Creative Inspirations Paints: Book Club

Hey everyone! Today is another Creative Inspirations Paint Thursday! YAY! This week, our team is to make a card based on one of our favorite books. I tried really really hard to think of a way to make an Eat Pray Love card but I couldn't figure out how to make that theme into a card. So, you know, back to Twilight.

Ok, so I tried to make Edward (from The Greeting Farm) sparkly with paint by layering them over my Copics. But I had a really hard time since I used a card stock instead of a watercolor paper. So, please bear with me.

Here's my second picture to show the sparkle on the card. Teehee, clearly it's a sunny day on my card. I painted Edward's skin with Winter Frost and I painted his hair with Copper. The papers and sentiments are My Mind's Eye. The sketch is from this week's Card Positioning Systems challenge.

Be sure to check out the Creative Inspirations Paint blog to check out all the creations from the DT.

ALSO, did you know that Paper Maniac now carries Creative Inspirations Paint? You can find them HERE. How cool is that?!

Creative Inspirations Paints Monochromatic

Hello friends! Today is a Creative Inspirations Paints day on my blog. Our challenge this week was to make a monochromatic card with ribbon or lace. (To tell you the truth, I forgot the ribbon and first and had to go back and put it on. Whoops!)

My little guy is a rub-on from Torendi, he had a balloon but there was a mishap with it when Parker came into my scrap room. Oy! So, I trimmed it off. I painted him in Garnet. I distressed the edge of the panel he's on with some Rustic Red paint. The sentiment is MFT. The patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket's Garden Variety. I put the ribbon on with my Tiny Attacher.

Ok, so here's my card before ribbon. Do you like it better? I'm not sure how I feel.

Don't forget to head over to the Creative Inspirations Paints blog to see all the amazing creations by the team!

Creative Inspirations Paints Summer Time!

Hello everyone! It's my team's turn to do the Creative Inspirations Paint challenge for this week! Kassi challenged us to make a card inspired by summer. How fun is that?

Ok, so I used another one of the Verve anniversary sketches for this card. The image is from a new Ippity set called Quotes Ala Happy. I painted the sun with Pumpkin, Buttercup, and used Sunshine for the rays. The light casted off the sun is Autumn Wheat. The sky is Sky Blue. And the scallops under the sun are painted in Blue Ice. I wish I knew how to blend the paint colors in the sky better. The DP is DCWV and the letter stickers are Making Memories.

Here's a picture to show some of the shimmer. Let me tell you, these paints are AMAZING! They are creamy and smooth and just gorgeous. The BEST paints I've ever tried, hands down! And I'm honestly not just saying this because I'm on the DT.

Ok, head over to the Creative Inspirations Paints blog to see what all the designers came up with for this week's theme. Also, don't forget that if you want to be featured on the blog, all you need to do is leave a link with your work featuring the paints on the Inlinkz! Easy Peasy!

Creative Inspirations Blog Hop!!!

Wow! It's the FIRST ever Creative Inspirations Paint blog hop! YAY! You should have arrived here from Barbara's blog, if not please head back to the Creative Inspirations blog to start the hop. Go all the way through, collect the letters and then go back to the Creative Inspirations blog to leave a comment with your clue. Then you'll be entered to win a FABULOUS prize!

Here's my card using 3 of the 4 LIMITED EDITION paints that are being released for the Creative Inspirations Paint anniversary. I used Burgundy, Denim, and Beige on my flowers. Sorry, I tried to take another picture to show the shimmer but my camera died. The DP is Pink Paislee and the ribbon is from Michael's. I added some Liquid Glass to center of the flower, not sure if you can see it. I used one of the Verve anniversary sketched for this card.

Ok, here's my letter for you to collect: N

Ok, next please hop over to Gerrie's blog to continue the hop!

Creative Inspirations Paint: Into the Woods

Today is Creative Inspirations Paint day on my blog! :) This week, we were given a challenge to make an "into the woods" themed card with plastic or metal embellishments. Ok, so I think I took the theme a little more literally than I could have. I heard unto the woods and I thought, I'll just make a card with a forest on it. I guess I could have thought outside the box a bit.

My card uses elements from Cosmo Cricket's Mr Campy. I used one of the papers as the background and did a couple stripes of paper that I punched the edge on. Then I took this journalling bit from the kit and dressed it up with paint. On the moon, I painted Creative Inspirations Paint in Citrus. On the black sky, I used the color Coal. I love how it adds so much shimmer and dimension to this card. But even with the shimmer (especially since it's not glitter), this can still be a very masculine card. For the plastic embellishment element, I chose to use buttons.

And here's a second picture to show you the absolute fabulous shimmer the paint gave. I wish I had taken a before picture of the journalling scene, because while it was very cute, it is just so special now! Isn't that fun?

Ok, don't forget to check out the AMAZING inspiration that the design team has created for you today by going to the CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS PAINT BLOG. Have a great day!

A Little More Shabby

Hello friends! I hope you are all having a wonderful Wednesday so far! I woke up just before 7am to Brady beating on his door. NOT fun! But what can you do? My ears are still a little clogged but I'm managing.

Here's another shabby chic card I made. Did you know that Paper Maniac is offering a free digi download each week of summer? They are doing that and having a different sale each week, I know because I get the newsletter.

Anyhow, this image was one of the free ones from last week. How cute is that? I love the vintage look of them and I took the advice in the newsletter and printed it out on Kraft. The paper I used is Webster's Pages. The ribbon is May Arts which I need a ton more of! The crocheted flower is Melody Ross for GCD. The button is vintage. The stamp is from Ippity's Simple Life. And the chipboard star is painted with Creative Inspirations Paint in sky blue. I'm entering this one in the shabby chic/vintage challenge over on the Moxie Fab World blog.

Have a great day everyone!

Creative Inspirations Paints: Feeling Fruity!

***Please scroll down for my Creative Inspirations Paints VIDEO from yesterday!***

Hello friends! I am so happy to tell you that I get to do a second term with Creative Inspirations Paints! I love love love these paints, they make me so happy!

This week, we are getting inspired by FRUIT! Any fruit we want. It's awesome because this theme is also on my friend Sarah's blog as a challenge. I pulled out some Basic Grey Lemonade paper. I used my super pretty Creative Inspirations Paint in Sea Foam to make my Thickers match my ribbon and paper. The ribbon is from May Arts and the stick pin is Dritz.

Be sure to check out the Creative Inspirations Paints Blog to check out what all the other girls have done!

Creative Inspirations Paints Video Tutorial

Hi everyone! Today I created a card using some Creative Inspiration Paints. I mixed up my own color so I wanted to make a video to show you how to do that. The video is at the bottom of this blog post.

This card was made for the Off The Wall Craftiness. The inspiration photo is shown to the right here. Every week, Kim offers a new challenge on her blog with a sponsor. It's very fun and she picks some fabby inspiration photos! You can see this specific challenge right HERE.

For my card, I used a Cuttlebug die cut and embossing folder combo for the butterfly. I mixed a couple Creative Inspirations Paints to make this navy color, I used Royal Blue and Onyx. I added some Recollections rhinestones to it. The ribbon is from May Arts. The patterned paper is from Pink Paislee's Bayberry Cottage. I punched it with a Martha Stewart border punch. The stamp is from Ippity's Regal Greetings, available for purchase through me RIGHT HERE.

And as always for my Creative Inspirations Paints pictures, I took another picture so you can see the shimmer. As you can tell, you don't lose any when you mix the paints together.

Here's my video, I hope you enjoy it!

Getting Things Done and a Blog Truffle

I don't have anything new to share today. I've been working my bottom off on the Paper Crafts call and I submitted 17 cards to the call. I'm really proud of myself and I hope that something will make it into the magazine. But either way, I'll still be happy with myself. I jumped so far out of my box that I could barely see it anymore. :) So, when the rejections come rolling in, I'll have cards to share. But tomorrow, I'll start working on new stuff to share on my blog.

Also, be sure to check out the Creative Inspirations Paint blog because there's a BLOG TRUFFLE over there! You can enter to win FIVE free jars of paint! Eeek! Hurry on over!

Creative Inspirations Paint: Beach Colors

It's time for another Creative Inspirations Paint DT challenge. This week Marti challenged us to use beach colors like blue, yellow, and tan. What a wonderful challenge! It is HOT HOT here in California right now!

I decided to go with a super clean and simple card. I think that sometimes, it's nice to have just one layer so it's easy to send. This card reminds me of my friend Kelley Eubanks who is the QUEEN of CAS and twine. :) The paint colors I used are Vintage Gold, Sky Blue, and Sunshine. The stamps are from Unity Stamp Co's Beach Days and Sun Rays. The twine is May Arts.

I really like how this turned out! If it wasn't the complete wrong season, I think it'd submit this card for publication. There's just something so fresh about it.

Check out the Creative Inspirations Paint blog for amazing projects from the design team!

Caffinated Cropper RELEASE DAY!!

Are ya'll ready for a BRAND NEW Caffinated Cropper kit?! I hope so but today is the release of Pocket Full of Sunshine! Oh my goodness! This kit is so bright and fun! I love it!

Contents:

$10 off $25 purchase at Paper Makeup Coupon

30% off at EAD Designs Coupon

Paper 6x6 2 each

Bazzil Smoothies Tropical Breeze, Kiwi, Marmalade Blast, Banana Blitz

Fancy Pants Suit Up

SassaFrass Lass With Love

SassaFrass Lass Confection

My Little Shoebox Flying High

October Afternoon Sprinklers

October Afternoon Ice Cream

1yd Lemon Grosgrain Ribbon

1yd Blue Twist Baker's Twine

1yd Copenhagen Satin Ribbon

1/2yd Blue/Green Sidesaddle Grosgrain Ribbon

Making Memories Flutter Buttons

Making Memories Flutter Blossoms

2 Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts Black/White

2 Jillibean Soup Journaling Sprouts Red/Kraft

4 Little Yellow Bicycle Free Spirit Stickpins

1 Cat's Eye Amber Clay Fluid Chalk

1 Jenni Bowlin Banner/Red Cardstock Sticker Alpha

3 Little Yellow Bicycle Clothesline Chipboard Word Icons (adhesive)

2 Little Yellow Bicycle Free Spirit Chipboard Frames

1 BookMark Holder

2 Shipping Tags

10 Lemon Tickets

3 Gold Doilies

2 Paper Clips (Asst Colors)

1 piece of 100% Wool Feltworks Aqua Felt

1 piece of 100% Wool Feltworks Cheddar Felt

1 Stickerz Sheet of Images

1 Stickerz Sheet of Sentiments

1 Papermakeup Stamp Set

1 Digi Stamp Set (by Lindsay Spencer)

1/2 Sheet Crafty Chronicle Newspaper Donna Salazar

$35 and FREE SHIPPING!!

Wow! Isn't that AMAZING?!? This kit is super versatile. To purchase this kit, you just go over to AMY'S BLOG and there is a Paypal button to purchase it on her right sidebar. You can also get a bundle with Birds of a Feather for only $50! We also have TWO new guest designers for this month, Jessica Diedrich and Stephanie Zito! These girls are AWESOME!

First up is a typical bright and sunny "Ashley" card. :) Teehee! The only thing I added to this card that isn't in the kit is the white card stock. I used the My Little Shoebox paper for the background. The main image and sentiment are for the two Stickerz sets from EAD. The frame is LYB, doesn't it look like Nesties Lable 1? I think so! And the ribbon and the buttons are also from the kit.

Ok, and now here's my vintage-y, masculine kind of card. I know, right? Didn't think you had it in me, did you? Isn't this a completely different look? It's with the SAME kit! I did "dirty" it up a little bit though. I took the newspaper, distressed it and then inked the edges with some black ink from my stash. Then I took one of the gold doilies and painted it some Mocha Latte Creative Inspirations Paint to age it a little bit. I spelled out the sentiment (in my head because of the season finale of Glee) with the Jenni Bowlin stickers and used some of the banner stickers from the same sheet.

Check out the DT!! There's gonna be some fabulous inspiration!

Amy (where you buy the kit)

Jess

Stephanie

Christi

Amber

Sherry

Creative Inspirations Paints CLEARLY Sparkling

It's time for another fantastic Creative Inspirations Paints challenge! This week, Marty challenged us to use our paints on acetate or acrylic. Be sure to check out the Creative Inspirations Paint blog to see all the creations that the DT has in store for you today!

For my card, I painted some acrylic embellishments. The bird and the flower are CTMH. I gave them two coats of paint. The first coat was really sheer and pretty but you could see my brush strokes, user error, I'm sure. I wanted to cover up the brush strokes and have more coverage, so I waited until the paint dried and then did a second coat. The bird is painted with Tanzanite and the flower with Tutu Pink.

The designer paper is Little Yellow Bicycle Clothesline. The lace is from my stash and the bling is Darice. The sentiment is from Ippity's The Simple Things. You can purchase this set from me HERE.

Have a great day everyone!

Creative Inspirations Paints Go 3D!

I hope this counts as a 3D project since that was the challenge for the Creative Inspirations Paint team this week. Actually, the challenge did say you could make a gift item and that's what I opted to do. I've been wanting to make a bookmark for a while now, ever since I got the bookmark holder in my Caffinated Cropper kit.

I started this project by cutting down a piece of chipboard. Then I painted it with Creative Inspirations Paint in Garnet. I cut small strips of MME paper and scalloped punched them. I layered the paper at the bottom. I stamped the image from Ippity's Books A Flutter stamp on white card stock, colored the books with markers and then painted the butterfly with Creative Inspirations Paint in Tutu Pink. I added the sentiment with some Cosmo Cricket stickers and added some natural ribbon from Joann Fabrics.

It was a pretty simple project once I got it all figured out in my head, which took MUCH longer. But I think this would make a nice gift with either a book or a gift card to a book store. I love love love reading and many of my friends do too!

Be sure to check out the Creative Inspirations Paint blog to see what the DT has made for you today!

Creative Inspirations Icing Challenge and Diedrich Dare

Hello everyone! Today is a Creative Inspirations Paints day on my blog. YAY!! I love love love these paints! I just got some new ones yesterday so I will be making lots more new things in the feature. This week's challenge is called All About the Icing. We were to use Creative Inspirations Paints on our embellishments.

Wanna know the BEST part about these paints?? They save you money!! Each jar is only $2.25 and you can use them to customize your embellishments. Meaning, no more having to buy everything matchy matchy!

Here, I've painted the die cut birds with Royal Purple and Sky Blue. Then I painted the flower to match! It was originally pink, but now it matches perfectly! No more having to buy every single color flower! How cool is that? Also, this is a SNEAK PEEK at the new Caffinated Cropper kit! I combined it with last month's kit and made this card. All I added to the kit is the card stock and the paint! I used the adorable sketch from this week's Diedrich Dare Challenge for this card.

Be sure to check out the Creative Inspirations Paints blog for the inspiration the DT has for you today. Happy Thursday everyone!

Creative Inspirations Paint Sketch Again

Ok, so I was thoroughly confused last week about my post. Normally, I post on odd number weeks for Creative Inspirations Paints but last week I was having some problems so Kassi so kindly offered to switch with me. However, I got the email late so I posted anyhow. So, now you know why I'm posting cards made with the same sketch two weeks in a row. I didn't want to bore my readers with two posts with the same card.

For this card, I used the sketch that Marti gave us. I painted some Me and My Big Ideas chipboard flowers with a complimentary shade of paint. I painted the orange flower with Sunshine, the blue one with Sky Blue and the pink one with Tutu pink. The paint adds so much shimmer and a nice wow factor to this card. The paper is Basic Grey, the punch is Martha Stewart, and the stamp is Unity Stamp Co.

Don't forget to check out the Creative Inspirations Paints blog to see what all the other girls did with this sketch! There's lots of eye candy over there!

Hello Friend!

Hello friends! Today, so far, is a much better day. Parker did wake up early because his cough was bothering him. I gave him his inhaler and a bottle and was able to get him back to bed. He sounds HORRIFIC but his pediatrician says he's on the road to recovery. We'll probably have to keep treating him with his inhaler for a long time but that's ok.

I made a card today. Yes, today! The same day I'm blogging it! Honestly, I'm blogging now b/c I think that today is the deadline for GetSketchy which is the challenge I made this card for. This sketch stumped me for the longest time and then I thought, "what if I punched the circles out of the top layer for dimension?" Then it all came together. :)

My card uses my new FAVORITE paper pack, Basic Grey Green at Heart. Basic Grey is after my heart, for real! I love this company and their awesome paper! The stamp and coordinating punch is from Martha Stewart. I painted the butterflies with Creative Inspirations Paints in Pink Highlights. It's super pretty! It's a sheer white paint but the glitter sparkles pink. Eeeek! I love it! And I finished with the sentiment using Making Memories Tiny Alpha, which I love as of late.

Here's another picture I took to try to capture the pretty pink sparkle that the paint gives. Can you see it? It's not in your face, it's more of a subtle shimmer.

Alright, off to take the kids to the park! Have a great Thursday friends! Oh, and my 5 year wedding anniversary is tomorrow. :) I guess I should make a card for that too. Whoops!

Creative Inspirations Paint Sketch

Hello friends! Today I will be featuring a card Creative Inspirations Paints on my blog. I'll have to admit, with all the stuff we have going on right now, I kind of put off my making my card. And my mojo is completely lacking right now. So, I apologize. Also, it's night time so I could get a good picture of the shimmer.

Ok, so this card uses Creative Inspirations Paint in Sunshine. Marti gave us a sketch to work off of. I painted it over some designer paper to show the shimmer, the amazing color but how it allows the pattern through. The DP on the balloon is the same color as the DP on the back of the card. The stamps are from Practicing Creativity Designs. The border punch is EK Success. And the dew drops are from my Caffinated Cropper kit from this month.

ETA: I took another picture using natural light so you can see the shimmer from the paint. So pretty, huh??

Please check out the Creative Inspirations Paints blog to see what the rest of the DT has come up with for this challenge.

Creative Inspirations Paint- Color Challenge!

It's April 1st but there's not joke on my blog today! It's is, however, my first "official post" for Creative Inspirations Paints. I've been playing with these paints for the last few weeks and I am in LOVE with them! The colors are so rich (which I have not found with other paints I've tried) and the coverage is awesome! And the shimmer, OH the shimmer! I love it so much!!

The first challenge that we were given is a color challenge. We were to use lavender, yellow, and green. I also used Card Patterns Sketch 57 for this card. The stamp I used is from Hero Arts. The patterned paper is SU. I also used two different embossing folders for this card.

Onto the paint. I used Royal Purple for the flower and then to make it softer, I painted Winter Frost on top of it. I didn't even need to wait between layers. The paint dries pretty quick and I did want them to blend a little. For the center of my flower, I used Sunshine. And then I took a fine brush and added some Evergreen to the flower. You can see how well the paint layers.

And FINALLY, I was able to get a really good picture of the shimmer. This paint is SO pretty! You should ALL buy it so you can see how pretty it is in person! This was taken with no flash, in afternoon sun.

Alright, check out the Creative Inspirations Paints BLOG and see what all the other girls did too! Have a great Thursday everyone!

EtsyInspired #81 ~ Ponder and Stitch

As you all may have noticed, I'm on a "half-break" from EtsyInspired. LOL! It means that I'm not writing the main posts, dealing with shops, handling sponsorship, picking winners, and contacting people right now. EIC is A LOT of work. Luckily for me, I have TWO amazing coordinators that help me a WHOLE lot on this challenge, De and Kerry. I'll write an in-depth post on me later, nothing to worry about though.

ON WITH THE SHOW! This week's EtsyInspired shop is Ponder and Stitch. They have amazing cuffs, bags, and headbands. There's a whole bunch of fun patterns to choose from and the colors are fantastic! I really love the triple strand design that is signature for them! You can also have your items personalized for special gift giving. How cool is that?

Here's what you need to do for your chance to win!
- Visit Ponder and Stitch and find an item that inspires you
- Make your creation and post a link to it on the EtsyInspired #81 post on the EtsyInspired blog by next Friday, April 2nd by noon Pacific time
-Everyone will be entered into a random drawing to win.

-If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use keyword EIC81.

-And PLEASE remember to give credit to the shop that you found your inspiration from.

This week we also have a wonderful sponsor, Digi Stamp Characters by Heather Ellis. Her images are absolutely precious and a perfect compliment to our shop this week! Heather will be giving the lucky challenge winner 3 digital images. She sent over some super cute images for the DT to work with. :) You may recognize her Pure Innocence girls, they are so sweet!

Here is my card for the week. It is inspired by the cuff shown above. The DT got to work with adorable images from Digi Stamp Characters! :) My first Pure Innocence. How cute, huh? This was made using the current sketch from Card Positioning Systems. I flipped the sketch. The paper is Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl. The sentiment is Unity. The chipboard was painted with Creative Inspirations Paints, in Sunshine.

Check out the DT:

Ashley (you are here)

De
Emily

Heather
Jackie
Joy
Kerry

Laurel (March Guest)

Lisa (March Guest)

Shannon

Blogging With the Stomach Flu

I've been battling the stomach flu ALL day. I'm hoping the worst of it is over. I was doing ok in the morning with the kids since Parker went back to sleep before Brady woke up. But as soon as it was both of them, I had to call for reinforcements. Luckily, my mom was able to telecommute for the latter part of the day.

This is a card I made YESTERDAY before the dreaded flu came about. Remember last Friday's card? When I went to paint the doily, I placed in on a piece of white card stock first to see if I'd be able to use it as a stencil. Guess what? I was! How cool is that? Now, some of the places are kind of smudged but I went with a shabby chic feel so I was ok with it. The doily is from the Beeez Kneez Kit from Caffinated Cropper. The paint is Creative Inspirations Paint in Turquoise. I promise to start using other colors soon! The lace is recycled from a gift I received and the stamp is Ippity Just Wanted to Say (available in my sidebar.)
I took another picture in hopes that you could see the shimmer from the paint. Can you see it? I'm not sure. Well, can you see ANYTHING other than my messy desk? ;) The Creative Inspirations Paints are AMAZING!! Look at how vibrant the colors are! I love that! They are opaque unlike some other paints I've used before. They are super easy to use too, just a regular old paintbrush (I used one of Brady's.)

Alright everyone, happy Wednesday night! Hugs!