And the winner is!!!

Thank you to everyone who joined in on the fun and gave me feed back on the new look for my blog.

Congratulations to.....by random draw...... Michelle Wells. Please send me your information so I can send you your gift!

I truly appreciate everyone visiting my blog and as always supporting me. I hope I give you inspiration as you all give me so much inspiration daily. Looking forward adding more projects here along with a fun blog hop coming soon where you can win even more prizes.

Thank you my friends,
Laurie

Blog Giveaway!!!

Let's have some FUN and do a giveaway!! 

I have a new look to my blog and I want to see how you like it. 

To enter the giveaway follow the rules......

1. Only subscribers to my blog can win, so first make sure you have clicked on "Followers" "Join this blog" on the sidebar to the right. 

2. "Follow me by email" also found on sidebar to the right.

3. There are 4 new projects on my blog (Domino Book, Love Letters, Feather Your Nest, Spring is coming) Go to one of the posts you liked the best and make a comment. You may post comments on all if you would like but must do at least one post comment please.

4. On this post here "Blog Giveaway" comment and tell me if you like the new look of my blog. 

Now what can you win?

I will draw one random winner who has followed all the rules! They will receive a $10 gift certificate from my online Artfire store "Moore Art From The Heart" along with a few other surprise gifts. Drawing will be held

February 25th  

*** If you live in the US the postage for your winnings will be free but if you live outside the US and you win then you will need to paid the postage on your box of winnings. 

Good Luck everyone! Come back here on February 25th and see if you won!!

Have a great day, 

Laurie Moore

Domino Book

I have this wonderful friend named Kim Norman who was having a birthday and her daughters wanted to surprise her with a special gift. They asked Kim's friend if we could make small gifts that they could put on a collage that they were putting together for Kim. What sweet daughters! Of course I was happy to add something to it. 

 Something small and fun with a special message inside, a domino book was perfect for this. 

                                     Happy Birthday Kim!

                                                    Hugs, Laurie Moore

Please if you enjoy my post, subscribe and leave a comment. I love knowing you peeked in. Have a super day my friends. 

Love Letters

Love is in the air for this Valentine's Day. I thought this project was appropriate for the occasion. I ordered a February kit form The Flying Unicorn Store that came with lots of beautiful items and this wonderful wooden letter set. 

I used the browns and light blue papers from the kit because those colors go well in my living room. I plan to place a photo behind the "O" frame to display. I began by using a few of my own supplies most of which can be found in my online Artfire Store, Moore Art From The Heart....  Prima Art Ingredients Micro Beads in Copper, Distress ink Vintage Photo, Distress embossing powder in Vintage Photo , Distress embossing powder in faded jeans, and Ranger Emboss it Dabber.

After tracing around the letters on to the papers, cutting them out, distressing them and then inking the edges this gave me a base to work with. 

Now using my Emboss it dabber and distress powders I gave it some texture and color. 

I love adding the copper Micro beads to any project. They always add that little something to catch your eye. 

I plan to add a photo in the "O" and realized I had a frame that fit so nicely in the there. The frame was silver so I added a small amount of  Rub N' Buff in blue and gold to match the rest.

The kit came with this beautiful laser cut chipboard which I inked and embossed. Don't you just love the way the blue peeks through? 

The little white metal  Heart Gear  is also something I carry in my store. 

Here's a look at the back. I am going to place this on a shelf where the back does not show.

Hope this project gave you a little inspiration. If so please leave a comment and subscribe to this blog. I choose all my random prize winner from my subbies. Good luck and Happy Valentines Day to all.

Hugs, 

Laurie Moore 

My store link..... https://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/home/MooreArtFromTheHeart

The Flying Unicorn store link.... http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/

Feather Your Nest

The tags reads... Don't let life ruffle your feathers! These words remind me to have faith and carry on and not let Life get me down.

I enjoyed added a little whimsy to this burlap feathered bird by giving her a hat.

I started with a large 8 inch wooden spool I picked up in an antique store. Added dried grass beneath the nest along with twigs from my garden, rusty stars and soft feathers. Tied string around the spool to hold the tag. It sit upon a painted paper doily. With more feathers and a small bird cage charm my creation was finished.

Thanks for peeking in on me! Please comment if you enjoyed this creation.

Hugs, Laurie Moore

Spring is coming!

Hi to all my blog Friends. I've been a bit busy over the last 6 months and wasn't getting much craft time in. I'm so happy to say I'm back. I missed visiting with all my crafty friends and sharing what we create. I missed dipping my fingers in inks and paints, sorting through papers and flowers for that prefect look. Scrapbooking has always been an outlet that has fed my soul and I'm loving the time I now have to get back into filling that void.

Let me start with sharing this card I've made. It's winter here in the Northwest and raining quite often which makes me long for warmer Spring days. I've pulled out a box of goodies collected over the years of little feathered birds, tiny plastic eggs, moss in 6 different types, twigs from my garden, leaves from the trees and many found feathers. These say "Spring" to me.

Using ink spray from Ranger in Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick, Picket Fence and one of my favorite Prima stamps with Butterflies I created the background. I added Prima flowers and two of those tiny plastic speckled eggs, along with a white fluffy feather. I then took a chipboard oval and covered in with paper and added the words "Enjoy Life", which is a wonderful saying to remember daily.

Please leave me a comment on what you look forward to in the Spring time.

Many hugs to you my friends,

Laurie

Our Creative Corner summer challenge

Hi everyone it's now time to see the second half of the Our Creative Corner's summer challenge and take a peek at the August teammates projects.

Between 1st July and 28th August we will be running ONE challenge -

This is our Summer Holiday Challenge and we would love it if you joined us...

There is no challenge host for this challenge. This challenge is very much a 'team' challenge and we will all be voting for the outright winner and Top 3.

The Guest Designers have been selected by the OCC team and they will appear on 22nd July and 22nd August to share some of their wonderful inspiration for our Summer challenge. You must come back to see who we chose and their fantastic creations!

During these two months there will be three Sponsor Spotlights and we will feature some creations that have been made by our DT for our wonderful Sponsors for July and August.

Our Sponsors are -

  

Stampington is very kindly offering a $20 voucher to the lucky random.org winner to spend on e-crafting goodies!

Tando will be sending one lucky winner a surprise bundle of their wonderful Tando goodies!

AND THAT ISN'T ALL....

Everyone is a prize winner this Summer at Our Creative Corner!

Stampington have very generously offered to give everyone who enters this summer challenge a $2 voucher for Stampington e-crafting!

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Here's our inspiration!!

 "Mexico Moods"

For my project I took out my ink sprays and this picture of this adore little girl who appears to be dancing with delight. 

I started with a mask, gesso and a 8" by 10" canvas.

Now to add the color!!

Add a little contrast with black edges.

Come take a peek at the rest of the teams projects! They will inspire you to join in!

Our Creative Corner 

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.at/

Hugs, Laurie

Mexico Moods

So excite for this summer challenge at
 Our Creative Corner

This summer the challenge at OCC is going to be a little bit different.....

Between 1st July and 28th August we will be running ONE challenge -

This is our Summer Holiday Challenge and we would love it if you joined us...

 There is no challenge host for this challenge. This challenge is very much a 'team' challenge and we will all be voting for the outright winner and Top 3.

The Guest Designers have been selected by the OCC team and they will appear on 22nd July and 22nd August to share some of their wonderful inspiration for our Summer challenge. You must come back to see who we chose and their fantastic creations!

During these two months there will be three Sponsor Spotlights and we will feature some creations that have been made by our DT for our wonderful Sponsors for July and August. 

Our Sponsors are –

 Stampington is very kindly offering a $20 voucher to the lucky random.org winner

 to spend on e-crafting goodies!

Tando will be sending one lucky winner a surprise bundle

 of their wonderful Tando goodies!

AND THAT ISN'T ALL....

Everyone is a prize winner this Summer at

Our Creative Corner!

Stampington have very generously offered to give everyone who enters this summer challenge a $2 voucher for Stampington e-crafting!

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We want you to grab any inspiration you like from these wonderfully exotic photographs...

Go for colors, shapes, textures, objects or style.

There is certainly plenty of inspiration to choose from here in this selection of glorious, vivid, colorful photographs. 

Join us in the summer holiday mood....!!!

Come check out our design team for some great inspiration!

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2015/07/mexico-moods.html

And remember everyone who enters also receives $2 bonus gift from Stampington!

Hugs, Laurie

OCC June Challenge

My wonderful teammate Jan is challenge host this month and came up with this sweet challenge for you.

What makes you smile

Close your eyes for a few minutes, relax and think about something that makes you smile..............

It could be a special person, a favorite place, a quote, an incident, the list is endless!

Your June challenge is to create something that will make us smile, it could be a scrapbook or journal page, a canvas, a tag, whatever your imagination dictates.

Join us at Our Creative Corner and share what makes you smile.

Thanks to our sponsor this month Tando Creative for offering a surprise selection of their products.

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Here’s a look at a little gift I made for my sweet friend Becky Colvin. It always brings a smile to my face to see the joy that giving a handmade gift gives. 

I started with a Kaiser Craft Chest of Drawers. This is an easy kit to put together and decorate. If you'd like to try one check them out in my Artfire store. 

I first painted the edges with white gesso then inked the edges with rusty paper. Now using 3-in-1 glue, I assembled the chest of drawers.  

Covering all the areas with cardstock from Prima's Timeless Memories collection. To add that something extra I used a mask and gesso for some texture along with stamps and white paint rings. 

The top was a prefect place to add a framed picture, flowers, lace and pretty gems and pearls.

I finished off both side with the same lovely flowers and lace used on the top. I hide a few treasures inside the drawers I hope she enjoys. 

What's a gift without a card. I love making card to mix the gifts. 

Remember you'll find some of the products I use in my Artfire store. http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/home/MooreArtFromTheHeart

Have a wonderful crafty day,

Laurie Moore

OCC Challenge "April Showers bring May Flowers"

May has finally arrived and so has the challenge for Our Creative Corner. My Design Team member Shari Trumbull has come up with a wonderful challenge for you this month.

              April Showers bring May Flowers

...Or so the proverb goes.  Spring comes late in my neck of the world, in the mountains of Northern Idaho.  In the month of May (with Summer just weeks away), our Spring flowers are still, usually, under a thin blanket of snow, until those Spring rains wash it all away.

This month, the challenge is to create something, a mixed-media project, a journal page, a scrapbook page, a card or tag...Anything, that reflects the Spring rains and/or Spring flowers in your part of the world.  

Now, I'm not going to nit-pic your choices of Spring flowers, as the growing season here where I live is short and our Spring flowers don't last very long before the blooms of Summer start budding.  So, if you throw in flowers of Summer into your creation, that's OK, too.

Here’s the link to the challenge… http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2015/05/april-showers-bring-may-flowers.html

Also we have a wonderful sponsor this month Design by Ryn giving away a great prize. 

  http://designsbyryn.com/index.php/shop1/

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For my project I thought of the Spring flowers and nesting birds in my garden and the sound of the rain drops on the leaves.  

Starting with a watering can, I used gesso and distress spray to soften it and then added some of my favorite colors of papers and a touch of sweet lace.

Of course what's Spring without a nesting birds.

The flowers were created from dies and stamps from Heartfelt Creations and Faber-Castell markers. I then embossed the edges of the petals with both Broken China and Old Paper embossing powder from Ranger. I loved the way the stamped crackle look came with on the finished flower. 

To add the rain drops I took a thin wire and crystals to look as though it's raining from the water-can. 

Thank you for visiting my blog. Come join in on this fun challenge. We'd love to see your creations.

xxx Laurie Moore