Another Gina K. Designs Release Preview Week starts tonight! The Release Party this month will celebrate the 1st birthday of StampTV, and Gina has something fun planned! Follow the links at the bottom of this post to see more samples from the rest of the Design Team!

Melanie Muenchinger has designed yet another beautiful framed stamp set called “A Beautiful Life”. This frame has beautiful tulips arranged in it along with several lovely sentiments.

Supplies:

• Stamps: A Beautiful Life (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), VersaMark (GKD)
• Paper: PL Lovely Lavender (GKD), PL Black Onyx (GKD), PL White (GKD)
• Accessories: Silver Rhinestones (GKD), Copic Markers (GKD), Dimensionals

Theresa Momber’s new set “Sending Sunshine” is full of beautiful images sure to brighten someone’s day. I used three of her images on this card – the tree, birdbath, and “Happy Birthday” sentiment.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Sending Sunshine (GKD)
• Ink: VersaMark (GKD), Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD)
• Paper: PL White (GKD), PL Soft Sand (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic Markers (GKD), Silver Rhinestones (GKD), Sewing Machine & Thread, White Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

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Are you ready for even more inspiration?
Start with Gina’s Blog

Then, visit these Illustrator’s blogs of these new stamp sets:
Melanie Muenchinger - A Beautiful Life
Theresa Momber - Sending Sunshine
Tami Mayberry – Fairy Tales

Finally, check out these Designer’s blogs:
Jessica Fick
Nina Brackett
Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Donna Baker
Kurtis Amundson
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Colleen Schaan
Jennie Harper – our Guest Designer for this Month!

StampTV is celebrating it’s first birthday and the festivities are in full swing with this month’s release!  We’ll be holding this month’s Release Party on StampTV and couldn’t be more excited about all that Gina has planned for everyone!  The party kicks off this Thursday, March 18th starting at 7pm and ends at 10pm (all times CST) when all the new products will be available for purchase in Gina’s online store.

To keep informed of all the party plans and activities, check out this link:
Release Party Forum on StampTV

This card uses the new Lovely Labels stamp set from Gina K. Designs.

The main labels image was stamped onto Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock using VersaMark ink and then embossed with Chocolate Scented embossing powder. The label was then cut out and embossed with a Nestabilities label die.

The cardbase is PL Moonlit Fog and I added a piece of PL Soft Sand to the bottom with stiching. A piece of brown ribbon adds some distinction to the two colors.

The label was decorated with silver mini rhinestones and colored with Copic Markers – C-1, C-3, and 0. The sentiment was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento ink onto PL Ivory cardstock, trimmed and mounted to the label with dimensionals. I added a blue prima flower, and a pewter pearl, then mounted the label to the cardfront with dimensionals.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Lovely Labels (GKD)
• Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento (GKD), VersaMark (GKD)
• Paper: PL Moonlit Fog (GKD), PL Soft Sand (GKD), PL Ivory (GKD)
• Accessories: Blue Prima Flower (GKD) Brown Ribbon (GKD), Silver Rhinestones (GKD), Labels 1 Nestabilities Die (GKD), Chocolate Scented Embossing Powder, Pewter Pearl, Dimensionals, Sew Mini & Thread

I made up this gift for some friends that we visited yesterday. Inside are packed several individual size packages of m&ms.

When we get a can of fruit that has a pull tab on top, we always open the bottom with a can opener. Our can opener makes a small cut on the side of the can instead of the bottom. This allows us to rinse the can and refill it with goodies (like candy). All we have to do is glue the bottom back on and the recipient uses the pull tab on top to open the container.

The cardstock wrapped around the can is Pure Luxury Soft Sand. I added the stitching to the top and bottom before I adhered the paper to the can with Scor-Tape. The label image from the Gina K. Designs Lovely Label stamp set was stamped with VersaMark onto PL White Ivory cardstock and embossed with Chocolate scented embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment (also from the Lovely Labels set) onto the cardstock using Pear Tart Memento ink.

I wrapped green ribbon around the can and tied it in a bow. The label was trimmed with scissors and mounted with mounting tape to the can. I used a circle cutter to cut the PL Green Apple cardstock for the top of the tin, adhered it with Scor-Tape and embellished the the tin with several blue buttons.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Lovely Lables (GKD)
• Ink: Pear Tart Memento (GKD), VersaMark (GKD)
• Paper: PL Soft Sand (GKD), PL Green Apple (GKD), PL Ivory (GKD)
• Accessories: Blue Buttons (GKD), Green Ribbon (GKD), Circle Cutter, Embossing Powder, Mounting Tape, Scor-Tape, Sewing Machine, Thread, Fruit Can

Today I’m previewing th Spring Florals stamp set by Gina K.  Be sure to join us at the release party in the Gina K. Designs Member forum on Splitcoast, 7-10PM CST, Thursday, Feb 11.

The floral image was stamped onto Pure Luxury White cardstock using black ink and then colored with Copic markers: YG00, YG03, Y00, Y21, Y28, G000, and G00. I adhered a piece of PL Chocolate Kiss cardstock behind the image and sewed the two layers together using my Sew Mini. The sentiment was stamped onto PL White cardstock using black ink and then adhered over the floral image.

The cardfront is PL Green Apple and I stamped another floral image on the left side using Olive Vivid! ink. I adhered a piece of yellow ribbon behind the floral image panel and then mounted the panel to the cardfront with dimensionals.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Spring Florals (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), Olive Vivid! (GKD)
• Paper: PL Green Apple (GKD), PL Chocolate Kiss (GKD), PL White (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic Markers (GKD), Yellow Ribbon (GKD), Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

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For a limited time, a free Card Kit will automatically be included with each purchase of the Spring Florals stamp set. The entire kit includes the stamp set, a binder sheet, the instructions and materials to make 3 complete cards for $19.95. For more details on the cards, please visit Jessica Fick‘s blog.

Then, check in with each of these GinaK designers to see all the beautiful projects they’ve made with the two stamp sets previewed tonight!
Dream Birds Illustrator: Asela Hopkins
Spring Florals Illustrator: Gina Krupsky

Theresa Momber
Melanie Muenchinger
Nina Brackett
Carolyn King
Tami Mayberry
Cathy Tidwell
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Kurtis Amundson
Donna Baker
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Sankari Wegman
Valerie Stangle

I made a few of these Thank You cards to send for my birthday gifts.

The train image is from the Life Is Good stamp set by Theresa Momber from Gina K. Designs. I stamped it onto Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored it with Copic markers: YG95, YR23, E57, W-7, W-5, W-3, C-3, C-1, 0. I sponged Sahara Sand ink over the image and then used Crackle Accents to create the “cracked glass” technique.

The cardbase is PL Green Apple cardstock and after adding stitching to the edges of the Smoky Slate cardstock I adhered it to the cardfront and stamped the sentiment with white ink. Four silver rhinestones embellish the card.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Life Is Good (GKD), Winter Friends (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), Cloud White VersaMagic
• Paper: PL Green Apple (GKD), PL Smoky Slate (GKD), PL Ivory (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic Markers (GKD), Silver Rhinestones (GKD), Crackle Accents, Sew Mini, Dimensionals

I know that I’m almost a week late. I’m ready to start blogging again now that things have settled down from my trip to Africa and the Holidays have passed, and company have left.

This card uses the “Lovely Shelf” stamp set from Gina K. Designs that was released in December.

The flower image was stamped onto Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with Copic markers: YG95, R00, C-1, and C-3.

The sentiment was stamped with Olice Vivid ink and I used my new Sew Mini to stitch around the edges….looks like I need to fix the tension on that.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Lovely Shelf (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), Olive Vivid (GKD)
• Paper: PL Ivory (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic Markers (GKD), Sew Mini

I shared this card during the Gina K. Designs release party last Thursday – it uses the large sunflower image from Theresa Momber’s “Autumn Beauty” stamp set.

The sunflower image was stamped onto Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock and colored with Copic Markers. I then trimmed it out and mounted it to the Ivory panel that I had already stitched a border around.

The Ivory panel was adhered to a piece of PL Chocolate Kiss and then adhered to the PL Soft Sand cardbase. Clean and Simple layout makes this card easy to reproduce.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Autumn Beauty (GKD)
• Ink: Rich C0coa Memento (GKD)
• Paper: PL Soft Sand (GKD), PL Chocolate Kiss (GKD), PL Ivory (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic Markers, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine