GINAK PREVIEW DAY 1 - GUIDING LIGHT

Today is Preview Day 1.

I just LOVE the Guiding Light stamp set designed by Rupa Shevde. It has so many wonderful images as well as sentiments that I had a hard time picking which one to feature on my blog today (I've already made 3 very different cards with this stamp set so be sure to attend the party in the GinaK Forum at SCS on Thursday to see the others ;). I love the way the sea gull is perched on the bulkhead. I can just smell the salt in the air and feel the breeze - I LOVE the sand, ocean, the breeze ~ so naturally, I adore this set.

For this card, I stamped the image twice, then cut out the gull and popped him up with some dimensionals. I sponged the background with baja breeze and used my aquapainter and basic brown ink to color the bulkhead. Next, I added some twine to for a 3-d effect on the posts. I simple punch a hole then ran it through just as I would ribbon, taping the loose ends on the backside. I added some Malibu sand by Muddpuddles to the base of the bulkhead under the grass (colored with my aquapainter and kiwi kiss ink). I stamped out the Dad sentiment and used my oval punch to punch it out, then combined it with my HPH. The narrow baja breeze layer was run through my cuttlebug with the swirls folder which I inked up with baja breeze to give it some depth. I also used my oval punches to create tabs which actually hinge the front to the back of the card.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the team has created with this set as well as the Wee Tees set designed by Melanie Meunchinger, also being previewed today.

• GinaK
• Asela Hopkins
• Erika Martin
• Jessica Fick
• Donna Baker
• Kurtis Amundson
• Joanne Basile
• Carolyn King
• Melanie Meunchinger
• Theresa Momber
• Emily Giovanni
• Cindy Lawrence

Thanks for stopping by, and check back tomorrow for Preview Day 2...

In GinaK's Spotlight!!

What a thrill to be among the wonderful GinaK team. As many of you know, I just love GinaK stamps.. what a privilege to get to be in the spotlight this month and participate in the April Stamp Release. I can hardly wait for next week!! - EEK! - You will love the stamp sets!

Thank you so much Gina!!

eta... Why didn't I send her a photo of me with a big cheesy grin on my face? ... that is what I really look like! Snort!

APRIL STAMP-A-STACK

Here is what we will be making at my April Stamp-A-Stack today. Edith will be hosting at her house. It is always so much fun and I look forward to spending time with my stamping girlfriends. Edith also requested the flower pot pocket card. I wasn't sure how it would turn out as I don't have any 'flower' punches, but I just used the scallop circle punch with smaller circles punched for centers, then made cuts on the scallop to the center to make them look like petals. I also love this dsp... so, it isn't a surprise that all but one of our cards will be brown and blue.. nice combo! Now, I have to give credit where credit is due. For nearly all of my SAS cards, I case cards from various stampers at SCS. I do this for two main reasons... it saves me time, and I am able to show my ladies how easy it is to make a great looking card by using another card as inspiration. So, thanks to Mercy Kerin for the Dreams du Jour card case.
Thanks for looking!

Remember VT...

Today around the great Commonwealth of VA, many people will be wearing their VT colors in remembrance of the 32 lost 2 years ago. Please take time today to remember the loved ones left behind...

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

Thank you to everyone who left a comment to win the blog candy. After using the random generator, we have a winner - Valerie. This is what she wrote...

Valarie (vampme3) said...
Congratulations on all your hits, Beverly!! I do enjoy your blog regularly...you do great work!!
April 7, 2009 7:17 AM


Thanks Valerie, please email me your snail mail, and I'll get that candy to you!!
Happy Easter Everyone!

EASTER CRAFTS & TREATS...

Here are a couple of things I have been working on this week. The first is the little gift I will give my preschool class. I just love the jellybean prayer stamp. I used a small clear box and filled with jellybeans. The second is a grasshead that we made with my daughter's 1st grade class. They are so cool! One of the eyes on mine fell off after being handled so much by the kids, but I kinda like it as a cyclops - LOL!

Have a great Wednesday!

BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY...

Well, as a thank you to my many visitors and regulars, and as I see my hit counter approaching 20,000 hits. I would like to celebrate by giving away some blog candy...
So, how could you win? Simply leave a comment on this post and when the hit counter reaches 20,000, I will randomly pick a name.
Thanks to everyone for visiting my blog!

LIGHTHOUSE SHADOWBOX

I made this for my friend Linda. She bought this lighthouse stamp for me because she knows how much I love the beach and lighthouses. I stamped the image twice onto watercolor paper, then used my aqua painter to paint the image with SU! inks. I cut the main image out and popped it up then added sand from Muddpuddles onto the image. The shadow box, sand, shells, seagull and ribbon came from Mikes.. Thanks for looking.

Additional Info
Stamps: lighthouse from stamps happen
Paper: watercolor, not quite navy
Ink: craft black, SU! in-colors
Accessories: clear ep, aquapainter, muddpuddles malibu beach sand, loose sand, shells, 3-d seagull, ribbon, twine, stickles

HIS HOLY NAME 2009

For some time now, I have been following along with Patter's 2009 His Holy Name Challenge. Today I decided that I need to jump in with both feet. I love reading the pages that the other stampers have made for this challenge.. and I have read through a couple of the devotionals. If you are intrigued and want to know more about this challenge, then click HERE...

I'll post my first page after I re-read the first challenge and have a chance to make my page.

QKD April Sneak Peek...

Hello everyone! Happy Monday..
April is right around the corner, and with the start of a new month comes a new stamp release from Queen Kat Designs. I wanted to share with you just a sneak peek tease of what to expect. I love the set Vicky sent me to use this month and just can't wait to share with you the versatility of this set.
So for now have a look at the tease and be sure to check back in at the QKD Blog for the Release Party on April 1st...