Friday, June 1, 2012

Gina K Designs May Release Inspiration Hop, Day 1!!


Hey Ya'll!! Welcome to day one of our May Release Inspiration Hops! Glad you came by!

The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop!!! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of deeply etched, pre-cut Gina K. Designs stamps! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

Up first today is Melanie Muenchinger's newest set, her next additon of State Flowers, this one is called "Stately Flowers 4". Oh so much FUN! Here is my card using this set that I gave a sneak peek here on my blog of:


I went for an elegant look and whats more elegant that black, white and red, right? I colored the flower (in red, because Melanie LOVES red!) after stamping it two times, fussy cut one of them to pop up and give it more dimension! I love coloring these flowers...but you will probably see along the way some that arent colored and they look fantastic too!

Ok, next up is Tami Mayberry's newest set called: Ticket Trio...OH the possibilities with this one! Here is my card I did, a masculine card:




Getting my brother's birthday cards done early! The biggest ticket in this set will fit the Tim Holtz Ticket Strip die, which is what I used. They will also coordinate with Spellbinders ticket dies too, I just didnt have them.

Ready for more eye candy?

Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration: (and don't forget, leave comments along the way for your chance to win an awesome grab bag of Gina K stamps!!)


Thanks so much for stopping by today and see you Monday, same time, same place with day 2 of our Inspiration Hop!! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Stately Flowers 4 by Melanie Muenchinger Gina K Designs
Papers: All From Gina K
Accessories: Spellbinders labels 10 and 22, silk ribbon, copic markers, black lace, nestabling, pop dots, self adhesive rhinestones, MS butterfly punch.
Card #2
Stamps: Ticket Trio by Tami Mayberry from Gina K Designs
Papers: All from Gina K
Accessories: SU! star brads, twine, pop dots, Ticket Strip die by Tim Holtz.

111 comments:

  1. Fabulous, Cat! You are so creative!!!

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  2. That carnation is so gorgeous, why haven't I made a red one yet?! This design is over the top lovely with all its details!

    Totally adorable ticket card!!

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  3. This is so pretty and elegant! I love them all.

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  4. Love the black and white and you are right ... there's nothing more elegant. Great job. :-)

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  5. Gorgeous carnation card your coloring is perfect!
    Fun masculine card!!

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  6. The carnation card is beautiful!! That was my mom's favorite flower. Your masculine card is super cool!!

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  7. I gotta have the Ticket Trio stamp set! I just purchased the Spellbinders Labels & Tags dies! Love the CAS design!

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  8. Cat you have created one of the most stunning cards ever with Mel's carnation, so beautiful. As for the masculine card, just love it :-)

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  9. Your carnation is beautiful. It looks like it is real and you could smell it.

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  10. love the way you popped up the carnation and that bow. WOW!

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  11. Love the way you made that flower pop off the card! TFS!

    Kris in Alaska
    funamom at yahoo dot com

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  12. The carnation card is stunning with that color and pattern combo!

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  13. love your elegant dimensional flower card. Stunning! Great colors and composition on the ticket card!

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  14. Great cards! Absolutely love the red/white & black card!

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  15. Super Duper Card. Thnx for sharing.
    Hugz, Dottie

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  16. Your cards are amazing! I just love the way you did the flower on your elegant card and the card is just beautiful! I am challenged by masculine cards and I adore yours. Thanks

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  17. That carnation card is one of my favorite cards that you've ever made, Cat! Beautimous!

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  18. Stunning flower card. Great coloring, paper combo and fabulous bow

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  19. Oh, wow! Love these cards. This is the best card I have visited made with the Ticket TRIO set.

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  20. Great samples -- that ribbon is TO DIE FOR!! Gorgeous bow~

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  21. beautiful carnation, love the ticket card too, fabulous

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  22. Very elegant carnation card and I like the clean lines of the ticket card.

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  23. That first card is just oozing elegance. Love that bow!

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  24. Love what you did with the tickets. When I originally saw this set, i was afraid it would be too limited. But everyone so far has done something so completely different...I may have to have it!

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  25. Great job, Cat. Love the carnation.

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  26. Beautiful cards, Cat! Love the elegance of the STately Flowers card. Gorgeous! I really think Tami's Just the Ticket set is going to get a lot of use. It will be a great asset for those difficult masculine cards. Thanks for the example!

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  27. Oh how neat, I thought you scored and perforated, and hole punched. How fun that the ticket coordinates with dies from other companies, brilliant.

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  28. Awesome Card love the colors and the papers the ribbon is super beautiful. love the layering. thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.

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  29. super elegant, Cat, love the black, white, red and that awesome bow.

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  30. Beautiful cards, Cat. Your flower one is so rich looking.....ooh la la!!!

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  31. Very pretty. I could hardly get past that scrumptious bow on the first. (Oh, what I wouldn't give to be able to tie bows like that.)

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  32. Stunning, Cat! It has a fabulous vintage flare to it.....I see the French Quarter in that first card....love it. And I love the card you made for your brother too - that fact that this set fits in the TH die...sold me!!!

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  33. Carnation card is beautiful. Ticket card is cool.

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  34. Great cards! I love the flowered one

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  35. Very pretty flower card, and a great gy 'tickt' card!

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  36. LOVE both of your cards, Cat! The bow on the carnation card is amazing!!

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  37. Such an elegant carnation card, Cat -- love the colors, so elegant! And I like your masculine-themed ticket card -- great colors!

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  38. Beautiful, s elegant , love the coloring and great masculine card

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  39. Love them both Cat, fabulous!!!

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  40. Your cards are beautiful

    Blessings,
    KathleenR

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  41. Red and black---one of my fav color combos. It always makes an elegant card!

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  42. Great cards! Love how you used the tickets.

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  43. Your first card grabbed my attention right away! Beautiful! Your "guy" card gave much inspiration. Thank you for sharing.

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  44. I have both the Spellbinders and Tim holtz ticket dies, now I just need the stamps. Thanks!

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  45. What a beautiful & elegant card! The masculine card is just the right touch also. Great job!

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  46. Red is my favorite color so I am in love with your first card. Everything about it is just perfect. Regina
    regina95370@sbcglobal.net

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  47. Very pretty flower card and love the ticket card!

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  48. Wow- you're first card would be perfect to give to my daughter that just graduated high school (those are her school colors & it's beautiful!)

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  49. Great cards. Loved the floral reminded me of a flamenco dancer.

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  50. Wonderful cards! I especially love the flower!!

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  51. Truly elegant! Love the black, white and red and that bow...wow!
    The ticket one is "just the ticket" lol for a man! Thanks Cat!

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  52. Very pretty. I love that double bow on the first card.

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  53. whoa!!! your cards are stunning!! your first card is simply gorgeous! love that big bow and bling!!!
    The second card is awesome!!! a great birthday card for a guy :) great job!!

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  54. At first glance, I thought that csrnation was rea! Lovely cards. Thanks for sharing.

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  55. Ooooh, I love the colors you used on the card for Melanie's flowers. Gorgeous!

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  56. Love the colors on the Cherish card. Just beautiful!

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  57. Your carnation card is beautiful, and what a great B-day card for a brother, nice job, TFS!

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  58. The carnation looks so real. Love it. Great work.

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  59. Gorgeous, gorgeous! LOVE the carnation!

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  60. Loved both cards but the first card was very elegant. Thanks for sharing.

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  61. What luxury in red and black! Great design and I think the invite is so fun but a guy thing at the same time.

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  62. What a variation in style! The carnation card is so elegant, and the ticket card is just plain cute. Love the blue and kraft combo.

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  63. What a gorgeous carnation and the rest of the card fits it perfectly! I like the ticket card layout, too, but the other one is a real knockout. Can't get over how real the carnation looks. Beautiful background paper and the elegant ribbon. Wow! TFS

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  64. I love your elegant card--Beautiful
    Thanks for sharing and inspiration
    Sandy

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  65. Great use of these stamp sets on
    your terrific cards. Thanks for
    sharing, take care.

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  66. And another beautiful use of the carnation - my fav flower. I am getting more and more ideas for it's use.

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  67. That red carnation is really a stunner. Awesome design.

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  68. You went for and achieved elegance. Nice job.

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  69. You went for and achieved elegance. Nice job.

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  70. These stamps are so beautiful and versatile! Thank you for posting such cool ideas!

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  71. Lots of work put into that beautiful flower. Good color.

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  72. WOW...love the way you made that card pop!!! very elegant
    massey1982@aol.com

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  73. Pretty cards! I really like the one for your brother. I'm sure it'll put a smile on his face!

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  74. Elegant card, just beautiful and your brother will love his fun clean birthday card, very creative.

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  75. Beautiful cards! Love the colors too!

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  76. Beautiful cards! Love the colors too!

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  77. I am always on the lookout for masculine cards... Looks like the stamps from this set are must haves! Love the red fleer... Most elegant!

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  78. That dimensional flower is just 'Wow!. And the ticket care is perfect for a guy. Love it! TFS!!

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  79. Your flower card is so elegant! and I love the simplicity of your brother's b-day card; those little knots in the twine are cool.

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  80. Your Carnation card is stunning very clever male b/day design as well

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  81. Love your carnation card. Your bow is beautiful. Very fun Mascaline card too.

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  82. Cat, your red, white and black card is absolutely beautiful! I love how you did the red carnation.
    I love, love, love your card!!!!!

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  83. I love how you popped up the top of the carnation- beautiful! Your brother will love his card!

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  84. What a beautiful "elegant" card. Great masculine and simple card also.

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  85. Especially love that first card. Black, red, white cards are always a hit.

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  86. Both cards are awesome..but I have to say since I love carnations and that they are my favorite flower that I choose that as my favorite card too. Your coloring is super.

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  87. Love the 3D carnation. Very effective with the big bow. Thanks

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  88. All I can say is a simple WOW - great job !

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  89. I am so in love with that ticket stamp set!

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  90. Cat, you did a wonderful job on your elegant card, your bow is so pretty. Your masculine card looks amazing.

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  91. Awesome cards Cat! Love that beautifully elegant carnation card; and the cool design of your ticket card!

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  92. That carnation card is just so elegant! Love it!

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  93. great man card for your brothers I have 3 boys I am always in search of those.your flower card is elegant in red!Thanks for sharing.

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  94. WOW I LOVE the red carnation and both of the cards really! The first card so elegant and classy and the second a masculine card those are always welcome since they are a bit harder to create! Thank you so much for the inspiration! Bless you and your family!

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  95. That is quite an elegant carnation card. I love the die cut tickets too!

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  96. I agree the red, white, and black does make an elegant looking card. i like the masculine birthday card too.

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  97. More amazingness from you my friend....that floral card is to die for!!

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  98. What an elegant red carnation! Thanks for sharing.

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  99. Your carnation card is beautiful, I'm new to stamping, hopefully my creations will be as nice as yours are one day

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  100. Against the black your bright flower really pops!

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