Karen's Creative Mess

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Gina K. Designs Inspirational Blog Hop Day 2


Hi Everyone… Come on in!    :) 
The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous blog hop celebrating the new stamps from the February Release Party. We hope to inspire you with some beautiful card projects as you hop along to each of the designer’s blogs!

Today, we are featuring the new stamp set “Genevieve Giraffe” by Beth Silaika and the incentive set “Scripty Sayings” by Gina K. 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.
So today I'm starting with the new stamp set
"Genevieve Giraffe"  By: Beth Silaika

These are the products that were used to make this one:
*Stamp set - Genevieve Giraffe  By: Beth Silaika 
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - Bubble gum Pink, White Layering Weight, & Kraft
*6x6 Patterned Paper Pack - Smitten
*Premium Dye Ink - Moonlit Fog (giraffe), Bubble Gum Pink, Passionate Pink
 Zig watercolor markers, Watercolor paper, White ribbon and dots from my stash
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I showed this one at the release:
I just love that little bird!  :)
Here is what I used for this one:
*Stamp Set - Genevieve Giraffe  By: Beth Silaika
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base Weight & Layering Weight
*Premium Dye Ink - Ocean Mist, Turquoise Sea, Blue Lagoon, Black Onyx
*Spectrum Noir Markers and bling from my stash


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Next Up…...
Then we have the incentive stamp
Scripty Saying By: Gina K. 
I love this set… <3
So Here is the supplies that was used to make this card!
*Incentive Stamp - Scripty Sayings  By: Gina K.
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - Fresh Asparagus & white Layering Weight (on the inside)
*6x6 Patterned Paper Pack - Poppy Prints (Love this pack)      :)
*Premium Dye Ink - Black Onyx     That is it!
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Now for the last one!
Again I used this wonderful Patterned Paper!

This is what was used!  :)  

*Incentive Stamp Set - Scripty Sayings  By: Gina K.
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base Weight & Layering Weight, & black Onyx
*6x6 Patterned Paper Pack - Poppy Prints
*Ribbon - Black Onyx Gingham
*Premium Dye Ink - Black Onyx


Well, I hope you had as much fun as I have. 
Thank You so much for stoping by and checking out my latest creations!  :)  <3 
Have a great day and a wonderful week!
Have fun creating!  :)  <3 
Are you ready for more awesome creations?! 
Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!


Gina K – Illustrator for Scripty Sayings
Beth Silaika – Illustrator for Genevieve Giraffe
Karen Hightower - You are here!

Don’t forget to pop over to the Gina K Designs Store and check out all of the new products available this month in the “What’s New” section at http://www.ginakdesigns.com.

Thank you for stopping by!

42 comments:

Theresa Momber said...

Beautiful cards, Karen! I love your coloring on the giraffe.

Unknown said...

The giraffe card is precious, the bird stands for himself. :) . Love the sentiment cards.

Melanie said...

Lovin' the no line coloring on the giraffe and sentiment balloons! you did a great job making those scripty sentiments your focal points!

Beth said...

Love the bird card. How did you make the circle background????? Love it!

El said...

Wow, those are beautiful. Love the one with the blue circle background-might be copying that one. Thanks for the inspiration.

Lisa K said...

Wonderful cards. I really like the bird one with the bokeh background.

Nikki said...

Your cards are beautiful!

Unknown said...

Hey there Karen!! You cards, and yes I mean all of them are so nice! My favorite is the Rose Celebrate card! However they are all stunning and beautiful!! You do such a nice job in all that you do! You never cease to amaze me! I see a couple of your cards that I would love to case!:)

Dee Earnshaw said...

Gorgeous cards, Karen. LOVE the background PP and layering on these cards. Very inspirational:)

Unknown said...

Karen your cards are inspiring, I have a hard time adding patterned paper, you make it look so easy!

Verna Angerhofer said...

What fantastic card designs. I love how you colored the giraffe. That is such a cute image.

Becky said...

I love the whimsy of the first two cards and the elegance of the last two. Thanks for sharing.

D.Ann C said...

What a precious batch of cards!

Diana said...

Love the new sentiments- and the cute Giraffe has a lot of possibilities. Love your cards.

CindyRomanDaversa said...

Oh my gosh...what super fabulous cards!

Irene S. said...

Outstanding and inspiring! I love them all and am surely relieved that I don't have to pick a favorite!

Stephani said...

Great cards. The pink giraffe card is precious!

Nana Griffin said...

Love all the pink on the first one.

Unknown said...

So hard to pick a favourite! They are all so adorable!

Anonymous said...

Very creative cards. Lookout...your talent is showing!!!

Retta said...

Beautiful use of patterned papers! Love how the script sayings stand on their own on cards without further embellishment!

kittykat3308 said...

Your cards are beautiful

KathleenR

Susie Moore said...

My favorite is the boka dots. Totally an eye catcher.

Rosy Newlun said...

That is such a sweet giraffe - you must have fussy cut that out? Wowzers! And yes, that birdie is adorable! Lovely floral pattern paper backgrounds too Karen - great job!

Ladyj711 said...

Love,love,love it Karen. That one with all the little birds, stand out from the card? Love, love, love

Judy Inukai said...

Super cards. I love the pink giraffe and how you put the words on the balloons. I like the layout of both your Scripty cards and how you made the sentiment the focal image.

Sue D said...

Beautiful variety of cards with these new products.

Deb said...

Love your cards!!! I need to learn to use patterned paper as well as you are here!

Zelda said...

Beautiful range of cards Karen. Love the sentiment and design on the bokeh card - so clever!

Helen F. said...

Oh Karen, your cards are fabulous. I love your coloring and the lovely layering of pretty PP.

Denise Bryant said...

Awesome cards! Lovin' the giraffe and little bird!

Unknown said...

Very beautiful! I love the different uses of the hearts !

Unknown said...

Your card designs for today are very fun and inspiring. I especially like the "Stand Out From the Crowd," but the colors for your "Scripty Sayings" cards definitely take them through the summer and into the fall.

Dawn S. said...

Beautiful cards! Love the bird card!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

All are fabulous, Karen. I have to admit that the giraffe is my favorite image!

mtscrapgal said...

Thanks for showing so many ways to use the Scripty sayings. Lovely cards.

Golda said...

Those first 2 cards are so adorable! I like the way you made the sentiment the focus on the other 2.

Lagene said...

Awesome cards! I love your layouts and the kraft layer with the giraffe is perfect!

Betty Neville said...

These are so awesome! Love how you stamped the little birdie multiple times!

Dorothy Mutafopulos said...

Love the giraffe stamp and colors.Your ideas and creations are fabulous.

Mitzi said...

Your first two cards are just plain "sweet". Then I also like the the cards that use dsp. I think that is such a lovely and quick way to make nice cards.

Nancy said...

So much talent rolled up in one person! Amazing cards Karen! Love that sweet giraffe and the yellow floral one! Your photographs look amazing as well! Kudos my friend!