Count the Waves

Good evening!

Melanie's new Gifts from the Sea stamp set is just gorgeous, isn't it?  This is a card I made to share during the Release party last week - I just LOVE the colors of this card.  That's GinaK's new Turquoise Sea cardstock paired with Ivory and Tan Leather.  They work well together for "beachy" cards, don't you think?

When I'm trying to go for a softer look with my stamped images, I stamp them in Memento Rich Cocoa ink and shade with Copic markers.  I also added a bit of 'age' to the images and the edges of the card with Ranger's Blending Foams and Distress Old Paper and Tea Dye inks.  It's hard to tell with my photos, but there is a light sparkle to the shells that I added with Diamond Stickles - can't stop using those lately either!

Card Details

Stamps: Gifts from the Sea

Cardstock: GinaK Tan Leather, Turquoise Sea, Ivory, October Afternoon

Ink: Distress; Memento

Other: Blending foam; sewing machine, jute ribbon, copics, stickles, distress tool, spellbinders deckled rectangle and plain rectangle dies; clip, twine

To see even more gorgeous projects with the Gifts from the Sea stamp set, check out the StampTV gallery HERE as well as Melanie's blog too!

Thanks for checking in with me today -
Jessica

Day 1 Preview: Gifts from Sea and Oh Boy!

Welcome to my blog!

Tonight starts the Preview week for GinaK Designs - whoohoo!  We're showcasing 2 new stamp sets each night leading up to the Release party that will once again be held at StampTV on Thursday night.  After the party, all the stamp sets shown on our blogs this week will be available for purchase at GinaK's online store.


The first stamp set I'm featuring is Oh Boy! illustrated by Tami Mayberry.   It has the most adorable images in it as you will see tonight on all the designer's blogs.  I chose to use the sailboat image ...

Card Details

Stamps: Oh Boy!; O Baby

Cardstock: GinaK; K&Co patterned; Felt

Ink: Memento and Distress Inks

Other: Copics; paper punch; ribbon; Spellbinder's Nestability dies Labels 6 and Deckled Long Rectangle; Sewing Machine

********* Gifts from the Sea by Melanie Muenchinger ***********

Next, is my card using the gorgeous Gifts from the Sea stamp set.  I wanted to make a card that would be good to use for either a man or a woman, so I kept the embellishments to a minimum.  I really like how this one turned out... 

Card Details

Stamps: Gifts from the Sea

Cardstock: GinaK and Cosmo Cricket dp

Ink: Memento and Distress inks

Other: Corner rounder; button; jute; dauber; copics; diamond stickles; jute ribbon; clip; Spellbinder's Nestability Square and Rectangle dies

Now, to the fun part - all the blog links to check out with the other designers participating in previewing tonight: 

• Melanie Muenchinger - Gifts from the Sea illustrator
• Tami Mayberry - Oh Boy! illustrator
• Gina Krupsky
• Jessica Fick  *you are here!*
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Donna Baker
• Emily Giovanni
• Erika Martin
• Kurtis Amundson
• Lee Murphy
• Lynn Mercurio
• Nina Brackett
• Theresa Momber
• Valerie Stangle
• Geri Utterback - our Center Stage Spotlight Designer!

And, the Release Party discussion thread is up over on StampTV.  There will be challenges, contest questions, chatter, as well as tons of samples from the Design Team members in this forum on Thursday night, April 22nd from 7-10 (central time) all leading to the new products being available in GinaK's online store at 10pm.

We'd love to have you join us for our monthly party!  Enjoy the hop!
Jessica