Gina K. Designs January Inspiration Hop Day 2: Whimsical Spring and Girl Talk

 

Happy Thursday and welcome you to day 2 of inspiration hops for Gina K. Designs January Release! We're continuing these series of hops with an additional two sets - Whimsical Spring and Girl Talk.

Make sure to leave a comment on each blog while you are blog hopping today because we will choose two random winners from all of the comments who will each win a grab bag full of deeply etched, precut Gina K. Designs stamps!  Each blog you comment on will count as an entry so you will have lots of chances if you comment on all of the blogs!

First up, is a card I made with Whimsical Spring designed by Theresa Momber.

I love how Theresa drew this darling butterflies and wanted to make them the focus of my card and here's how I put it together.

1. Create a top-folding standard size card (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") out of white card stock.
2. Across the top stamp two rows of butterflies (five orange and one pink).
3. On a scrap piece of paper stamp one of the butterflies in pink, cut it out, bend the wings and adhere it to the stamped pink butterfly. Add some pearls on the body.
4. Across the middle of the card front, add a strip of ribbon and two strips hanging down the middle.
5. On a scrap piece of paper stamp the small flower from the set with black ink and color it in with a pink marker. Cut it out and adhere to the middle of the strip of ribbon. Finish the flower off with a pearl in the middle.
6. Stamp the sentiment in the lower right corner with green ink and with that, you are done!

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Whimsical Spring designed by Theresa Momber
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury White card stock
Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves, Tuxedo Black, Pink, and Orange Ink;
Accessories: Ribbon, Pearls, Markers

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Next up is a card with Girl Talk by Tami Mayberry.

 

Here's how I put it together:

1. Create a top-folding standard size card (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") out of Ocean Mist card stock.
2. Use the corner rounder punch on the bottom corners and set it aside.
3. Cut a 3-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of patterned paper, round all the corners, tie a piece of ribbon around it and adhere to the card front. Add a bow with a button in the middle towards the top left corner. Finish it off with a pearl in the middle of the button. Set it aside.
4. On a piece of white card stock, stamp the gal image and the sentiment. Also stamp the gal image on a piece of patterned paper and paper piece her shirt onto the white card stock image. Color her with Copics, add some rhinestones to the flower in her hair and her necklace. Cut it out.
5. Cut a 2-1/2" x 3-1/8" piece of Ocean Mist card stock, mat the gal image on top of it, it to the card front, and with that, you are done!

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Girl Talk by Tami Mayberry
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury Ocean Mist and White card stock; GKD Patterned Paper Pack: Red Carpet
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Accessories: Ribbon, Rhinestones, Copies, Buttons, Corner Rounder Punch

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I hope you're ready for some serious inspiration! Below is the list and links to the rest of design team...have fun hopping!:

• Gina K
• Tami Mayberry – Illustrator Girl Talk
• Theresa Momber – Illustrator Whimsical Spring
• Sharon Harnist
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher
• AJ Otto
• Carolina Buchting - You are here!
• Cathy Tidwell
• Donna Baker
• Emily Giovanni
• Jennie Harper
• Lori McAree
• Melanie Muenchinger

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Comments

[Rene]

Pretty cards! Love the butterfly one!!

[Linda Cichowski]

Carolina, I love way you did the ribbon on your first and different color butterfly popped up. Your second card, I like how the turquoise brings the colors in the background paper. Good job!

[Dee]

Beautiful cards, Carolina! Love the way you made the one butterfly outstanding. Also liked the colors you used and the balance of the Girl Talk card.Lovely.

[Riette]

Gorgeous use of ribbons on both. They "tie" the card together perfectly

[Susan]

I LOVE the butterfly card. It has given me an idea and inspiration for a card of my own.

[Naomi]

I am in a of your butterfly card it is so beautiful.

[Susan McMenamin]

Your dimensional accents and colors are fabulous!

[Tracy]

Carolina, I always love your card designs! so creative and unique and, just my style - thanks!

[Kay]

Love your interpretations in use of the stamps....good color combinations!

[Karen Shirey]

I love that butterfly stamp too... and you did a wonderful card with it. love it!

Karen

[Barbara Bryant]

Love butterfly and you did a awsome job on this one.

[krystal]

Yes aqua blue & brown are hot this year, and I too love butterflies!

[Rosy Newlun]

Hi, Carolina, you always give me great ideas and esp love how you highlighted one butterfly in your first one. I also love your blue ribbon & paper with Tami's sentiment in the 2nd-thank you always!!!

[Terry Duncan]

Great cards! I love how you used the butterfly stamp!

[Olga]

Excellent cards! The green ribbon is so cool.

[Luanna]

Lovely cards. I appreciate the detailed description of how you made them.

[Sue D]

Great cards--I really like how you stamped the butterflies.

[Jean McGee]

OOOOO I Like the butterfly card. The ribbon is very pretty. I thought the flower was a silk one then I read your deets and WOW that's one of the stamps. Very nice.
Jean McGee

[lisa808]

Pretty butterflies. And, those girl sentiments are too much fun!

[Cheryl W]

Super cute cards. I am loving those Girl Talk sentiments. TFS

[Gayle C]

Great cards, Carolina, and gorgeous ribbon, too.

[A Facebook User]

love theresa's butterflies as you have used them in your card.

[Susan B]

Love the cards. Very pretty!!!

[Sharon Prophet]

Wow LOVE everything about that butterfly card! Your second card is great too...love the little hair bling

[Crafty Math Chick]

Lovely cards Carolina! I especially like how the butterfly pops out, both colorwise and dimensionally, on your first card and the pretty chocolate brown and light blue color combination of your second card. I just love Gina's new patterned papers!!