Create Inspiration

Want some great inspiration?  How about my new 'Create' banner?  I loved making this.  It was fun, easy and fairly quick, for such a large project.  It's hanging in my studio and will hopefully inspire anyone who sees it.  The nice thing about doing this kind of project is that it all starts from a kit.  You have all your materials organized before you even begin to work on it!  Whatever else you'd like to add is limited only by your imagination.  You may even find that you become more creative because the initial work and organizing of supplies is already done for you:)  I think my new banner works to spruce up my studio --- big time!

I wanted you to see the entire banner, so I had to step back a bit to get in all the parts and pieces. 

Color story:
--Bermuda Bay
--Crushed Curry
--Crumb Cake
--Basic Gray

Here are some close-ups of each part.

Each letter comes as a plain white (blank slate) in the kit.  I stamped with Crushed Curry for a random background.  Then, I stamped the 'grid marks' in VersaMark ink, and embossed it with gold EP.  In real life, it has a nice shimmer to it.

The add-on kit comes with 12 x 12" tissue paper sheets to cut into streamers.  You can leave them plain white or add color by spritzing them with a reinker/alcohol mixture.  I spritzed mine with Crushed Curry and Bermuda Bay.

The add-on kit also comes with the little circles streamer, all stitched together.  I used those to stretch along the top of my banner.  The little circles come in all the colors in our color story + gold and silver.  

I love the cord that comes with the banner.  I used it to hang all the individual banner pieces.

You also get 12 sheets of 6 X  6" double-sided DSP with the add-on kit.  I cut those into scallop circles with my Big Shot and used them as accent layers behind the letters.

I still had lots of extra pieces in the add-on kit, so I used some of them for a scrapbook layout.  Come back soon and I'll share it with you.

The doilies layered at each end of the banner were also spritzed to add more color.  I used some of the 6 X 6" DSP pieces to make the flowers for each end of the banner, using the spiral flower die.  I sandwiched the streamers between 2 circles that came with the banner kit.

So, that's my banner.  Tell me what you think!  Be sure to stop by soon to see more class sneak peeks and lots of scrapbooking and card making inspiration.

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Sprucing Up My Studio

Today's post has some fun sneak peeks.  You'll have to keep coming back to get the whole story.  First up, I've been doing some sprucing up in my studio.  I enjoy giving it a new look frequently and every time we come out with new products, I just have to show off some of them in my studio.  I enjoy making new projects and enjoy having a place to display them where not only my customers can see them but I can enjoy them myself - each and every day.

I love our new spiral flower die!  You can make bunches of flowers --- in any color you'd like, paper or CS!  I used mine to decorate a banner.  Here's a little sneak peek at the banner.  You'll have to come back soon to see the rest of the banner. 

 Here's the spiral flower die.

Click here to see a video about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NNmnSTl8LBM

Come back soon to see the entire banner.  I love it! 

And next up, I want to share with you my newly redecorated bulletin board.  

The left half is cork, so I ironed on some of our retired fabric.  I've been using a lot of black and white in my studio, to create a neutral canvas where I can show off any color I want and have it really look great.  The right half is magnetic, so I decided to cover it with DSP.  I made the little magnets with some of our buttons.  The little banner is made with layers punched from CS.  The flowers are from one of our kits.  I love how they look in the antique pitcher.

I think I'll enjoy the new look for a long time.

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Next up, I'll share the entire banner AND a special project I made with some of our Modern Medley DSP.  It's also for my studio, as well as an upcoming class:)

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