Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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



The Gina K. Design Team is excited to invite you to another fabulous Release Party!!! The party is tomorrow, Thursday, May 31 at 11:00 am Central Time in the Stamp TV Release Party Forum. Join us for Challenges, Contest Questions, Design Team Samples, Full Stamp Set Reveals and, of course, party chit chat!!! Everything will go "live" at 11:00 am Central in Gina's Store so there won't be any long wait to start shopping! Hope to see you there!

Smiley from millan.net



If you came from Giovana's Blog, then you're right where you should be. If not, please go to Stamp TV where you will find a list of all those participating. Here's a sneak peek of one of the cards I will be sharing with you at the party:



Yep.....that is PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINK!!!!  You all KNOW you wanna see it!!  LOL  


Now go to Lori's Blog, to continue the hop and see you at the party!

 ~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Gina K. Designs.....Patterned Paper is Sew Fun!!!



The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to a Patterned Papers are Sew Fun blog hop. For this hop we will showcase the fabulous Gina K. Designs Patterned Paper line, stamps, and some fun sewing techniques! The DT Members have all used the wide variety of stamps and paper in this hop to inspire you to get inky too!! Come play along with the Current Challenges at Stamp TV!!!


If you came from Giovana's Blog, then you're right where you should be. If not, please go to Stamp TV  where you will find a list of all those participating.



 For my card I used Tami's cool set, In Stiches............


Since I'm not so great at sewing.....although I really want to work on that......Tami's set helps me cheat!!!  LOL  I stamped one of the straight stitch borders and then put the little chocolate pearls in between the stitches.  Now....I was supposed to also highlight patterned papers...and we have a LOT of gorgeous DP that Gina and some of our other Illustrators have designed!!  But I was getting ready for hubby and I to go away on our anniversary trip and forgot that part of the challenge!  Ha!  And I use patterned paper so often...wouldn't you know this time I make a CAS card!  LOL  But I did use my favorite Pure Luxury Innocent Pink and Chocolate Brown combo and I used the sentiment from another of Tami's sets, Happy HeartsThe Scor Pal makes for a quick design with some texture.


Now hop on over to Lori's Blog for more Gina K. goodness!!!

And stay tuned for some sneak peeks for the next Gina K. Designs release which is on May 31.....and some super fun and new and exciting news from Gina and Stamp TV!!!!!

~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Monday, May 21, 2012

Happy, Happy YOU Day Jessica!!!!

Smiley from millan.net

 Welcome to a SURPRISE Birthday Hop for sweet Jessica.....or as I call her, "TSG Jessica"!  I know a lot of Jessica's!  LOL  And she's such a sweetie with I know what will be another FABulous TSG release coming up this week....so we're popping in a few days early with a surprise from some of her friends who adore her and her adorable stamps!!!


I used one of my favorite TSG sets, Wonderful Winter Wishes and the sentiment comes from Blossom By Blossom, another adorable set......I love these little girlies!!!  Just some fun Copic coloring and sparkly snow....after all, snow sure means happiness to me!  ;)  You'll want to see all the fun and gorgeous birthday cards, so follow the list below!!


~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Saturday, May 12, 2012

The TSG Mother Of All Blog Hops.....With A Splash!!!


Welcome to the 3rd annual Mother of All Blog Hops sponsored by There She Goes Clears Stamps!   Over the next two days, we (customers and trendsetters!) will be featuring some of our favorite There She Goes Clear Stamp sets!   Not only that, we’re going to give YOU a chance to win some fabulous prizes!
To find out how, please go to the There She Goes Blog and read the simple instructions. At the bottom of my post you will find the inlinkz with all 37 designer's who are participating today, with another 38 on for tomorrow!! The prizes are INSANELY worth it, so I will just shut up, so you can get moving!! Lots to see, and lots to comment on for YOUR chance to win!!
 



I have sooo many favorite TSG stamp sets......I really couldn't choose just one.  But I do so adore mermaids.....so the Make A Splash stamp set definitely is one of my faves!  ;)  And with layers and bling and twine and stickles..............well I'm just in heaven when creating!!!  LOL  

 This year's Mother Of All Blog Hops has been split into two days, May 12th and May 13th. The designers participating in today's hop are listed below!! Thank you so much for joining us for this year's Mother of All Blog Hops and don't forget to comment!!


~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Where In The World Is Candace Pearce.....and also a Flourishes Purple Challenge!!!!

Smiley from millan.net

Our dear friend Candace recently had to change her blog.......I won't go into detail since I promised to behave and not get us all sued for libelous comments about certain people who demanded she change her blog name!  LOL  So.....here's a fun little hop to help everyone find Candace's fabulous crafty blog!!!  Just follow the hop and at the end we will announce Candace's Blog!!!!

I'm sharing a card I made for the Flourishes Release Purple Challenge....and I do love Flourishes!!!



I used Flourishes Seeds Of FriendshipMy cardstock is some yummy Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury Wild Lilac and Key LimeGotta have some bling and ribbon don'tchaknow!!!  ;)


There will be a prize of 6 digital stamps: 3 from Sweet 'n Sassy and 3 from Meljen's designs given as a prize.  The winner will be randomly chosen from among the comments on all the blogs!!!  So hop away and leave a bit of love!!! 

My beautiful and talented friend Meredith is up next.......so hop on over to her blog..........


~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Friday, May 4, 2012

Karing For Karen!!!




Welcome to a special blog hop we are calling, Karing for Karen!! A hop for a very special friend of ours, Karen Knegten. If you have been around the stamping community for any length of time at all, you might have run into Karen. She is always participating in challenges, offering us wonderful inspiration with her awesome talent! About a month ago, Karen had to have surgery for two brain aneurysms. She is still in the hospital and we are having this blog to inspire more of you out there to send in some cards to Karen AND to her family that is caring for her too! So hope you feel inspired with our little hop for you today. Below you will find all of the links to all of the girls participating...these are from the CSS Alumni group and the Design Team from Gina K Designs. Enjoy and be inspired to send a card or two in! Here is the address for sending the cards to:

Karen Knegten
c/o R.S.V.P. Rental Services
350 W. Northwest Highway
Barrington IL 60010 


Stamps: GKD Stately Flowers 3
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: R85, R83, R81, R37, YG95
Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White, Green Apple, Innocent Pink; Petals & Wings dp
Accessories: Pearls, Ribbon, Stickles, Spellbinders Teardrop and Circles Dies

I wanted to send Karen some PINK flowers from me.....with some bling and sparkle too!!!  I used Melanie's beautiful Stately Flowers 3 and the soft and pretty Petals & Wings designer paper designed by Gina that match Pure Luxury Innocent Pink and Green Apple.  Some pearls and just a touch of Stickles for the flower centers.  

Here are some more wonderful and special Kards for Karen made with love!


~ Have A Creative Day! ~

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Gina K. Designs Inspiration Hop Day #3.......One In A Million!!!


The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop!!! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of deeply etched, pre-cut Gina K. Designs stamps! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!


Smiley from millan.net


Gina's Free with Three is called One In A Million.  It's such a sweet floral spray and lots of wonderful sentiments!  I thought I'd make a more masculine look using Gina's Red Carpet paper pack.  I love the blue and brown combo and the pop of red made using the red bling just perfect!  LOL  Why yes of COURSE I use bling on masculine cards!  ;)

 Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration:

~ Have A Creative Day! ~