Inspiration Hop, Day 2: The Wetlands

Good morning!The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! As you hop through each of the designers' blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see who won,  check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.

Today we are featuring the fabulous new set The Wetlands by Theresa Momber. What man wouldn't like a card with these gorgeous bird and outdoorsy silhouettes? Definitely one for your collection.  I am loving the Christmas Pine Pure Luxury cardstock with this mallard. I colored him with Spectrum Noir markers: GT2, JG6, EB6, BG1,LY3, and CT4. 

I also reversed the stamp on a piece of acetate to create a slight reflection on the water, and sponged in some GKD Dark Sage and GKD Ocean Mist for the water. Silhouettes are stamped in Dark Sage.  Belt and greeting are stamped in GKD Charcoal Brown.  It was hard to get a good angle to show off the dimension and shine in the photo, but I embossed the belt buckle with gold metallic powder. No embellishments needed!

I can't get enough of this belt from Triple Play Fillers as a border to go with these images! If you missed our party, this is the card that I made for the release party challenge, just one layer. Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock, Lemon Drop, Dark Chocolate and Peach Bellini inks. Easy peasy! Love these sets together!

Thanks for visiting!

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

Theresa Momber-Illustrator of The Wetlands

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

Thanks for visiting!

Inspiration Hop, Day 1: Triple Play Fillers and Video

Good morning! The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! As you hop through each of the designers' blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see who won,  check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.

Today we are sharing samples and ideas for my Triple Play Fillers. I am crazy for the images in this set!  

Today's video is simple, showing some tips for some of the borders, one bow, and the stick pin elements.  

Here are photos of both samples, the top made with GKD Wild Wisteria, Charcoal Brown, and Moonlit Fog, and below with GKD Peach Bellini, Dark Chocolate and Moonlit Fog. Very similar design, although I made just a few changes, swapping out the stick pin cap images and didn't fill in the border.  I think these would work nicely as contemporary but classic designs for anytime, or a mother who is having a baby boy or girl. Our White Pure Luxury cardstock looks so nice and crisp with the cool tone of the Wisteria, and the Ivory so rich with the warm Peach.


I love how when you two step stamp just select parts of the Moroccan and diamond borders, the little bits just seem to come to life like tiny shimmering facets!  Cardstock and ink are GKD Pure Luxury Lovely Lavender, Moonlit Fog, and Dark Chocolate. (Ivory mat)

 So fun to pop in some different colors and patterns quickly, no cutting or coloring! This square card was made with just one ink pad, full strength and stamped off, GKD Prickly Pear!

And although I just can't bring myself to make a Christmas video yet, I couldn't resist posting a Santa card with the belt, since it seems to be my family's favorite so far! 

Embossing the bold rings around the circles makes it extra fancy and looks great with that big gold buckle! Cardstock is Pure Luxury Red Hot ans I used the frame and greeting, and ornament elements from Triple Play Frame. The plaid fillers on the belly band are stamped in Cherry Red. 

More videos and ideas in the coming weeks with both sets! :)

Triple Play Fillers

Triple Play Frame

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

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

Thanks for visiting today!

Video Sneak Peek: Triple Play Fillers

Hello! Today I am sharing a sneak peek of my new coordinating set for Triple Play Frame*, Triple Play Fillers! Just as Fabulous Frame Fillers and Fabulos Holiday Fillers were the peanut butter to Fabulous Frame's jelly, this set contains so many versatile sentiments and two step stamping elements that will help you customize the frame in seconds, but can be used to embellish any card project even without the frame.  After the walk through of how the new images work with the frame, I demonstrate this two layer card with no cutting and very minimal supplies, plus peeking some of our newest cardstock and ink colors. This stamp set is available for purchase this Thursday, June 25th.

Supplies:
Gina K. Designs Triple Play Fillers, Triple Play Frame
Gina K. Pure Luxury Peach Bellini and White cardstocks
Gina K. Black Onyx, Lovely Lavender, Lemon Drop, Jellybean, Peach Bellini ink pads
Spectrum Noir marker LV1, adhesive, adhesive rhinestones, acrylic blocks

GET EXCITED!!! :)

* If you haven't bought the original Triple Play Frame set yet, you will want this to go with the new Fillers! Don't miss it now that it's back in stock!

Bonus Video! Faux Dry Embossing with Triple Play Frame

Ready for some faux dry embossing? Turn all your bold

stamps into “virtual embossing folders” with tone on tone

 stamping and a white pigment ink pad! Today I have a CAS 

card with the flowers from my Triple Play Frame stamp set 

for a quick card with very minimal supplies that’s great in a 

pinch! TIP: Any colored cardstock will work for this technique,

 and you can substitute a Versamark pad for a colored pad to

 do the tone on tone stamping if you prefer.


Apologies on not being very eloquent today, I threw this all 

together in just a few minutes to keep up with our regular 

StampTV broadcast schedule (Please keep Gina in your

prayers as she gets back on track after some health and 

personal stuff!) Thanks for understanding. :)


Supplies: 

Gina K. Designs Triple Play Frame stamp set

Gina K. White, Innocent Pink, Black Onyx ink pads

Gina K. Pure Luxury Innocent Pink cardstock (4 ¼” x 11,

 scored at 5 ½”)

Adhesive rhinestones

Back in Stock!

Triple Play Frame is back!!  

Be sure to get yours, you'll *definitely* want to have this one on your desk when our June release comes out in a few weeks! ;)

(Scroll down to see the rose trellis made with this set and the StampTV kit if you missed yesterday's hop! 

Do we need a video for that card??)

School's out, woo hoo!  Happy summer!!

Flowers and Frames Hop!

Good morning! The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! This blog hop is for the brand spanking new StampTV Flowers and Frames kit. This kit, along with several other sets you've been waiting for, will be back in stock tomorrow for you to order, and we are hopping up and down with excitement, ready to share some new ideas!  Please enjoy today's samples and then browse the store for other crafty items you need so you'll be ready to throw this kit in your cart tomorrow starting at 8 AM Central, ready to head to checkout!

I got so much wonderful feedback from one of my last videos about mixing up one of my sets with a StampTV kit, so since this hop is Flowers & Frames, I thought it would be appropriate to mix it with Triple Play Frame, since both are back in stock tomorrow, woo hoo!  I made a trellis scene by placing a mask over my frame and sponging some clouds with Gina K. Ocean Mist, then adding the die cut stamped flowers (Gina K. Innocent Pink, Passionate Pink, and Cherry Red) and leaves (Gina K. Grass Green and Fresh Asparagus) around the frame's borders, as if the vine is climbing. I love this look!  (and love that I didn't have to come up with a sketch!)  Frame is stamped in Gina K. Moonlit Fog and I added three adhesive pearls to the lower corner echo the circles in the frame. Sentiment is stamped in Gina K.Black Onyx and cardstock is Gina K. Pure Luxury Innocent Pink and White.

Ready for more creations? Just click on the links below for more kit inspiration! As you hop through our blogs today, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a a  random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop to see who won.

Gina K

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Lee Murphy

Melanie Muenchinger (you are here!)

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

Speaking of kits, did you know we have a special group that you can join if you are a member of StampTV?  It’s called StampTV Addicts!  Tricia has all kinds of good advice and inspiration in there, too! Join today!

Thanks for visiting!

Video: Kissing Technique

Have fun kissing beautiful patterned stamps onto the bold

 frame stamp in Wild at Heart to create new and different 

textured looks! This technique is so fun and versatile, you’ll 

be looking at all your stamps for kissing possibilities. The 

flowers and leaves in the coordinating Wild Flowers set are 

perfect for adding two step color to the frame, as well as 

create a matching accents for the inside of your card. Go 

bold with several colored ink pads to create a gradient effect,

 or stick with one color for a more subtle look. The tight 

weave of this patterned border in Pretty Patterns 2 is

excellent for kissing, as it creates terrific almost fabric-like 

texture as well as picks up a lot of the frame’s floral detail. 

Be sure to watch the video for a bonus product of a similar 

card with these same techniques and sets in earth tones! 

(Kraft and Charcoal Brown)

 

Supplies: 

Gina K. Designs Wild at Heart, Pretty Patterns 2 stamp sets,

Wild Flowers

Gina K. Blue Raspberry, Ocean Mist, Grass Green, Fresh 

Asparagus

Gina K. Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight white cardstock

Crystal Stickles

Video: Simple Color Gradient Technique with Wild at Heart

Are you ready for the fastest card ever? in today's video I'll

show you how to make a single or two layer card with my 

Wild at Heart set using a direct to stamp technique that 

creates a gorgeous color gradient or blocking effect with

quick swipes of your colored ink pads. Bold and graphic but 

painterly at the same time, the negative flower images in this

frame seem to magically appear when stamped!

Supplies:

Gina K. Designs Wild at Heart stamp set

Gina K. Pure Luxury Sweet Mango (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5

 1/2") and Layering Weight

 White (4" x 5 1/4") cardstock 

Gina K. Sweet Mango, passionate Pink, and Charcoal Brown

 ink pads

adhesive


Have a fabulous weekend!

Video: Direct to Stamp Technique

 In today’s video, I will show you the direct to stamp technique  (DTS), which is drawing or coloring with water-based markers directly on your stamped images before stamping. The bold frame in the Wild at Heart set with its delicate, negative details is perfect for this technique! A marker with a brush tip makes it easy to create a beautiful tapered blade of grass. Butterflies are from A Beautiful Life, also a frame set. TIP: Be sure to swipe quickly when you draw your blades, for smooth, curving arcs, as trying to go more slowly and carefully can result in a more wobbly, wonky blade. 

This frame looks so beautiful on single layer cards with the outline border.

Supplies: 
Gina K. Designs A Beautiful Life, Wild at Heart stamp sets 
Gina K. Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight White cardstock 4 ¼” x 11, scored at 5 ½”, and scrap 
Gina K. Sweet Corn, Black Onyx ink pads 
Spectrum Aqua Markers-Floral collection 
Scissors, Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L foam squares

Hope your week is off to a fabulous start!

Video: Simple Watercoloring with Spectrum Aqua Markers and Stately Flowers 8

Today I demonstrate a watercolor technique with the

 Spectrum Aqua markers on smooth white Pure Luxury

 cardstock. Whether you paint or color with them, these

 waterbased markers can create the bright, vibrant color of

 alcohol markers or a range of pale shades just by mixing

 with a little water. I also add a graphic border to ground the

 floral image from Stately Flowers 8 using my Pretty 

Patterns set in two tones by stamping off.

I will share some direct to stamp techniques with these

markers and my stamp sets soon!

Supplies: 

Gina K. Designs Stately Flowers 8, Pretty Patterns stamp

 sets

Gin K. Black Onyx, Grass Green ink pads


Gina K. Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight White cardstock


Spectrum Aqua Artists Markers-Floral Assortment

Waterbrush (or paint brush)

Mini Hop Winner!

If you didn't see winner of the mini hop from last week posted in out StampTV Forum, here it is:

The winner was chosen randomly from all the comments that

 day, and the winner is:


MyAuntKathApril 21, 2015 at 12:21 PM

Oh, Melanie, these cards are so fascinating! I adore all of

 these. They are so different from any others I have seen. 

Love them all, but the port windows is just a fabulous card! 

Kathie

Congrats, Kathie, you won the Bring the Bling set! Please 

contact me ASAP with your snail addy so I can put the 

stamps in the mail for you.

Kathie, please contact me by the end of today about the set, otherwise I will need to draw and post a different winner.  Thank you!

Video: Create an Oceanview with Triple Play Frame

Hello! I got *so* many wonderful comments about this card with Triple Play Frame and Gifts from the Sea this week, that I shot a quick video for you to see it come together. I also forgot to add a detailed supply list in my post before, so here it is! (I just made a single layer card on white in the video demonstration, but use a Kraft base plus a 4" x 5 1/4" white mat if you want it to be like the card in the original photo.)

This design is perfect for spring, summer, masculine and travel

cards: Bon Voyage, welcome back, or simply "relax"! Experiment 

with different ink colors to create a sunrise or sunset on the water.

I've also gotten requests for Gifts from the Sea videos, so I hope 

this inspires! Amazing what just a few little images can do to

create a sense of time and place... :)  I hope this also helps to see 

how lovely realistically drawn images look with this clean, graphic

frame.



Supplies:

Gina K. Designs Triple Play Frame, Gifts from the Sea stamp sets

Gina K. Pure Luxury Base Weight White cardstock, 5 1/2' x 8 1/2",

 scored at 4 1/4"

Gina K. Moonlit Fog, Ocean Mist ink pads

Spectrum Noir markers: BG2, IG4, EB6

adhesive pearls, scratch paper, 1 1/4" inch circle punch

Triple Play Frame

Gifts from the Sea

Thanks for visiting, have a great weekend!

Gina K. Mini Inspiration Hop!

Good morning!  Gina K. Designs has another mini hop for you! 

Just playing with some of our newest sets and loving that Spring is

in full swing!  Be sure to leave a comment on each blog as you 

hop through because I am giving away a Bring the Bling stamp 

set. 

I have gotten many requests for a card (well, a video for a card)

using my Gifts from the Sea (back in stock!), so I stamped up  

one with Triple Play Frame.  I got kind of literal with the 

windows here, don't they work nicely as port holes? Now we're

 cruising! This could be a single layer card if you prefer, with 

the shells cut out and popped up, or you can stamp them directly 

onto the white mat and just color instead. Base is GKD Pure 

Luxury Kraft.

Begin by stamping the frame on the white mat in GKD Moonlit 

Fog, then cover with the top half of the circles with the straight 

edge of some scratch paper. Be sure it is running parallel to frame's 

borders so your horizon doesn't look wonky! Cover with the frame

mask that has the three circles cut out, 

and sponge GKD Ocean Mist ink into the bottom of each 

round section for water. (Disregard theleafy stamped branch you 

see, this mask has obviously been used before!)

Remove the straight edge mask, so that just the mask with the 

three openings is left and lightly sponge more ink to the top section

to create a cloudy sky.  Stamp the birds in Moonlit Fog in one or 

more windows. Remove mask.  Add stamped brads from Triple 

Play Frame between the windows, and the greeting and shells. 

Embellish with pearls if desired.

Here is another spotlighting card I created with Triple Play 

Frame and Elegant Florals 2. I love using the frame's windows to 

color different sections of these tall elegant, flowers!  I masked the 

orchid together to have an extra stem and fill up more of the layout.

Cardstock is GKD Pure Luxury White and Charcoal Brown. 

Colored with Spectrum Noir markers: DG1, DG2, BG6, CR2, 

BP6. I used the mini heart spangles that were the free with 

qualifying purchase Gina offered a few months ago!  Too cute! 

(Using my stuff, take note, lol!)

Finally, I paired up Beth Silaika's Delicate Damask with my 

Triple Play Frame images, as there are so many ways to use the

frame's small elements to jazz up the damask even more! 

Super simple CAS with her border stamped in Black Onyx and 

adding my butterfly (Innocent Pink) and tiny round medallions in

between.

And here I stamped the same border in Grass Green and added my

tiny flowers in Powder Blue above. Just add butterflies and pearls!

Triple Play Frame

Elegant Florals 2

Delicate Damask

Now please enjoy ideas from a few more members of our Gina K.

Designs team!  Be sure to leave a comment on each blog as you 

hop through for your chance to win! Winner will be chosen 

randomly from all the blogs and announced on StampTV on 

Thursday.

Karen Hightower

Lee Murphy

Beth Silaika

Thanks for visiting and happy hopping!  Hope it gets you stamping

 today!