The previews continue tonight with two more stamp sets – “Enjoy the Sunshine” StampTV Kit and “Stars” by Tami Mayberry.

I CASED the layout for this layout from [a card I designed] for a previous release party. The daisy image was stamped with black ink onto white cardstock and colored with Copic markers: YR31, YR23, YG63, YG67, E50, E53, C-1. I sewed along the left edge of the white cardstock and adhered it to a piece of black cardstock. The green cardfront was stamped with one of the bold images from the kit and then I adhered to main image to the front. the sentiment was stamped on white cardstock, distressed, and mounted with dimensionals.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Enjoy the Sunshine (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), Olive Vivid (GKD)
• Paper: PL Grass Green (GKD), PL Black Onyx (GKD), PL White (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic Markers (GKD), Sewing Machine & Thread, Dimensionals

This was a fun stamp set to use. Tami Mayberry has several adorable star images and I used two of them on this card, stamped in blue and green ink on the white cardstock. I layered the stamped cardstock onto another piece of white cardstock after distressing it and then adhered it to the new Sweet Mango cardstock.

The sentiment from Elegant Flowers was stamped onto PL Slate cardstock and I set an eyelet in the right side before mounting to the card with dimensionals.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Stars (GKD), Elegant Flowers (GKD)
• Ink: Tart Pear Memento (GKD), Aqua Vivid (GKD), White
• Paper: PL Sweet Mango (GKD) PL Slate (GKD), PL White (GKD)
• Accessories: Silver Eyelet (GKD), Distresser Tool, Dimensionals

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For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these Designer’s Links:

• Gina Krupsky  *Enjoy the Sunshine StampTV kit designer
• Tami Mayberry  *Stars designer
• Jessica Fick
• Theresa Momber 
• Melanie Muenchinger 
• Nina Brackett
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Lee Murphy
• Donna Baker
• Lynn Mercurio
• Emily Giovanni
• Erika Martin
• Kurtis Amundson
• Colleen Schaan
• Kay Simmons *May’s CenterStage Spotlight Team Member!*

Please make plans to attend our Release party this Thursday night, May 27th from 7-10 central time which will be held at StampTV.  There will be contest questions, challenges, samples from several designers and lots of chatter all leading up to 10pm central, when all the new products and stamp sets previewed this week on our blogs become available online through GinaK Designs store!

Another card from my stamp class.

The mushroom images were stamped onto Pure Luxury White cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with Copic markers: R27, R29, E51, E53, E00, C-1, C-3, C-5, E43, E47, & YG95.

The main image was adhered to a piece of PL Black Onyx cardstock and the mounted to the PL Rocket Red cardstock using dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Spring has Sprung (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black memento (GKD)
• Paper: PL Rocket Red (GKD), PL Black Onyx (GKD), PL White (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic Markers, Dimensionals

Another card from my stamp class CASED from [a previous layout].

The flower silhouettes were inked with markers and then stamped into Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock. I cut out and embossed the panel with Nestabilities dies and added a red bow.

The kraft cardfront was stamped with the swirly stitching stamp using white ink and the sentiment was added with black ink.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Spring Mix (GKD) Nana’s Needlework (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Mement0 (GKD), White
• Paper: PL Ivory (GKD), Kraft
• Accessories: Red Ribbon, Markers, Dimensionals, Nestabilities

Remember: The Gina K. Designs Release Party is Thursday 7-10PM CST in the StampTV forum!

Rupa Shevde has such an adorable style that it’s no wonder that her new set “Spring Has Sprung” is packed full of cute critters and sentiments.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Spring Has Sprung (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD)
• Paper: PL Ocean Mist (GKD) PL White (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic Markers (GKD), Spring Mix STV Kit Digi Paper (GKD), Dimensionals

Nina Brackett has two new sets being released this month, “Nana’s Needlework” and “Nana’s Needlework Sentiments.” Both have a fun theme with doilies, buttons, quilts, and stitching that coordinate with the Spring Mix STV Kit.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Nana’s Needlework (GKD), Nana’s Needlework Sentiments (GKD)
• Ink: VersaMark (GKD), Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD)
• Paper: PL Lovely Lavender (GKD), PL White (GKD), Vellum
• Accessories: White Embossing Powder (GKD), Spring Mix STV Kit (GKD), Dimensionals

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For even more inspiration with tonight’s new stamp sets:
start with Gina’s blog
and Nina Brackett {Illustrator of Nana’s Needlework & Sentiments}

Then, visit these Designer’s blogs:
Jessica Fick
Melanie Muenchinger
Theresa Momber

Carolyn King
Cathy Tidwell
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Donna Baker
Kurtis Amundson
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Bev Gerard
Jennie Harper – our Guest Designer for this Month!

The Release Party is tomorrow night Thursday, March 18th starting at 7pm and ending 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

The StampTV Kit this month is HUGE!!! Filled with wide variety of styles you’ll find an amazing assortment of images for any occasion. The printed digi paper is fabulous and coordinates beautiful with the other GKD colors (I have two projects tomorrow that show more paper).

Supplies:

• Stamps: Friends (GKD), Spring Mix (GKD)
• Paper: PL White (GKD)
• Accessories: Spring Mix STV Kit (GKD), Copic Markers (GKD), Nestabilities (GKD), Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals

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For even more inspiration with the new Spring Mix StampTV kit and the new Free with Three stamp set:
Check out Gina’s Blog

Then, visit these Designer’s blogs:
Jessica Fick
Melanie Muenchinger
Theresa Momber

Nina Brackett
Carolyn King
Tami Mayberry
Cathy Tidwell
Lee Murphy
Donna Baker
Kurtis Amundson
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jennie Harper – our Guest Designer for this Month!

Tune into StampTV for this week’s video from GinaK featuring the new Spring Mix StampTV kit!

Mark your calendars for the Release Party 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

I was playing around with a Copic technique that I saw on Marianne Walker’s blog using Copic markers to color the rubber stamp, and then stamp the image onto a piece of cardstock saturated with colorless blender. I love the way this turned out! Gina also has a tutorial on her blog here.

This card uses the Picture It! stamp set included with the Organize It! StampTV kit available from Gina K. Designs.

The flower image was inked with Copic markers: G99 for the leaves; YG95 for the stems; YR23, RV13, V06, and BV13 for the flowers. I saturated the Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock with the colorless blender and then stamped the image onto the cardstock. Once the colorless blender evaporated, the image nice and crisp!

I cut out and embossed the PL Ivory cardstock with a rectangle nestabilities die and mounted it to the PL Soft Sand cardstock using dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink below the panel. I dyed a piece of pink ribbon with the V06 Copic marker and then used glue dots to secure it in the shape of a bow behind the PL Ivory panel.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Picture It! (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD)
• Paper: PL Soft Sand (GKD), PL Ivory (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic Markers (GKD), Pink Ribbon (GKD), Nestabilities (GKD), Dimensionals

There are two last stamp sets to preview – Holiday Hospitality and Warm Winter Wishes. Both are lovely winter themes that coordinate with any all of the other stamp sets released this month.

I used one of the sentiments from the Holiday Hospitality stamp set and the two snowflake images to create this card – some of you may recognize the layout from a previous card that I made for a StampTV Challenge.

The snowflake images were stamped on PL Soft Sand cardstock using white ink and the buttons from this months StampTV Kit were threaded with twine and adhered with glue dots. I stamped the sentiment on PL White cardstock, cut out with a nestabilities die, layered onto a piece of PL Chocolate Kiss cardstock and finally mounted it to the cardfront with dimensionals.

The cute snowman was stamped into PL Soft Sand cardstock and also onto a piece of PL White cardstock. I colored the white cardstock image with Copic markers and then after trimming it out, I mounted it to the cardfront with dimensionals.

I stamped a sentiment image behind the snowman using Tuscan Tan Vivid ink and then wrapped a piece of Ivory ribbon around the cardfront.

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Head over to GinaK’s blog to add your comment to her blog entry for a chance to win the stamp sets being previewed tonight our blogs! Then, check in on Carolyn King’s blog – the Illustrator of Warm Winter Wishes.

Here are the rest of the links to the Design Team Members participating in the hop tonight:
Cathy Tidwell
Cindy Lawrence
Donna Baker
Emily Giovanni
Erika Martin
Jessica Fick
Kurtis Amundson
Lee Murphy
Lynn Mercurio
Melanie Muenchinger
Tami Mayberry
Theresa Momber

CenterStage Spotlight Designers:
Joy Hadden
Lori McAree

We’d love to have you join us at our Release party tomorrow night over on SCS starting at 7pm CST. There will be lots of chatter, samples, contest questions, and challenges – you won’t want to miss it! Check out Theresa’s discussion if you’re new to our Release parties for some helpful information to get you started.