Memory Tray by Guest Designer Pat

This week I had the pleasure of working with the Memory Tray Shadow Box.  

I started off by spraying the entire piece with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst sprays (in pink and red). I added some K & Co. paper to the inside edges of each box, as well as the top and sides of the shadow box. I painted some of the hearts from the Valentine's Shape Set with white and pink paint. I painted a heart and locket from the same set in metallic copper. Once everything was painted and papered, I began assembling each section.

 For the very top, I added a piece of lace cut to the shape of a fan. I layered the phrase "A Little Romance", in its raw form, from the Words & Phrases 1 set. I heat embossed the lips with Ladybug Red from Martha Stewart, then added it next to the phrase at the top. I added an "XOXO" ticket from my stash.

For the largest compartment in the shadow box, I added a doily from the Cardstock Doilies Gina sent me. I stamped the Victorian couple on vanilla card stock and loosely cut it out to add on top of the doily using dimensional adhesive. I added a ticket that says "love" from my stash. I placed one of the hearts from the Valentine's Shape set in the left upper corner and layered a raindrop sticker on top. A couple of gorgeous roses finished off this compartment.

  The rest of the small compartments are pretty self explanatory, I think, by looking at the photos. I added a few more roses here and there from my stash, along some bows and a clock charm from my stash. The dress form embellishment is one that I made last week, but it does use Gina's dress form and doily.

Gina's Designs Products Used:
Memory Tray Shadow Box
Valentines Shape Set
Words & Phrases 1
Cardstock Doily Set Intricates
Word Art Romance 
Dressforms 2 Shape Set

Winter Memories

Good Morning, Kathi here with another fun cross promotional project with The Robins Nest. I used the snow flake paper & the rub on's on some glittery paper from Robin's Nest and placed it inside the postage stamp shadow box from Gina's Store.

I added some flowers and trim to the corner, along with one of Gina's Cardstock Doilies.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Gina's Designs:
Postage Stamp Shadow box
Cardstock Doilies

The Robin's Nest:

 Winter Deer Paper
Winter Snowflake
Snow Rub Ons
Alphabet Sticker Sheet

Other supplies used:
Wild Orchid Crafts Roses
 Pearl Sprays
1/8" White Crochet Lace
White Gesso
White Bridal Lace

Cards to Make People Smile!

Hi! Lynne here with some happy cards inspired by the Valentine-themed pieces in my latest goody box from Gina, as well as some of the other great items.

I love painting my chipboard, then stamping and heat-embossing it for  an ornate effect, like I did on the clock and large heart here:

For this one, I trimmed a birdhouse piece to become the jail cell (my friend and I call each other our partner in crime!) and added the lovely heart flourish piece as well:

This card is for a bird-lover's birthday, so the cage and the bird on the branch were perfect accents! I first dry-embossed the birdcage. I then covered it with crackle finish before heat embossing it. Texture paste was applied to the branch before I heat embossed that piece:

I placed the inside sentiments next to the cards to give you a better idea of the finished items (and the first two really wouldn't have made much sense without them!)
Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderfully creative week!

Gina's Designs Products Used

Build a Layout-lovebirds
Ornamental Birdcages Shape Set
Bird on Branch Assortment
Skeleton Clocks
Clock Hands Shape Set

Other Items Used
BoBunny Avenues papers
Graphic 45 Raining Cats and Dogs papers
Marion Smith Posh papers

Valentine Card and Gift Bag

Good morning, Deann here with a Valentine card and gift bag.

Instead of decorative paper, I used laces to cover the card base and Glassine bag.

On the card I used the "Love You" from Build a Layout Lovebirds and the Hearts Border Sticks.

I thought the aluminum roses look great in the center of the hearts.

   

The gift bag was made with a Glassine bag that I covered with lace and trim.

The center of the bag started with a doily. I added a leaf, a flower, and then a button on top. I painted an arrow from the Say Cheese Shape Set. 

(((HUGS)))

Gina's Designs Products Used

Say Cheese Shape Set 

Border Sticks-Hearts

Build A Layout Lovebirds

Other Products Used

 KraftSupplies4u

On the Beach Layout by Shanna

Good morning and a happy weekend to you all.

Today I have a fun layout to warm you up! I know some may not be in really cold weather, but it is brrrr biscuits here. The layout that I created was from a trip to Florida in the middle of winter. My daughter was one-year-old then and we went to play on the beach.

 I gave the title and the string along a coat of gesso. Then I went to town with two different blue gelatos and blended them with my finger.  Using a baby wipe, I removed spots of color on it to give it texture.

For my sting along, I applied liquid pearls by smearing it with my finger. I added some glass bead gel to the clam shell. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Gina's Designs Products Used:

String Alongs - Shells

Title - On the Beach 1

Love Always

Kathi here to share with you today a cross promotional project between the Robins Nest, & Gina's Designs! I have a 12 X 12 winter layout and a  large tag.

12 X 12 Layout

The chipboard pine trees and deer go perfectly with the paper from The Robin's Nest.

Large tag 

Gina's Designs:
Deer
Flourish Frame Sienna
Curly Word: Always 
Pine Tree Shape Set

The Robins Nest:
Winter Deer
Winter Snowflakes
Snowflake Glitter Cutouts

Other Supplies: 
Wild OrchidCrafts Roses
 Pearl sprays WOC
Chiffon Ribbon
1/8" white crocet lace
White Gesso
Texture Paste

Winter Cabin Shadowbox Using The Robins Nest Papers

Hi everyone! It's Donna!

Today I am sharing Gina's Cabin in the Woods Shadowbox. This month we are promoting The Robins Nest, and we received these beautiful "winter collection" papers. Once I saw the blue and white papers, I knew I wanted to make a shabby cabin shadowbox.

  

The Shadowbox is very easy to assemble, the pieces fit together nicely!
I cut the papers to fit along the top of the back piece, and each section of the shadow box and glued them down. I painted the rest of the pieces with white crackle paint.

After assembling the shadow box, I used Aleene's snow in the cubbies, on the cabin, trees, and on the top of the shadowbox.  I added feet to the box so there would be additional height for the lace on the bottom.

 I added Gina's chipboard snowflakes, painted with white gesso,  layered with punched snowflakes using The Robins Nest papers. The coffee mug in the bottom left corner  is one of Gina's chipboard shapes. I painted it with white gesso, white paint, and then glossy accents. The fireplace comes with the shadowbox. I simply painted with white crackle paint.

I used white gesso on the two deer, and the word "Dream", and covered them with chunky glitter glass while still wet.

And then the fun part; finding additional items for the cubbies that fit your theme!

This was a really fun project!

Thank you for stopping by today! 

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Cabin in the Woods Shadowbox

Winter Shape Set

Snowflake Shape Set
Words and Phrases 1
Deer 

The Robin's Nest

Winter collection papers

Other Products

Prima flowers

Prima resin frames

Prima resin angels

Aleene's Snow

White crackle paint

White gesso

Petaloo Berries

Chunky Glitter glass - Reneabouquets