Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven

We are rounding out this HOT HOT July month with TWO cool winter themed Perfect Pairs to choose from!  Oh how I long for cooler days.  I'm so over the 95 and up heat that has hit us this entire month of July.  I got in my car to go home the other night and it was 90 degrees at 9:00 PM!  Enough of the heat - let me tell you about our LAST TWO Perfect Pairs you can choose from when you place a $75 order on my website! First we have Wonderland.   So pretty! I can almost feel the winter snow... Ok, not really but wishful thinking doesn't hurt.  This Perfect Pair is the Wonderland Level 2 Paper and the Wonderland Stickease assortment.  On the back of the stickease are different layout suggestions which are great if you have trouble deciding how to get started. Here are a few of my favorite cards I created with this paper. Details Details                             ...

Well I didn't get much scrap therapy in yesterday.  It was late when I finally did get in there.  I started out attempting to do the challenge from Friday Mash-up which was to Create a project with a snowman and/or use their colors combo  - which would have been Blush, Twilight and Grey Wool in the Close To My Heart color world.   I had a snowman in mind I wanted to use but when I went to get it I couldn't find it.   I finally decided it must have gone to my sale box!  But I did find another one to use.   I decided I would use the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches .   I had so much trouble coming up with something I liked using the colors from Friday Mashup.  It was late and my brain just couldn't get past the traditional colors for Winter and Christmas.  I finally threw aside my Blush cardstock and stuck with Grey Wool and Twilight. I used Close To My Heart's Wonderland (X7146B) paper for my background.   I also used my spra...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!  Thought I'd share a card I created the other day for Mojo Monday !   No stamping on this card!  A first for me in a long time!  Since Snowflakes are the theme over at 4 Crafty Chicks I'm submitting this one to their challenge two!  Be sure to check out both blogs for some great artwork! I used our Wonderland Level 2 (X7146B) paper for this card.  My snowflakes are from the Art Philosophy cricut cartridge .   For the snowflakes with the circle border I cut Decorative Layer <Snwflke3> at 2".  The bigger snowflake in the middle was cut at 2 1/2" using < Snwflke3 >.   After I cut them out, I covered the snowflake's area with Bonding Memories Glue (Z553) and then added Prisma Glitter (Z134) .   The Prisma Glitter changed the stark white cardstock to a very pretty shimmer!  I added the Clear Sparkles (Z1104) to the center of each.   The "Believe" is one of the Top Coats Icing Ov...

Here is one more card with the special Holiday Wishes stamp!   I started this one a few days ago and didn't finish.  I can't remember now why I set it aside.  I sat down tonight to do a few challenges and saw the pieces for this card laying on my table.  All I had to do was put it together and add some finishing touches. I used the sketch from the Sketchbook Saturday Challenge .   She has some really nice sketches on here so I'll be checking this one out every Saturday! I used the Wonderland Level 2 Paper pack with this card.  See the flourish coming out from under the ribbon?  That is actually part of the Christmas Tree stamp from the Holiday Wishes stamp!  The wide ribbon is from the Dark Chocolate Stripe Grosgrain Ribbon (Z1617).  I love this ribbon!  The ribbon tied to the ornament is from the Designer Ribbon - Blue Collection (Z1385).  I stamped the ornament with Twilight Ink and added Prisma Glitter t...

I wanted to share my cards that we will be doing in my Annual Christmas Card Workshop in November.   Usually I send out an email letting all my customers know about the workshop and provide them an opportunity to sign up.    I offer 2 different dates in November for the workshop.   This year, I had my cards displayed at my Open House in August along with a sign up sheet.     To my surprise, the workshop nearly filled up at my Open House.  After that, within a few weeks every slot was taken. We will be making 8 cards - each card a different design.  I chose the Wonderland paper with Crystal Blue Cardstock.  We will be using the new Top Coats Icing Overlays.   Each overlay has a unique design with foil accents.  To add extra sparkle, we will be adding bling buttons!  Many of the sentiments will be silver embossed.  This may be a new technique for many of the class participants.   I think they will really like t...