Gina K November 2012 Release Inspiration Hop-Day 1

The Design Team for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop, with the November release stamp sets! 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 Gina K Designs Grab Bag that could have anything from stamps to paper to embellishments in it! To see the list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!

Our featured stamp sets today are Lots of Letters by Melanie Muenchinger – I’m so excited to have a Gina K alpha/number set!

And this sweet Warm Woolen Mittens by Becky Oehlers:

For my first project, I combined both stamp sets to create my December calendar:

I used Lots of Letters to spell out “december” and with the clear stamp set, it was a breeze to line up on my grid-lined acrylic block to stamp!  I love this classic, simple font –-  it goes well with anything and will be fabulous for scrapbooking, too!  Remember, if you don't like to make calendars, you could just replace the calendar part of my project with a photo, to make this a 6-inch December scrapbook page.

The month was die cut with Spellbinders Back to Basics Tags and popped up on foam tape. I used Becky’s outline mitten stamps and stamped them onto patterned paper (MME Santa Claus) and cut them out. They are tied together with natural hemp twine that I colored with Copic R59 to match the patterned paper.

The brackets around the 25th is a stamp from Lots of Letters, also stamped in Rhubarb Stalk ink. The poinsettia accent is a die cut from the Silhouette Online Store and the calendar grid is my own handmade version -- here's a free download of November and December 2012's calendars, if you'd like to try them out:  Download 2012 Grid Nov-Dec Calendars_SharonHarnist  You can find 2013's calendar downloads over on my download page.

My next project is another tag for my Advent calendar, using Warm Woolen Mittens, too:

This time, I used Becky’s Warm Woolen Mittens Silhouette cut file and cut all the images out of Gina’s Ivory Layering Weight Cardstock. Then I created the pattern on the mitten die cuts with one of the patterns from Becky’s stamp set, stamped in Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink. The cuffs of the mittens were stamped with Memento Bamboo Leaves. The larger pattern stamp from this set was also stamped in Rhubarb Stalk ink on the bottom of my Red Hot Heavy Base Weight Cardstock tag.

If you didn't see them last month, you can find more of my 2012 Advent Calendar tags in last month's Gina K release inspiration blog hops here: Days Two and Three.  I hope to show you my finished Advent calendar by Wednesday (I didn't quite get it finished up last month)!

Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration from these Gina K designers who also have projects to share with you today:

• Gina K
• Becky Oehlers – Illustrator Warm Woolen Mittens
• Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Lots of Letters
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist <=You are here!
• Suzanne Dean
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks so much for visiting today ... We’ll be back tomorrow with more inspiration!  Don't forget to leave comments on all of the blogs for your chance to win a wonderful Gina K grab bag!

~ Sharon

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Comments

[Becky Oehlers]

1.

These are stunning. Wow! I just love both projects so much!!

[Beate]

2.

Gorgeous calendar page and tag! They both look GREAT.
Have a great week!
Hugs and smiles

[cat]

3.

Ohhhh so loving that calendar page! it rocks! And the tag...just awesome!

[Theresa]

4.

Oh, wowed! The calendar is fabulous, Sharon, and I love the card, too!

[Marcy]

5.

Great calendar page, and I agree the tag is a great idea!

[Caryn]

6.

Really cute calendar and tag, love the mittens!

[conniecrafter]

7.

so pretty, both projects, Love the patterns you chose for the mittens, too cute, pretty flower on the calendar too!

[Beth Silaika]

8.

OH MY WORD! LOVE the calender! The mittens are FANTASTIC too! XO

[Melanie Muenchinger]

9.

absolutely gorgeous! I should've known you'd make an awesome calendar today!!

[Karen Knegten]

10.

The calendar is soooo cute- you did a super job on it! Love the card too!

[Mermaid Fenicia]

11.

Lovely items made with lovely stamp-sets ^-^

[Tina Gilliland]

12.

OMGosh... FABULOUS calendar!! Great tag, as always!!

[Carolyn King]

13.

Loving that calendar page- Just beautiful, Sharon! And your tag is so fun!

[naneruth]

14.

Two great ideas!

[Emily]

15.

fabulous calendar page!

[Sharon]

16.

Love the calendar page - so pretty! and cute tag!

[Joyce Thurston]

17.

very nice and a great reminder that I need to finish my calendar before 2013 arrives!

[Lori M]

18.

Love both projects Sharon, your work is always amazing!!

[Judy I, St. Louis MO]

19.

Great projects. I always enjoy your calendars. Thanks for the great inspiration.

[Susan]

20.

Think I may have to break down and rescind my vow to quit buying stamps. Loving those letters.

[Sean]

21.

These are the best! I love them! Thanks for the inspiration!!!!

[Sue D]

22.

Great calendar and tag!

[BARB]

23.

love these ideas

[karenladd]

24.

Oh, I LOVE your calendar...what a great way to use the stamp sets!

[Rebecca Ednie]

25.

Those mittens are super cute!

[Doris W.]

26.

How cool is that calendar page and I love the tag!

[Joyce Evans Erb]

27.

WOW Sharon, that calendar is gorgeous. Your mittens is nice too:-)

[Gayle C]

28.

Love your calendar page and Advent tag both are fantastic. Your calendars are just awesome.

[Rosy Newlun]

29.

Sharon - I am always learning from you! Beautiful use of the mittens in both projects!

[Dawn Ford]

30.

What beautiful ideas and beautiful photography as well!

[vicki dutcher]

31.

Fun ABC projects -- amazing calendar and adorable tag!

[Judy Woodland]

32.

Such creative ways to use those stamps Sharon. Love it, thanks so much for the inspiration!

[Penny ODell]

33.

Both of your projects are wonderful, but that calendar WOW!!

[Carol B]

34.

Gorgeous new stamp sets and wonderful projects. Thanks for the inspiration!

Carol B
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[Lagene]

35.

I love your calendar and card!

[Golda]

36.

Such fun ideas!

[Donna Phelan]

37.

YOU make the BEST calendars EVER! The End! :)

[SharonP]

38.

Would love to be the lucky duck that received that gorgeous calendar, it's simply stunning. Loving the little tag too

[Kathryn]

39.

Awesome calendar! Love these stamps!

[Lee]

40.

That calendar is soooo freakin' awesome!!! I totally wanna make something like that for my MIL!!!! Gorgeous!! And the mitten tag is so cute!!

[freetimegone]

41.

I absolutely LOVE the calendar page. Of course the mitten tag is nice too. Thanks for some more great ideas.

[Mida Williams]

42.

Two lovely projects.

[sherry b]

43.

TFS your calendar and tag.

[Kat]

44.

Love your cards. The mittens are so cute.

Blessings,
Kat

[divinity]

45.

both projects are great! your calender is amazing! such beautiful details :)

[Carol W.]

46.

Both projects are super cute! Love the calendar and the mittens are awesome, thank you for sharing.

[Verna Angerhofer]

47.

Fabulous calendar and lovely tag too.

[Jennifer S.]

48.

Great projects! Love the calendar!

[Sylvia Rivera]

49.

Both projets are wonderful! Thanks for always inspiring.

[Angie Hall]

50.

Love the "knitted" mittens.The calendar page is great too. Thanks