October "Giving Thanks" Blog Hop

WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER “GIVING THANKS” BLOG HOP!

Hi everyone!  Thanks for playing along in our October blog hop!

EXCITING NEWS!  The Blog Hop with Sean & Regina will now be featuring Gina K. Designs stamps only for our monthly blog hops starting this month! 

This month we want to celebrate November by “Giving Thanks” to all of our followers.  To some “giving thanks” is the traditional Thanksgiving holiday, but to others to “give thanks” is to show appreciation to all those great family and friends in our lives.  So, our hop this month is to show you how different we all give thanks.

The blog hop designers have been busy creating a card or cards that we hope will inspire you to create your fall themed “thanks” cards whether it be Thanksgiving, Give Thanks, Happy Harvest or a simple Thank You. 

OUR BLOG HOP SPONSOR!

Becky Oehlers is a member of the Gina K. Designs Illustrator Team! Becky’s style is really fun, crisp and clean.  They are used to make wonderful cards with just the right message or can be used to add some fun to your scrapbooking pages.  In addition, Becky is one of the best card designers and artists in the craft world.  Go to Becky’s blog to look at the great things she has been up to AND view the card samples she has created with her newest stamp set “Mistletoe Memories” that was released yesterday during the Stamp TV October Release Party.  Becky’s blog address is:  

http://hemidemisemiquaverdesignblog.com/. 

CARDS SAMPLES FOR OUR BLOG HOPPERS!

Card 1

"Thanks So Much"

This is a 3D floral card 

Stamp Sets:  "Springtime Baskets" and "Arranged by Love" both by Melanie  Muenchinger for Gina K. Designs

Memento Inks: Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, Thatched Straw, Cantalope (also on ivory adhesive pearls), Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout

Red Grosgrain ribbon by Gina K. Designs

Cropadile Ticket Tag Corner Chomper

Pattern Paper: Berries and Vines by Gina K. Designs

Diamond Stickles on flower centers

Pop Dots, 2-3 layers under basket and flowers, one layer under sentiment

Petals are individually cut apart to have more texture when touching

Cardstock: Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury - 120# White, 100# Dark Chocolate, 80# White, 100# Fresh Asparagus 

Spellbinders "Classic Rectangle" Die

Card 2

"With Gratitude"

Paper Piecing Card

Stamp Sets: "Country Roads" (Theresa Momber), "Sunkissed Autumn" and "Thanks a Million" all by Gina K. Designs

Embossing Folder by Sizzix, called "Frost"

Pattern Paper: Apple Cheddar by Jillibean Soup

Cardstock: Gina K. Designs - 100# Black Onyx, 80# Orange, 80# White 

Memento Ink: Rich Cocoa, Toffee Crunch, Summer Sky

Copic Markers: E11, E33

Quickie Glue Pen: to outline sun and string, curls on hair, left side dress, then covered with Prisma Color fine glitter

Diamond Glaze: Covers the pattern paper on the sun like a clear dome (sorry it doesn't show)

Adhesive backed ivory pearls covered with Memento Marker Cantaloupe

Cropadile Corner Chomper: Photo corner

Scalloped paper trimmer (sentiment)

Spellbinders "Resplendent Rectangles" die

LET'S GET HOPPING.....

Now it is YOUR turn to blog hop with all of our friends!   

The rules are simple:

1. Visit each participating blog on the list below. 
2. Leave a comment for the blog host designer.
3. Become a follower of each participating blog.

If you follow rules 1 – 3, you will be eligible to win the grand prize of a Becky Oehlers stamp set from Gina K. Designs.

At the end of the hop, a random winner will be chosen for the Blog Hop Grand Prize using comments and followers from each blog. We have decided to keep the hop open from Friday – Monday.  We do this because some people that want to participate need more time to get through the entire hop.

The deadline for leaving comments is Monday, October 22, 2012 at 8pm CST.  The winner will be chosen and announced on Tuesday, October 23, 2012.

The blog hop designer this month are as follows:

Sean Fetterman

Regina Hardy

Lori McAree

Giovana Smith

Cathy "Cat" Tidwell

Cheryl Wright

Rosy Newlun (YOU ARE HERE)

Linda Brace Drozd

Tracy Palmer

Penny O'Dell

Please leave a comment for the blog hop design and sign up/follow each hop designer to be eligible to win the grand prize stamp set!

Thank you for visiting my blog. 

Now, go to Linda's blog at: http://www.ladiesandthestamp.blogspot.com/