Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven

I've been super busy this last week as I'm sure you all are too.   I wanted to make a quick card using the sketch from Retro Sketch before it was too late!  So here is my really quick card I created with mostly washi tape! The stamp is from the Holiday Tags Set (D1560) Retro Sketch #95 I'm also entering this into the Heart 2 Heart Sparkle & Shine Challenge . MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!

Here is another quick Christmas gift idea!  I love Close To My Heart's My Creations Kraft Containers.  These containers come ready for you decorate!  Just add paper and embellishments.  You can even stamp on them.   They are perfect size for small gifts for a teacher, friend, or neighbor!  I think I may fill mine with cookies! I used the Sparkle & Shine (X7176B)  paper and added the Sparkle & Shine Compliments (Z1860)  for an easy finishing touch!  I stamped "Happy Holidays"   Ruby ink using the stamp from the Perfect Fit - Holidays set (B1412) .  I created this container in just minutes on a lunch break one day. Not kidding!  I was working about 5 minutes from home. So at lunch I ran home (well - actually I drove) washed a sink full of dishes (my family thinks if ONE dish is in the sink then the dishwasher MUST be full!), made me a sandwich and ate it and then created this container. I was back to work...

I purchased the My Creations Kraft Pocket Album a few months back not knowing what I would do with it but figured I would think of something!  A few weeks ago, I came across a stack of photo cards that I had bound together with a shiny gold ribbon.   I untied the ribbon to look at the cards.  I had saved every photo card that I had gotten over the last several years.  I never could throw away a photo card!  It just seemed odd to throw someone's carefully planned annual photo in the trash!  So I had kept every last one of them.   It was fun to look through the years to see how much my friends children had grown!  This is when my idea hit me!  I would use the pocket album to store these cards!  A pocket for each family!  There are 18 total pockets in this little album.  Perfect! So I set to work trying to decide how to decorate the front of the album and then I came across Close To My Heart's Video sharing the Pocket Album they...

Here is another card with my favorite stamp from the Holiday From the Heart Gift Guide this year!  I used the sketch from Just Us Girls for this card.   Recipe: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 White Daisy Card Sparkle & Shine Paper Pack - X7176B Santa Claus - C1567 Ruby Ink - Z2170 Juniper Ink - Z2165 Slate Ink - Z2173 Twine & Button from Ruby Mini Medley Collection - Z1861 2" Scallop Punch Just Us Girls Sketch #213 Mini Medley Accents Ruby Collection - Z1861 Santa Claus - C1567 Sparkle & Shine - X7176B HOLIDAY FROM THE HEAR GIFT GUIDE The Sparkle & Shine paper and Santa Claus stamp set are available now in our Holiday From the Heart Gift Guide.  You can purchase both of these and other fun products until December 31st (or while supplies last). See the Holiday Gift Guide  HERE. JOIN MY TEAM BY DECEMBER 15  AND GET A SPECIAL GIFT!* When you join the Close To My Heart family from November 1 to December 15...

Many of my favorite Challenges come out on Wednesday through Saturday which means by Saturday when I have more time to spend in my scraproom, I have lots of inspiration to take in there with me!   Over Saturday and Sunday I created several cards using sketches from various challenges.  I'll be sharing those throughout this week. First up is a sketch I used from Freshly Made Sketches .   This was fun, easy and simple!   It's a card that would be easy to mass produce if you are making alot of cards. I used the stripe paper from the Sparkle & Shine paper pack   (X7176B) matting it onto Ruby cardstock squares.  My sentiment is actually from the zip strip from one of the papers in the Sparkle & Shine pack.  I matted this onto Ruby cardstock also.   I covered the dimensional element star with silver washi tape from the Sparkle & Shine Washi Tape 3-pack (Z1907) .  (I LOVE doing this!)   My final touch was a button ti...

One of the new stamp sets in the Holiday Guide is Santa Claus (C1567) .  If you love all things Santa like me, then this adorable stamp is a must have!   I used the sketch from this week's Paper Players challenge to create this card.   The masking technique helps to create a Ruby Santa's cap after stamping Santa in Slate ink. The strip across the front of the card is the zip strip from the Sparkle & Shine Paper pack. Recipe: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 White Daisy Card Sparkle & Shine Paper Pack - X716B Silver Glitter Paper - Z1829 Clear Sparkles  Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel - Z1313 Stamp: Santa Claus - C1567 Ruby Ink - Z2170 Slate Ink - Z2173 Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Z1686 - <Shape 6> 2 1/4" Santa Claus (C1567) Challenges that I'm entering this card into: Heart 2 Heart - Lots of Layers Sketch #169 - The Paper Players Merry Monday #81 - Santa! Don't forget!  When you place an order of $100 or more (re...

Just a quick stop in to post this fun card I created.   Washi Tape is so much fun!   I created this really quick card using mostly washi tape in my design and the fun M-size Santa's Greeting stamp.     Recipe: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 White Daisy Card - Value Pack - X1410 Ruby Cardstock (X5927) White Daisy Cardstock (1385) Sparkle & Shine Washi Tape Collection (Z1907) Santa's Greeting (M1028) Ruby Alcohol Maker (Z2429) Black Ink (Z2105) Cranberry Baker's Twin - Harvest Assortment (Z1751) I love the Sparkle & Shine Washi Tape!  With 15 yards per rolls - that's right 15 yards PER ROLL! you can crank out alot of cards in just minutes!  Add Santa's Greeting and you're done! You can find the Sparkle & Shine Washi Tape and other great products in our Holiday Gift Guide or on my Website at www.stampinheaven.ctmh.com . The Freshly Make Sketches Challenge #109  inspired my sketch although I varied the center just a bi...

I loved the sketch this week at Mojo Monday's and couldn't wait to try it out.  I turned the sketch on its side for a perfect fit of the Yuletide Greetings stamp.   I used a blending pen and Topiary Ink to shade the pine needles and I used Ruby and Topiary Alcohol markers for the bow and holly leaves.   Recipe: 5x7 White Daisy Card Sparkle & Shine Paper (X7176B) Yuletide Greetings (D1553) Red Shimmer Trim (Z1848) Mini Medley Accents Ruby Collection (Button and Twine) (Z1861) Slate Ink (Z2173) Topiary Ink (Z2155) Blending Pen (3174) Ruby Alcohol Marker (Z2429)  Topiary Alcohol Marker (Z2143) Red Glitz Glitter Gel (Z1484) Products used:               Yuletide Greetings D1553    Ruby Mini Medleys (Z1861) Sparkle & Shine Paper Pack (X7176B) Mojo Monday #315 Be sure to check out our new Holiday Gift Guide! You can see the booklet on my website HERE! Pu...

Close To My Heart's Holiday Gift Guide is being released and we've got some exciting products for the Holidays and even some that will carry over into the spring!  To help inspire you, 22 Consultants are sharing their artwork with some of the new products from the Holiday Gift Guide. If you have come here from Haley Dyers Blog - The Inky Scrapper , you are on the right track!  If you are just getting started, don't worry, the hop is one big circle so when you get back to me you will have completed the hop!   If you get lost along the way, the list of hoppers can be found HERE . I've been so busy this past week preparing for an upcoming trip so I barely had time to play before leaving.  But I did manage to create a card with the new Sparkle & Shine paper pack and some fun new accents! I LOVE these new Sparkle Holiday Shapes (Z1910) .  These holiday rhinestone shapes are adhesive backed and they are a perfect fit with the new Trim A Tr...

Welcome to our NEW PRODUCT Blog Hop!  This hop will take you through 34 consultant blogs introducing you to some of the best new products in the Autumn Winter Idea Book!  It's a big circle so when you get back to me you know you have been all the way around the hop! Just look for the next link near the bottom of each post.   If you came from Beth Naumann's Blog you are on the right track! The 2013 Autumn Winter Idea was so full of fun new things I had a hard time deciding what to share!  When my new product arrived I spent most of my days creating cards with each new paper pack.   One night after creating a couple of cards I felt like I needed a break and reached for something totally different.  The product I reached for was our new My Creations Burlap Drawstring Bags (Z1872) .  These 5 3/4" x 4 bags comes in a package of 3. If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know how much I love burlap!  So of course, I would love these new ...