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NinaB Designs Blog Hop: Make it Masculine

Welcome to the NinaB Designs Blog Hop! The theme of this month's hop is Make it Masculine. Father's day is just around the corner. It's a great opportunity to honor those men who mean so much to us.

I decided to create a clean and simple card, a style that I always turn to when making masculine cards! Manly colors, a meaningful sentiment... a perfect combo in my book!

I also used some paper scraps to create a sentiment on the inside of the card:

To create this card, I used star dies from Nina's Sweet Folk Art Spellbinders die set, and sentiments from Nina's Mother and Father stamp set she designed for The Craft's Meow. 

Additional supplies: kraft cardstock, papers from Fancy Pants 'Swagger' collection 6x6 pad, Papertrey Ink Dark chocolate hybrid ink, brown hemp cord, Cuttlebug.

Now, how about a giveaway?!

The NinaB Designs team is giving away these TWO PRIZE PACKAGES:

Prize #1: Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two Dies

   Prize #2: $20 Gift Certificate to Want2Scrap.

Winners will be picked randomly from 2 of the designers' blogs:

Nina Brackett * Clare Buswell * Jennie Harper * Jessica Fick * Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas * Rae Barthel *Viola Mahr

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on May 22 on Nina's Blog, where you will also find all the relevant info regarding the giveaways. Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Penny Black Inc.  Want2Scrap 

Thank you for joining us today!

blog hop *winner*

congratulations to....

Sharon Fritchman said...


Hi Rae! So nice to meet you here during this amazing blog hop! I have been having so much fun!!!! your card is very cool, creative and happy! I LOVE IT!!!!! Thanks for being a part of this and I am hopping on . . .

May 8, 2013 at 4:52 AM

Congratulations Sharon!! Please email me with your snail mail addy!! raescards (at) comcast (dot) net   Thank you all for commenting!! More giveaways soon :) xoxo rae

Heidi Sonboul's new Signature Series book blog hop

Welcome to the hop! Today we are celebrating the release of Heidi Sonboul's new Signature Series book! Heidi is a Product Designer and the Design Team Coordinator for GCD Studios, and also a scrapbooker extraordinaire... her book is full of inspiration!!!!

I have a little inspiration of my own to share today....
I created a card using one of Heidi's collections for GCD Studios called Special Delivery.

Card instructions:
1. Make card from white cardstock. Adhere oval paper to card front. Adhere block of floral paper to card front. 2. Layer border strips, adhere to card. 3. Wrap string around card, tie bow. 4. Fussy cut flowers from paper. Push sentiment brad through flower centers; adhere to card with foam tape. 5. Stamp sentiment on sticker; adhere to card. 6. Embellish with chipboard arrows and sequins. Finished size of card: 5" square

I also have a little giveaway for one lucky commenter/follower!!

Please follow my blog (on the sidebar) and comment below for your chance to win this prize package that I put together:

First, a 'card kit' to create your own card just like mine above. (Supplies included: card base, three 6" x 6" papers, stamped label, three scalloped borders all from Heidi's GCD Studios Special Delivery collection, sequins, and two Heidi Swapp arrows)

AND you will also receive all 12 double sided 6" x 6" papers from Heidi's GCD Studios 'Special Delivery collection", 6" pieces of all border strips, and a set of brads..... I may throw in a few stickers too ;)

So what do you think?

Wanna win it?

Become a follower of my blog

and 

comment below for your chance to win.

Winner will be announced next Monday, May 13th!

Below you will find all of the blog hop participants... LOTS of inspiration to be had there, I tell ya!

The Line Up
(click on names to go to blogs)

GCD Studios

Alicia Thelin

Amanda Coleman

Angi Barrs

Audrey Yeager Christina Collins Christine Meyer Grace Tolman Heidi Van Laar  Jennifer Chapin Julie Tucker-Wolek Katrina Hunt Kelly Holbrook Lalo IK Megan Klauer Nina Yang Pam Callaghan Rae Barthel (you are here) Rochelle Spears Sara Zenger Suzanna Lee Teri Anderson Wida Miller Now Head over to Heidi Sonboul's new site for a chance to win the newest tool from Fiskars and her two newest collections, Special Delivery and SunKissed. To order the book you can go here:

happy hopping!!! thanks for stopping by!! xoxo rae

My first GCD Studios blog post & news!

is up!
Check it out HERE... and if you will, please leave me a comment on that post, I'd appreciate it!!!

NEWS...
be sure to tune in on Monday, May 6th, for a GCD Studios blog hop (with prizes!) celebrating GCD Studios Design Team Coordinator Heidi Sonboul's new book

You can order your book (or digital copy!) HERE

Thanks for stopping by today!!

See you right back here on Monday!!

xoxo

rae

GCD Studios Paper Cut - Spring 2013 issue

Today I get to share my first GCD Studios Design Team project!!
I created a card for the Spring 2013 issue of GCD Studio's Paper Cut e-magazine.
My card and write up appear on page 18 of the e-zine.
Please click on the magazine image below, or THIS LINK to view the issue.

I chose to create a Mother's Day card for the issue...

GCD Studios supplies used
Patterned Paper: Pure Bliss collection 6" x 6" paper pad: #2031
Accents: Pure Bliss collection alphabet stickers: #2032; Label stickers: #2033; Die cut borders: #2036

Thanks for stopping by!! Tell me what you think about the e-zine after you look at it!! I LOVE all of the projects that my fellow DT members created!!

See you again soon...
xoxo
rae

NinaB Designs April 2013 Blog Hop - comment to win!!

Welcome to the NinaB Designs Blog Hop! The theme of this month's hop is Stamping Techniques. Nina challenged the team to do a technique, which could be as simple as coloring, die-cutting or more involved like emboss resist, making your own embellishments, etc.

I chose to use the following products, designed by Nina:

Sewing Elements Spellbinders Dies

And the coordinating Sew Happy stamp set

And here is my card:

 I love how this one turned out! In addition to Nina's products, I used papers from Crate Paper's DIY collection, kraft paper, a bit of dyed seam binding, and chalk ink for a bit of 'edge enhancing'.

I just love matching dies/stamp sets! I die cut the thread spool, pin cushion and the buttons to make my own embellishments for the card.

And the stitched sentiment.... love! I'm thinking I will save this card to give this card to my mom for her birthday, she is an avid quilter and I think she would enjoy receiving a card like this!

 

Now a blog hop isn't a blog hop without a giveaway!! Check out these prizes!! (Nina is sooo very generous!!)

The NinaB Designs team is giving away these TWO PRIZE PACKAGES:

Prize #1

 Prize #2: TCM's Crafty Shelf and Retired LOC Elegant Labels set

Winners will be picked randomly from 2 of the designers' blogs:

Nina Brackett * Clare Buswell * Heather Jensen * Jennie Harper * Jessica Fick * Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas * Rae Barthel

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on April 22 on Nina's Blog, where you will also find all the relevant info regarding the giveaways. Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Penny Black Inc.  Want2Scrap 

Thank you for joining us today!