Reject #1 and Your Invited!

Hey y'all!! Thought I would share a rejected card with you all. I have to admit, this is one of my favorite cards I have made to date, but it got the old rejecto! Sooo, thought I'd share with you here then! :D I had a total of 6, SIX!! rejected, stung just a bit, but, tis ok, it's not gonna take away my love of this little hobby! We all have different tastes, and mine just wasnt what they editors where looking for THIS time! :D Here it is, using the bleaching technique:



I used Gina K Designs' Honey Mustard cardstock and I LOVE how it bleached out! Isnt that a gorgeous Daisy!?? I did use a marker on the leaves after bleaching, and added some pen work with a white gel pen and copic marker. But yea, this is one of my favs!! You likey? :D

And tonight is the night!! The Gina K Design February Release! Here is Gina's Invite video:

You're Invited!!

Hope to see you there! Lots of good convo with wonderful friends! AND gorgeous samples from all of the DT to oogle at! :D Our hops will start Monday, March 4th, so be sure and come back here then!

Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me share my work with you!!


Card Details:
Stamps: Stately Flowers 5 by Melanie Muenchinger and Hello Sunshine StampTV stamp set both from Gina K Designs
Material List: Gina K Designs cardstock, bleach, paintbrush, distress marker in Peeled Paint, Hug Snug seam binding for ribbon, memento tuxedo black ink, versamark ink, clear embossing powders, heat gun, copic .05 black pen, white gel pen, black self adhesive rhinestones, pop dots, scor-tape, Gina K Design Honey Mustard ink.

Happy Valentine's Day! And a sale from Gina K!

Hey y'all! Hope you are having a fun Valentine's Day! Me? Well, we could skip over it and it wouldn't bother me, lol! Anyways, I made this little decorative element using 1 1/2 cube blocks:



I took the wooden blocks and rubbed them onto my distress ink pad, and also distressed the papers I used too with same ink and a sponge dauber. I purposely stacked them slightly askew like that too..just a simple little decoration to sit out on Valentine's Day! I love changing things like that in my house...usually on the mantel is where I do my seasonal things. :D

And wanted to let you know too about a sale at Gina K Designs!! Here is the link to the 2 stamp sets on sale right now:

ON SALE NOW!

I love both of these sets! They really are awesome sets to have and now with an awesome price!

That's all from me for now! Give someone a random hug today, they might need it! :D

Blocks Details:
Stamps: Lots Of Letters from Gina K Designs.
Papers: Gina K cardstocks and dp is We R Memory Keepers' Crazy For You
Accessories: button, twine, scor tape, distress inks in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain, scor-tape, littler banner dies, mini heart cookie cutter, seed beads, crystal effects, old lace.

Happy Birthday Gina K! No, no I mean.....

..shhhhh, we aren't suppose to do that! :P! Like we could NOT have wished our wonderful leader, Gina, a Happy Birthday! Here is a little quick card I made for Ms. Gina:

I wanted something bright and cheerful, like Gina! I consider myself so very lucky to have found Gina K! She is such an awesome person, inside and out! I am so proud to say that I'm on her Design Team, its such a special honor for me, truly! And no matter how OLD she gets, she won't change, she's just like that! :D

Here are some links for you to enjoy, my fellow DT, in wishing Gina a Happy Birthday and some just might have a bit of blog candy here and there:

• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Debbie Corbari
• Latisha Yoast
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Valerie Stangle

Gina, I hope you have a special day! One with wishes come true and CAKE! Dont forget the CAKE! :D


Stamp set used: Vogue Vases 2 from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K Design
Inks: Gina K Design
Accessories: ribbon (from Gina K Design), sponge, circle punch, pop dots, scallop edge die.

Gina K Design January Release Inspiration DT Blog Hop, Day3!!

Hey y'all!! Welcome back to our last day for this release that is, of Inspiration Hops!

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 few days after the hops.

Up first today we have our newest Illustrator, Debbie Corbari's with her mini Darling Divas set! These super fun! I showed this card at the party, but showing it here again in case you missed it, lol!

I love this skater diva! I wish I could ice skate...I tried once on a band trip we went on...nope, ankles kept flopping over sideways...was NOT fun! LOL! But our talented little diva here has made a figure 8! :D

Up next is the new One Free with Three set called Sweet Tweets. Cute CUTE set! Is what I have done for today with this set:

I used some DP and then also drew the white lines as a frame around the image area...the other white is on the DP. I colored the little birdie with copics! (by the way, I had a question about what blue colors I used on the bluebird below...I will get that to you as soon as I can!) Another thing I lvoe about these clear stamps is how you can bend them like Ihave done on this circle! fun!!

Ok, Ready for more eye candy? Here ya go!

• Gina K
• Debbie Corbari - Illustrator Darling Diva's Mini Sets/li>
• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Latisha Yoast
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Valerie Stangle

Thanks sooo very much for stopping by this week! I do read every single comment that is left! They are truly appreciated and keeps me inspired! :D


Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Darling Divas, Skater Diva by Debbie Corbari from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K Cardstocks Ocean Mist and 120lb pure luxury white
Accessories: copic markers, glitter, vellum, glue, circle punch, hole punch, twine, SB banner die, popdots.
Card #2
Stamps: Sweet Tweets from Gina K Designs
Papers: Echo Park dp, Gina K Cardstocks
Accessories: silver pearls, SB circle and big scallop circle dies, pop dots, white gel pen and ruler.

Gina K Designs January Release Inspiration DT Blog Hop, Day 2!!

Hey y'all!! Welcome back and if first time, glad ya here! :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 grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a few days after the hops.

Again today we have 3 brand spanking new sets to show ya! Up first is Theresa Momber's newest set called Birds and Blossoms ... and in true Theresa style, so very realistic! Here is my card for today:

I HAD to color that gorgeous little bluebird in this set. We have a couple of them in the spring here, such a gorgeous vibrant blue! So I tried to capture that in these images. I used copics to color them with and think they turned out pretty close to the real ones! I hope to be able to get their pic this year! LOL!

Up next is Becky Oehlers's newest set called, Spoon Me! Omg, such a FUN set! Here is what I did for today with it:

I made a long skinny card (bowling lanes) and then the pins to look like they have been 'Bowled Over' LOL! Super quick one too! Oh so much fun gonna come out of this set! :D

Up last but not least is Tami Mayberry's Newest set called, Simple Hearts. They might be called 'simple' but you can do some amazing and fun things with them! Here is what I have done:

I did a bit of shabby/chic on mine for today. Used some burlap, and distress crackle paint in white...add some tickets and punched out sentiments from the set and then the pin, and ta-da! LOL!

Ready for more awesome eye candy? Here ya go!

• Gina K
• Theresa Momber - Illustrator Birds and Blossoms
• Becky Oehlers - Illustrator Spoon Me
• Tami Mayberry - Illustrator Simple Hearts
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Debbie Corbari
• Latisha Yoast
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist
• Valerie Stangle

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I truly LOVe reading your comments! Be sure and come on back by tomorrow 'cause we have one more day of hops for ya!

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Birds and Blossoms by Theresa Momber from Gina K Designs
Papers: 120lb Pure Luxury white from Gina K Designs
Accessories: copic markers, ribbon from Gina K Designs, SB labels die, pop dots, scor-tape, Gina K Design ink pad in Powder Blue.
Card #2
Stamps: Spoon Me by Becky Oehlers from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K Designs 120lb pure luxury in white and kraft
Accessories: Scor-buddy, pop dots, Gina K Designs ink in Cherry Red, grey copic marker.
Card #3
Stamps: Simple Hearts by Tami Mayberry from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K design cardstocks
Accessories: Burlap ATC precut, circle punch, tickets by Recollections, seam binding ribbon, Long straight pin with decorative ends purchased at HL, glue dots, White distress crackle paint.