Gina K Inspiration Blog Hop Day 3

 Hey there stampers! The Gina K Design Team are blog hopping and sharing samples created using the new release stamp sets, now available at Gina K Designs. Today we are showcasing Debbie Corbari's new Darling Divas, Beth Silaika's new Lots of Dots and the new Free With Three set, Petite Borders.

I used Debbie's new Day At The Park Mini Diva set on my first card. I always love these adorable mini sets. More about this card below…

 Next I have a card with Beth's Lots of Dots stamp set. As you may have noticed, I'm having a lot of fun with all these dots! There are just so many things you can do with them. For this card, I stamped the images with VersaMark ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder to resist ink. Then I sponged Memento Cantaloupe, Tangelo and Potter's Clay inks. The sentiment is from Tami's new All Occasion Tags 2. 

For my final card, I used the new Free With Three set, Petite Borders. I heat embossed the border on this card, too, then sponged Memento Rich Cocoa ink. A simple sentiment, also from All Occasion Tags 2, stamped in Memento Espresso Truffle along with a bow and some bling, finish the card. This was a super fast card to make!

As you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment for each designer 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.

Now let's hop...

Gina K
Beth Silaika – Illustrator Lots of Dots
Debbie Corbari - Illustrator Darling Divas
AJ Otto
Carolyn King
Carolina Buchting
Cathy Tidwell
Latisha Yoast
Laurie Schmidlin
Lee Murphy
Melanie Muenchinger
Sean Fetterman
Sharon Harnist
Tami Mayberry
Theresa Momber
Valerie Stangle

 To make the first card, I started by cutting and embossing white card stock with Spellbinders™A2 Matting Basics A, then sponged Gina K Fresh Asparagus ink while still in the die template.

 Then I sponged Gina K Powder Blue ink.

 I stamped clouds on a white card stock scrap and shaded with C3 Copic marker. After coloring, I cut out the images.

 Then I stamped the kite on scrap paper, using Copic markers R24, YR07, Y17, YG25, B24 and BV13. After coloring, I cut out the kite, too, leaving the string behind. I like to fussy cut, but I try not to be fanatical about it.

 Next, I stamped the kite on the background, so it would have the string dangling.

I adhered the clouds to the back ground, placing one over the kite image, so they would overlap just a bit. Then I adhered the kite. The sentiment was cut out with a Spellbinders Classic Oval, then sponged the same way as the background. For the card base (4 ¼ by 5 ½) I used Pure Luxury Base Weight White and embossed a frame using a larger die from A2 Matting Basics.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful day!