Gina K Design April Preview Day 1!!

Howdy all and welcome to day one of the April previews! I still get so excited when it comes to the previews, so excited to show the awesome stamp sets that YOU can own! Yay!! These have been so much fun to work with this time to me! We have 2 sets we are previewing tonight so I'll hush and get with showing the cards, lol! Up first is Melanie Muenchinger's newest set called Gifts from the Sea...here is one of my cards I did: (saving the other for the release night!)



I actually couldnt decide which card I made to post tonight so I let Billy pick...so this is his fav! I also used Nina Brackett's set Lovely Labels on this too. IRL, the corals look the same, but for my pic..they look different! LOL! This is a really big card, 5 x 7, it's a corrugated card that I got a pack of them at Michaels on clearance but I think it looks fantastic with these seashells! And I just LOVE that saying! I also made the envelope to match the card.

Ok, up next is Tami Mayberry's newest set called, Oh Boy!....And although the title may give away the images in this set...I decided to go a slightly different way! here is mine:



I decided to show you that it doesnt have to be JUST for the male species! LOL! I LOVE this fun set though! I am looking so forward to making Blake, my grandson a card with this and sending it to him, he will love getting something like that in the mail!

Ok, ready for more awesome eye candy??
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Designers Participating in previewing tonight: 

• Melanie Muenchinger - Gifts from the Sea illustrator


• Tami Mayberry - Oh Boy! illustrator


• Gina Krupsky


• Jessica Fick


• Carolyn King


• Cathy Tidwell


• Donna Baker


• Emily Giovanni


• Erika Martin


• Kurtis Amundson


• Lee Murphy


• Lynn Mercurio


• Theresa Momber


• Valerie Stangle


• Geri Utterback - our Center Stage Spotlight Designer!

The Release Party is this Thursday, April 22 on StampTV.  There will be challenges, contest questions, chatter, as well as tons of samples from the Design Team members from 7-10 (central time) all leading to the new products being available in GinaK's online store at 10pm.  We'd love to have you join us for our monthly party!

Do be sure and come back all this week! Everyday will have some previews leading up the the release party on Thursday!! Can't wait and sure hope to see you there!

Card #1:
Stamps: Gifts From The Sea by Melanie Muenchinger, Lovely Labels by Nina Brackett both from Gina K Designs
Papers: card and envie is by Paper Studios, White cardstock is from Gina K Designs
Accessories: craft rope, copic markers, pop dots, mesh ribbon, pop dots.
Card #2:
Stamps: Oh Boy! by Tami Mayberry from Gina K Designs
Papers: Cardstocks from Gina K Designs
Accessories: ribbon, edge punch from EKSuccess, yellow rhinestones, nesties tag1, pop dots.

CSS Recipe Blog Hop!!

It's time for another CSS Blog hop!

Several members of the CenterStage Spotlight Alumni team have gathered some of their favorite BBQ Picnic recipes together for us to make another cookbook!  The cookbook will be available for FREE over on the StampTV Freebie page for you to download and print at your leisure.



But, since we are paper crafters - we challenged them even further to make a project with their recipe in mind to share with us tonight on their blogs!  (The projects are also included in photos on the recipe booklet as well.)  



Please check out the links of all the participating designers and then download the Recipe booklet and let us know how you like them!

• Jessica Fick: Grilled Pizza


• Betty Neville: Mom's Chinese BBQ Ribs


• Joy Hadden: Whiskey BBQ Sauce


• Tina Gilliland: Homemade Enchiladas


• Sue Van deVusse: Midwestern Kabobs


• Melissa Shultz: Foil Babies


• Geri Utterback: Oven Baked Beans


• Pam Imholz: Foil Potatoes


• Sharri Seffens: Calico Beans


• Carla Suto: Grilled Vegetables


• Dawn Lusk: Roasted Corn and Black Bean Salad


• Peggy Wainman: Bean Salad


• Karen Knegten: Miss Lucy's Rice Salad


• Jennie Harper: Picnic Coleslaw


• Cheri Weston: Fiesta Pie


• Brenda Turner: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake


• Lori McAree: Dessert Pizza


• Giovana Smith: Peruvian Alfajores


• Carolina Buchting: Vanilla Cupcakes with Butter Cream Frosting


• Jen Charboneau: Dirt Cake

OMG, let me just tell ya, there are some AMAZING recipes in this and awesome projects ta-boot!! You will be wiping the drool off your chin, so be prepared! Makes me hungry looking at it still, lol!! Enjoy!!

Christmas in July! Oh wait, I mean April...?

Yessssss, I did a few Quick Christmas cards! Here is one I did today:



This is a NO layer card I guess you would call it, lol! I just love that 120lb weigth Pure Luxury cardstock from Gina K Designs...cause you can just color all over with them copics and it will not come through, making this card a very nice card even on the inside, lol!

Just a quick post for tonight and quick card! Hope you enjoyed this little bit of Christmas...dont we all wish that spirit could be here all year long though? I be stalking my mail lady tomorrow...hopefully some happy mail from Gina K!! (like NEW release stamps..woot!)

Card Details:
Stamps: Seasonal Sayings, Funky Christmas from Gina K Designs
Papers: 120lb pure luxury in white from Gina K
Accessories: copic markers, copic multi-liner pen, ruler, vivid brick ink, red adhesive rhinestone.

Gina K Designs April Illustrators Blog Hop!!

And DT Challenge! Gina challenged each of us to use a favorite children's book and last month's stamps from the release to make our cards for tonight's hop....what a fun one!!

Now, being the OLD fashioned traditional gal that I am...I HAD to do Cinderella and The Glass Slipper!!!



And of course, the perfect set was Tami Mayberry's newest set from Gina K Designs , Fairy Tales....here is my card I made:




I decided to do a wedding card with the slipper and heart image! And I wish you could see it IRL...I used GLITTER!! on the shoe...yep! It's so sparkly and pretty and just a tint of blue to make it look more 'glassy'.

I was one of those little girls that dreamed of a fairy tale wedding. And I would have worn a glass slipper if I had of had one! (although I HEARD they give you blisters, haha!)
But I can remember just loving this book when I was little and it was pretty worn out when my Mom threw it away!

Ok, ready for more inspiration?

 If you haven't already, stop
by GinaK's Blog for more information on tonight's Challenge Hop

• Challenge: Choose favorite children's book and make a project inspired by the book. Include photo of book along with why you chose it and how it inspired your project.


• Requirement: use March Release stamp set: A Beautiful Life, By Your Side, Fairy Tales, Friends, Happy Spring, Nana's Needlework, Nana's Needlework Sentiments, Sending Sunshine, Spring Mix, Spring Has Sprung


• Deadline: Monday, April 12th at 8 pm


• Prize: CenterStage Spotlight Designer for April (receives entire April release!)

To keep the inspiration going, check out these GinaK Designer's joining in on the hop tonight:

• Jessica Fick


• Nina Brackett


• Tami Mayberry


• Melanie Muenchinger


• Theresa Momber


• Carolyn King


• Cathy Tidwell


• Lee Murphy


• Erika Martin


• Jennie Harper *March CSS Guest Designer Winner*

Im off to see all the wonderful creations for tonight's hop too! Hope you will play along with us!! The prize is AWEsome dont ya think??



Card Details:
Stamps: Fairy Tales by Tami Mayberry from Gina K Designs
Papers: All from Gina K Designs
Accessories: Rhinestones, ribbons, circle and rectangle nesties, Vivid Blue and brick red ink, glitter, copic markers, pop dots

Happy Easter!

He's Alive by Dolly Parton


Love this song!

have a wonderful Blessed day!