CHA Wedding Card Sneak Peek for Donna Salazar

Hi everyone. I'm so excited. No, I wasn't able to make the trip to the CHA MEGA Show 2016, but I did have the opportunity to create three projects featuring Donna Salazar's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® products. This trio of projects is created around a wedding theme and first up is this wedding card.

I'm sharing a little sneak peak and you can stop by Donna's Blog HERE

for all the details and more photos.

~ Blessings ~

 

Donna Salazar Designs Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® 

NEW - Girlie Grunge Twine

NEW - Girlie Grunge Gauze

NEW - Girlie Grunge Tissue Tape

NEW - Pigment Powder in “Silver” 

E-Z Stars

Dodz™ XL

Lace Ribbons

Texture Ribbons

Spellbinders®

Bitty Blossoms

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx® ~ Black, Honey

Mix'd Media Inx® Embossing Powder ~ Jasmine

Twinkle Dust Glitter ~ Sugar Shimmer

Emboss Gloss® 

Partner Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® ~ Crafty Power Tape - 81'

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® ~ DODZ™ - Medium

Home & Hobby by 3L® ~ Premium Double-Sided Tape - 1/8" Permanent, 1/2” Permanent

Home & Hobby by 3L® ~ Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/8“

Spellbinders ~ Spellbinders - Foliage Flourish

Other Products

Blue Fern Studios ~ Montage - Fairyland **Scraps of Elegance Kit

Blue Fern Studios ~ Frolic - Friendship **Scraps of Elegance Kit

Blue Fern Studios ~ Ombre Dreams - Ginger’s Dream **Scraps of Elegance Kit

David Tutera ~ Card Base

Blue Fern Studios ~ Fancy Birdcage

Stamen ~ Stash

Prima ~ Say It In Crystals - #579371 **Scraps of Elegance Kit

Darice ~ Japanese Seed Beads

Close To My Heart ~ Cricut Collection - Just To Say . . .

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Wooden Snowflake Gift Box for Donna Salazar Designs

Hi everyone. I'm up on the Donna Salazar Designs blog with a holiday project, a gift box perfect for jewelry or a gift card. 

Here's a sneak peek:

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

~ Blessings ~

Donna Salazar Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

3D Foam Swirls

E-Z Stars

Pigment Powder - Gold

Texture Ribbons

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx® Embossing Powder ~ Jasmine

Smooch Spritz® ~ Sea Breeze

Twinkle Dust Glitter ~ Sugar Shimmer

Spellbinders®

Bitty Blossoms

Partner Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ DODZ™ - Medium

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ DODZ™ - 3D

Clearsnap ~ Glue Gloss

Other Products
Wooden Box - Michaels
Wild Orchid Crafts ~ 8mm Rosebuds - white
Silver Leaves ~ Stash
Golden ~ Light Molding Paste
Liquitex ~ Gesso, white
Tim Holtz ~ Layering Stencil - Speckles 

"Come Unto Me" Journal page for Donna Salazar Designs

I would like to wish all of my US followers a happy Thanksgiving as we celebrate this holiday tomorrow. A day to reflect on the many blessings that have come our way and to spend time with our loved ones over a special meal of turkey and all the fixings. Do you have a special holiday food? When we lived in North Carolina, I discovered a recipe for praline sweet potatoes. I grew up eating canned sweet potatoes and just a small spoonful was more than enough. When I tasted these, I actually liked them and had to have the recipe. They have become a family tradition and one of my favorite holiday foods. 

I'm up on Donna Salazar's blog today with a new entry for my Faith Art Journal created with Donna Salazar's fabulous products. This is a favorite verse of mine and always an encouragement when I'm weary or when troubles come my way. I wanted a serene background, so kept to a mostly monochromatic background with a subtle bit of color on the chipboard flower.

Here's a sneak peek:

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

~ Blessings ~

Donna Salazar Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

3D Foam Swirls

Pigment Powder - Gold

Pigment Powder - Blue

Pigment Powder - Brown

Lace Ribbons

Denim Art Journal

Spellbinders®

Bitty Blossoms

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx® ~ black, Stormy

Mix'd Media Inx® CHOX ~ Midnight

Mix'd Media Inx® Embossing Powder ~ Black, Jasmine

Twinkle Dust Glitter ~ Sugar Shimmer

Smooch Spritz® ~ Woodstain

Donna Salazar Designs

Dear Sir ~ Rubber Stamp

Crackle ~ Rubber Stamp

Partner Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® ~ Crafty Foam Tape

Clearsnap®/Colorbox® ~ Foam Blending Tool

Clearsnap®/Colorbox® ~ Embossing Powder - Clear

Spellbinders®  ~ Radiant Rectangles

Other Products

13 Arts ~ Fly Away – Always Reach Higher

Dusty Attic ~ Spider Chrystanthemum DA10433

Liquitex ~ Gesso – clear, white

Liquitex ~ Matte Medium

Faber-Castell ~ Whipped Spackle

Close to My Heart ~ Everlasting Life – Holidays 

Vintage Jar Caddy for Donna Salazar Designs

I'm always looking for ways to store my vast stash of trinkets. When I saw this unfinished wood caddy and vintage jars at Pat Catan's, my local craft and art store, I had a vision of decorating it with Donna Salazar's fabulous products. A perfect way to display and store some of those trinkets. Hop on over to Donna's blog for all the details HERE.

Here's a sneak peek:

~ Blessings ~

Donna Salazar Designs Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Dodz™ XL

Pigment Powder - Pink

Pigment Powder - Gold

Pigment Powder - Brown

Lace Ribbons

Texture Ribbons

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Smooch Spritz® - Pralines & Cream

Spellbinders®

Bitty Blossoms

Partner Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® ~ DODZ™ - Small

Home & Hobby by 3L® ~ Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/8“

Spellbinders® ~ Foliage Flourish

Other Products

PhotoPlay ~ Autumn Day Collection
Panacea Products ~ Brown Sisal
Spellbinders ~ Artisan X-plorer

Fall Banner for Donna Salazar

Can you believe in all my years of crafting, I've never created a banner? . . . that is until now.

I'm up on the Donna Salazar Blog with a girlie grunge banner. Donna's creative team has the wonderful opportunity to work with collections by the new PhotoPlay paper company this month. I've paired Donna's products with their Autumn Day collection for my banner.

Here's a sneak peek:

Stop by Donna's blog to see how I've created this sweet banner HERE.

~ Blessings ~

Donna Salazar Designs Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Dodz™ XL

Pigment Powder - Pink

Pigment Powder - Gold

Pigment Powder - Brown

Lace Ribbons

Pennant Set

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx® ~ Jasmine

Mix'd Media Inx® CHOX ~ Midnight, Sparrow

Mix'd Media Inx® Embossing Powder ~ Jasmine

Smooch Spritz® ~ Pralines & Cream

Spellbinders®

Bitty Blossoms

Partner Products

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

PhotoPlay
PhotoPlay ~ Autumn Day - Plaid
Photo Play ~ Autumn Day - Multi Stripe
Photo Play ~ Autumn Day - Element Sticker 

Other Products

Flower Pods ~ Stash

(Can be found in the floral department of craft stores)

Hemptique ~ Hemp Cord - 20#, white

Black and variegated hemp cord for twine flowers ~ Stash

(Found in jewelry department of craft stores)

Eyelets ~ Stash

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

We R Memory Keepers ~ Crop-A-Dile

Darice ~ Heat Tool

Blossom & Burlap Christmas Tree for Donna Salazar

I've been working on a very special Christmas decor project that I finally get to share with you today. I created this Blossom & Burlap Christmas Tree, featuring one of Donna Salazar's fabulous Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms dies. There are just over 100 Bitty Blossom flowers decorating my tree. 

These beautiful flowers come together so fast, and I'll share a little secret with you. Our church is a 30 minute drive away, making it an hour round trip. Gary prefers to drive most times, so I put that hour to good use making flowers for my stash. I pre-cut Bitty Blossoms and take them along with my flower making tool kit. I can easily create a dozen or more on each trip. For today's project I've used those blossoms along with burlap, lace, and gold metallic fabric mesh to create a tree to decorate our Christmas dinner table.

Tips and Techniques

I bought a paper mache cone at my local craft store, imagining a Christmas tree covered with Bitty Blossoms. This is what I came up with. I started by adhering swirling rows of Bitty Blossoms. A tutorial for my Bitty Blossoms can be found HERE.

Then I filled in-between with tufts of layered burlap, lace, and gold metallic mesh and mini pinecones picked from our daughter's yard. 

My sweet friend, Lisa, came across this simple gold star as I was creating and offered it to me. It couldn't be more perfect to adorn the top of my tree. 

All in all, it's the Bitty Blossoms that really shine on my tree giving it such a festive holiday feel.

Donna Salazar Products

GCD Studios ~ Antiquities Collection

Spellbinders ~ Bitty Blossom Dies

Other Products

Burlap

Lace Panel

Gold Metallic Mesh

Gold Metal Star

Craft Essentials ~ Birch Round

Pine Cones ~ Yard

Darice ~ Paper Mache Craft Cone – 13.75 x 5 in

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy holiday preparations to stop by.

I'd like to wish each of you a very merry Christmas. 

~ Blessings ~