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Friday, March 9, 2012

Gina K Inspiration Hop Day 1

 The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous 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! Today the design team are featuring two new stamp sets from Gina K Designs. First up is Wild Flowers illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger.  The bold lines and striking images in this set are perfect for techniques! It also coordinates with one of Melanie's previous sets, Wild At Heart. Details for this card are below.

On this card I used the butterflies from Wild Flowers to make a super quick clean and simple card. I stamped the butterflies with Memento Tangelo and Rose Bud and the sentiment in Tuxedo Black. Then I added score lines around the edge.


Next up is Masculine Tags, by Tami Mayberry. This set will be perfect for making masculine cards for any occasion! I used my favorite image in the set along with some of Gina's fabulous new designer paper, Pool Side. 
And here I used the same image to make another super quick clean and simple card, this time paper piecing with designer paper from Casual Friday.













For more inspiration, check out the rest of the design team blogs...




To make the top card, I started by sponged Memento Cantaloupe ink.

Then I stamped one of the flower using the rock & roll technique. I first inked up the image with Memento Cantaloupe, then I "rocked & rolled" the ink pad around the edges of the flower, creating a two tone effect when stamped.

I used the same technique with another flower.

I stamped the centers with Memento Tangelo.

I made a mask to cover the bottom image, adhering with repositionable tape. Then I stamped the stem & leaves using Memento Bamboo Leaves.

For the sentiment layer, I cut out a rectangle with a Spellbinders Rectangle Nestabilities die template. Then I sponged Memento Cantaloupe ink while still in the die.

Stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Then I stamped the two smaller flowers using the same rock & roll technique.


I layered with Pure Luxury Sweet Mango and used a Kraft card base. I added score lines with my Scor-Buddy and used a Fancy Tags die template by Spellbinders.

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!


93 comments:

  1. Incredible, once again! I am always in awe of your cards. What an inspriation!

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  2. I love the flowers with the rock n roll technique! Beautiful!!

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  3. what an awesome assortment of cards. love your beautiful touches and coloring!

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  4. Beautiful cards as always. Thanks for the great tutorial for the first card. I love the paper piecing on the last card. Thanks for the great inspiration.

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  5. WOW! These were awesome cards and I love that you show a step by step description on how to make them. Thanks for all the great ideas!

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  6. Amazing! Thanks so much for your tutorials. I've learned so much from them.

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  7. Absolutely stunning artwork and thanks so much for sharing your talents with us. I love how you go into detailed instructions also to show us the way you did the flowers.

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  8. I check your site often because you are always sharing your talents....thank you very much!
    As usual these are stunning loving the colours!

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  9. Hi Theresa,
    As always, your cards are AMAZING!!! I love how you sponged your backgrounds, and I really appreciate your photo tutorials ~ You're the BEST!!!
    Have a great day...I can't wait to see what else you create with the newly released stamps and goodies!

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  11. Gorgeous cards and thank you so much for the tutorial!

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  12. These cards are all beautiful. I really like the way you angled the pieces of the Father's Day card. Very pretty

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  13. As always, I love your cards. I especially like the clean and simple one.

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  14. Beautiful cards! Thanks so much for the tutorial. I so appreciate you sharing these techniques.

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  15. Really like your cards! I love the offset look.

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  16. Wow you have been busy! Such beautiful designs
    loving the new releases.
    thanks for always sharing the steps

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  17. LOVE the butterflies! And I never think to emboss an edge. It's perfect!

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  18. Great stamping on the flowers! Gorgeousness!

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  19. Ok I can't pick just one... love them all!!!

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  20. Wow all stunning in their own rite, love the tutorial thank you for being so inspiring, love your work :-)

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  21. Love these, great tutorial and love the colors and fancy tag mat with these images!

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  22. Lovely ideas!Always appreciate tutorials, thanks.

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  23. All cards are fantastic!! I love your sponging and colors!

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  24. All four cards are wonderful but I especially love those masculine cards!

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  25. All four are great cards. (Do you ever make a card that's not?) I also peeked at your craft room post- so neat and tidy.

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  26. Beautiful cards....I especially like the one with the flowers. The way you turned the tag die is really catching.

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  27. Thanks for the tutorial! Nice to know how something is done. I love the result. And also the masculine cards - simple but wonderful!

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  28. Your cards are amazing Theresa. I love the warmth and joyful feeling of the fisrt flower card. I also love all the texture in the first masculine card.

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  29. What great cards! I especially like the first one - colors and flowers are so pretty.

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  30. Beautiful flowers. Love the color you achieved by doing the rock and roll techniques. Your masculine cards are perfect. Any guy would like either of them!

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  31. Your masculine cards are terrific! Love the use of the jute~

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  32. Absolutely gorgeous, Theresa! You ALWAYS knock my socks off!

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  33. Gorgeous projects as always. My favorite is the last one for some reason. I guess I'm really enjoying the great use of that classic car image.

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  34. awesome cards. love your color combos

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  35. Gorgeous Cards love love the way you make the flowers pop from your card. the masculine cards are perfect love the different ways you have shown us how to make them. thank for sharing
    abbraddock@msn.com

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  36. What beautiful flower cards. They make me think of summertime. I love that big ole' dauber. Gotta get me some of those. Thanks for sharing your talent.

    Gayle
    gaylememories@sbcglobal.net

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  37. Please don't ask me to pick a favorite from your line up of cards - they're all fantastic! Great job! I look forward to seeing more of your designs in the next few days. Thanks.

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  38. Beautiful colors! I love how you have placed the butterflies!

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  39. Great CAS cards! I always enjoy seeing your process.

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  40. Love the luminous peach tones on your floral card and BOTH of your masculine cards are SPECTACULAR! I really love those plaid and cane patterned papers!

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  41. Every time you amaze me with your style and beautiful cards. I am ever so grateful for your sharing your techniques.

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  42. Hi! love your cards!! and the colors are beautiful!! THANKS!!!

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  43. Hi, Theresa...striking my heart and soul again. The florals are ethereal. The masculine cards are classic, elegant. And thank heaven for your tutorials.

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  44. Fabulous cards, Theresa, love your work.

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  45. WOW!! WOW!! WOW!! I also LOVE your tutorials...what amazing talent you have

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  46. I love the bright colors of the flower cards! And the tag and sentiment is so cool flipped vertically!

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  47. Cool! I love all the beautiful details, and that tilted panel is wonderful.
    ~ky

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  48. I am always amazed by your cards and tutorials!

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  49. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ! ! !
    I LIKE alllll of your cards and thanks for the tutorial. I always enjoy them.
    Jean McGee

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  50. Theresa, your cards are all so incredibly beautiful. They're all like works of art. I love the way your sponging looks.

    Regina Hardy

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  51. Just gourgeous! Love your cards they are always amazing! Thanks for taking the time for putting together the tutorials just love them ! God Bless You Always Angie!

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  52. WOW! So many gorgeous cards to drool over! Really like how you turned the tag sideways on that first card. ALL of them are beautifully creative--as always! :)

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  53. Thank you for sharing the tutorial as well as your art. I am a step-by-step person!
    Beautiful!

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  54. Beautiful cards T!!! Love how you did the flowers and the titled panels on the Masculine Tags looks great. I am so OCD about tilting and need to let loose ;)

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  55. Your cards are just terrific! Thanks for sharing your creativity and giving us a tutorial! You're awesome!

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  56. Your are an inspiration to all. Love your cards. Thanks for sharing. WOW

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  57. love em ALL ! absolutely cannot pick a fav ..and don't want to LOL

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  58. I love both of your cards. It's really nice of you to give detailed instructions on how you make them.

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  59. Love the cards and thanks for the great tutorial

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  60. Wonderful cards. Thank you for the tutorial. Terrific job. Thanks for sharing.

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  61. Your cards are always so gorgeous, Theresa! Thanks for sharing!

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  62. Thanks for sharing these wonderful cards.

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  63. TFS such fantastic cards. Thanks for the step by step.

    Great colors on the first 2 cards and very cool masculine cards as well.

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  64. Gorgeous and thanks for the tutorial, beautiful card

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  65. Superb work as usual! TFS!

    Kris in Alaska
    funamom at yahoo dot com

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  66. Love the colors and the soft, subtle technique of the background on the wildflower card. Thanks for sharing.

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  67. Love these cards! I really love what you have done with Melanie's new set!

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  68. Love your cards! So clean and simple, yet elegant. Thanks for the tutorial- such an easy way to get depth, but we don't always think of it. Love the sentiment and the flowers and butterflies. Your masculine cards are a wow, too. I love that you have placed the papers at different angles- so pleasing to the eye. I love the colors you chose as well. Great cards!

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  69. Awesome cards! I admire your work so much. I lke the way you layered one of the masculine cards, it gave it a nice twist.

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  70. Beautiful cards! I love how you used the Spellbinders Fancy Tags as a mat.

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  71. Awesome cards Theresa! Beautiful sponging and designs!

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  72. as beautiful and so well made ​​map.

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  73. What a cool blog! Love your work!!!

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  74. You are so talented, amazing cards. Thanks for sharing.

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  75. Incredibly talented. You give me inspiration.

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  76. Incredibly talented. You give me inspiration.

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  77. Another great job! I love your work and blending of colors.You are very gifted. Thanks for sharing.

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  78. The rodk and roll flowers are so pretty. Thanks

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  79. I love the masculine stamp set & these great cards make me so anxious to get my order:)

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  80. Just love these..... thank you so much !

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  81. Gorgeous cards, love the rock and roll technique

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  82. Love all the cards. Really like the petals in the flower.

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  83. Beautiful use of Mel's set...love how you were able to achieve such different looks with it.

    Your cards with Tami's set are amazing! Perfect masculine cards!!!

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  84. What gorgeous new stamp sets! Love your cards--thanks so much for your tutorials.

    Hugs,
    Jennifer

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  85. Each of these is just great, especially the masculine cards. TFS

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  86. these are so great. LOVE the old time auto. too cute.

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