Gina K. Designs Inspiration Blog Hop Day 3: Fresh Start

Hello my friends! Welcome to Day 3 of Gina K. Designs Inspiration Blog Hop. Today the inspiration comes from Fresh Start Set, this set is our "Free with 3" this month and this is what I came up with.

Directions:

• Make card base from White Cardstock.
• Stamp image in Tea Dye Distress  Ink.
• Stamp an extra bird image in Tea Dye Distress and  the nest in Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Cut them out and adhere them to image with Mini Pop Dots.
• Cut a panel from Kraft CS. Punch opposite sides and emboss it with Distressed Stripes Embossing folder.
• Create a window with Oval Nestabilities.
• Stamp sentiment in Walnut Stain Distress Ink.
• Add Naiheads.
• Add Fabric flower, add a rhinestone and jute twine.

All the items in bold can be found at Gina K. Designs Store

Now, are you ready for more inspiration?! Visit the DT blogs listed below and leave a comment for your chance to win, Gina will be choosing a winner from all the comments who will win a fabulous Gina K. Designs grab bag filled with a least a dozen individual precut images!

• Gina K
• Giovana Smith ---> You are HERE
• Jennie Harper
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Sharon Harnist
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher
• AJ Otto
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Donna Baker
• Emily Giovanni

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps February Release!

Welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps February New Release Blog Hop!  This month's release is so exciting  - it was even released a week early as a surprise! Get your warm beverage and tasty snack, and get ready for some amazing inspiration from the Design Divas!

I have a couple of cards to show you today.

To God be the Glory: The images of this card are from "Morning Glory" Set. Beautiful image and fantastic sayings in this set. I used the sketch from SCS. I stamped extra flowers, cut them out and added them to give more dimension. The border on the front is one of the new heart bordes from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. I added a lot of stitches.

YOU: Dina has created a fantastic set and I know you are going to love it! For this card I used almost the same colors as in the first card. Love all the lace and ribbon :) The hearts die are  also from SNSS.

Hope I inspired you with these projects.

Be sure to make plans to join us for our new release party tonight; the fun takes place over in our member company forums on Splitcoaststampers.  We'll have great fellowship with crafty friends, challenges, and a prize drawing!  The excitement starts at 8:00 PM EST.

Now, take a look at what the other Design Divas have created to show off this amazing batch of February stamps:

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog

Korin Sutherland

Kim Singdahlsen

Giovana Smith -->It's me

Dina Kowal

Jessica Fick

Kim Schofield
Mary Faus

Monika Davis

Bridget Finlay

Holly McMillen

Cathy McCauley

Amber Hillman

Wendy Jordan (our February guest)

Taylor Usry

Don't forget, the entire February release is available in the store right now; you can order the stamps individually or at a discounted bundle price!  Head over to get yours today!

Have fun hopping and see you tonight at the party

Gina K. Designs Inspiration Blog Hop Day 1: Stately Flowers 3 & Mehndi Wishes

Hello my friends! Welcome to Day 1 of Gina K. Designs Inspiration Blog Hop. Today, we have 2 fantastic sets for you to enjoy and give you some ideas until you get yours :)

• Stately Flowers 3: Illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger
• Mehndi Wishes: Illustrated by  Rupa Shevde

Stately Flowers 3: Melanie has done it again! Her set is fantastic. For my card I tried the the Center Step Card Technique. It is very easy and a lot of fun.

Directions:

• Create your Center Step Card from White Cardstock.
• Mat Innocent Pink CS and Patterned Paper from Butterfly Garden Collection (Pink Paislee). Add stitches and adhere them to the different panels.
• Stamp image (twice) on White Cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black. Color it with Copic Markers. Cut out the second image, cut over the lines of the petals and bend it a little bit. Add layer image to main image.
• Die-cut, emboss and stencil image with Circle Nestabilities.
• Mat image with a Scallop Circle Die piece from Innocent Pink CS.
• Add image to card with Large Pop Dots.
• Add pearls and Dark Pink Lace Ribbon Tape.

Mehndi Wishes: I have to confess I did a little bit of homework with this set. I searched online to find out what Mehndi means and I found so many beautiful images. After that little lesson, I decided to create this card. Lots and lots of White Liquid Pearls :)

Directions:

• Make a card base from Black Onyx CS. 5" square.
• Cut a square piece of Red Hot CS. Cut it diagonally, and cut that piece in half.
• Repeat the same with Patterned Paper from True Love Collection (Echo Park Paper).
• Mat CS and PP and adhere pieces to card base. Add White Liquid Pearls in every side. Set aside to dry.
• Stamp image on White CS in Red Barn Distress Ink. Stamp sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black.
• Die-cut, emboss and stencil piece with Oval Nestabilities.
• Die-cut and emboss a piece of Beaded Oval Nestabilities in Ivory CS.
• Mat pieces together with Large Pop Dots.
• Add Mini gold nail heads to beaded piece.
• Make a bow with Red Organdy Ribbon. Adhere to card with Glue dots.

All the items in bold can be found at Gina K. Designs Store

Now, are you ready for more inspiration?! Visit the DT blogs listed below and leave a comment for your chance to win, Gina will be choosing a winner from all the comments who will win a fabulous Gina K. Designs grab bag filled with a least a dozen individual pre-cut images!

• Gina K
• Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Stately Flowers 3
• AJ Otto
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Donna Baker
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith ---> You are HERE
• Jennie Harper
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lori McAree
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Suzanne Dean
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Hope you like my cards!
Have fun hopping! Thanks for stopping by.

Gina K. Designs January Release Party Invitation Blog Hop

The Gina K. Design Team is excited to invite you to another fabulous Release Party tonight!!  The party starts at 7:00 pm Central Time in the  Stamp TV Release Party Forum.  Join us for Challenges, Contest Questions, Design Team Samples, Full Stamp Set Reveals and, of course, party chit chat!!!  Everything will go "live" at 7:00 pm Central in Gina's Store, so there won't be any long wait to start shopping!  Hope to see you there!

If you came from Jimmi's blog, then you're right where you should be. If not, please go to StampTV where you will find a list of all those participating. Here's a card I will be sharing with you at the party tonight:

I used Theresa's new set "Whimsical Spring" This set is fantastic, well Theresa always creates fantastic sets!!
I colored the images with Copic Markers, I stamped extra leaves and a bird to add extra dimension. I stamped the butterflies in Red Barn Distress Ink, cut them out and add them to the card with glue dots, I also added some StarDust Stickles.

Do you like the Patterned Paper? This is one of the new designs that come in "Red Carpet" Collection Pack. You are going to love all 3 Collections.

Go to Emily's blog, to continue the hop and see you tonight at the party!

Have fun hopping!

"Heart" You

Hello my friends!! It's me again :) After writing my previous post, I decided to take a little trip to challenge blogs and I found this cute sketch from Card Patterns and my mojo finally clicked!! Honestly, I got so happy that I had to run to my craft desk and start creating and even better when I saw the new stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and I was allowed to use them :) Yeap! They have not been released yet, BUT you can pre-order them now and maybe you can case my card, wink, wink! You can find all the super amazing deal HERE. I also used the new dies from Sweet 'n Sassy, oh my, can you tell I am excited about this card? I played with my new stuff!!
The new set I used for my card is "You"
Also, this card fits the "Anything goes Challenge" from Simon Says Challenge Blog.

Directions:

• Die-cut a couple of pieces of Chocolate Brown CS with Scallop Circle Dies and create a card.
• Die-cut and emboss and piece of Kraft CS. Stamp Flourish image around the edge in Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Die-cut Heart Scallop border (x2) and a Big Heart. Adhere Scallop Heart borders to card. Ink all edges of Heart and stamp Flourish image around in Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Tie on ribbon and make a bow. Adhere Pink heart to card and add a mini gold head nail.
• Add paper flowers with glue dots.
• Stamp YOU in Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
• Add 3 mini gold head nail.
• Adhere panel to card base.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!!