Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Floral Dreams, a GK Blog Hop~

Tonight's Gina K Designs blog hop showcases 2 new sets: Gina K's Card Kit set Spring Florals and Dream Birds by Asela Hopkins. Below are a few cards I made using these 2 sets.

Spring Florals
"With Gratitude" Easel Card

Supplies:
Stamps: Spring Florals; Ink: Vivid! Coffee Bean, Memento Desert Sand; Paper: GK Pure Luxury Sweet Corn, Fresh Asparagus, Ivory; Patterned Paper: Le' Romantique by Graphic 45; Copics: YG95, YR21, 24, E97, 99, Y21, 26; Other: Nestabilities Oval and Scalloped Oval Dies, Oval punch, Butterfly punch, Button, Rhinestones, Hardware clip, Grosgrain ribbon, Dauber, Dimensional foam


Spring Florals
"Birthday Wishes" Spotlight

Supplies: Stamps: Spring Florals; Ink: Vivid! Coffee Bean, Memento Desert Sand; Paper: GK Pure Luxury Soft Sand, Moonlit Fog, Fresh Asparagus, Ivory; Patterned Paper: Capella by Basic Grey; Copics: YG95, W2, BG0000, Y21; Other: Nestabilities Oval and Scalloped Oval Dies, Oval punch, Butterfly punch, Circle punch, Threading Waters punch, Grosgrain ribbon, Rhinestones, Distressing tool, Dauber, Dimensional foam

Dream Birds
"To the Queen"

Supplies: Stamps: Dream Birds by Asela Hopkins; Ink: Gold Encore; Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury Ivory, Brushed Gold (SU!); Patterned Paper: Webster's Pages, Other: Gold embossing powder, GK gold trimmed ribbon, Nestabilities Circle dies, Corner rounder, Gold mini brads, Dimensional foam

Dream Birds
"Stars"

Supplies: Dream Birds by Asela Hopkins; Ink: Vivid Cobblestone; Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury Smokey Slate, Soft Sand; Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants; Other: Threading Waters punch, Circle punch, Corner rounder, Prismacolor colored pencils, 2 way glue, Loose glitter, Grosgrain ribbon, Sewing machine, Dimensional foam


Check in with each of these GinaK designers to see all the beautiful projects they've made with the two stamp sets previewed tonight!


Happy Hoppin'!
v.~

22 comments:

Sankari W. said...

WOWie!!!! Valerie - your creations are just GORGEOUS!!! I adore the easel card - what beautiful elegant colors, the birthday wishes card is so sweet with those muted tones and butterflies - great technique with the popped out flower!, and the Queen card is so elegant and gorgeous - and what an awesome way to use the stars in the last card!! Brilliant my friend - simply brilliant!!
Big hugs!
Sankari :)

Cindy Lawrence said...

Gorgeous samples, girl! Love, love, LOVE the Spring Florals cards especially! :)

Tina Gilliland said...

Very very pretty! Love them all.

TexasGrammy said...

Splendid cards, Val! The spotlighting is dynamite!

~Bev

Suzanne J Dean said...

Beautiful cards Val--you've been a busy gal! Love the spotlighting and that easel card is so elegant!

hugz,
Suzanne

Lee (LuvLee on SCS) said...

OH gosh these are fabulous!!!! That easel card is incredible!!!!!!

Theresa Momber said...

Wowza! Gorgeous cards!

Becky said...

Wonderful cards.

Lagene said...

Wow!!!! I love all 3 of your cards!!! These stamp sets are great, thanks for your showcase!!!

NinaB said...

These are all beautiful, Valerie. I esp love the spring florals.

Grenouille Greetings said...

These are all lovely, Val. It's hard to decide which one I like best but I actually think it's the one with crown on it. The design is chic and it makes a statement all on it's own! Warmest wishes, Lesley

catdidit said...

Ok, so, I couldnt have picked a better person to channel Val! LOVE your spotlighting! and that dp and design is just perfect on that first one...the last one, LOVE how you did the sentiment, must CASE that!!

Lynn Mercurio said...

WOWZERS, Val...you have really done an outstanding job of showing all the versatility of this set. FANTASTIC - every one of them!!!

Heather McNally said...

Val - these are absolutely GORGEOUS! WOWZA!!!!

Melanie said...

wonderful easel sample! love the butterflies!

Sharri Seffens said...

Valerie, Beautiful cards! My favorite is the easel card...gorgeous!

Carla (cmsuto) said...

All of your cards are fantastic, Valerie! I absolutely love the easel card! So many beautiful papers and embellishments on all of them!

Amy Rohl said...

Wow, what a treat, Val! Each one of these is just "oh, so wonderful"! I love the papers of the easel card, and the inside is just as much a treat! Really liking the oval sentiment juxtaposed on the large oval...good stuff!

And then, there's this second beauty--darn, yer good!

Hugs,
Amy

Jessica said...

Oh my GOODNESS, Val!! I am in LOVE with your cards - each and every one of them!! BIG hugs, girlfriend - you KNOCKED them out of the ballpark!!

Carolyn King said...

Gorgeous designs...you definitely worked magic with those florals. Stunning! LOVE the dream birds card!

Lori Mueller said...

Holy Mackeral!!! I absolutely LOVE, Love, love these cards. Your stamping Mojo is at full-swing! TFS! ((HUGS))

MichelleY said...

WOW....these are beautiful cards, Val. I especially love the florals!