Gina K Designs November Release Inspiration DT Hop, Day 3!!

Hey y'all!! welcome back to our last day of this release's inspiration hops!

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 Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a few days after the hops.

Today, we have the last 2 sets released for this month...up first is Tami Mayberry's newest set called Perfect Plaids...here is my first card I did with this set:

For some reason I kept seeing that bigger plaid pattern as railroad track, lol! So I went with that and used the little train from Tami's Oh Boy! stamp set to make my little train on its track! :D I also made a Christmasy one. Here it is:

I combined it this time with Becky's set, Warm Woole Mittens. Love how that plaid turned out! So awesome to have this set for lots of wonderful plaid designs!

Next up is the new 'One Free with Three' set called, Snow One Like You. Here is what I have done for the hop with it:

On the inside is my sentiment that says 'There's Snow One Like You'...I colored each snowman with copics...made 2 alike and one different to go along with the sentiment! :D

Ready for some gorgeous eye candy? Here ya go:

• Gina K
• Tami Mayberry – Illustrator Perfect Plaids
• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks once again for all of the wonderful comments you leave! LOVe it! And be sure and check our forum on Thursday evening for the winners of the hops! Good luck!


Card Details
Card #1
Stamps: Perfect Plaid and Oh Boy! Both by Tami Mayberry and from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K and SU! cardstocks
Accessories: pop dots, cloud and grass dies, copic markers.
Card #2
Stamps: Perfect Plaid by Tami Mayberry, and Warm Woolen Mittens by Becky Oehlers both from Gina K Designs
Accessories: twine, SB decorative Labels 1 die, ric-rac, brad, pop dots, eyelets, scor-tape.
Card #3
Stamps: One Free with Three called There's Snow One Like You from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstock and dp, Blizzard
Accessories: scallop die, pearl stickers, lacy scallop border die, copic markers, pop dots.

Gina K Designs November Release Inspiration DT Hop, Day 2!!

Hey y'all!! Welcome back!

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 Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a few days after the hops.

Once again, we have 2 sets to showcase for you! Up first is Theresa Momber's new set called Elegant Florals..once again Theresa has done it, with her beautiful and so realistic drawings of florals! Here is what I have done for today:

I used that gorgeous Calla Lily in the set and made an elegant birthday card...those decorative rectangles look so lacy and dainty to me, and also give it an elegant touch, IMO! :D I used copic markers to color the flower and then some SU! inks for the sponging on the edges.

Up next is Beth Silaika's newest set called Sentimental Holiday...I absolutely LOVE the sentiments in this set...you can have them for outside or inside of the card too! Here is what I have done for today:

I stamped the trees with versamark then embossed them in silver and gold. I also stamped the star and embossed it to...added a few silver and gold gems and made the 'snowy' hills! Such a fun card to make too!

Ok, ready for more awesome eye candy? Just follow the links below of my fellow DT!

• Gina K
• Beth Silaika – Illustrator Sentimental Holidays
• Theresa Momber – Illustrator Elegant Florals
• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Sharon Harnist
• Suzanne Dean
• Tami Mayberry
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks so much for all of the wonderful comments you all left for me yesterday, truly makes my day! We have one more day to showcase the new sets for you, so be sure and come on back!

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Elegant Florals by Theresa Momber from
Papers: All Gina K cardstock
Accessories: copic markers, sponge, SU! ink, pearl stickers, SB decorative rectangles, sheer yellow ribbon, scor-tape, pop dots.
Card #2
Stamps: Sentimental Holiday by Beth Silaika from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks
Accessories: gold and silver embossing powders, heat gun, versamark ink, silver pearl stickers, distressing tool, pop dots.

Gina K Designs November Release Inspiration DT Hop, Day 1!!

Hey y'all!! Lordy! didnt realize it had been so long since I posted! Well, today is a good day to come by, I've got new Gina K Design goodies to share with ya! :D

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 Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a few days after the hops.

For today, we have 2 stamps sets to showcase. Up first is newest set called 'Lots Of Letters and I am SOOO thrilled to have this set! You can really get personal with messages now! Here is what I have done for today:

I got an early start on Valentine's Day! I used the little shapes to make the flower! How cute is that!? Not to brag, but I think it did turn out cute, lol! I also did this one:

I stamped the letters onto the little canvas banner flags I purchased at HL. And then stamped right on the canvas ribbon. Perfect birthday card for a friend of mine! Oh the possibilities with this set! I can tell, it will get ALOT of use!

OK, next we have the newest from Becky Oehlers called Warm Woolen Mittens. This set is just super fun to work with too! Here is what I did for today:

Aren't those mittens just too cute!?? I love that we have solid stamps or open stamps that can be paper pieced (which is what I did) or colored, so fun!!

Ready for more awesome eye candy?!! Here ya go!

• Gina K
• Becky Oehlers – Illustrator Warm Woolen Mittens
• Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Lots of Letters
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Suzanne Dean
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Come on back tomorrow for day 2 of our DT hop, got more GKD to share with you!!

p.s. Are YOU ready for Christmas? Me? NOooooo!! LOL



Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Lots of Letters by Melanie Muenchinger from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks, Kraft stack dp.
Accessories: pearl stickers, white craft thread, pop dots, green and red SU! inks.
Card #2:
Stamps: Lots of Letters by Melanie Muenchinger from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstock
Accessories: canvas banners and ribbon, numbers die, twine, ticket stub, stayz-on ink.
Card #3
Stamps: Warm Wooly Mittens by Becky Oehlers from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks, Echo Park dp
Accessories: SU! rhinestone brads from the pretties kit, pop dots, bow pattern.

Winner winner chicken dinner!

Yep, I'm back with the winner of this fun CardMaker kit:

The winner issssssssss............drumrolllllllllll.............

Kitty!!

With her comment of :

Blogger Kitty said...

WOW, The cards you made are beautiful. Who wouldn't love to get one of these kits. This is how I learned to make cards

Blessings,
Kat

November 15, 2012 12:46 AM

Congrats to you Kitty! You need to email me your snail mail info. My Email button is on the very top left!

Thanks to all of you for stopping by and letting me share this awesome product! And Kitty, hope you have as much fun as I did!

Quick post...

Hey y'all! I havent forgotten about the prize below! Just got behind with my daughter and grandson coming down for the weekend and internet woes I keep having. But I'll be back in just a few with the winner! :D And by the way, wanted to mention...Im including a few emails I had sent to me in the drawing too, because they couldnt leave me a comment on this site...I have no idea why that happens, but out of fairness, want to include them too! So, I had 15 for the total amount to draw to win.

CardMaker Kit of the Month Club -- A review

Hey y'all!! About a month ago, I was contacted by Robin from CardMaker Kit of the Month Club, and asked to do a review of their card kits. I was really excited to do this too! I love card kits! I KNOW what you are saying...that I have allll of the stuff, why a card kit? I love how everything is together for you...and these kits are like that. The instructions are so very well written and the 2 kits I got both teach a technique, along with items focused on different occasions..such as sympathy, and friendship (the two I received). And keep reading! You will have a chance to WIN the Perfect Posies kit!! Just look at what EACH kit contains:

Each kit includes exclusive materials to make 8-10 cards such as:

o Quality card blanks and envelopes

o Printed papers

o Die-cut sheets

o Decorative stickers or rub-ons

o Clear acrylic or self-cling rubber stamps

o Color-coordinated ribbon and embellishments like brads, buttons, glitter, pearls, rhinestones, flowers, and more!

o A full-color, step-by-step instructions

And----

· None of the kits or kit components is sold in retail – they are sold exclusively to members of CardMaker Kit Club!
· Each kit teaches a fun technique like embossing, stenciling, quilling, iris folding, specialty card folds, and simple layering techniques

· There are also an instructional videos for the most of the kits and for using the free gifts. Instructional Video

· To view a gallery of kits, go to: Gallery of the Kits
· To join or learn more, just go to: CardMaker Kit Club




AND before I show you what I have made with the kits, I just want to tell you that You can WIN one of these kits too! Just be sure and comment below and Ill pick a winner this Saturday and they will receive the Pretty Posies kit (my favorite of the two!) Ok, just look what I have done...warning, image heavy!

I have combined some of my stuff with the kits too...this just gives you endless possibilities with these kits too!

First up the Pretty Posies kit, which you can WIN!

I made some bookmarkers! Everything you see on these bookmarks came from this kit except for the eyelets. I also laminated these.

Isn't this circle card just the cutest? Yep, that's in the kit too. I also loved the flower pot shaped cards:

And here it is with the insert pulled out:

The insert pulled out:

The white pearls are the only thing not in the kit.

OK, so yea, you should have known I'd have to get some kraft cardstock in there! :D

More krafty goodness...

On these cards, I have used some dies that are not in the kit too. The rosette die, scallop die, rick rack die and such.

And now a few cards with the Simple Comfort Kit:

Even though I dont like having to make those sympathy cards, we all need them at one time or another...and having this kit, it makes it easier and quicker!

Super simple CAS one...used the decorative Labels one die with this and corner chomper.

I colored the flowers with copics here...stamped 2 times so I could layer and give dimension...which is the technique this kit teaches.

Rolled flower die is from Spellbinders on this card. Also the flourish and oval dies were used too.

And my last card with this kit...I used some Spellbinders dies here too.

Soooo, what do I think of these kits? I absolutely LOVE them! Have a friend just starting or wanting to learn 'how you do it'?? Get them a kit! Give as gifts to your fellow cardmakers, they would love them too I'm sure! I totally enjoyed making these cards. I HIGHLY recommend this Card Kit Club...and its 100% guaranteed satisfaction too!

Now, Two things to do to win this....leave me a comment with a way to contact you and SPREAD THE WORD!! :D That simple!

Thanks for letting me share this with you!!



Card Details:
Stamps: if any used were from the kits.
Papers: from kits and Gina K Designs
Accessories: various dies by Spellbinders and MFT, pop dots, glue dots, scor-tape, white pearl stickers, copic markers, ribbon, white craft thread, mini stapler, nestabling.

If any questions about anything I used, you can email me!

Show Me the Stamps!

Welcome to the Show Me the Stamps Holiday kick off for Gina K Designs! For this month’s hop, several of the Gina K Designs Illustrators have brought together their design teams and guests for a lineup of fun and exciting things to share using their stamps. Today I am excited to help illustrator Melanie Muenchinger showcase some of her past sets!


The Gina K Designs Illustrators have also decided this month they want to help you celebrate the holidays in style with some Gina K Design stamps!


For this month’s hop the Gina K Designs Illustrators will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to the Gina K Designs store!

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on each Illustrator’s blog.



Want an extra entry?

Become a blog follower of any of the illustrators and leave a comment letting them know you did. That’s up to 8 chances to win if you become a follower of each illustrator and leave a comment!!

You can find the complete list of Gina K Design Illustrators participating on Melanie's Blog!Of course, you’ll want to be sure and check out all of the links from Melanie’s guests, too! Why? Because Melanie will personally be sending out a surprise gift to someone who comments on her guests’ blogs as well. So many ways to win!



Now for today’s project:

I am just loving Melanie's State Flowers series! So I decided to use one of those sets to showcase today. I used Stately Flowers 3. I LOVe that big ole magnolia!

I love it when the Magnolia Trees are blooming around here. Love the smell and how big and gorgeous they are. I colored this one with Prisma pencils and gamasol. And used the smaller magnolia in the set to create the background. I think it turned out pretty good! :D I also made a card using her newest set Stately Flowers 5...

Had to color up that gorgeous purple flower! :D I used copic markers on this one and colored several to cut out too to add dimension.

Ready for more awesome eye candy?
Here is the complete list of Melanie’s guest star stampers today:


Carolyn King

Geri Utterback

Tosh Leyendekker

Karen Knegten



When you get done be sure that you hop on over to Melanie's Blog to get the complete list of Gina K Designs Illustrators participating and entry for a chance to win that $50 gift certificate!

Deadline to enter for the gift certificate drawing is 5pm Central time on Thursday. November 15, 2012—release party day! AND just in time for someone to do some exciting release party shopping when the new stamps become available at 7pm!



Be sure to visit Melanie’s blog Thursday too because the illustrators will be hopping again. But this time they will be showing you peeks from the NEW stamp releases!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope to have inspired you in some way!

--Cat

Card Details:
Card#1
Stamps: Stately Flowers 3 by Melanie Muenchinger from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K Designs cardstocks
Accessories: prisma pencils and gamasol, ribbon, pop dots, pearl stickers, oval and lacy oval SB dies.
Card #2
Stamps: Stately Flowers 5 from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina k cardstock
Accessories: Labels 1 and Fancy Labels 1 from SB, pop dots, copic markers, wooden butterfly, all purpose glue, scor-buddy, paper piercer and pad.

My New Baby!

Hi Y'all!! Yes, I got a new toy and I call it my new baby because I've been treating it LIKE a new born baby, lol!!

It's a Canon EOS Rebel T3...and even with me not knowing much of anything about this camera yet, I still got a pretty good picture out of it already! Im in LOVE I tell ya! Soooo worth the moolah!

She sure is pretty, huh? LOL! One of my fellow Gina K DT, Becky, is gonna help me learn alot more about this camera tomorrow, cant wait!

Ohhhh, and see that stuff kinda peaking out of the edge there in the first picture? That is something I'm doing a review of and will be sharing it here on my blog in the next day or two...probably Monday or Tuesday actually! Excited about that too!

Thanks for stopping by today and Ill be learning all the ins and outs of my new baby! :D

Gina K Designs October Release Inspiration Hop--Day 3!!

Hey y'all!! Welcome back to our final day for the hops this month!

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 products from Gina K. Designs! 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 we have the brand spanking new, AWEsome StampTV kit...just in time for those holiday cards! The new kit will come with 2 stamp sets actually. Merry Little Christmas Stamp TV Kit contains 24 sheets of Pure Luxury card stock, ribbon, brads and exclusive patterned paper- everything you need to create beautiful projects! Here is what I have done for today:

First is a card from the Merry Little Christmas set...This snowman is just too cute! I heat embossed him in white so He would really stand out! And I also made this card with that same set:

This was is a super quick card actually! I love how the little red jewels look for the holly berries on this one!

Next I used the City of David set and made this card with that set:

I heat embossed all of the images in gold, and then cut out around the 'city'. I love how this looks in real life!

Up next we have the newest One Free with Three set called Holiday Tags ...another set just in time for the holidays! :D Here is what I did:

I made a little tin and a bunch of ready to use tags! This set coordinates with the stamp set Wishing You Joy. I used the Santa from that set to decorate the tin and the label stamp too. Im all set now! :D Got a huge jump start on my cards AND decorating the packages!

Ok, ready for more awesome eye candy? Here ya go!:

• Gina K
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Suzanne Dean
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have enjoyed our hops this time! And dont be a stranger, you can come back anytime!

Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps: Merry Little Christmas StampTV Kit from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K Cardstocks, Carta Bella DP
Accessories: ribbon, white embossing powder, versamark, heat gun, Spellbinders banner tag, scor-tape.
Card #2
Stamps: Merry Little Christmas StampTV Kit from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks, Authentique DP
Accessories: ribbon, SPellbinders decorative labels die, red half pearl stickers, pop dots, distress markers.
Card #3
Stamps: City of David (In the StampTV kit) from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks
Accessories: gold embossing powder, heat gun, versamark, silver embossing powder, gold ink, gold twine. mega ovals by Spellbinders.
Tag Tin
Stamps: Holiday Tags and Wishing You Joy both from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks, Echo Park dp
Accessories: hinged tin, ribbon, twine

Gina K Design October Release Inspiration Hop--Day 2!!

Hey Y'all!! Welcome back to day 2 of our hop for this release!

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 products from Gina K. Designs! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

We are showcasing 3 sets today, so I'll try to keep it short, lol! Up first today is Beth Silaika's newest set called Deck the Halls...You will LOVE the possibilities in this set! Here are a couple of CAS cards I have done:

I stamped the polka dotted balls all over the kraft cardstock to create my own dp..used the word window punch and stamped my sentiment in that area. This is SUPER quick card! so was this one:

The only thing that took a bit of time was the fussy cutting and embossing with the silver.Both of these will be easy to mail too!

Up next is Becky Oehlers' newest set called Mistletoe Memories...such a FUN set too! Here is what I have done for today with it:

and the inside:

This set matched the Winter Whimsy pattern paper from Gina K's too! Love it!

Up last but by far not the least is Tami Mayberry's newest set called Simple Snowflakes..Another set this has so many possibilities! Here is what I have done for today:

Again, another CAS creation. I used the pattern paper pack Merry Little Christmas and attached my wrapped candy cane with a little tag I created using the set. The candy cane can be used as an ornament too! I also made this one:

I used pattern paper pack by Carta Bella, Winter Fun, those hexagon shapes and cut around them to create this design.

Ok, that's it from me for now. Ready for more awesome inspiration? Here ya go!!

• Gina K
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Suzanne Dean
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks again for stopping by today and for all of the awesome comments! I truly cherish each one! See ya tomorrow, same time, same place! :D

Card #1
Stamps: Deck the Halls by Beth Silaika from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstocks
Accessories: word window punch, ribbon, SU! inks, Colorbox gold ink.
Card #2
Stamps: Deck the Halls by Beth Silaika from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstock, Echo Park dp
Accessories: Spellbinders circle die, silver embossing powders, versamark, heat gun, pop dots, border bling from Want2Scrap.
Card #3
Stamps: Mistletoe Memories by Becky Oehlers from Gina K Designs
Papers: Cardstock and patterned papers both from Gina K Designs
Accessories: Spellbinders Rectangle and circle dies, sheer white ribbon, glue dots
Card #4
Stamps: Simple Snowflakes by Tami Mayberry from Gina K Designs
Papers: Cardstock and dp both from Gina K Designs
Accessories: twine, candy cane, Spellbinders circle die, material scrap, glue dots, eyelet.
Card #5
Stamps: Simple Snowflakes by Tami Mayberry from Gina K Designs
Papers: Gina K cardstock, dp is Carta Bella, Winter Fun
Accessories: Spellbinders circle die, white embossing powder and heat gun, versamark, small brad, pop dots, ribbon.