Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Creative Inspiration - Sketch This




Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful week!

Today we're showcasing a new featured event at MB's Treasurista - Creative Inspiration! That means all of my designers will work with the same sketch, color combo, theme or product and you'll get to see the different ways you can create.

This month's Inspiration is a sketch and my designers have made some gorgeous samples to inspire!






Products
Candy Gem Sprays (Black)
Ivory Floral Venise Lace #2
Black Scalloped Lace
Round Flat Back Pearls
Vintage Key
White and Cream Lg Mulberry Tea Roses






Products
Heart drop venice lace
Lindys Stamp Gang TiffanyLou Blue
Cameo floral cabochon
Sweetheart Blossoms






Products






Products



I hope you feel inspired, I know I do! Don't forget, you can join in all the fun here at MB's Treasurista by posting your creations to our Facebook fan page or Craft Community! We'd love to see what you've been creating with MB's Treasurista! 

MB's Treasurista Facebook

"Creating the Crafty Life" Craft Community

Be Inspired, Get Creative and Have Fun
Your Friends at MB's Treasurista

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Teach Me Tuesday - Prima Lyric Layout


Hello MBT Fans,
It's Tuesday and you know what that means here at MB's Treasurista, that's right! Another Teach Me Tuesday Tutorial. There are so many ways to create beautiful layouts. With so many options, it might be hard to decide exactly what to make but we have a new one you may want to try from Rochelle Wilson (Madame Ro). She even has a start to finish at the end of this post, so take a look, some cool techniques!!!


Here is what Rochelle has to say:


Hello Beautiful Crafty People! 
I would like to share with you my Layout that I did. BUT it's not your typical layout on canvas, chipboard, or designer paper. This layout is on a mirror... YES you read right, a mirror!. Ever since Miranda did a Ustream class creating on a piece of glass, I wanted to take it up a notch and create something on a mirror. So I pulled out my Prima Lyric papers/chipboard pieces, my favorite black laces, beautiful Petaloo flowers and created an amazing piece of art. I really wanted the photo to be transparent so that it would be obvious that there was a mirror behind it, so I printed the image on transparency paper. I love the effect it creates when looking at the image... it's very reflective. (I couldn't quite capture it on camera, but in person it looks pretty cool). I created this layout for my mom for Mother's Day and she was very impressed with it, she loves decorative mirrors so this project was very fitting. This is by far one of my favorite layouts that I've done to date, and I will definitely be creating more projects using mirrors. The good news is that I recorded every minute of me creating it and I wanted to share it with you. I hope that it inspires you and gets your creative juices flowing. 

Happy Viewing!

Madame Ro









Products I used are as follows:

This project is so fun and inspiring! Big thanks to Rochelle for sharing her gorgeous project. Tomorrow we will be introducing a new event here on our blog filled with inspiration!!! We hope you'll stop by and see us again! Thanks for visiting!

We always encourage you to post your creations to our Facebook page or Craft Community! We'd love to see what you've been creating with MB's Treasurista! 

MB's Treasurista Facebook

"Creating the Crafty Life" Craft Community

Happy Tuesday,
Your Friends at MB's Treasurista

Monday, May 13, 2013

Mixed Media Tag


Hey MBT Fans, 

Thanks to all mom's for ...
Being a friend, teacher, chef, housekeeper, chauffeur, cheerleader, nurse, comforter, playmate, cuddle buddy, and making the world a brighter place! We hope you had a creative and relaxing mother's day! Today we want to share this gorgeous tag made by Deb Edwards for our live Ustream class last friday. If you missed our class you can view the recorded version below! Enjoy :)

Mixed Media Tag

I had so much fun making this Tag, but as ya'll know I Love Tags, Deb

Hope you like the Tag I ceated
Now for a List of Products I used from 

MBTreasurista
Lindy's Stamp Gang
Ramblin Rose Pink
Ocean Breeze Blue
Grab A Guy Gold
Frost Bitten Juschia
6x6 Template Mini Cherry Blossoms
Gothic Flat Back Frame
Sm White Daisy Trim
Sm Dove Bird
Vintage Drip Lace
Mini Dominos

Other Products
Gesso
Mod-Podge
Molding Paste
Cheesecloth
Iamroses
Pearl Trim

Ustream Class Videos:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mbt-classes

Also last day for our Mother's Day Sale so come and check out all the crafty supplies! New items still being added for out May release!



 

We want to thank Deb for her beautiful work! We hope that today's creation will inspire you to create and get messy with Mixed Media! Please come back and join us for more amazing craft inspirations, fun ideas and a new event! 

We always encourage you to post your creations to our Facebook page or Craft Community! We'd love to see what you've been creating with MB's Treasurista! 

MB's Treasurista Facebook

"Creating the Crafty Life" Craft Community

Let your creativity flow,
Your Friends at MB's Treasurista

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Thinking of You Elegantly


Hello MBT Fans,
Family is such an important part of our lives and it plays a huge role in how we create! And although most of the time happy family moments inspire us to create. The loss of a loved one is also a huge reason we create cards for friends and family. Today Pernilla Svalborg shares this elegant card made for a friend and fellow designer. 

Here is what Pernilla has to say about how she created these card:

Hi, Pernilla here!

Hope You all are having a great and inspiring day!
Today I have a great card to show you, although the occasion is sad.

My fellow design team member for MB's Treasurista, the always lovely Leslie, recently lost her mother unexpectedly. Thus, the ladies at Creating a Crafty Life had the brilliant idea to send Leslie some thoughtful creations to show our support and love for her.

Here is my card, thinking of you.


I wanted to make something classic and elegant. So I quickly decided that I would go black and white to keep it simple and clean. In order to gain more depth I dry embossed white cardstock and sprayed it full with perfect pearl. I love the shimmer it leaves. I hid the edge under flatback pearl trim in white from MB's Treasurista's store.


The small white cherub is resting on notes from Vintage finds, Teresa Collins, which are embossed with Lindy's stamp gang embossing powder in Angel wings gold. You can find all these items in Misty's store:)


The cluster of flowers is a mix of oldies but goodies and hip rose buds. I cut a round pearl bead spray in half and stuck the pieces under the paper flowers. To tone the green mulberry leaves I gessoed them lightly. All papers flowers and leaves are sprayed with perfect pearl for shimmer. I had an idea to use the acrylic dimond gems as morning drops of the leaves, but I ended up sticking them underneath the flowers.

The inside of the card is very simple and I only embossed
Tim Holtz birds in LSG angel wings gold.

Products used from MB's Treasurista store:
acrylic dimond gems
flatback pearl trim
green mulberry leaves
hip rose buds
small white cherub
round pearl bead spray
Vintage finds vintage finds, Teresa Collins 

Talk to Misty:
Lindy's stamp gang embossing powder, Angel wings gold

From Tim Holtz catalog:
Mini ornates, red rubber stamp set

Thanks for visiting,
Be sure to stop by MB's Tresurista store and blog for more inspiration!


We want to thank Pernilla for her beautiful work! We hope that today's creation will inspire you to create weather for a loved one or to cheer up a friend in need! Please come back and join us tomorrow for more amazing craft inspirations, fun ideas and a Mother's Day sale! 

We always encourage you to post your creations to our Facebook page or Craft Community! We'd love to see what you've been creating with MB's Treasurista! 

MB's Treasurista Facebook

"Creating the Crafty Life" Craft Community


Your Friends at MB's Treasurista

Saturday, May 4, 2013