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. 

Stuck Together

Good Morning! It's Emily again, as promised with the layout I made to match the tag from the 19th using Creative Inspirations Paints.  

I made this layout for a class, and wanted to show that with minimal patterned papers, plain cardstock and a few CI Paints, you can create a fun and colorful background. It doesn't cost much to make, and you have a lot of fun in the process! 

The base is white cardstock with tissue paper that I dabbed Distress Ink over for color and then used Blush paint to highlight in the creases and raised areas. Sky Blue and a stencil were used to make the dots and to top it off used a paint brush to splatter Buttercup over it all. 

Here is a close up of it all together... You can really see the shimmer in the blue dots! 

The paints I used today: 

I hope you have enjoyed my projects and gotten some inspiration out of it. Be sure to share with us what you have done with your CI Paints! 

Have a great day! 

Holiday Games

Christmas in October? Yes, I did it. I figure, if people do Christmas in July, I can get away with some Christmas stuff in October, right? I really am excited to share my projects with you today because they use some of my favorite colors of Creative Inspirations Paints. 

I made these for a class that I will be teaching in November, which is the real reason I did the Christmas thing. But the colors are some of my favorites. :) 

The layout uses some Rustic Red, Garnet and Green Olive on it. If you look closely, you can see that the background is tissue paper highlighted with some of the Rustic Red on the creases and some Garnet splashed over the top. I used the Green Olive with a Crafters Workshop stencil to add more texture and shimmer. 

The tag was super easy to make. I used my all time favorite Kassi Tutorial of Marbling with the CI Paints to make this. I chose Winter Frost and Silver Frost for my two CI Paint colors since they wouldn't be so prominent. I've found that although you can do the marbling technique with any of the CI Paints, the lighter colors such as Winter Frost, Autumn Wheat, Silver Frost, Ice Blue, Ivory, Gold, Pink Highlights and Beige are my favorites to work with when marbling. If you haven't stopped by and tried out the tutorials that Kassi shares, you need to check out the Tutorial Section. There are so many things to do with these paints! I'm constantly discovering new things! 

As always, the colors used today: 

Have a wonderful day!! See you soon! 

Inspired By Spring Colors: Fuchsia

Hi CIP fans!  Dana here today sharing a layout that was inspired by the Spring Color theme this week. My family visited Disney for the first time last fall. My girls and I really enjoyed getting some Henna tattoos! We all chose to add colored glitter to our designs before they dried and I wanted to bring that pop of color onto my page.

I added Fuchsia paint to the background of my layout with one of my favorite stencils.

I created this embossed piece with a henna patterned embossing folder. I highlighted the design with ink and a coat of Deliquesce Clear Embossing Powder. I randomly brushed on Fuchsia paint, and before that dried, sprinkled on some Resplendence Angel Dust Glitter.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope I have inspired you to use CI products on your layouts!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Prima; Label Paper: GCD Studios; Stickers: Prima; Flowers: Prima, Petaloo; Leaves: Prima; Button: Prima; Paint: Creative Inspirations Paint; Embossing Powder: Creative Inspirations Paint; Glitter: Creative Inspirations Paint; Gesso: Golden; Embossing Folder: Darice; Stencil: The Crafter's Workshop; Ink: Ranger, Tsukineko; Other: Twine