CAS Thank You

The other day I wanted to sit down and just whip up a few very simple cards.  So I pulled out one of my Crafter's Companion stamp sets called Journal Jottings from the Textures collection, some inks and the Die'sire Thank You die.  This card took just a few minutes to make & it would so easy to make a bunch in a variety of colors for a gift set or to have on hand when needed.

Have a wonderful day!

Gina K Designs ~ Inspiration Blog Hop Day #3

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina, along with the Cast and Crew, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

Today I have a quick and simple card using Beth's new Delicate Damask stamp set.  I love how how many ways you can use this beautiful set.  I just trimmed a quick tag and stamped the large image from the set slightly off center.  Added a sentiment and trim to the tag.  Then I added a bow, some gold pearl gems and added the tag to a cardbase... voila ~ super simple.  The patterned paper is from Crafter's Companion and matches the stamped image perfectly.

Ready for more awesome creations? Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!

Gina K

Beth Silaika – Illustrator of Delicate Damask

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Lee Murphy

Melanie Muenchinger

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

Crafter's Companion: 5-Minute Friday

Hey Friends!  Have you checked out the Crafter's Companion Blog this week?  There is a HUGE Crafter's Christmas Wishes Blog event going on AND there are some great giveaways {psst... there is one today too}.  The theme today is quick and/or Clean & Simple Christmas cards.  So I decided to play along and do this super quick Christmas Thank You card ~ {supply list below}.  I just love how this turned out & the unconventional Christmas colors.

Supplies Used:
Sentimentals - Love Is All You Need
Die'sire Classique Christmas - Seasonal Tree
Shimmering Cardstock - Pearl White; Pearl Pink; Pearl Rose; Coastal Pearl
Embossalicious Folders - Let It Snow; Christmas Elegance

Now go check out the Crafter's Companion Blog so you can enter to win some fabulous prizes!

Hope Blooms...

This is the last week to play along on the Clean & Simple Challenge over on the Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog.  I used the Silhouette Wildflowers stamp set and the sentiment is from the Sentimentals Stamp set called Memories are Made.  All are stamped with Memento Ink (Rose Bud, Bamboo Leaves, Tuxedo Black).    The Embossalicious folder is called Butterfly Swirl Corner.

Thanks for buzzing by today!

TRC Love Fest

Happy Valentine's Day!

A little "fun fact" about me...
Valentine's Day is one of my very favorite
card making holidays!

The Rubber Cafe Team put together a fun little Love Fest today

over on the TRC Blog so go take a quick peek!

I know you'll enjoy all of the eye-candy!

Don't forget to check out the other designers projects today & leave some love along the way!

The Rubber Cafe - Creative Cafe Kit (Stamp sets - You've Stolen My Heart; Cardstock; Ribbon, Heart Gems)
Ink - Memento (Tuxedo Black)

CAS Challenge...

Hello Hello!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for this month's Crafter's Companion Challenge which is keeping it Clean & Simple (CAS).  I used a Sheena Douglass Stamp set called French 50's Cafe for the plant and the Everyday Sentimentals set called Love is All You Need for the sentiment.  I stamped the image with Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black ink and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  Then I added a touch of red to the leaves using my DR3 Spectrum Noir Marker & I used EB3 to the branches.

Come play along with us on the CAS Challenge.  Don't have any Crafter's Companion stamps?  That's ok... you can download this FREE Digital Image for your card to enter the challenge.

Creative Cafe Kit ~ CAS Valentines

I love the card I'm sharing today for The Rubber Cafe.  I am spotlighting the new Creative Cafe Kit called For the Love of Cats and Dogs with a Clean & Simple (or CAS) Valentine.  All of the stamped images, papers, cardstock, ribbons, and embellishments are included in this awesome kit!    I added some ink, punches and a few die cuts here and there... VOILA!

I added the fabulous heart border from the True Love Add-On stamp set using Memento Love Letter ink to jazz up my notebook paper die cut.   When I stamped the heart border, I made sure to stagger the hearts and dots each time... that way it doesn't look so uniform.

For the other border in the set, I stamped it for the bottom of the card on some red scalloped cardstock.  Then added some pretty red heart gems by Queen & Co. to each stamped heart (see above).

The fun heart clip is a great embellishment for my notebook paper.  I backed it with red cardstock so it would stand out and simply hand trimmed the heart.  The Happy Valentine's Day stamp is from the You've Stolen My Heart set that comes with the kit and I inked that up in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

Sometimes Clean & Simple is good!  Adding texture with ribbon and embellishments is a great way to make the card interesting but still keeping the CAS look!

Supply List:
The Rubber Cafe - Creative Cafe Kit (Stamp sets - You've Stolen My Heart & True Love; Cardstock; Ribbon, Heart Gems; metal Love Heart)
Ink - Memento (Love Letter, Tuxedo Black)
Adhesives - 3D Foam Squares

i {love} you...xoxo

OK... Christmas is over & I am so ready to move on from making Christmas cards because I've been making samples since June ~ Crazy card industry!!!  Anyway... my favorite season of card making is Valentine's Day and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this card I made.  It is unconventional, Clean & Simple, and oh so much fun!

I used several products from Crafter's Companion, including the awesome new Sentimentals stamp sets called Friends & Family for the Hugs & Kisses sentiment and the Imagine set for the I Love you image.  I stamped the images using my Memento Luxe Inks ~ Love Letter & Bahama Blue and then embossed them with clear embossing powder.   To add a bit of texture, I used the new Teresa Collins embossing folder called Dotted Chevron and then the Petite Dots Embossilicious folder for the red heart.  Finally, I just added a punched edged with red cardstock behind it for a bit more interest.  I really love the results on this card!

Thanks for buzzing by today!

Silhouette Grasses...

Happy Labor Day!  Just a quickie CAS card today showing off a pretty set from Crafter's Companion called Silhouette Grasses.   I stamped the wildflower image on pattern paper (Echo Park Here & Now Collection) with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.   The sentiment is from the Poppies & Daisies stamp set and the embossed bottom border is an embossing folder called Wire Fence.

Have a great day ~ thanks for buzzing by ...

Time for some TRC!

Hi Crafty Friends!  I'm here today with a new super simple card for The Rubber Cafe.  

I used two favorite sets ~ Background Basics 2 for the polka-dot border & True Friend for the sentiment.  I simply stamped the polka-dot border & sentiment with Memento Toffee Crunch ink and lightly sponged the edges of the panel.  I used my 1/4" circle punch to take a notch out of each edge and then wrapped May Arts twine around the card about 5 or 6 times and secured it with a piece of Scor-Tape.  Then I secured the card to the kraft card base with Kool Tak Foam Tape.

For the final touch, I found this fabulous blue button in my stash and double-threaded more twine through it ~ creating the bow in the back.  I used more Scor-Tape on the back of the button to keep the bow in place and then secured it to the card with another Kool Tak Foam Tape piece.

I know you are as anxious as we are to see more from the new Creative Cafe Kits that will be coming out next week...so here's a little peek at one of the projects I'll be showcasing!

You still have time to enter the drawings to win the new Creative Cafe Kit!  Check out The Rubber Cafe blog post HERE for the details and HERE for the Pin-It to Win It details.

CAS & TRC ~ PLUS...Giveaway Info!

Hi Everyone ~ Today I wanted to share a super clean and simple (CAS) project today with a favorite image by The Rubber Cafe!

First, I stamped the pretty flowers from Daisy Bouquet on some kraft cardstock with Rich Cocoa Memento Ink.  I trimmed the image and then colored the flowers with a few Copic markers.  Next, I attached the image to the card base with Kool Tac Foam so it would POP.  The last details are a simple strip of pattern paper and a large rust colored button and twine.  Super simple card but very pretty!

Supplies:
Stamps:The Rubber Cafe' -  Daisy Bouquet

Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento Ink; Copic markers

Paper: My Minds Eye Pattern Paper; Bazzill cardstock
Adhesive: Kool Tac Foam
Embellishments: May Arts twine
Misc Button

Now don't forget about the Giveaways going on right now!!!  We are super excited about the new Creative Cafe Kits and can't wait to share our projects with you the first week of September!

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Colorful Washi Birthday

Hi There!  Today I'm here with a Clean & Simple 5-minute card!

  

Today I'm using one of the Washi tape images from The Rubber Cafe's -Don't Be Wishy Washi stamp set and repeated the image down the side of the card in five different ink colors. 

I finished it by coordinating buttons with matching bakers twine and attached it to the card using Scrap Happy Glue. I just love how all that color just pops off the white cardstock!  The final step was to add a birthday sentiment from the True Friend stamp set with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.  It really doesn't get any easier than this!

Supplies:

Stamps:  The Rubber Cafe' - Don't Be Wishy Washi;True Friend

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento ink. Color  Box pigment ink

Adhesives: The Rubber Cafe' -Scrap Happy Glue;

Embellishments: misc buttons; bakers twine



CAS-ual Friday Challenge

Today I played with Polka-Dots for the CAS-ual Friday Challenge using some fun papers from Simple Stories & the Vintage Bliss Collection.  No stamping on this one today...just quick and easy.

Check out the challenge and play along!

A little fun with my Avery Elle sets...

Super quick congrats card to share with you today because OH MY WORD ~ I am running around like a crazy girl today.  

For my card I used the stamp set and matching dies from Avery Elle called Oh Yeah Clear Stamps & Dies.  Super fun set!  The papers are from Simple Stories (24/7 Collection).

Avery Elle's June Challenge

With the month drawing to a close, I wanted to play along on the Avery Elle Challenge while I still could.  I ordered some fun new stamps and dies from them at the beginning of June, but found time to cracked them open just a few days ago.

The challenge this month is a sketch by designer Nina Yang {see below}.  The set and matching dies I used for my card are the Oh Yeah Clear Stamps & Dies. I love how the card turned out...so simple but super fun!

I took this photo because the sketch calls for circles {or other shapes} in the background.  Unfortunately, my photo above doesn't really capture the embossed circles, but they are fabulous in real life and this photo shows them a bit better.

Here's the sketch...

... and here is a view of the fun word bubbles all popped up.

Just a few more days to play along on this challenge ~ so get busy.

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Avery Elle (Oh Yeah Clear Stamps)
Word Bubble Dies ~ Avery Elle (Oh Yeah Ella-ments)
Cardstock ~ Bazzill
Pattern Paper ~ Pebbles Inc (Seen & Noted)
Ink ~ Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Twine ~ The Twinery
Misc Button

Ephasus Highlighted with Paper Loft

Hi Friends... Today's quick and simple page uses a fun collection from The Paper Loft called Funkysaurus to highlight the gorgeous photos I took in Turkey last summer.   I used 3 of the patterned papers in the collection and the alphabet letters on the Alphabet and Color Alphabet Accessory Sheets.

Hambo Hoedown Day!

It's Wednesday & it's time to do a little Hoedown {... the Hambo Hoedown that is}!  Today we have another super cute new digital design called Fish Birds.  The additional challenge for today is to CASE a card from the Hambo Pinterest Boards.    I picked this cute card by Lisa Lara.

My images are colored with my Spectrum Noir pens and then flocked so they are super fuzzy!  The Spectrum Noir Colors I used ~ IG5, OR2, OR3, CG1, CG3, CG4, IB1, IB2, IB3, CT3, CT4, CR11

OH!  I have one more piece of fun news... Hambo Stamps has a whole bunch of new image being released. Check them out HERE!

Embossed Flowers...

Today it's time to have some fun with one of my favorite products... EMBOSSING FOLDERS from Crafter's Companion.  They have awesome Embossalicious Folders in 6"x 6" and also 8" x 8" ~ which are fabulous because you can cover an entire card front if you want.

The folder I used for my card today is called Flower Frenzy ~ it's one of my favorites & I tend to pull it out a  lot.  I kept the card clean & simple because I wanted to highlight the embossing.  The sentiment is stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento ink from Sentiment Swirls stamp set and the trim is from May Arts.

Have a great Monday!

One more pretty lady...

Today I have one last card to share from the Edwardian Lady CD ROM Collection by Crafter's Companion.   The sentiments is from the Sentiments Swirls stamp set.

Have a great weekend!

More from Edwardian Lady...

Today I have a few more cards to share from the Edwardian Lady CD ROM Collection by Crafter's Companion.   The sentiments are from the Sentiments Swirls stamp set.

Have a great weekend!