The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina, along with the Cast and Crew and Guest Designers, will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through the 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 Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.
Today's featured stamp sets are Stately Flowers 8 by Melanie Muenchinger and Lots of Washi by Beth Silaika (click on any photo for a larger view):
Both great sets, aren't they?!! Here's my first card, using the beautiful iris from Stately Flowers 8:
Be still, my heart ... you know how much I ADORE flower images -- I had SO much fun coloring this beauty! The flower and sentiment were stamped with Memento Gray Flannel ink onto Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copic markers (colors listed below).
Copic BG000 was airbrushed around the edges of the image while it was still in the die I used to cut out the image. You'll be able to find a full Copic tutorial on how I colored this image over at the Copic blog tomorrow!
Now for Lots of Washi . . . how about some watercolor fun?!!
To create this card, I smeared three colors of Gina's Color Companions ink pads (Bubblegum, Ocean Mist, and Wild Lilac) onto my non-stick craft mat and then misted them with water:
Next, I layed a piece of White Heavy Weight Pure Luxury cardstock in the color puddles and moved it around a little, picking up the color from my work surface:
Next, I stamped the row of solid diamond pattern with the Ocean Mist ink pad -- I love how the same color of ink looks lighter on the background, since it was diluted with water -- compared to the full-strength stamped ink. I stamped the row of circles with Bubblegum ink onto a different piece of plain White cardstock and tore the end to look like a piece of torn washi tape. I love all the possibilities with this set and look forward to making some faux washi tape, too!
I also love the extra little shapes included in this set -- like the tiny diamond I added to the sentiment and background of the card. The pretty Yellow Jessamine flowers were stamped with Ocean Mist ink onto White cardstock and the pretty birthday sentiment (both from Melanie's Stately Flowers 8 set) were stamped with Gina's beautiful, bold Black Color Companions ink.
Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration with these sets:
- Gina K
- Melanie Muenchinger - illustrator of Stately Flowers 8
- Beth Silaika - illustrator of Lots of Washi
- Cathy Tidwell
- Debbie Corbari
- Laurie Schmidlin
- Lee Murphy
- Michelle Woerner
- Sean Fetterman
- Sharon Harnist <=You are here!
Guest Designers
Thanks for stopping by today … I’ll be back tomorrow with more inspiration!
{Supplies}
Iris Birthday Card
GKD Stamps: Feb 2014 Stately Flowers 8 by Melanie Muenchinger,
Cardstock: Copic X-Press It Blending Card, Iris & Daffodil cardstock
Ink: Memento Gray Flannel
Copic Sketch Markers: V12, V15, V17, Y13, Y17 (flowers); YG61, YG63, E31 (stem); BG000 (sky)
Other: Copic Airbrush System & Foam Tape, Rectangle & Postage Stamp dies
Watercolor Birthday Card
GKD Stamps: Feb 2014 Stately Flowers 8 by Melanie Muenchinger, Lots of Washi by Beth Silaika
GKD Pure Luxury Cardstock: Black Onyx & White Heavy Base Weight
GKD Color Companions Ink: Black, Bubblegum, Ocean Mist, Wild Lilac
Other: Copic Foam Tape, Circle dies, sewing machine + thread
Eek! This iris looks so similar to the other one I colored, gonna have to email ya! Fantastic girl! And I love the postage frame for the state flower!
Posted by: Melanie Muenchinger | February 17, 2014 at 08:29 AM
Oh my gosh! Your coloring is absolutely jaw dropping!!!!
Posted by: Theresa | February 17, 2014 at 08:44 AM
Sharon, you do such a beautiful job of shading and coloring. The iris is beautiful and the watercolor card is lovely as well. Love the colors that you chose for the watercolor.
Posted by: Ruth Ann Smith | February 17, 2014 at 08:57 AM
Beautiful! I will have to try this watercolor technique you featured. It looks fun.
Posted by: Lisa K | February 17, 2014 at 09:06 AM
OMGeeeeee Your Iris is a piece of ART! Just spectacular! And I do love the colors and design of your Washi Tape card. FAB!
Posted by: Donna Phelan | February 17, 2014 at 09:11 AM
Gorgeous cards. As always, your coloring is spectacular. Love that iris.
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Posted by: Iris Soscia | February 17, 2014 at 09:19 AM
Just love the gorgeous coloring on that flower!!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | February 17, 2014 at 09:31 AM
Stunningly gorgeous! Love tis flower! My absolute favorite. Need to get this stamp! The postage stamp outline is perfect.
Posted by: Judy Hartmann | February 17, 2014 at 09:33 AM
Beautiful cards! The iris is so pretty and love the overall design. And what a fun technique for the birthday card - looks great.
Posted by: Sharon | February 17, 2014 at 09:35 AM
Iris one is beautiful and the background on the other really pretty./
Posted by: Betty | February 17, 2014 at 09:57 AM
Love both of your cards. The washi card looks fun, and the Iris is fabulous… :)
Posted by: Karen Hightower | February 17, 2014 at 10:04 AM
I adore your flower card! The background of the 2nd card was just fabulous! I will have to try your technique.
Posted by: Pam Thornton | February 17, 2014 at 10:17 AM
Sharon I swear I'm moving into your house until I can color a TENTH as good as you!!! My jaw hit the floor!!! OMGosh just stunning!!! And your washi card is so cool!!!
Posted by: Lee | February 17, 2014 at 10:23 AM
Wowza! That iris looks real! I think I can smell it! LOL! And totally loving your design on that 2nd card!!
Posted by: cat | February 17, 2014 at 10:24 AM
BAM! Holy Smokes! Absolutely FANTASTIC!
Posted by: Debbie | February 17, 2014 at 10:35 AM
Oh, oh, oh! Just love that iris...so beautiful! And, your washi tape card is super fantastic as well. I thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Verna Angerhofer | February 17, 2014 at 10:42 AM
OMG! The iris card is jaw-dropping gorgeous! And I love playing in watercolor! Absolutely beautiful samples, Sharon! :)
Posted by: Leslie Turner | February 17, 2014 at 10:56 AM
Stunning coloring on the flower. Love the fun look you created with ink on the second card.
Posted by: Allie | February 17, 2014 at 10:57 AM
WOW, these cards are gorgeous!
Posted by: Joyce erb | February 17, 2014 at 11:05 AM
I love that watercolor technique! I should get a craft mat so hubby doesn't have a fit about ink everywhere!
Posted by: Sharla Ozias | February 17, 2014 at 11:45 AM
Beautiful cards.
Posted by: Nancy | February 17, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Love how the colors complement each other. The marbled background is perfect. And like how you used the accent shapes.
Posted by: Adrienne | February 17, 2014 at 12:01 PM
Gasp! that iris is awesomely stunning. Thanks for including the Copics used. I'm anxious to see the tutorial. Can't wait until my set arrives! I like how you did the Washi card too. Great background. The flowers look great stamped in blue.
Posted by: Judy I, St. Louis MO | February 17, 2014 at 12:33 PM
As usual, your flower is so lifelike. I also appreciate the BG on the second card. Looks like fun to do.
Posted by: Barbara Campbell | February 17, 2014 at 12:38 PM
OMG! Just when I think that Iris couldn't be colored any prettier, I see this. This is absolutely gorgeous and the most lifelike I have seen. You have an amazing eye for color that's for sure. Absolutely beautiful!
Posted by: Barbara Brenneman | February 17, 2014 at 12:42 PM
Holy Cow! That iris is absolutely stunning! Love the wash you used on the washi tape card! Both are beautiful!
Posted by: Kelly | February 17, 2014 at 12:56 PM
wonderful job on these cards! Great idea with the smeared water color look.
Posted by: Nana Griffin | February 17, 2014 at 01:11 PM
Your iris is breath taking gorgeous! Your second card looks like so much fun!
Posted by: Doris W. | February 17, 2014 at 01:54 PM
Beautiful coloring on the first and pretty color combo on the second.
Posted by: Sue D | February 17, 2014 at 02:37 PM
These are both gorgeous! I really like the second one with the fun background and how you did the washi part way across.
Posted by: Golda | February 17, 2014 at 02:39 PM
Wonderful cards - they are both spectular!
Posted by: Cheryl Stauffer | February 17, 2014 at 03:54 PM
Oh my!!!! That iris is beyond STUNNING!!! I will be printing it out for reference when I want to color a flower. Absolutely OUT OF THIS WORLD. And I love what you did with the other card too, so much fun to do the watercoloring technique. Thanks for all the wonderful inspiration!
Posted by: Judy Woodland | February 17, 2014 at 04:21 PM
Both of your cards are gorgeous! I love the colors and technique you used on your last card, I will be trying that for sure!
Posted by: Julie S. | February 17, 2014 at 04:22 PM
Your iris is beautifully done and matted perfectly. Amazing.
Posted by: Nancy Mullins | February 17, 2014 at 04:36 PM
Your cards are my favorite of this blog. Love the "puddles" card and your coloring, as always, is fantastic.
Posted by: Lynne | February 17, 2014 at 05:05 PM
Such pretty new ink colors! Makes me long for spring. Beautiful cards too!
Posted by: Celeste Goff | February 17, 2014 at 05:19 PM
The watercolor technique is very interesting. I love how that card came out.
Posted by: erika | February 17, 2014 at 06:13 PM
I love these cards. Beautiful artwork.
Posted by: Ann De Valk | February 17, 2014 at 06:32 PM
Great job! Love all of that purple lilac coloring. It's really nice mixed with that ocean mist coloring too!
Posted by: Christine Ramey | February 17, 2014 at 07:06 PM
WOW Just fabulous
Posted by: Robin L | February 17, 2014 at 07:39 PM
Stunning so gorgeous..Thanks for sharing:)
Posted by: tammie | February 17, 2014 at 08:02 PM
Both cards are amazing but I absolutely love that watercolor!!
Posted by: Tami Priebe | February 17, 2014 at 08:07 PM
Oh my, the coloring on the iris is to die for, so very, very we'll done. Thanks for taking the time to explain the background technique on the second card. I will definitely have to try that. Thanks so much for sharing!
Posted by: September | February 17, 2014 at 08:13 PM
That magenta iris is awesome! Nice job!
Posted by: Ann Celino | February 17, 2014 at 08:28 PM
Your exquisite iris takes my breath away! Utterly spectacular.
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Posted by: Janis in ID | February 17, 2014 at 08:43 PM
Absolutely fabulous watercolor background. Fun and beautiful. Got to give it a try. Cheers!
Posted by: Maye M.L. | February 17, 2014 at 08:45 PM
Absolutely stunning cards!! Your coloring is amazing!
Posted by: Tina | February 17, 2014 at 09:04 PM
Wow and wow again, Sharon, your coloring leaves me speechless. Such beautiful vibrant colors.
Posted by: Gayle C | February 17, 2014 at 09:16 PM
If only real postage stamps were as beautiful as your card! Your coloring is drop-dead gorgeous!
Posted by: Debbie V | February 17, 2014 at 09:39 PM
Very pretty cards. I loved the photos showing the background. I had already wondered how it was done, and there. It was. Kathie Dobbins. Kdobbins194807 at yahoo dot com
Posted by: Kathie Dobbins | February 17, 2014 at 10:15 PM