1st Young Artists in Training - Covers Class

Hi, Everyone,

What a great class on Sunday!
This was the 1st Young Artists in Training - Covers Class.
I left with my cheeks hurting because I was smiling so much.  I am very proud of the two little girls & the art they created.  Here are Dilana & Zoe with the beautiful Journal Covers they made.

This is Dilana . . .

& the covers she created.

This is Zoe . . .

& the covers she created.

Then after stencilling, embossing & gluing on embellishments . . . Popcorn!

Thank you moms, Arlene & Jennifer, for allowing me to share my art with your children & to allow their talent to grow.  They make me smile.

Have fun creating!

Filmstrip Layout (on Steroids)

Hi, Everyone,

Since my Apple update 2 weeks ago, my computer settings have had to be reset every day.  This has caused some computer errors & I have had to do a changed re-post.

Below is a 3D layout I created using the new "Art of Life" paper by Kaiser Kraft.  I also used Embossing Paste to add texture to the background.  As well, all the flowers & leaves are handmade with canvas & burlap.

One of the Prima classes I took in California was taught by Frank Garcia.   He made a photo pull-back by using jute to pull back paper to reveal a photo.   I loved that photo pull-back idea so much that I asked Frank if I could use the photo pull-back idea in a future class of mine.  He said yes & asked that I give him credit for the idea.  So Frank here you go, *Photo-pull backs inspired by Frank Garcia*.  All other design aspects of this layout are from my own imagination.

I of course, like to include metal to all my projects, so I have added Tim Holtz clips to the pull-back before adding a heavier twine.  The metal really adds a lot & brings more attention to the pull-back.  Yes we all get inspiration from others, pinterest, or blogs . . . & we add our own spin on it to make it different, giving credit where credit is due.

Take a look at the layout I created.

Love the embellishments, handmade flowers, & lots of metal 

(monocle, key, token, gears, clock hands, pen nib, buckle, ruler).

The black Embossing Paste is amazing.

Filmstrip Layout

(on steroids)

Sunday, March 9

12 - 4 p.m.

$39

Class Description:

We will be creating this Filmstrip Layout (on steroids) with Kaiser Kraft's "Art of Life" Collection papers which are absolutely gorgeous!  Wendy Vecchi's Embossing Paste & Tim Holtz Splatter Stencil frames our photo & showcases the burlap, canvas & metal embellishments.  This is definitely a head turning piece!

Photo pull-backs inspired by Frank Garcia.  All other design aspects of this layout are from my own imagination.

Please Bring:  4x4" photo, 1/2" Scor-tape, paper trimmer, scissors, foam pop-dots, paper piercer/awl, Sepia Ink (or Vintage Photo), dauber, heat gun, Fabri-tac/E6000 glue

To sign up for the class, please phone Treasured Memories at 780-414-1540 to reserve your spot.

Have fun creating!

Young Artists in Training (ages 5+)

Hi, Everyone,

With my little one-year-old grandson growing by leaps & bounds, I have been thinking about art for children quite a bit lately.  Children are very brave when it comes to art.  They dive into a project with no hesitation, giving it everything they have, & totally having fun.

I am now offering classes for children & teens ages 5+.  These Young Artists in Training will get hands on experience creating with various mediums in an Art Journal.

In the 1st class (Sunday, February 16) they will get an Art Journal.  They will learn how to alter the covers of that Journal & create with different mediums like Lindy's mica sprays, modelling paste, Inka Gold paints, UTEE & matt gel medium.  Of course, it wouldn't be one of my classes without embellishments.

In the 2nd class (Sunday, March 30) & the monthly classes to follow, these Young Artists will learn how to alter the inside pages of this Journal to create their own Art portfolio.

Below are the front & back covers.

Young Artists in Training (ages 5+)

Art Journal Covers

Sunday, February 16

12-4 p.m.

$40

Class Description:

Young Artists ages 5+ will learn how to alter the covers of an Art Journal & create with different mediums like Lindy's mica sprays, modelling paste, Inka Gold paints, UTEE & matt gel medium.  Of course, it wouldn't be one of my classes without embellishments.

In the 2nd class (Sunday, March 30) & the monthly classes to follow, these Young Artists will learn how to alter the inside pages of this Journal to create their own Art portfolio.

Please phone Treasured Memories at 780-414-1540 to reserve your spot.

Hope to see you Young Artists there.

Have fun creating!

CHA - Tim Holtz & Ranger

Hi, Everyone,

This year I was very lucky.  Since I work at Treasured Memories I was very humbled & am extremely grateful for the store sponsoring me to attend CHA.  For me, it was a wonderful opportunity to be given the privilege to enter such a conference in which most people do not get to attend.  Thank you Treasured Memories.  Thank you for enabling me to see first hand the incredible displays with my own eyes.  For this, I will always be thankful.

Off we go.

This is the massive CHA Conference Centre in Anaheim, California.

It is surrounded by hotels & Disneyland & it was 85 degrees outside.  

What a great place to have a conference.

With all the glass, the foyer is flooded with sunshine (so much that you cannot see the scissors beside me that are completely covered in clear shiny rhinestones).

When I got to the Ranger booth, my jaw dropped.

It was like you were in the most amazing Antique store. . .

or the most amazing Art Studio.

Then you turn your head. . .

and your jaw drops again.

I remember what my aunt, Sister Simone, would say

"God's beauty.  What beauty for the eyes to behold!" 

This is a sample of the make & take at the Ranger booth.

I will be bringing mine into the store for display once Fedex delivers my parcel containing all my projects that I had shipped home from California.

These are the new papers Tim Holtz is coming out with.  They are absolutely stunning.

Here are some of the new dies & embossing folders Tim Holtz is coming out with.

I usually buy at least 1 of everything new, but this time there is so much new product that I don't think my wallet can do that.  It's going to be a tough decision.

He's also come up with 9 new Stencils.  Nine!  How am I going to choose?  I own all the others!

Then there's these dies. . . of which I cannot live without.

Do you SEE the Gears!  OMG!!!

I may have to give up my first born for this. 

The heavens were smiling, because the Honeycomb die was a give away!

My head nearly burst when I saw all the embellishments!

Oh, the new fabric!

. . . to top it all off, I got to watch Finnabair 

doing a demo spraying one of the new Prima Canvas Bags.

What a lovely, talented, inspiring Artist.

Yes, I am very grateful for Treasured Memories to have given me the opportunity to see first hand all  the beauty to behold at this awe inspiring show.

Thank you once again.

Have fun creating!

Art Venture & Meeting Finnabair

Hi, Everyone,
ART Venture - Anaheim, California - what an Amazing Event!
Two days, six classes, six amazing instructors.

January . . . 85 degrees . . . gorgeous!

ART Venture here I come.

On the left is Anna Dabrowska, a.k.a. Finnabair!

On the right is Nathalie Kalbach.

These are amazing artists & I am very lucky to have been able to meet & take classes from them.

Thank you Courteney for forwarding me this Instagram Photo.

I'm so excited to meet her, I can hardly contain myself!

Yes, I adore Finnabair!  Here she is starting the class.

We were given her small Art Journal, lots of metal embellishments & glass pebbles to create an Altered Journal Cover.

Here is the blank Journal . . .

& all the metal embellishments.

Yes, I had lots of fun!

Thanks again Courteney for forwarding me this photo too.

Have fun creating!

G45 Couture INTER-ACTIVE Mini-Album

Hi, Everyone,

It's going to be a very busy & exciting New Year.

In 9 days I'm boarding a plane with my bestest buddy to create at ART Venture 2014 in Anaheim, California.  This event is going to be spectacular!  It's 2 days of 6 Prima Classes from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. with 6 amazing instructors . . . one of them being Anna Dabrowska, my absolute FAVOURITE Artist of all time!

Then from January 10-14 is the winter CHA (Craft & Hobby Association) where companies release their new product lines!  This is the 1st time I have had the opportunity to go & I am so thrilled!  I've also registered for 4 classes.  I'm so pumped.

As an additional treat after CHA my bestest buddy is taking me to see the Pacific Ocean!  I am so lucky to have Roxane as my travelling companion.  We are on cloud nine!

Then once I get back, my eldest daughter gets married January 24.  I still have wedding favours, a seating chart, menus, table numbers, programs, directions for the guest book (puzzle pieces) & a Ukrainian Wedding Bread to make.  Oh dear God, there's not enough days to get everything done . . . & did I mention that I am so fortunate to babysit my grandson 3 days a week!

Life is good.

Now, to announce my 1st class of 2014:

Graphic 45 "Couture"

INTER-ACTIVE Mini-Album

Sunday, February 2

11-5 p.m.

$85

Class Description:

Learn how to . . . make Books from scratch &

make INTER-ACTIVE Envelope pages!

The Graphic 45 papers are stunning with the paper doily & eyelet

 trims hidden in the 7 pockets of each page

 (antique bling & scissor charm included).

Please phone Treasured Memories at 780-414-1540 to reserve your spot.

Hope to see you there.

Have fun creating!

Merry Christmas!

Hi, Everyone,
Thank you so much for creating with me over this past year.

I love your enthusiasm & you showing me the things you've created after taking my classes & the awesome things you have created on your own.

I would like to share with you the cards I made this year.  Have a look.

I chose black cards & envelopes for my base.  Classic & Elegant.

Of course the Tim Holtz Doily Die with something new . . . clear plastic tape with white designs.

The clear tape with white designs is available at Treasured Memories & looks so beautiful on dark backgrounds.  Here I used the snowflake design . . . & doesn't that drywall mesh look amazing on the envelope along with the paper bow?

The Tim Holtz Ornament die from last year has the tiny ornament hanger that I love to use to hang my sentiments from (the silver sparkle paper looks amazing).

Don't forget a slide mount made from card stock & staples.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas & a joyous New Year!

Have fun creating!