Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Gina K Designs Preview Day 2

Hi everyone!  Welcome to Day 2 of the January release for Gina K Designs.  We will be sharing sneak peeks all week and hope you'll be able to join us Thursday evening (7-10 pm CST), for the release party over at StampTV.

Today we will sharing some sneak peeks of Dino-Mite and Hopeful Hearts.  Be sure to leave a comment on each blog along the hop as Gina is giving away TWO of EACH set to lucky commenters!  The winners will be announced tomorrow on THIS blog entry just before preview day 3.

Today, I have 2 samples using the cute, MUST have set for moms of little boys, Dino-Mite illustrated by Theresa Momber!  My first card uses the totally cute Brontosaurus (I think that's what it is, I should ask Daniel -ha!) and some of the Basic Grey, Granola paper that I keep around JUST for little boy cards like this.  If you are a bit intimated on how to color dinosaur images (like me), you can do a little bit of shading and call it good.  The shading pattern is already on the stamp, so you don't have to figure that part out.  Yeah, I tend to get confused with the whole, "which way the sun is falling onto your image" thing -lol!  Hey, we all can't color like the amazing Theresa!!

My next card uses this week's StampTV Sketch Spotlight challenge (STVSKSP7)!  It's a fun sketch and perfect for this T-Rex image.  This time I paper pieced the dinosaur, which is another cute way to get around coloring the image.  The pattern paper is from MME, Fine and Dandy, True Blue. 
Here is the list of the GKD designers who have samples to share today.  Check them out!
 Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for tomorrow's peeks!!


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153 comments:

  1. These both are so awesome Michelle! I reallylove that first one, the design, how you colored the dino...all of it!!

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  2. Great coloring on the first dino. The other is just fun with the circles!!

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  3. Adorable dino cards, Michelle! Great choice of papers and cute details!

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  4. Love the dino cards! The colors are really neat!

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  5. Beautiful cards! Love the papers you used on the first one and the paper piecing on the second.

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  6. Great dino cards! You are so smart to tie it into this weeks sketch challenge! Great samples - love them!

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  7. Fabulous dino cards, love the paper piecing.

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  8. Both cards are cute. I am loving that dinosaur set, with each card I see. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. These cards just make me smile--they are so darn cute and will be perfect for all kids--small and large--in my life!

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  10. Michelle- your choice of dp for both cards is just perfect! Paper pieced dino is adorable!

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  11. AWESOME job! Love the color choices and the way you cut the words out!

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  12. I love your first card the best because I can't color either, lol, but looks like you don't have to! TFS

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  13. Love what you've done with these dino-mite stamps!

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  14. these are so cute, love it with the Granola papers, great design!

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  15. Both are sooo adorable...love em !

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  16. I just love these Dino-Mite cards - all of them! Your choice of DP is perfect for the images.

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  17. Awesome cards!!! I love how you don't have to colour these images thanks for showcasing that as I too have colouring envy of Theresa!! Lol

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  18. Wonderfully done!! Great cards!

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  19. the paper combo on the first one is wonderful.

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  20. Great button and bow on the first card! Love the paper-pieced dino.

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  21. Very nice cards - like that you used different colors than the others I have seen.

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  22. Wonderful birthday greetings for any youngster or young-at-heart to enjoy.

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  23. What beautiful cards thanks for haring.

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  24. EVERYONE is doing such great things with these sets! Love the paper piecing!

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  25. Love the shading on the dino and the paper piecing on the second one! Adorable!

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  26. Fun designs and dp on both cards.

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  27. Cute cards! Thanks for sharing your talents with us.

    scrapbooknut67114 at g mail dot com

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  28. Definitely cute cards and great for little boys. Thanks for sharing.

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  29. Adorable. Any little boy would die for either of them. TFS

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  30. both of your cards are fabulous! laura

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  31. Cute cards. Thanks for sharing them with us!

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  32. Really like how you layered that DP on your Brontosaurus card, great colors too!

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  33. I really love the first card. The DP's go together so well and the scalloped strip and the striped string. All just so beautiful! TFS

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  34. Very cute. I'm loving these dinos. tfs.

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  35. So cute, and perfect for little boys.
    Linda Selymes

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  36. Your dino cards are awesome!! I love the paper piecing. Thanks for sharing.

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  37. Great cards for young boys and the young at heart. Maybe I can get away with these with my 30 something son. LOL!

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  38. Perfect boy stamps and you have highlighted them fabulously with the DPs you used! Great cards :)

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  39. Wonderful ideas.

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  40. Both cards are really nice. The dinos are really cute!!

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  41. great cards!!! Dino coloring isn't too hard, right? love the pieced one!!!

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  42. love the paper piecing ...
    Great cards!
    Sandra ltb

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  43. love both your cards!! love the dinos too!

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  44. Michelle, these are such CUTE dino cards! Love the pieced boarder strip on the 1st card especially!

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  45. So cute! And yeah, with two little boys, I'm pretty sure this set will be coming to live at my house!

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  46. Very cute and boyish. Love the cut out and popped up sentiments!
    Great cards. Thanks for sharing! :o)

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  47. I love both your dino cards, but the first just pops right out to me with these colors. I love your choices.

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  48. Both of your cards are great, Michelle! I really like the dp you used on the first one and I like it that you left the dino mostly un-colored. After all, we don't really know what colors they were, and I think his blue spots are perfect to go along with the dots/circles on the dp.love the paper piecing on the second one.

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  49. Colors of the Flintstones and happy just like Dino. Thanks, too cute.

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  50. Michelle, Love the retro colors!! You did a excellent job on the arrangement of your cards, I really love it, thanks so much!!

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  51. These Dino stamps were really created with those special little guys in our lives. I know any little guy in my family would love to receive one of these. Thank you for sharing.

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  52. Such fun cards Michelle! Love the shading you added to the first and your paper pieced one is just perfect and pops!

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  53. Loved your cards, great design

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  54. love your cards, love your work - you have lotsa talent - even though you're a 49er fan -

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  55. What adorable cards Michelle!
    Thank you for sharing and Happy New Year!

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  56. I like the colors and DPs you selected for your cards Michelle - I think it is especially cool the way you stamped the second dino onto patterned paper, kind of reminds me of that SPORE! game, LOL! Can't wait to see what you have in store for us tomorrow.

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  57. SO cute...........my grandsons love dino's so these would be so perfect.........

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  58. Both cards are beautiful Michelle!!

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  59. I love the colors you used. That is a great way to do the sketch!

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  60. These are super cute!! Great job! ♥♥♥

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  61. Very cute cards!! Love the shading on the first (this will be perfect for me as I have trouble with that) and the paper piecing is adorable on the second one. Great job!

    Blessings,
    Catherine
    catherinesangels@yahoo.com

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  62. What a fun way to color the dino! Who needs to color when you stamp on such great paper.

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  63. Great cards! I like the colors and the embellishments you used, esp. how you cut and popped up the words.

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  64. My goodness, those are really cute! I am glad to know that I am not the only person who has trouble with that which way the light is falling on my whatever concept!

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  65. Way to show the texture! Love the papers you chose!

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  66. LOVE your cards. So adorable
    God Bless

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  67. awweee! Sweet. Great cards. Making want these dinosaurs soooo bad :o)

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  68. Great dinosaur birthday cards - love the addition of the baker's twine too!

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  69. Great cards! Fun design and I love the one that you used the sketch for this week!

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  70. CUTE cute CUTE. LOVE the paper piecing on the second card! Great ideas!

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  71. Very nicely done! Love the use of the diamond...I have not used mine yet, but will certainly dig it out after seeing your use of it!

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  72. You dinos are adorable. I have the desire to watch Jurassic Park again except these dinos are way cuter.

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  73. Wow, terrific use of Dino, perfect colours and layout. Thanks for sharing

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  74. Cute dinos - love the paper pieced one best!!!

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  75. Great dino cards--great choice of papers.

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  76. Both cards are so cute Michelle!!

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  77. Both cards are great, but I do love the paper pieced dino

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  78. I just love this dino set! I love how versatile it is! so many different things you can do with it! Great job on the sketch as well!

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  79. Visiting all the blogs makes me feel pretty special because today is MY birthday! I'm going to follow the advice on your LOVELY card!

    d

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  80. Love your cards. Thank you for sharing.

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  81. Your cards are just so great! I love the cut out words on the second card. Very cute! TFS

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  82. These are fantastic and fabulous, Michelle! I really love the paper pieced look and idea with these images! Fabulously done!

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  83. These are great Michelle! Love the DP selections!

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  84. Great colors!!! These cards are so cute!

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  85. Love the browns of the dino card

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  86. Wonderful cards, love the layouts

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  87. I love both your dinos! But you shouldn't encourage me to take the easy way out on coloring, especially when I've promised myself that this year I'm going to get comfortable with my Copics. :-) Still, I love what you did with the paper and both are fun, fun cards! Thanks.

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  88. So adorable! Loving the new stamps!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  89. did you cuttlebug him or DP him, he looks so cute on here.

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  90. I LOVE your cards!!! The brown/blue combo is great and the t-rex looks so alive. Great colouring!!!

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  91. I love the background papers you used!

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  92. Adorable cards!!! Any little boy would love to get these cards
    Thanks for posting.

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  93. Both are super cute! I really like how you used the star with the button/bow.

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  94. Wonderfully done. Love them both.

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  95. Super cute dino cards! Love the dp paper piecing on the second one!

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  96. Awesome guy cards! I love that they don't look too little-boy-ish. Great colouring.

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  97. Such cute cards. I like that you also incorporated the StampTV Sketch! Awesome samples.

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  98. Paper piecing is a great idea for non-colorers like me.

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  99. You're Dino cards are soo cute.

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  100. Such cute dinosaur designs Michelle! Love the shading on the first and I too get so confused on which way, lol!
    Your paper pieced design is so cute. Great job :o)

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  101. Oh, just darling! The paper piecing on the second is fabulous! Great cards for little boys!

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  102. Yep, those are truly boy cards! Love the looks of them! TFS!
    Off to the next blog!

    Kris in Alaska
    funamom at yahoo dot com

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  103. love those papers, Michelle!!! I just got some Basicgrey Marjorlaine and Curio in the mail today :) That granola paper is perfect for boys :) Love all your beautiful details...hope all is well, hugs!!

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  104. Both Dino cards are fabulous. Love the paper piecing.

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  105. I like how you did the coloring/shading on the first dino and the paper piecing on the second. Great cards!

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  106. Really cute cards. Gotta love this stamp set.
    Marcie

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  107. Love the way you did the dino.. is that cuttlebugged?

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  108. great great patterned paper combo, Michelle. Awesome cards. Any little boy would love to get that dino.

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  109. Both your cards are adorable!! My two boys would love these stamps!!

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  110. Awwww....aren't they precious?? I love the paper-pieced design! I'll totally have to try that!

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  111. Love the sketches you used. Makes those dinos pop!

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  112. What terrific dino cards Michelle! I really like the way the background papers bring energy to the images. Well done!

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  113. How cool are these!!!! Perfect for the boy in your life!!! LOVE the layout of that first one - might have to borrow that idea!! :)

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