Girlie Grunge Mixed Media Recipe Holder by Tracey Sabella

Hi everyone! It's Tracey here to share my latest project with Donna's gorgeous products. I've altered this oversized clothespin as a recipe holder. Simply clip a recipe into the clothespin to keep it in plain site while cooking. I've featured Donna's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Pigment Powders and 3D Foam Swirls along with her Spellbinders Rose Creations, Bitty Blossoms, and a layered butterfly created with her brand new Cascading Butterflies die scheduled to be released this spring.

Tips and Techniques

This sweet layered flower is cut with two of Donna's dies. The bottom layers are cut from a canvas flag in Donna's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Pennant Set using her Rose Creations Dies. I've inked the canvas with her Denim and Indigo Colorbox® Mix'd Media Inx®. The center flower is cut with Donna's Bitty Blossoms die. I adhered the flower to the clothespin with Donna's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Dodz™ XL. I just adore how all of Donna's flower dies can be layered to create an endless assortment of different blossoms.

Donna's new Cascading Butterflies die cuts a gorgeous outline of a whole cluster of sweet butterflies and also produces a bunch of little butterflies. I layered the smaller book page butterfly, which I inked with Indigo Mix'd Media Inx® over a slightly larger one cut from a manilla folder and inked with Butternut Mix'd Media Inx® CHOX.

Here you can see the background nicely. I adhered a piece of patterned paper to the clothespin and brushed it with clear gesso. Then I mixed Donna's Blue, Rose, and Silver Pigment Powders into Whipped Spackle which I applied to the background with a floral stencil. I misted with Donna's Caramel Latte Clearsnap® Smooch Spritz. I also added a little splatter with white drawing ink.

Here I'm wearing my adhesive on the outside by covering Donna's 3D Foam Swirl with her Clearsnap® Twinkle Dust Glitter. To darken and grunge it up a bit, I brushed on Caramel Latte and Sea Breeze Smooch Spritz.

I painted these chipboard letters with a coat of white gesso, then brushed with Donna's blue and silver pigment powders mixed with matte medium. I mixed them separately, then lightly stirred the two colors together so there would be color variations on the letters. I heat set, then dry brushed very lightly with gesso.

One final shot.

I hope you've been inspired to grab your stash of Donna's supplies

and create a girlie grunge mixed media project.

~ Blessings ~

Tracey

Donna Salazar Designs Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

NEW ~ Pigment Powder - Silver

NEW ~ Pigment Powder - wine

Dodz™ XL

3D Foam Swirls

Pigment Powder - Blue

Pennant Set

Spellbinders®

NEW ~ Cascading Butterflies

Rose Creations

Bitty Blossoms

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx® ~ Denim, Indigo, Truffle

Mix'd Media Inx® CHOX ~ Butternut

Smooch Spritz® ~ Caramel Latte, Sea Breeze

Twinkle Dust Glitter ~ Pralines and Cream

Partner Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® ~ DODZ™ - Small

Clearsnap/ColorBox® Embossing Powder - Clear

For a complete product list, please stop by my blog: Garden of Grace.

Snowflake Gift Box by Tracey Sabella

Hi everyone. It's Tracey back to share a new project with you. 

It's that time of year when we are thinking and planning gifts for the special people in our lives. Today I'm sharing a wooden gift box I created that would be perfect for jewelry or a gift card. Donna's fabulous products were so much fun to work with on this girlie grunge snowflake box.

Tips and Techniques

I started off by painting this sweet wooden snowflake box with white gesso, then spritzed with Donna's Clearsnap Sea Breeze Smooch Spritz and then with water to lighten and spread the mist. While still damp, I used a soft, dry cloth to remove some of the mist from the snowflake to distress. When the mist was completely dry, I spritzed with a fixative to set the color.

I dabbed Clearsnap Glue Gloss on the snowflake edges and sprinkled with Donna's Clearsnap Sugar Shimmer Twinkle Dust Glitter to add a touch of girlie sparkle.

I lightly sprinkled Donna's Jasmine Mix'd Media Inx Embossing Powder over one of her Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Foam Swirls and heat set. Because I did not completely cover the swirl with embossing powder, it was still tacky. I sprinkled on some of the Sugar Shimmer Twinkle Dust Glitter and adore the girlie grunge effect.

I created this little rose using Donna's Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms Die and added a couple tiny roses from my stash. The leaves and flowers are held in place with DODZ™.

I rubbed Donna's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Gold Pigment Powder across her E-Z Stars, then scattered them across the top half of the box. Then I applied molding paste through a stencil to look like snow.

Originally there was red ribbon looped through holes at the top of the box for handles. I replaced it with Donna's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® organza ribbon from her Texture Ribbon's pack. I twisted it with white twine.

Here's one final look.

I hope you've been inspired to create a holiday project with Donna's girlie grunge products.

~ Blessings ~

Tracey

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

For a complete product list, please stop by my blog: Garden of Grace.

"Come Unto Me" Art Journal Page by Tracey Sabella

Hi everyone! It's Tracey here to share the latest addition to my Scripture art journal. 

Donna's fabulous products are so versatile. It's so easy to switch gears from the bold and colorful page I posted recently to this subtle and nearly monochromatic page full of rugged textures. The thick chipboard pages in Donna's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® are fabulous for mixed media. 

"Come Unto Me"

Tips and Techniques

Donna's Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx are so fabulous to work with. Here I've stamped the sentiment on basic white cardstock with Stormy Mix'd Media Inx, then heat set with clear embossing powder. I like to stamp first then die cut so I can center the sentiment in the die before cutting. A piece of washi tape will keep it in place. Once cut, I used my Foam Blending Tool to rub more of the Stormy ink across the die cut.

The background around the sentiment and the page edges are brushed with Donna's Clearsnap Woodstain Smooch Spritz, then spritzed with water to lighten and move the color.

I scored a vintage dictionary at our library book sale a couple months ago and used it to create one of Donna's Spellbinders Bitty Blossom flowers. It's rubbed lightly with Stormy Mix'd Media Inx to color. 

In keeping with the monochromatic look for my journal page, I very lightly sprinkled Donna's Black and Jasmine Mix'd Media Inx Embossing powder over her Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Foam Swirls and heat set. Because I used a light hand with the embossing powder, the swirls were still just a little tacky in places, so I sprinkled Donna's Clearsnap Sugar Shimmer Twinkle Dust Glitter to add a girly, sparkly touch. I also rubbed the edges lightly with Stormy Mix'd Media Inx. 

I distressed the lace after snipping off the lower edge and kept it the natural color.

I wanted a hint of textured color on my chipboard flower to draw my eye to the sentiment. I mixed Donna's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Pigment powders into whipped spackle and dabbed it onto the chipboard with a brush to create this lovely texture. You may be thinking, Donna doesn't have green pigment powder?? Blue plus gold and a tiny bit of brown mixed together created this lovely green color. It's hard to capture in a photo, but there is a lovely shimmer on the flower and leaves from the mica powder. Once dry, I rubbed lightly with Stormy Mix'd Media ink to highlight the texture.

My background paper is from the corner of a 12 x 12" patterned paper. I just adore the textured patterns in the corner, so added similar stamping and shading around the page edge for a finished look.

I hope you've been inspired to experiment with Donna's Girlie Grunge products

to create your own one of a kind textures and colors.

Here are links to the other pages in my Art Journal:

Faith Art Journal Cover

"New" Art Journal Page with Flower Video Tutorial

Trust in the Lord

~ Blessings ~

Tracey

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

Clearsnap®/Colorbox® ~ Foam Blending Tool

Clearsnap®/Colorbox® ~ Embossing Powder - Clear

Spellbinders®  ~ Radiant Rectangles

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® ~ Crafty Foam Tape

For a complete product list, please stop by my blog, Garden of Grace.

Nordic Christmas Card by Elena Olinevich

Hello Friends.

Christmas is coming and I am pretty busy with making Christmas Cards.

This year I am trying different colors for them, but one of my favorite and traditional one - is Nordic Christmas.

This time I tried to experiment some new stuff on it

I took the papers from the PhotoPlay "DearSanta" collection and attached to them many fabric trims, xoxoxo

I started with Donna's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Canvas Ribbon, that I wrapped over the paper and adhered with Dodz™ XL, and then added the lace on the top of it.

After I tried to create a kind of wreath from Organza and fixed it on the trims with the  Dodz™ - Medium. Organza is quite transparent fabric, so the Dodz are so perfect as they are clear.

To make it look more festive, I added the flowers, Foam Swirls and touches of red. 

Hope that you have liked my card and thank you for stopping by today.

Donna Salazar Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Canvas Ribbons

Lace Ribbons

Texture Ribbons

3D Foam Swirls

Dodz™ XL

Partner Products

 DODZ™ - Medium

Other Products

 PhotoPlay "Dear Santa" papers

Girlie Grunge Fall Decor by ~Donna Salazar

Hello my peeps! Today I'm sharing photos of a couple of Fall home decor items that I've made in my Girlie Grunge Style. 

The first project I'm going to share with you is a wood sign made with products from Jillibean Soup. 

I used their "Mix The Media" 8x8 Wood Plank & Ephemera Pack in Cream and their Mini Alphas in Navy. I also used my Denim Ribbon, Texture Ribbons, Lace Ribbons, 3D Foam Swirls with several adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® and my Bitty Blossoms die from Spellbinders.

I used cards from Jillibean Soup's Ephemera Pack to create the layered pumpkin and I inked the edges of all the paper elements with my Mix'd Media Inx™ CHOX. 

In the photo above I used the Ephemera Pack to make the leaf out of a tag and I cut a stem from one of the cards. I also used my organza ribbon (from my Texture Ribbons pack) to create the bow... When you add a bit of heat from a heat gun to the organza ribbon you can make the ribbon all wonky.

In the photo above I have a close up of my 3D Foam Swirls colored with Gold and Blue Pigment Powder then inked with my Mossy Mix'd Media Inx™ and finished with clear embossing powder over the top. You can also see my Twinkle Dust Glitter peeking out from behind the lace. You can get that effect by using a clear wide double sided adhesive tape on the back of your lace. Adhere the lace, sprinkle glitter over the top and burnish with your finger. Remove the excess and you have peek-a-boo glitter!

Supplies for the wood sign:

Donna Salazar with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Texture Ribbons

Denim Ribbons

Lace Ribbons

Pigment Powder - Blue

Pigment Powder - Gold

Dodz™XL

3D Foam Swirls

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

3D Foam Squares

Home & Hobby

Premium Double Sided Tape 1/2"

Spellbinders®

Bitty Blossoms

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx CHOX - Driftood & Sparrow

Mix'd Media Inx - Mossy

Twinkle Dust Glitter - Sugar Shimmer

Jillibean Soup

Mix The Media - 8x8 Wood Plank & Ephemera Pack Cream

Mini Alphas Navy

The second project I want to share with you is an altered Girlie Grunge craft pumpkin.

I started with a foam craft pumpkin and decoupaged old book pages to it. I dry brushed some acrylic paint over a couple spots and made a glaze with my Pigment Powders to drip down the sides.

I added a piece of card stock to the back of a piece of denim using an Adhesive Sheet from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® and die cut the Bitty Blossom and the leaves with my dies. I also die cut several other Bitty Blossoms out of paper, added in some Rose Creations die cuts and made several lace flowers using my Lace Ribbons. I also added a bow using the organza from my Texture Ribbons pack. I used a heat gun to make this bow wonky as well.

I mixed my Brown Pigment Powder with acrylic medium to make the glittery brown paint that I used to paint the leaves and outlined them with a black Sharpie when the paint dried.

Above is a close up of the texture that I was able to get on the side of the pumpkin.

Supplies for the Girlie Grunge Pumpkin:

Donna Salazar with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Texture Ribbons

Lace Ribbons

Pigment Powder - Brown

Pigment Powder - Blue

Pigment Powder - Gold

Dodz™XL

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Adhesive Sheets 4x6

Spellbinders®

Bitty Blossoms

Rose Creations

Thanks for Stopping by!!! Smooches ~D~

Where to find Donna:

Donna Salazar Designs Website

Donna Salazar's Personal Instagram

Donna Salazar's Personal Facebook

"Give Thanks" Journal by Misty Russell

Hi everyone!  

Today I have an altered composition notebook to share.  I used the beautiful Autumn Day papers from Photoplay and of course several of Donna Salazar's beautiful Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Canvas Ribbons.

I wanted to create a journal to start documenting the many things we have to be thankful for.  I really believe that looking for the positive every day, no matter how big or small, we will live happier lives. 

 As you can see I used the burlap ribbon from the Texture Ribbons pack with the Lace Ribbons on the spine of the journal and I used the Canvas Ribbons to create the flower...

To create the stem and leaves I used a twig and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® 3D foam swirls and tinted them with some yellow and brown  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Pigment Powders.

I'm so "thankful" to work with these amazing products and to be a part of such a talented team.

What are you thankful for?

Thanks for stopping by!  

Donna Salazar Designs Products

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Pigment Powder - Gold

Pigment Powder - Brown

Texture Ribbons
Canvas Ribbons

Lace Ribbons

3D Foam Swirls

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Smooch Spritz® ~ Carmel Latte

Partner Products

Crafty Power Tape

3D Foam Squares

PhotoPlay
PhotoPlay ~ Autumn Day - FoxesPhoto Play ~ Autumn Day - Pumpkin

Photo Play ~ Autumn Day - Damask
Photo Play ~ Autumn Day - Element Sticker 

Girlie Grunge Card with Denim by Elena Olinevich

Hello Crafty friends, I've got a card to share with you today,

totally inspired by one of my favorite color combinations - teal + denim and white.

I still remember the joy I had while creating a birthday banner for my daughter in July. So I used almost the same products; however, I have changed some things.

I used the denim piece from the Pennant Set and colored the dies and the fabric with Pigment inks.

I made this beautiful flower using a Spellbinders Die . . .

and applied glitter on the sticky flourishes. For the bottom of my card I used burlap ribbon, it was quite fun to color it with the pigments.

And a bow from organza ribbon adds a delicate touch to it.

It was quite easy to make the fold on the denim using XL Dodz, quite firm enough to hold the fabric.

And I experimented with not adding the sentiment.

Products used:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Pennant Set

Texture Ribbons

Pigment Powder -Brown

Pigment Powder -Bleu

3D Foam Swirls

Dodz™ XL 

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx - Verdigris, Patina, Stormy

Spellbinders® 

Rose Creations 

Partner Products

E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser