Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow

This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...

with the theme... SHOW YOUR SPARKLE!

for me ...thinking Christmas already so pulled out the GKD stamp set "Heirloom Ornament" by Nina Brackett!

love this ornament all glittered up! i mean this baby sparkles (-:

hope you get to join our challenge...

I'm gone for the day - our church is hosting a community Fall Carnival and I get to be the

FACE PAINTER! love love love it!

HUGS!

Stamp set from GKD - Nina Brackett's "Heirloom Ornament"
Fine glitter
SU Heat n Stick powder with Clear Versamark
Stash dp with black/white cardstock
Cuttlebug folder with Memento Lady Bug ink lightly sponged
stash ribbon and pearls
MStewart snowflake punch

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Hi there,

 it's that time of the month again when the Center Stage Alumni bring you a Hop and you have the chance to win a huge, FABULOUS, FREE GRAB BAG FROM GKD! oh yeahhhhh

This month we were given this photo inspiration from our wonderful Brenda Turner

 ...if you want to start the hop at the beginning, just pop over to STV! .
If you are following the hop, you should have come from the talented blog of Kay Simmons !
I wanted to go with the quilt in this inspiration and the colors....really wish I had some of those pitchers and or vases,,, used the GKD set - "Nana's Needlework" by Nina Brackett and the sentiment is from the GKD set - "Mountain Wilderness" by Theresa Momber.

Colored with Copics, base cardstock is GKD's Moonlit Fog and designer paper from My Minds Eye.

now off to the awesome blog of Miesje Flach   

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (May 15th), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!

Enjoy the hop - not so many of us this month...quick hopping

hugs

and have a beautiful and blessed MOTHER'S DAY!

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Hi there...glad to have you stop by...
This month the CSS Alumni were given a color combo challenge brought to us courtesy of Melissa S.!  

Thanks Melissa (-:

would love to have these dishes (-:

Now you should have arrived here from the elegant blog of Kay Simmons....if you missed starting at the beginning, pop over to STV and begin the hop from there. You don't want to miss any of the blogs and make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (March 20th) the randomly chosen comment from all the blogs will win a 

HUGE GRAB BAG of fabulous Gina K Designs Stamps!

for this hop I used two GKD "oldie but goodie" stamp sets (-:

Layered CAS card

always love anything from Nina Brackett  this is GKD's "Grand Damask" by Nina!

lightly sponged edges with SU's Sage Shadow, center with SU Barely Banana, and image with Memento's Bahama Blue. Cardstock is GKD's Turquoise Sea, Lemon Drop, Creme de Menthe and white. Accents Viva's Pearl Pen - Light Green, stash ribbon and button...

 Framed Pears

went thru awesome sets I have from Asela Hopkins - love love this set...GKD's "Fruitful Harvest" by Asela!

Had designer paper from K & Co (Nature) that matched perfectly, Cardstock is GKD's Turquoise Sea and Lemon Drop. Used CB folder for dry embossing and Spellbinders Ovals Lg and Beaded Ovals. Nostalgia tape from THoltz , stash ribbon and stickles. 

Colored pears with 

Copics: E35, Y11, YG03, 63, 91, 95

OK, that's it for me...

your next stop is the awesome blog of Melissa Shultz ....

Enjoy the hop and remember to comment (-:

Best of luck to everyone on being the randomly chosen winner!

hugs,

STV's Mix It Up Monday Challenge

hi there,

This week at STV Regina Hardy is the Mix It Up Monday challenge hostess . She has challenged us to create using a distress technique.

"This week's challenge is to Distress a card and include some form of a Tag.  Momento inks work well in addition to Tim Holtz inks.  You may also use sandpaper, etc., as long as there is some form of distressing on the card."

I decided to go back a couple years and pulled out one of GKD's stamp sets by Nina Brackett -

 Lord of the Season

The sides of the image are distressed with Ranger's Faded Jeans, then used scissors along the edges and  sponged again - the bottom piece is white cardstock with torn edges sponged with Ranger's Antique Linen.

Matted onto SU's-Not QuiteNavy and GKD's - Green Grass cardstock - designer paper is retired from SU and ribbon is from GKD.  Colored image with various pencils .... but used Copic 31 at the base.

(I have made a REAL dent in my stash designer paper..... that's in the box under my desk LOL...only have about 4 more boxes to go)

Hope all are doing well,

reverse spotlighting!

hi there, this post is for Donna's challenge over at STV "reverse spotlighting - remember that a randomly drawn entry wins a FREE stamp set!

For as easy as this card turned out - it sure took me forever to do it!!!  just couldnt get a grip on the reverse spotlighting...now that I've done it... realize I was my own worst enemy because I was overthinking it...duuhhhhh...me!! over thinking!!! LOL

card above was posted over on STV earlier today.

sooooo, we were rained out of fireworks...soooo did another card with this technique....

well, two for me on one challenge! wow...

think I will stick with regular spotlighting LOL

do love my handmade flower (it was made from the circles that were punched out including the ones that werent punched in right spot :-) and leaves...

now back to blog surfing and watching toots! waiting for the Macy's fireworks on TV...

hugs

supplies:
card one
stamp set from GKD - Vogue Vases by Theresa Momber
ink: Ranger's Distress Faded Jeans
Copic: B00, B41
cs: stash SU dp, Bordering Blue, white
embellishments: Pear Pen glass effect blue, cuttlebug embossing folder, stash ribbon

card two
Stamp sets from GKD- Fancy Tags and Grand Damask both by Nina Brackett
ink: Vivid purple
cs: stash Basic Grey Wisteria, GKD creme de menthe, white
embellishments: punches used - SU oval, nesties petite ovals small, lacey circles
my handmade flower and leaves

Jennie's challenge at STV - DIY Pattern Paper

Rushin rushin rushin....had this set made last night for Joan's Garden and STV-Jennie and wanted to autopost for today but it just got toooo late - a girl has to sleep (-:

then realized this background probably isnt what Jennie was looking for..so made another Quick Quick one...
here is the quickie - it's ok...nothing to write home about KWIM...

used GKD set "Hugs and Prayers" by Nina Brackett

GKD Creme de menthe, lemon drop and all spruced up cardstock (which looks black in pic)

Stampin Up's Certainly Celery

Copics Y08 and YG11

Spellbinders' Dahlia

stash yellow ribbon

next is the set I worked on til late last night - Joan is ending her challenge for the summer and her last challenge is to do a card and tag set (which I have begun doing and love it - makes a beautiful present by just wrapping in plain white tissue paper and adding your tag!)

I am crazy over this set -- GKD's Follow your Dreams by Theresa Momber!
used a kinda different color combo of GKD's Fog, Little Boy Blue and Wine, stamped the background images with Versamark, boat done with copics B41, 45, E25, 53 and C2, white pen, inks used are Memento Black and Ranger's Distress Stormy Sky......tag has paper pieced heron using Spellbinders Labels 14....
you know how sometimes you actually like what you create?? well, this is one of those for me...

ok, since I'm home early I think that means I will have to cook dinner  UGH!
will be back for tomorrow's Phindy (-:
hugs

also entering in: Cards for Men - someone special and A Spoon Full of Sugar - anything goes

STV Sketch and Color Challenges

morning Monday!!! and back to work - going to be busy since it's a short week with the holiday coming right around the corner...had a great weekend - stamped allllll day Saturday....caught up on some Design Team committments and did some cards for favorite challenges....today I'm posting both of the cards I made for this week's sketch and color challenges over at Stamp TV.

the sketch challenge - used GKD's "Thanks a Million" and "Seeds of Kindness"
colored with pencils and OMS, MS border punch, THoltz embossing folder, and GKD cardstock

the color challenge - used GKD's "Fancy Tags" and "Vintage Borders" by Nina Brackett, colored with red, green, markers and gold accent pen, nestie tag, Distress Barn Red ink and Memento Black, cardstock for color challenge is GKD's green apple, lipstick red and white and added 3 gold string bows!

have missed creating with my GKD stamps - really enjoyed these!

NOW, dont forget to pop over to Joan's Gardens and check out the awesome challenge she is gearing up for...partnered with Heartfelt Creations...and it is a BIG prize package!!! need to get ready by making sure your have a HFC stamp to use for your project...

have a wonderful week - I'm thinking about the blessings given to my family and myself from the Lord, the biggest is that He loves us and it's so undeserved....but that's his marvelous grace and mercy!



also entered in following challenges
http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-98-and-gdt-and-mini.html
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/
http://thestampmanchallenges.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-10-anything-by-tim-christmas.html

STV's CSSDT Color Challenge Blog Hop

Hi there,
So glad I finally have the chance to once again participate in STV's Center Stage Spotlight Alumni Design Team's Blog Hop - our challenge was a color combo...
white/ivory, blue, brown and yellow
and of course using only Gina K stamps

Now you're on the right track if you've just come from KAY'S gorgeous blog..but you can always pop back over to STV and start from there.

I created my card using GKD's "Lovely Labels" by Nina Brackett
a fav "go to" stamp set - they match perfectly with the Nestie Label One set

used GKD's cardstock: Chocolate Chip and Lemon Drop, ink is Memento Black and Summer sky, colored with Copics Y02, 17...EK's flourish punch, punched vellum flowers, glitter pen, stash dp and ribbon

Next stop is over to LORI's fabulous blog...
enjoy the hop
and have a blessed weekend (-:

2 cards today for STV New Release Challenges

Hi there, STV had their new release party last week and of course would love to have them all...but "wishin aint gettin" KWIM (-:  So I entered two of the card challenges and answered all the questions...so just keepin my fingers crossed to win a set (and so are a couple hundred others!! heeeheeeeheeee...that little credit card is "on hold" right now) Winners are to be announced today.

this one was for the sketch challenge - used GKD's set "Hugs and Prayers" by Nina Brackett.
stamped the imaged direct to design paper and colored with Copics BG09 and R02, 04 and clear glaze pen.
Cardstock is GKDs All Spruced Up, SU's Not Quite Navy and dp is Graphic 45's LeRomantique. Stash lace and ribbon

The next card is for the "non traditional colors" for a holiday card. So, using GKD's "Very Merry Christmas" by Theresa Momber... stamped image twice using Ranger Distress Peeled Paint and Vivd's Coffee Bean onto dp by Tim Holtz. Stamped hird time onto white cs, heat embossed and cut out. Colored that tree with Copics E09, 31, 55, YR04, R29 and G24 out lined bows,poinsettias with Copic black liner. Ribbon from stash and added sentiment with Nestie Fancy Tags (ivoy and choc chip).

Best of luck to everyone who entered the new release challenges over on Stamp TV!
 
Have a wonderful day...

I'M BACK!!! so glad...

hi there, hope ya missed me!
I know I sure missed not being able to blog, surf or visit...my work IT techs were able to save everything (thank you thank you) and this week I will purchase an external hard drive and regularly save my stuff on it...this scare was scary KWIM !

so going forward, this card was made for Carla's Color Challenge at STV:
challenge was to use 2 different pinks, red, wine, black



Used GKD's Vintage Borders, Hugs n Prayers, Lovely Labels all by Nina ! Cardstock is
Basic Grey - Bittersweet, GKD's Wine, Black, White, flourish is from Spellbinders Doodle Parts, inks are Memento Rhubarb and Black, image colored with Copics RV02, 19, 23, 34 and R59. The flowers are lightly glittered but you have to enlarge pic to see it.

so now, off to visit EVERYONE! wooo hooooo.....
have a wonderful weekend and blessed week,

A missed post for a STV Sketch Challenge

Hi there, think I should change my name to "big Goober!" Didnt realize until I was working on a new post for next week (needed some linking info from a previous post) and scrolled down my list of posts ...and BINGO! there was my draft post ......here it is!

This is for Vicki's sketch challenge

I posted it over on STV and forgot my own blog!!!

oh well....better late than never! I loved the colors - colored only the top of the topiary to match the sketch.

Stamp used is from GKD's "Lord of the Season" by Nina.

Wanted to give a big shout out to Kay Simmons ! Wishing her congratulations on being the Guest Designer over on Stamp TV for May!

Happy Day everyone!