Festive Trio

Hello this is Yolie sharing a festive set of cards using the Texture Sheets Fiesta. The festive note card trio are to replenish my card stash.

I used a pair of scissors to cut the banners and a border from the Texture Sheets Fiesta. I gathered paints and fun fiesta pattern paper with bright colors to match.

I trimmed the banners and the border to approximately 4" wide. I used white acrylic paint as primer and painted the pieces in green, blue and pink.

I used a Latina Crafter metal word die "celebra" which means celebrate. I cut the word on both card stock and craft foam.

I assembled the cards adding lots of layers and rhinestone ribbon.

Each finished card measures 4.25" x 5" and are blank inside. They are perfect for any celebration and the fun patterns with bright colors are so festive! I hope you enjoyed my fun trio today. I hope you have a wonderful week and keep it crafty.

Supply List:
Decorative Screen No. D91B
Plaid Crafts paints
Latina Crafter celebra die
Beacon Power-Tac adhesive
Pattern paper
Paint brush
Craft foam
Cardstock
Doilies
Rhinestone ribbon

Cozy Winter Banner with Guest Designer Kathy Clement

Hello, Friends! Just a few more hours, and it will be Christmas! Then a few more days will go by and we'll begin to take down all our pretty Christmas decorations and pack them away until next year. That always makes me feel a little bit sad. That's why I created this Cozy Winter Banner as my final guest designer project for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts. I plan to hang this cutie pie on my mantel to spread cheer all through the long winter months. Here's a peeky at the project:

 

I spent a delightful afternoon playing with Authentique's Cozy paper collection and chippies from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Winter Shape Set. Making a Cozy Winter Banner is a great way to chase away the post-Christmas blues!

  

I did a little experimenting with paper piecing on this project. One of the great things about working with high quality chippies is that you can alter them in any number of ways. For this dapper snowman, I traced around the snowman chipboard, then cut it out, inked the edges of my paper with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and glued it onto the chipboard base. I sanded off any excess paper, inked again and look just look how cute he is! I used this same process for the mittens, hat and scarf, using different patterns from the paper collection. So if you are afraid to paint, this is a great option for solid shapes like this snowman! Here's a close up so you can really see all the fun detail this technique allows you to add to your chips.

  

I painted the snowflakes with Picket Fence Distress Paint, and then sprinkled them with glitter while still wet. I even glued one onto the top hat once it was dry. The "snow drifts" were created with a cutting die, and I just tucked Mr. Snowman right in there to make him look like part of the scenery. 

 

Because the snowflakes in this set are loaded with amazing detail, I opted to paint them and then add some sparkle with a little glitter. For the chipboard title on this pennant, I painted just the snowflake, and once it was glittered and dried, I went back with Stormy Sky and Weathered Wood Distress Paint to add just the right shade of blue to the lettering. The edges were inked with Vintage Photo DI, and then I just lightly tapped the letters with Picket Fence paint to give them a snowy appearance. Simple, but effective!

  

I love how quick and easy it is to alter chipboard, and I love having the ability to custom color it to match the papers I used on this cozy winter banner.

  

This mug of cocoa was paper pieced as well. I just traced around the mug onto my designer paper, then added some cute sticker strips and a big sparkly snowflake to finish it off. I really love the way this turned out!

  

Each pennant on this cozy winter banner measures about 4.5" x 6.5". I freehand cut them, matted them on blue card stock and then stitched them to pretty burlap. Then I just stitched them onto pretty Antique Gold Gingham ribbon, adding a strip of crocheted lace as I sewed along. Add some poufy blue bows, painted white jingle bells, vintage buttons and mulberry flowers and you've got a warm and cozy banner that will keep you smiling all winter long! I've had so much fun serving as a guest designer for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts this month, and I hope I'll be back in 2016! Thank you for letting me share with you all this month. I hope you've had as much fun as I have! You will surely see more chipboard in my designs, as I love the dimension and texture it adds to a project. Yup...I'm hooked! And with Christmas just 48 hours away, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all the merriest, happiest, chippiest Christmas ever! If you'd like to see more of my projects, I invite you to visit my blog, Kathy by Design. Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio, kathy

Dream Banner

Hello everyone.  Barbara
here again with my second project as Gina's Designs guest designer for
June.  I have to admit, I am a chipboard freak, and Gina's laser cut
chipboard fits the bill perfectly.  They have so many beautiful shapes to
choose from, making it so easy to create some fun and beautiful projects. 

I decided to make a banner with
this fabulous Dream Banner kit from Gina's Designs.

Lay out your dovetail banner
shapes onto the printed paper, right side up, and trace around each shape.
 Cut out and adhere paper to the banner.  Edge each
piece with white gesso, and dab some gesso onto the front with a paper towel
for a shabby look.

Edge each scalloped banner with
white gesso and let dry.  Paint over the gessoed edges with Coral
Blush Acrylic Paint, then Rustic Rose Silks Acrylic Glaze.  When dry, add
Honey Amber and Nutmeg Silks Acrylic Glaze over that and wipe away excess
with damp paper towel or baby wipe.  This will give it a very warm,
vintage feel.

Paint each of the miniature
shapes with Forest Green Silks.  Set aside to dry.

 Coat each letter (D R E A M) with
white gesso, let dry before embossing with Polka Dots embossing
folder.  Paint the letters with the same colors as used on
the the scalloped banners.  When dry, use your finger to apply the
Gold metallic rub-on to the high spots on each letter.  Distress the
edges of the letters and the scalloped banners with Black Soot distress ink.

Add strips of ivory lace to the
bottom of each scalloped banner.  Adhere dovetail banner to scalloped
banner with foam tape.

Distress each doily with Dried Marigold distress ink
and a blending tool.  Adhere doilies to each of the banners, as shown.
 I had to cut one large doily down so it would fit onto my banner. 
Save the outer doily piece for another project.

 

 Glue one wooden bead to the back
of each banner.  Cut a piece of the gold cord to approximately
24", thread through the wooden beads, adding a decorative button between
each banner and on each end of the cord.  

 

 Adhere flowers to
banner in a pleasing arrangement.

Add a wash of Rustic Rose Silks
with lots of water to a piece of cheesecloth, let dry.
 Cut into tiny pieces and add to banner beneath the flowers.  

Here are closeups of each banner,
complete with embellishments.  I also added metal corners on each banner,
as shown.

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by.  A
complete tutorial for this project can be found on my blog at Black Hole Art Studio.  

Have a wonderful week!

Barbara

Gina's
Designs supplies used:

Dream Dovetail Banner

(a special order -  this may be ordered with
ANY word or name!)

Dressforms 2 Miniature Shape Set

Miniatures Shape Set - Ladies Choice

Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

Other supplies used:

BoBunny The Avenues paper
collection

White Gesso (Liquitex)

Polka Dots embossing folder
(Sizzix)

Coral Blush Acrylic Paint
(Americana)

ColourArte Silks Acrylic Glaze:
 Honey Amber, Rustic Rose, Nutmeg, Forest Green

Mini Metallic Rubons Color Kit #1
(Gold) (Craft-T Products)

Black Soot, Dried Marigold
distress ink (Tim Holtz)

Gold peel-off stickers (thin
lines) (Flower Soft)

Ivory Lace, Metal corners 

Wooden Beads

Beacon Quick Grip Glue

Gold Round Cord

RubberMoon Art Stamps and Gina's Designs

Gina here today, with a fun cross promotional project.  This month Gina's Designs is proud to promote RubberMoon Art Stamps.  I am lucky enough to have met and spent some time with Kristen Powers, the artist behind this great company.  Kristen, or KaePea as she is known in the crafting world, is full of energy and ideas.  Some of the products we will be highlighting this month are an idea of hers that combines rubber stamps with chipboard in a fun, fantastic way.

My project today is a banner for my office.  I used the "follow your dream" stamp from RubberMoon along with the matching "Stamping Blankz".  These chip pieces are a great way to add dimension and sturdiness to your stamped designs.

I coated my blankz with white gesso and stamped with pigment ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  RubberMoon stamps are heat pressed deep red rubber and give a great impression.  I just love all the detail in this banner piece.

I added some rosettes in my favorite colors and some beads from my stash.  Everything was threaded onto 1/16 inch white satin ribbon.  The rosettes I attached by gluing them to the ribbon using a second punched circle on the back.  It looks great hung above my desk and really adds some whimsey to my office area.

Products used:

RubberMoon Stamp "follow your dream"

RubberMoon Stamping Blankz mk791h

Sizzix Rosette Die

Momenta Scrapbook Paper

Hampton Art Clear Embossing Powder

Celestial Stage by Nancy and Banner by Veronica

Today we have two projects to share.  First up is Nancy with one of our fun altered art pieces.  This piece can be decorated to suit any number of themes.

Hi everyone, Nancy here!  I had so much fun decorating this Stage.  I love anything to do with the sky, stars, moon and all things celestial, so I thought I'd call my creation "Reach For The Stars".  I added lots of textures to this piece with chunky glitter, glass beads, bead gel, shabby embossing powders, mica, gilder's paste, etc.

Gina's Designs Products Used:

Stage

Art Doll Female - Small

Heidi's Stars Shape Set

String Alongs - Moon & Stars

Queen Anne's Lace

Next up is Veronica with a gorgeous vintage styled banner incorporating lots of fun chipboard shapes!

Hello Everyone! Veronica here, to share with you Gina's lovely C-R-E-A-T-E Dovetail Banner.

I added Gina's Doily Intricates to give the letters some pop.

Here is a her Butterfly Of Gears. Just adds a creative feel to the banner's theme.

Here I added one of Gina's String Alongs this one is" Sewing", and of course I couldn't finish without one of Gina's wonderful Flourishes Miniatures!

Thank you again for stopping by!

Gina's Designs
C-R-E-A-T-E Dovetail Banner
Butterfly Of Gears
String Alongs - Sewing
Flourish Miniatures
Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

Freebie Friday Fold Up Leaf

Happy Fall everyone!  The leaves are just beginning to turn here in Missouri and it seemed a good time to make some Fall decor items.  Today we have two printable sheets of fold up leaves.  Once cut, folded and inked up a bit, they make a great addition to any Fall project.

Here is a look at the banner Angela made using the leaves.

Pennant Banner With Marjolaine

Hello friends, Marjolaine here with a quick banner project! I've been looking forward to making this banner ever since I received it a few months ago. I was so happy to sign up for today's post so I could make it. The banner comes with your choice of word, the paper strips to make the rosette flowers and the corrugated cardboard pennants.

I started off with a thin layer of gesso over all the pieces.

Then I used two different Gelatos to color the pennants.

Added some black to the edges...

...stamped my letters with script and rubbed a little Gelato on them.

Lastly I made the little rosette flowers, (so easy thanks to Gina!) assembled everything together and added some embellishments!

What word (or words) would you choose for this project? Let us know in the comment section!

Create Banner

Marjolaine here today with a  really cute banner I made using the C-R-E-A-T-E Dovetail Banner and some Dressforms 1 Shape Set from Gina's Designs.  

I covered all the pieces with paper from the Paris Girl Collection by Carta Bella that I cut using an exacto knife. I used Walnut Stain Distress Ink around the edges as well as a pink Big Brush Marker.  My dress forms are dabbed with pink sorbet paint dabbers.

I can't wait to hang this in my studio, what an inspiration it will be! How about you? Are you going to C-R-E-A-T-E today?

Create - Dovetail Banner!

Hi everyone today I want to share the C-R-E-A-T-E Dovetail Banner along with one of the solid butterflies from the Delicate Frames & Ornaments Shape Set set.  The banner is a piece from Gina's Designs and I painted the banner pieces with CI Paints along with Teresa Collins patterned paper.  Like I have so many times CI Paints match so many paper lines its amazing. I just love how this paint has such an amazing shimmer to it.  You just can't go wrong.