Aaron's Birthday

Another birthday in our family - this time for one of our grandsons. Aaron is all boy so frills and anything considered cute would not work for him. Here is the card I came up with for him.

Aaron is in a wheelchair right now because he was born with a club foot and has had to have surgery - again. His cast is a camo print so I decided to make the background of this card camo. The way I did that is using the shaving cream technique (found HERE on StampTV). I then used my Copics to color the frog and mushroom. He liked the card - but I think he liked the $10 that was in there better! :-) With soon to be 18 grandchildren that is all we do these days! 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. 

Recipe: 

Stamps: GinaK - Little Critters
Paper: GinaK - White, Fresh Asparagus, Chocolate Brown

Designer Paper: NONE

Other: Copics, Spellbinder Dies, twine, and a little bit of bling

Challenges: 

Celebrate the Occasion - Birthday (Must Use Bling)

Creative Craft Challenges - Boys Will Be Boys

Creative Mondays - Anything Goes

Cupcake Craft - Boys and Their Toys

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

The Crazy Challenge -  Anything Goes  

Change: James 1:2-3

Lent has begun and it is a time for reflection and change. I made this card with that in mind - how I need to make some changes in my life. I am so glad you could join us for another challenge based on scripture at  Stampin' Sisters in Christ!

This week Traci brought us our challenge based on James 1: 2-3 - to read her devotion please stop by our home page, you will not be disappointed! 

"Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance."

On Ash Wednesday this past week the mass at the school where I teach had a wonderful sermon. Father talked about baseball. Spring training is beginning and for those of us who are baseball fans we eagerly await the games to begin. Then Father tied it into how the players are practicing and preparing for those games. Lent is the season where we Christians are to be preparing our hearts for Easter. We need to look at how we can be better - how we can change. I think the students got the message, I know I did.

The challenge this week is to create a card with variegated colors. This can mean a monochromatic card with various shades of one color, or a card that shows variegated as in a variety of colors, or a pop of bright colors in unison as in a bouquet of flowers. Be creative!!

This week's sponsor is -La-La Land Crafts. 

Don't forget to stop by my SSIC design sisters (listed on the sidebar) to see what they have to share this week.

It is always great to see you, thanks for the comments!

Recipe: 

Stamps: GinaK - Mehndi Wishes
Paper: GinaK - Red Hot

Designer Paper: BG - Jun Bug

Other: Spellbinder Dies, gems and pearls

Challenges: 

Wonderful Day: 2 Corinthians 2:16b

It is Sunday again and time for another challenge based on scripture at  Stampin' Sisters in Christ! I am certainly hoping that this works since I am enjoying a 4 day weekend away!

Peggysue brought us our scripture verse, 2 Cor 2:16b, and challenge this week - to read her devotion please stop by our home page, you will not be disappointed! 

 . . ."to the other the fragrance of life"

I love flowers - all flowers! So for another birthday card for another daughter-in-law I chose to use her favorite colors to wish her a wonderful day! I stamped the image twice and then cut out the flowers and popped them up. I used my clear Sakura pen to add some sparkle to the flowers and the butterfly. A simple card but very pretty.

This week's sponsor is - Verses with a $20 GC. 

Don't forget to stop by my SSIC design sisters (listed on the sidebar) to see what they have to share this week.

It is always great to see you, thanks for the comments!

Recipe: 

Stamps: GinaK - Whimsical Spring
Paper: GinaK - White - Vibrant Violet

Designer Paper: None

Other: Lace, pearls, Sakura pens  Spellbinder Dies

Challenges: 

Divas by Design -  wings

Flutterby Wednesdays - - #190 anything with wings

Penny's Paper-Crafty -  anything goes

Truly Scrumptious -  All creatures great and small

Incy Wincy Designs - Birthday

B is for....Blessing! - Job 8:21

It is Sunday again and time for another challenge based on scripture at  Stampin' Sisters in Christ! I hope you are staying warm - lots of cold spots today - great weather to craft though!

This week it is my turn to be your hostess and the verse chose is one that I really wanted to share this week because it is uplifting - to read the devotion please stop by our home page to read it

"Once more will he fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with rejoicing."

We have so much to thank God for and what better way then to fill our mouth with laughter and use our lips to rejoice in our good fortune! I cant think of a better way to show the world that the love our our Lord is in our hearts and that we are willing and happy to share that with everyone!

So my challenge to everyone is to make me smile! Create a happy card - happy news - rejoicing in life. And I don't know of many people who do not smile when they see a baby! I made this card for my grandson who will be born in about 6 weeks! They are decorating his room in cowboys so this rocking horse one is just perfect for him.

I used the sketch from Sketches by Carly this week, it seemed perfect for this card. I distressed the background a bit and decided to step out of what I normally do and decided to sew around the outline. I still have a sore sewing finger! I paper pieced the saddle and lightly colored in the rocking horse.

This week's sponsor is - Our Daily Bread Designs. I love this store - some of the best Christian stamps around! Be sure to stop by and look at their wonderful products.

Don't forget to stop by my SSIC design sisters (listed on the sidebar) to see what they have to share this week.

It is always great to see you, thanks for the comments!

Recipe: 

Stamps: GinaK - Oh Baby!
Paper: GinaK - Ivory, SU - Creamy Caramel

Designer Paper: Pink Paisley

Other: Sew Easy (not so easy!),  Spellbinder Dies

Challenges: 

Sketches by Carly - Sketch

Craft Your Days Away  - Get Stitchy with it

Hotshot Crafts –One for the Boys 

Phindy’s Place -Circles
Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes

CSS - Inspiration Blog Hop - 2/10/2012

******If you are looking for the WAW/SSIC blog hop please scroll down! 

It is another StampTV blog hop. I really enjoy these blog hops, it is such fun to see all the different things everyone comes up with - each one wonderful! This one is an Inspiration Blog Hop, look at this great photo that Karen found for us to use. 

You should have arrived from Sharri Seffins blog. I am quite sure that she wowed you!

I had a real hard time with this photo - not sure why because once I got a pep talk from Karen the card just flew together! I focused on the colors and the boats. I created the background using some distress inks on a pad then spritzing it with water before plopping my GKD Pure Luxury Ivory card stock on it. The boat and cattails were colored with the same distress inks and some pen nubs. I backed the stamped image with some GKD Chocolate brown squares and stamped the sentiment (GKD - Whimsical Wishes) just above the boat. Great masculine birthday card I think. The bow was the final touch.  

Now hop on over to visit Melissa Shultz! I am sure she has some inspiration for you as well. If you want to start at the beginning  or get lost along the way, just jump directly to the links for all of the wonderful creations on StampTV. 

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (February 14), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!

WAW Valentine Blog Hop

I am so glad to see you are here for the Word Art Wednesday Valentine Blog Hop! Most of you know me from Stampin Sisters in Christ where we have weekly challenges based on scripture. For this special hop we are joining our new sister site Word Art Wednesday to celebrate Valentine's Day in this special way to share our love of the Lord. John 15:9 "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; now remain in My love." Great verse that says so much. Here is my card:

I used the verse from WAW for my card. Before I printed it out I stamped an old SU image of the praying hands on the card stock. Not bad lining that up! I then used a Spellbinder die to create the verse as the focal image on the card. I wound some ribbon through the lattice of the die. I used another Spellbinder die for the scalloped pink border. The pretty plaid paper is from GKD's valentine line. A few pop up black dots and a couple of stamped hearts finishes off the card. 

Your next stop on this hop is a visit to Paula. I am quite sure that there is a lot more eye candy to see there as with the rest of the stops along the way. If you arrived here by accident and want to start at the beginning of the hop then head on over to Word Art Wednesday where this hop originated. Be sure to leave comments on all the hops for a chance to win this great stamp set from SU. I heard that there are possibly some other prizes along the way! 

 

In order to qualify for the Grand Prize Drawing, you simply need to leave a comment on each blog on the hop list. The winner will be announced on both the WAW and the SSIC blogs on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 14.

 

I chose to follow the sketch from JUGS for this card. 

I hope you enjoyed this hop as much as we enjoyed sharing our "LOVE" for the Lord with you.