"Denim & Lace" - Last Call

Hi, Everyone,

Last Call for the Weekend Event, "Denim & Lace"!

The countdown has begun.  Can you believe it?  Only 11 more days until our Weekend Event!

We are going to have fun, learn about creating with fabric with mixed media, & come away with a stunning Fabric Chunky Canvas Book.

The Weekend Event will commence at 6 p.m. with our give-aways/Sharing Night, a little party shall we say!

. . . then the creativity will begin. 

There are only 3 spots available, so please phone Treasured Memories at 780-414-1540 to reserve your spot.

The above lower photo shows a sneak peek of one of the items I am giving away to each of you on Sharing Night (including a basket of many other goodies)!

I look forward to seeing each of you very soon.

Kathleen

Mixed Media Card Class

Hi, Everyone,

I'm very happy with my new Mixed Media Card Class!
My classes for all young Artists @Heart!  I teach to Everyone, ALL ages.  Anyone can attend my classes no matter how young or how old.

We all need to be reminded that . . .
. . . we don't stop playing because we grow old . . . we grow old because we stop playing.
After all, we are ALL Young Artists @ Heart!

I am offering this card class on 2 different dates:

Mixed Media Card Class

Thursday, August 6 (1 - 4:30 p.m.)

or

Sunday, August 9 (1 - 4:30 p.m.)

$25

Release that Young Artist @ Heart.  Create 7 Cards by making your own mixed media paper by painting with Dina Wakley Heavy Body Paints, spraying through Stencils with Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays, & Stamping with Archival Ink.  You will then cut out shapes to create artistic Mixed Media Cards for any occasion.

Please Bring:  1" Flat Paint Brush, small Round Paint Brush, Water Container for paint brushes,

Scotch Quick Dry Glue, 1/4" Scor Tape, fussy cutting Scissors, Heat Tool, baby wipes, paper towel

Foam Pop Dots, Fine Sharpie Pen

To register for either of these 2 classes, please phone Treasured Memories at 780-414-1540 to reserve your spot.

Have fun creating!

Young Artists @ Heart - First 2 Summer Classes

Hi, Everyone,

Wow, it's been a month since I last did a post.  That's because I've been very busy creating classes for all you Young Artists @Heart!  I teach to everyone, all ages.  Anyone can attend my classes no matter how young or how old.  I teach so everyone can understand, in plain language.

We all need to be reminded that . . .
. . . we don't stop playing because we grow old . . . we grow old because we stop playing.
After all, we are ALL Young Artists @ Heart!

Here are 3 new summer classes I am offering (there will be 1 more to follow):

#1 Art Journal Pages

Thursday, July 23

1 - 4:30 p.m.

$25

Learn how to create flips & half pages in your Art Journal.  Experiment with Fluid Medium & tissue, Gel Medium & paper to create your own background collage.  Play with Dina Wakley heavy body paints through a stencil then more collage and acrylic paint to create shadows on top.  Finish off the look with your own doodling and script writing using a Fineline Applicator.

Please Bring:  Your Art Journal, 

1" Flat Paint Brush, 1/2" Flat Paint Brush, Water Container for paint brushes

#2 Photography Class with Daryl Benson

& Camera Mini Album with Me

Thursday, July 30

1 - 4:30 p.m.

$25

Learn how to take creative photos with Daryl Benson.  

Experiment by practicing what you have been taught by capturing amazing photos.

Finish off by creating your own Camera Mini Album to show off those artistic photos.

Please Bring:  Your Camera,

Glue Stick & Scotch Quick Dry Glue

To register for any of these 2 classes, please phone Treasured Memories at 780-414-1540 to reserve your spot.

Have fun creating!

Prima Layout - Butterfly Collection

Hi, Everyone,

Prima's Butterfly Collection is absolutely beautiful - the colours, the butterflies, the shades of woodgrain!  I love how some of the papers already have book text collaged on randomly as part of the pattern.

On the layout below I layered 5 different patterned papers.  They were all so pretty I had to use some of each.  If you look at the top right fairy & bottom left butterfly, you will see that I fussy cut around the wings & tucked the paper underneath.  I applied moulding paste through a honeycomb stencil, heat set it, then traced around each honeycomb with a Fine Sharpie Pen.

With my Fineline Applicator filled with 1/2 Black Fluid Acrylic Paint & 1/2 Fluid Medium I drew around the book text already collaged on the paper.  Continuing with the Fineline Applicator to accentuate the photo (my favourite one of my husband & I) I doodled & added script writing around the photo mat.

Have fun creating!

Cherish Art - Dress Form Journal

Hi, Everyone,

I was asked to create something from the new BoBunny collection called Penny Emporium.  It's shabby chic/steampunk with main colours of teal, lavender & tan with every colour of the rainbow thrown in as accents. So what can I make with such a varied colour palette?  An Art Journal of dress forms of course.

I started off with handmade paper in a neutral shade as the base for my book cover, something to neutralize all that colour.  Then I selected the Penny Emporium Ephemera pack which has a variety of ribbons, buttons & paper pieces to decorate the book with lots left over.  I used 5 different pieces of paper from the paper collection for the pages of my book & 3 pieces from the Trinkets package to create the book jewellery hanging from ribbons on the spine.  Have a look.

I love the teals & lavenders together but needed to tone down the centre of the pages with Gesso so I could draw on them. With embroidery floss I hand sewed a zig-zag stitch over leftover bits of mixed media paper at the spine of the dress form pages.

I use a Stabilo All Pencil for drawing because it writes on absolutely everything including plastic, which essentially paint is.  It wipes off with a damp cloth or blends with a water brush for defining or blending.  

Once I'm finished drawing I make it permanent by spraying it with a Krylon Workable Fixative.

Both the Stabilo All Pencil & Krylon Workable Fixative are definitely necessities in my basic tool kit.

The script writing along the edges of the page & up the dress forms is created with a Fineline Applicator.  I filled the Fineline Applicator with 1/2 Black Fluid Acrylic Paint & 1/2 Fluid Medium (some artists use Airbrush Medium, but I find Airbrush Medium too thin).  

I created my own 2 Part Fabric Spine with fabric flaps to glue the pages into.  I show you how to create this Fabric Spine during the "Denim & Lace" Weekend Event.

One yard of ribbon is placed between each page & tied on the outer spine.

The Fabric Flaps on the spine create a lot of visual interest, again I kept to neutral colours.

I love the unexpectedness of hand sewing & have used embroidery floss to create French Knots on both of these pages.  All the tabs in the book have been sewn on with a machine.

The creativity has been flowing this week & I have created many journal pages.  I will share more of these pages with you soon.

Have fun creating!

ArtFest "Denim & Lace" - Page 10

Hi, Everyone,

This is the last inside page from my upcoming Weekend Event "Denim & Lace".

Here is Page 10.

Each page in the book is made of a different fabric.  Page 10 is Heavy Canvas.

Creating a Perfect Gel Medium Transfer on Fabric is easy, once you know how.  The secret is preparing the fabric.  You will learn how to prepare your fabric to create a Perfect Gel Medium Transfer.  I have specifically chosen a black & white image to illustrate how perfect the transfer is.

You will also be attaching the book closure with Wire & Decorative Nails.  The result is the perfect 

final page & unique closure to your book.

You can create your own Fabric Chunky Canvas Book in this weekend event entitled:

ArtFest "Denim & Lace"

Friday, July 31    6-10 p.m.

Saturday, August 1   10-10 p.m.

Sunday, August 2  10-4 p.m.

$180

This includes All the items to create your Fabric Chunky Canvas Book & complementary food throughout the weekend.

Please Phone Treasured Memories in Edmonton at 780-414-1540 to Register.

We Artists are very giving, so there will be a "Sharing of Gift Bags" among all participants on Friday night.

Hope to see you at the Weekend Event!

Have fun creating!

ArtFest "Denim & Lace" - Page 9

Hi, Everyone,

For the next 2 days, we will be looking at the inside pages from my upcoming Weekend Event "Denim & Lace".

Here is Page 9.

Each page in the book is made of a different fabric.  Page 9 is Printed Denim.

I absolutely love creating Inchie Pages in my books.  You will be creating a Denim & Lace Sampler by collaging on antique lace bits, embellishments & denim with heavy gel medium.  The result is lots of fun.

You can create your own Fabric Chunky Canvas Book in this weekend event entitled:

ArtFest "Denim & Lace"

Friday, July 31    6-10 p.m.

Saturday, August 1   10-10 p.m.

Sunday, August 2  10-4 p.m.

$180

This includes All the items to create your Fabric Chunky Canvas Book & complementary food throughout the weekend.

Please Phone Treasured Memories in Edmonton at 780-414-1540 to Register.

We Artists are very giving, so there will be a "Sharing of Gift Bags" among all participants on Friday night.

Over the next 2 days, I will be showing you all of the completed pages.

Hope to see you at the Weekend Event!

Have fun creating!