My Reality.....It's All Good!: May 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Gina K. Designs Inspiration Hop Day #2.......Dreams and Birthday Bash!!!

***Just a note....due to an unexpected issue, Gina's post will be late. Make sure and check back for her post later!!

Let's start today's Gina K. Designs hop with some pearls!!! LOL

Tami's set called Dreams is so elegant and can also be used with Spellbinder Nestabilities!! I couldn't resist using some new Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden dp and some pearly bling with little peach roses that matches our newest Pure Luxury color, Just Peachy. The color is truly a beautiful, summery peach color!!!

Ok....those of you who know me will appreciate this! I totally thought of this little smilie when I saw this set of Rupa's with the image I used for the card below!!! LOL

Heehee!! Rupa's set is called Birthday Bash and includes these adorable little critters!!! And I just wanted to show them off so I used a very CAS design.....see? I'm enjoying CAS a bit more often!! LOL This also uses our newer Key Lime Pure Luxury color.....ooooo it's bright and YUMMY!!!!

You'll want to hop thru all the DT blogs to see all the amazing designs and get inspired to stamp!!! Also leave comments along the way and you'll be entered into a drawing to win a stamp set of your choice (value up to 24.95)!!!!

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Friday, May 27, 2011

Gina K Designs Inspiration Hop Day #1............Vogue Vases and Border Bling!!!

Are you ready to see some fun cards using the newest Gina K. Designs stamps??!!! The Stamp TV Release Party last night was ROCKIN'!!! You can still play along with the Contests and Challenges and see all the fabulous samples!!!!

Now for a card using Theresa's lovely Vogue Vases......

Yes....I love making my own dp!! This time I started with dp and stamped the beautifully elegant flowers on it. I was in a bright, Springy mood so I used Pure Luxury in Wild Dandelion and Grass Green!!! This set is so versatile and elegant!!

Next is a set after my own heart! Melanie's Border Bling.....

Bling-a-Bling Bling!!!! Mel's set goes with wonderful Spellbinders Nestabilities!! I used the Label 1 Nesties. And my favorite color combo.....Pure Luxury Chocolate and Innocent Pink! I used a heart border punch and the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder for some texture. And I'm just so addicted to bling swirlies!! Can't have too much bling!!! LOL

Make sure you stop by all the DT gals' blogs for some fabulous inspiration!!! Be sure to leave comments on every blog.....Gina will randomly draw winners from among the comments and the winners will get a stamp set of their choice (up to $24.95).

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Gina K. Designs Release Party Invite and Sneak Peek!!!

Are you all excited??? It's just about Gina K. Release time!!!! WooHoo!!!

Tonite at 7 pm Central come on over to the Stamp TV Release Party Forum!!! Join in on the chatting, contest questions, stamping challenges and of course the full stamp set reveals and shopping time!!!

You should have come here from the uber talented Melanie's Blog..............

And here's a peek at one of the new stamp sets illustrated by the amazing Theresa Momber......I soooo am in love!!!!

This stamp set is called By The Sea and filled with amazing images!!!! I thought I'd use the Pure Luxury Lipstick Red which goes wonderfully with the Echo Park dp For The Record. I used the Ocean Mist as a contrast to the reds and the very fun Jute to accent!

Now hop on over to the fabulous Jennie's Blog for another sneak peek!!!

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger......Some Royal Fun!!!

Today's Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab is up my alley.......PINK!!!!! LOL And sweet treats to boot!!!

Now how could I resist that?? It looks deeeelish!!!! And I think Melanie's Bring The Bling by Gina K. Designs is just perfect......bling and pink.....ahhhhh HEAVENLY!!!!

One of my most favorite color combinations is pink and chocolate!!! So I used Pure Luxury in White, Bubblegum Pink and Chocolate. And Gina's Pink Gingham Ribbon is also some of my fave!!! Now I had to...just HAD to add some pearls....LOL!! Now I'm craving a sweet treat.....I think I'll bake!! LOL

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Friday, May 13, 2011

Gina K. Sew Fun Hop!!!!

Oh YIKES! With all the Blogger issues.....my post went POOOOF! So I'm doing just a quick write-up to get my Gina K. post back up asap!!! Unfortunately all the lovely comments from so many of you are gone with the wind! :(

You should be coming here from the totally sweet and talented Jennie's Blog.......

I made this card at our apartment where we stay part of the week for hubby's job.....and although I've got quite a bit of stampin' stuff there.....I'm a bit limited still. So I had to jury-rig an idea for Sewing or Stitching for this technique hop.......

So I used a 1/8" hole punch and some twine....and then I couldn't resist adding a pearl in between each stitch. I love my bling!! I decided this would be a fun color combo.....nice and summery! I used Pure Luxury Sweet Mango and Lipstick Red. I used Gina's Garden Silhouettes and Memento Ladybug ink.

Now you'll want to hop over to the fabulous Sharon's Blog to see what she's got for you!!

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Saturday, May 7, 2011

TSG's Mother Of All Blog Hops!!!

Welcome to the 2^nd annual Mother of All Blog Hops sponsored by There She Goes Clears Stamps!

I'm a newbie to There She Goes.....and just couldn't resist a fun blog hop!!! LOL You should have come here from Torico's Amazing Blog.....if you didn't you'll want to start at the There She Goes Blog so you don't miss out on how to qualify for a chance to win a HUGE prize package!!!!

This adorably adorable set, My Little Friend, was my very first There She Goes stamp set!!!! I get such a kick out of it!!! Of course knowing my daughter would also love it added to the appeal!!!

Stamps: TSG My Little Friend
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White, Red Hot, Grass Green, Wild Dandelion, Turquoise Sea
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics
Accessories: Pearls, Clip, Twine, Paper Flower

Gnomes are bright and cute and colorful and a FABULOUS reason to enjoy my beloved Copic coloring and vibrant color!!! I just love those mushrooms! And I figured they'd make a great backdrop for a little cutie to send her message to a dear friend!!! Oh and if you know me at all....you know I love my layers and bling!!! LOL I've got so much chaotic craziness happening right now that I only had time to make this one card.....but I will be making some more fun Gnomie cards sooooon!!! Here is what the entire cuuute stamp set looks like:

I just ordered several sets and can't wait to play with even more fun TSG!!! Now hop along over to Angela's Sparkle and Bling Blog and see what she's got to share!!!! (I LOVE her blog name!!!!!)

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday......Hi Sweetie!!!

We have heard the sound of hummers at our house!! Granted we've also had another snowstorm....but all the more reason to hang out at least one feeder so the little guys can have something sweet!!! So in keeping with that....this is my design for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC116)........to make a card for someone under the age of 13. This is going to a friend's 10 y.o. daughter!!

Stamps: Flourishes: Berry Sweet, Humming Along
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury: White, Smoky Slate, Kraft, Lipstick Red; BG Curio
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics
Accessories: Pearls, Stickles, Spellbinders Ovals & Scalloped Ovals, Swiss Dots CB Folder
Copic Markers: R89, R37, R32, E44, E42

I combined the FTTC challenge with the Splitcoast Color Challenge since the colors were just perfect for the stamp sets Berry Sweet and Humming Along!!! Since I don't have SU colors I used Gina K. Pure Luxury colors of Kraft, White, Smoky Slate and Lipstick Red. Some dp from the Basic Grey Curio pack matched wonderfully...I do love me some dp!! Oh and bling too ya know!!! LOL Although it's only pearls and some Stickles on the little hummer.

Some more exciting posts coming up soon.....a There She Goes Mother of All Blog Hops.....a Gina K. Designs Design Team Technique Hop......and some Yummy Blog Candy soon!!!! So stay tuned!!!

~ Have A Creative Day! ~