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

Guesting at Eclectic Paperie!!

Howdy Peeps.....I am guest designing for
Eclectic Paperie again!!!

What a week it has been.....

and I have to admit....this week

my "get up and go".....

got up and LEFT!

I ACTUALLY had to force myself

to create.....YES ME!

So....I just jumped in....

with no plan and NO IDEA

what I was going to create!!

I pulled out the 

G45 ~ Small Matchbook Box,

the "50's Diner" Mix and Match Gelatos,

and just BEGAN!

I randomly colored on the box with the Gelatos...

I then spritzed the "colored" box with water.

With the Stipple brush
I swooshed the water around,
blending the colors.

I then pulled out a package of
Christy Tomlinson's ~ Coffee Filter Words,
and tore a sheet into strips.
I dipped my paintbrush into
 a jug of Claudine Hellmuth's ~ Multi Medium ~ Matte,
and applied it to the box....randomly!!
I squinshed up the torn pieces in the
Multi Medium.

When dry, I then applied a layer of
Viva Colour ~ Crackle Base Coat for Porous Surfaces,
to the blank areas.
When dry I applied a liberal coat of
Viva Colour ~ Black Crackle Paint.
(these supplies will be arriving in the
epShop SOON!!)

I love how the Gelatos show through the cracks!!

(Now this is when the creative juices kicked in
and I forgot to keep taking pictures......SORRY!)

I sliced off a bit of the "Aqua Dolce" Gelato
and mixed it with a puddle of
Claudine Hellmuth's ~ Gesso.
I did have to spritz the mixture with water occasionally.

I then applied the mixture through Dyan's 
Dylusions Stencil ~ Checquered Dots
with the Stipple Brush.

Now if you know anything about my style....
you know there
HAS TO BE a FLOWER involved somewhere!!

I pulled out a package of CMC ~ Darjeeling flowers,
a bottle of Butternut Shimmering Mist,
and sliced of another chunk of the
"Aqua Dolcue" Gelato
which I spritzed with water on my Craft Mat.
I also spritzed a puddle of the Butternut Shimmering Mist
on my Craft Mat.
I then spritzed the flower with water
and let the coloring begin!!

I cut different size leaves from a piece of
Patterned Paper from the
Bo~Bunny Mama~razzi 6x6 paper pad.

I rubbed some Forest Moss Distress Ink on my craft mat,
spritzed it with the mist.
I then painted the mixture onto the leaves.
I then dabbed on some
Shabby Shutters ~ Distress Stickles.

Here is the end result of my
"unmotivated" creative time!!

Hope you've enjoyed my little project!!
Do come back next week for
another creation!!

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...

A Christmas Card!!!

Happy Saturday to y'all!!!

and I am excited to share with you
what I've been makin' with
The Mold Putty
from this month Technique Kit

Hope you enjoy it!

A Swirlydoos ~ Imagination  Lab Tutorial!!

This is the Gift Card/Tag I came up with!!

Hope you enjoy my video!!

HOP HOP HOP....HO HO HO!!

Welcome to Swirlydoos' December Kit Reveal
Blog Hop Block Party!!

If you came here from FaberCastell's blog, then you are on the right track.  If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog and start from there. 
We have some amazing projects for you to see today !!
 We have 3 manufacturers hopping and
3 designers from Webster's pages!!! 
Also, as an extra special twist,
2 of our designers are hiding secret prize on their blog!!!!!
 Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs for a chance to win!!! 
Check out Swirlydoos on Facebook and Like Us!!!

Here is one of my creations made using the
December Technique Kit!!

In my video, I will be showing you (briefly)
how I created the flower
on top of my box.

Here is my video......
(please excuse my manly voice.....struggling with a
horrible head cold!!)

You have until midnight, eastern time, on Friday, 12/14 to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on Saturday 12/15.  In order to qualify to win here is what you need to do:

1: Visit all of the blogs and leave a comment on each. This way we know you were there. Become a follower if you're not already. Take your time. There are REALLY beautiful things to see along the way.

2: Before you leave each blog,
 look for the “special” words and write it down. 
Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words,
they will create a sentence. 

3: Finally, go back to the Swirlydoos blog and
leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had,
 tell us the sentence that was created with all of the special words you collected.
     Can't wait to hear from you.

My special words are......"OF THE"

The party continues over at PRIMA EDUCATOR'S blog.  

Have fun!

gotta check this out!!!

a MATCH made in HEAVEN!!!
PETALOO ~ Dajeerling Flowers and GRAPHIC 45 ~ Tropical Travelogue!! 

I create this as a gift for my boss at Generations of Memories!!!
Inside the box is a calendar!!

I also created a Tropical Christmas Card as Debbie is all about all things BEACHISH!!

Head on over to the Petaloo Blog for the full details of this project....
and make sure to comment on BOTH blogs and
on BOTH Facebook pages!!!
Cause there are some AWESOME GOOOOODIES to be given away!!!

Be sure to check back tomorrow for MORE INSPIRATION!!!