As Good As It Gets

Hi from Lynne! Every so often I enjoy creating a layout about a movie or actor that I like. "As Good As it Gets" is a favourite of mine, and the quote I included is my favourite line from the movie.

The film reel is from the Say Cheese shape set and I liked the way its round shape added contrast to the other elements on my page, which tend to be more square or angular.

I painted all the chipboard items with silver acrylic paint then sponged them lightly with soft blue ink.

The main character in the movie was a writer, so the stenciled alphabet and the white notepaper are symbolic of that. He also had OCD and could not stand to walk on the lines of brick or stone walkways, so I thought the bits of brick were an appropriate touch...not to mention that I LOVE the brick wall piece and have been dying to come up with the perfect page to use some of it on!!

When you're in the mood to scrap, but want a change from the usual family photos, why not try scrapping about a movie or actor you love. It's a fun way to capture something about yourself and your interests, and a great way to incorporate some of the many great pieces of chipboard you can find in Gina's store!

Gina's Designs Items Used

Brick Wall

Say Cheese shape set



Other Items Used

papers and clock hands from Scraps of Elegance April kit

colorbox ink

Prima and Tim Holtz stencils

Prima resin feathers

Pocket Letter/Mini Album Embellishments by Carla

I altered some pieces from the Say Cheese Shape Set to create these fun embellishments for my Pocket Letter and Mini Album. First, I wet the chipboard piece with VersaMark.

Next, I used three layers of some embossing powder from Lindy's Stamp Gang to create a pink frame with blue undertones.

 For this camera piece, I used Gold Stickles and applied it on the piece. The fine tip on the bottle made it s easy to fill in the fine details of the camera.

 Here is my Pocket Letter with the frames and camera pieces.

 And here are some pictures of a mini album I made using Stickles and Liquid Pearls to add some bling to the pages.

Products Used:

Say Cheese Shape Set

Lindy's Stamp Gang Cosmic Pink Blue

Gold/Silver/Pink Stickles

Baby Blue/White Opal Ranger Liquid Pearl 

VersaMark

Gold Sequins

American Crafts Dear Lizzy Serendipity paper 

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

A Mini Album From Mary, and More Valentine's Day Fun With Heidi

We have two projects to share today.  First up is Mary with a sweet dog-themed mini album.

Hello everyone! Mary here with one of Gina's Dog Bone Mini Albums featuring my dog, Molly. The album contains six bone shapes to use for the covers and pages.

The first thing I did was gesso the bones.  After that I covered each of the bones with paper from The Pets Stack by DCWV and inked all the edges. On the cover I have an embossed frame with two metal pieces, and metal letters spelling out "Molly".

Here are the first two pages of the book. The "sweet" is a cutout from the paper collection and is attached to one of the dog bone tags that comes with the album.

 Above is page three and four of the album.

 On page three I used the three-frame film strip that comes in the "Say Cheese Shapes Set".

 This is page five and six showing the two things she loves best; her tennis balls and napping on the couch!

Here we have pages seven and eight. The Polaroid frame is from the "Say Cheese Shapes Set". The "fun" is from the paper collection and placed inside one of the embossed miniature bookplates.

Pages nine and ten complete the book. I used another miniature bookplate and the word "joy" on page ten.Thanks for stopping by the blog today! For more pictures and details of the mini album, please visit my blog HERE.

Gina's Designs

Dog Bone Mini Album

Miniature Bookplates Shape Set

Say Cheese Shape Set

Other Products Used

Bling: Me & My Big Ideas

Metal Filigree: ButterBeeScraps

Embossing Powder: Lindy's: Madonna Rube Gold, Midnight Bronze
Ranger - Fine Detail Black

Metal Letters: from stash

Paper: DCWV - the Pets Stack

Stickers: Elevations: Doggy Elevations

Jolee's Boutique: Spoiled

Life's Little Occasions: Pet Firsts Dog

EK Sucess: Epoxy Dog Phrase

Glue: E-6000, Aleene's Tacky Glue, ATG

Ink: Tim Holtz-Walnut Stain, Color Box - Brown, Stazon - Black

Next up is Heidi with a project designed especially for Valentine's Day.  This fun wall hanging kit has been done by a few team members earlier this month with each one looking very different.  Below is what Heidi did with hers.

Hi, it's Heidi here!  Today I have a cute little project for Gina's Designs.  It is a wall hanging kit with everything you need to create a cute Valentine project.  I began by covering the back piece of chipboard with some cute little XOXO paper from SU.  I then painted the X's and O's with pink and white paints and then added a little texture to the tops of the pink ones.  I also used a few little gems on the whites to give it a little extra sparkle.  The pink heart border is also part of the kit.

Gina's Designs Products Used:

XO XO Wall Hanging Kit

Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

Thanks for stopping by today!