Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven

Join me each month for online class to create 2 different cards!  I will show you stamping techniques and other hints.  Also you will get to see other examples of cards that you can create with your stamp and the supplies in your kit! What are the benefits of doing this on-line class? Have luxury of doing a card class when it is convenient for YOU!!   No pressure of getting your cards finished in a certain amount of time. Have a question?  Re-watch the video at any time!  Ask questions! I'll be there to answer because I'm always checking into the classroom! Learn a new technique each month. Here are details on how this class will work: You will receive a workshop kit in the mail from me with full directions, 12 cards and envelopes, card pieces and accents.  Your paper will be pre-cut  - This will be a bonus for you and will save you time!  No more fear of making the wrong cut!  In addition to your kit, you w...

Have you had a chance to check out our newest Seasonal Expressions?  Today our blog hoppers are featuring products from this new book!  This hop will be fun. I can't wait to see what everyone has created. If you came here from Jean McNulty's blog , you are on the right track! The hop is a big circle so when you get back to me, you will know you have visited everyone's blog!  In case you get lost you can find the entire list of hoppers HERE .   When I first looked at the new SE2 catalog, there was one layout that I just fell in LOVE with.  So I decided to create a layout using the  Beautiful Friendship paper  and  Coordinating Cardstock pack .  Here is the page from Seasonal Inspirations that inspired my layout: I loved the stamped flowers behind the pictures.  So I recreated this same stamping technique using Pattern #11 from our Make It From Your Heart Vol 3.  Here is my version: The Beautif...

May is National Scrapbooking Month! Close To My Heart has several exclusive products available during the month of May to celebrate! I believe these products will fit every scrapbooker's needs whether they are first time scrappers, experienced scrappers, those that love to stamp and those that love to design their own layouts! ICYMI - See my May 1 blog post that gives the details on all of our Postcard Perfect products HERE . But, for now, lets get started on the hop! If you came from Katy Taylor's Blog you are on the right track! At the bottom of my post, you will find the link that will take you to the next blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the complete list of hoppers HERE . After months of dreary cold and rainy weather, working with this FRESH FUN paper was so much fun!  I created a one page layout that I plan to put into a frame.  This picture was taken by the Indian Ocean in Phuket, Thailand.  This was a trip my husband and I went on ...

Welcome to the May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!! This month's stamp is Classic Summer Bash. It has 25 images!! If you came from Jean McNulty's Blog you are on the right track! The hop is one big circle so when you get back to me you will know you have completed the hop! What a fun stamp!!  I love the jar and I couldn't wait to create something.  I decided to do a scrapbook page. I wanted my jar to look like it had lemonade in it and I wanted the straw to look as if it was IN the lemonade, not just on top of the jar image.  So, after a lot of trial and error of different techniques, I decided to stamped my jar with peacock pigment ink onto vellum paper. I used clear embossing powder to heat emboss the ink.  Next, I sponged Lemon ink on the back of the jar.   I used the same embossing technique for the ice cube using Pewter Pigment Ink and added the ice to the back of the jar to show through.  I stamped the straw with Sorbet ink, cut ...

May is National Scrapbooking Month and Close To My Heart is once again offering a FABULOUS exclusive product line that is available ONLY during the month of May!   I just LOVE these products!   We've got a paper pack, stamp set, coordinating cardstock, Cut Above Kit AND a couple of specially priced bundles!  Let's take a look! The Postcard Perfect paper packet is an exclusive, limited-time paper designed especially for National Scrapbooking Month. The pack contains 16 paper sheets, 2 each of 6 double-sided designs, and 2 each of 2 vellum paper designs. One of the p aper designs also includes large icons designed to be trimmed out and added to your page as bold embellishments and dynamic titles.  My Acrylix® Postcard Perfect Stamp Set  is an exclusive D-size stamp set with sentiments, titles, palm tree, and floral images that coordinate with the paper packet.  Our  Postcard Perfect Coordinating Cardstock.  The coordinat...