Gina K Blog Hop : Bella Elephant, So Cool & Sweet Thing

Hello! It's the second day of hopping for the latest Gina K Designs release. Today we are featuring a new stamp set from Beth Salaika, called Bella Elephant, along with four of Claire Brennan's sets, Petite Patisserie, My Island, So Cool and Sweet Thing.

For my card above, I used the small bear cupcake topper to make a scene card. I cut out the bear after coloring, then placed him on a few "clouds" cut from white cardstock. I sponged the background and then added stars using an opaque white gel pen. To make some of the stars look like they are falling, I drew in a fine line with the gel pen then smeared them upward with my finger to make them fade out.

I used images from So Cool for this card. For a photo tutorial on this one, just scroll down. 

Here is a card I made using images from My Island. I love that this set has great images for scene building. 

Next up is a card I made using Bella Elephant. I have a photo tutorial for this card below, as well. 

Here is one more using Bella Elephant, because I can't resist that sweet elephant. I color the image on white cardstock and then cut it out, adhered it to the card base and then added some shading with Copics.

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 more awesome creations?! Just click on the links below for more from Gina and the Cast & Crew:

Gina K

Beth Silaika – Illustrator for Bella Elephant

Claire Brennan – Illustrator for My Island, Petite Patisserie, So Cool and Sweet Thing

Allie Gower

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Melanie Muenchinger

Sean Fetterman

Sheri Gilson

Susie Moore

Theresa Momber

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.

To start the elephant card, stamp the elephant, at an angle on white cardstock, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then stamp it on scratch paper (or a sticky note) that you'll used for a mask. After stamping, cut out the mask image.

Begin coloring with an N5 Copic marker.

Add N1.

Fill most of the way in with N1.

Use R83 for the feet.

Then fill in with R81.

Place the mask over the image and secure with repositionable tape.

Cut an arc from a sticky note and place over the mask, then sponge lightly with Gina K Fresh Asparagus.

Add a shadow around and below the elephant using Copic marker BV00.

Remove the arc mask and sponge lightly around the top and sides using Gina K Wild Lilac.

Remove the elephant mask and add a shadow around and below the elephant using Copic marker BV00.

Stamp the sentiment using Gina K Black Onyx ink.

Cut some narrow strips of Innocent Pink cardstock and adhere to a Wild Lilac card base.

Frame the image layer with a piece of Black Onyx cardstock and adhere both pieces to the card base.

For the ice cream card, start by stamping the small ice cream cone three times on white cardstock, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Start coloring the cherries on top using R29 Copic marker.

Add R24.

Fill in with R20.

For the ice cream scoops, use E57 for the first, R24 for the second and E53 for the third.

Add E55, E22 and E51.

Fill in with E53, R20 and E00.

For the waffle cone, start with E35.

Add E33.

Fill in with E31.

After coloring, use scissors to cut out the images.

Cut and emboss white cardstock with a rectangle die template and sponge around the edges, with the die cut still in the die template, using Gina K Bubblegum Pink ink.

Adhere the cones to the rectangle using dimensional foam squares and layer with a piece of Pure Luxury Dark Chocolate cardstock. Adhere both layers to a Bubblegum pink card base using dimensional foam squares. Stamp the sentiment on a small piece of white cardstock and adhere to the card, adding a mini clothespin to embellish.

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