A Fruitful Harvest ~ And A Special Prize!!!!

Ohhh yeah!!!  Are you all as excited about Fall and Winter arriving soon like I am???  Ok, you are probably NOT nearly as excited as me!  LOL  Cooler weather....various harvests....chilly nights (btw we've already had lows in the 40's up here on the mountain!  ;) ).

Sooooo......how about a Fruitful Harvest challenge?!?!

This card is actually a SNEAK PEEK of the new Gina K Designs Stamp TV Kit that is released tomorrow!!!!  Oh yeah.....I am soooo in love with the kit!!!!  You can see it HERE when it goes up in the store tomorrow!!!  And come to Stamp TV to join in the Release Party HERE tomorrow night at 7 pm Central!!!!

Meanwhile......the challenge is.......to use something with a Fruit or Harvest theme!!!!  That's it...simple and fun and delicious!!!!

The prize this week is this ENTIRE Stamp TV Kit!!!!!  

From me!!!!  It's my way of saying THANK YOU so much for making our Mod Squad Challenge Blog so much fun and inspiring us with sharing your amazing creations and playing along!!!!!

• Please create a new card/project for each challenge.
• You may use any vendors/products.
• The host/hostess will choose 3 winners.
• All 3 cards will be pinned to our Mod Squad Challenge Blog Pinterest Board (follow the link on the right column) and when there is a craft prize the host/hostess will choose one from among those 3 winning cards. The winners will be announced in a separate post that will go up on Tuesdays before the next challenge post goes up. Any winners of craft prizes have 1 week to respond to claim the prize. Prizes that are unclaimed will be offered again on another challenge.
• Our challenges may be combined with up to 4 other challenges, so to be eligible for any prizes and Pinning you can have a total of 5 challenges you've entered. We rely on the honor system so please be honest.
• The Mod Squad challenges are open until the following Monday night so we have time to choose and post winners.

~ Lee ~
 

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Winner for the Coastal Inspiration Challenge!

Hi friends!  Thanks so much for playing along with my Coastal Inspiration challenge!  Living so far away from the beach, it was a treat to see so many coastal creations!  :-)

There were so many beautiful entries, but here are just a few of our favorites...

 

This beauty from Donna from Crafting By the Beach really caught my eye!  Just look at that fabulous cluster of shells and that gorgeous glitter!  Mmmm mmmmm!

I loved this card by Sylvia from Cards, Cookies, & Carrot Cake!  The sea shell wreath is just brilliant!

 

Isn't this such a lovely scene that Dee created?  I love the shiny bottle!  :-)

And now, the winner of the $25 Gina K gift certificate goes to Graciellie from Graciellie Designs!

 

Isn't her card gorgeous?  I love the accordion style as well as the amazing texture she added!

Graciellie, please email me at JustGiveMeStamps@yahoo.com and I will get your prize out to you!  :-)

Thanks again for playing along with us!

Coastal Inspiration...

 

Hi there!  I'm so excited about this week's challenge!  I don't know about you, but everywhere I look, I see beach or coastal decor!  It is everywhere!  And not just decor, this trend has made its way into the fashion world as well!  You even see more coastal inspired food around as well!

One thing that I have noticed about this new trend is that it has gotten a fresh new look!  The colors are not just limited to blue and red anymore!  In fact, the colors vary so much - from blues and aquas, to sand hues and yellows.  So much inspiration!

My challenge to you is to create a project inspired by this new fascination with all things coastal!  If you are needing ideas or inspiration, just search Pintrest for Coastal Decor...you will be amazed by all of the soothing colors and textures! 

For my card, I was inspired by many different coastal aspects.  The compass rose image (stamps are from the Here Comes the Sun StampTV Kit) is perfect for this challenge!  For the background, I started with a white piece of cardstock and swiped several ink pads (I used Gina K Color Companions ink pads) across it, trying to blend them a little as I went.  I tried not to give it a completely solid look, and am very pleased with the bits of white showing through!  For the vellum layer, I had in mind the lovely tiles seen in many older coastal cities and tried to replicate that with my embossing folder.



Here's a photo of the StampTV Kit "Here Comes the Sun"...

 

To make the challenge even more fun, the prize this week is a $25 Gina K Gift Certificate!!  I sure hope you get a chance to play along!  :-)

Here are a few rules to the challenge:

• Please create a new card/project for each challenge.
• You may use any vendors/products.
• The host/hostess will choose 3 winners.
• All 3 cards will be pinned to our Mod Squad Challenge Blog Pinterest Board (follow the link on the right column) and when there is a craft prize the host/hostess will choose one from among those 3 winning cards. The winners will be announced in a separate post that will go up on Tuesdays before the next challenge post goes up. Any winners of craft prizes have 1 week to respond to claim the prize. Prizes that are unclaimed will be offered again on another challenge.
• Our challenges may be combined with up to 4 other challenges, so to be eligible for any prizes and Pinning you can have a total of 5 challenges you've entered. We rely on the honor system so please be honest.
• The Mod Squad challenges are open until the following Monday night so we have time to choose and post winners.
• Winners will be chosen from among the entries submitted in time.

Hugs, Laurie

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Winner for the Masculine Birthday Challenge!

CHALLENGE WINNER!

Thank you for playing in the Masculine Birthday challenge! There were some awesome challenge card entries that wonderfully celebrate the special men in your lives! Great work!

It was really hard it down to the choices below. All of these were so fun, colorful and creatively designed!  

BIG BIRTHDAY WISHES 

This is such a cute birthday card for a little boy! I love how Stephanie colored this sweet elephant! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR THE MAN IN MY LIFE

Theresa did a great job using Melanie Muenchinger's stamp set and putting a really masculine spin on it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY & STUFF

I love the design that Lisa came up with for this card project! It is so clean and fun! Plus, I am a fan of layers and dimension!

AND NOW THE WINNER........

Congratulations Lisa Babitz!

I love the gold embossing of the leaves from the Gina K Designs "Fall Foliage" stamp set! Fall is my favorite season and these colors are so warm! It's a great masculine birthday card!

Lisa, please e-mail me at sean.m.fetterman@comcast.net to arrange getting your $25 Gina K. Designs gift certificate.

Thanks for playing along with us at the Mod Squad Challenge Blog!

Masculine Birthday!

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Mod Squad challenge! I’m happy to be hosting this week! It’s been a while since I’ve hosted and I’m excited to be back! This is going to be a really fun and easy challenge this week!

This week, I want the challenge to focus on the men in your life! Let’s make a masculine themed birthday card. I want to see how many varieties you can come up with. Here is my sample:

The supplies I used for this card are:

The Gina K Designs supplies I used to make this card are:

- Gina K Designs “Poster Board Sentiment”s stamp set by Becky Oehlers.
- Gina K Designs Pure Luxury card stock in 80 lb. Layering Weight Ivory, Dark Chocolate and Kraft.
- Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Color Companions Premium Dye Ink in Dark Chocolate.

- Pearls from Michael's.

So…..think about the special guys in your life and make a masculine birthday card with one of them in mind. It can be a boy, a teenager or your favorite man! I can’t wait to see what you create!

The prize for the challenge is……a $25 GINA K DESIGNS GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Here are a few rules to the challenge:

• Please create a new card/project for each challenge.
• You may use any vendors/products.
• The host/hostess will choose 3 winners.
• All 3 cards will be pinned to our Mod Squad Challenge Blog Pinterest Board (follow the link on the right column) and when there is a craft prize the host/hostess will choose one from among those 3 winning cards. The winners will be announced in a separate post that will go up on Tuesdays before the next challenge post goes up. Any winners of craft prizes have 1 week to respond to claim the prize. Prizes that are unclaimed will be offered again on another challenge.
• Our challenges may be combined with up to 4 other challenges, so to be eligible for any prizes and Pinning you can have a total of 5 challenges you've entered. We rely on the honor system so please be honest.
• The Mod Squad challenges are open until the following Monday night so we have time to choose and post winners.
• Winners will be chosen from among the entries submitted in time.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for playing along!

Seanie

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Pretty Pieces Winners

What a gallery full of paper pieced goodness you gave me to look through!  Thank you!!!  I narrowed it down to ten to start with, but I figured I'd better get a little closer to the 3 I was supposed to choose, so I went with four... : )

First is this fun card by Myrna - Isn't this frog adorable in his paper pieced Hawaiian shirt???

Next is this easy to mail card by Lisa.  I love the clean lines!!

And then there is this gorgeous card by Sally... Purple butterflies... SWOON!!

And now this week's winner!!

Ceal paper pieced this snazzy outfit!  I am pretty sure that I need a striped dress like that.  And the glittery orange belt??  Wonderful!!  Ceal you can contact Lee at grizzlys4@yahoo.com to give her your info for your $50 gift certificate from Gina K Designs.  Happy shopping! 

Thanks so much for playing along everyone!  Watch the blog for tomorrow's challenge and invite your friends to join in!! :)

Pretty Pieces

Hi everyone!  Welcome to this week's Mod Squad challenge!   My challenge for you today uses one of my favorite techniques... which means it is REALLY easy, because I usually avoid technique challenges completely!! : )  Here's my card... let's see if you can figure out the challenge...

YES!  Paper Piecing! 

If you're not sure what that is, there is a fantastic video on StampTV HERE - and you'll even have one of Gina's adorable cards to CASE if you watch it!! 

I used some bright and cheery designer paper from two different Gina K paper packs - Birthday Hoot and Here Comes the Sun - for my background layer.  I stamped the butterfly from the Don't Lose Hope Stamp Set Duo onto a white Vintage Cuts oval, then paper pieced the wings with a scrap of Here Comes the Sun paper.  I layered my oval onto a Vintage Cuts Scalloped Oval from the Fancy Frames pack and attached it to my project with pop dots.  The little "flight path" is actually a stamp from the adorable Autumn Blessings mini set.  

So... your mission for this week is to 

Use Paper Piecing on your card.

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

OH!  And it is PRIZE WEEK!

The winner of this week's challenge will receive a $50 Gina K gift certificate!  WooHoo!

Ok, here are the rules:

-Please create a new card/project for each challenge.

-You may use any vendors/products.

-The host/hostess will choose 3 winners.

-All 3 cards will be pinned to our Mod Squad Challenge Blog Pinterest Board (follow the link on the right column) and when there is a craft prize the host/hostess will choose one from among those 3 winning cards. The winners will be announced in a separate post that will go up on Tuesdays before the next challenge post goes up. Any winners of craft prizes have 1 week to respond to claim the prize. Prizes that are unclaimed will be offered again on another challenge.

-Our challenges may be combined with up to 4 other challenges, so to be eligible for any prizes and Pinning you can have a total of 5 challenges you've entered. We rely on the honor system so please be honest.

-The Mod Squad challenges are open until the following Monday night so we have time to choose and post winners.

-Winners will be chosen from among the entries submitted in time.

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I've Got The Blues - Winners!!!!!

And heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere are the Blues Winners......seriously.....you all ROCKED this color combination and made it difficult to choose winners.....as always!!!  ;)

 This card by Lisa is just so pretty with the muted browns as the backdrop for the snowman....

 This card by Judy is fabulous with the blues on the Kraft...

This gift certificate-winning card by Lisa at Wishcraft is so striking....

Lisa at Wishcraft...........please contact Lee at grizzlys4@yahoo.com to claim your $25 Gina K Designs gift certificate!!!!  

Thank you all so much for playing along!!!  I'm sorry the winner post was late.....we LOVE seeing all of your amazing creations each week!!!  Hope you enjoy the new challenge and gorgeous card by Tricia!!!

Make sure to watch our Pinterest Board for the winners and other entries from our challenges. One of your cards may end up there!

~ Lee ~