Final Day of our Hot Summer Release Blog Hops!

Hi Everyone!

It's another day full of inspiration because the design team is showcasing beautiful projects featuring the final two stamp sets we released last Thursday night at www.ginakdesigns.com!

Today, we are featuring the brand new Autumn Wreath Builder:
(We are currently sold out of this set but more will be back in stock in 2 1/2 weeks and we know thousands of you already purchased this one so we wanted to make sure you get today's inspiration right away!)

And our new incentive set, Peaceful Roses, yours free with any purchase of $75 or more:

This new release is selling out quickly so hop on over to www.ginakdesigns.com and check out the What's New category to get your favorites today!

As you hop through the blogs, make sure you leave a comment because we will be giving away a $50.00 gift certificate today and tomorrow! The winners will be posted in the Big News Forum on StampTV a few days after the hop.

Ready to get inspired?

Start hopping here:

Arjita Singh

Cathy Tidwell

Donna Idlet

Karen Hightower

Laurie Schmidlin

Lisa Hetrick

Melanie Muenchinger

Rema Deleeuw

Sheri Gilson

Susie Moore

Rina and I might not get to a Facebook Live today but we will definitely post some video from Junkie Fest! (We are still cutting and kitting projects and getting all of the supplies ready for our class and we leave tomorrow morning!)

Also, I am pretty excited because the builders will be in to install my cabinets in my new craft room on starting on August 3rd! Once that's all set up, I will be doing videos from my new space. I can't wait to give you a tour!

Well, I am off to check out the hop! I hope you will join me. Enjoy today's inspiration and Happy Stamping!
Hugs,

Gina K.

Gina K. Designs Hot Summer Release Blog Hop- Part 2

Hi Everyone!

It's a day full of inspiration because the design team is showcasing beautiful projects featuring two of the stamp sets we released last Thursday night at www.ginakdesigns.com!

Today, we are featuring two of the new sets including the new Just a Little by Lisa Hetrick:

And the new Grand Garden by Alicia Krupskaya:

This new release is selling out quickly so hop on over to www.ginakdesigns.com and check out the What's New category to get your favorites today!

As you hop through the blogs, make sure you leave a comment because we will be giving away a $50.00 gift certificate today and tomorrow! The winners will be posted in the Big News Forum on StampTV a few days after the hop.

Ready to get inspired?

Start hopping here:

Lisa Hetrick- Illustrator of Just a Little

Arjita Singh

Cathy Tidwell

Donna Idlet

Karen Hightower

Laurie Schmidlin

Melanie Muenchinger

Rema Deleeuw

Sheri Gilson

Susie Moore

Rina and I are going to try to do a Facebook Live sometime tomorrow before we leave for Minneapolis to teach at (Stamp) Junkie Fest. We will send out an email to let you know if we can do it! If not, we will broadcast a little bit from Junkie Fest! 

Enjoy today's inspiration and Happy Stamping!
Hugs,

Gina K.

Gina K. Designs Hot Summer Release Part Two

Hi Everyone!

It's another day full of inspiration because the design team is showcasing beautiful projects featuring the final two stamp sets we released last Thursday night at www.ginakdesigns.com!

Today, we are featuring the new Tropical Tidings by Theresa Momber:

And the brand new incentive set called Inspiring Poppies. This set is your free with any $75 purchase and it will automatically be added to your order!

In case you didn't get a chance to see the release party video, I used our new Incentive set with a little household bleach to make these cards below.

You can watch the release party video HERE

As you hop through the blogs, make sure you leave a comment because we will be giving away a $50.00 gift certificate today and tomorrow! The winners will be posted in the Big News Forum on StampTV a few days after the hop.

Ready to get inspired?

Start hopping here:

Theresa Momber-Illustrator of Tropical Tidings

Arjita Sepaha Singh

Beth Silaika

Cathy Tidwell

Donna Idlet

Karen Hightower

Lisa Hetrick

Melanie Muenchinger- you are here!

Rema DeLeeuw

Sheri Gilson

Susie Moore

Laurie Schmidlin

Thanks for joining us today and Happy Stamping!
Hugs,

Gina

Gina K. Designs Hot Summer Release Part One

Hi Everyone!

It's a day full of inspiration because the design team is showcasing beautiful projects featuring two of the stamp sets we released last Thursday night at www.ginakdesigns.com!

Today, we are featuring two of the new sets including the new This Girl Is by Melanie Muenchinger:

And the new Unicorn Wishes by Beth Silaika:

As you hop through the blogs, make sure you leave a comment because we will be giving away a $50.00 gift certificate today and tomorrow! The winners will be posted in the Big News Forum on StampTV a few days after the hop.

Ready to get inspired?

Start hopping here:

Beth Silaika, Illustrator of Unicorn Wishes

Melanie Muenchinger, Illustrator of This Girl Is

Arjita Singh

Cathy Tidwell

Donna Idlet

Karen Hightower

Lisa Hetrick

Rema Deleeuw

Sheri Gilson

Susie Moore

Theresa Momber

Laurie Schmidlin

Thanks for joining us today and Happy Stamping!
Hugs,

Gina

CRAFTING WITH COMPASSION + INTRODUCING CELEBRATE YOU

Hi Everyone,

I am so honored to part of this blog hop!

Today, a bunch of us are helping to promote a new stamp set and die set available at Neat & Tangled that was designed for a very special reason.

We are showcasing the new Celebrate You Stamp Set and Celebrate You dies and they are now available for purchase HERE in the Neat & Tangled Shop. All profits from the sale of both products will go towards helping families in need receive financial assistance at The Neurologic Relief Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The donations will be made to The Burning Limb Foundation, who works with The Neurologic Relief Center directly. 

Another way to help is to just make a direct donation HERE. 

My friend Danielle owns Neat & Tangled and here is a little bit about why we are doing this blog hop and fundraiser today. (I made a card featuring these items and you can see it at the bottom of this post.)

Neat and Tangled owner Danielle Walls  father, Dan, became unexpectedly ill after a routine knee surgery.  He had a series of complications following the procedure and then developed and was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) in March of 2017. CRPS is a complex, progressive disease of the nervous system. The pain is characterized as constant and extremely intense. The pain is often accompanied by swelling, skin changes, extreme sensitivity, and in most cases is debilitating. You can read much more about his journey HERE. 

It is difficult to put into words how much of a nightmare CRPS is, so please take a few minutes to watch this short video to get a better understanding of how life altering this disease can be.

  

After several failed attempts to heal through traditional medicine, at the end of their ropes, Danielle and her family discovered Dr. Katinka van der Merwe and The Neurologic Relief Center. Dr. Katinka specializes in revolutionary, non-invasive, non-pharcaeutical therapies to treat patients suffering from CRPS. THIS is a great article written by Dr. Katinka outlining what it is they do. Treatment at this center is costly, as insurance will not cover most of the therapies they provide. It is also 10-12 weeks  of treatment, and requires living in Arkansas near the clinic for the duration of the the treatment. 

Because of the kindness and compassion of friends, family, and the crafting community, enough funds were raised so that Danielle's father was able to receive care at the Center. He arrived in Arkansas in August of 2017, and at the end of October 2017, with Danielle by his side, Dan was able to ring the bell at the completion of his treatment.  You can view the video of his bell ringing ceremony HERE, please keep in mind that when Dan had first arrived in Arkansas he had lost significant weight, was depressed and anxious, was unable to hold conversation and was easily confused, and was almost completely immobile. To see him smiling, standing and speaking just 11 short weeks later is nothing short of a miracle. In December of 2017 he was able to return to work full time, and he is just enjoying life each day now! I  encourage you to take a look at the rest of the The Neurologic Relief Center's Facebook page to see interviews with patients, and question and answer videos from Dr. K and her staff.

Most patients with CRPS have exhausted their funds trying any and all other treatments some causing more harm than good, most have put themselves into great debt seeking healing. Many are just unable to afford the cost of care at The Neurologic Relief Center to begin with.  If it were not for the help of fundraising, Dan would have left the center in extreme debt which is such a burden to overcome. 

It has been on Danielle's heart ever since then to pay it forward to others who are in a similar situation.  The biggest help in Dan's fundraising, was when Simon Says Stamp donated all the sales of Neat and Tangled's 2017 STAMPtember set to Dan's GoFundMe, you can see more about that HERE. So many of you bought that set, and had a hand in Dan's healing whether you knew it or not! Using the same idea, Danielle has started the Crafting With Compassion campaign, and designed the Celebrate You stamp set and Celebrate You dies to help this cause.  All profits from the sales of these sets will go directly towards CRPS patients in financial need at The Neurologic Relief Center, and also those who are still waiting to get to the center due to financial limitations. If you wish, you can also just make a straight donation with no purchase necessary on the Neat and Tangled website. All funds raised will be donated to The Burning Limb Foundation, who in turn will work with Dr. Katinka to distribute the funds. The purpose of Crafting With Compassion is to remind us that not only should we feel empathy for those suffering, but we should also take action and do something about it. 

Please realize the power we have when we all come together. Even if everyone just does a little, it can add up to a lot. Because of the compassion of others, Dan's life was truly changed. Now, let's help change some more! 

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I had a lot of fun using these sets! I mixed them with the Rose Lace Background stamp by Gina K. Designs and did a little emboss resist to add the color. Then, I embossed the smaller greeting and die cut the large Celebrate You to great the focal image of the card.

Thanks for joining in on today's hop! Here is the complete list of bloggers so you can see all of their beautiful projects too!

Jennifer McGuire
Kathy Racoosin
Chari Moss
Jenn Shurkus
Kelly Marie Alvarez
Kristina Werner
Lydia Fiedler

Make it a great day and Happy Stamping!
Hugs,
Gina K.