Friday, January 8, 2010

CPC Blog Hop featuring Gina K Designs!!

Welcome to the Christian Paper Crafts Blog Hop featuring our fabulous sponsor Gina K Designs!!

There's an awesome prize too that you can qualify for but you must comment on every design team member's blog. There will be one design team member who will have the Stamp TV logo on their blog, you'll need to look to see if you can find it. You can find a picture of it at CPC (Here)

You will have to identify which design team member has this logo in your comment on their blog. The prize winner will then be drawn from that blog and announced on Monday, January 11, 2009, at Christian Paper Crafts! What's the prize? It's a $25 gift certificate to Gina K. Designs! Whoo-hoo!! Is this not a great way to start the New Year!!

IMPORTANT UPDATE:
Gina's January release was on the 7th, so you can win this prize just in time to get one of her new stamp sets! Gina also has many more new releases of her exclusive Pure Luxury paper line, buttons, ribbons, punches, and a new Stamp TV kit! Don't forget to check out her Perfect Patterns Printable Templates too.

Here is my first project, but let me tell you how much I loved working with the Pure Luxury cardstock, WOW! It is perfectly named!! In this card I used the white and Kraft Pure Luxury and it was a dream to blend ink using the Tim Holtz blending tool from Ranger.


The stamp set I used is called "How Sweet It Is" is one of the stamp sets of "Stamps For A Cause" and this one benefits The American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. $7.00 of every set sold is divided evenly between these two organzations.

Here is my recipe for the card:Ink: Stazon, jet black (image & sentiment) Ranger Distress Ink: worn lipstick (for blending) Tattered Angels: Glimmer Mist, marshmallow (for a little sheen!)
I painted the image after stamping and I used the Claudine Hellmuth Studio Semi-gloss acrylic, sable brown, dash of red, the ice cream is painted with Adirondack Dabbers in the Metallic pearl and the spoon with the metallic silver (I didn't dab obviously but used a brush!) I also used a Prismacolor pencil, sienna brown for the stem.

inside of the card

Tools I used were the Cuttlebug, Swirls folder and the Marvy Uchida Scallop Circle and blended with the distress ink (worn lipstick) I added a cute piece of dotted ribbon to embellish the front. Matted the sentiment with the Kraft Luxury Cardstock and attached!


Here is my second project using this adorable set of stamps and I had an even adorable subject to work with, my oldest granddaughter, Riley Ann! This is her 2nd birthday, which was less than a month ago and I thought these stamps were perfect to embellish the layout!!

I also used one of the StampTV videos "Embellished Flowers" for inspiration, I painted an originally white flower, red with Claudine Hellmuth Studio acrylic paint, (color: dash of red).

I used a piece of the 8.5 x 11 Black Pure Luxury Cardstock as a background on the 12x12 cardstock (Bazzill) to anchor the layout. I printed a free calendar page (http://www.printable2009calendar.net/) and then arranged the pics, matted two in the black Luxury cardstock. I used the EK Success corner rounder to soften the edges of two of the pics.



Isn't the sentiment perfect for that expression!!

Here are more ingredients that I used: Stazon Ink, black; Distress Ink, worn lipstick; Dots on the flower (SU! retired stamp) Red and black sharpie; Buttons: BoBunny; Prismacolor pencils: rose deco, sienna brown, crimson red, deco yellow, rouge neon); OMS; See the wonderful tutorial on StampTV for Coloring with Colored Pencils. I did a little bit of embellishing with Icicle Stickles (on the cake) and I used the Marshmallow Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels to sparkle up the centerpiece of the flower which was cut out using the Marvy Uchida scallop circle punch. The red grosgain ribbon is from JoAnn's (Offray brand)

Thank you so much for looking and have fun hopping and we'll see throughout January (every Monday and Thursday) with featured projects showcasing for you at the Design Team Delights Gina K. Designs Gallery at CPC and here!

Here's the order that you will want to hop:

Cindy
Angella
Marcelle
Natalie (this is me and where you are at now!)
Mary
Jen
Randi (Guest Designer)


Don't forget about the prize..... And THANK YOU Gina!

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49 comments:

  1. Natalie, both are awesome!!! Isn't this a great set? And yes, perfect for showing off your grand-daughter! I love the scrapbook page!!! God Bless!!!

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  2. Natalie, I think the cardstock and textures you used were wonderful. I found the "Stamp TV" logo here and really enjoyed your ideas. Blessings.

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  3. Nat, I love all of your work and always have. I especially love the grandbaby page, and your card is "sweet" too1

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  4. I especially enjoyed the cupcake card, and also found the "Stamp TV" logo on your blog. Blessings on your day!
    ~ Carol, scgustaf@arvig.net

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  5. Natalie, I guess I found the "Stamp TV" logo above. So it is on your blog. I love the page for your grand daughter and she is just darling. There is nothing like being a grandmother. Thanks for sharing with us!

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  6. Gina has beautiful stamps and fantastic sentiments! Love what you've created with her set! BTW- I see the Stamp TV logo (I LOVE stamp TV- isn't Gina a great teacher!??)

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  7. Natalie, I l-o-v-e the card but Riley Ann stole my heart. Those grandbabies are the best!!! The LO is perfect and well balanced. May god bless your efforts at CPC.

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  8. I really like the "Sweet" card - the colors are my favorites! The worn lipstick ink is so pretty, I'm going to have to have some! And you have the "Stamp TV" logo on your site, too!
    TFS!!!
    Cindi

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  9. Delighted to see the STAMP TV logo :)
    Have a Lord Rejoicing Day!

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  10. I see the logo, I see the logo on your blog!! The pink swirl embossing adds such character to your card. Beautiful job!

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  11. what a fun, cute card! CONGRATULATIONS on winning at ODBD! You are going to love these high quality ODBD stamps! Thanks for visiting and playing along with us on the bloghop!

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  12. what a fun hop! and such great inspiration, too! Thanks to all the designers for hosting this!
    Cindi

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  13. Great Work!! I see the Stamp TV Logo on your site!!!!

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  14. I was slightly hopping I'd see your creation using one of my stamps...I'm being selfish, I know :-). You did a FANTASTIC job with these. I esp love the scrapbook layout. What adorable pictures!

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  15. Great projects and such detail. I love reading all your explainations. I am sure I saw that TV logo here on your side bar and in your post... hee hee Have a groovy weekend!

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  17. I do like your lovely neat artwork and I spotted the TV Logo

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  18. Nice GK StampTV logo there girl!! Oh and I really love your card and your scrap layout! Wonderful!
    Kim Marie

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  19. Oh Natalie, I love your card and your layout is wonderful. Your granddaughter is soo cute! I do see the StampTV logo here, wahoo. TFS

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  20. I love the pink! So refreshing. I also "see" the logo here on your (Natalie's) blog. Ü

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  21. Love your projects. TFS. Saw the Stamp TV logo here on your website Natalie. Thanks for the chance to win.

    Khunter47
    Khunter47@cox.net

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  22. Natalie, I saw your projects earlier in the gallery, but have to tell you again how gorgeous they are!

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  23. Yay! I found the Stamp TV logo!

    Your blog is so cute! And your cards are making my tummy rumble! Mmm! They look good enough to eat!

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  24. So, now I am finishing up my second ever blog hop. I have discovered blinky ads, stamptv logos(here of course) and various others. It takes me a while, but I may be catching on. Natalie, I do so enjoy your paper art and your credit to the creator!

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  25. What a sweet scrapbook page! Love your card and inside of it too. I also see the awesome STV logo on your blog!!!! Great hop :o)))

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  26. Third time trying to comment appreciation for such a lovely combination of techniques! Gina K is well represented and Stamp TV shows well here. mt23stamper

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  27. Thanks for sharing your work! I've seen the Stamp TV logo on your blog and wish the best of luck to everyone who participates in the blog hop!

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  28. Your work is absolutely awesome. TFS! BTW, I saw the Stamp TV logo on your blog.

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  29. Love your blog. Saw the Stamp TV logo on your blog. Your blog won't let me post.

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  30. I love your card and your LO about your granddaughter is adorable. I saw the Stamp TV logo on your sidebar.

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  31. I love Gina K. stamps and cardstock too. You have done such a adorable layout of your grand-daughter. Also I see you have the Stamp TV logo.

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  32. Wow Natalie - great blog! I love the card and lo you made with the Gina K stamps. You did a fabulous job. Love the pink & brown & then I love how you painted the flower red on the lo. A great pop of color. It had to be a lovely lo cause your granddaughter is adorable! btw, I saw the Stamp TV logo here on your blog! Hope you have a blessed evening.

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  33. CUTE CUTE CUTE!
    And... I see the sTV logo!!

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  34. Natalie - I found the StampTV logo above! These are adorable projects you've made with Gina's sets.

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  35. Natalie--I love your projects--makes me hungry. I also found the stampTV logo here too.

    Thanks, Barb D

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  36. The Stamp TV logo is here! Thanks for a fun blog with lots of great ideas

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  37. Great projects--your granddaughter is adorable! I found the Stamp TV logo on your blog!

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  38. Wow this is awesome......and your granddaughter is the cutest thing......and you have the StampTV logo on your blog.......yea......

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  39. Delighted to see the STAMP TV logo here on your site. Great cards. TFS

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  40. Hi...your pics are adorable! luv the cards and the STV logo I found! good luck to all...I rarely have won anything so hope its me! lol..ty cher

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  41. I love your projects & thank you so much for the details of what you used to create each one! Hey, your blog has the STV logo!

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  42. WOW! I love it all, your granddaughter is so cute and that cake it looked just like the stamp! I do believe I saw the stamptv logo here!Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent!

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  43. Beautiful cards! Nice job, and I see that wonderful "STAMP TV" logo here on your blog.
    Yeah, Gina!

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  44. Natalie - Beautiful cards. I love the colors you used and the layout of each. Just fantastic - I will be adding you to my Reader. And I see the stampTV logo here on your blog! I love stampTV - it's just a wonderful resource.

    ChristyQ

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  45. Pretty cards and I love that layout of your granddaughter. How sweet it really is! Thanks for the link to the printable calendar, just what I needed! I see that StampTV logo here on your blog. I love StampTV, too, for all the great videos and gallery.

    TishSch a/k/a GaMtnScrap

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  46. Riley is a real beauty and the sweet embellishments are perfect for her page. Love how she went after the best stuff first!! A girl after my own heart. I did notice the StampTV logo on your site. I'm enjoying this hop...TFS.

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  47. You do such beautiful work. Thanks for sharing with us. I found the StampTV logo on your site and please keep up all the beautiful work.

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  48. Your card AND scrapbook pages were beautiful! I also found the StampTV logo here on your blog. Isn't Gina just the greatest?!? Her tutorials are awesome! This is my first visit to your blog, but it won't be my last! :-)

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  49. WOW - those are just incredible projects - love the page of your darling granddaughter!! I also spotted the Stamp TV logo there ;-)
    Blessings

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