Today is another Gina K Designs team blog hop day to showcase some of the newly released April stamp sets that are now available in the store! So we hope you’ll sit back, relax and enjoy! Make sure you visit and leave a comment on each of the design team members’ blogs because we're giving away some stamps! Two lucky readers will each win two stamp sets of their choice along with a surprise embellishment pack including ribbons, buttons and more!
What’s The Dirt? by Gina K – If you missed the April Release Party over at Stamp TV, you can still go look through the forums and check out the fun. Gina made a fabulous video on how she made a wonderful box to contain seed packets for gift giving – you can find the video HERE.
Gina’s video reminded me of a blank seed packet template I made last year, which I redesigned with some pre-printed sentiments for these projects and have to share with you today. Here’s what I came up with:
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Also not shown is a “Gratitude Mix” seed packet template (there are four on a page). You can find the free downloadable templates on my Downloads & Tutorials page. I thought these might work well as unusual birthday cards (maybe to give a crafty friend filled with some handmade flowers for her papercrafting?), as party favors or on thank-you cards filled with candies, or even scrapbook pages!
Each of the seed packet covers measure approximately 2-3/4” x 3-3/4”. They were printed onto GKD Pure Luxury Layering Weight Ivory Cardstock and then stamped with different stamps from the What’s The Dirt? stamp set and colored with Copic markers and accented with Copic Lemon Atyou Spica Glitter Pen.
Kindness
The background was airbrushed with Copic B0000 and a rhinestone accents the wheel on seed packet envelope made with GKD Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Bubblegum (template is shown below).
Birthday Blossoms
The seam binding was hand-dyed with Copic Various Ink Refills in B000 and B21. On GKD Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Little Boy Blue.
Friendship Mix
The flower accent was made with Spellbinders Blossoms 3 dies and pink gift wrap tissue paper; on GKD Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Bubblegum. Coincidently, the latest challenge on Moxie Fab World is a tissue paper one -- check it out here: Tissue Paper Magic Challenge in the Moxie Fab World!
And finally, a small 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" frame (2” x 3” opening) filled with a wonderful inspirational sentiment and potted flowers from this stamp set:
The flowers are cut out, popped up on foam tape, and accented with Stickles.
Each of the packet covers were adhered to a seed packet envelope that I created with my Scor-Buddyand GKD Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight Cardstock. Here are the instructions on how to create the envelopes, which measure approximately 3-1/4” x 4-1/8” closed.
SEED PACKET ENVELOPE INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut cardstock 5-1/2” x 7”
On 5-1/2” (long) side, score at 7/8” and 5” the full length
Turn 1/4 turn to the right, so 7/8” score is at top of score board
On 7” (wide) side, score at 3/4” and 4” the full length
Score at 1-1/4” and 3-1/2” only to first/top score line
Referring to diagram:
Cut away all four corners to first score lines
Trim second top tabs diagonally
Round bottom flap corners
Here’s what the back side looks like folded up and secured with Scor-Tape:
I hope you will enjoy these seed packet envelope templates and will let me know what you make with them!
Make sure you leave a comment on each of the blogs because we're giving away some stamps! Two lucky readers will each win two stamp sets of their choice along with a surprise embellishment pack including ribbons, buttons and more! We will choose the winners from all of the blogs combined so the more blogs you comment on, the better your chances! Enjoy today's hop and good luck!
{Kindness Seeds Wheelbarrow Packet}
Stamps: Gina K Designs-What’s The Dirt? by Gina K
Tools: Scor-Buddy & Scor Tape,
Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Bubblegum Pink & Ivory
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers: T1, T2, T3, T4, R81, R85, YR21, YR04, YG63, E31, E33, E1, E42, W1, B0000
Accessories: Copic Airbrush System + Air Compressor, Sharon’s Downloadable Printed Seed Packets & Envelope template, KaiserCraft rhinestone
{Friendship Mix Watering Can Seed Packet}
Stamps: Gina K Designs-What’s The Dirt? by Gina K
Tools: Spellbinders Blossoms 3, Scor-Buddy & Scor Tape,
Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Bubblegum Pink & Ivory
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers: T1, T2, T3, T4, YR14, E13, R81, R83, R85; Lemon & Silver Atyou Spica Glitter Pens
Accessories: Sharon’s Downloadable Printed Seed Packets & Envelope template, The Twinery-Pink Sorbet, pink gift wrap tissue, brad,
{Birthday Blossoms Seed Packet}
Stamps: Gina K Designs-What’s The Dirt? by Gina K
Tools: Scor-Buddy & Scor Tape,
Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Little Boy Blue & Ivory
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers: YR14, E13, E15, B21, B23, BV02, BV04, Y0000, YR31 (custom lighter), W1; Lemon Atyou Spica Glitter Pen; Copic Various Ink Refills-B000 & B21
Accessories: Sharon’s Downloadable Printed Seed Packets & Envelope template, white seam binding, Prima yellow flower
{Mirror of the Heart Frame}
Stamps: Gina K Designs-What’s The Dirt? by Gina K
Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Ivory
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers: YR14, E13, E15, B21, B23, BV02, BV04, V12, V15, V17, Y0000, YR31 (custom lighter), W1; Lemon Atyou Spica Glitter Pen
Accessories: Dollar bin frame, Star Dust Stickles, foam tape
