Whatever Floats Your Boat

Good evening!

I have a couple of cards to share tonight celebrating Gina's Lucky Seven Stamp set sale this weekend! The prices are so great that it's worth taking advantage of them to stock up on gifts even if you already own all the stamp sets! I love blow-out prices, don't you!?

My first card is made with Asela's Zoo Animal's stamp set - this zebra is so cute! I can't help but think of the Madagascar movies whenever I see him... lol!

I made my card based on my STV Sketch challenge that you can find HERE. I love all the layers this sketch has! Here's the inside view of this card...

I stamped the zebra in white craft ink and embossed with white embossing powder and then colored in a few of the stripes with my Koh-i-noor white colored pencil. I really like how it looks kind of like a chalkboard!

Next, is another card with Rupa's Whatever Floats Your Boat stamp set ...

I have used this set a lot but this is the first time I've inked up this little mouse - he is so cute!

I stamped him twice on GinaK's 80lb. cardstock and colored with copics - paper piecing and popping up the mouse from his cheese-boat for some added dimension. This Cosmo Cricket paper was a perfect addition with those little fishies... lol!

I love this fun sentiment...

Here's the inside of the card - more of the delicious paper! I kept it blank inside - just room to sign everyone's name for the birthday boy.

Thanks for checking in with me tonight - I'll have some more cards from these two stamp sets to share with you tomorrow night!

There are a few other Design Team members that are sharing projects with the Lucky Seven stamp sets too tonight - so, hop over to these blogs for more inspiration and ideas!

Theresa
Donna
Cindy
Jen Marie - one of our CenterStage Design Team members!

And, Melanie has shared her famous Tip Sheets for her two Lucky Seven Stamps sets (Jumping for Joy and Cuddles & Hugs) over on StampTV in this discussion. You can save the PDF files for your own personal use!

Jessica

More Zoo Animals...

A couple of more cards with Asela's Zoo Animal stamp set - aren't these animals so cute? The first card uses Copics to color this chubby little elephant along with SEI patterned paper which matches SU's Kiwi Kiss and Tempting Turquoise perfectly.

Next up is the adorable little lion...

I can't even tell you how many times Ashley giggled over the sentiment that goes with the lion... she is just starting to understand punny humor. I colored the lion with Koh-i-noor pencils, OMS, and blending stumps on Bazzil's Textured cardstock. The other papers are all from Stampin Up.

Gina has added two more stamping videos today - click here to check them out!

Jessica

Zoo Friends

Card Details: Zoo Animals, GinaK Pure Luxury Cardstock, Chocolate Kiss Cardstock; SEI patterned paper; SU Kiwi Kiss cardstock; Curvy Rectangle Nestabilities, SU ribbons & brad; Koh-i-noor pencils, OMS, blending stumps; Chipboard Hearts


I have a quick post today sharing a card showcasing Asela Hopkin's new Zoo Animals stamp set - all of the images are on this card!! The card itself is rather large - it's a full piece of paper folded in half to fit all of the animals on it.

Last night I signed up for Facebook - so if you're over there, let me know because I'd love to be your friend. The more the merrier, right?

Jessica

It's a Zoo in here....

Welcome to Day 2 of our Previews for GinaK Designs! Tonight we are showing off Asela Hopkin's adorable new stamp set called Zoo Animals. I simply adore it and haven't been able to stop playing with it since I got it! All my faithful blog readers know what a sucker I am for cutesy stamps - and this set is CUTE! The sentiments that go with the animals are adorable too!

Since I've made so many cards with this set, I thought I'd share 2 tonight. I have several more that I'll be sharing during Gina's Release Party over at SCS on Thursday night. If you can't make it - don't worry, I'll be sharing them here on my blog throughout the next few weeks.

First, up is this adorable Giraffe with the perfect sentiment for him...

I think this would be a perfect card to give to your child who has been working really hard at something like school or sports, etc. and you want to let him/her know that you have noticed and appreciate them!

My kids have been working so hard at finishing their Awana books this year and I'm so proud to say that they finished their books last month! That's a record for them! If you're familiar with Awana at all, you know how many Bible verses they have to memorize to finish their books - so it's quite an accomplishment to complete it 2 months early. And the best part is that they challenged themselves to finish it early - I didn't even have to push them! Whoohoo!

Ashley is finishing Sparks this year and determined to get her book done before her brother - and she did! She beat him by 2 weeks and was very proud of herself! lol! For a second grader, I thought that was pretty great - and so did her daddy! Isaiah is in his last year and will be receiving the Timothy Award for completing his 4th book in the Truth & Training Group. So, I think I'll give this card to Ashley and make another one - a little more boy-ish for Isaiah to give to them at the Awards Ceremony in May. I know they'll love them.


My next card is kind of funny and would be perfect for me to give my husband the next time we have an argument....


Isn't that funny? Asela, you are so clever! I stamped each of the images in Black Memento ink and colored with Gina's technique from last week using Colored Pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits. It was also Emily's Potluck Challenge going on over at StampTV - so I was inspired to pull out my Prisma Colors and Koh-i-noor pencils to color again. They are so fun and easy to use to get some great shading!

The main image panels were stamped on Bazzil Textured cardstock - don't they look like they were watercolored? You should be able to click on the photos to make them larger to catch some more details. For the Ram card, I stamped the ram all over GinaK's 120 Base Weight Pure Luxury White cardstock (say that 10 times fast, I dare you - lol!) and shaded with the pencils too. You can see how much softer the look was on the smooth cardstock.

Here's the links to everyone else's blogs who are previewing along with me tonight - so be sure to pop over and check them all out! I'll be doing the same soon...

Gina, Asela, Joanne, Erika, Donna, Theresa, Kurtis, Melanie, Sharri, and Carolyn

Gina will also be having a brand new StampTV video featuring the Floral Frenzy Kit and the amazing Woodgrain Technique - you're going to FLIP when you see what she's been up to!

See you tomorrow for the last day of previews before the party!
Jessica