Colorful Creations "Spring Fling" Blog Hop!!!!

Welcome to the Colorful Creations Spring Fling Crop! I don’t know about you but the ladies here at CC are ready for some sunshine... how about you????

To help us get ready to usher Spring in, we decided to have a "Spring" themed Blog Hop... so all the projects you find along the hop will be themed around Spring!!!  Make sure you visit each DT member’s blog!

You should have come from Toccara‘s blog, if not, please go back to the Colorful Creations blog to start the hop from the beginning.

Since this is a "Spring" Blog Hop, I decided to do a little "Spring Cleaning" and make a little organization piece with "Spring" colors:

Here is a set of altered drawers:

Aren't they adorable?!?  I truly love the finished product here!!!

I started with a plain white storage piece from Michaels, and painted it with a Tim Holtz Dauber and Luminarte Silks Acrylic Glaze (Both from my March Kit at Frosted Designs!) for some shimmer!

I used mod podge to adhere the papers from the March kit at Frosted Designs to the inside and outside of the box and drawers!

 

I used trim from the kit and dyed it using the Pink Tim Holtz Distress Dauber.  I attached it down the center of each drawer and then added a brad directly in the center as my drawer pull.  

I took the Fabscraps chipboard from the kit and clear embossed it with the tiny Prima Stamp clock and Versamark ink.  Then I added Lindy's Stamp Gang Mist over it for the desired color!

  

Once I finished and everything was dry, I added all my favorite "small mediums" to the recess in the top for easy access!!! 

Here are some other "Spring Cleaning" projects I made with foam board from a previous post here!!!   

So, for my hop challenge, I would like you to create ANY TYPE of ALTERED OR OFF THE PAGE PROJECT using the following color combo:

Once you have completed your project, please head back over to the CC website to upload your entry. Please tag your entry: SFBRANDI. The more you play, the better your chances of winning this great prize courtesy of Colorful Creations!

ANY PROJECT NOT PROPERLY TAGGED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THE DRAWING!!!

Now head on over to Karen‘s blog and see the great challenge she has in store for you!

Remember you have to have your projects linked up no later than midnight, CST, March 29th

Here is the lineup in case you get lost!

Michelle http://michellesscrapdesigns.blogspot.com/

Toccara http://www.lifeandcreationsoftee.blogspot.com/

Brandi (YOU ARE HERE!) http://luckyflutterbycreations.blogspot.com

Karen http://karenandkids.typepad.com/

Marci http://ascrapfrommarci.blogspot.com/

Xara http://www.joyscraft.blogspot.gr/

Paula http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/

Christina V. http://cardsbychristina.blogspot.com

Yasmina http://chezmina974.blogspot.com/

Sandrine http://sandlo80.canalblog.com/

Christina P. http://myembellisheddaydream.blogspot.gr/

Robin http://www.emptynestscrapbooker.blogspot.com

Colorful Creations (to link up) http://colorfulcreations2014.blogspot.com/

Well gang...  Thanks so much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)

"A Moment In Time" Kit Challenge at Frosted Designs!!!

Hey there everyone!!!  It's Brandi here today with a brand new Kit Challenge over at Frosted Designs!!! Spring is right around the corner and this kit has everything you need to get in the mood :-)

I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our very own "Kit Challenge" last month!!!  It's awesome to see everyone's take on the challenge an how versatile Frosted Designs kits really are!  And this kit is no exception... It's packed full of beautiful papers, gorgeous flowers, fabulous embellishments, and more!  I just couldn't wait to create with it  :-)

First, I'll explain this month's kit challenge:  We are going to stick with a recipe as it gives you, the subscriber, more control over which items you would like to use.  Remember: ANY TYPE OF PROJECT is acceptable so long as you use at least three of the following items from the kit:

~ Black Background (Can be solid cardstock!)

~ One Word Title 

~ Chipboard or Wooden Die-Cuts (At least ONE piece!)

~ Flowers (At least ONE!)

~ Ribbon

Fell free to use other items as you normally would... Just be sure to include three of the above on your project to be entered in to win a fabulous prize! Speaking of fabulous prizes... Guess who is sponsoring this month's challenge?!?  

That's right!!!  A $10.00 gift certificate to Dies R Us!!!  They carry dies from Impression Obsession, Spellbinders, Penny Black, and much, much, more!!!!  Stop by their page to check out all the wonderful products they have in store!  Be sure to stop by their Facebook page as well and tell them Frosted Designs sent you!!! 

Now, onto a couple of projects I made using this absolutely AMAZING kit:

First, an altered embroidery hoop: (I just saw these on Pinterest and HAD to give it a try!)

I used the March Sketch challenge from C'est Magnifique.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my project:

Aren't these colors just AMAZING?!?!?  I am in LOVE with everything this kit provides!!!  As you can see, I also utilized products from last month's kit as well!!!

I started by creating my background by randomly adding color to solid white cardstock using the Tim Holtz "Picked Raspberry" Distress Paint, "African Jade" Luminarte Silks Glaze, and a gold gelto.  Then I took a paint brush and a little water and blended the colors just a bit.  I added a little gesso in various areas and spread it thinly to mute the colors.  I finished the background with molding paste atop the Tim Holtz "Dot Fade" layering stencil from last month's kit.

The flowers in this kit are just gorgeous!!!  I knew I wanted plenty of flowers on this project so I left a few as is, and layered on some gesso to the rest of them.  I also added Kaisercraft blooms to the mix, painting some of the Iceberg ones with the Luminarte Glaze and topping it off with gesso.  

For my title, I used the tiny black letter stickers included in the kit and Pink Paislee Colorwash Thickers that were sanded and painted with the Silks glaze.  I added some of the trim included in the kit under my title as well!

I finished the project with a couple of the wooden butterflies by Kaisercraft, which were painted with the paints, gesso, and Lindy's Stamp Gang Mists.  

Next on the list is a layout I completed using various papers from the kit, as well as the Tim Holtz layering stencil, Luminarte Paint, Kaisercraft Rub-Ons, brads, flowers, trim, and wooden butterfly!  This was included in a previous post for the Colorful Creations March 1st Challenge here!

See how different these two projects are and both are created from the same kit?!?  AMAZING!!!!!!

Well gang...  Thanks soooo much for stopping in!!!  I can't wait to see what YOU create with your kits!!!  Have a LUCKY day :-)

Products from the Frosted Designs Store:

Shades of Spring Frosted Designs Kits	Flourish Collection Kit 12x12	Color Wash Alpha Chip Stickers	Lindy's Stamp Gang - Nantucket Pearls Magicals Set
Lindy's Stamp Gang Try Me Set - Sweet Treats	Lindy's Stamp Gang - Nantucket Pearls Starburst Sprays	Gelatos - Metallic	Uni-Ball Impact Bold Point 1mm Gel Pen - White
Paquita Fabric Flowers	Paper Blooms - Fairy Floss	Paper Blooms - Iceberg	Molding Paste
Gesso	VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad

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