Ashant'i Creations

Creative Funk

2010-07-10T17:19:00.000-07:00

I was talking to a friend the other day. We have come up with the same problem. We are in a creative funk. I know I have tried everything to get out of it. I spent a day watching YouTube, trying to get ideas. I even went to our local craft stores. And still nothing. I remembered that I had recorded Project Runway. So I started to watch the whole season. And the creative juices starting to flow. So I came up with this tag art. What do you think? We will see what tomorrow will hold. Jodi is having a Art Journal class that I know I will enjoy. She will get me out of this slump I am in. Stay tune to all the beautiful work.

2010-01-17T09:03:00.000-08:00

I have just entered my first Challenge. This one was on Ethnic Skin tones. Keep an eye out for it on http://copiccreations.wordpress.com/. This is a Digi stamp image. And of course I use copics to color the image.

2009-12-23T20:00:00.000-08:00

Ok these are the cards that I did get to work on. The coloring is all done with Copic Markers. Now In search for more stamps that I can color in. Its like being a kid again. Just with better colors.

Alot Going ON

2009-12-23T19:33:00.000-08:00

Ok I started this blog and not had a chance to update it. Alot has gone on in the past six months. Over the summer we lost our two fuzzy babies Lady and Hopps. These were my rabbits that my husband flew from Germany. Also this summer I made it to the Stampin Up convention in Utah. It was great. Four days of no kids and dog. I just got to be creative the whole weekend. I made great Friends, a group of wonderful stampers called the Lady bugs. I hope I see them next year. The girls went back to school, which was a nice change. The house was quiet. For a little bit at least. We added a four legged furry baby. Her name is Sasha. She was a pound puppy. Sasha has made a happy addition to our home.
I also discovered Copic markers. Can I tell you these are the best. They have been around for a long time. I had no clue about them. I went to design school and all they talked about was the Prisma Markers. Let me tell you I am making up for lost time. That is all I wanted Santa to bring this Christmas. We will see if he bring them. Well that is what has been going on in a nut shell. I hope for more artful things in the New Year.

Very busy the last couple of weeks.

2009-06-06T14:30:00.000-07:00

I shouldn't be blogging right now. I have to get ready for 12 girls to show up for a sleep over. What was I thinking when I said yes to this. I have a demo tomorrow at Color n' Clay in Southern Pines. I got at my samples ready and almost everything cut. Its nice to be able to demo Stampin Up. I don't know where to meet people that like to rubber stamp and scrapbook. I can't use Micheal's that way anymore. Before it was easy since I use to work for them. On a different note. I just found out that the gift shop on Ft Bragg wants to carry my wrapped pendants and my Bears. Well I think I just need to give into the Bears too. I was trying to work my way from them. I have found that people from all over has seen them. I tell you this is a small world. So sewing and wrapping will be by niche. Oh and don't forget scrapbooking and rubber stamping. I guess I need to put them all on here for you to see. Well let me tend to the girls.

My girls are cheerleaders

2009-05-31T05:02:00.000-07:00

I am jumping for joy. Both my girls have made the squads for their schools. Now its time for all the fund raising. And I have to find some work to pay for it all. LOL . It seems to cost more and more each year. Well I will have to put my business plan into action. The plan is to go to ladies house that cant get out to get their hair done and to bring the service to them. Tomorrow I have to start the process to get my North Carolina Cosmetology Licence. I hope that wont be to hard. Well let me end it on that note. Will add more later.

2009-05-23T04:54:00.000-07:00

As you can see last week was very busy with getting these pieces done to be judged. You can see I have been busy this morning trying to figure this blogs stuff out so I can get all of the pictures on here. Today will be a good day once I get my hair to act right. Can't go out in public looking like a troll. I know my daughters will not be seen with me like that. I am taking my oldest daughter to a cooking demo. Alternative cooking. She has become a vegetarian. Thanks to one of her teachers. Was not happy about that lesson. So I told if she wants this way of life that she needs to learn how to cook it all. Cause I plan on keep eating my steaks. Can't give up the red meat I need all the iron that I can get. Well let me end this for now and tend to the mop on the top of my head. LOL

What I have been up to this week.

2009-05-22T12:37:00.000-07:00

This week has been one busy week. I had to finish several silver wrapped pendents. One was a pre-order. It felt great to be asked to create a piece for someone that I knew. I should have gotten a picture of her face when she saw it. She loved it. The other pieces went to Artist Alley to be juried. I really hope that I get in. Just finished my two Monday Mailers. You ask what is a Monday Mailer. Well I belong to a yahoo group called North Carolina demo. Its a Stampin Up group. Yes I am also a Stampin Up Diva. Once I get the hang of this I will have everything all linked together. Anyways, I let the card get out before I remembered to scan them in to the computer.

WOW!!! Can you believe I am blogging

2009-05-21T15:51:00.000-07:00

I didn't believe I would would get this tech savvy. I have seen all the beautiful blogs online and just didn't know how to go about it. I should have started this sooner in the day. I need to go feed the hungry teens that are screaming for food. I will try again in the morning with something better to say.