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Artistic Quotes Book ~ by Drew Scott

Hey Bloggers!

It feels like i haven't done a post in 16 and a half years! I'm so happy to share with you this one though! I decided to make a super fun Quote book of some of my favorite quotes. I used the Donna Salazar Antiquities paper collection for the whole album! This paper was literally PERFECT for this album.The shape is cut from the Tim Holtz tag die!

Enjoy!

 Above is the pic of the full album. I used the 8x8 Antiquities paper pad as well as Donna's amazing Sprightly Sprockets dies from Spellbinders! The letters that spell quotes are just some foam thickers I added paint to! I used a binding ring and some hand scrunched seam binding to the ring! The strips of paper on the front are from the 8x8 antiquities paper pad.

{And some close ups}

Lets get into all the pages of the album!

The back of the front cover! Super pretty papers and vintage music sheet!

Page 2 Front ~ I used one of the Sprightly Sprockets dies and some lace! The paper I covered this page with has a GORGE chandelier in the top right corner.

Page 2 Back ~ I wrote directly on this page and added some lace and studs!

Page 3 Front ~ I slapped some paint down and wrote on it! A couple punched birds and a cluster of embellishments on the right!

Page 3 Back ~ I used an accucut scallop frame and some lace on this page! I doodled on the page for fun!

Page 4 Front ~ I doodled around the edge of this tag and added some more pretty paper with a quote on it! I tucked some embellishments on the right under the quote!

Page 4 back ~ I wrote directly on this page and left it is is! The paper is so pretty it didn't need anything else!

5age 5 Front ~ I glued some lace down as well as the top of a tag! I added the quote and a mini rose! I also used the Sea Breeze Smooch Spritz to add a splatter effect!

The back cover has my signature + year it was made :)

I hope you enjoyed my post for today and this was a really fun album to make! See you soon!

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Products used: ~Antiquities Collection by Donna Salazar for GCD Studios ~Clearsnap Smooch Spritz in Sea Breeze ~Sprightly Sprockets Gear Spellbinders Die  ~Clearsnap Glue Gloss ~Seam Binding ~Grey Roses ~Butterfly and bird punches

Cykla ~ by Monika Martinson

Hi! It´s Monika here, sharing a layout about my daughters first ride on a bike with two wheels. On this layout I wanted to put focus on the journaling as the story about her learning to bike is a special one – she simply decided that she could ride a bike without training wheels even though she had never ever tried, and as it turned out, she was right!!! We had our doubts, but luckily, we didn’t mention them so her.

I printed the journaling and the title on a white paper, but I thought that the white paper would have been to much of a contrast to the rest of the layout so I simply added a gray-ish background in Photoshop before I printed it. The paper I used is from an artist sketch book, most of them are acid free and archival safe.

The artistic papers are so versatile as you might have noticed from the previous entries in the blog this month. How ever I chose to leave it just as it is, as I went for the “less is more” look on this layout.

I love to cut the patterns of the papers, and Donnas lines are simply made for that!

Items used: Antiques paper: Harmony. Spring in Bloom: One sheet Wonderful. Artistic Papers: 6x6 Squares

Others: Key, flowers, pearl flourishes

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Donkey Sanctuary ~ by Kim Sonksen

Hello, this is Kim S again to post for Donna Salazar Designs with a step-by-step tutorial on what happens when I let my creative juices take control of pretty papers, inks and glue...

**click on picture to enlarge (which incidentally also sharpens the image} **

This month we focussed on  the fabulous Crafty Chronicle, which I adore so much that I can hardly bring myself to cut it up and use it, but alas this month I had to bite the bullet :)

The travel section of the Chronicle is definitely my favourite, the vintage images and quotes just make me happy. It was clear to me right from the start that I wanted to make use of a complete page of the Chronicle to use as my layout base.

First, I used a variety of Smooch Spritz in Tea Party, Wood Stain and Caramel Latte to spritz gently over the paper. To add some more texture, I used a Crafter's Workshop Stencil template and brushed over it with some gesso. Once the gesso dried I adhered a little strip of punchinella, with the help of some masking tape, to the paper. Masking tape will lift off the background without damaging your paper or previously stamped/stencilled paint.

For the smaller circles of the punchinella, I decided to use the Smooch paint from Clearsnap as it has a wonderful small brush already attached and helps to paint smaller areas. I actually don't mind that some of the paint smudged between the circles - I love my paints to get messy :)

Finally I lathered a sheet of bubble wrap with some Smooch Spritz in Green Olive and Caramel Latte and pressed this on the opposite side of the page.

All I needed to do now was tear of strips of paper along the edges to fit an 8.5 x 11 page and ink the edges with Clearsnap's Cats Eyes Chalk Ink in Dark Moss, Chestnut Roan and Dark Brown. Take a sheet of the wonderful Artistic Papers (in this case I used the calendar one), flip it over and cut it to 8.5 x 11 size, as this will be your piece of cardstock, to back the Chronicle paper.

From tearing the paper to size, I had a few strips left over and one was big enough to "rescue" and create a flower from it.

Just fold in a concertina style as described HERE and press it down. This time I wanted to achieve a flattened look and so I simply pressed hard onto the top f the rosette, inked the edges with Cats Eye Chalk Ink in Chestnut Roan and fastened the rosette with a glue dot to a piece of cardstock. I still wanted to add a little extra and attached an older piece of lace to the back of the flower with the help of my stapler.

Now I just added one of the gorgeous Vintage Buttons I got from Donna's Etsy shop years ago and my flower was ready to go.

I finally added some bits and pieces of left over strips of paper (usually the scraps when I cut the 12 x 12 sheets to my preferred size of 8.5 x 11), attached the flower and one of the fabulous quotes from the Chronicle.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and if you like, you can see more of work over on my blog."

Products used

• Papers: Donna Salazar for GCD Studios - One Sheet Wonderful - Antiquities,  Crafty Chronicle, Artistic Papers - Calendar
• Mists: Donna Salazar for Clearsnap - Smooch Spritz in Wood Stain, Caramel Latte, Tea Party, Green Olive
• Inks: Clearsnap Cat's Eye Chalk - Chestnut Roan, Dark Moss, Dark Brown
• Paint: Clearsanp Smooch in Molasses
• Button: Donna Salazar Vintage Button

Other products:  Stickers: Jillybean,Pens - Uniball Signo in white Lace- Rusty Pickle Stamp - 7Gypsies,Bubblewrap Stencil - Crafter's Workshop, Punchinella

Multiple Projects ~ by Erika Taylor

Hello Everyone and Happy Day to you all. Today I've got a really exciting post for you with my creations for my Guest Designer Spot for Donna Salazar. I've adored Donnas products for quite some time and when I was asked to be a Guest Designer, I am pretty sure I "Inked". These papers are truly a dream to work with and I hope that my creations inspire you. I was originally going to create a few cards and an altered project, but after digging in, I just couldn't hold back. Those 3 projects turned into 9!!! Inspiration works like that though doesn't It?? And to say I was inspired by Donnas products would be an understatement. So here we go. First off the cards I created using the beautiful Spring in Bloom, Antiquities and Artistic Paper lines. The first card uses a little burlap and I've cut out the roses from the Artistic Papers. They are colored with Distress Inks and then a little Fairy Dust Glitter was added for that extra "WOW" (with a name like Fairy Dust, How could a fairy lover resist???)

The second card used the Antiquities collection, that wonderful Artistic Papers and Fairy Dust Glitter again. I jazzed up the one butterfly with a bit of Stickles to make her a little more "unique".

Now onto what was originally, my last project. I used the Crafty Chronicle to create this bangle. Adding some distress ink and Helmar Crackle Medium to really distress it. So So purdy. I really like how this one turned out, however the photos don't do it justice.

Now I couldn't stop there. Next came a set of 5 tags. I used a bunch of tidbits from The Crafty Chronicle. Quotes, images, and goodness abound!!! This first tag is made from the flower images on the first page of Crafty Chronicle and  a good helping of Fairy Dust Glitter. I think it is my favorite...

Now onto the next four. All of these use Antiquities, Spring in Bloom and Crafty Chronicles goodness. Here they are...

Man I love this stuff. It just flows so easily and is truly top notch, when you look at quality. The colors are soft yet grungy, which I happen to LOVE LOVE LOVE, the images are perfect for the fussy cutter in me, and the Glitter is divine!!! Last, but certainly not least, is my favorite project of all. A 6 x 6 canvas created using bits and pieces from Crafty Chronicle, Antiquities and Spring In Bloom. I also did some stamping with the Fairy Dust Glitter and LOVE the look.

So there you have it. Thank you so so so very much Donna for giving me the opportunity to work with you wonderful paper collections. They are truly stunning!!! If you haven't used Donna Salazar products before, take a leap and try. You will be moved with inspiration I'm  certain. Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you all have a very crafty day Toodles

Fabulous ~ by Jessy Christopher

When we were told by Donna that we can go artistic for our assignments, I was thrilled because I love spritzing the Smooch to my heart's content. Well if you like playing with artsy stuffs & making your fingers messy or colorful, you'll know what I am mean. Lol.

For this FABULOUS layout, I used lots of Smooch Spritz. Let me share with you the colors that I got out to play - River Mossy, Caramel Latte, Green Olive, Pralines & Cream, Tea Party & Mixed Berries. Can you see I am having a "smooch-ing" party? Totally went to town for that background *wink*

The flower is very simple to assemble, you just have to look out at the left side of Donna's blog. She has awesome step-by-step video for you. I kept mine simple - only use 2 pieces of the Spellbinder die-cuts on Crafty Chronicle paper. Of course, you have to make it pretty by using the Fairy Glitter Dust. The perfect adhesive for the glitter is Glue Gloss. You should so try it :)

Layering is one of my favourite things to do on layouts! I can't never live without beautiful quotes and an awesome title is a must!

Besides layering, another fav technique I enjoy is giving dimension to my creations! In this case, foam dots are my best friend! Hope you enjoy today's post by moi :)

Products used: DSD 12"x12" Spring In Bloom Collection Pad for GCD Studios DSD Calendar Artistic Paper for GCD Studios DSD Crafty Chronicle for GCD Studios

DSD Smooch Spritz for Clearsnap DSD Fairy Dust Glitter for Clearsnap Glue Gloss by Clearsnap Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue by Clearsnap Blossom die by Spellbinders Paper Arts American Crafts & 7Gypsies stickers Prima stencils Jute by Papertrey Ink Button

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With You ~ by Wendy Morris

Hi everyone! Wendy here with a technique project share for you today. 

In this technique project share, basically get out your acrylic paints, paintbrushes, stamps, flowers, Smooch Spritz, empty toilet paper rolls (yep, we're recycling :-)), bubble wrap, etc...Just look around your pad and find all the odds & ends you might normally throw away & maybe some new discoveries too. 

 First of all, I LOVEEEE mini books, ok, I'm addicted to mini books, mini albums, mini covers, ATCs...you get it, all mini things artsy fartsy make me a little weak in the knees.

So, I'm going to show you how to make this altered up corrugated board that you can use for a mini book cover, a card, an accent on a layout, canvas...all up to your imagination.  My plan is to make this a mini book about my mom & step-dad's sweet wedding from 2-3 years ago.  I want to put lots of beautiful details on the inside pages, so I'll fill you in when it's ready ;-)

In playing with the Zutter Corrugated Cardboard, I knew the 5"x7" size was just perfect for an idea in mind.  

Just as the Zutter site says, you can "paint, ink, tear, Distrezz cardboard, chipboard, wood, leather" the Zutter Corrugated Board. It works PERFECT with the Zutter Distrezz-It-All machine!  It's seriously a lean, mean machine :))

Let's get started...

Step 1:  I had these leftover grungeboard angel wings that were begging to be altered.  Grabbed up some crackle paint & brushed a generous coat on them.  Set aside to air dry (like this method best instead of grabbing the heat tool to speed up the process).  

Step 2:  Next, pick up an assortment of paints in your stash.  I prefer the Making Memories, Liquitex, Golden...nice quality paints with less water content than some cheaper acrylic paints.  I had some bubble wrap left over from a package received, toilet paper rolls/paper towel rolls. 

Step 3:  Note:  The Zutter Corrugated Board has a nice layer that you can easily peel away to expose the different rough layers.  This layer peels away really nice & better than your normal corrugated cardboard boxes you might find in the dumpster (not that I expect you to go digging in a trash dumpster :)) 

I peeled away the layer, used a brush and white acrylic paint to brush randomly on the cover as you see above.  Here is where I just started "gettin' into my groove" by playing with bubble wrap dipped in a different color of acrylic paint, toilet paper roll dipped in paint...just let your imagination fly away...

Step 4:  I even had this scrap piece of lacy paper and used it for a unique pattern.  To be honest, I wasn't sure if I would really like it as bold a pattern but thinking I could always use acrylic paint to blend it out/tone it down if I didn't like the results.  So, I grabbed some Smooch Spritz and started experimenting.

Step 5:  I worked in some lilac acrylic paint and even dipped the toilet paper rolls along the edges, just going random with it all.  

Step 6:  Also added some Pearl Ex for a antiqued sheen of sparkle.  Brush down into the trenches of the corrugated board.  Use a heat tool to dry it out between layering.  

Step 7:  Now we're getting wild! :))  Also, added a brush here & there of celery green acrylic paint.  You can keep layering & playing until you get the desired look you want.  I go by the motto "less is more" so I don't "overwork" it.  I also used the sewing machine sew down a ripped piece of Crafty Chronicle to the edge of the cover and bits & pieces of random machine stitching.  You want to do this step before you start adding all your bulkier embellishements.

Step 8: Now the fun REALLY begins where you grab up your bling-y letters, flowers, pearls, Artistic Papers, Clearsnap Glue Gloss, Fairy Dust, metal watch faces, etc.   I choose colors of accents that worked with the paints I used as well, or you can go vice versa.  

 

Step 9:  Now you can see the butterfly is dry from the crackle paint.  A nice finish has crackled (see how this pulls in the color from the celery green paint used above in Step 7?) & lovin' it!!!  Further, I used some random brads in my stash to accent the center of the butterfly. 

Step 10:  Using Clearsnap Glue Gloss to brush along the petals & dashes of Fairy Dust glitter, I accented the flowers that were begging to sparkle a bit ;-)  At the top edge, I cut out a flower from Artistic Papers, colored in with some Smooch Spritz & a small brush, dry, and mounted on a pop dot.

Step 11:  More random embellishing (i.e. stamping, pearls, etc) and voila! 

 

Supply List:

• Zutter Corrugated Board
• Artistic Papers - Spring in Bloom Collection
• DSD - Crafty Chronicle
• Smooch Spritz - Clearsnap (Vanilla Shimmer, Majestic) 
• Fairy Dust Glitter - Clearsnap (Sugar Shimmer)
• DSD Rubber Stamp - All My Love 
• Glue Gloss - Clearsnap
• Zutter Distrezz-It-All

Other - 

• Lace Paper - Basic Grey, Flowers - Prima, Recollections, Crackle Paint - Ranger - Peeled Paint, Pearl Ex - Ranger - Pewter, Acrylic Paint - Making Memories (Lilac, Celery, Strawberries & Cream), Liquitex (Titanium White), Metal Watch Face & Metal Hands - Advantus - Tim Holtz, Mini Pearls - Martha Stewart - Pastels, Ink - Tsukineko (Staz On - Jet Black), Glitter Flower Brads - Pebbles - Happy Go Lucky, Grungeboard Butterfly - Advantus - Tim Holtz, Brads - My Mind's Eye - Stella Rose, Pearl Porcelain Swirl - Prima.

Techniques - 

• Machine stitching, stamping, mixed media.

 

 

Posted by Wendy Morris for Donna Salazar Designs.

Falling For You ~ by Sarah Mullanix

Hi everyone, today I wanted to share with you a layout that I created using the Donna Salazar Spring In Bloom 12x12 Paper Pad. This line is full of dusty pinks, light blues, jean, and pretty creams. I wanted to create a page about the day my son was born and all of the little things that I immediately fell in love with about him, and the blue colors in this line coordinated just perfectly with that little blue hospital onesie that he was wearing in the photos.

I used Donna's Tea Party Smooch Spritz to do some masking with a doily behind the photo, and then I splattered just a few spots with the Sea Breeze Smooch Spritz. I also inked the distressed edges of my paper with the ColorBox Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Ink in Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan, and Charcoal. I also cut two of the decorative labels from Donna's Calendar Page from her Artistic Papers and used those behind each photo.

Supplies: Donna Salazar Spring In Bloom 12x12 Paper Pad, Smooch Spritz in Tea Party and Sea Breeze, ColorBox Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Ink in Creamy Brown and Chestnut Roan and Charcoal, Donna Salazar Artistic Papers Calendar Page

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Run Barefoot ~ by Megan Klauer ~ GCD Studios DT

What comes to mind when you think summer? For me, it's not always the typical things like waterparks and sprinklers. It's the simple feeling of running barefoot through the soft grass. No worries. No time restrictions. Just the fun of being a kid and enjoying the world. I recently captured a few photos of my daughter, Ella as she was playing barefoot in our front yard. I just love how her hair is blowing in the breeze and she was loving every bit of it.

To keep with the soft & subtle colors of her outfit, I chose to use the Spring In Bloom line by Donna Salazar Designs for GCD Studios. Perfect for my photo!

I wanted to keep the design simple and knew that I wanted to use butterflies on it some where. By layering two Martha Stewart punches {one negative image & one postive image}, it created a fun embellishment and focal point.

Pull two of your favorite punches out today and give this easy layering technique a try!

GCD supplies used: Spring In Bloom by Donna Salazar, Mini Flags-Fun House collection Megan Klauer meganklauerphotographymeganklauerdesign

Altered Clock ~ by Natasha Naranjo Aguirre

Hi everyone!!!  Natasha here to share another project using Donna Salazar's Antiquities Collection.  I know I have said it before, but this line is fabulous!  I adore the colors and design of each and every sheet.  This time I used the Antiquities collection to alter a gorgeous clock.

This Ornate Wall Clock is manufactured by The Dusty Attic.  It measures approximately 12"x20".  The clock comes in layers so that each layer can be decorated separately.

It is difficult to see in the photo of the finished project, but the background layer of the clock is decorated with Donna's Vintage Gears paper.  Here are a few tips on how I created this background.

1. First tear up several sheets of Donna's paper.  Eeeeek!!  I cringed when I starting tearing up those gorgeous papers, but I think it was worth the pain LOL.  
2.  Adhere the first torn piece of paper to the surface of the clock using Mod Podge or similar medium.  (I used Matte Mod Podge.)  After adhering the paper, brush a thin coat of the medium on top to seal the edges.  
3. Repeat this process until the entire clock is covered.  Be sure to overlap the torn pieces for interest.  It is okay for the paper to hang off the sides.  This will be trimmed off later.
4. Once the clock is covered, apply a final layer of Mod Podge over the surface.  Dry with a heat tool.
5. Once dry, turn the clock over and trim off the excess paper from the edges using a craft knife.  Use a file to smooth any rough edges.
6. Turn the clock right-side-up and dry-brush a layer of gesso or white acrylic paint over the entire surface.
7. Ink the edges of the clock.
8. Spritz on some Smooch Spritz to add a little shimmer.
9. And voila!!!!  You are left with a gorgeous background!

(This technique would make a lovely layout background as well!)

This is the second layer of the clock.  It was painted, inked and spritzed with Smooch Spritz.  To add texture to this layer, I used a texture stamp and white embossing powder by Clearsnap. 

I created this flower using Donna's Tales of Travel paper and Rose Creations dies by Spellbinders.  You can find the tutorial for this flower HERE. 

If you look closely, beneath the large flower lies the third layer of the clock.  This layer was decorated the same way as the background.

To the top of the clock I added more handmade flowers using Donna's Rose Creations dies.  Click HERE for a tutorial on how to make these flowers.

These smaller flowers were created using Donna's Theater papers.

The face of the clock was spritzed with smooch spritz in Tea Party, Pralines and Cream and Mixed Berries.  I adhered a gear in the center of the clock that was cut using Donna's Sprightly Sprockets die.

I hope you enjoyed my project.  I can't wait to hang it on the wall of my craft studio!  Thanks for stopping by and have a beautiful day!  Many hugs to you all!

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Products used:

• Antiquities Collection by Donna Salazar for GCD Studios
• Smooch Spritz by Donna Salazar for Clearsnap in Tea Party, Pralines & Cream and Mixed Berries
• Glue Gloss by Clearsnap
• Fairy Dust Glitter by Donna Salazar for Clearsnap
• Rose Creations by Donna Salazar for Spellbinders
• Sprightly Sprockets by Donna Salazar for Spellbinders
• Colorbox Cat's Eye Pigment Ink by Clearsnap
• Top Boss Embossing Powder by Clearsnap

Free To Be ~ by Kim Faucher

Hey there . Hope you all are enjoying your summer. We have been swimming, eating ice cream, driving, enjoying the warm sun and travelling to new places. I always love the longer days and quiet nights as we sit outside unwinding from the days adventures!   Steal some time away to get your artsy on this summer~!  I put together a fun bright layout by layering these gorgeous papers from Donna Salazars Antiquities line mixed with some scraps from Pink Paislee and Simple Stories... I had fun cutting and spritzing and being artistic! Donna's muted, shabby tones blend perfectly with other manufacturers accents and patterns to create a fun layering of grungy goodness!

I used some Smooch Spritz in River Mossy to add this rich blue coloring to a paper doily and a light coat of it onto the Artistic paper journal tag.

Here you can see the layering of spritzed and distressed pattern papers. These dragon fly accents are by Spellbinders from the Fanciful Flight collection. They are also spritzed to keep the color scheme consistent . Add some Fairy Dust Glitter to give them a transluscent look. So I hope I"ve inspired you to squeeze some crafty time for yourself and try something new, play around and have fun this summer with your art!

Supplies: Pattern papers, Antiquities, and Spring in Bloom  by Donna Salazar Designs for GCD Pink Paislee, blue and Simple Stories, 100 days of Summer line Artistic Journal tags, Donna Salazar Designs, GCD Die Cuts, Fanciful flights by Donna Salazar Designs for Spellbinders Paper die cut  from Glitz Smooch Spritz,( River Mossy, Wood Stain, Vanilla Sugar and Cherry Ice)  Donna Salazar Designs for Clearsnap Fairy Dust Glitter, Sugar Shimmer Donna Salazar for Clearsnap Letter stickers from Sassafrass Lass metal studs from 7 Gypsies lace, Prima Gems from Recollections Stickers, K and Co My blog:  Inside My Head