CardMaker July 2010

This month's CardMaker was particularly exciting to receive: if you are published in it, you know what cards that you designed will be in it, but you never know exactly how they will be staged where they will be featured or who else will be included with you..! I literally screamed when I opened the envelope and saw a card using TWO of my stamp sets "Sporty Accessories" and "Just So Sporty" on the cover, not by me but designed by none other than Gina K herself! Swoon!
She has a whole party set inside using these two sets and other Gina K stamps in their "The Total Package" feature! Pinch me, I'm dreaming! (You can also find cards in this issue from my fellow design team peeps, Tami Mayberry and Carolyn King, it is just a big Gina K designs love fest in there, LOL! Way to represent, ladies!)

I was also particularly looking forward to the "Stamping Savvy" feature they are running using my "Inspiration Mosaic" to show its versatility, they peeked one of these cards and did a write up of the set in their last issue. You can see the following three samples and directions for each on pages 24 and 25.

I created a card similar to this one before but gave it a red, white and blue theme for the issue.

This card features the cracked glass technique.

And finally this one has a little masking and color blocking, without having to cut!

Thanks for letting me share! :) Don't forget to go give Gina a holla on her new well earned "cover girl" status! Thank you Gina for showcasing my stamp so beautifully! :)