Tea Box Tutorial by Kim C.

This week I decided to just do something simple, but really cute!

I made a Tea Box.

This will also be a short tutorial on how I made this little box.

First you will need to have some cardstock measuring 4 3/4" x 7 3/4".  You need to score on the

4 3/4" side at 3/4" and 4".  Rotate cardstock to the 7 3/4 side and score at 3/4", 3 1/2", 4 1/4" and 7".

Then you will need to cut the tabs on each end and in the middle.   Then add adhesive to all the tabs.

See photo below for reference.

Fold on all score lines and assemble your box.  Your box should look like the photo below.

The chipboard pieces are form a new set called Coffee & Tea Set.  I used the teacup with teabag, the word tea and a steam piece.  I painted all the pieces with several coats of gesso.  I then inked them with vintage photo distress ink.  The tea bag I used the distress ink to make it look like it had been used.  I then added glossy accents to the tea bag and the word, tea.

I then used a flower background stamp to stamp the tea cup.  I used Victorian Velvet distress ink.

Before adhering the chipboard pieces I cut some pattern paper and adhered that to the box.  My measurements for the pattern paper are as follows:  top of box 3 1/8x 2 5/8, front and back sides of box 5/8 x 3 1/8(cut 2)  sides of box 5/8 x 2 5/8(cut 2).  I inked all the edges of the paper with vintage photo distress ink.

I hope you like what I have done and I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.  Sorry for not having photos of the chipboard process but I was very into making this box.

This little box will hold 4 tea bags.

Thanks for stopping and happy crafting!!

Gina's Designs Items Used:

Coffee & Tea Set

Other items used:

Black Cardstock

Scor Tape

Graphic 45 Pattern Paper

Gesso

Glossy Accents

Distress Inks: Victorian Velvet/Vintage Photo

Stampendous Stamp Set

Tea Bags

Card Making with Garden Fairies

Hello all you chipboard fans out there!  Barbara here with more fun projects to share, and since the weekend is almost here, I hope you are ready for some card making with Gina's Designs Lasercuts!  I have a couple of cards I made with the Garden Fairies Small Shape Set, and they are so perfect for card making.  Sized just right, they will make the perfect card for the fairy lovers out there.  So, let's get started.

For my first card, Fairy Whispers...

 I made a 5"x7" card base, trimmed the "Fairy Whispers" paper slightly smaller, edged with white paint for a shabby look, then layered onto card front.  These are the pieces I used.

I inked the large rectangular filigree frame with white acrylic paint and added a glitter embossing powder while the paint was still wet.  Then I heat embossed it and gave it a second coat to make it more white and glittery.  The center part of the frame was simply covered with another piece of the paper (see photo above).

I cut one of the fern fronds apart and used those four bottom leaves to add to my bouquet.  I cut those four apart and colored with green crayons, blending with a bit of water.

I colored the tiny fairy with pink crayons, and her wings with ochre and green color crayons to match the colors in the paper.  I used foam dots to lift her off the page, and Eucalyptus Stickles was applied to her wings, also.

The lace border was colored with a gray and ochre crayon, blended together with water, and Platinum Stickles applied over it.

After adding all these parts, I made a small bouquet with paper flowers, the leaves, a butterfly and some swirly gemstones to finish it off.

Supplies Used for Fairy Rhymes Card:

Garden Fairies Small Shape Set

Border Sticks Lace

Fern Fronds Shape Set

Filigree Frames Shape Set

Prima Fairy Rhymes paper

Prima gem swirls and butterfly

Caran d'Ache Neocolor II watersoluble crayons

Burnt Orange card stock

Stickles: Eucalyptus, Platinum

Mini paper roses

White acrylic paint

Glitter embossing powder

Foam dots

Now for my second card, Garden Fairy ...

 I made a 6"x6" card base from peach card stock.  I trimmed another piece of paper slightly smaller, edged it with Seedless Preserves distress ink, and adhered to the card front.  I also added the ruler print along the top edge.  These are the pieces used for this card.

The square filigree frame was first covered with Orchid pigment ink and heat embossed with Blushing Pink Pastel embossing powder.  A second coat was applied to give it that enameled look.  Again, I covered these square frame insert with a piece of the paper.

The fairy was inked with Antique Gold pigment ink and heat embossed with Champagne Pearlustre embossing powder.  I used foam dots to lift her off the page.

In a similar fashion, I covered two fern fronds with Fresh Green pigment ink and heat embossed with Emerald Green embossing powder.

Each piece was adhered to the card, as shown, adding a butterfly and paper flowers to make a small bouquet.  Platinum Stickles was added to the butterfly, the fairy, and the flower tips.

Gina's Designs Supplies used for Garden Fairy Card:

Garden Fairies Small Shape Set

Fern Fronds Shape Set

Filigree Frames Shape Set

Prima Fairy Rhymes paper

Prima butterfly

Peach card stock

Distress ink: Seedless Preserves

Caran d'Ache Neocolor II watersoluble crayons

Colorbox pigment ink: Orchid, Fresh Green, Antique Gold

Embossing powder: Blushing Pink Pastel, Emerald Green, Champagne Pearlustre

Stickles:  Platinum

Mini paper roses

Foam dots

I love how these cards turned out, and I could not have done it without these wonderful chipboard shapes from Gina's Designs Lasercuts!  So hop on over to the shop and check out all the gorgeous chippies Gina's has to offer.  You won't be disappointed.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful and very creative weekend!

Barbara

ATC Shrine with Guest Designer Tamiko McCurry

Happy Wednesday folks!!  Tamiko here for my third guest spot for the month of July with Gina's Designs!  Woot Woot!.. I know Frida Kahlo's birthday was earlier this month, but in my family, we celebrate birthdays the whole month!  I was very, very excited to play with my first ATC shrine. Here is a picture of the finished project.

I had so  much fun creating this shrine using the ATC Shrine- Window 1. I just know I need to go back and have ALL of the shrines!! Take a look at how cool and inexpensively priced they are by clicking here!  I can't wait to try this again!  I decided to make a Flipagram   I hope you can see parts of my creative process and enjoy the music.

Did I say how much I thoroughly enjoyed this?  The shrines are created from hardboard. You don't have to wonder about the mediums you apply to it because it can just about withstand anything!!  I am totally impressed!  Now it's your turn to head over to Gina's Designs and Lasercuts and try something different and creative!!

Gina's Designs Supplies Used.

 ATC Shrine- Window 1

Other supplies used

Deco Art Media - Gesso, Fluid Acrylics, Crackle Paste (clear), Antiquing Cream

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

DMC Faber Castell Glass Bead Gel

 WOC Flowers

Image from Google

ATC Shrine with Guest Designer Tamiko McCurry

Happy Wednesday folks!!  Tamiko here for my third guest spot for the month of July with Gina's Designs!  Woot Woot!.. I know Frida Kahlo's birthday was earlier this month, but in my family, we celebrate birthdays the whole month!  I was very, very excited to play with my first ATC shrine. Here is a picture of the finished project.

I had so  much fun creating this shrine using the ATC Shrine- Window 1. I just know I need to go back and have ALL of the shrines!! Take a look at how cool and inexpensively priced they are by clicking here!  I can't wait to try this again!  I decided to make a Flipagram   I hope you can see parts of my creative process and enjoy the music.

Did I say how much I thoroughly enjoyed this?  The shrines are created from hardboard. You don't have to wonder about the mediums you apply to it because it can just about withstand anything!!  I am totally impressed!  Now it's your turn to head over to Gina's Designs and Lasercuts and try something different and creative!!

Gina's Designs Supplies Used.

 ATC Shrine- Window 1

Other supplies used

Deco Art Media - Gesso, Fluid Acrylics, Crackle Paste (clear), Antiquing Cream

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

DMC Faber Castell Glass Bead Gel

 WOC Flowers

Image from Google

Mini Fairy Canvas

Hi all! Amylove here with a confession. I am having way too much fun with this project! Who would have thought that this mini canvas would be so much fun to work with. I love it!!

If you would like to see a video tutorial of this project, please follow this link to my Youtube Channel

Tiny Fairy Canvas

Products used:

Gina's Designs:

Garden Fairy Small

Flourish Set Amanda

Spring Shape Set

Colour Arte:

Twinkling H2O's

Silk Acrylic Glazes

My Stash:

Mini Canvas

Mini Easel

Embossing Powder

Gesso

Trims

Flowers

Seam Binding

Vino and ColourArte Challenge by Barb

I was so thrilled when Gina's Designs came out with the Wine Shape Set! I was waiting for a visit from my family and knew that we'd be going to a couple of wineries while they were here. And we did! So, I didn't have to dig deep at all for inspiration for this piece.

I had also recently received some of ColourArte's Silk Acrylics and Twinkling H2Os, and they paired with Gina's Designs; like... wine and cheese.

For the background of this piece I began with a 9 x 12" canvas on which I slathered blue, green and purple acrylic paints and some of the Silk Acrylics. I got one of my Twinkling H2Os good and soppy, dipped a wet brush in it, and then flung the color onto the canvas. I followed up with a french script stamp using StazOn Claret.

For the bottles, I painted them (and all the other pieces) first with gesso. Once the gesso was dry I painted on Silk Acrylics Olive Vine. I love the way they shimmer when the light hits them!

For the glasses, I used Silk Acrylics Iridescent Blue. I free-handed some wine in the glasses using Sharpie Markers. Then I gave both glasses a coat of Judkins Diamond Glaze to make them look like glass.

For the grape vines, I colored in the vines with a brown Sharpie, the leaves with a Distress marker, and the grapes with a combination of StazOn colors. Then I smooshed Distress Stickles around on the leaves. To give the grapes a little more depth, I dotted on StazOn Studio Glaze and Stickles.

I glued everything where I wanted it and have a piece that will find a happy home hanging over someone's wine bar. Plus, I got to revisit a couple of wonderful days wandering the countryside and trying some delicious wines.

Gina's Designs Products Used

Wine Shape Set

ColourArte Products Used

Silk Acrylics

Twinkling H2Os

Other Products Used

StazOn Inks

Acrylic Paints

Distress Ink

Sharpies

Stickles

Gesso

French Script Stamp by Artistic Outpost

Believe in Magic: an Art Journal Page With Gina's Designs and ColourArte

Lynne here with an art journal page. As soon as I saw the new Dragon Shapes Set, I knew I HAD to play with one right away. I figured if I believe in dragon magic, why shouldn't I believe in fairy magic too, right?! Makes perfect sense to moi....

 I had originally planned on saving the ColourArte goodies to use on a canvas for next week, but after I ran the dragon through an embossing folder and got a look at the awesome texture, I had a brainstorm and decided I wanted to see what the colours and shimmer of the paints would look like on these pieces.

I layered the Ginger Peach Silkswith splotches of twinkling H20s in Orange Peel and Deep Coral,and I love the effect it created.

The brick panel and loose bricks were coated in a light layer of texture paste before I added the paints, which created a little more dimension.

I didn't get a chance to try out all of the yummy colours in my ColourArte goodie bag, so look for another project from me next week incorporating them as well-most likely something featuring a whole rainbow of colours! Thanks so much for stopping by and have yourself a magical week!

Gina's Designs Items Used

Dragons Shape Set

Garden Fairies Small

Brick wall



ColourArte Products 

Silks-Ginger Peach

Twinkling H20s-Deep Coral, Orange Peel

Other Items Used

BoBunny Juliet papers and embellishments

Donna Salazar Inks