Dreamin' by Barb

This month Gina's Designs is doing a cross promo with The Robin's Nest. It's always so exciting to try a new product! I was inspired by the dreamy look and colors of the Dew Drops that The Robin's Nest carries.

I began by using a stencil to create the background on canvas. I did this using sponges and ink as well as sprays. I just played until I got the rich layers I was shooting for.

For the buttons, I began with a layer of gesso and then coated them with all sorts of different things - ink, StazOn Studio Glaze, Gel Medium, rubber stamps, etc. Then I threaded bits

of twine or ribbon through them and tied them off.

The key and plate and "dream" were coated with irRESISTibles. 

Gina's Designs Products Used

Button Shape Set

10 Words

Wooden Shape Set - Keys & Plates

Other Products Used

The Robin's Nest Water Dew Drops

Gesso

Acrylic paint

StazOn ink pads

StazOn Studio Glaze

Glitter

Judkins Diamond Glaze

Imagine Crafts irRESISTibles

Brilliance ink pads

Stencil Girl stencil

RubberMoon rubber stamps

"Dream" Mixed Media Canvas by Kim C.

Well this week I tackled something that I have been wanting to try for awhile; a mixed media canvas. This is my very first one! I am very happy with the way it came out.

I used an 8x10 canvas to create this project.

I used several of Gina's Designs Lasercuts on this canvas.

 To create some texture, I used modeling paste and a stencil on the canvas.  I then added several lasercuts to the canvas: butterflies, a vine with a leaf, mixed media fragment, the word dream and a key with a keyhole.  I then painted everything with gesso so that I had a base to add my pastel paints.  To finish off the canvas I added some walnut stain spray to give some shading under the elements I used on the canvas.

Under the vine I added some lace and cheesecloth to give more texture.  I also added some beads to the vine from my stash. Metal corner pieces were added to two of the corners which I also gessoed.  A metal butterfly was added to the largest butterfly.  I then finished it off with adding white roses, which I used pastel pink paint on.  I also added red rosebuds that I gessoed to soften them up, along with some beaded sprays that I cut up and tucked in.  Under the white rose to the left is a metal flower from my stash.

In this corner I have the mixed media fragment along with a paper doily and cheesecloth - more texture!!  I then added the word "Dream".  I then added a resin frame and I have a small butterfly inside and then added more lace above the frame.  Again more texture!  To finish off the corner I added some flowers and a beaded spray.  I used gesso on the red rosebuds to soften them up. Pastel pink paint was added to the white rose.

Here I have the lasercut key and keyhole, to which I added a metal key on top.  I then gessoed and used my pastel paints.  I finished it off with 2 small open roses.

The more I look at my canvas the more I am very happy with it.  I hope you like what I have done!

Gina's Designs Items Used:

Mixed Media Fragments 1

Keys & Plates

10 Words Shape Set

Butterflies & Dragonflies

Grape Vines

Other Items Used:

Gesso

Pastel Paints: Pink, Blue, Green

Flowers

Beaded Spray

Laces

Beads

Metal Key and Flower

Paper Doily

Cheesecloth

Resin Frame

Wooden Clock

Stencil

Modeling Paste

Have a scrapping good day!

Kim C. :)

Fairy Dust Bagatelle Boxes

I'm pretty excited about my first project for GinasDesigns.net. Being a sucker for small things I was keen to play with the Bagatelle Boxes. I had a few ideas but ended up creating a series of these fairy dust shrines.

Don't they look like they just came out of a fairy godmother's cupboard?! The boxes come in six different sizes and can accommodate various sized bottles and vials.You can purchase a set of bagatelle boxes containing two of each size, or buy them separately.

For this blue bagatelle I've chopped up a plate from the Keys & Plates Shape Set to create the feet.
(I give a little how-to in my video tutorial linked below.)

For this one I've used the Stackable Labels Shape Set. I've used the the Miniature Bookplates Shape Set on some of the other boxes.

And just in case your handwriting is a little bit iffy, I've created an entire sheet of little labels of Fairy and Pixie Dust to fit all manner of little bottles and vials.

There's a full video tutorial for this project, and I really hope you'll take a peek and try your hand at making some magic of your own ;)

Gina's Designs Supply List:

Bagatelle Boxes

Miniature Bookplates Shape Set

Stackable Labels Shape Set

Keys & Plates Shape Set

Other items used

Fairy and Pixie Dust CS Sheet

G45 Time to Flourish Papers

Small Glass Bottles and Vials

Glitter3mm Brass Flat-Back Studs

Mercury Glass Stickles
Wooden Candlestick Holder
Mod Podge Dimensional Magic

Sandpaper

Krazy Glue

White Acrylic Paint

Aleene's Tacky Glue

Make it Manly: Photo Display by Heidi

Hello, Heidi here again with some inspiration using Gina's Designs products.  This is a frame and I chose to use it to make wall art but it would also be fabulous to put some photos in! Look at all those wonderful chipboard pieces too! 

I just needed to show you this photo, as you can see that most of the chipboard pieces I have painted. The watch is black but I did a very dry spray so it would look distressed/worn.  then the key hole has a shiny sheen on it but the key does not (it is also worn).

I wanted this piece to have some depth and texture and so I  put some layers on it and you can see that here with the gears.

Gina's Designs Products:

Photo Display Tray - Lace

Gear shape set

Words & Phrases 2

Key and Plate Set

Miniature Shape Set

Clock Hands

I do hope you will find some inspiration in this project

Heidi