New Release Inspiration Blog Hop

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! This blog hop is for our December Release.  We hope to inspire you with some beautiful card projects as you hop along in the hop this month!  Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your chance to win a Gina K. Designs Prize Package!  To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.

If you missed the release party, I posted a release party presentation video where I showed you how I made my two projects for the release. The video is still available HERE at StampTV.

The first card I made featured Beth's new Hippo Bird Day stamp set.

This card was so much fun to make! You can see it step-by-step in the video. 

My second card featured the new Twine Time by Melanie Muenchinger.

I really love stamp sets that allow me to stamp in color! So I used a WHOLE bunch of colors on this one! And this one is in the video too! :)

Both of these new sets are now available in the What's New category at Gina K. Designs!

Ready for more awesome creations? Just click on the links below for more from the Illustrators and Design Team!!

Gina K (You are here!)

Beth Silaika – Illustrator of Hippo Bird Day

Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator of Twine Time

Allie Gower

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Sean Fetterman

Silke Ledlow

Susie Moore

Thank you for stopping by and make it a great day!

Hugs,

Gina K.

Sneak Peek #2

Hi Everyone!
Today, I have another sneak peek for you!

Beth Silaika has an adorable new stamp set coming this Thursday night This versatile set is perfect for making cards for everyone on your list! 

Isn't that the cutest? These new stamp sets will be released tomorrow night at 7:00 PM Central time at www.ginakdesigns.com. 

Also, join us for a short little release party, (we know how busy everyone is this time of year,) from 7:00- 8:00 PM Central time at www.stamptv.com. I have a couple of cute cards to share with you featuring these new sets in our release party video! I can't wait to see you there!

Hugs,

Gina K.

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Sneak Peek #1 and Exciting News!

Good Morning!

Today, we have some exciting news and a sneak peek of one of the two new stamp sets debuting this Thursday night at Gina K. Designs. :)

First, we have two EXTREMELY talented designers joining the Gina K. Designs team! I am sure you have seen their work before and they will add a fresh style to our team of talented artists!

Welcome:

Silke lives in Georgia with her family. She has three smart, funny, beautiful girls and an awesome husband of 21 years. The family also has a boxer doggy named Luke. Silke’s cards are absolutely STUNNING! She brings a really clean, fresh and fun style to our team. 
Visit Silke's Blog Here: My Life

Susie is a wife, mom, grandmother and friend. She is married to her soul mate, Randall. They live in Maypearl, TX and between them, they have five children. They have six grandchildren so far...and always are willing to have more. Susie's passion is paper. She loves the look, feel and smell of scrapbooking. Her motto is, "A day without scrapbooking? Not if I can help it." 

Visit Susie's Blog Here: The Dies Have It

I am so honored to have both of these talented ladies join our team! I can't wait to see what they do with our new stamps!

Now, for sneak peek #1!!

This month, Melanie Muenchinger has designed the most adorable and useful stamp set! Twine Time will never leave your stamping desk! Filled will all kinds of stampable embellishments and sweet greetings, you will be able to create works of art that are easy to mail and will warm the hearts of everyone on your card sending list!

Stay tuned for the second sneak peek coming tomorrow! And stop by StampTV later today to see a new video by Melanie, featuring this brand new set! 

Make it a great day and Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Gina K.

The worst juggler ever...

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would take a moment to share a personal post with you. If you aren't interested in personal stuff, I promise, I will be back to stamping very soon. (Just disregard this post and head straight to your stamp room!) :)

So life...

Yep. It's gets crazy sometimes...

I was so grateful this week to be part of an online show called This Crafty Life. Viewers send in questions and I had an opportunity to answer them live on the air.

One of the questions was about how I juggle business and family and what advice I have for other women wanting to go into business. My initial thought was, I don't! I'm the worst juggler ever! Can't you see that? Balls dropping everywhere?! I am just about the worst juggler there is!

But I want you to know that it's by choice.

I could have gone to the winter CHA every year and really promoted my business. In fact, I think that my business would have be a LOT bigger if I was a master networker and put myself out there.

But Rina has a swim meet over that time every year. And I didn't want to miss it.

You see, I made a commitment to myself and to my family that the order of importance would always be
God
Family
then business.
Business last.
But why?

Well, the way I look at it, I can always make money but I can't always be in my daughter Alicia's latest film project in college. Or hang out on set with her while she is making her magic.

This is what we did last weekend. Tom and I  played the mother and father of her lead actor in her latest clip for her film.

Here is Alicia with her actors and camera man directing one of the scenes. (She's really good at this!)

And how lucky am I that I got to be part of this! 

This is what I did yesterday morning at 6:00 AM. Rina needed senior pictures featuring her swimming life so we kind of broke into the high school pool and had a super fun photo shoot!

Here is one of the photos that I took.

And of course we had some funny ones too! Think Little Mermaid, part of your world...

And of course the fierce competitor... with arm floaties... LOL

Again, I will never forget us bargaining our way into the pool, pretty much bribing the custodian with donuts and promising not to get in the water... fingers crossed behind my back... Good times.

And then there was Wednesday when I had a doctor's appointment in Madison and decided to stop by my Mom's house for a little bit. A little bit turned into a few hours and let's say I made it back home in time to get ready for bed.

But you know what? 

My daughter Alicia is going to graduate from college soon and who knows where she will go next. 

Rina signed to swim for Minnesota next year so she will be off to college.

My mom is going to be 89 years old. Say no more.

Time with family is limited. I know I should have been recording a new StampTV video this week when I was running all around with the kids and my mom. But, I wouldn't trade that time for anything in the world.

You see, I am not rich. I have a tiny two bedroom home. I have 12 year old cars with 200,000 miles on them. I have no fancy toys, (other than my stamping stuff.) I haven't had my hair cut in almost two years. 

But what I do have is something that can never be taken away from me. 

It's my memories. 

My time well spent. 

My close connection with my children.

See, you can always make money but you can't get back time. And no matter how much money you have, you can't use it purchase the time back.

Once Rina is off to college, I will have a lot more free time! You guys will get so sick of me posting new videos and new ideas, you won't know what to do! LOL! And it's just around the corner.

So, I want to apologize for the many balls that I have dropped over the last year. I hope you understand how important Gina K. Designs and StampTV are to me. But when my kids call, I will always let the balls fall and run to them. I know you guys would do the same. 

And by the way, I made the best card ever last night and I will have a new video coming up but it won't be up until next Monday.

Why? 

Because Rina has a swim meet all weekend and I will be working on my bleacher butt. :)

Much love,

Gina K.

Sparkling Christmas Blog Hop

Good morning! The Cast and Crew for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! 

This blog hop is for the brand spanking new StampTV Kit, Sparkling Christmas. We hope to inspire you with lots of ideas for the kit the today and tomorrow, and as you hop through the blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.

If you haven't gotten to see the full kit yet, here is a everything that you get!

You can find the new kit in the What's new category at www.ginakdesigns.com.

And you can see the product tour and first card by clicking: HERE

Ready for more fabulous creations? Start hopping here:

Allie Gower

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Melanie Muenchinger

PayelRay

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

Make it a great day and Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Gina K.

Introducing the Sparkling Christmas Palette

Hi Everyone!

Here is a look at the beautiful new Sparkling Christmas Patterned Paper Pack and the color palette for the new StampTV Kit!

What do you think? I'm so excited!
Join us tomorrow night at 7:00 PM Central Time for our kit release party at www.stamptv.com!

Hope to see you there!
Hugs,
Gina K.

Sneak Peek 2- StampTV Holiday Kit

Hi Friends!

I am so glad you liked yesterday's sneak peek! This kit has got me feeling so crafty! Today's sneak peek is something I have needed in my personal collection for a LONG time!

Whether you are planning a little get together and want to make some festive place cards for the table or you just want to send out a New Year's wish, these stamps from the Sparkling Christmas stamp set will fit the bill!

Available Thursday night at 7:00 PM Central time at www.ginakdesigns.com.

Stop back tomorrow for more!

Hugs,

Gina K.

Sneak Peek 1- StampTV Holiday Kit

Good morning everyone!

Although I LOVE to push autumn as far as I can, it's time to start thinking about holiday projects. So now is the perfect time to release our brand new Sparkling Christmas StampTV Kit!

Here is the first sneak peek of the Holiday Season stamp set, (one of two sets) that comes in this new StampTV kit.

Seriously, can you stand the cuteness? Wait until you see the rest. And the color palette in this kit is just amazing! 

Stop back tomorrow for another peek. And mark your calendar for this Thursday night from 7-8 PM, (a little shorter this time) for our kit release party. I'll have a kit tour video along with the first Sparkling Christmas card project and so much more!

Make it a great day and Happy Stamping!
Hugs,

Gina K. 

Inspiration Blog Hop- Day 3

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! This blog hop is for our September Release! Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your chance to win a Gina K. Designs prize package! To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.

Today we are showcasing the last two new sets, You've Got a Friend in Me and Wild Blossoms.

I wanted to share the last few cards I made at the Bella Crafts Connections Event using these sets. 

First, I made three square cards featuring the You've Got a Friend in Me set. Each card used the same basic layout. I used Spectrum Noir alcohol markers to add a little texture into the focal images.

If you love to send cards to friends "just because," these are great little ones to have on hand. 

Then, we did a a Water Based Markers techniques class. These are the three cards I did featuring the Wild Blossoms set.

Once this set comes back in stock, I will feature this last card in a video. (So sorry for the fast sellout. We have reordered this one and expect in back in stock in about 2 1/2 weeks.)

So, here's a question for you today. 

Which version of this card do you like better? I can't decide!

Ready for more inspiration?

Start hopping here:

Beth Silaika

Allie Gower

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Melanie Muenchinger

Payel Ray

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

Enjoy all of today's inspiration!

Make it a great day and Happy Stamping~

Hugs,

Gina K.

Inspiration Blog Hop- Day 2

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! This blog hop is for our September Release! Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your chance to win a Gina K. Designs prize package! To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.

Today we are showcasing the new set by Beth Silaika called This and That and my newest set called Simply the Best.

I want to share a few cards that I made for my Beautiful Backgrounds class at the Bella Crafts Connection Event.

First, I did the Emboss Resist Technique along with some of the circles dies to highlight my greeting.

I have done videos on this technique but I really want to do one featuring this card project. The border is two of the die cuts from the Alison's Ribbons die set.

My next card features the faux torn layers technique which will definitely have to be a video too! These types of cards are so easy to mail because they are completely flat. I love the clean and simple nature of this one.

My final card makes a great card for guys! I used the Pillow Top technique for this one. These borders are also from the Alison's Ribbon die set. You can substitute ribbon on another border die cut if you don't have this die set.

So, which if my three cards do you like best?

And, for more inspiration, click on the links below:

Beth Silaika– Illustrator of This and That

Allie Gower

Cathy Tidwell

Karen Hightower

Kendra Wietstock

Laurie Schmidlin

Melanie Muenchinger

Payel Ray

Sean Fetterman

Tricia Traxler

Stay tuned tomorrow for card projects featuring my other two new sets including Wild Blossoms and You've Got a Friend in Me. 

Make it a great day and Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Gina K.

Autumn Wishes StampTV Kit Blog Hop- Day 2

Good morning,

The Cast and Crew for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop. Yesterday, we featured the Autumn Wishes stamp set and today, we are featuring the Friends 'til the End set!

This blog hop is for the brand spanking new StampTV Kit, Autumn Wishes. We hope to inspire you with lots of ideas for the kit the today and tomorrow, and as you hop through the blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.

Here's another look at the new Autumn Wishes kit. This kit has a little something for everyone on your card making list!

Today, I also wanted to share the new incentives! These will automatically ship with your qualifying order. :)

You can find the new kit in the What's new category at www.ginakdesigns.com.

And you can see the product tour and my first card by clicking HERE

• Ready to get inspired? Visit these design team members blogs:

Allie Gower
Beth Silaika
Cathy Tidwell
Karen Hightower
Kendra Wietstock
Laurie Schmidlin
Payel Ray
Sean Fetterman
Tricia Traxler

Make it a great day and Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Gina K.

Autumn Wishes Blog Hop- Day 1

Good morning! The Cast and Crew for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! 

This blog hop is for the brand spanking new StampTV Kit, Autumn Wishes. We hope to inspire you with lots of ideas for the kit the today and tomorrow, and as you hop through the blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.

If you haven't gotten to see the full kit yet, here is a everything that you get!

You can find the new kit in the What's new category at www.ginakdesigns.com.

And you can see the product tour and first card by clicking HERE

Ready for more fabulous creations? Just click on the links below for more from the Design Team! By the way, a few new links this month! We are excited to add two new faces to our team, Payel and Allie! Be sure to give them the awesome GKD welcome that you always do! 

• Allie Gower
• Beth Silaika
• Cathy Tidwell
• Gina Krupsky
• Karen Hightower
• Kendra Wietstock
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Payel Ray
• Sean Fetterman
• Tricia Traxler

Make it a great day and Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Gina K.

First look at the new autumn patterned paper!

Hi Everyone!

I love autumn colors and this paper pack is a really pretty mix!

Introducing the new Autumn Wishes patterned paper pack. This one is part of the new kit and will also be available a la carte.

The color palette is Fresh Asparagus, Cranberry Tart, Honey Mustard, Prickly Pear and even a little touch of Christmas Pine!

Here are some of our other fall paper packs to give you and idea of the different choices for fall.

And of course, Halloween!

Tomorrow, I will have more peeks, so stay tuned!

Make it a great day and Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Gina

Another sneak peek and a slight change in plans...

Hi Everyone!

Today, I have another sneak peek of the new StampTV Kit and a sob story to share. (Not really the end of the world but, you know...)

First, the fun part! Can you stand the cuteness? Here is another little friend of the "Friends 'til the End" stamp set from the new Autumn Wishes StampTV Kit!

Autumn is a great time to catch up with friends and just look how happy he is? And see that cute little swirly thing? Well that is a separate stamp that can be used for a lot of effects in this particular stamp set! I can't wait to show you more!

Slight Delay

Our release date has changed. Instead of this Thursday night, it's going to be next Tuesday night instead. 

You know, I was really on top of things this time. I have over 1000 patterned paper packs ready to go, card stock is sorted, new incentives waiting in the wings and then poof! 

I knew there was a problem when the postman arrived yesterday holding nothing but junk mail. The dies were out for delivery. But then, the dreaded status changed. 

The dies that we ordered were returned to sender. Why? A small typo in the address. SO, we have to wait for them to travel back across the country and then back to Milwaukee so we can pack up all of those kits. 

I tried everything to intercept them to no avail. But you know what? Mistakes happen. And there are so many worse things in life. And when you see this kit, I promise, it will be well worth the couple of days of waiting! :) (Can you tell I really love this one?)

So, we will just keep doing sneak peeks and having fun and then on Tuesday night, we will party like it's 1999! 

Make is a great day and happy stamping!

Hugs,

Gina K.

New StampTV Kit Sneak Peeks and a Huge Welcome!

Hi Everyone,

We are all so excited behind the scenes at Gina K. Designs and StampTV because we are getting ready for our fall StampTV kit release! I bet a lot of you are just like me and excited for crisp air, apple picking and some fun autumn stamping!

Here is a sneak peek of our new Autumn Wishes StampTV Kit!

There are two stamp sets in this kit. The first one is called Friends 'til the End. It's filled with cute critters, whimsical foliage and adorable greetings to make cards for lots of different occasions.

The second set is an elegant array of autumn leaves, trees and flowers to create beautiful cards featuring lots of cool techniques!

Team news

We've had a couple of changes to the Cast and Crew! First, Lee Murphy has stepped down from the Gina K. Designs team. We want to thank Lee for all she has done for Gina K. Designs and StampTV and we wish nothing but the best! We will sure miss her talent, smile and pink glittery personality! 

We would like to welcome our very own Sean Fetterman as he steps up to the Design Team Coordinator position!

Congratulations Seannie! We have already seen you begin to work your magic behind the scenes and we are thrilled to have you lead the pack!

And we also would like to welcome two new members to the Cast and Crew.

First, you all know her and love her! She's been a guest designer for Gina K. Designs. She's got amazing stamping skills and is a Silhouette Diva too!

Welcome to the team- Allie Gower!

And, you will recognize this talented lady as Beau Monde on social media. She takes my breath away with her coloring and card making skills! And she makes fabulous YouTube videos too! 

Welcome to the team- Payel Ray!

Over the next couple of weeks, I will be updating our team bios and you can read more about these wonderful designers who will inspire you with their projects featuring Gina K. Designs stamps, kits and supplies.

Stop back tomorrow for another sneak peek! Make it a great day and Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Gina K.