A Book of Memories - Creative Inspirations Paint

Hi Everyone,

I'm very excited to be part of the Design Team for Creative Inspiration Paints! For my first post I created a 'Memory Book' using a variety of elements to host the gorgeous CI paints.  This book is a real book, once read by many, so with a little TLC (perhaps some would say sacrilege) it 

has now been altered in a major way.  

Every element on my book has been painted.  I used 'Winter Frost' as the cover base.  'Winter Frost' is a brilliant colour to use over 'any' colour - it simply highlights in a magical manner.  The page edges are coloured using 'Antique Gold', giving that old bible appearance. The chipboard pieces by Imaginarium Designs came up a treat using the 'Gold' CI Paint - the shimmer is amazing and when in the right light it looks like millions of beautiful diamonds. 

 The flowers have been washed in a mixture of 'Fairy Dust', 'Pink Highlights' with touches of 'Gold' thrown in.  The large rose, was painted in 'TuTu Pink', and 

Beige', then a watered down mixture of 'Winter Frost', and then 'Fairy Dust' applied.  All foliage was painted with 'Green Olive'.  I used a variety of colours of cardstock for the leaves, so the paint gave a different depth with each colour.  Very pretty!

Every die-cut element was cut from 'White' cardstock, and coloured using various coloured paints.

Inside Cover

The paper flowers (below) came up a treat and look at all that pretty shimmer!  I used paper flowers on the inside of the book, due to them laying flat, therefore they will not get damaged when the book is closed.

And before I sign out, I want to let everyone know the challenge theme this week at Creative Inspiration Paints is Easter - Challenge details can be found 'HERE'!  Call on over to the Creative Inspirations Blog for more details and to enter.  You have a chance of winning 5 jar's of paints, AND this month there is also a 2nd prize consisting of a $20 voucher to spend at 'Sweet Stamps'! 

Till next time

Sandie 

Products Used:

Creative Inspiration Paints: ‘Gold’, ‘Green Olive’, ‘Antique Gold’, ‘Pink Highlights’, ‘Winter Frost’, ‘Fairy Dust’, ‘Ivory’, and ‘TuTu Pink’

Craft Misc: Gold Key Charm, Vintage Postcard Image (bird), Vintage Flowers, Misc Large Rose, Old Book,

Hero Arts ‘Art Flowers’, ‘White and Cream’

Dies: Cheery Lynn Designs ‘Olive Branches’. Die-Namics ‘Leafy Flourish and Vintage Flourish’, Spellbinders ‘Fancy Tags Two’

Pink Paisley: ‘Artisan Elements’

Meg’s Garden: ‘German Scrap’ Key-Hole, and ‘Vintage Little Girl Picture’

Prima Marketing: ‘Ledger Paper’ 12 X 12 Paper Pad, ‘Flowers – Laraine River Rock’, Bling ‘Say it in Crystals’

Jo Sonja: ‘White Gesso’

Kaisercraft: ‘Tiny Alpha Stickers’, and Ribbon

Imaginarium Designs: ‘Long Swirly Flourish' (IDFL0005), ‘Lower Case Letters’ (IDALC0001), ‘A Capital Letters’ (IDAUC0001A), and Oval Frames (IDT0002)

Bazzil Cardstock: Green, and White

Zutter: Distress It All