Shine Bright Canvas by Shanna

Hello to all you lovelies out there. I went ahead and created a canvas today! These use to intimidate me but they are so easy to really just add a little something to change them.nToday I am sharing my recent canvas with you all.

I started with a blank canvas and added texture with paste. Then colored it with sprays and India Ink splatters.

Then I found my chipboard piece covering it with gesso. Then I had a light bulb idea..... play with something you hardly every use anymore!

I grabbed some embossing powder from Ranger and covered the Lamppost with it. I heat set it and all sorts of textured showed.

Finally I finished it off with some flowers.

I love that one piece can really stand out and make such a difference. 

Item used:

Lamppost 2

Christmas Kitties House Shadowbox by Nancy & Let It Snow Layout by Melissa

Happy Thursday everyone! Today we have two designers up with some Christmas themed projects. First up is Nancy with her Kitty Cat Shadowbox.

Hi Everyone, Nancy here!  Today I'm sharing another of my favorite pieces, our house shadow box. I've decorated this one especially for one of my kitty loving friends as a Christmas gift.

After assembling the shadowbox, I painted it with gesso and applied Tim Holtz tissue tape in music note pattern to the edges.  The inside of the niches, and the outside of the shadow box were papered with a printable digital paper in a vintage Christmas pattern.

I filled the box mainly with fussy cut digital images that I found on Pinterest, or purchased on Etsy, and handmade little books which I created from free digital files.  The smaller of our layered chipboard fireplaces fits perfectly in the larger square of the box, and I thought it added a cozy feel.

The lamppost at the upper right is also by Gina's Designs, and is available in the store as a larger piece than shown here.  I had requested that this smaller version be custom cut for me.  The shadow box was cut at a depth of 1 1/2 inches by request.  The standard depth is 2 inches, but you can request it be cut to fit your needs as I did.

Gina's Designs Products Used:

House Shadow Box
Fireplace (special order - contact store)
Lamppost 2

Other:
Vintage Christmas digital paper kit by Crafty Secrets
Wooden vintage cat icons

Next we have Melissa with her snowy layout!

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a 12 x 12 mixed media layout for Gina's Chipboard Laser Designs.

The snowman, title, and tree go with the photo pretty well, don't you think? I especially love the intricate detail on the tree.

To decorate the chipboard I first prepped them with gesso. I experimented with the snowman, trying to get a lot of texture. I put on:

1. Texture paste , make some swirls in it with a small paint brush. Let dry.
2. Pale blue watercolor paint, let dry
3. Viva decor metallic paint in pearl, let dry
4. It wasn't white enough so I applied white puffy paint
5. Utee while the puffy paint was wet
6. heat till puffed up
7. sprinkle on some clear glass glitter

The scarf is blue watercolor over swirled texture paste, then viva modeling cream, and silver Pearlex powder. For the hat, I pressed it on a black ink pad. I put on glossy accents, followed by white Pearlex .

For the title, I used pale blue watercolor, then a thick layer of Viva white metallic paint. I topped it off with a thick layer of Distress Crackle Paint. I put some silver stickles around the edges.

For the tree, I put on texture paste in a small blobs. I pulled and twisted them lengthwise with a straight pin, to make it look like tree bark. I painted on a coat of pale brown watercolor, followed by a coat of silver ink on the raised areas. I rubbed some blue-purple pearlex powder on the "ridges", then another layer of silver ink.

Thanks for looking!

Chipboard used:

Winter Shape Set

Other:

Paper from Pink Paislee and UHK Gallery

Gesso

Viva Modeling Cream, in pearl

Lindy's Spray

Viva Color Precious Metal Effect Paint,in white

Foam core board

Utee(ultra thick embossing powder)

Clear glass glitter

Plaid Liquid Leaf Silver Paint

Jaquard Pearlex Powder

Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy

Windsor and Newton Watercolors

Swarovski pointed back crystals

Pearl swirl by Prima

3 Story House by Mary

Happy Thursday!!  Today I have a "bird house" to show you using the 2 Story House from Gina's Designs. After the house was assembled, I applied a coat of gesso.  My next step was to extend the roof line. Since Gina designed it as a shadow box, the "back" side is made to be flat against a wall.  I wanted to use it as storage and to be able to turn it around to hide the inside. I took a piece of heavy card stock to make the overhang match the other side.

I have used two of our wooden frames on the front of the house, and backed them with black paper for the "bird holes". The nest at the roof peak is inked and the eggs are embossed.  The two pieces of the  lamppost are embossed and there is a piece of inked vellum paper sandwiched between them.



On one side of the house are three birdhouses from the "For the Birds" set.  I embossed one and stenciled the other two.

On the other side I placed one of our leafy branches that I turned into a tree. I painted the trunk and branches,  and covered the leaves with flower soft.

Inside the house, I covered each "room" with different paper and did a faux painting technique in the "attic". The bird on the birdhouse on the roof peak is from the Spring Shape Set.

I plan on using the house to store my bling from Joann's.  You could also store paint bottles on the bottom and middle shelves and your Lindy's sprays will fit on the middle shelf !

For more details, please visit my personal blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. The links to all of the products I used from Gina's Designs are listed below.

Gina's Designs Products

3 Story House

For the Birds

Leafy Braches With Birds

Spring Shape Set

Lamppost 2

Wooden Frames

Other Products Used

Paper: Lyric (Prima) & stash

Paint

Metal Flowers: Craftsupply1

Wide Craft Sticks: Dollar Tree

Embossing Powder

Flower Soft

Ink

Standing Oval Frame by Kim

Hi everyone, Kim here!  Today I'd like to share a very special creation. This is the Standing Dome Frame in an Oval Shape.  I have used a vintage photo of my lovely Grandmother, Margaret.  She was the one who first introduced me to crafting.  I think she would be thrilled to be featured on Gina's Blog, and it makes me smile every time I think about it.

This frame comes with a stand and also with some gorgeous picket fencing. I have spelled out my Grandmothers name with some lovely scrabble tiles from Which Craft, and added some white floral lace to the front of the fence.

Above you can see one of our skeleton clocks, and a lovely wooden dress form from Which Craft. I cut out some of the shutters from the Bo Bunny "The Avenues" paper line, and added a metal pocket watch.

Above you can see the Birds on a Wire sitting on the fence.  I embossed them with shabby white embossing powder.

In the area behind the fence, I have used some gorgeous flowers from Craftsupplies1 in a lovely sky blue color. I also added the clock paper from the Bo Bunny paper here and then I topped it off with some rosette trims.

And Finally here is a shot of the lamp post with the Large Round Charm hanging from it. I used some metal embellishments from my stash and another lovely flower from Craftsupplies1. I embossed the lamp post with aged silver embossing powder.  On the wooden charm,  I added a bit of aged gold embossing powder to give it some interest.  The birds on the inside were cut from the paper line and glossy accents were applied over top of it. You can see in the background another shutter I cut out of the paper, and topped with a wood sentiment from Which Craft.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Gina's items used:
Standing Dome Frame Oval
Lamppost 2
Wooden Charm - Circle Large
Skeleton Clocks

Birds on a Wire 1

Other Items used:
Vintage Trims from Lavish Laces
Other Venice Trims & Rosettes from Suhafuah
Wood Dressform, Scrabble Tiles and Forever Sentiment by WhichCraftdoyoudo?
Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts & Craftsupplies1
Appliques by Cathy's Crazy by Design
Metal Embellishments by ButterBeeScraps
Antique Silver, Shabby White Embossing Powder by Stampendous

Recollections Light Blue Embossing Powder
Paper is Bo Bunny The Avenues

A Shadowbox by Kim

Today we are pleased to announce our March cross-promotional with CraftSupplies1, an Etsy shop featuring laces, flowers, metals, and other embellishments.  This month, the Design Team members from Gina's Designs, and from CraftSupplies1, will be creating two projects each showcasing products from both companies.  Watch for these projects all throughout the month.

Hi Everyone, It's Kim here sharing my latest project, the Postage Stamp Shadowbox, from Gina's Designs. This is really a unique design!  I loved altering it and giving it some vintage flair.  I have used a good mix of Gina's Designs Pieces in this shadow box and also mixed in some great Craftsupplies1 metal and laces and flowers which really added to the project.

Below you can see one of the clock faces from the skeleton clock set, and the lamp post from the Lamp post 2 set which I have embossed with 2 different types of embossing powder, rust by Ranger and Leather by Donna Salazar. I added some white, cream and gold flowers by Craftsupplies1.   They were a great finishing touch here.

Below is a close up of the compass which will be in the store soon, and the lovely BoBunny paper inside the box. I embossed the compass with some Stampendous aged copper, and topped this section off with some vintage lace from my stash.

In this section I used one of Gina's wooden keys and in the bottom right you can see the clock hands. I used African Bronze Gilders Paste on the key and Shabby White embossing powder on the clock hands. You can also see in the corner one of the amazing gold metallic flowers from Craftsupplies1.

In the photo below I have used one of the Penny Farthing Bikes from Craftsupplies1. Originally, it was silver in colour, but I embossed it with Shabby White. You can also see one of the new designs from Gina's in the photo below.   It is the Waterworks frame sets which include pipes, spigots, and elbows.  I really love these! You can connect the "pipes" to go in all different directions! Very cool!

In this section of the shadow box I used some wood letters from my stash coming out of the Waterworks Tap and inside the box you can see one of Gina's Postage Frames, topped off with a wooden dress form from Which Craft and metal wing from my stash. The bottom corner is finished off with some more beautiful flowers from Craftsupplies1.

And lastly, here is a shot of some of the gorgeous lace I have used from Craftsupplies1. Julie,  the owner has some truly beautiful Venice trims in stock and this one I have used here is one of my favorites!

This is my first project for our Cross Promotion with Craftsupplies1. I hope you will go along and visit Julie's Store, and see all the wonderful goodies she has in stock!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Gina's Items Used
Postage Stamp Shadow Box
Waterworks Shape Set
Compass
Postage Frame
Wooden Decorative Keys
Skeleton Clocks
Lamppost 2
Clock Hands Shape Set

Other Items used
Laces, Metal Embellishments and Flowers from Craftsupplies1
Paper is Bo Bunny Et Cetra
Wooden Ruler by Prima
Metal Pocket Watch & Resin Clock by Prima
Vintage Lace from my Stash
Wooden Dress Form From Which Craft
Stampendous Shabby White Embossing Powder
Lindy's Stamp Gang Midnight Bronze Embossing Powder

African Bronze Guilders Paste

House Mini Display Frame

Hi everyone Monica here with a newer piece from Gina's Designs.  This is a mini display frame and they come in: House, Balloon, Camera, Butterfly and Birdhouse.  I used some G45 papers to decorate it with and some chippies from GD's  Spooky Shape Set, Lamppost 2, and Grass & Foliage set.

 I left open spots so I could add some Halloween photos.

 I backed it with corrugated cardboard and I used some Crackle Paste and glimmer mist...

...then I stamped it with a scroll type stamp all over the frame.

I stamped the Boo chippie as well and I love - love how it came out.  Well I hope everyone enjoyed my post and thanks for stopping by....Simply Monica

Soft layout by Rashida

Hi Gina's Designs fans!  Rashida up with you today to share  my layout using the Lamppost Set #2!

I wanted to keep the colors soft, so I used white acrylic paint on the lamppost and lined the pole and the  tops with pink pearls. Next I layered up the space behind the lamppost using handmade roses, white pearls and other items from my stash. The glassine bag tag holder was made from a previous Gina’s Designs Project. I made the tag inside the holder from my sticker stash. It reads : May your lives be filled with love and laughter. You can enjoy viewing more photo’s of this project on my blog.

Thanks for looking today!

Supplies Used:
Lampost 2
Glassine Bag Assortment

Mini Album Display Case by Rashida

Hello everyone, Rashida with you today and I’m posting my Mini Album Display case from Gina’s Designs. I embellished it using  Cardstock Doily Set Intricates,  Lamppost, Butterflies & Dragonflies,  and filigree frames.

Supplies Used:

Mini Album Display Case

Flourishes 2

 Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

 Lamppost 2

  Butterflies & Dragonflies

 Filigree Frames Shape Set