I made this bag to package a wedding gift in for a wedding that Momma and Poppa went to on Saturday. The stamps are from the new “Wishing You” stamp set available from Gina K. Designs.

The flower and stem images were stamped onto the blue gift bag using White VersaMagic ink. I stamped the word images over the white ink using Memento’s Tuxedo Black ink.

Three little rhinestones (new from Gina K. Designs) on each side of ‘happiness’ add just the right balance and shimmer.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Wishing You (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), White VersaMagic
• Accessories: Silver Rhinestones (GKD), Blue Gift Bag

Remember: Join the Gina K. Design team in the Gina K. Member forum on Splitcoaststampers tonight at 7:00 PM Central time for the stamp release party! We’ll be posting samples, and chatting about the new products, plus there are some challenges and chances to win free stamps!

Today’s previews use Asela Hopkins “The Journey” stamp set and the new one-free-with-three stamp set “Many Wishes” from Gina. The one-free-with-three stamp set is free when you purchase three other stamp stamp sets - check Gina’s blog for the details on that.

“The Journey” stamp set from Asela is absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait to check out what the other design team members did with this fabulous stamp set.

The ‘holding hands’ image was stamped onto Pure Luxury white cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then the stone pathway was stamped over a mask. The image was colored with Copic markers: W-3, W-5, E43, E47, E49, RV000, RV21, RV23, B00, 0 B93, B95, Y21, YR20, YG11, E00 and E02.

The sentiment was stamped onto a scrap piece of white cardstock and mounted with dimensionals. I stamped the rest of the sentiment inside of the card, and it says ‘…Must begin with a single step.’

I added a bit of pink ribbon and two little rhinestones (new this month) for a little sparkle.

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This next card uses Gina’s “Many Wishes” stamp set.

The flower images were stamped onto the new Soft Sand cardstock using white ink and the sentiment was stamped using Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

I added two pieces of ribbon from a StampTV kit and two little adhesive nail heads (new this month) for my accessories. I also rounted the upper right corner for a little interest.

Here are the links to follow to the other design team member’s blogs.

Blog Links for the Senior DT:
Gina, Asela, Cathy, Carolyn, Cindy, Donna, Emily, Erika, Jessica, Joanne, Kurtis, Lee, Lynn, Melanie, Theresa

Center Stage for June:
Pam Imholz, Selma Stevenson

Have you liked the previews so far? Well, there’s one more day yet of previews before the big release on Thursday, June 25th. Be sure to join us then in the Gina K. Designs forum over on Splitcoaststampers at 7:00 PM Central time for the big release party - it’s always a blast!

Today’s previews are Melanie Muenchinger’s new stamp set “Arranged with Love”, and “Bug Me Anytime” by Nina Brackett.

The card above uses the “Arranged with Love” stamp set - the floral image is one single stamp (the largest produced by Gina K. Designs). The flower image in this set coordinates perfectly with the floral images from Melanie’s “Year of Flowers” stamp set - I can see a lot of potential by combining both sets.

The set also includes several sentiments to stamp inside the little note rectangle. I chose the “To the Mr. and Mrs.” sentiment and am thrilled to now have a Mr & Mrs. that have capital letters - all of my other stamps have lower case letters and don’t look formal enough.

The floral image was stamped onto Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock and then colored in with Copic markers…I’ve forgotten where I used each one but here are the markers that were out on the table when I finished coloring: BV13, BV17, RV21, RV23, R20, R22, R29, YR23, Y21, Y38, YG03, YG63, YG67, G000, G21, G28, BG 93, BG96, and E43.

For a little (OK, a lot!) shimmer I added 26 mini rhinestones and 12 small rhinestones.

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The next card uses the “Bug Me Anytime” stamp set. It’s full of cute bugs and plants and several sentiments.

I stamped the little ladybug image onto Pure Luxury White cardstock and colored her body using R29. Her face was colored with R20, and I added a little blush to her cheeks with R22. I then stamped the sentiment below her and trimmed the white cardstock.

The white panel was then matted with a peice of Pure Luxury Black Onyx cardstock and two little pieces of red ribbon were secured with a black brad.

The Pure Luxury Soft Sand cardbase was stamped with mushrooms using VersaMagic white ink and the main image was mounted with dimensionals.

Don’t forget to stop by the rest of the Design teams blogs’ and check out their lovely samples!

Blog Links for the Senior DT:
Gina, Asela, Cathy, Carolyn, Cindy, Donna, Emily, Erika, Jessica, Kurtis, Lee, Lynn, Melanie, Theresa,

Center Stage for June:
Carla Suto, Melisa Waldorf

Melanie Muenchinger’s Guest Designers:
Selma Stevenson, Denise Marzec, Dawn Lusk

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the first day’s sneak peaks on Gina K.’s blog. She posted a picture of the FABULOUS new cardstock color “Soft Sand”! It doesn’t have the green hue like some sand cardstocks and it doesn’t have the speckles in it like Kraft - But it does have the Pure Luxury feathery feel to it!

I used the Soft Sand cadstock as my cardbase for the 100% Sweet card above. This card features a cupcake design from Rupa Shevde’s latest set called “100% Sweet”. It’s full of sweet images that can be used for almost any occasion - birthday, thank you, invitation, get well, etc.

The cupcake image was stamped on Pure Luxury white cardstock and colored with copic markers: BG49, YG63, Y21, E31, YR31 and Y15. The image is  cut out using the nestabilities Label dies.

The striped cardstock was created with my Scor-Pal and a crimped border was added to separate the printed paper from the yellow carsdtock. The printed paper is from a digi paper kit that coordinates with Rupa’s stamp set.

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The next sample is using Theresa Momber’s new “Happy Camper” stamp set. It has several fun camping/outdoor related images and is a great one for guy cards!

I stamped the ‘marshmallow-on-a-stick’ image onto Pure Luxury white cardstock and colored it in with copic markers: E37, E57, Y21, and E50. The ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment was then stamped above it, and I layered the white cardstock onto a piece of Pure Luxury Black Onyx.

The black panel was then mounted to the olive cardfront and I added a copper brad and stamped the additional sentiment.

Be sure to check out the other design team members’ samples.

Blog Links for the Senior DT:
Gina, Cathy, Carolyn, Cindy, Donna, Emily, Erika, Jessica, Joanne, Kurtis, Lee, Lynn, Melanie, Theresa,

Center Stage for June:
Carolina Buchting, Jennie Harper

This morning when our family woke up, it was extremely foggy outside and it had just rained, so after breakfast I ran outside with my camera and took a few pictures.

Foggy mornings are the BEST for macro photography - there’s no wind to move your subject, and the light is softened so you have no harsh shadows.

The picture above is of my Lilac Cranesbill (Geranium himalayense) bordering the back patio. It’s currently in full bloom and covered with dazzling purple/blue blossoms.

There were a few dew drops on the petals but not really enough for the effect I was looking for so I got a water bottle and misted the petals to fill the petals with droplets.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the Gina K. Designs sneak peaks - you’ll LOVE the fabulous new designs that are being released!

Momma needed several Thinking of You cards and she wanted a blue card with daisies on it, so below is what I came up with.

The daisy image and the sentiment are from the “Flowers for Daisy” stamp set available from Gina K. Designs.

I stamped the images onto Pure Luxury White cardstock using Tuxedo black memento ink and then colored them in with Copic markers; YR20 & YR23 for the flower centers; C-1 & C-3 for the flower petals; and R00, R02, and 0 for shading the background.

I trimmed the white cardstock around the flowers and then cut the corners and matted the white cardstock with a panel of Pure Luxury Black Onyx cardstock.

The cardfront is made using the Bright Summer Grunge digital paper pack, that I altered the hue on before printing. I then mounted the main image onto the cardfront using dimensionals.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Flower for Daisy (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD)
• Paper: PL White (GKD), PL Black Onyx (GKD), Bright Summer Grunge digital pack (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic markers (GKD), Dimensionals, Printer

I made this card as an option for my sisters graduation thank-you cards, but we ended up making something a little simpler - still using a rose and Copics though.

The rose on this image was created using Melanie Muenchinger’s “A Year of Flowers” stamp set from Gina K. Designs. The Rose, stem and leaves were stamped onto Pure Luxury white cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

The flower image was colored with Copic markers and the sentiment was stamped using black ink.

Supplies:

• Stamps: A Year of Flowers (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD)
• Paper: Pure Luxury White (GKD)
• Accessories: Copic Markers (GKD)

This is the design that I used for several girls’ graduation cards - I just used the word “congratulations” instead of “thinking about you”.

The flower used on this card is from the Eclectic Summer StampTV kit from Gina K. Designs. I stamped it onto Pure Luxury white cardstock using Rose Red ink and then layered it onto a piece of Black Onyx cardstock.

I mounted the main image to my Certainly Celery cardstock using dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped on a scrap of Certainly Celery cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then adhered to the cardfront. One silver brad to the left of the sentiment completed the design.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Eclectic Summer Kit (GKD), Punchy Words (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), Rose Red (SU!)
• Paper: Black Onyx (GKD), Pure Luxury White (GKD), Certainly Celery (SU!)
• Accessories: Silver Brad (GKD), Dimensionals

I’ll be posting a few cards that are alterations of graduation cards I made the past few days. This first one uses the same layout, colors, and main images that I used on several boys’ graduation cards. On the graduation cards though, I used the word “Congratulations” rather than “Celebrate”.

The stamp set used on this card is the new “Lazy Days of Summer” stamp set from Gina K. Designs. I’m so glad that she included the bold stars in the set along with the other cute designs. They work well for so many different occasions!

I stamped the largest star on Pure Luxury white cardstock using Bordering Blue ink and then stamped the smaller star over the large one using Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

The white panel was layered onto the new In the Navy cardstock and a little In the Navy ribbon was secured to that panel with two silver brads (included in the Eclectic Summer kit on StampTV).

I printed the Canvas digi paper onto Kraft cardstock and mounted the In the Navy  panel to the cardfront with dimensionals. The sentiment was then stamped onto the cardfront with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Lazy Days of Summer (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD), Bordering Blue (SU!)
• Paper: In the Navy (GKD), PL White (GKD), Kraft (SU!)
• Accessories: In the Navy Ribbon (GKD), Silver Brads (GKD), Fabric Digi Paper kit (GKD), Eclectic Summer kit (GKD), Dimensionals, Printer

I have one more card using the new stamps from Gina K. Designs, and this card uses Rupa Shevde’s “With This Ring” stamp set.

I started with a soft speckled moss cardfront and used a paint brush to paint a white rectangle on the front of the card. After the paint dried, I stamped the cake image in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored the image with Copic markers. I was surprised at how well the markers worked on the white paint, and will probably use this technique again.

After I colored the flowers and leaves with Copic markers, I stamped the sentiment below the image. Overall I think the design worked, though I think I should have chosen a softer blue marker or a darker cardbase.

Supplies:

• Stamps: With This Ring (GKD)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (GKD)
• Paper: Soft Speckled cardfront
• Accessories: Copic markers (GKD), White paint, Paint Brush