Monday, March 21, 2016

Gina K. Designs Inspiration Hop: March 2016 {Handmade Botanicals}

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to a special Inspiration blog hop featuring the new incentive stamp called "Handmade Botanicals". These stamps would be a beautiful compliment to a Gina K. Designs stop set, to add the perfect accent or to make a card on its own. Plus, the "Homemade by" stamp is wonderful to add your own personal touch! We hope to inspire you with some beautiful card projects as you hop along to each of the designer’s blogs!

Enjoy the gorgeous inspiration samples from the team and then comment on each blog for your chance to win a $20 Gina K. Designs gift certificate!!!  To see who won, check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hop.

This first card is quite simple. I watercolored a die cut shape and then simply stamped in black ink. The die cut is adhered to the white base with foam squares. This will make a great sympathy card.



This card is actually on a pale grey base.  I cut it to a 4x4 square card and double scored it in two spots on the card to just give it something other than a plain base. The circle was watercolored, then I stamped the fern in green and added the sentiment in black (the sentiment is from last month's incentive set). 


The other 4x4 base was sitting on my desk along with Genevieve Giraffe, when I decided she wanted to go to the jungle. I stamped the ferns in a variety of greens and simply stamped her behind it (I did create a post it note with a v cut in it, then filled in more ferns. The giraffe was colored with SN markers. I love when my stamps work well with other sets! It makes them more versatile! 



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

Don’t forget to pop over to the Gina K Designs Store and check out all of the new products available this month in the “What’s New” section at http://www.ginakdesigns.com.

Thank you for stopping by!


all items from Gina K. Designs unless otherwise noted



56 comments:

Theresa Momber said...

Love your cards, Beth! The jungle card rocks. Great combo!

Allie Gower said...

Oh my gosh, I love all those fun colors you used to spotlight the new set. Genevieve peeking out is SUPER adorable. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

Karen Hightower said...

Wonderful cards Beth! I love the colors of the first two, but that little giraffe with her head above the greenery is just so precious! :) <3

Unknown said...

I love the giraffe

Melanie said...

The watercolors are beautiful and the giraffe peeking out above the canopy is so creative!

Susan White said...

I love your card with the Giraffe behind the foliage. Just too cute!!

Deb said...

Ahh, that card with the Giraffe is adorable! Love your cards!

Lisa K said...

Nice cards! It does work well with the giraffe. Thanks for sharing.

Becky said...

Love the watercolor cards, but my favorite is the one with the ferns and giraffe. That one just tickled my funny bone. Thanks for sharing.

Sheri Gilson said...

Wonderful cards, Beth! My favorite is the one you combined the sweet giraffe!

Diana said...

Great cards, especially the giraffe! Thanks for sharing!

Irene S. said...

I love all the cards, but that giraffe--- it's spectacular!

Verna Angerhofer said...

Beautiful silhouette stamps and I love how you used them.

Macimbalo said...

Adorable cards, love that giraffe too!

Judy Woodland said...

Beautiful, great use of the stamps. That giraffe is so adorable!!!

Sissyc said...

Love the giraffe !

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness that giraffe is soooo cute. I also really liked the clean and simple style of the other two.

Judy Inukai said...

Great cards. I love how Genevieve is peeking out from the jungle. So cute.

Daylene said...

Love the giraffe. He is so cute. Thanks for sharing your work with us!

Daylene said...

Love the giraffe. He is so cute. Thanks for sharing your work with us!

Linda said...

Great cards. My favorite is the first card and I love the colors. The little giraffe hiding in the ferns is so cute. Thanks for sharing.

Linda D.

sweetcheeks said...

Love the watercolor look.

Sharon Underwood said...

Your watercoloring looks great!

Silke Ledlow said...

Beth, these are beautiful samples! I really like the giraffe card...so cute with the new set!

McStamper said...

Love your cards. The giraffe is adorable . The watercolors are so pretty.

McStamper said...

Love your cards. The giraffe is adorable . The watercolors are so pretty.

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

Very fun cards! I love the one with the giraffe!

sooz said...

Such great ideas!

Kathy E. said...

The spotlight cards were so striking in their quiet elegance and the little giraffe was just darn cute!

Carolyn said...

i just love your giraffe card with the ferns. it's adorable and would make any one smile who received it.

NJMullins said...

The circle card is great, and I love the giraffe. Such a versatile set!

El said...

Love the simplicity of the first two and the last one is just adorable.

Creative Daisy Crafts said...

Hi Beth you made my day with Genevieve peeping thru isn't she cute. Love all the colours you chose....thanks so much for your inspiration Liz

cairn1 said...

Great ideas and love the giraffe.

Nana Griffin said...

Love the giraffe card!

Kathy Krug said...

Beautiful sponging.

Karen @ Misplaced Mojo said...

The giraffe card is awesome!!!

quilt4fun2 said...

Beautiful job on your cards! I giraffe made me smile...what a cute idea!
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Janeen said...

I like how you cut out the shapes.

Ladyj711 said...

Very pretty. Loved the way you blended colors! Especially the reds and pinktones

Unknown said...

Genevieve in the jungle is so cute! Your first card is also very nice but, at the moment, I have been feeling a bit “down” lately and Genevieve gave me something to smile at.

kittykat3308 said...
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kittykat3308 said...

All of your cards are beautiful but the one with Genevieve is my favorite

Unknown said...

Oh my Genevieve in the wild is so clever and cute!

Dawn S. said...

The giraffe card is adorable!

Penny M said...

Genevieve was my Aunt's name and she too was a lot of fun like this Genevieve! She's adorable! I love her in with the ferns aka jungle...cracked me up! Thank you for sharing!

ShelleyV said...

Great designs. I like seeing combinations of stamp sets I probably wouldn't think to put together, but look fantastic. Great inspiration.

Mitzi said...

I LOVE your giraffe card! So cute to have him peeking out of the undergrowth.

Unknown said...

So very cute!

Susan said...

Love your card with the Giraffe

Bobbie Bluegill said...

Great cards, especially the Giraffe.

Bobbie Bluegill said...

Great cards, especially the Giraffe.

Sue D said...

Very pretty botanical cards and cute giraffe!

Mary Holshouser said...

the cards are clean and simple but so pretty.
Love the little giraffe looking over the ferns.
thanks for sharing some wonderful crds.

KT said...

Such great cards Beth. I love the gold daffodils on black, so striking and elegant.

Jenefer Martine said...

oh these cards are fantastic - love the feather - it looks so realistic

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