Carolina's Creative Pad

Happy, Happy Birthday Gina!!!

Happy Friday and a big huge happy birthday to Gina! Hope this coming year is filled with love, laughter, and happiness. You are an amazing human being and such an example of someone with class and grace. I am honor to be part of your design team and to call you a friend. Love and hugs sweetie!!!

Members from Gina's design team have come together to host a blog hop filled with birthday wishes, cards, and even some prizes. As you hop through make sure to leave comments because you could be a lucky winner of one of the many amazing prizes.

Here is the card I created for Gina.

I am in LOVE with the Darling Divas Collection by Debbie Corbari and by far this is my favorite! Along with Scooter Diva, I also used greetings from Lovely Ladybug by Beth Silaika and Birds and Blossoms by Theresa Momber.

I love mixing sentiments from different sets and although not the same font, it works. It gives it an extra fun detail to the card. I colored the image with Copics and for the balloon strings I used twine and instead of images of balloons I used buttons from the recently released Gina K. Designs Color Companions Button collection. As you will notice I also used a button instead of the "O" in the sentiment. This is also a fun thing to do with your buttons.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Birds and Blossoms by Theresa Momber, Lovely Ladybug by Beth Silaika and Scooter Diva by Debbie Corbari
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury White card stock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Accessories: Gina K. Designs Color Companions Button; Twine; Copics

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Have fun on the hop! Here's the entire list:

• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Debbie Corbari
• Latisha Yoast
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Valerie Stangle

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Gina K. Designs January Inspiration Hop Day 3: Sweet Tweets & Darling Divas Mini Sets

Happy Wednesday! 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 Stamp TV a few days after the hops.

We're concluding these series of hops with the Free with 3 set set for this month, Sweet Treats, the Darling Divas Mini sets. First up is a card featuring Sweet Treats.

In this darlin' little set you will find the perfect images to put cards together. I also wanted to use the recently released Gina K. Designs Love Letters Patterned Paper with something other than Valentines and I think this one I used here is one of my favorites. 

For this card, I did a lot of paper piecing. I stamped the bird and present on white card stock, colored them, and cut them out  I also stamped the same image on the kraft tag and then paper pieced all the pieces together - by doing this is made the bird and present pop. Here's a list of the all the materials used. 

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Sweet Tweets
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury Fresh Asparagus and White card stock; Gina K. Designs Patterned Paper: Love Letters
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Accessories:  Gina K. Designs Color Companions Ribbon: Fresh Asparagus Organza; Copics; Pearls; Kraft Tag

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Next up is several cards featuring the Darling Divas Collection by Debbie Corbari. First up is Balanced Diva.

I wanted to go along with the stress-free image and kept the card CAS. The patterned paper is from the Wisteria Lane Patterned paper pack. The ribbon is the thicker version of the Fresh Asparagus organza ribbon I used earlier. Here's a list of the all the materials used. 

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Balanced Diva  by Debbie Corbari
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury White card stock; Gina K. Designs Patterned Paper: Love Letters
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Accessories:  Gina K. Designs Color Companions Ribbon: Fresh Asparagus Organza; Copics; Pearl; Edger

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Next up is Scooter Diva.

This one is my favorite of the divas. I love scooters, specially Vespas, and love the way Debbie drew this one. As you go through the hop you will notice that several designers have added things to the back of the scooter such as basket of flowers, balloons, and much more. It's a really fun set and gives you the flexibility to create some really great cards and projects with it. Here's a list of the all the materials used. 

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Scooter Diva by Debbie Corbari
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury White card stock
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Accessories:  Gina K. Designs Color Companions Ribbon: Ocean Mist Grosgrain ribbon; Copics; Pearls

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 The last darling diva to share with you is Skater Diva.

I made the card base a little larger than the previously shared diva cards.  I wanted to be able to fit the image and sentiment. I also wanted a blue and pink theme and I think it worked out perfectly with this image.

The figure 8 is covered with glitter to make it looks more like ice. I also added some pearls to her coat and popped the sentiment up with several layers. The other fun thing to note is the hearts that are coming from her hand.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Skater Diva by Debbie Corbari
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury Ocean Mist and White card stock
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Accessories:  Gina K. Designs Color Companions Ribbon: Innocent Pink Double-Stitched ribbon; Copics; Pearls; Tag; Scallop Punch; Oval Punch

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Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration:

• Gina K
• Debbie Corbari - Illustrator Darling Diva's Mini Sets/li>
• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Latisha Yoast
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist
• Tami Mayberry
• Theresa Momber
• Valerie Stangle

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you enjoyed these series of hops! I'll be sharing more creations with the sets through out the rest of the month so stay tuned.

 

Gina K. Designs January Inspiration Hop Day 2: Birds and Blossoms, Spoon Me and Simple Hearts

Happy Tuesday! 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 Stamp TV a few days after the hops.

We're continuing these series of hops with three more sets: Birds and Blossoms, Spoon Me, and Simple Hearts. First up is a card with Birds and Blossoms by Theresa Momber.

 

Theresa brings us another delightful set, beautifully drawn, and so inspirational given the weather we've been having. I love this sentiment and wanted it to be the focus of the card. Around my house I always make it a point to put fresh flowers in vases. Whether is a single bud or small arrangements and while I walk around during day or come home from a hard day at work, lovely flowers greet me and it instantly puts a smile on my face.

One thing to note about this card is the in the center of the flowers I added some flock. Could easily be substitute for glitter, Stickles, or even beads. It's a nice touch to give the flowers some dimension. For the embellishments I wanted to keep rustic and go with the nature theme so I settled on twine and a brown button from the Coffee House collection.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Birds and Blossoms by Theresa Momber
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury White card stock
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Accessories: Gina K. Designs Color Companions Button: Coffee House; Twine; Copics; Flock

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Next up is a card using Spoon Me by Becky Oehlers.

LOVE anything retro and this set is just that. With catchy lines and clean-drawn images, trust me you'll have fun with this set. 

I wanted to pop the pin up so I decided to stamp it, cut it out, and adhere it to the card front with pop dots. I suggest you try this with at least one item on your card, it makes them quite unique. As you can tell, I'm having fun not only with this set but with all the new accessories. Here you can see one of the new buttons as well as some beautiful new ribbon.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Spoon Me by Becky Oehlers
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury Bubblegum Pink and White card stock
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Spun Sugar
Accessories: Gina K. Designs Color Companions Ribbon: Innocent Pink Gingham; Gina K. Designs Color Companions Button: Bowl of Cherries

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Last, but not least, a project using Simple Hearts by Tami Mayberry.

This gift set is going to my nephew's teacher. I thought it might be fun to make her something she can later use to store stuff. Here she can add paperclips, buttons, and other such items when she's done with the chocolate.

Try to think outside the box when it comes to gifts. Upcycling or finding other uses for everyday things is a fun way to be able to give lovely unique gifts.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs:  Simple Hearts by Tami Mayberry
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury Bubblegum Pink, Red Hot, and White card stock
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Gina K. Designs Color Companions Ink: Cherry Red
Accessories: Gina K. Designs Color Companions Ribbon: Innocent Pink Organza; Black Gingham Ribbon;  Gina K. Designs Color Companions Button: Bowl of Cherries; Postage Stamp Punch; Circle Punch; Pearls; Bottles; Wooden Stand; Tape; Pearls; Stickles: Pink Liquid Pearls; Christmas Red; M&M's

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Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration:

• Gina K
• Theresa Momber - Illustrator Birds and Blossoms
• Becky Oehlers - Illustrator Spoon Me
• Tami Mayberry - Illustrator Simple Hearts
• AJ Otto
• Beth Silaika
• Carolina Buchting
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Debbie Corbari
• Latisha Yoast
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Michelle Woerner
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist
• Valerie Stangle

Thanks so much for stopping by and see you tomorrow for day 3 of these series of hops!

 

Gina K. Designs January Inspiration Hop Day 1: Stately Flowers 6, Lovely Ladybug and Stamp it Big

Happy Monday! 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 Stamp TV a few days after the hops.

We're kicking off these series of hops with three sets: Stately Flowers 6, Lovely Ladybug, and Stamp It Big!. Stately Flowers 6 by Melanie Muenchinger.

Melanie continues to delight us with her Stately Flowers series. This is number 6, so if you don't have the others, make sure to get them quick so you don't miss out.

The background paper I used for this card is from Gina K. Designs Berries & Vines which has adorable berries and vines design. The ribbon is one the recently released Fresh Asparagus organza ribbon. Here is a list of the other materials I used.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Stately Flowers 6 by Melanie Muenchinger
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury White card stock; Gina K. Designs Patterned Paper: Berries & Vines
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Spun Sugar
Accessories: Gina K. Designs Color Companions Ribbon: Fresh Asparagus Organza Ribbon; Pearls; Daubers; Oval and Scallop Nestabilities

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Next up is a couple of projects I design for my niece's birthday using Lovely Ladybug by Beth Silaika.

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These are just a sampling of what I've been working on for my niece's, Victoria, Ladybug birthday party. I'll share more as I finish it. Love the timing of this set's release...thanks Beth!

I used the same wings and head stamps for both projects, but decided to change out the wings. The bag, tissue, plastic bags, and snack holders I found in the cake/candy isle of my local craft store. Everything else is from Gina K. Here's a complete list of materials for both projects.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs:  Lovely Ladybug by Beth Silaika
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury Bubblegum Pink and White card stock; Gina K. Designs Patterned Paper: Smitten
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Gina K. Designs Companions: Cherry Red
Accessories: Stickles: Christmas Red; Bag, Treat Holder, Plastic Bags, Tissue Paper; Chocolate; Black Pen; Scallop Oval Punch

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Last, but not least, is a birthday card using Stamp It BIG! By Carolyn King.

I love adding dimension to my cards and needless to say, with the bottle cap, this one will be one I'll be saving to give to someone in person. I designed it with a little boy in mind, but it can easily be used for a little girl's birthday as well. The presents are actually images that come in this adorable set. The stars come in two sizes and love how they play of each other. I love the large words Carolyn included in this set - just perfect for so many projects and occasions! Here's a list of all the materials.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs: Stamp It BIG! By Carolyn King
Paper: Gina K. Designs: Pure Luxury Little Boy Blue and White card stock; Gina K. Designs Patterned Paper: Smitten
Ink:  Memento Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout, and Tuxedo Black Ink
Accessories: Gina K. Designs Color Companions Ribbon: Powdered Blue Double Stitched; Bottle Cap; Twine; Liquid Pearls; Window Punch; Crop-A-Dile; Eyelets

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Check out all the amazing designs and inspiration:

• Gina K
• Melanie Muenchinger – Illustrator Stately Flowers 6
• Beth Silaika - Illustrator Lovely Ladybug
• Carolyn King - Illustrator Stamp It Big
• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Debbie Corbari
• Latisha Yoast
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Lee Murphy
• Michelle Woerner
• Sean Fetterman
• Sharon Harnist
• Theresa Momber
• Tami Mayberry
• Valerie Stangle

Thanks so much for stopping by and see you tomorrow for day 2 of these series of hops!