Tuesday, November 30, 2010

GKD Nesting and The Giving Tree Previews~


A few more previews showcasing The Giving Tree by Theresa Momber for Gina K Designs





Stamps: The Giving Tree by Theresa Momber, Block Greetings by Tami Mayberry for Gina K Designs
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia, White pigment
Paper: Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Soft Sand, Lovely Lavender, Ocean Mist, Creme de Menthe
Other: Cuttlebug Textile, Snowflakes, D'Vine Swirl embossing folders, chocolate, white and green ribbons, Corner rounder
Finished cards are 3-1/2" x 5"



And Nesting by Asela Hopkins for Gina K Designs


Stamps: Nesting by Asela Hopkins, Block Greetings by Tami Mayberry and The
Giving Tree by Theresa Momber for Gina K Designs
Ink: Vivid! Coffee Bean, Memento Desert Sand
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury Ivory, Chocolate Kiss, Fresh Asparagus
Patterned paper by DCWV
Other: Brown mini brads, Brown transparent button, Thread, Prismacolor pencils, Glossy Accents (eyes and eggs), Grosgrain ribbon, Dimensional foam
Finished cards are 3-3/4" x 5-1/2"

Please visit the blogs below for more examples of the sets previewing tonight:
Please join the festivities on release night, December 2nd at 7 - 10 pm CST in the Release Party Forum at StampTV!

Gina will be randomly selecting 4 winners from all the comments left on all the designer's blogs - check Gina's blog for all the details!

V.~

161 comments:

freetimegone said...

I love how you did the different embossing on the edge of the first cards. The owl birthday card looks wonderful. Already I have forgotten the other card. Guess I better go back and look. Thanks for sharing your creations.

Tina Gilliland said...

LOVE all of these!!! Fabulous designs!!

Jennie said...

Oh wow, perfect popping of embossing along the left of The Giving Tree designs!! Your Nesting designs are so fabulous, love the colors (nice for those men in our life!!)

Giovana said...

Fantastic work Valerie!

AJ said...

Val- love them all- that snowflake is my fave though! :)

Carrie K said...

Wow! What great stamps!!!

JaniceAileen said...

Fantastic cards, Valerie!

catdidit said...

I absolutely love your designs on all of these cards!! you rock!

Debra said...

I really like your designs and the embossing that you used.

Nicole said...

Wonderful matched sets. Thanks for showing off so many of the great images in the sets!

Pati said...

WOw, very pretty CAS cards! I love the variety of embossing and colors you used, love the effect of white leaves on the 3rd card. Thanks for sharing these, very inspiring.

Theresa Momber said...

Fabulous card sets, Valerie! Love how you showed the versatility of both sets!

joy said...

Love your embossed cards - you make beautiful cards look so easy to make - what a inspiration you are.

Sarita said...

Great cards, the third one is my favorite

Nana Donna said...

Simple but oh so so so pretty
http://nanadonnascarddreams.blogspot.com/

Susan White said...

Beautiful Cards!!

dawna said...

Oh, MY! VERY classy! I love cards cut the long way!

Anonymous said...

Love all your cards. Great ideas. Keep up the good work,
Donna B

Sharon said...

Love all of the cards - terrific ideas and so perfect for masculine cards.

Dawn Fillmore said...

Beautiful cards as always, Valerie! Always a delight to see what you have come up with. Thanks for the inspiration!

Rema Timm said...

Cute cards!

Cynthia said...

Lovely designs.

Lori said...

All of your cards are beautiful Valerie!!

Christi said...

Wow, I love your cards! They are all beautiful!

Christi Denton

gale.sewell said...

beautiful cards, love the different designs.

jmahugger said...

Fabulous Cards!!

Mary said...

I love how you used embossing on your first samples and that owl and nest set is looking like a "must have" for more masculine cards!

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Beautiful cards, Valerie. So many ideas there-yeah!

Theresa said...

Great designs...great cards...love the different embossings.

Lorraine said...

Oh these are beautiful cards you created! Love the different versions you created.

Krissy said...

love the embossing on the edge of the tree cards! they would make a great gift set!

Sara in WI said...

Classy card sets!

Melissa Cash said...

Wow Val, your cards are all simply beautiful!

Karen said...

Love the addition of the embossing to your set of 3 cards.

JulieAS6078 said...

Wow! I love these cards and the colors used. I agree this set is great for masculine cards - TFS!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

The simplicity of these cards make them so perfect! Beautiful work!

Clickersister said...

The Giving Tree cards are so elegant! I just love them!

Ola said...

All of these are amazing.... and I love the embossing (I'm an embossing fanatic)!

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

~Ola
okj83 at live dot com

Kelly said...

Beautiful! What a fun card set! I can tell you had fun with these stamps! :)

JannaStamps said...

Very nice cards! I like the color added to the embossing :)

Cheryl G said...

Really nice - Thanks!

Neesey said...

I love to see an embossing nut like me. I love to see it on cards. Very nicely done. TFS.

Becky said...

What stunning cards. Love the colors and embossing.

Deanna A. said...

All your cards are gorgeous!!
Deanna A.

kimsparks636 said...

These are going to make some great man cards.

Patricia said...

Valerie, I really like the way you enbossed the sides of your cards, the embossing goes great with the theme of the cards!
Beauitful work with the nesting stamps! Can't wait to see the whole set!

Carole said...

These are remarkably beautiful sets.

Debbie said...

I just love how you show all the different ways to use the stamp sets.

Barbara Jay said...

Valerie you cards are lovely. I especially love what you did the Theresa's Giving Tree. That set is my absolute favorite -Barbara

Debbie said...

WOW! These cards are amazing! So beautiful and elegant! Love them. :)

Debbie Meijer

AUSTINSGRAMM said...

You were super busy. all of the cards are very beautiful. love all of the designs you did and the color combinations.

thanks for sharing.
hugs
bobbi

JessicaK said...

Oooh, great way to highlight all the different ways to use these stamps for beautiful, beautoful cards.

Carolina said...

Such beauties Valerie, so lovely to see the versatility of The Giving Tree set.

Love the masculine feel of your Nesting cards.

Miss Boo (a.k.a. jen70) said...

Gorgeous set of cards! Of course I love the CAS look! *u*

stampqueen said...

What a great batch of cards - I was saying oohh, ahh for the first 3 and the the owl was a WOW!!! :)

Dee in N.H. said...

OH MY! Gorgeous! I love the use of the embossed paper and the colors and layout of the second two is just incredible!

Shirley said...

Valerie, just beautiful!

Tanya said...

These are gorgeous! I love that owl!

Isabel Z said...

The tree--I have to have the tree. I just love what you created--fantastic!

Juliana T said...

love the colors on your cards

Susie said...

I love the clean and simple AND elegant style of your cards. Beautiful!

asela said...

Lovely! Your cards are all beautiful

Kary said...

Lovely cards!! I esp adore the Nesting cards, great design and colours.

Donna said...

Great cards! Thanks for the inspiration and the fun hop!

Miesje said...

These are wonderful samples of some wonderful stamp sets. I really like your simple styles - so elegant.

Lisa H. said...

Your embossed portion of The Giving Tree cards is so beautiful. I'm getting lots of neat ideas today! Your cards are gorgeous!

Carrol said...

I love the simplicity of these cards. Great job.

Donna Phelan said...

Your winter nature card = GORGEOUS!

Crafty Math Chick said...

A lovely collection of cards Val - I like the masculine theme many of them possess, I always have more trouble making masculine cards.

Kathy said...

LOve ALL your cards!

Jenny McGee said...

I love the first three, how they are all the same basic layout, with a few detail changes. Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

Mary Anne P. said...

Wow what a talented group of designers. Each card is so well done and the ideas are endless. I have enjoyed visiting everyone.

Sharri said...

Valerie, All of your cards are beautiful!

Suzanne said...

I love the repetition of your sketch using different colors and themes for The Giving Tree trio. "Nesting is going to be a go-to set for all of my masculine cards as well as so many other occasions. Love your work. Thanks!

Susan L said...

Simply elegant - use of the cuttlebug folders gorgeous. The stamped images are delightful.

Barb said...

I absolutely love the variations of your cards. Very pretty.

Nessa said...

Oh my word, I NEED that green card with The Giving Tree. I guess that means I NEED The Giving Tree set so I can CASE your beautiful work!! :)

Rhonda said...

These are all awesome!! You are so clever ... beautiful work!

Leigh M said...

Awesome cards. Thanks for sharing.

Janeen said...

luvin' it. A tree for every season. Great job.

Sofia ;) said...

I love the cards with the tree!!! So simple and elegant!!!

Linda from Georgia said...

I liked the simplicity of your cards.

Lisa Lynne said...

Nice cards! And the combo with the embossing folders is a nice touch.

Die Cut Lady said...

I love the way you added texture to the cards with the dry embossing. Great cards.

Rebekah said...

Beautiful samples; love the embossed edge and the card turned that way.

whitneymaryann said...

Simple elegance with all of the cards. Beautiful.

Barb said...

very, very pretty!

Carla (cmsuto) said...

Beautiful cards with both new sets, Valerie! Wonderful designs!

naneruth said...

All the designs are great! I like the touch of the embossed edge on the first cards, so cool.

Kay S said...

Love the variations on the same card design! Great way to show how versatile the set can be.

Barbara Colbert said...

FAbulous designs!

Lisa Tatem said...

Simply elegant cards! I can't wait for the full reveal of Gina's new stamp sets.

Sharon in Arizona said...

Absolutely stunning cards, Valerie!!!! Thanks so much for sharing - Hugs, Sharon :o)

Juli Smith, SU! Demo said...

Love that you are showing how lovely using the same layout with a few small change ups can be.

Cathy said...

Oooooo LOVE all the embossing on the cards! These are beautiful! FABULOUS.

crotnem said...

As I've said to most of the DT, those trees are awesome!

eiyiyi said...

Wow .... beautiful creations. TFS

Melody (lacyquilter) said...

Your cards are wonderful.

Chris said...

I love your cards. They are so beautiful.

Anonymous said...

All five cards are spectular!!
I love the use of the embosssing folders and ribbon on the first three and the masculine look of the last two.

Cheryl STauffer
Cheri926@aol.com

Kathy N. said...

Great ideas for these wonderful stamps. Please add me in the drawing. Love that owl.
Kathy N.

Diana said...

You've been busy, beautiful cards, thanks for sharing

Sandra said...

very nice!
Sandra

Karen said...

Beautiful cards, I love the embossed edge accents.

Valentina D. said...

Love the cards, especially the embossing!

Gayle C. said...

Simple yet beautiful, very lovely.

Betty Neville said...

Wonderful designs, Val!

3blacklabs said...

WOW! Just beautiful. I love the first set - what a great gift idea.

Cindy Lou said...

So very busy creating so many different ways to make a card using different techniques! Beautiful job, thanks for sharing!

Merry S. said...

Fabulous embossing and designs. I love them all!

Barb said...

clean and simple, but oh so classy! i love your style!

Lynne said...

Valerie - Your were one busy girl - you really show the versatality of these sets. Thanks so much for sharing your cards. LynneZ

Nan G said...

Your CAS designs are beautiful. Love'em all.

Mary of Oregon said...

I love the stamps and the cards, thanks for a chance to win!!

Joanne M. said...

I loved your tree cards!!!

Deb Kane said...

Another masculine type card from that "Nesting" set, boy do we ever need those.

Gulffire said...

Love the grouped cards -- great ideas for a set/gifts. And they're perfect for when you need something quick and elegant. Thanks for the inspiration.

StampinDi said...

Wow fanastic cards! Very elegant!

missy said...

fabulous designs! They were all great!

Barbara Hale said...

Gorgeous projects as always! I love this tree!

Connie C said...

What a wonderful batch of cards you've done! I really like the embossing on the left side of the Tree cards, and the split top and bottom design on the Nesting cards. Both are wonderful compliments to the stamping work. Beautifully done!

Ravengirl said...

Simply beautiful! I love the white pigment ink over the embossed areas!

Lynne said...

Using part of the embossing folders set your cards off just right. The use of the brown plaid makes that card so masculine. Especially liked the white leaves.

Sheila D said...

These are all gorgeous!! You are so talented ... beautiful work!

Deb said...

Gorgeous designs, Val! The owl is my FAV! You are amazing!

Pam said...

Super ideas. Thank you for sharing your talent.

jean wilson said...

Love the way you used the EFs Great cards!

Ingrid said...

Great simple cards... love the combination of embossing folder edges and plain color backgrounds. The tree with the white leaves is a winner. So is the owl with the plaid.

Patti P. said...

What beautiful sets of cards, these would make a wonderful gift. I love the embossing on the side of the first ones. Your nesting cards are so appropriate for men...love your colors and papers.

Helen F. said...

Oh My, such embossing goodness here, Val! I love your designer touch to all your cards. Great masculine looking cards from the 'Nesting' set :o)

Lesley from WI said...

Wow...wow...wow! Super cute cards. I love the way you embossed.

Kim Marie said...

I really like the sketch on the first three cards, but the cards at the end were my favorites!
Beautiful!
Kim Marie

Lee (LuvLee on SCS) said...

Oh I love the sets! Such great gift ideas! And your Nesting cards are so perfect for those hardtodesignfor men!

Donna said...

Terrific job, wonderful design.
All are so pretty.

Cheri said...

FABULOUS!!! I love the sets and you gave life to the owl. He looks awesome!

Ink-Pattie said...

love those nesting cards, and the layout of the ribbony cards too

Bonnie said...

Love the look of the embossed strip, and the owl card is very striking -- great job!

marilynwillauer said...

Love your cards!!! Nice style and use of your embellishments. Thanks for sharing.

Jenny H. said...

Very, very nice!

Luv 2 Create said...

You have been busy. Love all the embossing you did on your cards. Especially like the owl teamed up with the brown plaid paper. Really sets him off.
Marcie

Rose Ann said...

Oh goodness, Val! I love each and every creation here!! Soooo beautiful!!

Beth Miller said...

What a beautiful card set. Thanks for your creative ideas.

redstamper7 said...

So lovely and your design just makes the projects pop!

Becky T

Terri (blindstamper) said...

Your cards are wonderful...love the layout.

Sue Bridges said...

I love these!

Sue Bridges said...

I love these!

Shawna said...

Love your cards, especially the ones with the Cuttlebug folders.

Marsha said...

Beautiful cards! :)

Pat Jandacek said...

You've been busy...great creations and thanks for sharing them with us!

Styme123 said...

What beautiful work! Always such creative ideas.

Anonymous said...

CAS - short for quick. I liked all of them.
Jean McGee

The Vannoy Family said...

Really like your layout of your cards - Your cards are very pretty! Great job! Gonna have a hard time deciding which stamps to add to my collection! Thank you for sharing!

Sheahasu said...

I love your idea of the embossing on the sides. I'll have to remember that!

mjensen602 said...

Your cards are lovely! The CAS tree cards would make a very nice set for a gift..

Marsha said...

Love the simple elegance of your cards.

mmwilken said...

What gorgeous cards - love the colors!! Thanks so showing off those great, have to have, stamps!! Thanks for sharing!!

laura said...

Beautiful cards Val!!

Leisa said...

wow! they are all great cards! Maybe the owl is my fav....or maybe the get well soon....thanks for sharing :)

Susan said...

Wow -- your card with the owl is a perfect card for any man -- and they always seem to be the hardest to make for. Thanks for all of the great ideas!

Carol said...

Love your cards, the Nesting cards will be great to give to the men in my life.

Darla said...

Nice work