Charming Monday

Happy Monday Bloggers!

Just sharing a couple more charms I did with some left over beads. I hope the pink beads count as charms - they are a separate attachment .... still trying to get the hang of this.

Stick It To Me Saturday

After participating in a stick pin swap on SOC, I'm hooked on making these pins. While I was waiting for a particular piece I was painting to dry, I decided to make some pins:



... I even managed to create a few charms, after messing up a couple of pins. So I clipped the stems and turned them into charms:

Thanks For Playing SOC Blog Hop!!

Even though I couldn't temp anyone to try to do a painted tag - I wanted to thank everyone for stopping by, commenting and signing up to follow my blog.

...I'm not giving up on you guys though - I'm determined to get you to TRY to paint just a little!! You'll be surprised as what little touhes you can add to your creations to make them unique.

That said, keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming issue of SOC E:SPIRE ... I'm hoping my next project will have you wanting to try even more!

Until the next time ... happy crafting!

Welcome To The SOC Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Scraps of Color Creative Blog Hop! Join us for a weekend of fun, creativity and prizes! All weekend long you’ll have the chance to create fun projects, be inspired and win! Get your crafty mojo flowing...just follow the 1st SOC Creative Team Blog Hop!

If you are here and following the blog hop then you are in the right place. However if you have just happened upon my blog and would like to join in the hop please start at the beginning of the hop here and work your way through each blog. Please leave blog love (comments) along the way and become a follower of the blogs you like so that you can be notified of their new creations and updates!

My project for the hop is :



Some visual tips to help you get started:

1.Float your color around the edge of the tag - you can practice on wax paper or acetate.


2.Practice double loading your brush and creating a "C" stroke, which will be the stroke for your petals:



3.Randomly paint your flowers ... I like to stick with odd numbers:



If you don't want to paint your leaves and stems, use your rub ons and stickles ... and like I did, use that BLING!!! for your flower centers...add ribbon...and you're done.

And I’m offering a prize for the lucky winners version of a Welcome Spring Simple Flowers Painted Tag. The winner will be chosen by an auto-generator.



Rules:

1 - Make sure you read all the rules at Scraps Of Color Espire.

2 - Become a follower of my blog, Kenyatta's Brown Sugar Babies Talk.

2 - Your tag must have the main elements painted. Its okay if you add some scrapping elements, but I'd like to see the majority of your tags painted using either watercolor or acrylic paints. Sorry, but no markers for this challenge.

3 - When you're done, post your entry on your blog, and make sure you link back here. Let me know by posting in the comments so I can come check it out.

Remember that some of the other SOC Creative Team Members are offering blog candy and you never know where you'll find it. So be sure to visit each participating blog. I’ve made it easy for you to follow, just click the appropriate link below. Thank you for joining us for the 1st SOC Creative Team Blog Hop!

Scraps of Color - http://www.scrapsofcolor.com YOU ARE HERE!
Karen Jiles - http://stampinakapalace.blogspot.com/
Rani Shah - http://www.scrapyoga.typepad.com/
Tiare Smith - http://classycoordinates.typepad.com/
Qadirah Gomez - http://crafty-whimsyone.blogspot.com/
Kenyatta Thomas - http://kenyattasbrownsugarbabiestalk.blogspot.com/
Lorie Moses - http://www.lorie-thepeddler.blogspot.com/
Samara Joseph - http://Honeys-child.blogspot.com/
Camille - http://camikanscrap.blogspot.com/
Aysha Livingston - http://ayday.wordpress.com/
Scraps of Color - http://scrapsofcolor.com

...and keep check back here soon after playing around with your tags ... I'll be posting what the winner will be getting...just a little gift for playing along in the SOC Blog Hop!!

SOC Blog Hop - Two Days and Counting~

Scraps of Color is hosting it’s 1st ever Creative Blog Hop! Join us this weekend for tons of fun, creativity and prizes! All weekend long you’ll have the chance to create fun projects, be inspired and win!...just follow the 1st EVER SOC Creative Team Blog Hop at Scraps of Color - Friday, March 18 - Sunday March 20, 2011!

..and check back here on Friday when the fun begins!!!

SOC BLOG HOP COMING ...FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING!

Scraps of Color is hosting it’s 1st ever Creative Blog Hop! Join us this weekend for tons of fun, creativity and prizes! All weekend long you’ll have the chance to create fun projects, be inspired and win! To get your crafty mojo flowing...just follow the 1st EVER SOC Creative Team Blog Hop at Scraps of Color - Friday, March 18 - Sunday March 20, 2011!

There is CURRENTLY some blog candy to be won on the Scraps of Color Blog!!! Visit Scraps of Color today for your chance to win!

..and check back here on Friday when the fun begins!!!

Melancholy March

Over on Scraps of Color we were challenged to scrap OURSELVES!!!! Here is my Mirror Mirror challenge for March:

I used my April 2010 Treasure Box kit for my materials.