Monday, September 23, 2019

Just a little inspiration....

Hey Y'all!!  Glad you stopped by!  I got a few cards I want to share with you from this past Gina K. Designs September release! 

Up first I have one with the new Happy Fall set:
and here is my card:
I did a CAS card, which are really hard for me, lol.  I always think I  need to just add one more thing, ha!  I stamped the leaves on the card base with versamark ink and then the banner and little leaves also in matching color and cut them out and glued them in this matter to look like falling leaves, or tried, LOL!  I used little jewelry jump rings as my hangers for my banner and then just slipped the cord chord through and tired a bow, tada! done! 

Next one I am sharing is from the ;Majestic Peony set:
and my card:
For this card I used water colors.  I did not spend much time on the flowers, I just wanted basically to keep it kinda soft and feminine.  I actually love how the background came out, but you dont have much of it to see, lol!  I then decided to make a shaped cards with some old dies I have had forever.  Shaped cards a fun!  :D  The sentiment is stamped onto a piece of vellum and I used the Connect glue to glue it to the card, just little dots here and there and it holds fantastic!

and next two cards are from that awesome Autumn Splendor Card Kit, that sadly for the ones that did not get at release time, is now sold out!  So sorry!  BUT you can console yourself with the thought that the stamp sets will be sold when the next kit comes out, not as a kit, but separately. Even the awesome stencil will be available separately! 
And here are my cards:

The first card with the kraft card stock just uses the stencil and then a sentiment from the set.  I SO love our stencil collection we now have with Gina K. Designs!  And new on this one is that the name of the stencil is in raised embossed like letters on the edge of the stencil and it has like a little beviled edge that makes the stenciled edges even more sharp and clear!  LOVE it!    The flower I made and stuck on is a simple one to make.  one of those you just free hand cut in a circle then roll up!  :D

The next card is the fun Crayon Resist technique!  If you have never tried the crayon resist technique Gina has a fun video on it here:  Gina K. 's Crayon Resist Video.  And that is basically how I did this card.  Then I cut the dies and layered them to give them more dimension.  I distressed the edges a bit to go along with my distressed looking crayon resist there, haha!  But I kep tthis card pretty plain and flat for easy mailing!  :D 

ok, that's all for today!   I hope is some small way (or big) that I have inspired you!  I truly believe that we all have a creative soul...you just have to find that one thing that inspires it!  See ya later gator!

~justcat

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Gina K. Designs September 2019 Release Inspiration Blog Hop, Day 2!!

Hey Y'all!! Welcome!


Welcome to day two of this month's Inspiration Blog Hop!  Hope you enjoyed yesterdays and was inspired along the way!  Today we will be showcasing the brand new card kit, its called Autumn Splendor Card Kit.  And be sure to still leave those comments for your chances to win one of two $50 gift certificates from Gina K. Designs!  More you comment, more chances you have!  Ok, you should have come from the oh so talented Lisa Hetrick's Blog!!  If you get lost along the way, you can always head back to Gina's Blog to find your way!  Here we goooo now!

Just look at this set!!

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Autumn Splendor Card Kit is perfect for autumn cards and beyond.
Kit includes:
  • 1- Colossal Coneflowers 6" X 8" clear stamp set
  • 1- Colossal Coneflowers die set
  • 1- Layered Leaf Prints 6" X 8" stamps et
  • 1- Layered Leaf Prints die set
  • 1- Mandala Burst Stencil
  • 15- 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" sheets of card stock (Colors include Faded Brick, Honey Mustard, Prickly Pear, Charcoal Brown, Plum Punch

This kit has a retail value of ove $99.00! While supplies last. We will not reorder this as a kit.

FEATURES

Autumn, fall, leaves, coneflowers, sunflowers, grateful, thank you, friendship

And this is what I have for you today:
For this card I stamped the image with versamark ink, and was gonna heat emboss with gold, but went another direction with sorta no line coloring, lol. I used prisma pencils for my coloring.   Im in love with these big ole' cone flowers!  You can just color them any way you want, or not color and they look fantastic!  If you google to get idea of how to color you will see just all colors!  Rich vibrant and some like this.  So very versatile!  Notice the little petal that fell off?  haha  Ok and then I made this with the leaves from the kit:
For this card, there I go, doodling on my cards again, lol.  I stamped the leaf, a two step stamping one, which is VERY easy to line up, i promise!  then I decided to doodle around the petals like i have done.  For my background I used the Foliage stencil and also, to keep with the doodling, doodles around it here and there!  This one is a Billy POTR....(Pick Of The Release)!!  :D  
And quickly, the new incentive stamp, Santana Rose.  This is the free stamp set you get with $75 purchase and are a big hit!  No need to put in your cart either, it will auto ship with qualifying orders too.  
I showed this card at the release that I made, went a little artsy, lol!  You know those rainbow roses you have seen at florists and such?  Well, this is my feeble attempt at that:
I used my new Everblend markers that I got from Arteza on this.  Ill give my opinion later in another blog post about those too, when ive  had a bit more coloring under my belt with them!  D:
Ok, thats all for today from me!  You next stop on the hop is the oh soooo ooberly talented..............drumrolllllllllllll..................

Thanks so much for stopping by and the awesome comments you leave!! They mean so much!  I wish blogger had a way for me to respond to each of you back!

~justcat

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Gina K Designs September 2019 Release Inspiration Blog Hop, Day 1!!

Hey Y'all!!  Good to see you!

Welcome, welcome to our September Release blog hop!  We hope you are inspired and enjoy yourself with all of the wonderful eye candy along the way!  We will be showcasing 2 new illustrator sets, a new Card kit and  a new incentive thrown in!  And as always be sure to leave your comments for your chance to win one of the two $50 gift certificates that will be given away and winners are picked from those comments!  So the more you comment, the better your chances!  :D  Gina announces the winners a few days after the blog hops on her blog!  Ok, ready, set GO!

You can find all of the stamp sets available now at Gina K. Designs!!  Individual links below:

Majestic Peony
Happy Fall
Happy Fall Die Set

and the Autumn Splendor Card Kit which we will be showcasing tomorrow!

Autumn Splendor Card Kit


You should have come from the super ooberly awesome...........

DONNA IDLET's BLOG!!

Up first today Hannah's new set called Majestic Peonies.


These are most definitely Majestic!  They are gorgeous HUGE flowers!  Here is what I have for today:

Since I showed one I had colored last night (in black and white, pic below) I decided to do some fun paper piecing!  I only paper pieced the flowers and then just left the leaves and other foliage blank.  I then layered it onto that same paper and cut around the edges of the flowers to get the look it has here.  This took no time where as the coloring took me awhile, im slow like that, lol!

Ok, up next is Emily's (Congrats to her on her new baby!!) set called Happy Fall and Happy Fall Die Set:


Here is what I have done for today:



For this card I first put down some fall color inks from the GKD line and the I used the Leafy stencil.  I then cut my paper at the top and did some stitching up there and a bit in Xs around the bottom.  The sentiment was heat embossed in clear, before sponging the colors on actually.  It needed something so slapped up bow up top..STILL not sure about it, but I spent some time on it so showed anyways, lol!


Hope you have enjoyed my creations and feel that inspiration to break out your GKD stamps too!  Up next in our blog hop is the oh so awesome...........drumrolllllllllll..............

SUSIE MOORE!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Be sure and come on back by tomorrow for another blog hop and inspiration!!

~justcat

My creations from after the release party I showed:
Using Majestic Peonies:

Using Happy Fall:

Using the Autumn Splendor Card Kit on these both:


Thursday, September 5, 2019

Stamp N Stencil Mix N Mingle with Gina K Designs and Therm O Web!

Hey Y'all!!  Welcome back!

So glad you have stopped by!  It's a big hop and I'm sure you will find inspiration somewhere along the way and hopefully some from me too!  :D 

You should have come from  the oh so awesome Katrina Hunt's Blog!

If you get lost along the way, you can always go to  Gina K. Designs' Blog or ThermOWeb and they will have the full list.

AND we are giving about TWO gift certificates from the Blog Hop and also from the Instagram Hop tomorrow!!



We’ll close the entries on
Monday, September 9th at 11:59 pm CST. Winners will be announced by
the 11th at 10am CST.


Ok, NOW, lets take an oogle at the new products!!

Autumn Wishes:
Shop here:
Autumn Wishes Stamp Set
Autumn Wishes Die set
Autumn Wishes Stencil


Wishing You Joy:
Shop here:
Wishing You Joy Stamp set
Wishing You Joy Die set
Wishing You Joy Stencil

AND two new Glitz Glitter Gels!


Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember collaboration with Gina K. Designs 2019!!

Hey Y'all!!

Welcome to another wonderful year of Simon Says Stamp's STAMPtember!! Which if you didnt know is a whole month dedicated to stamping!  yay!  :D  This is the 10th year for SSS doing this, how fun!   And all month there will be collaborations with several different stamp companies and today is the day for Gina K. Designs!


This year Gina's set is called Festive Flower.


Oh my!!  It is that indeed!  Here is what I have done with this big gorgeous poinsettia!


I decided to leave it just white, but I heat embossed with gold glitter!  I then also heat embossed the extra elements and did a BUNCH of fussing cutting cause I didnt have the dies atm,
 lol!  But thats something I enjoy doing for some strange reason!  I actually stamped the flower 3 times, and heat embossed and then cut out different sections of the flower to create the layers of it.  Leaves and little stems of floral things I also cut out and layers around the flower along with some gold twine.  The Merry Christmas is stamped and heat embossed with the gold glitter also on vellum.  This is a 51/2 x 51/2 square card so Ill have to make a special envelope or do a hand deliver with this one, but it will be worth it to the person that receives it I think!

Ok, thats all for this set from me today!  Lots of my fellow GKD DT are also showcasing this set along with the SSS DT too.  If you click to go to Simon Says Stamp and then click 'Collaboration of the Day'  you will see Gina K. Designs for today!
Simon Says Stamp

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you find a bit of inspiration!
~justcat

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