I Just Adore You *Donna Salazar NEW Natural Beauty Collection*

Hello everyone! I sure hope you had a Happy New Year! 

It's Lisa back with some fabulous new layouts and cards for the upcoming month's ahead.

Today, I am sharing with you a new layout that you might see at the upcoming CHA this month.

I used Donna Salazar's BEAUTIFUL new line of papers called "Natural Beauty" by GCD Studios.

Let me tell you....these papers are really AMAZING!!!

They are so soft and delicate but also have Donna's fabulous touch with denim and wood backgrounds. 

This is a photo of my adorable little niece, Emma. She is such a doll! When I took this photo of her I was visiting my brother's New baby twin sons. Twins run in our family...I have them too :)

So as I was taking photos of the boys, my little Emma jumped in front of the camera and said to me...

"Auntie Lisa, take my picture too"...lol... kids say the cutest things :)

I used Want 2 Scrap corrugated swirls and the chipboard letters from the "natural beauty" collection.

I really like the size of these letters and they fit great right over the top of the swirls.

The birdcage was fussy cut out and it is a stamp called "Free As A Bird". It was stamped on cream cardstock with Donna's NEW Mix'd Media Chox-Driftwood. I also stamped on the cream background making my own paper using "All My Love"

I made lots of flowers using "Rose Creations" As you can see, you can curl them or crimp them to get different looks. Also a little bit closer view of the beautiful letters. 

A 3D view of the flowers and cardboard pieces. It pops off the page just the right amount. :) 

I'm so glad you stopped by and be sure to be looking for lots of new projects using Donna's NEW line of papers, because there are 3 of them!!! Yes 3!!! So exciting!!

Have a great New Year...

xoxo

Products Used:

Arts Gone Wild- Free As A Bird

Arts Gone Wild- All My Love

Clearsnap- Smooch- Pralines & Cream

GCD Studios- Natural Beauty Collection

Colorbox Mix'd Media Inx- Chox- Driftwood

Want 2 Scrap- Le Cream Pearls

Want 2 Scrap- Hand Drawn Swirls- Corrugated

Spellbinders- Rose Creations

Zutter- Distrezz It All

Purrrrfect! *Donna Salazar*

Hi Welcome back to Donna's Blog!

It's Lisa once again with a layout to share with you. 

As you might know, we have been sharing photos with each other for 

our "scrapbook circle" between DT members. 

Today, I made my first 8.5 x 11 inch layout for Jessy Christopher. 

I was a bit scared to work on a smaller palette...but know I love the size! lol

It is an adorable photo of her and her kitty. 

I loved the colors in her photo and it was like it was meant to be to 

match all of Donna's fabulous papers! Purrrrfect!

Here are some of those amazing purrrrfect flowers!

I just love this branch, I diecut it and then embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it a shine.

Here you can see how the corrugated cardboard and flowers pop off the page. 

Hope you enjoyed! 

Have a wonderful day!

xoxo

Products Used:

Arts Gone Wild- Chicken Wire

GCD Botanique Collection

Clearsnap- Mixd Media Inx- Leather

Clearsnap Glue Gloss

Clearsnap Fairy Dust Glitter- Pralines and Cream

Spellbinders- Rose Creations

Spellbinders- Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders- Mixd Media Elements

Want 2 Scrap- Card Size Hand Drawn Swirls

Want 2 Scrap- Le Creme Pearls

Zutter Distrezz It All

Zutter Corrugated Board 7 x 7

Create Your Own Dreams *Donna Salazar*

Hello my scrappy friends...It's Lisa back again with a card that I wanted to share with you using Donna Salazar's awesome products. So many designs I make are with scrapbook layouts, but I love making cards too! So for all of your cardmakers out there...this one is for you! I love making 5 x 6 inch cards because they fit so nicely in a standard card envelope. I was on a grunge look last time and now Im back to the shabby chic look that I love especially in pink colors. 

The base is white cardstock and I layered it with a dusty pink cardstock and distressed the edges. 

Next using "botanique" papers I used the double sided paper and cut in half. I embossed the pink side with the stamp "all my love" and attached them together. Next I added the ribbons before I glued it down to the base of the card. Then of course lots of embellishments and doily. :)

I made little clouds and stamped with "words and banners" in black ink. All the pearls on the lacey circles are from donna's "sprockets" bling...it sure is great to go from grunge to shabby chic with all those pearls...the possibilities are endless. The cute chipboard bird was inked in "jasmine" ink and then embossed with "jasmine" embossing powder. I just love that white...but Im almost out! Guess I need to buy some more real soon! lol

As always, I cant stop using these AMAZING "bitty blossoms" they are perfect for all kinds of projects 

I even used the leaves this time and I embossed them with the spellbinders machine...also don't forget all your pop dots to give your card that 3D look that we all love! 

Hope you have a great day!

hugs

Products used:

Arts Gone Wild- Banner and Words

Arts Gone Wild - All My Love

GCD Studios Botanique Collection

Clearsnap- Mix'd Media Inx- Black 

Clearsnap- Mix'd Media Inx- Jasmine

Clearsnap- Embossing Powder- Jasmine

Spellbinders- Bitty Blossoms

Want 2 Scrap - Sprightly Sprockets- White

Want 2 Scrap - Mix'd Media Elements

Zutter Distrezz It All

Girlie Grungy Art

Hello Grungy girlies! It's Lisa back today and I'm sharing with you a really grungy layout with a tutorial too! I usually don't make these types of layouts because I'm always afraid it will be a disaster! Meaning the colors wont come out right or the misting will be out of place? Anyone else have that fear? If so I can totally relate :) Let me tell you that once you give it a whirl, you will be in love too! My inspiration come from the famous Finnabair and her amazing artwork. By using Donna's fabulous products you can easily get the same look with no problem. So here is my grungy art layout using 3 different mists, 2 glitters and a lot more goodies from Donna! This is an older picture of Roxy and with that dark eye shadow it thought it would work really great with the look I was going for today. 

So lets get started....

First, pick out a piece of patterned paper from the Botanique Collection and cut a .25 inch all around the paper. Then distress edges with Zutter Distrezz It All. Layer over some plain cream cardstock and doodle on the edges some faux stitches

Next, place matted photo off to the left of the page and slightly down the middle. 

Stamp Donna's ruler over  the top of the photo and place doilies in opposite corners. 

Both Doilies are small ones and cut one in half...save for another project. :) I misted the doilies slightly ahead of time with Pralines & Cream" but you really dont have too because it will get covered later.

Next, make lots of paper flowers using Bitty Blossoms and Rose Creations in 2 different shades of blue and cream to match your background paper. Ink in brown the Sprockets from Want 2 Scrap.  There are 4 pieces in the pack, I torn apart the largest sprocket to get 6 pieces, but I only used 5 of them for this project. Be sure to save the largest piece for yet another project...

Place flowers and sprockets where ever you like, I also added buttons and metal fixtures.

Once you have it all glued down, place a piece of tissue paper over the main part of the photo. It is ok to leave a little bit of the edge of the photo showing to blend all the colors together. 

OK, here comes the grungy part! :) Just start misting in spots everywhere...

I chose Pralines & Cream first, then Sea Breeze, and finally topped off with Candle Glow.

There really is no special technique to mist, just started misting in spots until you like the colors.

(I actually went back and forth with colors until it was darker in some areas) 

You can then air dry it or speed it up a bit by using a embossing heating tool.

Once it is dry add some smooch glitz on the flowers and buttons.

Im sooooo sorry...I forgot to take an original picture while I was misting...I was a bit inked up at the time....but here is an example of how i started....

After everything is completely dry add some Want 2 Scrap black bling and a title in black. 

I also used some more stamps from Donna called "Banner and Words". I diecut a small oval in cream and stamped "Believe" in black. This was placed before I misted. 

More stamps from Banner and Words. These I stamped after everything was dried. 

I also re-doodled in black the stitches to make them a bit darker. 

Check out the button...it sure is grungy! It actually looks sticky, but it is dry as a bone! 

Can you believe this is the same plain blue rose? 

Well, I hope you are inspired to try your first grungy art piece too. 

It really was fun to jump out there and try something new, dont be scared like me! lol

For a chance to win some goodies from Donna...be sure to stop over HERE.

Have a great day....hugs

Products Used:

Arts Gone Wild- Banner and Words

Arts Gone Wild- Ruler

GCD Studios Botanique Collection

Clearsnap Smooch Spritz- Sea Breeze

Clearsnap Smooch Spritz- Pralines & Cream 

Clearsnap Smooch Spritz-  Candle Glow

Clearsnap- Mix'd Media Inx- Black 

Spellbinders- Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders- Rose Creations

Smooch Glitz- Goldrush

Smooch Glitz- Mystified

Want 2 Scrap- Swirls Finesse Black Rhinestones

Want 2 Scrap- Nestaboard Sprightly Sprockets

Zutter Distrezz It All

Timeless *Donna Salazar*

Good Morning my scrappy friends! 

It's Lisa once again sharing with you a shabby chic, fairy tale layout made for one of my amazing DT girls. If you have been following Donna's Salazar's Blog, then you probably know that Donna had this great idea to exchange photos with each other every month for the next 6 months. In the end, we will have our own scrapbook with lots of wonderful artwork from each person...how exciting is that! I cant wait to give and receive some artwork that I will treasure forever!

So my first picture is from Mandy Harrell. It is her little girl and she is such a super doll! She was looking like a princess to me with that adorable smile and wearing a pink tulle skirt. I originally, was going to title it "enchanting" since the design is in a fairy tale type theme....but when I spoke to Mandy for a little input for a title and journaling, she told me that this was a rare photo in time because her daughter was so calm in this photo and usually she is wild with a little dirty face...lol....so that is when I decided to title it "Timeless" :)

Here you can see a closer view of the "Floral Oval" mirror that I made out of corrugated board from Donna. It is really pretty IRL. I ran the floral oval diecut several times through the machine since it has so many intricate details, then I inked it with my favorite white ink "Mix'd Media Inx- Jasmine" and embossed it with "Jasmine Embossing Powder". I diecut an oval with silver cardstock to resemble a mirror and framed it with dusty pink paper. On top of the mirror is a "Fancy Tag 2" cut in white and cream cardstock with the title and journaling. 

I wanted a vintage type flower in lace but I didn't have one.....so I just made one and placed a crystal brad in the center. The little clock for my timeless theme is just a clipart clock ran through the computer. I also made a new kind of rose in pink and added lots on "Fairy Dust Glitter- Sugar Shimmer" I really love how it gives lots of bling to a flower. 

Lots of fun Donna products here! 

The "Bitty Blossoms" are just my favorite thing to make lately...I tell you if you don't have them it sure is a great investment....I can stop making them and neither will you! lol I used more "Mix'd Media Inx" in Jasmine on the flourish chipboard by Want 2 Scrap, but I also used the "Chiffon" Mix'd Media Inx on the light pink flower. It was originally in white. I made my own background paper using "Pralines & Cream" Smooch on the cream cardstock with a swirl mask. The pink cardstock is stamped with "Stanza" music and embossed using more "Mixd Media Inx" Vintage and "Embossing Powder" in Honey. This is also the same colors for the leaves too. All the bling is from Want 2 Scrap, I cut up one of the bling into 3 pieces. 

A 3D view with a reflection of the mirror and even the photo....lol 

The lace skirt under the mirror is a doily, I cut the center out and then I cut it in half with folds. 

So, I hope you enjoyed my project today....but I REALLY hope Mandy likes it! 

Have a Great Day! 

Hugs!!

Products:

Art Gone Wild- Stanza

GCD Studios-Botanique Collection

Colorbox Mix'd Media Inx- Chiffon

Colorbox Mix'd Media Inx- Vintage

Colorbox Mix'd Media Inx- Jasmine

Colorbox Embossing Powder- Jasmine

Colorbox Embossing Powder- Honey

Clearsnap Fairy Dust Glitter- Sugar Shimmer

Clearsnap Glue Gloss

Clearsnap Smooch Spritz- Pralines & Cream

Want 2 Scrap Swirls Finesse LeCreme Pearls 

Want 2 Scrap LeCreme Pearls

Want 2 Scrap- Chipboard Embellishments- Style A

Spellbinders- Bitty Blossoms

Zutter- 5 x 7 Corrugated Cardboard

Mini Shabby Shadow Box

Good Morning Everyone! Welcome back to another fun new project made with Donna Salazar's amazing products! Today, Im sharing with you a 6 x 6 mini shadow box made with chipboard. I decided to make it also into a door hanger for my daughters bedroom. It is shabby chic in colors and below I will share how I made the box.

Here is a closer view with lots of fun elements from Donna's products...I added pearls, ribbon and lace.

So here is the base, there are 2: 6x6 chipboard in a pack, one is for the back... 

And one you will cut up in .25 strips, as shown here.

I used my #11 Craft knife after it was scored once. 

Next make a frame every 2 inches apart and then in the centers cut them at 2.25 inches x 6 and 1.5 inches x 2...glue together and ink and emboss. Layer papers under and place other chipboard in back.

Thats it! Decorate to your desire. Enjoy and Have a great day! 

Products Used:

GCD Studios- Botanique Collection

Want 2 Scrap -Canvas

Want 2 Scrap 6 x 6 Chipboard

Want 2 Scrap Chipboard Embellishments Style A

Want 2 Scrap Chipboard Embellishments  Style D

Want 2 Scrap Designer Embellies Mixed Media Elements

Colorbox Mix'd Media Inx Jasmine

Colorbox Embossing Powder Jasmine

Clearsnap Smooch -Mixed berries

Spellbinders -Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders- Shadow Flowers

Spellbinders- Mix'd Media Elements

A Little "Bitty" Shabby

Hi! Today I wanted to share my tips of how I make my "Bitty Blossoms". They are easy and fast to make and are just awesome for any card or scrapbooking page. Lately, I have been redecorating my guest room in "shabby chic" so it has been on my mind a lot! Hence my latest scrapbooking page using lots of Donna's amazing products!

Here you can see how they really pop off the page.

I loved embossing the chipboard and making my own shabby cardboard circle....tutorial coming soon! 

Here is all you need to make these fabulous "Bitty" Flowers:

Spellbinders- Bitty Blossoms

Wooden Skewer

Fine Tweezer

First, I diecut out in white one of the blossoms. 

Here I used the wooden skewer to keep the center tight and perfectly round

Place glue on the center circle and use tweezers to hold down center...thats it! 

 It doesn't get any easier than that.... :)

Hope you give them a try soon...you will sure love em! 

Have a wonderful day! 

Products Used:

GCD Studios- Storybook

GCD Studios- The Crafty Chronicle

Clearsnap- Glue Gloss

Clearsnap- Fairy Dust Glitter- Sugar Shimmer

Colorbox-Mix'd Media Inx- Jasmine

Colorbox- Mix'd Media Inx-Embossing Powder- Jasmine

Zutter- Distrezz It All

Zutter- 7x7 Cardboard

Spellbinders- Rose Creations

Spellbinders- Bitty Blossoms

Want To Scrap- Chipboard Embellishments- Style D

Want To Scrap- Chipboard Embellishments- Style B

You Are Amazing! ATC *Donna Salazar*

Hi, I wanted to share with you today my very FIRST ATC (Artist Trading Card)! 

Let me tell you I was a bit scared about making one because I have seen so many beautiful cards made in the past...but it was soooo super easy and fast with Donna's products! Seriously! 

I am so used to a giant 12 x 12 palette and I was thinking that there is NO WAY I can make a cute and fun ATC....gee was I totally wrong.....lol

 Here is another look..looking straight at you! 

I wanted my ATC to look like a pillow, so I added some cream vintage lace to the back of the 

"Designer Embellies" 

 As you can see here it really has lots of dimension to this small ATC. Can you see the awesome "fairy dust"? Its completely over the "crown" and in spots over the "rose"...I really love it....it gives it a great sparkle to any project you make. :)

By just adding some small scraps of kraft cardstock, you can have an entire saying on this adorable 2.5 x 3.5 ATC. Super fast and super fun to give to your friends or scrapbooking pals.

Products:

Clearsnap Fairy Dust Glitter -Mixed Berries

Clearsnap Glue Gloss

Want 2 Scrap Designer Embellies-Mixed Media Elements

Want 2 Scrap Designer Embellies-ATC in Chipboard

Want 2 Scrap Designer Embellies-ATC in Denim

Spellbinders Rose Creations

Zutter Distrezz-It-All

GCD Compatibles

GCD Spring in Bloom

Thanks for stopping by and all the lovely comments! 

If you haven't tried one of these fun ATC's I totally recommend that you do! 

Have fun! 

xoxo