Hip to be square hop: The Best Things in Life...

It's time to hop around the designer's blogs with the new Hip to be square set, illustrated by Melanie for Gina K. Designs!

I wanted to see what fun images from her other sets that could work with this new set because sometimes as an illustrator and designer, she consciously 'plans' for the match ups while others are happy accidents! I'm not sure if she saw this one coming! The bow in her new set matches up perfectly with her onesie in Wee Tees! I used a stamp positioner to line it up perfectly and only had to extend it to the bottom with a brown marker. I used Basic Grey Lemonade paper to stamp the four square, and lined up 'the best things in life {babies} come from God' from The Best Things in Life on my block and stamped it at an angle on the paper. Since I am all about the Janome sewing machine right now, I had to zigzag stitch with brown thread to coordinate. I punched 3/4" of paper to go behind the clear button as an embellishment. This card is so special, but I don't know anyone even pregnant right now to give it to. Oh well, it will be part of my stash.

For even more ideas with the Hip to be Square stamp set, visit Melanie's blog below as well as the Gina K. 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 are all the designer's blog links that are participating in this hop:
  Melanie Muenchinger, Carolyn King, Cathy Tidwell, Erika Martin, Jessica Fick, Lee Murphy, Nina Brackett, Theresa Momber
  

• September's Center Stage Spotlight Team:
  Giovana Smith, Kay Simmons, Linda Payne
  

• Melanie's Special Guests
  Geri Utterback, Karen Knegten, Selma Stevenson,Tina Gilliland