cut and sponge inside. Adhere to card with foam tape.
  • Add gold rhinestones.

Card recipe:
  • Card Stock: Innocent Pink (GKD), White (GKD), Red Textured (DCWV).
  • Paper: Out & About Collection (My Mind's Eye)
  • Stamps: Botanicals (GKD)
  • Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), Pretty in Pink (SU), Real Red (SU). Vintage Linen Distress (Ranger).
  • Embellishments: Gold Rhinestones (Recollections).
  • Accessories: Sponge dauber, Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Foam tape.
Hope you like it.
Have a great Saturday!!
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Friday, July 9

CSS Alumni Color Challenge Blog Hop

Welcome to a fun blog hop being hosted by members of StampTV Center Stage Alumni. A group of us have decided to get together a couple of times a month and host a themed hop in order to share our love for Gina K. stamps. If you've arrived from Cheri's blog: Stamp'n Boomer then you're at the right place! To start at the beginning, please go to StampTV and hop from there.

The challenge for this hop is a Color Challenge ~ Kraft or Tan Leather, Green (Creme de Menthe, Grass Green, Fresh Asparagus, or Green Apple) and White.

Here's what I came up with. I created 2 cards with these colors.

Hugs and Prayers: For this card I used Nina's new set Hugs and Prayers, the BG paper is from Bright and Grungy Dots Digital paper I added 4 eyelets from the Metallic Mix Collection and added some Jute twine

Card recipe:
Card stock: Kraft, White Fresh Asparagus (Gina K. Designs)
Stamps: Hugs and Prayers (Gina K. Designs).
Paper: Bright and Grungy Digital (GKD)
Ink: Certainly Celery (SU), Peeled Paint Distress (Ranger), Tea Dye Distress (Ranger).
Embellishments: Metallic Eyelets (GKD), Green Glitter (Studio G), Jute twine (GKD).
Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Distresser (CTMH), Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Sponge daubers, Foam tape.


I love hanging around you: For this card I used Gina's new set Seeds of Kindness.The images was stamped and colored twice, then I cut out few of the leaves and added to the main image with glue dots and curled the ends of the leaves for a better and real look. The BG was created with Distress Stripes embossing folder, I added some Vintage Linen Distress Ink to the folder and embossed it that way, then I inked all the edges with Walnut Stain Distress. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and die cut using Fancy Tags Nestabilities

I am submitting this card to:  The Shabby Tea Room.


Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Grass Green, White, Kraft (GKD)
Stamps: Seeds of Kindness (GKD)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), Vintage Linen Distress (Ranger), Walnut Stain Distress (Ranger).
Embellishments: Silver Brad (Jo'Anns), Green Glitter Glue (Studio G).
Accessories: Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Fancy Tags (Spellbinders), Glue dots, Distress Stripes Embossing folder, Cuttlebug, Sewing machine, White thread, Sponge dauber, Prismacolor Pencils, OMS.

Ready for more inspiration? Hop on over to Jen's Blog " Designs by Boo to see her beautiful project!

Hope you like this hop!
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Peace, Love & Joy...

Hello my friends! It's new Friday and time for another Christmas Challenge over at Stamp TV. This week my challenge is an "Inspiration Challenge", the other day I was searching the web and I found this beautiful Christmas Dinner Set. This website has wonderful stuff and lots of sales too {wink, wink}.


This is what I came up with. I got inspired by the colors in the picture, they are so pretty!!
I stamped the pine tress in White Pigment Ink and added White embossing powder, heated. Then I created the sky BG with Bashful Blue Ink and Broken China Distress. I added some Peeled Paint and Weathered Wood Distress Ink around the trees. The ground was created with Vintage Linen, Walnut Stain and Weathered Wood Distress Ink.
The sentiment was stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa. Finally I added some Sugar Cube Glitter (MS) and some White Ribbon.

Card recipe:
Card stock: Cranberry Tart, Fresh Asparagus, White (GKD).
Stamps: Blessed is the Season (GKD)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), White Pigment (JoAnn's), Bashful Blue (SU), Broken China Distress (Ranger), Vintage Linen Distress (Ranger), Walnut Stain Distress (Ranger), Weathered Wood Distress (Ranger).
Embellishments: White Organdy Ribbon. (GKD), Sugar Cube Glitter (MS)
Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Sponge dauber, White embossing powder, Embossing gun.

Hope you like it and have the chance to play along over at Stamp TV.
Have a great day!!
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Wednesday, July 7

Some baby cards

Hello my friends! Hope you all are having a great day. Here, even though is vacation time I am busier than ever. DD and I are spending a lot of time outside, thing we are enjoying a lot.
Today I want to share a couple of baby cards I have made and never posted here.




Hope you like them!
Have a great day!!
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Tuesday, July 6

Friends are forever.

Hello my friends! Just a quick post to wish you all a great day! I will post another card later.
Have a great day!!

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Friday, July 2

Enjoy your day!

CPS SketchHello my friends, here I go again with another post. This time with some exciting news, I am being featured as a Facebook Friday Friend over at CPS Blog challenge!! Yay!!

So, this is the card I created with this week sketch.

Enjoy your day: Very vintage look and lots of heat embossing and distressing.


Directions:
  1. Make card from card stock.
  2. Mat brown and blue card stock, ink and distress edges. Add stitches.
  3. Distress and ink edges of piece of patterned paper. Add to previous piece and add stitches.
  4. Die-cut circles, emboss and sponge insides.
  5. Stamp butterfly and little flowers, add gold embossing powder and heat emboss. Cut them out.
  6. Add images to card. Add twine and sentiment. Add rhinestones.
Enjoy your day
Enjoy your day
Card Recipe:
  1. Card stock: Ivory, Chocolate brown (Gina K. Designs), Blue (DCWV).
  2. Paper: Ancestry.com Collection (K&Co).
  3. Stamps: Hope Grows (Gina K. Designs)
  4. Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko). Tea Dye Distress (Ranger), Vintage Linen Distress (Ranger).
  5. Embellishments: Jute twine (Gina K. Designs), Gold Rhinestones (Recollections)
  6. Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Distresser (CTMH), Sponge dauber, Gold Embossing powder, Embossing gun, Foam tape.

I am submitting this card to:
Sketch: CPS-Card Sketches.
Three Flowers: Speedy the Cat's Friends.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!!
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Blessed is the season.

llo my friends, it is Friday and time for another Christmas Challenge over at StampTV. This week challenge is "Glitter/ Sparkles/ Shine" I created two cards using one brand new set, just released few hours ago "Blessed is the season"

Merry & Bright: This card does not have the usual green pine trees, I decided to stamp the trees using Red Ink and I really like it!

Direction:
  1. Make card from card stock. Ink edges.
  2. Stamp image and sentiment. Ink edges. Mat it with a slightly bigger piece of card stock. Stitch edges.
  3. Add rhinestones in the corners. Add ribbon and button in the lower corner.
  4. Apply some Diamond Glaze and add Dazzle Dust to create snow/ice effect.
  5. Add to card.

Merry & Bright

Merry & Bright
Card Recipe:
  1. Card Stock: Kraft, Ivory, Rocket Red Textured.
  2. Stamps: Blessed is the season (Gina K. Designs).
  3. Ink: Real Red (SU), Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), Vintage Linen Distress (Ranger)
  4. Embellishments: Button from Holiday Collection (Gina K. Designs), Christmas Stripe Ribbon (GinaK. Designs), Pure Luxury Gold Cording (Gina K. Designs), Gold Rhinestones (Recollections), Dazzle Dust.
  5. Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Sponge dauber, Diamond Glaze, Scor-tape.
Blessed is the season: This is a very CAS card. Just a little bit of work to create the glittery dove.
Directions:
  1. Make card from Card stock.
  2. Stamp sentiment and dove image, add clear embossing powder and heat.
  3. Emboss a stripe piece of card stock and adhere to card.
  4. Add cord to button and add to ribbon.
  5. Apply some Diamond Glaze and add the glitter
Blessed is the season
Blessed is the season
Card recipe:
  1. Card stock: Ivory, Cranberry Tart
  2. Stamps: Blessed is the season (Gina K. Designs)
  3. Ink: Cranberry Pigment (Ranger).
  4. Embellishments: Button from Holiday Collection (Gina K. Designs), Cranberry Tart Satin Ribbon (Gina K. Designs), Caramel Apple Glitter (Martha Stewart), Pure Luxury Gold Cording (Gina K. Designs)
  5. Accessories: Cuttlebug, Snowflakes embossing folder, Diamond Glaze.
Hope you like my cards and have the chance to play along this challenge too.
Have a great day!!
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Thursday, July 1

Keep up your face to the sun

Hello my friends!! and to all my Canadian friends "Happy Canada Day"!! Can you believe it is July already?? Time flies for sure, pretty sure we are going to be celebrating Thanksgiving and getting ready for Christmas too!!
Well, today as the first day of the month the smART-word Challenge blog is launching another challenge for you. This month's word is "BRIGHT", so get ready for your sunglasses and create something bright and post it "HERE"

This is the card I created for this challenge, nothing brighter than the SUN, so I created a sun shape card. The rays were made with 3 different yellow ribbon, one plain and one with polka dots. The sentiment I chose is from Vintage Variety Set.

Keep your face to the sun

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Orange Textured (Bazzill), White (GP).
Stamps: Vintage Variety Set (smARTworks)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), Memento Tangelo (Tsukineko).
Embellishments: Yellow Satin Ribbon (Offray), Yellow Polka Dots (Target).
Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Sponge dauber, Scor-tape.

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