Hibiscus Card Set

Aloha dear friends,

I wanted to complete a little project today for some visiting friends. It's a set of 10 hibiscus cards with envelopes using the Emboss Resist method which I just love to do. I used Gina's same technique as before so I will be entering it into the current Product Release Challenge which is located HERE. I hope you will play along with us! I ordered several of the new stamp sets including the new kit - it's so stinkin' cute I just couldn't help it. 

If you saw yesterday's post, well, this is pretty much the same technique. Someone on Facebook asked me how to do it. Here is the link to Gina's video showing how she did it: Emboss Resist Using Softer Shades of Color. Be sure to enter your creation into the challenge using the tag RELEASE0417. 

I was in a hurry to get this done today before our friends left. Therefore, no sentiment on the front :( However, there is either a sea shell or a butterfly stamped inside each card matching the color on the front, as well as a rotation of images on the envelopes in the same colors as each card. I hope the pictures don't bore you to tears. I had tears only because my femur is just killing me today along with my back. But hey, whatever it takes and I got'er done! So thank you for looking my friends!

Products Used --
Stamp Sets: "Gifts from the Sea" and "Stately Flowers 4," both by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K. Designs
Cardstock: GKD 120# white cardbase; Neenah Solar White 80# for the curved front layer
Inks: Distress Inks for coloring;Hibiscus are stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed using GKD White embossing powder.
Embossing Folder "Preserves" by Cuttlebug (comes in a set of four - I don't know if these are cherries or what, but the one looks like pears and so on)
Die: "Curved Edge" by Simon Says Stamp

I wanted these as flat as possible for ease of mailing. I forgot to include a book of stamps - my bad. But this was a last minute gift. I started late last night and finished up this morning. For me this is speed of light lol.


TEAL:

GRAPE:

PINK:

LIME:

LEMON:

THE COLLECTION:

TIED WITH A PALE LIME CHIFFON RIBBON:

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek!!!

With much aloha ♥

I love this sentiment

Hi friends,

This sentiment reaches down deep into my heart because of the love I have for the ocean. Waves are forever, and that's how much I love my family and friends, deep and as long as forever. I love sea shells, sun sets, fish, dolphins, whales, pretty much the whole ocean! Melanie designed all these sea shells and the all sentiments with the simple fonts for thoughts that carry a lot of meaning.

Stamp Set: Gifts from the Sea by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K. Designs
Card base: Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury 120#
DP is by DCWV "Chateau Lavender"
Embossing Folder and die cuts by Anna Griffin
Flower punches by Martha Stewart
SB Curved Borders dies
Maya Road gold ribbon
KaiserCraft rhinestones
Prisma Color Glitter
Homemade pearl spray (all over the oval sentiment)
Inks by Delicata Gold and Memento Grape and Warm Cocoa
Colored with Koh I Noor color pencils
Glue dots and adhesive foam squares

I'm sorry I don't remember the name of the exact embossing folder (but I know it's a big one by Anna Griffin). This card is 5" x 7"

Thank you very much for stopping by ♥

Thanks a Latte & Thinking of You!!

This is one of the first stamps sets I purchased from Gina K. Designs. I was just getting into stamping and well, let the addiction begin LOL!

I really wanted to send a little surprise to Gina and her hard working crew - this card and a bag of 100% Kona coffee. It's just a little gesture to say thank you, and to try and be kind to everyone - you never know the journey they have had and continue to walk. I also made a little thinking of you card for her sweet mommy, Ruth, who I heard is doing better after breaking up her foot and having surgery. I didn't get to send Ruth a get well card and I had this longing ache to do that - and it finally came to pass ♥

Stamp Sets: "Thanks a Latte" by Theresa Momber,; "Branching Out" by Melanie Muenchinger, sentiment from "Dogwood and Butterfly" by Theresa Momber, all for GKD.
Pattern Papers, cardstock and ribbons all by GKD.

For all you do, Gina & crew, a big thanks!

And continue getting stronger and better, Ruth ♥

Thank you for stopping by, you lift my spirit up!

Sweet Sophia

One of my nurse friends has an adorable granddaughter. I made this for her and hope it makes her smile.

The outside of the card:

Stamp Set: "Hula Marci" by La La Land Crafts
Spellbinders: Gold Labels #4
Anna Griffin: Double Scallop Edge Die; Juliet Lace Embossing Folder and separate border embossing strip
Maya Road: Purple Check Ribbon
Want2Scrap & Kaisercraft Rhinestones
Colored with Copic Markers, Signo White Gel Pen, Stickles Glitter Glues
Adhesive Foam Dots
3D Crystal Lacquer (to hold earrings and other bling)
Pure Luxury White cardstock 120#; Bazzill color cardstock 80#, dp scrolled with glitter)

The inside of the card:

Stamp Sets: "It's the Little Things" by Rebecca Oehlers for GKD (kite & string); "Lots of Letters" by Melanie Muenchinger for GKD (letters and circle borders); "Fishing You the Best" by GKD (crab & sentiment)
Adhesive Foam Dots
3/4" EK circle punch
Memento inks to sponge the sand and clouds and Memento markers to color kite

As always, thank you deeply for stopping by!!!

Blue Summer

Donna Phelan is guest hostessing at Stamp TV - hurray Donna! She requested a shabby chic creation, including decorating the interior of a card and the envelope.

Hi there friends ♥ I'll be honest and just say this took me all week to work on, and I hope many of you know what that's like. I cannot complete a card as quickly as most people so just call me SNAIL lol. For anyone who may have questions how I completed any of the parts of this card, I will need to break the card explanation out into sections so please bear with me. Feel free to skip all this :D

First, the sentiment:
I stamped the label with brown ink, then cut it out with SB Nesties Labels #14. I sponged some blue ink on the inside of the oval, then used Copic blues and tans to create a shabby transition color on the flourished scroll at the top and bottom of the label design.

I stamped the sentiment with brown ink, cut and embossed it with SB Fancy Tags, then sponged around the sentiment with the same blue as the background behind it. Then I added deep blue Copic color to plain pearls, then placed around the sentiment.

Second, the cut outs:
I stamped Melanie's flower, masked it, then stamped the leaves on both sides. I colored it with Copic markers and left a little white space for highlights. I used a Basic Grey gold glitter "Candy" button for the center of the flower. {fussy cut out and pop dotted}

Then I stamped the hummingbird with brown ink but colored it with some Perfect Pearls blue, gold and green, mixed with plain water paint brushed on. It really shimmers!!! I placed a tiny micro black rhinestone for his eye. {fussy cut out and pop dotted}

Third, the background:
The double bow in deep blue satin is centered with a beautiful vintage button by Tim Holtz Idea-ology "Accoutrements Fanciful." (Doesn't it look totally VINTAGE!!!)

The rhinestone fleur de lis in two corners are by Nina Brackett for Want2Scrap, "Mardi Gras."

Card base by Gina K. Designs, 120# Pure Luxury white.
Polka dot background in pale blue is from a cardmaking magazine that included some very adorable papers in it.

The final touch:
I took the Wink of Stella clear glitter brush and covered the blue flower and leaves, the brown/blue scrolled areas on the label, the pearls, and then the hummingbird and flower center on the envelope back. LOL -- this card shimmers 360 degrees!

Thank you kindly for stopping by!!!

I appreciate each and every one of you ♥

Ombre Ocean

I am so happy to create an ombre colored ocean. Melanie Muenchinger has a stamp set called Pretty Patterns and I used the chevron to stamp the background. JustRite has At the Beach and I love these beach images. I colored the sun rays with Sakura glitter pen so it super sparkles! I popped up the beach image, added copper brads, and finally a couple 3D embellies: a hibiscus and a shell.

Thank you for looking!!!

Very Grateful!

Konichiwa Stampers!

This is another card for SCS DTGD. I used a variety of stamps -- the little kimono girl I think is a Stampendous wood mounted stamp I've had for a long time. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up. And the beautiful chevron borders at the bottom are from "Pretty Patterns" a stamp set from Melanie Muenchinger available at Gina K. Designs.

I colored her with Prismacolor pencils, blended with Gamsol, and added a touch of Sakura clear glitter pen here and there, used Memento inks for the chevrons and sentiment, then added the rhinestones, button and jute to finish. It's kinda CAS ;)

Thank you so much for looking!!!

Color on Color, I chose Yellow

Hello friends,

This card is an answer to a challenge from Gina at Stamp TV for her Release Challenge last week. She asked us to stamp an image onto a color piece of cardstock, then use similar colors to finish the coloring. I used Copic markers.

Stamp set: "Arranged with Love" by Melanie Muenchinger at GKD
Cardstock: Sweet Corn by GKD; I used Bazzill for the orange layer and the top pale yellow layer
Stickles Diamonds to centers of some of the flowers

Thank you truly for stopping by and commenting!

Have been busy with cardmaking (yay!), even taking the time to wet emboss and fussy cut images.