A Grungy Butterfly

Hi friends! I don't know about you, but this week is going to be super busy for my family! Since Thanksgiving is on Thursday, we will be doing some traveling the day before to go see my fiance's family in Ohio. I always look forward to these trips! Since this week is going to be busy, I was able to get some projects done this weekend, and today's project is one of them. I am so pleased with the way this turned out. I can't wait to share it with my LSS, where it will be displayed. :) 

I decided to go grungy for this canvas, with lots of textures, including fabric, metal, pastes and of course, Creative Inspirations Paint on this... 

The canvas was covered with Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements Fabric. I used some CI Paints in Antique Gold and Antique Copper on the sides and front. Using a stencil and some Viva Decor Ferro in Graphite, I added the circles to the corners and sides. My butterfly is a page from the Genuinely Jane Studios Butterfly Album that I used more Graphite Ferro on using a Brick Stencil. I painted the empty spaces in the butterfly and it's sides using Creative Inspirations Onyx Paint. I added Antique Silver to each brick and dry brushed more Onyx back over the bricks for an aged look. 

I've been completely in love with the Patina look, and using some Sea Foam over the Antique Gold, I was able to create a slight faux patina look. It isn't perfect, but it looks fine for what I was going for. You can see it better in the photo below:

To add to the grunge look, I threw on some gears and the key hole to the butterfly. I brushed Onyx over them as well. 

I hope you've found inspiration in my canvas today! 

Enjoy your week and have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

www.emilyhammann.com

Love You Layout

Good morning one and all! Julianne here today to share a technique-filled layout with you. This entire layout was one big experiment, as I have never played with Creative Inspiration Paints before. Being new to the team, I did not know what to expect. So I just played. It was that simple. 

I decided to start with embossing powder. I'm an embossing powder addict - I love the way it resists against paints and mists. I used the Crafter's Workshop 12x12 dots stencil, added some embossing ink, sprinkled it with the Platinum embossing powder, and blasted it with a heat gun. I then sprayed a couple of different mists to add a little colour. 

I have used the Gold Crystal Sparkle embossing powder for my title. 

I think it may be my new favourite colour, lol! I just adore the beautiful sparkle and shimmer that shows through once it has been heated. 

I decided to try the paints on metal embellishments, and was pleasantly surprised. The paints give a gorgeous colour and pearl shimmer to the metal. The flowers in this image were originally white, silver, and gold metals. 

I have added drops of paint to my layout for added texture and detail, and to help tie the layout together. I have also used the Sea Foam paint directly on the chipboard corner frames (Imaginarium Designs). I used two light coats of paint, and once it was dry, I coated it with Glossy Accents for even more shine. 

Here are the colours I used on my layout:

And if you look closely, you'll see I have finished of my layout with Jewelled Inspirations in all 3 sizes. No matter how hard I try, I just cannot create a layout without adding a little bling! 

And since I enjoyed this experiment so much, I think I'll go and make another one. 

Now, which colours should I choose???

Thanks for joining me today. Hope you get creative too!

Cheers, xxx

Julianne. 

Blue Birthday Rose

Hello!

Shea here with Glitter and Bonbons to show you the little box that I made as a gift to my daughter for her birthday.  Her actual birthday was last Friday, but we are celebrating it with her brother and my mother this coming weekend.  She turned 25.  Yikes!  How did it happen that my baby is 25 years old?  There must be some mistake...

I do call her my sweet baby girl.

The box is a cut file from the Silhouette store and is quite fun to put together.  I wish I had taken pictures before I put it together, but suffice it to say that there's more to it than just a lid that comes off.

I love the paper.  It's double-sided so the box looks as good inside as it does outside.

The real fun began with the embellishment.  I made a large rose using the Tim Holtz Tattered Flowers die and painted it with CI Paints Sea Foam.  Then, because I believe in gilding the lily, I dusted it with Resplendence Angel Dust.  It is my favorite glitter EVER.  Just look at that sparkle and shine!

Underneath the flower I used a die cut doily that I painted with Ivory and Autumn Wheat then layered ribbon and pearl string on top. 

I added a little charm that I made using a bezel, digital paper and CI's one-step resin, Resinesence.

And that is my charming little box that's holding, yes, a cute little Swarovski charm!  The charm box fits perfectly inside.

Thank you for joining me and I hope you'll hop on over to the CI Paints blog and play along on this fortnight's challenge Inspired By: Anything Goes.

Happy crafting!

A Girly Thank You

Hi CIP friends!  A tilda Thank You card with some CIP accents for you today.  The products are used on the flowers/leaves and around the image, in Green Olive, Fairy Dust, Burgundy, and Sea Foam.  Each of these items can be found in the Creative Inspirations Paint store. (I believe that the image used is a Magnolia called Simsalabim Tilda) 

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

The Journey

Hello! How is your summer going? Mine is going great thus far and for the first time, I have some plants growing in my yard that I planted! I am super proud of myself since I haven't had a green thumb in the past. The kids got me some hanging flowering plants for Mother's Day and they are still going strong. Last year my gifts were not so lucky. :(

The canvas I made to share for you today is inspired by the flowers in my life this summer. I used various CI Paints as well as the new Resinesence. I used the resin on the bottle caps in the centers of my flowers. Before I added the resin I placed patterned paper in one bottle cap and some patterned fabric in the other, adhering with liquid adhesive. After the adhesive dried, I used Tutu Pink paint on the number paper and some Garnet paint on the fabric. The resin was added over each and cured for 20 minutes under my UV light. I love how they turned out! 

More of the Resinesence was used on the banner at the bottom of the canvas. The banner is chipboard painted with some Orange acrylic paint, Orange CI paint and covered with the resin. I stamped the sentiment over the resin after it had cured. 

Below are some close ups of the canvas... CI Paints were used on the edges of the flowers, the leaves, background, stems, and circles on the canvas. The various colors really shimmer when you look at the canvas from different angles. 

After I photographed this, my brother came home and saw it sitting in the window, he immediately claimed it for his new apartment. I'm happy it will be going to a good home. I'm still in a flower mood, so I am working on some other flower projects that will make up for the loss of this one. ;) 

Here are the Creative Inspirations Paint products used in my Journey Canvas today: 

I hope your summer is as inspiring as mine is! Have a great day!! 

Art Journal - Deep Blue Sea

Hi CIP followers!  I'm sharing an art journal page with you today where I've used lots of shimmery CIP colors with my doodles.  The Rose Quartz (between lettering), Sea Foam (between lettering), and Sapphire (background) have all been thinned with water for more of a water color effect.  The other paints I've used in this project are Blue Ice, Copper, Antique Copper, Antique Gold, Buttercup and Garnet.  Each of these items can be found in the Creative Inspirations Paint store.

Here is a better look at the Buttercup tail and background colors:

The Cip Paints Used:

Don't forget to check out the current CIP challenge: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!

hugs

Kimberly

Texture and Time

Texture, texture and more texture... that is what I am going to share with you today! This texture was covered with various mists, acrylic paints, stamps, ink and of course, plenty of Creative Inspirations Paints! 

When I started this canvas, I really was just playing with varying textures on the wood piece in the center. Over time, more and more layers were added, and I realized it would look cute on a larger canvas with a nice quote on it. The canvas was painted and layered in a similar fashion using mostly the same products. I ended up using a quote on time mainly because there were so many clocks and gears on the piece. :) 

Here are some close up shots... 

The majority of the CI Paints I used were around the quote, on the embossed portions of the piece, as well as on the sides of the center board. 

Below are the colors used on my canvas.... 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a fantastic day!! 

Happy Valentine's Day

Hi there CIP fans, Happy Valentine's Day!  I've made a card for the holiday, and used plenty of shimmer from the Creative Inspirations Paint store.  The image is accented with Inspirations paint in Burnt Clay and a touch of Sea Foam.  The background die cuts are also in Sea Foam and Burnt Clay Creative Inspirations Paint.  I finished the card off with a bit of bling, and some cut out hearts that I've edged in Sea Foam.  I accented the hearts by dipping my finger in the paint and lightly running along the edges. (great fun, and it washed right off with soap and water)

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

Don't forget to check out the current Inspired by Valentine's Day challenge right HERE on the Creative Inspirations Paint blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

hugs

Kimberly

Pretty in Sea Foam

Hi there CIP fans!  I've made a card for any occasion to share with you today, and of course I've used lots of shimmer from the Creative Inspirations Paint store.  The image is accented with Inspirations paint in Sea Foam, as well as a touch of Blue Ice.  The larger flower is painted in the Sea Foam, and the scalloped background she's on is in Burnt Clay.  I finished the card off with the Burnt Clay on the two small roses to tie everything together.

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

Paint the Sky...

 Recently we have been getting rain in our area, and I was wishing for some sunshine. I didn't get it in reality, but I do have some sunshine for you in the form of a canvas. Of course there are loads of Creative Inspirations Paints on this canvas which I made in a short time. I thought this would look cute in a white frame in my daughters room. It matches a lot of the colors in her room... very colorful! 

In order to achieve this look, I first decoupaged old hymnal pages and sewing patterns to my canvas. After they dried, I added some acrylic and translucent paints in blues and greens for the sky and grass. I used my water bottle to thin them out more so that I could still see the music on the page. Once my paints had dried, that was when I added my CI Paints. I used Green Olive for the grass, and Amethyst, Sea Foam, Buttercup, Lavender, Mango, Sky Blue and Rose Quartz on the sky. After the paints had dried, I used some modeling paste to make clouds and painted over them with white acrylic paint. Stamps were used for more texture, doodles with a sketch pen, and the quote "Paint the sky your favorite color" as my final addition.   I was trying to achieve something similar to a setting sun, or a rising sun. I think in this case, it is more of a rising sun. It came out very child like and whimsical which really works for Serenity's room. I wasn't sure if I liked it, but I think I do now! 

The paints really shimmer in the light when they are hit just right. I love it. Serenity adores any of my projects with Creative Inspirations Paint. She says they are sparkly! 

Here are a few close ups of the canvas. 

If you remember, Kassi shared an awesome tutorial on using tissue paper with your CI Paints HERE. I used her tips in the tutorial for this canvas! Be sure to check it out! 

And here is my paint palette of CI Paints in the piece. 

Thank you for stopping by today! I will see you soon! 

Listen to your Heart... use CI Paints! ;)

Hooray, it's Friday! I'm so happy that the weekend is finally here! Today I have a tag to share with you that I created for a banner setup I put together to hold cards and tags in our house. All it consists of is a long piece of twine with miniature clothes hangers along it to display the cards and tags. I change out the cards and tags depending on the time of the year and seasons. It is really working out well and is one of our favorite spots in the house. :) 

Believe it or not, there are quite a few CI Paints on this little tag. A lot of colors were used on the background of the tag which I first covered with Mod Podge and various pieces of old ledger pages. After the pieces had dried I applied Carmel, Blush, Rose Quartz Tickled Pink and some Beige paints. The girl was cut out out from a card I had received in a scrapbook kit years ago that I saved in hopes I would some day use. I finally did! I used Fairy Dust on her crown, Sea Foam and Coal on her eyes, and some Autumn Wheat on her wings. Beige and Antique copper were used on the girl's dress. After all of the paints had dried, I used a stencil and some Light Modeling paste to make the hearts which I covered in Deliquesce Super Sparkle Pink and then heat gunned. As a final step, I used my sketch pen to trace around the girl, hearts and sticker phrase. 

Look at all of the sparkle and glimmer of the Deliquesce on the hearts! I love it! 

You can see some more of the shimmer of the background and her dress here. 

 Once again, I have a collage of all of the Creative Inspirations Paint products used in my project today. 

I hope you have enjoyed my tag today. I will see you soon! 

New trends with Creative Inspirations Paints

Hello, my dear crafting friends. Irit is here again and this time with some trendy technique to show.
Right now paint are all around new trend and paint spots or splashes are just a Must on cards or all other paper projects. So this time I am going to show you my paint spots: on a simple and clean card and then over an altered Winter wall deco (I know, winter is not here, but I used an Aussi chipboard and they are just in the middle of Australian winter)
So first of all a card- I just grabbed some paint with matching to my flowers colors and splatted it around with a small paint brush.

You should do it totally random and don't afraid to make some spots over your embellishments, do not stick to your " white space" only.And remember to let then dry for a pretty long time as those are pretty heavy drops and they stay bulky.
The second project today is this Hello, Winter wall deco and I used those random splashes all over the project.

It really looks like some snow around the page. Then I added some Angel Dust glitter over the bare frame (inked with Versamark Watermark Ink) and painted the little angel with Winter Frost White  shiny paint.
Hope  you are going to try some splashes on your own projects.
See you next time with more paint inspiration
Irit

With Love - Card

This fortnight's project has been created using a lovely paper range from Kaisercraft, and enhanced fully using the beautiful paints by Creative Inspirations Paint.

Each element within the card has been coloured using a variety of paint colours.  Paint was applied from a very light wash, to a more heavy wash.  Several colours were applied together, especially for the leaves (Gold, Sage, and Green Olive) to enhance the leaves futher. 

A list of all colours can be found in my supplies list.

...and of course I had to use my very favourite 'Resplendence' Angel Dust, which really adds such a beautiful, unique finishing touch to a project.  I applied with a brush, a light application of Helmar Gemstone Glue to where I wanted the sparkle, and then sprinkled the 'Angel Dust' over the card.

I took the photographs on different angles to try and attempt to capture the beautiful shimmer of the Creative Inspirations Paint and Angel Dust. 

I'm not the best 'stamper' and 'colourer' (is that even a word lol).... so I wanted to showcase the use of these amazing paints as a way to enhance general cards, made from a paper-set.

Happy creating/painting...

Sandie

Supplies:

Creative Inspirations Paint: Autumn Wheat, Green Olive, Sea Foam, Sage, Winter Frost, Gold, Lavender, Rose Quartz, Ivory and 'Resplendence' Angel Dust.

Helmar Adhesives: 450 Quick Dry, Scrap Dots, Gemstone Glue, Premium Craft Glue.

American Craft: Cardstock, and Pop Micro-beads 'Gold'.

Papers: Kaisercraft 6.5" 'Sweet Nothings' Paper Pad

Cheery Lynn Designs die