Makes Me Happy

Hi everyone! Emily here today with a quick post to share a canvas I made this past week using soeme Creative Inspirations Paints on top of my other mediums. 

I've found that CI Paints work really well added on my mixed media pieces as accents, or for smaller embellishments, or even just for various areas of shading in the sky or ground. 

On today's canvas I used the paints on the background in the sky and grass, the flowers and on the word Happy. 

The paints are so vibrant that added to already bright colors, they really shine! It's just one of the many things I love about CI Paints. 

I used Super Sparkle Pink Deliquesce embossing powder for the word Happy... see all of those sparkles? 

Colors used on my canvas today: 

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a wonderful day! Enjoy your weekend! 

Gift Tags for Any Occasion

Hi CIP friends!  I have a few little gift tags to share with you today.  This is also my last post for CIP.  I've had such fun with these beautiful paints, and just want to say thanks so much for visiting with me on my posting days.  Hope to see you around!

The paints I've used on each of the flowers and leaves are Tutu Pink, Tan, Mellow Yellow, Tickled Pink, and Emerald.  Each of these items can be found in the Creative Inspirations Paint store.  (image used is from Inkadinkado)  Here's a Closer View:

CI Products Used:

Don't forget to check out the current CIP challenge that Diana posts twice a month (with a mid-challenge reminder)!  Our current challenge is: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!

hugs

Kimberly

Let Your Dreams Fly - Art Journal Page

Hello my creative friends! Today I have a journal page I quickly made using a wooden dragonfly, oil pastels, watercolor crayons and lots of Creative Inspirations Paint and some Jeweled Inspirations. To be honest, I have been out of town all weekend, so I created this on the road. I made sure to pack up my CI Paints and some other coloring tools along with my art journals. This isn't my best, but it works. 

I was really going for a pond with a dragonfly flying overhead. We often see lavender/purple flowers (which I really think are weeds) near ponds where we live. I wanted to include them on my page for more color. 

In my grassy parts I used Sage, Green Olive and Evergreen paints. Sapphire, Turquoise and Tanzanite were used on the water, while Beige was used on the sand/dirt around the pond. All of the paints mixed in the various areas add a wonderful shimmer to the entire page. 

My dragonfly is a wooden one that was made by Genuinely Jane Studios for a Missouri LSS in the Columbia area. I covered it in tissue tape and colored it with Rose Quartz and Tickled Pink on the wings and some more Turquoise and Green Olive on the body. It really shimmers in the light. I love it! 

My flowers have Clear Jeweled Inspirations for the centers with some Lavender paint accented petals. 

I will probably work on some more pages tonight using some other colors of CI Paints.   I can't wait to play some more! 

Once we are back in Missouri this week and not on the road I will get more regular play time in and not just in a journal. 

See you soon! 

An Easy Birthday Card with the FB Challenge

Hi CIP friends!  I have a card for you today that I've made following the CIP sketch challenge on the FB page.  The paints are used on the heart, the die cut shape, the flower centers, and a touch on the sentiment.  Each of these items can be found in the Creative Inspirations Paint store. (the sentiment is A Word For You by SU) 

A Close Up of the painted areas:

Here is a look at the CIP Sketch and products used for the FB Challenge:

Don't forget to check out the current CIP blog challenge that Diana posts twice a month (with a mid-challenge reminder)!  Our current challenge is: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!

hugs

Kimberly

I Love You to the Stars and Back

Hello everyone! Hopefully you were able to check out all of the wonderful projects in the recent blog hop between Creative Inspirations Paint and Genuinely Jane Studios! If you didn't you can go back here and see all of the links to the projects on the hop. 

For my project today, I used a page from a GJS Bracket Album to make this star covered hanging using some CI Paints and Deliquesce embossing powders. 

Black gesso was used to cover the front and back of the wood bracket before adding modeling paste using a CW star stencil. After the modeling paste dried, I painted the stars with Antique Silver CI Paint and embossed around the edges of them with Deliquesce Platinum embossing powder. 

The sentiment was made by painting cardstock with more black gesso and using a stencil and some yellow paint for the sentiment. After it dried, I embossed around each letter using Fine Black Deliquesce embossing powder and then used some Buttercup CI Paint over them for some shimmer. I wanted hearts on this since it was a love theme, so I painted some Studio Calico wooden hearts with Tickled Pink paint and added them in various placed. The sign was tied off with black ric-rac ribbon. 

As you can see there is a lot of shimmer to this project! My daughter fell in love with it when she saw it, so I have it hanging in her room. 

Below are the CI products used on my project. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Inspired By: Father's Day Challenge going on and have a wonderful day!!! 

Pretty in Fuchsia

Hi CIP followers!  I finally worked on a new page in my art journal.  I've used a Julie Nutting image to stamp up, clear emboss, and color with some pretty CI paints.  The shimmery CI paints that I've used are Fuchsia, Tickled Pink, Mocha Latte, Carmel, and Onyx.  I've also used the clear Deliquesce over black ink.  Each of these items can be found in the Creative Inspirations Paint store.  

Here is a closer look at the CIP products that I've used:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

hugs

Kimberly

Sweeet Birthday Flourishes

Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday to all!

 I created my card for Creative Inspiration Paints, using the Beautiful Paints, and a little glitter!

I cant wait for all the flowers to BLOOM! I love flowers, and I love Summer!!!! On this CottageCutz Flourish Layered Flower, 

I used the beautiful CIP's

Fuchsia

Tickled Pink

Tutu Pink

Those were used on the flower layers

For the Greenery

Evergreen

Green Olive

On the scalloped circle I used CIP's Deliquesce Gold Crystal

I started with the darkest pink, and worked my way out. Then I used some distressed inks on the edges of the flower layers.

For the greenery I used the lightest green, then painted over some with the darker green, then dabbed some off. I absolutely Love the look you get with these beautiful shimmery paints!!!  Hope you can see by clicking on my photo's to enlarge them!!

I used some leftover Pink Gingham print Dp and then layered it with CottageCutz Scalloped Doily. I did add sewing,Really Reasonable Ribbon, Pearl, and a button to complete my card.

Thank you for looking and have a lovely day!!

hugs to all

Cheryl

April Palette Pick - CIP April Facebook Challenge

Hi CIP fans! Dana here today sharing the April Palette Pick for the April facebook challenge. Winter seems to be hanging around so I thought a bright neon palette would be a fun way to shake away the Winter blues and welcome Spring. 

I embossed a piece of white cardstock and painted in the floral pattern with Tickled Pink, Orange, Bright Yellow and Spring Green Creative Inspirations Paint.

We'd love to see what you create for this challenge!  You don't need to own CI Paints to join in the fun. Use all or a few of the colors in any way that inspires you for your chance to win 4 jars of paint! Link up your projects to the Creative Inspirations facebook page by the end of the month to enter the challenge. If you do not have a facebook page and would like to enter this challenge, please share the project on the Creative Inspirations Paint blog.

We can't wait to see what you create!

I also want to remind you of  another contest we have going on the CIP facebook page. Help us reach 200 "likes" on facebook for a chance to win a $20.00 Starbuck's gift card! "Like" us and receive one chance to win. Refer a friend, and if they mention your name in a comment, you'll gain another entry into the contest! The more friends you refer to "like" us, the more chances you have to win! Thanks for all the new "likes" over the past few weeks! We appreciate you! When we reach 200 followers we'll draw a winner, so check the facebook page often!
 
Thanks for stopping by today!

Spring is in the Air!

April Showers brings May Flowers but in Florida at the moment it is cold - go figure!  Even though I love the cold weather because it beats the heat - nothing says fun more than summer and spring.  For my post today I created and Easter tag with some gorgeous spring colors from CI Paints!

 The gorgeous doily is from Gina's Designs and the flourish off to the side as well.  I applied some molding paste to my Tattered Angels screen at the bottom of the tag. To me they almost look like eggs.. hmm maybe not?!

I used some Creative Memories flowers - originally these were flat but with some love and curling the sprung to life and brought the colors I used form CI Paints to live that much more - definitely another match made in heaven right!!  I even painted the dress on the stamped image.

Mixed Media - Bugs and Butterflies

Hi CIP fans and followers!  I've been busy with a little challenge with a friend, so I thought I'd share some of that today.  Some are not so easy to see with a glare, and the lesson I learned was not to seal the pieces before taking a photo!  For a clearer look, please feel free to check out the video on my YT channel: HERE.  I've used a ton of shimmery paints from the Creative Inspirations Paint store, and you can probably tell that we were working on bugs and butterflies.  The colors used through the seven pieces combined are: Winter Frost, Fairy Dust, Buttercup, Sunshine, Evergreen, Emerald, Onyx, Tickled Pink, Burnt Sienna, Sky Blue, and Aqua Marine.  I've also used some Angel Dust to add a glittered layer to one piece. 

Here is a closer look at the CIP products that I've used:

Don't forget to check out the current challenge right HERE on the Creative Inspirations Paint blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

hugs

Kimberly