These are my two favorite projects that I designed for this release. I really like the simplicity of them, and the bold images work perfectly for one-layer-cards.

The two stamps sets being previewed today are “Lean on Me” and “You are Not Alone”, both by Gina K. I appreciate several of the thoughtful sentiments in the You are Not Alone stamp set as well as the circular floral images. The flower images in the Lean on Me set are also fun along with the cute text used on the sentiments.

Supply List – “Perfect Preparation”

Stamps: You Are Not Alone (GKD)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD)
Paper: PL White (GKD)
Accessories: Copic Markers (GKD)

Supply List – “Polka-dot Floral”

Stamps: Lean on Me (GKD), Vintage Backgrounds (GKD)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), White (GKD), Rose Red, Summer Sun
Paper: PL Ocean Mist (GKD), PL White (GKD)
Accessories: Silver Shirt Pin, Cream Organdy Ribbon, Dimensionals

For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, please check out these participating designer’s links:

• Gina *Illustrator of Lean on Me and You are Not Alone*
• Jessica *Designer of Lean on Me card kit*
• Melanie
• Theresa -
• Tami -
• Cathy
• Nina
• Lee
• Kurtis
• Suzanne
• Bev
• Colleen
• Valerie
• Sankari
• Miesje - *our CenterStage Guest Designer!*

You are invited to join us for our Release party tomorro night, August 26 from 7-10 central time for contest questions, challenges, and chatter along with tons more samples!  The party leads up to the new products featured this week on our blogs being available for purchase online through GinaK Designs at 10 pm.  See you there for all the fun!

I made this quick card using the “Stars” stamp set designed by Tami Mayberry from Gina K. Designs.

The star images where stamped onto Pure Luxury White cardstock, trimmed out and mounted to the PL Soft Sand cardfront using dimensionals. The dotted line was stamped in brown ink twice and the sentiment was stamped in black ink.

Supply List:

Stamps: Stars (GKD), In Stitches (GKD), Candles On Your Cake (GKD)
Ink: Aqua Vivid (GKD), Pear Tart Memento (GKD), Aged Mahogany Ranger (GKD), Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), Rich Cocoa Memento (GKD)
Paper: PL White, PL Soft Sand
Accessories: Dimensionals

I had a stamp class a few weeks ago and I’ll be scheduling those cards to post while I’m in Kansas this next week.

I punched the flowers out of Pure Luxury Ocean Mist and Lemon Drop cardstock and stamped the polka-dot circle into the center of them. The were then attached to the PL White cardfront using silver brads.

I stamped the sentiment with black ink onto the cardfront and then drew a line horizontally using a gray marker. The layout for this card was CASED from an older [card that I made].

Supplies:

• Stamps: Spring Mix (GKD), Bold Flowers (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), VersaMark (GKD)
• Paper: PL White (GKD), PL Ocean Mist (GKD), PL Lemon Drop (GKD)
• Accessories: Basic Gray Marker, Silver Brads, Flower Punch

This card is the second project that the class made. This was probably the easiest card in the class with just two stamps and layering paper.

The images on this card are from the “Echoes of Kindness” and “Always in my thoughts” stamp sets from Stampin’ Up!

The flower image was stamped in white ink onto Pure Luxury Chocolate Kiss cardstock and mounted onto a piece of polka-dot patterned paper with dimensionals. The pattern paper was distressed and then adhered to the Barely Banana cardfront. The sentiment was stamped onto a piece of PL Ivory cardstock with Rich Cocoa Memento ink, and then adhered to the PL Chocolate Kiss cardstock.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Echoes of Kindness (SU!), Always in my thoughts (SU!)
• Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento (GKD), White
• Paper: PL Ivory (GKD), PL Chocolate Kiss (GKD), Barely Banana (SU!), Green Polka-dot
• Accessories: Dimensionals, Distressing Tool

I had a card making class this last week with some ladies. I had four designs and they made 3 of each project. I’ll be uploading each design during the week and below is the first one.

This card used Rupa Shevde’s “My Cuppa’ Joe” stamp set and a sentiment from the “Holiday Greetings” stamp set, both from Gina K. Designs.

I stamped the cup image onto Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then stamped the steam image with Tuscan Tan Vivid ink.

The cardbase is PL Ivory cardstock and I adhered a piece of slate cardstock to the bottom of the cardfront. The polka-dot pattern was made with the Cuttlebug and the polka-dot embossing folder on aqua blue cardstock. I added a scallop border to the bottom of the blue cardstock with celery cardstock and then adhered it to the cardbase.

The main image was mounted with dimensionals and the sentiment was stamped with white ink.

Supplies:

• Stamps: My Cuppa’ Joe (GKD), Holiday Greetings (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), Tuscan Tan Vivid (GKD), White
• Paper: PL Ivory (GKD), PL slate (GKD), Aqua Blue, Celery
• Accessories: Cuttle Bug, Polka-dot Embossing Folder, Scallop Border Punch, Dimensioanls

Momma needed a card for a friend whose brother passed away so I made this card for her. I kept the layers simple and the colors soft – I also chose to put the sentiment (Thinking of You) inside the card to keep the outside less cluttered.

The flower image is from the Stampin’ Up! set “Always In My Thoughts”. It was stamped with Tuxedo Black memento ink on to PL Ivory cardstock and then colored with Koh-i-noor pencils and OMS. The image was then cut out and embossed with my nestabilities oval die and mounted to a piece of green polka-dot cardstock with dimensionals.

The cardbase is made from PL Ivory cardstock and I added a bit of Ivory ribbon and two copper brads for detail.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Always In My Thoughts(SU!)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD)
• Paper: PL Ivory (GKD), Green Polka-dot
• Accessories: Koh-i-noor pencils (GKD), OMS (GKD), Blending Stumps (GKD), Copper Brads (GKD), Ivory Ribbon (GKD), Nestabilities Oval Dies (GKD), Dimensionals

I didn’t get cards made for the release party, but here are my designs using the newest stamp sets from Gina K. Designs.

First is the Eclectic Summer Kit:

The kit includes cardstock, stamps, ribbon, etc. – watch the [Eclectic Summer StampTV Kit video] on StampTV to see all the supplies.

For the card above, I used a dark, drab green cardbase and stamped the flower image from the summer kit using white ink.

The navy panel was cut from the new In the Navy cardstock using my nestabilities Labels dies and then embossed with the polka-dot embossing folder. The sentiment is from the [Puncy Words stamp set] and is stamped on layering weight pure luxury white cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

The striped navy ribbon was the perfect addition to the card, and I attached it with a decorative pin….well…it’s actually one of the pins that held the tie to a dress shirt that I bought…but it was ther perfect way to attach the ribbon to the card!

After I attached the ribbon, the navy panel was secured to the cardfront with dimensionals.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Eclectic Summer Kit (GKD), Punchy Words (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), White
• Paper: In the Navy (GKD), PL White (GKD), drab green
• Accessories: Striped Navy Ribbon (GKD), Nestabilities, Embossing Folder, Tie Pin, Dimensionals