Tuesday, January 15, 2013

GKD Inspiration Hop: Birds and Blossoms, Simple Hearts and Spoon Me


The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a few days after the hops.



As cardmakers we are expected to always have a cards/packaging at the ready; sometimes we just don't.
 Stamping on shipping tags is a simple and quick addition for a small gift.

Stamps: Birds and Blossoms by Theresa Momber for GKD
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Pistachio, Desert Sand
Patterend paper strip by Echo Park
Other: Green button from GKD Color Companion Line, Linen thread, Dauber, Small brown bag


For this fun little project I combined Tami's Simple Hearts and Becky's Spoon Me to create a fun little Valentine's set.  The tag that presents the package is made from images from Simple Hearts.


Each Valentine is made using a different image and its coordinated sentiment from Spoon Me.  Images were fussy cut and adhered to each card with dimensional foam.
The addition of a little sewing and using the same colors keep it unified.  Slide each Valentine into a fun little kraft bag and wrap it all up using gingham ribbon from GKD's new line of Color Companions.

Stamps: Simple Hearts by Tami Mayberry and Spoon Me by Becky Oehlers for GKD
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Love Letter, Peanut Brittle
Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Cherry Red, Kraft, White
Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Sewing machine, Ticket corner punch, Dimensional foam

For even more inspiration, please visit these Designer blogs:


Now don't forget to leave a comment on each blog.  There will be random lucky winners of a GKD surprise package!

V.~


65 comments:

Melanie said...

These bags and Valentines and are just precious!

Sean Fetterman said...

WOW! You have been a busy girl! The treat bags are super fantastic! Hugs! Sean

catdidit said...

Oh my! Im in kraft heaven! Oh so gorgeous Val!

--Marcy said...

Great ideas! Gives me great inspiration for those grab and go times. Thanks!

Marianne Barkman said...

i love tags...so these are just my kind. Thanks for sharing your fantastic tags.

Connie Ludgate said...

Very pretty cards.

Margy said...

Tag a bag - love it!

Beastybunny said...

Great work! I love white on kraft! You did a fantastic job!

Theresa Momber said...

Love all the krafty goodness! Your bag rocks!!!

Nana Donna said...

Cute set of Valentine cards. Love your stamped tags.

Carla said...

Oohh.... you have used Kraft paper. This gives a totally different look using the stamps this way.
I LIKE IT VERY MUCH!!!!

Verna Angerhofer said...

What wonderful projects you created. All so lovely for Valentine's Day giving. I am inspired.

Judy Anderson said...

Great idea for kids to hand out Valentines to all their little friends.

Sonya van Stee said...

Fantastic! You're rocking the Kraft, Val! Really sweet projects!

katherine M. said...

Ohhhh beautiful bags for some sweatheards for Valentines.

mtscrapgal said...

Love the card set--lushious craft. Thanks

mermaid fenicia said...

love those items ^_^

Sharon said...

So cute! What a cute way to use tags!

FeedYourSoulArt said...

Love your tag's, thanks for the "krafty" inspiration, Kat

Susan said...

The valentines are great. I really hate fussy cutting (doing it, not seeing it!), but these look so good, I may have to reconsider.

elizabeth said...

What a gorgeous Valentine's set. Love it.

Kathryn A said...

Great tags!! Love the kraft

lakergirl said...

Well...who would have thought a brown bag could be so gorgeous!
Beautiful job!Adorable tags too!

Debbie Corbari said...

I've said it before and I'll say it again..I love your style! These are awesome!

Anita Braddock said...

Super cool gift bags and card love the colors and the layering thanks for sharing

Ann said...

Thanks so much for the inspiration for creating a fast gift bag--love that tag!--and the cute set of valentines. Very nice.

naneruth said...

Nice job on the tags!

Luanna said...

Love those valentines! What a cute idea.

Kathy Berger said...

I love your color combination.

Julie S. said...

Love all those little Valentines!

Unknown said...

adding a tag to a bag for a gift is such a great idea!
and I love the red and kraft color combo
thanks
Holly

Sylvia said...

Love those tags! Another great use for those fabulous stamps.

Golda said...

These are great!

Brenda Lee said...

Awesome projects! Fabulous tags. Love the Kraft and Red color combo.

Linda Knox said...

Hey, great cards using those stamps.

Doris W. said...

Love the Valentine card set!

Dee said...

What a great collection of tags and cards you've made! The one that took my eye was the butterfly on the leaves with bright green dp below. Beautiful work! Love them all.

Carol said...

Beautiful stamp sets and lovely projects, thanks for the inspiration!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Susan Sieracki said...

Love that kraft and red together. Very striking.

verna garrison said...

well thanks for all these great ideas
my lunch bags are in big trouble..

Sherry Butcher said...

Great idea for a little something different and I love it. TFS.

Sharyn Polesel said...

I love the tags and your cards. Everything is very pretty.

Kitty said...

Lovely samples especially the bag

Kathleen

Mary Ann said...

Love your projects,very pretty...

Gayle said...

Love the projects, Valerie.

JoAnn P said...

Love the Kraft.

EstherT said...

Your tag is awesome- I love giving gifts in brown paper bags ... so recyclable! The other projects are really fun!

Kristen said...

Love what you have done with these sets! Great job!

Sue D said...

Fantastic--love the use of kraft with red and black.

Lynne said...

Cute, cute, cute cards.

Caryn S said...

I'm loving all of this kraft! The collection of valentines and the bag and tag show great combinations of the stamps.

Tammy said...

I love everything about all of them!

Jean McGee said...

Very, very nice.
Jean McGee

Judy I, St. Louis MO said...

Great projects. Love the treat bags.

Lee said...

Oh my HECK how cute!!! Great idea with the shipping tags...and that card project...just WOW!!!

Betty Neville said...

Really fun projects!

Rosy Newlun said...

Incredible bags! Great card set, too!

Madeleen said...

I love using Kraft paper and I really enjoyed seeing your projects!

cosie said...

You have taken the humble tag to new hights...I know what I am making tomorrow.

Dawn Easton said...

Oh my gosh, Val! These are wonderful! Love that gift bag and those Valentine tags are so FUN!!!

Ravengirl said...

Wow, Theresa and Becky's sets really work well together.

marylouh said...

The tags are great. I put my Christmas presents in bags that I decorated and then made fancy tags for them. Thanks for the ideas. I'll be doing that more often.

Kris in Alaska said...

Wowsers! Awesome projects!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Laurie in MN said...

Love this stamp set. Thanks for the card samples.

Diana Evensen said...

The simple hearts & spoon me valentine set is great fun. Wonderful color scheme.