Inspirations

Inspirations
The color you see is the color you get!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Jingle Bells

Hello friends.  I have another holiday card to share with you using some of the fabulous Creative Inspirations products.


This image is Jingle Bell by Meljen's Designs.  I love the simplicity of this design and it's so quick and easy to work into a card.  I colored the image with copics and colored pencils.  Then I applied Creative Inspirations paints to give the bell some shimmer.  I used Raw Sienna in the darker, shaded areas and I used Fairy Dust over the entire bell.  I applied Resplendence Angel Dust fine glitter to the holly berries.  The paints and glitter add a wonderful sparkle to this Christmas card. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

Monday, August 27, 2012

Paint Colors

Good Morning and afternoon. I am totally fired!!!! I have had such a busy last few days. My grandparents came into town so I had to pick them up and then get them situated. Then Saturday they checked into a resort. Then Sunday I spent the day at the hospital getting to know where I am going to be having my little man and finding out that I need to find a Level 3 NICU because I may not make it even to 32 weeks with all the contractions I have been having. I am trying to bake this baby as long as possible!

So today I have just a little trick I used when I first started getting my Creative Inspiration Paints!

We have a file you can print that has all the colors.

Well if you are anything like me I like to get into everything to see what it looks like and when you have so much you want a way to know what the colors are. 
Of course I printed this and quickly filled in the colors. However, I kept losing the sheet and needed a better way just to know what colors where what. I know your thinking the jars are clear how can you not know what the colors are. 

Then I decided trying to alphabetize the colors but that just didn't work. Then I tried keeping them close to their color categories. Still I had to fish through my paint pots.

So I decided the best thing to do was put a dot of paint on the top of each lid and then put them in rows in a container. Now it is easy peasy picking colors because I can clearly see the colors on the lid. Sorry I haver no photos either! I know bad Shanna!!! I tapped my hand.


WE ARE STILL HAVING 

A DESIGN TEAM CALL 

and

 SALE


You can see the links on the right side bar at the top!

Sunday, August 26, 2012

CI Paints Inspired By:Back to School

Thanks to all those who joined in our "ABC" challenge, 
we enjoyed all your wonderful creations! 
 Check the post below to see the
  Random.org Top 3
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Before we get to this weeks challenge I have
a friendly reminder....

now is the time to stock up on your paints, 
or if you haven't tried them, 
we have10% off all month long! 
Best of all NO coupon code needed!

We have already changed the price on the site!
Hop over to the website~ HERE and check out all the beautiful colors!
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Now onto the challenge...

This week's challenge is:
Inspired By: Back to School
Here's some inspiration:
I had these large photo clips just waiting to be altered 
and thought this would make a GREAT back to school teacher gift.
I picked up this adorable apple chipboard piece and painted it
using CI Paints in Evergreen, Chocolate and Rustic Red

I hope you get some inspiration from my project
and
We hope you'll share your creations with us!
Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT week!!
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General Challenge Rules

Each week you will be given a challenge to find inspiration in/from what ever the challenge theme is... you can be as literal or abstract in your inspiration as you want....Just make sure you can tie it back to the theme! Challenge closes at 6:00pm Eastern on Saturday.
You will always be able to jump back to the current challenge by clicking the "Current Challenge" link in our sidebar. The rules can always be found by clicking the tab "Challenge Rules" at the top of the page.
You do not need to use the Creative Inspirations Paints in your project, however, if you do, tell us which colors you used, and your name will go in the drawing twice! Each month, one person will win 5 jars of paint in the colors of their choice. The winner will be randomly drawn from all the people who have played that month, so make sure to join in on our challenges each week!
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Random.Org Top 3 Inspired By:ABC

Thanks to those who joined us last week for our
 Inspired By: ABC challenge
Here are the Random.org Top 3:
#12~Craft Room Julie


 #18~I don't do straight


 #2~ Diana


  Beautiful work ladies!
You each will receive an extra entry in our August drawing for some CI Paints of your own!
You can grab this badge for your blog:

Saturday, August 25, 2012

good and stuck...

Hello my wonderful crafty friends!

Have you ever opened a card and found more glitter in the bottom of the envelope than is left on the card? Or how about those scrapbook pages that you look at later just to find a mess of glitter covering the inside of the sheet protector?

Yeah, I hate that!

For a long time that really turned me off to glitter. I hated the mess!

Well, today I want to share with you some tips on using Creative Inspiration's Resplendence glitter.

Here is my super (not so secret) tool...

 This, my friends is a heat activated sticky embossing powder. A mouthful to say, but a fabulous thing to have! This amazingly genius powder has been around for quite some time, but it doesn't seem to be widely known.  There are several companies that make similar powders, this is just the brand I found at a local big box store.

Allow me to give you a guided tour...

First of, we start like any other embossing powder... ink up your stamp with a clear embossing ink.

 Next you need to stamp your image... not too hard, right?

 Continuing in our typical embossing process, cover your image with heat activated sticky embossing powder.

 Gently tap (don't flick) off the excess powder and return it to the jar. No waste. 
If you need to, use a fine tipped paint brush to remove stray bits of powder. Perfect!

Now, here's where we jump off the normal train...
Gently heat the image from the UNDER side. Only heat until the powder is glossy. Don't over-heat, or it won't work.

 Covet the image with CI Resplendence.

Once again, give heat the UNDER side briefly to set.

 Once the paper has cooled, shake off the excess glitter. I like to shake it off into a coffee filter and return it to the jar from that. Seems to be less messy.

Use a stiff paintbrush or your finger to brush off more of the extra glitter.

You may find stray pieces of the Resplendence glitter are rather stubborn. If this is the case, you can use masking tape or a lint roller to clean up the image. This is how you know the sticky powder works. If you can roll a lint roller over the image and the glitter stays put, it won't be going anywhere soon!

Now you have a beautifully sparkly stamped image!

But Kassi, you may say, what if none of the Resplendence colors are right for my project? 
Never fear ye who are color OCD! I've got you covered! (after all, I'm a little OCD myself!)

May I introduce you to my personal favorite Resplendence color...

Angel Dust

This is a clear iridescent fine glitter. LOVE IT!

Now, you may be asking, how does that help me?

Allow me to explain...

Instead of using clear embossing powder to ink up your stamp, use a pigment ink in the color of your choice. It does need to be a PIGMENT ink as only  that kind will stay wet and sticky long enough to hold the powder.

Follow all the steps as before...

*sigh* Pretty, isn't it.

Here's another fabulous thing you can do with the pigment ink idea...
Try using more than one color of ink on the stamp!


Enjoy!


Friday, August 24, 2012

DT Call

Just a friendly reminder that we currently are having a Design Team Call  for anyone in the US interested in joining our SHIMMERY team!


You can find all the details here.

No DT experience is required!

Also, remember we currently have 10% off the paints in the store!!  No coupon code needed!

Thanks!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Buggy card - Kianel

Hello,
Kianel here with you for a card i made using the marvellous Creative Inspirations paints:

Here are details of the colouring of the stamp with "rose quartz" "autumn wheat" "winter frost" and distress inks:


On the diecuts i used distress ink and "autumn wheat" paint.

Papers from MME and Webster's pages. Stamps from Whimsy stamps and Denim tampons. Colouring distress ink and Creative Inspirations paints. Die cuts Cheery Lynn designs.

Don't forget our weekly challenge every sunday and remember you have a 
10% discount on your paints order 
 until the end of the month so don't waist any minute and grab your favourite colours now!
Lots of love from France, Kianel.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Shimmery Snowflake


Hi!  It's Colleen here, and I say it's never too early to get those Christmas cards going, 'cause the holiday season is just too busy to be making dozens of handmade cards!  Here's one to go in my ever-growing pile, using some Creative Inspirations Paints:


This is one of those cards that took a different direction from where I started.  I didn't take pictures along the way to show how I made it, but I can list the steps for you.
  1. Make card base; emboss.
  2. Cut red panel 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and patterned paper panel 3 5/8" x 4 7/8".  Adhere together and set aside.
  3. Using a black piece of cardstock, set a circle die within a larger scalloped circle die; send through Big Shot to die cut a frame.  Save resulting circle for another project.
  4. Place same circle die over red/patterned paper panels and send through Big Shot to die cut opening.
  5. Holding die cut panel over card base, find approximate area that will show through the opening.
  6. Paint Winter Frost shimmer paint over this area, being sure to extend it a little so you don't see the demarcation lines through opening.  Set aside until dry (it doesn't take long at all).
  7. Adhere black scalloped circle frame to patterned paper panel.  Place foam dimensional stickers on underside of panel and adhere to base over painted area.
  8. Use Evergreen paint to cover two white felt snowflakes.  Use craft glue to join them together once paint is dry.  Glue on rhinestones, then adhere to center of die-cut area with more glue.
  9. Add strip of black ribbon, cinched in one place with thread.  Make a bow from ribbon and glue over cinched area.


Thanks for joining me today!

~Colleen
www.colleendietrichdesigns.com

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Full of Blessings

There is definitely a lot of CI paint on my card today. I thought I would try the watercolor whimsy technique from the current Technique Junkies newsletter. The art panel on my card is vellum. I painted the back with denium, spring green, and plum. The shimmer of the paints doesn't show through the vellum very much, but the colors are so deep and rich; they worked beautifully for the back. On the front I first used rose quartz, sage, mocha latte, and sky blue with a Crafters Workshop stencil. I then used a Cornish Heritage Farms background stamp stamped in black and highlighted with a white pen. The sentiment is from Artistic Outpost and is framed with a Spellbinders die cut. The flower is cut from fabric using a Tim Holtz die and was painted with rose quartz and spring green CI paint. The shimmer of the paint against the deep background is wonderful.

Monday, August 20, 2012

Rainbow


I am so excited to share this card with you today!


I just LOVE how it turned out!!

I created this card earlier this spring, but haven't been able to share it until now as Paper Creations picked it to be in last month's issue!!

Close-up pictures:


Thank You
for being my rainbow on a cloudy day


Added a little Creative Inspirations shimmer in Fairy Dust to the embossed background!



Thought I would share a photo of a rainbow as well.  I took this picture on my trip to Hawaii, I couldn't believe how bright it was!





Have a beautiful day!

Kendra

Sunday, August 19, 2012

CI Paints~ Inspired By: ABC (Anything But a Card)

Thanks to all those who joined in our "Monochromatic" challenge, 
we enjoyed all your wonderful creations! 
 Check the post below to see the
  Random.org Top 3
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This week's challenge is:
Inspired By: ABC
"anything but a card"
Here's some inspiration:
I  made a birthday mini gift box.
I did one of my favorite techniques with CI Paint~ painting my ribbon.
The ribbon was painted using Green Olive, Sunshine and Sky Blue 
I also painted the cupcake die cut using Ivory, Tickled Pink and Chocolate Paints
Finally the sentiment was embossed with 
Super Sparkle Pink Deliquesce 


I hope I have inspired you to join in our challenge
and
 We hope you'll share your creations with us! 


Just a friendly reminder that all of our shimmery paints are still on sale until the end of August!!

These little jars are full of so much beautiful shimmer!!

Check out all the lovely colors here in the store!

Be sure to share your creations with us when you get a chance to try them!!

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General Challenge Rules

Each week you will be given a challenge to find inspiration in/from what ever the challenge theme is... you can be as literal or abstract in your inspiration as you want....Just make sure you can tie it back to the theme! Challenge closes at 6:00pm Eastern on Saturday.
You will always be able to jump back to the current challenge by clicking the "Current Challenge" link in our sidebar. The rules can always be found by clicking the tab "Challenge Rules" at the top of the page.
You do not need to use the Creative Inspirations Paints in your project, however, if you do, tell us which colors you used, and your name will go in the drawing twice! Each month, one person will win 5 jars of paint in the colors of their choice. The winner will be randomly drawn from all the people who have played that month, so make sure to join in on our challenges each week!
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Random.Org Top 3~ Inspired By: Monochromatic

Thanks to those who joined us last week for our
Inspired By: Monochromatic challenge
Here are the Random.org Top 3:
#14~Georgina


 #5~ Rina


 #20~Julie

  Beautiful work ladies!
You each will receive an extra entry in our August drawing for some CI Paints of your own!
You can grab this badge for your blog:

Saturday, August 18, 2012

DT Call

Can you believe it’s the 18th already?  
Where has August gone?!

The end of September brings the end of another term here at Creative Inspirations, kind of a bittersweet time, especially since we have a few girls stepping down!

So we will be looking to add a few new Design Team Members to our lovely shimmery group!

If you are interested, please read over some minor details:

What is expected of the DT members:
*Commitment of 6 months (October-March).
*1 blog post with completed project twice a month on your assigned day.
* Optional Blog Hops/.
*Be able to take quality photographs or scans of projects.
*Support fellow teammates and customers who share their work by leaving comments.
*Be a positive team player.
*Promote CI on your personal blog, message boards, and wherever else you can!

What you get:
*A CIDT badge for your blog.
*Your personal blog link on the store blog.
*A fantastic collection of CI paints to design with.
*You keep all projects you make.
*The chance to show your creativity and have fun!


Sound good?

Here is what you need to do... send an email with the following information to ci.shimmer.paint (at) gmail (dot) com by Sept. 1 at midnight MST. All applicants will receive an email acknowledging we got your application. Joining DT will be contacted around Sept. 8th and with an announcement on our blog on Sept. 28th.

1.     Your name, mailing address, and email.
2.     A link to your personal blog, and any online galleries.
3.     List of all current DT obligations, as well as past teams you have been on. (Although no DT experience is required.)
4.     A little about you and your personal crafting style.
5.     Why you think you would be a good fit for the team.
6.     Pictures of 3 projects that best show your creativity and style.


I’m really sorry, but at this time we are only looking to add members from the U.S.  Thanks for understanding.

Good luck!

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask!

Friday, August 17, 2012

10% off Sale

Just a friendly reminder that all of our shimmery paints are still on sale until the end of August!!

These little jars are full of so much beautiful shimmer!!

Check out all the lovely colors here in the store!

Be sure to share your creations with us when you get a chance to try them!!

Have a wonderful day!

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Using Creative Inspirations Paints on wood and chipboard

Hello, my dear crafting friends. Irit is here and today I am going to show you my small and cute Back to School project using our delicious CI paints.
This is a huge wooden clips I altered in a girly bright colors using  our Spring Green  paint directly over the wood and also over those Tando Creative bookplate .

Here is a wooden side  again

 And a bookplate on the front- covered with a thick layer of a  Winter Frost paint and then heat embossed with  our Fine  clear embossing powder.
I also added some Fairy Dust glitter over the painted chipboard bird and a bit of a Sky blue paint too.

See you  in 2 weeks with more colorful projects!
Irit

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

I Miss You Card

Don't forget this month, Creative Inspirations Paint are celebrating their 3rd birthday, and celebrating with 10% off all orders - so do jump on over to the Creative Inspirations Paint website and 'see' all the wonderful products that are available, and stock up!

This week, for Creative Inspirations Paint I have created a card for a dear friend back in South Australia who I miss dearly.  As most know, I am 'new' to colouring in, so please bare with me as I learn the lurks and perks of this wonderful art-form.  Keeping in the lines at times, is a little difficult, with such small areas, but I'm slowly getting better!
All the beautiful shimmer I have tried to capture in the photographs, with the image first being coloured and then Pink Highlights paint added, for instant shine. Resplendence Angel Dust was used on lace areas of the image and also around outer edge of card, looks so pretty and even more so in 'real'.
The leaf beads were also painted firstly with Emerald and then wiped off, so the paint soaked into the veins of the leaves.  Then a wash of Sage was added across the whole leaf.

Have a fantastic week
Sandie

Materials List
Creative Inspirations Paint: Sage, Emerald, Resplendence Angel Dust, Sunshine, Fairy Dust, 
and Pink Highlights
AC Cardstock
Helmar Adhesives
Mo Manning Digital Image
Beads/Leaves
Flowers: I am Roses

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Holiday Greetings

Hello sweet creative friends.  I have been working on building up my Christmas card stash for this year.  The Creative Inspirations paints, glitters, and embossing powders work beautifully on my holiday cards.



I have used Reindeer Sally by Sassy Cheryl's Digis for my card today.  I colored the image with copics and colored pencils.  I used Deliquesce Fine Black embossing powder on my sentiment.  I added Resplendence Regal Red Fine Glitter on the ornament she's holding.  Then I used Resplendence Angel Dust Fine Glitter on the ornament and snowflake embellishments.  These glitters add a beautiful sparkle to your cards.



A friendly reminder that all the Creative Inspirations Paints are 10% off all month, so be sure to stop by and check out all the gorgeous colors!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita