Monday, April 4

Birthday Wishes for you.

Hello my friends! Hope you had a great weekend, mine was busy preparing and planting the garden!! So excited to have green onions already growing, raspberries from last year that i thought were dead are not and they are blooming :) The boxes are ready and waiting for the weather to cooperate a bit more so I can transplant lots of veggies I have indoors.

Anyway, for today I have a Birthday card for you, I made this card for somebody especial and I hope makes this person happy :)


Directions:
  • Make card from Ivory Cardstock. 5" square card.
  • Die-cut a window on the front of your card. Stamp background image on bottom of card in Starlite Silver Brilliance Ink.
  • Tie Blue ribbon around.
  • Ink your frame with Faded Jeans Distress Ink. Adhere it to card.
  • Stamp sentiment on a piece of Ivory Cardstock in Faded Jeans Distress Ink. Die-cut and emboss it with Label 8 Dies. Adhere to card.
  • Stamp background image on inside bottom as well.
  • Add paper flowers.
  • Add tiny silver rhinestones on front card.

Card Recipe:
  • Cardstock: Ivory (Gina K. Designs)
  • Stamps: Backgrounds 1 (Wplus9), Sentiment from Framed Greetings (Gina K. Designs)
  • Ink: Faded Jeans Distress (Ranger Industries), Starlite Silver Brilliance (Tsukineko)
  • Embellishments: Light Blue Satin Ribbon (Offray), Silver rhinestones (Recollections), Mulberry Paper Flowers (Recollections).
  • Accessories: Label 3, Label 8 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Scor-tape.
ETA: Thanks so much for your sweet comments, some of you have asked me about the frame, I bought it at my LSS, it is from Pink Paislee and it is called Artisan Elements Frames. It comes in a package of 4 and. HTH

I am submitting this card to:
  1. Play Date Cafe: Color Combo: Silver + Pink + Blue
  2. Joan's Garden: Birthday card+ Window+ 3 colors of flowers (mine are different shades of pink, hope it counts ;)
Hope you like it.
Your comments are welcome :)
Have a great day!!
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Saturday, April 2

Scrappy Saturday Challenge #50: Color Inspiration and Blog Hop!

Hello my friends and welcome to another Scrappy Saturday Challenge #50 and our monthly Blog Hop!.


This week our challenge is a "Color Inspiration" you can get 1 color or as many colors you wish!! and it's sponsored by Nikki Sivils. The lucky winner will get a Paper Pack and buttons!!



Also, this month we are having a very especial Guest Designer: Nerina. I will recommend you to visit her blog, her creations are awesome!!  Of course we are having am awesome blog hop and if you are here from Ann's blog you are in the right place, if not, please start from Jennie's blog.


And here is the card I created for this week challenge.

Directions:
  • Make card from cardtsock.
  • Mat Kraft CS and Patterned Paper. Add stitches.
  • Stamp image and sentiment onto Patterned Paper. Add Stickles on image.
  • Add Rhinestones and ribbon. Adhere to card.

Card Recipe:
  • Cardstock: White (Colorbok), Kraft (SU)
  • Paper: Tree Love (Nikki Sivils)
  • Stamps: Woodgrain Silhouettes (Wplus9)
  • Ink: Worn Lipstick, Vintage Photo (Ranger Industries)
  • Embellishments: Fuchsia Rhinestones (Kaisercraft), Pink Satin Ribbon (LSS), Star Dust Stickles (Ranger)
  • Accessories: Sewing machine, Mini glue dots, Scor-tape.
Now, it time to hop over to Laurel's blog

Have a great day!!
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Thursday, March 31

On your Wedding Day

Hello my friends, I hope you are having a great day! Here I am dealing with horrible allergies and sinus headaches, yikes!! It's the season, right? It is also the season for weddings, ohhhh love is in the air :) So, I decided to make this card and it is a CAS!! No sewing machine, no PP, no lots of things, but I think it came out pretty good :)

The sentiment is a freebie from Paper Craft Magazine, you can get it HERE. The sketch comes from Less is More and the pretty colors are from Moxie Fab: Tuesday Trigger, also submitting this card t Tuesday Throwdown: Florals




Directions:
  • Make card from cardstock.
  • Emboss a piece of White cardstock, stamp flowers and tie ribbon around. Add a pearl on it. Adhere it to card.
  • Print sentiment and die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Oval Nestabilities. Adhere it with Foam tape.

Card Recipe:
  • Cardstock: Bashful Blue (SU), White (GKD)
  • Stamps: Backgrounds 1 (Wplus9)
  • Digi image: Paper Craft Magazine
  • Ink: Memento Tangelo (Tsukineko)
  • Embellishments: Light Blue Satin Ribbon (Offray), Pearl (Recollections)
  • Accessories: Swiss Dots folder (Provo craft), Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Scor-tape, Foam tape.
Hope you like it!
Have a great day!!
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Wednesday, March 30

A gift set: Flora Grande Card + Bag.

Hello my friends! I hope you are having a great day. I have Clean and Simple Gift Set "Card + Bag" for you. Super easy and I think will be happy to see how a simple bag can become an elegant and happy bag. All producst used are from Heartfelt Creations.

Directions:
  • Card: Make card from Kraft Cardstock. 4.5" square.
  • Stamp small flower from HCPC 3375 Flora Grande 1 PreCut Set, medium flower from HCPC 3374 Grande Flora 2 PreCut Set on Vellum cardstock in Poppy Pearlescent Ink and leaves from HCPC 3376 Distressed Leaves PreCut Set on Vellum cardstock as well in Crushed Olive Distress Ink. Sponge images with same color ink. Add Glue Pad in all edges and add Pink Glitter from Antique Rose set.
  • Create flower and adhere to card. Add pearl in center.
  • Tie raffia around a create a bow.
  • Stamp sentiment from HCPC 3354 Classic Message PreCut Set in Tea Dye Distress Ink.
  • Bag: Stamp flowers from HCPC 3375 Flora Grande 1 PreCut Set, HCPC 3374 Grande Flora 2 PreCut Set on Vellum cardstock in Poppy Pearlescent Ink and leaves from HCPC 3376 Distressed Leaves PreCut Set on Vellum cardstock as well in Crushed Olive Distress Ink. Sponge images with same color ink. Add Glue Pad in all edges and add Pink Glitter from Antique Rose set.
  • Create flower and adhere to bag. Add pearl in center.
  • Tie raffia around bag.
 

 Products used:
  1. HCPC 3375 Flora Grande 1 PreCut Set
  2. HCPC 3374 Grande Flora 2 PreCut Set
  3. HCPC 3376 Distressed Leaves PreCut Set
  4. HCPC 3354 Classic Message PreCut Set
  5. Antique Rose Glitter.
  6. Essential Glue Pad
Hope you like them!
Have an awesome day!!
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Tuesday, March 29

Miss you

Hello my friends! Hope you all are having a great day. First, I want to thank you for all your sweet comments about my "Thank you" card. Some of you left some questions here, but no way to reply, so if you have a question, please leave you e-mail address or e-mail me and I will be answering ASAP.

Anyway, yesterday I did a lot of yard/garden work and I got completely exhausted, man I was so tired and I couldn't move. Today, I am back walking LOL and in my few free minutes I made this cute card. No sewing here :), pretty easy and cute.

Miss you card:

Directions:
  • Make card from White cardstock.
  • Cut a piece of Bashful blue, ink and distress edges. Adhere to card.
  • Cut a piece of White cardstock, dry emboss, ink and distress edges. Adhere to card.
  • Print digi-image and color it with Copic Markers. Die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Rectangle Nestabilities. Adhere to card with foam tape.
  • Stamp sentiment, die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Circle Nestabilities.
  • Adhere a strip of Scor-tape and add seam binding ribbon.
  • Create a paper flower and adhere to card
How to make the flower:
  • Ink a piece of white tissue paper or use a color tissue paper. I used Broken China to ink my paper.
  • Fold your paper in 4 and die-cut it using flower die-cuts (you can use punches or even scissor to create your own style)
  • Crinkle you paper flowers and add more ink (if you want to) to all edges.
  • Add a brad to hold pieces.
  • I used Posy Patch Dies from Heartfelt Creations :)

Card Recipe:
  • Cardstock: White (GKD), Bashful Blue (SU)
  • Paper: White Tissue Paper.
  • Stamps: Sentiment from Botanicals (GKD)
  • Image: Digi-image from Heather Ellis (Pure Innocence)
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Broken China (Ranger), Copic Markers.
  • Embellishments: White Seam Binding Ribbon (etsy), Silver brad.
  • Accessories: Textile  folder (Provo craft), Rectangle Nestabilities, Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Posy Patch Dies (Heartfelt Creations), Distresser (Close to my heart), Scor-tape

I am submitting this card to:
Hope you like it.
Have a great day!!
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Monday, March 28

Thank you

Hello my friends! Today,  the Gina K. Designs Team wants to say Thanks one more time to Spellbinders for the fantastic Grand Calibur Machine! It's so easy to work with and you can get as many die-cut pieces you can imagine.
 If you are here from Emily's blog you are in the right place, if not,please start the hop from StampTV.

Thank you card: I used Label 8 and Fancy Tags Nestabilities. The sets I used are Spring Basket and Inside & Out.

Directions:
  • Make card from Innocent Pink Cardtsock.
  • Mat White Cardstock and Patterned Paper (ink all edges), add a strip of different PP and add stitches. Tie ribbon around. Adhere to card.
  • Stamp image from Spring Basket set, color it with Copic Markers, die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Label 8 Nestabilities.
  • Stamp sentiment and die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Fancy Tag Dies.
  • Adhere Label to card using Pop Dots.
  • Add sentiment with Pop dots.
  • Add a couple of pearls.
  • Cover leaves and flowers with Crystal Lacquer and set to dry.


Card recipe:
Now, it time to hop to Janice's blog.

Have fun hopping.
Thanks for stopping by!!
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Saturday, March 26

Scrappy Saturday Challenge #49: Sponsored by MFT

Hello my friends and Happy Saturday!! Hope you all are having a great day. Today's Wee Memories Scrappy Challenge is sponsored by "My Favorite Things" and it is a Free Theme, everything goes!!




This is the card I created for the challenge.  The image is a digi-image from Heather Ellis and you can find it HERE.

Thinking of you

Directions:
  • Make card from cardstock.
  • Mat Cardstock and Patterned Paper. Punch bottom border and adhere it to card.
  • Tie ribbon around.
  • Stamp sentiment, die-cut, emboss and stencil it using Oval Nestabilities. Adhere it to card with foam tape. 
  • Print digi-image, color it with Copic Markers. Die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Oval Nestabilities. adhere it to card with foam tape.

Card recipe:
  • Cardstock: Glitter white, G;otter Blue (DCWV)
  • Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle.
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Copic Markers.
  • Embellishments: Bright Yellow Ribbon (Offray), Star Dust Stickles (Ranger)
  • Accessories: Border Punch (Martha Stewart). Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders),  Foam tape.
The deadline for this challenge is next Friday, April 1st at 11:59 PST, you can post your creations HERE

Hope you can play along with us!
Have a great Saturday!!
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Friday, March 25

CSS Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

Hello my friends, welcome to another CSS Alumni Blog Hop, this time is a wonderful sketch designed by Melissa Cash. Ih you have come here from Geri's blog, you are in the right place.


Directions:
  • Make card from Ivory cardstock.
  • Punch a side border of Chocolate Brown Cardstock, add Patterned paper, ink all edges and add stitches.
  • Stamp sentiment and swirl image. Add Liquid pearls on swirl. Tie ribbon around and add pearl. Adhere to card.
  • Stamp image on White cardstock. Die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Circle Nestabilities. Add Stickles on bird. Adhere to card with foam tape.

Card Recipe:
Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (March 29th), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs who will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95!

Now, it is time to visit Jennie's blog and enjoy her beautiful creation.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Have fun hopping!!
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Thursday, March 24

Some pretty cards for you.

Hello my friends! Hope you are having an awesome day! Today, I have a couple of cards using Heartfelt Creations Stamps. Hope you enjoy them!

 
So Glad you are my friend.

 
Directions:
  • Make card from White cardstock. A2 size.
  • Stamp sentiment from HCPC Classic Message PreCut Set onto front card in Pearlescent Poppy Pigment Ink. Set aside to let ink dry.
  • Stamp flowers from HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers PreCut Set on Vellum Cardstock in Pearlescent Poppy Pigment Ink. Die-cut flowers using HCD 701 Posy Patch Diecuts.
  • Die-cut swirl from  HCD 711 Decorative Dutch Iris Die using Bright Pink Glitter Cardstock. Adhere to card.
  • Punch border using Bright Pink Glitter Cardstock. Adhere to card.
  • Die-cut a Circle border and a Circle using Circle Nestanilities. Adhere to card.
  • Pair flowers and glue them together. Adhere them to card. Add Red Pearl on them.
Products used :
  1. HCPC Classic Message PreCut Set.
  2. HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers PreCut Set.
  3. HCD 701 Posy Patch Diecuts.
  4. Swirl from HCD 711 Decorative Dutch Iris Die.
  5. Circle Nestabilities.
  6. Grand Calibur

 
I am submitting this card to:

Some is...

 
Directions:
  • Make card from Lilac Cardstock. 6" square card.
  • Mat a piece of Lilac and Purple Cardstock. Add stitches and tie ribbon around, add pearl. Adhere to card.
  • Stamp image from HCPC 3372 Dutch Iris Frame PreCut Set onto  Ivory Cardstock in Versamark Ink. Add Gold embossing powder and heat it up. Adhere to card.
  • Stamp Iris image and leaves from HCPC 3373 Dutch Iris Medley PreCut Set on White cardstock in Versamark Ink, add gold embossing powder and heat it up. Stamp leaves in Memento Tuxedo Black. Color Iris with Inks: Memento Lavender and Daffodil Delight. Adhere to card with Foam tape.
Products used:
  1. HCPC 3372 Dutch Iris Frame PreCut Set.
  2. HCPC 3373 Dutch Iris Medley PreCut Set.
  3. HCD 711 Decorative Dutch Iris Die
I am submitting this card to:

 
Have a great day!
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Wednesday, March 23

Gina K. Designs March Inspiration Blog Hop Day 4

Hello my friends and welcome to Day 4 of Gina K. Designs Inspiration Blog Hop. Today marks the last day of hops and we are showcasing the beautiful StampTV Kit! This kit is beautiful with images that can fit vintage, shabby chic or just your style :)

Hope

Directions:
  • Make card from White Cardstock.
  • Mat Ocean Mist CS and PP. Add stitches.
  • Punch border of White CS, add PP and stitches, ink all edges. Adhere to card.
  • Stamp sentiment.
  • Tie ribbon around and add pearl.
  • Stamp butterfly on White Cardstock in Tea Dye Distress. Add Vintage Photo Distress Ink in all borders. Stamp a couple more and cut them out.
  • Die-cut image, emboss and stencil image with  Label 3 Nestabilities.
  • Add extra butterflies to main image. Add pearl.

Card recipe:
Now, for more inspiration, don't forget to visit the DT member's blogs, leave them a comment for your chance to win a set of choice up to $24.95.

Have a great day!!
Thanks for stopping by.
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Tuesday, March 22

Gina K. Designs Inspiration Blog Hop Day 3

Hello my friends! Welcome to Day 3 of our Inspirational Blog Hop showcasing the new sets just released from Gina K. Designs. Today, we have 3 wonderful sets: Perfect Pennants, Cute as a Bug & Lovely Labels 3


Perfect Pennants. This wonderful set illustrated by Tami Mayberry is fantastic.
I started my card with a piece of Wild Dandelion CS. I sponged clouds on White CS. I matted this piece with a slightly bigger piece of Bubblegum Pink CS and added some stitches. I created the grass cutting a piece of Green PP from the STampTV Kit, sponged the tips with Green Ink and added to card with Scor-Tape. I stamped the banners on PP from StampTV Kit, cut them out and glue them on CS, using mini scallop scissors cut the border. Make little holes using a punch and add Twine, add it to card front and add silver brads. Add Stickles to banner. Stamp sentiment.


Cute as a Bug. This set is illustrated by Rupa Shevde, and it is fun and super cute.
I started my card with a piece of White CS, Created a front with Wild Dandelion, added a smaller piece of White CS, punched one side, added PP, an embossed piece of White CS and added stitches. Die-cut a piece of Wild Dandelion CS, dry embossed and ink all edges, added to card. Stamp image on White CS, colored it with Copic Markers, stamped and colored and extra image, cut it out and added to card with foam tape. Stamp sentiment,die-cut, emboss and stencil it, added to card. Finally, added a couple of Yellow Buttons.
For this card I used the sketch from  "The Sweet Stop"


Lovely Labels 3: This set is illustrated by Nina Brackett.
I started my card with a piece of Kraft CS (5" square), matted a piece of Grass Green and Ivory CS, added a strip of PP and added stitches. Die-cut and emboss a piece of Grass Green using Label 3 Nestabilities. Stamped the label on White CS in Crushed Olive Distress Ink and cut it out, the sentiment was stamped in Vintage Photo Distress ink, die-cut, embossed and stenciled with Circle Nestabilities. Added to card with Foam Tape. Tie around some Jute twine.


* All the highlighted products can be found at Gina K. Designs Store.

Hope you like my creations.

Now, for more inspiration, don't forget to visit the DT members and leave them a comment for your chance to win one of these sets or any set of your choice.

* PS: Some of you have requested the step by step directions, they will be back. I just tried to condensed information here because it is a very long post!! Thanks so much for your wonderful comments :)
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Monday, March 21

Gina K. Inspiration Blog Hop Day 2

Hello my friends, welcome to Day 2 of our Inspiration Blog Hop. Today, the DT has 3 wonderful sets to showcase "Bring the Bling", Warm with Love" and "Make a Splash"

Bring the Bling: This new set ilustrated by Melanie Muenchinger is fantastic to add the perfect touches to your card or page. For my card, make a card base with White CS, offset Kraft CS and PP from the new StampTV Kit, ink all edges, add stitches, then stamped the bling image on the Patterned Paper in Antique Linen Distress Ink, then added some Liquid Pearls, set it to dry and finished my card adding the bow and sentiment from the new StampTV Kit.



Warm with Love: This set is beautiful and illustrated by Theresa Momber. I started dry embossing the front of my card with Dots & Spots folder. I stamped the image on White CS in Tuxedo Black Ink, color it with Copic Markers. Die-cut, emboss and stencil with Label 3 Nestabilities, Die- cut and emboss a piece of PP. Add PP to front card, Tie ribbon around and add image with foam tape. Stamp sentiment and adhere to card. As a final touches I add a couple of pins and pearls.


Make a Splash: This set is so cute, illustrated by Asela Hopkins: This card is super cute and easy to make. Make your card base from White CS. Create the waves with White CS (layering weight) and big scissors, cut the scallops, they don't have to be perfect. Cut 3 different sizes, distress the pieces with Faded Jeans and Broken China Distress Inks. Adhere them to card with Scor-tape. Stamp little fishes and color them with Copic Markers. Stamp whale in a piece of White CS. Color it with Copic Markers and Add it to card with foam tape. Add a little bit of Waterfall Stickles on the spout. Create a template and sponges clouds. Stamp sentiment and add sun (Make it with the Cricut Machine)using Wild Dandelion CS


Hope you like my projects, now for more inspiration don't forget to visit all the DT blogs, leave a comment for your chance to win one of these wonderful sets!



  • Gina K

  • Lee Murphy

  • Melanie Muenchinger

  • Michelle Woerner

  • Nina Brackett

  • Sharon Harnist

  • Theresa Momber

  • Tina Gilliland

  • Valerie Stangle

  • Vicki Dutcher

  • AJ Otto

  • Asela Hopkins

  • Carolina Buchting

  • Cathy Tidwell

  • Deb Felts

  • Emily Giovanni

  • Giovana Smith

  • Janice Whiting

  • Jennie Harper


    • Thanks so much for stopping by!
    Have a great day!
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    Saturday, March 19

    Scrappy Saturday Challenge 48: Sponsored by Lawn Fawn Stamps.

    What an exciting Saturday challenge we have for you!!! Wee Memories is teaming up with our good friends over at LAWNSCAPING  for a fun challenge! And our good friends over at Lawn Fawn are sponsoring this challenge!!


    And even extra exciting we have Kelly Marie  from Lawn Fawn and Kathy from The Daily Marker are joining us for this fun and exciting challenge!!

    This weeks theme is all about CUTE and CUDDLY! What says cute to you? Or cuddly? You can incorporate either into your projects!!


    Another cool thing about the co-challenge? You have the the opportunity to win TWO PRIZES every time you enter! Why? Because we are offering a prize here and Lawnscapings is offering a prize there! That's a lot of winners! And you can enter at either blogs and your entry will appear on both challenge blogs. So be sure to join us this week for this super fun challenge so you don't miss out on these wonderful prizes!!


    Here is my card:

    Cute as a button.

    Directions:
    • Make card from cardstock.
    • Adhere a piece of Ocean Mist cardtsock on front.
    • Emboss a piece of Chocolate Brown cardstock, die-cut it into small circles.
    • Adhere circles to front of card. Add button with glue dots.
    • Stamp image on White Cardstock, color it with Copic Markers, die-cut it with Circle dies. Adhere it to card with foam tape.
    • Stamp sentiment.
    • Tie ribbon around.

    Card recipe:
    • Cardstock: White, Chocolate Brown, Ocean Mist (GKD)
    • Stamps: Oh Baby (GKD)
    • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukienko), Ginger Adirondack (Ranger).
    • Embellishments: Blue Ribbon (Offray), Turquoise buttons (GKD).
    • Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Nestabilities), Foam tape, Glue dots.

    The deadline for this challenge is next Friday, Mar 25th at 11:59 PST, you can post your creations HERE

    Hope you can play along with us!
    Have a great Saturday!!
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