Gift for Karen "Zucchini Kitty"

Here's a clock and card I made for my good friend Karen, better known as "Zucchini Kitty" on YouTube. She and I share a wonderful friendship and gifts for each other.

For ideas to add character to this clock, I found inspiration over at the blog "Our Creative Corner" the OCC.... http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.at/ . This months challenge is to "Go Rustic" which happens to be one of my favorite looks in art and nature. I used a rusting powder I bought from The Dusty Attic. You apply an adhesive for the powder to stick to and then spray it down with white vinegar, which I did around the clock face and rim. After a bit of time your item will rust.

 Adding fun rusty embellishments next.... stars, birdhouse, fence, flowers and watering can.

I then made a card to go with the gift also in a rusty fashion using distress inks and sprays. 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. 

Here's a link to Karen's Youtube channel

 https://www.youtube.com/user/ZucchiniKitty 

Here's my Youtube channel as well

 www.youtube.com/user/mooreartfromtheheart

Thanks from Laurie Moore

Halloween Center Piece

Here's my Halloween center piece I created for my blog challenge on Facebook. There's a link below to the challenge. I started with a Pumpkins call "Funkins" I picked up from JoAnn's crafts. The pictures below will give you an idea of how easy and fun this center piece was to do. Once I carved out the openings I lined the inside with black card stock and added the Creepy cloth. I created a table, a bookcase and a few creepy decorations for the inside. To give it that spooky feel I added little tea lights that flicker to the inside. The base is an 11" x 14" canvas covered with foam, card stock and more creepy cloth. Add a few spooky characters, a fence and there you have it a spooktacular center piece.

Also check out my video on Youtube click here...........  Halloween Center Piece

There's a small surprise something in one of the pictures and for a clue of what it is come join my Facebook Challenge and find out what it is. Everyone is invited...

 Laurie D. Moore's 2014 Challenge, unused items

I love reading your comments. Thank you for peeking in on me.

Hugs, Laurie

Autumnal Image Inspiration - OCC's September Challenge

Claudia Neubacher of Our Creative Corner has given us a beautiful collage photo to work with for the September Challenge. I love anything to do with nature. Thanks Claudia.

 This inspirational collage was just what I had in mind when I saw this photo of my daughter Alicia. She is my nature Girl. She lives with her husband Abe (the Forrester) and two beautiful children in their mountain home surrounded by nature. Awww the country life is sweet!

I went outside and gathered items from my own country home to add to this layout. A few small pinecones, green leaves from the Oregon Grape brush and lichens from a stump in the back yard. The curly twig looking branch running through the arrangement is a Prima vine that had flowers on it that I removed. This twig with it curly spirals reminded me of my daughters beautiful curls. I then added a few earthy toned metal flowers to set it off.

The background paper with it's distressed and curled edges is from KaiserCraft. The chipboard word says what I feel for this sweet girl "Adore". She is my heart.

Thank you visiting me. Check out http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.at/ for more great ideas and monthly challenges.
Hugs and best wishes,
Laurie Moore

Tin with Painted Patina

I love finding new way to decorate these little metal tins. This time I took a 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" two piece metal tin and created a patina aged look with gesso and paint. First I used black Gesso all over the tin inside and out.  I then took the acrylic paint in two tones of blue and blue green and mixed each color into gesso until I liked the way the colors looked. I painted on many layers with this mixture and then crackle paint in between the layers. Fun textured look don't you think?

The embellishments were painted in the same way. In the next step I went slightly over anything with gold rub n buff. The inside of the tin only had black Gesso and rub n buff. I also added paper that I distress and inked.

Thank you for peeking in,
Hugs from Laurie Moore

Check out the video on my Youtube channel for this project under the name "Tin with Painted Patina" https://www.youtube.com/user/MooreArtFromTheHeart

Also check for kits and other products in my Artfire store... http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/MooreArtFromTheHeart

Sweet Hugs

This layout is of my two grand kids ages 3 and 4 years old. They had not seen each other in over a year and when they did they run to each other and hugged and hugged. It was so heart warming.

Here's a look at what I started with.....a 9" x 11" canvas, a mask and gesso. Then I used sprays from Dylusions and Mister Huey's to create a background.  With a stamp from Prima by Finnabair called Timbres transparents which I carry in my Artfire store, I add a little more contrast.

I took a few white flowers and used the same sprays to color the flowers. I then added layers of papers, a wooden fence, metal birdcage, leaves and for a special touch a birds nest and eggs for my two sweet chickadees, my grand-kids. . 

Thank you for peeking in on me again. Please check out my Artfire store for products used on this project and other ones. 

Please also check out my Youtube channel for more great ideas.

Hugs, Laurie

Youtube link..https://www.youtube.com/user/MooreArtFromTheHeart

Artfire store link...http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/MooreArtFromTheHeart

Facebook link... https://www.facebook.com/mooreartfromtheheart

Creative Blog Hop

I was invited to a Creative Blog Hop by Kirsten Hyde.  This hop is about sharing a little about myself and to share some other inspiring blogs of friends as well.

I found Kirsten and her work through Facebook when someone made a comment on one of her amazing projects. This whimsical project she created just took my breath away. I hopped over to her blog right away to get a closer look. She had created a card with a pop up plane for The European Scrap Battle contest. “A pop up airplane, how incredible is that!” I totally fell in love with her style, creativeness and from our chats, her friendly helpful nature. She’s a wonderful talented friend. Visit Kirsten blog and see what amazing things she is doing now.

http://myhydeaway.blogspot.no/2014/08/creative-blog-hop.html

So - What am I working on at the moment?

It is still summer here in Oregon and I’m busy with family activities a lot, so my crafting time is down to a few moments here and there but I am working on a few project for kits that I will be selling soon in my Artfire store. I truly enjoy creating things from scratch and seeing them come together the way I saw them in my mind.

  and here's a look at a past kit I did for my store......

 I recently did this canvas layout for a challenge my Aussie friend Janine Legg had during a gathering she put on with a fun group of friends in Australia. They had bought one of my kits to do that day and invited me by Skype to join in. Lots of fun. I love making friends all over the world.

   What do I make and what is my style?

I make things that challenge my creativeness and things that explore new techniques that I want to learn. To answer the question what is my style, well that is a hard one. There are so many styles I love to do. I am addicted to mix media projects. I love making vintage looking items and shabby chic things of pink, white and lace. Steampunk is a fun fascination for me and a chunky layouts with many layering and textures is always a favorite. Most of all creating 3-D items like the boat layout shown here and the Fairy house with a hidden drawer that holds an album are projects that truly give me joy, at this time away. I feel my style is always changing and growing.

       Why do I create what I do?

Crafting has always been a part of my life. When I was asked as a young child what I wanted to be when I grew up I would say "An Artist".  Whatever was the new thing to try in crafting I did it. I can’t imagine a life without creating with my hands and my heart. I love sharing what I've learned and teaching what I know.

     How does my creative process work?

Well don’t laugh but sometimes I wake in the middle of the night with an idea for a new project and I can’t go back to sleep until I get up and work on it. I see inspiration in lots of things around me like this wreath I have hanging in my house that inspired me to make a card with a heart wreath on it and the vintage chest kit is from an antique chest I own. Sometimes inspiration comes from the colors in the photos I’m using at the time, like in the layout entitled “My Girl” with browns and blues. I’m also big on having a theme or a sketch first. I gather up all the elements, papers and mediums I think I might use and often times something from these items will say “here’s what the project will center around”, like the birds nest and the feather in the layout “Sweet Hugs” of my two little chickadees, my sweet grand-kids.

I would also like to Introduce 3 friends and their blogs. These are three people who I find inspiring. Their post will begin on the 1st of Sept. 2014

Becky Colvin blog titled: Becky's Creative Scraps

http://colvinscreativescraps.blogspot.com/

Becky is a design team member for a few different stores and produces beautiful projects. Love her style of shabby chic and vintage goodness. I've known her for a while through Facebook and Youtube. She's truly a sweet person and is always helping others. Her work inspires me.

Carol Salisbury blog titled: Scrappy Dayz

http://scrappydayz.blogspot.com/2014/08/altered-paint-brush.html

Carol has recently joined a design team and enters challenges where she shows off her lovely talent. The altered paint brush she recently did for my challenge was a gorgeous combo of lace, flowers and textures.  She inspires me with not only with her beautiful work but her friendliness and kind personality.

Maryana Volkova blog titled: Love Milk Musya

http://marushkavolkova.blogspot.com/

I have recently found Maryana and her incredible work on Facebook. Her style of adding texture and her use of mediums is a lot like mine which I think is what appeals to me with her work. She has one talent that I envy the most and that is her photographic skills. Her eye for the subject matter and the way she captures it is amazing. She too is one who inspires me.

Thank you for stopping by and I enjoy reading your comments.