Mixed Media Mini Album

Hello friends!  Debbie with you today sharing a little mixed media album.  This little album holds pocket sleeves for those cute little photos and journaling.  It makes a perfect gift!  to decorate this little album I used Gina's Designs Butterfly Corner Top and Bottom.  I'll start off sharing the front and back covers.

The steps I took to complete this album were simple.

1. Gesso the whole album inside and out.

2 Add Stenciling with modeling paste and your favorite stencil 

3. Use your  heat gun to dry everything

4. Spray with your favorite sprays, I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in 4 different colors.

5. Rub with DecoArt Metallic Rub

6. Stamp and embellish

The final step I took was to add sequins.  I dipped a paint brush into gel medium and then into my sequins and simply painted them on.

Gina's Designs products used:

Gina's Designs Butterfly Corner Top and Bottom

Thanks for stopping by Gina's Blog today!

Debbie

"Always Remember" Canvas

Hello! Today I would like to share a very special piece I created in honor of my husband's grandmother. I found this picture of her holding my baby daughter and knew that a canvas was going to be made. I found the perfect accents from Gina's Designs to enhance the layout. I love the effect and hope you do to!

 I coated all of the chipboard in gesso and once dried, I spray them with various shades of gray and blue. With an old credit card I layered some thick gesso in the background and sprayed it. Next I arranged the chipboard borders around the photo and adhered it down to the canvas. 

 These words were done the same way, but I also added embossing powder. The shadows were added with a paint bush.

These words are perfect to honor someone in your next creation. I hope you give it a try! Thanks for stopping by! I also have a video of this project Gina's Designs Lasercuts' YouTube channel and on my YouTube channel.

Gina's Designs Items Used:

Border Sticks Lace

Butterfly Corner Top 

Curly Word Always

Curly Word Remember

Other items used:

Gesso

Lindys Stamp Gang Sprays

& Embossing Powder

Cigar Box Purse

Hello fellow crafters. Today I am sharing a project that was loads of fun to create. I took a cigar box and added a purse handle to turn it into a purse.

Front

Back

 Front close up

Close up of lower left side

 Inside full view

Close up of top of lid (inside)

Gina's Designs Supplies Used:

Eiffel Tower 6 inch
Scribble Frame Hearts & Flowers (I used the flower one!)
Butterfly Corner Top
Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

Other Supplies Used:
Graphic 45 paper "Times Nouveau"
Chipboard cutouts from the paper line
Doily - Prima"s Trim
Flowers
WOC - Pearl Spray
Feathers
Cameo
Metal Butterfly from KS4U
Wood accent
Trims from stash
Heart Doily
Figurine by Tim Holtz

Be sure to stop by Gina's to see all the new products,
www.ginasdesigns.net/store
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
 Kathi

On the Beach

Hi everyone! Melissa here for Gina's Designs. I love looking at the ocean, and this day at the beach is one I'll never forget.  The chipboard I've used complements and enhances the photo.

To decorate the chipboard I first painted on a coat of gesso. I followed this with layers of watercolors, chalk ink, Twinkling H20s, and Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays. On the title work I used Distress Crackle Paint over the paint, and this made the colors blend together more.

Thanks for looking!

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Title On The Beach 2

Butterfly Corner Top

Other Products:

Gesso

Prima Papers

Luminarte Twinkling H20s

Windsor and Newton Watercolors

Lindy's Stamp Gang Paints

Tsukineko Chalk Ink

Perfect Pearls

Crafter's Workshop Template

Viva Modeling Cream

Distress Crackle Paint

Swarovski Crystals, bicones

Mod Podge and Martha Stewart Silicone Molds

Martha Stewart Punch

Love You Valentine Layout by Kim

Hello friends and Happy Valentines Day tomorrow! I wanted to show a rather non traditional Valentine project today, and the X0X0 Wall Hanging was the perfect base for it! I used some of the Enchanted Garden paper from Bo Bunny as my base, then used some sprays in matching colors, and some texture paste and script stamp. This completed the background and I was ready to embellish.

 

 The heart above is from the Build A Layout Love Birds Set which I embossed in a teal color and added some glitter for sparkle. The X and 0 from the wall hanging I also did the same treatment to just using a different color.

Below is the Love You Script, also from the Love Birds set. I used just some fine white embossing powder, as there was enough color going on, and I wanted the sentiment to stand out.

 The fairies are fussy-cut from the paperline and for their wings I used some butterfly stickers I was sent from a friend. They worked out perfectly.

 Finally, in the top corner of the layout, I used the Butterfly Corner, which is a new piece from Gina. I painted it with some Silks Acrylic Glazes in different colors to pick up on the color theme I was going for. I added some flowers to the corner and also used some Prima Resin Butterflies throughout the piece to finish it off.

I really enjoyed making this piece. It was a lot of fun to think outside the box and use some very non traditional colors and themes for Valentines Day. 

I hope you will pop over to Gina's Store and check out all the new pieces she has in stock!

Happy Valentines to everyone!

Gina's Designs Pieces Used

Build A Layout Love Birds

Butterfly Corner Top

X0X0 Wall Hanging

Other Items Used

Silks Acrylic Glazes

Prima Resin, Damask Stencil, Script Stamp and Metals

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Flowers from Kraftsupplies4U

Bo Bunny Enchanted Garden Paper

Bo Bunny Ephemera

Wow Embossing Powders and Glitter Tinsel