Thursday, October 1, 2015

Gina K. Inspiration Hop Day 2: This & That and Simply The Best

Good morning! The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs is back with another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! More projects for our September Release stamps sets, so please enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your chance to win an awesome grab bag of GKD goodies!   To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.

I tell you what, the silhouettes in the Simply the Best set just have the coolest, most interesting textures!  I stamped this leaf in both Black Onyx and Grass Green, and then colored the flowers with Spectrum Noir markers, LY3, CT4, GB4.  I accented the flower centers and around the greeting with adhesive rhinestones.


Next in Beth's Silaika's This & That, I love the three big scroll-y ampersands you have to choose from that work with so many different images, and all the fun words in a font that is both classic and modern. Tons of combinations and orientations to be made for your designs with these greetings! These are stamped in Sweet Mango, Wild Lilac, Ocean Mist and Jelly Bean Green. I stamped off the Ocean Mist ampersands so it would be easy to read the overlapping sentiments. Love the circle accents! To finish, I stamped on the bakers twine from Triple Play Holiday (dotting in whit gel pen to the twine on the colored base) and embossed the bottom corner with a dotted folder to add more texture and match the stamping.

A drop shadow on the ampersand by simply tracing with your marker is fast and really makes these sentiments pop. (Video coming up showing you how to create the stitched vines with the Triple Play Holiday set!) Sentiment stamped in Wild Lilac and Black Onyx and flower and vine in Wild Lilac, Prickly Pear, and Fresh Asparagus on Gina K. Pure Luxury Jelly Bean Green cardstock.


Ready for more awesome creations? Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!




46 comments:

  1. All of these are Fantastic & Pretty! I have to say the twine on the second card … Trompe L'oeil at it's finest! WOW… :) <3

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  2. Both the cards are fantastic - Also - rabbit rabbit rabbit - ask Debbie - she makes me do it! something about bringing you luck

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  3. Super cards. I love your fabulous & wonderful card. The fabulous & forever card is pretty cool too. I LOVE the stitch flowers, stem and leaves.

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  4. Your cards are divine! I love the fun and whimsical look and the colors - such happy cards! TFS!

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  5. You always have great ideas! I like how you stamped a shadow with the words and added stitching. However, the first one is my favorite today. I like the flowers and leaves along the side with the sentiment being framed by them. The gems add a nice touch.

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  6. Awesome cards - just amazing how you keep coming up with so many ideas! Love the twine - looks so real! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  7. As usual, you have some stunning cards. Melanie, how in the world would I ever pick a favorite? I love them all! Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Melanie, You are such a motivation to get moving!

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  9. I really like your first one. It's clean and simply but has lots of texture. You inspire me every time watch one of your videos. Thanks for all you do!!

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  10. Gorgeous and wonderful ways of using these stamp sets. Love them both.

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  11. Beautiful cards as always. I really like the second card. You give us such great ideas. Thanks.

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  12. Love the bling in the center of the flowers in the first card. You are so correct about all the texture. Now just the wait till I can play.

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  13. I Always look forward to seeing what you come up with! I love all three but the second is my favorite! thank you for your creativity!

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  14. Gorgeous cards! I love all of them!

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  15. Melanie, I can't tell you how much I love your cards. They are always so colorful and show me new ways to use the images.

    Super!

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  16. Sweet colors and just the right amount of bling!! Thank you for sharing your creativity you definitely inspire me.

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  17. Gorgeous card, Melanie. Love them all especially the You & Me card on that lovely Jelly Bean Green card stock, looks amazing. Great tip on using a shadow to make the words POP:)

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  18. Your first card is so gorgeous!
    Over the top gorgeous!

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  19. Interesting cards. The offset mats seem to be popular

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  20. Interesting cards. The offset mats seem to be popular

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  21. I can't decide on my favorite between the top two... Gorgeous colors on the first, and I love the embossing in the corner on the second!

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  22. Wow, that is gorgeous, love the green and black

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  23. Very inspiring, Melanie! Love your new Triple Play set!

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  24. Very pretty cards. Good ideas.

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  25. Love the ideas with the ampersands. I will definitely be trying them out. Thanks for sharing.

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  26. Love your This & That card and your use of that gorgeous jelly bean green cardstock.

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  27. Oh my! Beautiful!! I especially like the "This and That" set, but I really adore your "Simply the best" set too.
    Beautiful cards by a beautiful person! :)

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  28. Gorgeous cards! Both stamp sets looks awesome & versatile.

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  29. You have so many ideas for cards! These are so beautiful and I love the different techniques. Fabulous cards!
    quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

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  30. Absolutely wonderful how you put everything together and make it look so amazing. Thank you for your stellar talent!!

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  31. These are beautiful, Melanie! So many times, I look at your wonderful cards, and think "Why didn't I think of that?"

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  32. So many new ideas to play with, it is hard to pick one of anything (designer, sketch, stamp set, technique, etc) that I want to play with first!!!

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  33. Your cards are beautiful. I am looking forward to seeing how you made the card with the stitched vine. Thank you

    Blessings,
    Kathleen

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  34. Very pretty cards. I'm really liking the faux stitching.

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  35. Great cards, love the stamp sets! Thanks!

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  36. As always, I love your cards but You and Me is just beautiful. Thank you.

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  37. I like them all but the first one keeps pulling at me.

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  38. I am loving all of these! You have such fun ideas that you put together so well.

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  39. Love your cards! You are always so inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

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  40. I really like the first card. It has so many colors and the stamp set is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

    Linda D.

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  41. Melanie, I loved the video you did showing us to create a vine, the green card is my favourite. I cannot get over how 3D the ampesand looks with just a shadow behind it. I'm going to try this for sure

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  42. Beautiful, every single one! These are stunning new releases as always. There goes my purse strings! Love them all.

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