The Cat's Pajamas November Release Sneak Peek!

Hey all!  I'm so excited to be bringing you a sneaky peek for this months The Cat's Pajamas awesome release!  Today we are showcasing the brand new stamp set Official Grinch!  

Such a fun and Purrr-fect set!  I couldn't resist sending this out to my crafty girlfriend immediately! And you know using the cards you make is just as much fun as making them! 

There is also plenty of time to play along with the current TCP Tuesday challenge.  

TCPTUES279-Anything goes! 

Just create a card and link it to The Cat's Pajama's blog.  

Easy peasy! Can't wait to see what you make!

Are you ready to win some stamps? On November 25 we'll be releasing our latest Collection, and you can win it.

We'll be giving you a Sneaky Peek on this forum each day of our 7 New Stamp Sets, 4 New CutUps Dies and 2 NEW Cutables! There is something for everyone, and we'll kicking things off on Release Day with our biggest Sale of the Year. And YES, that will include this newest release.

Now, all you have to do is comment on THIS THREAD. It can be about anything. The more comments the better.

Then, each day during Sneaky Peek Week, starting on Wednesday, November 19, we'll randomly choose a winner from the comments on this thread. The winner will win the set that we Sneaky Peeked the previous day.

We'll announce the winner each day on the Sneaky Peek thread for that day, at different times each day, and the winner has one week to PM me.

So what are you waiting for? Talk amongst yourselves...

Mix it Up Monday Challenge for StampTV!

  

Hello everyone and hope you are staying warm!  I'm greeting snow in the forecast with mixed emotions. I love how pretty it is at first, but my joints seem to not like it so much.  

I would also like to take a moment to thank our Veteran's and remember those that serve past, present and future.  

I'm excited to bring you today's Mix It Up Monday challenge.  My challenge is to have movement on your project.  That means something on your project has to physically move.  It can be a flip card, pop up card, slider card, pull tab card.  Any way you can think of to make an element move.  

For my card I made a combination pop up slider card using this months StampTV kit.  

I love that the little bells in this months kit jingle whenever I move my card. So fun!  I made movement on my card making the inside pop up as well as the little fox skating across the ice.  

I hope you play along with me this week! I can't wait to see what awesome cards you make! When uploading remember to use tag using the key word STVMON44 and include what stamp set you used as well.  

Here are some additional challenge details. 

Thanks so much for joining me, and have an awesome day!

Gina K Designs Stamp TV Kit

Gina K Blog Hop

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina, along with the Cast and Crew and Guest Designers, will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

I love the feeling of crisp fall mornings, with frost on the ground and the leaves all falling from the trees.  Puts me in the mood to start holiday cards.  So here is my first one for this year.  I colored the pine cone with Spectrum Noir markers then added Wink of Stella for a little glimmer.  And paired with my favorite green card stock and ribbon.  

And Here is my favorite so far with this set.  

Clean and simple yet totally elegant! 

Ready for more awesome creations?! Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!

Gina K

Theresa Momber - Illustrator of Peace and Joy

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Debbie Corbari

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Melanie Muenchinger

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

Our awesome Guest Designers for this month:

Joyce Casaldi

Joyce Evans Erb

Thanks for joining us for the blog hop and be sure to stop back at Gina's blog tomorrow for the new kit hop.

Card 1
Peace and Joy Stamp Set
Gina K Pure Luxury Cardstock
Gina K Ink
Gina K Ribbon
Wink of Stella glitter pen
Spectrum Noir Markers

Card 2
Peace and Joy Stamp Set
Gina K Pure Luxury Cardstock
Gina K Ink
Gina K twine
Wink of Stella glitter pen
Spectrum Noir Markers

Gina K Blog Hop

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina, along with the Cast and Crew and Guest Designers, will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

I am thrilled to be participating in yet another awesome blog hop with my friends from Gina K Designs!  Today we are showcasing another amazing set that coordinated with the previously released Fabulous Frame stamp set by Melanie.  Fabulous Holiday Fillers is an amazing set with a ton of sentiments and tons of images to span a huge variety of holidays and events.  

Nothing says holiday like snow.  I love waking up to snow on Christmas morning. Makes me want to stay in my PJ's and enjoy the smells of the holiday.  

And this one used the same snowflakes but to make clean and simple background.  

And finally to combined this set with the original frame set to make a card to reflect the final warm days I hope to hang on to just a little while longer.  

Ready for more awesome creations?! Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!

Gina K

Melanie Muenchinger - Illustrator of Fabulous Holiday Filler

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Debbie Corbari

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

Our awesome Guest Designers for this month:

Joyce Casaldi

Joyce Evans Erb

Thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to check out this weeks challenges on Stamp TV!

Card 1
Fabulous Holiday Fillers Stamp Set
Gina K Pure Luxury Cardstock
Gina K Ink
Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch
Pearls

Card 2
Fabulous Holiday Fillers Stamp Set
Gina K Pure Luxury Cardstock
Gina K Ink
Coordinations tag

Card 3
Fabulous Holiday Fillers Stamp Set
Fabulous Frame Stamp Set
Gina K Pure Luxury Cardstock
Gina K Ink

Gina K Designs Stamp Out Cancer Guest Design Challenge!

This is a special week to show encouragement and support for our family and friends that have been impacted by breast cancer. We will have a new challenge each day for the week to kick off the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  

Hopefully you've all had a chance to see the new “Fight Like A Girl” stamp set and patterned paper pack.  Gina K. Designs will be making a donation to the American Cancer Society with every purchase of the stamp set & Patterned Paper pack till Oct. 31st. To pick up yours click Here.

Supporting those who are currently fighting or have fought in any way is what the awareness is all about! Sometimes just a little encouragement or smile can make a huge difference. So if you can, send your card along to someone who could use a lift! 

It's crazy to hear the statistics about cancer.  Did you know breast cancer alone will be detected in one in 8 women. Imagine the statistics if we add all the other kinds of cancers.  It's just absolutely scary!  

So my challenge is dedicated to those I spend several hours a week with at the Elysburg, PA cancer center.  Luckily I go for just iron and vitamin infusions, but I get to see the faces of cancer every time I go.  We often take our puppy for a visit, just to bring along a happy smile.  

My Challenge is:    Use the following sketch sketch

 And this is my card.

I used Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Card Stock in

Kraft, White and Innocent Pink.

 Patterned Papers from the paper pack

Fight Like A Girl Paper & the Stamp Set.

Gina K twine in black onyx 

and Spectrum Noir markers

Things you need to know to play along...

Thank You all for joining us at GinaK Designs to help raise awareness! 

Remember to use the Tag: STVSOC14JOYCEC and post your project in the StampTV gallery.  

on your card so I can see it in my Sketch Gallery.  :) 

One winner will be randomly selected from the StampTV sketch gallery for a GinaK prize pack

As with all our challenges anyone may play along with any images. However only the entries that use Gina K Designs images will be eligible for prizes on StampTV.  Each host/hostess will choose his/her favorite to win the prize for that challenge. 

Challenge Gallery:HERE

Challenge Keyword:  STVSOC14JOYCEC

Challenge upload date: Oct. 12 at 10 pm CT

Blog Candy!!

In addition I am also giving away a prize pack and a silver ribbon charm to one random commenter on my blog.  Just leave a comment anytime during the month of October to be eligible.  I will contact the winner via email and you will have 48 hours to claim your prize or another winner will be drawn  

Stamp Out Cancer with GinaK Designs Blog Hop!

Welcome to a very special Gina K Designs Blog Hop! We are so happy to share this new stamp set and patterned paper pack, Fight Like A Girl designed by Gina! Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month we are kicking off the first week with this release and a full week of challenges on Stamp TV. Each challenge has a prize giveaway! And a donation to American Cancer Society for cancer research is made for every stamp set sold! So enjoy the hop and then watch for a new challenge every day in the Stamp Out Cancer Forum on Stamp TV!

I am so excited to be guest designing this month and even more excited that I get to play with the Awesome Fight Like a Girl Stamp set!  

Such a simple image that has so much meaning. It truly speaks for itself.

For this card I used chalk inks to add coordinating color to the embossed butterfly image. 

And lastly I couldn't resist playing with some of the stamps from the Stamp TV kit as well as the new washi tape and twine.  So pretty! 

 Enjoy the inspiration from our Gina K Design Team:

•  Gina K
•  Beth Silaika
•  Cathy Tidwell
•  Debbie Corbari
•  Karen Hightower
•  Kendra Wietstock
•  Laurie Schmidlin
•  Lee Murphy 
•  Melanie Muenchinger
•  Sean Fetterman
•  Tricia Traxler

And our two guest designers:

• Joyce Casaldi (you are here!)
• Joyce Erb

Thanks so much for stopping by and joining us on this hop and supporting such a great cause!

Card 1

Gina K Designs Fight Like A Girl Stamps

Gina K heavy weight card stock

Spellbinders Die

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Card 2

Gina K Designs Fight Like A Girl Stamp Set

Gina K Luxury Card stock

Chalk

Jems

Card 3

Gina K Designs Fight Like a Girl Stamp Set Sentiment

Gina K Designs The Simple Thins Stamp Set and Fabulous Frames Fillers

Gina K Desins Washi Tape English Garden

Gina K Designs Kraft twine

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

I have been waiting so long.....

I have been waiting so long to share that I will be guest designing this month for GinaK Designs! And let me just say it was a tough to not spill early.  I'm so excited! This month is going to be so awesome!  

First we will start the month with a blog hop to Stamp Out Cancer!  The hop will start at the GinaK blog, but you can find all the info here as well.  You can join the fun and chatting on StampTV. 

Then after the fun fill week of challenges and prizes is over you will only have a short wait until the next fun starts with the GinaK monthly release.  Check back here October 15th for another blog hop and even more inspiration.  So fun!  

Here is a peek at the Stamp Out Cancer Paper that will be available tomorrow!  

Be sure to keep an eye out at Stamp TV and StampTV on fb for more sneak peeks 

and more info on tomorrows event!

Gina K Store

Split Coast Stampers CAS 292

Hello everyone it's my turn to host the Clean and Simple Challenge on Split Coast Stampers.  Come on over and join us for this weeks challenge.

Our state fair is happening this week!  And it's all about harvest.  From 4H grown fruits and vegetables to livestock the fair has everything you can think of and more! One of my favorite buildings is the horticulture building with all the gorgeous flowers.  And my second favorite thing is to see who was able to grow the biggest pumpkin.  And let me tell you they are BIG!  They have to move them with fork lifts and weigh well over 1000 pounds.  It's crazy.  So that is my inspiration for my card.  Can 't wait to see what you do!

Stamps: GKD Always autumn
Paper: GKD Kraft
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Momento tuxedo black
Accessories: GKD gold trim. wink of stella
Techniques: copic coloring

Splitcoast Stampers Queen for the Day- Misit!

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to be joining the QFTD team! And every fourth Thursday I get the honor of posting our new Royalty! 

This week I'm honored to be introducing you to Her Royal Scraperwannabe!  AKA Misti!

[URL="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=6674"]Scraperwannabe[/URL]! I love Misti's beautiful coloring, effortless designs and all the flower cards in her gallery! Please take a moment to congratulate Misti and honor her by casing a project from her gallery.

KEYWORD: QFTD226

[URL="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=6674"]QFTD226 Gallery[/URL]

Both my sample and the card I cased of Misti'sis located as an attachment below! I can't wait to see how you honor our new Queen! 

Don't forget to make a card, leave a comment, tell her congrats!!, anything will do to make our Queen feel as ROYAL as possible! I look forward to seeing all of the cards made in Misti's honor. Get busy SCS...Lets honor Misti!!!

Below is Misti's card I cased and my card.  

And here is the link to Misti's card. 

[url=http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2490644?&cat=500&ppuser=6674]Daisy Today by Scraperwannabe - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers[/url]

And my card.

Stamps: GinkaK

Paper: GinaK

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Momento

Accessories: gold trim GinaK

Techniques: alcohol marker, wink of stella, die cutting, fussy cutting

Split Coast CAS 291

Happy beginning of the fabulous week everyone!  We are enjoying the Bloomsburg Fair this week. I just love the fair.  Lot's of food and we always see folks we only get to normally see at the fair.  Just a fun time to be had by all.  There is even a paper crafts exhibit.  

But I digress and could go on about the fair but I'm really here to share with you this weeks CAS challenge.  This weeks challenge is to case something from Brenda's gallery.  I chose this card because it combined two of my favorite colors. Pink and Green!  Isn't it lovely, and a perfect CAS card to case.   

And this is the card I made.  

If you would like to play along with the CAS challenge at Split Coast just stop on by this thread for more information.  Make a clean and simple card, then upload it to the gallery here.  If you would like to see what others have make for this challenge click here.  And if you would like to get email notices for the CAS challenges subscribe this thread.   

Have a great week!

Stamps: GKD Heart Blooms

Ink: Momento tuxedo black

Techniques: watercoloring

Splitcoast Stampers Queen For the Day- Congrats Janeen!

Hello everyone!  I am home from my little trip to Colorado and came home to find my GKD kit, The Simple Things waiting for me.  And I've already inked up all the stamp sets I've bought this month! Yay me!  

Today I made this card in honor of my lovely friend Janeen.  Janeen has been chosen as this weeks Queen for the Day at Split Coast Stampers.  Congrats Janeen!  Janeen is also on the new CAS design team so I thought I would do a CAS card in her honor.  

If you haven't checked out this months GKD realease it is just beautiful!  Full of pumpkins and flowers.  Which happen to be my favorite decor for the season.  So pretty!

Stamps: GKD The SimpleThings

Paper: GKD Heavy Weight Cardstock

Paper Size: A2Ink: GKD Honey Mustard, Momento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: GKD ribbon, GI

Techniques: alcohol markers