Hip to be Square Blog Hop

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Good evening!

Tonight we are showcasing Melanie's newest GinaK stamp set: Hip to be Square. I can't wait to see what all the designers have for us tonight! This stamp set has a lot of potential - I've been loving with Melanie has been sharing on her blog with it so far!!

My first card is a rather simple one - showing an obvious way to use the grid stamp... as a window, looking outside at a scene (which I made with GinaK's Just me and My dad image). I accordian folded a shade to decorate it (scoring every 1/2").

Here's a closer look at the focal image so you can see some of the glitter from the Stardust pens...

For the inside, I used some coordinating sentiments from GinaK's Kindred Greetings for Him as well as the star image from Melanie's Hip to be Square set...

Perfect card to set aside for Father's Day, I think - don't you?

Next up is another way to use the grid image - this time I used it as a mini quilt or decoration.

Using some Girl Friday Cosmo Cricket papers, I paper pieced everything and then ran it through my Big Shot with a Quickutz embossing folder. Then, I sponged it with Vivid's Tuscan Tan ink to show off the embossing a bit better.

Here's a look at the inside - as you can see I used the zig zag image for some faux sewing. The sentiment is from Kindred Greetings for Him again.


For even more ideas with Melanie Muenchinger's Hip to be Square stamp set, visit her blog link below as well as the GinaK Idea Center here: Hip to Square. Melanie's tip sheet has been added to the Idea Center as a PDF so you can print out her tips and suggestions for a handy reference tool!

Here's all the Designer's Blog Links to check out tonight:

Melanie Muenchinger
Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Donna Baker
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Lee Murphy
Nina Bracket
Theresa Momber

September's Center Stage Spotlight Team:

Giovana Smith
Kay Simmons
Linda Payne

and finally, Melanie's special guest designers:

Karen Knegten

Tina Gilliland

Selma Stevenson

Geri Utterback

Thanks for stopping by and have fun with the rest of the hop!
Jessica

Card 1 Details (Dad & Son)
Stamps: Just me and my dad, Hip to be Square, Kindred Greetings for Him
Cardstock: GinaK & SU solid, Basic Grey Marakkeh
Ink: Memento
Other: Copics, SU star punch, Sakura Glitter pens, stickles, Marvy Extra Jumbo scallop punch, Sizzix SU die

Card 2 Details (Thank You)
Stamps: Hip to be Square, Kindred Greetings for Him
Cardstock: GinaK, Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Memento, Vivid
Other: Sizzix SU die & embossing folder, SU ribbon, button, EK Success circle punches, rhinestone brads, black brads, SU hardware, Prima flowers & leaves