Monday, January 19, 2015

Gina K Design January Release Inspiration Hop, Day One!!

 Hey y'all!!  Glad you could stop by!!




The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina, along with the Cast and Crew and Guest Designers, 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 StampTV a few days after the hops.


 Up first today I have a card I made with Melanie Muenchinger's new set, Stately Flowers  #9!!  I know I'm not the only one loving Mel's Stately Flowers sets, and this is another one that I am totally loving!  This is what I have done for today:



I used the apple blossum flower.  I painted it with some distress paints, super easy and  fun!  Ill be using this card as an example for the Mix It Up Monday Challenge on StampTV today too, come play in my Ovalerly Easy Challenge!!  Next up is Debbie Corbari's newest little Diva, Knit-wit Diva!




  I got a little lazy on this one..but wanted to show that you dont have to be an expert in coloring to have this set!!    How cute is she?  Love it!!  




Ready for more awesome creations?! Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!

Melanie MuenchingerIllustrator of Stately Flowers 9
Debbie CorbariIllustrator of Knit Wit Diva

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Come on back by tomorrow again, same time, same place, and we will try to inspire you with more awesome eye candy!!


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Card Details:
Card #1
Stamps:  Stately Flowers 9 by Melanie Muenchinger from Gina K Designs.com
Papers:  Gina K cardstock and DCWV dp from my wonderful  friend Lee Murphy!
Accessories:  Oval nesties, paper ribbon, Distress paints, rhinestones, pop dots.
Card #2
Stamps:  Knit Wit Diva by Debbie Corbari from Gina K Designs
Papers:  Gina K Designs
Accessories:  pop dots, thread, oval dies, metal charm, stitch counter.

69 comments:

Beth said...

Fun cards, love the bright colors

Melanie said...

Very nice sketch with the oval, Cat! Hugsss

Karen Hightower said...

Hi Cat! Ilove your coloring on th flowers card, and your diva is perfect with only her yarn colored! :)

Bonnie said...

Even your simple card is complex and, as usual, fantastic.

SofiaS said...

Love card #1 so many sentiments can be used on it! Just beatiful.

Becky said...

An elegant card and a sassy card. I love it! Both cards are great. Thanks for sharing.

Brandi R said...

Gorgeous flower card and such a fun Knit Wit card! Love them both ♥

Melinda said...

Cathy, love the idea of stringing yarn through the holes on the card's die cut background. Adorable!

Anonymous said...

Love your cards Cat! Looking foreward to your ovalerly easy challenge, love the pop of blue on Pink, and the blue bow! The purple card "Knit happens" is a fun and quick design!

scrappinmommom said...

Your apple blossom card is so pretty and the knit card is just too clever. Love the use of the yarn.

TammieLien said...

Beautiful cards.I will have to try distress paints!Thanks for sharing!xo

Debbie Corbari said...

Great cards Cat!

Judy Inukai said...

Great cards. Love the Stately Flower. Your Knit Wit card is inspired. I love how you wove the yarn through the die cut to look like she's knitting with it. You're right - it doesn't have to be colored - it's very effective the way you've done the image.

Unknown said...

Love ur stately flower card . The diva one was great too , loved the pop of yellow on it . I to am trying to get the hang of copic coloring sometimes it turns out and sometimes it lands in the trash . Lol but love this ideas. Thanks for sharing .

Ro Donner said...

Great cards! That second one is so cute and clever the way you wound the yarn. Thanks for sharing!

Dee Earnshaw said...

Love the delicate way you have colored the flowers in the first card - ver pretty. Also, what a wonderful idea to thread the wool between the holes of the die cut - Thank you so much for the inspiration:)

Colleen said...

Each card is very clever use of the stamps.

Unknown said...

Great job on the cards. I don't color so well, so the plain Diva is good to see. Thank you

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

Very cool card with the distress paints. I like how you used them underneath the sentiment too. TFS!

Kendra said...

Ohhh...that flower card is super pretty! Such a cute knitting card too! Great job!

Lisa K said...

Love the flower card you created. The knit Diva is a wonderful set and I like how you kept her in black on white. She still looks great!

Macimbalo said...

Love the purple yarn coming from the top, so clever and cute. All your cards are great!

Sharon said...

Fun cards! Like how you set the floral focal at an angle!

Tam said...

Cute cards. I love the knit one with the tread going every where. That would be me. LOL

Verna Angerhofer said...

Wonderful cards with these sets. I love the colors chosen on both of yours and you designed them so well too.

Kathy E. said...

How clever with the cord or thread!!
cool cards!...Thanks

Kelly said...

Fun cards! I love your apple blossom card!

ET said...

Interesting tilt of the focal image on the first card, and clever way of adding yarn laced through the die cut frame.

Mama said...

Gets the juices flowing. Thanks

Sue D said...

Very pretty colors on the floral card and I like the use of yarn on the second.

Kathy Krug said...

Love both cards. Love the new diva set and how you embellished your card. Clever as always.

clelie said...

Such versatile sets and love the card ideas.

Unknown said...

As always, beautiful cards!! I like the pop of color without coloring the whole image, thanks for sharing.

lindarhea said...

Love your cards, and I would not have thought of slanting the die on the pink card. love it. the purple is cute as can be.

Unknown said...

She is adorable! Fab cards, Cat! TFS!!

Unknown said...

I enjoy seeing the different treatments using the stamp sets. Each one has a different personality!

Unknown said...

Hi, Cat!
Great color combo on your Stately Flowers card and omg! have not seen that paper ribbon in eons! Love the addition also a very creative way to tie together the theme on the knit diva stamp! Cudos!!

Diana said...

Beautiful and cute! Thanks for sharing!

Sheila said...

I like the knitting card..the simplicity of it with limited colors. The 3-D items made the card pop!

Unknown said...

really like your watercolor card.

sally said...

Knit Happens!!! I love it.

jules said...

Sweet cards. I like the yarn laced up on the white panel with the punched edges.

Helen F. said...

Love the beautiful flower card, Cat. And the design you came up with on the Knitting Diva is adorable!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Both are great but am loving the 2nd one!

Iris said...

Super cute cards and stamps.
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Judy Woodland said...

Oh you clever girl! Love how you have actually used yarn - GENIUS!!! Thanks for the great inspiration!

Gayle said...

Love your diva card, Cat.

craftylady1952@gmail.com said...

I love the first card with the pink and blue color combination...very pretty. The yarn on the kniting card is great the way you wove it threw the die cut and then to the knitter.

cjgusloff57 said...

A pretty card and a fun card....both very nice.

Debbie said...

love how the blue background sets off the flower
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Dawn S. said...

Love the way you threaded the yarn through the edges of the die cut!

Jan Castle said...

Wonderful design work with your cards!!!!!

Unknown said...

Great cards! That last one is especially cute.

Unknown said...

I love the use of blue in pink on your card. The knitting card was really simple and cute, I especially liked the way you used the yarn. Thanks for sharing your talent.

Brooke said...

I absolutely love the knit happens card. Love the saying, love the colors.

Unknown said...

Like your fun bright cards. I especially like the apple blosom. Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Cathy,

Your apple blossom card is very pretty (even if I am not much of a "pink girl"), but I especially like the way that you added the yarn to the purple "knit happens" card.

Linda B

Unknown said...

Cathy,

Your apple blossom card is very pretty (even if I am not much of a "pink girl"), but I especially like the way that you added the yarn to the purple "knit happens" card.

Linda B

Unknown said...

Yeah, another hop and shop! Great stamp sets, wish I could get all of them! Thanks! Some very cool ideas here!

Nana Griffin said...

Great colors and coloring on the flower card. Love the softness about it.

Jo Williams Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator said...

Gorgeous card, love the purple and love these stamps!
Hugs,
Jo
♥ Jo's Scrap Shack ♥

Robin said...

Neat cards. You did a lot with just a little on the knit wit card.

Janeen said...

i love what you did with that second card. CAS rocks.

terrie said...

Beautiful color on your flower card.
I like how the twine is on your card going to the knitter.
Well done on both of them.

Lagene said...

Super cool cards, I especially love the fun fun fun Knit Wit card, love that yarn!

Unknown said...

Such cute cards! Thanks for sharing your talent!

serenity6883 said...

Beautiful cards. Love the knit happens one and how you used the holes for the thread. Very cool. Thank you.

judysusa said...

Love your Stately Flowers card, and the idea of running the yarn through the holes.

Tanya said...

Great cards!! I love the flower card!!

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