Karen's Creative Mess

Thursday, February 23, 2017


Good Morning!  :) 
I wanted to share this card project with you mall.
 I have been taking coloring classes from Kit and Clowder.
This month we are doing flowers, there is a pencil class and a marker class. 
After doing the image that she teaches on, I decided to work on a flower in Melanie Muenchingers Stately Flowers 9 Stamp Set! 
Still need lots of practice and Melanie has lots of stamp set with gorgeous flowers to practice on!  :)





Here is a list of the items I used!
Gina K. Designs:
*Stamp sets - Stately Flowers 9  and  Fabulous Flowers (fro the greeting)  By: Melanie Muenchinger
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base and Layering Weight, Black Onyx
*Premium Dye Ink- Black Onyx, Moonlit Fog, Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Powder Blue, and White Pigment Ink
*Artist's Choice Card Stock for pencil coloring
*Twisted Twine - Black Onyx

You can get these items at Gina K. Designs 
here is the link: http://www.shop.ginakdesigns.com

Here is the list of Prismacolor pencils I used:
Prismacolor Pencils - For the Flower ( # 1032 pumpkin orange, 1002 yellow orange, 118 calcium orange, 917 sunburst yellow,  923  scarlet lake, 938 - white, and a touch of 70% warm gray)  For the Leaves ( # 909 grass green, 912 apple green, 913 spring green, 988 marine green, 1004 yellow chartreuse, 1005 lime peel, 938 white ) Background ( #1025 periwinkle, 1024 blue slate, 1087 powder blue, 938 white) 


Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!  :)  <3 

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Gina K. Designs February Inspiration Blog Hop Day 2

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous blog hop celebrating the new stamp release for February by our illustrator team! 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 stamp sets by Beth Silaika, Claire Brennan, & our new Incentive set Vintage Rose By: Gina K.

These stamp sets are so fun and versatile! You will be able to create amazing card projects using each individual set or by combining the images and sentiments from multiple sets from this release. Have fun and be creative!
Spring Fling - By: Beth Silaika

Springtime Baskets - By: Claire Brennan

Vintage Rose - By: Gina K. 


Here are the samples I made using these wonderful sets! Be sure and leave a comment on each blog for your chance to win a $20 Gina K Designs gift certificate! To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop. Ready for some inspiration? Here are a few of the projects I have created for today’s hop:


These are from Beth's Set - Spring Fling
I had a lot of fun creating with this set, and ready to make a few more for Easter. 
 The little critters are just so cute!  :) 
Gina K. Designs Items Used: 
Stamp Set - Spring Fling  By: Beth Silaika
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering weight, & Innocent Pink
Premium Dye Ink - Black Onyx
Twisted Twine - Black Onyx
Colored w/Copics


This one was from the Release Party!  Peep Peep Peep!!!  <3 


Gina K. Design Items Used:
Stamp Set - Spring Fling  - By: Beth Silakia
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, & Jelly Bean 
Pure Luxury Paper Pack - Sending Love 
Fine Detail Embossing Powder - Clear
Premium Dye Ink - Jelly Bean Green
Ribbon, Memento - Black, Copics


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Next up I have Claire's Stamp Set - Spring Time Baskets:
This is a wonderful set and I love the greetings and the images too! <3 


Gina K. Designs Items Used:
Stamp Set - Springtime Baskets  By: Claire Brennan 
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, & Ocean Mist
Premium Dye Ink - Moonlit Fog, Kraft, Dark Chocolate, & Black Onyx
Fine Detail Embossing Powder - Black
Gingham Ribbon - Black Onyx
3D Foam Squares, Colored w/ Copics, Mementos - Black Ink




This is the one from the Release Party!

Gina K. Designs Items used:
Stamp Set - Spring Time Baskets - By: Claire Brennan 
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, Kraft & Black Onyx
Pure Luxury Paper Pack - Pool Side
Ribbon - Plaid Natural
Fine Detail Embossing Powder - Black
Memento - Black, Black Enamel dots, colored with Copics 

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And For this Gorgeous Incentive Stamp Set By: Gina K.
Vintage Rose

Gina K. Designs Items:
Stamp Set - Vintage Rose  By: Gina K.
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, & Black Onyx
Twisted Twine - Black Onyx
Pure Luxury Paper Pack - Cold Snap
Dies - Gina carries - Cheery Lynn - Circles & Inverted Circles, & Ribbon Die

And for my second card using the new Incentive stamp set - Vintage Rose

Gina K. Designs Items used on this one are:
*Stamp Set - Vintage Rose  By: Gina K. (New Incentive)
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Layering & Heavy Base Weight, Moonlit Fog
*Premium Dye Ink - Moonlit Fog
Colored with Prismacolor Pencils 

I hope you all have enjoyed the hop so far. <3 
You have so many more inspiring creations ahead,
So enjoy and Happy Stamping! :)  <3 


Just click on the links below for more from Gina and the Cast & Crew:

Gina K - Illustrator of Vintage Rose
Beth Silaika - Illustrator of Spring Fling
Claire Brennan - Illustrator of Springtime Baskets
Cathy Tidwell

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!


Monday, February 13, 2017

Gina K. Designs - February Inspirational Blog Hop Day 1

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous blog hop celebrating the new stamp release for February by our illustrator team! 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 stamp sets by Melanie Muenchinger and Theresa Momber.


These stamp sets are so fun and versatile! You will be able to create amazing card projects using each individual set or by combining the images and sentiments from multiple sets from this release. Have fun and be creative!




Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your Chance to Win a $20 Gina K Designs Gift Certificate! To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop. Ready for some inspiration? Here are a few of the projects I have created for today’s hop:

Starting with Melanie Muenchingers New Set:
Fabulous Flowers
This set will be used a lot in my crafty room!  
I love that we get to have a solid image and a sketchy one! 


Gina K. Designs Items Used:
Stamp Set - Fabulous Flowers  By: Melanie Muenchinger
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Weight & Layering Weight White, Jelly Bean & Wild Lilac
Pattern Paper Pack - Sending Love
Premium Dye Ink - Wild Lilac, Lovely Lavender, Fresh Asparagus, & Jelly Bean
Fine Detail Embossing Powder - White

Button, Versa Mark, Nuvo - White,  Purple bling, 3D Foam Squares


Feels like spring! :) 


Here are the items I used:
Stamp Set - Fabulous Flowers - By: Melanie Muenchinger
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight White, Bubble Gum Pink
Pure Luxury Paper Pack - Made With Love 
Premium Dye Ink - Bubble Gum, Passionate Pink, Fresh Asparagus, & Jelly Bean
Twisted Twine - Passionate Pink

Copic #N2 for a shadow, 3D Foam Squares


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This one was from the Release Party!  <3  

Made with Gina K. Designs:
*Stamp Set - Fabulous Flowers By - Melanie Muenchinger
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, Edible Eggplant
*Premium Dye Ink - Wild Lilac, Edible Eggplant, Jelly Bean Green & Fresh Asparagus
*Twisted Twine - Black Onyx

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Next up is Theresa Members New Framescape - Simply Spring 
This set makes creating a scene so much easier! 



Gina K. Designs Items Used: 
Stamp Set - Simply Spring  By: Theresa Momber
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base Weight, & Grass Green
Premium Due Ink - Moonlit Fog, Dark Chocolate, & Black Onyx
Twisted Twine - Black Onyx
Colored With Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and N2 for shadow under the dog and girl

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The One from the Release Party! 

I used Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Framescape - Simply Spring  and  I used Winter Trees for the Bird Images  By: Theresa Momber
Pure Luxury Card Stock - Wild Dandelion, White Layering Weight
Premium Dye Ink - Ocean Mist, Blue Lagoon, Jelly Bean, Fresh Asparagus, Grass Green, & Black Onyx
Copics, 3D Foam Squares, Black Enamel dots

That's all from me today... <3 

Have fun on the rest of your hop, & are You Ready for more Awesome Creations?! 
Just click on the links below for more from Gina and the Cast & Crew:

Melanie Muenchinger  - Illustrator of Fabulous Flowers 
Theresa Momber - Illustrator of Framescape - Simply Spring

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!