Welcome to Day 2 of Gina K Designs’ November stamp set release inspiration blog hops! Remember, all of the new November release stamp sets are now available in Gina’s store! Our first stamp set being featured today is: Dogwood and Butterfly by Theresa Momber -- isn’t it gorgeously elegant?!!
I masked off an area the size of the center of this pretty embossing folder, stamped onto Gina's Heavy Base Weight Ivory Cardstock, and then embossed. I used these Copic colors on this gorgeous dogwood image (treating the parts of the oval frame as a tree branch, colored with E30 and E31 not shown here):
Using the lightest RV00 marker to pick up color from the tip of the darker RV63 marker (tip-to-tip technique), and coloring from the tips of the flowers inward, helps to fade the color to white towards the center. Antique Linen Distress Ink was lightly sponged on the raised embossing. The panel was mounted to a card base of Gina's Bubblegum Pink cardstock.
Our next set being featured today is Label Borders by Tami Mayberry -- what a fabulous idea!
The centers are the same size on both this set and Tami’s All Occasion Tags, so they can be layered and the sentiments are also interchangeable between the sets. Borders are 6" long but are designed so they can also be stamped end to end to create a 12" border for scrapbooking!
My sample: A quick and easy get well card -- a great way to use leftover scraps of patterned papers from other projects!
This was almost a “True Love” card (using sentiment from this set) but I changed my mind at the last minute and used the “Get Well Wishes” from All Occasion Tags! The sentiment label was die cut with my favorite Spellbinders tag dies, Grommet Tags, and the border was inked with Rich Cocoa and Rose Bud Memento Markers.
One of the new November stamp duo sets I’m sharing with you today is Friends are Flowers -- I love this uniquely shaped beautiful flower!
I decided to make a relatively clean and simple (for me!) one-layer card -- I know, I never do that, right?!!
I used Gina’s fabulously thick Heavy Base Weight White Cardstock for my card base. It holds up wonderfully, even for the paper piercing and hand stitching I did! And it’s so nice and thick that your Copic coloring won’t bleed through to the backside:
As Martha would say, “It’s a good thing”! Here are the Copics I used, along with Atyou Spica Glitter Pen accents on the flower centers (Lemon & Melon) and a few of the flower tips (Pitch Black):
These Gina K design team members also have samples to share today. Make sure you leave a comment on each of the blogs because Gina will choose two random winners from all of the comments who will each receive a grab bag of free stamps (at least 12 stamp sets in each bag)! The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to win . . . good luck!
- Gina K
- Tami Mayberry – Illustrator Label Borders
- Theresa Momber – Illustrator Dogwood and Butterfly
- Tina Gilliland
- Vicki Dutcher
- Carolina Buchting
- Cathy Tidwell
- Deb Felts
- Donna Baker
- Emily Giovanni
- Giovana Smith
- Jimmi Mayo
- Lee Murphy
- Melanie Muenchinger
- Michelle Woerner
- Sharon Harnist <== You are here!
- Suzanne Dean
I’ll see you back here again tomorrow with more of Gina K’s November release!
{Dogwood and Butterfly Note}
Stamps: Gina K Designs - Dogwood and Butterfly by Theresa Momber,
Paper: Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Ivory & Bubblegum Pink;
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Antique Linen Distress Ink;
Copic Markers: RV00, RV63, YG61, YG63, E25, E30, E31; Copic Atyou Spica Glitter Pens-Gold
Accessories: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder-Flourished Frame;
{Label Border Get Well Card}
Stamps: Gina K Designs- Label Borders (new this month) & All Occasion Tags by Tami Mayberry
Dies: Spellbinders Grommet Tag dies, Grand Calibur
Paper: Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-Ivory; Lily Bee Design-Head over Heels 6x6
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa & Rose Bud ink pads and Memento Markers,
Accessories: Pop Dots,
{Friends are Flowers Duo}
Stamps: Gina K Designs - Friends are Flowers,
Paper: Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight Cardstock-White;
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black;
Copic Markers: RV63, RV66, YG93, YG95, YG97, Y35, Y38; Atyou Spica Glitter Pens-Melon, Lemon, Pitch Black
Accessories: Tim Holtz Design Line Ruler, Paper Piercer, green embroidery floss + needle