Tag! You're it!

Well, the great Bossy Joscie is sponsoring CAS-ual Fridays this week, so you KNOW I wasn't going to miss out on that one!  I love creating gift tags, but I often forget about them until the last minute around Christmas time.  I've been doing a few this year and I am loving it!  They are so much fun!



I used Tami Mayberry's Simple Snowflakes clear set for this tag.  I love that fabulous snowflake sentiment stamp!  YAY!  I then added a simple, die cut accent from a Studio Calico kit and, of course, the Fancy Star Flair from Bossy Joscie!  I finished off the tag with some super fabulous chevron ribbon from May Arts and a bit of twine from The Twinery!  Here's my confession...I just recently discovered this way of adding the ribbon to a tag and I LOVE IT!  So cute!



Now I just need to decide who's gift gets this fun tag!  YAY!  I hope you have  super fabulous day!  The Hubbums and I will actually be in court this morning to hopefully resolve the Road Rage Incident that happened just after we moved.  Praying for the right outcome, that's for sure!  See you all tomorrow!!!!

Jingle Out!

Elie Saab Inspired Warm Thoughts

Have you seen the Runway Inspired Challenge blog?  It's kind of awesome, actually.  I have been following since it started, but, somehow I haven't actually played along and I decided that I needed to fix that problem, so I created a card inspired by the current Elie Saab Spring 2012 Inspired challenge to share with you today!

Here is the inspiration image.

I loved the pinks and blues against the black and I also like how, despite the black, the look has a soft, wispy feel. I pulled out my Momento Rose Bud, Teal Zeal, and Danube Blue inks along with some black cardstock to recreate that feel in card form.


I stamped the snowflakes from the Simple Snowflakes set by Tami Mayberry for Gina K. Designs onto the card, masking areas with washi tape. (The clear is currently sold out, but you can get the rubber for the same price!) I then misted the stamped snowflakes with a bit of water to give it a watercolor look, removed the tape and allowed that to dry. I cut strips of black cardstock to add the bold lines and then stamped the sentiment in black along the side. A pink May Arts ribbon finishes it off, much like the pink shoes in the photo! (Okay...on my blog they look kind of reddish, but on the original post with a white background, I was seeing pink. Either way, still a pop of color.)


I had SO much fun with this challenge! Here's hoping you will see me participating in this one more often now that I got started! Have a happy Tuesday!

Jingle Out!

Show Me The Stamps Holiday Kick Off!

Welcome to the Show Me the Stamps Holiday kick off with the Clean and Simple Crew. For this month’s hop, several of the Gina K Designs Illustrators have brought together their design teams and guests for a lineup of fun and exciting things to share using their stamps. Have you seen Tami Mayberry's new set? It's pretty much AMAZING!

The Gina K Designs Illustrators have also decided this month they want to help you celebrate the holidays in style with some Gina K Design stamps!

For this month’s hop the Gina K Designs Illustrators will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to the Gina K Designs store!

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on each Illustrator’s blog.

Want an extra entry?

Become a blog follower of any of the illustrators and leave a comment letting them know you did. That’s up to 10 chances to win if you become a follower of each illustrator and leave a comment!!

You can find the complete list of Gina K Design Illustrators participating on Tami Mayberry’s blog. *Note* I am not an illustrator...to enter to win this prize, you must check out the list on Tami's blog! BUT...keep reading....;)

Of course, you’ll want to be sure and check out all of the links from The Clean and Simple Crew too (They are all linked below!  Yay!)! Why? Because Tami will personally be sending out a surprise gift to someone who comments on our blogs as well.

For my card I wanted a clean and simple look that really popped using Tami Mayberry's newest stamp set, Simple Snowflake. I stamped the border image and embossed with white embossing powder from Stampendous! I did the same with the sentiment, rounded a couple of corners, and ended up with a really pretty card!


I love white on kraft, I just think it looks SO pretty! And it works so well with these GORGEOUS stamps!

Here is the complete list of Clean and Simple Crew designers

Jamie Cripps
Jennifer Ingle
Kelley Eubanks
Laura Williams
Laurie Willison

Plus! Guest designer: Sean Fetterman,  StampTV Moderator
When you get done be sure that you hop on over to Tami Mayberry’s blog to get the complete list of Gina K Designs Illustrators participating and entry for a chance to win that $50 gift certificate!

Deadline to enter for the gift certificate drawing is 5pm Central time on Thursday. November 15, 2012—release party day! AND just in time for someone to do some exciting release party shopping when the new stamps become available at 7pm!

Be sure to visit Tami’s blog tomorrow too because they will be hopping again. But this time they will be showing you peeks from the NEW stamp releases!

It's time for a Brand New Tami Mayberry Release for Gina K. Designs!

And I'm officially in love.  Can you be in love with a fabulous winter stamp set?  'Cause I'm totally in love with this fabulous winter stamp set.  Just sayin'.  The Tami Mayberry Team is joining forces with the Gina K. Team today to inspire YOU with this gorgeous set called Simple Snowflake!

I chose a soft color palette to show off the gorgeous snowflake sentiment stamp in this set!


I punched the circles and adhered them somewhat randomly and then stamped the sentiment image directly on the card. A bit of twine made the perfect finishing accent!


And here is the list of the Tami Mayberry team members! To begin the hop head on over to Tami's blog! You will find LOTS of inspirational links there!

Jamie Cripps
Jennifer Ingle
Kelley Eubanks
Laura Williams
Laurie Willison
AND...for those interested in an update...we have made it through the worst of Sandy quite well. We still have power, although, last I heard my parents are out, as are several other people we know. My sister had also lost power and I'm not sure if she has it back yet this morning. Power has already been restored in some areas, while I believe others will likely be waiting a few days. We will see how it goes. We were fortunate to not lose ours, as many in our town did. There is quite a bit of small debris around, but, again, nothing as dangerous as it could have been, so that is all good. We are thankful.

Show Me The Stamps! Blog Hop Time! LOVE IT!

***This is my second post of the day! Be sure to click here or scroll down to see the cutest Itsy Bitsy Spider ever! :)***


Well, this is an exciting day!  The Tami Mayberry team and the Beth Silaika team have come together for a super fun blog hop featuring Tami and Beth's super fun stamps!  YAY!  Today Tami's group is showing off the Take Note set!  I decided to combine that set with Tami's fabulous You Go Girl! set for my fun card today!



I stamped the 'blah, blah, blah' chatter in the background on pink cardstock and then added some fun neon washi for some super color popness!  Just sayin'.  For the frame, I got a little tricky!  You see, I have the clear version of the Take Note set (which you will need if you want to manipulate your stamps like this), but...even with the clear version...you have to be a bit brave to achieve this look.  I cut out the middle.  LOL!  Yup!  I took a pair of scissors and cut out the middle part of the stamp.  This left the border and allows me to manipulate it into fun new shapes like this one!  I do suggest only doing this if you have grid block available, as you will need a bit of a guide to get it straight after it's been cut.  (Unless you have an amazing eye, but I don't, so I use my Fiskars stamp press grid!  YAY!)



And here's Little Miss Sassy a bit closer!  Hee-hee!  So fun!  So...head on over to the other blogs in today's hop for even more inspiration!  FUN TIMES, folks!  FUN TIMES!

Beth Silaika Design Team
Beth Silaika
Valerie Stangle
Cindy Coutts
Debbie Corbari

Tami Mayberry Design Team
Tami Mayberry
Jamie Cripps
Jennifer Ingle
Have a super fantabulous day!!!! Jingle out!

I Really Wanted to Keep it Clean.... {WOYWW}

You know how it goes, right?  You get a new space and you are bound and determined to keep it all sparkling clean all of the time.  I do this every. single. time we move.  Every time, I tell you!  LOL!  And that's quite a lot, actually.  But, alas, it simply isn't possible for me!  HA!  So...here you have it...the current state of my workspace!



This is the broader view...it's crazy, I telly you!!!  CRAZY!



Let's see...a few favorite things in there... a new Paper Smooches stamp set that I'm totally loving, my Corner Chomper (LOVE IT!!!)  Some fun ink colors I used on a couple of cards recently, including the one I posted yesterday, a snack box of gold fish I was supposed to alter ages ago... YUP!  All in all...some pretty darned fun stuff!  LOL!



And on this side, we have a pile o' washi tape..always a good thing, some Lawn Fawn Halloween stamps that are still begging for ink, a set of Tami Mayberry stamps that I've been having fun with, the remnant scraps of the card that will go live today at 9am eastern, some Eyelet Outlet brad cuteness, and glitter.  Because there should always be some glitter around somewhere!  YAY!

So, that's that.  To see some more, perhaps slightly tidier workspaces, be sure to check out Julia's blog!

As for me, I'm not feeling so hot today AND I have to go to the dentist... This day should be interesting to say the least.

Jingle out!

Make It Happen!

Today is the official release day for Tami Mayberry's brand new Take Note set! I showed you a fun card using these great stamps last week and today I want to show you one that is a bit outside of the box for this fun set of stamps!


For this one I took a note from Miss Amy Tsurata. She's always using fun tags in creative ways on her cards, so I thought I'd give it a shot! I'm no Amy, but I think it turned out rather fun!

You might have noticed that there is no rainbow in the Take Note set. Nope. There isn't. BUT...there IS a nice, straight line stamp. A line stamp? You say? Yup. A line. A straight line. AND...when you get the clear stamps you can manipulate that line to be anything you want it to be! I used it several times in different colors to create a child-like sketch-style rainbow! TOTALLY FUN! I used the small heart stamp for my 'raindrops' and stamped the 'make it' portion of the sentiment at the top of the tag before adding the 'happen' portion with Thickers.


AND...there is even more Take Note inspiration today coming from the Gina K and Tami Mayberry Design Teams! You can check it all out over on Tami's blog!

Bright and Happy Friday!

Yes.  It's Friday.  Yes.  I feel the need to announce that because I am SO happy about it.  Just sayin'.  AND...it's a rainy Friday here in Mass, but that doesn't mean it can't be a bright and happy day, nonetheless!  So, here is my card for today!



Bright and Happy!  BRIGHT AND HAPPY!  Bright and Happy!!!!!!!!  Yup.  I'm totally feelin' it today.  Actually, I did yoga for the first time in like months this morning, and I had totally forgotten how AMAZING it makes me feel!  I've been working out and stuff, but it's not the same.  The yoga extends to mind, body, and soul and MAN do I feel good today!  REALLY Really good.  For reals, folks.  For reals.



I made this Bright and Happy card with Tami Mayberry's Lighthearted Wishes stamp set!  LOVE this set!  (I think I've said that before...like lots....but...the thing is.... it's totally and completely and utterly true, so I'm saying it again.  Just sayin'.  Again.  HAHAHA!)  I paper pieced the little lamp with Crate Paper papers and added a strip of Queen & Company washi tape and May Arts burlap string to accent it.  I like the pop of color it's got got going on there with the lamp.  I also coated the base of the colored lamp with Glossy Accents.  FUN stuff, folks.  Fun stuff.  For reals, though.  It's fun.

K.  SOOooooo...as you can see I'm already pretty hyper due to that yoga session this morning, AND.. the cupcake truck is going to be around the area of my office today so I'm TOTALLY going to be hitting that sucker up for some afternoon sugar!  It oughtta be a FUN day!  Just sayin'.

K.  That's all.  I'll stop rambling now.  Have a super fantastically wonderfully spectacular Friday, friends!!!!

Thinking of you on a Global Scale {Tami Mayberry Blog Hop!}

Tami Mayberry has just released a brand new stamp set for Gina K. Designs called Take Note!  This is SUCH a fun set!  It's great for card makers, but SO FABULOUS for scrapbookers, too!  I can TOTALLY see this set as being a PERFECT Project Life tool!  I had some fun with this great set creating this card!



I particularly love that the frame and the paper lines are two different stamps!  There is SO much flexibility with that!  I also brought in the sentiment from the AWESOME Lighthearted Wishes set for this one!  The globe is October Afternoon (Boarding Pass collection) and I love that I was able to stamp that cute arrow directly on the chipboard cutout!  SO FUN!



This was a fun little card to put together.  I have a feeling I'm going to be pulling out these neat paper sheet stamps a lot...they are so easy to use (particularly if you order the clear set) and you can do SO MUCH with them!  I have more ideas spinning, so stay tuned!  :)

Here is a look at the entire set! I'm telling you..it's a great one!

Here is the full list of designers in today's hop!  Don't forget to check them out!

Jamie Cripps

Regina Hardy

Jennifer Ingle (That's me!)

Ceal Pritchett

Lalo Ik

Donna Bowman

Have an awesome day!!!

Jingle OUT!

Shine On with the Tami Mayberry Blog Hop!

***This is my second post of the day! I'd love for you to check out the previous one, showing off my CASADIA card, too! Thanks for visiting! ***


Welcome to the Tami Mayberry Design Team blog hop!  We are so excited to share some super fab creations using Tami's AMAZING stamps!!!!  If you came from Regina's blog, you are already on your way!  If not, you *might* just want to hop on back to Tami's blog to start at the beginning!  It's pretty awesome.  Just say'n.

Here is the card I created for today's hop! I am seriously HEAD OVER HEELS in love with Tami's newest release, Lighthearted Wishes! For reals, you guys! AWESOME. STAMP. SET. Just say'n. Wanna see? K. Here you go! Don't say I didn't warn you!

I KNOW, RIGHT?! Totally. Just say'n. AND...to make things even MORE AWESOMER (Yup...I totally just said that. K. Moving on....) Gina K. Designs is having a super fantabulous Labor Day sale this weekend so you can get them ON SALE!!! Woot! Wooooooot!!!! You can check out all of the sale details on the Gina K. blog!


I am also linking my Shine On card up to the Repetition Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. Why? Because I am actually sort of in love with this card and I want to share it!!! YAY!!!! I mean, really? What could be better than LOTS of fabulous light bulbs AND the bestest sentiment ever written? K. That's why. Thanks for asking!!! Tee-hee!

Now...as for that blog hop, here is the full list in case you get lost!

Tami Mayberry
Jamie Cripps
Regina Hardy
Jennifer Ingle You Are HERE!
Lalo Ik
Donna Bowman
As for the rest of your day, well, my friends... Shine On!


Jingle Out!