Gina K February 2013 Release Inspiration Hop-Day 2

The Gina K Designs design team welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop … Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! 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 Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a few days after the hops.

Our first featured set today is The Northwoods, by Theresa Momber: 

I couldn’t help but go a little masculine and get good and inky with this set! I made this #8 tag:

The background was very easy to do – First, I stamped the images with Versamark and clear embossed them. Then I just wiped a few Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads (Tea Dye, Faded Jeans and Peeled Paint) onto my non-stick craft sheet close together, spritzed the ink with water and dipped my #8 manila tag into the inks. Just keep dipping the tag until you achieve the desired look you want:

Once the tag dries, buff any ink off the embossed images. Next, I sponged Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink on the edges of the tag and mounted it to a layer of Gina’s Warm Coco Heavy Base Weight Cardstock. I finished it with a bow of ivory and Gina’s Color Companions Powder Blue Double-Stitched Ribbon & Singing the Blues Button and twine.

Our next featured set today is Poster Board Sentiments by Becky Oehlers:

I think these great fonts and sentiments will lend themselves greatly to the popular chalkboard technique (which I can’t wait to try next!) but I went a little softer with my first card, in hues of pink and charcoal:

I stamped the sentiment twice – once with Gina’s Innocent Pink Color Companion Ink Pad and again with Memento Gray Flannel, onto White Heavy Base Weight Cardstock:

I cut apart the pink sentiment and adhered it to the gray one, then matted it with Innocent Pink Heavy Base Weight Cardstock. The striped banner stamp from this set was also stamped with Gina’s Innocent Pink ink on white cardstock and then matted with a layer of Gina’s Smoky Slate cardstock (retired but still available in the Casual Friday Assortment).

I die cut the flower from Innocent Pink cardstock, using Spellbinders Blossoms Three die set. It was layered together with Copic Foam Tape and topped with a tied Color Companions Tickled Pink button and twine. The card base is also Smoky Slate.

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

• Gina K
• Theresa Momber – Illustrator The Northwoods
• Becky Oehlers - Illustrator Poster Board Sentiments
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolyn King
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Debbie Corbari
• Latisha Yoast
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist < You are here!
• Tami Mayberry
• Valerie Stangle

I’ll see you back here tomorrow with more Gina K inspiration from the February release!

~ Sharon

{Northwoods Thinking of You Tag Supplies}
Paper: GKD Warm Cocoa Heavy Base Weight Cardstock, #8 Manila Tag
Ink: Versamark; Tim Holtz Distress Inks-Tea Dye, Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans, Brushed Corduroy
Dies: Spellbinders Classic Scallop Edgeabilities
Accessories: GKD Color Companions Powder Blue Double-Stitched Ribbon & Singing the Blues Button; ivory ribbon, twine, Ranger Foam Blending Tool & Clear Superfine Embossing Powder; Anti-static embossing pad, heat tool, Kaiser Craft Latte pearls, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

{Poster Board Card Supplies}
Paper: GKD Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-White, Innocent Pink & Smoky Slate (retired but still available in the Casual Friday Assortment)
Ink: GKD Innocent Pink Color Companion Ink Pad; Memento Gray Flannel
Dies: Spellbinders Blossoms 3
Accessories: GKD Color Companions Tickled Pink button, Maya Road Sparkle Silver twine, Copic Foam Tape, Lifestyle Crafts Floral Embossing Folder

Comments

[Golda]

1.

These are both absolutely amazing! Love the colors in your tag and the card is so beautiful.

[Sean Fetterman]

2.

WOW! Another two incredible projects! I want to be President of your FAN CLUB! Hugs! Sean

[Donna R]

3.

Awesome projects. I love the tag. Really great color palette. And beautiful color combination on the card. Gray and pink are so striking together!

[Theresa]

4.

Oh my! That tag is amazing! I love the poster card, too. Gorgeous!!!

[Melanie Muenchinger]

5.

I'm drooling over that tag!

[Valerie]

6.

Wow! Beautiful!

[cat]

7.

Oh so rocking Sharon! Love LOVE that tag! such a gorgeous bg you created for it!

[Susan White]

8.

Awesome Tag!!! Love the Pink card, so pretty!!

[Shelley C.]

9.

I love your beautiful creations. I love pink and black together, but the sentiment could be used in so many other color combos.

[Conniecrafter]

10.

Awesome background on the tag, perfect for the stamps!! Like the design of your second card, great sentiments!

[Teri]

11.

Gorgeous tag and card! Love them!

[Lagene]

12.

OOHHH my! Beautiful card and that tag is GORGEOUS!

[Sue D]

13.

Great background on your tag and very pretty card.

[Marcy]

14.

You get such great affects from your dipping. Mine never seem to have the color vibrance and separation you get - perhaps a video???? Great card and tag!

[Pat]

15.

Great tag idea. Blended the ink colors very well.

[ava g]

16.

sharon, thanks for sharing the deets on how you got the look for the tag, love it, beautiful.

ava g

[Debbie G]

17.

Beautiful tag !!!

[Anouk]

18.

beautiful cards with the trees

[Susan Jacobs]

19.

Oh my goodness what a wonderful tag. I can see taking that to anyone who needs a little extra loving.

[naneruth]

20.

Very lovely!

[Betty]

21.

The tag is so "Timish" as in Holtz! Love it.

[Kathy Berger]

22.

I love the strong, bold sentiment done with the softer and feminine pink and gray! It came across as strong and feminine, which is just perfect for my daughter. I am definitely going to have to CASE this card! Thanks so much for sharing!

[Eleanor Sharp]

23.

Very talented use of distress inks, nice tag. Very pretty card. Liked the background rose embossing.

[Verna Angerhofer]

24.

Beautifully done artwork. And, thanks for showing us more different ways to use our images. Your tag is so cool!

[Ann lee]

25.

These are wonderful! Thanks!

[Kathryn A]

26.

Wow! Great projects! And I'm loving the soft look of the smokey slate card stock (as compared to black), and wishing it hadn't been retired!!

[Diane Dupont]

27.

What beautiful work you do! Thanks for sharing the technique, as well!

[Marianne]

28.

i love your tags...they are stunning. Thanks for sharing

marianneDOTwanhamATgmailDOTcom

[Pamela A]

29.

Holy Cow - your tag is beautiful, love your distress ink! Great Job

[Kathy A]

30.

loved the tag, but that pink/grey combo is just wow

[Emily Thubbron]

31.

All I can say is WOWZA. These are beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration.
~Emily~

[mermaid Fénicia]

32.

Love those items ^_^

[Lorraine Padden]

33.

Great projects. I seem to be into tags these days, love yours.

[freetimegone]

34.

Great ideas. I love the colors in the tag. The pink one is my favorite though and especially with the background.

[Beth Silaika]

35.

OH EMMMMMM GGGEEEEEE!

Stunning! Incredible - BEAUTIFUL!

[Beth Silaika]

36.

Love those cards ^_^

[Sharyn Polesel]

37.

Great looking tag, and I love the pink on the second card.

[Pam Zirbel]

38.

Great cards Sharon!!!

[Nanette Church]

39.

Beautiful work - Love that tag!

[Barbara's campbell]

40.

You always come up with colorful ideas and not necessarily cards.. I really like the tags.

[Connie Ludgate]

41.

Beautiful cards. I like the trees the best.

[Kathie dobbins]

42.

Love, love the pink and grey!

[Sharon]

43.

The tag is amazing - love it! Very pretty card also.

[Holly]

44.

your distress inking almost looks like alcohol inks! and I love the pink and black
thanks
Holly

[Janet Castle]

45.

Wonderful tag featuring the Northwood stamp set Sharon!!! Love your coloring!
Paper Hugs,
Jan

[Anne Biesterfeld]

46.

Your cards are beautiful. Love the coloring.

[Pat Jandacek]

47.

The tag sounds like so much fun to make and it turned out beautiful! I can't imagine trying to cut the poster sentiment apart - there's scarcely room for a blade between the lettering and the dividing dingbat. Kudos to you - -

[joy]

48.

Love the tag; so colorful and fun! The pink and gray card is pretty, too - a great color combo!

[Tammy Winkler]

49.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE your backgrounds. Now I can't wait to do them! Thanks for the inspiration.

[Judy Woodland]

50.

Oh my gosh Sharon, I love that tag and your card. The colors on the tag are awesome, what a great technique. I will be doing this on a card very soon. Thanks for all the inspiration!!