Two Fun Projects Featuring The Robin's Nest by Kim and Gina

Hello Friends! Kim here today and I have a fun share for all of you featuring papers and embellishments from The Robin's Nest.  All month long our team at Gina's Designs Lasercuts is cross promoting with the team at The Robin's Nest, and we have been having a blast playing with the amazing products from them.

I started of this layout with my inspiration being this lovely lady in one of my vintage photos from my collection.  She always looked "grumpy" to me, so I dubbed her "the grumpy lady".  I always wonder who these folks are, where they were from and how their photos end up in yard sales and in thrift stores.  I created some background texture on the "Fleur Honeycomb" paper with my texture paste and some Twinkling H2o's to pick up on the colour tones in the paper. I also added some of the Time Flies Rub ons from The Robins Nest to the background, I really love these, they fit in so well with the theme  of the layout.

Once the background was complete, I started to layer on more of the papers from The Robin's Nest, some burlap and more chipboard from Gina's.  I used this lovely chipboard frame from Gina's Designs. I took some of the Robin's Nest Dew Drops and placed them on the corner of the frame and then added a few to the ruler at the base of the photo to add some sparkle and shine!

My finishing touches were some lace from my stash and some gorgeous Petaloo flowers.  I hope my "Grumpy Lady" is happy in her new home, and maybe somewhere out there, she is smiling.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Please check out the links to The Robin's Nest Store and Blog and of course check out all the things happening over at Gina's Store, Blog and Facebook Group.

Gina's Designs Items Used

Flourished Frame Connie

Mixed Media Fragments 1

Damask Singles

Robin's Nest

Fleur Honeycomb Paper

Cathedral Speciality Paper

Dew Drops

Time Flies Rub On

Other Items Used

Flowers by Petaloo

Twinkling H2o's by ColourArte

Prima Chipboard and Wood Door

Lace From My Stash

7 Gypsies Post Card

Prima Rose Stencil

13 Arts Texture Paste

Next up is Gina, who has this project to share.

Thanks Kim!  I used two of the gorgeous Robin's Nest papers to create a museum style specimen box.  The Frame box was made using the Glitter Calamity Jane Diagonal paper and the interior background is the Khaki Glitter paper. The papers are a nice heavy weight just perfect for creating dimensional items.

The butterflies were fussy cut from images I printed.  The cocoon is made from a folded paper flower and the egg is a small rolled piece of cheesecloth.

Robin's Nest

Glitter Calamity Jane Diagonal Paper

Khaki Glitter

Gina's Designs Items Used

Fern Fronds

Thanks for joining us today!  Be sure to check out all the great products over at Robin's Nest and watch for more great projects using their products all month long.

 

Inky Cards by Shanna

Hey everyone Shanna here and it is my turn to share more lovely inspiration with you all again. 

This month we are having this awesome swap with ColourArte and I got some yummy colors to play with. So here are two cards I created using my goodies along with some new chipboard pieces. 

First card I went with more of an orange look.

The second card I wanted more pop with the teal. 

For the base of my cards, I used the H20 colors Mandarin Citrine, Orange Peel, and Ginger Peach.

I laid some base color and then spritzed it with water to make the color spread. 

After heat setting, I got this gorgeous watercolor with magnificent shimmer. 

I used the Silks on my chipboard (of course the chipboard had a coat of gesso first). 

I used Lemondrop for the base on the Tudor Rose before going in with some of the Ginger Peach. I used a heat gun with these and if you use more paint and heat set it creates great bubbles. 

Gina's Designs Items Used:

Tudor Rose Singles

Damask Singles

ColourArte Twinkling H20's 

ColourArte Silks

Thanks so much for stopping by today. 

Shanna

Amazing Wonder Art Journal Pages

Hello chippie fans.  Barbara here again with my last post as guest designer for Gina's Lasercut Chipboard.  But never fear, I am not gone for good.  I will be back next month as a regular designer on their design team. Yay, I am so excited about this fabulous opportunity.

Anyway, it is no surprise to those who know me that I am super fond of birds.  It is no "wonder" that I am always "amazed" by their sweetness, as well as their ability to fly!  Hence came the name for my journal pages. 

After adding a background of printed tissue paper with matte medium, I blended Radiant Gels Twilight and Celedon on both pages, spritzing with water to keep the transparency.  Then I dabbed a  Radiant Rain Coral Berry dauber along the top edge of journal page, misting with water and allowing the color to run and spread.

Next, I spread Twilight Radiant Gel through a stencil with a spatula and let that dry.  Then I dabbed 

more Radiant Rain Coral Berry randomly over the background, spritzed with water and added Kiwi Radiant Gel, blending the two over the background.

Paint Flights of Fancy Music Girl with flesh tint acrylic paint.  Draw in a few facial details with a pencil. 

Add highlights to her face by mixing white gesso with the flesh tint paint.

Continue coloring face details with markers, and add more flesh tint to blend the features more.

Cover her face with a paper towel and mist with a mixture of Primary Elements China Black and water for hair.  I love the mottled look this gives the hair. 

Dab Radiant Rain Egyptian Gold over two Damask Singles.  Heat emboss the ornamental bird cage with Versamark ink and silver embossing powder.  While the powder is still hot, sprinkle black embossing powder over it to give it an antique silver look.

Spray bird flourish with Fern Radiant Rain mist.  Add Twilight Radiant Gel to the bird only.

Spray Fern Radiant Rain Mist over the leaves and ornament.  These were the punch outs from the large Damask Single.  Nothing goes to waste here.

Dab Egyptian Gold Radiant Rain dabber over words, then mist with Pewter Radiant Rain Mist.  When dry, add Delicata Silver Shimmer randomly over words.

With all the chipboard embellishments completed, adhere to the pages, as shown.  

Left Page

Right Page

 I strung a metal chain from the jewelry section between the Damask Single and the Ornamental Bird Cage.  

Gina's Designs Supplies used:

  Flights of Fancy Music Girl, Damask Singles, Ornamental Bird Cages Shape Set, Words and Phrases 2, Birds and Flourishes

ColourArte: Radiant Gels: Twilight, Celedon

 Radiant Rain Daubers: Egyptian Gold, Coral Berry, Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists: Fern, Pewter

Primary Elements Arte Pigment: China Black

Print Tissue Paper

Embossing Powder: Silver, Black

Markers: Faber-Castell

Stencil: Dylusions

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out Gina's Designs for more fabulous chipboard shapes for all of your art work!  If you want even further details on how I made this background, you can visit my blog at Black Hole Art Studio.

See you next month, and have a creative week!

Barbara

Mothers Day Cards by Kim C.

Welcome everyone!  This week I have decided to make some cards for Mother's Day.  I wanted to keep them simple but elegant.

I used some white textured cardstock for the bases of these cards.  I used paper from my stash.

The first card I used one of the intricate cardstock doilies, along with a medium garden fairy.  I inked the edges of the doily with Victorian Velvet distress ink to make it stand out on the paper.  I then sprayed the fairy with my homemade glimmer mist and then used clear embossing powder to give it a nice shine.  I then added some lace and pearl trim from my stash.  I also added a rose and some leaves and I then made a banner with the saying "Happy Mothers Day", which I also inked the edges of it.

My second card I used the Damask Singles, the medium size one for this.  I also used some of the negative pieces of the damask at the bottom.  I inked all the pieces with Victorian Velvet ink and then I added crackle accents to all the pieces.  I then added flowers and pearl sprays.  I also added pearls to all the corners and then to the banner on the front.

I hope you have enjoyed the cards I made.  I enjoyed making them and love how elegant they look.

Gina's Designs Items Used:

Damask Singles

Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

Garden Fairies Medium

Other items used:

White Cardstock

Pattern Paper: Kitty's Scrap Post

Distress Ink: Victorian Velvet

Lace/Pearl Trims

Flat Back Pearls

Flowers/Pearl Sprays

Crackle Accents 

Thanks for stopping and happy crafting!

Kim :)

Every Picture Tells a Story

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a 12 x 12 mixed media layout for Gina's Designs.
This picture was taken in a small house my husband and I rented in Northport, NY.
 We had been in Southern California for two and a half years, and had missed our family. It was great being nearby them again

It was such a pleasure working with this chipboard. They are both elegant and delicately cut. I prepped both with gesso.  I painted the title piece with oil paint and topped it with crackle accents. I brushed on blue chalk to emphasize the cracks.

Using a wide paint brush I brushed water on the edges of the paper, then crumpled and ripped them.I let the paper dry,then stitched a border on.
I brushed water on a piece of watercolor paper, then painted on a mixture of Twinkling H20s and watercolors. I stitched a border, then put the photo on top.I put some foam core board under the photo to give some added dimension to the page.
I sponged gesso on the background paper, and brushed on Perfect Pearls powder.
 I painted the edges with the same mix of paint I used on the piece under the photo.

On the damask design, I added a few crystals, and that's all I felt it needed.

Thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Gina's Products Used:

Words and Phrases 2

Damask Singles

Other:

The background paper is by Prima. Watercolor paper is behind the photo.

There are also small pieces of Bo Bunny, Prima, and Graphic 45 papers.

Petaloo and Prima Flowers

Handmade purple ribbon flower at upper right of photo made with Glubers

Twinkling H20s

Winsor and Newton Oil Paints and Watercolors

Ranger Crackle Accent

Perfect Pearls

Sizzix Tattered Flower Garland

Martha Stewart Punch

Swarovski Crystals

Prima bling