Haunted Mixed Media Tutorial

Hi everyone, Amylove here! Things have begun to cool off here in Georgia and it is really getting me in the Halloween spirit! One of my favorite things is to cover everything in gesso and then watch it come to life by adding colors. I had a wonderful time finger painting on this piece! 

Now that it is finished....the hard part is not letting one of my kids steal it from me! Click on the link below to see the video tutorial for this project:
Haunted Mixed Media Tutorial

Items used:

Gina's Designs:

Cobblestone

Skeleton Shape Set

Spooky Shape Set

Keys and Plates Shape Set

Hinges Shape Set

Gear Shape Set

Clock Hands Shape Set

Art Deco Border and Corners

Gothic Cross Set

Dressform and Wings Shape Set

Haunted (coming soon)

My stash:

black gesso

tissue paper

mod podge

fabritac

embossing powder

metallic markers

Silk Acrylic Glazes

Shabby Steampunk

Hello fellow crafters, Kathi here to share a great project I created using many 

of Gina's wonderful designs!

Gina's Designs Supplies Used:

Butterfly of Gears

Hot Air Balloon Build A Layout

Texture Sheet - Gears

Dressform & Wings Shape Set

Eiffle Tower 6"

Layered Flourish Chloe

Other supplies used:
Flowers, Appliques, Key, Charms 

Heidi Swap photo frame shadow box

White Geasso

Metal Embesslishiments from my stash

Distress Paint

Distress Stain

Thanks for stopping by check out Gina's store at

www.ginadesigns.net/store

Steampunk Masks by Barb

The first thing that came to mind when I saw Gina's Designs various gear cut-outs was,

"I want to do a mask with those!" 

See, I had stumbled upon these papier-mâché masks about a month before 

and was just waiting for something to really inspire me. Gears did the trick.

I began by applying a very thin base coat of silver acrylic paint to the mask. 

Then I went to work on the gears with some copper acrylic paint and a bit of sponge. 

While the paint was still a little wet, I gave it a good spritzing of bronze irRESISTible.

I love the effect of the bronze irRESISTible. 

Because it dries shiny and raised, it makes it look like the gears have oil on them.

I went back to work on the mask and layered various shades and colors of metallic acrylic paints

using different gear stencils and rubber stamps that I have on hand. 

I guess I kind of have a thing for gears!

Then I glued on the gear cut outs and gave it a little bling 

by adding rhinestones to the middle of some of the gears.

I was so happy with how it turned out that I made another one!

Gina's Designs Products Used

Gears Texture Sheets

Gears Shape Set

Other Products Used

Imagine Crafts irRESISTibles in bronze

Jacquard Lumiere Acrylic paint

Sponges

Rhinestones

Stickles glitter glue

Liquid Pearls in copper

If you'd like to see more of what I did to make the gears metallic and distressed,

stop by my blog post from last week at: In the Studio with Barb - Gearing Up!

Thanks, and Happy Crafting!

Santa's Balloon Ride by Dianna

Hi everyone, I hope that your holidays were wonderful!  Here is my take on 

Santa's Christmas delivery from a balloon with a steampunk twist.

I took a 12 x 12 canvas and painted the sides and border a light brown.  I used Mod Podge to seal the paint and adhere the Bo-Bunny: Silver and Gold - Festivities paper.  The compass is from Gina's Designs and painted gold. It looked like it was printed on the paper so I raised it for dimension. 

I used Sparkling H20's Crystal Green on the  raw chipboard and got an iridescent effect on the trees.  I stamped a jingle bells music stamp on the trees and finished the edges with Stickles - Pantina. I placed chipboard under the trees at different thicknesses to create a 3D look.  I hand drew Santa, colored him with Copic markers and used a snow writer on his coat and hat. The chipboard basket was colored with Sparkling H20's and Bo-Bunny paper.  The list was an old stamp on tan paper and distressed with brown ink.

Gina's Designs Mini Display Tray -Hot Air Balloon tops the canvas on a cardboard "hinge".  I used the Sparkling H20's on the outside of the balloon.  Bo-Bunny - Silver and Gold paper line was used on the whole balloon.  I used Tim Holtz rosette die by Sizzix under the clock face and hands, and a super small one was used as a gear.  A fence from Gina's Beach Shape Set was cut down to make a ladder for the elf.  Gina's gears were painted with silver, gold and bronze.  The peppermint was painted white, red and distressed with brown ink to give it a gear look.  I used a Gina's Design Type Writer Key "25" as gear. The snowflake was daubed with Stickles - Icicle, Gold and Pantina. The Bo-Bunny - Elf Magic paper elves were fussy cut out and the magic ticket was punched out using an EK Success Punch.  Gina's flourishes miniatures were painted black and gold.  The dream in a circle is new for Gina's Design and will be available in the store in 2015!

Gina's Designs Products Used
Pine Trees Shape Set
Mini Display Tray
Compass
Gears Shape Set
Skeleton clocks
Clock Hands Shape Set
Christmas Shape Set
Mini Flourishes Bella
Winter Shape Set
Beach Shape Set
Type Writer Keys

Other Products Used
BO-Bunny: Elf Magic & Silver and Gold
12 x 12 canvas
Mod Podge
Paint: light brown, gold, silver, bronze, white, red, black
Sparkling H2O's: Crystal Green
stamps
Stickles: Pantina, Gold, Icicle
Copic Markers
snow writer
brown ink
Tim Holtz: Rosette Die
EK Success Ticket Punch

Steampunk Canvas by Lynne

Hi! This is Lynne with an 8x10 canvas featuring lots of Gina's chipboard goodies!

 

I started off  Mod Podging some crumpled tissue paper onto the canvas then added texture paste, acrylic paint and mist. I couldn't get the colors quite right so I ran to my local scrapbook store, where my lovely friend Marie set me up with a package of gelatos, which helped me get the  background I had in mind. The chippies were treated with a variety of materials; the balloon and chain were done with aged copper embossing powder, which really brought out the awesome shapes of the pieces.

 

 I just love this combination of chain and gears, it's so steampunk-y cool!

        For a more grungy look, I used distress embossing powder on the gears.

 

These great chipboard pieces inspired me to finally cut into the steampunk paper that I had been hoarding forever, and make a little something for my scrap room door, hurray!

Thanks for the visit and have an awesomely creative day!

Gina's Designs Items Used

Hot Air Balloon Stack Ups

Steampunk Doilies

Gear Shape Set

Chain and Gears Frame

 

Other Items Used

Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Paper

Stampendous Embossing Powders

Gelatos

Tissue Paper

 

 

 

 

Steampunk Mask by Kathi

Hello, Kathi here to share my project for the week, a steampunk Masquerade Mask.  I used many steampunk embellishments, starting with gears from Gina's designs

 Close up of lower right of mask

 View of Lower left of mask, key, screws, spinner, pen nibs

I created a handle out of a dowel wrapped with black silk ribbon, then added feathers & beaded fringe.

Supplies Used:

Gina's  Designs Lasercuts:

Mask Shape Set

Gears Shape Set

Gear Border and Corners Shape Set,

Other supplies Used:

Metal, flower, screws, washers, brads,

Tim Holtzs, Pen Nibs, Gears, Muse tokens

Paper Line - Tattered Times

Silk ribbon

Black Feathers

Altered Canvas by Kathi

Kathi here to share my project for this week,  Yancee's graduation on a 20" X 24" canvas. 

 I upcycled an old painting by first covering the canvas with 2 layers of white gesso.  I created lots of texture to the background by layering lace/trim, cheese cloth, and crocheted fabric, then covering it all with gesso and modeling paste.

Supplies Used:

 Gina's Designs Lasercuts:

Page  Frame Photo Reel

Gears Shape Set

Butterfly of Gears

Steampunk Fan

Steampunk Hearts

Typewriter Shape Set

Cardstock Doily Shape Set - Intricates

Cardstock Doily - 8"

Chicken Wire Sheet - 

Other supplies used:

White Gesso

Modeling paste

Metal Embelishments

Steampunk Key (craftsupplies1)

Lace/Trim some from  (craftsupplies1)

Flowers from:

I Am Roses

Wild Orchid Crafts

Prima

Homemade

Distress Paint:

Salty Ocean

Picked Raspberries 

Seedless Preserves

Mowed Lawn

Tarnished Brass

Lindy's Stamp Gang:

Lucky Shamrock

Hydrangea Blue

Sweet Violet Purple Teal

Ramblin Rose Pink

Thanks for Watching, be sure to stop by Gina's store.

Have a blessed day.

SPOOKY!!!

Hi everyone Simply Monica here with a altered Halloween banner from Gina's Designs.  This was a super fun project to make.  I love the corrugated cardboard and you get precut rosettes made form newspaper that I misted and inked.  I added a bunch of different elements on this project too.

 here I used some burlap and mesh ribbon from May Arts, feathers, and some flowers

 here you can get a closer look I inked the cardboard and misted the letters

 I used a Steampunk doily from Gina'a and a Gears Corner Border piece as well

I hope everyone enjoyed my post for today and get ready to Trick or Treat!!

Simply Monica!

Gina's Supplies Used

Cardstock Steampunk Doily Set

Gears Corner Border

Banner

Altered Autumn Birdhouse

I love Autumn.  Even though I don't get a real Autumn feel here in Miami, I still enjoy the activities, the decorations and I watch a lot of photos online...LOL  As you know by now if you have been following my blog for a while, I love to alter birdhouses.  This is one of those little wooden ones.  It is the newest addition to my collection. 

To decorate it, I used the Fall Shapes Set by Gina's Designs.  It has some A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E shapes!  I covered the apples with acrylic paint and then I used Ultra Thick Embossing Powder for dimension and shine.  I did the same with the leaves and the squirrels.  But on the apples I did several layers, while on the other shapes I only did one layer of UTEE.  I created the windows using the bookplates set.  They look like the perfect little window frames...lol  Of course, there was a lot of glitter and I used sequins as tiles.  For flowers I used chipboard gears.  OK, so gears don't really jump at you as flowers, but that's where you have to use your imagination!  Scroll down for a list of products and for a short video where I show you more details!

 

Supplies:

Chipboard by Gina's Designs:  Fall Shape Set,  Bookplates Set,   Gears Borders and Corners

Birdhouse

Sequins

Glitter

Trim

Ultra Thick Embossing Powder

Acrylic Paint

Altered Box with Mini Camera Display Tray by Dawn

Hello! Dawn Rene here with you today to share a project I made using one of Gina's Designs new mini display trays. I adhered the mini camera display tray to the top of an altered box. I used Graphic45's Steampunk Spells papers which are targeted for Halloween - but also have an industrial, grunge feel. I embellished the altered box with other Gina's Designs chipboard shapes! The chippies and mini display tray are colored with Viva Decor Inka Gold (Hemitate color) and Tim Holtz distressed paints.

Gina's Designs Supplies

Gina's Designs - Mini Display Tray - Camera

Gina's Designs - Gears Shape Set

Gina's Designs - Hinge Straps Shape Set

Gina's Designs - Miniature Bookplates Shape Set

Gina's Designs - Miniature Shape Set - Ladies Choice

Gina's Designs - Flourishes 2

Other Supplies

Graphic45 Papers and Stickers

Tim Holtz Distress Paints

Viva Decor Inka Gold - Hemitate

Dylusions Ink Sprays

Chipboard box, wooden balls, brads, flowers, cardstock

Make it Manly: Cards by Lisa

Hi Everyone! It's Lisa here sharing some cards with you today. In honor of Fathers Day I have created two cards with a masculine feel.

I've used the Gears Shape Set and Glassine Bags on this card. I love the glassine bags. I have been using them a lot lately and love how great they work with a card. You can slip a gift card in there!

I inked up my glassine bag with Walnut Distress Ink for a vintage grungy look. The gears were covered in modeling paste then covered in Art Anthology for color and shimmer. I tucked some cheesecloth in there for a little softness and texture.

My next card has another masculine theme. I used the hand in the Steampunk 2 Shape Set. I love how pieces of the steampunk set work with this style card.

The chipboard had was painted with gesso then stamped and the edges were inked.

Gina has great chipboard shapes to enhance your cards and these are just perfect if you are thinking of making some masculine themed cards.

Supplies Used:

Steampunk 2 Shape Set

Gears Shape Set

Glassine Bags

Make it Manly: Photo Display by Heidi

Hello, Heidi here again with some inspiration using Gina's Designs Off The Page products.  This is a frame and I chose to use it to make wall art but it would also be fabulous to put some photos in! Look at all those wonderful chipboard pieces too! 

I just needed to show you this photo, as you can see that most of the chipboard pieces I have painted.  The watch is black but I did a very dry spray so it would look distressed/worn.  then the key hole has a shiny sheen on it but the key does not (it is also worn).  

I wanted this piece to have some depth and texture and so I  put some layers on it and you can see that here with the gears. 

Gina's Designs Products: 

Off The Page Photo Display Lace

Gear shape set

Words and Phrases 2

Key and Plate Set

Miniature Shape Set

Clock Hands

I do hope you will find some inspiration in this project

Heidi

Make it Manly: ATCs by Marjolaine

Hello, Marjolaine here. It's father's day this Sunday so what better time to make some masculine ATCs! Gina's Designs has an amazing variety of manly/steampunk chipboard pieces and it makes it easy to create beautiful projects.

I painted my pieces with Gelatos, an easy and quick way to add color!

Supplies Used:

Miniature Shape Set- Guy Thing

Gears Shape Set

Steampunk 2 Shape Set