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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

CSS Inspiration Blog Hop

It's time for another GinaK CenterStage Spotlight Team Blog Hop!
Each artist was asked to design their project by drawing inspiration from these photos of the AMAZING Christmas Cookie Bouquet the CSS Team sent to Gina's DT Coordinator Jessica Fick:
Here is the first card I created for the hop! I chose Melanie Muenchinger's, "Inspiration Mosaic" and went with the colors of the blue cookies for my inspiration. Using Gina K's Pure Luxury Ocean Mist paper matched the color I was looking for. I then used Melanie's, "Hip to Be Square" set and heat embossed it in white. Then put all the elements of the snow men in different blocks and finally, added him all together in one. My sentiment was also from a set designed by Melanie, "Festive Frames". My second card I again went with the same color and used yet another of Melanie's stamps, "Have a Cookie"... it IS a cookie bouquet.. hee hee. Since Jessica is such a sweet person and all of us on the Center Stage Design Team just adore her, I knew this card was definitely the card that reflected the bouquet for me. I started off using my Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder and lightly brushed over it with my Aqua Vivid Ink pad. The color matches Gina K's Pure Luxury Ocean Mist paper so nicely. I stamped and cut out two of the cookies from the set. After coloring the top of them using my Versamarker I heat embossed adding clear embossing powder to them making them appear to be yummy frosted cookies!!! I added some half white pearls to the cookies for sprinkles and also to mimic the design on the original cookies. Here's a close up so you can see how shiny the "frosted" cookies look. Good enough to eat, huh?? I used my Nestabilities hearts to create an area to place my sentiment. A bit of black satin ribbon to tie in with the black on the cookies and there you have it... my sweet card for a sweet Design Team Coordinator! *smile*
Click on these links to see what the participating Designers have prepared for us tonight:
Have fun hopping!! *smile* Signature

26 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tina - what a good job on both cards! The cookie one, really looks like it was frosted. Amazing! What fun!

Chris R. from Iowa

Kay S said...

Cute cards, Tina! Love them both but the heart 'cookie' card is great. I must get that cookie stamp set sometime!

joy said...

Love the little hats in one corner! I wanna a cookie! It looks real enough to eat! You are one smart cookie to use the versamark!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Hey GF- You created two fantastic cards! Great job!

Selma said...

Both cards are very cute Tina. I really like the cookie card.

TexasGrammy said...

Sweeeeeeeet cards!
I totally agree with you ...The little heart cookies are just perfect for this yummy inspiration!

~Bev

Vicki Dutcher said...

Tina - LOVE the frosted "cookies" - what an excellent take!!

Melissa said...

Love your cards Tina! The cookie one is my fav though. I love how you even iced your cookies!

Giovana said...

Both cards are adorable!! Your cookie card is really "sweet"

Lagene said...

Cute cards, I especially like the blue sweet heart card!

Sue VanDeVusse said...

Tina, these are awesome! I love how you did the first one with all the snowman pieces and the one put together, cute idea. That second one is just cute as can be, love that little cookie, looks good enough to eat.

craftieodmae said...

Gorgeous!!! Love the hearts!

Sharri said...

Tina, Beautiful cards! Those cookies look good enough to eat!!!

Carla S. said...

Both your cards are so cute and creative, Tina! Love the frosting on the cookies - it looks real!

Cheri said...

WOW! Tina. I love what you did with this. Love the "frosting" on those hearts too. Great cards.

Theresa Momber said...

OMGosh! That mosaic card is wild!!!! One of my all time favorite mosaic cards. Love your heart cookie card, too!

Lori said...

The heart cookie!! I so love hearts and both of your cards!!

Deb said...

Two fabulous cards Tina! The cookie one is just too fun! Love the pearl *dragees* and all those other dots! Adorable!

Unknown said...

Tina, what fun cards! Thank you so much for the kind words - you're so sweet! I really like the frosting with beads...

redwasher1 said...

Well you rocked this one!! Gorgeous cards both are outstanding!!

Joan Ervin said...

Both cards are amazing, Tina...I love how you used the Inspiration Mosaic and little snowman on the first and the cookies on the second look good enough to eat!!!!

Jennie said...

Tina, love your cards! Love the inspiration mosaic you used and Have a Cookie, just perfect!!!

Betty Neville said...

Really cute cards! And the cookie looks like the real deal!

buggin2stamp said...

That glazed heart cookie looks good enought to eat. Love the pearl sprinkles.

Brenda said...

gorgeous card Tina!!! I love the frosted cookie, very creative.

Miss Boo (a.k.a. jen70) said...

Super cute cards! I especially love the creativity of the inspiration mosaic.

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