StampTV CSS July Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to another StampTV CSS blog Hop. You should have arrived from the very talented Betty's blog. If you get lost along the way you can get the complete blog hop list at StampTV. This month Melissa provide us with this wonderful sketch.

I was so inspired by this sketch that I made three cards.  I also have new Gina K Stamps in the house that I have not been able to play with.  For my first two cards I used Theresa's newest set Tropical Nature.

For my last card I stepped away from the tropical theme and used Melanie's newest set Pretty Patterns and the sentiment from Whimsical Wishes.  If you look closely at the second card you will notice that I used Pretty Patterns on it as well.

  

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (July 17), 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!  Good Luck!!


Your next stop is the incredibly talented Cheri.  Thank you for stopping by.

Get Well

Hello and Happy Monday! Sadly this week I am in need of a get well card for a dear friend and fellow CSS member and someone I was formally on a DT with. Some of you may already know Karen Knegten. Well on Friday she had to have brain surgery. Karen has a long recovery ahead of her. I will be sending this card to Karen.

If you would like to send a card to Karen as well here is her address:

 Karen Knegten 

c/o St.Lukes Medical Center 

2900 West Oklahoma Avenue 

Milwaukee, WI 53215 

Well I was making this card I decided to make another using the same layout but different stamps and colors.  Here is what I came up with.  Two similar cards with very different looks. 

In addition another one of my dear friends Linda Payne is hosting Mix It Up Monday on StampTV this week and her challenge is to make a get well card. I will be entering these cards in to Linda's challenge. I will be back tomorrow with a couple of DT cards I made for The Cuttlebug Spot. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week.

Brenda
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Card #1
Stamps: Dogwood and Butterfly-Gina K Designs
Paper: Pure Luxury_GKD, Prima
Ink: Memento dandelion, cantaloupe, tangelo

Cared #2
Stamps: Whimsical Wishes-Gina K Designs
Paper: Pure Luxury-GKD
Ink: memento new sprout, pear tart, bamboo leaves 

CSS Blog Hop Piece It Togehter

Hello and welcome to another StampTV Center Stage Alumni Blog Hop.  You should have arrived from Betty's blog.  You can see the entire list of participants on StampTV.  I would hate for you to miss any of the beautiful creations that the CSS ladies have to share.

 For tonight's hop the CSS group is showcasing paper piecing.  I don't do very much paper piecing, but it is fun and so easy to do.  For my card I used papers from Echo Park's For the Record and Vogue Vases and Whimsical Wishes from Gina K Designs and illustrated by Theresa Momber.  Here is a video Gina made on paper piecing.

Your next stop on the hop is Carolina.


I am entering this into the following challenges
Mojo Monday - Sketch
Cute Card Thursday:Going Round In Circles
Simon Says: Anything Goes