Monday, December 31, 2018

Rise & Shine With Rita Barakat New Years Eve Party!

The countdown has begun!
Just a few short hours until a
New Year begins!

With the New Year, there 
is so much opportunity 
for fresh starts, new plans, goals 
& even new dreams.

And with that said, there is a new beginning
for creativity, with the launch of the 
"Rise & Shine With Rita Barakat"
Facebook Group.

Join in tonight for a New Years Eve packed full of fun, challenges, and a peak at what is in store 
in 2019!

Here is a sneak peak at my project for this fun event!


Just follow this link to join the fun!


Hope to see you there!

Wishes for many blessings to you & yours 
in 2019!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Old Fashion Inspired Christmas Gift Trio With Canvas Corp Brands

Hello Creatives!
Welcome to INSPIRE!

Just wanted to pop in and share the link 
to my final Christmas project this Holiday Season.

I created this lovely, vintage inspired Farmhouse 
Christmas Trio, using the 
Farmhouse Christmas Collection from Canvas Corp Brands.


Follow the link under the photo
to see the details!

Visit the Canvas Corp Brands shop to purchase this collection, and for many more fabulous products including Tattered Angels, 7gypsies, Brutus Monroe & more,
visit here:


Thanks for visiting today!

And Merry Christmas to you!!!!


Wednesday, December 19, 2018

2019 Is Gonna Be A Big Year!

Hello there creative friends!
Welcome to INSPIRE.
A blog where creativity meets life.

At every years end, I spend a lot of time in prayer, meditation & contemplation.
To reset focus in my life for the upcoming year.
I also choose a "word" of focus to apply to my life.
For 2019, that word is "BE".

Seems like an insignificant word for certain. But in looking up the definition, this two letter word, has quite a punch, and when applied to every day living, can bring surprising results.

be
/bē/

1. Exist
2. Occur
3. Remain
4. Continue
5.Endure
6. Persist
7. Prevail

So in essence, all I need to do is just "BE". To "BE" present in my life instead of hiding away. To persist towards goals I have set, and "BE" all that I can.  To "BE" successful in my pursuits and my dreams.

No more baby steps. It's time to walk tall and to walk strong.

And to kick of the new year right, I am doing just that. Beginning with re-launching my YouTube channel.

And I want to invite you along on this new journey. I hope you will join me, and step out of comfort zones, try new things in creativity, and let your creative spirit soar!

Here is a quick preview for what is to come.
Stay tuned for an official date, coming soon!


Thanks so much for visiting today.
I want to wish you and yours a 
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year too!


Friday, December 7, 2018

Merry Christmas Ornament Made With Rita Barakat & Art Anthology

Welcome Creatives!
Thank you for visiting INSPIRE today!

Today is an extra special treat, it is the 
Rita Barakat & Art Anthology Blog Hop!

I am so excited to share this project created with BEAUTIFUL holiday die cuts from 
Rita Barakat Designs, & FABULOUS products from Art Anthology.


I have had this wooden frame in my stash since last Christmas, and with these products, it became the perfect item to create with.


To begin, I used white gesso to cover both sides of some chipboard snowflakes, and clear gesso to both sides of the wooden frame, because I wanted the color to be more of a natural looking wash, and not to absorb into the wood.


Once the gesso had dried on the snowflakes, I used 
Art Anthology Fiji Velvet medium, with a wet brush, 
to give a "icy" random wash to the flakes.
I then used a dry brush, to splatter the medium over the surface of all flakes, 
on both sides.


For the frame, I also used a slightly wet brush to give a washed appearance, when applying the Art Anthology Leaf Sorbet, which features just the right amount of shimmer. to give a little spark to the design.


After only waiting a few short moments for the Art Anthology mediums to set, I spritzed the snowflakes with the AA Ice Fairy Dust Spray.
To intensify the green shade on the frame, I used a light spritz of the 
AA Granny Smith Colorations Color Spray on both sides of the frame.

While letting everything set, I created a small embroidery floss tassel to dangle from the bottom of the frame.
I also chose 2 of the designs From Rita Barakat's new die cuts "A Merry Little Christmas Collection", used Scrapbook Adhesive Double Sided Squares to hold them together.

I used a small dab of Plaid Glitterific to make the wreaths shimmer, and then added them to the center of the frame, using a mixed media glue.

Using the same glue, I added the snowflakes, staggering them a bit, followed by adding flat back crystal elements around the frame and each snowflake.
The finishing touch was adding the hassle to the bottom of the frame.



An adorable ornament, with lots of color and sparkle, and lightweight enough to hang from any Christmas tree branch.



All made possible by the AMAZING products from 
Rita Barakat & Art Anthology. 

For the products I used in creating this project, please visit the following links.



And be sure to visit the designers listed here, to get even more creative inspiration!



Thank you so much for stopping by on your way through this incredible hop!
Please visit INSPIRE again soon!

Until next time......
Blessings!




Saturday, December 1, 2018

A Christmas Blog Hop With Beautiful Farmhouse Inspired Ornaments

Hello Creative Friends!
Welcome to INSPIRE!

Today I want to share with you my recent Christmas creative project, BEAUTIFUL Farmhouse Inspired Ornaments created with products from Canvas Corp Brands, and from my own craft stash.


I want to share with you, that this is also part of a 
Christmas Blog Hop, featuring a host of FABULOUS
artists from the CCB Creative Crew!
Be sure to follow to the end of the of this post, and follow each link to find more inspiration!

My ornaments were totally inspired by the 
Farmhouse Christmas Collection Papers 
by Canvas Corp.


This collection is nostalgic of vintage farm Christmas's. Just full of delight!

I decided to use acrylic flat round ornaments I purchased at Walmart as my base.
Using the black & white variety of paper, images from from two separate designs for the inside of the ornaments.

The first,I chose a farmhouse truck. I cut out the truck design, cropped the corners slightly to give a rounded edge, and gently rolled the image to place inside the ornament.


Using tweezers, I adjusted it to fit snuggly.
I then added faux snow, and a bit of fine white glitter for shimmer.


I glued the silver cap into place after filling the ornament, and added a remnant fabric piece as a ribbon, some Christmas greenery and pearls to complete the ornament.


I followed the same steps in creating the second ornament, that featured a sentiment from another Farmhouse Collection Paper, adding a tiny red ribbon, and shimmering snow flakes and pearls to the inside of the second ornament. 



Each ornament took only moments to create, and look elegant, with a vintage farmhouse twist.

What inspiration! And so very easy to do!

And now for even more inspiration!

Click on the following names, hop to their blogs, to see more BEAUTIFUL projects created by very talented artists!

Betz Golden

Mary Cat

Karla Yungwirth

Karen Jiles

Ava Gavoski

Thanks so much for visiting today!
Please visit again soon!

Be Blessed!