The colors at Color Throwdown are one of my favorite color combinations, so I had to join along. I went through my designer paper scrap box and found papers in the three colors. I cut the paper into 3/4″ strips and used the layout from A Cherry On Top Weekly Sketch Challenge. I added stitching … Read more
It’s time for the Jingle Belles annual PINK Christmas where Lauren & I each donate $2 per card that joins us to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. I started by cutting 3/8″ strips from a collection of bright pink GelliArts prints and attaching them to a thin piece of cardstock. Next I stamped Gina K. … Read more
The October #monthlymixchallenge with Gina K. Designs is Holiday Cards with a Color Twist – to use non-holiday colors (no red/green or blue/silver) for a holiday card. When I saw that the Code Word at Addicted to CAS was Sweater, I knew exactly what I wanted to use – Gina K. Designs A Very Silly … Read more
Tonight I needed to make a congratulations card for a new home. I searched through my stash and realized that once again, I really don’t have good stamps for that (anyone have recommendations), so I put together a card inspired by the lovely fall image at the Inspired by Challenge. I started with a lamp … Read more
I needed a few more birthday cards, so this time I started by die cutting the Scrapbook.com Decorative Emboss & Die Cut Autumn Leaves from a piece of watercolor paper that I had painted with shimmer paints through a piece of dry wall tape. After I die cut them, I brushed on some Rusty Hinge … Read more
I used Gina K. Designs Double Peony Layering Stencils for one of the birthday cards I need on my list. It was perfect for the Clean & Simple Stencil Challenge at Seize the Birthday. I used three Gina K. Designs Inks for the colors at the Just Add Ink Challenge (Light Orchid, Medium Orchid and … Read more
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to create a sympathy card. I decided to go with a clean and simple design using gina k. designs Curved Floral Banner together with a stamped sentiment from gina k. designs Blooming Butterfly. I used three of the colors from the AAA Cards Challenge using the darker … Read more
I wanted to try Jennifer Maguire's Background Stencil Highlights Technique that is the August Challenge in the Sharing Handmade Kindness Group. I decided to try it with Red & Blue ink for the current Color Hues Challenge with Blueprint Sketch & Lumberjack Plaid Distress Inks. I used Gina K. Designs Lovely Lace Stencil … Read more
Gina K. Designs July Monthly Mix Challenge is Christmas in July. I recently purchased the Gina K. Designs Christmas Tree Cover Plate, so I used it with gold glitter cardstock. I kept it simple positioning it on top of Green Glitter Cardstock. I finished with a sentiment from Gina K. Designs Seasonal Greetings. … Read more
I had fun making another card for the Lunar New Year Challenge. I stamped the Snake from Whimsy Stamps Animal Tiles Desert Unexpected and colored it with alcohol ink markers. I die cut the snake using the Hero Arts Hexagon Dies and used the next largest die to cut from brushed gold cardstock. … Read more