Gina K. Designs - New Release Hop, Day Two!

Here I am for day two - STILL excited!!!  Thank you, Gina, and Crew!
The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina, along with the Cast and Crew and Guest Designers, 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 StampTV 

a few days after the hops.

Tuesday's Link List:

Gina K

Theresa Momber - Illustrator Vertical Greetings 2

Beth Silaika - Illustrator Keep Calm

Cathy Tidwell

Debbie Corbari

Karen Day Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler 

And our Guests:

Patti J

Sharyn P

Here are my projects for today's hop!

For my first set, I am featuring projects made using Beth Silaika's 'Keep Calm' set.

This is such a nice set, and good for so many occasions.

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack, GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink

And last, but certainly not least - one of my favorite designers, Theresa Momber, has come up with a new set called Vertical Greetings 2, that I loved working with.

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Collection

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Pure Luxury White Cardstock, GKD 'Ang & Me' Patterned Paper Pack

Thanks for stopping by today!
Happy Hopping,
Patti J.

In case you missed the hop on Monday, here is the Link List for Day One!

Moday's Link List:

 Gina K

 Melanie Muenchinger - Illustrator Fabulous Frames

 Debbie Corbari - Illustrator Let's Talk

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Day Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler 

And our Guests:

Patti J (That's me!)

Sharyn P


Other Supplies Used Today:
Metal Frame from my stash
Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink
Tim Holtz Stormy Sky Distress Ink
Scor-Tape
Pink Glitter
Copic Markers
Black Cardstock
Perfect Layers Mini Rulers (see sidebar for details!)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Stampin'Up! Scallop Tag Punch
a|muse Twine
Kraft Cardstock
Twine from my stash
Kaiser Craft Pearls
Acrylic Block (for distressed background)
Ribbon Scrap
Spellbinder's Fleur De Lis Die

Flowers for You...

Happy Wednesday!

It's been a while since I've taken part in a challenge, and I love challenges!

Decided to participate in the "Flowers for You" challenge at Impression Obsession today.

When I checked my I-O drawer, it had very little in the way of flowers, so I improvised with embossed flowers, and the gorgeous bird complete with flower.

Impression Obsession Bird Collage 4 (#E13046), Impression Obsession Joyful Spring (#B5428), Spellbinder's Labels 28 Dies, Cuttlebug Embossing Border, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Copic Markers, Pearls, Glossy Accents

I stamped the flower several times, and just kept adding layers until it was popped up enough to suit me, and then generously applied some Glossy Accents for a bit of happy shine.  Wow, my pinks match very well here in real life - not so much, on the big screen!

I'll be entering this card here:

Impression Obsession Challenge - 'Flowers for You'

Through the Craftroom Door - 'Anything Goes'

Creative Belli Challenge - 'Spring'

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - 'Anything Goes'

Thanks for stopping by!

Patti J.

12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER “12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS” BLOG HOP!

Hi everyone!  

Happy Holidays from everyone at the Blog Hop for Sean & Regina!   

Thank you for playing along in our December blog hop!  

The Blog Hop with Sean & Regina features only Gina K. Designs stamps for our monthly blog hops!  

This month, we are featuring the “12 Days of Christmas”.  Each blog hop designer will be hosting a day from December 13 – December 24 that will feature Christmas/Holiday cards using a Gina K. Designs stamp set.  A list of designers are listed below with the day they will be hosting.  You are invited to take part in each of the twelve days. Subscribe and comment on the designer’s blog hop for the day and at the end, one person who has completed the entire twelve days will win a wonderful GINA K. DESIGNS PRIZE PACK!

Enjoy yourself as you hop along for the holidays!  

OUR BLOG HOP PRIZE!

A Gina K. Designs Prize Pack including:

Gina K. Designs stamp set

Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury card stock

Gina K. Designs pattern paper

Brads

Ribbon

Embellishments 

Gina K. Designs "Very Merry Christmas", GKD Pure Luxury Heavyweight CS, Cuttlebug Folder, Copic Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink, Glitter, E.K. Success Dimensional Squares

Gina K. Designs 'Festive Frame' Stamp Set, GKD Pure Luxury White Heavyweight CS, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Ranger Fine Detail Embossing Powder (Silver), Nail Head Embellishments (Wal-Mart), Perfect Layers Rulers

Gina K. Designs 'The Magic of Christmas' Stamp Set, GKD Pure Luxury White Heavyweight CS, Tim Holtz Adirondack Lettuce Ink, Broken China Distress Ink, Stormy Sky Distress Ink, Diamond Dots (?) from Archiver's, Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink

Gina K. Designs Vintage Borders Stamp Set, GKD Pure Luxury White Heavyweight CS, Copic Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink, Scor-Pal, Scor-Bug, Ribbon Scrap

LET'S GET HOPPING.....

Now it is time to blog hop with all of our friends!   

The rules are simple:

1. Visit each participating blog on the list below from December 13 – December 24. 
2. Leave a comment for the blog host designer.
3. Become a follower of each participating blog.

If you follow rules 1 – 3, you will be eligible to win the grand prize of a Gina K. Designs Prize Pack.

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 will be posting the winner a day or so after the holidays!   

The blog hop designers this month and the designated date they are hosting are as follows:

12/13	Regina Hardy	http://cardsbyregina.blogspot.com
12/14	Nancy Leppek	http://scrapperatheart.com
12/15	Patti Gilliam	http://www.cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com
12/16	Cheryl Wright	http://ideasforcardmaking.net
12/17	Lori McAree	http://smilingwhilestamping.blogspot.com
12/18	Penny O'Dell	http://pennyskrafts.blogspot.com
12/19	Alex Turner	http://prettypaperandinkyfingers@blogspot.co.uk
12/20	Suzanne Dean	http://scrapbitz.blogspot.com
12/21	Kyra Sanders (Ky)	http://bunnynest.blogspot.com
12/22	Kay Simmons	http://livinlifeinthecreativelane.blogspot.com
12/23	Donna Bowman	http://thecraftycorgi.blogspot.com
12/24	Sean Fetterman	http://cardcraftyclub.blogspot.com

Tomorrow, Cheryl Wright will be posting the next in the “12 Days of Christmas” blog hop!  Please visit her blog. 

Thank you for visiting my blog! 

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

Let Your Dreams Take Flight...

Good morning!

Welcome to the Repeat Impressions What If Wednesday Sketch Challenge #A812!   Wendy has once again provided us with a fun sketch to work with.  I couldn't resist using the hot air balloons with this one!

Here is Wendy's sketch:

And here is my card!

Repeat Impressions #9116-N Air Balloon Cluster,  #9117-F Dreams Take Flight, Amuse Cardstock, Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White Cardstock, pearls, green satin ribbon, and white trim from my stash, Memento Tuxedo Black Dye Ink, Perfect Layers Tools, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

I chose to use one of the sentiments and images from the 9100 series that was released recently. The balloons were paperpieced with the cute dotty cardstock from Amuse. Perfect Layers Tools were used for my nice straight mats.

We would love to see your take on this sketch!  Link up your card at The House that Stamps Built - you could be the next lucky winner!  Repeat Impressions stamps don't have to be used, but if you have them, we'd love to see them!

Check out my fellow Rockstars!  I'm sure they have some fabulous creations to share!

Cheri     Dawn     Joy     Karen     Kecia     Lynette     Makiko

Thanks for stopping by,
Patti J.

Born to be Wild

Good morning...

It's time for a new Repeat Impressions Designer's Choice Challenge at The House That Stamps Built!  Today's challenge hostess is Joy.  She is challenging us all to use two images, and one sentiment on our projects.   What fun!  I decided that the new Harley would look 'oh so pretty' in a bed of wild daisies, and here it is...

Bazzill Basics CS, Metallic CS from my LSS, Express It Blending CS, Copic Markers, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Repeat Impressions Harley (9210), Born to be Wild (9108), Wild Daisies (4320), Dimensional Foam, Perfect Layers Tools.

We would love to see your take on this challenge - you do not need to use Repeat Impressions stamps to enter - just grab watever stamps are laying on your desk, and come join us! 

Please visit the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built for all of the details, and please check out my fellow Rockstars to see their amazing creations.

Cheri          Dawn          Joy          Karen          Lynette          Makiko

Please continue to keep our member, Kecia, in your prayers. Her DH will hopefully have his surgery soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and blessings,
Patti J.

Iris Window

Hello, and happy Monday to you all!

As it is Monday, it's time for another Stamp of the Week at Repeat Impressions.  Today's SOTW is "Iris Window" #919-I.

Repeat Impressions Iris Window #919-I, You are Special Sentiment #8608, Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury Heavyweight CS, Bazzill Basics CS, Copic Markers, Spellbinder's Scalloped Square Die, Dimensional Foam, Perfect Layers Tools

I decided to make a pretty simple card, as my time was spread pretty thin this weekend.  My Perfect Layers Tools helped me to have...yup! Perfect Layers!  I think this one turned out very simple, but pretty.

You can find this stamp as well as the sentiment, at Repeat Impressions.  Please stop by the RI blog now, The House That Stamps Built to see what the other RI Rock Stars have created with this beautiful stamp!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week.

Hugs!
Patti J.

Daddy's little girl...

The challenge this week Paper Pretties, is sponsoring the "Oh Alice challenge".

A little girl theme is to be used.

I went to the Paper Pretties store, and found this adorable image. Perfect for fall! (Summer I miss you already!) I then remembered a sentiment that Paulette had posted a while back at Create with TLC, and thought it would be so right for this little gal!

Hope she brings you a smile! Oh, nearly forgot...the flower at the top is to cover an oopsie! lol...

Image: Paper Pretties, Coloring: Prismacolor Pencils & LOMS, DP from a friend (in Tuesday's mail!), Ribbon from my stash, CS: Bazzill, Cuttlebug, Blossom Nestabilities, Flower (to cover an oopsie) from JoAnn's Crafts, Stampin Up Bashful Blue Ink for sponging.



I am also entering this card here:



A Crafty Little Place (Anything Goes)

Cuttlebug Challenge (Primary color pink, with sentiment on front of card)



Have a great Thursday - hard to believe it's already September!

Be still...

This card is for the Stamp TV Color challenge for this week, which was to use dark purple, gold, and black. Hope you like it!

What's in it? DP:Little Yellow Bicycle, CS:GKD Pure Luxury Ivory, Martha Stewart Edge Punch, Ribbon and CS from my stash, Stamps: Gina K. Designs, Comfort and Peace

*****

DT member, Pamela Young is the hostess this week at Stampin Sisters in Christ, and she chose the scripture Deuteronomy 31:8

"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." (NIV)

Pamela's challenge is to create something about when God is "unseen. Here is my card.

Inside of card:

What's in it: Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury Ivory CS, Martha Stewart Edge Punch, Versafine Brown Ink, Verve Plain Jane Sentiment Stamp, Inkadinkado Image, Ribbon from stash, Cuttlebug Argyle folder.

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It's Saturday, and I hope you are all having a great day! I'm going to get busy with a bit of housework (ugh), bill paying (UGH), make a quick trip to town, and then I plan on parking it right back in my craft room to work on creations for the craft festival next Saturday!

Have a great day !

Patti J.

~Food for thought: What do you call a male ladybug???

Outside the box...

This was a lot of fun to do!

The challenge at Saturday Spotlight was to make a Halloween card, but to not use any Halloween stamps!

Well, I happened to have this new set, Merriest Wishes, from TAC that kept jumping off of my shelf, wanting to be inked.

Who am I to put a set of stamps back on the shelf and tell them 'no'?

So, out came this adorable snowperson stamp, and the following card was born!

What's in it??? K & Co. DP, Computer generated sentiment, Large Nesties, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Tombow Markers, Sharpies, Ribbon and button from my stash, DCWV CS, Sakura Starburst Glitter Pen.

She is entirely colored with either Tombow or Sharpies, except for her paper pieced "coat".

Hope your Friday is wonderful. It is STILL raining here, dark and dreary, Cardinal's got slammed by the Dodger's again, but otherwise...life is good!

Blessings...Patti J.

Back to School....this post is for Lisa!

Well, it's back to school today in Farmington! Seems very strange to be sitting HERE while school buses are driving by! I am used to being AT school on the first day with kids in and out of my office all day! Sort of a sad day for me....


With 'back to school' in mind, I decided to play the Midnight Madness sketch challenge this week!




My BBB (best blogging bud), Lisa, sent me a care package last week. It contained some new stamps and some Basic Grey papers. Teacher Anya was one of the new stamps. Isn't she the most darling thing you've ever seen? Of course, the DP that I used on the background and on Anya's vest are Basic Grey! Thanks Lisa, in measures of oodles!!! You are so sweet!

Supplies: Basic Grey June Bug Paper Pack, Crystal Laquer, Great Impressions Sentiment, Versafine Black Ink, DCWV CS, Kooh-I-Noor Woodless Pencils and Low-Odor Mineral Spirits, Tombow Markers.

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This next card is for 365 Cards challenge for today. Today we were to use a Card Recipe! The recipe was:

4 x 7 card

glitter

5 blossoms

wet embossed sentiment

and

three different DP's!

It's been a while since I have wet embossed, so it was fun to drag out the old heat gun!

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I am also going to post this at Flutter By Wednesday's challenge! Pay special attention to the teensy little butterfly up on the Hello sentiment. Shirley's granddaughter, Megan, came to visit her for a week. I got to meet her last week, and she was a total sweetie! She was creating with Shrinky Dink and Punches, and offered to make me some very fun embellishments! When I left that day, I had a butterfly (shown above!) some flowers, and some birds! I think she did a beautiful job, and it was so much fun to get to meet her! So, Megan, if you are reading this, THANK YOU, and many hugs for your kindness!!!

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Supplies: Basic Grey June Bug Paper Pack, Versamark Dazzle Frost Ink, Judikins Egyptian Gold Embossing Powder, Glitter, Silk Flowers, Marvy Punches, Cuttlebug Paisley Folder, Core'dinations Black/Gold Cardstock, Shrinky Dink Butterfly.

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That's all I have for today! It's been a busy day - I've been working on announcements, and finally got the new bedding on our bed! Hope that you have all had a wonderful day! Have a great evening, and think happy thoughts!!!

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Patti J.

Try to learn something about everything, and everything about something. ~Thomas Henry Huxley

It's Raining in Paradise!

Well, once again, we have a rainy Sunday here in Missouri! I guess we really need it, but now the yard will need mowing again!

Since I couldn't get outside, I worked on a couple of cards today. (imagine that...)

The first card is for Stamptacular Sunday's challenge. This was a sketch challenge. There were only two stipulations: you had to show some stamping someplace on your card, and the "sketch" itself had to be fully apparent when the card was finished. Here is their sketch:



Here is my card:



Stamps: All stamps by Unity
DP: Unknown (used scraps from stash)
Ink: Memento Black
Tombow Marker
Gelly Roll Black Glaze Pen

The second card is for today's challenge at 365 Cards. This challenge was a sketch as well:


Here is my card for 365 Cards:



Stamps: Car Riley, Great Impressions Sentiment
CS: DCWV
Ink: Versafine Black
Tombow Markers
Cuttlebug Embossing Folders
Gelly Roll Silver Glitter Pen

Hope at least one of these makes a smile in your day! I think all of the stamps used are just adorable, and they make me happy! I'm off to change some laundry over and then work on the OCC challenge! I'm determined to work around the house this week, so may not get much accomplished in my craft room for the next few days.

Take care, and have a good day!

Patti J.
~What are the three words guaranteed to humiliate men everywhere? 'Hold my purse.'

365 Cards...

This is the first day that I've been able to participate in the 365 Cards challenge! The sketch this week looks easy, but it was really pretty difficult to think about! I'm so used to 'bling' and layers, and covering the whole card - this sketch made me a bit crazy! It pretty much had to be clean and simple!



Hopefully, you will like it!



Supplies:

Stamps: Whiff of Joy, The Angel Company
Ink: Color Box Chalk Ink - Charcoal
DP: TAC
Misc: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Folder, Tombow Markers & Blending Pen, Flower: Big Lots

Have a great day!

Patti J.
~Why is it that night falls, but day breaks?

Happy Sunday!

I am finally finished with a project I've been working on that I will share in a few days. It's my April swap for a group that I swap with, and I hate to post before they arrive snail mail! They will be mailed out on Mon. or Tues., so I should be able to post by the end of the week.

Anyway, I found a challenge from Steph C.'s blog, over at Sparkle's blog that I am recycling a card for. The challenge was to use a snowman/snowwoman on a card! I have one that I made a couple of months ago that looks like s spring-themed snowperson card, so I am going to revive it! All stamps are TAC, and I used my Zutter Bind it All to cut the cute little pink piece on the front. Also used on the black c.s. was my Cuttlebug which I cannot live without!

Hope you're having a great day. DH and I are going to leave here in a couple of hours for a nice, relaxing Sunday drive in the B-mobile. (For our 30th wedding anniversary, six years ago, DH got on EBAY of all places (!!!) and bought me a beautiful 1998 BMW Z3 to scoot around in. It only had about 27k miles on it and looks like a new car still today. It's been fun for us. It's base model, no bells and whistles, but we love getting out, putting the top down, and enjoying the day. I think I shall keep DH, what do you think??? lol

Have a great day - cya later!

Patti J.
~Star light, star bright, please don’t let it snow tonight!

Hi!

This is what I named tonight's 10 minute card! Don't you just love a quick, easy, cute projects?

After working and working out tonight, I stopped by our local craft store "The Red Rooster", and picked up a few spring colors of cardstock. I was just about to leave when I noticed that there were some cute new Inkadinkado stamps in the basket. Amazingly, I couldn't resist!

When I got home, I realized that I just didn't have much time to spare, so I grabbed a Kaleidacolor Inkpad, stamped two of my three new stamps, ran a square through the Cuttlebug, and put it all together. No coloring, no glittering, just stamp and stick!

On another note, I feel so lucky! I received a comment from Melisa, a fellow blogger, who gave away some unexpected prizes today. I got a stamp set of my choice from the Angel Company! What a nice surprise! Tomorrow is my birthday, so this is like a present early!!! Melisa has an amazing blog! Please go visit her!

The link is: http://www:paperliciousdesigns.blogspot.com and she loves to have visitors!

HELP!!!!! Did ANYONE out there record last night's ER episode? I tried umteen dozen DVD's we had here, and could NOT get it recorded. DH, the world's biggest ER fan was on his way home from Branson, and didn't get here in time to see it. Let me know if you have a copy I can borrow, beg, or steal!

DH and I are taking the day tomorrow and traveling to Jefferson City Missouri to meet with the retirement people. We need to finalize my paperwork, and see what is lacking in order for me to be ready to finish up on June 30th. We enjoy spending time together, and are looking forward to the day. There just happens to be a Hobby Lobby in Jefferson City.....hmmmmm.....

Well, I'm headed off to gather some paperwork for tomorrow. Hope you have a great friday!

Patti J.

~Don’t work for recognition, but do work worthy of recognition.

Four in a Row...

Four in a row.... Days off, that is! I'm home sick today, so I guess I can't really count today, but I am just stubborn enough to do so anyway! Don't have to go back until Tuesday! For anyone working in education, the second semester is a killer. Not too many holidays, and very seldom any snow days. Makes for a long five months!

Hope you are all enjoying long weekends as well!

Yesterday, I made a quick card for a lady we know in Branson that has had surgery. She is an absolute sweetie, and I wanted something that had a bit of a 'blingy' feel for her. What should have been a very quick and easy surgery had her in the hospital for about a week. She's home now, and hopefully, will bounce back quickly. If you get a chance, send up a prayer or two for our Jean!

Here's what I made for her:

Card front

Cream background, blue layer (trimmed up with my cutter John got me for Christmas last

year - the little lighted one with the interchangeable blades! White layer was run through my Cuttlebug. Stamp is by: The Angel Company

The paper is by Cloud 9 Designs and is just yummy! I get it at O'Dear's! I used my Martha Stewart Scalloped Border Punch on both ends of the paper.

Card Inside - stamp is by: My Sentiments Exactly

Envelope - Stamp is by Stampendous.

I stamped and colored sentiment, and punched a piece of the cardstock with the Martha Stewart Scallop Border Punch.

I hope that you like it! I hope to get out into my workspace for a while tomorrow! Will try to post what I do. I think I'm going to ask for some Spellbinders (Nestabilities?) for my birthday! What fun!

Take care everyone! Have a nice weekend.

Patti J.

~I only play with paper on days that end in "Y"!