"Timeless Love" by ~ Tracey Sabella

It's Tracey here today to share my latest page featuring gorgeous Donna Salazar Designs products. Weddings are a special day for a bride, and I combined soft blues and pinks from all three of Donna's latest GCD Studios collections: Natural Beauty, Family Jeans, and Fun & Funky to showcase this dreamy photo of our daughter on her special day. 

"Timeless Love"

Tips and Techniques:

This focal flower features Donna's Spellbinders Grand Peony and Bitty Blossoms Dies. All the details can be found below in my Shabby Layered Blossoms Tutorial. 

I finished out my flower cluster with a variety of Bitty Blossoms. I also tucked in several crystal flourishes from Donna's Want2Scrap Build Your Own Bling. The chicken wire and heart buttons are from my stash.

The Bitty Blossoms from another angle.

I used Donna's Art Gone Wild Heart Applique stamp with Chiffon Mix'd Media Inx and Clearsnap Clear embossing powder to create these hearts that I fussy cut for my banner. I tucked in lace pieces adorned with Want2Scrap Teardrop Pearls. 

The large doilies are cut from Family Jeans - Heirloom and Natural Beauty - Blue Fence then the edges inked with Mix'd Media Inx and adorned with Want2Scrap Pearls. I stenciled here with Donna's Want2Scrap Heart Stencil and above the photo with her Leaves Stencil using molding paste then spritzed with Donna's River Mossy Smooch Spritz by Clearsnap. 

This double loop bow is tied with Iridescent Champagne Organza from Really Reasonable Ribbon topped with a Bitty Blossom flower. The ribbon is also looped through the design of the smaller doily. 

I embellished the denim back side of this Fun and Funky Yellow Polkas paper with Donna's gorgeous Art Gone Wild Brass Corner and Bubble Wrap Stamps. I combined Mix'd Media Inx and Mix'd Media Inx Embossing powders to achieve these shabby corners. And of course I used my favorite scrappy tool, Donna's Zutter Distrezz-It-All to distress the edges. 

I painted this Want2Scrap Fancy Chipboard Word with white gesso and inked with Bluejay Mix'd Media CHOX Inx. When dry I heat embossed with clear embossing powder by Clearsnap. 

Notice the grid design on the background. Before adhering my flowers and photo, I randomly placed pieces of drywall mesh tape and spritzed the page with River Mossy Smooch Spritz. When dry, I removed the tape leaving these great grid marks. The smooch added a ton of sparkle along with the subtle color. 

Now I'd like to share the details on how I created my layered focal flower. 

Shabby Layered Rose Tutorial

Supplies:

Supply List:

Spellbinders ~ Grand Calibur (not pictured)

Spellbinders ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Grand Peony

Spellbinders ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders ~ M-Bossibilities

GCD Studios ~ Donna Salazar - Natural Beauty papers of choice

Ivory Crushed Voile Fabric

Tea light or other small candle

Bowl of water (not pictured)

Step 1. Die cut the following papers and fabric:

3 Grand Peony #6 from paper for outer petals (numbered from smallest to largest dies)

3 Grand Peony #4 from ivory crushed voile

1 Large Bitty Blossoms from paper for flower center

Step 2. Emboss the three outer Petals.

Step 3. Roll and shape Bitty Blossoms flower for center.

Step 4. Curl edges of crushed voile petals by pulling each petal close to, but not in the flame of your candle. Be sure to have a bowl of water next to you just in case your petal gets into the flame and needs extinguished. 

***Hint*** Start with a short candle wick. You don't want your flame to be too large. 

I have found that I can cut up to 5 layers of crushed voile at a time with the following sandwich ~ listed from the bottom to the top: cutting plate, cardstock, fabric layers, die - face down towards fabric, and on top another cutting plate. You may need to run this through your die cut machine several times for a complete cut. 

Step 5. Shape outer embossed petals by curling each petal over a round pencil and pushing the petal upwards.

Step 6. Curl each petal side down over a round pencil to create a natural petal shape.

Step 7.  Assemble the three outer petal layers by placing a drop of quick drying glue in the center of each set of petals and glue together, off-setting the petals as shown.

Step 8. Assemble the three fabric petal layers, off-setting as you glue them together as in the previous step.

Step 9. Glue fabric layer on top of embossed layer.

Step 9. Glue the Bitty Blossoms flower to the center of your flower.

*** Hint*** If you would like a flatter flower you could use a large decorative crystal brad or button in place of the Bitty Blossom flower.

Side view of finished flower:

Thanks so much for dropping by to check out my layout and tutorial!! 

~ Blessings ~

Tracey

Supply List

Paper:

GCD Studios: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Family Jeans - Heirloom

GCD Studios: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Family Jeans - Denim Stripe

GCD Studios: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Family Jeans - Family Dots

GCD Studios: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Family Jeans - Denim Stripe

GCD Studios: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Fun & Funky - Yellow Polkas

GCD Studios: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Natural Beauty - Twiggy

GCD Studios: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Natural Beauty - Blue Fence

GCD Studios: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Natural Beauty - 6" x 6" Pad

Chipboard:

Want2Scrap ~ Fancy Chipboard Word - Love

Stamps:

Art Gone Wild: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Brass Corner, Heart Applique, Bubble Wrap

Color/Inks:

Clearsnap: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Jasmine, Chiffon, Denim

Clearsnap: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Mix'd Media Inx CHOX - Bluejay

Clearsnap: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Mix'd Media Inx Embossing Powder - Jasmine, Denim

Clearsnap: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Smooch Spritz - River Mossy

Clearsnap: Top Boss Embossing Powder - Clear

Stencils:

Want2Scrap: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Heart

Want2Scrap: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Leaves

Dies/Embossing:

Spellbinders: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Grand Peony

Spellbinders: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders: Pendants In Spades

Spellbinders: Heartfelt Creations ~ Blossom Corner

Spellbinders: M-Bossabilities - Flora

Punches:

Martha Stewart Circle Edge Punch with Flower Arches, Modern Lace

Embellishments:

Want2Scrap: Donna Salazar Designs - Build Your Own Bling

Want2Scrap: White Pearls, Teardrop White Pearls

CTMH: Timeless Charms

Really Reasonable Ribbon: May Arts Iridescent Sheer Ribbon - Champagne

Stash: Lace, Heart Buttons, Cherub Charm, Chicken Wire

Mixed Media:

Liquitex: White Gesso

Golden: Light Molding Paste

Adhesives:

Helmar: 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Beacon: 3 in 1 Advanced Craft Glue

Art Glitter: Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

Tombow: 3D Foam Tabs

Tools:

Zutter: Donna Salazar Designs ~ Distrezz-It-All

EK Success: Honey Bee Scissors

EK Success: Tweezers

Darice: Heat Tool