Valentine Heart Shaped Box & Greeting Card

Hello everyone,

welcome to INSPIRE.

Gosh can you even believe that

Valentines Day is only a couple of weeks away? 

That is why I am so excited to bring to you may latest project for 

The Vintage Rose Emporium (VRE),

a heart shaped box & greeting card.

I started the project with a paper mache'

heart shaped box as my base, which was part of January featured kit for VRE, and also featured luxurious rhinestone buckles, ribbon, trim, embellishments & appliqués.

I used matte medium to adhere patterned paper that coordinated throughout the design.

I used distressing ink on all edges on the lid and box.

The adorable cupid cherub, also an item from VRE, I wanted to be the centerpiece of the box lid, I first gave it a couple of squirts with an iridescent spray to add shimmer and surrounded it with paper flowers (personal stash), BEAUTIFUL rhinestone appliqué flowers cut from the additional bow appliqué.

I also featured the VRE satin trimmed sheer pink ribbon, for a delicate balance for the lid.

To complete the look, I used flat backed pearl trim lightly "glazed" with the distress ink I used around the edges of the box, and white lace trim, also from VRE, to bring the look together.

For the card,

I used a 5x5 card base, some of the leftover paper, paper flowers and additional VRE ribbon, rhinestone buckle, and appliqué, to coordinate with the box.

I have to say, by far, this has been my all time favorite Valentines Day project EVER!

I hope you find yourself inspired to create something romantic and beautiful too for your Valentine.

Remember, to stop by 

THE VINTAGE ROSE EMPORIUM

for your vintage, and vintage inspired crafting supplies!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403440756344726/

Stay tuned for another posting very soon, featuring additional supplies from this VRE kit.

Until next time,

Crafty Blessings!

One Fine Day: An Inspired Shabby Chic Mixed Media Canvas

Hello!

I wanted to stop by and share the link to 

The Chattering Robin's,

the blog for The Robin's Nest.

I invite you to stop by and see the details of my latest DT project, a mixed media canvas, created using exclusive products only found at 

The Robin's Nest online store.

Here is the link for 

The Chattering Robin's blog:

http://chatteringrobins.blogspot.com

And here is the link for

The Robin's Nest online store:

http://www.shop.robinsnest-scrap.net

Until the next time

Crafty Blessings!

52 Café Card Challenge Maremi's Creative Café Week 3 Coffee

Hi everybody.

I can't believe I am posting 2 days in row, but I just had to share today's fun creative endeavor.

This week's subject this week for the

 52 Café Card Challenge over at 

Maremi's Creative Cafe FB group

is coffee, and what crafter doesn't like a good cup of coffee?

For this atc I used heavy ivory cardstock, cut in the 2.5 x3.5 size.

I used a polka dot folder to emboss the solid tealish color cardstock,  with a coffee look distress ink on the edges as the background for the whimsical polka dot tag of my design.

Using a phrase found in the

 Silhouette Design Store, and a fussy cut image of a gal with a cup of coffee, a couple of coordinating flowers & coffee like embellishments, it came together quite nicely.

I will return soon for another creative post 

until then

Crafty Blessings!

Café Card Challenge Maremi's Creative Café

Hello Everyone!

Thank you for stopping by INSPIRE.

Well, my time frame the last couple of weeks has gone from busy to busier.

I finally had time today to get

some creative time in

And what FUN it was.

Over at Maremi's Creative Café 

(a Facebook group)

there is a challenge going on, 

a Café Card Challenge, 

In which this month's challenge happens

 to be one of my 

favorite things to create, ATC's.

The first two cards to create were 

ART & BUBBLES.

 For my ART atc, I used a 3.5 x 2.5 wood card, fusing "artsy" elements of painting, music & word.

Completing the look with some paper flowers.

My BUBBLES atc, I used textured cardstock cut

 3.5 x 2.5 , a variety of gelato's and acrylic paint, to achieve an underwater bubbly scene, accented with flatback acrylic plastic embellies, and completing the design with a seahorse and seaweed.

Quite a fun challenge to take part in.

Can't wait to "C" what's next.

Thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Blessings!

An Exclusive Design: Beautiful Elegant Shabby Chic Mini Top Hat

Hello Everyone.

Welcome to INSPIRE.

 

Today I want to share with you

my latest design for

The Vintage Rose Emporium.

Designed with exclusive VRE

laces, trims & appliques.

 

 

I began this project with a

3.5x6x5 linen textured paper top hat design, cut with my electric cutting machine.

 

 

Once the hat was assembled, I then entirely covered it with light weight muslin cloth

(a gift from a friend).

 

 

I followed with adding an ivory stretch lace from my personal stash on the shaft of the top hat.

 

I glued a gorgeous venice lace as the hat's band, followed by two pearl strands, one in ivory, one in bronze, to embellish the band.

For the top of the hat shaft, I added large ivory fabric rosettes, and ivory braided trim.

 

 

On the edge of the brim of the hat, I used a champagne braided trim.

 

 

On one side of the hat, I added a beautiful sequined applique, and gilded gold leave appliques.

I also created 3 pearl embellished designs from additional venice lace, to add as focal points on both sides and back of the top hat.

 

 

 

 

I complete the design, I some ivory tulle for the back of the hat, feathers and more ivory flat pearl stands throughout the entire design.

 

 

A very lovely top hat indeed.

 

 

For your vintage and vintage inspired 

crafting products,

visit The Vintage Rose Emporium.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403440756344726/

 

 

I hope you find yourself inspired today.

Thank you for visiting, and

please visit again soon.

Crafty Blessings!

 

 



New Beginnings Wedding Card

Hello Everyone.

I wanted to share my latest project for

The Robin's Nest

with you.

 

 

 

With the New Year, comes New Beginnings,

so with this in mind I created a wedding card & keepsake box using products from

the BEAUTIFUL Wedding line from

The Robin's Nest.

 

Just follow this link, for all of the details on how I created this project.

 

http://chatteringrobins.blogspot.com/2017/01/new-year-new-beginnings.html

 

And for EXCLUSIVE products,

visit The Robin's Nest online store

http://www.shop.robinsnest-scrap.net/

 

 

Have a blessed weekend everybody!



Something Cheerful

Hello everyone!

Welcome to INSPIRE.

 

It has been far to long since I have shared any creativity with you, today, that drought ends.

 

A couple of months ago, I had started to create an 8x10 mixed media canvas, but kind of got stumped on where to go after adding paper remnants and some gesso.

 

 

 

This week, I found myself inspired, and finally completed this canvas for my "art" wall in my crafting space.

 

I wanted something cheerful & inspiring, and I think I have accomplished that.

 

I used a great variety of products and techniques on this project.

Including gesso, matte medium, texture paste, paint, distress inks & markers, spray ink,

embellishments, digi prints, stencils, scraps of paper and chipboard.

 

 

The early stages of the canvas.

 

 

I added an additional coat of gesso before adding any ink or paint.

 

Using my finger, I created "bubbles" with paint, creating dimension in colors and shading.

 

 

I used stencils in text & honeycomb design with texture paste in the background designs.

 

Finishing the design, I used gesso dry brushed over the entire canvas.

 

The finished canvas.

 

 

I hope you enjoy this project and brief tutorial, and find yourself inspired too.

 

Thank You for stopping by

please visit again soon.

 

Crafty Blessings!

 

 

 

 

 



A Little Inspiration

Hello Everyone.

It has been a long couple of weeks since I have posted or even created anything.

 

This Christmas, was a bit of a difficult one,

and somehow a very busy one at the same time.

 

And now as we embark upon the New Year,

I find myself like so many others, laying the ground work for "RESOLUTIONS".

 

 As difficult as much of 2016 has been, these last couple of months I have learned to let go of things that I am incapable of changing myself, and pressing past all that has been weighing me down emotionally, mentally & creatively.

So, all in all, I have already began preparations of positive change, going into 2017.

 

A local friend, has decided to do a vision board for the new year.

She has inspired me to do the same.

My hope is that once I establish daily, weekly and monthly goals, that I will be diligent in achieving more success for my life.

One goal, BE CREATIVE EVERYDAY.

That has actually started THIS week.

 

First goal challenge, create cards WITHOUT my dependence of my cutting machine.

Aside from the paper flowers, I did not use my cutting machine in these designs.

 

 

 

 

 

Not horrible results in not using the machine, but definitely a skill I need to work on.

 

I hope you find yourself inspired in my posting.

Not just in creativity, but to press beyond ANY challenges in your life.

 

Let go of that which weighs you down.

Adapt to living a better life

emotionally, spiritually, physically & mentally as well.

Make 2017 your best year yet!

 

Thank You so much for stopping by.

Please visit again soon.

Many Blessings! 

Outlander-ish Goodies

Spent the afternoon

on Thursday, visiting our nieces

and my sister-in-law, to take to the girls

an early Christmas present so they could enjoy it during their holiday break from school. and to my surprise, my hubby, and my sis-in-law, had "conspired" on a couple of things I so desperately have wanted for the winter months,

some knitted cowls.

Now just not any cowls mind you, but in particular

like the ones that "Claire" in the Starz series Outlander wears.

 

Well color me tickled pink, because

bless my sis-in-laws heart, AMAZING skill, and her recently diagnosed "tennis elbow", she not only made THE ONE, but a second one,

and a beautiful, beautiful

multi colored shawl.

 

THE ONE

 

Mine just needs to relax a bit

 

The bonus cowl

 

 

The BEAUTIFUL shawl

 

 

 This is one blessed and happy gal!

Just had to share the photos with you!

 

Until next time

Crafty Blessings!



Festive Boho & Snowy Ornament

Festive Greetings

Everyone!

Welcome to INSPIRE.

 

If you read my last posting,

you know I have quite

a chaotic mess on my hands,

in trading rooms to increase

my crafting space.

 

However, I had a creative bug bite me,

and did a little creating

(away from the chaos)

and I wanted to share with you.

 

All projects featured

were created with supplies from

The Vintage Rose Emporium.

 

The first project,

is some Boho Glam inspired

earrings made with VRE appliques.

 

 

I chose vintage like findings, pearls, and other elements from my personal stash.

Each earring set, 

took less than 10 minutes to create,

but look elegant to wear to any holiday party.

 

 

 

The second project

I created is a delightful

ornament, a 

VRE featured holiday kit.

 

 

 

I began the project by cutting the 

Christmas design 20-sided paper featured

in the kit,  using one side as a background

inside the mason jar lid.

I then used a paper punch, to create flowers

from the other side of the paper.

 

I used clear aqua glue, to adhere

copper like beads to the points of the rusty stars, attached the tiny jingle bells with gold metallic thread, that I also used to dangle the stars from t he back of the mason jar lid.

 

With dimensional dots (and some glue just to add a bit more on securing them) I added the flowers to the inside of the lid.

 

On the backside, I used the venice style lace,

to create a snowflake of sorts, and finished using pearls & glittered ribbon to finish.

 

 

Final finishing touches, including adding the remaining glittered ribbon as a hanger of sorts, and adhering the acetate "snow" to the inside and outer topside of the lid, followed by puffy paint to enhance that wintery look.

 

 

And there you have it.

Projects that didn't take a lot of time to do,

and look as though I spent a lot of time on them.

 

Thank You for stopping by,

and remember

for vintage & vintage inspired

ribbon, bling, lace trim & so much more

visit

THE VINTAGE ROSE EMPORIUM.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1449063941786510&set=gm.1409131555775646&type=3&theater

 

 

Crafty Blessings!