Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Twit Twoo with Crafter's Companion


I think this is finally the last sample I made for the Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens for CHA 2016.  I just think this little bird is adorable!

Supplies:
Graphic 45 Patterned Paper

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Love Letter Box


February is almost over (even though this year we have an extra day!) So with it being the month of love, I thought it would be fun to make a little box for love letters using Prima's new Tales of You and Me by Frank Garcia.  I love this collection!


 And of course, I used a ton of the Art Ingredients from Finnabair on this as well.


I played along with the Prima Product Picks for February.


And also
Simon Says Monday - Inspired by a song - Just You and Me

Friday, February 26, 2016

Heart of Gold With Crafter's Companion


I've got a layout to share with you today...it's a little bit out of my comfort zone, but I was playing along with CSI: Color, Stories, Inspiration Challenge.  It's always fun to challenge yourself and find new things/techniques that may or may not work for you. Anyhow, it was fun!

A couple of the elements I chose to work with for this challenge were stripes and watercolor. I tore strips of watercolor paper and used the Spectrum Aqua pens to create this effect. I just colored some scribbles on each piece of paper, then misted it with water.  It was such an easy effect.


 For this photo, I cut the photo with the heart die, and just lined it up with an open area on the lobes of the heart.  Then I cut a second heart with the gold paper and glued the photo to the heart.


 I layered mulberry flowers with chipboard flowers for my cluster.


Using the gold foiled paper and alphabet dies created a title that looks substantial.


I had to use bright pink as one of the colors on this layout, and since it was more masculine, I didn't want it to be floofie pink, so I used a pink chipboard flower, a pink banner (along with two blue ones) and then colored around my journaling with the Spectrum Aqua pen, to tie it all together.  I used a waterbrush to spread the watercolor.

Crafter's Companion Supplies:
Die'sire Classiques - Spring/Summer Metal Dies - Pennant Bunting
 


Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Please Vote! Heartfelt Creations Design Team Semi-Finalist!

I've got wonderful news to share! I am a semi-finalist for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team :)
I've been privileged enough to serve on their team before, but you know, I can just never get enough Heartfelt Creations. You can see more  of my Heartfelt Creations projects by clicking here.

The HC Design Team is a two part process. I've made it through the first step, and now I will be making two projects using products that they send me.  There is also a voting process, so I would ask that you go check out the other semi-finalists and vote.  If I inspire you, I hope you will include me (Gini Cagle) in your vote.

Thanks for looking and thank you for your help!

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop February

 Welcome, to the February Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Friday night - at midnight.  And one lucky commenter, chosen from one of the stops on the blog hop, will win a $25 gift certificate to HC.  How great is that?  You get to hop around and see some wonderful projects, plus have the chance to win some goodies of your own!  The winner will be announced on Saturday, February 27th, and will have 72 hours to claim their prize.

I love the Sunrise Lily collection, and have a feeling I will be grabbing these sets over and over to create these flowers!

Heartfelt Creations Supplies:


Blog Hop Order
Lisa Allen

challenges:
Simon Says Monday challenge - Inspired by a Song (My Wish For You)




Friday, February 19, 2016

Have a Beautiful Day With Heartfelt Creations

Today, I have kind of a hybrid card to share with you...it's a gatefold card, but it opens to reveal a pocket card (perfect for tucking away a little tag.)  Of course, the focal point for this card is the profusion of Delightful Daisies.  I sat down one night and made a ton of these :)


Thursday, February 18, 2016

May All Your Dreams Come True


If you have a few minutes, then you have time to make your own special gift box. Doesn't this look like the perfect princess packaging?  And then, you don't even have to wrap the present.

For the box itself, I used a tutorial that I found online, here.  I did decide that the box was a little hard to close, until I trimmed the edges away to reduce bulkiness.

 I didn't want to use a patterned paper for this box, because I wanted the sentiment to be the star of the show, so instead, I embossed pink paper, and it made the box interesting without being overwhelming.
 To really make my die cut sentiment show up, I lined it with a cream cardstock.
Crafter's Companion Supplies:

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Dream Big

 This past weekend, I had the wonderful privilege to help out at the Heartfelt Creations Booth, in Columbia, SC.  It was great to meet so many people who love HC as much as I do, but also working at these shows always refresh my creative spark as well.

Even though I was worn out, I couldn't wait to get back to the hotel room to start working on this layout.  My nephew just turned 10, and my wish for him is that he will dream big, and become the man he has the potential to be. He has a wonderful life ahead of him.


Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
Dusty Attic - February Mood Board


More Than Words: Wonderful and Sparkle
* Wonderful is just the wish I have for my nephew's life, and because he already is rather wonderful; The sparkle is all over the layout - the flowers are painted with Twinkling H2O's and  glittered, the embossing paste was also dusted with glitter, and my nephew's eyes always sparkle.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Pretty In Pink with ColourArte

I've got a tutorial today over on the ColourArte Blog, to make a very distressed tag.  I'd love for you to drop by and take a look.

Supplies:


Tuesday, February 9, 2016

What Does the Fox Say?


Is this little fox not the cutest thing? Of course I would want to be friends with him! He was colored with the Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens.  He is just my favorite!

Supplies:
Carta Bella Patterned Papers