Last DT project for 2012

This NOEL sign can be found HERE on the Creative Imaginations blog, including directions and products used.

Always, thanks for looking.

Happy New Year's Center piece with Creative Imaginations

For detail on how I made this fun centerpiece, go to the Creative Imaginations blog HERE.

Thanks for looking!

A New Year and a new focus

Happy New Year to you all.  Today signals a change for me, for us, in a lot of ways.  Yesterday was my last "official" day on Gecko Galz.  I have taken a six months sabbatical from the company. I have loved everything about the company and will continue to use the images for a long time.   It also signaled my last day on the Creative Imaginations team. My resignation from CI was also effective Dec. 31.   I have learned tons from both experiences . 

Our son in law, Chris, discovered this past semester that he can no longer take any on line or night classes in pursuit of his degree.  His company agreed to let him use comp time for the Thurs morning class but he is off on Tues, when the other class is held and watches their 3 kids.  We have offered to step in and cover Tues. mornings in addition to the 3 mornings a week that we provide before and after school care for our 3 grandchildren.  We have lots of fun things planned for our Tuesdays and can't wait to begin.  I did not feel I could adequately do it all so I choose family, of course.

For quite a while now, I have felt a need to change the focus of my creative projects.  I will still do layouts (too far behind not to) and will continue to design and teach for Posh Scraps but I also want to try new things.  I find myself most drawn to what I am loosely calling salvage art: using bits and pieces from.reclaimed old houses and building to create something new and fun.  I've been working with one piece now for about a month or so and hope to have the Grand Unveiling soon.   There is a wonderful shop near my home that has a seemingly endless supply of the products I lust after,
 Tampa Bay Salvage and there are a couple of stores in downtown that also provide endless inspiration.

I did a search on the internet for other "salvage artists" and found this wonderful one,  The Salvage Art Sweetheart and I have really enjoyed reading her blog and looking at all the pretties she creates.  I know there are more salvage artists out there so if you know of any, please send me the links. 

Wish me luck on the new direction and thank you all for following me.  I hope to continue with a variety of projects .  This is going to be an interesting year...I can just tell.  Happy Creating to you all.

Gecko Galz final project for December

 This image from one of the collage collections from Gecko Galz is one of my all time favorites.  I dyed the tag using Luminarte's Radiant Rain (from Creative Imaginations) and painted the dress with Luminarte's Twinkling H20( also available at Creative Imaginations).  What I love about these two wonderful products is the control one has over the color density and the amazing results that can be obtained.

 I added the self adhesive pearls and outlined the card using the Viva Colour Glitter Pen.  While I still like my Stickles, for better control I far prefer these Glitter Pens that are also available at Creative Imaginations and at Posh Scraps in Palm Harbor Fl. 

I did a couple of no sew fabric gift bags for Gecko Galz and will put those up when I can get up to Posh Scraps and take the pictures of them.   These will be my last GG projects for six months.  I have taken a sabbatical as we will be undertaking more time with our Grand children to help their daddy continue his pursuit of his degree.  There will be other changes I will be announcing in the days to come but one thing you can be sure of...I will be playing with paper, paint and glue and recharging my creative batteries! 

Wishing you all the very best of the holidays and of the days to come.  Happy New Year to you and yours and keep on creating!

A few of my favorite things

My ATC for Creative Imaginations. 

For details on how to construct this snow globe ATC, click on the link above.

More coming soon, I promise.  Happy Holidays.

Watch this Space...

Coming soon are several of the pieces I have been working on for the holidays.  Til then, here is the angel I created last year finally in her home atop our Christmas tree.

Happy Holidays!

The last of the gifts for Book Club

I put the finishing touches on these just this morning.  To see how to do these lovely little charms that can be used on gift tags, on wine bottles, as necklaces or pins check out my Creative Imaginations Blog Post from last week HERE.  There is also a detailed list of products at the end of the article. 
Hope the Book Club ladies like these.

 

To see these up closer, just click on the photos

 

And yes, Jacque Lynch, I saved the angel one you liked just for you!  Hope your holidays are merry and bright.