Gina K. Designs - July 2019 NEW Release Blog Hop - Day 1

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Welcome to Day 1 of Gina K. Designs July 2019 Card Kit & Illustrator blog hop! You should be coming from Emily Loggans blog your next stop head over to Cathy Tidwells. The release is now available over at Gina K. Designs and can be found HERE under the "what's new" tab. Today the design team is featuring three new sets which are Perfect Pallets illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger, Beautiful Balloons illustrated by Beth Silaika and Your Wings illustrated by Lisa Hetrick.

There is a prize up for grabs for each day of the hop. Just leave a comment on each designers blog for a chance to WIN a $50 Gina K. Designs gift certificate! A total of TWO certificates will be awarded. The winners will be announced over on Gina K. Designs blog a few days after the hop.

Also, scroll all the way down to see the cards I showed at the release party last night if you missed it.

Here are the first three stamp sets the design team will be featuring today!

Perfect Pallets illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger

Beautiful Balloons illustrated by Beth Silaika

Balloon Die

Your Wings illustrated by Lisa Hetrick.

My first card I used Perfect Pallets illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger and also Your Wings illustrated by Lisa Hetrick.  I used Gina K. Kraft paper and used the longest wood panel in the Perfect Pallets stamp set and inked it with Dark Chocolate.  I stamped the butterfly and sentiment from the Your Wings stamp set and inked the edges with the Gina K. Dark Chocolate ink using the Life Changes Blender Brushes.  I then stamped the leaves and flower elements from the Perfect Pallets stamp set using the new Electro Pop neon ink.  I finished the card off by using some nuvo glitter drops on the butterfly.

My next card is Beautiful Balloons illustrated by Beth Silaika, My card measures 3 1/2 x 5, I inked up the sides with Gina K. Designs ink and added splatters on the background.  The balloons I stamped with Gina K. Ink and popped the balloons up with foam squares.  I finished the card off by adding the sentiment from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set.

My last card is illustrated by Lisa Hetrick, this stamp has so many possibilities.  I stamped the body in Gina K. black ink, I added the wings with Gina K's ink.  I finished the card by adding the sentiment.

Thank you so much for stopping by, don't forget to hop along with the design team for your chance to win a $50 gift card to the Gina K. Store.  

Here is a list of all the new products and some of the items I used in my cards!  Happy shopping and hopping.  Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you, thank you so much for your support.

If you missed the release party yesterday, here are the cards I showed.

RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE #116 - Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Hello everyone!

I'm here with Retro Rubber Challenge Blog with a new challenge which is a fun tic tac toe created by our wonderful design team member Jan Clothier!  I love these challenges, my card I heat embossed the sentiment, the hearts have texture and I added enamel dots.  I almost had a two way tic tac toe because my hearts I consider romance, but didn't use pattern paper.  Have fun and don't forget to use at least one stamp older than a year.

Here is my card, I stamped the hearts from the Altenew stamp set called Halftone Hearts which was released in May of 2017.  I stamped the heart images in several different colored inks, I stamp the sentiment also from the Halftone Hearts stamp set, I stamped the sentiment under the hugs and kisses with versamark and embossed it with white embossing powder and used foam tape to pop it up on my card.  I finished my card off with several different colors of enamel dots.

Closer look at my card

Are you ready to play along? Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get some more inspiration! Thank you for stopping by, you have until August 9th to join the fun!

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Hero Arts + Gina K. Designs Celebration!

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Welcome to the Hero Arts and Gina K. Designs celebrating Hero Art's 45th Anniversary!  I am so happy to be joining the celebration.  The stamp set we are featuring today is called Friendship Blooms.  Gina K. Designs Illustrator Hannah Schroepfer illustrated this beautiful bold stamp set!  I had so much fun creating my card.  This stamp set is available at Hero Arts or Gina K. Designs stores.

Friendship Blooms

Here is my card, I stamped the image twice at the top and bottom of my card panel, I colored it with copics (R81, 83, 85, YG93, YG95, YG97, C2.  The sentiment I stamped with versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  The supplies I used on my card are below.

Closer look at my card.

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Rinea - Thanks!

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I'm here with Rinea with another beautiful project created with the Rinea foiled papers.  I have created a thank you card that I have created using various die cuts.  Die cuts are so easy to use with the foil papers and makes beautiful projects.

Here is how I created my project.

1.  I cut the Silver/Gold Glossy foiled paper with a stitched rectangle die, I then die cut the butterfly several times using Fuchsia/Gold Glossy, Ebony/Gold Glossy, Violet/Gold Glossy and Jade/Gold Glossy Solid foiled papers, because I pieced the colors into the butterfly, after I got all the pieces back in I cut a piece of Ebony/Gold Glossy solid foiled paper and adhered the butterfly piece to it and mounted it to an A2 top folding card base. 

2.  I die cut the thanks with Ebony/Gold Glossy and Fuchsia/Gold Glossy foiled paper and adhered them together with liquid glue, I adhered it to my card,

3.  I then stamped the sentiment with versafine, and heat embossed it with white embossing powder and die cut it and adhered it to my card with foam tape.

Closer look at my card.

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Joy Clair Stamps - Have a Fintastic Birthday

Hello everyone!

I am here with Joy Clair Stamps with a cute card using the Joy Clair Stamp set "Baby Shark".  This is a really nice stamp set with several sentiments and images that you can use with your other sets you may have.

My card today is an A2 size card.  I cut a piece of cardstock 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 and used distress ink to create the background.  I die cut a water wavy die from my stash and adhered it to the card.  I then stamped and cut the images from the Baby Shark stamp set, colored then with copics and added then to my card and stamped the sentiment from the Baby Shark stamp set.  I finished off my card by adding some clear enamel dots.  This is a wonderful stamp set, it has cut shark images and sentiments that you can create. 

Closer look at my card.

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Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps - Swimming By to Say Hi

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I am here with Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps a card using the Crackerbox and Suzy Stamp called "Marco - Sea Turtle" and the sentiment is "Swimming By".  I love how it turned out and I think this would be a perfect card for a male or a female.

Here is my card and how I put it together:

My card is an A2 size card, I used distressed inks to create the back ground, the white streaks I used a stencil from my stash inking it with a white pigment ink using the Life Changing Brushes.  I stamped and used my scan and cut to cut the "Marco - Sea Turtle" out, I colored it with copics and added some glossy accents to his back to give the turtle more dimension.  I added the sentiment from Crackerbox and Suzy Stamps called "Swimming By", do you notice the sentiment looks like it's floating in the water?  I finished the card off my adding some clear droplets and adding some white gel pen on the turtle for interest.

Here is another look at the card.

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RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE #115 - Color Challenge

Hello everyone!

I'm here with Retro Rubber Challenge Blog with a new challenge which is "Color Me", use any of the colors in the inspiration photo below and use at least one stamp older than a year. 

Here is my take on the challenge. I am using a stamp set by Altenew called Springtime Azalea which was released in December 2017.  The sentiment is from the Altenew stamp set called  Sakura Blossom which was released January 2018.   I enjoyed stamping this layering stamp using the colors in the inspirational photo.  I can't wait to see what you create! 

Here is a closer look at my card.  

Thank you so much for stopping by, please stop over at Retro Rubber and join the fun!  You have until July 26.

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Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps - You are the one for Me

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I hope you all are enjoying your summer!  I can't believe we are already half way through July!  I am here with Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps with this adorable slider card.

Here is my card and how I put it together:

I die cut the frame of the card and then inked it with distressed inks.  I splashed water on the panel so I could get white splatters to look like bubbles in the water.  I had a square wavy frame that I thought would be perfect for the waves on the card, I die cut that out and used distress ink and adhered it to the card. I stamped the fish from the Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps called Fish Striped and Fish Polka Dot  and colored them with my new Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers.  I love these markers, it takes the guessing out of which colors will blend.  I added some glossy accent to the Polka Dot Fish and on the green stripe on the Striped Fish.  I adhered the fish to the slider card and added some droplets to finish the outside of my card.

Here is another view of the slider card, I wrote the word "pull" with a black marker.

Here I pulled the slider up and the sentiment is from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps called Fish in the Sea.  The background I used distress inks and splattered some water to the look of the ocean.  

Here is a side view of the slider card, this is by far one of my favorite cards I created this year.

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Joy Clair Stamps - Hang in There

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Can you believe it's already July!  Wow, how the summer is just flying by.  I am here with Joy Clair Stamps with a cute card using the Joy Clair Stamp set "Feeling Slothly".  This is a really nice stamp set with several sentiments and images that you can use with your other sets you may have. 

My card today is an A2 size card.  I cut a piece of cardstock 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 and used distress ink to create the background.  I die cut a leafy die I had in my stash and adhered it to the card.  I then stamped and cut the images from the Feeling Slothly stamp set, colored then with copics and added then to my card and stamped the image from the Feeling Slothly stamp set. 

Closer look at my

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Listed below are the products I used. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I have used compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Listed below are the products I used. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I have used compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!

Supplies used:

GINA K. DESIGNS JULY 2019 MONTHLY MIX CHALLENGE

Hello everyone!

I'm playing along with the July Monthly Mix Challenge over at Gina K. Designs. My design team mate Cat Tidwell is this month's hostess and her challenge is called, "Flag! You're It!" All the challenge details can be found HERE.

I love making patriotic cards with red white and blue, I can't seem to get away from using the life changing blender brushes, I used the brushes and Gina K. Designs ink to create my background.  The stamp set was so appropriate for celebrating Independence Day, the set is called "Lettered and Lovely".  

Here is my take on the challenge.  

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you will join the challenge.

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Rinea - Land of the Free

Happy Independence Day everyone!

I  hope all of you who celebrate the 4th of July are enjoying family and frineds and having good food!  I am here with Rinea sharing a project I created using the Rinea foils.  I had this angel in my stash made by Clear Scraps called "Angel Mini Wood Pallet" and I used the Rinea Patriotic Foiled Paper Variety Pack using the Starstruck foiled papers.  I love how my project turned out. 

Here is how I put it together:

1.  I started from the top and cut my foils to cover the wooden piece.  I used glue to adhere the pieces. 

2.  I stamped the image from the Joy Clair Happy Fourth and die cut it with a circle die, I then cut another circle die using the Starstruck blue foiled paper and adhered it to my stamp piece.  I added some stickles and stars to finish my project.

Closer look:

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Gina K. Designs & InkOn3 Collaboration Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Gina K. Designs & Ink On 3 Collaboration Blog Hop! The design team on Gina K. Designs and Ink On 3 has lots of inspiration so come on and join the hop. You should be coming here from Beth Silaika blog, your next stop will be Ricky Burton-Romero.  If you get lost hopping, the full list is on Gina K. Designs blog.  What's a hop without prizes, both companies will be giving away a $50.00 gift card to shop in their store. The winner will be selected randomly and announced on each companies blog on Friday, July 8, 2019.

Here are my projects:

Gina K. Designs Vibrant Blooms Stamp set  and 

Vibrant Blooms dies 

 Ink On 3 Bad & Boujee Stamp set and Liquid Pixie Dust 

I am using the Gina K. Designs Vibrant Blooms Stamp set with coordinating Vibrant Blooms dies and Ink On 3 Bad & Boujee Stamp set with coordinating dies. I used the Gina K. Designs stencil called Crazy Daisy using the miracle brushes with Gina K. ink. I stamped the flowers with Versamark, added Gina K. white embossing powder and heat set it, then I used the miracle brushes to add ink to the flowers and added some Ink On 3 Liquid Pixie Dust to give the flowers some shimmer . I die cut the word "kisses" using Gina K. cardstock, I added the Ink On 3 Liquid Pixie Dust to the word to give it some shimmer and then added glossy accent to give the word some dimension.

closer look at the Ink On 3 Liquid Pixie Dust and glossy accent on the word

Showing the Ink On 3 Liquid Pixie Dust on the flowers

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My next card I used a couple of sentiments from the Gina K. Designs Vibrant Blooms Stamp.  The gems are from the  Ink On 3 Bad & Boujee Stamp set and the word "Boujee" is from the coordinating dies.  The background I used Gina K. Designs Sunshine stencil which is available if you purchase the Ocean Minded Card Kit.  I used Gina K. ink using the Miracle Brushes and then added the White Glitz and Glitter gel.  I did the same technique which is emboss resist on the gems as I did on the flowers on my first card.

  

Closer look

Showing the Ink On 3 Liquid Pixie Dust on the gems

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Thank you so much for stopping by, your next stop is Ricky Burton-Romero, if you get lost along the way, you can go to Gina K. Designs blog and the full list is there.  Don't forget there are TWO $50.00 gift cards up for grabs, just for hopping and leaving a comment on each design teams blog.  The winner will be selected randomly and announced on each companies blog on Friday, July 8th.