{Gina K Designs} Stamp Out Cancer Blog Hop

Welcome to a very special Gina K Designs Blog Hop! 

Hi Everyone and welcome to my stop on the Hop!  We are so happy to share this new stamp set and patterned paper pack, Fight Like A Girl designed by Gina!   They are both available in the store right now!!

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month we are kicking off the first week with this cancer themed release and a full week of challenges on Stamp TV. Each challenge has a prize giveaway, so be sure to play along! 

For every stamp set sold this month, Gina K Designs will be making a donation to the American Cancer Society for cancer research.  So enjoy the hop and then watch for a new challenge every day in the Stamp Out Cancer Forum on Stamp TV!

I have three cards to share with you today, one specifically geared for Breast Cancer and two others that are appropriate for encouragement for any type of cancer - or any other time someone could used a little virtual hug!

I kept my first card clean and simple with lots of white space.  I embossed the cancer awareness ribbon in white and then diecut it with a Floral Ovals die, sponging it with pink before I removed it from the die.  I love that you could use any color ink on this card to make it applicable for any other type of cancer or disease.

My second card features the gorgeous patterned paper in this pack and a beautiful butterfly colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  If you look carefully you'll see some Liquid Pearl dots on the wings.  Soooooo pretty in real life!  My butterfly is popped up to give it the illusion of flying above the card.

And just one more card using the rest of the patterned paper from the last card.  This time I used the sweet pot of soup and colored it with copics, popping it up over a mat cut with the Spellbinders Pierced Circle die.  I stamped the sentiment on the "less fussy" piece of patterned paper, so I didn't lose it in the design.

Be sure to stop back over the week to see more cards made with this set and paper pack and play along with our challenges on Stamp TV for some AMAZING prizes!  See you there!  Now off you go to see what our wonderful guest designers of the month came up with!

Here's the list...

• Gina K
• Beth Silaika
• Cathy Tidwell
• Debbie Corbari
• Karen Hightower
• Kendra Wietstock
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger 
• Sean Fetterman
• Tricia Traxler (You are here!)

and our two guest designers...

Joyce Casaldi

Joyce Erb

{Gina K Designs & Unity} Inspiration Blog Hop

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Hi again!  Gina K and the cast and crew of Gina K Designs and Angela from Unity Stamps have prepared a fun collaborative blog hop for you today!  Gina and Angela wanted to do a project together, so Gina K is providing the supplies and Angela is providing the stamps.  Isn't it wonderful when friendships can remain and flourish across company borders?!  I know you'll love both the Ang & Me supply kit and the Gina & Me set!!

And don't forget to leave comments as you hop through the blogs.  We'll be choosing a random commenter to win a $25.00 Gift Certificate from Gina K Designs!!

 To see the winner announcement, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops!

For the simple layout of my card today, I used some of the GKD Sweet Mango cardstock, some layering weight white cardstock, and then just a snip of Turquoise sea for the tag.  The Ang & Me patterned paper makes the pop of blue in the background, and the kraft double-stitched ribbon is tied off with one of Gina's wooden Buckles and Buttons embellishments and a bit of twine.  The image and sentiment are both stamped in Gina K Designs Warm Cocoa ink.

Thanks for stopping in today!  Be sure to visit the rest of my teammates and friends and leave a comment.  We love to hear from you!!!

• Beth Silaika
• Debbie Corbari 
• Cathy Tidwell
• Gina K
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Sean Fetterman
• Kendra Wietstock
• Karen Hightower
• Lee Murphy
• Tricia Traxler  (You are here!)
• Unity Stamp Company Blog

Tricia

A New Beginning Blog Hop

Welcome to this month's Clear Dollar Stamps blog hop!  If you've come from Cassie's blog, you're in the right place, or if you'd like to start at the beginning of the Hop and get inspired, head back to Lori's blog and I'll see you back here in a few minutes! :-)

Our theme for this month is New Beginnings.  I was trying to think which stamp set or digi would be appropriate for the theme and, of course, I came up with New Baby, or Wedding, or First Day of School, but then I ran across this Romans 12:2 Value Verse and I knew that *this* was the perfect "New Beginning" for the new year.  This is definitely what I would like to work on this year.  To have my mind changed more and more so that it's more important to me to please God with my life than those around me in the world.  I would love to be a proof of the love of God to others! 

Thanks so much for hopping by!  Don't forget to leave comments at each hop, because there are PRIZES, of course!!  Now off you go to Christi's blog next!

Blessings!

Tricia

Blog Hop Tonight!

The challenge for this month's PaperTrey Ink Blog Hop was to use one of Lauren's Timeless Templates and make a project.  I love some of the templates, but I hadn't purchased any yet - partly because I didn't have a Scor-Pal and it seemed like it would be a lot easier with one.  But... PTI does have two free templates, so I decided to give it a try.

The template I chose to work with is called Recipe Wrap Up.  It's a cute little folder with 6 inside pockets, especially sized to fit the PTI recipe cards.  I made my folder with Sweet Blush cardstock and covered it here and there with some Sweet Pea dp by Basic Grey.  I used my Martha Stewart Doily Punch to edge the brown cardstock that covers the spine, and embellished the front of the Wrap Up with Sweet Blush Ribbon, some primas and a tag stamped with a quilt block from Quilter's Sampler & a sentiment from Holiday Treats.

On the inside I stamped a row of quilt blocks on an angle in Regal Rose ink, and used the template included in the download to make some monthly cards to record upcoming birthdays.  I stamped them lightly with a quilt block and added a cheater's bow to the pockets.

My verdict??  The templates are easy to follow, beautiful and sturdy.

My suggestions??  #1 - Don't use a cheater bow when you have already taped the pockets down with Scor-Tape or equivalent.

#2 - Do not attempt this without a Scor-Pal unless you have oodles of patience.

#3 - After you buy the Scor-Pal, buy more templates!! :)

Thanks for stopping!

Tricia