Masculine Mixed Media Card with Faux Metal Gears for Donna Salazar Designs

Hi everyone, I'm up on Donna Salazar's blog today with a grungy masculine birthday card featuring Donna's NEW Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Pigment Powders along with her Spellbinders® Sprightly Sprocket Dies to create faux metal gears.

Here's a sneak peek.

Please stop by Donna's blog for all the details HERE.

~ Blessings ~

Complete Product List

Donna Salazar Designs Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

NEW ~ Pigment Powder - Wine

NEW ~ Pigment Powder - Silver

NEW ~ Girlie Grunge Twine - Natural

NEW ~ Girlie Grunge Tissue Tape - Ash  & Oak

Pigment Powder - Gold

Pigment Powder - Blue

Pigment Powder - Brown

Spellbinders®

Sprightly Sprockets

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx® ~ Truffle

Partner Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® ~ 3D Foam Squares - Black, Small

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® ~ DODZ™ - Small

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® ~ DODZ™ - Medium

Other Products
Prima ~ Timeless Memories - Freedom #847470
Prima ~ The Archivist - 6x6 Paper Pad #655350
Cardstock ~ Black - Stash
Card Base ~ Kraft - 5 1/2 x 5 1/2” Stash
Prima ~ Sunrise Sunset - Vintage Trinkets #960346
Eyelets ~ Stash
Liquitex ~ Matte Medium
Liquitex ~ Gesso, clear
IndigoBlu ~ Rugged Edge by Limor Webber
We R Memory Keepers ~ Crop-A-Dile Big Bite

October Craft Hoarders Anonymous Monthly Blog Hop

Welcome to the October Craft Hoarders Anonymous Blog Hop! 

I hope you're enjoying the inspiration from this group of amazingly talented "craft hoarders!" It's such a treat to be part of this group of artists who are as lovely and generous as they are talented!

You should be coming to my blog from Amber Milone. After visiting me, hop over to Donna Idlet next! To start at the beginning of the hop, and for the full list of bloggers,  please head over to Gloria's Blog!

Please note ~ I have a winner for my September blog hop prize.

Congratulations to Deborah Ehrhardt.

Details HERE.

My mom and dad are celebrating 56 years of marriage this year.

To celebrate this amazing milestone, 

I've created a card for them using my crafty hoard.

"Cherish" Anniversary Card

Tips and Technqiues

Sometimes I have extras from the kits I work with and try to use them up before they become part of my ancient hoard. For this card, I've combined some of the newer BoBunny Juliet collection and Prima Flowers along with items I've had in my stash er . . . hoard for years.

I won some chipboard from Gina's Designs in a blog hop a few years ago and thought this intricate heart would be perfect here. One of my favorite ways to dress up chipboard is oh so simple ~ heat embossing. I used Stampendous Fran-tage Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel to get the two-toned finish.

These delightful Prima flowers are from a recent Scraps of Elegance kit. I've paired them with Wild Orchid Crafts rosebuds and stamen.

I also like to splatter my backgrounds. I've used white gesso, black drawing ink, and BoBunny Bronze Glimmer Spray

This sweet Prima butterfly is also left from a Scraps of Elegance Kit. The trail is a snippet of a BoBunny Jewel pearl swirl. (Thanks Juliana Michaels for sharing your BoBunny stash with me!)

I've layered BoBunny Juliet paper pieces with Noteworthy die cuts. I've inked all the edges for definition. The piece that says "The Year Was" is so perfect for this card. I stamped the year my parents were married into the printed circles.

I've popped up some of the layers with Helmar Zapdots for added dimension. The stamped anniversary sentiment is raised in the center by adhering just the ends - pushed closer together than the actual length, so the center pops up.

Here's a view of the inside of the card. Simple, but lovely. I inked the edges and placed this cut out from Juliet Prose across the center, then die cut an ancient piece of BoBunny Et Cetera paper that coordinates perfectly to stamp my sentiment. 

Here's a little tip ~ stamp your sentiment on the paper first. Then center your die over the stamped image to get it perfectly centered. Place a couple pieces of washi over the die and the outside portion of the paper to hold everything in place and run through your die cut machine.

One final shot. Here you can see the lovely lace I tucked in. A gorgeous piece I've had languishing in my hoard from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I hope you've been inspired to give some of your old stash new life by mixing it with items left over from more recent projects.

Your next stop on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Blog Hop is the talented Donna Idlet. If you have dropped by my blog and would like to start at the beginning, be sure to hop on over to Gloria's blog HERE. 

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Scraps of Elegance Kits

Really Reasonable Ribbon

Products

BoBunny ~ Juliet - Nostalgia (SOE)

BoBunny ~ Juliet - Prose (SOE)

BoBunny ~ Juliet - Noteworthy (SOE)

BoBunny ~ DoubleDot - Flourish, Chiffon

BoBunny ~ Et Cetera - Index

Prima Flowers ~ Esperanza - Querida #581930 (SOE)

Prima Flowers ~ Isabella - Pia #581725 (SOE)

Gina’s Designs ~ Romance - Heart

Crochet Lace - Juliet 5/8”, Natural (from Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Stamen

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 4mm Rosebuds - Pastel Tone

BoBunny ~ Glaze Jewels

Liquitex ~ Gesso, white

Donna Salazar for Clearsnap ~ Mix’d Media Inx CHOX - Sparrow

Ranger ~ Archival Ink - Jet Black

Ranger ~ Perfect Medium

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Embossing Enamel, Aged Ivory

Higgins ~ Drawing Ink, black

BoBunny ~ DoubleDot - Glimmer Spray - bronze, gold

Mister Hueys’s ~ Color Mists - opaque white

Studio G ~ Clear Stamps - Numbers

Anniversary Stamp (from Hobby Lobby)

Spellbinders ~ Opulent Ovals

Tombow ~ Multi Mono Liquid Glue

Helmar ~ Super-Tac EVA Glue

Helmar ~ Zapdots - Square 1/2” clear

Darice Heat Tool

Tim Holtz ~ Grid Blocks

Sizzix ~ Big Shot

Martha Stewart ~ Mini Scoring Board

** (SOE) ~ Scraps of Elegance Kits

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Wonderful World" Mixed Media Layout ~ Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots; Blue Fern Studios Aug Sketch Challenge

"Wonderful World"

Hi everyone! Our youngest daughter, Maria, has spent time in beautiful Montana country. She loves the wide open spaces. I've created this layout with a photo of her and her Australian shepherd, Tori, on the snowy prairie. I just adore the contrast of the golden prairie grass against the winter sky. 

Flowers of all shapes and sizes are often found on my pages as you see on this layout. Arranging and positioning them can be a challenge. One of my favorite Helmar products, Liquid Scrap Dots, makes this much easier. This thick, slow drying adhesive allows me to position flowers that look better turned at an angle and also allows me to pop up other flowers to better fit into the cluster. So let's take a look at my layout and how I've used the Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots.

I was inspired by the August sketch challenge over at Blue Fern Studios and have used their gorgeous paper, chipboard, and stamps to create my layout. Please scroll down to view the sketch.

Photo Credit: Joanna Martin - Choteau, Montana

Tips and Techniques

It's so easy to use Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots. Simply squeeze a nice size dollop onto the back of your flower, then place it into your cluster. Because it is so thick, you can position your flower just how you want it. In case you're wondering, it adheres well to mixed media backgrounds. It does dry slowly, so when using Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots, I typically arrange my clusters in the evening and let them sit overnight. By the next morning the adhesive is set, and the flowers won't move around if you bump them while applying the finishing touches to your project. If I'm eager to finish my project, I work around the flowers then when done, go back and re-position any flowers that may have been nudged out of place.

I've tilted and arranged flowers with Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots.

I like to think outside the box. The "fence" chipboard pieces on either side of the photo are Blue Fern Studios bird houses. The grid design looks like an old wooden fence. I just tucked the curved top part under some flowers.

Helmar Super-Tac EVA Glue is a strong, thin glue that dries perfectly clear, so it's perfect to brush around my clusters. While wet, I sprinkle lightly with chunky glitter and microbeads, to add a touch of sparkle.

I've also used the Helmar Super-Tac EVA Glue here two ways. I brushed the Blue Fern Studios Wildflower chipboard liberally with Helmar Super-Tac EVA Glue a little at a time and used tweezers to apply seed beads to give dimension to the flowers. 

I like to experiment and had a bit of an accident with clear crackle paint. I applied it over tissue tape and discovered that once dry, it doesn't adhere well to the tape and was chipping off. I lightly (and carefully) brushed Helmar Super-Tac EVA Glue over the loose crackle. Problem solved ~ the crackle isn't going anywhere now.

Larger items that lie flat like my chipboard "fence" and butterfly are adhered with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

A drop of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive for each of these little blossoms and leaf holds them in place.

Although the resin flower was self-adhesive, it didn't stick well to the painted surface on this gorgeous Blue Fern Studios medallion, so a drop of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive keeps it secure.

I hope you've been inspired to try out

Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots on your next project.

Helmar Product List

Liquid Scrap Dots

Super-Tac EVA Glue

 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Blue Fern Studios Products

Deja Vu ~ Petites Cartes

Stamp ~ Forever

Chipboard ~ Ornate Medallions

Chipboard ~ Seasonal Wildflowers

Chipboard ~ Veranda Cage Set

Chipboard ~ Brigitte Butterfly Set

Other Products

Prima Flowers ~ Butterfly - Chenille #655350

Prima Flowers ~ Parisa Mayfair Mix #557607

Prima Flowers ~ Arco Iris Flowers #544379

Prima Flowers ~ Guava Peony Brahms #542771

Prima Flowers ~ Serenade #561444

Prima Flowers ~ Princess - Happily Ever After #574406

Prima ~ Resin Icons - Feathers #573355

Prima ~ Debutante - Say It In Crystals #644350

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Sweetheart Blossoms, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 8mm Rosebuds, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Tuscan Rosebuds, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 25mm Cottage Roses, mixed purple/lilac

The Paper Studio ~ Spare Parts - Brights Paper Flower Assortment

Recollections ~ Embellishments - leather flower

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Glass Glitter, Lavender

Iced Enamels ~ German Glass Glitter - Chocolate

Martha Stewart ~ Micro Beads - White Gold

Idea-ology ~ Tim Holtz - Remnant Rubs, Botanical

Jewelry Findings ~ Stash

Idea-ology by Tim Holtz ~ Tissue Tape - Symphony; Sketchbook

Liquitex ~ Matte Medium

Liquitex ~ Gesso - clear, white

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® ~ Pigment Powder - brown, gold

Clearsnap/Colorbox by Donna Salazar ~ Mix’d Media Inx - Berries

Clearsnap/Colorbox ~ Top Boss Embossing Powder - clear

Ranger ~ Tim Holtz - Distress Ink, Dusty Concord, Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy, Pumice Stone, Forest Moss

Viva ~ Croco Crackling Colour - Transparent

Stampers Anonymous ~ Tim Holtz - Layering Stencil, Latticework, Splatters

The Crafter's Workshop ~ 6x6” Mini Coffee Splotch 

Stampers Anonymous ~ Tim Holtz - Grid Blocks

Darice ~ Heat Tool

**Please note ~ the paper and a number of other products on this page

came from the June 2015 Scraps of Elegance kit.

You can subscribe to Scraps of Elegance Kits HERE.

I turned the gorgeous Blue Fern Studios August Sketch for my inspiration:

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Strength of My Life" Artist Trading Card for Donna Salazar

I tried something brand new - for me this week. I created an artist trading card featuring Donna Salazar's gorgeous products. I like working with ample space for lots of techniques and lovely elements, so wasn't sure how working in such a small space would be. However, as you will see, I was still able to implement my signature girlie grunge style. I'm eager to hear what you think!!

Here's a sneak peek:

For more photos and details, please stop by Donna's blog HERE.

~ Blessings ~

Tracey

Donna Salazar Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

3D Foam Swirls

Pigment Powder - Gold

Pigment Powder - Blue

Pigment Powder - Brown

Lace Ribbons

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx® ~ Leather

Mix'd Media Inx® Embossing Powder ~ Leather

Smooch Spritz® ~ Sea Breeze

Twinkle Dust Glitter ~ Pralines & Cream

Spellbinders®

Bitty Blossoms

Partner Products

Home & Hobby by 3L® ~ Premium Double-Sided Tape - 1/8" Permanent

DODZ™ - Small

DODZ™ - Medium

Other Products

Crescent ~ Artist Trading Cards - Mixed Media & Collage

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Cosmos Daisy Stem Flowers - white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 8mm Rosebuds - white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 30mm Leaves - white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 10mm Open Roses - white

Stampendous ~ Clear Stamps - Hope Verses

Darice ~ Heat Tool

"Together" Masculine Anniversary Card for Donna Salazar

Gary and I are celebrating thirty-three years of marriage
this week - a very special event!! 

I'm up on the Donna Salazar blog today sharing the details
of this grungy guy card I've created for him.

Here's a sneak peek.

I hope you'll head over to Donna's Blog for more

project photos and lots of details HERE.

~ Blessings ~

Tracey

Products Used

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

*NEW* Pennant Set

*NEW* Canvas Ribbons

*NEW* 3D Foam Keys

*NEW* Pigment Powder - Gold

*NEW* Pigment Powder - Brown

*NEW* Pigment Powder - Blue

*NEW* Dodz™ XL

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx® ~ Denim, Jasmine, Indigo, Black, Truffle, Honey

Mix’d Media Inx® Embossing Powder ~ Denim, Jasmine

Spellbinders®

Sprightly Sprockets

Donna Salazar Designs

Rubber Stamps ~ Ruler, Crackle, Ruler

Partner Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Crafty Power Tape

DODZ™ - 3D

DODZ™ - Medium

3D Foam Squares - White, Regular

Spellbinders®

Artisan X-plorer

Other Products
13 Arts ~ Timeless - Good Times
Cardstock, black ~ Stash
Kraft Card Base ~ Stash
Dusty Attic ~ Mini Words #1
Dusty Attic ~ Heart Arrows #2
Spare Parts ~ Metal Charms - Keys
Liquitex ~ Gesso - white
Viva ~ Croco Crackling Colour, Transparent
Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - white, blue
The Crafter's Workshop ~ Stencil 6x6” - Mini Time Travel
The Crafter's Workshop ~ Zenspirations - Stencil 6x6”, Mini Specimens
Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
Darice ~ Heat Tool

Masculine Graduation Card for Donna Salazar Designs

Welcome to my creative space today!! I always adore working with Donna Salazar's fabulous products. I enjoy the change of pace when I get to go grungy and masculine to create cards for the men in my life. We are so thrilled for our son-in-law who after many years of hard work and dedication finished his post graduate work this spring. I wanted to create something extra special to celebrate his accomplishments.

Here's a sneak peek:

Gold leafing has been around forever, but has risen as a hot technique in paper crafting this year. It's something I've never worked with in all my years of crafting. I tried it out for the first time with Donna's new E-Z Stars by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ and adore the results. Let me know what you think. All the details can be found on Donna's bog HERE.

Donna Salazar Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™

Canvas Ribbons

Pigment Powder ~ brown

E-Z Stars

3D Foam Keys

Clearsnap

Mix’d Media Inx ~ Truffle, Stormy, Honey, black, Leather

Zutter

Distrezz-it-All

Donna Salazar Designs

Rubber Stamp ~ Ruler

Partner Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ ~ Crafty Power Tape

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ ~ Crafty Foam Tape

Other Products

Card Base, kraft ~ Stash

Advantus by Tim Holtz ~ Idea-ology - Paper Stack - Lost & Found

Advantus by Tim Holtz ~ Idea-ology - Paper Stack - Kraft Resist

BoBunny ~ Timepiece - Villa

Dusty Attic ~ Mini Wrought Iron Fence DA948

K&Company ~ Live’s Journey - Keys Metal Art

Spare Parts ~ Clocks & Time - Metal Charms

Bead Landing ~ Found Objects - Charms, rulers

Chain ~ Stash

Mona Lisa ~ Gold Leaf Kit

Tim Holtz ~ Stampers Anonymous - Cling Stamps, Saying Stuff

Advantus by Tim Holtz ~ Idea-ology - Steampunk

Stampendous ~ Clear Stamps - Hope Verses

Thanks for stopping by today! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Rejoice" Easter Card for Leaky Shed Studio

Easter is a treasured holiday for our family to celebrate. Today Im sharing an Easter card I created featuring the Leaky Shed Studio Cross Set, Flower Corner Small, and to frame my sentiment inside - the medium Victorian Oval Frame.

"Rejoice"

Tips and Techniques

I kept my chipboard treatment simple by heat embossing all of the chipboard images with Fran-tage Shabby White Embossing Enamel. I adore how this product has flecks of gold enamel along with shimmering glitter giving a light but grungy effect. The Small Flower Corner nests around this image just perfectly.

I stamped the sweet lamb image onto white cardstock, lightly shaded with Pan Pastels, and colored the straw with Caran D'ache NeocolorII watersoluble pastels.

Sweet flowers dry brushed with gesso are tucked in and around the chipboard corner. I've surrounded the flowers with color fragments.

Another view of the flowers and you can see better here how they nest right into the Leaky Shed Studio Small Flower Corner.

A close up of the right cluster.

Of course, I had to include one of the Leaky Shed Studio Crosses, which perfectly accents my sentiment.

Here's another view. I stamped the image, inked around the edges, then popped it up with lace and tiny rose buds tucked in.

This final shot shows how I've used the medium size Victorian Oval Frame around my sentiment. This gorgeous frame set also includes a larger and smaller frame.

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Cross Set

Flower Corner Small

Victorian Oval Frame Set

Other Products

BoBunny ~ Rose Cafe 

BoBunny ~ Rose Cafe - Dreamers

BoBunny ~ Rose Cafe - Post

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 8mm Rosebuds, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 6mm Rosebuds, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 4mm Rosebuds, pastel tone

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Tulip Flowers, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 20mm Open Roses, Ivory/Pale Pink

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Cosmos Daisy Stem Flowers, white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Sweetheart Blossoms, 2-tone Baby Pink

Lace ~ Stash

Clearsnap by Donna Salazar ~ Mix’d Media Inx - Chiffon

Ranger ~ Archival Ink, Jet Black

Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Pumice Stone

Ranger ~ Perfect Medium

Liquitex ~ Gesso, white

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Embossing Enamel, Shabby White

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Color Fragments, Rose

Caran D’ache ~ NeocolorII Watersoluble Pastels

Pan Pastels

Higgins ~ Drawing Ink, white

Spellbinders ~ Opulent Ovals

Close to My Heart ~ He is Risen 

Stampin’Up ~ Easter Sentiment Stamps

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Premium Craft Glue

Helmar ~ Zapdots - Square 1/4”, white

Spellbinders ~ Artisan X-plorer

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Tim Holtz ~ Grid Blocks

TH Water Brush 

MS mini score board

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Cherish Wedding Card with Grungy Textured Chipboard Tutorial for Helmar

I'm so excited to be guest designing this month with Helmar!!

I just adore using Helmar's fabulous products. Today I'm sharing a wedding card I created for a special young couple. I also have a fun Grungy Textured Chipboard Tutorial featuring Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue to share with you.

Cherish Wedding Card

Tips and Techniques

This shabby chic texture on my chipboard title is created with Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue. Please scroll down for my step by step tutorial. 

The base of this card is a handcrafted tag I received from the talented Marivic Clifton. She sells custom and special order tags and also has an Etsy shop with new and one of a kind vintage items. Details and a link to the Zeus and Zoey Etsy shop can be found HERE.

Of course, you know I had to add my own special touches. I applied more of the Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue on either side of the butterfly and sprinkled with chunky glass glitter and microbeads. Because this glue dries clear, it is perfect for adding chunky textured embellishments to my projects.

Here I added mica flakes around the bottom flower cluster. I've found the best way to adhere Mica is to squeeze out a dollop of Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue onto a craft mat. Pick up a single flake with tweezers and dip the back of the mica into the glue then place onto the paper. I adore how the print from the background paper shows through the translucent mica.

I added a few extra flowers and inked leaves using Helmar Premium Craft Glue. I also adhered the paper layers with Premium Craft Glue.

Grungy Textured Chipboard Tutorial

Supply List

Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue

Chipboard

White Gesso (or acrylic paint)

Spray Mists in colors of choice

Heat Tool

Step 1

Paint chipboard with white gesso.

Step 2

Apply Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue to the surface of the gessoed chipboard. Because this piece is so intricate, I used a paint brush to apply the glue. If you are texturing a larger, less intricate piece, you could apply the glue directly from the bottle.

Step 3

Heat the wet glue until it bubbles and raises up creating texture.

Step 4

Brush with mica color mist of choice (purple here), then heat to dry. Brush randomly with second mica color mist (I used gold) and heat to dry. The mist settles into the crevices to highlight the amazing texture created by the heated glue.

 **You could spritz on the mist, but I like the control of brushing on the liquid and the benefit of less waste.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Helmar Products

Craft & Hobby PVA Glue

Premium Craft Glue

Other Products
Handcrafted tag by Marivic Clifton of Berry71Bleu
View her Etsy shop HERE.
K & Company ~ Brenda Walton - Flora & Fauna - Ledger Paper Pad; 12" Paper Collection
Chipboard ~ Stash
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Tuscany Rosebuds, White
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Rosebuds - 4mm, Pastel
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Mulberry Paper Leaves - 1 1/4", White
Clearsnap by Donna Salazar ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Wisteria
Liquitex ~ Gesso - White
Heidi Swapp ~ Color Shine - Gold
Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist - Sugar Plum Fairy
Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Glass Glitter, Lavender
Stampendous ~ Fran-tage - Mica Fragments, Lavender
Martha Stewart ~ Metallic Microbeads - Amethyst
Higgins ~ Drawing Ink - White
Darice ~ Heat Tool
Clearsnap ~ Foam Blending Tool
EK Success ~ Craft Tweezers

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Bride" Mixed Media Layout for Donna Salazar with Open Lace Rose Flower Tutorial

It is always such a delight to work with Donna Salazar's amazing products. I'm blessed indeed to be part of her team of designers. Today, I'd like to share a wedding page of our daughter, Elizabeth. I've used some fun mixed media techniques which I describe in my Tips and Techniques section. I've also created these new "Open Lace Rose" flowers, and you'll find the tutorial towards the bottom of this post.

I've used the February Girlie Grunge Sketch-n-Color Challenge for inspiration. Pink is the color of love and so perfect for this wedding layout.

"Bride"

February Girlie Grunge Sketch-n-Color Challenge
(I turned the sketch as shown)

Details for our February challenge can be found here.

Tips and Techniques

Here's a close-up of my Open Lace Roses. You can locate the tutorial by scrolling down.

It's easy to create splatter with Donna's inks. I rubbed the ink pad on a craft sheet then added a couple drops of Acrylic Matte Medium and several spritzes of water. This makes a nice mixture that creates wonderful splatter. I used all three colors shown in the February Girlie Grunge Sketch-n-Color Challenge.

I colored white seam binding with Donna's Inks, then splattered with the ink mixtures. 

I spread pearl pen medium on these Want2Scrap Chipboard flourishes and title. 

Another view of the bow and chipboard. 

For my mixed media background, I used Donna's small Heart Stencil with molding paste, then applied Mix'd Media Inx Chiffon Embossing Powder while the molding paste was wet and heat set. The molding paste bubbles and creates gorgeous texture while melting the embossing powder.

The pink was a little brighter than I wanted, so I brushed it lightly with gesso. I splattered with all three colors. When dry, I brushed over the hearts and surrounding area with Soft Gel (Matte) mixed with the punch waste from the border punched edges. If you look carefully you can see the little dots of paper mixed in. Finally, I splattered again with all three colors. 

A close-up of the bottom cluster. You can see I inked and splattered the flowers as well.

I've tucked some Bitty Blossoms in amongst the Open Lace Roses. The tutorial for my Bitty Blossoms Flowers can be located here. 

Open Lace Rose Flower Tutorial

Supplies

• Donna Salazar Designs ~ Spellbinders Grand Peony Dies
• Donna Salazar Designs ~ Spellbinders Rose Creations Dies
• Printed cardstock weight paper. **Note - I've used different papers here than for the flowers on this layout. Both are from Donna's Natural Beauty Collection.
• Lace Scraps (Either lace wide enough to die cut or a lace panel.)
• Paper Scraps
• Decorative brad or button
• Liquid glue such as Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive
• Spellbinders Artisan X-plorer
• Large stylus or pen with rounded cap.
• Round Nose Pliers (Or round object like an artist paint brush)

For the purpose of this tutorial, I have numbered the dies in each set from smallest to largest with 1 being assigned to the the smallest die. (Please note, the Grand Peony dies are much larger than Rose Creations, seeming out of proportion. For instance, the #3 Grand Peony die is nearly the same size as the #5 Rose Creations die.)

I've illustrated the process for the largest size flower, you can alter the die sizes in a number of different ways to create a variety of flower sizes to fit your project.

Step 1. Cut 2 each of paper petal layers from Grand Peony dies #3 and #5. (Photo following step 2.)

Step 2. Cut 1 each of lace layers from Rose Creation dies #3 and #5

***Hint*** For lace to cut somewhat cleanly, it helps to layer as follows: place die on cutting surface face up, then lace, then paper scrap. If you try to cut without the paper layer, in my experience it will barely cut. Even with the paper layer, you may still need to do some minor trimming.

Step 3. Lay paper petal layer face down on a foam pad. Use a large stylus or pen with a rounded cap to press and roll each petal to cup.

Another shot to show how the petals curve.

Step 4. Turn petal over and with right side up, roll stylus around the center which will depress the center and push the petals upward. 

Step 5. Curl back the petal edges using round nose pliers or around a small diameter rod like an artist paint brush. 

Step 6. Using round nose pliers or the end of a round rod like an artist brush, give a twist to the center of each petal to crimp.

Step 7. Glue layers together offsetting the petals as you go. Secure the center with a decorative brad.

***Hint ~ For additional color and distressing, you can mist, paint, splatter, gesso, glitter . . . Any girlie grunge technique works beautifully.

I hope you've been inspired to create a project for Donna's

February Girlie Grunge Sketch-n-Color Challenge.

Details for the challenge can be found here. 

Donna Salazar Products

GCD Studio ~ Natural Beauty Collection

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Pomegranate; Berries; Chiffon; Stormy; Truffle

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Chiffon

Spellbinders ~ Grand Peony

Spellbinders ~ Rose Creations

Spellbinders ~ Bitty Blossoms

Want2Scrap ~ Heart Stencil (small)

Other Products

Want2Scrap ~ Chipboard - Style D - Martha; Style C - Kathie; Bride

Want2Scrap ~ Bling - Say It with Pearls - Frilly Flourish Swirl - White Pearls

The Paper Studio Spare Parts ~ Bling Brads; Gemstone Flower Brads

Seam Binding - White (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Spellbinders ~ Fantastic Flourish Two

Martha Stewart - Lace Heart Edge Punch

DecoArt Americana ~ Jacobean Floral Stencil

Golden ~ Soft Gel (Matte), Light Molding Paste

Viva ~ Pearl Pen, Cream

Blick Artists ~ Acrylic Matte Medium

Helmar ~ Craft and Hobby PVA Glue, 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Fabric Glue

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