A Colour Full Announcement!!

Woohoo!!  I am so excited to be a part of the

I have been so excited  and couldn't wait to share this with all of you...I am now a Design Team Member for COLOURARTE!!!!

*Here is my submission Video:

I found out a couple of weeks that I am on their new
*Video Design Team* but we were told to keep this a secret until they made their announcement on the ColourArte Blog...and today is the day we can finally announce it too!  Believe me...it's been quite a challenge not to yell it from the rooftops!!  Woohoo!!

Let's just say it was an interesting day in our home...lol!  :D

***Things to Come***

*I can't wait to get started creating wonderful Artworks and beautifully crafty creations as soon as my products arrive!!

*And you know I will definately post a video on that!!

*Starting this September, I will be posting process videos of my Cre8n's featuring ColourArte Products every 2nd and 4th Monday of the months for my Mixed Media Mondays on my Cre8tvlyYrs YouTube Channel as well as on ColourArte's YouTube channel!

*I will be posting all about it here so check back often...but to see my works in progress you can catch it all on my FB Art page.

*To see who else made it on the Awesome "Dream Team" (as I like to call it!)  you can learn more here on the ColourArte Blog:  ColourArte Design Team

*While I was waiting to announce my exciting news I got busy and got:

*ReOrganized for my Cre8v Time!*

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So for the last week I have been busy getting my Arts and Crafty zones ready...I'm talking a Mission Reorganization again!  I purged out quite a few things but since I had purged out 60 percent of my old craft supplies a few years back (including hundreds of rubber stamps) and really was careful not to purchase new things I didn't have much more purging to do, but mainly reorganizing.  It took me a couple of days to get my main area (which is in my dining room) ready and also for my Crafty "Tinkering" area in my garage I am in the last part of my guest room which I will post about later.
I have some videos of my thinking process of the before and after to share with you all.

Here's the BEFORE:

Here's the AFTER:

So now I am ready to begin my new and exciting DT venture with ColourArte!  Thanks for sharing stopping by and letting me share my exciting news with you all!  Have a fun and blessed day!

Cre8tvlyYrs, Gina

P.S.  Don't forget to come back soon to see my Design Team package Reveal Video!  

*Cre8'n With ColourArte*

Hello everyone!  Here's a mixed-media wall decoration I created for my Design Team Submission for ColourArte!!  I love using ColourArte products for the beautiful, vibrant colors they have...for this Creation I used Silks Acrylics, and Twinkling H20's!  Here's some photos of the supplies I mainly used for this project:

I was planning on creating a whole video but of course my battery died on my recorder near the end (embellishment part).  So I just took photos of the other steps...Here's the whole process with my painting process in this video here:

First I Mod Podged the Tim Holtz Tissue BG paper to the Chipboard Scalloped edge shape (Prima), then painted the background with Silks Acrylics and after adding dimension with modeling paste and Tim Holtz Honeycomb stencil I painted over those parts with the Twinkeling H20's (my favorites!!)

Painted with Silks Acrylics and Shimmering H20's

 Then I drew in and painted the heart with gel medium and titanium white acrylic paint for a translucent look.  Painted the wood words "Always in my heart" with the Twinkling H20's and glued on top and added some shimmer Mod Podge on top.  Added a layer of white washing the edges and some stamping for more texture.

Closer view

 Added another layer of white dry brushing after I sealed the whole piece with Mod Podge.

Then embellished with Prima Flowers and sparkle dots.

Here's the final look:

I had a wonderful time creating this bright and lively mixed-media wall sign with the vibrant ColourArt Products!  I really hope to make it on the Design Team because I can't wait to see what else I'll be creating using such wonderful products!!  To learn more of ColourArte Products you can find them here:  http://www.colourarte.com/products/  and to see other fun projects check out the blog here:  http://www.colourarte.com/blog/

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!  Cre8tvlyYrs, Gina

A Happy 4th and an Update!!

Hello Everyone!  Getting ready for 4th of July over here but I wanted to be sure to wish all my fellow Americans a Happy 4th of July!  I created this Digi card a few years back and yep that's me at 4 years old!  LOL!  Hope you will all have a fun yet safe 4th of July and that your pets will be safe too!

Well I also thought I'd give a little update here...I've been a bit busy since last I blogged...All last week I created all these FAUX suede leather cord necklaces and I will be working on some more pendants featuring my artwork next week.

 I also have sooo many ideas swirling in my mind for some new original artwork that I can't wait to start!  I'm actually working on a special project for my submission for ColourArte's Design Team to be posted here by Sunday so be sure to check back in for that!!

Hope everyone has a fun and blessed weekend!!  Cre8tvlyYrs, Gina

Trying to put it all together...

Helllooooo....yes I'm here still...once again time has ran away with me!  Actually I have been MIA due to having to Home School my little girl in the last trimester since April!  We had an accelerated program which meant I was Home Schooling her for 4-5 hrs per day for 6 days a week!!  So I am finishing up the end part so now I'm ready to focus on my Art business.  I am hoping to get everything up and running and actually selling my artwork and crafty creations by the time her homeschool begins again.

Yes, I am going to continue to homeschool...I could tell that she is still not ready and honestly I'm not sure when she will be so I have decided to take this one step at a time.  For sure I will continue with 1st grade and just see how it goes.  I know that even though it was really hard on her and I to take on  Home school so late in the year (not my choice but the principal's of her supposedly high ranking school) it actually was necessary due to her behavior issues.  I felt it did help her to connect with me more but I still notice a lot of behavior issues are still gonna take more time to fade out.

So now I am just trying to put it all together...especially since:

*I have been attempting for years but not fully to get my arts & crafts to be a successful business for our family (the reason I say not fully is because I just want to create but always lack on the business part.)

*I've had to put my art business on the back burner for the last 3 years since we fostered to adopt our little girl and now that things have settled down I really need to make my business work. We are on a single income (my dh) as I have health issues plus my daughter's behavior issues has led to me having to homeschool her indefinately.

*I don't want to waste anymore time so I want to make sure I get started on the right path...I'm already 46 and a new mom/housewife so I also need to be realistic with my time.

So I've been doing a lot of research the last month or so and I have so many goals and ideas that I don't even know where to begin!!  But I do need to get myself to see what I do as a real business not just a hobby.  A few of the main things I need to work on are:

*Make Business Cards (get a bus license)

*Update my Etsy shop

*Get back to creating!!

I'm also working on a lot of personal health goals at the same time so that's all part of the reason I feel so frazzled...but I'm determined and I know I can do it...through Christ!!  Well that's about all of the rambling for now...God bless!  Gina

Time For Changes...

Sooo....life is amazing...how fast time goes by...and since last time I wrote so much has changed and continues to change!  Well, I really wanted to be a part of the Graphic 45 Design Time but unfortunately I wasn't chosen...but I know now...it's a good thing I wasn't!!  I had NO idea how much time homeschooling my daughter would be.  Since she started homeschool so late in the school year, she is in an accelerated course of Mondays through Saturdays for 6 hrs a week!!  So the first week I was crazy busy and I wouldn't have had the time or energy to create anything at that time.

So now...weeks later, I finally have a bit of an idea what I'm doing...lol!  At the same time, we as a household desperately need more of an income as we have so many personal as well as household needs so I am praying every day for the Lord to help me with this!  In fact, I feel he has led me to the Art Community over at His Kingdom Come where I have been working on some online tutorials for and I just finished editing my Mini-Chunky Art Journal workshop and it is finally available here:  http://www.his-kingdom-come.com/groups/cre8v-expressions-mini-chunky-handmade-art-journal

I also will be offering art workshops coming in June...I also applied for an Art Instructor Position at Michael's and if it is God's will it will happen!  I am planning on applying for Art shows this year coming in the Fall as I really can't be outside in the Summer (due to Sun sensitivity).

Also, for some reason, I have been inspired to work on some totally different types of artwork that I haven't done before...I have been feeling like working on more abstract/expressional types of work and on the opposite spectrum I've been wanting to create more with wood...pieces that are more decorative for the yard or home...I'll post photos as soon as I get my 1st collection together for that!

I am also currently working on a few pieces of work and one is very special that I'd like to share...it's for Vangaurd Art Gallery's "The Empty Bowl Project" Fundraiser.  I am almost done with it...

"Aqua de Vida - Hope for the World"

On a more personal level...we also have been busy remodeling our little girl's room...we are soon celebrating a whole year of when we adopted her!  There still is very sensitive issues regarding that so sadly, I will never be able to post photos of her here but I can post some photos of her room's progression:

2 years ago I painted this tree in the corner of her room with shelves for the branches...of course she ended up breaking off one of the shelves so it was already looking a bit shabby...so it was time to say good-bye to the tree...

 So here is the corner...with a nice fresh coat of paint of "Little Princess Pink" for our Cici Bloom for a fresh start of a new beginning...of a new part of our lives journey!

Graphic 45 Design Team Audition 2015

 

For many years I have soooo desired to be a part of Graphic 45's Design Team...so this year I decided to be brave enough to audition!  :)  For years my husband and I have been through a whole lot getting qualified to foster to adopt our now adopted little girl.  It was a lot of hard work and all my arts and crafts have had to be on the back burner while we did everything we could to help our little girl have her forever home.

 

I did a lot of little projects and mainly worked in my handmade art journals the last 3 years as it wasn't easy to do my larger projects that I was used to but now that things have become more settled I felt it is time for me to continue on my art journey and work towards my personal dreams and goals.

 

One of my dreams and goals is to be a part of my most favorite company...Graphic 45!!  So this blog post is my official audition and below are some projects both current and the past to demonstrate my strengths and the variety of what I am capable of creating!  I have been creative all my life but began scrapbooking/stamping and card making for at least 20 years.  I even dabbled in Digital Scrapbook designing and still enjoy digital design but my first joy is in creating with my own hands and so around 2007 I began painting again and that led me to mixed-media art.

 

I am so excited about the idea of being a part of Graphic 45's Design Team and I would love to create so many amazing mixed-media art projects, scrapbook layouts and cards with G45!  Most of my work below is Mixed-Media Art...I pray my work is unique enough to gain a spot in the Graphic 45 Design Team!  Cre8tvlyYrs, Gina  :)





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for me to "Just Bloom" with my Art Business!!

Hello all my Family & Friends!  I have been praying for years for the Lord to lead and guide me on how to help our household with earning an income with what Creative and Artistic talents he gave me...especially because I have many private/health issues I deal with and now even more with having a very special little girl as our daughter now that I really need to be here for.

I feel the Lord has finally brought me to a place of understanding and led me to some very wonderful teachings about this.  The teaching I recently received was from Rich Mom, Renae Christine that just blew my mind!  I realized why I have been struggling with my Art/Creative Business and feel happy  to finally have that missing piece of the puzzle I have been looking for!  I am so excited because I know that I could do what she taught and can't wait to see the successful results from this information!!

So there a few main things I need to do to get things rolling...the first is to create an awesome business plan (I created a rough draft but I want to really paint a picture of it!!)  I also need to create and get me some business cards finally printed!!  I also have a dear friend who once told me I need to make T-shirts with my art and name on them so I'll be doing that ;)  Also, I need to create my "Base Product Line" which I will launch as soon as I get those completed...I am going to take great care in my selection process as well as continue to ask for the Lord's guidance as I need these "Base Product Line" Products to be what I feel best represents me as an artist/crafter/woman of God!

Meanwhile as I am getting all those 'business matters' put together...I also will be continuing my process videos for my YouTube channel as well as some exciting new Workshop Tutorial Videos for His Kingdom Come!  So you could see the Lord has definitely led me to where there are many open doors and he is raining down on me all kinds of ideas and keeping my creativity all brilliant with that sparkly rainbow colored rain to keep my creative flow from drying up!!  Love it, love it, LOVE it!!

Cre8tvlyYrs in Christ!!  Gina