Monday, November 1, 2010

Gina K Preview Day 1

Hello!! Tonight begins the previews for the new Gina K Designs release. All the stamps and new products will be released on THURSDAY night (after the release party) at 10 p.m. on the site.

Tonight the design team is using Winter Mittens (by Nina Brackett) and A Year of Borders (by Melanie Muenchinger).

Here is the project I designed with Winter Mittens: I stamped the mittens on ivory cardstock and then cut them with the coordinating Spellbinders Nested Mittens die (which will also be available on Thursday night at Gina K Designs). I cut another mitten from the cardstock to create the back of the mitten so I could insert the stick into it. I used a tin I found at Target for the base and added the sentiment right to it. I thought this would be a cute presentation for a Starbucks gift card or even some candy. (You can poke the lollipop sticks into the Styrofoam base.)

Next, I used A Year of Borders to create a holiday card that is easy to mass produce and mail:I embossed the poinsettias on green cardstock ( All Spruced Up )and then matted it on white before adhering it to the card base. I rounded the corners, added some raffia and rhinestones and done.


Want to see some more projects with these sets? Just head on over to these designers' blogs for more inspiration:

Cathy Tidwell

Carolyn King <---- You are here!

Emily Giovanni

Gina Krupsky

Lee Murphy

Melanie Muenchinger

Nina Brackett

Theresa Momber

Don't forget: The Gina K release party will be held this Thursday night, November 4. We'll have contest questions, challenges, chatter, and lots of samples with the new stamp sets to share during the party. Please make plans to join us from 7-10 central on StampTV!

Thanks for stopping by!

41 comments:

Melissa said...

Love your mittens and poinsettia card Cammie! I can't wait for this release!

Lee said...

ACK!!!! What adorable mittens in the gifty!!!! And very elegant CAS border card!!!

Melanie said...

aww that is so cute oon the sticks1 :)
you have such a knack for GREAT cas, wtg!
hugs!

Allison Cope said...

Beautiful cards Carolyn! Can't wait to see this month's releases!

Tina said...

LOVE the mittens and that CAS card is sooo eye catching!

Cat Tidwell said...

LOVE the mittens on a stick, too stinking cute! And the CAS card, embossed in white like that looks awesome!

emilymomto3boys said...

Ok, great job all around! But those mitten sticks are freaky cute!

Theresa Momber said...

Oooh, those mitten sticks are so cool! Love the CAS border card. Super easy and beautiful!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Love the mittens on the sticks and just adore the CAS poinsettia card!

joy said...

Love the embossed poinsettias! The mitten in the bucket is such a cute idea!

Joanne (jojot) said...

your potted mittens are just too cute...and the black and white embossed card is pure elegance

Jennie said...

Just adorable Carolyn!! Love the mittens on a stick and great CAS design with Melanie's set.

Vicki Dutcher said...

Cammie - those mittens are so awesome with your bucket!!

Betty Neville said...

Wonderful projects Cammie! Love your cute bucket and the CAS Christmas card is perfect!

Becky said...

What cute little mittens and the white embossing looks so elegant.

Kary said...

Cammie, the mittens are so sweet and the poinsettia card is gorgeous. Love how the embossed image looked on the darker cardstock. Very nice!!

Miesje said...

Those mittens are so cute in that pot! Love it. That Christmas card is wonderful - simple and elegant!

Miss Boo (a.k.a. jen70) said...

Stunning card! Love it!

Donna said...

Fun projects, Cammie! Love the mittens. What a cute idea! Have a wonderful day!

Evgenia Levitskaya said...

wonderful work

Carla S. said...

Wonderful creations, Cammie! Love the mittens in the tin! The white embossed poinsettias are gorgeous!

Tracey said...

Fantastic projects Cammie! Love those mittens!!

Dawn Easton said...

Fantastic, Carolyn!!

NinaB said...

I love the idea of that little bucket for gift cards. Beautiful as always, Cammie.

Janeen said...

kee ute! idea!

Karen said...

I love your projects. That CAS card is fabulous!

Amy Johnson said...

How adorable! Mitten images must really be in this year because I am seeing them everywhere! Beautiful card too!

Starla said...

Very cute gift container idea!
Your card is also just stunning. The embossing just adds that "wow" punch!

Cathy P in AZ said...

LOVE the mittens project...and the poinsettia card is STUNNING. TFS!

Valerie said...

Your card is fresh and bright looking. Very nice.

Auntie Em said...

The mittens in the bucket is such a great gift card presentation idea.
And I love the white on the dark green card. So striking!
Thanks for sharing! :o)

stampqueen said...

Cute projects!!!! Love the bucket and the pop of white on the dark green is perfect!!!

Kay S said...

Cute, cute gift bucket with those adorable mittens! Love your poinsettia card. So clean and classy! I may have to do some CASE-ing of this one!

Christy Farneth-Kerr said...

Great projects Carolyn :) I can't wait to see more :)

Dee in N.H. said...

Love your mittens on sticks! How clever. Beautiful card with the border set.

Unknown said...

those cards are very pretty like them all

Anonymous said...

DUDE! How could I not stop by my friend Cammie's blog? Just saying. ;)

These are really great projects. I am especially fond of the pail with the mittens. They are just so cute.

Hope you are having a great week!

Teri

Cindy Haffner said...

Those mittens are ADORABLE !!

Luv 2 Create said...

Love both of your projects. The card is stunning. Love the white pointsettia border on the contrasting black background. Really beautiful.
Marcie

Sue from Oregon said...

Fuhhhnnnn projects LOL!

Jana Weaver said...

Love these mittens...totally cute projects!