Sneak Peek: Lazy Days of Summer and Ribbon Stripes

Today we have two fun peeks, the first up is the "Free with Three" set "Lazy Days of Summer"! Below I've colored the little pail and sandcastle images with Copics and popped them up. Then I stamped the word "Celebrate" in Close to Cocoa on the Creamy Caramel CS and added some little dots with my marker to look like it was sculpted or written in the sand (and about to be washed away by that "breaking wave" DP! This gorgeous geometric pattern in the Basic Grey "Lime Rickey" Collection (included in the new StampTV kit!! yup, you saw it yesterday and yup, I love it!!) instantly reminded me of sparkling sunlit water, so I tore one sheet at a diagonal, then layered the remaining two triangular pieces on top of each other (offseting the corner and adding a brad for more interest and pop) and curled up the edges with my fingers, isn't that white reveal just perfect as foam?? (I can hear them tumbling and feel salty wind on my face each time I look at it! :) Cardbase is the new Gina K Pure Luxury Rocket Red.

This next card uses the brilliant new "Ribbon Stripes" from Gina K, a set that will be a staple in your collection, much wider and longer (a whopping 7.5 inches!) than other trims or border stamps you might already have, you'll be stamping away faux- or on real 5/8 inch ribbon and stamping the patterned paper of your dreams in seconds flat!

Here I used a long acrylic gridline block and alternated the stars border with the stripes. You'll be thrilled how easy it is to line these beauties up, the aptterns she included are to die for! I added a pierced row above and below with my Scor-Bug, and those big stars, get ready, are also from the "Lazy Days of Summer" free set!! I know, right?! They are die cut with the Star Nestabilites, but you can also use your punches with them. :) Last, I couldn't resist adding some little "Sporty Accessories" to the corner, nothing more "All American" than baseball, (and I love the contrast of the brown with the red, white and blue, such a great palette!) :) In addition to the Rocket Red, I also used the new Gina K Pure Luxury In the Navy as my base, it is the most beautiful true navy color. And the white is of course, the original Gina K Pure Luxury!

More peeks of these two fabulous sets from our team:
Joanne Basile-

Donna Baker
Jessica Fick-
Carolyn King
Cindy Lawrence

Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Theresa Momber

Gina Krupsky
and our In the Spotlight designer Melissa Shultz!

The Party is tonight!!! (How long is your wishlist after all the sneak peeks this week??) See you 7PM-10PM CST in the forum, full set reveals peeked throughout!