Shine Brightly {Donna Salazar Designs}

Hello Sweet Grungy Addicts!! 

DeeDee here today with the epitome of GRUNGE for Donna Salazar Designs >>> some recycled paper, inking, misting, stamping, dipping, painting, distressing and charcoal. YUM. 

Today is my TUTORIAL day and I've got a fabO piece worked up for you all via video tutorial from start to finish. Let's take a look at the finished piece and follow up with the video: 

And now some closeup shots of those fabulous products by Donna:

You can see that superb marbling effect from the Clearsnap Smooch Spritz here, and also the shiny glimmery Twinkle Dust Glitter.

Donna Salazar Products:
Clearsnap : Mixed Media INX Black, Leather
Clearsnap : Smooch Spritz Wood Stain
Clearsnap : Twinkle Glitter Dust
GCD Studios : Mixed Media Stax2
Zutter : Distrezz It All

Other Products:
Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps
UmWowStudio chipboard
Dymo Label Maker
Kraft paper, watercolor paper, gesso

A little birdie told me {a card for Donna Salazar Designs}

Hello Donna Salazar fans :)

DeeDee here today sharing a bit o' inspiration with you by way of card.

Even though they're hard to photograph, I find using a white base so pleasing. It really allows the products and supplies (that layered on top) to shine.

The base is just two pieces of watercolor paper that have been cut, one slightly smaller than the other and layered with dimensional adhesive. Tht watercolor paper stands up well to heavy embellishments that end up being layered on top. 

Then I brought in some beautiful text paper from the Family Jeans 6x6. I trimmed the strips to different widths; 1/2 inch, 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch. Then I cut banner edges into them, and layered them across the top layer of the card in a stagger. I think folded over a paper doily, wrapped some twine around the card, and layered up some flowers.

The final touch was an UmWowStudio Leafy Chipboard Brand covered in heavy gesso and doused thoroughly with Wood Grain Smooch Spritz and water. A bitty bird sticker is the very last layer.

Thanks for stopping by today :) 

Donna Salazar Products Used:

GCD Studios 6x6 pad - Family Jeans

Clearsnap Smooch Spritz - Wood Stain

Other Products:
Prima Marketing - Flowers and Gesso

May Arts Ribbon - Burlap Twine

UmWowStudio - Leafy Branch

dimensional adhesive, adhesive, sticker, doily, watercolor paper

Be True {Button ATC Swap}

I'm up over on the Amazing Crafting Products blog today with a bit of inspiration in the
form of this ATC trio.

The base is Canson watercolor paper. I've distressed the paper using Ranger Distress Ink in Walnut STain and water. Probably my favorite distress technique. EVER. I also sprinkled on a bit of Color Bloom in leather by Prima and stamped the newer Weathered Tree stamp from Viva Las VegaStamps! in Archival Ink by Ranger Ink. Be True was stamped in Smoky Gray Versafine.

My ATCS have tons of dimension to them from found objects like leaves, metal embellishments, Chipboard Buttons from UmWowStudio, and ribbon from May Arts Ribbon. I layered all the pieces up with a nice heavy duty glue. The ribbon has been knotted and trapped between the leaf and stack o' buttons.

But the leaves are really my favorite part, they've been covered with new Heavy Gesso from Prima, dipped in Resin from Amazing Crafting Products, and then sprinkled with Donna Salazar's Fairy Dust Glitter.

Thanks for visiting :)


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Happy Birthday {A tag}

Hiya folks :) I'm up on the Donna Salazar Designs blog with a How-To today.

I've put together a little Happy Birthday tag using lots of fun Donna Salazar Products to really brighten up the piece.

The how to video:

Some close up shots:

DSD Products used: 

Clearsnap - Mix'd Media Inx {Pewter} | Mix'd Media Inx Chox {Midnight and Denim}

GCD Studios - Mix'd Media Stax 2

Zutter - Distrezz-it-all

Other:

7 Dots Studio

Glitz Designs

Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

May Arts Ribbons

cheesecloth, adhesive, flower layers, pebble, Micron pen

Adventure is Waiting {A Donna Salazar Designs Mini Album}

Hello Hello friends!! I'm so excited to be over on the Donna Salazar Designs blog today! My first official post and I am SO SUPER ECSTATIC to be here sharing some inspiration with you. I kind of feel like we should JUMP right in. So onto my first project:

A MINI ALBUM!! :) :) My Sister is having a baby very soon, and I wanted to send a little something for her to show some encouragement and just let her know she can rely on me for things. I'm only showing the cover here.. but there are a couple sneak peeks over on the DSD blog of the inside pages :) 

DSD Products used:
Clearsnap - Mix'd Media Inx {Pewter} | Mix'd Media Inx Chox {Midnight} | Humor Cards
GCD Studios - Mix'd Media Stax 2
Spellbinders Dies - Creative Pages | Creative Page tabs
Zutter - Distrezz-it-all


Other:
UmWowStudio chipboard, flair and mask
7 Dots Studio Nature Walk collection
Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

May Arts Ribbons

thread, gesso, staples, epoxy stickers, adhesive, punches