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.

Christmas Card & Layout by ~Donna Salazar

Hello my peeps! I've been crazy busy with preparations for CHA so it was nice to be able to take a break and make a layout and card using some of my favorite products from Spellbinders®, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® and Clearsnap® with "Dear Santa" papers and stickers from my friends at Photoplay™.

The first project I'm sharing is this 8.5"x11" layout with a photo of me and my bestie with my daughter that was taken TEN YEARS AGO!!! My how time has just flown by!!!

In the close up below you can see some matte splatters and some glittery splatters. I pressed my Mix'd Media Inx pad onto a non stick craft sheet then blended with water and used a fan brush to splatter. I then watered down some white acrylic paint and used the same brush to splatter that. While the paint was still wet I sprinkled my Twinkle Dust Glitter in Sugar Shimmer over it and I got 2 different types of splatters. I also added some of my E-Z Stars with the same glitter.

I added a little Girlie Grunge touch with my denim ribbon on the strip as well as a rolled denim ribbon flower. 

I made a couple of Bitty Blossoms out of white card stock and then I spritzed one with Holly Berries Smooch Spritz to create the little sparkly deep red rose and then I added some of my Carnation Creations die cuts to the Bitty Blossom.

I had a ton of fun with all the stickers that came in the "Dear Santa" paper pack.

Making the card was SUPER easy!!! I just cut one of the 12x12 papers down to size, distressed the edges, inked them with Mix'd Media Inx CHOX, then added a bit of white paint to the edges. I then splattered the back ground with a little bit of the same paint watered down a bit then sprinkled with Twinkle Dust Glitter while all the paint was still wet. 

I added a piece of burlap from my Texture Ribbons pack and a piece of scalloped denim from my Denim Ribbons pack both from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®. I added 3 Bitty Blossoms and adhered a few stickers and this card was done!

In the close up photo below you can see the inked edges with glittery paint edges and splatters really well. The stickers are also from the "Dear Santa" paper line.

Supplies:

Donna Salazar with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Texture Ribbons

Denim Ribbons

E-Z Stars

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

3D Foam Squares

E-Z Runner

Creative Photo Corners White

Home & Hobby

Premium Double Sided Tape 1/2"

Spellbinders®

Bitty Blossoms

Carnation Creations

Clearsnap®/Colorbox®

Mix'd Media Inx CHOX - Driftood

Mix'd Media Inx - Jasmine

Twinkle Dust Glitter - Sugar Shimmer

Smooch Spritz - Holly Berries

PhotoPlay "Dear Santa" papers

And don't forget about my "Girlie Grunge Holiday Cards" e-Class! 

For ONLY $10 you get: 

• Detailed step by step instructions (downloadable pdf)
• A narrated slide presentation video
• & THREE separate start to finish videos (one for each card)

PLUS I still have some kits left for this class (see kit contents below).

 

Click on the class info link to see more details> Girlie Grunge Holiday Cards e-Class

Thanks for stopping by!!! Smooches ~D~

Where to find Donna:

Donna Salazar Designs Website

Donna Salazar's Personal Instagram

Donna Salazar's Personal Facebook

Girlie Grunge Holiday Cards e-Class by ~Donna Salazar

Hello my peeps! It has been a reeeeeally long time since I've posted a new e-Class mostly because my days are no longer filled with craftiness 24-7. Now I'm running around chasing a toddler again and though I may not look like a tired grandma (at least in my edited photos for Facebook and Instagram... LOL) my body is not what it once was. But I am making the conscious effort to make time to do the things that I love and that fill my creative soul. That is not to say that building forts, inventing new autism friendly toddler games, and hugs & kisses from the sweetest little boy that ever walked the planet isn't fulfilling to my soul, I just need some artsy time every now and then... KWIM?

So enough of the rambling (see... this tired grandma can't even stay on task... LOL). Here are the 3 Holiday cards that are in my new e-Class: Girlie Grunge Holiday Cards e-Class

This is a totally fun e-Class where you will learn how to make 3 separate Holiday Cards. You can choose to purchase just the e-Class where you will get a slide presentation, video tutorial, and downloadable step by step instructions for $10 OR you can get the e-Class PLUS all 3 card kits that include all the die cuts, embellishments and most adhesives for just $30 plus shipping. 

The 3 cards that will be made in this e-Class are shown above. The downloadable class instructions, slide presentation and video tutorial will be available inside the classroom on November 1st.

The e-Class instructions will include 2 separate supplies list. The first will be for the students who have purchased the e-Class only option and will include a list of all the dies, adhesives, and embellishments that were used on these cards. The second will be for the students who have purchased the e-Class with the kit. The kit includes all the die cuts, embellishments, ribbons (I even tied the bows for you), and most of the adhesives that you will need. The kits don't include ink, glitter or the E-Z Stars Runner.

Click on the class link to get the details: Girlie Grunge Holiday Cards e-Class

And here is a Quick Craft Tip for you. The technique below is one that I've shared before using my Bitty Blossoms from Spellbinders but I've been loving the look of these flowers when you add flower stamens into the center before you roll them. 

Begin by cupping the petals of the Bitty Blossom then lay the flower stamens (folded in half) on the skinny end (the outside edge not the center with the circle tab) and begin rolling the flower.

When you get to the end add a Dodz™3D to the inside of the circle tab and fold over.

The ends of the flower stamens will stick out so just cut them off.

To finish the flower use a stylus, toothpick, paper piercer, etc... to roll the petals outward.

Here are a couple of the finished flowers.

This technique and more will be in the detailed instructions and there will also be video tutorials as well when the class goes live on Nov 1st.

Supplies for the flowers:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Dodz™3D

Spellbinders®

Bitty Blossoms

Thanks for Stopping by!!! Smooches ~D~

Where to find Donna:

Donna Salazar Designs Website

Donna Salazar's Personal Instagram

Donna Salazar's Personal Facebook