Paris Themed Mini Album by Nancy and a Fall Themed Banner by Donna

Hi Crafty Friends!  Today we have two projects to share.  First up is Nancy with another August cross-promotional project featuring Gina's Designs with printable paper kits by Kitty's Scrap Post.

Hello Everyone!  Nancy here with another cross promotional project pairing Gina's Design's chipboard with digital papers from Kitty's Scrap Post.  This is my third project this month using the awesome papers in the Heartbreak kit.  Today I'm sharing a Paris themed mini album.  There are several more photos of this mini posted on my blog, and the link will be provided at the end of the post.

Above:  The cover was created using fussy cut images from the Heart Break digital paper kit and a Gina's Designs Texture Sheet in Diamond Pattern, deco corners, and the word "Love" from the 10 words set.

Above:  Background papers and images are from the digital paper kit.  Photo book tucked inside pocket featuring a chipboard cameo by Gina's Designs embossed in shabby aged silver.  The page on the right is a split page, with the top half featuring a flip up.

Above:  A flip-up page featuring sentiment,  corset and mirror by Gina's Designs.  Perfume bottle is fussy cut from the digital papers, and also background paper is from the collection.  All design elements are unattached in the photo mat area, so a photo can be slipped onto the mat.

Above:  Gina's Designs chair and dressform, the perfume bottle, image of lady and background paper are from the digital paper collection.   All design elements are unattached in the photo mat area, so a photo can be slipped onto the mat.

Above:  Another cameo from Gina's Designs placed on an image fussy cut from the collection

  Feathery Flourishes surround the fabric flower.

Above:  The image opens up to display more gorgeous images from the collection.

Above:  More images from the collection and a chipboard Fleur de lis and Paris elements from Gina's Designs.

Above:  A flip page featuring papers from the collection (you can see the inside of this page and more on my blog) and Eiffel Tower by Gina's Designs.  On the adjoining page I have a side pocket featuring doilies from Gina's Designs in black, and also a silhouette lady has been script stamped. 

More gorgeous images from the collection on this flip out page, and below is the final page, with tag removed to reveal a transparency with an image from the collection slipped inside which could be replaced with a photo.

This mini album was so much fun to create.  Lots more photos on my blog HERE.

Gina's Designs Products used:

Fashion Cameos

Vintage Ladies Silhouette Set

Art Deco Corner Set

10 Words

Parisian Shape Set

Words and Phrases 1

Feathery Flourishes Set

Digital Design Papers by Kitty's Scrap Post

Heart Break Full Kit

Other:

Dark Red Latex Roses and White Pearl Trim by Craftsupplies1

White Feather Flower on cover by Tresors deLuxe

Next up is Donna with one of our new products for Fall.  This banner looks amazing paired with Graphic 45 papers!

Hi, it's Donna here today to share a Fall Banner I made with Gina's Designs Fall Banner Kit!

The chipboard kit comes with two types of leaves, and two cute rakes! 

I have to confess...I am addicted to making the cute 1 inch chipboard charms (punch elements)! I was so excited to see the 1 inch round designs in the paper collection! 

Gina's Designs

Fall Banner kit

Punch elements 1 inch scalloped

Other Products

Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale Collection papers and embellishments

Shabby lace and butterfly - Little Scrap Shop/Etsy

1 inch punch

Embossing powder

Thank you for stopping by Gina's today! 

House Wall Hanging by Kim

Hello crafty friends! Today I would like to share with you my house wall hanging! This set of 3 is from the Birdhouse Wall Hanging Set, and I have modified them to be some fun little mixed media houses.

You can see in these photos that I have had some real fun with the background on these. I love doing mixed media and I started with a coat of gesso, then layered on some sprays to give a colorful effect.

After I used the sprays, I got out my stamps from Rubbermoon and my clay. I made impressions in the clay with the stamps, then used mica powders to color the clay. Once the clay was baked I was able to add them to the little houses. I also used some of the same stamps from Rubbermoon in the background of the houses. I stamped them on with some Stazon Black Ink. As a final touch I used some watered down white paint to create some splotches on the houses to give it a nice shabby look.

I used some words from the Words and Phrases 1 set on each of the tops of the houses and added some flowers in matching colors to finish them off.

I added some metallic ribbon from my stash to attach the houses together in a row to hang up. I love how they turned out!

I hope you like my project I have shared with you today!  Check out all the great goodies in Gina's Store!

Gina's Designs Items Used

Birdhouse Wall Hanging

Words and Phrases 1

Other Items Used

Stamps by Rubbermoon

Wild Orchid Craft Flowers

Craftsupplies1 Flowers

Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays & Mica Powders

Shimmerz Sprays

Silks Acrylic Glazes

Stazon Ink Black

Sculpey Clay

Ribbon From My Stash



Nautical Shrine by Shanna and Mixed Media Canvas by Brigitte

Hi Everyone!  We have two amazing designers on the blog today sharing very different types of projects.  First up is Shanna.

Hi everyone. Shanna here today to share an ATC Shrine I decorated.

I painted my shrine with red acrylic paint and distressed the surface a bit, then lined the inside with Graphic 45 papers.

I fussy cut some of the images from the papers and placed sand underneath them!

Items Used:

Gina's Designs - Nautical Shrine

Next up today is Brigitte with a mixed media canvas.

Hello crafty friends!  I have a burlap canvas to share with you today featuring my daughter's first grade class photo, beautifully highlighted with Gina's laser cuts.

I primed the canvas in spots with Gesso and sprayed the colors I chose as a base for the canvas and began applying all the pieces in my vision :)  I primed all of the laser cuts with Gesso and used sprays and embossing powders until I got the desired results for each piece.

Here I embossed the smallest Skeleton Clock in this set and layered the clock hands from the shapes set followed by a butterfly from the Butterflies and Dragonflies set.  The Leafy Cluster is the base layer and was sprayed with two different colors to coordinate perfectly :)

And finally on the right side of the canvas I showcase the banner border which I cut to fit and the "Beautiful" phrase from the Words and Phrases 1 set.  I am so happy with how this came out and would not have been able to make it happen without Gina's designs!

Thank you for taking a peek, I hope you like it!  xo, Brigitte

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Skeleton Clocks

Leafy Cluster Base

Butterflies and Dragonflies

Words and Phrases 1

Banner Border Strips

Clock Hands Shape Set

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

Trim Organizer By Bonnie

Hi Everyone, and Happy Friday! Today we have Guest Designer Bonnie, who has created this stunning Trim Organizer. She has created something very beautiful, and used several of our chipboard items to decorate it.

You can see above here that Bonnie has created a lovely shabby vintage look and used some of the words and phrases, cardstock doilies, clock hands, tulip scroll corners and even half of a steampunk heart on the right hand side and adorned it with some beautiful flowers as well!

We love how she has decorated the box with all these gorgeous trims, laces and flowers!

Here are more of the words and phrases used on the lace spools that come with the trim organizer, and she has also added some more of the tulip scroll corners in the back.

Here is a side view of the box, where Bonnie has decorated it with one of our flourish pieces and more lace and flowers. She has added some feet to the bottom of the box for a finishing touch.

Thanks so much Bonnie we just love it!

Gina's Designs Items Used on this Project

Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

Clock Hands Set

Words and Phrases 2

Steampunk Heart

Trim Organizer

Tulip Scroll Corners

Flourishes 2

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 

Window Shadow Box by Kim and an Altered Canvas by Heidi

We have two amazing projects to share today.  First up is Kim, with an amazing home decor project!

Hi Everyone!  It's Kim here to share my newest creation, a Window Shadow Box done in a vintage shabby style.  It was tons of fun to create, and I love how it turned out.

I covered the inside of the box with a gorgeous black and white photo frame paper from Teresa Collins, and used aqua and turquoise as my accent colors. I painted the frame of the window with some distress paint in white, then sanded it back to the raw wood of the box to really make it look aged and distressed.

Here you can see inside the top of the box, and on the left side I have added one of the Gates from the small fence and gate set, which I embossed in an aged Silver tone. I placed some white, aqua and turquoise flowers in the box behind the gate and added a metal sign sentiment on top. In the middle of the window I placed some resin frames and added my initial.  To the right are some white resin cameras backed by some white doilies. In the far right corner, I placed a small clock button.

 Below, you can see a frame I have altered and added a vintage photo of myself on my 5th Birthday! I have also added the word "Dream" from the Words and Phrases 1 Set. I added some flowers and a camera charm to the top and placed 2 of the intricate doilies on the side and top of the frame. To the right of the frame is a metal camera which I altered using some Patina Guilders Paste, and added a flower to the center. I added a fun metal tap and pipe to the bottom on top of some vintage lace.

 Below, you can see the bottom right of the shadow box.  I have added a steam punk doily and a large wing from the Wings Assortment Set, which I have embossed with shabby blue and aged silver embossing powder.   I added a wooden sentiment and flowers to finish it off.

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my Window Shadow Box, and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Gina's Designs Items Used

Window Shadow Box

Steam Punk Doily

Intricate Doily Set

Wings Assortment

Words and Phrases 1 Set

Small Fence & Gate Set

Other Items Used

Tim Holtz Distress Paint Picket Fence

Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers

Petaloo Flowers

Prima Resin Cameras

Melissa Francis Resin Frames

Teresa Collins Memorabilia Paper

Prima Junkyard Findings Metal Tap

Michaels Photo Frame and Metal Camera

Patina Color Gilders Paste

Stampendous Embossing Powder in Shabby Blue and Aged Silver

Wooden Memories Sentiment from WhichCraftDoYouDo? on Zibbet

Lace from my Stash

Next up is Heidi with a gorgeous altered canvas featuring our Queen Anne's Lace chipboard shapes.

 Hello everyone, Heidi here!  Today's project is a canvas I made for Gina's Designs using the gorgeous Lace Flowers.  To start the project I used the honeycomb grid to put some medium randomly on the canvas. 

 I then painted the entire canvas with a light gray paint, going back to add a little mustard to the medium spots (these areas were dry within an hour or two).  I painted the lace flowers with paint and then I used some medium to give it a little depth along with some glitter.
  

Here is a little closer picture of the flowers.  I have them lifted off the page to give the entire canvas some depth.  The glitter is actually very fine and all over the entire canvas.  The effect is so pretty but it was hard for me to get a good photograph.

Gina's Designs

Texture Sheets 

Queen Ann Lace