Gina's Designs Leafy Branches with Birds

Hello friends!  Happy autumn!  Debbie with you today sharing a layout using Gina's Designs Leafy Branches with Birds.  I didn't give these leaves autumn colors because where I live the leaves are mostly still green.  We are having a long summer and everything is still beautiful here.  This layout is a special one because of the photos of my daughter's college graduation.  They mark a milestone and a lot of hard work accomplished.  I took these photos of her outside against a rodeo chute gate and I wanted to add a little softness to the layout.  These Leafy Branches remind me of flourishes and of the beautiful trees that were hanging over the chutes where the photo was taken. 

 To dress up the branches I simply inked them with chalk ink and then added Inka Gold rub to them in two different colors.  I love how it made this layout feel like you were in a beautiful garden somewhere. The pink flowers and soft colors gave this a romantic feel.

Thank you for taking a peek at my layout and for stopping by Gina's blog today!  

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Leafy Branches with Birds

Gina's Designs and The Robins Nest Collaboration

Hello friends!  Welcome to Gina's Designs Laser Cuts Blog!  Debbie with you today sharing a layout I created using Gina's Design's Laser Cuts and The Robins Nest Saffron Sunrise Collection.

This layout is a special one of my grandparents when they were young and the products used on this layout are so perfect for a vintage layout.  I have a short video to go with this layout so I hope you'll check it out too.

To start this layout I created the background using The Robins Nest Saffron Sunshine Collection, modeling paste and stencils.  

You'll notice off to the side is Gina's Designs Deco Lattice Panel I. I used this piece as part of the background.

Next step is to cut 2 circles using the Deco Lattice Panel I as a guide for sizing your circles. After cutting your circles, cut the Deco Lattice Panel I in half.  

Time to Gesso your chipboard pieces.  I used the Curly Word: Always as my title for this layout and I also used some leftover pieces that wer part of the Deco Panel.  

After the gesso has dried, it's time to add some DecoArt Crackle Glaze to all your Gina's Designs Laser Cuts. Apply it generously and you'll get a great effect on your chipboard.

Time to paint!  I used Americana Acrylic paint by DecoArt for my color of choice, Marigold.  It coordinates well with the Robins's Nest Saffron Collection!

Allow the paint to dry and using VersaMark clear embossing ink, ink up all your chipboard pieces and emboss with embossing powder.  

Time to put your layout together!

I used Robins Nest Dew Dew Glue to adhere all my small pieces.  I added rub-ons and flowers and Robins Nest Diamond Drops to the small chipboard pieces.

I hope you enjoyed this layout and be sure to stop by Gina's Store and The Robins Nest!  You will find all these products in each store and don't be surprised to find so much more!!!

Thanks for stopping by Gina's Blog today!!

Debbie

Standing Flip Album

Hello friends! Welcome to Gina's Designs! Debbie with you today sharing a fun little flip album.  I've been wanting to make a small album that I can set on my desk with my dogs photos in it and this Standing Flip Book is perfect!  This is how it comes in it's unfinished form.

 I really loved the look of the frame as it comes so I left it as it s and simply covered the chipboard with my choice of patterned paper.

I added some flowers and fussy cut several pieces from the patterned paper. The paper came in a paper pad with several different patterns and I was able to add tags and some journaling simply by cutting some of it out.

Gina's Designs Products used:

Standing Flip Book

Additional items:

Graphic 45 Raining Cats and Dogs 8x8 paper pad.

Thanks for stopping by Gina's Blog today!!

Gina's Designs and ColourArte Collaboration

Hello friends!  Debbie with you on a beautiful Sunday morning to share a layout using some fabulous products!  After all, what can be better than Gina's Laser Cuts and ColourArte products to make them look awesome!!  I'm sharing a layout today of my daughters wedding...they are such a gorgeous couple and deserve great product to highlight their special day!

To begin this project I started off with my background.  Starting with Gina's Designs Laser cuts, I gessoed all my pieces and then added coordinating colors with H2O's.

I created my background by adding texture paste to my patterned paper.

Next step was to pencil in the area that my center of my photo and the focus of my layout would be.

I highlighted the area with color around the area where the large circle would be placed. I used Twinkling H2o's and a paintbush.

To make my textured patterns stand out I embossed them in random areas with gold embossing powder.

Add the background matting and photo and embellish with your favorite embellishments. I added some lines with an ink pen to highlight the petals. The petals were all painted with Twinkling H2o's.

Thank you for stopping by Gina's blog today!  Hope you will give these simple techniques a try!!

Debbie

Gina's Designs products

Daisies

Skeleton Clocks

Curly Word: Happy

Thanks so much for the products by

ColourArte!

These are amazing products and loved working with them!!

Debbie

Play Hard

Hello everyone!!  Debbie with you today to share a layout of one of America's favorite past times.  I come from a long line of baseball players in my family.  My dad coached my brother who was a wild left handed pitcher.  When I met my husband he informed me that he played with my brother. Although my brother was younger, they were able to play on the same team for a bit.  So not only did I grow up watching baseball, I married a man who also loves baseball.  The photo is of my brother's son who also plays baseball. The thing I remember most is that they all played hard...they gave it everything they had, 110%  which made them all great players.

I used the All Boy Shape set for this project.

To alter the words I  simply painted them black and highlighted them with Viva Inka Rub in

gold and silver. 

Gina's Designs products used 

All Boy Shape Set

Thanks for stopping by Gina's blog today, and remember to check out the All Boy Shape Set...It comes with words and shapes that are perfect for your boy layouts and projects.

Debbie

Gina's Designs and ColourArte Collaboration

Hi friends, hope you had a safe and happy 4th of July. Today I'm sharing a project I created with various Gina's Designs Laser Cuts and the beautiful color products by ColourArte.  I was so excited to receive these products for this fun collaboration.  The technique I used for this project was a water color wash that gave my project a was of color but not too much.

I started out with this plain birdhouse that I purchased at a local craft store.

 I added all my Gina's Designs chipboard pieces Fairy Door Amy love, and Garden Fairies Large and Garden Fairies Medium and Cottage Windows Small.

For the next step I gessoed everything and added texture with stencils and modeling paste. This is optional but I wanted a wood texture on the door and I also added Wisteria to the house.  Once you start adding your color wash you will see the texture.

I painted the Fairies with Iridescent Blue  and the wings with different colors of Twinkling H2O's and Silks Acrylics Glaze.

Here is the colors I used: Kiwi, Lemondrop, Carribean Blue Mist, and Plum Blossom.
The colors I used on the door is Autumn Butternut.

I painted the Wisteria using more the Silks Acrylics Glaze in Plum Blossom. To get the paint to drip I sprayed it with water.

I toned down the color with  in Silks Acrylics Glaze Periwinkle.

I then added Silks Acrylics Glaze in Olive Vine to the leaves of the wisteria.

The main part of the bird house was painted with Twinkling H2O's Rainforest.  When you're done painting you fairy house...embellish it with flowers, fairy dust and whatever you choose.

To give it a finishing touch I added Inka Gold rub in Gold.

Gina's Designs Laser Cuts Products

Fairy Door Amy Love, and Garden Fairies Large and Garden Fairies Medium and Cottage Windows Small.

ColourArte Products

 Twinkling H2O's and Silks Acrylics Glaze

Thanks for stopping by Gina's Blog today!

Debbie