Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Inspiration Hop, Day 3: Primitive Blessings & Seasonal Labels

Good morning! The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to our final day of the Inspiration Blog Hops! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas four our newest stamp sets, and 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 Gina K. Designs Grab Bag that could have anything from stamps, to paper, to embellishments! To see the list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!
 I used the Silhouette cut file to cut out my Seasonal Label, stamped in Memento Bamboo Leaves and Rhubarb Stalk.  Fun two step for adding the sentiment of choice and more color!  The label is layered onto a Lacey Circle die cut and white doily. I added some Pure Luxury Good as Gold  punched flourishes to tie in the gold embossed trees from Joyful Holiday.  I love this swirly tree as a background!  Dress it up with adhesive pearls to mimic the blingy stamped label.
This "Farm Fresh" image from Primitive Blessings is a perfect thank you for our neighbors who have a few chickens in their "urban garden" and brings us eggs sometimes.  I had to use an Oval Nestabilities (to represent an egg of course!) and matted it on a Labels 10.
  Cardstock is Pure Luxury White and Tomato Soup.  DP is Gina K Casual Friday and Sun Kissed Autumn.  I pinched slits in the end of the Label die cut and added  a bit of twill from a past StampTV kit and some button brads to embellish.
 

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Gina K  - Illustrator Primitive Blessings & Seasonal Labels

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59 comments:

  1. Gorgeous Christmas card with the doily, love it! And love that ribbon treatment on the 2nd one!

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  2. Wow, Mel, always amazed at your work. Really adore the chicken card.

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  3. Very elegant first card and love the chicken card as we raise chickens.

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  4. WOW! LOVE IT! I love all the little elegant details on the first card and the PUNCH of colors with the second!

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  5. The tree is perfect with the Christmas card, Mel!! LOVE the rooster card! I can't wait to use that image myself.

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  6. The tree is perfect with the Christmas card, Mel!! LOVE the rooster card! I can't wait to use that image myself.

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  7. Louise (Mamilou) (Ontario)October 3, 2012 at 9:25 AM

    That chicken card is adorable. Love all the details

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  8. The layering and colors made great card designs. You are a true artist!

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  9. Love that chicken with eggs! and little buttons =)

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  10. Love love the Christmas card, and also your primitive card. You always show such innovation!

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  11. Beautiful cards Melanie. Love the way you used the tree from Joyful Holiday, cute layout.

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  12. Great cards! I love the way you turned the tree on its side and used it as a flourish - great idea. The chicken card is too too cute.

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  13. Gorgeous Christmas card! Love the embossed trees and the sentiment on the doily!

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  14. Your Christmas card is so elegant and I love your background paper choices for your other one.

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  15. I just love your "out of the box" thinking -- awesome way to use the tree!

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  16. Both cards are just wonderful. I especially like the "Farm Fresh Eggs" so cute. Thank you for sharing your designs.

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  17. sweet cards Melanie. thanks for sharing

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  18. I love how elegant the first card is and the second one is so adorable. I love it!

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  19. Super cards! I'll have to remember that Christmas tree as a background.

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  20. love the chicken card. It is so cute. Thanks.

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  21. Gorgeous Christmas card - such pretty design and details. And the second is so cute - great colors and design.

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  22. Love both of your cards! The holiday card with all of it's flourishes is so pretty. I really like the hen and eggs too!

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  23. the swirly tree does make a great background! and I love the freshness of the egg-laying chicken
    thanks
    Holly

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  24. I just know I need, NEED, I say, these sets and love that chicken on the nest. I will have to beg and plead and see if we can place an order soon. LOL

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  25. Both cards are wonderful Melanie....even the primitive card is elegant - LOL!
    Paper Hugs,
    Jan

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  26. kove both of these jewels, Melanie. Thanks for your extreme creativity.

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  27. Love you cards, Melanie. Specially liked the one with the embossed swirly trees. Really pretty!

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  28. Beautiful christmas card, and I love the little chicken and eggs. turned out so cute.

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  29. Love how you used the tree stamp on it's side for a swirl effect, so pretty! I absolutely love your chicken card...that is my favorite stamp out of that set and I was hoping someone would use it in their projects!! Thank you!

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  30. I appreciate the creativity in using elements that add so much to your pieces....the Flourishes as part of the label on the first card and the method for attaching ribbon and using button brads on the second card are fine examples of this. TFS

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  31. always amazed at your chicken card.

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  32. Two great cards - you always do such great work

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  33. Love how you added that doily! Very pretty cards full of inspiration! Well done!

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  34. The first one is really pretty and the second is quite cute!

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  35. That Christmas card is elegant with the gold flourishes and swirly trees. The primitive card is cute with the hen on the nest. Love the color combinations and its simplicity. So primitive-looking.

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  36. Love all your work. I am loving the doilies lately and that card is wonderful.

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  37. Cute cards! Love the embossing!

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  38. Gorgeous Christmas card...love it!

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  39. Such a beautiful and elegant Christmas card! And your egg card is SO cute! Love how you did the ribbon too!

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  40. Both cards are great. Love the elegant Christmas card and the dear stamp on the other is just too cute. Love both.

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  41. Stunning! Thank you for sharing

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  42. I love the addition of the doily and I also love the farm fresh eggs one

    Blessings,
    Kat

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  43. Aren't those curlie trees useful and fun. So many great ideas. Thanks

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  44. The Christmas card is so elegant. Love the primitive's chicken card.

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  45. As usual, your cards are stunning!

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  46. Your Christmas card is beyond beautiful. Love the rich gold and red.

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