A Card and a Challenge

The party in the Gina K Designs Member Forum was so much fun. The entire design team rocked the house with their fabulous creations. And the sets released this month are amazing. You can purchase all the new stamps and other fun stuff here. Since I was "In the Spotlight" this month I was asked to host a challenge. Here is a link to my challenge over in the Gina K Designs Member Forum at SplitCoastStampers.com.

I will be sending this card to my niece. She loves to receive mail. And she is a rock star cheerleader for the Bobcats. I am so proud of her.

Stamps: Sporty Accessories, Ribbon Stripes
Paper: Pure Luxury White {Gina K Designs}, Basic Black & Tangerine Tango {SU}
Ink: Tuxedo Black {Memento}, Tangerine Tango
Other: Prismacolor pencils, black satin ribbon, marvy scallop circle punch, circle cutter, brads

Gina K Designs - Preview Day Four

Today I am sharing a card I made using the Free With Three set, Lazy Days of Summer. What a fun summer set. I chose to use the three ocean/beach themed images. I colored each with Prismacolor colored pencils, baby oil, and blending stumps. I kept the layout and layers for this one very simple. That beautiful ribbon is from the new Eclectic Summer Kit. And so are the little silver brads. I added dashes with my white gel pen to make the main panel pop.

This is the final day of Previews. Please join the Pre-Release Party tonight in Gina K Designs forum from 7 - 10 pm CST. Lots of chatting, plenty of previews and fun challenges!

And many of you asked for a tutorial for the basket. I will be sharing that in the next few days.

Now stop by the following blogs for more previews using Lazy Days of Summer.
Gina
Theresa
Carolyn
Jessica
Erika
Joanne
Melanie
Cindy
Emily

Stamps: Lazy Days of Summer
Paper: Pure Luxury White and In the Navy {Gina K Designs}, Pacific Point and So Saffron {SU}
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pacific Point {SU}
Other: striped ribbon and brads from Eclectic Summer Kit, white gel pen, Prismacolor pencils, baby oil, and blending stumps

Gina K Designs - Preview Day Three

Today is the day to preview the NEW StampTV Kit "Eclectic Summer". This kit is amazing. Since the kit is packed with fun summer stamps, beautiful card stock, ribbon and brads; I decided to show you TWO projects out of the many that I've made with this kit.

First is a little basket I made by weaving strips of the red card stock.



I then stamped the flower image from the set onto Pure Luxury white base weight card stock. I cut them out using a Nestabilities flower die. I colored them with Prismacolor pencils, baby oil and blending stumps. I trimmed them and cut each petal apart to the center of the flower. I mounted them on some nave wire that I've had stashed for years. (Note to self, I need to use this on more projects with this kit!) The ribbon, white brads and sentiment are also from the kit.

Here is a close-up of the tag and the weave of the basket.




Would you like a tutorial on making this basket? I am thinking about making one if you are interested. Please leave a comment if you are interested.

To stay with the red, white & blue theme I am sharing a quick and simple balloon card I also made with the kit.


Everything I used to make this card is from the kit except the pencils, baby oil, and sewing thread. Yeah, I actually dusted off my sewing machine and stitched some of the layers.

I love, love, love this kit. I know I will be using the stamps in this set often. And the card stock & ribbon are so luxurious.

Now go check out the rest of the previews and get ready to party on Thursday night 7 - 10 CST in the Gina K Designs Member Forum on SplitCoastStampers.com.

Gina
Theresa
Carolyn
Joanne
Jessica
Erika
Melanie
Emily

Supplies:
Stamps: Eclectic Summer, Eclectic Summer Sayings {Gina K Designs}
Paper: Pure Luxury White, Rocket Red, In The Navy {Gina K Designs}
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Riding Hood Red, Night of Navy {Stampin' Up}
Other: Ribbon & brads {Gina K Designs}

Gina K Designs - Preview Day Two

I chose to preview With This Ring by Rupa Shevde for Day Two. I love her classic art style. And this set is such a fabulous go to set for all of your wedding and anniversary cards. I also like that it contains a Bible verse that could be used for other projects as well.

When I first saw this set, I was drawn to the cake image. I love looking at wedding cakes. Every time I make a wedding card I end up using Soft Sky, Silver or Gray and a lot of White. Here is the final result for my preview of With This Ring:



I used base weight Pure Luxury White for the card base. The size is 5" x 5". I used layering weight Pure Luxury for the cake and the embossed die cut piece. I used brushed silver from Stampin' Up for the silver matte. I colored the flowers on the cake with Copic Markers, BG10 & BG93. I used a silver sakura stardust pen for the small balls at the base of the first and second layers of the cake and to dot the inside of each of the flowers on the cake. The flower accent is from Gina K Designs White Flower pack. I tied some white DMC embroidery thread to the button and attached it to the flower center with glue dots.

Now for the inside of the card. I wanted to keep it simple. Here is a close-up of the inside of the card:



I used more brushed silver and stamped the rings with VersaMark ink. Then embossed the image with silver embossing powder. I very carefully trimmed them and attached them with foam tape to give them dimension. I added little rhinestones to the other three corners.

I hope you enjoyed my preview of With This Ring. I would love to hear what you think; please feel free to leave a comment. For the entire ingredient list scroll to the bottom of this post.

Now stop by the rest of the preview blogs for more eye candy.
Gina
Theresa
Carolyn
Jessica
Erika
Cindy
Melanie

Ingredients:
Stamps: With This Ring {Gina K Designs}
Paper: Pure Luxury White Base and Layering Weights {Gina K Designs}, Brushed Silver {Stampin' Up}
Ink: Tuxedo Black {Memento}, Soft Sky {Stampin' Up}, VersaMark
Other: white flower, rhinestones, silver ribbon & lace, butterfly accent, Nestabilities Labels One dies, Cuttlebug embossing folders, Big Kick, silver Sakura glitter pen, silver embossing powder & heat gun, Copic Markers - BG10 & BG93

Gina K Designs Preview - Day One

It is the first day of Previews for Gina K Designs May Release. I am so excited to be the Spotlight designer.

The preview set for Monday was designed by the one and only Melanie Muenchinger. This set goes perfectly with the Just So Sporty set. It is fabulous! There are so many sports covered in this set.

As soon as I saw the images the idea of putting something inside the locker popped into my head instantly. Here is the result:



I stamped the locker onto brushed silver card stock to make them look like metal lockers. I cut open one of the doors and popped the whole set up using foam tape. I also added a little shelf on the inside to hold the baseball. I used the circle cuttlebug embossing folder to go along with the ball theme for baseball. After I put the whole thing together, I realized I forgot the mitt. so I had to decorate the inside with the mitt and a few balls. Here it is:




This is such a fun set and I know that sports fans will find so many uses for this set. I have another sample made that I will share on Thursday night. I hope to see you all at the release party Thursday night. Until then please stop by every day to see a preview of each set being released.

For more fantastic previews please stop by the following blogs:
Gina
Theresa
Carolyn
Jessica
Erika
Melanie
Cindy
Joanne

Thank You

I am so excited and beyond thrilled to be in the spotlight this month. I don't have any photos to share today because I am currently playing with all the new stuff creating preview for you to view starting Monday. I wanted to take a moment to say:

Thank you to everyone who has congratulated me here, on Gina's blog and StampTV.com.

And I also want to thank two of my viewers who have signed up to follow my blog.

I am tickled to have followers. :o) Now that I know that I won't be talking to myself I will be posting every day.

Have a super weekend!
Melissa