GSS Christmas in July Hop!

Welcome to our Christmas In July Blog Hop with the Ginger Snap Scraps Design Team!




This weekend we will be featuring projects all about Christmas! Can you believe how fast the year is going! We hope you enjoy all of the great work this Design Team has done and find some Christmas inspiration.

You should have arrived at my blog from Connie's Blog.

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Your next stop on the hop is Janea 

Now for some blog candy! We are giving away two $10 gift card to Ginger Snap Scraps!
Just leave a comment here and let us know that you did the following:

*Head over to Ginger Snap Scraps and follow the blog!


*Head over to Ginger Snap Scraps on Facebook and like them! 

*And if it's not too much of a bother, please follow my blog!  :)

The full list of the participants in the hop is below:

Ginger Snap Scraps - http://ginger-snap-scraps.blogspot.com

Ann - http://annsnovemberrose.blogspot.com

Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com

Barb - http://bugbites411.blogspot.com

Connie - http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Gabrielle - http://gabyspapery.blogspot.com

Janea - http://recollectionalley.blogspot.com

Jessica - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Kate - http://scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Maria - http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com

Patty - http://creativediva98.blogspot.com

Sarah - http://sarahvaitstamps.blogspot.com

Be sure to come hop again tomorrow for day two of the hop with all new projects!

Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby
Entered in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes!

Inspired Stamps: Christmas in July part two!

This week the Inspired Stamps Design Team made Christmas cards. I could hardly wait to ink up my Winter Ruth stamp set! Fun Gaby fact: Winter Ruth was the first stamp set I ever purchased from Inspired Stamps. :) I heart her so much so, that when I thought I had lost my original set, I purchased another. Well, wouldn't you know ...I found it the day before the new one came in the mail. lol So I might have a giveaway in September when it cools off a tad. :) Her interchangeable hands are so awesome! I even made a Valentine's day card earlier this year. Just an adorable set!

Supply List:

ISS Winter Ruth	Stickles	Ink Blending Tool	Distress Inks	Copics	Copic X-Press Blending Paper	Bazzill Kraft
*s5-019 Spellbinders Nestabilities LABELS 8 Eight	*Cuttlebug A2 Embossing Folder SWISS DOTS Provo Craft 37-1604

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Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

Inky and glittery fingers for all!
-Gaby

Entered in the Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes!

Vintage Father's Day

Now that Mother's Day has passed, us card makers move on to Father's Day cards. When making masculine cards, it's no secret that I love to do vintage. For my card I made the base out of Kraft and then embossed a Tim Holtz embossing folder on cream. With a Friskar's punch I punched the top of it to make it look like it came out of a note pad. Taking my foam tool I ran Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the raised parts of the embossing and around the edges. With the Silhouette I cut a tag and a typewriter. For the tag I stamped Hero Arts News Print background stamp in Hero Arts' Wet Cement ink and distressed the edges with the same ink. Then I placed the paper grommet directly into the Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink pad and pressed it with the foam tool. I adhered the tag slightly askew onto the embossed note paper. For the typewriter I colored all the pieces with C family Copics, mainly C-1 through C-9. I wanted to make it look as distressed as possible and I really like how the blending looks almost worn. I then took the keys and wrote, "Thank You" on the ones in the center with a black pen. With the die cut there was also a piece of paper to customize that fits perfectly into the typewriter. For this I used Smitty's ABCs from Lawn Fawn and just stamped out, "Dad,". For the last touch I added a paper clip to the side of the tag.

This will be the card I give to my dad. My dad is an immigrant blue collar worker who never wore a tie to work. He also isn't "Mister Fix it". I feel like the majority of the cards out there aren't for most dads. They try to fit all our fathers into two categories. So I was pretty pleased I could make a nice card that made it easy to let him know I was thankful for him. I hope this will give some inspiration for those of you in the same boat as me. :) However, next week I'll be showing the card I made for my father in law who fits the tie and briefcase bill!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

Inky and glittery manly distressed fingers for all!
-Gaby

Entering this into:
Simon Says Stamp and Show: Anything Goes! for May 14, 2012.
Go Fish Challenge #17 for May 15, 2012.
365 Cards Wordy Challenge May 16, 2012.