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Gina K Mid-Month Release And Sale!

Welcome to a surprise mid-month stamp release from Gina K Designs!  The Gina K design team is hopping today, to show you projects made with FOUR fabulous new stamp set duos now available (Top-Merry Tree, Penguin Joy):

 

(Below-Snowman Wishes, Ornamental Holiday):

 

These will certainly help you get in the holiday spirit!  And each of these new stamp set duos has a Silhouette Cut file available for the main image! You can find those in Gina's store HERE.

Here’s a start on my Christmas card stash, using the Merry Tree . . . I adore the beautiful font of this sentiment!

The beautiful green cardstock I used is Gina’s Fresh Asparagus and the tree is stamped on Ivory. The images were cut with Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight.

In conjunction with this release and over the long holiday weekend (beginning RIGHT NOW!), ALL stamp set duos are 50% off, including these four brand new duos, so you can get a jump start on your holiday stamping projects!  These duos are available in deeply etched pre-cut cling rubber only.

And just to push you over the edge, ALL Gina K Designs patterned paper packs are now 25% off including TWO brand new packs: Blizzard and Winter Whimsy (squeal . . . aren’t these adorable?!  I can’t wait to get my hands on them both!).  Stock up now and save!

Sale good from Thursday August 30th through Monday September 3rd, 2012 at 11:59pm Central.

Gina will also be offering a new card stock collection pack called Winter Whimsy. The colors will be: Red Hot, Ocean Mist, Fresh Asparagus and Blue Raspberry. This collection will coordinate with BOTH new patterned paper collections!  You can find it HERE.

Check out more inspiration with these awesome new duo stamp sets today from these Gina K design team members:

• Gina K
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Giovana Smith
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist <-You are here!
• Theresa Momber

And I hope you have a fabulous holiday weekend!

~Sharon

New Fall & Holiday Lockhart Stamps!

I hope you'll join me today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom to see how I made these Inchie Arts Twinchie Halloween magnets with some of Karen Lockhart's new Fall images from her latest holiday release . . . so much fun!

Happy Friday!

~ Sharon

Gina K Designs Cardstock Matches to Copic Markers

Happy Tuesday morning, All!  It actually feels like Autumn here in N. Texas today ... raining and only supposed to be 80 degrees -- yay!  Cooler weather always puts me into reorganize and cleanup mode, so I've been cleaning out and rearranging my studio and came across this Copic chart I made but never got around to coloring OR distributing ... sorry about that!  :)  

The chart has Copic matches to Gina K Designs' fabulous Pure Luxury cardstock colors (with space for you to color a Copic sample), including the newest 2012 cardstock colors, and also has space for you to put a sample swatch of the cardstock, too.  Just click the link below to download and print the PDF:

Download GinaKCardstockCopicMatches2012_SharonHarnist

The download link will be permanently available over on my Copic FAQ, Color Charts & Tutorials page (link located below my blog banner above), for quick future reference.

Enjoy! ~ Sharon

Amazing Paper Grace Kit Club 1-September

Have you heard about Becca Feeken's new Kit Club?  If not, you can find Becca's announcement post and can read her kit club story here.

These two products are only available in the September Kit Club. There are a limited number of kits available for this month that can be purchased without becoming a kit club member. For all the details on the Silver & Gold Memberships click here.

This is the exclusive clear stamp set by JustRite Papercraft that you will receive in the kit:

And this is the exclusive JustRite Custom Die set made by Spellbinders you will receive in the kit:

This Two by Two Postage Die is so much fun to work with -- you'll find TONS of uses for it!  I happen to absolutely LOVE postage stamp images and die cuts, so I was beyond thrilled to get to play with these awesome new kit club products!  I thought the postage die cuts would make good photo frames, so I used them on this 6-inch magnetic scrapbook page for my fridge:

Actually with the outer postage frame, the page turned out to be 7 inches.  That frame was created with Spellbinders Classic Edges One (Postage Edge) Edgeabilities die. I stamped the pretty rose sentiment from Becca's Signed Sealed Delivered stamp set with Memento Rich Cocoa onto Natural White cardstock and colored it with Copic markers.  I love all the different little images and sentiments in this stamp set that fit inside the postage frame!  I airbrushed Copic BG13 around the outside edges (you can see a close-up by clicking on the photo):

Becca's postage stamp die is the perfect size for scrapbook journaling & accents OR cardmaking -- it's about 2" x 2-1/2", with the interior rectangle cut-out being 1-1/4" x 1-7/8".  The paper roses were created with Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms dies that JustRite is now carrying!  The little date journaling tag and orange tabby at the top right of the photos are also little dies included in the Two by Two Postage Die set.

The JustRite design team has more inspiration to show you today, after you finish recreating Becca's September Projects (you receive all the necessary papers and embellishments in the kit to create both of Becca's amazing projects)! 

Check out more inspiration from these wonderful ladies:

JustRite Inspiration
Marisa Job
Debbie Olson 
Sharon Harnist < -- You are here! 
Kathy Jones 
Barb Schram
Angela Barkhouse

Thanks for stopping by today . . . happy Friday!

UPDATE: FYI -- When you click over to see Becca's September Kit Club options to purchase on THIS PAGE, you'll see that the "Purchase by the Month" option is already sold out.  But that does NOT mean the kits are sold out under the 6 or 12-month membership options!  So having a membership definitely has more benefits in that sense, too!

~ Sharon

{Supplies}
Stamps: JustRite Clear-Amazing Paper Grace Signed Sealed Delivered (available only in the September kit)
Dies: JustRite Custom Two by Two Postage Die by Spellbinders (available only in the September kit); Spellbinders Classic Edges One (Postage Edge) Edgeabilities & Bitty Blossoms, Grand Calibur die cutting machine;
Paper: Authentique 6x6 Bundle-Gathering patterned paper; Neenah Natural White cardstock; Gina K Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Dark Chocolate, Tomato Soup & Turquoise Sea; 
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa & Bamboo Leaves; 
Copic Markers:
Accessories:  Copic Airbrush System & Sparmax Windstorm Airbrush Compressor; Copic Foam Tape; Orange seam binding & Bow Easy from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; 

Gina K Designs July Release August Inspiration Hop3!

The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop … Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of deeply etched, pre-cut Gina K. Designs stamps! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

Today’s first featured stamp set is the new Sun Kissed Autumn StampTV Kit . . Oh, My!

Just look at all the fabulous images in this HUGE kit! Autumn is my absolute favorite time of year and this kit epitomizes the whole season! I had so many ideas racing through my head, I couldn’t decide which one to make for you today! Here’s what I settled on – a 5” x 7” framed Autumn piece:

I used the three leaves and stamped them onto some Copic Polished Stone paper I previously made. You can find Gina's tutorial video for Polished Stone over at StampTV here and my version with Copic Various Ink Refills here. 

I cut out the leaves and popped them up with foam tape onto three Inchie Arts Inchie + (1.50”) Dark Cream matboard squares. Strips of Tomato Soup & Sweet Corn cardstock were placed behind the squares.

One of my favorite sentiments is stamped onto one of the fabulous new Sunkissed Autumn cardstock colors (Tomato Soup) and die cut with Spellbinders Grommet Tags dies. It is popped up over another die cut of Gina’s gorgeous Good as Gold Metallic cardstock. The polished stone background is framed with the wonderful new Cherry Red Sunkissed Autumn cardstock color. (These colors are available in the pack I’ve linked to above, or if you need more of it, they are also available individually in 25 packs here).

I can’t wait to use more of the fabulous images in this set over the next few months!

Our next featured set of the day is the new One Free with 3 set, Fall Foliage . . . can you believe this set is FREE?!!

I adore the distressed leaves in this set and the sentiments are so useful for so many different card giving needs. I made up this quick card I needed in a hurry:

I used the Rock ‘N Roll technique on the leaves, using Memento Tangelo and Rhubarb Stalk and stamped them onto Gina’s Ivory cardstock.  The clear stamps really make this technique easy to see exactly where the ink is going with this technique!

Another one of my favorite sentiments was stamped with Rich Cocoa ink. The piece was framed with one of Spellbinders new A2 Card Creator die sets, Fancy Postage Edge, cut from Gina’s Chocolate cardstock. Again, I used two of my favorite new Sunkissed Autumn cardstock colors, Tomato Soup and Cherry Red (I’m a happy girl, with all of these gorgeous new red cardstock colors)!!

Thank you all so much for dropping by today – I am always so humbled with all of your very kind and sweet comments, I love reading them all!

Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration these Gina K designers also have for you today:

• Gina K
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Sharon Harnist < – You are here!
• Suzanne Dean
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks for visiting today!

~ Sharon

{Autumn Photo Frame}
Stamps: Gina K Designs Sun Kissed Autumn StampTV Kit;
Dies: Spellbinders Grommet Tags dies & A2 Fancy Postage Edge Card Creator dies; Grand Calibur
Paper: Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Cherry Red & Tomato Soup from Sunkissed Autumn cardstock pack; Good as Gold Metallic; Glossy White cardstock (for polished stone background)
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle; Ranger Archival Ink-Jet Black
Copic Various Ink Refills: E25, R39, YR24 & Colorless Blender Solution
Accessories: Inchie Arts Dark Cream Inchie + Squares; Ranger Alcohol Ink Applicator; Copic High-Tack Foam Tape 1/4”; 5” x 7” black photo frame

{Blessings Card}
Stamps: Gina K Designs One Free with 3 set, Fall Foliage,
Dies: Spellbinders A2 Fancy Postage Edge Card Creator dies & Grand Calibur
Paper: Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Cherry Red & Tomato Soup from Sunkissed Autumn cardstock pack;
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tangelo & Rhubarb Stalk ink pads
Accessories: Copic High-Tack Foam Tape; 

Gina K Designs July Release August Inspiration Hop1!

The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop for the July release. Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through the blogs listed below, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of deeply etched, pre-cut Gina K. Designs stamps! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

Today we are featuring Basket Additions 3 by Melanie Muenchinger:

I love Melanie’s basket topper stamp sets – there are so many creative things you can do with them and this set is fabulously versatile! I decided to pair up these sweet Halloween goblins with the new Sunkissed Autumn 6” Pure Luxury Patterned Paper pack and go with a fall colored/themed Halloween tag:

These cuties were stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink on Gina’s Heavy Base Weight Ivory Cardstock and then colored with Copic markers (colors shown below). A piece of one of the patterns in the paper pack was machine stitched to the tag, accented with chocolate ribbon and a twine-tied ivory button.

The tag was finished with the Happy Halloween sentiment stamped with Memento Potter’s Clay ink.

Our second featured set today is Country Roads by Theresa Momber:

This whole set is reminiscent of my childhood, growing up in west Texas where there were plenty of country roads and most all of the images in this set! I chose the mailboxes and “Sending Happy Thoughts” sentiment to stamp on an Inchie Arts Ivory Twinchie Square:

The mailboxes were colored with the Copic markers and Silver Atyou Spica Glitter Pen shown below:

(The W0 and W1 markers were only used on the Halloween tag skeleton). Three different patterns of the beautiful Sunkissed Autumn paper were cut and adhered to a 4” x 5.25” piece of ivory cardstock, which was popped up on the ivory card base. The stamped Inchie Square was also popped up on foam tape and accented with a twine-tied button, chocolate ribbon and scalloped orange cardstock die cut.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this step into a cooler taste of Autumn today … I know I’m certainly ready for temps below 100 degrees!

Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration these Gina K designers have for you today:

• Gina K
• Melanie Muenchinger - Illustrator Basket Additions 3
• Theresa Momber - Illustrator Country Roads
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Sharon Harnist < – You are here!
• Tami Mayberry
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks for visiting today!

~ Sharon

{Happy Halloween Tag}
Stamps: Gina K Designs Basket Additions 3 by Melanie Muenchinger
Paper: Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Ivory & Sunkissed Autumn 6” Pure Luxury Patterned Paper pack
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa & Potter’s Clay
Copic Markers: YR12, YR14, YR18, YR24, E23, E25, W0, W1; Silver Atyou Spica Glitter Pen
Accessories: chocolate ribbon, button, twine, sewing machine + thread

{Happy Thoughts Card}
Stamps: Gina K Designs Country Roads by Theresa Momber,
Dies: Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Rectangle dies & Grand Calibur
Paper: Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Ivory & Sunkissed Autumn 6” Pure Luxury Patterned Paper pack;
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa & Rhubarb Stalk
Copic Markers: YR12, YR14, YR18, YR24, E23, E25; Silver Atyou Spica Glitter Pen
Accessories: Inchie Arts Ivory Twinchie Square; Copic High-Tack Foam Tape; chocolate ribbon, button, twine

Copic Embossed Watercolor Technique

Today in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom, I share one of my favorite coloring techniques, watercoloring with your Copic Various Ink Refills . . . I hope you'll join me there!

Happy weekend!

~ Sharon

Copic Cardmaking Tutorial

Today over on the Copicmarker Blog, I have a general cardmaking tutorial, as well as instructions on how to create this Copic airbrushed background and sentiment, using JustRite Papercraft's new Amazing Paper Grace stamps by Becca Feeken and Spellbinders dies. I hope you'll join me there!

JustRite Papercraft 2012 Holiday Release

Today JustRite Papercraft is fast forwarding to the holidays because well, you know they will be here before you know it!  Today we are introducing Amy Tedder’s new Christmas/holiday stamps, JustRite Cling-Merry Christmas Background Stamp:

And JustRite Clear-Antique Christmas Tags One:

I put these two sets together and created this 5” x 7” framed art piece:

The Christmas background stamp was made to coordinate with Spellbinders Card Creator dies; I used the A2 Fancy Postage Stamps – they make layering super easy!  By trimming the background stamp to its exact size of 4.50” x 5.75” and then just adding another layer of the postage stamp die cut to the sides, the piece fit perfectly into the 5” x 7” frame (dollar store find that I painted black).

The pretty label was stamped with black ink onto cream cardstock and then colored with Copic R37 marker, then die cut with those same new JustRite Custom Dies-Antique Tags One dies I showed you yesterday (in the post below this one).  I LOVE the font on this fabulous sentiment! 

These JustRite designers also have projects with these sets to share today:

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Sharon Harnist
Marisa Job
Kathy Jones
Darsie Bruno
Michele Kovack
Angela Barkhouse
Sheri Holt
Barb Schram
Eva Dobilas
Heidi Blankenship

Thanks for stopping by today!

~ Sharon

{Supplies}
Stamps: JustRite Cling-Merry Christmas Background Stamp & JustRite Clear-Antique Christmas Tags One;
Dies: JustRite Custom Dies; Spellbinders A-2 Fancy Postage Stamps Card Creator dies & Grand Calibur
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Adirondack dye ink-Watermelon;  
Copic: Sketch Marker-R37
Paper: Gina K Cranberry Tart, Black Onyx & Ivory cardstock;
Accessories: Copic High Tack Double-Sided Foam Tape; wooden 5” x 7” photo frame, black & bronze acrylic paint

JustRite Fall 2012 Release

Today JustRite is plunging into Autumn, with its 2012 release of fall stamps … one of my very favorite times of the year!  Introducing Antique Autumn Tags One:

And Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves:

I rotate a few scrapbook pages on a wrought iron stand on my foyer table throughout the year and decided I needed a new one for the upcoming season. I dug out one of my favorite photos of youngest daughter when she was about 14 months old, running around a local farmer’s market investigating all the pretty pumpkins and goards, for this 7.50” page:

I created the background paper using the Polished Stone technique and Copic Various Ink Refills in E25, R39 and YR24. To do this, just place a few drops of each color onto an Alcohol Ink Applicator and Felt Pad, then pounce all over a piece of Glossy White cardstock:

Next, I added Metallic Gold Mixative to a clean felt pad, along with a little Colorless Blender to thin it out a bit, and pounced that around:

You can go back and add some more color over the top of the gold mixative to tone it down and deepen the color a bit. I did that with the E25 alcohol ink.

The Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves were stamped onto different fall colors of cardstock and hand trimmed.  They were popped up on foam tape and accented with the cool button stamp from this set (A 3/4” circle punch cuts it out perfectly)!  For the “Celebrate Your Blessings” label tag, I used the Antique Autumn Tags One stamp set and stamped the frame with Memento Bamboo Leaves and sentiment with Rich Cocoa onto mango cardstock:

I die cut the sentiment label with the new JustRite Custom Dies-Antique Tags One, which are now available for pre-order and will begin shipping at the end of the month:

Aren’t those tag dies fabulous?!!  The bottom chocolate trim/accent is from Spellbinders new Asian Accents die set that I’m in love with!  I machine stitched it to the lower edge of the page.

Thanks for stopping by today … I’ll be back again tomorrow!  These JustRite designers also have projects with these sets to share today:

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Marisa Job
Kellie Fortin
Angela Barkhouse
Darsie Bruno
Sharon Harnist <= You are here
Michele Kovack
Sheri Holt
Kazan Clark
Barb Schram
Eva Dobilas
Heidi Blankenship

{Supplies}

Stamps: JustRite Clear stamps-Antique Autumn Tags One & Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves;
Dies: JustRite Custom Dies-Antique Tags One; Spellbinders Asian Accents & Grand Scalloped Rectangles Nestabilities dies, Grand Calibur; 
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Bamboo Leaves & Rhubarb Stalk 
Copic: Various Ink Refills-E25, R39, YR24 & Colorless Blender;
Paper: Ranger Glossy White cardstock; Gina K Sweet Mango, Cranberry Tart & Chocolate cardstock; Papertrey Orange Zest cardstock
Accessories: Ranger Alcohol Ink Applicator & Felt Pads; Ranger Metallic Mixative-Gold; Copic High Tack Double-Sided Foam Tape & 1/4” Tissue Tape; twine & ribbon, sewing machine + thread

JustRite August Samantha Walker Release

Today JustRite Papercraft continues their August release previews with Day 2 of Samantha Walker’s new stamps!  I used one of Samantha’s three new stamp sets, Botanical Swirls Labels:

Which coordinate with her new Spellbinders Samantha Walker Botanical Swirls & Accents dies:

To create my 5.50” square thank-you card:

Don’t these stamps and dies work beautifully together?!!  And the stamp set is full of all kinds of everyday sentiments you’ll use year round for any occasion! 

To create the label die, I die cut coordinating pale aqua solid patterned paper (from Authentique’s Gathering 6x6 pad) and while the paper was still in the die, I airbrushed it with Copic Sketch Markers YR04 and E39:

Never fear, your die will clean right up with an alcohol prep pad (or Copic Colorless Blender Solution!):

Next, I stamped the center of the label die cut with a pretty frame stamp from this set, using Memento Rich Cocoa ink.  Then I used the YR04 Copic marker to color the outside embossed edge of the die cut, for a quick and easy extra layer look:

The light aqua seam binding was darkened a little and dyed with Copic BG53 Various Ink Refill and the Bow Easy was used to tie the bow.  All the layers are popped up with Copic High Tack Double-Sided Foam Tape, for lots of dimension and then a final spritz of Gold Glimmer Mist finishes everything.

These JustRite designers also have projects with Samantha’s new stamp sets to share today:

JustRite Inspiration
Sharon Harnist <=You are here!
Sheri Holt
Marisa Job
Kellie Fortin
Darsie Bruno
Michele Kovack
Heidi Blankenship
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram
Eva Dobilas
Kathy Jones

I hope you have a fabulous weekend and I’ll see you back here for two more days of JustRite’s August release on Monday & Tuesday!

~ Sharon

{Thank You Card Supplies}

Stamps: JustRite Cling-Samantha Walker Botanical Swirls Labels;
Dies: Spellbinders Samantha Walker Botanical Swirls & Accents, Grand Scalloped Squares Nestabilities dies & Grand Calibur; 
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa & Tangelo 
Copic: Sketch Markers-E39 & YR04, Various Ink Refill-BG53 
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Cream cardstock; Gina K Sweet Mango & Chocolate cardstock; Authentique Gathering 6x6; 
Accessories: Copic Airbrush System & Sparmax Windstorm Air Compressor, Copic High Tack Double-Sided Foam Tape; Tattered Angels Gold Glimmer Mist; Stamp Simply Ribbon Store aqua seam binding & Bow Easy;