Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Gina K Inspiration Hop Day 3


The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another Inspiration Blog Hop!!! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their 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 deeply etched, pre-cut Gina K. Designs stamps! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops.
Hello! It's the third day of hopping with the GKD Design Team and today we are showcasing the One Free With Three stamp set for this month, One in a Million. You get this stamp set for free when you order three other stamp sets. You're going to love the inspired sentiments in this set, along with the whimsical flowers.

For even more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the team...



To make my card, I cut a piece of Pure Luxury White card stock with Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® rectangle die template and sponged Memento Cantaloupe ink while it was still in the die template.

Sponged Memento Rose Bud.

Sponged Memento New Sprout.

Sponged Memento Bamboo Leaves.

I removed the die template and stamped the floral image twice. I used sticky notes to mask the sides.

I began coloring with my YG25 Copic marker.

Added shading with YG95.

Used RV19 on some of the flowers.

Added RV17.

Added RV23.

Filled in with RV21.

For the remaining flowers, I started with YG07.

Added Y17.

Filled in with Y11.

I added self adhesive gems to some of the flower centers. I used a Pure Luxury Bubblegum Pink card base and added score lines with my Scor-pal. I popped up the image panel with Pop Dots and stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!


63 comments:

Melanie said...

Nope, it's WAY prettier sponged and in all different colors like this!!

NJMullins said...

Stunning colors, and such a simple design. Thx for the tutorial!

Victoria H. said...

Oh how gorgeous! Love the sponging technique.

Melody (lacyquilter) said...

This is gorgeous. You never cease to amaze me with your wonderful coloring.

Golda said...

This is fantastic! Thanks for the details on how you did it.

heidi @ ggip said...

Very pretty. I might need to get a sponge dauber it creates such a pretty background!

alex said...

So beautiful, love the different colours you have achieved with the sponging, and the colouring on the flowers is perfect :-)

Lee Reed said...

The sponging and sparkle make it look like a new morning rising. Simply beautiful!

Jo-Anne said...

Wow! That flew out of me when I saw your card.
Really, really appreciate how you show the steps.
I am trying to use my Copics better. These tutorials
help to encourage me to keep trying.

Anne Biesterfeld said...

Love your card. Such peaceful colors.

Natalie said...

Love the background colors and the flowers are gorgeous (thanks for the step-by-step!). Your card base makes everything pop, what a great choices of color.

Debbie Bradford said...

Your sponging and coloring are gorgeous! Very pretty card!

Darla said...

Absolutely love the sponged background and your colour choice. I also love the bit of embossed lines you added in the corner. adds a nice touch.

itzamitzi said...

I really like the "softness" of your card. Also the fact that you kept it rather simple and let the main image stand out.

Giovana said...

Fantastic creation Theresa!!

Sandy said...

Lovely card. I appreciate the detailed instructions.

Joyce T. said...

love the background and the coloring of the flowers. thanks for the tutorial!

Sharon said...

Just gorgeous! Love the colors used! And your tutorial is so helpful.

Caryn S said...

Sublime as usual! I just love seeing your inking and coloring techniques.

Lynne said...

Love the coloring, the scoring and as always the wonderful tutorial.

Linda Palmer said...

Love your beautiful card. Your cards are always beautiful, love your sponging.

mtv said...

omgosh, my favorite one so far. Can't wait to make this.

Michelle Woerner said...

Hey love! I love the coloring on these flowers and the fabu job on the sponging! Hugs!

Paper Creations by Shirley said...

Wow ! Gorgeous card ! Your coloring is so wonderful with the shading and what an awesome tutorial !

Unknown said...

Just GORGEOUS!

Joyce Erb said...

fantastic coloring, your sponging is fabulus. love all the specific details

ajax said...

Thanks for the beautiful card and the instructions also. I see so many pretty cards and no way to know how it was done. The sponging technique is good to know. I have all the tools; I just spend so much of my day looking at other stampers designs.

Auntie Em said...

I love the softly sponged background with the pretty arrangement of the flowers. The partial embossing for the border on the card looks so stylish.
Thanks for sharing the great tutorial! :)

Wendy Thompson said...

Such a versatile stamp and I just love the card you made with it Theresa. Thanks for the tutorial

Anita Braddock said...

supper Darn Pretty love the colors and the flowers thanks for sharing and for the Illustrations on how you did it.

Lagene said...

WOW! This is gorgeous! Thanks for the tutorial!

Dee said...

So pretty, especially with the blended background colors which bring out the flower colors. Lovely!

Ravengirl said...

So pretty! I love the glow that you create with your sponging!

Debbie said...

Gorgeous and thanks for the tutorial!

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Jan Castle said...

Beautiful Melanie! Thanks for the color tutorial....now just exactly HOW do you use the sponge dauber...in circles, daubs, etc?
Jan

cardscookiecarrotcake said...

Stunning card. I always learn so much from your tutorials. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

Tami B. said...

I love the colors you used in this one. I still can't get this sponging technique down. How do you get it to look so flawlessly perfect? (Besides lots of practice.)

Sue D said...

Very pretty--I like the sponging and coloring.

Gloria said...

Your aentimnet says it all, Happy Day. Thanks for the step by step, love the effect.

Donna said...

This is just gorgeous, Theresa!

Mida Williams said...

This is my favourite card of today's hop. I love your talent for ink shading. The step by step tutorial is very much appreciated and inspires me to have a try myself. Thank you for sharing.

Carole said...

Oh yes, this is amazing.

KathyB said...

This card Is pure happiness! Thank you so much for the tutorial.

Sharon said...

Your sponged background is beautiful as is your card. Thanks also for the tutorial

Karen Denson said...

I love the soft colors in the background and the bright flowers. Beautiful flowers.

Luanna said...

I really enjoy your tutorials. This card would bring happiness to anyone who received it.

CraftyMomFL said...

great techniques and thanks for labeling each step and noting the copic color used

ktfabian said...

Very, very pretty! I love the techniques used and the colors.

Kris in Alaska said...

I just love your tutorials! Such a lovely card! Thanks for sharing!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Betty Neville said...

Love this cheery card! Beautifully colored and sponged!

Beate said...

Theresa, the set and your card are gorgeous!
Hugs and smiles

smahrty said...

The sponged background is amazing! So pretty.

Micha said...

Superbe carte très bien coloriée. Les fleurs et le feuillage forment une superbe composition. Bravo. Amitiés.

mtscrapgal said...

As usual to you awe us with your coloring and shading. Thanks

Nana Griffin said...

Lovely card and I love the colors.

Nana Griffin said...

Lovely! Great sponging and love those flowers.

Vicki Dutcher said...

Gorgeousness!! Love that pink card base

Oneofakind said...

Thanks for the tutorial. I always love your background techniques and how you show off the main design stamps.

Teri C said...

So soft and pretty!

Outdoor Sheds said...

Wow! This is really cool! Stunning!

Rosy Newlun said...

Hi, Theresa,
I just adore your sponging techniques. Thank you for always sharing you tutorials with us - I love them!

Carolina said...

What an adorable card! Love the main panel and all the sponge work you did on it!