"Faith Shines Bright" Mixed Media Layout for Donna Salazar

Faith is an important part of our lives, and we are so happy that Elizabeth and Andrew are carrying that faith into their marriage and lives together. I love this photo from their wedding where their love for each other and for our Lord shines so brightly in their faces. I've featured lots of Donna Salazar products and have used Mistra's November Girlie Grunge Sketch-n-Color for inspiration.

"Faith Shines Bright"

November Girlie Grunge Sketch-n-Color

As you can see I flipped and turned the sketch, using lanterns for some of the circles.

Tips and Techniques

I've used Donna's Spellbinders Grand Peony and Rose Creation dies to create the larger Open Lace Rose flower. The tutorial for this flower can be found HERE.

The photo mat is distressed with Donna's Zutter Distrezz-it-All. I've inked the edges of the paper scraps edging the photo with her Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx CHOX in Sage - one of the featured colors.

Here I've clustered some handcrafted little roses cut with Donna's Bitty Blossoms dies and dusted them with her Clearsnap Twinkle Dust Glitter in Sugar Shimmer. My Bitty Blossom flower tutorial can be found HERE.

I've embellished this beautiful chipboard piece from Um Wow Studio by painting and glittering. The top and "strings" are white. I wanted the hearts to be a pale pink, so I twisted my Petals Mix'd Media CHOX Inx onto my craft mat, then a dallop of white gesso. Mixing them tinted the gesso this lovely shade of pink. When dry, I brushed the hearts and upper flourish with glue and dusted with Sugar Shimmer Twinkle Dust Glitter.

I tried a new technique with Donna's embossing powder and glitter. I used Jasmine Mixed Media Inx to stamp out this fun grid circle. I sprinkled with Jasmine embossing powder, tapping off the excess then sprinkled with Twinkle Dust Glitter. I heated from the back of the page until the embossing powder had melted - capturing the sparkly glitter in the process. (If you heat set from the top, you will blow the glitter away before it gets set into the melting embossing power.) It does take a bit longer since the heat is not direct, but definitely worth the wait!!

Here's a shot showing some of my background textures. I did more of the glittered embossing for this other large circle stamp. 

I misted the background with water, then with some of Donna's Clearsnap Smooch Spritz in River Mossy, adding even more shimmer and shine. I then splattered with white ink and finished off by adhering a blend of microbeads and chunky glass glitter here and there across the page and around the clusters.

I don't have any close ups of the lanterns, but as you can see in the full photo at the top of the page. I stamped and embossed these images, then adhered Pralines and Cream Twinkle Dust Glitter so they look as if they are glowing and shining. The title is stamped in Stormy Mix'd Media Inx to bring in the final color from the sketch.

Donna Salazar Products

Grandma’s Garden – Garden Journal Cards

GCD Studio ~ Botanique 12” Paper Pad

GCD Studio ~ Natural Beauty 12” Paper Pad

GCD Studio ~ Family Jeans 12” Paper Pad

GCD Studio ~ Mix’d Media Stax 2

Clearsnap ~ Mix’d Media Inx – Jasmine; Stormy

Clearsnap ~ Mix’d Media Inx CHOX – Sage; Petals

Clearsnap ~ Mix’d Media Inx Embossing Powder – Jasmine

Clearsnap ~ Twinkle Dust Glitter – Pralines & Cream; Sugar Shimmer

Clearsnap ~ Smooch Spritz – River Mossy 

Spellbinders ~ Grand Peony

Spellbinders ~ Rose Creations

Spellbinders ~ Bitty Blossoms

Zutter ~ Distrezz-it-All 

Other Products

Um Wow Studio ~ Flair – From the Heart

Um Wow Studio ~ Heart Strings Chipboard

Lace – Stash

Tim Holtz ~ Idea-ology – Accoutrements – Fanciful Buttons

The Charm Shop ~ Heart Charms

David Tutera ~ Pearl Rhinestone Crown Picks

Darice Sequins ~ Crystal Iris

Michaels ~ Metal Embellishments - Keys

Liquitex ~ Gesso – White; Clear

Higgins ~ Drawing Ink – White 

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage – Glass Glitter, Silver

Martha Stewart ~ Micro Beads – Pink Sapphire

Stampendous ~ N*Studio Stamps –  Brush Strokes; Mish Mesh

Close to My Heart ~ Clear Stamps – Illuminate

Forever in Time ~ Clear Stamps – Hearts Medley

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive; Zapdots, ½” Square, White

Art Glitter ~ Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

Tombow ~ Multi Mono Liquid Glue

Ranger ~ Glossy Accents

Spellbinders ~ Artisan X-plorer

Liquitex ~ Splatter Brush

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Wedding Flowers" Mixed Media Layout for Helmar and Leaky Shed Studio

I've been a crafter since I was a young girl. So although I had not done much with flower arranging, I was game when Elizabeth asked me to create the bouquets for her and her bridesmaids. The wedding photographer captured them so beautifully.

I've used some of my favorite products to create this layout from the Leaky Shed Studio Chipboard and Helmar Adhesives to the gorgeous 7 Dots Studio Nature Walk paper collection.

"Wedding Flowers"

Tips and Techniques

Stop by the Helmar Blog to check out the details on how I use Zap Dots to raise my photos so that I can tuck flowers, chipboard, and other elements under and around my photos.

I've added texture to the Leaky Shed Studio Fern Flourish by dabbing with extra heavy gesso, then painting. 

The dragonfly wings are painted with metallic paint, then dusted with Donna Salazar's Clearsnap Twinkle Dust Glitter in Mixed Berries. The body was covered with Helmar 450 and sprinkled with silver microbeads. I've used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere these gorgeous chipboard pieces to the layout.

The flowers, chicken wire and metal leaves are adhered to the mixed media background with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. 

As you can see here the flowers are positioned on different levels and layers. To place them properly I've used Liquid Scrap Dots to lift and arrange them where needed.

Here's a shot of the smaller cluster. The purple on the background was created with Pan Pastels and spritzed with Helmar Crystal Kote Fixative spray. I've also stamped randomly with Mix'd Media Inx.

Helmar Products

Zapdots ~ 1/2" Square, white

450 Quick Dry Adheseve

Premium Craft Glue

Liquid Scrap Dots

Crystal Kote Fixative spray
Paint/Glue Spreader

Leaky Shed Studio Products
Fern Flourish
Spring Dragonfly

Other Products
7 Dots Studio Nature Walk - Cotton, Musical Blooms
MME ~ Lost and Found - Record It Antique Alpha and Word Stickers
Metal Leaves ~ Etsy
Chicken Wire - white
Lace - stash
Petaloo ~ Canterbury Collection Rose Blossoms - white
Prima ~ Troika - white
Prima ~ Parisa Mayfair Mix
Prima ~ Wildflowers Pillar Pack - white
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Sweetheart Blossoms - white
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Cottage Roses 25mm, mixed purple/lilac
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Cherry Blossoms - white
Clearsnap by Donna Salazar ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Sparrow, Midnight
Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Dusty Concord
Pan Pastels
Liquitex ~ Extra Thick Gesso
Liquitex ~ Gesso
Golden ~ Soft Gel, Matte
Golden ~ Light Molding Paste
Clearsnap by Donna Salazar ~ Twinkle Dust Glitter, Mixed Berries
Beadies ~ Microbeads, silver
Art Gone Wild by Donna Salazar ~ Vine
Close to My Heart ~ Distressed Backgrounds
Glitz ~ Distressing
Stampers Anonymous ~ Seamless Experience
TCW ~ 6 x 6" Mini Art Is ... Stencil

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~ Blessings ~