Mr. Cool Penguin

Here is another card I did for the Release party last week for Gina K Designs that I havent posted here yet:



I just love the little penguins in this set! I think I already said that, but, love this one holding the sign and the little sayings you can put in the sign area! Fun! I also used Joanne Basil's tutorial on that bow, she calls it her Buttony Bow Tutorial LOVE it!

Did you notice the new little picture <----------------over there? It's about a blog hop coming up on the 9th and 10th with Creative Cuts and More and I am one of the guest designers participating in it! I am so excited to be part of this! Looking forward to it!!! I hope you will come back then too to see what I have created with an awesome kit from CC&M!!

Let's seeee...there was something else I was gonna tell ya too....hmmm well, I have forgot, rofl! so just gonna finish this up...for now...I might remember in a little bit, haha!

Card Details:
Stamps: Winter Friends from Gina K Designs
Papers: Black Onyx, Rocket Red, 120lb pure luxury cardstock all from Gina K, Kraft from SU!
Accessories: sewing machine, card maker who cant see straight, ribbon, twine, pop dots, prisma pencils w/OMS, button, mini brads, grey copic marker
p.s. Hubby has THE Mancold...lordy have mercy on me....

Hope is everything

I meant to get this posted before October was over, for breast cancer awareness...I guess one day late not TOO bad, lol. There is a commercial on TV, about a cancer treatment center and one of the patients says 'hope is everything' and that says alot to me! Not only in the fight for cancer, but in so many other things in our life! So that is what inspired these cards, made 2 since I had the cardstock already out!



This card follows a sketch from SCS, from about 2 weeks ago I believe also.



And the pink color IRL really does match, where I colored a bit on the stamped image, but in the photos it looks totally different...dont ya hate when that happens? LOL! And Ya'll dont think I am nuts, but this stamp set, I have NO clue who it is by. This was one of the stamp sets I won when I won on a Moxie World Challenge awhile back and I had taken it out of the package and put into some Gina K Storage binders and didnt say the name or anything! BAD me! so if anybody knows the name of the stamp set, email me pretty please!

Well, I hope everyone had a safe and fun Hallowe'en if you celebrate that. We did not get a single trick or treater. And I couldnt believe it! Well come to find out our porch light was burned out, lol! But I dont think as many were out this year, due to the flu...them warning in the news like they have been. (which dont even get me started on how the media is sensationalizing the Swine Flu, lol!) Anyways, was a really quiet night here. I didnt even get to see Blake, my grandson.....:( But did get to see pics of him dressed up that my daughter took before she took him around to a few houses. Here he is as a Ninja! And he loves saying Hiiiiiiiiya!!! haha!!




Ok, that's all from me for now! I got quite a few more pics of cards I havent posted on my blog from the release party this past Thursday night...maybe I will post one of them later, lol! Have a wonderful relaxing Sunday ya'll!!

Gina K Design Preview Day 3, October Release!

Welcome back ya'll to our final day of previews! Tomorrow night is the parrrrtay!! woot! Cant wait! Hope to see all of you there too!!

Tonight we have 2 more stamp sets! Up first is the newest set by Rupa Shevde called Winter Friends. I am in looooove with the little penguins in this set!! Here is my card I decided to show tonight:



and the inside:



I LOVE that saying cause I got LOTS of flakey friends, haha! I made him skating on a little pond, put some glitter on it and used the stardust pen on his skates! it really sparkles IRL!

Next up is the new 'One Free with Three' called Signed With Love...And I have to tell you, I am SO thrilled that Gina finally has a set like this!! YAYYYY!!! I am so proud to be on this Design Team, and to be able to stamp some of these stamps on there stating they are from Gina K...well, Im just tickled pink! LOL! Here is what I did with it for tonight:



I made some little business cards! I know some of you sell at craft fairs and such, wouldnt these be awesome to pass a few out , with your info on the back to contact in case they wanted more awesome cards? Or how about putting this card in a gift box of cards like Gina made today on STV?? And they are really quick and fun to make!

We have a couple of our Center Stage Spotlight Designers joining in the previews tonight. Here are their blog links:

Karen Knegten

Sue VanDeDusse

Then, stop by these GinaK Designers' blog for even more projects with tonight's stamp sets:

Gina Krupksy
Asela Hopkins
Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Cindy Lawrence
Donna Baker
Erika Martin
Emily Giovanni
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Nina Brackett
Melanie Muenchinger
Theresa Momber

Our Release party will be held tomorrow night over on SCS in GinaK's Forum from 7-10 pm CST. We'd love to have you join in the fun! There will be contest questions, challenges, chatter, and lots more samples from our designers throughout the party! See you then!

Card Details
Stamps: Winter Friends by Rupa Shevde, Signed With Love (on inside used) from Gina K Designs
Papers: Black Onyx, 120lb white pure luxury from Gina K, dp is by AC
Accessories: MS snowflake punch, rhinestones, glitter, quickie glue pen, ribbon, machine stitching, rectangle nesties, prisma pencils with OMS, pop dots, rectangle nesties.
Business Cards:
Stamps: Signed with Love from Gina K Designs
Papers: SU! cardstock and 120lb weight pure luxury white from Gina K
Accessories: vivid ink in brick from Gina K, clear embossing powder, heat gun.

Gina K Design Preview Day 2, October Release!

Welcome back to day 2 of the previews! Tonight we have TWO new stamp sets to show ya! First up is Asela Hopkins' newest set called First Christmas...this one is gonna be a favorite of ALOT of folks, including ME! I was gonna show an ornament I made with this set, but I have an inkling you will see that tonight from some others, lol! Soooo, I will save mine and show you my card I made, one of them, lol! Here it is:



I just LOVE gingerbread men! I have a bunch I set out for Christmas every year, just ones I have picked up here and there at flea markets and garage sales, just ones that caught my fancy, not really worth much but I love them! So I had to color these up for my card tonight! I colored and then popped up the man one, just to give it a bit more dimension. I think this will be an awesome card for a couples first Christmas together, and I happen to know a older couple that this will be perfect for, found love late in life but they are just perfect for each other and will love this card!

Next up we have a new set by Nina Brackett called, Vintage Borders and OH my! what a fun one this one is! Even though I am only showing one card tonight, I was at first kinda stumped on this set, then the ideas starting flowing! I got plenty to show at the party Thursday too! Anyways, here is a CAS card for tonight:



Isnt this a fun looking card? I just love how this turned out myself, lol! The border of the ornaments up top was stamped in Vivid Brick ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then I used a white gel pen to highlight a few of the ornaments in spots. That big ole bow was made by some ribbon I had, did a running stitch and gathered it to make a 3-D flower, which the challenge on the JUGS blog inspired me for that one!

For even more inspiration, please visit the Illustrators of the stamp sets featured tonight:

Asela Hopkins: First Christmas
Nina Brackett: Vintage Borders

Tonight, we have several of our Center Stage Spotlight Designers joining in the previews. Here are their blog links:

Deb Felts
Sharri Seffens
Melissa Cash

Finally, stop by these GinaK Designers' blog for even more projects with tonight's stamp sets:

Gina Krupksy
Carolyn King
Cindy Lawrence
Donna Baker
Erika Martin
Emily Giovanni
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Melanie Muenchinger
Tami Mayberry
Theresa Momber

Our Release party will be held Thursday night over on SCS in GinaK's Forum from 7-10 pm CST. We'd love to have you join in the fun! There will be contest questions, challenges, chatter, and lots more samples from our designers throughout the party! See you then!

Ok, thats all for tonight! We have one more night of previews tomorrow and then its the party Thursday night! Cant wait! Hope you are enjoying the awesome eye candy from all of the designers, I know I am! They making ME look good, haha!! J/K!!

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: First Christmas by Asela Hopkins from Gina K Designs
Papers: dp is Christmas Cheer from K&Company, Cranberry Tart and Fresh Asparagus cardstock from Gina K
Accessories: Lace, ribbon, button from the new Neutrals collection from Gina K, twine, brads, rhinestones, white gel pen, oval and square nesties.
Card #2
Stamps: Vintage Borders by Nina Brackett from Gina K Designs
Papers: SU! Kraft cardstock, pure luxury white and rocket Red (on inside)
Accessories: white gel pen, vivid brick ink, big ole wide ribbon stitched into a bow shape, paper piercer, white button and craft thread.

Gina K Preview Day 1, October Release!

Howdy all, and welcome once again to the most wonderful time of the month, lol! I just LOVE previews and snippets and new stuff to show and...well, you get my drift! LOL! First up tonight is the wonderful set by Melanie Muenchinger called Festive Frame...and I will tell ya, its another fun one to work with, you can go simple and just emboss OR like I have done here tonight, color! Here is my card:




This is another big stamp like the 'Arranged with Love' stamp set! And look how awesome the Oval Nestabilities go in the oval part of the stamp! how cool does that look! I paper pieced behind the oval nestie too, colored the rest of the stamp with copics, added a bit of stickles to the centers of the poinsettias and used the AWEsome Bow Easy (which will be back in stock soon!) to do my bow and added a bit of bling and was done! I LOVE how this card turned out and it was one of those that went together so quick, love that too! It helps having such awesome stamps to work with dont it?

Ok, thats all for now...I have more cards with this, but gonna save for the party THURSDAY night! I will be sure and have that link up too on Thursday!

For even more inspiration tonight, please visit the Illustrator of the Festive Frame stamp set Melanie Muenchinger's blog. Then, check in on our CenterStage Spotlight Designer, Diana Queen who has prepared a project for us tonight too.

After that, check out these GinaK Designer's joining in on the Preview blog hop tonight:

Gina Krupsky
Cindy Lawrence
Erika Martin
Emily Giovanni
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Nina Brackett
Theresa Momber


Thanks so much for stopping by! See ya tomorrow for another sneak peek of TWO more sets!


Card Details
Stamps: Festive Frame by Melanie Muenchinger from Gina K Designs
Papers: White 120lb., Fresh Asparagus, Rocket Red, Christmas Cheer by K&Company dp
Accessories: copic markers, rhinestones, Pure Luxury Organdy ribbon, oval nesties, yellow stickles, pop dots, white gel pen.

Witch shoe! or rather shoeS!

Happy Monday ya'll! I know, not a whole lot of folks happy about it being Monday, start of the work week, but tis a good one for me...allll day to meself, lol! I thought I'd share some little witch shoes I made for my daughter to give the ladies at the bank she works at. Holli, my daughter, sent me an email with a link to SCS, asking me, 'Mom, can you make these?' LOL! WHAT she was doing on SCS, I'll never know, especially since she was suppose to be working!! Anyways, here is the link to Ellen Hutson's template on SCS:

Witch Shoe

Here are a couple of quick pics, cause I almost forgot to take picture of them and she was leaving, lol!


And one up close:



These are really quick and fun to decorate! Not alot of stamping on mine. I used my JustRite small round stamper with the super tiny alphabet to make the names of the ladies she works with, and the curlz font to write 'boo'. Then punched with SU!'s scallop punch, tied it to the bags of candy corn with some craft thread and they were done. Really cute I think! She liked them a lot and is excited to give them to her friends at work.

AND dont forget, tonight starts the previews for Gina K Designs October Release...which will be THIS Thursday! Wooohooo! I am excited to show you what I have created...and tell you what my hubby said about them...cracked me up, rofl!! Thanks for stopping by and remember, The mighty oak tree was once a nut that held its ground!! hahaha!

JUGS3 challenge, a bit late, lol!

Well, I made this card for the color challenge on the Just Us Girls blog, but didnt get it uploaded to my site or theirs in time, lol! I am bad about that, will do challenges then forget to upload them! Here is the card though:



I used Coco from Starving Artists Doodlefactory Christmas stamps from last year that I add. Kinda fun, festive looking card I think! The colors were pure poppy, aqua mist, and vintage cream, really hard colors for me, lol!

Ok, that's all for now! We start Gina K previews on Monday, wooohooo! I already of 3 cards done, thats GOOD for me! LOL!