Home in California

Hi Melissa here today with a mini album using Gina's Designs Lasercuts.  The photos are from a home I once had in Northern California. The chipboard was painted with gesso, then I applied chalk ink.  I put on a coat of glossy accents to complete them.
The first photo you see when you open the album is my cat Bosley running toward me when I whistled to him.   I could never see him till he showed up running. The second photo is Bosley in one of his favorite spots in the sun to sleep. To me he almost looks like he's glowing,the sun is so bright on his white fur. The last photo is what the view was  when I was  in the living room.

I really enjoyed making this project.  Thanks for looking!

                                         Chipboard used:

Gingerbread House Mini Album

Bamboo Shape Set

Arched Window Set

Clock Hands Shape Set

Steampunk Shape Set

Fern Fronds

Other Products used:

 Mariposa Stack and Once Upon a Time papers, both by DCWV

Tim Holtz embellishments

Prima bling and flowers

Petaloo Flowers

Lumiere paints

Tsuinko Chalk Inks

Martha Stewart Clay Molds

Pressed flowers and leaves from my yard

Fairy on Key Holder

Hi Melissa here with a project using Gina's Designs Laser Chipboard. This key shape got my imagination going.  I painted with gesso, followed by lumieres. To give some texture I lightly embossed in white, then put more paint on. Thanks for looking!

Gina's Designs Chipboard: Key Wall Art Heart

Wooden Shape Set Keys and Plates

Dressforms and Wings Shape Set

Art Deco Border and Corners

Garden Fairies Small

Other supplies used:  Prima butterflies

Tim Holtz metal gears and doorknob

Stickles
Lumiere paint
Vintaj Patina paint

Woman With Flowers and Frame

Hi Melissa here with a 12x12 page using Gina's Lasercuts Designs Chipboard. I love this frame, it's very graceful with its swirls and flourishes.   I painted it with gesso, followed by layers of acrylic paint, watercolors, and lumieres. The purple background is on watercolor paper, using a mix of ink and watercolors.  I pooled the same mix on the textured areas Ide applied with a stencil. The frame

 is raised above the page with tulle under it. The items on the frame are about an inch above the surface with thin wire. Thanks for looking!

Gina's Designs Chipboard used, Page Frame Oval Flourishes

Other supplies used:  Prima stencil, butterflies, stickers

Tim Holtz rub ons, metal bird, and crackle paint

Winton and Lewis watercolors

Lumiere paints

Broken peridot and moonstone earring

Vintage Photo with frame

Hi there, Melissa here with a 12 x 12 page using Gina's Designs Lasercut chipboard shapes. The frame and background were painted with gesso, metallic acrylic paints, and topped with crackle accents.  I also added stitching to the page, giving it an old fashioned look.   It reminds me of how my Mom and I used to sew and do cross stitch.  The frame's design is beautiful, composed  of  flowing lines, leaves, and curves.  I thought it complemented the vintage photo really well.

 I added flowers, bling and metals that looked as if they might have come from that period of time. Pearls with their soft luster give an added dimension of  color and texture. I think the colors of the paper and the metallic paint, give the page a ghostly look. I also added some Tim Holtz rub-ons and tissue tape to fit the theme.  Thanks for looking!

Gina's Designs chipboard used:

Page Frame Flourish

Hearts Background

Other supplies used;

Maja paper

Prima flower

Tim Holtz rub ons ,tissue tape, and metal flower

Vintaj bead caps

Crackle accent

Liquid pearls

Aqua Wedding

Hi Melissa here with a page using Gina's Designs Lasercuts. I enjoyed working with these colors as usual, and the chipboard seemed to blend nicely with the theme. I used gesso followed by liquid pearls on some, and lumieres on others. To the right of the photo is a fussy cut shape that I painted, and put lots of microbeads on. I wasn't really thinking during the cutting because I was watching tv,and didn't realize it didn't look that good.  Since I spent so much time cutting, I didn't want to waste it by ditching it.  I spent the rest of the time spent on this fixing and working around that one item. I'm happy with the results as my main thing was getting that lavender lace in . I dyed it awhile ago with dylusions ink and have wanted to use it.

Gina's Chipboard used:

Birds Shape Set

Butterflies and Dragonflies

Hearts Background

Wings Assortment

Dressforms and Wings Shape Set

Other supplies used:

K and Company paper,and from UHK Gallery
Martha Stewart Lace
Embellishments from Tim Holtz, Prima, Vintaj
Flower from Petaloo
Pressed, and fresh flowers from my yard

3 ATCs: Imagine, Together, and Flight

Hi , Melissa here with 3 ATCs using Gina's Designs Lasercuts. I painted the doilies with lumieres and stickles. I think these images from an old calendar are very pretty, and it wasn't hard to find items from Gina's that went with them. I had fun decorating these with embellies I've collected over time.

Items from Gina's Designs:

Dressforms and Wings Shape Set

Butterflies and Dragonflies

Cardstock Doily Set Intricates

Other Items used:

Coredinations paper

Stickles

Titles from Tim Holtz

Embellies from Vintaj

Swarovski bicone crystals

Pressed flowers from my yard

Silver fairies from Craftsupplies 1

Vintage in Pink