Two More Cards

Hey there everyone!! I'm back again with a few Creative Imaginations cards to share.

I created this card by cutting 1 1/2" squares from 2 different sheets of Bazzill's Cancer Awareness glazed cardstock. I painted each square with one of the pink hues from the Luminarte Twinkling H2Os Think Pink kit. The glaze acts as a resist and allows the ribbons to pop against any added color. I adhered the squares to the card base and then stitched around them to create a quilt.

I painted the ribbon from Unity Stamps Embracing Hope kit and painted it with Luv-U-Pink Twinkling H2Os, then stamped on pink Bazzill cardstock. I trimmed around the ribbon, lightly spritzed with Apple Blossom Luminarte Shimmering Spray, added penwork and then adhered to the card using foam adhesive. I stamped the title, also from the Embracing Hope kit, onto pink Bazzill, trimmed and adhered with foam adhesive.

I created this card using Creative Imagination's Devotion Collection and Unity Stamps Enchanted kit designed by Marah Johnson. I embossed the stamped image, cut around it and adhered to the card with foam adhesive. I used Luminarte Twinkling H2Os to paint the edge of the oval and butterflies. I really like the sparkly effect!

As always, I thank you for taking the time to stop by!! Have a scrappy day!

CrafterMania

Fancy meeting you here! :)

I just wanted to pop in quickly and share a few projects that I created for CrafterMania. What is CrafterMania you ask?? It's a new, members only website for craft sales and inspiration. Check out their Facebook Page for a preview of the first kit, which features products from Creative Imaginations.



Don't forget to become a fan on Facebook and sign-up to become a CrafterManiac!! Happy scrapping!

Featured on Scrapidees Blog

I am thrilled to announce that I am the Guest Blogger on Scrapidees blog (a French sketch blog). Here's the sketch that I created for the DT. You HAVE to visit the site and see what the ladies over there created...they rocked it out!

I had fun playing with products here! I used Authentique's Journey collection, lots of different Cheery Lynn Designs dies, and masking.

I even added a little freehand doodles!


How fabulous is that Basically Bare chipboard dress form? I cut strips of film ribbon and layered the along the bottom and then added a die cut flower and butterfly wings and some rhinestones.

here's a close-up of some of the die cut flowers...


As always, thank you for stopping by!! Have a great day!

What's With All The Cards??

It's been a while, probably a month, since I last created a layout. What's up with that? It probably has a lot to do with the fact that I need to change printers and don't have any inspiring pictured printed out...or maybe the fact that I've been on sort of an altered item kick...or just enjoying card making. I don't really know, but here are 5 more cards. I made these for Paper Craft magazine's WCMD contest.





Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to have some layouts to share soon!!

Gift Wrapping With Petaloo

It's the first of November and you know what that means...Christmas will be here in a flash!! I'm getting a head start on my Christmas gifts...OK, so I haven't actually started shopping yet, but I've created these darling packages to wrap my gifts in. I used Quick Quotes Cherry Truffle line and inks, May Arts ribbon, and Petaloo flowers and sprays to decorate each package.


For this package, I recycled a Maya Road tin. This will look fabulous filled with white chocolate covered pretzels or some other delicious treat.


I purchased a chipboard box from Walmart and can't believe how little time it took to make it look like this using fabulous products and a hot glue gun. I even added a little sparkle to the flowers using stardust stickles.

This is a tiny gift bag that just perfect for presenting someone with a cash gift or gift card. Clever right?

Last, but not least, I used paper, flowers, and twine to add flair to this fabric covered gift. Fabric is great to use on those oddly shaped items.


Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you have been inspired to create your own holiday gift wrap...it's easier than you think!

52 Week Project - October Photos

Can you believe it? 44 weeks down...and only 8 more to go until the end of the year. I've stuck with the 52 Week Projects!! I've snapped some photos a little late...ran out of ideas...thought of some news ones...and found inspiration from other participants.

Here are the photos that I captured during the month of October.


Week 40/52 - taken 10.15.11 in my backyard before heading to Maryland to hang out with my girlfriends at a wine festival.

Week 41/52 - taken 10.16.11 I love a sexy pair of shoes and fishnet pantyhose!

Week 42/52 - taken 10.22.11 creating something beautiful in my messy scrap room...

Week 43/52 - taken 10.23.11 One beautiful autumn day at Parker Farms

Week 44/52 - 10.30.11 One of my 2 costumes this year

Love the photo, but hate the fact that the belt is not in place...guess I have to just embrace that imperfection.

I had fun dressing up with my boys for Halloween...as always!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Happy Halloween!!

Have I got a really great, super fun Halloween project featuring Core'dinations cardstock, May Arts ribbons, and Petaloo flowers.

I created a Halloween card and a few treat boxes...after all, Halloween is all about the treats, right?!

I traced a cube gift box onto 3 pieces of cardstock, cut and then formed into a box. I embossed the front panels for each item and used Core'dinations' sanding block to expose the core and then adhered to each treat box. I then added coordinating ribbons, flowers, and Spider dazzlers to complete the set.

close-up of the details


Thanks for stopping by the blog today. Have a safe and happy Halloween.

Creative Imaginations Christmas Cards

Hello everyone!! I created these cards using Winter Song, May Arts white ribbon and Luminarte paints for the May Arts and Creative Imaginations blog hop. Hopefully they'll help with getting you in the mood for the upcoming holidays. You know they'll be here before you know it!

On the first card, I mixed Vavoom Red and Sugar Plum (from the Holiday Sparkle kit) to change the color of the 1.5" linen ribbon and the flower to better match the patterned paper. I love the hint of sparkle that the luminarte added to each piece.

Luminarte works well on felt too!! I wanted to keep the color of the 2.5" Floral felt border white, but add some sparkle to it. I painted it with Ice luminarte (from the Holiday Sparkle kit) and then stitched it to white cardstock, after drying thoroughly and then adhered it to the card. The white on white adds so much texture to this card.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you found a bit of inspiration here. By the way, there's still time to check out the blog hop and comment for a chance to win some prizes.

What The Hay?!

My boys sure know how to have fun! I took them to Parker Gardens this past Sunday for a day filled with hayrides, hay slides, and pumpkin picking. They even had a blast making up their own games...the favorite being throwing hay in the air.

Xander was very apprehensive about the hay slide, but once I convinced him to go (actually, I bribed him with the promise of chocolate candy) he enjoyed himself. Donovan was an old pro, having gone up and down the slide last year.


Doesn't this look like fun? They had hay EVERYWHERE!! Oh to be a kid again!

I can't get enough of that happy face!


Thanks for stopping by today!

Upcoming Class

I will be teaching this Autumn Mini Album next month...

Croptoberfest 2011
Date: November 6, 2011
Where: The Stone Barn, Monroe, CT
Cost: $38.00

For more info, check out the Facebook page.

AND

Creative Expressions Scrapbooking Escapes
Date: November 19, 2011
Place: Concordville Hotel, Rte 322 & Rte 1, Concordville, PA
Cost: $38.00

For more info, check out the website.



Hope to see you there!!