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Gina K February Release Inspiration Hop - Day 1

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 “A Year of Flowers 3” stamp set by Melanie Muenchinger and the “Birds & Blossoms 2” set by 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.

 

My first card features Melanie's new A Year of Flowers 3 stamp set.  I love Melanie's flower sets SO much!  They are always so full of detail and include great sentiments as well!

I wanted to try a bit of a different style for me.  I'm not sure what to call it, but it definitely has more of a modern flair to it.  I started by embossing the rose image.  Then, using watercolor paints, I did some very messy watercoloring.  I made sure to not blend my colors and to leave some white space.  I chose bold, bright colors that would really pop against the black.

 

My next card features more flowers from the A Year of Flowers 3 stamp set, but I used a sentiment from the new Scripty Sayings set.  If you haven't checked out the "Free Stuff" link, you should!  For every $75 spent, you will get this stamp set absolutely free!  And the best part is that the set changes often, so make sure to check back!

 

My next card features Theresa's new Birds & Blossoms 2 stamp set!  We have yet to see any hint of Spring here in Montana (and probably won't for a couple of months), but that didn't stop me from trying to capture it on my card!  :-)  I absolutely LOVE Cherry Blossoms and couldn't wait to use this image!  I colored, cut out, and popped up the larger flowers. 

My final card features more images from Theresa's Birds & Blossoms 2 stamp set.  I started with a tall and skinny card base.  I stamped the bird image using lots of my Gina K Color Companion ink pads!  Rainbow colors always make me happy!  :-)

 

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

 

Gina K

Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator for A Year of Flowers 3

Theresa Momber – Illustrator for Birds & Blossoms 2

Allie Gower

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

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.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Laurie

 

Februrary SFTYY - Birthday Wishes

 

Hi friends!  I'm playing along with February's Sketch For You to Try!  You can find all the details on the sketch challenge (along with the fabulous prize you can win) over at the Reverse Confetti Blog!

 

Here's this month's sketch...

 

 

 

When I first saw this sketch, I knew that I wanted to use the Roundabout and Roundabout Additions stamp sets.  I have several birthdays coming up and thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to get a head start on the cards that I will need.  As I was playing around with the circles I found that they looked better scattered and offset a bit.  I realize that this really pushes the limits of the sketch but I liked the outcome so much that I didn't want to change it!  :-)  And how fun are these stamps?  There are so many great new Reverse Confetti stamps that sometimes the older ones don't get as much love as they deserve!  :-) 

 

After I stamped the circles, I die cut them using the Circles 'n Scallops Confetti Cuts die set.  After I had the circles arranged, I decided I wanted another pop of color so I added a bright pink banner.  I die cut the banner using the Double Banner Garland Confetti Cuts die set.

 

 

 

SFYTT NOTES TO KNOW:

There will be a new sketch posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 1st of each month.

The sketch link list will be open from the 1st until noon CST on the 14th. The sketch will be posted in the sidebar and you will be able to click on it to get to that month’s SFYTT post with the link list during this time.

Reverse Confetti stamps are required to win.  This is a way we get to thank our customers for using our stamps.  Anyone is welcome to play, though!

You may enter as many times as you wish.

There will be a winner each month and that person will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Reverse Confetti store and claim the title of ‘Fetti Fave. The winner of SFYTT will be posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 15th of each month.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Smooches February DT Blog Hop...

 

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches MARCH 2016 release with you!  ONE new stamp set and FIVE new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on February 29th.  You will find our new products HERE once they go live.  

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize! 

The prize - a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.

Here are the details:

• FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
• Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your chances) 
• Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, February 28th to leave a comment. 
• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, February 29th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.  

Alice Wertz

Kalyn Kepner

Laurie Schmidlin

Michele Boyer

Pamela Ho

Savannah O' Gwynn

Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

• Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
• Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
• Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)

 

 

I love Paper Smooches release time, and once again Kim has outdone herself!  The new stamp set and dies are all so fabulous...you are going to love them! 

For my card, I used the new Swag die to create a soft and girly birthday card.  The sentiment was was created by stamping one of the sentiments from the Birthday Sampler stamp set and die cut with the Streamers die set.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

 

 

What's New with Bella...

Hi friends!  I've got a couple of cards up on the Bella Blvd blog today!  I thought that I would share them here with you as well!  :-)

 

I always find myself reaching for soft, pastel colors around this time of year. Spring comes late to Montana, but the pretty patterned papers in the new Sweet Sweet Spring collection make the wait a little easier! I combined some of my favorite elements from this new collection: Paper Pieces, Ciao Chip chipboard pieces, and a couple of the Daily Details. I even decorated the inside of the card. I found that I liked the card front without any sentiment, so I added it inside. For embellishment, I added a couple of the new Illustrated Faith Enamel Hearts.

 

Supplies:
Sweet Sweet Spring: Treasures & Text, Paper Pieces, Chipboard Icons, Daily Details, Easy Breezy; IF Enamel Hearts: Hey Sugar Sugar

 

One of the cards that I couldn't wait to make with the new Let's Go collection is a retirement card! Using my Silhouette, I cut out a few decorative edges on the bottom of a couple of Let's Go patterned paper pieces. 

 

To bind the card, I stitched it together at the top and then added a coordinating piece of patterned paper to cover the stitching.

 

I decorated each of the pages using Ciao Chip Icons, Paper Pieces, stickers, & some of the new Tiny Text Alphabet stickers! I sprinkled on several enamel hearts and stars throughout.

 

Supplies:
Let's Go: Air Traffic Control, Tourist Spot, Perfect Weather, Treasures & Text, Chipboard Icons, Paper Pieces; Tiny Text: Fruit Punch, Pretty Boy; Enamel DooDads: Guacamole, McIntosh

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,
Laurie

 

 

New Moments Inked!

 

I'm excited to be participating in today's Papertrey Ink's group post!  Today we are sharing ideas on how to use the new Moment's Inked products!  The following new products will be added to the Moments Inked line up at 10 pm Eastern Time on February 15th:

• Moments Inked: Everyday Symbols stamp set
• Moments Inked: Posted II stamp set
• Moments Inked: Binder Listed
• Moments Inked: Perpetual Daily Pages (in both binder and spiral versions)

 

 

I didn't waste any time putting the new stamps and dies to work!  I especially love the sentiments included in the new Moments Inked: Posted II stamp set, and how they work with the Moments Inked: Posted set as well!  I just wanted a regular sized post it note (Paper Basics: 3 x 3 White Post It Notes) on the cover of my dashboard, so I used the original Posted set to stamp the lines.  The sentiment (Don't Forget) is from the new Posted II set.

 

Speaking of dashboards, here is a peek at my February one.  I don't always have a lot of time to create them, but by starting with some patterned paper it's easy to create something pretty in no time!  Here, I just added a few punched out hearts (from the Heart Prints stamp set) and the die cut month (Monthly Moments: Year Round 1 die).

 

On the opposite side of my dashboard, I keep a current grocery list.  For this, I stamp the lines, sentiment, and numbers from the new Moments Inked: Posted II stamp set onto a 3 x 6 white post it note.  I usually stamp several at a time and find it only takes seconds to complete!

 

Now, I have to tell you how the new Moments Inked: Everyday Symbols stamp set has changed things for me!  I find that I usually need a little visual to help draw my eye to important events or dates.  I still want/need room to write so I don't usually end up stamping many things in my planner.  But with the new symbols, they are perfectly sized for my planner and allow me to have both the visual image and the writing space!

I quickly decided that I wanted a way to add these to my planner as needed, without having to grab my ink pads and acrylic blocks.  My solution was to create custom planner stickers!

I stamped the images that I knew I would use the most onto White Adhesive Paper and then punched them out.  So easy!  And in just minutes I had lots of custom color-coded images ready to be added to my planner when needed!

 

I created some pages to store the stickers on and keep them tucked away in the back.  I die cut a page out of some Clearly Creative Cardstock (it's a heavy weight clear cardstock) using the middle sized die from the Moments Inked: Binder Page die set.

 

I backed the clear page with some patterned paper so that the stickers would be easier to see.

 

I kept the sticker backing on, but added a lit dot of adhesive so that they would stick to the Page.  I tried taking the backing off and storing just the sticker, and that does work as well.  I just felt the extra thickness made it a little easier to remove from the storage sheet.

 

I added another page of stickers, using some more symbols that I find myself needing often.

 

Another of the new products that I am so happy about is the new Moments Inked Perpetual Daily Pages!  They come in both the spiral and binder versions.  Even though I chose a binder for my planner this year, I found that the spiral version of the Perpetual Daily Pages was perfect for me!

 

So far, I have been using this to both "plan out" what I want/need in my planner as well as a place to detail some important thoughts.  The "Focus" section really grabbed me as a way to incorporate my "One Little Word" for this year into smaller goals.  Sometimes those goals are tangible things, but more often than not they are attitude or character goals.  I really love having this section! 

 

I don't often have the time to journal, but I like the idea of having an established outline to jot things I am grateful for down.  That is definitely another favorite part of these pages for me!  Oh, and did you notice that the top does not have pre-printed dates?  You can circle the month and day, making it OK to miss a few days if...say, life happens!  Ha!  An easy, guilt-free place to keep me focused...I will take that any day!  :-)

 

For more Moments Inked inspiration, visit Nichole's blog!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Laurie