another clearly sparkling thursday!

good morning everyone! today we have the clear projects from Team B - such a great bunch of creative peeps i have the pleasure of working with!



as always - click on the person's name to go to their blog for more deets!

Gerrie

Kassi

Denise (yes - that's a giant ostrich...)

Alison

Stephanie

have a great day all!!!

Tied up in Sparkles

Hello all you sparkly and creative people! My name is Kassi, and I am a member of the Creative Inspirations DT. There have been a lot of questions of what you can do with these cute little jars of complete yumminess. The answer: TONS!

Today I thought I would share one of my favorite uses.

Ribbon.

I love using ribbon on my projects. Like most people who love ribbon, I have tons of the stuff, but I would get so frustrated with the fact that despite all the ribbon I have, I never seemed to have the "right" color. To fix that problem, I use these CI paint to alter cheap white ribbon (you know, the kind you can get for 50 cents a spool).

I usually do this on a non-stick craft mat, to make cleanup a cinch, but for the sake of easy viewing in photo graphs, I am using some dark paper behind my ribbon.

I tape the ends of my ribbon down to my work surface. This allows me the use of both of my hands and keeps the ribbon in place.

Next, I lightly spritz the ribbon with water. *this step is not necessary, however, because the paints are water based, they mix well with water, and spritzing the ribbon just keeps the ribbon from absorbing quite as much paint*

Shake your jar of paint (this insures the sparkles are well mixed into the paint as they tend to settle). Open the jar, and simply brush on your paint, and allow to dry. This is quick & simple and now you have a sparkly ribbon that matches perfectly with with your project! The hardest part (at least for me) is waiting for it to dry =)

Even on ribbon, this paint shines! Check out that shimmer. It is so hard to get a good photo of the paint, is so much better IRL.

Here is a sample project using painted ribbon.

Here is a closer look at the painted ribbon on this project. Isn't that gorgeous???

So, next time your ribbon doesn't match, grab a jar of CI paint and make it match!

Have a fabulously sparkly week!

Remember to check back on Thursday to see more creative projects from the DT!

we are clearly sparkling today!!

hi everyone!!!
i am having a way late day today so i apologize!! i challenged the DT girls to use their fabby shimmering Inspiration Paints on something clear - acetate, acrylic, shrinky dinks, etc. and as usual they are ALL incredible!!!

click the name above each project to go to the blog for more details!

Lisa

Clare

Marti

Ashley
Shelley

Kendra
i tell ya aren't these girls just AMAZING!!! we will be back next week to see what Team B whipped up for you!

have a fantastic weekend!

Team B - Goes 3D

hi everyone!

i have more shimmering goodness for ya today (a day late - things have been a bit crazy here)! We are still working on the 3D challenge and Team B has done a really outstanding job - some GREAT ideas to inspire you!! As always you can click on the designer's name for more info on their creation!

Gerrie

Kassi

Denise

Stephanie

Alison

Marti

CI goes 3D!

hi everyone!

i challenged the DTs to use their gorgeous paints on a 3D item this time around and they rose to the occasion. click on the name above each project to go to the blogs and get more details!

Lisa

Clare

Ashley

Kendra

Shelly

Danica's Scrapbooking

Another card designed by Rhonda at Danicas Scrapbooking using the Great Impressions Sugar and Spice girls and Inspirations paint.  Isn't she just adorable?  I love the garden shed in the background.

Danica's Scrapbooking

This card was painted with Inspirations and popped up.  The stamps used are from Great Impressions Sugar and Spice Girls.  Danicas is located in Hermiston, OR so if you are in the area and are looking for Inspirations or Great Impressions stamps it is a wonderful place to stop at.  This card was designed by Rhonda.  To view the website click on Danicas Scrapbooking above.

more icing for ya!

we have another batch of fabulous Design Team Creations for you! if you want additional info on any of the creations just click on their name to go to their blog!

Gerrie

Kassi (includes a tutorial)

Stephanie

aren't they all just deeLISH!!!

see you back here next week for more shimmering fun!

hugs