Designs By Dawn Rene

Scraptown Lady Pion Design Altered Frame

Today I am doing my first post over at Scraptown Lady! I am using papers from one of my “new” favorite manufacturers – Pion Designs. Have you seen their papers? They have a vintage, shabby chic feel but you can use them with other styles as well. The company is based in Sweden and there are very few retailers that carry the papers in the US – Scraptown Lady is one of them!

For my project, I created an altered frame using the Pion Design papers. I loaded it up with fun dies and embellishments from Scraptown Lady. I covered the chipboard and resin pieces with Tim Holtz distress paint. I have a vintage photo in the frame (a Pion Design image), but it can be swapped out with a photograph – one of a small baby or child would be adorable.

Frame - Pion Designs DDR Frame - Pion Designs Detail DDR

I also created a simple 6″ x 6″ card with the same papers. The card is based on a Graphic 45 card sketch which I love – quick and easy to put together!

Card - Pion Deisgns Friends DDR 3

Graphic 45 Card Sketch

Scraptown Lady Products
Pion Designs – Alma’s Sewing Room – Blue Rose (PD3405)
Pion Designs – Alma’s Sewing Room – Borders (PD3410)
Pion Designs – Alma’s Sewing Room – Cut Out (PD3411)
Pion Designs – Alma’s Sewing Room – Images (PD3409)
Memory Box Craft Dies – Tessatina Border
Memory Box Craft Dies – Fresh Folliage
Die-namics Mini Royal Roses
Die-namics Large Royal Rose
Melissa Frances – White Pearls
Melissa Frances – Resin Cherubs
Blue Fern Studios – Miss Tailor Set
Melissa Frances – Lace
Melissa Frances – White Resin Roses

Other Products
Lovebug Creations “Simply Grey” from Just the Basics collection
Gina’s Designs “Words & Phrases”
Gina’s Designs “Delicate Frames & Ornaments Shape Set”
Prima Flower
Cheese Cloth

Thanks for stopping by….Have a great holiday weekend!

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Flower Paper Collage

May 22nd, 2013 2 Comments

Today over at Practical Scrappers I am sharing this paper collage project. A couple months ago I was browsing in the bookstore and came across this book “Collage Couture: Techniques for Creating Fashionable Art” by Julie Nutting. The book teaches paper collage techniques – the collage subjects are woman wearing various fashion designs/dresses. It looked interesting, so I wanted to give it a try! I am not ready to draw the ladies yet, so I decided on a flower.

1. DRAW FLOWER: I traced a flower onto tracing paper. You can draw your own flower freehand as well. I selected this flower on a piece of Close to My Heart patterned paper.

Canvas - Paper Collage Flower DDR

2. DECORATE CANVAS BACKGROUND: Next I covered an 8″ x 10″ canvas using scraps of patterned papers and Mod Podge. I tried to select papers that were light and muted so they wouldn’t compete with the main subject. Instead of using paper for the background, you can also color with inks and paints. I used a couple stencils and paint to add texture on the canvas.

Canvas - Paper Collage Flower DDR

I don’t have pictures for the next couple steps…

3. CUT OUT FLOWER PIECES: I took the flower outline on the tracing paper and cut out the pieces from various patterned papers. Each pencil line is a cut line. I started by laying down the outside petals first and then layering the inside petals on top. For the pieces on top, it is a good idea to leave a little clearance (cut outside the line) so part of the top piece can overlap the piece below to minimize the spaces in between the pieces.

4. ADD FINAL DETAILS: I stamped the letters with paint and added some line details with a white Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Artist Pen.

This is the final project! Not too bad for my first attempt. I look forward to doing more in the future. If you have done paper collaging – share the link – I would love to see them…..

Flower Paper Collage - DDR

SUPPLIES
* Canvas – Artist’s Loft
* Patterned Paper – Close to My Heart
* Inks – Close to My Heart
* Marker – Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Artist Pen
* Mod Podge – Plaid

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Lovebug Creations Flower Cards

May 20th, 2013 2 Comments

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a good weekend. It rained here most of the weekend but it was still nice to spend sometime with family and friends.

Today I am sharing with you two cards that I made with Lovebug Creations rumpled ribbon and two products from Robin’s Nest.

I used the same stamp and layout for both cards – but I used different techniques on each one.

For the first one, I created the background by misting the paper with Tattered Angels Shimmer Mists. I stamped the paper with a Hero Arts stamp and colored it with Copic markers. It is framed with Robin’s Nest’s Sorbet Glitter Collection – Shocking Pink. Finally it is wrapped with the beautiful Princess Danika rumpled ribbon from Lovebug Creations “Royal Shimmer” collection!

Supplies
* Paper: Robin’s Nest (Sorbet Glitter Collection – Shocking Pink)
* Ribbon: Lovebug Creations (Princess Danika – Royal Shimmer Collection)
* Stamp: Hero Arts
* Coloring: Copic Markers, Tattered Angels Shimmer Mists
* Cardstock: Close to My Heart

Card - Flowers Pink DDR

For the second card, I created the background with Tim Holtz’ distressed paints. I stamped the paper with a Hero Arts stamp and embellished with Robin’s Nest’s tear drops. Then wrapped it with the new Betsy Ross Blue rumpled ribbon from Lovebug Creations’ “Old Glory” collection!

Supplies
* Ribbon: Lovebug Creations (Betsy Blue – Old Glory Collection)
* Tear Drops: Robin’s Nest
* Stamp: Hero Arts
* Cardstock: Close to My Heart

Card - Flowers Blue DDR EDIT

Thanks for stopping by – Have a great week!

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Mini Album Display Case – Gina’s Designs

May 18th, 2013 3 Comments

I have a great project to share with you today! It is the mini album display case from Gina’s Designs. I decorated with it with Bo Bunny papers from the Scraps of Darkness April kit.

You can do so much with this display case – I had fun creating it. It is about 4.5″ deep by 4.75″ wide by 5.5″ tall. It comes with the four mini albums and a little drawer which you assemble. The directions are included in the package. I followed the directions step by step and it worked out great! I have included a couple pictures below of what the albums look like at various steps to supplement the directions.

Materials
* Mini Album Display Case – Gina’s Designs
* Hanging Clock Set – Gina’s Designs
* Faux Typewriter Keys Silver – Gina’s Designs
* Rumpled Ribbon (Color Phyllis) – Lovebug Creations
* Patterned Papers – Bo Bunny
* Chocolate Ink – Close to My Heart
* Stamp – Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous
* Drawer Handle – Tim Holtz Idea-ology
* Classic Tan Mist Spray – Mister Huey’s
* Die Cuts – Close to My Heart (Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge)
* Flowers, Brads, Stencils, Card Stock – My Stash

Mini Album Display Hinge

Mini Album Display Pages

Mini Album Display - Designs By Dawn Rene

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Practical Scrappers May Layout Sketch

May 17th, 2013 3 Comments

Happy Friday! I am so ready for the weekend… but it is going to rain here

Today over at Practical Scrappers the designers are sharing their versions of the May layout sketch. I loved the sketch – fun and different.

May Practical Scrappers Sketch

Here is my version of the sketch. It has pictures of my 9 year old son Cade at a river by our house. My little man is not so little anymore! The chipboard pieces and background were colored and distressed with Faber-Castell Gelatos and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.

Supplies:
* Patterned Papers – Authentique
* Chipboard Pieces – Gina’s Designs
* Ribbon – Lovebug Creations (Color – Phyllis)
* Buttons, Mesh, Card Stock, Stickers – My Stash

Enjoy your weekend! Thanks for stopping by….

PS May Sketch - Designs By Dawn Rene

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Checkout Scraptownlady.com!!!

May 15th, 2013 4 Comments

I am happy to share some news today. I am honored to be a part of a new design team for Scraptown Lady! The online store carries papers, stamps, dies, ribbons and gorgeous embellishments.

Stop by the store and do some browsing and shopping! One product I am excited to work with – Pion Designs papers. Have you seen their beautiful, beautiful papers? You can see some of the sets here.

Hop over to the Scraptown Lady Blog and read about the rest of the design team! Make sure to become a follower so you can see everyone’s creative inspiration!

Hope you are having a great week!

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Gina’s Designs – Window Shadowbox

May 10th, 2013 3 Comments

Hello! I love decorating shadowboxes and painter trays. I think it is because of all the little spaces – each one can be its own little masterpiece. Gina’s Designs has so many different sizes and shapes of shadowboxes and trays available. You can check them all out here!

I decided to design this window shadowbox around one of my favorite sayings “Bloom Where You Are Planted.” All the chipboard shapes are also from Gina’s Designs. They were painted with Tim Holtz’ distressed paints. The pictures were taken at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. My kids and I are frequent visitors. We can bring the gardens into our home through this shadowbox!

Thanks for stopping by…. Have a great weekend.

Materials
* Shadowbox: Gina’s Designs Shadowbox – Window
* Chipboard Shapes: Gina’s Designs -
Butterflies and Dragonflies Shape Set
Nancy’s Garden: Ivy Corners
Birds and Flourishes Shape Set
* Linen Mini Tags: Maya Roads
* Patterned Papers: BasicGrey
* Flowers: Prima Marketing
* Stamps and Ink: Close to My Heart
* Burlap, Ribbon: My Stash

Shadowbox - Window Bloom Edit Shadowbox - Bloom Where You Are Planted Shadowbox - Bloom Side

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ATC Shrine for My First ATC Swap

May 6th, 2013 2 Comments

I recently hosted my first ATC swap. Thank you to everyone that participated. The variety and the diversity of the ATCs submitted was incredible. I have included below pictures of the three ATCs that I created for the swap.

I got the idea to do the ATC swap because Gina’s Designs sells these beautiful ATC shrines and I wanted some cards to put in the one I recently altered. Gina’s Designs has many different styles available – you can buy them online here.

I covered this ATC shrine with Tattered Angles “Naturally Aged Paint System – Bare Metal.” I sprayed a set of chipboard gears with the same Tattered Angles mists and adhered them to the shrine. Very simple and easy!

For the ATC cards – I covered the base of the cards with a mixture of Tim Holtz distressed paints (misted with water). The image on the card is a Hero Arts stamp. Then I just added some glitter and metal embellishments that I covered with Tim Holtz distress paints as well.

Materials:
* ATC Shrine – Gina’s Designs (ATC Shrine Screen)
* Chipboard Pieces – Gina’s Designs (Gears Shape Set)
* Inks – Tattered Angels (Naturally Aged Paint System, Bare Metal)

ATC Box - Gears DDR 2 Edit ATC Box - Gears DDR 1 Edit

Materials:
* Cardstock – Close to My Heart
* Paints – Tim Hotlz Distressed Paints
* Stamp – Hero Arts
* Glitter Pen – Copic
* Metal Flowers, Brads – My Stash

Cards - Flower ATCs Edit

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Lovebug Creations and Robin’s Nest – Butterfly Card

May 6th, 2013 5 Comments

Happy Monday! This month Lovebug Creations has teamed up with Robin’s Nest. The design team is crafting up projects with Lovebug Creations rumpled ribbon and Robin’s Nest sorbet glitter collection.

For my project today, I created a card with glittery butterflies! I normally find it difficult to work with bright colors, so I was a little apprehensive when I picked up this new paper. But it was so fun and easy to work with! It has built in shimmer – no need to pull out the glitter and get all messy I think the Princess Danika ribbon from the Royal Shimmer Collection goes perfect with this paper too.

It has been raining here for days, so this card helped cheer me up! Thanks for stopping by…..

Materials:
* Paper: Robin’s Nest (Sorbet Glitter Collection - Blue Raspberry, Kiwi, Red, and Shocking Pink)
* Tear Drops: Robin’s Nest
* Ribbon: Lovebug Creations (Princess Danika – Royal Shimmer Collection)
* Cardstock: Close to My Heart

Card - Rainbow Butterflies Edit

Card - Rainbow Butterfies Side Edit

Butterfly Card - DDR

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Lovebug Creations Blog Hop

May 3rd, 2013 22 Comments

In honor of National Scrapbooking Day and Mother’s Day, Lovebug Creations is hosting a blog hop. Join in for some fun to see what the gals have created for these two special occasions!

Participate and you can win a $15 gift certificate to use in the Lovebug Creations’ online store! In order to qualify you must comment and follow all blogs. The winner will be announced Monday May 6 on the blog.

Here is the lineup….

1: Kimi & Pamela
2: Christine
3: Dawn Rene <——- YOU ARE HERE!
4: Tara
5: Martha
6: Tracy
7: Dawn Mercedes
8: Dardie
9: Kathy
10: Jane

For my project, I decided to do a layout of my daughter as a gift to myself for mother’s day! I used Lovebug Creations’ Simply White and Simply Black rumpled ribbon to make my bow – I love the simplicity of black and white. The names fit the ribbon perfectly!

Materials:
* Rumpled Ribbon: Lovebug Creations (Simply Black and Simply White)
* Patterned Paper: Authentique
* Chipboard Shapes: Gina’ Designs (Words and Phrases)
* Button, flowers, washi tape, crystal bling – My Stash

Enjoy the hop! Have a great weekend….

Layout - LBC NSD Hop WM

Layout - LBC NSD Hop CU WM

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