Rupa Has Sung From Her Heart! - GinaK. Blog Hop

Now that the hustle and bustle of Christmas is over, I'm moving on to the next happy holiday...  my favorite... Valentine's Day!!!  I have a few Valentine stamps in my collection, but nothing that was jumping out at me this year... that is... until I saw Rupa's new set Sung from the Heart.  It sang out to me and I knew it was the perfect set for my (HEART) Day cards this year.  

There are so many adorable images in this set!  And the coordinating sentiments... oohhhhhh - a mix of everyday and elegant.  I just love them.

I decided to challenge myself by using this set to create a few "simple" cards.  You know the ones... the one-layer, minimal embellishments, clean and crisp designs.  They may look simple, but CAS (clean and simple) cards are one of the hardest types for me to do.  With Rupa's new set though... it was well... SIMPLE! 

 

Card Details
Stamps - Gina K. Designs (Sung from the Heart)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - Gina K. Designs (Luxury White 80#, Wine with Everything, Black Onyx )
Coloring Medium - Copic Markers (R83,R85, R89)

I used the same image on both samples because I wanted to show just how easy it is to change up the look.  On  the first sample I stamped the image (heartstrings) just once in the center of my paper.  I ran it through my Big Shot and embossed a square frame around it.  I then stamped the image again on some scrap paper and colored and cut out three of the hearts.  I colored my main image with Copics and then attached the cut out hearts with pop dots (I colored them pink also so they would blend in from the side).  The sentiment is stamped on the bottom right and a doodled frame pulls it all together.  The whole one-layer piece is mounted onto the new textured Wine with Everyting card stock.  YUMMY!

Card Details
Stamps - Gina K. Designs (Sung from the Heart)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - Gina K. Designs (Luxury White 80#, cranberry tart, black onyx)
Coloring Medium - Copic Markers (R33, R35, R37)

In the second sample I used the same image but I masked off the top bar and stamped the heartstrings repeatedly across the top of the paper.  I then colored them in with Copics, added some bling with my Spica glitter pens, and then stamped another sentiment on the bottom.  I dotted a frame around the sides and bottom and then colored some pearl gems with my Copics and added them for a bit of dimension.  Voila - my clean and simple cards... perfectly easy for once! 

Rupa's Sung from the Heart is only one of the many new sets that we are giving you a peek at tonight...

For even more inspiration with our new stamp sets being previewed tonight, check out our other GinaK Designers' links:

• Tami Mayberry {Illustrator of Happy Hearts}
• Gina Krupsky
• Jessica Fick
• Nina Brackett
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Theresa Momber
• Carolyn King
• Cathy Tidwell
• Lee Murphy
• Donna Baker
• Lynn Mercurio
• Erika Martin
• Emily Giovanni
• Colleen Schaan
• Sankari Wegman
• Valerie Stangle
• Asela Hopkins

Thanks for stopping by tonight! 

Colleen