Karen's Creative Mess

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Hi everyone! 
I have some exciting news to share with you! :) 
I have made my first video and posted it to You Tube!
I hope you will watch and get inspired to create a 
card with a tag!  :)  
 used the New Stamp Tv Kit
"Sending Love"
Enjoy, and If you liked it you can subscribe and then you will
 get notices when a new one comes out!  :)  <3 
Ok here is the link!  :) 
This is the card I created for the video!   :) 
So if you want to find out how I made it, then click on link above!  :)  
Thank You!!!  :)

Monday, April 18, 2016

Gina K. Designs "Sending Love" Inspirational Blog Hop!!!


Hi Everyone!!!  :)
The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous blog hop celebrating the new “Sending Love” StampTV Kit. We hope to inspire you with a variety of different techniques and styles used by our Design Team featuring the stamp sets and patterned paper pack from this new kit.  We hope that you enjoy these beautiful card projects as you hop along today.  

The first set is called, “Art from the Heart”. Art from the Heart features an eclectic variety of images and greetings depicting crafts, art, shopping and my little Village Paper & Ink Shop!


The second set is called, “Sending Love”. Sending Love features spring flowers and butterflies, perfect for watercoloring, Copic markers, colored pencils and more!

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.
First up I have this gift card holder. 

I used the following Gina K. Designs Products for this card!
*Stamp set:  "Art From The Heart" from the New Stamp Tv Kit "Sending Love"
*Pure Luxury Card Stock: Turquoise Sea, Kraft, & White Layering Weight
*Premium Dye Ink: Black Onyx, & Ocean Mist for the sky
*Gingham Ribbon: Black Onyx  
   
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I love these colors together and this Patterned Paper is Perfect!
Love Love Love this set!
Here is all the fun stuff I used for this one:
*Stamp Set: "Art From The Heart" & "Sending Love" in the New Stamp Tv Kit "Sending Love"
*Pure Luxury Card Stock: Heavy Base & Layering Weight White, Jelly Bean Green, 
    Wild Lilac, & Black Onyx
* PP - Patterned Paper:  Sending Love 
*Twisted Twine: Edible Eggplant
   Colored with Spectrum Noir Markers, Butterflies stamped in Versa Mark Ink, Flowers Stamped in  
    Mementos - Black      Bling from the stash 
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Don't you love Daffodils, I think you will love being able to use this 
full size image or even cut it down or even do a beautiful spotlight technique with it!   :)  <3 

I used the following Gina K. Designs Products on this card.  :)
*Stamp Set: "Sending Love"  in the new Stamp Tv Kit " Sending Love" 
*Prue Luxury Card Stock: Lemon Drop, Black Onyx, White Layering Weight
*Fine Detail Embossing Powder: Black Onyx
   Spectrum Noir & Copic Markers, Memenots Black Ink, Bling from my stash
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On this last one I used
*Stamp Set: "Sending Love"  from the New Stamp Tv Kit "Sending Love"
*Pure Luxury Card Stock: Kraft & White Layering Weight 
*Fine Detail Embossing Powder: White
*Premium Dye Ink: Black Onyx
  Wink Of Stella, spectrum Noir Marker for the butterfly, pearl bling

That Is all for me today! 
The new “Sending Love” StampTV Kit is now available in the “What’s New” section of the Gina K. Designs store. Visit www.ginakdesigns.com to purchase your kit today!


Thank You For Stoping By.  <3
I Hope You Have A Wonderful Day
Are You Ready for more awesome creations?!
 Just click on the links below for more from Gina and the Cast & Crew:

Karen Hightower - You are here! 
Kendra Wietstock - Next Stop!!!  :)


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.

Thanks again for stopping by!


Thursday, April 14, 2016

Gina K. Designs "Sending Love" Sneak Peek!!! :)

Hi, Everyone!
So glad you stopped by....
I just couldn't wait to show you a little of what I have been working on, 
and a little peek of one of the  images in this Gorgeous  "Sending Love"
Stamp TV Kit!
Ok... Shhh... here is your peek!  :)

This set is so pretty and the images are great for lots of different techniques! :) 
Thank You for stopping by! 


Here is the Links to some more Sneak Peeks: 
Allie has a peek for you as well!
Sheri Gilson

Hope You have a wonderful Day and won't you stop on by this evening over at
Stamp Tv and check out this wonderful kit and all the
Fabulous Inspiration that will be going on from Gina & the Design Team.
<3   Also we have a hop on Monday as Well!  <3


Monday, March 21, 2016

Gina K. Designs Incentive Inspirational Blog Hop!



The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous blog hop celebrating a new incentive stamp set by Gina K. called “Handmade Botanicals”. We hope to inspire you with some beautiful card projects as you hop along to each of the designer’s blogs!

Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your chance to win a awesome $20.00 Gift Certificate to the Gina K. Designs Store!!!  To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.


First up I have a card made using the
incentive stamp set "Handmade Botanicals" By: Gina K.
& "Genevieve Giraffe" By: Beth Silaika
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Here are the Gina K. Designs products used to make this one!
*Stamp Set - "Handmade Botanicals" By: Gina K.
*Stamp Set - "Genevieve Giraffe" By: Beth Silaika
*Pure Luxury Card Stock: White Heavy Base Weight & Layering Weight
*Premium Dye Ink - Ocean Mist
*Patterned Paper Pack - Delicate Essentials
*Fine Detail Embossing Powder - White
 White Ribbon and Embossing folder & Dots from my stash



Next up I have this sweet little tag!

I love tags so I thought this would make a great spring tag for a friend.
 You could add a pocket on the back and it would hold a gift card too!  ;) 
Here is what I used to made this one:
*Stamp Set - "Handmade Botanicals" By: Gina K. 
*Stamp Set - "A Year Of Flowers" By: Melanie Muenchinger
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - Black Onyx
*Patterned Paper Pack - Delicate Essentials
*Premium Dye Ink - Grass Green & Black Onyx
 Spectrum Aqua markers for the pink on the flower. 
 Alison's Ribbon Die from Cheery Lynn. Bling & Ribbon from my stash! 
Here is a look at the stamp set that were used for these projects:
Top: Handmade Botanicals (Free with a $75.00 purchase)
Bottom Left: Genevieve Giraffe   
Bottom Right: A Year Of Flowers

Thank You for stoping by today!  
Have a Great Week! :)  <3 

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


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!

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!

Monday, February 29, 2016

Gina K. Designs Inspirational Blog Hop!!! :)


Good Monday Morning Everyone!  :)
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 
“Year of Flowers 3” by Melanie Muenchinger and the
“Birds & Blossoms 2” set Theresa Momber. 
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.
First Up I have a few cards made with
Melanie's New Stamp Set:
"Year Of Flowers 3"

The following Gina K. Designs Products were used:
*Stamp Set - "Year of Flowers 3"  By: Melanie Muenchinger 
*Pure Luxury Card Stock- White Heavy Base Weight, White Layering Weight, 
  Black Onyx on the inside
*Premium Dye Ink - Black Onyx (stamped off for background & greeting)
*Spectrum Noir Markers
*Velum,  Memento - Black and bling from my stash 
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On this second card I used these wonderful sunflowers in
 Melanie's new Stamp Set.

Along with the following Gina K. Designs products:
*Stamp Set - "Year of Flowers 3"   By: Melanie Muenchinger
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base Weight, Black Onyx,
  Fresh Asparagus & White Layering Weight
*Premium Dye Ink - Sweet Mango & Black Onyx
*Ribbon - Black Onyx Gingham
*Spectrum Noir Markers
*Bling from my stash, die cut 2 panels, embossing folder
Here is the stamp set.
Look at all the flowers!  :)

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Now lets play with Theresa's New Stamp Set
"Birds & Blossoms 2"
The following Gina K. Designs Products were used for this card:
*Stamp Set - Birds & Blossoms 2  By: Theresa Momber
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - Peach Bellini, Moonlit fog, & White Layering Weight
*Premium dye Ink - Moonlit fog
*VersaMark
*Gray dots from my stash
*Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers
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For the second card, I sponged inside a frame templet and added the images and greeting.
 It was a real quick card to make!  :)

Here are the following Gina K. designs Products that were used:

*Stamp Set - Birds & Blossoms 2  By: Theresa Momber
*Pure Luxury Card Stock - White Heavy Base Weight, Powder Blue
*Premium dye Ink - Black Onyx, Powder Blue, Grass Green, & Dusty Rose
*Bling - Pearls
Here is Theresa Momber's Stamp Set
Look at the beautiful cherry blossoms and the bird!  :)

Wow!  Both of these sets are so much fun to work with.
 So many techniques can be used with them!  :)  <3 
Thank You stoping in and don't forget to leave a little love behind. <3 
So are you Ready for more Awesome Creations?! 
Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!

Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator for Year of Flowers 3
Theresa Momber – Illustrator for Birds & Blossoms 2
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!

Monday, February 1, 2016

Gina K. Designs Incentive Inspirational Blog Hop Coffee Therapy!



Well Good Morning !!!
:) So Glad You have stopped by!

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to a special Inspiration
Blog Hop featuring our new incentive stamp set called, “Coffee Therapy”.
With this stamp set you will be able to make fun friendship cards to send to your favorite coffee buddy! We hope to inspire you with some beautiful card projects as you hop
along to each of the designer’s blogs!

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.

Are you ready for a little fun!
This is a super sweet stamp set and look at all the coffee cups!
<3 <3 <3 

Here are a couple of cards that I made using: 
"Coffee Therapy" :)


The following *Gina K. Designs Products were used!
* Incentive Stamp Set: Coffee Therapy
*Pure Luxury Card Stock: White Heavy Base Weight, White Layering Weight, & Grass Green
*Patterned Paper Pack:  Made With Love From the New Stamp Tv Kit "Made With Love"
*Premium Dye Ink: Grass Green, Black Onyx, & Moonlit Fog (for the steam)
  Wink Of Stella on the coffee cup, Ribbon & Pearls from my stash

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Next I used one of the leaf images from the Better With You stamp set 
that is in the Made With Love - STV Kit
The leaves kind of reminded me of coffee beans.  :) 
Maybe it was because I had coffee on the brain!  LOL!!!
Made this one using the following *Gina K. Designs Products:
*Incentive Stamp Set:  Coffee Therapy 
*Stamp Set:  Better With You - from the New Stamp Tv Kit "Made With Love"
*Patterned Paper Pack: Made With Love
*Pure Luxury Card Stock: White Heavy Base Weight, White Layering Weight, & Grass Green 
*Premium Dye Ink: Grass Green, Cherry Red, & Moonlit Fog (steam)
*Twine: Black Onyx
*Spectrum Noir Marker: BG3 for shadow, DR3, LG2, LG4
  Bling from my stash





Thank You All for hopping by!
 Have a blessed day and Have Fun getting Inky!  <3 

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

Gina K. - Illustrator
Beth Silaika
Cathy Tidwell 
Karen Hightower - You are Here.  :)
Kendra Wietstock
Laurie Schmidlin
Melanie Muenchinger
Sean Fetterman
Silke Ledlow
Susie Moore

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!