Thank You

Hi everyone!

I wanted to play along with the Thankful challenge over at the Pink and Main Challenge blog today and since I don't have any of their stamps yet, I pulled out the fall Stamp TV Kit from Gina K and colored up this sweet bear.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions' Pumpkin Bouquet.  I love that font!

I am thankful for each and every one of you that drop by my blog or my instagram feed.   It is fun to share our art with others!  

BTW, I found some wonderful coloring pages if you are enjoying the new coloring craze.  Just scroll through Jane Maday's Facebook feed and you'll find lots of fun freebies with cute animals.  My favorite!!

Have a blessed day!

Tricia

Sending Blessings

Hello friends!

I used my Stamp TV Kit again today to make a card for a few challenges.  I used the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday (upside down and rectangular instead of square...) -- I used foliage for the Mod Squad challenge -- and I'm also entering it in the Anything Goes challenge at Word Art Wednesday.

Along with items from the kit, I used a pretty sentiment from Blessings/Beatitudes I by the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, a stitched die and some Gumdrops from Your Next Stamp, a couple of Spellbinder oval dies, and a chevron embossing folder.

Thanks for dropping by!

Tricia

A Bounty of Blessings

I love autumn.  The colors, the smells, the coolness - so I was so excited to pick up the new Gina K Designs Painted Autumn Stamp TV kit with some of my birthday money last weekend!!  Stamp TV Kits are so fun for me, because everything is in there.  Patterned paper, cardstock, stamps, dies... So much fun!  Here's a picture...

This afternoon I wanted to make a card with the Paper Players sketch using elements from the kit

I made the base from some Red Velvet cardstock, layered with Layering Weight Ivory and topped with pieces of patterned paper - all included in the kit.  I attached a piece of Dark Chocolate ribbon from a previous kit and then stamped my focal image.  Both the stitched circle and the owl are from the kit.  I colored the image with Copic and Spectrum Noir markers and cut out my circles with Nestie Circle dies, large and small.

I embossed the greeting in white on Dark Chocolate cardstock and tucked it behind the popped up focal image.  Then I added some Gumdrops from Your Next Stamp to finish it off. 

Here's a card I made with the other set in the kit...

I can see lots of kit cards in my future!! :)

Thanks for dropping by!

Tricia

Be Comforted

One of my least favorite types of cards to make are sympathy cards.  It is so hard to know what to say, isn't it?  But I need one this week, so I pulled out the beautiful Blessings / Beatitudes I set by The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and a gorgeous silhouette stamp by Gina K Designs and followed the inspiration of a couple of challenges that are in my feed... Paper Players - CAS Watercolor and Sunday Stamps - using a number of the colors provided.  There is no greater comfort I can give on a sympathy card than to point someone to Scripture and to encourage them to find comfort in God's word.  After my mom's death and my husband's brain surgery I can attest to the fact that God's comfort far surpasses any that another person can give.  It truly is able to touch the heart.

I sponged my watercolor paper with Tomato Soup, Peach Bellini and Sweet Corn inks from Gina K Designs after I cut it out with my favorite stitched rectangle die from Your Next Stamp.  I embossed the flowers into the corner while the paper was still in the die and dripped some water on the inked area for some dimension.  The sentiment is stamped in Tomato Soup ink, and I added a few sequins and stars to go along with the ethereal look.

I'm also going to tuck this in at Word Art Wednesday in their Anything Goes challenge.

Be comforted!

Peek A Boo!

Hi again!

The Mod Squad had a peek a boo challenge this week and I found it very, ahem, challenging.  I decided to use one of my favorite Gina K sets - Sending Love - and make a birthday card.

If you notice that my patterned paper isn't straight on the card... let's just pretend it was supposed to be like that, ok?  The heart is wonky, so the paper is wonky, too!! : ) (Or maybe the paper slipped when I ran it through my diecutting machine... maybe....)

It is a fun look, though, isn't it?  Maybe not so fun that I would try it again, soon, but a cute card to send that will bring joy to the recipient.  And that's what it's all about, right?!! : )

Speaking of Gina K Designs, I'm SO excited that her new brick and mortar store opens tomorrow!!  It's called Village Paper & Ink and it is located in Historic Downtown Greendale, Wisconsin.  I can't wait to make the trip!

I'm entering my card in the following challenges...

Mod Squad - Peek a Boo

Paper Players - yellow, twine, birthday

Have a splendiferous day!

The Happiest of Birthdays

The Mod Squad Challenge this week is to make a retiform card which I haven't done in a-g-e-s!  I pulled out an old favorite - Bloom Mini by Gina K - and a few of my ink pads and got to work.  It's really a fun technique, and I'm glad the gals reminded me to do it!  I used Sweet Corn and Innocent Pink ink for my sponging and Honey Mustard, Black Onyx and PTI Melon Berry for the stamping.

I'm also entering this in this week's Stampin Smiles Tic Tac Toe challenge with the row - flowers, birthday and masking, since I had to mask off parts of the flowers to fit them in the frames.

Thanks for stopping by!

Tricia

Look At You!

There's a fun challenge over on Stamp TV to make a card with blue cardstock and ink, and when I picked out this Gina K Designs Blossom stamp set to use, I knew just the sketch that would work with it - the Freshly Made Sketch from this week!  Here it is...

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tricia

{Gina K Designs Inspiration Blog Hop} Sparkling Christmas Stamp TV Kit

The Cast and Crew of Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop to celebrate the brand new Stamp TV Kit - Sparkling Christmas! Gina and the Cast and Crew will inspire you with many fun projects!

 As you hop through the blogs of Gina and the Cast & Crew, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a random commenter to win a grab bag of Gina K Designs products!  To see if you won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

My first card today features the fun, whimsical reindeer.  Such a quick and easy card using some of the Sparkling Christmas patterned paper and a few dies.  To dress up my reindeer a little more, I colored his scarf and boots and added a red nose and a golden bow.  The sentiment was stamped on a strip of black cardstock with Versamark ink and then embossed with white embossing powder.

My second card is simple as well.  This time I embossed a piece of Prickly Pear cardstock with a snowflake embossing folder to use as the background behind my main image.  I masked the snowman and stamped some pine trees behind him, then added a gold bow at the top to make it look like an ornament or a gift tag.

Well, that's it for today!  I'll give you the list of my fellow designers again, in case you're just getting started... otherwise, you can jump right over to the shop to pick up your kits and any other stamps and supplies you saw on today's hop.   And don't forget to visit me on Friday in the Stamp TV Addicts Group for another edition of Friday Funday!  

See you then!!

• Gina K
• Allie Gower
• Beth Silaika 
• Cathy Tidwell
• Karen Hightower
• Kendra Wietstock
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Melanie Muenchinger 
• Payel Ray
• Sean Fetterman
• Tricia Traxler

Thanks for stopping by!

Tricia

{Gina K Designs Inspiration Blog Hop} Wild Blossoms and You've Got a Friend

Welcome back!

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! It's time for our September Release and, boy, do we have some treats for you this month!  We hope to inspire you with some eye candy as you hop along with us!  Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your chance to win an awesome grab bag of GKD goodies. Don't forget to check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop to see if you are the winner!

Today features two of my favorite sets from the hop... although they are all amazing, so it is hard to pick favorites!

First a card from the You've got a Friend set...  

Just a little watercoloring and a strip of patterned paper from the Shabby Spring pack.  The sentiment is embossed to stand out a little more.

And another bit of watercoloring using the gorgeous Wild Blossoms set...

This is SUCH an easy card but it looks really difficult.  I simply sponged my layer of watercolor paper generously with shades of ink, then spritzed it with water.  When it was dry - or almost dry - I stamped the vine and flower.  I gave it a quick shot with my heat gun to finish the drying process and added sequins and an enamel bow from my stash.  Easy Peasy!

Don't forget that it is Friday Funday today in the Stamp TV Kit Addicts group - and it is a challenge week !!  Stop by and play along!!

Ready for more awesome creations?! Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!  Thanks for stopping by!

Gina K – Illustrator of Wild Blossoms and You've got a Friend in Me

Allie Gower

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Melanie Muenchinger

  Payel Ray

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

{Gina K Designs Inspiration Blog Hop} This & That and Simply The Best

** Busy day today!  For my Stamp Simply post, please scroll down! **

Hi everyone!

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! It's time for our September Release and, boy, do we have some treats for you this month!  We hope to inspire you with some eye candy as you hop along with us!  Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your chance to win an awesome grab bag of GKD goodies. Don't forget to check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop to see if you are the winner!

Today we are featuring This and That and Simply the Best.  Here's my card with Beth's This and That set...

Yay!  It's Christmas!  I love Christmas!  This card has lots of layers, but it is pretty clean and simple, nonetheless.  I used a snowflake embossing folder to add some texture on the top and bottom, stamped my greeting and added a gingham bow with a little jingle bell and some twine.  The jingle bell just makes me happy! : )

My second card today combines the today's two featured sets.  I used Simply the Best in the background, and This and That for the words.  The background is easy - just stamp your images in versamark, emboss with white powder and sponge over the top with your choice of inks.

Ready for more awesome creations?! Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!  Thanks for stopping by!

Gina K  – Illustrator of Simply the best

Beth Silaika – Illustrator of This and That

Allie Gower

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Melanie Muenchinger 

 Payel Ray

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

{Gina K Designs Inspiration Blog Hop} Vine & Butterfly and Triple Play Holiday

Hi everyone!

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! It's time for our September Release and, boy, do we have some treats for you this month!  We hope to inspire you with some eye candy as you hop along with us!  Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your chance to win an awesome grab bag of GKD goodies. Don't forget to check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop to see if you are the winner!

I have two cards to share with you today - one from each of the featured sets.  First, a card from Theresa's Vine and Butterfly...

I used a Fresh Asparagus card base for this card and layered it with a piece of patterned paper from the Autumn Wishes pack.  I stamped a strip of Prickly Pear cardstock with the vine image and ran it through a woodgrain embossing folder, then layered it behind my main image panel.  The two butterflies are stamped with Prickly Pear ink and then I rolled the edges in Fresh Asparagus ink to give them a two toned look.  I used Versamark and white embossing powder for the sentiment.

I used some two tone stamping on this card featuring Melanie's new Triple Play Holiday set as well.  After inking the flower with Versamark ink and then Dark Chocolate ink, I used clear embossing and some heat to make it stand out.  I then inked the sentiment in Faded Brick and rolled the edges in Dark Chocolate ink before I stamped it.  Do you recognize the layout?  I used it for the set of three Friday Funday cards HERE.  Isn't it amazing?  From whimsical to elegant!!

Ready for more awesome creations?! Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!  Thanks for stopping by!

Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator of Triple Play Holiday

Allie Gower

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

 Payel Ray

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

{Sweet Sunday Sketch} Birthday in the Forest

Hi again!

I have a post over at Stamp TV in the Stamp TV Kit Addicts group today, featuring this little Birthday in the Forest card made with the newest Stamp TV Kit and this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch.  I LOVE this kit!!  Have you seen it??

It is such a FABULOUS kit!!  Here's another set of cards I shared last week over on Stamp TV made with items from the kit and some ribbon from my stash...

Be sure to come visit us!  It's FREE and there is a fantastic new release coming up on Tuesday that you don't want to miss!

See you there!

Tricia

{Gina K Designs Inspiration Blog Hop} Friends Til The End

** Busy day on my blog today!  For my Stamp Simply post, please scroll down! **

The Cast and Crew of Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop to celebrate the brand new Stamp TV Kit - Autumn Wishes! Gina and the Cast and Crew will inspire you with many fun projects!

 As you hop through the blogs of Gina and the Cast & Crew, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a random commenter to win a grab bag of Gina K Designs products!  To see if you won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

Today we're featuring stamps from the Friends Til the End set - 

just ONE of the sets in the newest Stamp TV Kit!!  

Let's do a happy card first, ok??  I stamped my bee in Charcoal Brown ink and colored it in with Spectrum Noir markers.  I embossed half of the main panel before stamping the little flight path in Honey Mustard ink.

My second card today is one of the little 4 1/4" square ones that I like so much. : )  I cut all my circles out with dies before stamping the images - that way I could curve my sentiment to (sort of) match my circle, and I could position my critters where I wanted them.  Nothing too out of the ordinary here - just cute and useful! : )

Well, that's it for today!  I'll give you the list of my fellow designers again, in case you're just getting started... otherwise, you can jump right over to the shop to pick up your kits and any other stamps and supplies you saw on today's hop.   And don't forget to visit me on Friday in the Stamp TV Addicts Group for another edition of Friday Funday!  See you then!!

• Gina K
• Allie Gower
• Beth Silaika 
• Cathy Tidwell
• Karen Hightower
• Kendra Wietstock
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Melanie Muenchinger 
• Payel Ray
• Sean Fetterman
• Tricia Traxler

Thanks for stopping by!

Tricia