GinaK Hip to be Square Blog Hop

I had so much fun to play with Melanie's set, Hip to Be Square. I know many of you have Christmas cards in mind, but I wanted to show you that this set is not only for the holidays.

For the first card, I made a grid pattern on Word and printed it out. I then stamped a pattern using the circle and small flower stamps from the set. The sentiment is from the StampTV kit, Holiday Cheer. The colors I used are Sweet Corn and Green Apple.

You can download the Gridline Pattern >>>> HERE<<<<.

For the second card, I did a quilted look using the window stamp from the Hip to Be Square. I used coordinating patterned paper by K&Co. The leaves are from Melanie's A Year of Flowers set. And that button is from my stash. It's so big I didn't know how to use it until now. I then stamped across the bottom using the row of flowers from Hip to Be Square. The cardbase is Rose Red and I layered the quilt on Green Apple. A few pearls finished the card.


For even more ideas with Melanie Muenchinger's Hip to be Square stamp set, visit her blog link below as well as the GinaK Idea Center here: Hip to Be Square. Melanie's tip sheet has been added to the Idea Center as a PDF so you can print out her tips and suggestions for a handy reference tool!

Here's all the Designer's Blog Links to check out tonight:

Melanie Muenchinger
Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Donna Baker
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Lee Murphy
Theresa Momber

September's Center Stage Spotlight Team: Giovana Smith, Kay Simmons, Linda Payne, Melanie's Guest Designer for Hip to be Square: Karen Knegten and finally, Special guests: Tina Gilliland, Selma Stevenson , Geri Utterback