~Scraps of Darkness October - Gothic Kit~

Today is the day!! Scraps of Darkness is revealing their amazing October kit!! This month's kit is called Gothic!! I don't have a pic of the sketch just yet, but as soon as I do I will come back and update this post with it!!

Thanks for stopping by and God Bless!!

~Scraps of Darkness - The Black Album Kit~

I wanted to post a couple more layouts I did using the Scraps of Darkness September kit called "The Black Album".  The next kit will debut on the 15th and it's SOD's biggest kit of the year, so you won't want to miss out on that one.  I will be posting the kit pic and sketch on my blog that day, so you can come back and check it out!!

 

This first layout is of myself in a pic I took when I was bored sitting in our car lol.

This next one is a pic I took of my youngest daughter, sitting in the shampoo chair at my hair dressers. If she isn't in this chair, she's sitting under the hair dryer or raising one of the cutting chairs up and down.

Thanks for stopping by and God Bless!!

 



~New Baby Card - Donna Salazar Designs~

Hi Everybody!! I just wanted to make a quick post of a little card I made for a new baby boy's arrival.  This is a 5x7 card.

Here are a few close-ups!

Thanks for stopping by!  Below you will find a list of products I used for this card!!

Paper:

GCD Studios Family Jeans

Ink:

Mix'd Media Inx CHOX - Sparrow

Mix'd Media Inx - Denim

Bling:

Want 2 Scrap - Circle Bling

Diecuts:

GCD Studios Family Jeans

Spellbinders - Mix'd Media Elements

Tools:

Clearsnap Colorbox Stylus Handles and Tips

Zutter Distrezz it All

Miscellaneous:

Flowers

Ribbon

Beads

Cheese Cloth

~More Items from the September Scraps of Darkness Kit~

I'm back with a couple more items from the September "Black Album" kit by Scraps of Darkness!  This first one is of my niece who will turn 18 in November this year and she is a senior in high school.  The photo is from her senior shoot that I did for her.

I only took a couple close ups, since this was just an 8x10.

This next one is of my 16 year old.  She took these pics on her cell phone and I then took pics of them with my cell phone lol.  Sort of turned out pretty cool I think.

Well that's it for today! I am planning on a couple more from this kit sometime before the 15th of October, so keep checking back!!

 

Thanks for stopping by and God Bless!!

 

 

 



~Just Us Layout - Donna Salazar Design~

Hi Friends!! I'm back to share a layout I made of my 16-year-old daughter and myself.  I decided that I need to take the time to actually get into some of the shots with my kiddos, because these pages are all for them one day.  I don't take enough pictures of myself and I really need to start doing it a lot more often. So that's a goal for me this year.

 Some Close Ups!

Thanks for stopping by!! Below you will find a list of products that I used for this layout!!

Paper:

GCD Studios Family Jeans

Ink:

Mix'd Media Inx CHOX - Sparrow

Mix'd Media Inx - Chiffon

Bling:

Want 2 Scrap - Classy Corners

Diecuts:

GCD Studios Family Jeans

Spellbinders - Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders - Mix'd Media Elements

Tools:

Clearsnap Colorbox Stylus Handles and Tips

Zutter Distrezz it All

Miscellaneous:

Flowers

Twine

Lace

Ribbon Leaves

Stick Pin

Beads

Misc

Doily

~Scraps of Darkness September Kit Reveal Part 1~

Good Morning Friends!! The new September Scraps of Darkness kit has been revealed... YAY!! This month's kit is called "The Black Album" and it's a another must have kit filled with lots of classy black and white papers with some yummy colorful accents!!  Check it out!!

My Sketch Layout!!  This is my 12 year daughter in a photo that was taken by my 16 year old daughter.  I just LOVE it and knew right away I wanted to use it with this kit! 

Sketch for the Month!

Some Close Ups!  To get the outline effect, I used oil pastels!! They look AaaaMazing on black paper!!  The hearts were drawn with using a stencil and a white gel pen.

 I bent my little stick pin for the base of the tear. 

There is more on the way!! Come back on September 29th, for more reveal layouts by the SOD Design Team!!

Below you will find a list of products used for this layout!! Thanks for stopping by and God Bless!!

Scraps of Darkness:
 Main Kit
Color Add-On
Embellishment Add-on
Floral Add-On

Additional Items:
Portfolio Series Oil Pastels
Doily
 

~Umbrella Cirlce Tutorial & Layout - Donna Salazar Designs~

Hi Everybody!! I'm back with a little easy "how to" on what I call an umbrella circle for backgrounds or little flowers.  In this layout below I used it for both. 



First start with a circle of any size, depending on what you want to use it for...  Thinner paper is easier to work with when it comes time to trim the ends.

 Fold in Half!

 Fold in Half Again!

 Fold in Half One More Time so You Have a Wedge!

 Now cut the short end or bottom of the triangle in a slight circular fashion.  You can use a rounded edge to draw a line to follow. 

 Now open up your umbrella and make all the folds so they face up!! Just refold all the edges in half!

 Then you can go along all the folds and edges with ink.

For the little flowers.....  Just start with a 2" circle, 1.5" circle, and then a 1" circle and layer them up.  I flopped my umbrellas over so the edges pop up and I used a little cheese cloth in between my layers and added some beads for my centers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping!! Below you will find a list of products that I used!!

 

Paper:

GCD Studios Natural Beauty

Ink:

Mix'd Media Inx CHOX - Driftwood

Mix'd Media Inx - Leather

Smooch Spritz - Green Olive, Wood Stain, Caramel Latte

Stamp:

Stampers Anonymous - Swirls

 

Chipboard:

Want 2 Scrap - Chipboard Gears

Tools:

Clearsnap Colorbox Stylus Handles and Tips

Zutter Distrezz it All

Miscellaneous:

Flowers

Shredded Paper

Gesso