A Painterlady's View

You are a Treasure Card by ~ Jessy Christopher

Hello there again! Today I have a card to share with you. A very simple-love-theme card. This card is created with just a piece of 8x8 paper. Fast and pretty!

A lil scrappy info:

1. Paste the Tag & Ribbons paper onto the card stock. 

2. Punch the edge of dark blue strip of paper and attach to a smaller rectangular piece.

3. Die cut the butterfly and mask another smaller butterfly using smooch spritz. 

4. Cut a strip of banner and stamp sentiment.

5. Embellish the card with jute and pearl.

The main inspiration behind this card is of course my hubby, Eric. He has been there for me ALL the time. Basically he is my super hero.... my everything! My Valentine!

Supplies:

DSD Spring in Bloom Artistic Paper for GCD Studios

DSD Wonderful Wings for Spellbinders

DSD Smooch Spritz by Clearsnap

 Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue by Clearsnap

Martha Stewart Butterfly & Edge punch 

PTI Stamp

Jute

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NEW Winter 2012 Releases & a Giveaway

Hello friends!!  Natasha here with a whole bunch of Donna Salazar Designs product images to share with you.  I am so excited about these new yummies!  Some of the images have been shared on my blog before, but here is the complete line of products that were released at the Winter 2012 show.

Are you ready?  Don't forget the tissues to wipe up the drool! 

 

NEW SPELLBINDERS PRODUCTS  

BY DONNA SALAZAR DESIGNS 

Girlie Grunge Labels

Mix'd Media Elements

Bitty Blossoms

Mix'd Media Playtime
















NEW GCD STUDIOS PRODUCTS  

BY DONNA SALAZAR DESIGNS
 

Botanique Collection:

Bliss

Botanic Beauty

Botanique Alphas

Laquer and compatible with 'Donna's Alphas' (Spellbinders) and 'Compatible' Chipboard Alphas (GCD Studios)

 

Botanique Cards

Compatible with Zutter Dreamcuts, Mix'd Media Elements (Spellbinders) and Designer Embellies (Want2Scrap)

 

Comfy

 

Elegant

Family Portraits

(Specialty: Laquer)

Grandma's Pearls

Imagine

 

Magical

(Specialty: Glitter)

 

Stationery

Sterling

You may have noticed that many of the papers are designed to be used as double page layouts when placing the front side and back side together.  How cool is that?!

The 6x6 papers have mostly the same images except for the designs below.

 

Storybook Collection:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal Crackers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argh

 

Army Men

Storybook Cards

 

Chalkboard

Fairies

Fido

 

Gold Stars

Rocketship

Scribbles

                                  

Storybook Alphas

Laquer and compatible with 'Donna's Alphas' (Spellbinders) and 'Compatible' Chipboard Alphas (GCD Studios)

Teatime

  The 6x6 papers have mostly the same images except for the designs below.

The Crafty Chronicle:

A few Words from Donna about The Crafty Chronicle... "16 - 9x12 pages of mixed media goodness in this paper!

I designed this product with my paper flower techniques in mind but this paper is much MORE than just a craft product! A ton of thought and care went into creating this product; There is a real word search, New Scrappy Horoscopes, A Dear Scrappy column, funny fake ads, a TON of “Compatible” images that can work with my new dies and there are quotes at the top and bottom of each page which are great for mixed media projects, cards, etc... This product takes the most time for me to create but it is a labor of love! I hope you enjoy it!!!"

 

 

Mix'd Media Stax: 

This paper stack has 20 sheets of

4 different mediums:

*Kraft Labels

*thin Kraft paper

*Manilla paper

*Watercolor paper


The pad is 8x10 so it fits PERFECTLY on the Spellbinder's Grand Calibur die cutting plates and all of these papers look amazing when embossed with the Spellbinder dies.


The papers in the Stax are ideal for die cutting, stamping, inking, painting, scrapbooking, cardmaking, ATC cards and of course... Mixed Media projects.

ART GONE WILD STAMPS

BY DONNA SALAZAR DESIGNS

 Grid ATC, Lined ATC and Ornate Frame - Compatible with Spellbinders Mix'd Media Elements Dies

Banner and Words - Compatible with Mix'd Media Elements Dollface - Compatible with Mix'd Media Playtime

 

 

 

NEW WANT2SCRAP PRODUCTS 

BY DONNA SALAZAR DESIGNS

Nestabling- Wonderful Wings 

Compatible with Wonderful Wings Dies (Spellbinders)

 

 

 

 

B.Y.O.B.

Build Your Own Bling

Sprightly Sprockets Chipboard Album

Designer Embellies:

Bonnie Bird Cage - Chipboard

 

 Bonnie Bird Cage - Denim

 

 Mix'd Media Elements

 Paper Doll

 

Puzzle
 

  

Denim, Canvas & Chipboard Sets

 

"I have a bit of a fetish for denim and I love painting. That's why we've got these new sets available. You can create your own denim or canvas boards using the material in 7x7 with the chipboard in 6x6 and you can create denim or canvas Artist Trading Cards with the 2.5x3.5 denim and canvas rectangles that can be used with the 2.5x3.5 chipboard or all on their own. They also look great as photo mats or incorporated into a layout or card."  ~Donna

 

 

  ATC in Chipboard

 

ATC in Denim

 

 

 ATC in Canvas

6x6 Chipboard

7x7 Denim

7x7 Canvas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW CLEARSNAP PRODUCTS  

BY DONNA SALAZAR DESIGNS 

 

There are EIGHT new colors of Donna Salazar's Mix'd Media Inx:

Vintage

Wisteria

Pewter

Peaches

Patina

Mossy

Schoolhouse

Indigo

How would you like to win a few of these items?  

I am giving away a prize pack!
Here's what you have to do:

•  Visit the Donna Salazar Designs Facebook Fan Page and 'LIKE' us.  
• Leave a comment for this post telling me your favorite new product.
• Link up (at the top of my blog CLICK HERE) with your information.  

I will choose a winner on March 4, 2012.  Good Luck!

Bonnie Bird Cages by~Natasha Naranjo Aguirre

Hi everyone!  Natasha here with a set of bird cages I'd like to share with you.  I made this project for CHA using Donna Salazar's Chipboard & Denim Bird Cages by Want2Scrap.  

 Both of these cages are attached by a swivel clasp, but silly me forgot to take a photo of them together.  LOL.

These canvas flowers were made using a fabric stiffener.  I mixed the liquid with a Mix'd Media Inx Reinker (Denim) to add color to the flower layers.  Then I brushed the liquid onto each flower layer and allowed to dry.  This mixture helps stiffen the canvas, allowing me to shape the petals to create a natural-looking flower. 

 The bird cages comes in three pieces: the top layer, the bottom layer and the door.  I created dimension by using foam adhesive between the top and bottom layers.

The butterfly is cut from the Wonderful Wings Spellbinders dies.  It was cut from a Kraft Label Sheet from Donna Salazar's new Mix'd Media Stax.  These Stax include watercolor paper, kraft label sheets, kraft paper and manila paper.

 To the cage doors, I added hinges and knobs that were distressed with gesso and ink.

 The banner chipboard element is manufactured by Want2Scrap and coordinates with the new Spellbinders Mix'd Media Elements Dies.

 The chipboard cages were painted with white acrylic paint and stamped with new Art Gone Wild Stamps by Donna Salazar.  I stamped the image using Chiffon Mix'd Media Inx and embossed it with matching embossing powder.

 The birdie and the branch are also part of the Mix'd Media Elements chipboard pack and also coordinate with the matching Spellbinders dies.

 Just some mulberry flowers and Want2Scrap bling.  

 The denim in the background is specifically cut to match the bird cage.  It also comes with the denim front layer of the cage, but I did not use it for this project.

I altered the back of the cages with acrylic paint, white opaque flakes, Smooch Spritz and Fairy Dust Glitter.  I love adding texture to my projects!

Click HERE to purchase your Bird Cage from Want2Scrap!

Thanks for stopping by! 

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PRODUCTS USED

GCD Studios:

Mix'd Media Stax

Spellbinders:

Wonderful Wings

Clearsnap:

Mix'd Media Inx - Chiffon

Mix'd Media Inx Reinkers - Jasmine, Denim

Mix'd Media Inx Embossing Powder - Chiffon

Smooch Spritz - Sea Breeze

Fairy Dust Glitter - Sugar Shimmer, Pralines & Cream

Want2Scrap:

Bonnie Bird Cage

Mix'd Media Elements

Finesse Swirl

Bonnie Birdcage in Denim

Art Gone Wild!:

Swirly Doos

Storybook Mini by ~ Kim Faucher

When I first saw this fun collection of Donna's called Storybook, I immediately loved the sheet of eclectic images called Storybook Cards.  From cute glittery fairies  to army men and space motif's, there are images for all fun loving kids at heart.
I have an assortment of photos of my son Ryan. He is 12, has autism and is the love of our lives. He is sometimes a mystery to us and our life with him can be quite the adventure at times, so the space theme was just perfect.
I decided to use this cute collection to make a really fun mini album documenting some of my favorite photos of him.

For the base of the album, I decided to distress and edge some corrugated cardboard.

For the inside pages, I took a sheet of 12x12 cardstock, folded it in half, then folded in half again to make a 3 in square.
Run the cardboard and the pages through your bind it all to make holes so you will be able to bind the book together later on.

Next, I cut the large star out of one of the Storybook papers. I added some burlap ribbon adhered with a fabric brad and added the star with pop dot adhesive to the cover.

Take the sheet, and cut out some more of the fun images to add to the pages and decorate your book.

Here are some of the pages of the inside of the book using the other adorable pages in this line.

The greatest part of these pages is that for double spread layouts, the pages line up so it looks like one continuous scene.

With the addition of some titles, journaling and ribbons, the mini album is complete.  Another fun accent to add is some shaped chipboard shapes from Want 2 Scrap. In this album, I used puzzle pieces and a gear from Sprightly Sprockets. This line is perfect for kids albums and covers all themes from space, school, carnival... it truly is playful and colorful!

Storybook also coordinates perfectly with other playful lines by October Afternoon and Fancy Pants. Combining them with this paper line added some  fun accent's and made the book come to life.

Supplies:

Corrugated cardboard, Zutter

Pattern papers, Donna Salazar Storybook, GCD

Brads, letter stickers and ribbon, Basic Grey

Ink, Mix'd Media Inx, Donna Salazar for Clearsnap

Wood accent, paper tickets and ribbon Maya Road

Sheer overlay accents, Fancy Pants, To the Moon

manila tickets, stapler, from Staples

Bind It All, Zutter

Chipboard pieces, Want 2 Scrap

Stickers, October Afternoon

Inside My Head

Family Portraits by ~ Audrey Pettit

Hi everyone, Audrey here, with a layout I made recently for CHA featuring both of Donna Salazar's new collections, Botanique and Storybook. I've also got a few ideas to share for creating your own custom accents and embellishments using basic supplies like patterned paper and stamps.

With all the fabulous images in Donna's papers and coordinating stamps, you don't need much else to create beautiful projects. Here I simply added a bit of cardstock, lace, and a few gems to make this lovely page of my two favorite sweetie-pie girls.

I started with a base of dark brown cardstock and pretty patterned papers. I tucked in some strips of kraft cardstock that I punched with a scalloped border punch, and then added a block of watercolor paper from the new Mix'd Media Stax. If you look closely, you'll notice I gave the watercolor paper a custom look with a combination of Branch stamped images from Donna's Art Gone Wild collection of rubber stamps and Smooch Spritz.

To get a gradation of color on my stamped images, I did some second, third, and even fourth stamping. The bottom right corner received the darkest images, while the top left corner got the lighter images. As the color fades with each stamping, you create a sense of depth and dimension, like a field full of flowers fading into the background. I also created more custom embellishments with Donna's stamps for this page, like a border of Cotton Lace down the left side, and the gorgeous hanging Chandelier at the top.

Other key page elements came directly from the patterned papers. That stunning photo frame is one such feature. I fussy cut the frame and then layered it on some kraft cardstock. A bit of machine stitching adds further definition to the design. The gorgeous title work also came from my favorite sheet of Botanique paper.

The butterflies are more elements cuts from Donna's Spring in Bloom Artistic Paper and colored with Candleglow Smooch Spritz. I layered them on die cut canvas butterflies and bent their wings up for instant depth and dimension. A few added gems and a journaling strip complete my page, and I love how it turned out. Creating my own embellishments using just patterned paper and stamps is one of my favorite ways to dress up my layouts, and better yet, it's budget-friendly, too! And who doesn't love that? __________________________________________

Supplies:

• DSD Storybook Collection for GCD Studios
• DSD Botanique Collection for GCD Studios
• DSD Mix'd Media Stax for GCD Studios
• DSD Spring in Bloom Artistic Paper for GCD Studios
• DSD Art Gone Wild Stamps- Branch, Cotton Lace, and Chandelier
• DSD Mix'd Media Inx for Clearsnap
• DSD Smooch Spritz for Clearsnap
• Want2Scrap Gems
• Stampin'Up Cardstock
• Stampin'Up Border Punch
• Vintage Lace

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Scrapbook Expo in Anaheim

Hey-low my cyber peeps!

I'm gonna be teaching my "Home Tweet Home" class at the Scrapbook Expo in Anaheim on Friday, February 24th and Saturday, February 25th.

We'll be playing with my new denim and canvas from Want2Scrap as well as their fabulous bling. We'll be using my new Mix'd Media Stax papers and some of my Botanique papers from GCD studios, and of course I had to add in at least a little bit of my cardboard from Zutter. I'll be teaching new flower techniques with my new Bitty Blossom dies from Spellbinders, we'll be die-cutting some hybrid digi banners with my Mix'd Media Elements dies that also have Compatible chipboard from Want2Scrap, and I'll also be showing you how to do letterpress with my Spellbinder dies. We'll be using my Clearsnap products, Mix'd Media Inx, Smooch Spritz and Fairydust Glitter, to get all Inky-Painty-Glitzy-Grungy so bring baby wipes, gloves, and/or a painty shirt if you want to stay clean. 

AND... If you sign up for these classes by February 20th you get a discount!

To sign up for the class on Friday, February 24th at 4:00 PM - CLICK HERE

To sign up for the class on Saturday, February 25th at 4:00 PM - CLICK HERE

Thanks for stopping by! Smooches ~D~

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day to all my cyber peeps! 

I'm giving handmade cards to my hubby and kids and thought I'd share with you all before I announce the winner of the Valentine's Day giveaway who will get 2 Mix'd Media Inx pads...

This card is for my Hubby...

 

Product used:

GCD Studios: Card Base = "Mix'd Media Stax" - Manilla Paper, Flowers = Mix'd Media Stax Kraft Label Paper,  Storybook "Rocketship" & "Gold Stars"

Clearsnap: "Holly Berries" Smooch Spritz, Mix'd Media Inx - "Black", "Indigo", "Schoolhouse", "Honey" & "Jasmine", Fairydust Glitter - "Pralines & Cream"

Spellbinders: "Girlie Grunge Labels" & "Bitty Blossoms"

Want2Scrap: Canvas ATC & Denim ATC

Art Gone Wild: "Ruler" stamp

Zutter: Distrezz-it-All

This one is for my son...

Product used:

GCD Studios: "Mix'd Media Stax" -  Card Base = Manilla Paper, Heart = Watercolor Paper, Label - Image Sheet from the "Antiquities 8x8 pad" (Compatible with Spellbinders "Fancy Tags Two" and Want2Scrap Nestabling for "Fancy Tags Two")

Clearsnap: "Sea Breeze" & "Green Olive" Smooch Spritz, Mix'd Media Inx - "Schoolhouse", "Truffle" & "Jasmine", Mix'd Media Inx Embossing Powder - "Jasmine"

Spellbinders: "Donna's Alphas", "Girlie Grunge Labels" & "Fancy Tags Two"

Want2Scrap: Nestabling "Fancy Tags Two"

Zutter: Corrugated Board, Distrezz-it-All

And this one is for my daughter...

Product used:

GCD Studios: "Mix'd Media Stax" -  Card Base & Stamped hearts = Manilla Paper, Banner = Kraft Label Paper, Bitty Blossoms = Kraft Label paper, Manilla Paper & Schoolhouse "Gold Stars"

Clearsnap: "Holly Berries" Smooch Spritz, Mix'd Media Inx - "Schoolhouse", "Truffle", "Indigo" & "Jasmine", Mix'd Media Inx Embossing Powder - "Jasmine", Clear Embossing Powder, Fairydust Glitter - "Pralines & Cream"

Spellbinders: "Girlie Grunge Labels", "Bitty Blossoms" & "Mix'd Media Elements"

Art Gone Wild: "Crackle" & "Heart Applique" stamps

Zutter: Distrezz-it-All

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And... without further ado...

The winner of the 2 Mix'd Media Inx pads is...

Karen Conner 

Karen Conner said:

I hadn't ever seen the difference in inks. Thanks for doing the tutorial. Looks like your inks are very versatile.

Congrats Karen! Now all you have to do now is provide your mailing address to natasha@donnasalazar.com and she will send out 2 pad of my Mix'd Media Inx! 

I want to thank everyone who commented! We'll be doing lots more giveaways this year so I hope to see you all again soon! Thanks for stopping by!

Smooches ~D~

Amour by ~ Jessy Christopher

How time flies! After celebrating the Chinese New Year, the next celebration is Valentine's Day. It's time for the shabby, romantic & love theme. What better way to scrap using Donna's product that has a lot of romantic look to it. 

I am gonna show you how I created this layout just by using the above piece of 8x8 paper in the 'Spring In Bloom' collection. 

Cut all the pieces out.

Then use Donna's stamp 'Rose' and stamp all around the artistic paper.

Next, smooch some spritz randomly on the paper and stamp using the 'branch' stamp.

Then, I used one of the Spellbinders die-cut to do masking / stenciling by using Donna's Mix'd Media Inx.

Here's the result.

If you do not like the colors to be too bold, you can always use a wet tissue to wipe gently to create a subtle look.

I have also used the nix to paint the W2S chipboard. Paint 2 or 3 coats to get the desired color.

Lastly, once I am done with  the layout. I stencil the edges using one of the die-cut. Here's the completed layout...

Close-up shots:

Thank you for coming by to take a peek :) Products used: DSD Artistic Paper for GCD Studios DSD Mixed Media Inx for Clearsnap DSD Smooch Spritz for Clearsnap Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue by Clearsnap DSD Shadow Flower for Spellbinders DSD Creative Book Pages for Spellbinders DSD stamps for Art Wild Gone Nestaboard Tags by W2S Prima Crystal swirls & pearls Crate Paper alpha sticker

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Mix'd Media Inx & Embossing Powders

I don't know why I haven't done a video for these yet... I talk about them on Tuesday Tutorials all the time and my Inx are in my videos for other products. But for some reason I haven't done a special video just for my Inx and Embossing Powders... until now, that is.

So... without further ado... the long overdue videos for my Mix'd Media Inx Part 1:

And Part 2... Mix'd Media Inx Embossing Powders:

Wanna Win Some Inx?

To show some LOVE for all my cyber buds... you can leave a comment below and you will be entered into a drawing for 2 Mix'd Media Inx pads. The winner will be randomly chosen and announced on my blog on Valentines Day - February 14th, 2012.

But wait... that's not all!!! Natasha is having fun with a "SHARE THE LOVE" giveaway on the Girlie Grunge site... and her prize is much bigger than mine... LOL! You can check it out HERE.

And don't forget to "LIKE" our Facebook pages for DonnaSalazarDesigns and Distrezz-it-All for the most up to date news on contests, giveaways and neato torpedo stuff!

Thanks for stopping by!

Smooches ~D~

Valentine Card by ~ Kim Faucher

Oh don't you feel it in the air? The birds... the bees... all that red, all those hearts... or maybe its just an overrated Hallmark holiday. Whatever your belief is... its that time of year to express to our little extra loves how we are feeling!

Hi. Its Kim here with a lovable little Valentine card to share.

Donna's newest line Botanique from GCD is a new love of my life. Here I used a sampling of these gorgeous papers. THey all layer so well! I edged the cardstock with Mix'd Media Inx .
This butterfly is cut from her artistic paper and used her Fanciful Flight dies from Spellbinders. I added some pennant stickers with sentiments on them and a old fashioned piece of lace for texture contrast.
This paper line has lots of wonderful support from the cooresponging die cuts,  they match the Mix'd Media Inx colors as well as blend so naturally with paper of different textures etc.

Here is a close up of the card so you can see the distinction and uniqueness of each part.

Supplies;

Cardstock, Bazzill,

Inks, Mix'd Media Inx, Clearsnap, Donna Salazar Designs

Fanciful flight Die , Spellbinders, Donna Salazar

Artistic Labels, Artistic paper, Donna Salazar for  GCD

Botanique paper , Donna Salazar for  GCD

Lace, Maya Road

Buttons, October Afternoon

Stickers, Pebbles inc. and Crate Paper

Twine

Check out more projects like this on my blog:

Inside My Head

Peace,
Kimo