'Love This' - a Layout by Lynne

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm an animal lover, and that I enjoy scrapping photos of my sweet fur-babies. I caught Lily and Zoey napping together in front of my scraproom window and love the soft look of the resulting photo.

The beautiful chipboard flourishes and the title piece were first painted with tan acrylic paint, then with Ranger Crackle Paint in clear Rock Candy. I then rubbed Ranger Gathered Twigs ink over them to enhance the look of the cracks. It's a simple way to get a natural earthy look.

Thanks for visiting, and have yourself a wonderfully creative week!

Gina's Items Used

Tulip Scroll Corners

Word Elements 1

Cards by Shanna

Hello Friends!  It's Shanna here,  and I'm back again with cards to share that I created for Gina's Designs Lasercuts. I am beyond excited to share these. I love making cards and these were so fun to make. 

First up is my Thank You card. I used some Prima papers and flowers, and painted my chipboard with gesso. For the Fern Fronds I gave those an extra coat of Prima Chalk Ink. 

For the second card I just love love love this one. I used the newest collection from Prima called Forest Green. I paired it with a Wood Element, Dragonfly, and Birdcage from Gina's Designs. 

I put a image in the heart and covered it with Glossy Accents!

The birdcage got a coat of gesso and the dragonfly got Distress Paint and Crackle Accents.

Items Used:

Butterflies and Dragonflies

Ornamental Birdcages Shape Set

Wooden Charm - Heart

Tulip Scroll Corners

Fern Fronds

Alarm Clock Shadowbox by Kim

Hi Crafty Friends! Today I would like to share my altered alarm clock shadowbox, one of the newer items in our store.   You get 6 layers to the clock which you can stack up to create depth, it's a super fun design!

I used some Distress Crackle paint on the clock and after it was dry I used some of the new Shimmerz Inklingz watercolors. I used the Inklings to dry brush over the cracks and it picked them up perfectly and really accented them.

Once I was done with that, I used some laces around the outside layers and the inside edges. I then used more Inklingz and Blingz on the chipboard wing and also on the wooden "dream" charm.

I added some embellishments, flowers and a cute little nest to finish off the clock.

 I really loved making this project.  It was quick and lots of fun to do. Check them out in Gina's Store!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Gina's Designs Items Used

Alarm Clock

Tulip Scroll Corners

Wings Assortment

Dream Wood Charm

Other Items Used

Wild Orchid Craft Flowers

Lace from Craftsupplies1

Prima Clock, Nest & Hands

Tim Holtz Number Plate

Tim Holtz Wallflower Paper

Ranger Distress Crackle Paint

Shimmerz Inklings & Blingz



Home Decor - Key and Crest by Nancy

Hi Everyone, Nancy here!  Today I am sharing a vintage heritage project.  I thought these photos of my Dad and my Granddad, would be perfect to display on our new Key and Crest Wall hanging.  This is a good sized piece to work with, about 12 inches across.  I am really happy with how it turned out, and it's a keepsake since my Dad and Granddad are no longer with us.

 I used several products to get the look I wanted for the key and crest, meaning the scrolled areas and the key.   The center area was papered with the DCWV Timeless Type Stack.    I began by using a fan shaped brush to achieve a light dry coat of gesso (at that point some raw chipboard still shows through).  Next I covered the whole piece with a bright turquoise luminescent type paint.  Following that I dry brushed a bit of bright orange here and there.   Next I embossed over everything with Tim Holtz vintage photo distress embossing powder.  Following that step I stamped over the whole piece with a burlap textured stamp,  and embossed those areas with copper colored embossing powder.  I then rubbed Gold colored Gilder's Paste all along the edges.  Thanks for looking!

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Key and Crest Wall Hanging

Pocket Watch Assorted Sizes Set

Tulip Scroll Corners

Chain Borders

Faux Metal Number Plates

Miniatures Shape Set - Guy Thing

Heidi's Stars Shape Set

Whimsical Fairy Watering Can from Jennifer and A Little China Cabinet from Heidi

Hello Friends today we have some amazing projects by two of our designers. First up is our Guest Designer Jennifer who has created this whimsical Spring Fairy Watering Can!

Here you can see one of our Fairies perched upon the spout of the can, ready to help out watering the flowers.

We love how the butterflies seem to be flying all around this magical piece!

 Can you spot the Fairy hiding in the flowers?

Thank you so much Jennifer for your beautiful project!

Gina's Designs Items Used

  Butterflies & Dragonflies Set

Garden Fairies

Keys & Plates Shape Set

Ornamental Birdcages Shape Set

Welcome Sign Special Order from Gina's Designs

(For more info on special orders, please contact Gina's Designs)

Other Items Used

Graphic 45 Secret Garden Paper

Silk Flowers from Jennifer's Stash

Heart Lace from Craftsupplies1

Other Laces from Jennifer's Stash

Now over to Heidi who has this wonderful China Cabinet to share!

 Good Day my friends!!

Today's project from Gina's Designs is a new little china cabinet and it is A-dorable!  It is made with a hard board and so it was easy for me to use my American Chalk paint on it.  I have been wanting to do a project with it and this worked perfect- the small version of my ideal little cabinet.  The doors open and there are 2 shelves in there to store little items on it.    

On the bottom are 3 little drawers that are sturdy and open and can actually be used for storage (imagine that!).  I got these little drawer pulls that are actually brads- aren't they perfect for the distressed cabinet?  I adore it. 

Products Used: 

China Cabinet

Tulip Scroll Corners