Good morning to all our local customers!  We are excited to participate in this weekends Scrapbook Expo in Anaheim California!

Artist Marah Johnson will be doing make and takes using our new Paints and Artist Trading cards during the show! Drop by, say hello and create one of these fabulous Mixed Media ATC's!  Marah will show you some fun techniques using the latest and greatest products to hit the market! 

Bring the coupon below and receive and additional $5.00 off $30.00 or $10.00 of $50.00.  Hurry this coupon valid for this show only!

See you there!

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

 Hey scrappers, Donna here, sharing Splash of Color's wonderful new Sports Extreme Football Collection!  

I've always been a sports fan, loving a few of the sports better than others,  and football has always been at the top of the list!  So, you know I was thrilled when I got to create with Splash of Color's new Football collection.   The papers are named ever so aptly for the sport - things like  end zone, kick off and all football.  The are lots of coordinating stickers too - end zone, touch down, game over, and big game.

Check this out..........

I new as soon as I saw the collection what I wated to do and that was to create a little something  brag book style, to show off my neohew,  who is a huge sports enthusiast - he plays pretty much everything,

I grabbed some old gift cards, some mod podge, chipboard, epoxy stickers and the wonderful new papers and created a mini album/key chain!  This was a really fun project, and easy to create, so if you have old gift cards (or credit cards) hanging around, give this a go! Simply apply mod podge to the cards, adhere your papers and stickers, and once those are dry, mod podge again over all.

I applied football rubons here and there, and of course, buttons.........

Check out the rubons on the canvas ribbon .....

and even 2" x 2" photos...

If you have a sports enthusiast in the house, especially one who loves football, you want want to miss this collection!

Products Used:

Splash of Color, Sports Extreme, Football 30326 Kickoff

Splash of Color, Sports Extreme, Football 30325 End Zone

Splash of Color, Sports Extreme, Football 30324 All Football

Splash of Color, Sports Extreme, Football 026927 Cardstock Stickers

Creative Imaginations Art Warehouse Football Epoxy Stickers

Creative Imaginaitons Art Warehouse Football Rubons 20311

Thanks for stopping by!

From the moment I laid eyes on the Cotswald Manor Collection by IOD 
it was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!!

...the colors....the patterns.....softness!!

 Needles to say it was a breeze to create with such BEAUTIFUL papers.

I began my layout by mixing Viva Colour Modeling Cream ~ Pearl
with a little Haematte and Steel Blue Inka Gold.

Using the Bon Soir stencil, I applied the mixture to a piece of Devotion paper.

When dry I cut the piece into smaller pieces and distressed the edges.

I then used a punch on the Romantic paper and created more strips.
Using the back side of the Romatic paper, cut smaller strips.

To accent the layout I created a row of pearls using
Cream Pearl Pen by Viva Colour.

As a final accent I spritzed the flowers with
Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist ~ Pearl Gold.

With Valentines Day right around the corner,
I also wanted to share with you the card I made.
This paper just screams.....LOVE!! 

Hope you've enjoyed my creations and that
Cotswald Manor by IOD is on your "must have" list
of new releases this season!!

Products Used:

Cotswald Manor
Beautiful
Affectionate
Romantic
Sentimental
Heartfelt
Devotion
5x12 Stickers

ExiStencil
28386 ~ Bon Soir 

Viva Colour
30116 Pearl ~ Modeling Cream
30098 Haematte ~ Inka Gold
30090 Steel Blue ~ Inka Gold
30063 ~ Cream ~ Pearl Pen

Luminarte
26411 Pearl Gold ~ Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist 

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 

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!

Shelley, here, with another sneak-peak of one of our new collections! 

This one is our new signature EASTER Collection, and it is absolutely beautiful!  Check it out!!

In my layout, I used the Happiness paper for the background.  This paper is so bright and beautiful, and the back side of it has a chick basket motif that is adorable!  I used the back to make the bottom envelope!

For the middle envelope, I used the Easter Bunny paper.  Besides the back side having the beautiful yellow gingham look, the front side is full of pretty Easter pictures from times past.  It also has borders that can be used with any of the papers in the collection!  This paper is a win-win!!!  To accent this page, I used several papers from our 6"x6" Gingham paper pad.

I also used a Viva Colour Pearl Pen in Copper to make the purple flowers around the egg and the balloon come alive!

To finish off the envelopes, I used two tiny canvas flowers from the Monarch package of PAINT IT! with Luminarte flowers!  I painted these with Viva Colour Precious Metal Effect Paint in Purple!  This paint is so smooth and shiny that you will want it in every color!  Trust me!!  I added a piece of eye candy in the centers of the flowers to finish off this page!

Look for this collection instores or on our new Splash of Color website Feb 2013!

Shelley

Products Used:

Happiness paper from the EASTER Collection

Easter Bunny paper from the EASTER Collection

Gingham Paper Pad - 6"x6"

Viva Colour Paper Pen in Copper

Viva Colour Precious Metal Effect Paint in Purple

Eye candy in LIght Topaz

Eye candy in Purple

Hello Everyone, Lynn K. back with another sneak peek of an adorable new Splash of Color collection by Debbie Mumm called "Home Sweet Home". Imagine ... banners, birds, birdhouses and flowers! The color palette is so pretty with soft greens, blues, browns, teal and orange. Here's a look at this fun collection ...

I love every paper in this collection as you can see in my layout ...

Products Used:

Splash of Color "Home Sweet Home" collection by Debbie Mumm:

• Housewarming DS Paper
• Welcome Home DS Paper
• Happy Home DS Paper
• Our Nest DS Paper
• Home Sweet Home DS Paper
• 5x12 Sticker Sheet

# 26395 Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist - Ginger Peach

Thanks for stopping by and keep checking back for more sneak peeks of all our new collections!!

Le Jardin by Marah Johnson
is a fun, funky collection with great colors and images.

 I chose to get a bit Artsy with my layout using this collection.

There was alot of mixing, spritzing,
image transfers and vintage lacegoing on!!

I cut the banner pieces from the Le Jardin paper and
image transfered them onto pieces of canvas,
along with 3 different Butterflies.

Then the color mixing began!!

Viva Colour ~ Haematite and Lava Red ~ Inka Gold
I used this mixture in a watered down state to dip the banner
pieces in, to color the Mini Pearl Daises.

In a slighty thicker state,  
I removed blobs of each Inka Gold with my Palette Knife,
and mixed in a wee bit of water 
then spread it through the Floral Stencil.

I did this process 4 times to create the three dimensional flower,
each layer cut out slightly smaller than the last

I also created a Funky card with this collection.

I cut out various images from the Seedlings paper and 
accented them with Inka Gold. 

The background paper was created by dipping the backside of the
Dragonfly paper in the left over watered down
Inka Gold mixture from my layout.

I hope you have enjoyed this collection as much as I have!  Look for it in stores or on our new Splash of Color website Feb 2013!

PRODUCTS USED:

Le Jardin Collection
Dragonfly
Le Jardin
Seedlings
Roses are Red
Sticker Sheet

Viva Colour
Inka Gold
30098 ~ Haematitie
30100 ~ Lava Red
30099 ~ Steel Blue
30095 ~ Green/Yellow
30097 ~ Violet
30101 ~ Old Silver
30094 ~ Copper

Precious Metal
30111 ~ Gold

Luminarte 
Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist 
29041 ~ Spanish Moss 
26411 ~ Pearl Gold

ExiStencil
28380 ~ Nature Stencil 

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!!!

Hello there.  Splash of Color is releasing the most fabulous sports collection this CHA, and I am thrilled to work with the basketball collection called "Hoops". 

And here's my page I created with this collection:

Here is a fun page I did with this collection for my son who just started playing Varsity basketball last year.  As you can see from this shot of him hitting the backboard instead of the basket, he still has some learning to do.  LOL!!  I love the large titles in the sports collection and used it to spread across my page and cause movement.  The stickers in this collection make creating so easy.  I think you will love this Hoops collection for those basketball photos.

Splash of Color Hoops collection *instores and on our website Feb 2013*

It's that time again....time to release this cool Splash of Color football collection.  

We take so many sports photos so it is always refreshing when a fun sports collection comes out to aid us in scrapping our many photos.  This is a page I did for a friend of mine whose adorable little boy plays football:

I loved the grid-lines background paper and I thought that large football player was the perfect shape to cut out to add movement and interest to my page!  The football sticker border is extra cool too.  Each sports collection has lots of great journaling blocks that can be used for titles/journaling/etc.   You will not be disappointed with this collection

Splash of Color Football collection *instores and on website feb 2013*

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

 Hey scrappers.......Donna here with another sneak peek!!  Today we bring you Splash of Color's, IOD, Hullabaloo Collection.  

Balloons, Banners, circus animals, clowns and more, these double sided papers in soft, muted colors excude celebrating!!!!  There are wonderful sticker selections for "Hullaballo" as well, including words, banners file labels and more!

Grab those birthday or any other party photos!  You will definitely want to showcase all of them using "Hullabaloo"!  Then again, the designs within this collection are versatile enough to use for other themed pages as well.

 In keeping with the celebratory feel of these papers, I created lots of banners for my layout and let everything fall from the top of the page!  

I cut thin strips of the varoius patterned papers and cut angles at the bottom.  I then mixed in with them, several of the word stickers.  I created circle banners by punching circles and then stitching them together then mixed them in as well.

Here's the layout!

I layered canvas shapes that hand been misted with Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist in Sunburst at the bottom, right of the page to give the wonderful clown a bit of a boost! 

Products Used:

30315 IOD Hullabaloo Special Day

30314 IOD Hullabaloo Jamboree

30313 IOD Hullabaloo Hullabaloo

30315 IOD Hullabaloo 12 x 12 Cardstock Stickers

30316 IOD Hullabaloo Balloons

28075 Paint It Monarch Canvas Die Cut Shapes

30053 Holly Jolly Sticker Sheet

26839 Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist Sunburst

Fun, isn't it?

Check back again for more peeks and thanks for stopping by.

I love soccer and Splash of Color's new soccer collection is pure fun.....down to the last sticker. 

 Check out this page I created for my son's last year of soccer:

I was able to use the great green grass paper for my background and designed this multi-photo page, using the cut-out Soccer word for my title and all the great journaling stickers for extra movement in my page.  If you are like me and have many soccer photos, this collection will definitely make scrapping them even more fun.

Splash of Color Soccer collection *instores and on our website Feb 2013*

Hello Everyone, Lynn K. back with another peek of a new collection from Splash of Color! This gorgeous collection is called "Cherish" by the amazing Christine Adolph. The color palette is so beautiful and the collection includes adorable birds, hearts, flowers and so much more. Here's a look at the collection ...

And here's is one of my projects with the collection ...

Thanks for stopping by and checking out all the fabulous new collections!

Products Used:

Splash of Color "Cherish" Collection by Christine Adolph

• Fleur Border DS Paper
• Fleur Pattern DS Paper
• Cherish You DS Paper
• 5 x 12 Stickers
• 12 x 12 Stickers
• My Heart DS Paper

Viva Colour by Splash of Color Pearl Pen - Cream

Luminarte Silks - Olive Vine, Coral Berry

Shelley, here, to share with you an exciting new collection:  ALL BASEBALL from SPORTS EXTREME by Christine Adolf! Check this out!

This paper is wonderfully colored with every baseball player's favorite colors:  blue, grey, and black!!  When I saw this collection, I was genuinely thrilled!  It's exciting, fresh, and has stars and stripes!  What's not to love!

Here is a layout of my favorite baseball player, my son, Evan!

For this layout, I used a piece of All Baseball over another piece of All Baseball (this time the opposite side) over a piece of Grand Slam!  I love the layered look and the striped effect this afforded!

I used the title from All Baseball, and glued it down at the top of the page, along with some elements from the Sticker Sheet.  I double-matted my son's picture, and pop-dotted it to the page on the right hand side, and then matted and glued down, the baseball player from the All Baseball paper to the left hand side of the page.

I used the Grand Slam paper to make sack envelopes, and I embellished them with pieces from the Play Ball paper and the Sticker Sheet.  I then made tags with the extra paper, putting a picture on one side, and sayings or stickers on the other side.  I stapled a bit of the striped paper from All Baseball to make little tabs on these.  I finished off this page with a bit of twine on the sack envelopes.

Thanks for looking today!  Be sure to check back tomorrow for another fun SNEAK PEEK!!

Shelley

Products Used:

All Baseball paper from BASEBALL Collection

Grand Slam paper from BASEBALL Collection

Play Ball paper from BASEBALL Collection

Sticker Sheet from BASEBALL Collection

Good morning!  I'm so excited to reveal this fun, fun Signature collection  entitled "Man Cave"!  Isn't it so masculine and approriate for men?

Here is my page:

I started with the back side of the Man Cave collection as my background and then I matted three wallet-sized photos for my page.  I chose two of the Man Cave sticker borders for the top and bottom of the page, and then I embellished around the three photos with the various stickers included in this collection!  This case came together quickly and was so much fun to create.  I also chose to use the "Man Cave" theme for my father-in-law who is 78 years old to show that the collection works for any man in your life. 

Hey scrappers, Donna here excited to share with you the new Splash of Color "Just Because" collection by Marah Johnson.  This is one you don't want to miss.

Think banners, an array of gorgeous color and striking designs.  You'll find lots of double sided papers to fall in love with here - actually, I loved them all so much, I used a bit of almost each piece of every one of them on my layout.   This collection is perfect for mixed media, canvas, cards and altered projects!

You will fall in love with the word stickers included in this colection as well..........I'm thinking perfect!!!!  There are words as well as phrases regarding family, dreams, laughter and more.

I introduce you to Just Because...

And here is my layout.

This collection  is  wonderful for all of you cardmakers out there too, expecially if you are thinking those "Just Because" cards. 

Products used:

Marah Johnson Just Because Enjoy

Marah Johnson Just Because Map Collage

Marah Johnson Just Because Blossom

Marah Johnson Just Because Celebrate

Marah Johnson Just Because Fashionista

Marah Johnson Just Because Vogue

Marah Johnson Just Because Journey

Marah Johnson Just Because Happy Day

Marah Johnson Just Because Springtime

Marah Johnson Mixed Media 101 Word Stickers

Keep checking back for more peeks and thanks for stopping by!!!!!

To all of our valued Creative Imagination supporters!
 
With the significant changes in the paper crafting market over the last several years, Creative Imaginations believes it is time to close its  doors after an amazing 25 years of doing business. 

The closing of Creative Imaginations  brings forth a BRAND NEW OPPORTUNITY for our employees and the addition of a new co-owner as we introduce our new company, SPLASH OF COLOR.  Unlike Creative Imaginations, which was often labeled as purely a scrapbook manufacturer, SPLASH OF COLOR's goal is to support the rapidly growing mixed media market.

SPLASH OF COLOR will not abandon the paper crafting market, but our efforts will be targeted specifically to "back to basics" paper crafting products, targeted to the beginner, while simultaneously supporting the mixed media artist and crafters of all levels and experiences.

Over the past few years we have seen "art creation" become a dedicated part of your life style, which is continually nurtured by visual stimulants offered through websites and social media platforms - You Tube,  ETSY, Pinterest, Instagram, etc.

SPLASH OF COLOR is of the opinion that this is the future of our industry, and will be well represented by our LuminArte and VIVA Colour product collections. Think paints, pigments, dimensional embellishments, tools and surfaces.  
 
Mixed media is all about rich, natural colors, real dimensional  textures and diverse inspirations from the heart and soul. The touch and feel of a mixed media project can encompass ALL our senses, bringing us back to our creative roots.

SPLASH OF COLOR will maintain CI's same excellence in art and design and our popular licensed Artists and products will continue to be part of our family!
 
Please look for us at the SPLASH OF COLOR booth at the  Winter CHA show, booth #2342 (Anaheim, January 2013).  We will be launching a brand new state of the art website over the next couple of weeks!  Look for our "sneak peeks" starting tomorrow! 

Thank you for your support in the past and for your continued support as we embark on our newest creative journey.

Jules here to share a quick decoration i made for my home this Holiday season! I was missing something for our hall mirror and thought to myself, why not make a NOEL sign to greet friends and family when they visit.   This same concept can be adapted for any Easter, Spring, Summer or really any occassion!

Because the letters are all backed with vellum, these pieces could be placed in a window allowing the light to illuminate them as well. 

I used several of the oh so pretty papers by IOD for Creative Imaginations. I punched out the letters from the chipboard  squares  by Bare Elements.  I covered the squares with the papers. I backed each square with a piece of vellum . I used the Viva Colour glitter pen in Champagne to out line each square.  I also used the pen on the poinsettas to pop them from the paper.  To add interest to the various papers, I used Luminarte's Primary Elements in Dragonfly Wing and Hot Cinnamon along with the Viva Colour Precious Metal Color in Blue Lagoon. 

PRODUCTS

IOD

29815 Rejoice Stripe 12x12 Double Sided Cardstock paper

29811 Holly & Birds 12x12 Double Sided Cardstock paper (both sides)

29810 Rejoice 12x12 Double Sided Cardstock paper

Viva Colour

 30130 Glitter Pen in Champagne

30108 Precious Metal Effects Paint in Blue Lagoon

Luminarte

29531 Primary Elements Dragon Dance (Hot Cinnamon)

29533 Primary Elements Fairy Tales (Dragonfly Wing)

Other

Bare Elements chipboard letters

Petaloo Poinsettas

Have a wonderful holiday!

Happy New Year! We are excited about 2013 as we have alot to share!! Creative Imaginations has a very special announcement to make that you don't want to miss!  Check back here tomorrow for our big news!

Now onto a very special New Years project by dt member, Jules!

Although we seldom make midnight, we do have a New Year's Eve traditon.  We invite a few couples over for cocktails and then we all go out some place nice for dinner.  I like to have something festive on the table to greet our guests and to help issue in the new year.

I bought the essentials at a party store:  the hat, the noise maker, the spray of stars and the mask.  Using the IOD Paint It! paper, Viva Colour Inka Gold Metallic Rub in Old Silver and the Viva Colour Pearl Pen in black, I took these stanard New Year's Eve decorations and kicked them up a notch to create a pretty and easy center piece.

I applied the Viva Colour Inka Gold Metallic Rub (Old Silver) with my finger tips on to pieces cut from the paper.  Using a soft cloth, I rubbed the color into the paper and was so happy with the vintag-y glow that resulted.  I pleated a strip of this to place behind the mask, added a big black fun flower and the tie ribbons, and then rubbed the excess from the cloth onto the stars to give more color to the silver.

for the hat brim, I cut out a section of the paper, used the Viva Colour Inka Gold Metallic Rub and then highlighted it with Viva Colour Pearl Pens in Cream and Black. After these dried, I put the band on the hat and attached the front piece.

To finish off the centerpiece, I rubbed the Viva Colour Inka Gold Metallic Rub in Old Silver onto some grunge board numbers.  The more I rubbed with the soft cloth, the deeper the color and the prettier it became.

I hope this new year finds you happy, prosperous and creative.  Have a good one!

PRODUCTS

 28361 Bazaar Noir Paint It! Paper

Viva Colour by Creative Imaginations!

30102 Inka Gold Metallic Rub in Old Silver

30063 Pearl Pen in Cream

30070 Pearl Pen in Black

Other Products

top hat

mask

star spray

noise maker

flower

ribbon