Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month we are featuring "Potential", a set of 8 stamps.  Six of these stamps coordinate with the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.  If you have come here from Krista Ritskes blog you are on the right path!  The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.   If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultant's HERE Red Lines indicate stamps that coordinate with AP Cartridge This month we have over 50 consultants sharing what they created with this month's beautiful stamp.  Following the hop is easy, just click on the link for the next blog at the end of each post! Have fun hopping! I created three cards with this stamp using Florentine paper pack (X7153B) .   I love this paper so much I had to get two packs!  I thought Florentine was just perfect for this stamp!  Here are my three cards. Keep scrolling dow...

I wanted to make a little Thank You card for my good friend Leslie that spent her Saturday helping me at my Open House a few weeks ago.   I always have lots of cash and carry items at my open house and it is hard to talk to customers if I'm writing up sales receipts the entire time.  So this was a huge help to me!  I let her choose some 'happys' for helping but still wanted to make her a card. I used this week's H2H (Heart to Heart) sketch for this 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 square card.  I started it on Friday but didn't get it finished.  I spent ALL DAY - no ALL FREEZING DAY in the cold wind at three softball games yesterday.   Softball in February is not the best of times.  I added a few last touches this morning so hopefully I'll get this posted before the H2H linky deadline is up! I used the Lucy Paper pack (X7149B) for this card along with the new A Garden (A1119) stamp.   This is a great little stamp for quick cards or tags!  I stamped the...

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Today I put two Challenges that I love together.   Color Throwdown had some wonderful colors this week.  These fresh colors made it perfect for my other favorite challenge - Freshly Made Sketches ! I used Close To My Heart's colors of Lilac Mist, Buttercup, Sunset and Grey Wool.   WOW - it's been a LONG time since I've even opened my Lilac Mist pad!  But I love these colors together.... who would have thought Sunset with Lilac Mist and Buttercup? I used one of my favorite new stamps for this 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card - Just For You (B1398) .  The Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge makes a perfect cut for the large flower.  I alternated the colors as I stamped the petals for the flower.   I added a Sunset Button from the Sunset Mini Medley Collection (Z1338) and also some grey baker's twine from the Baker's Twine Neutral Assortment (Z1701) .  I tied little French Knots in the center of each of the three medallions. Here are my inspirat...

On Mondays, my hubby and I love to watch The Voice together.  We try to guess who the singers will pick as their coach.  Sometimes it is easy but at times I've been very surprised!  I feel so bad when none of the coaches turn around.... even if I agree with them!  But, I sure wouldn't want to be in their seats!  When they began promoting Smash before its season premiere, my hubby told me right away that he was NOT going to be watching that one!  I told him that was fine, I'd would go to my scrap room to watch it.  I had to at least watch the premiere to see if I would like it.   Now I'm hooked!  So now, every Monday I spend 2 hours watching the Voice with Jeff and then the next hour it is me, Smash and my scrap room.  What a Beautiful combination! What else happens on Monday?? Why, it's Mojo Monday !   I love to check out the Mojo Monday sketch each Monday before I leave for work.   Tonight while I was enjoying Smash I create...

I just love the little lollipops made with Baker's Twine!  I wanted to give it a try so I combined CAS-ual Friday Challenge (use ribbons) and Inspired By Challenges for this card.   I used the Baker's Twine Paradise Assortment (Z1702) for my lollipops.  The colors of twine are Lagoon, Honey, Sunset and Smoothie.  I LOVE these colors!  I used Brads and Ribbons from our Mini Medley Assortment collection.  "Birthday Greetings" is from the new set - Just a Number (D1514).    To make my lollipops, I inserted a brad so holding the twine under the brad as I flatted then prongs. This holds the twine in place.  I then added a swirl of liquid glass around the brad in a circle as big as I wanted the lollipop to be.  This helps adhere the twine in place as I wrapped it around.   A simple card but fun to make! Here is the inspiration pictured from Inspired By Challenge.  I'm so glad to get to play along this t...

I loved the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches and it worked out perfectly with the colors this week at the Color Throwdown Challenge.   I used Close To My Heart's colors of Smoothie, Blush and Bamboo cardstock for my Color Throwdown Colors.   The flowers from the  Card Word Puzzle (C1494)  stamp along with Bamboo ink added a nice subtle random stamping effect.  I felt the cardstock alone was just too stark.  But maybe that is me..... I couldn't resist the urge to stamp something!    My "Happy Birthday" sentiment is stamped with the new 4 My Friend (D1510) set.  I used a combination of Art Philosophy Cricut flowers and a paper flower from the new Paradise Paper Flowers (Z1710) .   The flower is topped off with a wooden button  (Z1387) and that ever popular Baker's Twine Paradise Assortment (Z172) !   Here is the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and the color inspiration from Color Throwdown : ...