Halloween Steampunk Hat by Deann and Fall layout by Donna

Hello Friends!  We have two designers sharing projects today, both projects celebrating the upcoming Autumn months.  First up is Deann.

Good morning Deann here with a Gina's Designs project.  Today I'm sharing a Steampunk hat.

 I used Gina's Texture Sheet Gears as a stencil to get the Gears onto the hat. I plan on making a photo tutorial soon, to show how I acheived the effect.

 I also used lots of chipboard shapes from the Gears Shape Set. To get the rusted look, I used the Distress paint dabber in Expresso, I dabbed it all over the gear, leaving some of the raw chipboard showing, let it dry and then rubbed Vintage photo Distress Ink all over it. 

I applied the same rusting technique to the Clock Hands.

This was so much fun to make! I can't wait for Halloween to get here so I can display it on my fireplace mantle! Thanks for looking and I hope I inspired you to get your Steampunk on :)

(((HUGS)))

Deann

Gina's Designs Products used:

Gears Shape Set
Clock Hands Shape Set
Texture Sheet Gears
Other Products used:
Mask from Craftsupplies1


Next up is Donna with a 12 x 12 layout also representing the colors of Autumn.

Hi, it's Donna! Today I am sharing a Fall layout using several pieces of Gina's chipboard flourishes.  There are several beautiful sets to choose from! I love to use them to create the feel of movement on the page.

I painted the flourishes with gesso, and then with a mixture of Shimmerz texture paint (arti choked) and Tattered Angels glimmer paint (palm leaf). I lightly sprayed Ranger color wash spray mist (meadow) on top.

The words are from the Words & Phrases 2 set, and painted with brown crackle paint. 

Gina's Designs

Words & Phrases 2

Fanciful Elements

Other products

Maja papers - Walking in the Forest

Reneabouquets - Tiny Treasures butterflies  

Petaloo Botanical flowers

Prima Bella Notte flowers

Shimmerz texture paint

Ranger color wash mist spray

Burlap

Distressed Stickles

Thank you so much for taking a look! Have a good week!

March Sketch Challenge by Mary M

Happy March! This has to mean that Spring is right around the corner!  Mary here with another layout. This layout is using the March Sketch Challenge.

As always, the chipboard pieces are first given a coat of gesso. The "believe" was inked with black soot distress ink and then embossed with Lindy's Stamp Gang in Midnight Brown. For the candles, I colored the flames with yellow and orange markers, embossed the two end flames with Iridescent Sparkle and the middle flame with Stampin' Up! - Clear. The candle is painted white and the holders are embossed with Pirate Gold and I sprinkled a bit of Gold Tinsel while the embossing was still hot.

For the ornate side pieces, I took the square-like frame and cut it apart. I used Cocoa, Walnut Stain, Jumbo Java,  & Cosmic Copper inks before covering it with Hampton Art embossing powder - Clear. The same technique was used on the leaf pieces except I used Tea Leaves, Jumbo Java, & Hint of Pesto.

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to upload your March Sketch Challenge to the gallery for a chance to win $10.00 from Gina's Designs!

Gina's Designs 

 Candlesticks

10 Words

Fanciful Elements

Other Products Used

markers: Bic
gesso: Studio 71 - white
embossing power: Stampendous - Pirates Gold & Gold Tinsel
Lindy's Stamp Gang - Midnight Brown
Stampin' Up! - Clear
Craft Essentials - Iridescent Sparkle
Hampton Art - Clear
ink: Tim Holtz Distressed - Black Soot, Walnut Stain & Fire Brick
Color Box - Cocoa
Dew Drop - Tea Leaves, Jumbo Java, Hint of Pesto & Cosmic Copper

paper: The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) - Faith
velum paper
ribbon: The Crafters Haven - Velvet Ribbon

An Altered Tin by Nancy and an ATC shrine by Veronica

First up is Nancy with an altered tin.

Hi everyone, Nancy here!  I might be rushing the season just a wee bit, but when Gina designed these new mermaids, I simply couldn't wait to have some fun with them.  I'm calling this piece a mermaid aquarium.  The mermaids are available as a set of 12 in varying sizes.  I used the 4 inch size thinking I'd start small then once it gets closer to Summer, I can go much bigger with a 12 x 12 canvas project.  For this fun project, I used a tin I'd had in my stash for a couple of years.  It's a little bit larger than an altoid tin at nearly 4 x 6.  I used mod podge to apply Japanese lace papers to the tin for texture, used ink sprays in ocean colors, then coated it with clear glass bead gel.  I painted my mermaids with twinkling H2O's and then applied glass microbeads over a coating of glossy accents.  I also used our new catweed shape in the background, a clump of chipboard grass at the bottom, and a section of palm tree at the top for some extra tropical appeal.  Everything else I used was already in my stash.  My favorite part of a creation is looking through my stash to find things that are perfect, and it's so exciting when I find just the right pieces.  I wanted it to look like an aquarium so I found various wood pieces to create a stand.  I hope you like it!

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Mermaids Shape Set

Palm Trees Shape Set

Grass and Foliage

Catweed Shape Set

Fanciful Elements

Other Products:

Glass bead gel

Prima Lady Bird flowers

Japanese Lace papers from Dick Blick

Ink Sprays

Wooden decorative elements from Hobby Lobby

Gilder's Paste

Twinkling H2O's

Glass microbeads

Butterfly by Renea Bouquets on Etsy

Next up is Veronica

Hello Everyone!  It's Veronica here and today I want to share a project from Gina's Designs!  Her ATC Shrines are so much fun to decorate, and truly make wonderful gifts for any occasion! 

The ATC Shrine that I chose is titled Time.

 Mine is a simple project, but the possibilities that you can come up with on any one of Gina's ATC Shrines is endless!

 They all have a small door to open.....so cute!

 Just the perfect size to store your ATC's or, just simply decorate like a tiny shadow box, as I've seen many others who've bought these do.

 Peek - A- Boo! Says the little mouse! He has to figure out how to open the small door to get to his cheese set up on top!

Thank you for taking a look. I truly had fun with this one! It was so simple to complete an over all finished look!  You can always keep adding to make it more decorative, but sometimes I prefer a simpler design.

Gina's Designs

ATC Shrines - Time

Old scrapbook paper in my stash of many!

Americana Acrylic Paint - Buttermilk

Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist Spray - Pearl Green.

 Beacon 3-in-1 Glue

A Canvas by Kathi and a Layout by Melissa

We have two gorgeous layouts to share today.  Kathi is up first with her mixed media layout created on a canvas and by following our February sketch challenge.  You can find the monthly sketch challenge in our gallery in the categories section located at the upper right of the gallery home page.  Play along for the chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store.  Winners are chosen randomly by drawing.  Watch for a new sketch displayed on the first Monday of each month right here on the blog.

Hello, Kathi here wishing a very happy day to everyone!!! I am so glad that you have decided to drop by today and would love to see you here everyday! We enjoy showing you the many ways we use the gorgeous products from the Gina's Designs.

I created this canvas following our February Sketch Challenge, I had a lot of fun creating the canvas by prepping the canvas then using the Texture Sheet as a mask.  In the following video, I will show you how I created the canvas. Enjoy!

Video

Thanks for visiting today.  Come back soon to see more of my creations as well as creations by the rest of the Design Team.

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Texture Sheet - Swirled Hearts

Feathery Flourishes

Cardstock Doily

Regal Corners

Other Supplies Used:

Graphic 45 French Country paper

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst spays

Grab a Guy Gold

Tiger Lily Red Orange

Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabio Sprays

Sandra Dee Sepia

  South Shore Sand

Prima flower Spray

Venice Lace Trim


Next up is another gorgeous layout by Melissa.

Melissa here with a layout featuring Gina's Designs Lasercuts.  For my layout I chose this beautiful French advertising image.  I thought the chipboard elements nicely complemented and framed this feminine image.  I painted the chipboard in subtle tones of pink and gray to compliment the colors in the image.

Gina's Designs chipboard used:
Fanciful Elements

Other products used:
Pink Paislee paper
Lumiere paint
Twinkling H2os
Prima Bling
DCWV paper