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

Bird's Nest Book Box

Hi, Melissa here with an altered Book Box from Gina's Designs Lasercuts.  I also used items from Craftsupplies 1.

The leaf chipboard are painted with gesso, then watercolors, and topped with Mod Podge Dimensional Magic.  The book box was very easy to assemble, and sturdy; it was a pleasure to work with.

The flowers from CS1 took  watercolor tints beautifully. When they were still damp I changed the shape  a little from the original . I love flowers and these were wonderful.

Chipboard used:

Book Box Small

Skeleton Leaves 2

Craftsupplies 1 used:

Flower Filigrees

Silver Fairy Sprite

White Flowers

White Roses

Other supplies used:

Prima Paper

Graphic 45 Paper

ZVA pearls

Birch bark and lichens from my yard, and sheet moss I bought

Vintaj metal leaf

A French Advertisement

Melissa here with a layout featuring Gina's Designs Lasercuts.  I thought the chipboard nicely complemented this feminine image.

Gina's Designs chipboard used:
Fanciful Elements

Three ATC

Melissa here with three ATC featuring chipboard by Gina's Designs Lasercuts.  These make nice little gifts to give to friends or relatives.  I used gesso topped with  lumieres to paint the chipboard.  The little flowers on the upper left around the photo are made with a Martha Stewart hydrangea punch. I used Utee over acrylic paint to get the texture on them.
One reason I find the chipboard such a pleasure to work with is their versatility. I can change their original theme to fit which ever one I want.

Gina's Designs chipboard used:

String Alongs-Gothic

String Alongs-Alice

Birds Shape Set

Dressforms 2 Miniature Shape Set

Surprise!

Hi, Melissa here with a page featuring chipboard by Gina's Designs Lasercuts. This is a sheet of watercolor paper I first sprayed with  water , then Dylusions ink spray . On the chipboard I used gesso, then painted them with different colors of Perfect Pearls. The texture on the right is made with gloss gel using chipboard as stencils.  I painted the dry gel with lumieres, and decoart pens. I was inspired by Nancy Smiths recent page using this months sketch.  I aimed for a cleaner design than usual.

The story behind this photo is that my husband came home from work, woke me up , and took this shot.  I was a little embarrassed to be caught napping.  My favorite dreams are ones where I fly,and I think my pages look like its underneath water or in the air, so this fits. I really enjoyed working on this page, I love watercolor paper,  the chipboard is so much fun to play with, and this photo brings back a lot of good memories.

  This is a little house we rented in the 80's in Northport,Long Island, NY.  Shortly after, we moved to California.

                                                 Gina's Designs Products used:

                                                   Hot Air Balloons Net Style
                                                       Feathers Shape Set
                                                        Fanciful Elements
                                                         Birds Shape Set
                                                     Mermaids Shape Set

The Blue Mask

Hi, Melissa here with a mask by Gina's Designs.  I painted it with gesso, then metallic blue acrylic. I put clear gel medium on using a piece of lace as a stencil, followed by Twinkling H20s . After that I applied the crystals. The flatback diamond colored ones , and the bicones, are Swarovski.   To highlight the texture of the gel, I brushed on some gold DecoColor  paint.  The flower was made by dipping white paper flowers in Dylusions ink and water. I painted the flourishes in front of the ostrich feathers with gesso, acrylic paint, then crackle.
I tinted the lace by immersing it in Dylusions ink and water.

From Gina's Designs:
Masks Shape Set
Fantasy Frame and Flourishes

Other Products:
Liquitex Gloss Gel
Sparkling H20s
Prima flowers
Tim Holtz Clear Distress Crackle Paint
Dylusions Ink Sprays