Bright and Beautiful

Happy Friday!

Today's card is another Polished Stone technique card - I've been addicted to this technique lately!  This time I used Nina's new Fine Furnishings image and Gina's Enjoy the Sunshine sentiment for the focal image along with some yellow, orange, and red alcohol inks from Ranger...

Card Details
Stamps: Fine Furnishings and Enjoy the Sunshine
Ink: Black Stazon; Ranger Alcohol inks
Cardstock: Glossy; DCWV patterned; GinaK
Other: Ranger Alcohol handle, felt applicator, and blending solution; Corner rounder; Basic Grey glazed brad; Ribbon

If you are interested in my other projects that use this super easy technique, click HERE.

Have a wonderful rest of your day!
Jessica

Sit back and Relax!

Happy Memorial Day weekend!

My family and I just got back last night from a wonderful vacation in St. Louis, MO.   We had such a great time checking out the beautiful city and the tourist spots while we were there... the Zoo, the Science Museum, Grant's Farm, the Arch, and even Union Station.  The weather was perfect and nothing was too busy or crowded - so all in all, it really was a perfect vacation!

But, you can imagine how happy we are to be home again... nothing like your own bed and house after an extended time away, is there?  With that in mind, I thought I'd share this card I made with Nina Brackett's new Fine Furnishings and Fine Furnishings Additions stamp sets...

Card Details:
Stamps: Fine Furnishings and Fine Furnishings Additions

Ink: Vivid; Stazon, Distress

Cardstock: GinaK; Basic Grey Origins papers and punchouts

Other: Detail embossing powder, sewing machine, daubers, felt flower and brad, buttons, ribbon, clip

It may be hard to tell in the photos but I stamped the solid images in Brown Vivid ink and embossed with clear embossing powder to make them look like our brown leather couch and chair in our living room.  In fact, even as I type this - Brad is asleep on the couch and I'm on the laptop relaxing in the chair... lol!

Have a wonderful rest of your weekend and thanks for checking in on me today!
Jessica

Fine Furnishings and Friends are Forever

Welcome back!

It's been a fun week of previews, hasn't it?  Tonight, I'm thrilled to share some more projects with you that I've made with 3 more new stamp sets that will be available tomorrow night online, after GinaK's release party.

My first sample was made with both of Nina Brackett's new stamp sets: Fine Furnishings and Fine Furnishings Additions.  These stamp sets are filled with sentiments that I LOVE and both line art and bold images that are so fun to play with! 

I chose to paper piece the chair with some Basic Grey Origins papers and then used some journaling notecards to finish off the inside and outside of the card.  Notice the background?  That's made with Nina's Vintage Backgrounds stamp set...




Card Details
Stamps: Fine Furnishings, Fine Furnishings Additions, Vintage Backgrounds
Ink: Distress; Stazon; Versafine black
Cardstock: GinaK; Basic Grey Origins
Other: Sewing machine; sponge daubers, buttons, clip, twine

***** Friends are Forever by GinaK *****

My last card for the previews was made with GinaK's new Free with Three stamp set called Friends are Forever.  When you purchase 3 stamp sets in one order, this set is automatically included in your order! 

While thinking about my project, I decided to make a clean and simple card using basic supplies.  The images were colored with Spica Glitter pens and the ribbon is actually white with the edges colored lavendar with Copic markers.

It ended up being very elegant and simple.  I chose to keep it sentiment free so that I could use if for a wedding, anniversary, or even sympthy card.

Card Details
Stamps: Friends are Forever
Ink: Black Stazon
Cardstock: GinaK
Other: White organdy ribbon; copic marker; Spica glitter pens; Victoria embossing folder

 

For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these Designer's Links:

• Gina Krupsky   *Friends are Forever designer
• Nina Brackett  *Fine Furnishings and Fine Furnishings Additions designer
• Jessica Fick  * you are here!
• Theresa Momber
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Cathy Tidwell
• Lee Murphy
• Donna Baker
• Lynn Mercurio
• Emily Giovanni
• Erika Martin
• Kurtis Amundson
• Sankari Wegman
• Kay Simmons *May's CenterStage Spotlight Team Member!*

Please make plans to attend our Release party tomorrow night, Thursday night, May 27th from 7-10 central time which will be held at StampTV.  There will be contest questions, challenges, samples from several designers and lots of chatter all leading up to 10pm central, when all the new products and stamp sets previewed this week on our blogs become available online through GinaK Designs store!

Have a great rest of your night, enjoying all the samples tonight by the design team! 
Jessica