Inspiration Hop, Day 3: Weather or Not and By the Sea 2

Good morning! The Gina K. Designs Team welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Today we hope you are inspired with many beautiful ideas, and as you hop through our blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because Gina 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 Stamp TV a few days after the hops.

First up we have the lovely By the Sea 2 by Theresa Momber.

I sponged in this order on Pure Luxury White, using all Gina K. ink pads: Sweet Corn, leaving the very center of the white mat open, Sweet Mango layered around the yellow, Red Hot out to the sides, and finally Cherry Red on the edges. To create the horizon, I placed a piece of scratch paper across the middle and sponged on more Cherry Red along the mask's edge, leaving the center unsponged (is that a word?), to create a huge, bright reflection of the setting sun.  Before removing the paper, I carefully sponged the teeniest bit of black over the Cherry Red to deepen the color, but so this *very* sparingly.  Next stamp the silhouettes: look how crisp and opaque the new Gina K. Black Onyx ink is!!  TIP:  To reflect the pier, I inked the stamp up in Memento London Fog and stamped it on acetate to create a reverse image, then lined it up below the bridge and pressed.  I added just a few a wavy lines for waves with Memento Rhubarb Stalk marker and Ranger Picket Fence White.  Base is Pure Luxury Black Onyx.

 Here is a simple card I showed at the party.  You don't have to make a sponged scene or do a lot of coloring to enjoy the images in this set.  Paired with more graphic elements you have quick and easy CAS!

Next up we have Weather or Not by Beth Silaika.  Like these big puffy clouds and all the weather sayings you know and love.  You can use these images and sentiments in any season.

 I added some tiny rhinestone precipitation (wouldn't raining diamonds be amazing? but maybe hurt a little?)  I also used my silver Sakura Glitter pen to go over the dots around the clouds (silver lining, of course)

I used my new Pretty Patterns 2 set to create this colorful background with Gina K Grass Green, Red Hot and Innocent Pink pads,  and Memento Tangelo and Danube Blue. These colors were inspired by a super bright chevron dress I just bought. (Yep, you can totally see me coming!)  It's fun to use this border to imply lightning or precipitation in a very stylized way.  I also used the ginormous arrow from Carolyn's new Stamp it BIG! 2 set to accentuate the greeting and for an extra pop of color, cute right?  I love arrows, have I said that?! (And I love mixing sets, all three being from this release!)

Here is another, with the umbrella, pieced with a pattern I stamped from the herringbone in my Pretty Patterns 2 sets and stamped onto one of the cut files backgrounds. The umbrella (and boot) is such a great image for paper piecing.

Here are the sets we showcased today:

By the Sea 2

Weather or Not 

Now please enjoy continuing the hop with our Gina K. Designs design team!  Thanks for visiting!

• Gina K
• Beth Silaika - Illustrator of Weather or Not
• Theresa Momber - Illustrator of By The Sea
• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Debbie Corbari
• Latisha Yoast
• Lee Murphy
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist
• Tami Mayberry