Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Gina K. Inspiration Blog Hop: May 2016, Day 2



The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous blog hop celebrating the new stamp sets from the May StampTV Release Party! We hope to inspire you with some beautiful card projects as you hop along to each of the designer’s blogs! Today, we are featuring two stamp sets by Beth Silaika and Claire Brennan.

The first set we are featuring is Sophie Pig by Beth Silaika. Beth has created a super cute set second set with the sweetest images and matching sentiments to make the perfect card project to make the card recipient smile or feel better right away! The second and third sets we are featuring are by our new Illustrator Claire Brennan. The sets are Old Country Roses and Fine Feathers. With Claire’s Old Country Roses set, you can create beautiful layered stamped images that make the most beautiful and soft roses that look like you have picked them right out of your own rose garden. Claire’s Fine Feathers set is a collection of fun feathers that are a perfect focal image to create a message of inspiration, hope, thanks and more! We are so very lucky to have Claire’s illustrator talents on our team!

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.

Claire's stamp sets are now available at Gina K. Designs!






Here is my sample of Fine Feathers: I used black card stock with white ink for the feather, then brushed it with gold pearl ex powder.  The photo makes it look blue, but in real life it shimmers. 

Here is a card with Claire's Old Country Roses set - I forgot how fun it is to multi step stamp!


Now get ready for Sophie Samples! This is my sweet inspiration.  Sophie has been obsessed with pigs since she was a baby, so I created this set for her (and it's being released on her birthday weekend).  Happy 11th Princess Sophie!





 Clean and simple with some grass from Country Roads 2.



The pig and cupcake are relatively easy to stamp and trim to layer!


the puddle is full of shimmering water, courtesy of glitter! 


Who doesn't want to pig out on cupcakes for their birthday?



The incentive stamp provides a great background for Sophie Pig



I created 16 of these for Sophie's birthday thank you notes.
Super quick and simple!






Graduation card? complete with a cap and gold tassel (for honors of course)



Pig out in purple! 



The incentive stamp makes a great background for Sophie!



Quick and easy stamping with Sophie!


A variation of colors for Sophie, just Pig-cause!


Ready for more awesome creations?! Just click on the links below for more from Gina and the Cast & Crew:

Claire Brennan
Illustrator for Old Country Roses and Fine Feathers

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




65 comments:

  1. So much eye candy. The pigs are so cute and Happy Birthday to your daughter

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  2. I love how you did the feather card! So elegant! Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Love your cards and piggy gave me a chuckle.

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  4. I too love pigs so much! Can't wait to get my Sophie! They are too cute!

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  5. So many samples to pig out on, LOL. Everything's so pretty!

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  6. Lovely cards, especially love the roses!

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  7. Great job on the Sophie set!! Thanks for sharing her then and now pics :)

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  8. Cute cards! I know your daughter is in heaven with the stamp set named for her.

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  9. Adorable cards, Beth! Love your new set! Sweet birthday wishes to Sophie!

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  10. What cute cards. I just love that little Sophie Pig. Love all the samples. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Beth I am crazy about this set, can't wait to introduce her to Genevieve!!

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  12. oh so much eye candy! Thanks for sharing all of your cards. I really love the pig!

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  13. I just love all the cards! The Sofie set is so adorable, just a "must have". Happy birthday to your real Sophie! I love pigs too!

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  14. I just love all the cards! The Sofie set is so adorable, just a "must have". Happy birthday to your real Sophie! I love pigs too!

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  15. I just love all the cards! The Sofie set is so adorable, just a "must have". Happy birthday to your real Sophie! I love pigs too!

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  16. Such cute little piggy cards! And the feather card is gorgeous!

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  17. Cap for the grad is a stitch. Love all you do for your sweet 11 year old, and that we get to benefit is all the better.

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  18. Very cute cards..thank you for sharing

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  19. Wonderful cards and Happy birthday to Sophie! <3

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  20. Fabulous job - love the pig! Happy Birthday dear Sophie - blessings!

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  21. Awesome samples. Love that little pig, such a fun stamp.

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  22. I'm sure Sophie loved that stamp set as much as we are! The punny sentiments and extra images are perfect.

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  23. Your Sophie is some lucky ducky...OOP'S lol...she's a lucky kid to have a stamp made in honor of her...and she's a beautiful little girl...Stupendous samples...great for all kinds of card! Thanks so much! Hopping along...

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  24. Love your cards! Sophie stamp is absolutely adorable! Thanks for sharing!

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  25. Love all of these! The feather looks so real!

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  26. Wow, Beth, you have given us so many cards to enjoy - so beautifully done!! Thank you for all the wonderful inspiration:)

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  27. Such cute cards! And a darling daughter! Also love the way you did the feather card. Thanks for sharing.

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  28. Fantastic cards! I love the shimmer you added to some. That feather card is gorgeous!

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  29. Happy Birthday Sophie! Lovely card examples!

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  30. I love all the cards you created with these sets and I can tell you that Sophie is on my wish list. She is so cute and adorable.

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  31. I really like what you did with the feather. Beautiful cards.

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  32. I am not a big one for making "cutesy" cards, even though I love to see and receive them. However, Sophie is going to be the exception. She is just too cute not to have! Your cards are darling!!!!

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  33. Cracking cards Beth, love the shimmer on the feather! Happy birthday to Miss Sophie also!

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  34. Beautiful cards...love the pig!!! She is precious!!!

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  35. I love your feather card and all the cute piggy cards. All are adorable and so many cute ideas. TFS

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  36. Your Sophie stamp and daughter are both adorable. Happy Birthday Sophie!

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  37. you sure make pigs look awfully cute. Thanks for sharing.

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  38. Beth, I think your design is so cute. I'll bet your Sophie is beaming with pride to have a Mom who made this for her. Thank you for sharing it with us too. Love all your CAS piggy card designs.

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  39. Your new set is fabulous. Thanks for providing all the wonderful samples. There are so many wonderful possibilities. Love the graduation card.

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  40. I LOVE the feather card! Sophie is so cute.

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  41. the blue feather is beautiful.
    I've just started the multi-stamping technique
    and love it. I'll be getting these flowers
    for my cards.
    Little piggie is darling.
    thanks for sharing.

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  42. OMG, I am so glad i don't have to pick my favorite, they are all cute. The feather and the rose card are beautiful.

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  43. Sophie is too cute for words! It's easy to see you had a lot of fun with her. Thanks for sharing.

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  44. So many cute cards. My favorite is the hogs and kisses.

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  45. Those roses and feathers are so pretty.

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  46. Your pig set is just adorable.

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  47. Love your cards. Old country rose is my favorite.

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  48. Oh Beth. (Can I say that secretly I adore this pig??? That it's like my fav of the release cause I love humor? Wellllll, I said it!) Your daughter must be deeeelighted! I hope she is funny, too. What a ton of cards you made! Thank you for all the inspiration. Tell her I had a neighbor who named their massive giant hog after me, but frankly I was not amused lol!!!!

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  49. Totally awesome cards, loving that little pig!!

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  50. Totally awesome cards, loving that little pig!!

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  51. Your cards are beautiful - the feather is sooooo realistic! Love the peg cards as well! Good job to you all.

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  52. That Pig is the cutest little oink Ive seen. Great sayings to match.

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  53. The pig stamps are adorable!

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  54. Love the first two cards and all the piggie cards are adorable :) Happy Birthday to Sophie!

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  55. Beth: The blue-ish color that appears on my screen, is calling my name, when I look at this “Fine Feathers” card. It is one of my very favorite colors. I have never used one of these multilayering stamps, but apparently I am really missing out. Sophie is so cute and “punny,” I can hardly wait to use her set. You have made so many cards, it is obvious that she is quite useful!!!

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  56. Your Fine Feathers card blew me away. Beautiful technique. And Princess Sophie's little pal is too cute for words! What a great set.

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  57. Great stamp set! I love all your piggy cards. Happy Birthday to your Sweet Sophie!
    You feather and rose cards are both beautiful as well. I love the contrast of the shimmery feather against the black. (I could see a bit of the colours once I knew it was there) :)
    Thank you for sharing your beautiful work!

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  58. All those piggies are so adorable.

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  59. Fabulous cards! Sophie pig set is super cute! Happy B'day to your Sophie!

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  60. Pretty floral and adorable pig cards.

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  61. These are awesome! Love the little piggy set! So cute!

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  62. My last name is Bacon, so I'm drawn to pig images and sayings. What a variety of cards...super job.

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  63. Very nice cards, clean and simple.

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