Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven

  Life gets busy!!  I seem to be going in many different directions so I decided to consolidate some of the things that I have been doing!   I'm still a very active Close to My Heart Maker!  I mainly post my artwork to my StampinHeaven Facebook Page and also to my StampinHeaven Group Page !  The Group page is for my customers (not other CTMH Makers) and more interactive!  If you would like to join my group page, make sure you answer the questions when asking to join the group!  If you don't answer, I don't 'open the door'!  :) I also have an Instagram account!  Look for me @gmbscrapper There have been some changes to the Stamp of the Month artwork blog hop that I participated in.  Now we have a special group in Facebook that features the art for each Stamp of the Month and also some of the other active hops we did such as New Catalog artwork and other Specials. Each Stamp of the Month or special is featured in it's own Album.  ...

  Welcome to our March April Catalog New Product Blog Hop!  In this hop, we will be featuring some of our products in our this newest catalog.  If you arrived here from  Haley Dyer, the Inky Scrapper's blog you are on the right track!  Look for the link at the bottom of this post that will take you to the next blog.  When you get back to the blog you started, you will know you completed the hop!  If you get lost along the way,  you can find the entire list of hoppers  HERE .  I'm featuring the Cake Day Cardmaking Stamp plus Thin Cuts set (Z4417)!  All of the images with the grey shading below have coordinating Thin Cuts.  For this card I used four different ink colors  - Lemonade, Glacier, Green Apple and Wild Berry.  I inked each section of the stamp with these different colors.   I used the rocking and rolling technique for the Glacier and the Wild Berry balloons. Here are all of the products that I used ...

 We have a brand new Stamp of the Month -- You're the G.O.A.T. My inspiration for this card came from Page 26 of the March April Catalog!  This pages contains artwork featuring many of the new stamps in the catalog!  To get many examples on one page, they are all tags!  I've always said that even though they are tags, they are great starting points for cards!  Can you tell which tag I used? I used many thin cuts on this card!  Here is the complete list of products I used: March Stamp of the Month – You’re the G.O.A.T. White Cards and Envelopes – X254 Cake Day Paper Pack – X7278B Mix-In Paper (Mar/Apr) – X9038 Lagoon Cardstock – X5968 Nectarine Cardstock – X6043 Star Shaker Window Thin Cut – Z3871 Tabs – Z3983 Tags & Tabs – Z3726 Circles Thin Cuts (3”) – Z3943 Lagoon Ink – Z2895 Nectarine Ink – Z6510 Versa Mark Ink – Z891 White Embossing Powder – Z2068 White Gel Pen (.10) – Z1513 Black & White Dots – Z3314 Clover Shimmer Trim – Z5016 ...

  Welcome to our Smitten Blog Hop! This hop features artwork using productions from the collection which includes new exclusive paper packet with coordinating sticker sheet, cardstock pack, stamp set, and Thin Cuts!  If you arrived here from Scrappin Katy's Blog  you are on the right track!  You will find the link that will take you to the next blog at the bottom of my post.  If you get lost along the way, you can find the entire partipant list    HERE . The colors in this collection just pulled me in!  They are so bright and fun.   I spent a Sunday afternoon just creating with it!  Here are a few of the things I created: This layout was inspired by one of the layouts in the Craft With Heart Subscription!  I cut the cardstock squares 3x3 and the pattern papers are 2 1/2 x 2 1/2.  To fill in some of the 'white pace' I stamped the splatter image from Perfectly Imperfect Patterns (one of my FAVS!) and Capri Ink. I colored ...

Welcome to our January Stamp of the Month Blog Hop . In this blog hop we are featuring Sweet Little Things.  This set includes 10 images! If you arrived here from  Maureen's Blog you are on the right track. This hop is a big circle. Just look for the next blog link at the bottom of my post. If you are just getting started on the hop, when you get back to me you will know you have completed the circle! If you get lost along the way, you can find the entire list of hoppers  HERE .   The cute little bear image made me think 'slimline' so I stamped him on a piece of White Daisy cardstock with Intense Black ink and then colored him with my Tri-Blend Markers.  I stamped the sentiment along the bottom and added an extra patch of flowers. To add a little interest to the card, I drew dashed lines to give the impression that the little bee has been flying all around the card!  I also added a few bitty sparkles. Products Used: Slimline Cards & Envelope...

  Welcome to our December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop . In this blog hop we are featuring  Owl Love You Forever.  This set includes 9 images! If you arrived here from  Haley Dyer, the Inky Scrapper  you are on the right track. This hop is a big circle. Just look for the next blog link at the bottom of my post. If you are just getting started on the hop, when you get back to me you will know you have completed the circle! If you get lost along the way, you can find the entire list of hoppers  HERE .  I thought it would be fun to create a triangle heart pattern with the November December Mix In Papers.  I matched the colors of the papers with Tri-blend markers to color the Owl.   Some added touches - I colored the Clear Sparkles with the Hydranga Tri-Blend Marker and also random stamped the Wisteria Cardstock to add interest to the background.  The stitched circle is from the Circle Window Slimline Thin Cut set. Products Used: White C...

  Welcome to our November December Catalog New Product Blog Hop!  In this hop, we will be featuring some of our newest products in our this newest catalog.  If you arrived here from Darlys Recker's Blog   you are on the right track!  Look for the link at the bottom of this post that will take you to the next blog.  When you get back to the blog you started, you will know you completed the hop!  If you get lost along the way,  you can find the entire list of hoppers  HERE .  for  I recently scrapbooked my trip to Kauai with the layouts from the October Album Retreat but I still had many photos left to document.  The Candid Moments collection came at just the right time!  I was able to use the papers, stickers and die-cuts for Candid Moments on additional layouts for my album. As a little added touch to the layout above, I colored some of my White Dot embellishments with the True Blue Tri-Blend Marker to match the cardstock ...

  Welcome to this SPECIAL Holiday Cards blog hop! This hop is just in time to inspire you for your Holiday Card crafting!  If you arrived here from  M elinda Everitt's Blog  you are on the right track!  To keep going, look for the link to the next blog at the bottom of my post!   If you get lost along the way you can see the entire list of participants   HERE .  I am sharing a fun card I created using this VERY CUTE and adorable Stamp Plus Thin Cut Set - If Snowflakes Were Kisses .  So far, I've create two cards!  A regular card and a Slimline Card!  I used our Wonderland Paper for both cards. On this regular size card I used the window die and tag from our new Buildable Tag Thin cuts.  I wanted it to appear that these cute little critter were looking out at the snowy landscape.  I added a couple of the felt accents and used glue dots to attach a few scatter snowflakes from our Snowflake sequins.    I create...

  Welcome to our  November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop . In this blog hop we are featuring  Created to Shine.  This set includes 7 images! If you arrived here from ScrappinKaty’s  Blog  you are on the right track. This hop is a big circle. Just look for the next blog link at the bottom of my post. If you are just getting started on the hop, when you get back to me you will know you have completed the circle! If you get lost along the way, you can find the entire list of hoppers  HERE .  I really liked this stamp when I first saw it, because this has been my motto for the last few years.  I pray every day that I can be a light for someone that needs it.  I had so many designs in my head for this card but it took several tries to come up with one that I was happy with.  And, I do have to say... this end result was not the original design in my head!   I envisioned the string of lights having ONE light that shines bright than...

  Welcome to this SPECIAL blog hop that features Stand Alone Thin Cuts from our new  2021-2022 Core Catalog!   This will be a quick hop featuring 11 blogs!  If you arrived here from  ScrappinKaty's blog  you are on the right track!  To keep going, look for the link to the next blog at the bottom of my post!   If you get lost along the way you can see the entire list of participants   HERE .  We have some great Slimline Window Thin Cuts. The leaves outside are beginning to fall and I can really tell that autumn is in the air.  It had me in the mood to create a Fall Card!  I had not used my new Circle Windows Slimline thin cut yet so thought this would be a great time to pull it out!   Fall makes me think of plaid and our September October Mix In pack is full of plaid!  If you love plaid, be sure to grab a couple of these packs!   I paired my plaid paper with a piece from our new Texture Paper P...

  Welcome to our  October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop . In this blog hop we are featuring  Wildflower Friendship.  This set includes 8 images that includes three flowery critters! If you arrived here from  Haley Dyer's Blog  you are on the right track. This hop is a big circle. Just look for the next blog link at the bottom of my post. If you are just getting started on the hop, when you get back to me you will know you have completed the circle! If you get lost along the way, you can find the entire list of hoppers  HERE .  I have to admit, flowery critters are not really my thing, BUT once I started playing with this stamp, I discovered how cute they really are.   The card that I'm sharing here was a result of me playng with Distress Oxide Inks because I didn't want to color the flowers.  I wanted to try something different. So, I blended Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral and Pickled Raspberry on white daisy cardstoc...

  Welcome to this SPECIAL blog hop that features products from our Slimline Celebration!   This will be a quick hop featuring 9 blogs!  If you arrived here from  Wendy Kessler's blog you are on the right track!  To keep going, look for the link to the next blog at the bottom of my post!   If you get lost along the way you can see the entire list of participants   HERE .  I've seen many SLIMLINE cards and have created several myself but I also wanted to share that the Star and Circle Clusters Thin Cuts do NOT have to be limited to Slimline card use!  In this hop, I'm sharing a fun A4 standard size card using the Circle Cluster Thin Cuts and the Fishy Greetings Stamp Plus Thin Cuts set!  I used several of our Distressed Oxide inks for this card, first using the Tattered Rose Distress Oxide on as my base color for my Thank You Stencil.  I used Chipped Sapphire, Mermaid Lagoon, and Mowed Lawn on the Stencil.   The c...

Welcome to our September October Catalog New Product Blog Hop!  In this hop, we will be featuring some of our newest products in our September October catalog.  If you arrived here from Melinda Everitt's blog you are on the right track!  Look for the link at the bottom of this post that will take you to the next blog.  When you get back to the blog you started, you will know you completed the hop!  If you get lost along the way,  you can find the entire list of hoppers  HERE .  I can't get enough of this Pumpkin Spice paper.  I used the Pumpkin Spice Paper and stickers.  I added a border at the bottom using our new Border Stencil and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink.  I also add several dots of Platinum Glitter glue. I created this card with some leftover scraps of Pumpkin Spice paper.  I strung the leaves from the Autumn Sequins onto gold embellishing thread to string across the card.  HINT:  to make stringing with ...

  Welcome to our Core Catalog NEW Product Blog Hop!!  Our Core Catalog is our MAIN catalog for Close To My Heart.   It contains all of the CORE products that any crafter will need such as inks, cardstock, tools, embellishments, and even several special paper packs that will be available all year long! This catalog was just released on September 1 and there are so many exciting new products!   This blog hop will showcase many of these new products!   I can't wait to see what everyone has been working on!  If you came from Lauren 's CTMH Craftings Blog  you are on the right track.  The hop is a big circle so when you arrive at the blog you started, you will know you completed the hop! If you get lost along the way, you can find the entire list of hoppers  HERE . Recently I hosted a four day retreat.  One of the 'gifts' to my attendees is a pre-cut layout that they can put together to document their time spent with frien...