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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Happy Hopping with Melanie!


Good morning!  Today several members of the CardMaker Blog team and Gina K. Designs team are  showcasing stamps used in Melanie Muenchinger's newest book Fabulous Stamped Frames, published by Annie's. This cardmaking tutorial book features 36 projects using seven of Melanie's bold and line art frame stamp sets from Gina K. Designs.  These versatile setseach contain a frame stamp large enough to fill an A2 card front, which can be rotated portrait or landscape style, along with coordinating images and sentiments, that allow both beginners and advanced crafters to enjoy endless design possibilities for year-round themes, occasions and styles. Not all sets are needed to get a ton of instruction and ideas from this book! Melanie challenged us to each put our own spin on one of the sets, so we hope you enjoy what you see today!  She and Gina will be sharing videos as well to show more of the book and some of the stamps in action.

Here is what I made :)


I got to play with Melanie's beautiful set Branching Out.  It has numerous elements in square, circular or rectangle fashion that can be used alone, or other elements from the set added to accent the frames. I love the delicate feel to the set and the numerous elements that you can mix and match together.  All the bits and pieces are interchangeable.  I stamped the circular framing piece in black adding the pretty perched bird and then all the other coloured flowers and berries with soft peaches and blue-y greens to match this pretty Teresa Collins Summer Stories  paper.  Just those little bits of dimension really accent the frame.  


I've paired it with some metallic black paper, pretty pearls and some button, lace and iridescent twine.  I wanted it to have that simple delicate feel because it has that sort of dainty feel to me.  Lovely and peaceful isn't it?  

Here's what this lovely stamp set looks like:


Now you'll want to know this fun SALE NEWS from Gina K...



And here's where you can hop along to get tons of inspiration from Melanie's sets in the book...enjoy!

Christine Okken (you are here)

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59 comments:

  1. MelanieJuly 31, 2013 at 7:29 AM

    Ooh, Christine! I love how the patterned papers and your layout play of the bird's scene! just gorgeous!

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  2. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    Very inspiring! -Tina

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  3. BethJuly 31, 2013 at 7:56 AM

    WOW! I love the colors you chose! So pretty!

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  4. BarbaraJuly 31, 2013 at 8:00 AM

    Beautiful beautiful card! Love the colors that you chose. . Did I tell you that it is beautiful?

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  5. BettyJuly 31, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    FANTASTIC layout, colors and use of this stamp set. I never thought of using it that way.

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  6. Theresa MomberJuly 31, 2013 at 8:12 AM

    Wonderful card! I love your colors and wonderful pattern papers.

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  7. RedGemJuly 31, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    beautiful card... love this stamp set. Tks for the inspiration.

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  8. Judy K.July 31, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    I love your card. I think this is my favorite set.

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  9. ETJuly 31, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    I like how the framed image coordinates with the patterned papers.

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  10. DirectmailscrapperJuly 31, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    It is just amazing how different you guys all used similar stamps! These blog hops are so great for inspiration. Love your card!

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  11. GabiJuly 31, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    Very pretty card. The popped up flowers and the little bird are just darling!

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  12. Cat TidwellJuly 31, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    What a gorgeous collage-y style creation, LOVE it!

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  13. Verna AngerhoferJuly 31, 2013 at 9:44 AM

    Absolutely beautiful! Love the soft colors with the black.

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  14. Dawn S.July 31, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    Love the stamp set. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  15. Sue DJuly 31, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    Lovely card. I like your choice of papers.

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  16. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    Stunning card. It IS peaceful and serene. Love all the lacy touches, and the glorious sparkly bits.
    Wonderful combination of stamping and pp., and gorgeous card!
    Thanks for sharing.
    Thanks for the opportunity to win, anything! LOL

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  17. elizabethJuly 31, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    Very pretty card.

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  18. Stephanie McKnightJuly 31, 2013 at 10:58 AM

    Christine, yours is my favorite card, as it is do delicate. I think it has some Asian influence as well. Now, I gotta run and order this lovely stamp set! Thank you so much!

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  19. MaryJuly 31, 2013 at 11:37 AM

    Great card with great colors. Love it!

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  20. CarlaJuly 31, 2013 at 11:37 AM

    I adore this card. A LOT! I'm going to go look at it some more...

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  21. Susan WhiteJuly 31, 2013 at 11:50 AM

    Beautiful card, I love the little pearls in the branches!!

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  22. JudyJuly 31, 2013 at 11:56 AM

    Now, this is my style. Love the design, colors and everything. Would love to see how you finish the inside.

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  23. SharonJuly 31, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    What a beautiful card! Love the patterns and colors used.

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  24. nzillingworthJuly 31, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    HAVE TO HAVE THIS STAMP. LOVE THE COLOURS YOU HAVE PUT TOGETHER. SO VERY DELICATE

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  25. LynneJuly 31, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    Beautiful use of many different elements.

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  26. SueJuly 31, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    I love the colors you used on this card. Very pretty

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  27. DeeJuly 31, 2013 at 2:00 PM

    What a pretty feminine card! Love the soft colors you chose to use.

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  28. MsJudyCJuly 31, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    Very pretty card.

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  29. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    lovely colors! the black really brings out the peach and blue
    thanks
    Holly

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  30. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    Great pattern and texture choices all put together to make one beautiful card. Lovely!

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  31. Doris W.July 31, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    Gorgeous! Love the added dp with the delicate stamp set!

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  32. Judy InukaiJuly 31, 2013 at 4:59 PM

    Gorgeous card. Thanks for the great inspiration.

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  33. CarolJuly 31, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    Beautiful projects! Thanks for some great ideas on this blog hop!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  34. AnonymousJuly 31, 2013 at 5:36 PM

    This is absolutely stunning! I love it! :) Sean

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  35. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 5:41 PM

    Oh what a beautiful card!!

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  36. Sharyn PoleselJuly 31, 2013 at 5:51 PM

    This is such a lovely card. I love the soft, beautiful colors!

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  37. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 5:52 PM

    Beautiful, love the design and layout!

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  38. Carole RJuly 31, 2013 at 6:06 PM

    Beautiful job on this card. so many beautiful layers.

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  39. ParkerJuly 31, 2013 at 6:37 PM

    I have this stamp set, and you've definitely inspired me.

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  40. TheresaJuly 31, 2013 at 6:58 PM

    Very nice! You have wonderful ideas!

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  41. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 7:05 PM

    Wow, that is beautiful! I made need to case this card sometime!

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  42. JudysJuly 31, 2013 at 7:21 PM

    Oh, I love the detail you added to this frame set. So very pretty. I'm always at a loss on how to dream these things up.

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  43. Peggy MJuly 31, 2013 at 8:07 PM

    love this stamp set.. Beautiful card

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  44. MspollycrafterJuly 31, 2013 at 8:59 PM

    Very pretty.

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  45. itzamitziJuly 31, 2013 at 10:59 PM

    Not my style, but I can certainly appreciate the work that went into it.

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  46. Betty NevilleJuly 31, 2013 at 11:24 PM

    Gorgeous card! Love the dimension, and the lovely color combo!

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  47. weechi2July 31, 2013 at 11:53 PM

    Very busy card but pretty colors

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  48. KarinsArtScrapAugust 1, 2013 at 12:04 AM

    gorgeous card Christine.

    greetings karin

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  49. Ea ChristiansenAugust 1, 2013 at 12:05 AM

    What a stunning card - love the mix of colors.
    Thank you for showing your coloring technique also.
    Hugz
    Ea

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  50. An'Jenic G.August 1, 2013 at 3:20 AM

    Gorgeous card. I love the layers and papers.

    TFS An'Jenic

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  51. Colleen DietrichAugust 1, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    Lovely sketch and color palette! It reminds me of Art Nouveau.

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  52. BrookeAugust 1, 2013 at 7:43 AM

    Very pretty! I love the use of black on this card!

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  53. calamity janeAugust 1, 2013 at 8:47 AM

    This is fabulous! I love the colors & papers you used! This is my favorite stamp set..so versatile!

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  54. gobluektbAugust 1, 2013 at 3:25 PM

    Great coordination of all the papers, colors, and textures.

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  55. UnknownAugust 1, 2013 at 6:31 PM

    What a lovely card. Love the soft colors with the black, makes for a very striking combination!! Just beautiful, thanks for the great inspiration!

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  56. Judy TuckAugust 1, 2013 at 8:51 PM

    Stunning card. Beautiful stamp set.

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  57. Linda wAugust 2, 2013 at 11:33 PM

    Such a beautiful card. I love it.

    gettin' inky...

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  58. KittyAugust 3, 2013 at 2:32 AM

    Your card is just lovely

    Kathleen

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  59. Lee August 3, 2013 at 8:28 PM

    Fabulous!!! What an elegant design!!

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