Christmas cards fro Gina's Designs

                             Now that it's officially November, I'm ready to start thinking about my Christmas preparations; I created these cards with pieces from the Winter Shape Set.

        I love that skate piece! After painting it with acrylic paint  then dabbing on some brown and tan inks for a vintage look, I poked holes with a large needle then laced up the front, and  embossed the blade and the snowflake with Stampendous Aged Silver embossing powder.


I covered the mug with patterned paper and inked & sanded the edges, then added the snowflake which                                         was painted with acrylic paint and distressed with inks. A little lace and a                                     poinsettia made with a Memory Box die completed the effect.


Thanks so much for stopping by! 

                                                                               



                     

The Best of Everything....for Gina's Design

Hi! I'm here with a layout I created using a photo of my daughter and her boyfriend on the boardwalk at Point Pelee Provincial park this past summer.

I love tearing and distressing, and the two layers behind the main paper echo the colours of the graphics; I also tore a frame for the photo.I spread texture paste on the cattails and the butterfly to create added dimension, then painted them with silver acrylic paint.  I had a great time adding a combination of mists, gelatos and inks to get the colours I had in mind to echo those in the paper and the photo. I also added a couple of the intricate doilies to finish things off...the detail on them amazes me every time I look at them! Thanks so much for stopping by-now I hope you get out your craft supplies and create something awesome!!

Gina's Items Used                                       Other Items Used

          Cattails                                                Fabscraps paper    

                                Scribbled frame-butterfly                                     Gelatos
                                      Intricate Doilies

Victorian wall shelf for Scraps of Elegance and Gina's Designs

I was happy to be able to combine  the Victorian Wall Shelf from Gina's and  my October Scraps of Elegance kit, "Pretty Things"  to create this project; items from our cross-promotion with Craftsupplies 1 at Gina's were a perfect way to finish it off.

I added a mirror to the opening in the center and surrounded it with cheesecloth and bling. The shelf was easy to paper and to assemble; all I did after attaching the paper was sand the edges a bit and ink them lightly for a more finished look. I love the way it turned out and since I'm just moving into my new (and bigger!) scraproom, it'll be a perfect little addition to my decor. Try one yourself-so easy to match it to any colour scheme or theme you'd like!

          Gina's Supplies                                                  Other supplies

        Victorian Wall Shelf                                          bird, flower cluster

                                                                      and bead trim from Craftsupplies 1

                                 Bo Bunny Madeleine papers and embellishments
                                   from Scraps of Elegance October kit "Pretty Things"

DT page for Scraps of Elegance-October "Pretty Things" kit

Sharing my first layout as a designer for the lovely Scraps of Elegance kit club; so many gorgeous pieces to work with! I chose to create a heritage layout with this photo of my great-aunt which was taken (according to the writing on the back of the original) in July of 1915.

The kit features the Bo Bunny Madeleine collection as well as selections from the Never Grow Up line by Marion Smith designs. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Pawprints on my Heart for Gina's Designs

I created this layout as a tribute to our beloved tabby cat, Chester,
who went missing in the middle of August when a door was left open. We still hope he'll show up one day,(we once had a calico cat come home after two months)
but there's a good chance we won't see our sweet boy again.



The chipboard phrase was perfect for my title, and all I did was paint it with acrylic paint to match the paper.I love how easy it is to make pieces like this coordinate with any project!

The bridge signifies the possibility the Chester has crossed the Rainbow Bridge on his way to heaven...I wanted to give it a  pearly, dreamy feel so I painted it with pearlized acrylic paint then added a touch of white mist. I layered the pieces with dimensional tape and glue dots.

Gina's Products Used                                          Other products used

                    Pawprints on my Heart word piece                       Kaisercraft Rustic Harmony Collection                      Bridge                                                                         acrylic paint           

                                                                                   Prima roses
                                                                                    Sizzix foliage die

Altered Tin for Gina's Designs

I'm thrilled to announce that this is my first post on the Design Team for Gina's ; I guest designed there for the month of September and was invited to join the team on a regular basis! I love working with Gina's chipboard products and I'm so looking forward to having the chance to create with more of them and to be part of the DT family !

I altered a tea tin that I found in the cupboard after my son went back to school; I couldn't wait to use the new Graphic 45 line "Raining Cats and Dogs" and the adorable chipboard cats from Gina's, and thought this would be a perfect spot to store kitty treats!


                                           

I used black flocking on the cats-which would make them ideal for your Halloween-themed projects!! The flocking creates a great "fur coat" for these adorable pieces.



I couldn't resist adding the crown to this pretty fussy-cut kitty; any cat-owner knows who is REALLY the king or queen of their home-meow! The crown came from the small Honeycomb and Bees set and is a perfect fit!

Gina's Items Used                                                     Other Items Used

Cats shape set                                                           Graphic 45 Raining Cats and Dogs  8x8 pad

Honeycomb and Bees, small                                      Stampendous flocking & embossing powder

Thanks so much for stopping by-have a great day!

Happy Scrappy News!!

I'm thrilled and honoured to announce that I've been invited to join the fabulous Design Team at Scraps of Elegance!! Along with the Scraps of Darkness team, they're such a kind, warm and incredibly talented group of ladies, and the owner, Melinda Kelly, has been so wonderful that I look forward to being a part of this little SOE/SOD family and will try my absolute best to do these beautiful kits justice with my creations!

If you're not familiar with the store, it carries gorgeous monthly kits as well as a variety of other items...check the store out at: http://store.scrapsofdarkness.com/ the blog at: http://scrapsofdarkness.blogspot.ca/ or the Facebook group at : https://www.facebook.com/groups/scrapsofdarkness/?fref=ts

I am a happy Scrappy Squirrel today!