Let's Hop for Gina K's Botanicals!~

Tonight I am sharing a few samples made with Gina's Card Kit set, Botanicals - it arrived at a time when I needed to make 3 sympathy cards. What a perfect set for cards that can be more difficult for so many.

I kept them all similar in look by using the same cardstock, patterned paper, and embellishments. The layout of each is very similar but each is just a tad different whether it's landscape, portrait or square. Sentiment on front of card is from Spring Florals, the sentiment from Botanicals, "so sorry, thoughts and prayers are with you" is stamped inside.

Stamps: Botanicals, Spring Florals by Gina K Designs
Paper: GK Pure Luxury Ivory, Black Onyx, Chocolate Kiss
Patterned Paper: Graphic 45
Ink: Memento Desert Sand, Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa
Other: Nestabilities Labels dies, Black buttons, Ivory ribbon, Thread, Corner Rounder, Distressing tool, Dauber, Dimensional foam

Changing to a happier card I made this one, again using the same layout.

Stamps: Botanicals by Gina K Designs
Ink: Memento Chocolate Kiss, New Sprout
Paper: GK Pure Luxury White, Green Grass, Sweet Mango
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Kioshi
Other: Nestabilities Label Dies, GK Chocolate stitched ribbon, Button, Thread, Memento Canteloupe Marker, Spritzer tool, Distressing tool, Dimensional foam

And finally, I've had one of these turnabouts for some time and have been thinking about what to put into the empty panel ever since. The flower image from this set and this inspirational sentiment from Inside and Out were exactly what I had been looking for to complete the empty panel. The other small label holders were changed out to match the patterned paper from my inspirational panel.

Paper was cut to fit, stamped, distressed and randomly stitched before sliding into the slot. Button/ribbon/thread combo and butterfly were added afterward to complete the panel.

Stamps: Botanicals, Inside and Out by Gina K Designs
Ink: Memento Pear Tart, Chestnut Roan Fluid Chalk ink
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey
Other: Sewing machine, Dauber, Button, Satin ribbon, Thread, Butterfly punch, Glue dots, Dimensional foam

For more samples with the stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out these Designer's Links:

• Gina Krupsky
• Jessica Fick
• Theresa Momber
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Nina Brackett
• Cathy Tidwell
• Lee Murphy
• Donna Baker
• Lynn Mercurio
• Emily Giovanni
• Erika Martin
• Kurtis Amundson
• Bev Gerard
• Colleen Schaan
• Sankari Wegman
• Suzanne Dean
• Valerie Stangle
• Kay Simmons *May's CenterStage Spotlight Team Member!*

Please make plans to attend our Release party this Thursday night, May 27th from 7-10 central time which will be held at StampTV. There will be contest questions, challenges, samples from several designers and lots of chatter all leading up to 10pm central, when all the new products and stamp sets previewed this week on our blogs become available online through GinaK Designs store!

V.~