Gina K. Designs' August #monthlymixchallenge is indeed a challenge for me … to use Gel Pen Accents. That is a skill I just don't have, but that didn't stop me from giving it a try. First I stamped & colored the Gina K. Designs Happy Hydrangea Mini using Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers. … Read more
I saw a card made by @lakebubbles yesterday and was inspired to make my own take on the design. I masked and blended the colors from the current Color Throwdown Challenge (Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry & Prize Ribbon). I stamped the flowers from Gina K. Designs Timeless Poppies and added a … Read more
It's the middle of July, which seems like an excellent time for the Jingle Belles to team up with our friends at The Double Trouble Challenge, so that you have a chance to participate in TWO challenges with ONE card! As our post title implies, for "Dashing Through the Snow" you need to make a … Read more
For this week's Jingle Bells My Sweet EMBOSS-ible You Prompt, I played with Emboss Resist. I stamped gina k. designs Holiday Tapestry image twice on white cardstock with gina's White Pigment Ink and heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder. Next I used gina's trio of Orchid Inks to ink blend over the stamped image. … Read more
The June #monthlymixchallenge at Gina K. Designs is to create a wreath … the perfect opportunity to break out my neglected Wreath Builder Stamps. I started with Gina K. Designs Mandala Maker 2 and her three shades of Orchid Inks. I used branches from Gina K. Designs Autumn Wreath Builder and Original Wreath … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is – How Does Your Garden Grow? We're asking you to shop your stash and create a card featuring something that grows in a garden or make a card with a gardening theme. This time of year, I always think about my Grandma and her rainbow garden that … Read more
The April Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is to do Multi-Color Inking. I chose the large Holiday Tapestry Stamp (that is not just for holidays) and inked it with three shades of Gina K. Designs Orchid Ink … I love how you can really see the ink-blend on those larger leaves. My MISTI … Read more
The February Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is Strip Card Making – to make a card that features at least three strips of something. Since I still had some of my Lindy's Gang Magicals paper on my studio table, I cut three strips from it to build my card around. When I saw … Read more
The January Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is All You Need is Love. I created a bit of a non-traditional valentine using one of my Gelliarts Prints with the current Freshly Made Sketch. I layered the Gina K. Designs Botanical Duo die cut from gold cardstock. I finished with … Read more
Each year I enjoy taking a walk down memory lane and picking my Top 10 Favorite Non-Holiday cards of the year (you can see my 2022 Picks Here & my Top Five Holiday cards here). Here are the cards I've chosen this year in to no particular order. 1. This Mother's Day Daisy Card was … Read more