Monday, December 3, 2012

Day 1 Inspiration Hop: Lots of Letters and Warm Woolen Mittens

Good morning!  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 a few random comments will be chosen 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 couple of days after the hops.
 This get well card with Lots of Letters (available in clear or red rubber) was so fun to make!  My letter stamps were all laying in a jumble on my storage board sheet after making so many different words for other designs, so I smacked my Versamark pad on top of the letters and then pressed a piece of Sweet Corn CS on top and embossed with white EP to create this alphabet soup! Die cut with a circle.
 "Soup bowl" frames are stamped in Memento Cantaloupe ink and then I stamped the individual letters at angles to look like they are floating around to spell the sentiment.  Card uses Pure Luxury Sweet Corn, Black Onyx, Kraft, and White, and the  spoon image is from Mugs and Kisses, stamped in Tuxedo Black on Moonlit Fog CS.
   Last I added some black gel pen faux stitching around the edges and folded up a little scrap or Merry Little Christmas DP with a little strip on black CS as a holder and adhered with a pop dot.  I created this template for the card for the bowl cut out and windows for the letters using our Studio cut files Lots of Letters Circles (for the words) and Lots of Letters Rounded Squares for the rounded mat, sized for A2 cards.  (you can see the one I made for the template below in this post.)

I created this template for the card for the bowl cut out and windows for the letters using our Studio cut files Lots of Letters Circles (for the words) and Lots of Letters Rounded Squares for the rounded mat, sized for A2 cards.  (you can see the one I made for the template below in this post.)

  

Be sure to watch Gina's video for how easy it is to customize your mats for these letter and image stamps in just the length you need for the number of letters in your word by copying and pasting the different options available in the Lots of Letters cut files, in just the orientation you want them!
Also, please help me welcome my special guest for Lots of Letters this month, Beate Johns! Can't wait for you to see what adorable project she has cooked up with these stamps!

  It was super fun getting to "knit" my own pattern for once! :)  
I stamped the border in Memento Rhubarb Stalk on Soft Sand Pure Luxury CS. Stamp mitten outlines and cuffs in Memento Rhubarb Stalk on White Pure Luxury. Then stamp the knit border across both and cut.  TIPTake care to make the pattern straight and even across both (I just lined up the diamond in between the two thumbs, so they look like a matched set.)
Cut them out and adhere with pop dots.  I stamped a piece of white twill with Tami Mayberry's Perfect Plaids in Love Letter, love the plaid and knit patterns together on one card.  Add a bit of red bakers twine to tie on the mittens.  Greeting is stamped in Rhubarb Stalk and Love Letter.  Base is Pure Luxury Innocent Pink.  Pierce holes across the top and bottom of the white layer with the Scor-Bug Embosser and Scor-Buddy.
So snuggly! :)

Illustrator and Senior Designer
Now please continue hopping with our Gina K Designs team for more inspiration with these sets!  Thanks for visiting!

69 comments:

  1. What a wonderful card, Melanie! I LOVE your new set! :) Loved that napkin you added. What a great touch!
    Hugs and smiles

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  2. omg, too stinking cute Mel! LOVE the napkin too, lol! And the soup bowl...just awesome! Love the mittens too, and that stamped ribbon!

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  3. Gorgeous samples, Mel! I just love everything you've made with the Lots of Letters set!!!

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  4. HA!!! LOVE the soup!!! Your napkin is genius!! Cute cute cards!

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  5. Love the cards....and what great stamp sets!!

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  6. Just love this card the soup bowl and love the words as well. Love it all. You gals are very tallented.

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  7. You're mitten card is really cute, but your alphabet soup card is to die for!

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  8. great idea with stamping the plaid onto the ribbon! love both cards! and Congrats on CM!

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  9. Wow! Love the mittens! The idea of the first card is very good!

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  10. Very clever get well card and love the sweater pattern on the mittens and card.

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  11. Oh good grief, what a darling alphabet soup card -- genius! And I love the sweet plaid twill you added to your cute mitten card!

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  12. What a cute card. I would of never thought of that. Thanks for sharing. Mandee

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  13. total cuteness girlie! That alphabet soup takes the cake!!

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  14. Love your set and what you did to make the soup bowl. The napkin and spoon are a great touch. The warm woolen mittens card is just too cute for words.

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  15. Lovely cards made with lovely stamp-sets ^-^

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  16. The soup bowl idea is pure genius not to mention the little napkin too! Also, love the mittens - what a cute card! You are so talented!!

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  17. you are so dang creative. LOVE your alphabet soup...that adorable napkin..eeks! And huge congrats on the CM dt! Woohoo!!! :)

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  18. Love the colors on these cards. Nice job.

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  19. the spoon is ingenious! great job on the soup!

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  20. The alphabet soup card is just too cute!

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  21. Your mitten card is amazing along with the soup card, LOVE that idea!!!

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  22. Great cards. Love the alphabet soup!

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  23. cute cards as always. Who wouldn't feel better recieving your bowl of soup?

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  24. Your alphabet soup is fantastic! Love those mittens, too. Thanks for sharing!

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  25. What a great set you have created. Endless possibilities. Your card is as cute as can be. So clever.

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  26. Melanie what amazing cards you made! There are so many different ways to use your new stamp set, Lots of Letters.

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  27. Wow, loving these cards! That alphabet soup card is the cutest!

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  28. Love your designs! As a newbie to paper crafting I need all the ideas I can get. Thanks for sharing!

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  29. Can't wait to make a bowl of soup. What a great idea!

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  30. love the stamp set and the card. so neat. so many possbilities.

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  31. Cute, I love your alphabet soup and your sweet printed mittens!

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  32. LOVE the serendipity of your alphabet soup-bowl, and the little napkin just makes it! Great how you stamped a design on the ribbon, too, on your mitten card.

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  33. Cute and Clever, Mel. Adorable!

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  34. Love, love the alphabet soup! Love how you did the ribbon on the mitten card!

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  35. Melanie - The alphabet soup -- fabulous!!! And thanks so much for the hint about stamping the mittens! <3 rosy

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  36. The alphabet soup is brilliant!

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  37. Your cards are adorable Melanie. Now I want some alphabet soup! Thanks for all the inspiration!!

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  38. So cute with the soup! Great card samples as usual!

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  39. Terrific soup bowl! And I love the mittens card! Can't wait for my stamps to arrive, so that I can get creative, too!

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  40. Terrific soup bowl! And I love the mittens card! Can't wait for my stamps to arrive, so that I can get creative, too!

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  41. Melanie, if I were sick I would definitely feel better after receiving this card! I love the alphabet soup you created and all the elements you put together for this card. Thanks for the inspiration, I can't wait to get my set and start creating.

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  42. Gorgeous new stamp sets and wonderful projects. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  43. What a fun idea,Alphabet soup! Both cards are fabulous

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  44. lol Love your alphabet soup--prefect time of year for it! Your napkin is adorable too! Very creative! :)

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  45. Love the alphabet soup card! It would be sure to put a smile on the face of anyone who was feeling poorly.

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  46. Great cards! Gotta love the alphabet soup!

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  47. You are so creative, Melanie! Love what you've done with the soup!!! Both your cards are gorgeous.

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  48. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyyy heck!!!!!! I love the alphabet soup card!!!! Dang girl I envy that creative brain of yours!!! I also love stamping on twill so I will definitely be doing that soon! So happy to see you use my PINK! ;)

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  49. Wow what an awesome idea! Love the mitten card too!

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  50. I love what you did with the letters. Who would have thought about soup. I love the mittens too. What great ideas on this hop.

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  51. so cute and nice to give. TFS the get well card.

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  52. love the Get well card so creative, and those mittens are too cute

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  53. Both of your cards are lovely but the Get Well card is awesome. I love the alphabet soup.

    Blessings,
    Kat

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  54. love the border stamp and the way you added it to the mittens. pretty details to your projects :)

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  55. Wonderful cards! I am loving these sets!

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  56. You are amazing. I love all your artwork and just love these cards.

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  57. I love your new letters stamps, and the card with the soup is sooooo cute!

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  58. Alphabet soup! So clever. And I love the mittens too.

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  59. The alphabet soup is a great card, Melanie. Of course, all of your cards are and your designs, too. TFS

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  60. Love your get well card, well all of them really! Thanks for sharing

    marianneDOTwanhamATgmailDOTcom

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  61. Love it! So many uses for this type of set!

    Kris in Alaska
    funamom at yahoo dot com

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