Splash of Color Blog

Guest Designer Nancy Wethington!

Hi everyone. My name is Nancy Wethington and I am today's guest blogger on the CI Splash of Color blog.

Cheryl introduced me to the Splash of Color array of products and I was immediately hooked.

The paints, metallics and modeling creams opened up a whole new world for me.

After grabbing a canvas, I decided to mix my new love of these paints with my addiction for inchies/betwinchies.

Inchies are 1" x 1" squares that you can paint, decorate, draw on, paper

and otherwise embellish to your heart's content.

You can do the same with betwinchies only on a slightly larger surface: 1.5" x 1.5"

Beginning with a 6" x 12" canvas, I reached for my *go to* color preferences:

 

I opted for Splash of Color Luminarte Acrylic Silks for the base.

Using a large flat brush, I painted in one direction and began layering the colors. This paint is so unique, you can layer colors over colors and you will never create a muddy look!   

You can easily achieve the most beautiful blending with these water based paints.

 And look at the sheen!

 

Next, for the background, a Crafters Workshop stencil and Viva Colour Pearl Modeling Cream were the medium of choice.

The Splash of Color Modeling Creams come in a variety of colors and are so smooth!

I love the Pearl (and I can tint it myself with any of the Luminarte Acrylic Silks or Luminarte Primary Elements).

Once again, a lovely shimmer and a quick dry!

Using Luminarte Twinkling H2O's, I was able to add bits of color here and there.

The adorable little pots contain so much color and shine!

After cutting some heavy chipboard for the betwinchies,

I counted on the Splash of Color Mixed Media Travel Collage Pack to decorate.

These images are perfect for tiny collage work as they're detailed in a small pattern.

 

Using a template helps plan the images:

 Wanting to add color to the betwinchies,

I once again turned to the Splash of Color Silks for the background

as well as the Splash of Color Luminarte Twinkling H2O's for the detail work. 

The Twinkling H2O's are also water based and work beautifully right from their cute little jars.

 

All dressed up and ready to go:

And here's the finished project:

Adding carpenter rulers to the edges finished it off:

I hope you enjoyed this altered canvas with betwinchies. It was a surely a pleasure guest blogging today.

Thank you Cheryl and Splash of Color.

NYC or BUST!!!

Howdy Peeps.....Lynne Forsythe here 
with my "NYC ARTSY" canvas bag
I created for Winter CHA ~ 2013. 

I designed and created the canvas bag
from Canvas Corp ~ Canvas.
and embellished with the New York Destination Papers
Along with.....LOTS of Viva Colour Pearl Pens!!! 

I began by image transfering various images from
the New York Destination Collection
to different size pieces of Canvas Corp ~ Canvas.

I chose to use Pearl Pens to color the canvas bag and embellies
because they are fully washable when dry!!
What an AWESOME FEATURE!!!

SOOOO....I dipped the caps into it,
stamped with it,
colored the Petaloo Canvas Flowers with it...
and I found that if I spritzed it with
water or my favorite Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist
when freshly applied....
they could be easily manipulated.
.....and it splatters REALLY WELL, too!!! 

A good example is the matching wallet I made.

I love that it is even dimensional!!!

Hope you have enjoyed my ARTSY creation as
much as I did making it!!!

Products used:

Splash of Color
New York Destination Collection
Monarch Canvas Flowers 
Monarch ~ Canvas Shapes 

Viva Colour ~ Pearl Pens
30065 ~ Orange
30064 ~ Sunny
30073 ~ Copper
30070 ~ Black

Luminarte ~ Silks Acrylic Glaze
Stargazer

Luminarte ~ Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist
26395 ~ Ginger Peach 
26465 ~ Persimmon

 

Splash of Color's Magic Cruise line

I am so in love with the new Magic Cruise line by Splash of Color which I used to create this page:

 

I used the patterned papers to create the top and the bottom of my page, and then I just embellished with all the fun, creative stickers in the collection.   I also cut out the adorable banners to create movement to my page.  Be careful when cutting out the water paper on the bottom to save the little cruise ship.  These papers are perfect for all your cruises but they especially work for the Disney cruise. 

Supplies:

Magic Cruise paper

Magic Cruise stickers

 

 

Splash of Color's Magic Cruise line

Hello!  This Magic Cruise line by Splash of Color just released is pure fun...down to the last detail!

The double-sided papers made this page come together so quickly...and easily.

I used the border paper for the top of my page and cut out a strip of words from the Bon Voyage paper to add to my top with pop-dots.  I then cut out the water strip from the Cruising paper, maintaining the little cruise ship, for the bottom of my page.  The rest of the page was just created with the adorable stickers in this collection.  I added some movement by cutting out a couple of banners and pop-dotting them to my page.  The page came together in no time and it is the perfect way to display my niece's family night dressed as pirates.

Supplies:

Signature Magic Cruise papers

Signature Magic Cruise stickers 

New Washington D.C. Collection Sneak Peek!

Hello Everyone! Lynn K. here with another new collection from Splash of Color!! This is an Art Warehouse destination collection by Danelle Johnson called Washington, D.C. The collection is a great way to capture memories after a trip to our amazing Capital Building and the surrounding area. The papers symbolize peace, heroes, democracy and freedom. Here's a look at the collection ...

 

 Here is a my layout featuring the collection ...

Products Used:

Splash of Color Art Warehouse Washington D.C. Collection:

• White House Paper
• Capital Paper
• Columns DS Paper
• Lincoln DS Paper

#29154 Paint It Words - Life's Journey

#29878 Paint it Words - Moments

Luminarte Silks Acrylic Glaze - Carmen

Look for all our new collections in stores or on our new Splash of Color website February 2013!

 

HELLO NEW YORK!

Hey scrappers, Donna here, sharing one of Art Warehouse's newest destination papers, New York!!!!  Start spreading the news...................................

 

Check out this cool collection with double  papers named Taxi, Graffiti, Liberty, Subway and more!  With images in bright, vivid colors, these papers make you feel as if you are right there in the big apple.

 

 

 

 

And here is my layout, "I Love".

I had tons of fun cutting up and incorporating several of the different pieces of paper on the layout.  Some are used as a background, some I created layered banners with, some I punched single words from, and with the bright yellow of the Taxi paper, I created a large photo frame and also placed a strip across  the center of the layout.   The photo is 4" x 4", backed with a doily and some scrunched up red embroidery thread.

Gotta love the big city, right!!

 

 

Products Used:

 

30484 Art Warehouse Destinations, New York, Taxi

30481 Art Warehouse Destinatoins, New York, Liberty

30482 Art Warehouse Destinations New York, Subway

30485 Art Warehouse Destinations, New York, Graffiti

 

Be sure to check back for more sneaks and thanks for stopping by!!!

NEW Marah Johnson Shell Seekers Collection

Shelley, here, with an exciting SNEAK-PEEK from Marah Johnson - Shell Seekers Collection!

This beautiful sea collection is teeming with color and opportunities to show off your most cherished beach pictures.  Take a look!!

 

 

Here is my layout, where I used several pieces of the paper and the sticker sheet , and I had a great time doing it!

I started with the Sea Horse paper for the background.  I took another piece of the same paper, but opposite side, to create the strip of blue background for my pictures.  I tucked the strip under the edges of the sea life on each side of the background paper by using a xacto knife.  I then matted the pictures on white.

Under the pictures, I used the Lighthouse paper, and made fringe with it.  I glued it down, then covered it with Viva Colour Stone Effect Paste in Sand Stone, putting actual tiny shells in the sand! 

The title for the page, and the round picture corners that are shells, came from the sticker sheet for this collection.  To adhere the shell to the title sticker, I used just a bit of the Stone Effect Paste again.  It works wonderfully to stick the shells on the paper!

I used Viva Colour Paper Pen in Sand to make the yellow dots on the coral on the left-hand side of the page.  On the bottom of the page, I used a Pink Paper Pen to again make a coral piece come alive!  On the right hand side, on the jellyfish, I used a Pearl Pen in Gold, and  Paper Pen in Opal!  I love these pens, as they have great versatility, and come in a nice array of exquisite colors!!

I hoped you enjoyed this sneak peak of our new SHELL SEEKER Collection by Marah Johnson, coming out this week at Winter CHA!  Please check back tomorrow for another sneak-peek!!

 

Shelley

 

Products Used:

Lighthouse Paper from SHELL SEEKERS Collection

Sea Horse Paper from SHELL SEEKERS Collection

Sticker Sheet from SHELL SEEKERS Collection

Viva Colour Paper Pen in Sand

Viva Colour Paper Pen in Pink

Viva Colour Paper Pen in Opal

Viva Colour Stone Efffect Paste in Sand Stone

Wood Travel Stickers

 

 

A Nautical Road Trip Mini Mini!

Hey Scrappers, Donna here, sharing a mini, mini book project I created using Samantha Walker’s Nautical collection. 

One of the many things I love about Creative Imaginations' collections are that they contain everything needed to create a project with, whether that be a layout, a mini album or an altered item  – the papers, the chipboard (the chipboard buttons look so real!!!), the stickers and the die cuts.  They all work together beautifully and often there is no need to add any other product but maybe some ribbons if you are in the mood!  And that is just what I've done with this project - my Nautical mini, mini book.

The book base is plain chipboard and measures about 4” x 2-1/2”.  I covered some of the pages with patterned papers and a few pages, completely with photos.  I used Twinkling H20’s to paint the inside back and front covers as well as the edges of the book. The rest of the book is created completely with items from the Nautical collection, each page a sampling of paper, bits of chipboard, die cuts and stickers,  all working together beautifully, one layer at a time!

 

 

 

Here, I cut a circle die cut in half and layered it over a sticker on the right.

 

 

I adhered the remaining half of the circle die cut to its back side.

 

 

More fun layering of chipboard flowers, buttons and a die cut star fish!

 

 

 Again, layering of die cuts and chipboard pieces.

 

 

 

 

I painted my cardtock stickers here with PoppyTwinkling H20.

 

 After binding all pages with two, small rings, I tied two pieces of ribbon through the rings and my mini, mini  was done!  

Trying creating with a complete Creative Imaginations collection!  You'll be glad you did!

 

Products Used: Samantha Walker's Nautical Collection

 By the Sea DS Paper

Ocean Waves DS Paper

At The Beach DS Paper

Sea Stripe DS Paper

Nautical 5 x 12 Chipboard

Nautical 12 x 12 Stickers

Nautical Die cut Shapes

Luminarte, Twinking H20's, Petite, Poppy

Basics Cardtock Stickers, Script.

A Couple of ATCs!!

Hey scrappers! Donna here, sharing a couple of ATC’s for the month of August!!  You know, those little gems that are such a pleasure to create with! 

This month, for my first ATC, I decided to mix it up a bit and use a few of the different styles of ATC’s and die cuts all on one card.   Lots of dimension going on here by using the clear, “Playful Heart” die cut in the background, a small piece of a corrugated ATC with a border punch backed with pieces of another ATC and then layering different elements around all.  In the end, I framed the piece with a die cut frame from the Devotion set and added some lace at the bottom.

I applied some Cedarwood Twinklng H20’s to the corrugated piece, and some Blue Zircon to the resin piece.

 

 

Marah Johnson, Life's Journey, ATC Cards

Marah Johnson, Life’s Journey ATC Pack

Devotion ATC Pack

White Corregated ATC

Marah Johnson Life's Journey Resin Shapes

Preposterous Die Cut Transparent Shapes

Luminarte Petite Twinkling H20's, Ultimate Romance set, Bue Zircon and Cedarwood

For my second ATC, I used a bit of the Preposterous collection, which is a new favorite of mine for sure. Again, we’ve got some dimension here. 

I used the negative of the corrugated border I created for the card above. Then, I simply added a canvas strip, some chipboard and some flowers.  In the end, I backed this one with a piece of paper to create a tiny frame. 

 

Preposterous 6” x 6” paper pad

Marah Johnson, Life's Journey ATC Cards

Preposterous 5 x 12 Chipboard Sticker Sheet

White Corregated ATC

 

Hope you have enjoyed our Artist Trading Card feature this week!!

 

Introducing Jules Eickmeirer ~ Creative Imaginations newest DT member!

Color me Happy to have been invited to join this team of wonderfully talented women and to be offered the opportunity to work with the amazing products here at Creative Imaginations.  I'm a retired English teacher, originally from St. Louis, Mo.  My hubby and I  currently live in a small fishing village on the Gulf Coast of Florida with our two derranged cats.  I have two adult children, a wonderful son in law, twin grandsons and their baby sister. I have been playing with paper and glue for about fourteen years now and teach both locally for Posh Scraps in Palm Harbor Florida and at various scrapbook retreats.

Of course, as a Florida gal, I have lots and lots of beach photos to scrap so it is understandable that I would fall in love with Samantha Walker's nautical and beach papers and stickers line for Creative Imaginations.  For my first project, I created a type of explosion box.  The sleeve with the "Summer Vacation" cardstock sticker holds the sides together.

 

When the sleeve is removed, the sides fall open and the photos pop up.  I backed each photo with an accordion pleated piece of paper and attached each of those to one of the walls.  They fold back into the box and do not get crushed or creased.

These papers were perfect for not only this project but a layout I did as well.  I had numerous photos from a 'date' I had with my daughter and the twin grandsons.  After the lunch, the boys discovered the fountain in front of the restaurant and it went straight down hill from there ending with both little guys standing knee deep in the water. 

 

Because I wanted to include as many of the pictures as I could to tell the story and show the progression into the fountain, I created a mini album on the page.

 

While this layout did not have a beach or nautical setting, the papers were perfect for the water shots. 

I am looking forward to participating on this team.  Thanks to my fellow team mates for the warm welcome I have received and to Cheryl for her inspiration.

Products

Samantha Walker Nautical Collection for Creative Imaginations

• 29406 By the Sea paper
• 29407 Ocean Wave paper
• 29409 Sea Stripe paper
• 29410 Nautical Borders
• 29416 Nautical Cardstock stickers