A Mini Release and a Labor Day Sale

Hi Everyone!

For many of you, the kids and grandkids are back to school, or will be in a few days and you just gained a little bit of free time to think about stamping! I know I have! And I am pretty excited to get a jumpstart on my holiday cards. If you start next week and make just 5 cards a week, you will be loaded with beautiful cards to send out this holiday season and it won't feel like a huge task at all!

We decided to have a mini holiday release in conjunction with our Labor Day Sale to help you get started.

We have four brand new stamp set duos, made of deeply etched, precut rubber that will have you thinking about the holidays now!

You can find these adorable new stamps in our store in this category- Stamp Set Duos- and the best news is- they are ALL on sale for 50% off!

 

   

 

 

Each of these stamp set duos has a Silhouette Cut file available for the main image. You can find those in our store here: Gina K. Designs Cut Files

 

We also have two brand new Gina K. Designs Patterned Paper Packs. These 6" X 6" paper packs are perfect for holiday card making or any winter projects!

 

Blizzard is full of beautiful snowy patterns that work all winter long.

 

And Winter Whimsy is perfect for those holiday and winter projects too- filled with warm fabric textures, whimsical snowmen, trees and ornaments.

 

 

These new patterned paper packs are on sale as well at 25% off! Find all of our Patterned Paper Packs here- GKD Patterned Paper Packs

 

We are also debuting a new card stock collection of base weight card stock that coordinates with BOTH of these new paper packs! Click on the Pure Luxury card stock category here- CARD STOCK, choose your ship-to destination and you will be a few steps away from the most luxurious card stock on the market!

Here is a full look at our sale flyer. ALL of the Stamp Set Duos and ALL of the Patterned Paper Packs are on sale, including the brand new ones!

 

 

And here is a little card I put together using the new Merry Tree Stamp Set Duo, Bahama Blue Ink and our Blue Raspberry Card Stock.

 

Ready for more inspiration? The team has put together a special hop to showcase these new stamps, so you can start hopping here:

• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Giovana Smith
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist
• Theresa Momber

The sale is on now and ends Monday, September 3rd at 11:59 PM Central Time- so enjoy these great Labor Day Weekend Specials and have fun checking out today's Inspirational Blog Hop!

 

Hugs,

Gina K.

New Release Inspiration Blog Hop- Day 3

Today is the final day of our new release blog hop and I don't know about you, but the design team has inspired me to try lots of new things with my new stamps!

Today we are showcasing the new StampTV Kit, Sun-kissed Autumn and the new One free with 3, Fall Foliage.

The new StampTV kit, Sun-kissed Autumn is full of warm and trendy images that will help you stamp simply but still pack a punch! With a mix of line art images, solid and two-step stamping images, you will never run out of ideas or techniques for card making and scrapbooking.

 

This kit is packed with gorgeous card stock, ribbon, brads and our newest 6 X 6 patterned paper pack, also called Sun-kissed Autumn.

This kit will carry you way beyond fall with images and greetings that will work year round depending on your color palette.

The new One free with 3, Fall Foliage, is the perfect set for backgrounds, cards of thanks, scrapbook pages and home decor.

 

The rich, distressed look of these leaves lends itself to many techniques. Try using gold and copper embossing powder on dark chocolate card stock to create a rich Thanksgiving invitation, or try stamping in warm pastel yellows, greens and tans to create a soft backdrop for a sympathy card.

Leaves are the masculine flower, so this set opens up lots of opportunities for masculine cards too!

And the best part is-- it's free when you purchase any three full size stamp sets valued at $19.95 or more in one order. (Three stamp set duos counts as one full size stamp set for this promotion.)

So now it's time to get inspired and see what the team has created! As you hop through the blogs, make sure you leave a comment on each one because we are randomly choosing comments from each day and winners will receive a huge grab bag of stamps, embellishments and more valued at over $25.00!

Start hopping here:

AJ Otto

Beth Silaika

Carolyn King

Cathy Tidwell

Deb Felts

Giovana Smith

Jimmi Mayo

Lee Murphy

Lori McAree

Melanie Muenchinger

Sharon Harnist

Suzanne Dean

Tami Mayberry

Theresa Momber

Tina Gilliland

Vicki Dutcher

Stay tuned tomorrow because I will have a special video featuring Melanie Muenchinger's newest set, Basket Additions 3 and her new print and cut digital pack Create-a-Cauldron. You will love how easy it is to download, print and cut using your printer and Silhouette. And if you don't have the Silhouette, you can still make this project using the Create-a-Cauldron digital stamp set. More to come!

Make it a great day~
Hugs,
Gina K.

New Release Inspiration Blog Hop- Day 2

Today we are featuring three more fabulous stamp sets that were released a couple of weeks ago. So many of you already have these great stamp sets and are making gorgeous projects with them! And today, we want to provide you with even more ideas to make these sets go even further!

My first card today was from last month's release party presentation video and it showcases the new stamp set by Tami Mayberry called Lighthearted Wishes and the HUGE bold background stamp from Becky Oehlers new set, American Made.

The huge background stamp from American Made has become a new favorite of mine. Aside from making beautiful rays of light, one of my blog readers suggested that I use just the bottom part and create a farm scene because it resembles farmland ready for harvesting. Perfect for fall cards!!

And the assortment of lamps, bulbs and accents along with these adorable quips in the Lighthearted Wishes stamp set makes fun cards for friends, family, kids and more. I love how the rays of light work so well with that sweet little lamp image!

Another new set we are showcasing today is the new one by Beth Silaika called Stippled Nature. This new distressed style of stamp lends itself to stamping in rich autumn colors and works all throughout fall and beyond! I am in love with Silhouette style images but the stippled texture in these images give projects a kind of extra dimension that I love!

I adore the font Beth chose for the greetings in this set. It's a new one for Gina K. Designs and it can be both masculine and feminine. That makes this set more versatile. Stamp leaves in warm colors for masculine cards and flowers is brights and pastels for feminine backgrounds.

Now it's time to see what the team has created! As you hop through the blogs, make sure you leave a comment on each along the way. We have some HUGE grab bags full of stamps, embellishments and more waiting to give away and we will randomly select winners through the comments left on each of the blogs. The more you comment, the better your chances of taking home a huge bag of stamping goodness!

So start hopping here:

Beth Silaika – Illustrator Stippled Nature

Becky Oehlers – Illustrator American Made

Tami Mayberry – Illustrator Lighthearted Wishes

AJ Otto

Carolyn King

Cathy Tidwell

Deb Felts

Giovana Smith

Jimmi Mayo

Lee Murphy

Lori McAree

Melanie Muenchinger

Theresa Momber

Tina Gilliland

Vicki Dutcher

Stop back tomorrow for our final day of blog hopping! And stop by StampTV later today for a brand new video featuring Theresa Momber's new set- Country Roads.
Make it a great day~

Hugs,
Gina K.

New Release Inspiration Blog Hop- Day 1

Hi Everyone,

All of us at Gina K. Designs welcome you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! The 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 along with other items valued at up to $25.00! (To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops.)

Instead of doing our regular inspiration blog hop starting the day after the new release, we decided to wait two weeks to give everyone time to get their new sets. This way, as you hop through all of the beautiful projects the design team has created, you can get right to work duplicating these projects or coming up with new ideas based on all of the creativity you see this week!

My first project features the new stamp set by Melanie Muenchinger called Basket Additions 3. I combined this fun new set with the new Create-a-Cauldron Digital Print and Cut file, available in our store where the Silhouette Cut files are located. This is a fun way to get started on some Halloween projects. Once you purchase and download the print and cut file, open it in your Silhouette Software and then print it on your printer. Once printed, you can cut it with your Silhouette. The Silhouette knows where to cut because there are registration marks that print around the image.

I used the Halloween basket filler found in the new Basket Additions 3 stamp set to fill in the Cauldron with the adorable skeleton, ghost and pumpkin. Some quick Copic coloring and you have the perfect card to say hello to a friend during the upcoming Halloween season. :)

I added this little spider from Basket Additions 3 using a piece of sewing machine thread so he is hanging from the top of the card.

Stay tuned for a video on how to use the print and cut option on the Silhouette and how to make this card step-by-step.

For those of you who don't have the Silhouette, there is a digital stamp version of this Create-a-Cauldron set in our digital stamps category that you can print and cut out with scissors, nestabilities or your paper cutter and make a similar card where the focal images are tucked inside an oval, circle or rectangle layer, just like most of the cards you make now.  So anyone can use this stamp set and digital stamp set together!

My second card features the new set by Theresa Momber called Country Roads.

Even if coloring isn't your specialty, you can make beautiful cards with Theresa's newest set. I love stamping in browns or dark greens so the focal image looks like a soft sketch. Of course if you love to color, this set is a Copic marker, colored pencil or watercolor dream come true!

For this project, I used some of the new Sun-kissed Autumn patterned paper and the new Dusty Sage card stock for the front of my card base. A little Jute ribbon from the new StampTV kit and this card is a quick and easy way to get started on some elegant Autumn cards. Add a thank you greeting inside and this card is perfect to send for Thanksgiving. (I always like to send cards at Thanksgiving to those I am thankful for year round.)

Stay tuned for the video featuring this Country Roads card project and learn how easy it is to use layering weight card stock to add color to your white or ivory card base.

So now it's time to start the rest of the hop! Begin here for more inspiration:

Melanie Muenchinger - Illustrator Basket Additions 3

Theresa Momber - Illustrator Country Roads

AJ Otto

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Deb Felts

Giovana Smith

Jimmi Mayo

Lee Murphy

Lori McAree

Sharon Harnist

Tami Mayberry

Tina Gilliland

Vicki Dutcher

Stay tuned for more inspirational blog hops coming up tomorrow and Wednesday!
Make it a great day~
Hugs,
Gina K.

New release preview blog hop

Today, the illustrators and I are showcasing many of the new stamp sets in our first ever Illustrator Blog Hop. Our illustrators get their own stamp sets a couple of weeks in advance of our release. We know how much you love to see the new sets in action, so we decided to each feature a project using the new stamp sets we designed.
I decided to feature the brand new StampTV kit called Sun-Kissed Autumn. This kit is full of whimsical images- perfect for early fall stamping.

 

The card I made is one that will be featured in our new release video presentation tomorrow. The tree trunk and leaves are separate images so you can stamp them in different colors. And there is also a stamp of circles to be used as apples in your want to take the tree a step further.

I used the thumping technique for my tree to give the leaves a more autumn-like effect.

I also wanted to show you the new patterned paper pack being released this month. This one is also in the new StampTV kit.

In addition to the Sun-kissed Autumn 6" X 6" paper pack, we have four new card stock colors that will be available as single colors and in the Sun-kissed Autumn assortment. This card stock coordinates with the new Sun-kissed Autumn patterned paper and the new Sun-kissed Autumn 3/8" ribbon assortment.

The Cherry Red, Honey Mustard and Tomato Soup are all base weights, perfect for card bases and accents. The Dusty Sage is a layering weight, perfect for accents, layers and cutting on the Silhouette Cameo and other electronic cutters. (We will be offering Dusty Sage in a base weight in the future.)

Leave a comment - you might win the new collection!
Now it's time to check out all of the other beautiful projects the illustrators have created for you using their new stamp sets! Leave a comment on each blog along the way. We will randomly choose a winner from all of the commenets and announce the winner during the release party tomorrow. That winner will receive the entire Sun-kissed Autumn Patterned Paper, Card Stock and Ribbon collections!

Start hopping here:
Beth Silaika
Becky Oehlers
Melanie Muenchinger
Tami Mayberry
Theresa Momber

Release Party Information
Tomorrow, (Tuesday,) from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM central time, the design team, illustrators and I will be partying over at StampTV! All of the new products including stamp sets, card stock, patterned paper, ribbon, Silhouette cut files and the new StampTV kit will be released right at 11:00 AM central time. We will be hanging out and chatting in the release party chat thread, sharing samples, showing full stamp set reveals, and hosting contests and a release party challenge. There will also be a full presentation video featuring some of the new sets being released. The rest of the sets will be featured in other upcoming videos throughout the month of August.

The fun all starts on the main page at StampTV here: StampTV.com

We hope to see you there! Happy Hopping!

Hugs,
Gina K.

Sneak peeks 4 and 5!

Here are two more sneak peeks for you!

First, Tami Mayberry has touched my heart with her newest set! This is something I ALWAYS say to my girls and now I will have the perfect stamp set to make them cards with that same sentiment. Plus, there are more fun images and adorable greetings that will "brighten" anyone's day.

 

Then, Theresa Momber brings the warmth of an autumn country day with her newest work of art!
With beautiful hand-drawn images that you would see on an fall drive through the countryside, this set will take you through the season and beyond.

 

Tomorrow, the illustrators and I have a surprise for you! We have put together a blog hop, each featuring our new stamp sets so you can get some project ideas early! Then on Tuesday morning from 11:00 AM- 1:00 PM central time, we will be hanging out at StampTV for our July release party! I'll have more details about that tomorrow, so make sure you stop back!

Hugs,
Gina K.

Sneak Peeks- Day 2

Yesterday, I took a day off to head to Ikea in Chicago. I've decided that organizing my stamp room is LONG overdue. I'll share pictures once the monumental task is complete. In the meantime, I have two more fun sneak peeks for you~

Melanie Muenchinger has created the perfect fall edition to her basket series! Whether you are sending off a student to college or getting a jumpstart on your Halloween projects, this set will fill your basket stamps will a variety of autumn cheer! And if you LOVE our clear stamps, the Holiday Basket stamp set will now be available in clear as well!

Becky Oehlers has created a fantastic set of labels, (complete with Silhouette Cameo cut files,) that will take you from card making and scrapbooking to labeling treats from the kitchen in plenty of time for gift giving! Whether you are labeling homemade jams and jellys or sending a card to your favorite teacher, friend or soldier, this set will be a desktop favorite this fall!

Stay tuned tomorrow for two more fun sneak peeks, and then on Monday, the illustrators and I have put together a special blog hop featuring these fun fall sets!

More to come~
Gina K.