CAS Monday: Triple Rainbow thanks

Thanks for stopping by for another Clean & Simple Monday.  I created this rainbow thank you card with my Lots of Thanks stamp set.  I stamped the sentiment three times in black ink after creating the rainbow wash on watercolor paper. I love the way this card turned out!

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CAS Monday: Merci

Welcome to another CAS Monday! 

Today I am showing another watercolor card. This is on a watercolor 5x5 ivory base. The colors of the background were done first.  I used the flowers from Elegant Florals 2 from Theresa.  I used the sentiment "Merci" which is from Lots of Thanks. Once I stamped the image, I went back with my watercolor brush and colored in the petals on the flowers to make them pop a little against the background!

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I have been doing a lot of watercolor cards lately.  I promise you in the coming weeks, I will change up the colors! 

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Dog Days of Summer Thanks: Day Two

Day Two of my Dog Days of Summer Thanks would have to be for Summer Birthdays! There are 3 summer birthdays in our house (4 if you count the dog, which we certainly DO!).  Genevieve celebrates her birthday on the same day that her grandma was born!  Although she was not able to ever know her Grandma, Gen certainly loves to brag about how they share a birthday.  They have the same beautiful cheek bones, vibrant personalities and love of music!~

I am so very thankful that I didn't listen to the masses and stop at 5 children - because my life would be so much duller without this little princess. 

The clean and simple card which I created uses some Gina K. designer paper along with the sentiment from Lots of Lines.  Once again, the big sentiment looks so awesome in this purple color. The pop of green and white from the designer paper is so perfect and the button and sheer ribbon just add a hint of class to the card!

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May 1: Mixing Lots of Thanks & Fabulous Fleur de Lis

When I created Fabulous Fleur de lis, I thought it would pair nicely with Lots of Thanks, using both the sentiments & the images! Today I wanted to share a few creations with both sets! Hope you like it!

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This card uses grass green, sweet corn & edible eggplant inks for the images and grey for the sentiment. Clean and simple! My favorite!

paired with "thanks a million' sentiment from Lots of Thanks

 This is a sweet corn base, sweet corn fleur de lis image and then I used grey ink with the Merci sentiment. Simple, yet elegant!

paired with 'Merci' sentiment from Lots of Thanks

Finally, I used sweet corn, ocean mist and wild lilac inks for the images. I used the small fleur de lis and dots from Lots of Thanks, paired with the dotted, script & scroll fleur de lis images from Fabulous Fleur de lis. The Thank you sentiment is stamped three times with black ink. Rounded off the corner and added a few sequins!

Pairing with 'thank you' from Lots of Thanks

What do you think - don't they pair nicely together?

Which is your favorite?

 

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Gina K. Designs April Inspiration Blog Hop: Fabulous Fleur de lis & Golf Diva

The Cast and Crew for Gina K Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina, along with the Cast and Crew and Guest Designers, 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 we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

this sweet corn and grey combo is one of my favorites!

how about Ocean mist and black onyx with a sentiment from Lots of Lines

sweet mango, in the navy & ocean mist paired with images from Lots of Thanks (sentiment, small fleur de lis & diamond)

pink passion, white and black with buttons and gingham ribbon!

Here is another diva sample paired with my set Weather or Not!

This is a great set to create those golf themed cards for the man or woman in your life who likes to hit the links! This one was copic colored! 4x4 card base

course be with you card: ivory and designer paper, black onyx, sweet corn and grey ink, copic markers, golf diva stamp set

tee-rific birthday card: christmas pine & white card stock, black onyx ink, copic markers, golf diva stamp set

 Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration with these sets:

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• Gina K

• Beth Silaika - Illustrator Fabulous Fleur de lis
• Debbie Corbari - Illustrator Golf Diva
• Cathy Tidwell
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Sean Fetterman

April Guest DT Links:

 Judy Woodland

Karen Hightower

Nancy Leppek

Gina K December Release: Lots of Thanks *and* Celebration Diva

The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina and 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 we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops~

When I designed this set - I wanted something that would make for quick and easy cards. Something that you can reach for time & again to create unique, yet beautiful cards. 

Here is my first card. The sentiment looks like money to me! Ha! That is why I stamped it in pine green!

 

A scrap of designer paper and a dressed up ribbon pair so nice with this sentiment. The possibilities are endless, don't you think? Kids may actually want to make their own cards! No fuss!

The small elements can combine for some simple cards! The fleur de lis is my daughter's favorite!  Pair it with Merci for a card that is très chic!

Sometimes you just need a card with no sentiment. The elements in this set allow your to combine pretty things to create classy cards!

Spice up your holiday gifts with a little Celebration Diva! This wine topper was simple to make and the Diva makes it perfect for that holiday party or New Years Eve celebration gift!

This clean and simple card is just the right thing to give for an anniversary!  Let's Celebrate sentiment paired with the adorable bottle with the heart...that will remind that special someone during the hustle and bustle of the season that you have to make some *couple* time!  Date night here we come!

I love the excitement and promise that the new year brings! Maybe a friend had a rough 2013 and needs a special note to know that you will be there for them in the coming year! The streamers and sentiment are from Celebration Diva and the 2014 is from Lots of Dots Alphabet!

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• Gina K
• Beth Silaika- Illustrator of Lots Of Thanks
• Debbie Corbari- Illustrator of Celebration Diva
• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sean Fetterman
• Valerie Stangle

all items from Gina K. Designs unless otherwise noted

Gina K December release: Elegant Flourishes *and* Stamper's Favorites

The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina and 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 we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

I have a LOT to share! I'm starting off with Elegant Flourishes by Cammie!

This monochromatic card is so elegant! It's hard to see the 3 black gems next to the sentiment. Sentiment is from Lots of Lines

 This second card uses the same set, plus the sentiment from Lots of Thanks! Kraft ink on kraft paper. Some copper gems give it some pop!

This color combo was unusual, but I wanted to try it! Honey Mustard, Black and Red Hot!  Sentiment is from Lots of Thanks.

Next I will share the Stamper's Favorites set by Melanie. I used the feather from her set with Honey Mustard ink, colored in a bit with copics. The background is stamped with Lots of Dots in versamark.

This white on kraft card was super simple, but the white gives the details of that beautiful feather. Sentiment is in chocolate. White strip is dry embossed with swiss dots.

The leaves from the set were stamped and colored with copics, and then some Prima flowers were added. Sentiment is from Lots of Thanks.

 

I call this faux stained glass. I stamped the butterfly in black, then colored it in with random copic markers to mirror the strip of designer paper. 

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• Gina K
• Carolyn King- Illustrator of Elegant Flourishes
• Melanie Muenchinger- Illustrator of Stamper's Favorites
• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Beth Silaika <= that's Me!
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Debbie Corbari
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Sean Fetterman
• Valerie Stangle

all items from Gina K. Designs unless otherwise noted

Gina K. December Release: Vertical Greetings *and* It's the Little Things

The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina and 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 we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

I am starting by showing Becky's adorable It's The Little Things set.  The first card is a 4.25 square card which I stamped with circles from Lots of Lines and small circles from Lots of Thanks. I stamped the sentiment and hedgehog from Becky's set in black in. Super simple!

 If you have not heard the "What does the fox say?" song yet, you have probably been hiding under a rock (next to the fox).  This is just a fun card - sentiment is typed on computer

This is a card for my friend who had a baby girl last month!  The elephant is so fun to color in.  

Theresa's Vertical Greetings combines some pretty images with some fun sentiments. I used the leaf bunch with a sentiment from Lots of Thanks to make this simple card. 

This is a card I created using copics in various hues of blue. I stamped the poppies in white and colored in the edges with blue.

I have been seeing these crazy angle layer cards all over pinterest. Here is my version using Theresa's sentiment & dragonfly, along with dots from Lots of Dots.

 

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• Gina K
• Becky Oehlers-- Illustrator of It's The Little Things
• Theresa Momber-- Illustrator for Vertical Greetings
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika <- that's me - you are here!
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Debbie Corbari
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sean Fetterman
• Valerie Stangle

all items from Gina K. Designs unless otherwise noted

Gina K Designs Illustrators December 2013 Blog Hop...and You're Invited!!

You're Invited!!

Tonight is the night! We are all so excited to party with you from 7:00- 9:00 PM Central Time in our forum at StampTV.com! All of the fun starts right here:

StampTV Release Party Forum

Today, the Illustrators and some of the Design Team have put together a little invitation hop for you! This hop features stamps that will be released tonight! So come hop along with us and don't forget to add a comment on each blog...we will pick an random winner to win an awesome grab bag of Gina K Design Goodies!!

Start hopping and be sure to leave a comment!!

I tried to keep it simple with this set - to allow for some clean & simple card designs! I was on a pink/black kick!

I had a ton of punched out stars from Karen's birthday cards, so I stamped the star from Lots of Lines in pink on the scrapped star. I used the "I love it!" sentiment from Lots of Thanks.  Very simple!  Endless possibilities with color combinations!

This card was simple and customizable for my needs.  I stamped the Thank You in pink, the rest in black and simply took a pink marker and checked off the boxes.  The card is now perfect for a friend who was there for me! 

 Stop by next week to see more samples, but for now - check out these fabulous blogs!

• Gina K
• Becky Oehlers - Illustrator of It's The Little Things
• Beth Silaika- Illustrator of Lots Of Thanks
• Carolyn King - Illustrator of Elegant Flourishes
• Debbie Corbari - Illustrator of Celebration Diva
• Melanie Muenchinger- Illustrator of Stamper's Favorites
• Theresa Momber - Illustrator of Vertical Greetings
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Lee Murphy
• Sean Fetterman

all items from Gina K. Designs unless otherwise noted