INSPIRE: April 2019

Monday, April 15, 2019

Fun, Bright & Colorful Goody Gumdrop Card How To

Hello Creatives!

Welcome to INSPIRE!

Today I want to share with you

a fun and colorful card I made recently, using

the gumdrop stamp from

the FABULOUS

Rita Barakat's Lollipop Art Foamie Collection Stamps.

I also used a variety of Faber-Castell Gelato's and acrylic paint from PLAID.

This card was very simple to make, took minimal time.

My card base is a 60lb heavyweight white cardstock, cut and folded into a 5x7 card size.

I also used the same card stock to stamp the gumdrops on, using the shades of Perfect Purple, Lemon Yellow & Glazed Carrots from PLAID's Folk Art line of acrylic paints.

(I have pictured Watercolor paint from Plaid, but actually went with a deeper shade of purple, from the acrylic line)

I first stamped directly on the card front, and also on an additional piece of card stock, so I could make a layered design with the gumdrop stamps.

Once the paint had dried, I used Faber-Castell Gelato's to enhance the already brightly colored gumdrops.

The shades used:

Orange Soda

Limoncello

Metallic Grape

Using double sided foam tape,I applied the additional stamped gumdrops, on top of the gumdrops directly stamped on the card front.

I wanted a bit more pizzaz, so I added colorful sequins, randomly place over the card front, using the Embellie Gellie pick up tool from ScraPerfect.

I just so happened to haven my craft stash, candy themed stickers, so I added "candy stripes" to the bottom of the card with a glittered sentiment sticker,"SWEET for you".

And there you have it! A fun card that could brighten anyone's day!

To purchase the Art Foamie Stamps I used in making this card, please visit Rita Barakat's Etsy store at this link:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/RitaBarakat

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For Faber-Castell Gelato's visit your local craft retailer or visit Faber-Castell online.

For GORGEOUS acrylic painting and more, visit PLAID online, or pick up at your local craft store.

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Until next time......

Be Crafty!

Friday, April 12, 2019

Beautiful Watercolor Floral Paper Clips Using Best Glue Ever

Hey Y'all!

I wanted to invite you to stop over

on the ScraPerfect blog, and checkout

the details on my latest design team project

using Best Glue Ever & No-Clog Writing Cap!

Just follow the link below the pic!

Beautiful Watercolor Floral Paper Clips Using Best Glue Ever

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

How To Create a Fun Gift Bag With Magical Theatre

Hello Creatives!

Welcome to INSPIRE!

Have you ever found yourself in pinch to have nicely decorated gift bags on hand?

Today I want to share how I turned a simple, logo'd bag, into a a whimsical, glittery & colorful gift bag.

And using a

pre-colored fairy paper doll, and coloring mushroom images from Rita Barakat's Magical Theatre Book,

made this a simple project to do.

Additional supplies and products used in the making of this gift bag include:

Marvy Bistro Chalk Markers

Faber-Castell Gelato's

PLAID Extreme Glitter & Glitterific.

ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever

Doublesided Foam Tape

Miniature Brads

Scrap Tulle

Variety of Color Paint Markers

Metallic & Glitter Gel Pens

To begin, I chose an adorable fairy from the "FAIRIES" section, along with her pre-colored clothing, and fussy cut the selections.

Using mini brads, that I had colored to match her skin tone, and her dress, I used a paper piercing tool, and added the brads to assemble the paper doll.

Once assembled, I colored her hair with glitter, applied with Best Glue Ever, and also added glitter to the ruffles on her dress in the same manner.

To add glitz to her wings before adding them to her body, I used Plaid Extreme Glitter in Green, and Extreme Glitter to her ballet type shoes in Fuchsia.

I also added some scrap pink tulle to the back side of her skirt for a little more frill.

For the mushrooms, I used gelato's to color, and shade. I then added glitter and metallic accents for a bit of magical flair.

The Marvy Bistro ChalkMarkers work amazingly on chalk board surfaces, but I wanted to see what it could do for this whimsical design.

I drew a floral design to sort of match those which I had fussy cut with the mushroom image.

The results? AMAZING!

They are bright, colorful and add a sort of fun to this bag.

Finally, I added the images to the center of the bag, using double sided foam tape.

I also added satin ribbon to the handles.

Bright. Whimsical. Magical!

All made possible by the

Magical Theatre Book.

Purchase your copy of Magical Theatre today!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/573879515/magical-theatre-book-paper-dolls-mixed?ref=shop_home_feat_4

Be sure to subscribe to the Rita Barakat blog, to stay up to date with new product releases, and for creative inspiration!

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Thanks so much for visiting today.

Hope to see you again soon!

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I would LOVE it if you did so!

Thank You!

Until next time......

Be Crafty!

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Soft And Cuddly Bunny With Delightful Easter Basket How To

Hello Creatives!

Welcome to INSPIRE!

Today there is something very exciting going on!

It is BLOG HOP day with Rita Barakat Designs!

Today's hop is in collaboration with Clover featuring their AWESOME Felting Tools, and with Kunin Felt.

My design is all about an Easter Bunny!

I have to admit, that this was a first for me. And oh my, do I believe that I have found a new crafting love!

I began by first making the bunny. Using a generous amount of the Natural Wool Roving from Clover, I started shaping the bunny's body using the Clover Felting Needle Tool, along with the small Felting Brush Mat.

I continued to work the wool roving until it was slightly firm, but yet soft. I them used the Pen Style Needle to firm up where I would be adding the legs and also neck, followed by detailing the definition of these areas using the Single Felting Needle Tool.

I followed the same process in forming the bunny head, but using the Pen Style Needle & Single Felting Needle Tool more to shape.

I also used the Single Felting Needle Tool to shape & definite nose using Pink Wool Roving also from Clover, and making definition eye sockets.

For the eyes, I used Tear Drops in black from The Robin's Nest, adhered using Beacon 527 adhesive I also added ultra fine upper eyelashes using Black Wool Roving and Single Needle Felting Tool.

I wanted firmness at the bottom of the head, so I cut a small circle from the Kunin White Classic Felt and again used the Single Felting Needle Tool to secure it to the bottom of the head.

Every bunny needs a basket, right?

I crafted the adorable basket using a variety of the

Kunin Felt.

I chose the Smoke Felt for the basket body and handle. For added size, I left the felt "open" ended, and secured it by adding eyelets and silk ribbon to secure the opening.

To make the handle, I used 2 strips of the Smoke Felt, with floral wire between for stability, and glued the two felt pieces together, once again using Beacon 527.

I wanted to add brightness to the basket and a little frill, so I added some floral lace trim to the inside of the basket, a scalloped piece of White Felt to the bottom as trim.

I also cut out small egg shapes from the Yellow & Brilliant Blue Felt, and added a bit of "glitz" using Rita Barakat's Magical Mysteries Embossing Powders in Kiss of the Fairy & Midnight Magic.

I also added designs to the plastic eggs using these AMAZING embossing powders.

My finishing touches was creating grass blades to add to the inside of the basket, using the Olive Felt, and adding bows made with the Candy Pink Felt and a larger bow in the Brilliant Blue to the handle.