Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Gina K Designs Inspiration Blog Hop: Day 2

Welcome back for Day Two of our blog hop celebrating the new April Release stamp sets by Gina K and the illustrator team from Gina K Designs! We hope to inspire you with some beautiful card projects as you hop along to each of the designer’s blogs! 

Today, we are featuring the stamp sets by Beth Silaika, Claire Brennan and the Botanical Blocks Incentive set. 

These stamp sets are so fun and versatile! You will be able to create amazing card projects using each individual set or by combining the images and sentiments from multiple sets from this release. Have fun and be creative!

Vicki Mermaid - by Beth Silaika

Cottage Garden - by Claire Brennan

Botannical Blocks - new April incentive set


Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your chance to win a $20 Gina K Designs gift certificate! To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop. Ready for some inspiration? Here are a few of the projects I have created for today’s hop:


This is the card that was shown at the StampTV Release Party last week.  
I colored the cute octopus from Beth's "punny" Vicky Mermaid set with Copic markers.  I then took a small piece of terry cloth and wet it with just few drops of colorless blender.  As dabbed it onto my colored octopus it lifted bits of color, giving my octopus a unique grainy texture.  My background is inked with Ocean Mist and Turquoise Sea ink.  I added the seaweed directly to the background and colored.  The starfish is colored and fussy cut and added to my torn Kraft cardstock "sand".


This is a one layer card using the fish from Vickie Mermaid.  I colored each of them with colored pencils.  The bubbles were stamped (some, I masked off one or two for variety), and I added a drop of Nuvo "Morning Dew" crystal drops and let them dry completely overnight.  My "Sea you soon" sentiment is heat embossed on black cardstock.



Claire Brennan released a really detailed scene builder set.   It has so many mix and match  elements, it almost should be a kit!
This is the one you a may have seen at the release party.  I used several elemets, and did lots of masking!  I first stamped the fence/flowers image,  and the bluebird with the sign.  I carefully masked them before stamping the small bird and chalet.  I also masked them before starting my background.  I had cut a small mask of the cloud image, and used that mask to create the sky.  I started at my horizon and worked upwards small areas at a time, moving the cloud masks with me.  I then protected my sky above my horizon and sponged the grass. I then removed all the masks and colored with Copic markers.


Here is another one with Cottage Garden.  I watercolored the chalet with Zig markers, and added the bird/sign image that was colored with Copics.  The pattern paper is from the Journey of the Heart paper pack.



This card uses the Botannical Blocks incentive set.  I stamped the daisy block images with Black Onyx ink, and again with Versamark so I could use clear embossing powder to make them glossy.  I trimmed them down to 1 1/2" squares.  I masked the sentiment carefully so that I could cut apart in strips and use pop dots to adhere to my card.



Here is  simple thank you card.  This was stamped three times justing Sweet Mango, Tomato Soup and Faded Brick Ink.  I added the thank you sentiment from Cottage Garden in Moonlit Fog Ink.


That's it for me today!  Ready for more awesome creations?! Just click on the links below for more from Gina and the Cast & Crew:

Beth Silaika  - Today’s featured illustrator
Claire Brennan - Today’s featured illustrator
Cathy Tidwell
Chris Dayton - you are here
Donna Idlet

Don’t forget to pop over to the Gina K Designs Store and check out all of the new products available this month in the “What’s New” section at http://www.ginakdesigns.com.


Thank you for stopping by!

42 comments:

  1. Great designs! Such pretty colors.

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  2. I just love your work, the coloring, layouts, and creative genius shown in every creation you make - AMAZING!!!

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  3. Such inspiration! All colored so differently and look spectacular.

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  4. Claire, Thanks for sharing your creativity!

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  5. Wow, what great cards. I can hardly wait to start playing with these great stamps. Thanks for your inspiration.

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  6. Love all of the bubbles coming
    up from the octopus and the
    fish in the nautical cards.
    The sky with the chalet card
    is wonderful - great shading.
    thanks for sharing some
    fantastic cards.

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  7. Chris, love all your cards! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  8. Great ideas for using the stamp sets...beautiful cards!
    quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

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  9. Great cards. I love the scenes you've created with Cottage Garden.

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  10. Super creations! I am loving that fish one--clever!

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  11. Wow beautiful cards love your work

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  12. Beautiful cards! Love all of them! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Gorgeous cards. Loved the color choices!

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  14. Stunning samples! WOW! Love what you did!

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  15. Great cards - every one of them! this is a wonderful release.

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  16. All are so beautiful and I love how you used the incentive stamp set too.

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  17. Wow this cards are so pretty - thanks for sharing:)

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  18. I love your use of blue/turquoise and purple together. It works for under the sea, as well as a garden cottage. Great ideas!

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  19. Chris, I know if you are in it, it will be fabulous! I like everything you do. Today my favorite is the block stamped Thank You card in shades of peachy orange.

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  20. Spoiled for choice here Chris, especially the one layer fish card Tfs Liz

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  21. I simply can't decide which of these cards I like best. They are all wonderful. I can tell the incentive stamp is going to be one of my favorites. Love the looks you got with it!!!

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  22. Fabulous cards, Chris! Love all the inspiration!

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  23. Fun Vicky Mermaid cards and love the beauty of your cottage gardens.

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  24. Love all of these cards. Very pretty.

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  25. My goodness, look at all the beautiful work you have put into each and every one of these delightful cards! I know it takes a lot just to make one but you made so many!!!! Thank you -- they're adorable and so pretty! ♥

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  26. Fabulous cards and wonderful colouring and designs. Thanks so much.

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  27. Love your cards! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  28. Awesome cards, I love them all. As always, thanks for the great inspiration!!! Well done!

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  29. Love the beautiful bright coloring of each card, Chris!

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  30. The cute octopus you used from Beth's "punny" Vicky Mermaid set is si vivid and rich! The few drops of colorless blender gives alot of character. Your cortages are gorgeous and make it seem Soring is coming

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  31. Fabulous cards to show off these awesome new stamp sets! Love your beautiful cottage scene!

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  32. Oh my goodness! Your cards are all fabulous! I particularly like the cottage scene with the red base. Something about that red base makes the whole thing just pop. Lovely!

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  33. Wow Chris, what beautiful cards and so creative! I Love your work and creativity! ❤️

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  34. Love your cards the layouts and color choices are perfect!

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  35. Love the scenes you created, thanks

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  36. Super cute cards with amazing colors!

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