CSS Inspiration Photo Blog Hop!

It's time for another GinaK CenterStage Spotlight Team Blog Hop!

Each participating artist was asked to design their project by drawing inspiration from these photos of the AMAZING Christmas Cookie Bouquet the CSS Team sent to me this Christmas:

Aren't they cute - the kids and the cookies, I mean!? lol! I wish you all could have been there when I opened the plastic wrap around the cookies - I think I gained 10 pounds just smelling the sugary goodness!

Here's my first card tonight - this one was inspired by the Delivery Guy who surprised me at work with the GORGEOUS cookie bouquet (wouldn't that be a FUN job!?) -

I was super surprised when the basket of yummy-ness was delivered to ME - I thought for sure it was for Gina! As you can imagine, I had a hard time not smiling for the rest of the day as I was so touched by the CSS team's thoughtfulness.

So, I pulled out three of our new stamp sets and made this card with those fun memories going through my mind. I used Heartily Yours, Love Notes, and Happy Hearts to make this fun Valentines Day card for the entire CSS team - sorry girls, it has to be a 'virtual' one because I don't have time to make almost 40 of these! lol! (I'm still working on my Christmas cards! yikes!!)

and the inside -


My next card's inspiration came from the sweet note that was attached to the bouquet and the warm fuzzy thoughts I felt when I read it...

I pulled out Sung from the Heart and Happy Hearts for this card - I am just LOVING our new stamp sets this month, aren't you? On both projects tonight I used Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses papers and buttons which worked really well with Gina's new Lipstick Red and Innocent Pink cardstock colors and inks. I also used both the Plain & Scallop Heart Nestability Dies along with EK Success Medium punch and Large Scallop Heart punch.

and the inside -


Thanks, girls, for the sweet gift - my entire family LOVED it!! Now, on to the rest of the links for the hop - Click on the links below to see what the participating Designers have prepared for us tonight:

Betty Neville,

Jen Charboneau,
Joan Ervin,
Vicki Dutcher,
Lori McAree,
Cheri Weston,
Melissa Cash,
Carla Suto,
Giovana Smith,
JenMarie Taylor,
Sue Morris,
Carolina Buchting,
Sharri Seffens,
Brenda Turner,
Kay Simmons,
Peggy Wainman,
Sue Van deVusse,
Shannon Bracken,
Tina Gilliland,
Deb Felts,
Jennie Harper,
Geri Utterback,
Selma Stevenson,
Melissa Shultz,
Linda Payne,
Joy Hadden,
Karen Knegten,
Melanie Muenchinger,
Nina Brackett

Everyone's projects will be added to the StampTV gallery and Idea Center over the next few days. You can search for them by using this tag: cssjf4

Thanks for checking in with me tonight!

Happy Hopping!
Jessica

Wishing you Love

Happy Sunday!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend as much as I am. The card I'm sharing today is one that I made for Gina's Release party last week and was made with Nina Brackett's adorable Heartily Yours stamp set...

I went a little wild with the pink stickles on Nina's Wishing Well - but once I started adding the glitter, there was no turning back! lol!

and the inside...

Have a great rest of your weekend!
Jessica