Gina K Designs!

Designer Crafts Connection members have been invited to share their projects inspired by products they received from Gina K Designs.

Meet Gina K here and learn in her own words how she started her amazing company:

Then explore her website to discover the extent of the product lines she offers and so much more!

Enjoy the designer projects shown below, then check out Gina's blog for even more inspiration!

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i-Crafter Blog Hop

i-crafter, helping makers put the "I" in crafting......

        Whether you're looking for dies, crafting tools, stamps, inks, stencils, or everything else, i-crafter has what you need for holiday, seasonal, or every day projects!

        Members of the Designer Crafts Connection recently received a selection of their products to create with, so check out their links below and the i-crafter website.  Enjoy!

Steph Ackerman

Nadine Carlier

Sue Eldred

Janet Trieschman

Rosie Nunjai

Kassandra Laurence

Susan M Brown

Michele Lafave Garrison

Sparkle your Project with Foil!

 Who doesn't love sparkle and bling!  

    Whether your favorite hobby is making jewelry, cards, wearables, or mixed media projects, there's always room for sparkle and bling to make your projects pop! 

    This month DCC designers are creating with a specialty line of toner paper from Ann Butler designs. A long time professional designer in the Arts & Crafts Industry, Ann is not only co-founder and publisher of the online magazine, Bella Crafts Quarterly she has also developed new product lines for a number of industry manufacturers over the past 10+ years. You can find more information about Ann and her line of products here on her website, but today we are working with her collection of toner card stock and Deco Foil from Thermoweb.

    Participating designers received a pack of either floral or geometric designs and foil sheets. Click their names below to see the projects each designer created then think about what you would do to rock a little sparkle on your own projects!

Steph Ackerman

Pam Bray

Susan M Brown

Nadine Carlier

Michelle Frae Cummings

Michelle Lafave Garrison

Kassandra Laurence

Julie McGuffee

Rosie Nunjai

Erin Reed 

Tonya Trantham

Janet Trieschman

Ann Butler's YouTube video on the foiling process   

Dreaming Tree Designer Blog Hop

If you dream it you can make it with SVG files from Dreaming Tree...

For every reason, for every season there is something for every one who loves to create!  

Be inspired by these amazing projects and check out the wide selection of SVG files that will inspire your creativity and delight your friends! From seasonal and themed designs there is also a

selection of FREE SVG files for you personal crafting pleasure. Check out the projects featured below then hop thru the list of designers to see where inspiration can lead you!  

Janet Trieschman

Anita Scroggins

Jessie Rayot

Kassy Laurence

Erin Reed

Nadine Carlier

Susie Bentz

Michelle Lafave Garrison

Susan M  Brown

Keep Calm and Carry On Crafting!

 

Makers Movement Designer Blog Hop

    Designers are creating this month with a selection of product received from Maker's Movement.  Not only is Maker's Movement an Arts & Crafts store, the company also manufactures and supplies high quality craft cutting dies, die cutting machines, craft supplies, and more!

Anita Scroggins

Nadine Carlier

Janet Trieschman

Candy Rosenberg 

Tonya Trantham

Pam Bray

Susie Bentz

Steph Ackerman

Erin Reed

Susan M. Brown

Keep up with the latest news and additional inspiration by following their page on Facebook
and don't forget to check out this special offer!

Découpage DIY

          Découpage, the art of applying pieces of cut paper designs, is one of the easiest ways to decorate and update a wide variety of surfaces.  It was used in France in the 17th century to decorate furniture pieces, but the origins of the technique to use cut pieces of paper to decorate can be traced back hundreds of years to several cultures in Asia and Eastern Europe.

          Scraps of Victorian images were the most popular cut outs in the 18th and 19th centuries, but paper napkin designs are a popular source for découpage today.  The top printed layer is carefully separated from the rest of the napkin then applied to a surface with glue.  

          To learn more about the history of découpage, you just have to "google", but if you're looking for inspiration, check out our gallery of découpage projects below:

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Handmade mini journal

Don't you just love hand-painted papers? Marbling, stenciling, monoprinting with a gel press...so much fun to make. Now what do you do with them? Wrap them around plain cardboard (save those cereal boxes) to make mini journals!

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Valentine ATC's with Video Tutorial

When I was a kid trading Valentine Day cards at school was one of my favorite things to do, besides eating the candy of course.  The one thing I wish I would have done was to make my own cards - instead of buying them, and hoping that no one else bought the same ones. So each year my daughter and I have the best time making her cards together. They are so easy and fun to create!

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DIY Valentine Day Home Decor with Video Tutorial

Have you ever seen something in a store that you thought was really cute but then looked at the price tag and thought you could make it for less than that? Well, that is exactly how I came up with this Valentine's project.

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Tips and Ideas for Using Nested Star Dies

Here are some fun and easy holiday ideas for using the wafer thin dies you probably already have in your stash!!

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Adorable Paper Gift Bag

This sweet little paper gift bag is perfect for gift giving to a special someone. The bright colors are cheerful and the tiny flowers and personal touches will bring a smile to the recipient of this pretty, handmade gift bag.

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HANDMADE CHRISTMAS STOCKING GIFT TAGS WITH TUTORIAL VIDEO

Make your own handmade Christmas gift tags this year! 

Why buy gift tags when these cute handmade Christmas stocking gift tags are easy to make?

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Planning For Halloween

I love planning our Fall and Halloween activities.  My favorite part is all things crafty and decorating.  I even like to "Plan" my agenda for all things "Halloweenish".   See how I make some easy, fun, and cute decorative paper clips that you can use or give as small Treats. 

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Faux Blood - For Jewelry & More

I'm a certified "Halloween-aholic".   I just love creepy, ghoulish projects celebrating my favorite season of the year.   This is one of my all time favorite techniques and I've used it for jewelry, on glass, and in paper crafting for cards and scrapbook pages.  There are two versions - the original "blood" and then the truly GHOULISH version.....   Want to be a mad scientist?

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Paper Mache Seahorse Home Decor

I have always loved the beach but live nowhere near it so I bring the beach to me by creating beachy type home décor. Using paper maché items is a great way and super easy to do,  just be as creative as you like.

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Butterfly greeting cards

When you find a cute set of punches or dies, you just want to make all kinds of things with them! This pair of butterfly dies is so versatile, I just love all the ways you can layer them - both the negative and positive shapes. They really show off cute coordinating papers well, too.

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Butterfly Bling

 

Here is a sweet and easy idea to use up your small small scraps of patterned paper to create a card. Are you wondering how to adhere glitter to an intricate die cut?

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Little B LLC Blog Hop

It's almost Halloween, but Designer Crafts Connection members have been busy creating projects for year round inspiration with product from Little B LLC.  We know you'll love these products too so there's also a giveaway!  Take a look at this fantastic collection of product valued at $150 - what a great gift for yourself, or a friend!

 

To enter to win comment below and/or on the designers' blogs and "like" the Little B LLC Facebook page... that's all there is to it.  The more you comment the better your chances are to win!  Open to residents of US and Canada only.

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