Gina K Preview Day 1

Hello everyone! I was so excited to actually stamp something after two weeks + of not doing anything crafty.

Tonight is the first night of the Gina K Designs stamp previews. There are three sets that are being peeked tonight...Sung from the Heart (by Rupa), Happy Hearts (by Tami) and Wishes and Dreams (by Alicia).

The first card I created features Happy Hearts:

For the first card, I used the new cardstock that will be added to the store on Thursday--Passionate pink and Innocent pink!
I stamped the fun hearts (there are LOTS of em in this set!) on the innocent pink cardstock and cut them out. I attached them onto some corrugated cardstock and stamped the sentiment below.

The bow tie ribbon is from the new Stamp TV kit as is the brad. Lots of stuff coming this month!!

Materials used: Stamps-Happy Hearts (Gina K Designs); Memento tuxedo black ink; cardstock-Passionate pink, innocent pink, white (Gina K Designs); Designer paper- Corrugated (The Paper Studio), hearts-The Mod Retro Stack (DCWV); ribbon (Gina K Designs); brad (Gina K Designs).

And, here is a quick card I created with this set:

I had this die cut xo paper for awhile and I thought cutting out the center o and replacing it with a heart would be a good way to use it. Again, I used the love sentiment but there are lots of words in this set. This time I stamped the heart on rocket red cardstock.

The button and ribbon are also from Gina K Designs.
Materials used: Stamps-Happy Hearts (Gina K Designs); Memento tuxedo black ink; red marker (SU!); ribbon and button (Gina K Designs); cardstock-rocket red, white (Gina K Designs); die cut paper-Anna Griffin.

Finally, here is a card that I created using Wishes and Dreams:
You will see plenty of samples using this set during the previews because this set is included in the Card Kit this month. I stamped and colored one of the sweet fairies in this set and then popped her on top of a crescent moon I cut from cardstock (and covered with yellow Doodlebug glitter).

The ribbon is being released this month and the cardstock I used is Onyx, white and innocent pink.
For even more inspiration with our new stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these blogs:

Tami Mayberry {Illustrator of Happy Hearts}

Gina Krupsky

Jessica Fick

Nina Brackett

Melanie Muenchinger

Theresa Momber

Carolyn King

Cathy Tidwell

Lee Murphy

Donna Baker

Lynn Mercurio

Erika Martin

Emily Giovanni

Colleen Schaan

Sankari Wegman

Valerie Stangle

Asela Hopkins

See you tomorrow night with a peek at another new set! Thanks for stopping by!

JustRite Christmas Treasures

HI everyone! Another soggy/stormy day here---sigh! (I am contemplating building an ark!)
It is, however, a great day to create...

Here is a card I made with the beautiful JustRite Christmas Treasures set:

Here is a view from the side so you can see that the front panel is cut to frame the sentiment:

I colored the image with Copic markers and sponged some bashful blue ink around the perimeter of the circle. (Still haven't bought an airbrush system because I am not convinced that I need one!)

The front design was created by using my Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies.

I added some more of the Prism Nautical blue cardstock that I used on the front on the inside. Designer paper is from my scrap bin.

You can find a great selection of JustRite stamps and PRISM cardstock at Stamper's Dream!

Materials used: Stamps-Christmas Treasures (JustRite Stampers); Memento black ink, bashful blue ink (SU!); sponge; Copic markers; cardstock-white (Gina K Designs), Nautical blue light (Prism); designer paper-scrapbin-Ghostly Greetings (SU!), unknown (SU!); Anna Griffin die cut shapes (Peyton Collection); hemp; Spellbinders circle and scalloped circle dies; Cuttlebug (Provocraft);

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Elegant Thanks

Thank you for all your tooth sympathy stories! I did end up calling my dentist and I am going in to see him today...wohooo!!! Hopefully he will figure out what is wrong as I am pretty sure that something IS! (I am updating this at 1:00 am as I am awake with a toothache..sigh! Just waiting for pain meds to kick in.)

I LOVE elegant cards. And I really LOVE elegant cards that come together so easily.

I recently received the Anna Griffin Elegant Borders clear stamp set from Anita's Arts. There are TONS of elegant borders (clear stamps) in the set AND a chocolate pigment ink pad and a clear stamp mount in this KIT. (You can also purchase all the stamps without the ink pad and stamp mount.) I stamped that beautiful flourish design on the top and bottom of some Ivory Pure Luxury cardstock. They stamped very nicely and I am excited about HOW EASY it was to create my own designer paper. And there are tons of different borders and designs to choose from. You can find this set and lots of other Anna Griffin products at Anita's Arts!

I paired the Anna Griffin border with a Thanks stamp from Inkadinkado. The cardstock is Chocolate Kiss Pure Luxury from Gina K Designs and the small flower is a sateen flower that is colored with a Copic marker.

Materials used: Stamps-Anna Griffin Elegant borders; Thanks (Inkadinkado); Ink-chocolate (Anna Griffin); cardstock-Ivory, chocolate kiss (Gina K Pure Luxury); gold (Stampin' Up!); Spellbinders Oval/scalloped oval Nestabilities; Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Copic markers; hemp (SU!); corner rounder punch (Creative Memories); Prima flower; sateen flower (Gina K Designs); foam mounting tape; wedding jewels.

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A Monochromatic Color Challenge

Hello everyone! Yesterday, I posted the color challenge on Stamp TV. This week it is to create a card using monochromatic colors (plus neutrals). You have until April 7th to upload your card on Stamp TV with the keyword "STVCC6" for your chance to win your choice of a stamp set from Gina K Designs valued at $24.95 or less!

Here is my card:

I used Take Flight (Gina K Designs) for the main image on this card. I colored the butterfly with Copics and cut it out. I used the ribbon from the Floral Frenzy kit to lace through the sentiment, from Flowers for Daisy.

I colored a sateen flower with a Copic marker and layered it over a Prima flower that I colored with a darker marker. I stuck a decorative head pin through the center.

The white, onyx and vanilla cardstock are Gina K Pure Luxury.

Hope you play along in the challenge!

Materials used: Stamps-Take Flight, Flowers for Daisy (Gina K Designs); Memento black ink, Brown Staz-On; Copic markers; cardstock-Pure Luxury-Onyx, white, vanilla (Gina K Designs); caramel (SU!); sateen flower (Gina K Designs); prima flower; Anna Griffin Designer Mylar sheet; brads (Gina K Designs-Floral Frenzy Kit); ribbon (Gina K Designs - Floral Frenzy kit); clear embossing powder, Versamark; heat tool; decorative head pin (Hirschberg Schutz & Co); Tag trios dies (Spellbinders); textile embossing folder (Provocraft); Cuttlebug (Provocraft); dimensionals (SU!).

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