Showing posts with label Gina Marie Designs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gina Marie Designs. Show all posts

Sunday, June 3, 2018

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #15 - Die Cutting


It's time for a new challenge over at Three Amigos!  Our challenge this month is to use shapes you die cut.  Anything you cut using a Cricut, Silhouette, Big Shot, Cuttlebug or any other machine.  I took the challenge almost to the max.. I used one stamp and everything else was die cut with my Big Shot!  Here's how I was inspired:


I knew I wanted to make something kind of shabby chic and this Prima Rose Quartz paper pad was perfect for that.  All of these design papers came from that 6x6 pad.  I cut my first layer of the wood grain using a gorgeous Waffle Flower die from the Lacey Layers Die Set.. one of my most used dies... it's so beautiful!  And that pretty doily... I love it because it's simple and is a nice backdrop... it doesn't take over... it complements.  It's from the Gina Marie Doily Die set.


As I started this blog post I went back to look at my May one and it reminded me I used this cup then too!...lol.. I guess I love this cup!  It's from The Stamp Simply Coffee and Tea Die Set.  I love that these cup dies have a separate handle so it's easy to make that beautiful curvy handle a different color... or even gold!


I LOVE that when I cut the background woodgrain and flipped over the scraps this little piece was perfectly in tact and this die from CDD cut it perfectly!  That one is from the CDD Mini Shaker Clip Die set.


This cute sentiment came from Cas-ual Fridays Coffee Talk stamps.  I cut quite a few banners using my CDD Flag Banner Dies... another set I'm surprised I haven't worn out yet...lol!


And this beautiful Coffee word was cut using one of the word dies included in the Stamp Simply Coffee and Tea set.  I finished it off with a few sparkly gold gems and some Prima Flowers.

And that's it for me!  Be sure to visit my Amigos and see what they've created.   Check out Donna's post here and Susan is on vacation this week so she'll be around for some mid month inspiration.  In the meantime Suzanne from Double Trouble Challenges (her post  is filling and her blog post is here.  and check out the Three Amigos Blog to see who won last month and link up to this month's challenge!  I can't wait to see what you create!

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day 5 1/2



STILL working on that Simple Stories paper pad.  I cut the base layer using the Crazy Stitched Frame Die and that pretty label using the Fancy Stitched Label from Craftin Desert Divas!  The Fishtail banner is from MFT.


It was fun to create this whimsical scene with the cup, sun/cloud, and coffee stain from Verve Stamps!  The cup and flower and coffee stain are from the Better With You stamp set and the sun/cloud are from the Fill My Cup stamp set.  That pretty vellum doily is from Gina Marie Designs and the ribbon is from D.L. Art!

I built my sentiment using the stamp from my stash above so that I could use this Awesome word die from Verve!


This coffee is making me Awesome!

And here is the sketch:


Hope you find some time to play!







Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #14 - May Flowers!


So yeah... maybe this one is a little similar to last month, but so what!!  It's flowers, and I'm happy!  I don't think you're gonna complain either!

Here's how I was inspired:


So, I won a gift certificate to Stamp Simply during the last Coffee Lovers Hop (see the dates for the upcoming one in the sidebar!) and of course I had to have these beautiful cup dies from the Coffee or Tea die set!  Love them... there are two cups, in two different sizes and separate handles.  Also Coffee and Tea word dies as well as a teabag.  LOVE!

I started this one by cutting my first layer using the beautiful Waffle Flower Lacy Layers die from one of the beautiful design papers from the CTMH Gimme Some Sugar paper pack.  I love all of these papers with the subtle patterns... such a pretty backdrop for anything!


And while I was there shopping, I checked out some of the stamp sets and landed on the beautiful Rose Avenue set from Kaisercraft!  Turns out this is the project I was waiting for.  I die cut the largest cup from the set from water color paper and then stamped the roses in Versamark and embossed in gold.  I did the same with the butterflies also from the Rose Avenue set.  Then I colored everything using my watercolor pencils and a water brush.  After it was dry, I used a gold paint marker to edge my china.


Have I mentioned that I love the gold?  I used a Doily Die from Gina Marie and cut it from vellum... because I love vellum AND because I'm playing along with the Heart2Heart Challenge to use Vellum!

And of course I felt it appropriate to add even more flowers and I had some Paper Smooches diecuts sitting on my table that I cut apart and used for leaves.


A little more vellum for the CDD banner... a few more flowers, leaves, sequins and a pretty hello die from my stash cut from CTMH glitter paper in Bashful.  I used a little blue to complement the blue on the cup and a little peach to mimic the orange butterflies... I love this mix of colors!

There you have it!  Hope you enjoyed your stop here today!  Be sure to check out Donna and Susan's makes and then share your May Flower creations with us over on the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge Blog!


Saturday, February 3, 2018

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #11 - Nom Nom!


Welcome to the February Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!  This month we're all about the Food and Drink!  And here's how I was inspired:


Have you seen these pretty papers that CTMH has?  It's called Gimme Some Sugar and I LOVE it!  Such pretty soft colors.  All of the patterns on this one except for the heart sprinkled donut and the strips of sentiments are from the paper pack.


I used that awesome cup and pretty stitched hearts were cut with dies from MFT and those donuts from Taylored Expressions.  That pretty doily... I use it more and more all the time... the die is from Gina Marie Designs.



My only disappointment with this paper is there really isn't much in the way of coffee elements... I mean... I think food... baking... kitchens... coffee!!  But there is a little hint of it in this awesome background paper...pretty right?  And I used one of my favorite background dies from CDD to cut it.


These very sweet sentiments in colors that go nicely with these papers are cut from some Doodlebug papers.

That's it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoyed it!  Be sure to head on over to see what Donna and Susan have for you today!  And stop over at the Three Amigos blog and play along!  I can't wait to see what you make!