Gina K Design Preview Day 2, October Release!

Welcome back to day 2 of the previews! Tonight we have TWO new stamp sets to show ya! First up is Asela Hopkins' newest set called First Christmas...this one is gonna be a favorite of ALOT of folks, including ME! I was gonna show an ornament I made with this set, but I have an inkling you will see that tonight from some others, lol! Soooo, I will save mine and show you my card I made, one of them, lol! Here it is:



I just LOVE gingerbread men! I have a bunch I set out for Christmas every year, just ones I have picked up here and there at flea markets and garage sales, just ones that caught my fancy, not really worth much but I love them! So I had to color these up for my card tonight! I colored and then popped up the man one, just to give it a bit more dimension. I think this will be an awesome card for a couples first Christmas together, and I happen to know a older couple that this will be perfect for, found love late in life but they are just perfect for each other and will love this card!

Next up we have a new set by Nina Brackett called, Vintage Borders and OH my! what a fun one this one is! Even though I am only showing one card tonight, I was at first kinda stumped on this set, then the ideas starting flowing! I got plenty to show at the party Thursday too! Anyways, here is a CAS card for tonight:



Isnt this a fun looking card? I just love how this turned out myself, lol! The border of the ornaments up top was stamped in Vivid Brick ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then I used a white gel pen to highlight a few of the ornaments in spots. That big ole bow was made by some ribbon I had, did a running stitch and gathered it to make a 3-D flower, which the challenge on the JUGS blog inspired me for that one!

For even more inspiration, please visit the Illustrators of the stamp sets featured tonight:

Asela Hopkins: First Christmas
Nina Brackett: Vintage Borders

Tonight, we have several of our Center Stage Spotlight Designers joining in the previews. Here are their blog links:

Deb Felts
Sharri Seffens
Melissa Cash

Finally, stop by these GinaK Designers' blog for even more projects with tonight's stamp sets:

Gina Krupksy
Carolyn King
Cindy Lawrence
Donna Baker
Erika Martin
Emily Giovanni
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Melanie Muenchinger
Tami Mayberry
Theresa Momber

Our Release party will be held Thursday night over on SCS in GinaK's Forum from 7-10 pm CST. We'd love to have you join in the fun! There will be contest questions, challenges, chatter, and lots more samples from our designers throughout the party! See you then!

Ok, thats all for tonight! We have one more night of previews tomorrow and then its the party Thursday night! Cant wait! Hope you are enjoying the awesome eye candy from all of the designers, I know I am! They making ME look good, haha!! J/K!!

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: First Christmas by Asela Hopkins from Gina K Designs
Papers: dp is Christmas Cheer from K&Company, Cranberry Tart and Fresh Asparagus cardstock from Gina K
Accessories: Lace, ribbon, button from the new Neutrals collection from Gina K, twine, brads, rhinestones, white gel pen, oval and square nesties.
Card #2
Stamps: Vintage Borders by Nina Brackett from Gina K Designs
Papers: SU! Kraft cardstock, pure luxury white and rocket Red (on inside)
Accessories: white gel pen, vivid brick ink, big ole wide ribbon stitched into a bow shape, paper piercer, white button and craft thread.