Friday, September 9

CSS Alumni Blog Hop: Inspirational

Hello my friends, welcome to another CSS Alumni Blog Hop. This time our Hop is a photo inspiration from Pier 1 Imports.


If you are here from Debbie's blog you are in the right place, if not, please start from StampTV so you don't miss any of the fabulous creations.

My card was inspired by the pretty colors from this picture. I used the new "Thankful for You" stamp set for this card.

Directions:
  • Make card base from Ivory cardstock. 5" square card.
  • Cut a panel from Chocolate Brown Cardstock (4.25" square), mat this with a slightly smaller piece of Ivory Cardstock, previously dry embossed. Ink all edges.
  • Add stitches and tie on Seam Binding Ribbon.
  • Stamp image several time as well as the sentiment on White cardstock. color them with Markers. Die-cut, emboss and stencil images with Square Nestabilities.
  • Add square panels to card with thick foam tape.
  • Create a triple bow with bow-easy, add a gold brad. Adhere it to card.
  • Add Star Dust Stickles to flowers.
  • Add Mini gold nail heads to opposite corners.

Card recipe:
  • Cardstock: Ivory, White, Chocolate Brown (Gina K. Designs)
  • Stamps: Thankful for you (Gina K. Designs)
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Vintage Photo Distress, Dried Marigold Distress (Ranger)
  • Embellishments: Star Dust Stickles (Ranger), Mini Gold Nailheads (GKD), Light Blue Seam Binding Ribbon (Hug Snug), Gold Brad (American Crafts).
  • Accessories: Seeing Spots embossing folder (Provo Craft), Cuttlebug, Foam tape, Scor-tape, Square Nestabilities, Sponges.

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

Now, head over to Joy's blog to see what she has created for us tonight.

Hope you like my creation.
Have fun hopping!!
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Thursday, September 8

Hello!

Hello my friends! Wow, it has been awhile since my last post, considering all my last 5 post were pre-scheduled. Last weekend my family and I went to a family retreat to a Christian Ranch, it was fantastic!! I met new people, great Bible studies and a lot of fun. My daughter had so much fun that every night she fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow, LOL.
On Monday afternoon, we came back home and we all were very tired so we decided to buy some healthy sandwich at a place that says eat fresh, anyways, I got a really bad stomache and my daughter got food poisoning, poor little girl, she was so sick it was not fun. She missed school yesterday, she went today, but still not much appetite.

Anyway, just to let you know I am alive and I have a couple of post already ready to go.

Have a great day!!
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Sunday, September 4

Back to School Sale Inspiration Blog Hop Day 3: Merry & Bright

To celebrate the beginning of a new school year, Gina K. Designs is having a Back to School sale! Members from Gina K's design team are hosting three mini hops featuring these three new incentive stamp sets. We just know you're going to love them as much as we do!


Some details on the Back to School Special:
  • Choose any ONE of the incentive stamp sets with any $35 or more purchase
  • Limit one incentive set per order
  • Customers may place multiple orders.
  • Gina K. Designs reserves the right to combine orders shipping to the same address
  • If no incentive stamp set is chosen, one will be chosen for you
  • This special can not be applied to existing orders - must be new orders only
  • Offer expires Monday, September 5th at 11:59 pm Central Time

Here's the card I came up with:

Details:
  • Make card from Ivory Cardstock.
  • Mat Chocolate brown and Patterned Paper, ink all edges on PP and add stitches. Punch bottom border.
  • Add Ivory Lace Tape.
  • Stamp image and sentiment.
  • Color image with Copic Markers, add Stickles.
  • Die-cut, emboss and stencil image and sentiment with Labels 10 Nestabilities.
  • Add gold fiber, adhere image and sentiment with Pop dots. Add bows.
  • Add a couple of mini pearls in each corner.

Card recipe:
  • Cardstock: Ivory, White, Chocolate Brown (Gina K. Designs)
  • Patterned Paper: Jovial (Basic Grey)
  • Stamp: Merry & Bright (Gina K. Designs)
  • Embellishments: Mini pearls (Gina K. Designs), Star Dust Stickles (Ranger) Gold fiber, Red/White Gingham (SU), Ivory Tape Ribbon (Love My Tapes).
  • Accessories: Label 10 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Pop dots, Mini glue dots, Scor-tape, Sewing machine, Lace Punch border (Martha Stewart).

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

Make sure to head on over to StampTV to see a list of all those participating in the hops!

Happy hopping and shopping!!!
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Saturday, September 3

Back to School Sale Inspiration Blog Hop Day 2: Thankful for you

To celebrate the beginning of a new school year, Gina K. Designs is having a Back to School sale! Members from Gina K's design team are hosting three mini hops featuring these three new incentive stamp sets. We just know you're going to love them as much as we do!


Some details on the Back to School Special:
  • Choose any ONE of the incentive stamp sets with any $35 or more purchase
  • Limit one incentive set per order
  • Customers may place multiple orders.
  • Gina K. Designs reserves the right to combine orders shipping to the same address
  • If no incentive stamp set is chosen, one will be chosen for you
  • This special can not be applied to existing orders - must be new orders only
  • Offer expires Monday, September 5th at 11:59 pm Central Time

Here's the card I came up with:

Details:
  • Make card from Ivory cardstock.
  • Cut a strip of Chocolate Brown Cardstock and Patterned Paper. Add zig-zag stitches, tie on ribbon and make a bow, add gold brad and a glue dot to secure the bow.
  • Stamp image and sentiment.
  • Color image with Copic Markers. Die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Fleur De Lis Rectangle Nestabilities. Adhere it to card with Pop Dots.
  • Die-cut, emboss and stencil sentiment with Fancy Tag Dies. Adhere it to card with Pop Dots.
  • Add Stickles and Crystal Lacquer to image.

Card recipe:
  • Cardstock: Chocolate Brown, Ivory, White (Gina K. Designs)
  • Patterned Paper: Wanted (Cosmo Cricket)
  • Stamp: Thankful for you (Gina K. Designs)
  • Embellishments: Star Dust Stickles (Ranger), Green Seam Binding Ribbon (etsy)
  • Accessories: Crystal Lacquer, Fleur de Lis Rectangles, Fancy Tags (Spellbinders), Pop Dots, Glue dots, Scor-tape.
All the products in bold can be found at Gina K. Designs Store.

Make sure to head on over to StampTV to see a list of all those participating in the hops!

Happy hopping and shopping!!!
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Wee Memories Challenge #66 : Simple Sentiments and a Blog Hop

Hello my friends and welcome to another Wee Memories Challenge. As a first Saturday of the month the DT and new GD plan a fun blog Hop for you. If you have come here from Danielle's blog you are in the right place, if not, I invite you to start from Jenny's blog so you don't miss any of the fantastic creations from the DT!!

This week our challenge is : Simple Sentiments and it's sponsored by "I Love It All".

The prize is a fantastic $20.00 Gift Certificate.



Here is my card:


Card Recipe:
  • Cardstock: Whiten Innocent Pink, Hot Red (Gina K. Designs)
  • Paper: Victoria Garden (Echo Park Paper)
  • Stamps: Friends (Gina K. Designs)
  • Ink: Vintage Photo, Barn Door (Ranger Industries)
  • Embellishments: Red Seam Binding Ribbon, Gold Brad (American Crafts), Ruby Red Liquid Pearls (Ranger) 
  • Accessories: Border Punch (Fiskars), Fancy Tags Two (Spellbinders), Sewing machine, Foam tape, Scor-tape.
Now hop over to Laurel's blog and enjoy her wonderful creation!!

The deadline for this challenge is 11.59pm PST on Friday, September 9,  2011. For more details, some fabulous design team inspiration and to link up your projects, click here

Hope you like it!
Have a great day!!
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Friday, September 2

Back to School Sale Inspiration Blog Hop Day 1 : You light up my life

To celebrate the beginning of a new school year, Gina K. Designs is having a Back to School sale! Members from Gina K's design team are hosting three mini hops featuring these three new incentive stamp sets. We just know you're going to love them as much as we do!


Some details on the Back to School Special:
  • Choose any ONE of the incentive stamp sets with any $35 or more purchase
  • Limit one incentive set per order
  • Customers may place multiple orders.
  • Gina K. Designs reserves the right to combine orders shipping to the same address
  • If no incentive stamp set is chosen, one will be chosen for you
  • This special can not be applied to existing orders - must be new orders only
  • Offer expires Monday, September 5th at 11:59 pm Central Time
For today's hop I decided to work with "You Light Up my Life" and here's the card I came up with:


Details:
  • Make card base from Ivory Cardstock.
  • Mat Sweet Mango and Patterned Paper panels, ink all edges, add stitches. Tie on Seam Binding Ribbon, add a White brad and add a glue dots to keep ribbon in place. Add panel to card base.
  • Stamp image, color it with Copic Markers. Die-cut, emboss and stencil image with rectangle Nestabilities, mat it with a piece of Sweet Mango cardstock, add stitches and distress edges. Repeat the same with Patterned Piece piece.
  • Add panels to card.
  • Stamp sentiment, die-cut, emboss and stencil it with Fancy Tag Dies. Adhere piece to card with Pop Dots.
  • Add Stickles to image.
  • Final size: 4.25" x 5.5"

Card Recipe:
  • Cardstock: Ivory, Sweet Mango, White (Gina K. Designs)
  • Patterned Paper: Victoria Garden (Echo Park Paper) 
  • Stamp: You Light up my life (Gina K. Designs)
  • Ink: Black, Spiced Marmalade (Ranger)
  • Embellishments: Light Gray Seam Binding Ribbon, White Brad (American Crafts), Star Dust Stickles (Ranger), Mini pearls (Gina K. Designs).
  • Accessories: Rectangles Nestabilities, Fancy Tag Dies (Spellbinders), Pop Dots, Scor-tape, Mini glue dots, Sewing machine, Distresser (Close to my Heart)
All the products in bold can be found at Gina K. Designs Store.

Make sure to head on over to StampTV to see a list of all those participating in the hops!

Happy hopping and shopping!!!
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Wednesday, August 31

You're cool

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great day. I have a really cute card for you today using Market Street Stamps! Their images are fabulous, you have to visit their store and blog to find tons of inspiration :)

I used Cheep Talk and one of their newest stamps Gingham BG!

I am playing their current Sketch Challenge, I flipped the sketch and this is the result.




Hope you like it!
Have a great day!!
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You Inspire Me

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great Wednesday. Today I have a Clean and Simple card using Heartfelt Creations Stamps.

You Inspire Me Card

Products Used:
  • HCPC 3363 Inspire Me Sentiments Pre-Cut Set.
  • HCPC 3367 Vintage Life Background Set.
  • HCD 702 Decorative Butterfly- Border Die.
  • Grand Calibur
Other Products:
  • Cardstock: Kraft, Ivory (GKD)
  • Ink: Tea Dye Distress, Vintage Photo Distress (Ranger Industries)
  • Accessories: Organic Flourish Embossing folder (Provo-craft), Pearls, Seam Binding Ribbon (etsy), Foam tape, Scor-tape.

Directions:
  • Ink all edges.
  • Make card base from Kraft cardstock. 4.25" square.
  • Stamp Background on Ivory Cardstock in Tea Dye Ink. Adhere it to card.
  • Cut a panel from Kraft Cardstock. Die-cut and emboss Butterfly, keeping the negative.
  • Stamp sentiment, emboss bottom part of panel and tie on ribbon.
  • Adhere panel to card base with foam tape.
  • Add pearls
For more inspiration and projects, please visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog.

Hope you like them!
Have a great day!!
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Tuesday, August 30

Simply Fabulous

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great day. Sorry for the lack of post lately. I don't want to bother you with my stuff, but I am having really and ugly back problems, not much stamping time for me and in addition of that 2 weeks ago I feel down and my poor back is worse. Please if you pray, keep me in your prayers.

Anyway, today after doing a quick trip for the blogosphere and I found one of the cute challenges over at Moxi Fab World: The Vertical Sketch Challenge and since I had this card already made, I just decided to write a quick post and show you this pretty card.


As you can see this card is very simple and super fabulous!! Sentiment buttons and Cardstocks are from Gina K. Designs, the paper is from Cosmo Cricket: Material Girl Collection.


Hope you like it!
Have a great day!
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Saturday, August 27

Wee Memories Challenge # 65: Back to School

Hello my friends, welcome to another Scrappy Saturday Challenge. Hope you are having a great day and getting ready for a nice crafty weekend :)

Our challenge this week is all about "Back to School Projects" and it is sponsored by "Your Next Stamp"!!!



Here is my take on the challenge:
 
Directions:
  • Make card from Blue cardstock. 5" square.
  • Cut a panel from White cardstock (4.75" square).
  • Cut a panel from Ocean Mist Cardstock (4.5" square), ink all edges, emboss it and add stitches. Mat this with White panel.
  • Add eyelets and twine.
  • Stamp image onto White Cardstock, color it with Copic Markers. Die-cut, emboss and stencil image with Square Nestabilities. Adhere it to card.
  • Stamp sentiment. Adhere it to card with foam tape.

Card Recipe:
  • Cardstock: Navy Blue, Ocean Mist, White (Gina K. Designs)
  • Stamps: School, Sports, Spirit! (Gina K. Designs)
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Faded Jeans Distress (Ranger Industries).
  • Embellishments: Blue eyelets, Jute twine.
  • Accessories: Embossing folder, Square nestabilities (Spellbinders), Copic Markers, Sewing machine, Pop dots. Scor-tape.

The deadline for this challenge is 11.59pm PST on Friday, September 3,  2011. For more details, some fabulous design team inspiration and to link up your projects, click here

Hope you like it!
Have a great day!!
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Wednesday, August 24

I thank God

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great Wednesday. Today I have a Clean and Simple card using Heartfelt Creations Stamps.

I thank God

Products used:
  • HCPC 3374 Flora Grande 2 Pre-Cut Set.
  • HCPC 3375 Flora Grande 1 Pre-Cut Set.
  • HCPC 3363 Inspire Me Sentimets Pre-Cut Set.
  • Gold Brad
Other Products:
  • Cardstock: Ivory (GKD), Burgundy Texture.
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Walnut Stain Distress (Ranger)
  • Accessories: Star Dust Stickles (Ranger), Organic Flourish Embossing border (Provo craft), Ribbon (LSS)

Directions:
  • Make card base from Ivory Cardstock. A2 size.
  • Stamp sentiment on left top side in Black ink.
  • Emboss bottom border.
  • Tie on ribbon and make a bow.
  • Stamp flowers on Burgundy Cardstock in Walnut Stain Ink. Cut them out, curl petals and create a big flower. Add Stickles to all edges. Add a Gold Grad and adhere it to card.

For more inspiration and projects, please visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog.

I am submitting this card to:



Hope you like them!
Have a great day!!
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Tuesday, August 23

Apple of my eye

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great day!! Today I have a  "Clean & Simple" card for you, using Fabric Tape from Love my Tapes.

Directions:
  • Make card base from White cardstock.
  • Die-cut a square panel. Cover panel with Mini Check Peppermint Fabric Tape. Add some Twine around, foam tape and adhere panel to card.
  • Stamp image, die-cut, emboss and stencil it. Adhere it to card.
  • Stamp sentiment and add Red Rhinestones.

Card recipe:
  • Cardstock: White (Gina K. Designs)
  • Stamps: Garden Fresh (Gina K. Designs)
  • Ink: Walnut Stain Distress, Antique Linen Distress (Ranger Industries), Real Red (Stampin' Up)
  • Embellishments: Mini Check Peppermint Fabric Tape (Love my Tapes), Red Rhinestones (Kaisercraft), Lemon Drop Twine (The twinery)
  • Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Square Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Foam tape, Sponges.
Hope you like it and give this a try!
Have a great day!!
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Monday, August 22

New giveaway winner

Pam never contacted me, so I randomly picked another winner and it is:

Blogger Vera W. Yates (Ling) said...

Giovana, these are gorgeous!! I love the soft blue ones the most. But that soft brown one looks pretty, too. :)

Vera, please contact me at giovanachavez AT msn DOT com with your info so I can send your ribbon right away!!

Thanks again!!
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A+ Teacher

Hello my friends! Are you starting a great week? I hope mine is good. Last Saturday I had a little accident, I fell down outside while watering my yard. I stepped on wet soil and I went down the hill like skiing, my back got all the impact and I've been in so much pain, hopefully I am feeling better today, my back still sore, but I can walk better.

Anyways, today I am hosting a challenge over at StampTV and I hope you can play along too! The challenge is all about school, anything school related.

This is the card I made for Mix it Up Monday Challenge.


The sentiment and image are from Falling For you StampTV Kit and the numbers are from Perfect Pennants.


Hope you like it!
Have a great day!!
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Friday, August 19

Giveaway Winner!!

The winner is:Blogger

pamselinski said...



WOW now this is a challenge. all the colors are awesome I am drawn toward the pink in the middle.
August 18, 2011 9:08 AM


Please, send me your info at giovanachavez AT msn DOT com.

Thanks so much to all who participated!! I will have another giveaway soon :)

God bless!
Giovana

PS: I haven't heard from Pam yet, I will give her until Monday to contact me, if not I will randomly pick another winner. Thanks!!

A new winner has been chosen.
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