Inspirations

Inspirations
The color you see is the color you get!

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Inspired by: Anything goes


Thanks to all those who joined in our "red, white and blue" 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: Anything Goes

Hi  Everyone, DIANA L. here from DL.ART  with today's inspiration 
challenge for you:




Here's some inspiration:






I used creative inspirations paint antique gold, antique silver and Fairy dust.
I lined the inner frame with the antique silver and the outer frame with the gold. The dots on the red patterned paper are made with the fairy dust.  I love adding these shimmering paints to everything.


I hope you have enjoyed my project and will play along with this week's challenge!!
Remember you do not need to use CI Paints on your projects but if you have them we would LOVE to see how you used them!!
As always thanks for stopping by and
have a great week!

DIANA L.
for more information on my project come visit my blog at
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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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 top 3 inspired by: Red, White and Blue




Thanks to those who joined us last week for our
 Inspired By: Father's day challenge! 
Here are the Random.org Top 3:

#12 Tammy


 #50 Gail



 # 73 Becky G



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

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Bottle Cap Magnets

Hello!

Shea here with Glitter and Bonbons and I'd like to share today's project which uses some fun products from the CI Paints store, including their newest product, the one-step resin known as Resinesence.  I've needed some new magnets for my magnetic white board, so I thought I'd make my own using bottle caps (the purchased kind)!


I punched out one-inch circles from white cardstock then painted them with two colors each of CI Paints.  Then I stamped them with tiny stamps.  I glittered one of them with Resplendence Angel Dust and added Jeweled Inspirations to two of them (seated in flattened bead caps first).


Here are a couple of close ups.

With a red Jeweled Inspiration

With Replendence Angel Dust

Now as soon as I can find my little magnet circles, I'll be able to attach them and use these babies as intended.  In the meantime, I'll call these "desk jewelry."  Heh.

Thank you for joining me, and please don't forget to stop by and play with us in this fortnight's challenge which is Inspired by Red, White and Blue.

Happy crafting!


Products used:

Paints: Garnet, Aqua Marine, Sunshine, Sky Blue, Citrus, Emerald
Resplendence Angel Dust
Red Jeweled Inspirations
Resinesence




Friday, June 28, 2013

Wood Tag=Summertime!

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                              Happy Friday everyone!
              Michelle here today with a extra blog post for June!
  I purchased this wooden tag from a Craft store a
 couple weeks ago! I love the Summer time feel to this tag
 so I had to alter it! I first added some crackle paint and then some
 distress ink! I wanted to distress the background in few places to make the tag look worn so I used some mesh with ink randomly on the edges.
For the watermelon I used CI Paints in Evergreen, and Rose Quartz.
The black details were already on the watermelon which I did not alter.
The seeds I used CI Paint in Onyx and for the stem CI Paint in Chocolate.
For more detail for the lines on the watermelon I used a big brush pen.
I plan on saving this as a thinking of you gift!

 
                  A close up of the amazing sparkle & shimmer!



                                Here's the amazing CIP colors!




 
If you would like a chance to win some CI Paints you still have a couple days to join in on the blog challenge
Thank you for stopping by the CIP blog today!
Have a wonderful weekend!
 

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Basket Full of Birthday Wishes

Hi CIP friends!  A card with some CIP accented floral elements today.  The paints are used on the flower and the leaves in Sky Blue and Sage.  Each of these items can be found in the Creative Inspirations Paint store. (the image is Suzi with Bunny by Sylvia Zet)
A Close Up of the painted flower/leaves:
Here is a closer look at the CIP products that I've 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: Red, White, and Blue

Thanks so much for stopping by!

hugs
Kimberly

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Red, White and Blue Frame


Hi CIP fans! Dana here today sharing an altered frame for the Red, White and Blue challenge theme this week. I've had this frame sitting around for years and decided to personalize it. I started by painting the rectangular glass pieces with Creative Inspirations Paint in Garnet, Winter Frost and Tanzanite, to match the colored glass on the butterfly. The shimmery stained-glass effect really catches the light!


I added a small flower cluster and then it was time for the finishing touch, a perfect double bow!








Thanks for stopping by today!

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Hearts Aflutter

Hello!

Shea here with Glitter and Bonbons to show you a canvas board I made.  I've never done something like this before and had a lot of fun with this one.  I'm calling it my "CAS" attempt because I can promise that my future canvases will have more stuff on them.


I started out with a layer of sheet music, then gessoed over the top of that.  Unfortunately, I think I applied a little too much as it's now a bit difficult to see the music.  Live and learn.  I then painted the piece with blue and turquoise acrylic paints over which I painted CI Paints in Sky Blue and Aqua Marine.  Instant shimmer!  A brick stencil airbrushed with Copics finished the background layer.


The cheesecloth was painted with Autumn Wheat and Rustic Red with touches of Gold here and there. 



The centerpiece heart is grunge board on which I used the Faux Cloisonne Technique using Rustic Red, Aqua Marine and Royal Purple.  A couple of gold bead caps nestle the red Jeweled Inspiration nicely. 



The little hearts are painted with Rustic Red and the wings were painted with Fairy Dust then glittered up a bit with Resplendence Angel Dust.
Thank you so much for joining me, and don't forget to visit our latest challenge, Inspired By: Red, White and Blue!

Happy crafting!



Monday, June 24, 2013

"Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies..."

Hello Creative Inspirations Paint fans! Since the 4th of July is coming up and here on the blog Diana has the awesome Inspired By Challenge: Red, White and Blue going on, I thought I would do a little Red White and Blue project of my own. 
Really, in this case it was take an old project and make it better. Last year did this mixed media piece using lyrics from "America, the Beautiful" and a fabric US Flag I made using acrylic paints and a piece of muslim. There was also some stamps, stickers and various patterned papers incorporated in the piece. I loved how it turned out, but never felt as though it was complete. I recently realized what I could do to finish the piece off. 


Using some patterned paper I covered a wooden heart I had and then used Rustic Red and Denium around the edges of the papers and on the side of the heart. I took chipboard stars and used Deliquesce Fine White to cover them and adhered them to the heart. I took four additional chipboard stars, embossed them and added them to the corners of the canvas. The USA on the heart was made using some letter alphas which I embossed with Deliquesce Super Sparkle Red. It has a great sparkle!! 



A close up of the added decorative heart. To give the stars on the entire piece more sparkle, I added Fairy Dust paint to each of the stars. To the four stars on the canvas, I also added a bit of Denium paint to the edges of each to help them blend into the original canvas. It helped pull the heart together with the canvas. 

And the products from CI Paints used below: 


You still have one week to join in the Inspired By Challenge: Red, White and Blue... come play! 

Have a great day!! 




Sunday, June 23, 2013

Inspired by:Red, White and Blue-- week #2


Just a reminder this is week #2 of the Inspired by challenge:
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This week's challenge is:
Inspired By: Red, white, and Blue
Here's some inspiration:
Hi DIANA L. here from DL.ART

I did a quick sketch and then painted the flag  using



creative inspiration paints in Royal blue, garnet and
winter frost. The flag pole was painted using gold for the finial and tan for the bottom portion


I used dots to represent  the stars


I love how this paint shimmers

I hope you have enjoyed my project and will play along with this week's challenge!!
Remember you do not need to use CI Paints on your projects but if you have them we would LOVE to see how you used them!!
As always thanks for stopping by and
have a great week!
For more information on the flag card please visit my blog at DL.ART
Have a blessed day, Diana

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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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Saturday, June 22, 2013

a dangerous pastime...

"LeFou, I'm afraid I've been thinking"
"A dangerous pastime"
"I know."
"Now the wheels in my head have been turning... and right now I'm evolving a plan!"

~Beauty and the Beast
(yes, I am singing the song out loud, and yes, it is stuck in my head. LOL!)

It's summer, and I have been thinking... thinking that today I want to celebrate by sharing not just one, not even two,  but THREE tutorials with you!  How's that for fun!  Ready for a long & picture heavy post?

The first 2 are kinda similar in that they are both ways that you can 

MAKE YOUR OWN STAMPS!


Technique 1: Fun foam texture stamps

Die cut or hand cut cheap fun foam. You now have a stamp. LOL. That was easy!

Ok, so I won't leave you there!

Use your heat gun to warm the foam until the surface becomes slightly shiny. It may also begin to curl. 

Quickly press something with texture (like a rubber stamp, clay texturizing plate, embossing plate, stencil, wicker chair... anything with texture) into the hot foam and hold until the foam cools. It won't take long. Remove to foam, and you will see that it keeps the texture!

Don't like the texture?  Simply reheat and try again!

Like what you have?  Cover the back with a thin layer of a temporary adhesive like Aleene's Tack-it Over & Over.  

Once dry, you can stick it you an acrylic block and stamp your totally awesome texture! 

(Evergreen Creative Inspirations Paint) 

Store on a sheet of acetate or in a CD case. 


Technique 2: Cricut stamp sheets 
(don't worry if you don't have a Cricut, you don't need one to do this!)

This is a Cricut cuttable stamp sheet.

If you don't know what this stuff is, it is a flat sheet of a material similar to what your acrylic stamps are made of. It is made to be cut in the Cricut machine by Provo Craft, but it doesn't have to be. Although I have gotten some good results with the machine, it can be somewhat finicky just because of the nature of the material. You can get at Amazon  HERE, or check out your favorite shopping sites!

If you are good at free hand drawing, feel free to go for it! I'm going to stick with tracing! All you need is a regular ball point pen. It is really nice to draw on!

For my card today, I use a stencil I made with my Silhouette, and I wanted some stamps to match so, I'm going to use that same stencil to make my stamps!

If you are good with scissors, you can cut it out. However, for straight lines, I like to use a blade. I also like to put down something with a flat edge to guide my blade and keep the stamp material from shifting. I'm using a palette knife. 

Hand cutting this with scissors or a craft knife is super easy, and a great way to make custom stamps without a machine! 

Now, I have two stamps! And, depending on your design... you can actually end up with 4 stamps! The material is the same on both sides, so it doesn't matter which side you stamp with! So if you cut out a shape of a bird, it can face either direction with 1 stamp!!!! Super fabulous!!!

Now, simply stick it onto your acrylic block and get ready to stamp! 

You may notice that because the stamp surface is smooth, some inks tend to bead up leaving behind splotch images. Not good. However, it is somewhat fixable! 

Use a nail file to gently rough up the surface. Now, ink up the stamp in Ranger's Jet Black Archival Ink, and just let it sit for a little bit.... Weird, I know. (I have no idea why this works, but I learned this trick about conditioning stamps to hold dye inks from a class I took from Tim Holtz. He said he had tried it with other inks, but only the Jet Black Archival Ink works.)  After letting it sit on there for a minute or so, stamp it off, then wipe off the extra ink with a little water. Your stamp will be stained, but that is not a problem. (you can now see it better!)  Now try stamping it with dye ink. If it still isn't stamping well, try more filing. Unfortunately this material isn't the BEST for dye inks, like many clear stamps. They work great for paint though!  

 Happy stamping!

Now, on to 
Technique 3: Custom epoxy embellishments!

Remember how I said I made that honeycomb stencil with my Silhouette? Well, I cut my stencils out of acetate... and it left behind all these cute little clear hexagons... I couldn't just throw them away!

Start out with die cut (or hand cut) acetate shapes. Then stamp them with Staz-On or Archival ink. Let that dry. 

Now, add color... you can do this either with alcohol ink/markers, or, for more glitz, paint it up with Creative Inspirations Paint!

*If you color with alcohol based products you need to color on the reverse side you stamped on!

Not in the mood for clear?  You can make epoxy embellies with paper too! Simply cut out your shape, then coat the front with a layer of Mod Podge. After it has dried, flip it over and coat the back. Don't forget the edges!  This way the resin won't seep in and ruin the paper!

Start adding Creative Inspirations Resinesense to the center of your embellies. After you have a puddle, use the nozzle of the bottle to pull the resin towards the edges, letting the surface tension keep it on the cut out. Once you have pulled the resin to all the edges, you can continue adding drops to the center to get a domed effect. Don't over do it though, or your surface tension will brake, and you will end up with a mess!  If you want a big dome, I suggest doing it in layers!

*If you painted your embellie, you are going to want to flip your embellie over and add your resinesense to the unpainted side... this way the paint is BEHIND the stamped image instead of covering it.

**notice I moved my all my pieces onto a piece of clear plastic. This allows me to easily move all my embellies into my uv lamp while keeping them all flat, and without the risk of touching any of the edges of the pieces. I just slide the put the whole thing... clear plastic and all under the lamp.*

Put your embellies into the sun or uv lamp to cure... 

WOW!

Anyone still with me??????

LOL!

Well, if you are, a huge THANK YOU! for sticking around!  It's always nice when I'm not just talking to myself. :D

Here's my card using 2 of the 3 techniques I shared today.

You cans see how fabulously awesome the Resinesense epoxy embellishments turned out! Super fun! It gives that bit of dimension without being so bulky that it is tough to mail, and the shimmer of the CI paints underneath... yeah, BEAUTIFUL!

And the stamps.. absolutely perfect! I love stamping with CI paints... so much shimmery goodness!

Ok... enough of my gabbiness!

Enjoy!