Hello Folks!!! Scott here with a bit of a mid-month surprise for you! I have a 10 Cards from 1 Kit post featuring Gina K Designs Floral Fix Card Kit! I do follow Gina K. on YouTube, and I happened to catch her May 2025 Release Party and couldn’t resist this versatile kit!
The Floral Fix Card Kit comes with:
Ruffled Blooms 6″x8″ Stamp Set and Die Set
Mr. Fix-it 4″x6″ Stamp Set and Die Set
Ruffled Blooms 5 piece Coloring Stencils
Frangipani Layering Stencil
FREE GIFT: 3-D Embossing Folder w/ Die
Though I have followed Gina for many years (anyone remember Stamp TV?) I have never bought one of her Card Kits… To be honest, I thought they were a little expensive… but at $59.95 this kit is a nickel cheaper than what Hero Arts is charging for their Card Kits and you don’t have to subscribe… you just have to be quick – this kit sold out very quickly!! I do believe it was the Mr. Fix-it stamps and dies that originally caught my eye, and then, when I saw stencils and dies and embossing folders that worked with the Ruffled Blooms Stamps… well, that clinched the deal!
I was very impressed with the amount of goodies in this kit, and was doubly excited when I realized that Gina includes magnetic sheets with her Die Sets!! That’s a BIG plus in my book!
My neighbor needed a Wedding card “right away” and I thought this kit would fit the bill.
My neighbor was very specific in that she wanted a 5″x7″ card with yellow and pink flowers, and it had to say “the most wonderful wedding in the world”. This Ruffled Blooms design is large enough to command a big card and still leave a little room for this rather unorthodox greeting.
I used the Ruffled Blooms Coloring Stencils on some Neenah 80# Solar White card stock with Hero Arts Lemon Drop, Creamsicle, Taffy, Fruit Punch, Key Lime Fizz and Green Apple Reactive inks. The stencils lined up very nicely and I really liked that the little five-petaled centers were able to be colored separately. I used my Silhouette Software and the Dream State font to print the sentiment directly on the stenciled panel. I did want to use the Embossing folder on this, but since I was using a 5×7 inch panel, it wouldn’t fit in the embossing folder. Hmmmmmmmmm…
I opened up the embossing folder flat, lined up the stenciled panel on the flat folder, and using a rubber embossing pad and embossing plate, sent it through my die cutting machine and actually got a decent embossing. That really makes the Coloring Stencils really stand out!
I trimmed that panel to 4.25″ x 6.25″ and ink blended more Lemon Drop ink around the edges, and added a mat of Champagne Metallic card stock to the back before gluing it all down to a 5″x7″ card base.
Some bright Yellow Gems adds the required Wedding sparkle, and I’m happy to report that my neighbor was thrilled with this card!
During the Release Party, Gina mentioned that for some unknown reason, the stencils didn’t line up perfectly with the stamp… the individual flowers will line up but you will need to move the stencil around a bit to match each flower.
I decided to just color the stamp for this card using my Ohuhu Alcohol markers. I did stamp the flowers using Gina K. Designs Amalgam ink on 80# Neenah Solar White card stock, and only used 8 markers to color the flowers – Y080, Y1, Y2, YR170, YR240, GY5, GY8, and GY42. I don’t care what kind of ink you use to stamp your images, I do find that you have to be careful when coloring with Yellow alcohol markers – invariably, lighter markers can pick up most any kind of ink… I always heat set whatever ink I’m using when I use my Alcohol markers… but I still find the need to be careful!
I trimmed the colored panel to 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and ink blended a bit of Green Apple ink on the edges, and embossed it with the embossing folder – I also try to remember to tape my panel down to the embossing folder (especially 3-D ones) to help prevent shifting when it goes through your die cutting machine. This embossing came out terrifically! I cut a panel of Green card stock to 4.25″ x 5.5″ and glued that to an A2 White card base and added the colored/embossed panel on top leaving a thin green frame exposed.
I stamped the sentiment with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and embossed it with Clear embossing powder and die-cut it with the matching die. I die-cut two more sentiment blanks and glued all three together for some dimension, and then glued that to the card front. I like the light orange centers of the flowers and the texture of the embossing folder – wow!
I’m loving that 3-D embossing folder, so I thought I could do a card featuring JUST the embossing folder…
I grabbed a piece of Tim Holtz Dark-Red Kraft-Core card stock and did a reverse embossing with the embossing folder – the flowers are de-bossed from the front which effectively makes the background the highest part of the image. I took a core-donations Sanding Block to the front of the embossing and lightly sanded away the red top of the card stock to reveal the Kraft-Core. With some careful sanding, I was able to reveal most of the embossed details on the flowers and leaves. I trimmed the panel to 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ and tore about a quarter inch off of the right edge before gluing the panel to an A2 White card base.
I stamped the sentiment on a matching piece of card stock using HA Unicorn White ink and embossed that with White Embossing powder. I die-cut the sentiment (I love the detailed sentiment dies in this kit – no simple square banners for these sentiments!) and used foam tape to pop it up a bit on the card front. Again… great texture on this card – I love that the flowers really stand out, and after sanding, this card front is oh, so velvety soft! So simple yet so effective!
Just because there are 5 stencils in the Ruffled Blooms Coloring stencils, doesn’t mean you have to use all 5 of them!
I stamped the flowers using VersaFine Onyx Black ink on 80# Neenah Solar White card stock and used the open flowers stencil and HA Splash Reactive ink to lightly color the four blooms. I did have to shift the stencil just a little bit from flower to flower to cover everything, but it was quite easy to line the blooms up. I skipped the two petal stencils, and used the inner petal stencil to blend Blue Hawaii Reactive ink in the center petals and Green Apple Reactive ink on the stems. I used the final leaf stencil and Green Apple ink for the leaves and used a tiny touch of Bundled Sage Distress Oxide ink on the flower centers. Even with having to watch where your stencil is, this stencil coloring was quite easy!
I die-cut the flowers with the included die – again, a nicely detailed die and so easy to line-up with the stamping. I took an A2 panel of white card stock and die-cut it with an Altenew Cross Stitch Canvas die for a little interesting texture on the background without adding any new colors. I glued that to an A2 White card base and added the flower die cut using foam tape. I stamped, embossed and die-cut the sentiment as usual, added one die-cut blank to the back and glued those to the card front. Some matching Blue gems adds great sparkle, and I think this simple coloring is really effective!
Our FREE Embossing Folder came with a die too – the die will cut out the largest (middle left) Ruffled Bloom stamp.
Or stencil! I used the three Flower petal stencils on some Neenah Solar White card stock to color these blooms with Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, and Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink. I did finish off the coloring with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink for the centers. I die-cut all three blooms with the included (FREE!) die. Once cut, these blooms snap into place over the corresponding bloom on the embossing folder. I taped the blooms into place and embossed all three. That works REALLY well!
I ink blended some Green Apple Reactive ink through my old Stampendous Petals Background stencil and die-cut that panel to 3.75″ x 5″ with a Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle die and added a thin Black mat behind. I trimmed the slightest little bit from an A2 panel of Pink card stock and glued that to a White card base leaving the thinnest of white frames around the edge. I glued the matted background onto the pink and decided on my arrangement before stamping the sentiment with VersaMark ink and embossing it with Clear Embossing powder. I did cut off the “and” at the beginning of this sentiment which makes it usable all on its own. I mounted the Blooms with foam tape and added small Black Gems for sparkle. I also added tiny Black dots on the centers of the blooms – it’s those little details and the impressive embossing that makes this card stand out.
Let’s move on to the Mr. Fix-it Stamps and Dies. These tool stamps are what caught my eye in the first place!
I admit to loving this sentiment! To begin with, I stamped all the tools and fasteners using VersaFine Onyx Black ink on some Bristol Sooth card stock and used my Zig Clean Color markers to color everything. Then I die-cut all the pieces with their matching dies and set about making some masculine cards!
I had some 2″ Aluminum Foil Duct tape in my stash, so I taped a piece of that on a scrap of White card stock and embossed it with an old Sizzix/Tim Holtz Distressed Diamond plate embossing folder. I cut the embossed tape down to just under 2″ x 5.5″ and glued it to a White card base. I stamped and embossed the sentiment as usual, directly on the card front, and added a couple Silver Mylar Peel-offs (Love From Lizzi) to the sides of the tape. I mounted the hammer and nail (pointing right at the sentiment) with foam tape. This card also reminds me of the old Abraham Maslow quote: “To a man with a hammer, everything is a nail.” I’ve always loved using aluminum duct tape with embossing folders – especially this one!
It was Father’s Day recently, so I felt obliged to make a card celebrating the one who keeps everything working…!
I know MY dad was the go-to guy whenever anything broke or stopped working. He was the first to dig in and look at the problem and was often all that was needed to get whatever it was repaired. This card is almost all about the background…! I took an A2 panel of some old Altenew White Woodgrain card stock and scored panels on the back every 3/4″ from top to bottom. I die-cut the panel to 3.75″ x 5″ with a LFSRdie and then I ink blended (with a foam pad) Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide ink around the whole panel – that makes the woodgrain and scored planks really stand out!
I added a thin black mat behind the woodgrain and glued those to an A2 White card base. I stamped the sentiments with Frayed Burlap ink and embossed them with Clear Embossing powder and die-cut them with their matching dies. I added the sentiments and the tools with foam tape. I do love those tool stamps! This is even a great card for your handyman, or mechanic, or plumber regardless of whether they’re YOUR Father or not!
I’ve got four more tools colored and cut and ready to use… and another great sentiment in this stamp set..!
I knew I had some measuring stick pattern papers in my stash somewhere! This paper is from an old Tim Holtz / idea-ology 8″x8″ Collage Mini Stash pad. I die-cut the pattern paper to 4.5″ x 3.25″ with a LFSRdie and cut the center rectangle at the same time using the next smaller die – 4″ x 2.75″. A thin White mat behind the center piece and a thin Black mat around the larger one allows you to glue them all together and then down to a Textured (light stripes) White card base.
I stamped, embossed, die-cut and stacked the sentiment as usual and glued that directly to the card front and added all the tools with foam tape. I did take one of the die cut screws and the second nail and glued those to opposite corners of the inside writing surface. This card would be great for an Anniversary, or a new home, or most any familial celebration!
I have one more big item left to use in this card kit – the Frangipani Layering Stencil… only two layers but quite large!
I did have to look up what a Frangipani looks like! This is my interpretation of the most common Frangipani colors I found. On an A2 panel of Neenah Solar White card stock, I ink blended Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink through the large #1 stencil trying to concentrate on the edges, and then ink blended Squeezed Lemonade through the smaller #2 stencil trying to concentrating more on the centers. I thought that worked really nicely and gave us a pretty good representation of a common Frangipani! Since the stencils are a little larger than an A2 panel, I decided to fussy-cut the whole image out.
I die-cut a panel of Dark-Green card stock with a 3.75″ x 5″ LFSRdie and glued that to a White A2 card base. I outlined the Green with some Brushed Gold Peel-offs (Love From Lizzi) and mitered all the corners. I glued the Frangipani on top matching up the edges to the card base. I stamped the sentiment with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and embossed it with Golden Crown Embossing powder (LFL). I die-cut the sentiment and two blanks and glued them together before gluing them to the card front. Brushed Gold enamel dots adds a little more shine and this card reminds me of spring even as the summer starts bearing down upon us.
There are more colors to Frangipani than just Pink and Yellow…! I did find one that was deep Purple and Red!
I thought I would try stenciling these in reverse order – first Candied Apple Distress Oxide ink through the smaller #2 stencil and then Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink through the large #1 stencil. The Violet toned down the Red and together they make for some very vibrant blooms! I smushed a little of the inks on a craft mat and added a drop of water to each, and spattered the same two colors on the rest of the inked panel. When dry, I die-cut that panel to 3.75″ x 5″ with a LFSRdie, and added a thin Black and a thin Purple mat behind, and glued all the layers to a White card base.
I stamped, embossed, die-cut, and stacked (just two layers) both sentiments as usual and glued them directly to the front of the card. I do really like the different sizes of sentiments in this kit, and I really like how detailed the dies for the sentiments are. And as far as I am concerned, everybody deserves a hug every day!!
That’s my ten cards using my first ever Card Kit from Gina K. Designs! I am pleasantly surprised by how many options are afforded with this kit – there’s so much you can do with these supplies that I’m sure I’ve only just scratched the surface! I’m going to have to keep a closer eye on the Gina K. Design releases now!
What a great array of cards from this Floral Fix Card Kit! Those Ruffled Blooms stamps and all their matching supplies are oh-so-very versatile, the Mr. Fix-it stamps and dies are perfect for masculine cards of many varieties and even the simple Frangipani stencils can be used in many ways!
Of course this kit sold out so very quickly… I do know that Gina K. Designs will often re-order Kits if there is a big demand so if you look and the current kit is sold out, DO put your name on the Notify Me When Back in Stock tab so they have a good idea how many to re-order! I know the Relax and Have Fun Card Kit from the June Release is still available and actually has sentiments that coordinate with the sentiments in this kit! Hopefully, I can come back with more Gina K. Designs inspirations to share… I will keep my eye on her offerings!!
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