Gina K Designs May Inspiration Hop Day 3

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!! We have lots to see today so let's get started...

First up.... "Hello Sunshine", Stamp TV Kit by Gina K Designs...

For my design today I usually start out with my DP and then decide on a coordinating card stock, embellishments, etc.  But as I was doing this one.. I looked at these awesome flowers and decided I wanted to do them in soft pastels.  So... instead of following my usual process, I stamped the flowers on Pure Luxury layering weight White after I used the Memento Markers to color them.  THEN.... I thought they really looked soft and like a water coloring.

So I just rounded the corners and mounted it on my card.  I just LOVE how soft, CAS and sweet this looks to me.  I just couldn't bring myself to do anything further to it!  Really... I think it's just a clean fresh card.  Hope you like it too!

Next up... "Birthday Greetings" by Gina K Designs

There was a time when I would get freaked out thinking of using a set with NO images.  NOT anymore!!  I actually kind of welcome a set where the sentiment is the focal point.

My card today was created using Pure Luxury Lovely Lavender card stock as a base.  I layered on some Vibrant Violet and some of the yummy GK Patterned Paper Packs, "Parisian Garden"... one of my FAVS!  I then used my Circle Nestabilities to cut out the middle.  I use two sizes next to each other so I could cut the Vibrant Violet bordering circle as well.  And, of course, I added my sentiment on the inside which now can be seen from the front and is my focal point! 

And last but not least.. New One Free with 3... "Life's a Beach" by Gina K Designs...

It was not hard for me to decide which image I wanted to work with from this set.  As a kid I bet I went through hundreds of these wonderful little windmills. LOL  I just loved them! And the brighter and flashy they were, the better! LOL

My card base is Pure Luxury Blue Raspberry.  I layered on some Grass Green then some DP from my stash.  I stamped my windmills onto some Lemon Drop and then paper pieced the windmill.  On the inner folds I added a little Diamond Stickles to the mix and a self-adhesive nail head to the middles.  Passionate Pink borders my sentiment which was stamped on White.

Yep... I still love seeing these in the stores and when my kids would get one... I'd HAVE to hold it a bit and wave it a few times. LOL  Nothing wrong with always keeping part of the "kid" in yourself!! 


Now check out all the amazing designs and inspiration from the Design Team:

• Gina K
• AJ Otto
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sharon Harnist
• Suzanne Dean
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed all the inspiration hops!!

Have a great Tuesday!!! *HUGS*