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A Day in the Life
Tonight is the night!
I am so excited to invite you all to our release party tonight from 7-10 PM central time in our release party forum at StampTV!
Click here for the party forum: Release Party
Here is a video invitation with more details about the party. If you are reading this through a reader or email, you will have to click through to the original blog entry as the video usually won't go through the feed.
StampTV is an easy site to navigate and the release party forum is set up so you can find everything in a well-organized manner. If you ever get lost, just click on the "main" tab and the release party schedule with "live links as the events happen" will appear at the top.
I have put together a video to help you understand how to control email responses from StampTV when you participate in a thread.
Once you participate in a thread at StampTV, you will receive an email from every other person who responds in that thread. But it's easy to set up your StampTV account settings to not receive these emails. Just a couple of clicks and you're there. And here is a video to show you exactly how to do it!
So excited to hang out with you all tonight! See you then!
Hugs,
Gina K.
Click here for the party forum: Release Party
Here is a video invitation with more details about the party. If you are reading this through a reader or email, you will have to click through to the original blog entry as the video usually won't go through the feed.
StampTV is an easy site to navigate and the release party forum is set up so you can find everything in a well-organized manner. If you ever get lost, just click on the "main" tab and the release party schedule with "live links as the events happen" will appear at the top.
I have put together a video to help you understand how to control email responses from StampTV when you participate in a thread.
Once you participate in a thread at StampTV, you will receive an email from every other person who responds in that thread. But it's easy to set up your StampTV account settings to not receive these emails. Just a couple of clicks and you're there. And here is a video to show you exactly how to do it!
So excited to hang out with you all tonight! See you then!
Hugs,
Gina K.
Preview Day 4
ETA: This contest is now closed.
The winner of Lean on me is:
Tina Gilliland wrote:
OMGosh I LOVE these sets!!!! The black and white card is stunning!!!
The winner of You are Not Alone is:
Betty Benton wrote:
Two more wonderful sets! I love florals and I am grateful to be entered in the drawing to win a free set!
Congratulations! Send your name, shipping address and the name of the set you won to info@ginakdesigns.com. We'll ship them right out. Thanks to all who played along!
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Today is the final preview day!
Introducing Lean on Me by Gina K. Designs
Lean on me is a beautiful stamp set that you can use to build flowers using various flowers heads, stems and leaves.
The flowers are nice and bold and make a vibrant statement.
They can also be used to create a fun floral background.
This card is a quick and easy card to make and the greeting makes use of some of those smaller labels dies.
And another fun thing about this set is that you get a free card kit designed by Jessica Fick when you purchase this kit. For more information about this kit, visit Jessica's blog. The card kits are a great way to try some of our fabulous Pure Luxury Card Stock and get some great ideas along with your new stamps.
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Introducing the new One free with 3 stamp set-
You are Not Alone by Gina K. Designs
This Asian influenced stamp set contains beautiful images that coordinate with the nestabilities dies and words of faith and encouragement.
The floral images will work well for quick and easy card making as they require no coloring.
And with all of the different greetings, you will never be at a loss for words.
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So what do you think of today's stamp sets?
Would you like to win one?
Leave a comment here and during our release party, I will randomly choose two winners who will each win one of these stamp sets.
If you win the One free with 3, you can choose another set valued at $19.95 as your free one when you place your qualifying order.
Ready for more?
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, please check out these participating designer's links:
The winner of Lean on me is:
Tina Gilliland wrote:
OMGosh I LOVE these sets!!!! The black and white card is stunning!!!
The winner of You are Not Alone is:
Betty Benton wrote:
Two more wonderful sets! I love florals and I am grateful to be entered in the drawing to win a free set!
Congratulations! Send your name, shipping address and the name of the set you won to info@ginakdesigns.com. We'll ship them right out. Thanks to all who played along!
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Today is the final preview day!
Introducing Lean on Me by Gina K. Designs
Lean on me is a beautiful stamp set that you can use to build flowers using various flowers heads, stems and leaves.
The flowers are nice and bold and make a vibrant statement.
They can also be used to create a fun floral background.
This card is a quick and easy card to make and the greeting makes use of some of those smaller labels dies.
And another fun thing about this set is that you get a free card kit designed by Jessica Fick when you purchase this kit. For more information about this kit, visit Jessica's blog. The card kits are a great way to try some of our fabulous Pure Luxury Card Stock and get some great ideas along with your new stamps.
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Introducing the new One free with 3 stamp set-
You are Not Alone by Gina K. Designs
This Asian influenced stamp set contains beautiful images that coordinate with the nestabilities dies and words of faith and encouragement.
The floral images will work well for quick and easy card making as they require no coloring.
And with all of the different greetings, you will never be at a loss for words.
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So what do you think of today's stamp sets?
Would you like to win one?
Leave a comment here and during our release party, I will randomly choose two winners who will each win one of these stamp sets.
If you win the One free with 3, you can choose another set valued at $19.95 as your free one when you place your qualifying order.
Ready for more?
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, please check out these participating designer's links:
- Jessica
- Melanie
- Theresa
- Tami
- Cathy
- Nina
- Lee
- Kurtis
- Suzanne
- Bev
- Colleen
- Valerie
- Sankari
- Miesje -*our CenterStage Guest Designer!*
You are invited to join us for our Release party tomorrow night, August 26 from 7-10 central time for contest questions, challenges, and chat along with full stamp set reveals and a first full look at the StampTV kit!
I'll be back tomorrow with a little more release party information for you!
Hugs,
Gina K.
Preview Day 3- A New StampTV Kit!
ETA: This contest is now closed.
The winner of the new StampTV kit is:
Gina N. wrote:
Love the wine colored cardstock with the bleach technique. Great choice of stamps this month! Can't wait to get my hands on them.
Congratulations! Send your name, shipping address and that you won the StampTV kit. We'll ship it out to you!
Thanks to everyone who played along!
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I am so over the top excited about the new StampTV kit! I have already made so many projects with it and I can't wait to reveal them all to you in the upcoming weeks on StampTV.
Introducing the new Autumn Splendor StampTV kit.
For the first Autumn Splendor episode, I decided to use one of the leaf stamps. I stamped it on a piece of the Wine with Everything card stock that comes in the kit. I used some VersaMark ink and then embossed it with fine detail black embossing powder and grabbed my Niji water brush and some bleach.
Look at the beautiful color that the leaves bleached up to on the Wine with Everything card stock!!
To watch this week's episode, click here:
Bleached Leaves- Autumn Splendor
And wait until you see some of the upcoming StampTV episodes featuring this kit! These are projects you will want to make again and again!
So, who would like to win an Autumn Splendor StampTV kit?
Leave a comment here and tomorrow, I will announce a randomly chosen winner who will win this new kit! I will announce the winner here on this entry just before tomorrow's final preview.
Ready for more?
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, please check out these participating designer's links: Tomorrow- our last previews and then on to the release party!
Hugs,
Gina K.
The winner of the new StampTV kit is:
Gina N. wrote:
Love the wine colored cardstock with the bleach technique. Great choice of stamps this month! Can't wait to get my hands on them.
Congratulations! Send your name, shipping address and that you won the StampTV kit. We'll ship it out to you!
Thanks to everyone who played along!
________________________
I am so over the top excited about the new StampTV kit! I have already made so many projects with it and I can't wait to reveal them all to you in the upcoming weeks on StampTV.
Introducing the new Autumn Splendor StampTV kit.
For the first Autumn Splendor episode, I decided to use one of the leaf stamps. I stamped it on a piece of the Wine with Everything card stock that comes in the kit. I used some VersaMark ink and then embossed it with fine detail black embossing powder and grabbed my Niji water brush and some bleach.
Look at the beautiful color that the leaves bleached up to on the Wine with Everything card stock!!
To watch this week's episode, click here:
Bleached Leaves- Autumn Splendor
And wait until you see some of the upcoming StampTV episodes featuring this kit! These are projects you will want to make again and again!
So, who would like to win an Autumn Splendor StampTV kit?
Leave a comment here and tomorrow, I will announce a randomly chosen winner who will win this new kit! I will announce the winner here on this entry just before tomorrow's final preview.
Ready for more?
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, please check out these participating designer's links: Tomorrow- our last previews and then on to the release party!
Hugs,
Gina K.
Preview Day 2
ETA, this contest is now closed.
The winner of Boo! is:
Shirley McCullough wrote:
The stamp sets featured today are wonderful! I love the Halloween set. How perfect to decorate cards for my grandkids. The faithful florals are beautiful. I know I must have them. Thanks for sharing!
The winner of Faithful Florals is:
Diana Laufer wrote:
Today's previews are amazing, just like yesterday's. Tami's Faithful Florals is such a wonderful set to make cards of encouragement. I'm going through a very difficult time in my life and I know how uplifting receiving a card made with this stamp set would be.
The winner of Farm Life is:
Verona wrote:
I like the barn--I grew up on a farm, so it would work for the men in my family. The florals are elegant, and the Halloween design are so cute. It was a great evening looking at all the designers ideas
Congratulations! Winners, please send your name, shipping address and the name of the set you won to info@ginakdesigns.com and we'll ship them right out.
Thanks to all who played along!
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Introducing Boo! by Asela Hopkins
Every year, I love to make little Halloween treats for certain occasions. I never make them for the whole neighborhood- that's too much for me. But making treats for your kids friends, co-workers, nieces and nephews or the kids on the soccer team is a fun way to celebrate this spooky holiday.
And, if you're the one who hosts the neighborhood Halloween party, making party invitations and treat bags instead of trick or treating is a fun, safe way for the kids to dress up and be silly.
Boo! makes it easy to accomplish all those tasks in a fun and whimsical way.
This was such a fun card to make! I just rubbed a little Potter's Clay and London Fog Memento ink onto some white card stock and stamped my images on top.
And the banner was easy to make too. Since these are triangles- three quick snips with my cutterbee scissors and they were ready to stick on top of the hemp twine.
This little set is the perfect addition to your fall stamp collection and you can make some adorable treats, cards and then, use it to scrapbook those photos of your little goblins later on!
Introducing Faithful Florals by Tami Mayberry
As Autumn comes in and weather starts to get colder, some of your family and friends may need some extra encouragement as they get closer to the holiday season. You can remember these loved ones and let them know you're there for them with Tami's new set, Faithful Florals.
These faithful greetings will let others know that they are in your thoughts and prayers.
And the delicate floral silhouettes lend themselves to soft techniques and peaceful imagery.
Words of love and encouragement never go out of style and are a must-have basic in your collection. These types of cards are the ones I like to make the most because they can do so much for the recipient to know that you are there for them.
Introducing Farm Life by Theresa Momber
Nothing feels more like fall than the farm. Whether you are going apple picking, pumpkin hauling or just spending a day with the little ones at the petting zoo, when the weather cools down, farm life heats up.
I had SO much fun creating this card. As much as I LOVE coloring with Copics, I wanted to give this card a more monochromatic feel. So I stamped the image with VersaMark and embossed it with fine detail black embossing powder.
Then, I grabbed some bleach and bleached it out. Once the bleach was completely dry, I used some light colored pencils to add texture and washed out color to the image.
Next, I plan to color that big ole' barn a good barnyard red copic marker!
Farm Life just feels like Fall.
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So what do you think of tonight's three new sets?
Would you like to win one?
Leave a comment here and tomorrow night, I will choose three randomly chosen winners who will each win one of these must-have new sets!
(Winners will be announced at the top of this blog entry. Stop back tomorrow night to see if you are a winner.)
Ready for more?
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, please check out these designer's links:
Tomorrow I will be previewing the brand new StampTV kit! I can't wait to show you the first video!
More to come~
Gina K.
The winner of Boo! is:
Shirley McCullough wrote:
The stamp sets featured today are wonderful! I love the Halloween set. How perfect to decorate cards for my grandkids. The faithful florals are beautiful. I know I must have them. Thanks for sharing!
The winner of Faithful Florals is:
Diana Laufer wrote:
Today's previews are amazing, just like yesterday's. Tami's Faithful Florals is such a wonderful set to make cards of encouragement. I'm going through a very difficult time in my life and I know how uplifting receiving a card made with this stamp set would be.
The winner of Farm Life is:
Verona wrote:
I like the barn--I grew up on a farm, so it would work for the men in my family. The florals are elegant, and the Halloween design are so cute. It was a great evening looking at all the designers ideas
Congratulations! Winners, please send your name, shipping address and the name of the set you won to info@ginakdesigns.com and we'll ship them right out.
Thanks to all who played along!
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Introducing Boo! by Asela Hopkins
Every year, I love to make little Halloween treats for certain occasions. I never make them for the whole neighborhood- that's too much for me. But making treats for your kids friends, co-workers, nieces and nephews or the kids on the soccer team is a fun way to celebrate this spooky holiday.
And, if you're the one who hosts the neighborhood Halloween party, making party invitations and treat bags instead of trick or treating is a fun, safe way for the kids to dress up and be silly.
Boo! makes it easy to accomplish all those tasks in a fun and whimsical way.
This was such a fun card to make! I just rubbed a little Potter's Clay and London Fog Memento ink onto some white card stock and stamped my images on top.
And the banner was easy to make too. Since these are triangles- three quick snips with my cutterbee scissors and they were ready to stick on top of the hemp twine.
This little set is the perfect addition to your fall stamp collection and you can make some adorable treats, cards and then, use it to scrapbook those photos of your little goblins later on!
Introducing Faithful Florals by Tami Mayberry
As Autumn comes in and weather starts to get colder, some of your family and friends may need some extra encouragement as they get closer to the holiday season. You can remember these loved ones and let them know you're there for them with Tami's new set, Faithful Florals.
These faithful greetings will let others know that they are in your thoughts and prayers.
And the delicate floral silhouettes lend themselves to soft techniques and peaceful imagery.
Words of love and encouragement never go out of style and are a must-have basic in your collection. These types of cards are the ones I like to make the most because they can do so much for the recipient to know that you are there for them.
Introducing Farm Life by Theresa Momber
Nothing feels more like fall than the farm. Whether you are going apple picking, pumpkin hauling or just spending a day with the little ones at the petting zoo, when the weather cools down, farm life heats up.
I had SO much fun creating this card. As much as I LOVE coloring with Copics, I wanted to give this card a more monochromatic feel. So I stamped the image with VersaMark and embossed it with fine detail black embossing powder.
Then, I grabbed some bleach and bleached it out. Once the bleach was completely dry, I used some light colored pencils to add texture and washed out color to the image.
Next, I plan to color that big ole' barn a good barnyard red copic marker!
Farm Life just feels like Fall.
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So what do you think of tonight's three new sets?
Would you like to win one?
Leave a comment here and tomorrow night, I will choose three randomly chosen winners who will each win one of these must-have new sets!
(Winners will be announced at the top of this blog entry. Stop back tomorrow night to see if you are a winner.)
Ready for more?
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, please check out these designer's links:
- Jessica
- Melanie
- Theresa - *Illustrator of Farm Life*
- Tami - *Illustrator of Faithful Flowers*
- Cathy
- Lee
- Lynn
- Kurtis
- Carolyn
- Asela - *Illustrator of Boo!*
- Suzanne
- Bev
- Miesje - *our CenterStage Guest Designer!*
Tomorrow I will be previewing the brand new StampTV kit! I can't wait to show you the first video!
More to come~
Gina K.
Preview Day 1
ETA: This contest is now closed.
The winner of Wild At Heart is: Marilyn Schulte wrote:
wild at Heart is sooooo awesome. I love the colors (IAutumn is my favorite season) and the size of the stamp. How soon can I odder it?
The winner of Fanciful Tags is: Wanda McGhee wrote:
I just love the inspiration I get from visiting this site. Gina K Rocks when it comes to making things easy with See it...Do it...Stamp TV. Your talent is a blessing to all who watch and learn. Be blessed and thanks for being a blessing to all of us.
And the winner of Grand Damask is: Cheryl Sims wrote:
Stunning is the word for each of these must have sets. Thanks.
Cheryl Sims
Congratulations!
Winners, please send your name, shipping address and which set you won to info@ginakdesigns.com. We'll ship them right out.
Thanks for all who played along!
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Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year. Although the days are still warm, the colors seem to change. And one of the things I love to see are the orange and gold flowers popping up all around, especially the wild flowers.
Introducing Wild at Heart by Melanie Muenchinger
Melanie has done it again! Wild at Heart is a fabulous floral stamp set that contains a HUGE background stamp and a variety of greetings that coordinate perfectly.
When stamped over white or ivory, the floral images pop out and almost appear embossed.
The greetings in this stamp set are full of words of encouragement and inspiration.
Introducing Fanciful Tags by Nina Brackett
In my second project, I used Wild at Heart as a tone-on-tone background by stamping Dandelion Memento Ink over Sweet Corn card stock.
For the greeting, I used the new stamp set Fanciful Tags by Nina Brackett. Nina has designed this must-have set that coordinates with the Spellbinders Fancy Tags dies.
This set is packed with greetings for all occasions and beautiful frames that work perfectly with the dies.
Introducing Grand Damask by Nina Brackett
For my final project, I used the new stamp set Grand Damask by Nina Brackett, another staple that can be used for so many different things.
The Grand Damask stamp is a perfectly elegant focal image for weddings, anniversaries and more. The variety of flourishes included in the set can be used for elegant backgrounds and accents.
I used another greeting and frame from the Fanciful Tags set to create a coordinating greeting for this card.
The self-adhesive 3MM pearls, also available at www.ginakdesigns.com are the perfect embellishment for both the tags and the Grand Damask.
Great Basics
All three of these sets are great basics for your collection. You can never have enough greetings, especially when they coordinate with Spellbinders dies. And a huge floral background stamp is a must-have if you love flowers like I do. Flourishes and damask patterns are a basic with which you can't go wrong for all of your elegant creations.
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So what do you think of our first three new sets?
Would you like to win one?
Leave a comment here and tomorrow night, I will choose three randomly chosen winners who will each win one of these must-have new sets!
(Winners will be announced at the top of this blog entry. Stop back tomorrow night to see if you are a winner.)
Ready for more?
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these participating designer's links:
The winner of Wild At Heart is: Marilyn Schulte wrote:
wild at Heart is sooooo awesome. I love the colors (IAutumn is my favorite season) and the size of the stamp. How soon can I odder it?
The winner of Fanciful Tags is: Wanda McGhee wrote:
I just love the inspiration I get from visiting this site. Gina K Rocks when it comes to making things easy with See it...Do it...Stamp TV. Your talent is a blessing to all who watch and learn. Be blessed and thanks for being a blessing to all of us.
And the winner of Grand Damask is: Cheryl Sims wrote:
Stunning is the word for each of these must have sets. Thanks.
Cheryl Sims
Congratulations!
Winners, please send your name, shipping address and which set you won to info@ginakdesigns.com. We'll ship them right out.
Thanks for all who played along!
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Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year. Although the days are still warm, the colors seem to change. And one of the things I love to see are the orange and gold flowers popping up all around, especially the wild flowers.
Introducing Wild at Heart by Melanie Muenchinger
Melanie has done it again! Wild at Heart is a fabulous floral stamp set that contains a HUGE background stamp and a variety of greetings that coordinate perfectly.
When stamped over white or ivory, the floral images pop out and almost appear embossed.
The greetings in this stamp set are full of words of encouragement and inspiration.
Introducing Fanciful Tags by Nina Brackett
In my second project, I used Wild at Heart as a tone-on-tone background by stamping Dandelion Memento Ink over Sweet Corn card stock.
For the greeting, I used the new stamp set Fanciful Tags by Nina Brackett. Nina has designed this must-have set that coordinates with the Spellbinders Fancy Tags dies.
This set is packed with greetings for all occasions and beautiful frames that work perfectly with the dies.
Introducing Grand Damask by Nina Brackett
For my final project, I used the new stamp set Grand Damask by Nina Brackett, another staple that can be used for so many different things.
The Grand Damask stamp is a perfectly elegant focal image for weddings, anniversaries and more. The variety of flourishes included in the set can be used for elegant backgrounds and accents.
I used another greeting and frame from the Fanciful Tags set to create a coordinating greeting for this card.
The self-adhesive 3MM pearls, also available at www.ginakdesigns.com are the perfect embellishment for both the tags and the Grand Damask.
Great Basics
All three of these sets are great basics for your collection. You can never have enough greetings, especially when they coordinate with Spellbinders dies. And a huge floral background stamp is a must-have if you love flowers like I do. Flourishes and damask patterns are a basic with which you can't go wrong for all of your elegant creations.
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So what do you think of our first three new sets?
Would you like to win one?
Leave a comment here and tomorrow night, I will choose three randomly chosen winners who will each win one of these must-have new sets!
(Winners will be announced at the top of this blog entry. Stop back tomorrow night to see if you are a winner.)
Ready for more?
For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these participating designer's links:
- Jessica
- Melanie - *Illustrator of Wild at Heart*
- Nina - *Illustrator of Grand Damask and Fanciful Tags*
- Theresa
- Cathy
- Lee
- Lynn
- Kurtis
- Carolyn
- Colleen
- Miesje - *our CenterStage Guest Designer!*
Tomorrow, I'll be previewing three more fun and fabulous stamp sets so make sure you stop by.
More to come~
Hugs,
Gina K.
Snippet # 8 and #9
What will you build with this month's card kit stamp set?
And, for all kinds of inspirational projects, this month's One free with 3 will do the trick!
Tomorrow night at 10PM central time, the previews will begin right here on my blog. You will get to see projects made with new sets being released on Thursday night! Please join me here!
Hugs,
Gina K.
And, for all kinds of inspirational projects, this month's One free with 3 will do the trick!
Tomorrow night at 10PM central time, the previews will begin right here on my blog. You will get to see projects made with new sets being released on Thursday night! Please join me here!
Hugs,
Gina K.
Snippets #6 and #7
So what are you going to create for all of your little ghosts and goblins this fall? You'll get tons of ideas when you see this adorable set!
Words of faith and soft subtle images- you'll make wonderful cards of encouragement and love with this beautiful set!
More to come~
Hugs,
Gina K.
Words of faith and soft subtle images- you'll make wonderful cards of encouragement and love with this beautiful set!
More to come~
Hugs,
Gina K.
Snippet #5
I am SO thankful for the new upcoming StampTV kit!
Ahhhh, the Autumn Splendor!
More to come,
~Gina
Ahhhh, the Autumn Splendor!
More to come,
~Gina
Snippet # 4
Nothing feels more like Autumn than spending a little bit of time on a farm. Whether you are apple picking or pumpkin patch hopping, farm life feels good.
I bet your know who drew this image!
More to come!
~Gina
I bet your know who drew this image!
More to come!
~Gina
Snippets #2 and #3
Can you guess which Spellbinders set of Die these beautiful images work with?
Once you see the entire set, you will be in heaven!
And this gorgeous Grand Damask is like none you've ever seen before!
Can you guess the illustrator of these two sets?
~More to come!
Once you see the entire set, you will be in heaven!
And this gorgeous Grand Damask is like none you've ever seen before!
Can you guess the illustrator of these two sets?
~More to come!
