G.C.D. Chipboard

Chipboard Techniques:

Plain chipboard all ready to be dressed up!

Trace your chipboard on your fab G.C.D. paper and cut out.

Adhere your paper to your chipboard and using a sanding block or nail file distress your chipboard paper. This G.C.D. paper is perfect for distressing because it is a linen paper.

Another cool technique for chipboard is to paint directly onto your chipboard and while the paint is still wet, dip into glitter this is called sugaring. This is one of my favorite chipboard techniques.

G.C.D. is bursting with all different shapes and sizes of chipboard. There are so many ways to use this fun embellishment from painting, to distressing, to sugaring. I made a Halloween invitation along with a goodie box to be filled with treats along with a few tips and tricks to dress up your chipboard.

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Vintage Halloween G.C.D. Style

Fall is my favorite time of year, along with celebrating Halloween. The air is crisp and cool, the colors are vibrant and magnificent, it's that time to slip on comfy jeans and a sweater get comfortable and spend hours being creative!

When my daughter was little I used to start sewing her Halloween costume in August and finish just in time for the exciting night of trick or treating. Now that she is all grown and in high school she isn't in to being my cute bunny, piggy, bat or pumpkin. Although I miss dressing her all up I still love getting into the holiday spirit by decorating my home.

Here is an adorable Shabby Chic door knocker using G.C.D. products. I will be displaying this piece in my home this Halloween. Our facebook challenge was to use Black/Cream and one eye popping color, mine Orange to create our home decor.

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G.C.D. Just a Note

Teachers should all have a custom set of "note" cards made for them. Here is a little note card I made using the fabulous G.C.D. supplies. It's sassy, red, and bold for those important notes home from the teacher.

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G.C.D. For Ms. D

A new school year is upon us and I LOVE it! Routine is my friend, the air is crisp, and the year brings a fresh start with lots of new goals and possibilities. To start off the new year a little gift for the teacher on the first day of school is a must, just to show her or him how much you appreciate their hard work. Here is a little gift bag with matching card I made using G.C.D. supplies that can be filled with candy or desk supplies.

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G.C.D. Jewelry Blog Hop

The very talented Melody Ross has a beautiful chip board line for G.C.D. that includes jewelry making supplies! How fun is that? The possibilities are endless for these custom gems. Here is the necklace I created for the hop. Be sure to stop by all these talented ladies blogs for a chance to win some yummy prizes!

Blog Hop list
GCD Studios
Jill Cornell
Teri Anderson
Kristen Swain
Jamie Harder
Laura Davis (You are HERE)
Cheryl Nelson
Mimi Leinbach
Kay Rogers
Lea Lawson
Jennifer Wuthrich
Cherry Nelson
Diana Brodeur
Juliana Michaels
Megan Klauer
Heidi Van Laar
Emeline Seet
Leslie Davis
Melissa Mann
Windy Robinson
Kim Arnold
Rita Barakat
Delaina Burns
Lori Roop
Heidi Sonboul

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Save The Date

Proud To Be Artsy GCD Style

A ploka dot theme is all the buzz at GCD and I was feeling flirty with my next project. I made a little gift bag complete with directions that would fit any occasion, birthdays, baby showers, weddings or just because.

Proud To Be Artsy

Bag Tutorial

1. Cut a piece of patterned paper to 6x12.

2. Fold the piece of paper in half.

3. Scor each long side of your piece of paper a 1/2 of an inch.

4. Tape down the inside of folded paper and press together to make your bag. You can now add a handle and embellish.

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I'm Seeing Polka Dots GCD Style

Polka dots are HOT right now, especially GCD stlye. I had fun with this spotty whimsy style. I made two cards the first one a little spotted shabby chic complete with ruffles and the second one bold vintage blinged out in you guessed it, little black dots aka polka dots.

Embrace The Journey

What A Woman

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4th of July Windmills G.C.D. Style

My family's 4th of July traditions usually consist of a huge homemade pancake breakfast complete with fresh maple syrup and mixed berry salad, followed by a day spent with friends hanging out by the pool. Our 4th of July dinner is usually a barbecue with even some fried chicken mixed in their somewhere, oh and classic potato salad. YUM!! Finishing the night with a spectacular fireworks display.

This year I thought of making my 4th of July celebration complete with these adorable windmill table decorations using g.c.d. papers and embellishments. Here is a template and tutorial on how to make your own festive windmills.

4th of July Windmills

Windmill Template

(Windmill squares can be any size but must be perfectly square. My windmills are 6x6.)

Windmill Tutorial

1. Supplies needed: 6x6 square piece of patterned paper, a sharp exacto knife, and a ruler, wooden dowel, glue dots, large brads, and ribbon.

2. Cut from each of the four corners using your template and ruler 31/2 inches from tip to center.

3. Fold over your corners. Do not crease.

Adhere each corner tip to the center of your square with a glue dot.

4. Pin down all your corners with a large brad. I used a g.c.d.'s large sparkly red brad and also their large glittery red brad. Your windmill is now finished. Just adhere the windmill to a wooden dowel and embellish with ribbon.

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