CSS Challenge Blog Hop!

Good evening!

Are you ready for some Christmas eyecandy tonight? I issued a challenge over the weekend to all of the past and present team CSS team members to make a Christmas card with one of these sketches:



I know you're going to LOVE what everyone has designed for us tonight!

First, here are the links for GinaK's Current CSS Team Members:

Deb Felts
Diana S. Queen
Karen Knegten
Melissa Cash
Sharri Seffens
Sue VanDeVusse

and the links for all of the past CSS Design Team members participating:

Brenda Turner,
Carla Suto,
Carolina Buchting,
Charlene Merrick,
Dawn Lusk,
DeeMarie Kelemen,
Geri Utterback ,
Giovanna Smith,
Janice Melton,
JenMarie Taylor,
Jennie Harper,
Joy Hadden,
Kay Simmons,
Linda Payne,
Lori McAree,
Melisa Waldorf,
Pam Imholz,
Selma Stevenson,
Shannon Bracken,
Shelly Wilson,
Sue Walsh,
Tina Gilliland

Some of GinaK's Senior Design Team Members and Illustrators wanted to get in on the fun tonight too:

Asela Hopkins
Carolyn King
Cindy Lawrence
Gina Krupsky
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Nina Brackett
Melanie Muenchinger

along with Nina Brackett's Guest Designer: Lisa Hjulberg

All of these gorgeous cards from the entire team will be added to the StampTV gallery throughout the next few days with the tag cssjf1 (which stands for center stage spotlight jessica fick 1) I can't wait to see everyone's cards all linked together in one convenient spot!

These sketches are also our sketch challenge for this week, so be sure to check out all the information in the discussion in our Challenge group over on StampTV Thursday morning. I'll be adding the challenge then. We'd all love to see your cards with the sketch too!

Now, onto my cards...

This first card shows the simple sketch version -

and, my second card shows the 'fancier' version -




Enjoy the blog hop - I know I will!
Jessica

Card Details
Stamps: Winter Friends, Festive Frame
Cardstock: GinaK, DCWV nursery pack
Ink: Memento, Vivid, Copic markers
Other: Nestabilites: plain & scallop circles & fancy tags, Martha Stewart tinsel Glitters, rhinestones, buttons, Stampabilities Snowflakes, EK Success border punch, stickles, Doodlebug glitters & flock, Sakura glue pen, silver brads

Warm Winter Wishes Blog Hop!

Good evening!

Welcome to another GinaK blog hop event! Tonight we're showcasing Carolyn King's adorable Warm Winter Wishes stamp set! Have you heard the story behind this stamp set - and Cammie's other Alzheimer's Awareness Stamp set Whimsical Autumn? If not, check it out in Cammie's own words HERE on GinaK's Idea Center.

My first card was made with Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly paper - doesn't it look like it was made for Cammie's coffee cup?


Next up is a Treat tin that I made for my chocolate loving daughter, Ashley... see all the sparkle for the Stickles on this adorable snowman?

The camera really picked up the glitter - I promise it doesn't look that gaudy in person! lol!

I was so happy to see the my Scallop envelope die fit perfectly within the Altoid tin ... it's little things like that that make me happy! lol! I trimmed off the envelope flap and rounded the corners and glued it right to the top of the tin.

Then, using a couple of Circle punches, I decorated the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup tops (mostly because the autumn wrappers didn't match my theme very well). Here's the little note that I included in the envelope...

Lastly, I have a card that was really fun to color - I paired Cammie's snowman with Gina's Gingerbread House from the Holiday Cheer stamp set. There are ton of stickles on this card too!

It felt kind of weird stamping the snowflakes in black, but since I covered them with stickles I don't think they ended up too bad. Here's the inside...


For even more inspiration visit Carolyn King - the Illustrator of Warm Winter Wishes and the Idea Center gallery HERE.

Then, check in with Carolyn's special guest designers:

Charlene Merrick

Tina Gilliland

Deb Anton

And, finally stop by these GinaK Designer's blog participating in the hop tonight:

Cathy Tidwell
Cindy Lawrence
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Nina Brackett
Melanie Muenchinger
Tami Mayberry
Theresa Momber

and our CenterStage Spotlight Team:

Joy Hadden
Kay Simmons
Linda Payne
Lori McAree

GinaK will be giving away a copy of Warm Winter Wishes on her blog tonight - so pop over there to leave your comment on her blog for your chance to win the set for free! (If you've already purchased the stamp set, we can swap it out for another GinaK stamp set valued at $19.95 or less.)

Thanks for checking in tonight and enjoy the rest of the blog hop!
Jessica

Projects Details

Coffee Cup Card
Stamps: Warm Winter Wishes, Giga Oval Scallop Frames & Doodles
Cardstock: GinaK; Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly
Ink: Memento
Other: Marvy scallop punch; Button; Copics; Nestabilities: tag & snowflakes; SU ribbon

Snowflake Tin
Stamps: Warm Winter Wishes; What's in Your Tin; Giga Square Scallop Frames & Doodles
Cardstock: GinaK; DCWV Christmas stack
Ink: Memento
Other: SU Sizzix Scallop envelope die; SU mini clip; Copics; Stickles; Marvy Giga Scallop Punch; EK Success circle punches

Gingerbread House
Stamps: Warm Winter Wishes; Holiday Cheer; Giga & Mega Square Scallop Frames & Doodles
Cardstock: GinaK; DCWV Christmas stack
Ink: Memento
Other: Copics; Giga & Mega Punches; Stickles