Wheeewww!! Did somebody say HOT?!!

Hey y'all!! Yes, it is HOT hot hot...no other word for it..but hey, it IS summer time right? I'm just ready for it to be over...cause after I do anything outside, I dont feel like do anything inside, such as writing a blog post, haha!

I Thought I would post a few cards I have made lately for some challenges over on SCS.

First I have a card made for the Featured Stamper Challenge. Here is the card of Sophia's I CASEd:

Cute little mouse with hearts!

And my card:

I didnt have that adorable image, but love the jar spilling out the hearts, so used that and made my jar spilling out flowers to brighten someone's day! :D

These next two both were done for the Inspiration Challenge from Saturday. My first card was inspired by this:

Plaid metal Basket

And my ho=-hum card I made, lol!

I needed something more on this, but got tired of trying different things and just finished it up...so yea, kinda ho-hum!

The 2nd card uses this for inspiration:

Numbers

And this is my card:

Yes, tis true, that picture of the numbers is what inspired THIS, LOL! I guess the numbers basically! This one I LIKE! :D

Ok, that's all from me for today, I think, lol! Working on another card, might get it posted! :D

Hope you have a wonderfully creative week!

Card Details
Card #1:
Stamps: Buds and Vases and Fun Year Round both from Gina K Designs
Paper: Gina K and PTI cardstocks
Ink: various PTI inks, memento tuxedo black
Accessories: MFT grass die cut, ribbon, sponge with distress ink tumbled glass, SB labels die, glue dots.
Card #2
Stamps: Holiday Baskets from Gina K Designs
Paper: Gina K cardstocks and dp is Basic Grey Jovial
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: SB ribbon tag trio and pecot circle die, ribbon, gold brads, touch twin markers, pop dots, scor-tape.
Card #3
Stamps: Birthday Blessings from Gina K Designs
Paper: Gina K cardstock
Ink: distress ink in Brushed Corduroy
Accessories: 3/4 " punch, Upon A Time die by Tim Holtz, Cheery Lynn swirl die, SB rolled flower, washi tape, twine, glue dots, SB labels die, twowayglue, half pearls, sponge dauber.

Gina K Design Inspiration Hop, Day 3!!

Hey Y'all!! Welcome back to our last day of hops for this June release! Hope you have been enjoying them!

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!!

Today, we have our last two stamps set to showcase for you. Up first is a new set called The Good Life...I went a bit nostalgic on this one! Here is my card for today with this set:

This trailer reminded me of the ones from years ago, so colored it like one we had AGES ago when I was a kid! I told hubby me and him need something like this too, and I would love to live at a campsite, as long as we had internet, lol! AND probably need a bigger one than this one...cause of all my crafty goodies, haha!

Ok, next up is the new One Free With Three, Assorted Greetings...I love having so many different greetings in just one set! Here is my card for today with this set:

I needed a sympathy card and just used a shaped card and one of the greetings, this was so very quick to make too!

Ok, ready for my awesome eye candy from my fellow DT? Here ya go:

• Gina K
• AJ Otto
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Suzanne Dean
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks so much for the wonderful comments you leave, they mean so much to me! And like I always say, if I can inspire a few of you, makes it worth it! Hope you have a wonderfully creative day!

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: The Good Life from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks, October Afternoon Thrift Shop
Accessories: oval punches, twine, scor-tape, copic markers 2way glue, grass dienamics, pop dots.
Card #2
Stamps: Assorted Greetings from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstock, MME Life Stories
Accessories: Spellbinders Grand labels and labels 23, pearl stickers, distress inks, sponge, ribbon, pop dots.

Gina K Designs June Release Inspiration Hop, Day 2!!

Hey Y'all!! Welcome back to day 2 of our Inspiration Hops for the month of June (in July!...like Christmas in July! ha!)

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!!

Up first today is Theresa Momber's newest set called Tropical Nature, this is what I have done today with it:

I have stamped the mask images onto air dry clay and then took a paint brush and dry brushed some distress inks onto it after drying. I apologize for the picture...I am still having a hard time with this new photo editing program! This picture just does not do it justice...kinda makes the clay look all bright white and washed out, lol! I have tried taking this pic about oh...a gazillion times! Anyways, it does look really good IRL! :D

Next up is one of our newest Illustrators, Becky Oehler, set called I Do!...here is my creation for today with this set:

Me and my daughter, when she was younger, used to say this to each other...'I love you 4 ever and 4 keeps!' So I HAD to make this for her. She is loving the old vintage look (finally!, lol!) so went with that for this one.

Ready for more awesome eye candy? Here ya go:

• Gina K
• Becky Oehlers – Illustrator I Do!
• Theresa Momber – Illustrator Tropical Nature
• AJ Otto
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Sharon Harnist
• Suzanne Dean
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks for stopping by again today! So tickled you did! I also want to tell you about a challenge I am hosting on STV....Here is the link to that challenge:

Primarily Speaking Challenge, Come Play!

I would love to have you come play along, and you could win a prize! It's not due until Monday 7PM CST!

Ok, see you tomorrow, same time, same place!

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Tropical Nature by Theresa Momber from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstock
Accessories: air dry clay, Word Sticks by Tim Holtz, twine, CheeryLynn Designs die, glue dots, scor-tape, distress inks, burlap.
Card #2
Stamps: I Do! by Becky Oehlers from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks, MME Life Storie dp
Accessories: Spellbinders Fancy Tags, Want2Scrap nestabling, wrinkled seam binding ribbon, distress inks, glue.

Gina K Design Inspiration hop for June Release, Day 1!

Hey y'all!! I am so excited to be sharing some inspiration, hopefully, lol, with you for this last release!

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!!

Up first is Melanie Muenchinger's newest set called Pretty Patterns...oh my word....!!! Does this set have the possibilities or what!?! AND now that Gina K Designs is offered in clear...well, Im in heaven!! So very easy to line up these awesome patterns and you dont have to use one of them darn stampamajiggies! haha! Here is what I have done for today:

I used the chevron pattern that is in the set. And for that bottom edge, I just followed the pattern to get that edge like that, fun stuffs! Quick and fun thank you card done in no time at all! love that!

Up next is Tami Mayberry's newest set called Grand Tags and this set of Tami's also coordinates with Spellbinder's Labels 22, I always love sets that coordinate like that! :D Here is what I have done today:

I just stamped the image in black, and then only added a pop of one color, and I made the card a square card, 4 1/2 x 4 1/2. That's some of that tissue paper by Tim Holtz over a piece of colored cardstock. Kinda tones down the color a bit. (I have a hard time with brights, lol!)

Ok, ready for more awesome eye candy today? Here ya go:

• Gina K
• Tami Mayberry – Illustrator Grand Tags
• Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Pretty Patterns
• AJ Otto
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Michelle Woerner
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

I hope you are enjoying our inspiration hop for you today! We will be back, same time and place for another day of inspiration for you tomorrow and on Wednesday too, so come on back now ya here? :D

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Pretty Patterns by Melanie Muenchinger from Gina K Designs and sentiments from Hello Sunshine STV Kit also from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K and SU! cardstocks
Accessories: SU! inks, Spellbinders gears die, Want2Scrap nestabling gears, pop dots, ribbon.
Card #2
Stamps: Grand Tags by Tami Mayberry from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K and SU! cardstocks, Tissue Paper by Tim Holtz
Accessories: Spellbinders labels 22 dies, Want2Scrap bling, Spellbinders rolled flower die, ribbon, glue dots, pop dots.

A little late....

Hey y'all!! I am still having an awful time signing into my blogger to update it. It keeps telling me I have two conflicting accounts...which my ISP uses googles server for our mail...BUT, I am not understanding apparently how to fix my 'conflicting accounts' ug...I have to reset my password each time and THEN it will let me into blogger....just weird...!!! Anyways....enough of that! I hope to be able to figure it out soon, lol!

I made this card for the 4th of July and didnt get it posted here yesterday, lol! Always a day late and dollar short.....yep, thats me! :D

AND I am also learning how to use Photoshop Elements 10, with the new computer....Brain overload! haha! This uses a new stamp set by Melanie Muenchinger that was just released last week called 'Pretty Patterns'. There is SOOoooo many possibilities in this set..and fun ways to use all of the patterns. I chose to make a rustic looking flag for the 4th. I hope you and yours had a fun one if you were in the US and celebrating! We did!

Thanks for stopping by and hanging in there with me as I get used to all this new stuff....hard for this old brain, lol! But I'll be sure and be back on Monday....we have some awesome GKD inspiration hops coming then!

Card Details:
Stamps: Pretty Patterns by Melanie Muenchinger from Gina K Designs, By The Numbers from MFT Stamps
Papers: Gina K cardstocks
Accessories: metal star painted with gesso and roughed up, scor-tape, distressing tool. By The numbers Dienamics dies.