Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Journey of the Heart StampTV Kit from Gina K. Designs





 Good morning!   The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina and Cast and Crew will inspire you with many beautiful ideas for the newest StampTV kit Journey of the Heart !  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.


One of the mini stamp sets included in this kit has some bold lovely florals, perfect for the direct to stamp technique, so get out your markers!  Although the kit comes with an assortment of coordinating patterned papers, I thought it would be fun to make my own with the stamps for this card (colors listed below in the supplies section).  These florals also work perfectly with my little vase stamp from my set Buds and Vases, so I stamped the flowers first, inked up the vase with a blue marker, omitting the top back edge of the vase so it wouldn't cut through the stems in the image, and then stamped.  I added just a few shadows and some water with Copics.  Isn't that fun?  You can also add these to the jar in that set or use the larger flower and leaves I stamped for the background with my flower pot, I think I'll try one of those next!  Let me know in the comment section below if you would like me to do a video on coloring clear glass and  adding water, this one was very simple.

Supplies used: StampTV Kit Journey of the Heart , Buds and Vases
Pure Luxury Blue Raspberry, Blue Denim, Cherry Red, Grass Green, and White cardstock
Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Blue Danube, Bahama Blue, Cantaloupe, Olive Grove, and Bamboo Leaves markers, Copics- BG10, B1, Pure Luxury Ribbon, Pop Dots, Tombo Mono Multi, brads



Cast & Crew

 Now please check out more amazing designs and inspiration with this kit, Journey of the Heart.   Don't forget to leave comments for more chances to win a prize!  Have a great day!


 Gina K

86 comments:

  1. Wow, that is gorgeous! Great idea combining with your vase. I love the way you inked up the stamps with color.

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  2. Those flowers are perfect for your vase! Love the bright and cheery colors of the patterned paper you created!

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  3. I love your card Mel!! Those flowers are perfect for your vase!!

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  4. Melanie- this is a beautiful use of the stamps! The water looks so real!

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  5. Beautiful, Love the pp you created, and the flowers in the vase… gorgeous… :)

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  6. Oh, how lovely the work you did with these beauties! I can hardly wait for my kit to arrive. I got notice it was shipped so I am super enthused now.

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  7. The vase is perfect! What a great combo!

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  8. OH awesome!! I LOVE the vase for the flowers!! You are so amazing with combining stamp sets!!

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  9. This is as always beautiful. Yes please do a video..

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  10. Beautiful card! I love being able to mix and match sets!

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  11. Love this card and Yes Yes Yes please show us how to do the vase with water. Beautiful card!!

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  12. Beautiful card and what a fun technique!

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  13. Love this set! Love the colors you used on your card! Thanks for the chance to win!!

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  14. This is a very pretty card. I love the colors of your flowers on that deep blue background. Yes It would be great to see a tuitorial on doing the water in a vase as yours is so good. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. I love the vase with the flowers, thanks for reminding us that we can use other stamp sets with the present one. Sometimes I forget to do that. Lovely.

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  16. Excellent background paper. Love the colors you chose. Love the vase of flowers, too.

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  17. This card is beautiful! I love your stamped and colored background paper that you have your focal images popped on. Your coloring is next to none and this card is a beautiful example of that. Beautiful.

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  18. Fabulous card. I love the way your patterned paper matches the focal image. Great coloring on the vase of water.

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  19. Very pretty--I like the background and the colors.

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  20. Love it so much! Glad to see you used the vase.

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  21. Great thinking - pulling out the vase stamp and using it! I love the bold colors - they just POP off the screen!

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  22. Very cute card. Flowers look perfect in the vase.

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  23. Your card looks like art to hang on a wall...it's beautiful! So in awe of you!

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  24. Oh wow! That is beautiful Melanie!! I love the watercolor feel that this card has!

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  25. Always enjoy viewing your cards. They offer so much glamor and excitement! Great technique and very eye catching as usual. Love this card

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  26. Such an elegant card that you have made here. You have a way with that. Yes, I would love a video on how to color glass and water. Please!

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  27. Really nice effect with the direct to stamp technique. It reminds me of watercolors. I also like how you made the background paper.

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  28. I love the card! I may have to get the Buds and Vases set. I love the patterned paper you made.

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  29. Absolutely stunning!! One of my favorite things that you do is layer on colored cardstock base! You make me want to break out of my boring white/kraft box!

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  30. So pretty! I love those bold colors and how you used the stamp for different purposes on one card.

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  31. love,love,love this Melanie - beautiful clean crisp colours and lines :-).
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  32. This card is gorgeous! I've also enjoyed making my own backgrounds and patterned paper lately.

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  33. Oh my gosh, love your color palette here. You have used those stamps beautifully, thanks for the great inspiration!!

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  34. Hi Melanie! YES, YES, YES! Please DO add a video showing how to create the water in the vase, etc. I need to learn that because there are some awesome vases in GKD stamps, including YOURS!

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  35. Beautiful card Melanie. Love the color combination. Yes, I'd love to see a video on coloring glass.

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  36. Your designs are always so wonderful and never disappoint.

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  37. Wow! I was knocked back on my heels when I saw that first card! Loved the glass vase one, too. Yes, please please do a video on coloring glass and water. Yea!

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  38. Such a beautiful job on the glass vase card....love it!

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  39. Beautiful bright colors. Love the flowers in the Buds and Vases vase.

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  40. Lovely card and great stamp sets.
    isoscia@aol.com

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  41. Absolutely gorgeous! LOVE the patterned paper that matches the focal image! This is just beautiful!

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  42. Wow, Melanie so beautiful.. the colors are so vibrant.. everything ties all together.. great job.. hope to see of video on the glass and water.. thanks for sharing

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  43. What cheery flowers in the midst of winter! Thanks!

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  44. Good golly Mel! This is stunning! Hugs! Seanie

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  45. Your card was so pretty. I would definitely be interested if you did a video with the water color. I just ordered some copics and they should be in the mail soon and I'm so excited to learn how to use them. Thanks for sharing.

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  46. Wonderful cards. Good thinking about the back of the vase - and even before you get to that part and say...why didn't I think of that? :)

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  47. Gorgeous and creative. The flowers look watercolored even though they are solid.

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  48. I am impressed with how you did the vase. I would like to see how you created it. Your cards are beautiful.

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  49. Love the flowers especially the back ground for your card great inspiration

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  50. Melanie, this is lovely, love your stamped BG paper too! YES I would love a video on coloring water!

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  51. Oh my gosh!!! Who wouldn't love a video on this water technique!! I will keep my fingers crossed you do it soon. I am definently trying this card.

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  52. Oh my gosh!!! Who wouldn't love a video on this water technique!! I will keep my fingers crossed you do it soon. I am definently trying this card.

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  53. Oh my gosh!!! Who wouldn't love a video on this water technique!! I will keep my fingers crossed you do it soon. I am definently trying this card.

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  54. Oh my gosh!!! Who wouldn't love a video on this water technique!! I will keep my fingers crossed you do it soon. I am definently trying this card.

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  55. Oh my gosh!!! Who wouldn't love a video on this water technique!! I will keep my fingers crossed you do it soon. I am definently trying this card.

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  56. Your card is beautiful. I can hardly wait to see your video on how to color water.

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  57. Beautiful and cheerful card. Would brighten up anyone's day I'm sure

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  58. I love your card and the flowers look awesome in your vase

    Kathleen

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  59. Hi Melanie. Love your pretty card. Thanks for sharing. Take care.

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  60. So delicate looking and pretty! Adore it!

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  61. lovely card it has such a soft watercolor effect.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  62. Love your design with the floral background and then as the focal! What a great set of stamps!

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  63. Melanie, all of your work are works of art with this being no exception! I'd love a video for creating the look of water...the shadow on the bottom of the vase, for example, is something I would never have thought of yet adds so much!

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  64. I love the daisies and the sweet oval tag!

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  65. Beautiful card, love the vase and light coloring. Very realistic.

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  66. I love the colors you've used on this card! So cheery!

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  67. Beautiful card I love the colours you used.

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  68. Loved the card, and yes,would really like to know more about putting flowers in a clear vase.

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  69. Love all the detail that went into your card.

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  70. Love all the detail that went into your card.

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  71. Yes please :D I would love to see how you create water in the vase. I just love your flowers Melanie - your background paper and your focal image ROCK!!!!!

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  72. It's cards like this one that force me to buy more stamps! LOVE IT!

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  73. Gorgeous card Melanie!!

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  74. Gorgeous card. I love the way you created your own patterned paper

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  75. My absolute favorite card. Bright, cheerful, beautiful. LOVE it!

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  76. Really love the design of your card! Such pretty flowers!

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  77. Beautiful layering!!

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