*******Karen's Creative Mess*******

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Gina K. Designs March Preview- Day 1- March 27th

Welcome to Day 1 Preview

of the New Release coming this Thursday Evening!

Join us Thursday evening for the Release Party

Over @ Stamp Tv!

March 29th @ 7:00 pm Central Time

What a fun hop this is. :)

We are so excited to share some fun and creative card

projects using these new fabulous sets!

Today we are featuring One of the new sets.

*Window Of Wishes - Framescape By: Theresa Momber

We also have a New Design Team Member

Arjita Singh You may have seen a few of her videos featured on Stamp Tv and seen her work over on Facebook!

She is truly a talented lady! :)

We are so thrilled to have her talent

joining the Design Team and Gina K. Family!

Also be sure to comment on the all the blogs for a your chance to

Win a $50.00 Gina K. Designs Gift Certificate.
There will be a prize for each day of the hop!

*** Winners Will Be Announced at the Release Party ***

We have Window Of Wishes:
Another great set to build scenes and add these elements to previous sets from Theresa Momber!

Gina K. Designs:

*Stamp Set - Framescapes - Window Of Wishes

*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, & Black Onyx

*Premium Dye Inks - Black Onyx,

Yupo Paper, Alcohol Inks, Staz-On, Spectrum Noir Black Marker, Copic Markers

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Next We Have

The New Incentive for the the release:
Thank You Friend!

Gina K. Designs:

*Stamp Set - Thank you Friend Incentive set

*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, Black Onyz

*Premium Dye Ink - Kraft, Turquoise Sea, & Black Onyx

*Single & Double Stitched Rectangle Dies

Blink and Foam Squares

That is all the sneak peeks for today,
be sure to join us tomorrow for more peeks at the new sets!
<3
Next up is Laurie!

Gina K.

Framescapes - Window Of Wishes - Theresa Momber

Arjita Singh

Cathy Tidwell

Donna Idlet

Karen Hightower - You are here! <3

Laurie Schmidlin

Rema DeLeeuw

Sheri Gilson

Susie Moore

The New Incentive for the the release is
Thank You Friend!

Thank You so much for stopping by

and I hope you have some time to get a little Inky! <3

These Items will be available over at Gina K. Designs

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Stippled Flowers and Watercoloring!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to my Creative Mess! :)

Today I wanted to share a watercoloring

video with you!

Using the Stippled Flowers Stamp Set By: Gina K. Designs

and Mission Gold Watercolors.

I stamped in Distress Ink - Antique Linen and

also used a Shadow Violet by Daniel Smith to add shadow in the flower and around it!

In the video I will show you the inside simply stamps as well as the back!

Here is what I used in the video:

Gina K. Designs:

Stamp Set - Stippled Flowers

Pure Luxury Cardstock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight,

Black Onyx, & Innocent Pink

Premium Dye Ink - Black Onyx, Innocent Pink, & Jelly Bean Green,

Clear Fine Detail Embossing Powder

Connect Glue

Tidy Towel

Gingham Fancy Ribbon - Black & White

Crystalline Drops

Also- Versa Fine Onyx Black, Embossing Magic Pad

These Items are available here - Gina K. Designs

Other Items & Links Used:

Mission Gold Watercolors

Daniel Smith - Shadow Violet

Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper

Masterson Rinse Well This is a wonderful product if you are like me and hate to go to the sink every time the water gets dirty!

Wagner Heat Tool

Tim Holtz - Distress Ink - Antique Linen

Thank You so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! <3

Remember to take a little time to get Inky! ;)

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Gina K. Designs - Stamp-N-Foil Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to Gina K. Designs

Stamp-N-Foil Blog Hop! :)

We are featuring the New Items from

Gina K. Designs By: Therm-O-Web

Then the Stamp Sets, Foil-Mates™ & Dies all match!

The Collections are:

Butterfly Kisses Collection

Time To Celebrate Collection

& Where Flowers Bloom Collection

There are 3 New Beautiful Fancy-Foils™,

& Foil-Mates™ Backgrounds.

Be sure to leave a comment on the blogs for your chance to

Win a $50.00 Gift Certificate From Gina K. Designs

First Up! :)

Butterfly Kisses - Collection

Items Used for this card project are:

Gina K. Designs:

*Butterfly Collection with: Therm-O-Web , Stamp Set, Dies,

and Foil-Mates™

*Fancy-Foils™ - Gold Sequins

*Premium Dye Ink - Blue Lagoon

*Pure Luxury Card Stock - Blue Lagoon, White Heavy Base &

Layering Weight

* Dies - Rectangle Lg. & Square Lg. Single StitchedSets

*Connect Glue

*Sheer Satin Fancy Ribbon - White / Gold

Items from my stash - Embossing folder - Swiss Dots, Sequins, Foam Squares by: Therm-O-Web

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Time To Celebrate - Collection

For this one I thought it would be

fun to make a gift bag! :)
This one is Foiled in Silver Glitter & Gold Sequins,
but Look at all the color it picks up! <3
Love this stuff!

Items Used:

Gina K. Designs:

*Time To Celebrate Collection with Therm-O-Web Stamp Set,

Dies and Foil-Mates™ to match

*Premium Dye Ink - Black Onyx

*Pure Luxury Card Stock -White Heavy Base & Layering Weight,

& Black Onyx

*Fancy-Foils™ - Silver Glitter, & Gold Sequin

*Dies - Decorative Tag Set

*Connect Glue

Other Items - Foam Squares by: Therm-O-Web, Gift Bag

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Where Flowers Bloom - Collection

is the last project for today! :)

Items Used:

Gina K. Designs:

*Where The Flowers Bloom Collection with Therm-O-Web

*Fancy-Foils™ - Dazzling Orange & Glittering Green

*Premium Dye Ink - Sweet Mango

*Dies - Large Circle Single Stitched Dies, Circle Die from
the New Mini Kit- Wreath Builder
*Connect Glue
Other Items - Foam Squares by: Therm-O-Web, Versa Mark Ink

I hope you have enjoyed the Projects and

Are you ready to see more Gorgeous Sparkle & Shine?

Next up is Laurie!

Enjoy the rest of the Hop. <3

Karen Hightower - You Are Here :)

Laurie Schmidlin - Next Up!

Thank You So Much for stopping by and

Remember to take a little time to get Inky! <3

These products are now available over

@ Gina K. Designs

Until next time, have Good one!

:) <3

Friday, February 23, 2018

Gina K. Designs February Release Blog Hop!

Hi Everyone and Welcome!

Today we are featuring the New Wreath Builder - Mini Kit

By: Gina K. Designs.

Stamp Set Stippled Flowers By: Alicia Krupsky

Along with a wonderful Incentive Set - Doodle Sayings,

that is Free with a $75.00 purchase!

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So before we get to the card projects,

Be sure to comment on each Blog
for a better chance to
Win a $50.00 Gina K. Designs Gift Certificate.
Winner will be announced over at
Stamp Tv next week!

Lets get started with the Wreath Builder - Mini Kit

By: Gina K. Designs

It was hard to walk away from this kit!
The template is Still sitting in my Misti waiting to be used again. :)

Those templates and layering circle dies are a perfect addition to creating some fun card projects!
Here are a couple of card projects made with this kit!

Gina K. Designs Items Used:

* Mini Kit - Wreath Builder

* Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base Weight, and

Black Onyx

* Premium Dye Inks - Sweet Mango, Black Onyx, Grass Green,

Red Velvet, & Bubble Gum Pink

* Tidy Towel

* Connect Glue

Other items - Watercolor Paper, Oxide Ink ( left overs from my craft mat - Picked Raspberry and maybe Candied Apple misted with water and picked ups some color with the paper.)

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On this one I stamped the flourish and greeting in my Misti,

and the leaves were stamped using a acrylic block.

The Flowers were stamped using the

3 3/4" X 3 3/4" Templet in my Misti.

Gina K. Designs Items Used:

* Mini Kit - Wreath Builder

* Pure Luxury Card Stock - Turquoise Sea, Black Onyx,

& White Layering Weight

* Premium Dye Inks - Black Onyx, Turquoise Sea,

& Jelly Bean Green

* Connect Glue

Copic to color Heart, Bling from my stash

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Next Up is:

Stippled Flowers & Die Bundle By: Alicia Krupsky

Gina K. Designs Dye Inks were used
to Watercolor this card project.

Gina K. Designs Items Used:

* Stamp Set - Stippled Flowers

* Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight,

Black Onyx

* Premium Dye Inks - Dusty Rose, Jelly Bean Green,

Fresh Asparagus, & Moonlit Fog (for the Background)

Black Onyx for the inside and back

* Fina Detail Embossing Powder - Clear

* Connect Glue

Other Items - Velum, Versa Fine- Onyx Black, Bling from my stash

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I just have to say, I love this Flower set!

Gina K. Designs:

*Stamp Set - Stippled Flowers by: Alicia Krupsky

*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight,

& Black Onyx

*Premium Dye Ink - Black Onyx, & Fresh Asparagus

* Connect Glue

Watercolor Paper, Daniel Smith Watercolors, Copic Fine Line Marker

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And for the Incentive Stamp Set- Doodle Sayings

Gina K. Designs:

*Stamp Set - Doodle Sayings

* Dies - From the Wreath Builder Kit (Layering Circles)

*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight,

& Black Onyx

*Premium Patterned Paper - Bold & Blooming

* Connect Glue

Other Items - Bling & Ribbon from my stash

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Combining the Wreath Builder Kit with Doodle Sayings

for this Last Card.

Gina K. Designs:

* Stamp Sets - Doodle Sayings and Wreath Builder

* Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight,

Black Onyx, & Tomato Soup

* Premium Dye Inks - Grass Green, Tomato Soup, & Sweet Mango

* Connect Glue

These are the Stamp Sets that I used for todays Card Projects:

Wreath Builder Mini Kit -

Stippled Flowers -

Doodle Sayings -

There are a lot more wonderful cards projects ahead!

Karen Hightower < You Are Here!

Laurie Schmidlin - Up Next :)

Rema Deleeuw

Sheri Gilson

Susie Moore

Thank You so much for stopping by!
I hope you take a little time to get inky! <3

These items are Now Available:

@ Gina K. Designs under the What's New Tab

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Ink Lifting Using Tropical Blooms and Oxide Inks

Welcome everyone! :)

I had a lot of fun doing this technique.

I'm not sure of the name of this technique,

but Ink Lifting sounded good to me! LOL

Here is the video .

I used Gina K. Designs Tropical Blooms stamp set.

Heat Embossing and Oxide Inks

Gina K. Designs:

*Stamp Set - Tropical Blooms from the Stamp Tv Kit Hearts & Flowers *Pure Luxury Cardstock - White Heavy Base & layering Weight, Black *Onyx and Dusty Rose

*Fine Detail Embossing Powder - Clear

*Connect Glue

other items - Embossing Magic Pad, Oxide Inks - Picked Raspberry and Candied Apple, bling from my stash

Card Base is 4 1/4" X 11" scored @ 5 1/2"

Black Layer - 5" X 3 3/4" the watercolor background layer is 1/8" smaller or you can make it 1/4" smaller on the length and with. Or what ever size works best for you!

The inside Dusty Rose is cut at 4" X 5 1/4"

the White layer is 3 3/4" X 5"

Items available:

@ Gina K. Designs

Thank you for your support! <3

Remember take a little time to get inky! ;)

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Fury Friends Blog Hop!

Welcome to our Fury Friends Blog Hop! :)

We are so excite to Feature these wonderful Fury Friends Stamp Sets!

Frisky Felines and Playful Pups

These sets are Illustrated by: Alicia Krupsky
You can find these set under the What's New Tab at Gina K. Designs

This hop will leave you feeing a little Frisky with all the cute and fun Inspiration! :)
Gina is feeling Playful like these Pups and is Giving a $50.00 Gift Certificate
to someone that comments on the blogs! <3
Here are my card samples for today! :)
First up is Frisky Felines:

Gina K. Designs:

* Stamp Set - Frisky Felines

* Pure Luxury Cardstock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, & Black Onyx

* Premium Dye Ink - Black Onyx, & Moonlit Fog

* Patterned Paper Pack - Winter Whimsy

Foam Squares, Prismacolor Pencils,

This is the inside of the card!

and Playful Pups:

Gina K. Designs:

* Stamp Set - Playful Pups

* Pure Luxury Cardstock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight, & Black Onyx

* Premium Dye Ink - Ocean Mist, Turquoise Sea, Black Only, Kraft, Warm Cocoa, Dark Sage, Grass Green

* Fine Detail Embossing Powder - White

Foam Squares, Score Pal, Black Gel Pen

* When making a panel to Emboss Resist, Make it larger than you need. So when you cut it down
you have some left to decorate the inside. I made mine 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" cut it down to
3 7/8" w. X 3" tall. The Bottom was sponged Grass Green and cut down to 3 7/8" X 2" then
placed my wood grained fence on top. It is approximately 2 1/2 to 3" tall x 3 7/8" w. :)

I wanted to share a picture of my furry babies! The top photo is B.B. it stood for Bonita Bizarre. LOL I did not name her, my husband at the time did! LOL She was partial to men, but She was my sweet girl and we went through lots together. Miss her so much still. I had her from 1988 to 2001 then the Poodle LOL... "Punkie" was his name. He belonged to my niece and when she came to live with us, so did he! He soon became my dog. :) He was a a lot of fun and easy to train.

That is all for me today! :)
Are you ready for some more Cuteness?
Next Up is Laurie!
Have fun and enjoy the inspiration along the way!

Karen Hightower - You are Here

Don't forget to stop By Gina K. Designs and pick up your Fury Friends sets! <3
Thank You for stopping by and for your comments!
Have a wonderful day and I hope you get to get a little inky soon! <3
We will see you again soon! :)

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Share The Love with Foil-Mates™ Blog Hop

Let’s Share Some Love! <3

Welcome to our Share The Love With

Foil-Mates™ Blog Hop!!!! <3

Today we are featuring the New Foil-Mates™

Love & Kisses,Sweet Expressions,

Lovely Tags & Blooming Hearts

Along with the Newest Fancy-Foils™

Color in - Bubble Gum

These are such a great way to add some shine and sparkle

to your Valentine projects or any card you want to dress up!
As you hop with us today, make sure to Share Some Love o
n all the blogs for your chance to win!
Gina Is Sharing Some Love with a $50.00 Gift Certificate
to one of you that comment! :) <3

Here are my card Projects for our release!

Gina K. Designs:

* Foil-Mates™ - Love & Kisses

* Fancy-Foils™ - Bubble Gum

* Stamp Set- You Have My Heart from the Stamp Tv Kit - Hearts & Flowers
* Dies You Have My Heart

* Pure Luxury Card Stock - Bubble Gum Pink, White Layering Weight, & Black Onyx
* Premium Dye Ink - Bubble Gum Pink & Black Onyx
* Connect Glue
Other items - Twine, Foam Squares

Next I have a 4 1/4" X 4 1/4" card

Made with Gina K. Designs:

* Foil-Mates™ - Blooming Hearts, & Sweet Expression

* Fancy-Foils™ - Wild Lilac & Jelly Bean Green
* Pure Luxury Cardstock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight,
Jelly Bean Green, Wild Lilac
* Dies - Circle Large Set (Single Stitched) and Circle Small Set (Double Stitched)
* Sheer Satin Fancy Ribbon - White/Gold
* Connect Glue
Other Items - Foam Squares

Made a little sweet and salty box for Hubby!

Gina K. Designs:
* Foil-Mates™ - Lovely Tags, Blooming Hearts & Sweet Expressions

* Fancy-Foils™ - Radiant Red

Twine and Crystal Clear Box

I also have a video showing you how I made this quick CAS Valentine card!
I show you the inside and back! :)

Thanks for watching! <3

Here is the Card projects shared in the video,

one done with Radiant Red and one with

Turquoise Sea Fancy-Foils™

Gina K. Designs:

* Foil-Mates™ - Love & Kisses

* Fancy-Foils™ - Radiant Red, or Turquoise Sea

* Stamp Set- You Have My Heart from the Stamp Tv Kit - Hearts & Flowers

* Dies You Have My Heart - (the three with a ruffled edge)

* Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base & Layering Weight,

Black Onyx, and Red Velvet or Turquoise Sea

* Premium Dye Ink - Black Onyx, & Red Velvet or Turquoise Sea

* Connect Glue

Other items - Foam Squares and Score Tape
Base - 4 1/4" X 11" scored @ 5 1/2"
Black Layer - 4" X 5 1/4" then I tried it down after I mounted the white layer
White Layer - 3 3/4" X 5
Inside:
Turquoise Layer - 3 3/4" X 5"
White Layer - 3 1/2" X 4 3/4"

Here is a closer look at the Foil-Mates™ and Fancy-Foils™ items used: