....a Wishing Well!

Howdy Peeps....Just found this post
marked as Draft....oooops
Soooo here it is!!!
A new creation using the
EVER AMAZING Petaloo Flowers and
Graphic45 Bohemian Bazaar.

 

I had seen this wooden box at my LSS and
just KNEW it would be PERFECT for my
latest creation.

I began by lining the box with Faux Moss
to give it a uber earthy feel.

And because I CAN'T JUST LEAVE things along....
I chose to ACCENT the already gorgeous Darjeeling Flowers
with Precious Metal Effects paint....
It just makes the flowers POP!

I adhered strips of the Bohemian Bazaar Collection
to my wooden box.

Once again, I glooped and glopped, with
a bit of a spritz here and there!!

As and added accent...
I created a little flower cluster
on the handle!

And accented it with a little
G45 Chipboard!
The perfect touch!

And there you have it....
a PERFECT centerpiece for
that special occasion.

Hope you enjoyed my "Wishing Well"
and have a UBER CREATIVE DAY!!!! 

PRODUCTS USED:

PETALOO
Wild Blossoms ~ Aqua
Wild Mini Blossoms ~ Fuschia
Darjeeling ~ Mini Mix ~ Autumn
Darjeeling ~ Dahlias ~ Autumn 
Plumeria
Fancy Trims ~ Crochet ~ Paprika
Fancy Trims ~ Shades of Teal
CMC ~ Foliage Assortment

GRAPHIC 45
Bohemian Collection
Chipboard
Tags & Pockets
Jasmine Nights
Bohemian Bazaar

SPLASH OF COLOR

Ferro Special Effect Paste ~ Amber Gold

Precious Metal Effect Paint ~ Olive & Bronze
Silks Acrylic Glaze
Honey Amber
Spiced Pumpking
Stargazer

Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist ~ Autumn Leaf

...and the winner is!!!

OK...so NOBODY got all 3 dies right....

Most had atleast one...

So I decided to throw

ALL THE NAMES in the pot....

and the winner is

Steph....if you email your addy to....

dienamites@gmail.com
we can get your prize
right out to you!!

Oh....did you want to know which 4 dies
I DESIGNED....

here they are...

Knobby Branch
Leafy Branch

Catttail
Grassy Cattail

Come Visit Me.....

I am soooo EXCITED!!

COME LOOK ME UP.....

if you are in the area this weekend!!!

I will be in the Splash Of Color booth!!!

....they are IN THE HOUSE!!!

I don't know about you....

but TODAY IS THE DAY

I've been waiting for!!!

our NEXT RELEASE of

DIE~NAMITE DIES!!!

SOOO.....without further fan fair!

Here are the little beauties in 

ALL THEIR GLORY!!

Now the REALLLY COOL thing is....

I, Lynne Forsythe, had a hand in

designing 4 of these LOVE~LY dies.

If you can guess which 4 are mine....

I will personally send you ALL 4!!

Here is a little sneak peak to

help you with the guessing process!!

Be sure to leave a comment with your guess....

The New Die~Namites Dies

are available at the Die~Namites Store!!

I will be picking a winner on Monday, July 29th.

....a Die~Namite ATC!!!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!

I wanted to see how cool a Die~Namites Die 

would look on an ATC!!

I used the ohhh sooo cute

Dainty Dasies Die~Namites Die!!

I LOVE ATC'S because it is a challenge

to see how much goodness you can put on a 

2.5" x 3.5" space.

I cut 2 Dainty Daises from Kraft Paper.

One I used whole,

the other I cut the leaves from.

I then painted the Die~Cut images

with Olive ~ Precious Metal Effect Paint.

I then embellished the Dainty Daisy Die with

some colored Petaloo Flowers.

I just love all the "GOODNESS" I packed
onto my little canvas!!

Hope I've inspired you to use your Die~Namites dies
for things other than the conventional!!

a "30 Minute Quickie" card...

I don’t know about you....

but my life is HECTIC!!!

I ALWAYS seem to be on the go.

I’ve been spending every waking moment

creating CHA projects, designing and 

trying to kick a bad allergic attack.

(Yeah....I FINALLY have my voice back!!)

In all the hub~bub....I TOTALLY forgot I needed to 

make a creation for my Die~Namites Dies blog post.

So I “Whipped up a Quickie” card!!

It was created in under 30 minutes.

I began with a piece of Canvas Corp ~ Kraft paper,

cut to 8.5”x 5.5” and folded in half.

I used my Distrezz it All to tear up the edges.

I stamped on the front of the card with

my favorite Hero Arts verbage stamp....

(I call it “white noise”)

Then I cut a piece of Canvas Corp ~ Kraft E Flute

3.75” x 5”, distressed the edges, wrapped it

with some Jute and adhered it to the front of the card.

I pulled out my Daisy Vine ~ Die~Namites Die,

and a piece of Canvas Corp ~ Linen paper.

I diecut the Daisy Vine image

and painted it with a bit of

Sweet Alfalfa ~ Twinkling H2O’s

I love how the paper kinda curls

when you dry it with a Heat Tool.

I then adhered it to the face of the card.

Next, I found a package of 

Petaloo ~ CMC ~ Mini Pearl Daisies,

along some Coral Berry and Yellow Rose

Silks Acrylic Glaze.

I spritzed the flowers with water,

and painted each flower the Yellow Rose.

I slightly dried the flowers and 

then with a small paint brush,

I placed slightly watered down Coral Berry

in the center of the Mini Daisy.

(if the paint doesn’t wick up the petals,

spritz with a bit more water.)

Then I dried the flowers.

I adhered the flowers to the Daisy Vine diecut image.

(I added an extra flower as I got a bit

rough with my diecut, when it was wet,

and tore off a piece....oooops!!)

I then wrote my sentiment on some of the leftover

Kraft paper, edged them with a bit of the leftover

Coral Berry and adhered with pop dots.

I also edged the card with a bit of the Coral Berry.

And there you have it.....

a “30 Minute Quickie”!!!

Snazzy Summer Sneakers

I wanted to share with you a little creation I made back in the Spring.

They were such a hit.....

I decided to share with you how I made them!!

Tape off the rubber sole and side of shoes with painters tape.

Tear up a sheet of dictionary paper.
Apply “damp” dictionary paper randomly to shoes with Multi Medium. Dry

Using Template, apply 2 colors (shown Mediterranean Blue and Pretty Peridot) 

of Silk Acrylic Glaze randomly on shoe, allowing each application to dry between layers.

Ink “Cooped up Stamp” with Archival Ink and stamp randomly on shoes. 

Brayer 3rd color of Silk Acrylic Glaze (shown Spiced Pumpkin) on Craft Mat.
Dab stamp into Glaze and stamp randomly on shoes (5 times per shoe).
Dry. Dot flowers with Pearl Pen. Dry.

Spritz left over paint on Craft Mat with water and dip Seam Binding in liquid.
Dry. Tie in a large loopy bow.
Tie a large Loopy bow with Black Cord and vintage lace.

Using Tattered Floral Die, cut (2) large Velvet Flowers.
Apply Multi Medium to back of Velvet flowers while drying crumple flowers. 

Create “Flower Cluster” by layering:

Colored Loopy Bow

Vintage Lace Blow

Black Velvet Flower

Large Mesh Flower

Small Mesh Flower

Small Textured Flower

Adhere layers together with hot glue gun. Adhere “Flower Cluster” to sneaker.
Tuck black cording loopy bow at front of “Flower Cluster”.
All adhered with hot glue gun.

Remove painters tape. If desired, paint sides of shoe soles. 

Hope you enjoyed my Snazzy Sneakers!!!

Materials Used

Petaloo

Mini Textured Flowers ~ Salmon

Mixed Textured ~ Amber (Large Mesh Flowers)

Mixed Textured ~ Teal (Small Mesh Flowers)

Splash of Color 

Silk Acrylic Glaze:

Mediterranean Blue

Pretty Peridot

Spiced Pumpkin

Viva Colour ~ Cream Pearl Pen

The Crafter’s Workshop

Mini Cell Theory Template

Unity Stamp ~ Christy Thomlinson

Cooped Up Notes

Stampers Anonymous ~ Wendy Vecchi

Plaid Posey

Ranger/Tim Holtz

Archival Ink

Multi Medium

Craft Sheet

Tattered Floral die

Canvas Corp

Black Velvet

Black Cord

Misc Products

Stencil Brush

Hot Glue Gun

Vintage Lace

Happy be~lated 4th of July!!

I do have to say.....

when the 4th of July falls mid~week

it really kinda messes up the whole 

holiday weekend thing!!

So....yes I know I am a day late....

but this is one of those holidays

that we will keep celebrating into

the weekend!!

I wanted to share with you

a couple of "spirited" cards

that I created for Reminisce

using the "Let Freedom Ring" collection

The first card has lots of fabric and Gelatos

and Red German Glitter outlining the stars!

This card is a bit more me...

with a bit of Canvas, mesh and a bit of sewing!

As we go about the rest of the holiday weekend...

celebrating our countries independence....

Let us not forget those who have gone before

and who still serve today...

to PRESERVE THAT FREEDOM!!!

You are invited.....

I had been working on some cards for a 4th of July Celebration.

I began with G45's Place in Time ~ July paper.

I ran the edges of the folded card through
my Distrezz it All to tear it up a bit.

Added some gorgeous Petaloo flowers
to the accent the creation.

But when I was finished....it just looked like it needed
SOMETHING MORE. 

I pulled out my Die~Namites Flower Scroll Die.

and took my card from....nice

to AMAZING.

I cut the diecut Flower Scroll image apart

so I could accent the verbage
with the butterfly.

Here is what the whole card looks like.....

...that's how I took my card,

UP A NOTCH!!

A HAPPY and SAFE
4th of July to ALL!!1

Products used:

Die~Namites Die ~ Flower Scroll

Graphic45 ~ Place in Time ~ July paper
Cardstock Stickers

Petaloo Flowers

Penny Lane ~ Mixed Blossoms ~ Robins Egg Blue
Printed Darjeeling ~ Wild Mini Blossoms ~ Paprika
Darjeeling ~ Petites ~ Blue

Label Plates ~ Vintage

Distrezz It All