Gina's Designs and ColourArte Collaboration

Hello friends!  Debbie with you on a beautiful Sunday morning to share a layout using some fabulous products!  After all, what can be better than Gina's Laser Cuts and ColourArte products to make them look awesome!!  I'm sharing a layout today of my daughters wedding...they are such a gorgeous couple and deserve great product to highlight their special day!

To begin this project I started off with my background.  Starting with Gina's Designs Laser cuts, I gessoed all my pieces and then added coordinating colors with H2O's.

I created my background by adding texture paste to my patterned paper.

Next step was to pencil in the area that my center of my photo and the focus of my layout would be.

I highlighted the area with color around the area where the large circle would be placed. I used Twinkling H2o's and a paintbush.

To make my textured patterns stand out I embossed them in random areas with gold embossing powder.

Add the background matting and photo and embellish with your favorite embellishments. I added some lines with an ink pen to highlight the petals. The petals were all painted with Twinkling H2o's.

Thank you for stopping by Gina's blog today!  Hope you will give these simple techniques a try!!

Debbie

Gina's Designs products

Daisies

Skeleton Clocks

Curly Word: Happy

Thanks so much for the products by

ColourArte!

These are amazing products and loved working with them!!

Debbie

Floral Tags

Hello everyone. Shanna here to share with you some tags I created for Gina's Designs Lasercuts. 

I altered 2 plain #8 Manilla tags with some fun mediums and awesome chippies.

First I started with some Distress Paint spritzed with water to alter the tag and heat set it. 

Then I went in with a metallic gelato and more water. 

I also created my own mist using the Color Lab Kit. I heat set the spray I spritzed too. 

I forgot to snap a shot of the stamps I embossed on the tags before adding my altered chippies. 

I sprayed them with 3 different shades of blue using Prima Bloom Sprays.

Then lastly, I added some clear glass glitter with soft matte gel.  

Thanks so much for stopping by. Please keep coming back to check out more inspiration!

Items Used:

Hypericum Beries

Daisies

Pink Vintage Tags

Hi everyone! Melissa here with two tags for Gina's Designs. I found this size project fun to do. The tags made a great base for the layers of things I put under it, and top too. I added some pieces to hang off the bottom. I'll be putting this on a wall in my scraproom.     

I painted all the chipboard with gesso. I mixed perfect pearls with a tiny amount of water, and brushed it on the tags.

I applied glossy accents to the other chipboard that's white.

The wood medallions have a coat of gold lumieres on them.

I put fresh flowers, both from my yard and from a bouquet of pink roses, and baby's breath  under memory glass.   

                                                                   

Thanks for looking!

Gina's Products Used:

Chipboard Decorative Tags Large
Wood Medallions 1
Feathers Shape Set
Birds Shape Set
Daisies
Scribble Frame Fairy
Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

Other:

Graphic 45 Papers
Watercolor Paper
Canvas
Twinkling H20s
Winsor and Newton Watercolors
Perfect Pearls
Sizzix Decorative Strip Die, Butterfly Frenzy
Vintaj medallion
Crafters Workshop Stencil, Cherry Blossoms

Cards in Pastel Colors

Hi everyone! Melissa here with two cards for Gina's Designs. I think these buttons are so cute and fit well with the style of the cards. I also used fern, leaf, bird, and daisy pieces. They're all so versatile and I've used them in several of my projects.

I prepped all the chipboard with gesso. I used oil paint on the buttons, daisy, and ferns. On the little bird I used Twinkling H20s and watercolors. On the leaf I used chalk ink topped with crackle paint.

Thank you so much for looking, and I hope you can find a little time to create something today!

Gina's Products Used:

Button Shape Set

Daisies

Fern Fronds

Birds Shape Set

Grape Vine Frame

Other:

White cardstock, Pink Paislee, and Graphic 45 Papers

Flowers from Prima and Petaloo

Sizzix Tattered Flower Garland

Twinkling H20s

Winsor and Newton Oil Paints and Watercolors

The Crafters Workshop 6 x 6 Doodling Template, Cherry Blossoms

Liquitex Modeling Paste

Ranger Crackle Accent

Tsukineko Chalk Ink

Sweet Summer

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a 12 x 12 mixed media layout for Gina's Designs.

 I love how the chipboard fits the summer season so well. There are some for the beach, backyard, a picnic, or camping. I also used one of my favorite items of Gina's, a beautifully cut daisy. I have used them on several projects. 

I prepped the all the chipboard with gesso. I used oil paint on all of them except the daisy, which is watercolor over modeling paste. I put some paste on and made lines in it with a straight pin.

I used pictures from the internet as references to paint the rest of the chipboard.

I added crackle paint on the lemon. I put some blue chalk on with a brush to show the cracks.

On the pitcher I added some glitter glass. To show lemonade pouring, I used texture from the stencil, yellow flowers, glitter, and rhinestones in a stream of glossy accents.

Thank you so much for looking, and I hope you can find a little time to create something today!

Gina's Products Used:

Sweet Summer Shape Set

Daisies

Other Products:

Papers by Graphic 45, Prima, Bo Bunny, UHK Gallery,and Tim Holtz

Flowers by Prima and Petaloo

Sizzix Tattered Flower Garland

Twinkling H20s

Winsor and Newton Oil Paints and Watercolors

Crafter's Workshop 6 x 6 Doodling Template, Cherry Blossoms

Liquitex Modeling Paste

Ranger Crackle Accent

Crayola Glitter

Stickles

Perfect Pearls

Two Vintage Cards

Hi everyone! Melissa here with two cards.  I think the beautiful chipboard I used here complemented the the vintage theme, and I love the way it looks. The shape of the daisy is so intricate! I prepped all the chipboard with gesso. I painted the leaves on the left side card with watered down green acrylic paint. I dabbed off a little with a paper towel.  I put texture paste on the daisy, and made lines in it with a straight pin. I painted on a combination of Twinkling H20s and Lindy's Stamp Gang. While wet, I put on some pink, then white Perfect Pearls. I mixed yellow and green watercolors to make the center of the daisy. I painted the flourish on the right side card with a mix of red and white acrylic paint.  When dry I put on a layer of glitter glue, and sprinkled on glitter glass.

Thanks for looking, and I hope you have time to create something today!

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Scribble Frame Fairy

Daisies

Layered Border Victoria

Other Products:

Prima and My Mind's Eye Papers

Kaisercraft flowers

Sizzix Tattered Floral Garland

Tsukineko Chalk Ink

Americana Acrylic Paint

Twinkling H20s

Lindy's Stamp Gang

Windsor and Newton Watercolors

Perfect Pearls

Stickles Glitter Glue

Swarovski peridot bicone crystals

A small piece of Vintaj metal

Family

Hi everyone! Melissa here for Gina's Designs. This is a photo of family in New York meeting my son for the first time.

I think the beautiful chipboard I used worked well with the page. I first prepped the pieces with gesso. The butterfly and flowers that are blue-green are painted with Lindy's Stamp Gang. I  brushed some gold Pearlex powder on the butterfly wings.

 The silver flowers are a few layers of Twinkling H20s and  pearlex powders over texture paste. I had made the lines in the wet texture paste with a straight pin. The top coat is silver leaf paint, with a little gold pearlex brushed on. The little fern frond is first green chalk ink with some Utee sprinkled on and heated. I brushed silver Pearlex on, then a little gold leaf paint.

Thanks for looking!

Gina's Products Used:

Scribble Frame Butterfly

Daisies

Fern Fronds

Other Products:

Prima and Graphic 45 papers

Prima, Kaisercraft, and Petaloo flowers

Lindy's Stamp Gang paints

Windsor and Newton Watercolors

Tsukineko Chalk Ink

Prima Pearls

Pearlex Powders

Crafters Workshop Stencil

A few Swarovski crystals

Plaid Liquid Leaf Paint, in gold and silver

A Mixed Media Layout by Melissa and a Wall Art Project by Marfa

Hi everyone!  Today we have two amazing and very different projects to share.  Both projects today are part of our month long cross promotional with CraftSupplies1.  The ladies on both teams have done an amazing job combining the products.  First up is Melissa with layout in soft pink vintage tones.

Hi, it's Melissa here with a layout using Gina's Designs Lasercuts, and items from Craftsupplies 1

In this project I wanted my layout to reflect the detail of the photo. I began by painting watercolor paper with watercolors to get a soft and delicate look.  I added texture paste, and used the same paint.  I also  applied Twinkling H20s , and art deco pen ink. 

I like how well the chipboard complements the era.   I especially like the fan, and how it gives a very feminine touch to the page.

Chipboard used:

Oriental Shape Set

Steampunk 2 Shape Set

Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

Dressforms 1 Miniature Shape Set

Craftsupplies 1 items used:

Flower Filigrees

Silver Fairy Sprites

White Flowers

White Roses

Other products used:

Vintaj Patina Paint

Winton and Lewis Watercolors

The Crafters Workshop stencil

Stickles

Tim Holtz rub ons

Lumiere Paint

Next up is Marfa with a project she is calling "Spring Sweet Spring".  I love the colors she used and the techniques for coloring the chipboard. 

Good morning chickadees!  This is Crafting Marfa with you today.  This month Gina's Designs and Craftsupplies1 are having a cross-promotion.  Both teams have received products from each store.  Today I'm sharing my Spring Sweet Spring canvas.  Its not really a "canvas" because I used a 12 x 12 slab of wood.  I've been in the mood to do something related to Spring because it is cheerful and I love cheerful things.  I created the background by first covering the wood with white gesso.  Then I sprayed ink and rubbed it around with a piece of paper towel.  I used lots of chippies from Gina's Designs.  I also used lots of roses and butterflies from Craftsupplies1.  I coated the chipboard shapes with white gesso and then I colored them with Copic markers.  If I didn't use gesso first the chipboard would not have shown the ink from the Copic markers.  I hot glued everything down (burned my fingers a couple of times too...lol), then  I finished the canvas with a little doodling and a little lettering.  I had already attached a sawtooth hanger and now my art piece is hanging on a wall in my dining room.  Scroll past the photo for a list of supplies :-)

Supplies from Gina's Designs

Daisies

Birds Shape Set

Chainlink 8 x 8" Panel

Hot Air Balloons Net Style

Leafy Branches With Birds

Roses and Butterflies from Craftsupplies1

Other Supplies

Hot Glue

Copic Markers

Sharpie Marker

Gesso

Delysions Ink Sprays

Wood Slab