StampTV Technique Highlight Blog Hop

Welcome to our Gina K Designs technique hop, highlighting some of favorite techniques from past StampTV videos! Hope you enjoy hopping today and get inspired to try a new technique or revisit an old favorite! You should be coming from Sharon Harnist's blog, but you can start anywhere and make the full loop! Today's sample uses "Bring the Bling" and the Pullin' Pastels technique. I've most often seen this technique done with pastels on black cardstock but I had some navy on my desk so I rubbed the In the Navy CS with powder blue chalk and stamped with with the bling, it gave it a really pretty faded jeans feel. It may appear to be paler blue stamped with navy, but in real life you can really see the chalky texture! ( It also has a feel similar to the bandanna technique, I thought about adding some white dots but wanted to focus on the pastels.) The casual feel of the new background loaned itself to some other casuals colors and details like the Soft Sand and White, embossed piercing the Scor-Bug. Stitched ribbon is Pure Luxury. Be sure to watch Gina's video, it's super easy rubbing the chalk and then stamping n images with your Versamark to pull the pastels away, no matter how many times you do you're always kind of amazed at how crisp the image is that pops out! :)

I'll admit I was having some trouble finishing this card off (I'd had such high hopes about having a relaxing evening of stamping after I put the kids to bed, but I'm afraid I am coming down with strep now, too, yuck!) but I just happened upon this flattened glass marble in my drawer and thought it would like kind of cool magnifying the dots in the center of the blingy flower. Unexpected things (and I sure wasn't expecting it!) can sometimes really make a card (or distract you from the so-so-ness of a card, I'm sorry everybody, feel like I let you down today! Hope I am back "on" soon, I am super happy with all the RELEASE STUFF I got done a few days ago, come back for that, hee hee!)

Next please visit Lee Murphy's blog! Thanks for visiting today! Enjoy hopping!