Center Stage Blog Hop - Many Wishes and Mojo Monday 93

I'll be sharing two cards with you today (so scroll all the way down) as I write my final post as a "Center Stage Spotlight Designer" for Gina K Designs. It has been an absolute blast. Each of the 6 of us CSSDs were assigned one of the new stamps sets being released in June. I got the beautiful and versatile "One Free with Three" set for this month called Many Wishes. There is a "Wishing you" sentiment plus 8 additional words and a cute little "&" image so you can combine those into dozens of combinations to find the perfect sentiment for your needs. I wanted to create a rather elegant card with this set for a sympathy or thinking of you card (which is what I needed.) I started with some vintage silver luster paper* for an elegant look then mounted it on Gina K's Black Onyx Pure Luxury base weight CS. That pure luxury CS is DIVINE and it really stands up! I stamped the dandelion images with Memento Black ink and, due to the texture of the paper, they took on a softer gray tone which is what I wanted. I added a black glitter dot to the center of each and a simple piece of satin black ribbon for a finishing touch.

For the inside of the card (I folded it inside out to photograph it) I continued with the vintage silver luster paper, added the "comfort & peace" sentiments, a couple more dandelions and a touch of ribbon. I also stamped the envelope so it would complete the effect. I love this set - it is SO versatile!!! Thank you, Gina. :-)


One final card I created using Many Wishes was this simple one I created for today's Mojo Monday Sketch #93. I used some of the new Bug Me Anytime digital paper from Gina K and layered it onto Chocolate Kiss Pure Luxury Card Stock. I stamped the dandelions in dark chocolate ink and added a piece of white grosgrain ribbon (part of the Gina K Stamp TV kit earlier this year.) A few buttons for embellishments and a sentiment for success (this is for a job promotion!) and my simple card was done. I hope you have seen just a bit of the versatility of this great new set AND it's FREE if you buy three stamp sets from Gina K this month!

Now, take a moment and check out what the rest of the Center Stage Spotlight Design Team has in store for you. The gals (including Gina K herself!) have all been working hard this month so please stop and "leave them each a little bit of love."

Gina K, Selma, Carla, Carolina, Jennie and Melissa

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement and sweet comments - this has really been a fun and challenging experience for me. I hope I have provided you with a wee bit of inspiration along the way. You can check out other ideas with Many Wishes in the Stamp TV Photo Gallery.

*Vintage silver luster paper is from PaperTemptress

Mountain Peace

You may have seen this card in the StampTV gallery or during the StampTV release party but I had a blast playing with Theresa Momber's new Happy Camper set offered up by Gina K Designs. As soon as I saw this set I "saw" a sunset type scene in my mind. Yes, it's fashioned after a camping trip or two that I experienced. I love how the sky takes on purple hues as the sun goes down and that was what I was after. The tent looks just like mine :-) I sponged the sky and grassy field and used copics for the rest.

I need to work on the whole fire effect. I did add some "sparkle" to the fire to try and make it a bit more realistic. You can see in this close up.





Finally, I created a mini scene inside to keep with the feel of the card. I have a special person in mind for this card. This new set by Theresa will be PERFECT for cards with an outdoor theme.

One Free with Three!!! Many Wishes Stamp Set

I think everyone knows that Gina K Designs (GKD) is one of my favorite stamp companies and I just can't get enough of StampTV!! Well, this month I was selected as a Center Stage Spotlight Designer so it is my HONOR and privilege to share a sneak peek of a brand new set from Gina K that will be released TONIGHT!!! GKD always offers a FREE stamp set with the purchase of three other sets. This month the new Free with Three is called Many Wishes and it is deeeeeelightful. :-)

Here's one of the cards I created with this fabulous new set. I just LOVE that it is so versatile and can be used in many unique and different ways. I actually made a couple of different cards with this set but I'm saving the other previews for tonight's release party over on the Gina K forum on Splitcoast Stampers. Please come join us and the fun - click this link to get to the parteeee!

When I first saw this set I immediately thought of summer and bright, fun colors. I started with Pixie Pink for the first layer, then took the medium image and stamped that in Yoyo Yellow right over the pink, followed by the Gable Green for the center and the stem. I added a matching rhinestone for some "bling" in the center and some glitter to "sparkle" up the dandelion. You can see the detail of the glitter in this close up. I also wanted to add a touch of ribbon but I didn't want to wrap the ribbon around the whole card since I used a border punch to add some character to the left edge of the white layer. I used my nesties ribbon tag punch for the sentiment then threaded the ribbon through and tied each end off in what my grandma would have called a "french knot." See the detail in this close up.

Finally, I wanted to be sure that I finished the "wishing you..." with a sentiment on the inside of the card. I chose "laughter" for this card but there are SO many great sentiments to choose from! Many Wishes can be used for lots of occasions - you'll find yourself turning to it again and again.

A final thanks to Gina K for the Center Stage honor and opportunity - I honestly don't know how her Senior Design Team comes up with the fabulous creations day after day but they do - so please check out the other Design Team previews as well. Just follow the links below:

Gina, Carolyn, Cathy, Cindy, Donna, Emily, Erika, Jessica, Joanne, Kurtis, Lee, Lynn, Melanie, and Theresa

Additionally, fellow CenterStage Spotlight Design Team member, Selma Stevenson, is joining us today with a special previews of another new set as well!

Thanks for looking! See you at the Gina K release party.
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