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Friday, August 31, 2018

Gina K. Designs August Blog Hop Day 2


Welcome Back to Day Two of our
 Gina K. Designs August Release Blog Hop! 
I know you all have been waiting for the 
New Wreath Builder set to come out! 
So Yay!!! 👏👏👏 Glad it is out now! :) 
Today we are featuring the New 
 Holiday Wreath Builder Stamp Set 
and a New Incentive Stamp Set - Skeleton Leaves
The Incentive set is free with a $75.00 purchase. 
Be sure to leave a comment on all the blogs for your chance to 
Win a $50.00 Gina K. Designs Gift Certificate.
Winner will be announced at Stamp Tv in the
 Big News Forum and on Facebook in the 
Gina K. Designs Friends Group on Monday evening! 
 First up is: 
New Holiday Wreath Builder Set By: Gina K. Designs 
Check out all those wonderful images in this set! <3 
This is a fun set to create some awesome Christmas Cards or Winter cards along with cards for Hanukkah! :) 
 Here are a few I came up with! 😊
On the Poinsettias I used two different colors. 
Coral Reef and Red Velvet for the smaller flower.
I also cut apart the pine sprigs with the poinsettia.
 I don't recommend you do that, but I just couldn't help myself!
 It was a tedious job since I didn't want to ruin my images! But the little poinsettia fit so nice in the larger one! 
I also added a Gelly Roll pen in a gold glitter to the pinecones,
and the greeting! 
Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Holiday Wreath Builder
Background Stamp - Gauze 
Pure Luxury Card Stock - Kraft, Dark Chocolate, & Layering 
  Weight White
Premium Dye Ink - Dk. Chocolate, Coral Reef, Red Velvet, 
  Fresh Asparagus, Warm Cocoa, & Kraft
Connect Glue
Ribbon, Gelly Roll Pen-Gold Glitter



 I Love the snowflakes, and I wanted to try the off center wreath like Jennifer shared in a video
 using Gina's Wreath Builder Set!
I think I will have to make more of these for some
 of my Christmas Cards! <3 

Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Holiday Wreath Builder
Pure Luxury Card Stock - Heavy base White & Layering 
  Weight, & Sea Glass
Premium Dye Ink - Sea Glass, Jelly Bean Green, 
  & Coral Reef
Connect Glue
Ribbon 

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Here is the Release Party project! 
See more snowflakes. 
This one is backed with Gina's Sliver Metallic Paper! 
This was really fun to create, I plan on making more but adding bling and glitter, so it will be extra 
dressed for the holiday's! <3 
Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Holiday Wreath Builder
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base and Silver Metallic 
Premium Dye Ink - Tranquil Sea, Sea Glass, & Turquoise Sea
Circle Dies Large Single Stitched
Connect Glue

Twine and Sliver Ribbon, Wink Of Stella





I think you will Love this Incentive set! 😉
 I Know I do! 💖
Remember it is (Free with a $75.00 Purchase) 
This is Skeleton Leaves By: Gina K.  


Here are my cards featuring this set!
This one I used my Wreath Builder Template and stamps the leaves in the four corners using Versa Mark and heat embossed with Fine Detail Embossing Powder. Then sponged the colors over it.
 Wiped off the leaves to pick up excess ink and then used the Amalgam Ink on velum for the greeting! 
Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set -  Incentive - Skeleton Leaves
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, Black Onyx 
Premium Dye Ink - Faded Brick, Tomato Soup, Sweet Mango, Prickly Pear, 
     & Sweet Corn
Amalgam Ink - Jet Black
Fine Detail Embossing Powder - White

Versa Mark, Velum, Black Bling


I am having fun with this set.
 I wanted to do a soft background, so I chose Sandy Beach and stamped the image all over and then Stamped the one leaf in Warm Cocoa and added a 
copic marker W1 & W3 for a little shadow. 
Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set -  Incentive - Skeleton Leaves
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base and Layering Weight, Dark Chocolate
Premium Dye Ink - Sandy Beach, & Warm Cocoa
Connect Glue
Twine, Copic Markers W1, W3 

Then a One Layer Clean and Simple Card. 
I think I need to make up 5 more and do a box set! 
Quick and easy to do. 😊 

Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Incentive - Skeleton Leaves
Pure Luxury Card Stock -  White Heavy Base
Premium Dye Ink - Coral Reef, Wild Dandeloin, Fresh Asparagus, & Sweet Mango
Amalgam Ink - Jet Black
Copic Marker C1 & C3,   Black Bling

Hope you have enjoyed all the cards.  That's all from me today, leave a comment and then hop on over to Lisa's Blog for some beautiful creations and enjoy the rest of the hop! 

Gina K.  Holiday Wreath Builder and Skeleton Leaves
Karen Hightower - ( You are Here! ) 



Thank you for stopping by and 
I hope you take a little time to get inky! 😊💖
To Shop Click > Gina K. Designs 
Have a Great Day! 

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Gina K. Designs August Release Blog Hop Day One!


Hi Everyone!!!
I'm glad you have stopped by today! :) 
Today we are featuring two of the wonderful new sets. 
We have Whimsical Wildflowers Stamp & Die Bundle 
By: Hannah Schroepher
What a Beautiful Set! <3 
and
 Thankful and Blessed
By: Emily Schroepher 
Love these Large Greetings! <3 
Be sure to comment on all blogs for your chance to
 Win a $50.00 Gift Certificate from Gina K. Designs.
Winner will be announced 
Monday evening at Stamp TV in the Big News Forum and on Facebook in the Gina K. Designs Friends Group! :) 
Here are the cards I made using these fabulous new sets! <3 

First up:
Whimsical Wildflowers
By: Hannah Schroepher

This is such a beautiful set and the flowers can be colored in so many different ways. I used Sandy Beach to stamp this flower image on Bristol Smooth Paper and then colored with 
Zig Clean color Markers! 
Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Whimsical Wildflowers & Die Bundle By: Hannah Schroepher
Pure Luxury Card Stock -  White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, Black Onyx 
Premium Dye Ink - Sandy Beach
Fine Detail Embossing Powder - Clear
Connect Glue 
Fancy Ribbon - Black & White Gingham
Zig Clean Color Markers, Versa Fine, Enamel Dots

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On this card I wanted to do a single layer card that looked like layers, then had to change it,
 because I stamped the greeting in Kraft Ink and 
didn't use my Misti to do it! (That will teach me) LOL
 I added a panel over the greeting and popped it up!
 So to begin I tore a piece of purple tape long enough to go across the card then tore that in half and masked off the areas so I could sponge the Sandy Beach, Warm Cocoa, and Dk. Chocolate 
along the tore edge and in the center of that area! 
Stamped the flowers and removed the tape. 
Did that for the greeting area and the bottom of the card! 
Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Whimsical Wildflowers & Die Bundle By: Hannah Schroepher
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, and Kraft
Premium Dye Ink - Tomato Soup, Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Sandy Beach,
       & Warm Cocoa
Twine, Foam Squares, Tape to mask off card base

This card is from the release party! 
This is a smaller card  3" x 4 1/2"  

Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Whimsical Wildflowers & Die Bundle By:
   Hannah Schroepher
   & Greeting is in- Skeleton Leaves (Incentive Stamp Set) 
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base and Layering 
   Weight, Black Onyx, & Sea Glass
Premium Dye Ink - Fresh Asparagus, Jelly Bean Green, 
   Tomato Soup, Dk. Chocolate & Kraft
Amalgam Ink - Jet Black 
Background Stamp - Petite Flourish
Fine Detail Embossing Powder - Clear
Connect Glue
Velum, Versa Mark, Bristol Smooth Paper, Black Pearl Bling, Foam Squares



Next is...
Thankful and Blessed By: Emily Schroepher
The Greeting in this Set are Big and Fabulous!
 Love the script and I just had to add a little
 foil sparkle to this card! ;)
Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Thankful and Blessed By: Emily Schroepher
    Also used the Autumn Wreath Builder Stamp Set 
Background Stamp - Gauze
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base and Layering 
   Weight, & Black Onyx
Premium Dye Ink - Sweet Mango, Fresh Asparagus, 
Foil-Mates Backgrounds - Harvest Texture
Fancy Foils - Dazzling Orange 
Amalgam Ink - Jet Black
Circle Large Single Stitched Dies 
Circle Small Double Stitched Dies
Twine, Copics 


On this one I used Thankful and Blessed Stamp Set along with Skeleton Leaves Incentive set!
 These greeting make beautiful focal points! <3 
Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Thankful and Blessed  By: Emily Schroepher
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base Weight and Black Onyx
Artist Choice Paper 
Amalgam Ink - Jet Black
Connect Glue 
Velum, Bling




Shared this at the release Party. This one was made using both sets that are featured today!
I had stamped the flowers and just wasn't sure what I wanted to do with the panel. Then I used the Gauze Background stamp with Sandy Beach Ink and stamped right over the flowers.
 Then it just needed a Big Greeting!  

Gina K. Designs:
Stamp Set - Thankful and Blessed  By: Emily Schroepher
   &  Whimsical Wildflowers By: Hannah Schroepher
Background Stamp - Gauze 
         (One of my Favorite stamps ever) 
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Layering Weight and Heavy Base Weight, 
        Black Onyx, Sandy Beach & Color Reef
Premium Dye Ink - Sandy Beach, Coral Reef, Fresh 
        Asparagus, Prickly Pear, & Honey Mustard
Amalgam Ink - Jet Black
Connect Glue 
Twine, Black Pearl Bling



Are you ready for some more Beautiful Projects from the team? 
Next up is Lisa! <3 
We also have a Guest Designer on our hop! Welcome Mindy Eggen! SO glad she has joined us this time! <3 



Hannah Schroepher -  Illustrator of Whimsical Wildflowers
Karen Hightower - (You Are Here) 
Thank you for stopping by and
 Take a Little time to get Inky! 
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Remember to comment below for your chance to Win! <3 

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Gina K. Designs and Therm-O-Web Autumn Stamp-n-Foil Release Blog Hop!


Welcome to Gina K. Designs and Therm-O-Web
Autumn Stamp-N-Foil Release Blog Hop! 
We are so glad you have joined us today! 
There is some really fun stuff we are sharing! <3 
Therm-O-Web has rolled out a new release with Gina K. Designs
Today we are featuring  
Stamp-N-Foil™  Stamp Sets:
 Graphic Sunflowers 
&
 Thankful Leaves
with matching 
 Foil-Mates™, 
Foil-Mates™ Backgrounds, 
and Foil-Mates™ Dies.

These have been fun to create with, getting to mix stamping with foible pieces to create cards with 
some sparkle and shine! <3 
Be sure to leave a comment on all the blogs for your chance to Win One of the Two $50.00 
Gift Certificates from Gina K. Designs! 
Gina will announce the winners on her blog 
on Thursday! 

Here is my cards & I just couldn't resist this sunflower! 
The flowers are colored with Copics, the center I used the ink pad to color with Sweet Mango and then a little Red Copic marker for the centers. On the Leaves I used the two Inks direct to stamp for the two colors! The Flowers were foiled in the Wild Dandelion Foil <3 
Gina K. Designs:
STAMPNFOIL™ 
Stamp Set - Graphic Sunflowers
Foil-Mates™ Detail Sheets - Graphic Sunflowers
StampNFoil ™ Dies - Graphic Sunflowers
Fancy Foils - Wild Dandelion, & Sweet Mango
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base Weight, Layering Weight White, & Sweet Mango
Premium Dye Inks - Fresh Asparagus, Jelly Bean Green, Sweet Mango, (inside and on back) added - Wild Dandelion 
Connect Glue
Twine, Foam Squares




Love This Sunflower! 

Gina K. Designs:
STAMPNFOIL™ 
 Stamp Set - Graphic Sunflowers
 Foil-Mates™ Detail Sheets - Graphic Sunflowers
 StampNFoil ™ Dies - Graphic Sunflowers
Foil-Mates™ - Backgrounds - Bountiful 
Fancy Foils - Grass Green, Passionate Pink  
Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, Dusty Rose, & Grass Green
Premium Dye Ink - Fresh Asparagus, Jelly Bean Green, & Dusty Rose 
Amalgam Ink - Black 
Colored in with Copics, twine, black pearls, Foam Squares


And then for the Thankful Leaves Set...

I Love these Leaves... I did the ink to stamp technique for a verity of colors on my fall leaves! 
Gina K. Designs:
STAMPNFOIL™ 
 Stamp Set - Thankful Leaves
 Foil-Mates™ Detail Sheets - Thankful Leaves
 StampNFoil™ Dies - Thankful Leaves
Foil-Mates™ - Backgrounds - Harvest Texture
Fancy Foils - Dazzling Orange
Pure Luxury Card stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, Fresh Asparagus, 
           & Sweet Mango
Premium Dye Ink - Key Lime, Coral Reef, Fresh Asparagus, Sweet Mango, 
           & Wild Dandelion
Art Stencil - Square Mandala
 Twine, Foam Squares

Here is a look on the Inside! :) 


Then I couldn't resist a clean and simple 
card using a touch of foil! <3 
Then adding more foil on the inside. :) 
Gina K. Designs:
STAMPNFOIL™ 
 Stamp Set - Thankful Leaves
 Foil-Mates™ Detail Sheets - Thankful Leaves
 StampNFoil™ Dies - Thankful Leaves
Foil-Mates™ - Backgrounds - Bountiful (Inside) 
Fancy Foils -  Radiant Red, & Gold Sequin (inside) 
Pure Luxury Card Stock - Heavy Base & Layering Weight White
Fine Detail Embossing Powder - White 
Velum, Pearls




Thank you for looking and
 be sure to comment for your chance to win! <3 
Are you ready for more beautiful projects? 
Next up is Lisa! :) 
Karen Hightower - You are Here! 
Lisa Hetrick < Up Next!  :) 
Don't forget to take a little time to get inky! <3 
To Shop - Gina K. Designs 
Thank You!