Gina K Designs May 2013 Release-Day 1

The Gina K Designs design team welcomes you to day 3 of our fabulous May release Inspiration Blog Hops … 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.

If you have saw Gina's previews last week or were at the Release Party last Thursday night, you may have seen mention of these fabulous new products:

8 pretty new Color Companion ink pads:

Left side: Bubblegum, Passionate Pink, Sweet Mango, Blue Raspberry; Right side: Sweet Corn, Grass Green, Turquoise Sea, Black

And 4 fabulous new Color Companion Button Collections:

Left to right: Pink Passion, Sunrise Smoothie, Berry Blues, Tuxedo Mix

Aren't those gorgeous?!!

On with our stamp set introductions for today . . . Our featured stamp sets today are Pretty Patterns 2 by Melanie Muenchinger:

and Bold Blooms by Becky Oehlers:

For my first project, I combined these two sets to create my 6x6 May calendar:

I stamped this gorgeous bloom onto Becky’s coordinating Bold Blooms Silhouette cut file (made from Gina’s Ivory Heavy Base Weight Cardstock) with Memento Gray Flannel ink and colored with these Copic Sketch Markers: BG53, BG57, Y23, Y26 and Copic Yellow Atyou Spica Glitter Pen, to coordinate with the Fancy Pants Park Bench paper I used.

The smaller blue flower accent at the top left is also from Becky’s Big Blooms set, stamped with Gina’s Ocean Mist Color Companions ink pad (also onto the coordinating Silhouette cut file) and the center accented with Star Dust Stickles.

Melanie’s herringbone/chevron design was stamped with Gina’s beautiful NEW Sweet Corn & Turquoise Sea ink pads, then hand trimmed to use as a border strip at the bottom of the calendar. For the month title, I used Melanie’s previous Lots of Letters alpha and Turquoise Sea ink pad. The calendar is my own 2013 Grid Calendar, printed onto Gina's Ivory Layering Weight Cardstock.

My next project is an A2-sized card that also uses both sets:

After using the Bold Blooms Silhouette cut file on Gina’s Ivory Heavy Base Weight Cardstock, I used the negative space that was left to create my card front. I stamped Melanie’s circular patterns with Gina’s new Color Companions ink pads in Bubblegum, Sweet Mango and Sweet Corn. Next, I stamped the bloom onto the die cut with Sweet Mango ink and then colored it with these Copic markers: Y23, YR01, YR03 and YR04:

I had no problems with the Sweet Mango ink smearing or reacting with the Y23 Copic marker that I base coated the entire flower with, coloring right over the stamped lines! The center of the flower is accented with Star Dust Stickles.  Next, I popped the background up with foam tape, over the bloom. The sentiment tag was made by stamping the single circle element from  Melanie's set with Sweet Corn ink and then stamping the “for you” sentiment from Tami Mayberry’s new Simple Flowers set with Memento Gray Flannel ink. I punched it out and tied it around the popped up frame with thin Sweet Mango organza ribbon. The card base is Gina’s coordinating Sweet Corn Heavy Base Weight Cardstock. I {heart} color coordinating products!

These Gina K designers also have projects with these stamp sets to share with you today:

• Gina K
• Melanie Muenchinger - Illustrator of Pretty Patterns 2
• Becky Oehlers - Illustrator of Bold Blooms
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Debbie Corbari
• Latisha Yoast
• Lee Murphy
• Michelle Woerner
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist <=You are here!
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber

Thanks for stopping by . . . we’ll be back again tomorrow with more May stamp set inspiration!

~ Sharon

Comments

[Becky]

1.

Are you kidding me? That calendar is GORGEOUS! Making the flower blue is ridiculously cool. I also love the picture of the buttons! Thank you for making such beautiful inspiration!

[Theresa]

2.

What a gorgeous calendar, Sharon! And I love the fabulous orange/pink background. Beautiful!

[Carolyn King]

3.

These are both fabulous!!!!!! love how you combined those sets! Wonderful!

[Chai Dackermann]

4.

Okay someone needs to pick me up off the floor. I am stunned with your creations, both the calendar and the card. Absolutly love it.

[Sylvia Rivera]

5.

WOW!! These are gorgeous samples, love your creativity. Thanks for the inspiration.

[cat]

6.

wowzaSharon! That calendar just blows me away! And I love that orange! I've been digging orange colors lately, lol! (did I say digging?? why yes, yes I did! lol!)

[Lynne Ingram]

7.

You make the most beautiful calendars and this one is top on my list.

[Barbara's campbell]

8.

As always Sharon, your creativity is outstanding! Wonderful, colorful creations.

[Susan White]

9.

I love the May Calendar, and that card is amazing !!!!!

[Melanie Muenchinger]

10.

i heart this cutout through the pattern you created for the flower1 This is just one of my faves ever, I think !! Love the colors!!

[Melanie Muenchinger]

11.

Oh and I love the tag made with the ring stamp!! shut the front door!! :)

[Verna Angerhofer]

12.

Sharon, your work is beautiful! I love all of your projects. I concentrated more on the ink pads this last order, so now I have to put several of the stamp sets onto my wish list too. Wish I could have gotten everything released but have to compromise somewhere. But you are an inspiration indeed!

[naneruth]

13.

Love the calender page. A very beautiful flower.

[Dana D.]

14.

Great cards with beautiful colors. The big flower is amazing. Terrific new stamp sets!

[Connie]

15.

Your calendar is FABULOUS! Beautiful layering and pattern combos. Would love to have it sitting on my desk! TFS

[Susan Jacobs]

16.

Oh I love the cut out for your flower. Wish I had that capability. You always do such great work!

[Lilian Morales]

17.

As always, I love your choice of colors, design, and layout. Just when you say to yourself, how would I use that Stamp set - you put the Ideas and Inspiration right up front and show us how !
Thank you for sharing :)

[Elizabeth Garcia]

18.

Those blooms look amazing. Beautiful work.

[Christine]

19.

Lovely eye candy today! I love the way you used the "Scrap" left over from cutting out the bloom with the silhouette. I don't think I would have thought to try that!

[Penny Nichols]

20.

Such beautiful bold bright colors! Your projects are great! I want all these colors!

[Judy Woodland]

21.

Whoa! Such gorgeous cards with such gorgeous colors. Thanks for all the inspiration Sharon!

[Judy McMullen]

22.

Love the bold and bright colors and those flowers are spectacular! You always inspire, Sharon, with your beautiful creations!

[Julie S.]

23.

Both of your projects are absolutely gorgeous! I love your little tag on the last card, I haven't used a tag on a card for a long time, I think I "need to" again!

[Sharon]

24.

Bright and beautiful! Great designs!

[LindaWood]

25.

wow that pink and orange flower rocks. Couldn't miss it if you tried. Your calendar colors are pretty

[Lindsey]

26.

so pretty I just love your addition of the flower to the calendar

[Cynthia Daversa]

27.

OM Gosh! the colors...wow The designs...wow! I love the calendar!

[Sharyn Polesel]

28.

Wow! Love the calendar and those gorgeous colors! The pink and orange card is stunning! Great color combinations!

[Donna Phelan]

29.

Your calendar is AMAZING! And that card and those colors are just FANTASTIC!!! TFS!!!

[Ava Gavloski]

30.

great color tones on these cards, nice showcasing of the stamps

[Mojca]

31.

Oh so very gorgeous, especially love the calendar idea.

[Betty K]

32.

What really great cards and use of the new things can't wait to get to use them

[Kathleen R]

33.

Beautiful card and calendar

Blessings,
Kathleen

[Sherian Dixon]

34.

What bright, Springy works of art!

[Gayle C]

35.

I just love your calendars and you projects. The flower is the oranges and pinks is...well...total gorgeous.

[tammie]

36.

Love the calendar and I will be making some this summer for gifts for christmas.Your card is gorgeous:)Thanks for sharing:)

[Carol B]

37.

Fabulous and fun projects! I love the new release stamps! Thanks for sharing your design ideas.

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

[Rosy Newlun]

38.

Oh, Sharon -- you have so much elegance in what you make! From the calendar to the card -- oozing with such a high quality of beauty! Thank you for sharing with us!!!

[Jean McGee]

39.

Beeee-U-Teeeee-Fuuuullllllllll card AND how you made it. I had to read your deets a couple of times and still not sure how you did it but, I sure do like it.
Jean McGee

[Patricia L]

40.

I love how you stamped the flowers in coordinating ink, love that look !!

[Helen F.]

41.

Your May calendar is amaZING, Sharon~~love the combo of both stamp sets. Also, the beautiful Bloom card is so bright and cheerful.

[Beverly Perdue]

42.

How pretty! Your color combinations are awesome! Just stunning. Thanks for sharing.

[Lisa H.]

43.

I love the color combinations you used! It's so great to see how nicely the different color combos work together.

[Sharon Underwood]

44.

Your calendar stands out above & beyond any I've seen, and the bright orange on your card is outstanding!

[Betty]

45.

Awesome projects, Sharon! Your work is always beautiful!

[Donna Simonson]

46.

What a great idea in combining both stamp sets on the calendar page! The colors are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing you creativity and talent!

[Nancy Mullins]

47.

I just love the color choices that you made for he chrysanthemum card. Groovy colors and patterns!

[Andrea]

48.

Such beautiful new colors in the new stamp ink pads and the stamp sets are amazing

[Jo]

49.

Sharon I just love that calendar you made and your card is so sweet! Love these stamp sets!

Hugs,
Jo

[Marcy]

50.

Yikes! And Yikes again! What an amazing splash of color! Ink pads it is!