Gina K. Designs- StampTV blog: February 2012

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

A Year of Flowers

Welcome to A Year of Flowers Blog Hop!

The inspiration for today's hop came from Melanie Muenchinger's new book called, A Year of Flowers.

As you turn through the pages of this beautiful book, you will find inspirational projects, step-by-step techniques and gorgeous layouts to keep you inspired all year long.

Along with the fabulous stamp set, A Year of Flowers, the techniques and layouts in this book can also be used with many of the other floral sets that Melanie has created to coordinate with A Year of Flowers.

One of my favorite sets aside from A Year of Flowers is Pressed Flowers. This set has the same images as A Year of Flowers however, they are solid chunky images which allows for all kinds of fun techniques. And, if you have both A Year of Flowers and Pressed Flowers, you can make some amazing two-step stamping projects by using them together.

My project today is loosely based on one of the layouts and techniques from the book but I made mine using Pressed Flowers and the Rock and Roll technique.

This technique is SO much fun and Pressed Flowers is the perfect stamp for it!

To purchase the book A Year of Flowers, click here: A Year of Flowers Book
To purchase A Year of Flowers Stamps, click here: A Year of Flowers Stamps
And to purchase Pressed Flowers Stamps, click here: Pressed Flowers Stamps

Today on StampTV, I have posted a video featuring the Rock and Roll technique so you can see exactly how to achieve the look you see in the flowers above.
To watch today's Video, click here: A Year of Flowers Book and Project Video

Then, head over to Melanie's Blog for more Floral Inspiration! Click here: Melanie's Blog
And make sure to stop by StampTV today for Challenges, our beautiful gallery and more by clicking here: StampTV

Here is a complete list of all of the designers participating in this fun hop:

Melanie Muenchinger <--- click here next!

Thank you so much for stopping by and happy stamping!

Hugs,

Gina K.

Friday, February 3, 2012

New Release Blog Hop- Day 3

Today is the final day of our new release blog hop. I hope you all have been inspired by the design team this week. I know I have!

Today we are featuring the new One free with 3 stamp set- Fresh Start.

When you purchase any three regular size stamp sets in one order, you can get this fun springtime set for free!

This set is such a fun set if you love to stamp in color or you enjoy playing with many of the techniques over at StampTV.

Although I don't have a sample to share with you for todays hop, 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 on Monday, we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag full of deeply etched, precut Gina K. Designs stamps! To see the full list of winners- check the Big News forum at StampTV next Monday. (I will post a link from my blog to the winners list next week.)

Start hopping here:

And one more fun bit of news- check this out!

Sean Fetterman, who owns the Crafty Card Club Website, has put this together! (Blushing!!!)

(Click to enlarge)

Check out the Craft Card Club Blog here!

And like their facebook page here: Crafty Card Club on Facebook.

Tell them Gina K. sent you and I'll tell Sean to randomly choose one of his facebook fans for a free Grab Bag too! So go check them out. :)

I hope you all have a wonderfully crafty weekend and happy stamping!

Hugs,

Gina K.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

New Release Blog Hop- Day 2

Today, the design team has put together another fun blog hop featuring two more brand new sets released on Tuesday night.

Whimsical Spring

The new stamp set Whimsical Spring by Theresa Momber contains gorgeous images the beg to be colored. But there is also a fun two-step stamping sprig of leaves that I adore. I love being able to stamp in color and then stamp the line art detail on top. These leaves make a soft subtle background or a vibrant focal area. This set has everything you need to start your spring stamping projects.

Girl Talk

I LOVE the new stamp set by Tami Mayberry- Girl Talk. These sassy sayings are just my style. I have a couple of them up on my refrigerator already! This set is perfect for cute cards, gifts and so much more. All of you best girlfriends will get a chuckle when they receive cards made with this one!

All of these new sets are now available at www.ginakdesigns.com under the What's New tab.

And in case you missed our release party presentation video, you can watch techniques featuring these stamp sets by clicking here: Release Party Presentation Video

Check out the fabulous projects the design team has come up with using these new sets. And as you hop along, make sure you leave a comment on each of the blogs along the way. On Monday, we will be announcing randomly chosen winners from all of the blog comments who will each win a grab bag full of deeply etched, precut Gina K. Designs stamps.

Here are the designers participating in today's hop:

Tami Mayberry – Illustrator Girl Talk

Theresa Momber – Illustrator Whimsical Spring

Melanie Muenchinger

Enjoy today's hop and stop by tomorrow for more fun!

Hugs,

Gina K.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

New release blog hop- Day 1

We had so much fun at our release party last night! For those of you who joined us, you know how fast and furious our party chat thread was moving! I am SURE I missed a ton of questions so I will take some time this week to reread the thread to see what I missed. :)

Today, the design team has put together the first of three blog hops featuring the new stamp sets and patterned papers released last night.

Stately Flowers 3

Melanie Muenchinger's newest addition to her state flowers series is a joy to stamp with. In the Release Party Presentation Video, I show you the way I like to color the Forget-me-Not flower in this gorgeous set. You will love the huge images and fabulous greetings. And although they are so much fun to color, they also look stunning embossed in gold or silver. Matched with the new Wisteria Lane Patterned Paper Pack, the purples in this card make you feel ready for spring!

Mehndi Wishes

Rupa Shevde's newest stamp set, Mehndi Wishes, takes this gorgeous Indian style art and turns it into a uniquely fun stamp set for crafters like us. You will love the beautiful images that work as both focal images and decorative backgrounds. And the greetings are a must have for your collection. In my sample, I use the flower image as a background and follow the lines with a Stardust pen to create sparkle and shine. And the greeting I chose for this card creates a feeling of encouragement and peace. (I'll be making a few refrigerator magnets and desktop things with this greeting because it serves as such a positive reminder.)

To watch the new release presentation video, click here:

January Release Party Presentation

You can still play along with all of the contest questions and challenges! Find them here- Release Party Forum

And to see the beautiful projects the design team has created for today's hop, follow the links below. As you hop through the blogs, make sure you leave a comment on each of the blogs including mine because we will choose two random winners from all of the comments who will each win a grab bag full of deeply etched, precut Gina K. Designs stamps!

Start here:

Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Stately Flowers 3