Theresa Momber's CHA Challenge on STV

From Theresa:

It's CHA time and we don't get to go, so let's have a challenge instead!
Let's turn things all around and upside down! My challenge to you is to take stamp and turn it in a different way than it's normal orientation. Stamp a sentiment sideways, or lay a flower on it's side, or even upside down!
Challenge - Stamp an image sideways, upside down, or at a different angle than normal.
Tag - chaenvy1 upload your card or project to the STV gallery and add the tag chaenvy1
Due - Saturday, July 31 at 7pm Central
Prize - Hope Grows (winner will be selected at random and prize will be awarded by me) If you already have Hope Grows, please play along anyway and if you win, just let me know you already have it, so I can send something you don't have.
To be eligible, you must create a new project. If you own any stamps by Gina K Designs, be sure to use them on your project! If you do, you will be entered into the drawing twice! If you
don’t have any (yet!), feel free to use what you have!!!

To get to the challenge on STV - just click on title of post....have fun! ...here's my card

paper pieced my pumpkins, adhered at an angle, glitter on ribbon and added my bow sideways!

used Copics YR04, Y38, Y15, YG03, E18. GKD cardstock Asparagus, stash orange dp and Webster's, ribbon stash. Inks were Vivid's Tan and Lemon Ice....nope, didnt use vellum - just sponged the Lemon Ice lightly and thinkin I'm likin the effect!

ok, It's like 1:30am and I'm crashing... but tomorrow (I mean later this morning LOL - off to Colonial Beach (a little beach on the Potomac River about an hour or more away) with my daughter's family which means grankids at the beach (Lily is 3 and  Logan is 1.5 ) ---woooo hoooo! AND we are supposed to have beautiful weather tomorrow..happy day!

entered in Joan's Garden #8 Challenge

Phri-days are Phindys - Challenge #16

Weekend here I come!!!!

Phindy Phriday Challenge - to do a CAS (clean and simple) card !

I dont do these very well and mine looks sad compared to the rest of the Design Team!! My CAS always look unfinished...but here it is...

If you don't have a Phindy's Place image .....pop on over to our group at Paper Craft Planet and grab the new absolutely adorable freebie that we have right now.

The winner of the Challenge will be chosen by Random.org and will receive an $8 Gift Certificate to Phindy's Place store. The Pick of the Week wins a 20% off voucher for Phindy's Place store. Don't forget that once a month we will choose an overall winner from the weekly winners and they will be offered a Guest position on the DT!

Today's blessing! knowing that our God provides (and sometimes in the most unexpected way)

have a wonderful weekend (-:

STV's Blast from the Past Challenge - Paper Quilting

Thursday AGAIN! time is flying by - cant believe I only have 4 more challenges :(

This week's challenge is to do a "quilt" card - and you do not have to sew (this is not the sewing challenge)....you can if you want, but not required - I didnt pull out my sewing machine - this is all faux stitching (and i pieced my quilt together with my papers facing down and scotched taped them together - I know - I cheated!! grin) To see Gina's tutorial go to the sidebar over on STV and scroll down to Paper Quilting.

The "twist" is "you can only use a sentiment - NO IMAGE" - let your beautiful quilt shine!! so sentiments only are to be on your card.....concentrate on your quilt....another way to use those scraps!

used GKD's Sand and Red Rocket cardstock with GKD's ribbon and sentiment is from GKD's Showtime Set "Thanks a Million"...quilted with scraps

oh-kee doe-kee! any questions ??? ohhhhhh, you want to know the measurements of this quilt??? the squares are done with 1-1/4 " squares, punched 3 sets and arranged how I wanted - matted them onto 3.75 x 3.75 black mat....it's a small mat - plenty of room to add another row of squares.

You can create any quilt design you want, any shape, any colors - quilts are alllllll different!

Have fun! and Thanks a Million for every one of you (-:

hugs,

Linda

reminder

Please upload your creation to the STV gallery, using the tag stvblastlp9. You do not need to use Gina K Designs stamps to participate, although we'd love it if you did! In fact, if you use Gina K Stamps in your entry, then your name will be added to the prize drawing TWICE! Please be sure to create a new project for the challenge versus linking up something you've created before.

You have until next Wednesday, August 4th, at 8pm CST, to upload your sample. One winner will be drawn at random to win a Gina K stamp set valued at $24.95 or less!

In order to be included in the random drawing for a free GKD stamp set, please create a new card (or project) for each challenge that you participate in. Using one card for multiple challenges is not permitted. Please read the challenge specifications carefully as only those that follow the challenge closely will be put into the drawing for the prize

here is the link to the gallery stvblastlp9

Isabella's Sketchbook Challenge #18 - Blues n Greens

Welcome Wednesday! for me, that's Isabella (-:
love her images

Our challenge this week is to "Chill Out" (guess that means anything goes LOL) and use blues n greens!
have been wanting to do this cardinal image in the colors of a bluejay


B000, 05, 24, 29, 43, W5, C1, G67
scrap dp and cardstock (it's a bright blue)

put this closer pic in to show you the layers of the raised bird and leaves

have a lot of practicing to do with Copics on coloring birds! but am working on it....by the holidays will be ready (hopefully) to produce the cardinal......(hopefully)

There you go! hope you've been inspired to join us in this week's challenge!

Something new - In challenges with over 9 entries, an additional participant will be the winner of "Isabella's Pick" and win 2 digis and the "Top Design" badge.

Again, for this week's challenge - create ANY PROJECT using blues and greens with an Isabella image only. You may submit more than one project as long as the main image is a different Isabella image.

You don't have any Isabella's, then pop over to Isabella's Digi Boutique . You will receive your images immediately and you can start on your entry today!

Have fun...looking forward to seeing YOUR Isabella Creations!

blessings to you,

have entered this card in:

 Copic Creations Challenge #31 - Birds  update:  I WON!
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
SSDS - digital image
Mami Doodles - anything goes
Artful Inkables - create your own background

Fabric yo-yo flowers

wow - 2nd post today for me! this is another card I did last night...

I started to use the new Heartfelt Creations set Innoscent Flowers and you can see did begin stamping them for the first layer...but then - just felt like switching to yo-yo flowers and using scrap fabric for leaves

 

airbrushed white cardstock with Copic Y08 and Memento's Angel Pink for the sky..stamped the reed with Memento Bamboo, sentiment stamped with Memento Rhubarb and sponged edges with same....

Sentiment is from SU's Circle of Friendship and used McGill flower punch and butterflies are done with MS punch...cardstock is GKD's Creme de Menthe and SU's Rose Red (although it sure looks darker in the pic)

This was done for Joan's Garden #7 Challenge.

hope you're having a wonderful day!

Mo Manning Challenge #41 - Paper Piecing

hi there, thanks for poppin in (-:

Got a chance to stamp tonight...woooo hoooo! which is really surprising since we are having our Vacation Bible School each night this week - love it!!

so here's the first card I did - have really missed working with Mo's images and love this little guy

paper pieced his little floaties and the floating rubber duck, colored with Copics to match the color challenge at Just For Fun (blue, grey, yellow) B0000, 01, 21, 23, 29, N2, Y08, 28 and E00. Cardstock is GKD's Lemon Drop and the two blues are from stash along with the duck button (which is there to cover up where I dropped my marker - grrrrrrrr), mini adhesive pearls are colored with Y08.

felt good to sit and color and have this entered in the below challenges!

have a blessed day!



Just for Fun color challenge (blue, grey, yellow)
Cards for Men  - recipe
Speedy the Cat - masculine

Peacock card

hi there, didnt get to do any stamping over the weekend so am sharing a card I made awhile ago


stamps from GKD's "Pretty as a Peacock" by Asela Hopkins
Copics B06, BG10, 18, 34, G05, Y28
Ink is Memento's Danube Blue
white cardstock was airbrushed with B00
Cardstock is GKD's In the Navy and All Spruced Up

Having some "just in case you dont get to stamp" cards all ready in draft on your blog is a handy tip I found blog surfing - sure paid off for today LOL
Will do some more "just in case" cards

have a blessed day!

CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Tonight the Center Stage Spotlight Alumni Design Team is having their circular blog hop - this time the inspiration is this photo which had me immediately remember the sweet freebies at STV - the cupcake and ice cream cone template and the "100% sweet digi paper" ...check them out in the freebie tag!

you know I love blog hops and ALWAYS roll out at least three...but not tonight! Just no time this week...barely time to sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz oh yea the hop!

my card:

Used the colors for Carla's Color Challenge to use aqua and red!.. Tip - I changed the colors of the digi paper (another advantage to digi paper)....colored cupcake with Copics BG01, 15 and R27, 39. Cardstock is GKD's Ocean Mist and Rocket Red and sentiment is from the Stamp TV kit "Picture It."

Now hop over to the super talented blog of

Lori MacAree and be "sweetly" blown away (-:

I hope I am sound asleep when you are reading this - tonight and at least until 9 in the morning!
nite (-:

yikes! almost missed posting for MFP's challenge

here it is - closes at 3 - now this is close...bummer! does the very last entry ever win!

back to work - late late lunch and popped in - glad i did since my auto post for this one didnt work!

used GKD's Botanicals set and popped b-fly onto a button for center of flower

Phri-days are Phindys - Challenge #15 - Sewing

YAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY it's PHRI-DAY!!!

my Phindy Place challenge card - to use sewing "faux" or real

loading this auto post from work because having internet connection problems at home...will give more details when I get home tonight (hopefully)

Thursday Blast From the Past Challenge - 7/22 - Your FIRST GKD set plus tags

Happy Thursday everybody! And I start off with an apology – I have seen all your incredible entries…but haven’t been able to leave my comments before the challenge closed. I am so sorry – was traveling over a 3 day weekend and then there’s my “day” job that has had me working night and day….again, my sincerest apology.

But I did get two cards made this evening for this week’s challenge and

this week the challenge is to Use a Tag Die as a Decorative Element …and the “twist” is to use the FIRST Gina K Stamp set you purchased (or as close as possible to your first…just in case you have sooooooo many you don’t remember your first! LOL)
BUT if you dont have GKD stamps, just use one of your oldie but goodie stamps !

I did two cards to help get the mojo flowing on using the tags.

My “twist” card is from the set “Framed Friends” by Asela Hopkins! Loved this owl and the sentiments – went crazy over this one and the Gina K addiction began….big smile!

Used GKD’s Green Apple and Lemon Drop, Basic Grey’s Origins, GKD ribbon and Copics E57, 59, Y02, 26, C1 and 2. Mini pearls were colored with G67.

Had to do the “peacock” – cut my tags in half and hooked them over the edge of the border and then matted the bottom tag with the GKD Turquoise Sea  base cardstock, dp is stash (you know I love that!) and scallop mat is GKD's All Spruced Up. Colored with Copics G00, G21, B18 and gold pen.

Ok, now TAG ! you’re it!

Have fun with this challenge – looking forward to seeing how creative you get with tags and what YOUR FIRST set was… ahhhhhhh the Doc asks...so vot vas your virst taste of the GKD addiction?

smilin here (-:

hugs,

Linda 
reminder:
Please upload your creation to the STV gallery, using the tag stvblastlp8. You do not need to use Gina K Designs stamps to participate, although we'd love it if you did! In fact, if you use Gina K Stamps in your entry, then your name will be added to the prize drawing TWICE! Please be sure to create a new project for the challenge versus linking up something you've created before.

You have until next Wednesday, July 28th, at 8pm CST, to upload your sample. One winner will be drawn at random to win a Gina K stamp set valued at $24.95 or less!

In order to be included in the random drawing for a free GKD stamp set, please create a new card (or project) for each challenge that you participate in. Using one card for multiple challenges is not permitted.  Please read the challenge specifications carefully as only those that follow the challenge closely will be put into the drawing for the prize

Goodnite - it's 1am and I have another long day tomorrow - come on weekend!

Isabella's Sketchbook Challenge #17 - Cut it Out

Welcome Wednesday!!
Did you see the post below regarding the sale today! All digi's are $2.00!
TODAY ONLY!
Now THAT is a Welcome Wednesday (-:
Have fun shopping...get yourself some adorable, beautiful, inspiring images and enter the challenge - you could be the winner of two free images.
On to our new Isabella's Sketchbook Challenge! This week the challenge is to "Cut It Out". You can create using 3-D, paper tole or decoupage on your card.

This image is Embroidery and for today only it's $2.00

Colored with Copic C1, 3, E21, 50, 53, B45, and 93. Used MS button punch and added decorative buttons on the punchout, Basic Grey dp, Stampin Up Night of Navy and Black cardstock, sponged with Memento Sky ink.

Hope you like, are inspired and have fun at the sale!
hugs,

SALE SALE SALE

ONE DAY ONLY

Big sale at Isabella's this Wednesday, July 21 ... all digi stamps will be $2.00!

Put it on your calendar!

 

I know I intend to skorf 'em up !!!!

sorry no post, that darn day job again (-:
have a blessed day,


btw - Here we all are at the Enchanted Cottage in Winston-Salem

laughed and laughed and laughed!

from left to right in front...Patti, Susan, Joan, Carla and Jennie

in the back from right to left...Olga, Judy, Becky and me!

have more to share but need to shut down for tonight (-:

Thursday Blast From the Past Challenge - 7/15 - Gatefold Card with Scraps!

hey hey!! it's Thursday! and time for a new blast challenge..
(woooohoooo on all the entries for the Split Technique - there were 53! a record for my blast challenges - so glad you enjoyed it)

This week the challenge is to do a Gate Fold card ...and the "twist" - to use only scraps! (with exception of your card base)
I cant be the only one with enough scraps that it makes me cringe - yet, I keep cutting into new and making more and more scraps!...Stop the insanity heeeeheeeeeheeeee..sooooooo

I am on a personal "scrap" journey to use up my scraps!! and inviting you to join me this week
(course, I sure hope this journey is more successful than my "weight loss" journey LOL)

glitter shows better if you enlarge pic (-:

 

This was all done with scraps (except base), I recognize scraps from GKD's Asparagas, Rose images were done with GKD's "A Year of Flowers" and "Pressed Flowers" (both by Melanie), colored with Copics V01, 04, 17, highlighted roses and leaves with Lilac glitter pen, mini adhesive pearls and crepe flower is inspiration from Selma Stevenson aka Queen of Flowers!
inside of the card is GKD's Botanical image and sentiment stamped with Vivid's Rose and Memento Black.
ok ok ok! if you dont have scraps (you are my hero!!) or you dont want to use your scraps - then you are free to cut into that cardstock for your project...and have more scraps!!

hope you try this and have fun! that's why we do this!!!
have a blessed week
hugs everybody (-:
Linda
reminder:
Please upload your creation to the STV gallery, using the tag stvblastlp7. You do not need to use Gina K Designs stamps to participate, although we'd love it if you did! In fact, if you use Gina K Stamps in your entry, then your name will be added to the prize drawing TWICE! Please be sure to create a new project for the challenge versus linking up something you've created before.

You have until next Wednesday, July 21st, at 8pm CST, to upload your sample. One winner will be drawn at random to win a Gina K stamp set valued at $24.95 or less!

In order to be included in the random drawing for a free GKD stamp set, please create a new card (or project) for each challenge that you participate in. Using one card for multiple challenges is not permitted. Please read the challenge specifications carefully as only those that follow the challenge closely will be put into the drawing for the prize

here is the link to the gallery stvblastlp7

Brenda's STV Inspiration Challenge

Good morning,
Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Today I have posted a quick card made for Brenda's Inspiration Challenge at STV. Loved this picture - had a hard time doing this card because I couldnt get my mind off wishing I had Theresa Momber's "Aloha" set - she has the flowers matching this picture in her set....
The inspiration:

using Ranger's Embossing powder, SU background image stamp, new nestie stamp that fits their Dahlia set, and sentiment is from GKD's "Inside and Out" set...here's my card

Loved her inspiration - love that bag!! what do you think of that flower?..did it with the new stamps from Heartfelt Creations that match the nestie Dahlia set...they have several sets that fit in the nestie flower stencils.
This is the first one I've done - just fell in love with their dies and stamps...you will be seeing more!

have a blessed day,

card is entered in challenge at Marks Finezt Paper

CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Friday Night Surprise!!!  Circle Blog Hop!
The Center Stage Spotlight Alumni Design Team for Gina K's Stamp TV has gotten together to share our creations. This hop was organized by our ever so talented Carolina Buchting.
She challenged the alumni to create using Kraft or Tan Leather, Green (Creme de Menthe, Grass Green, Fresh Asparagus, or Green Apple) and White.
I have just "cleaned" my craft room and now have more scraps than seems possible!! so all three of my cards are made with only scraps (except for their card base)... even the last card done with vellum.

peacock and sentiment from GKD's "Pretty as a Peacock" by Asela Hopkins
(card is entered in Copics Bird Challenge)

image is from GKD's "Seeds of Kindness" by Jessica Fick

images stamped underneath vellum are from GKD's "Hugs and Prayer" by Nina Brackett

and the butterfly and sentiment stamped on the vellum are from GKD's "Picture It".

If you would like any of these stamps, you can enter GKD's store from my sidebar (-:

Now head over to Lori's fabulous blog

Enjoy the hop!

Phri-days are Phindys - Challenge #13

Fri-Dee! FRI-dee! oh how I luv Fri-DEE!

Phindy's Challenge this week is to "Emboss" - dry or heat!
now who doesnt do this....so there should be a ga-zillion entries this week!  LOL

You can see I chose to use a CB folder for the background that's been lightly sponged with Pale Plum, the Thinking of You sentiment from SU was also stamped in Pale Plum...designer paper is from Webster's. Cardstock and matting is SU's Night of Navy. Both mats cut with nesties!!
Colored with Copics....
I love this line of images from Phindy called "Summer Cuties"
This one is called Birdie

If you don't have a Phindy's Place image (*gasp*).....pop on over to our group at Paper Craft Planet and grab the new absolutely adorable freebie that we have right now.
The winner of the Challenge will be chosen by Random.org and will receive an $8 Gift Certificate to Phindy's Place store. The Pick of the Week wins a 20% off voucher for Phindy's Place store. Don't forget that once a month we will choose an overall winner from the weekly winners and they will be offered a Guest position on the DT - and of course a free image from Phindy's Place to use for that week's challenge!

I've also entered this card in the challenge at Marks Finest Papers.

have a great day

Thursday Blast From the Past Challenge - 7/8/10 - Two for One

Happy Day!!
Thursdays for me are STV's Blast from the Past Challenges . This week it's a little more challenging. It's to try the Split Negative Technique . Now this is a technique that unless you're one of the those "I can eyeball everything perfectly" lucky crafter - you should watch Gina's video...trust the process! and you will end up with two images ready for a card!
But you dont have to create two cards  - that's up to you! (although two cards are two entries!)

The "twist" is to only use two colors along with either black or white (or IN black and white).

....as if this technique wasnt challenging enough - but I know there are a lot of you who will nail it with no problem and then hoping this will be something new and exciting for someone who hasn't tried it!

for my cards - you can see my two reverse images are on two very different cards.

My image and sentiments are from GKD's Showtime STV set "Spring Mix". Cardstock is GKD's Lemon Drop and All Spruced Up with dp from Cosmo's Material Girl and the purple card uses GKD's All Spruced Up and various purple stash dp. Both used nesties (circle, circle small scallop, pendant and doodle parts)

You do not need to use Gina K Designs stamps to participate, although we'd love it if you did! In fact, if you use Gina K Stamps in your entry, then your name will be added to the prize drawing TWICE! Please be sure to create a new project for the challenge versus linking up something you've created before.

You have until next Wednesday, July 14th, at 8pm CST, to upload your sample. One winner will be drawn at random to win a Gina K stamp set valued at $24.95 or less!


have a blessed day! hope you try this one (-:

Isabella's Sketchbook Challenge #15 - Open Theme

Happy Wednesday,

This week our Isabella's Sketchbook challenge to YOU is to do a card with an Isabella image with an Open Theme! You can do whatever you like, just be sure to use an Isabella image!

 

Sure hope you get a chance to enter - we are hoping to have enough entries on a regular basis to have two winners each week - one as a random draw and one chosen by the Design Team...

my card this week is done using the "direct to paper" technique. Stamped image onto design paper and colored it with Copics V04,09, YG63, 67, 99, G24

added mini mini pearl to flowers, ribbon and button from stash, butterfly from MS punch.

If you like this image, it's called Garden Beauties and available here  for $3.00.

so are you ready to join in the challenge? Pop over to Isabella's and grab the beautiful new badge for your sidebar and while there - pop over to her Digital Boutique and grab the freebie while it lasts....

Copic Tip for today: the colorless blender will not work the same on glossy as it will on other papers. If you make a mistake and go outside the line on glossy, you can't "fix" your mistake with the colorless blender

have a blessed day,