....a Technique Video!!!

As many of you know....
I am ALL ABOUT TECHNIQUES...
I love trying new things...
Sometimes they WORK...
Sometimes they don't.

But the technique I want to share today
WORKS.....and I have used it many
times since.

I colored the Viva Colour Stone Effect Paste ~ Sand/Gold
with Luminarte Primary Elements ~ Olive Vine....
and applied it to 2 Crafty Chipboard. 

Can you just see the texture on the 2 Crafty Chipboard....
A~MAZING!!!

  

As an added bonus....
see the BEAUTIFUL Petaloo ~ Printed Flowers
colored with the uber vibrant Twinkling H20's.

ohhh....and more LOVELY 2 Crafty Chipboard!!!!

and WHOOOO DOESN'T just LOVE the Petaloo ~ Printed Butterfly!!!

I created a short video tutorial on how I went
about this technique....

Hope you enjoy it!!

 

Products Used:
Splash of Color
Viva Colour
Sand Effect Paste ~ Sand/Gold
Precious Metal Effect Paint ~ Olive
Luminarte ~ Primary Elements
Costa Rica ~ Olive Vine 

Petaloo 
Printed Darjeeling Collection ~ Shades of White
Wild Mini Blossoms
Wild Blossoms
Wild Butterflies

2 Crafty Chipboard
Ariel's Spray
Juliet's Hearts
Ornate Fence

DT Reveal for 2Crafty Chipboard

Can I just say, I am beyond excited to be apart
of the 2013 2Crafty Design Team. What an UNBELIEVABLE opportunity
to represent such an AMAZING company and  AMAZING product.

I utilized one of the Wrought Iron Photo Adornment   chippies and dabbed Black Embossing Paste  on for texture.

How much fun are the 1.5" Hexagons, embellied with Cream ~ Modeling Cream, through a Mini Hexagon Template then added Gold and Burgundy
Precious Metal Effect Paint. And how cute are the Folk Hearts???

I chose to cut apart the ohhhh sooo cute "Enjoy this moment, This moment is your Life" For my second project, I created a Chunky ATC.

To begin this project your cut up a 2" x 4"
into a 5" piece. Paint "Chunky ATC" with Gesso. I cut up a piece of Chicken Wire Chipboard, painted it and adhered it, randomly, around the "ATC".

I backed the Juliet's Hearts with a piece of paper

and painted it with Precious Metal Effect Paint.

So, the Juliet's Heart would pop!

Can I just say I can't get enough of the 1.5" Hexagons!!

So...what do you think of my "Chunky ATC"???

For my last project I created a card.

Spring has finally sprung here in Northern NH. Now is the time for Flowers and Birdhouses. And the ATC Birdhouse chippies were PERFECT!!

The little birdies are just the cutest. 

There are layers and layers of texture, a little bit of Crackle,  and layers of paint on the Larinda's Flourish!!

What creation of mine would be complete without
a "flower cluster".  I hope you enjoyed my creations! 
Other Products Used: Petaloo ~ Darjeeling Flowers Splash of Color ~ Precious Metal Effect Paint
Sand ~ Stone Effect Paste Silk Acrylic Glaze
The Crafter's Workshop ~ 6x6 Mini Templates Canvas Corp ~ Deco Mesh ~ Kraft Flute

Spring at Last Wreath....

....when I opened my Graphic 45 ~  12 x 12 Place in Time Paper Pad....
I just fell in love with the March Paper!

It's been a long...strange winter this year,
And I'm am sure many of us are wondering
if Spring will ever come!

...with Spring.....comes FLOWERS...
...and GREEN...and LIFE!!

This wreath began as an Easter Wreath,
but ended up being a SPRING WREATH.
Something that could grace my front door
until SPRING FINALLY ARRIVES!!

I had SOOO much fun working with the
New Printed Darjeelings ~ Shades of White.
(all things are better when they start out white!!)

I colored them with various Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold colors.

Just love all the greens....
diecut or 2 Crafty chipboard.

The White ~ Crochet Lace was just the
perfect accent.

Using the Tattered Floral Die
I cut (1) "large" flower from each...
March Place in Time paper
Canvas Corp Handmade &
White Flute papers.
And colored them with Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold.

The icing on the cake...
I soooo loved the "verbage" I found on the
backside of the printed paper.

"At Last, Spring is Here"

It's spring fever.  
That is what the name of it is. 
And when you've got it, you want - 
oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want,
but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!  
~Mark Twain 

Products Used:

PETALOO
Printed Darjeeling ~ Shades of White
Wild Blossoms Butterflies
Wild Blossoms ~ Medium
Wild Blossoms ~ Large
Wild Mini Blossoms
Crochet Lace Fancy Trims ~ White

SPLASH OF COLOR
Inka Gold ~ Old Silver and Steel Blue

2 Crafty Chipboard
Large and Small Leafy vine

Graphic45
Places in Time ~ March Cut Aparts

Hope you enjoyed my Spring Wreath...

an..."I WONDER...IF??!?!" moment

Can I just say.....

I LOVVVVEE IT....

when I have a 

"I WONDER....IF??!??"

moment....and it WORKS!

Well, I had one of those moments last Friday.

I had seen some of my fellow "teamies" 

playing along with

CSI:Color, Stories, Inspiration

Case File No. 63 

(sorry case is closed!!)

So, I decided to head over there to check it out...

needed a "good thought divertor"!!!

That case file just jumped out and grabbed me!

(.....still drooling over the photo!!)

That is when my "I WONDER....IF??!?"
happened!!

....can I make flowers from some Vintage Goods
I had recently acquired?????

And this is what I found out....

YES!!......just LOOOK!

My Evidence:

Flowers

Tape Measure
Vintage Elements

Chicken Wire

Lace

Dressform

Testimony:

Inspiration Words ~ Inspire

I even created a "QUICKIE"

on my "MOMENT".....

Hope you enjoy!!

You can see my video here.

The most valiant thing you can do as an artist is 
inspire someone else to be creative.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt

OUTTA my box....

I have such a LOVE for kicking people outta their

little creative boxes they have created for themselves....

Well I have to say.....the peeps at Reminisce did it TOOOO ME!!!

They have a new Collection they are releasing....OMBRE!

Now....for everyone who knows my creative style....
these would not be my color of choices.

But.....outta my box I went!

Now, I have been wanting to create with
a chevron pattern...sooooo I gave it a shot!

Here is my first go of it....

Can I just say I love this picture of my daughter!!!!
I wanted the layout to be just as
crazy as the picture!!!
She had just gotten out of her Grampa's pool
where she was playing with her brother and cousin!

Here is my second layout....
another picture of my daughter
....a bit more recent!!!

Lots of Petaloo
2 Crafty Chipboard
Luminarte ~ Silk Acrylic Glaze
and Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold
Crafter's Workshop

....so what would it take to kick you outta your creative box???

You should just try it.....I DARE YA!!! hehehehe

Shoot for the moon.  
Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.  ~Les Brown

Shoot for the Stars!!

I must say.....
I am TOTALLY SMITTEN with the new
Printed Darjeeling Flowers!!
The colors are just DIVINE....
but I must say
the "Shades of White" Collection
has STOLEN MY HEART!!!! 

As y'all know.....I LOVE to color
EVERYTHING I touch!!
I must say.....the flowers are UNBELIEVEABLE!!!
They "sop" up the color
and keep their BEAUTIFUL shapes!!!

Let me stop chattin' about them and show you!

I began with a wooden star,
which I covered with
the Graphic 45 ~ November Cut Apart paper
from the Place in Time Collection.

ohhhhhhh such gorgeous colors.

I then pulled out some of the
Wild Mini Blossoms
Medium Wild Blossoms
and the fantabulous
Wild Butterflies.
The focal point of my star is the Tiny Kathleen Frame.
I painted on a layer of Gold Precious Metal Effect Paint.

I chose to use Twinkling H20's
to color these beauties!!
(do you just see the A~MAZING COLOR??!??!)

Just look at that butterfly.....
LOVE IT!!!

Some people dream of success...
while others wake up and work hard at it. 
~Author Unknown

sooooo.......SHOOT FOR THE STARS!!!

Products Used:
Petaloo
Printed Darjeeling ~ Shades of White

Splash of Color
Luminarte ~ Twinkling H20's ~ Ultimate Romance
Viva Colour ~ Old Silver ~ Inka Gold
Green/Yellow ~ Inka Gold
Viva Colour ~ Gold ~ Precious Metal Effects

2 Crafty Chipboard
Tiny Kathleen's Frame

Graphic 45
Places in Time Collection