The Very First GinaK Card Kit Club Blog Hop!~

Welcome to our very first GinaK Card Kit Club blog hop!

For this month's hop, Jessica challenged each of us to design our projects using the same basic sketch and measurements of her class card, but to put our own personal touches on them by adding whatever embellishments, changing card stock choices, patterned papers, etc. to make them a little different than the original cards in the kit.

In keeping with the clean and simple theme the Lovely Shelf Card Kit offers, I kept my cards very clean and simple not only in color, but also layout and embellishments. I also kept them related to each other visually. This fun set by Nina Bracket for Gina K Designs is chock full of wonderful images and sentiments! The "Just for You" card utilizes the original sketch in a square layout with a circular focal point and ribbon instead of the card stock strip. In the "Thanks for the Lovely Gift" card I turned the original layout on its side and cut the black strip, that the kit contains, in half so it would stretch across a landscape format.

For both cards I used GKD Pure Luxury Ocean Mist (love this new color!!), Onyx Black, and Pure White. The leaves on the potted orchid are paper pieced with Green Apple and the pot itself is paper pieced with a scrap of My Mind's Eye patterned paper. Both cards have Cuttlebugged card stock layers - Swiss Dots and Stylished Flowers.

Memento Tuxedo Black ink and Copic markers in the following colors were used for the flowers: Y00, Y13 and the leaves on the orchid: YG95, and for the daisy: G40 and G82. The vase and water are BG000 and BG01, a bit of colorless blender is dotted on the water for a mottled effect.

Flat backed pearls accent the daisy flowers and aqua mini brads anchor the orchid panel. The same black and white gingham checked ribbon, in different treatments, adorns each card. Both image panels are raised up with dimensional foam.

For additional inspiration using this set, be sure to visit the Idea Center: Lovely Shelf

And be sure to visit the other Card Kit designers and see their wonderful card kit creations!

Bev Gerard {Warm and Wonderful}

Colleen Schaan {Life is Good}

Sankari Wegman {Tech Talk}

Suzanne Dean {Warm and Wonderful}

Valerie Stangle {Lovely Shelf}

Jessica Fick {CKDT Team Leader}
Gina K Designs Blog

Thanks for stopping by!

V.~