Summer Fun ATC's by Kim Fuller

Hi friends, today I have some fun summer ATC's to share with you.  I had Gina custom cut some ATC blanks. I was totally inspired by the fun and colour palette of summer when I created these.

Below is a little tutorial for the first ATC.  I created a fun background for this ATC using the Cardstock Doily Intricates.

I started off with one of the chipboard blanks and a watercolor blank. I got out some of Gina's Cardstock doilies next, and decided to use the doilies as a stencil this time. I used some of my favorite sprays in blues, teals, and white. I love these doilies, they are so versatile!

 I started off with a darker color first then layered on some of the lighter ones, moving the doily and changing up which one I used (because you get a lot of different ones in the package!). 

 Lastly, I used some white distress spray as the last spray to add more contrast. These doilies are so useful for stenciling and now that I have them colored from the sprays, they are ready to use on another project later

Here is my finished background. 

After the background was done, I used my dragonfly stamp from Prima and embossed the background with white embossing powder and used some blue ink to stamp the body of the dragonfly. I then used some Silks Acrylic Glazes on the chipboard dragonfly and added my sentiment to complete the ATC.

For the next ATC, I used the  String Along Shape Set Shells for this piece and cut it apart to make the bubbles.  I used some sticky back canvas for the background piece and played with my watercolors to make some bubbles in the background.

Once I was happy with the watercolor, I added some highlights with my white sharpie pen. For the corners of the ATC, I used some nail art, crushed shells, to add texture.

For the next ATC I used the Beach Shape Set. I used my Twinkling H20's to give a "beachy" type background.

 One of my favorite things to do, is to walk along the beach collecting shells and stones for my collection, so that was my inspiration for this ATC.

I embossed the chipboard with some gold embossing powder. After it was heated up, I sprinkled some Aged Ivory embossing powder from Stampendous on them. I love the texture and dimension that playing around with embossing powder gives to the chipboard pieces.

Lastly, I used some glitter and mica flakes which I adhered down with some clear glue and a little jute bow to top off the sand dollar.

I hope you have enjoyed my post today. Check out all these great items in Gina's Store.

Gina's Designs Items Used

Beach Shape Set

 String Alongs - Shells

Cardstock Doilies Intricate

Dragonflies Fancy

Custom Cut ATCs (Available upon request)

Other Products Used

Twinkling H2o's

Stampendous Embossing Powder

Lindy's Stamp Gang Embossing Powder

Silks Acrylic Glazes

Prima Twine

Stampendous Mica Flakes

Art Is...Mixed Media Tag Tutorial by Kim

Hello friends, happy Friday! Today I would like to share a fun mixed media tag and tutorial I have created especially for the blog. I started off with one of Gina's large tags and covered it in vintage Norwegian dictionary paper that I got from a friend. I mod podged the paper on and then it was time to get out the paints!

  

 I used my Silks Acrylic Glazes and my Prima stencil, first using the stencil with some vibrant colors and then once that was dry, I got out more colors and did a light stripeing effect over the top of it. The result was great as you can see the stencils show through the glazes so you get a lot of color coming through.

 Next it was time to get out the stamps and embossing paste to start layering more on top of the paint. I used some fun words and meanings to pick up on the dictionary paper in the background.

 Next is embossing the chipboard pieces I chose to add to the tag. I love the new Collage Borders Gina has in the store, and also the new Fancy Dragonflies as well. For the dragonflies, I used several different embossing powders, layering each one on, heating it and adding a different color. I really wanted the dragonflies to be in lots of fun tones.

 Here is the result of all the embossing power layering.

 I used some fine black embossing powder for the collage border.

 Here is the finished result! I added some flowers, burlap material along the side, metal gears a frame and game spinner to finish it off.

 I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial today, I had so much fun making this tag!

Mixed media is so much fun; I hope you will give it a try!

Gina's Designs Items Used

Chipboard Tag Large

Fancy Dragonflies

Steampunk Collage Border

Other Items Used

Petaloo Flowers

Kraftsupplies4U Flowers

Prima Frame

Tim Holtz Metal Pieces

Silks Acrylic Glazes in Various Colors

Burlap From My Stash

Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste

Crafter's Workshop ART Stencil

February Challenge for Gina's Designs Craft Group: My Heart Belongs To...

Good morning, Deann here with hearts for our challenge on 

Gina's Designs Craft Group on Facebook. This months theme will be hearts. Anything with a heart on it will be good :) Here are two samples that I made.

The first one is covered in roses, lots of roses!

I added the heartbeat from the Heartbeat Set.

The second heart is all Steampunk!

I glued a piece of corrugated cardboard to the center of a chipboard heart. After that, I glued gears around the heart. I painted everything with chalk paint and then antiqued it. I painted the dragonfly rust and rubbed a little blue and white on the wings. 

Stop over and check out all the fun on the Facebook group!

(((HUGS)))

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Heartbeat Set

Gears Shape Set

Dragonflies Fancy

other products used:

KraftSupplies4u