Memory Box by Kim and a Canvas by Shanna

Hello Crafty Friends!  Today we have two awesome projects to share.  First up is Kim with one of our Memory Boxes.  These 5 x 7 Boxes come in several styles and can be found in the Altered Art section of the store.

Hello and happy Friday friends! Today I would like to share with you my graffiti inspired memory box. I had a lot of fun with this and I hope the friend it is going to will be just as happy with it as I am. Gina has a great selection of these 5 x 7 boxes. This one was a custom order for me, but you can get any of the ATC Shrines in a 5 x 7 size. Just email Gina and ask!

I used a simple paint technique on the box itself then covered it with some Kaisercraft basecoat paper. I love this paper as it looks like brick walls.  This was the beginning of my graffiti look.

Above here you can see the top of the box. I have used one of the stackable labels from Gina's and some sticker words on top of it. I painted the label a soft blue and then distressed it with some Prima chalk ink.

On the back, sides and inside of the box I did a lot of mixed media work. I used various stencils and stamps to make it have a very urban feel. You can also see at the top right corner I have added one of Gina's Steampunk doilies and a metal hinge on the side as well.

 The new chain and gear frames are so much fun to work with. I embossed them with some platinum embossing powder. In the background you can see more of my texture paste in script and boxed letters.

I hope you will stop over to the store today and pick up one of these memory boxes, they are super fun to alter!

Thanks!

Gina's Designs Items Used

5 x 7 Memory Box

Chain and Gears Frame

Stackable Labels

Steampunk Doilies

Hanging Clock

Other Items used

Kaisercraft Basecoat Paper

Metal from Butterbeescraps

Petaloo Flowers

Crafters Workshop Stencil

Artist Cellar Stencil

Dina Wakley Stencil

Lindy's Stamp Gang Spray

Ranger Embossing Powder

Gilder's Paste Rust

Next up is Shanna with an amazing and colorful canvas to share.

Good morning to everyone, it's Shanna here. I am so excited today to share a new canvas I created. 

I love love love anything Native American themed and I thought the Feathers Shape Set was perfect to go with this Prima stencil I used!

First I used the stencil with some modeling paste, then I used a water color pencil to color in the hair. I painted my feathers with Distress Paint and added patina to the canvas. I am lucky to have some alpha stickers I could use too. After all that and the feathers were glued I still needed something else to make it pop. I went through several flowers but then I found that the perfect touch was something metallic.

Item Used:

Feathers Shape Set

Halloween Cards by Donna

Hi Everyone, it's Donna, with two Halloween cards. Yes, it's that time of year again!

For this first card I used the "gate" from the Small Fence and Gate Set, and one of the Stackable Labels. I covered both with black gesso. While still wet, I sprinkled Stickles dry fine glitter in Black Diamond on the gate. I added a little bit of stenciling to the Stackable Label with purple acrylic paint dabber. 

For the second card, I used Gina's Grape Vine Leaves.  This is a new item in the store. They are great to use as pumpkin vines! The curly vines are so fun to use! I cut them into pieces to fit on the card. I covered them in black gesso and added just a pinch of dry fine black glitter in with the gesso. I didn't want a lot of sparkle, just enough to highlight the leaves and vines.

I'm going to leave all of my Halloween papers out because I just received some great chipboard Halloween embellishments from Gina's!!! Take a moment to check out the beautiful Fall and Halloween chipboard shapes and home decor in the store!

Gina's Designs

Small fence and gate set

Stackable labels set

Grape Vines (available soon)

Other products

Echo Park - Arsenic and Lace paper collection

Graphic 45 - An Eerie Tale paper collection

Anna Griffin - embellishments, silver paper

Reneabouquets.com - butterfly

Viva modeling cream - Pearl

Stickles - Dry fine glitter/Black Diamond

Ice Stickles - crystal Ice

Crafters Pick - glue

Family Heritage Photo Frame by Kim and a Patriotic Layout by Donna

First up today is Kim, with an awesome heritage styled altered frame.

Hi Friends! Today I would like to share with you my Family Heritage Picture Frame. I have this photo showing four generations of my family, with my Great-Great Grandparents in the front, my Great Grandmother in the back left and my Grandmother in the back right. The baby in the photo is my mother. This was taken around 1934.  I wanted to feature this photo and Gina had such lovely pieces for me to use to make this special frame, as this is the only family photo like this that I have.

 The Art Deco Borders & Corners were perfect to add to this frame to give it the heritage style that I was going for. I embossed them with some Stampendous Shabby Ivory embossing powder.  Below you can also see one of the wooden charms from Gina's Store that I have used.  I thought that the word "memories" was apropos.

Below I have used the antique bike, and keeping in the color theme embossed it with more of the shabby white embossing powder, with just a touch of some gold to make it stand out.

Finally, here is another shot of the art deco corners around the photo and on the top of the frame you can see the border. I just love how they have framed out my special photo.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you will check out these goodies in Gina's Store.

Gina's Designs Items Used

Art Deco Corner and Border

Antique Bike

Wooden Charm Memories

Other Items Used

Laces and Trims from MissGardenGrove & Lavish Laces

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Stampendous Embossing Powders

Buttermilk Americana Paint

Next up is Donna, one of our new DT members!

Hi everyone,  I'm Donna, and this is my first project for Gina's Designs! I am so grateful for this opportunity to create beautiful things!  I am really impressed with the quality of her products, and all the beautiful shapes, home decor and storage items.

Now on to my first project.  Is everyone excited about the upcoming fireworks?  We live next to a high school that puts on an amazing fireworks show each 4th of July, so we are looking forward to that again tomorrow night!  We just sit in the front yard...everyone is invited! Bring a lawn chair!

I love items that frame a photo. I used the chain and gears frames for both photos. I simply cut off the gears for this layout. I painted the frames with gesso, and used fired brick crackle paint. Not so much for the crackle, but because of the color/texture. I dabbed some red ink to brighten up the color. I did the same thing on the two stackable labels under the bow. I debated about leaving the chipboard natural. I love that look and I think it would have worked well with the burlap and the bow.

Ginas Designs Products

Chain and Gears Frames

Stackable Labels

Other products used

K&Co Americana paper

Distress crackle paint-fired brick

Gesso

Bone and red floss

Red ink pad

Vintage brown ink pad

Round pop dots

Thank you so much for taking a look! Have a fun, safe July 4th weekend!

Endless Possibilities with Glassine Bags by Heidi

Hello everyone....  it's Heidi here today with a little project that I did using Gina's glassine bags.  I will be honest with you all, when I first got these I had no idea what I would do with them, I thought they are little bags, what is up with that?  BUT...  now I tell you, I am having so much fun with these.  They make great gift card holders alone or if you put them on the front of a card- a little holder for money or a card.  Alter them and put them together for a little book, the possibilities are endless. 

So this is the first one I made, it is a graduation card for the daughter of one of our friends that is graduating this weekend.  That little tab at the top- attached to the money we are giving to her which is tucked into the glassine bag.  Perfect use for it do't you think?   I did decorate the front and back and the lace meets in the back and I attached my logo- did't think to take a photo for you.  I figured the back needs to be complete.  Then there will be a little card that I will tuck in it with a little message.  I love this litte sentiment because she has been so anxious to graduate and posted Yahoo on FB, fitting don't you think? 

Now this glassine bag will need to go to someone that enjoys sewing I think.  I love this G45 paper and just had to add some lace, doilies and buttons of course to go with the little Gina's Designs dressform.  The lace is from a stash that my mother gave me (on both glassine bags).   The little rosette is one that I made with some ribbon: they are really easy and go so well with the doilies. :) 

I hope that this has inspired you to pull out those glassine bags and if you don't have any stop over to Gina's and get you some along with the following supplies I used on mine.  

Gina's Designs Products

Glassine Bags (I used the 2 larger sizes)

Dressform

Doilies

Stackable Label

Have a wonderful day! 

Heidi