Love Inspired Creation

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Hi Die~Namites Fans......
thank you SOOOO MUCH for stopping by my blog today...

I wanted to share 2 cards I made
from the leftovers of my project I created for
Splash of Color yesterday. 

Using Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold ~ Lava Red and Old Silver

I colored a piece of paper from

 the Cotswald Manor Collection ~ Sentimental.

I then die~cut

Planted Heart

from the colored paper.

I then chose Devotion from the 

Cotswald Manor Collection and die~cut

Love Arrangement

I created spiral flowers from additional papers

in the Cotswald Manor Collection.

I colored the edges of the flowers with

Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold ~ Lava Red and Old Silver.

I used a Viva Colour ~ Magic Transparent Pearl Pen ~ Clear

to accent the leaves and stems of the

Love Arrangement Die~Cut.

Here is the second card I created.

I die~cut Lovely Doily

from the same colored paper.

I accented the die~cut Lovely Doily

with a spiral flower and a few

Mini Pearl Daisies and a bit of Jute

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THANK YOU ATC'S

I LOVE creating ATC's...
just to see how much
CREATIVE goodness I can fit
on a 2.5" x 3.5" space.

I decided to try an experiement....
I took one of each of the
Splash of Color ATC's
Corrugated Kraft, White and Black
along with the Birch ATC.

I lined them up and created each one exactly the same....
I pulled out my basket of Silks ~ Acrylic Glaze.
Now....this product is a bit transparent in nature
so I wanted to see how it would respond
on each of the different colored backgrounds.

Here is the White Corrugated ATC...
and yes those are mini puzzle pieces...
adhered with Black Gesso
and colored with Viva Colour Inka Gold ~ Orange.
See that amazing sparkle from the
Viva Colour German Glitter ~ Gold.

The easiest to tell was the Birch...
I just love how the Sikl Acrylic Glaze
flowed with the wood grain.

Here is the Black Corrugated ATC.
hint hint....I dabbed on a pile of
Viva Colour Modeling Cream ~ Champagne
and used it as an adhesive to hold down the mesh.

Last but not least,
the Kraft Corrugated ATC.

I will be adhering these little darlings
to the face of a few cards...
and sending them out as THANK YOU's to
my friends!!

Products Used:

Splash of Color
Birch ATC's
Black Corrugated ATC's
White Corrugated ATC's
Kraft Corrugated ATC's

Luminarte
Silks Acrylic Glaze
Cinnamon Brown
Apricot Nectar
Bolivian Blue
Forest Green

Twinkling H20
Sunflower 

Viva Colour
Modeling Cream ~ Champagne
Inka Gold ~ Orange
German Glitter ~ Gold 

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...

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

Love is for EVERYDAY!!

I love it when I become inspired by a piece of paper, an object,
or product. And the an idea begins to perk~O~late in my head.

....but lately I have had SOOOO many deadlines I had to meet.....
so I had to let this one bang around in there for a while.

So......what was my inspiration for this little dittie????
My Sweet Valentine collection by Reminisce!!

I know....I know
VALENTINES DAY has come and gone....

but we should tell people 

"WE LOVE THEM"

regardless of the day!!!

When I finally had a FREE MOMENT.....
I let the creative process begin.....
along with the scrumptious papers....
I pulled out some Canvas Corp~Kraft Envelopes....
a sheet or two of Flute Paper....
a bit of Tissue Stock...
a couple tubs of Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold...
and my ALL TIME FAVORITE....
......CMC Mini Pearl Daisies!!!

.....and a couple Tim Holtz Idea-ology pieces parts!!

Using the Splash of "Words"...
I finished it off.....

"My Heart.....time is...
{{you & me}} OURS!

sooooo......I encourage you....
make sure the last words
you say to those precious ones in your life is....
I LOVE YOU!!!!!