"Adorable" Mixed Media Layout for Donna Salazar

As I was going through some older photos recently, I came across this cute baby photo of our now grown son, Joseph. It was so sweet and adorable that I just had to create a layout with it. The Donna Salazar Family Jeans collection along with her other products were absolutely perfect for this layout. Joseph is a real charmer with this darling grin!! 

"Adorable"

Tips and Techniques

I've handcrafted these sweet roses with Donna's Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms Dies. My tutorial can be found here. Donna's paper pads include a sheet of these great embossed words and images, perfect to fussy cut for my title. 

The heart is stamped with Donna's Heart Applique stamp using Denim Mix'd Media Inx then heat embossed with Clearsnap clear embossing powder.

My gears are created by cutting and embossing black cardstock with Donna's Sprightly Sprockets dies, then applying metallic paint. Another Bitty Blossom, this time created with mulberry paper from Donna's Mix'd Media Stax 2.

For the background I cut the starburst and applied it to the background paper. I used Donna's Want2Scrap 8 x 10 Arrow Stencil to brush on thinned gesso. I then brushed the wet gesso in the direction of the arrows for the cool striped effect. I misted with Pralines and Cream Smooch Spritz and dyed the white ric rac with this Smooch as well. Finally I splattered with thinned white gesso.

To go along with the baby theme, I used Donna's Want2Scrap Alphabet stencil with light molding paste to add dimension and texture.

I layered one of Donna's Want2Scrap Hand Drawn Swirls with a Twine Flower and mulberry Bitty Blossom. A tutorial for my Twine Flowers can be found here. 

One final shot of this little cluster with more of the mulberry Bitty Blossoms.

Donna Salazar Products

GCD Studios ~ Family Jeans Collection

GCD Studios ~ Natural Beauty

GCD Studios ~ Mix'd Media Stax 2

Want2Scrap ~ Hand Drawn Swirls Chipboard, Card Size

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Stormy, Truffle, Denim, Patina, Peridot

Clearsnap ~ Smooch Spritz - Caramel Latte, Ice Rink

Want2Scrap ~ Alphabet Stencil - 8 x 10", 3 1/2 x 5 1/4"

Want2Scrap ~ Small Arrows Stencil - 8 x 10"

Spellbinders ~ Bitty Blossoms Dies

Spellbinders ~ Sprightly Sprockets Dies

Art Gone Wild Stamps ~ Heart Applique

Art Gone Wild Stamps ~ Woodgrain

Art Gone Wild Stamps ~ Crackle

Other Products

Black Cardstock

Idea-ology ~ Remnant Rubs - Life Quotes

Hemptique ~ Baker's Twine, Oyster (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Jute Twine

Ric Rac 3/8", white (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Prima ~ Say it in Crystals

Prima ~ Rusty Typo Zippers

Prima ~ Wood Buttons

Prima ~ Small Typo Bulbs

Idea-ology ~ Tissue Tape

Bead Landing ~ Found Objects Charms - Watch Keys, Mini Clocks

BBP ~ Vintage Keys

Liquitex ~ Gesso

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste

Lumiere Pearlescent Paint

Clearsnap ~ Metallic Ink - gold, copper

Clearsnap ~ Embossing Powder, clear

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Liquid Scrap Dots

Helmar ~ Zap Dots 1/2", white

Spellbinders ~ Artisan X-plorer

Darice ~ Heat Tool

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~ Blessings ~