ColourArte and Craft Group Challenge

Hello all!  Gina here to share a project I made using ColourArte products. 

All month long you will be seeing lots of gorgeous work by our team members featuring ColourArts.  If you have never used them, be sure to check them out! The colors are fabulous; fully pigmented and the shimmer is just perfect.

I decided to team up my ColourArts Twinkling H2O's and Silks with Deann's Facebook Group challenge, Recycle, to create a faux canvas.  I began with a cracker box that was headed for our recycle bin. 

I glued the top flap shut and coated the box with gesso.  Once dry, I covered the box with strips torn from old dictionary pages. Using the Brick Wall Texture Sheet, I created the brickwork in the upper left corner with Snow-tex.  I colored the bricks with Playful Peony Twinkling H2O's, Black Soot and Fired Brick Distress Inks.

I then used the Guatemalan Green Silks to wash the box.

The Balloon was painted with Silks in Apple Blossom and Emperor's Gold.  The background for the balloon top was cut from a piece of old sheet music.

The feather was colored using Iridescent Blue Twinkling H2O's and then inked with some Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.  The Key was washed with the Emperor's Gold Silks for a brass look.

I printed out the quote using a word processing program and cut it up to arrange it as I wanted it.

The tree was inked with Walnut Brown Distress Ink and the branches tipped with Pretty Peridot Silks.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Remember to keep an eye out for all the fabulous projects featuring ColourArte products this month.

Gina's Designs Products used:

Feathers Shape Set

Hot Air Balloon Net Style

Bare Trees Mini

Wooden Decorative Keys

ColourArte Products used

Silks Acrylic Glaze

   Pretty Peridot

   Guatemalan Green

   Emperor's Gold

   Apple Blossom

Twinkling H2O's

   Playful Peony

   Iridescent Blue

"Happiness" An Altered Canvas by Veronica

Hello Again! Veronica here sharing an Altered Canvas. I created this for my Mother who is really hard to please.   She really loved it, making it all worthwhile!

I actually started this one last September, but wasn't sure where to go with it. So I stepped away.....for 8 months!

Gina's Designs and Laser Cuts are truly an inspiration for me to complete a project!

 Here you see her Laser Cut chipboard comes in so many shapes and I just love anything with a Paris theme.

Her Parisian Shape Set  is ideal, and I special ordered the Eiffel Tower from Gina in a larger size to fit my canvas.

 

Love the added touch of the  Hot Air Balloon   

This particular one is the Net Style.

And one can never have too many of Gina's intricate Doilies on hand!

Hope you enjoyed today's project! Thanks for stopping by.

Gina's Designs

Parisian Shape Set 

( Special Order on Eiffel Tower Size)

Hot Air Balloons Net Style

Doily Intricates

Cards by Shanna and a home decor project by Marfa

Hi everyone, today we have two really gorgeous cards to share, and a bright and cheery wreath that's sure to brighten your day.  First up is Shanna.

Shanna here with two cards to share. I thought the Arched Window would be a great piece for this card. I colored the chipboard using some Prima Chalks and then gave it a coat of glossy accents. 

Here you can see the Fern Fronds with a pastel Prima Chalk.

For my second card I couldn't resist using the Cartographer collection with this fabulous Net Style Hot Air Balloon. 

I first coated it gesso, then more Prima chalks, followed by Gold Foil Prima Bloom Spray.  I heat set that,  then I used Lindy's Sandra Dee Flat Fabio spray to darken it up.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I  hope you were inspired to create your own creations with some of Gina's Lasercuts. 

Next up is Marfa

Happy Saturday pretty and creative people!  This is Crafting Marfa.  This morning I want to show you my new summer wreath!  I used an old Styrofoam wreath that used to be a Spring wreath but was sort of falling apart.  I covered the wreath with Creative Twist ribbon in beige. Then I sprayed it with ink in green, brown and yellow.  The finishing touch was to cover it with two different fabric ribbons and flowers.  The focal piece is a birdhouse wall hanging from Gina's Designs.  I covered the birdhouse pieces with scrapbook paper and added more of Gina's Designs Flourishes and a butterfly.  

It is a very cheerful, summery wreath and I love it! 

Gina's Designs Supply List

Birdhouse Wall Hanging

Flourishes

Other Supplies:

Flowers and Butterfly from Craftsupplies1

Ribbon

Styrofoam wreath

Hot glue

Paper glue

Family Photo Cube by Kim

Hi everyone and happy Friday! For me weekends are all about family, so today I would like to share with you my Family Photo Cube I have created featuring photos of my Grandson Brayden.  I used some of the Prima Cartographer paper on this cube, and there are lots of images of hot air balloons on the paper, so it worked out great with Gina's Net Style Hot Air Balloons which I have used on the top of the cube.  I also used some of the Border & Corner Gear Miniatures along the side of the balloon, and a wooden sentiment from my stash that says Our Family.

Above here you can also see the photo on the front and I have used some of the Art Deco Corners, embossed in black, for photo corners. I finished it off with some flowers and a metal zipper.

 Below here you can see some photos of my beautiful Grandson Brayden.  I have placed his photo inside some of the new Word Frames.  The first one says "moment", and on the opposite side of the cube, I have one which says "family". I used another of the Border & Corner Gear Miniatures, a metal arrow and flower in the corner of the frame. I wanted to keep it simple, to make the photo the star of the show.

 

Here is the reverse side of the photo cube. You can see I have used one of the new Photo Reels, embossed it in black, and then used a metal flower on top of it. I then used one of the words from the Word and Phrases set "love", and topped it off with another flower. Below the back of the hot air balloon, I used a metal butterfly and cameo. On the base you can see I placed a vintage doily, some more flowers and some of Gina's Feathery Flourishes to complete the look. 

 Below here is a close up of the Deco corners, they make perfect photo corners for projects, I just love how they turned out and they hold the photo perfectly!

I hope you will try making your own family photo cube, this was a lot of fun to create!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Gina's Designs Products Used

Art Deco Borders and Corners

Word Frames

Hot Air Balloon Net Style

Photo Reel

Words & Phrases 1 Set

Feathery Flourishes

Border & Corner Gear Miniatures

Other Items Used

Prima Cartographer Paper

Metal Cherub, Flower & Butterfly from Craftsupplies1

Wild Orchid Craft Flowers

Stampendous Aged Taupe, Shabby White Embossing Powder

Ranger Fine Black Embossing Powder

Fabscraps Metal Zippers

Wooden Sentiment from my Stash

Lots of fun projects to share from Gina's Designs and the team at Craft Supplies1

Hello Again everyone! Today we wanted to share more of the amazing projects that have been created by the Craftsupplies1 Design Team. They have really made our products shine and below here you will find some beautiful samples of their work.

First up is Kim who has created these unique vintage looking luggage pieces from our book boxes.

Here is the link to Kim's Video with more details about her project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvjruiHCv7k

Next up we have Marla H. She has created some lovely little Chipboard Clipboards from our shop.

Here is the link to Marla's video explain how she created them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMgk7_C2_AI

This is a beautiful Fairy Box created by Kristina. She has featured our Fairy Shapes in her shadowbox and done a wonderful job!

Here is the link to Kristina's Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-vWdTBEizY&list=UUQTdDSesvhnejmvu526xO1Q

Next up we have Becky up with a gorgeous card she has created featuring several of our pieces

Here is the link to Becky's Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYZ9LNpURdg

And last but not least here is a very fun project by Ashley who created a beautiful Shabby Chic Frame

Here is the link to Ashley's video explaining her design.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_7sVTaxQhQ

Next up is Shanna with her take on our March Layout Challenge.  Check in out in the Gallery, and play along with us for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate.

Hey everyone. Shanna here. Have you stopped by to check out the challenge? You can do whatever you would like with the challenge. You can create a home decor piece, make some altered art, and you can do a layout too. 

I chose to play along with a layout. I am not going to lie I told the girl what the heck am I suppose to do.... I had some ideas and lots of stuff all over the floor trying to see it in my head. Finally this is what I came up with!

Items Used:

Small Fence and Gate Set

Words and Phrases Set 1

For more photos and info check it out on my blog here!

Next up "Take A Balloon Ride" with Heidi

 Hello everyone, Heidi here.  I just adore these large size chipboard tags so much, giving you lots of space to decorate and make a statement.  

 I started this tag by taking a piece of kraft cardstock, crimping it and then tore a couple of spots in the top paper so that the "corrugated" paper shows through. I like doing this because then you can tear your paper and either stamp on that back piece or in this case, I put in a gear and then layered another layer of gears/buttons on top of it. 

Then at the top of the tag I added a few more gears and tied them together.  My thought in my head is that the gears are turning and the balloon is rising.  

Products used: 

Gears Borders and Corners Miniatures 

Gear Shape Set

Clock Hand Shape Set

Hot Air Balloon Net Style 

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

An Altered Spool in a Steampunk theme by Kathi

Hi there, it's Kathi here sharing another of our cross promotional projects with CraftSupplies1.  I created my spool using many of the available steampunk shapes from Gina's store.  I covered the spool with Graphic45 Steampunk design paper.  I really love this paper, and I stayed with the color scheme of black, teal, and ivory.  For the base of the clock, I re purposed the face of a large broken clock, and also used the hands of the clock on the side of the spool.

Products used:

Gina’s Designs:

Large Spool

Steampunk Hearts

Steampunk Lightbulb Set

Hot Air Balloons Net Style

Steampunk Lady

Steampunk Gentleman

Steampunk Fan

Parisian Shape Set

Steampunk Borders

Gears Shape Set

Dressform & Wings Shape Set (Wings only custom sized)

Steampunk Shape Set

Card Stock Doilies Set Steampunk

Crafts Supplies 1:

Crafts Supplies 1- black crochet lace

Crafts Supplies 1 – multi colored flat bling trim

Layout A Burst of Spring w/ CraftSupplies1

Today I'm sharing my first project I've created for our month long cross promotional with CraftSupplies1.  This layout features my Willie boy.  The photo was taken on the day he came to live with me in the Spring of 2001.  He passed away early last Summer and I like to think he's still enjoying the gorgeous flowers in some other realm.  I really loaded this one up, and I have it hanging on my wall in a deep shadowbox frame behind protective glass.  Most of the flowers I used are from CraftSupplies1.  As soon as I saw these gorgeous flowers, I knew exactly what I was going to do with them.

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Grass and Foliage

Hot Air balloons Net Style

Scribbled Frames and Lines

Border Sticks

CraftSupplies1

Lavender Flowers

Cream Roses

Two Tone Blue Roses

Two Tone Purple Roses

Lavender Roses

.50 inch Lace Trim

Other:

Design paper and cardstock die cuts by K & Company