Cat's Creations: October 2012

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Gina K Designs October Release Inspiration Hop--Day 3!!

Hey y'all!! Welcome back to our final day for the hops this month!

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 products from Gina K. Designs! 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 we have the brand spanking new, AWEsome StampTV kit...just in time for those holiday cards! The new kit will come with 2 stamp sets actually. Merry Little Christmas Stamp TV Kit contains 24 sheets of Pure Luxury card stock, ribbon, brads and exclusive patterned paper- everything you need to create beautiful projects! Here is what I have done for today:

First is a card from the Merry Little Christmas set...This snowman is just too cute! I heat embossed him in white so He would really stand out! And I also made this card with that same set:

This was is a super quick card actually! I love how the little red jewels look for the holly berries on this one!

Next I used the City of David set and made this card with that set:

I heat embossed all of the images in gold, and then cut out around the 'city'. I love how this looks in real life!

Up next we have the newest One Free with Three set called Holiday Tags ...another set just in time for the holidays! :D Here is what I did:

I made a little tin and a bunch of ready to use tags! This set coordinates with the stamp set Wishing You Joy. I used the Santa from that set to decorate the tin and the label stamp too. Im all set now! :D Got a huge jump start on my cards AND decorating the packages!

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

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have enjoyed our hops this time! And dont be a stranger, you can come back anytime!

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Merry Little Christmas StampTV Kit from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K Cardstocks, Carta Bella DP
Accessories: ribbon, white embossing powder, versamark, heat gun, Spellbinders banner tag, scor-tape.
Card #2
Stamps: Merry Little Christmas StampTV Kit from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks, Authentique DP
Accessories: ribbon, SPellbinders decorative labels die, red half pearl stickers, pop dots, distress markers.
Card #3
Stamps: City of David (In the StampTV kit) from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks
Accessories: gold embossing powder, heat gun, versamark, silver embossing powder, gold ink, gold twine. mega ovals by Spellbinders.
Tag Tin
Stamps: Holiday Tags and Wishing You Joy both from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks, Echo Park dp
Accessories: hinged tin, ribbon, twine

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Gina K Design October Release Inspiration Hop--Day 2!!

Hey Y'all!! Welcome back to day 2 of our hop for this 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 products from Gina K. Designs! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

We are showcasing 3 sets today, so I'll try to keep it short, lol! Up first today is Beth Silaika's newest set called Deck the Halls...You will LOVE the possibilities in this set! Here are a couple of CAS cards I have done:

I stamped the polka dotted balls all over the kraft cardstock to create my own dp..used the word window punch and stamped my sentiment in that area. This is SUPER quick card! so was this one:

The only thing that took a bit of time was the fussy cutting and embossing with the silver.Both of these will be easy to mail too!

Up next is Becky Oehlers' newest set called Mistletoe Memories...such a FUN set too! Here is what I have done for today with it:

and the inside:

This set matched the Winter Whimsy pattern paper from Gina K's too! Love it!

Up last but by far not the least is Tami Mayberry's newest set called Simple Snowflakes..Another set this has so many possibilities! Here is what I have done for today:

Again, another CAS creation. I used the pattern paper pack Merry Little Christmas and attached my wrapped candy cane with a little tag I created using the set. The candy cane can be used as an ornament too! I also made this one:

I used pattern paper pack by Carta Bella, Winter Fun, those hexagon shapes and cut around them to create this design.

Ok, that's it from me for now. Ready for more awesome inspiration? Here ya go!!

Thanks again for stopping by today and for all of the awesome comments! I truly cherish each one! See ya tomorrow, same time, same place! :D

Card #1
Stamps: Deck the Halls by Beth Silaika from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks
Accessories: word window punch, ribbon, SU! inks, Colorbox gold ink.
Card #2
Stamps: Deck the Halls by Beth Silaika from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstock, Echo Park dp
Accessories: Spellbinders circle die, silver embossing powders, versamark, heat gun, pop dots, border bling from Want2Scrap.
Card #3
Stamps: Mistletoe Memories by Becky Oehlers from Gina K Designs
Papers: Cardstock and patterned papers both from Gina K Designs
Accessories: Spellbinders Rectangle and circle dies, sheer white ribbon, glue dots
Card #4
Stamps: Simple Snowflakes by Tami Mayberry from Gina K Designs
Papers: Cardstock and dp both from Gina K Designs
Accessories: twine, candy cane, Spellbinders circle die, material scrap, glue dots, eyelet.
Card #5
Stamps: Simple Snowflakes by Tami Mayberry from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstock, dp is Carta Bella, Winter Fun
Accessories: Spellbinders circle die, white embossing powder and heat gun, versamark, small brad, pop dots, ribbon.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Gina K Designs October Release Inspiration Hop, Day 1!

Hey Y'all! Welcome to our first day of our Inspiration Hops! Glad you stopped by!

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 Gina K. Designs products! 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 Melanie Muenchinger's newest set, Stately Flowers 5..I am just LOVING her State Flowers sets, are you? Here is what I have done for today with it:

I HAD to use the sunflower in the set! Big ole gorgeous thing! And it's my favorite flower too. I stamped this one with versamark onto kraft cardstock and then used clear embossing powder on it. I sponged around the edges of the cardstocks and the dps too, to give it a more rustic feel. Love the saying on this too! :D

Up next is Theresa Momber's newest set called, Vogue Vases 2. This is obviously her 2nd set in the Vogue Vases..and loving this one too! Here is mine for today with this set:

Since I had these colors out on my craft table, I just used them too for this card. I combined the set with Melanie's set, Inspiration Mosaic...I paper pieced some of the areas, and then left some without. I really loving this color scheme too! :D

That's all from me for today, but here is the link list to my fellow DT who I KNOW have some awesome eye candy for you!

Thanks for stopping by today, and dont forget, same time same place tomorrow! :D

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Stately Flowers 5 from Gina k Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks and Authentique Original collection
Accessories: Spellbinders circle and big scallop circles, large silver brads, seam binding ribbon, pop dots, versamark, clear embossing powder, sponge and distress ink, heat gun.
Card #2
Stamps: Vogue Vases 2 from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks, Authentique Original Collection
Accessories: Vivid blue ink, button, twine, ribbon, glue dots, pop dots, scallop border punch, large silver eyelet, paper piercer and pad. scor-tape.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Blog Hop with Sean and Regina -- Give Thanks

Hey y'all!! Welcome to a wonderful and fun blog hop that I decided to join in with this month....

WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER “GIVING THANKS” BLOG HOP!

Hi everyone! Thanks for playing along in our October blog hop! EXCITING NEWS! The Blog Hop with Sean & Regina will now be featuring Gina K Designs stamps only for our monthly blog hops starting this month! Most everyone we know are busy getting ready for the Halloween fun coming up on the 31st. We spooked it up for you in our last hop, so this month we want to celebrate November by “Giving Thanks” to all of our followers. To some “giving thanks” is the traditional Thanksgiving holiday, but to others to “give thanks” is to show appreciation to all those great family and friends in our lives. So, our hop this month is to show you how different we all give thanks.

OUR BLOG HOP SPONSOR!

Becky Oehlers is a member of the Gina K. Designs Illustrator Team! Becky’s style is really fun, crisp and clean. They are used to make wonderful cards with just the right message or can be used to add some fun to your scrapbooking pages. In addition, Becky is one of the best card designers and artists in the craft world. Go to Becky’s blog to look at the great things she has been up to AND view the card samples she has created with her newest stamp set “Mistletoe Memories” that was released yesterday during the Stamp TV October Release Party. You can click the link below to go to Becky's awesome blog!

Becky's Blog

For my card, I went rustic! :D

I used the stamp set Fall Foliage for my card. And
I just love creating my own bg papers...and for this one, I used a brown paper sack, lunch sack. I smeared some distress stain metallics on it, then crumpled it all up, then light touch it with some vintage photo distress ink. I also stamped the leaf onto a paper bag after coloring it with distress markers. And there is some of the wonderful ribbon that I have used for the past three years! :D It's about gone now!

Ok, LET'S GET TO HOPPING!

Now it is your turn to blog hop with all of our friends!
The rules are simple:

-Visit each participating blog on the list below.
-Leave a comment for the blog host designer.
-Become a follower of each participating blog.

If you follow rules 1 – 3, you will be eligible to win the grand prize of a Becky Oehlers stamp set for Gina K. Designs.

At the end of the hop, a random winner will be chosen for the Blog Hop Grand Prize using comments and followers from each blog. We have decided to keep the hop open from Friday – Monday. We do this because some people that want to participate need more time to get through the entire hop.

The deadline for leaving comments is Monday, October 22, 2012 at 8pm CST. The winner will be chosen and announced on Tuesday, October 23, 2012.

The blog hop designer this month are as follows:

And Remember --Please leave a comment for the blog hop design and sign up/follow each hop designer to be eligible to win the grand prize stamp set!

Thank you for visiting my blog. Now, go to Cheryl's blog at: http://ideasforcardmaking.net

Thursday, October 11, 2012

I Love this time of year!

Hey y'all!! It's finally cooled off here in my neck of woods, yay! Tired of those HIGH electric bills and of SWEAT, haha! But Fall/Autumn is my most favorite time of the year....love the colors, the holidays coming up...AND Halloween! I love decorating for Halloween! I decided to make one of those configuration boxes by Tim Holtz...and I can tell ya, it was so much fun to make! Im going to do a Christmas one too! Not only fun putting together, but in gathering the stuff for it too, loved doing that even. Here are some pic of my box:

I used so much stuff on this, lol! First I painted the whole thing, except the cover, in black acrylic paint. I used Echo Park's designer paper line called Haunted all through it, inside and the outside of the cover. I then used some of the Tim Holtz tape on the edges and then slapped on some of his crackle paint in Peeled Paint color. Also distressed the edges with sandpaper and inks. I also used some free images that I found online to make the little trick or treat bags and the bottle cap lids. I used Gina K Design stamps also, Perfect Pennants and Wicked stamp sets. I used some Tim Holtz stamps too, the ticket ones. I made the headstone, RIP one, out of air dry clay and painted it. Lots of miniatures throughout. And even used some STICKERS! (shocked I know!) Miniature bottles and game pieces and mini door knocker were purchased from Sky Blue Pink, what a fun store for stuff like that, and good prices too! Here are some close-ups:

This is a close up of the upper left corner...the little door knocker I think is so neat!

This is one of the skeletons playing the violin. There are 3 total in this, two in the main box and one on top of a smaller piece which you will see in just a second.

This shows all 3 pieces. I will set this up with the two small ones on each side of the bigger box.

Close up of the smaller boxes. The one with the stamped tree silhouette has one of those flickering battery operated lights in it. I cut a hole in the back of this piece so you could turn it off and on and replace if needed.

The hole in the back which you cannot see when its facing front and the little flickering light on.

I had a close up of one of the section, the one I call my tribute to Harry Potter, but for some reason, blogger wont upload it...and I have no clue why! Its even smaller than some of the other pics I have uploaded...same .jpg and everything....who knows..you get what you pay for, lol!

Ok, hope you enjoyed seeing as much as I enjoyed doing this box! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderfully creative day!

Stamps used: Perfect Pennants, Spooky Silhouettes, Wicked all from Gina K Designs. Ticket stamps by Tim Holtz purchased from Michaels.
Papers: Gina K Designs cardstocks, Echo Park's Haunted line of DP
Accessories: Too many to name! If you have any questions, just ask me! But most purchased from Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and Sky Blue Pink

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Gina K Design September Inspiration Hop, Day 3!!

Hey Y'all!! Welcome to our last day for the Inspiration Hop, but not of inspiration! :D

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 Gina K. Designs Grab Bag that could have anything from stamps to paper to embellishments! To see the list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

We have two sets today to showcase for you. Both illustrated by Gina herself. First one up is Primitive Blessings and here is what I have done for today with this set:

I am so loving this set! It reminds me of my cross-stitching days, I was all into the Primitive/Americana stuffs! I have so many I need to get framed! But I did this card trying to capture the overall style of that. Distressed the edges a bit and used rich colors. Here is a 2nd card I made too with the same set:

Again, going with the Primitive/Americana style you see alot of out there. Very quick card, basically just stamped the heifers 2 times so I could cut them out and give them dimension! Wouldn't this make an awesome invite to a dinner for someone?

Ok, next up is a set I can see on ALOT of presents! It's the new One Free with Three called Seasonal Labels :D I decided to make a boxed card set. Here it is:

This is a picture of the cards in the box, and here are the cards:

Well, three of the cards. I made two of each color and the sentiment varies on each one, but all are from this set. My sister or daughter one will probably swipe these from me, lol!

Ok, ready for more awesome inspiration? Here ya go:

Gina K - Illustrator Primitive Blessings & Seasonal Labels

Deb Felts

Emily Giovanni

Giovana Smith

Lee Murphy

Lori McAree

Melanie Muenchinger

Sharon Harnist

Suzanne Dean

Tami Mayberry

Theresa Momber

Tina Gilliland

Vicki Dutcher

Thanks so much for hopping along with us this month! I so enjoy all of your comments and look forward to this every single month! Means alot to me to hear from all of YOU! Don't be a stranger though, come back soon! :D

Card Details: Card #1 Stamps: Primitive Blessings from Gina K Designs Papers: Gina K Designs Accessories: twine, 3/4" punch, pop dots, copic markers, Vivid ink pad, sponge and distressing tool. Card #2 Stamps: Primitive Blessings from Gina K Designs Papers: Gina K Designs, dp is Echo Park Accessories: pop dots, SB ribbon tag die, on the fence die by tim holtz, distressing tool, seam binding ribbon. Cards #3: Stamps: Seasonal Labels from Gina K Designs Papers: Gina K cardstocks and Echo Park dp Accessories: clear box, snowflake punch, gold twine, gold embossing powders, versamark ink, heat gun, corner chomper.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Gina K Designs September Release Inspiration Hop Day 2!!

Hey Y'all!! Welcome to our 2nd day of inspiration for you!

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 Gina K. Designs Grab Bag that could have anything from stamps to paper to embellishments! To see the list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

For today, we have 3 awesome sets to showcase for you, so I will keep my chatter down to a minimum! :D

Up first is a new set by Beth Silaika called Wicked omg, been having so much fun with this FUN fun set! :D Here is what I have for today with it:

I decided to string all of those cute images up! haha! And have a couple of ghosts floating around too!

Next up is the new set by Becky Oehlers called You Say 'Ello...This set has such adorable images in it!! Here is my card for today with it:

I had a little fun with the cute little doggies in the set! :D The expression on the male dogs face looks like hes saying...'ooooooo lala! call me baby!' so I used the ever popular song 'Call Me Maybe' and typed that out using a label maker! :D I think it would be an awesome flirty card for even an old couple like me and my hubby, LOL!

Up next is the newest by Tami Mayberry called Take Note.This set has sooo many awesome possibilities, from card making to journaling to scrapbook pages! This is what I did for today with it...well, two things actually, lol!

First I made a little ATC...I still had two spots on my ATC tray to fill so used this set to help me along! Mostly just tore some book pages and used some gesso on my background, then added some cut out sayings from the set. (the domino is my lucky number! :D)

Then I made a little journaling book for me. I laminated the back and front and the tabs too, since they would be getting the most handling. Here is a pick of the inside too:

Some of the pages I stamped on, some I left blank. I will stick this in my purse and carry it with me for them times when Im shopping and an idea hits me (like when I'm in Michaels or Hobby Lobby!)

Ok, that's all from me for today...I know you want some more eye candy don'tcha!? Here ya go!:

Gina K

Beth Silaika – Illustrator Wicked

Becky Oehlers – Illustrator You Say 'Ello

Tami Mayberry – Illustrator Take Note

Thanks again for stopping by! We have one more day of awesome inspiration for you tomorrow, so come on back! Thanks so much for the wonderful comments too, makes my day! :D

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Wicked by Beth Silaika from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstock and Echo Park dp
Accessories: mini clothespins, various inks from SU!, pop dots, 3 in 1 glue, tim holtz fence and alphabetical dies, black twine, eyelets, cropadile.
Card #2
Stamps: You Say 'Ello by Becky Oehlers from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks
Accessories: Spellbinders labels die, Spellbinders oval nesties, Spellbinders border die, medium scallop die from MFT, label maker, twine, pop dots.
Mini journaling book and ATC:
Stamps: Take Note by Tami Mayberry from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks, Echo Park dp
Accessories: rolled zipper flower, 3 in 1 glue, keychain circle thingies, eyelets, cropadile, ribbons, border punch, laminating papers. for ATC: mini domino, oval nesties and word window punch, gesso, washi tape, corrugated cardboard, distress ink, gesso, old book, tulle.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Gina K Design September Release Inspiration Hop Day !

Hey y'all!! Welcome to our first day of the new release at Gina K Designs!

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 Gina K. Designs Grab Bag that could have anything from stamps to paper to embellishments! To see the list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

We have two awesome stamp sets to show you today. Up first is Melanie Muenchinger's newest set called Beyond Baskets...Oh what fun this one is to fill with things! Here is what I did for today:

Isn't that wheelbarrow awesome!? I colored to resemble old wood, or was trying too...with the hint of green mildew? LOL! And then I stuck some numbers in it, the age of my friend. I think she will get a kick out of this, with the 'over-the-hill' undertone to it, lol! I can kid her, because I've already surpassed that age, ha!

Up next is Theresa Momber's newest set called Joyful Holiday GORgeous images in this set to get you rolling on them Christmas cards! (only about 12 more weeks!) Here is what I did for today:

For this card, I did some gold embossing, and was going for a rustic kinda look. I think this card turned out like I wanted it too! I used some gold cardstock too on it, which added to the rustic rich colors of the card to me!

Ready for more awesome eye candy? Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration of my fellow DT:

Gina K

Melanie Muenchinger - Illustrator Beyond Baskets

Theresa Momber - Illustrator Joyful Holiday

Becky Oehlers

Beth Silaika

Carolina Buchting

Carolyn King

Cathy Tidwell<----You are here!

Deb Felts

Emily Giovanni

Giovana Smith

Jimmi Mayo

Lee Murphy

Lori McAree

Michelle Woerner

Sharon Harnist

Suzanne Dean

Tami Mayberry

Tina Gilliland

Vicki Dutcher

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Come on back by tomorrow for another day of inspiration for you!

Card Details: Card #1 Stamps: Beyond Baskets by Melanie Muenchinger from Gina K Designs Papers: Gina K cardstock, Echo Park dp. Accessories: nail head brads, seam binding ribbon, pop dots, distress tool, half pearls, rolled roses and medium scallop die from MFT, floral leave die from Cheery Lynn Dies, Spellbinders ribbon tag die. Card #2 Stamps: Joyful Holiday by Theresa Momber from Gina K Designs Papers: Gina K cardstock, Echo Park dp. Accessories: vellum, gold embossing powder, versamark, heat gun, corner photo punch, gold trim ribbon, brad, popdots.