Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Gina K Inspiration Hop Day 1: The Vine & All Occasion Tags


purple vines

Welcome to our 1st of 3 days of inspiration hops for our June release at Gina K Designs!   We are so grateful for all the GKD fans month after month who get so excited for all the new offerings and we get to chat with at the release parties!  You are the reason we do what we do! 

First up is The Vine by Melanie Muenchinger, a beautiful set with various shaped vines and flowers to coordinate with her Branching Out set (which I am showing on my card – the square frame is from there). I repeated one of the vines 3 times for the bottom section of the card and filled it in with purple blooms. thinking of you threads

Next up is Tami Mayberry’s set All Occasion Tags, a set filled with 3 occasion frames that coordinate with Spellbinders Grommet Tags dies and a ton greetings that cover every occasion you may need for your card giving throughout the year! 

This makes the set so versatile because you can pair it with other stamps (I added some pink blooms from The Vine to the bubblegum pink layer that you have to look real closely to see) and different pattern papers for a very quick & nice card!

As you hop through the designer’s blogs, make sure you leave comments on each one for a chance to win a free stamp set of your choice valued up to $24.95! We will randomly choose two winners so the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win.  Gina K will announce the winners on her blog. 

Be sure to check out StampTV each week Monday and Friday we have challenges posted where you can win MORE free stamps!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Card 1 details
Stamps: The Vine, Branching Out
Cardstock: Kraft,  Lovely Lavender pure luxury
Inks: Memento Bamboo Leaves, Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Pearls; Labels 9 die; Purple ribbon

Card 2 details
Stamps: All Occasion Tags, The Vine
Cardstock: White, Bubblegum Pink, Black Onyx, Green Apple Pure luxury; Basic Grey Sweet Threads
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Angel Pink
Accessories: Black gingham ribbon; Grommet Tags dies

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72 comments on "Gina K Inspiration Hop Day 1: The Vine & All Occasion Tags"

Melanie on 8:18 AM CDT said...

the purple is so pretty! love the layout and the addition of the pearls!

Riette on 8:47 AM CDT said...

That is a lovely tag card. Those sentiment tags just make everything work :)

Unknown on 9:12 AM CDT said...

Your cards are wonderful. Great use of the stamp sets.

Jana on 9:14 AM CDT said...

Very nice cards, thanks for the inspiration.

FrancineB on 9:24 AM CDT said...

Pretty cards. I like the clever use of the vines with the purple flowers on your first card.

Deb on 9:26 AM CDT said...

So gorgeous, with the bold colors and all those teeny pearls! I love the second floral too!

Unknown on 10:41 AM CDT said...

Donna! Donna! Donna! Love love love that second card. You rocked it with the use of the tiny pearls!

Debbie D. said...

Both are wonderful...love how you combined the two sets in your first card.

Billie Dee on 12:56 PM CDT said...

Very soft and pretty! Thank you

Tamara on 1:10 PM CDT said...

Donna I love your work!!

Betty Neville on 2:31 PM CDT said...

Beautiful cards Donna! Love how you've used Melanie's set to create dp; and the CAS design of your second card is lovely!

Vicki Dutcher on 3:27 PM CDT said...

Beautiful samples! Love the purple with the kraft!

Cat Tidwell on 4:47 PM CDT said...

That is just so gorgeous colored on the kraft! LOVE it donna!

Catherine Kraft on 6:43 PM CDT said...

What a beautiful card! I love how you used the vine and flowers to make a repeat border and the way you designed the scripture. The colors and design of this card is very eye appealing. I've never really used the kraft cardstock, but this makes me want to try it out.
Blessings,
catherinesangels@yahoo.com

Sue D on 7:31 PM CDT said...

Great cards--I like the rows of vines on the first.

Nana Griffin on 7:36 PM CDT said...

Great ideas!

Susan on 7:59 PM CDT said...

You've prepared two wonderful cards Donna. I wouldn't have thought of separately the paper on the second card, but it totally adds a little extra to the card. Thanks for sharing!

Sharon on 8:05 PM CDT said...

Very pretty!

Diana on 8:08 PM CDT said...

Lovely projects

Sonya van Stee said...

Donna, you make such sweet cards! Great idea with the 3 lines of vines on the first one... I like that! Love the pink on the 2nd one with the supporting patterned paper and cute checkered ribbon! Thanks so much for sharing with us!

Laraine R on 8:18 PM CDT said...

Great cards!! Love the new stamps!!

Cheri on 8:21 PM CDT said...

Love, love, love that vine crawl you created, Donna and the CAS design of your second card is fantastic.

Verna Angerhofer on 8:26 PM CDT said...

These cards are so super lovely. I especially love the first one with the beautiful purple hues.

--Marcy on 8:35 PM CDT said...

Great use of colors and stamps - Quite the inspiration!

Barbara Jay on 8:50 PM CDT said...

Lovely ideas

Diane on 8:51 PM CDT said...

Beautiful cards! Great inspiration!

daisylover on 8:51 PM CDT said...

I really love your first card. The color combination, the sentiment, it is really nice. Purple is my favorite color!

Janeen on 8:53 PM CDT said...

i like how you stamped the vine three times in opposite directions.

Jennie on 9:07 PM CDT said...

Such pretty cards Donna! Love the Krafty Vine design and lovely dp on your tag card.

Sandy on 9:19 PM CDT said...

Loved your use of the pearls.

cardscookiecarrotcake on 9:19 PM CDT said...

Very pretty cards, nice color combination.

Carol on 9:22 PM CDT said...

Beautiful projects, thanks for the inspiration!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

RuthAnn on 9:26 PM CDT said...

Great use of the new stamp sets, thanks for sharing.

Golda on 9:31 PM CDT said...

I love the color combination you used with the Branching Out set. The card showcasing the All Occasion Tags is very pretty. Great work!

Jan on 9:35 PM CDT said...

Very nice use of the tag.

Gayle on 9:42 PM CDT said...

Love your cards, Donna, especially the second All Occasions tags

Karen on 9:48 PM CDT said...

Nicely done.

Lynette on 10:01 PM CDT said...

great cards

Lisa T on 10:03 PM CDT said...

Very pretty! I love how the purple pops against the kraft cardstock.

Monica on 10:13 PM CDT said...

I love the purple too! Great cards!!

Mary C. Farrington on 10:15 PM CDT said...

Fun - loved your work.

Karen on 10:17 PM CDT said...

Love both of your cards. Those All Occasion tags are really great!

Ravengirl on 10:42 PM CDT said...

These are both beautiful! I love the repeated vines across the bottom of the card using Melanie's new set!

Charlene M. said...

Very pretty cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
southernMrs
at verizon dot net

sweetmarie on 10:55 PM CDT said...

Love the way you combined the colours on the first card and the stacked vines with flowers. so pretty

Lagene on 11:05 PM CDT said...

Love your cards!

Anonymous said...

Donna, very pretty work! Love those vines - nice touch!

wannabcre8tive on 11:56 PM CDT said...

I love the purple card with the pearls. So very pretty.

Kelly on 12:23 AM CDT said...

Such pretty cards! I love the repeated vine!

Sheila in Cyprus on 1:45 AM CDT said...

These are beautiful, both very different but equally stunning. Love the tag one, a fab use of stunning papers. Love Sheila x

Pat Gasko on 1:49 AM CDT said...

Great use of those tags. Love your cards, colors and designs.

Lee on 1:50 AM CDT said...

Just lovely...I'm lovin' the stamping directly onto the Kraft!

DebbieM on 2:40 AM CDT said...

Gorgeous cards! Love how you've made your own dp with the vines and love your CAS card with the tag. :)

Diane on 2:56 AM CDT said...

Botha cards are beautiful...love the pearls on the first...so pretty...and the touch of gingham ribbon on the second..perfect!!

KathR on 4:03 AM CDT said...

Very different styles and perfect use of colour, love them both....hugs Kath...

Kary on 4:28 AM CDT said...

Beautiful cards, Donna!! Love them so!

Peachy Wessels on 4:37 AM CDT said...

Pretty and fun cards!

alex on 5:37 AM CDT said...

Love the use of the stamp sets, you are an inspiration.

Miesje on 6:22 AM CDT said...

Love how you did the vine - such fun! Great cards Donna!

Unknown on 6:42 AM CDT said...

Donna, your vine card color is amazing, it really POPS! That thinking of you card is just perfect! Love the colors and the layout, well done!

Theresa Momber on 7:50 AM CDT said...

Beautiful cards, Donna! Love that color combo on The Vine card.

Barb Ghig on 7:52 AM CDT said...

Such pretty cards, Donna! Thank you so much for your inspiration...

Wishing you a great day,

Barb

JaniceAileen on 8:04 AM CDT said...

Love your tag card!

Tina on 8:41 AM CDT said...

That purple and kraft is devine!!!!!! LOVE it!!

Scrapacat on 10:07 AM CDT said...

Beautiful - love all the pearls!

Isabel Z on 1:13 PM CDT said...

Absolutely beautiful!

Sharon on 2:25 PM CDT said...

Beautiful cards. On the first really like the colors and using the little pearl accents!

Celina on 6:56 PM CDT said...

Great looking cards!

Life On the Scrappy Side Store on 8:25 PM CDT said...

lovely! love this stamp tfs

Lindab on 2:43 AM CDT said...

Lots of great ideas. Thank you for sharing

Giovana on 11:41 AM CDT said...

Fantastic cards !!

Carolina on 12:45 AM CDT said...

Ohhhh, the purple on the kraft is such a nice combination - love it! The blocking design on the second is such a neat way to have the tag pop.

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