Last StampTV CSS blog hop

Hallo,
  Its kinda a sad day for me as this is our last Gina K CSS blog hop and our last event as a 'formal' group. I have gotten to know these wonderful ladies and have had so much fun on our blog hops!!!!
  This time around we are using the photo above for inspiration.
  If you are following the hop then you came to me from the very talented Miesje - http://miesdf.blogspot.com/2013/12/css-december-inspiration-blog-hop.html
 
  Remember to leave sweet comments along the way because we will be giving away a big grab bag of Gina K Designs product to one random commenter.

  For my card I used Melanie's 'Holiday Baskets' set and colored it up with my copics - then I colored over the red, gold and green with spica glitter pens (although it doesn't show well.)
  I cut the layers with Spellbinders dies and used red glitter paper behind the main image and sparkly green sequin ribbon , gold metallic pen and the base cardstock is a shimmery green too.

  Although it is sad that this is our last blog hop we do have plans to start our own 'informal' little group :) and a happiness for me today is that my Daughter got home from her first semester in college today :) - she immediately changed clothes to shorts and flip flops :) - although its a bit coolo for that for me she has been in Nebraska and gotten used to colder :)
 
  Now I will send you on your way to the next stop on our hop - Vicki - http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/2013/12/last-stamp-tv-css-hop.html and I am sure she has some sweetness to show you!!!
 
  Take Care and have a great week!!!
            Tera

StampTV CSS Thankful blog hop

 Hallo,
   Welcome to another Gina K Designs CSS Alumni blog hop. If you are following along the hop the you came to me from the very talented Vicki - http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/2013/11/stamp-tv-css-hop-thankful.html

  Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on Tuesday, November 26.

  I was into the fall colors today and found this great red DP in my stash and added some leaves from the 'Fall Foliage' set embossed in gold. I used a phrase from 'Poster Board Sentiments' and the 'thanks' is from an older set 'Kindred greetings for her'.
  I layered some leaves done in gold and black embossing powder over the sentiment and under is a mesh ribbon and a thin one of matching colors.

   I am sorry this is so short today - trying to get things organized as we are going to be out of town next week and I have to work the next couple nights....
  Now I will send you on to the fabulous Miesje - http://miesdf.blogspot.com/2013/11/css-thankful-blog-hop-11-19-2013.html

   Have a great week!!!!
        Tera

 

StampTV CSS color challenge hop

 Hallo,
   Welcome to another Gina K CSS alumni blog hop!! This time we are doing a color challenge - and I have to admit that I was almost shut out on this one :) it truly was a challenge but I think I may have squeaked by :)
  The challenge colors are - dark chocolate,' tomato soup', 'honey mustard' and  ;in the navy' - with ivory as a neutral.
  You may have come to me from Miesje - http://miesdf.blogspot.com/2013/11/css-color-challenge-blog-hop-11-12-2013.html
And I am sure she had an easier time with this challenge than me  - can't wait till I see what everyone else on the hop did - I will probably be slapping my head and saying why didn't I think of that :)

 I decided finally to do a Christmas card since I am way behind getting a bunch done, and then just had to decide how to combine the colors....the navy threw me off the most, I don't often do navy with red unless its a patriotic card....
  So I colored the poinsettias from Melanies' "A year of borders" and that is the only spot that the 'honey mustard' and 'dark chocolate' come into play - except a bit on the DP in the first one.....
  I colored the poinsettias with prismacolor pencils - ended up doing one in blue and one in red....then couldn't find a die cut I that would work for me...so I just cut them out by hand and layered them to a fancy Spellbinders die cut.
  I stamped the Merry Christmas - from 'Seasonal Sayings' and added some bling and tiny Christmas bows I found whilst rummaging through my stash and I am as done as can be for this challenge :)
  The red cardstock in the last of my current Gina K designs pure luxury  cardstock - I have been hoarding the red - tomato soup red :)
  I do believe that I am last on the hop list this time so I hope you had a good time - join us and see what you can come up with !!!
  Off to work I go - Have a great night!!!!
         Tera

StampTV CSS October sketch hop

Hallo,
  Welcome to another Gina K CSS blog hop. This time we are following a  sketch  - AND we have a prize giveaway too!!! The prize is a big grab of Gina K products - just leave sweet comments along our blog hop and one lucky commenter will be chosen. Check back to Stamp TV on Tuesday 10-15 for the winner announcement.
  Here's the link to the Hop announcement on Stamp Tv in case you get lost along the way - CSS October Hop
  You probably came to me from the very talented Vicki.
 
   For my first project I did a card using a stamp from the set 'Posterboard Sentiments"  I started with the flowery DP and found some DP in the  same packet to match but that was light enough to stamp the phrase onto, then I started digging into my draws of 'stash' (still trying to remember where I have put everything when I moved into my new craft room so I tend to do a lot of digging ) and I ran across a box of puzzle pieces so I pulled out 3 for the embellishments.
   I found the clear flowers in another drawer and used a puzzle piece punch to add the 'center' of the flower.
   Lastly I added  some pearl drops with a Viva Décor pen.

  My second project went through several versions - it started out to be a card but then I got the idea to do a plaque, so I again went digging through some boxes this time (a box of picture frames and wood plaques) and found one that was the size I wanted.
   I stamped the main panel with leaves from the 'Fall Foliage' set - inked and stamped off once to make them lighter and then stamped 'Only God' over the top in a darker color.
  The main panel was cut with a Spellbinders die and layered to the same die - one bigger in the same color as the phrase. I edged the main panel with the darker ink and the next layer with gold metallic pen.
   Under that I first tried doing the stamped off leaves again with a row of 3 leaves in full strength ink but it was just too busy so I left this layer mostly white (edged in the darker ink) with 3 leaves stamped to match the sketch. and layered to another layer of the dark maroon red - again edged with gold metallic pen. I painted the plaque with gold acrylic paint - 2 layers and then used modge podge to glue the cardstock layer to the plaque. When all that dried I added some pearl drops with a Viva Décor pen.
   I really love that phrase on this second project!!!
   Now I will send you off to Miesje and I am sure she will have something wonderful to show you!!!
   And I am off to work once again tonight!!!
        Have Fun!!!
          Tera

Beachside

 Hallo,
   Not as much time at the craft table as I would have liked but did get this frame done up :).
  I have had this frame for awhile now, wanting to do something beach themed for the pictures so its been waiting on a pile near my desk, among other piles :)
   On top of the frame was a baggy I discovered of stamped, colored and cut out seashells (Gina K stamps) that I had extra from a birdhouse project I did a couple years ago - found these in the big move and purge :)
   Then yesterday when I was looking through some of the encaustic wax pieces I did in class the last couple weeks, I pulled out a wax piece I did in last years class and it had a nice beachy feel to it - I had used blues and golds and then embedded a piece of cheesecloth into it and then added a couple small shells and a starfish charm.
   So now what to do for the other opening of the frame.....
   The challenge this week over at Flourishes is to use 'dots' to color your background and/or image  (also known as pointillism ) which I hadn't done in a long time so I pulled out my beach set from Flourishes and made up a little scene. I colored it with copics and then backed both pieces with navy blue.
   Check out the challenge over at Flourishes here - www.flourishes.org/blog/
   Not too much new here - did a bit of house cleaning, went and picked up a couple things from the store - for me and for a care package for DD, dropped some stuff off over at the thrift/consignment shop on base, ran over to hang out with some stampin friends for a bit at our biweekly stamp group, puppy got her walk this am and that is about it for my day - other than a bit of couch time after super,  either coloring or working on my latest locker hook rug....
     Have a good evening ya'll....time for me to think about getting some super on the table.....
     Take Care
           Tera
  

Only God...

Hallo,
  Well puppy took me for a longer walk this am than originally planned but it was nice and cool out so that was ok - got a bit warm towards the end ....then I crashed and slept till mid afternoon and was a bit slow to get movin after that.
  I did a bit of playing in the craft room though.
  This background of this picture is an encaustic wax piece I did in class on Monday . I used a piece of vellum and a rubber stamp from Gina K over the top and then put it all in a floating frame.
  I really liked the way it turned out!!!
  With the encaustic piece I was trying for a mountain and rock kinda look.....
  All for today - I will have this up in the Etsy shop in a bit....
     Take Care
           Tera

Teal Anemones

 Hallo,
   Well 2 very busy days (nights) at work, a day without internet, I was beginning to thinks I was going to miss out on all the release week fun over at Flourishes!!! But thankfully I have my internet back and my card made!!!!
   The challenge for release week was to make a shaped card or 3D item - I am still in the growing pain phase of getting my craft room in order - lots of stuff to find places for yet.....
Check out the challenges and release sneak peaks here - www.flourishes.org/blog/
  I started with an accu cut die cut in teal and some patterned paper - the die was designed by my friend Vicki - http://vickichrisman.blogspot.com/
   Then I stamped 3 panels with the main image from the 'Anemones' stamp set from Flourishes and colored them with copics. I cut them out with Spellbinders dies and used the accent pieces of the accu cut die to frame them.
   The phrase I stamped over the main panel (which I colored a bit lighter than the other 2) is a stmp from Gina K Designs
   All for today - I need to check out all the new sets over at Flourishes!!!
     Take Care
          Tera

StampTV Inspiration Hop

Hallo,
  Welcome to another Gina K Designs CSS blog hop. This time around we are using this beautiful fall picture as our inspiration.
   You probably came to me from the Fabulous Miesje http://miesdf.blogspot.com/2013/09/css-inspiration-blog-hop-9-10-2013.html  where I am sure she had something wonderfully creative for you.
  I love fall and the love the colors of fall best, so  that is what I used as my inspiration this time. I used the grid from the set 'Inspiration Mosaic' and patched in scraps of DP in fall colors.
  I used a phrase from 'Poster board Sentiments' on top in some matching papers. I edged the edges with a gold metallic pen and used some gold sticker corners for accents.
   A quick card in my favorite colors and my very first card in my new craft room - almost done moving stuff (have a few things to find homes for yet) I should have the finished pictures later in the week for you - maybe tomorrow (I work tonight  - speaking of which I had better get a move on :)
  I am last on the hop list tonight so I hope you had fun along the way!!!
      Take Care
        Tera

GinaK CSS blog hop color challenge

 Hallo,
   Welcome to another Gina K Center Stage Alumni blog hop. This time we are having a color challenge - yellow, gray. white and one other color.
   If you are following the hop then you came to me from Vicki - http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/2013/08/stamp-tv-css-blog-hop.html  and I am sure she started us off with some great stuff!!!
    "Make sure to leave comments as you go along the hop because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on Tuesday, August 13 - on the Stamp TV home page.
  I chose an older set this time but it is one of my favorites!!! I love orchids and recently had one of my yellow ones bloom so that was my starting point today. I started by pulling out some gray and yellow papers, and as usual I couldn't decide which one of the 3 combo's I liked best - sooooo.... I did all 3.....
   I stamped the orchid onto white cardstock with memento black and colored them all with my prismacolor pencils - each one is a slightly different shade of yellow (although that is kinda hard to see here). My one other color ended up to be green - I edged the main panel with green ink and layered it to the yellow and some old 1970's yellow crochet trim and then to the gray .
  For embellishments I found some stickers with gray beads and then used silver (shiny gray right?) and some rhinestones on one card.
    Now I will send you off to Lori - http://smilingwhilestamping.blogspot.com/2013/08/css-group-color-challenge.html     for some more great ideas!!!
    All for today....Take Care
        Tera

Caseing Heather

Hallo,
  A rainy Monday afternoon - again - here in NW Florida.....tried to go for a walk after work this am, looked like I had a little while before the rain came again but instead got about 5 blocks from home and it started raining, came home a bit damp :)
  Todays card is for one of the Birthday challenges over at Flourishes - its actually a challenge they have been doing a few weeks now and I just haven't had a chance to play along. The challenge is to CASE the feature DT member - todays is Heather.
  The first picture is the card of Heathers that I cased - I really liked the gray tones of the DP layers in the background so that is where I started with mine.
  Check out all the inspiration and the Birthday challenges here - www.flourishes.org/blog/
   For my card I used the single tulip from one of my newest Flourishes sets and stamped  it in memento London fog onto a pretty pearlish gray paper and colored it with prismacolor pencils. I then used 3 different gray toned DP's (one had a slightly purple tone to it too) and then the base cardstock is the same as the one I used for the main image.
  I used 2 gray toned ribbon and some cream colored pearl drop with a viva décor pen for accents, and a die cut border piece using a Spellbinders die.(I cut 2 of the border die - the one in gray is below the ribbons and hard to see)
  The phrase is one from Gina K.
   All for today - going to try and get into the craft room but may end up on the couch working on my DD's locker hook rug or reading as the rain has me a bit on the lazy side today :)

Take Care
   Tera

Christmas cards

Hallo,
  Well after a nice long nap, I am up and movin'...a bit slow and foggily yet but movin :) Checking out the weather channel as when I went to bed this morning it was sposed to rain but no rain yet....if it holds off I am going to head out to the pool for a bit,,,,
   Meanwhile I will show you a couple cards I did for one for the challenges over at Stamp TV - the challenge was for Christmas theme and I used some clear acetate as I was kinda on a roll with that style earlier in the week.
 I stamped the phrases (both are from retired sets I believe) onto the acetate with gold embossing powder.
  On the second card I stamped the lamp post onto DP and colored in the lantern.
  Then I used gold pearl drops from a viva décor pen to add the gold accents.
   All for today - Take Care
       Tera

Message, Testimony, Triumph, Victory

Hallo,
  Another rainy day in NW Florida - I haven't seen this rainy of a summer in at least 5 to 6 years, but we have needed to catch up I guess and it does make for good sleeping weather too :) (which I am fixin to do after working all night :)
   I did this card for the current Tuesday challenge over at Flourishes which is 'seeing clearly' to use some clear acetate on your card. I used the design from the sample card again.
  Check out the challenge here - www.flourishes.org/blog/
  The phrase is from Gina K and the pretty scene is from Flourishes which I colored with prismacolor pencils.
  All for this morning - off to sleep with thunder and rainy lullabies :)
   Take Care
      Tera

StampTV CSS July sketch hop

Hallo,
   Welcome to another Gina K CSS hop - this time we are all using this great sketch and using sets from December 2012 through May 2013
   I just squeezed some mula outta the budget and got a couple sets I have been wanting - the set I used today is 'Posterboard Sentiments' from Gina K of course.
   If you are following along the hop then you came from Miesje  http://miesdf.blogspot.com/2013/07/css-sketch-blog-hop-7-9-2013.html   and I am sure she had some great inspiration for you!!
     I am last on the list this time around so just make sure you leave some sweet comments along the way because we will be drawing a random winner of a grab bag of Gina K products - check for the announcement on Tuesday the 16th.
  As usual I couldn't decide what colors I wanted to use so I ended up with 2 cards - I love how you can get such different looks with the same sketch !!!
   The base cardstock for both of my cards is Gina K pure luxury - sweet corn.
  For the first card I turned the sketch a bit. I cut the top 2 layers with Spellbinders dies and added some pearl drops  with a viva décor pen and added a charm from my stash - I added 2 ribbons one is yellow to match the base cardstock (it looks darker here though...) and one that had the blue and green in it.
   For the second card I used the same dies and did a bit more distressing to the edges and curled 2 of the corners. I used the yellow ribbon again with a similar ribbon to the first card only different colors. I also used a viva décor pen too and a corner charm.
   All for tonight - hope you enjoyed our hop!!!
       Take Care
           Tera