ArtFest (Paper Dolls & Butterflies) - Layout 1

Hi, Everyone,

ArtFest Weekend Extravaganza!
     All types & levels of crafters can play.

WHO? - Anyone interested in trying out LOTS of Different Products (which are all provided)
WHAT? - Alter an old Encyclopedia into a Stunning Art Book showcasing 8 double-page Layouts
     creating a finished Product Sampler attaching a Product List & a different Velum Paper Doll
     between all layouts
WHERE? - At Treasured Memories in Edmonton, AB
WHEN? - The Weekend of February 6, 7 & 8
     Friday 6-10 p.m.
     Saturday 10-10 p.m.
     Sunday 10-4 p.m.
     $180 (All ingredients needed to complete your Art Book will be Provided)
     (I am providing food & snacks at no charge)
HOW? - Everyone will be shown how to use & will be provided with the Products to create 8 double-
     page Layouts which fill up the entire Encyclopedia

Below is Layout 1

created by layering lots of different products.

The TEXTURE is Amazing!

The pages feel like Leather.

More photos to follow as the transformation evolves.

If you have any questions, please e-mail me at ksundby1@hotmail.com.

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

I will need your e-mail address as well.

There are 11 spots available, 5 are already reserved.

I will be the sole instructor.

Oh, what a Party it will be!

Hope to see you there.

Happy creating!

ArtFest VII - February 6, 7 & 8 (Paper Dolls & Butterflies)

Hi, Everyone,

Mark your Calendars!

ArtFest VII  February 6, 7 & 8  "Vive les Papillons"

. . . the process has begun!

Friday 6-10 p.m.

Saturday 10-10 p.m.

Sunday 10-4 p.m.

All the Ingredients listed below to complete your Art Book will be Provided for $180.

. . . the whole weekend (I am providing food at no charge) . . . the whole book . . .

The Ingredients:
1 Encyclopedia, 8 Double-Page Layouts, 8 Paper Dolls, Inchies & Twinchies, Butterflies, Metal Embellishments, Crinkle Ribbon, Vintage Sheet Music, Vintage Book Paper, Layered Collage, Lace, Doilies, Washi Tape, Fabric, Tissue Wrap, Script using Fineline Applicators, Drywall Putty, Fluid Matte Medium, Golden Fluid Acrylic Paint, Acrylic Glazing Medium, Dorland's Wax Medium, Fiber Gel, Black Lava Texture Gel, Glass Beads Texture Gel, Pouring Medium, Acrylic Ground for Pastels, Extra Heavy Gel (Matte), Regular Gel (Matte)

The Result: 
1 OMG Stunning Art Book you will be extremely proud to say you created from scratch!

Let the transformation begin . . .

the initial Paper Doll Sketches . . .

More photos to follow as the transformation evolves.

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

I will need your e-mail address as well.

There are only 11 spots available.

I will be the sole instructor.

Oh, what a Party it will be!

Hope to see you there.

Happy creating!

Santoro London Tole Cards

Hi, Everyone,

If you haven't seen the paper and embellishments from Santoro London, you are missing out.  This is a paper line that has perforated die-cuts to create paper tole 3D layered girls, so you don't have to spend hours fussy cutting.  You can find a nice selection at Treasured Memories.  Seeing it in person will blow you away!

When I was a little girl the only toys I remember having were paper dolls, and to this day I love them dearly.  I purchased this product with the intention of using the girls in my upcoming Art Fest, an altered encyclopedia.  After layering 4 girls and placing them inside the encyclopedia, it became apparent that these girls were stand alone pieces due to their many 3D layers.  So what is a girl to do?  Well, make them into cards of course!  Have a look below.

Saturday, January 24th

12 - 5 p.m.

$38

Please join me to create these 5 beautiful paper tole cards for any occasion using the Mirabelle Collection by Santoro.  No fussy cutting required, because all the images are die-cut!

Please bring to class:  a paper trimmer, paper distresser, scissors, foam pop dots or 3D clear glue dots, tweezers, 1/2" and 1/4" Scor-tape  

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

Hope to see you soon.

Happy creating!

"Les Papillons" Pages 8-

Hi, Everyone,

Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments on my art book, "Les Papillons".
Below are photos of the final 8-12 pages and the back inside cover.

The black bark pattern, ink splatters, and hollyhocks are all made by daubing black paint through various stencils.  All the butterfly images were all found on google and attached to the pages by gel medium transfer.  On the bodies of the butterflies are metal clock hands, game spinners, picture hangers, and decorative nuts all attached with heavy gel medium.  

The black cup rings and ink splatters are both made by daubing black paint through stencils.  This time on the bodies of the butterflies are decorative bolts, antique typewriter keys, and memo pins.  The decorative handwriting is my own.  To create it, I used a long tipped bottle filled with 2/3 fluid matte medium and 1/3 black paint.  The fluid matte medium thins the paint so it flows out of the bottle easy enough to write with, while not making the paint transparent.

The diamond and ink splatters are both made by daubing black paint through stencils.

Don't you LOVE the antique monocle on the body of the last butterfly!

Finishing the Pages:

BEFORE attaching any of the metal embellishments to the book, I wanted to antique the pages.

To give the pages that aged brown look, I made a mixture of 1/2 glazing medium with 1/2 brown paint and painted two facing pages at a time.  I let the glazing mixture sit for 30 seconds then I began removing the glazing in the centre of the pages with a baby wipe working my way toward the edges.  I used a lot of baby wipes to scrub the colour into the putty on the pages and removing most of the colour from the centre of the pages.  The entire book was done like this.  

After the pages were antiqued with glazing medium, I attached all the metal embellishments with heavy gel medium on the bodies of the butterflies.

To seal the pages I painted Fluid Matte Medium (which is clear paint) over all the pages.  This will protect the putty from flaking off.

To protect the pages even more and to create the soft supple feel of leather, I rubbed a thin layer of Dorland's Wax over each of the pages as well.  I absolutely love the feel of the pages.

To bind the book I placed all the pages on top of each other, poked holes through all the layers with a Big Bite, then laced ribbon through the holes and tied a bow on the outside spine.

This is my favourite art book to date!

The cover is folded back and clipped revealing the metal filagree.  I love the acetate wings over the butterfly image on the postcard as well as the heart shaped keyhole on the body of the butterfly.  In my world all books need book jewellery so to finish off the spine are three colours of antique ribbon with a beautiful key dangling off.

Have fun creating!

"Les Papillons" - Pages 4-7

Hi, Everyone,

Today we are continuing to look at more pages from my latest art book, "Les Papillon".

The diamonds and hollyhocks are paint through stencils.  Again I added butterflies to the pages by doing a gel medium transfer.  On the bodies of the butterflies are metal embellishments attached with heavy gel medium.  There are so many metal embellishments available at Treasured Memories starting at only $0.50 so how could I not use metal!

The script is my own handwriting using a fine tipped plastic bottle containing a mixture of 2/3 fluid medium and 1/3 black paint.  Treasured Memories is getting these bottles in very soon.  I see them flying off the shelf because they are so fun to use in your artwork.

My next post will show you the last few pages of the book and describe the top three finishing layers of the book.

Have fun creating!

"Les Papillons" - Inside Cover and Pages 1-3

Hi, Everyone,

As promised in my last post, I would like to share with you some pages from my latest Art Book entitled, "Les Papillons".  Below are photos of the Inside Cover and Pages 1-3.

The diamond and ink blot patterns are paint through stencils.  I used a 1" round flat bottomed paint brush and lightly pounced the paint over the stencils so the paint would not seep under the stencils.

All the butterfly images used in my book were found on google.  I attached them to the pages by doing a gel medium transfer, letting the gel dry overnight, then removing the paper with water.

Since I always use metal in my projects, at the top of the page is a medal medallion and in the bodies of the butterflies are a pen nib and a clock hand.

The bark lines on the left and the measuring tape strips are also paint through stencils.

The writing on the left is my handwriting.  I bought a long tipped bottle from Deserres and filled it with 3/4 fluid matte medium and 1/4 black paint.  The fluid matte medium is fluid clear paint which allows the paint to flow easily through the narrow tipped bottle without making the paint transparent.

In the bodies of these butterflies are two Tim Holtz embellishments.

My previous post talked about how I built up the actual pages.

More photos of the inside pages to come.

Have fun creating!

"Les Papillons" - Outside Covers

Hi, Everyone,
Over the past few weeks I've been taking an on-line workshop entitled "Metamorphosis" which introduced me to glazing medium, fluid medium, and Dorland's wax.  I will show you photos of my finished graffiti black and white piece in future posts.

As you know, my style is vintage grunge.  I create art with found vintage treasures, discarded items, and revamped packaging.  I love adding metal embellishments and butterflies to my projects as well as using materials in my art that were not meant to be used artistically.  These items can be found in hardware and home building stores, the Recycle and Reuse Centre, and second hand stores.

I've used drywall compound and drywall mesh tape in my art journals, on canvases, and canvas pages for some time now.  The putty is much less expensive than flexible modelling paste and is very easy to work with.  Because my house is in constant repair mode, drywall putty is always handy.

The past few days I've been in my craft room working on my latest Art Book entitled "Les Papillon".  Below are the front and back covers.

 

"Les Papillon" started off as 4 pieces of canvas covered with drywall putty and clear gesso.  It evolved into a beautiful soft book with the look of plaster and the feel of leather.  I will show you the inside pages I created in posts to come.  I absolutely love how this book turned out.

Have fun creating!

Donna Downey - Faux Encaustics

Hi, Everyone,

I was very fortunate to have taken 3 classes offered by Donna Downey in St. Albert this past weekend:  Faux Encaustics, Pan Pastels, and Gelatos.  Donna is an extremely knowledgeable artist from North Carolina and her work is amazing.  I would not have been able to afford to go to her studio in the US, and was extatic when I found out she was actually coming here.

Donna introduced me to "Glazing Medium" and "Pouring Medium".  These two products by Golden and Liquitex are my new favourite things!  Glazing Medium allows you to make your acrylic paints translucent, and Pouring Medium is faux encaustic (fake wax).

Below are the three canvases I created.

Glazing Medium allows you to create with vibrant colour, in a subtle way.

Pouring Medium allows you to create depth in layers by making marks (the rings and dots), like wax without the mess.

Donna Downey uses the term Art Booking rather than Art Journalling, and this is exactly what I do too.  Art Journalling is an artistic expression of our thoughts on paper.  Art Booking is just that, Art in a Book.  I love to make books, lots of books, all kinds of hand made books, all containing my art not my thoughts.  So finally I have a label that I truly am, I am an Art Booker and I do Art Booking.

Thank you Donna Downey for travelling abroad to teach your style of art to others who do not have the means to travel to your studio to take your classes.  Donna offers on-line classes on her blog and I have already signed up for two of them:  "Metamorphosis" and "48 Weeks".

Happy creating!

Colonel Slate's Folio

Hi, Everyone,

Have fun creating!

"Birds Song" Carol's Pages & Envelope Pages

Hi, Everyone,

Today we are continuing with photos for the"Birds Song" ART Fest Weekend.
I'd like to show you some of Carol's pages along with the 2 Envelope Pages.  Have a look!

Shiva Page

Fun Individual Blocks showing Various Shiva Techniques

 1st & 2nd Bonus Page sets

with surprise give-aways!

Peacock Feather Page set

Layered Collage on created Background

3rd & 4th Bonus Page sets 

with surprise give-aways!

1st Envelope Page

with decorated Insert

attached by Single Page Coptic Stitching

5th & 6th Bonus Pages

with surprise give-aways!

2nd Envelope Page

with humorous bird photos inserted

ART Fest VI - "Birds Song"

Friday, October 3  6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Saturday, October 4,  10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sunday, October 5  11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

$150

Class Description:

Join the flutter of excitement in this 3 DAY WEEKEND EVENT!

Create your own Book from Scratch

. . . the Covers . . . the Pages . . . the Coptic Stitching

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

Each person to have a full table length to themselves.

Please Bring:  matt gel medium, ½” paint brush for gel medium, ½” paint brush for paint, scissors, spray bottle for water, .5 Black Marker, craft mat, paper piercer/awl,  Cornflower Blue Archival Ink (or Stormy Sky Distress Ink), dauber, heat gun, baby wipes

Optional Supplies:  sewing machine with black thread (if you don’t want to share ours OR we can sew it for you)

***We will be planning a pot-luck supper & snacks, so please provide your e-mail address when registering***

Kathleen Sundby & Carol Pearse

"Birds Song" - Kathleen's Pages

Hi, Everyone,

I've been busy kitting for the "Birds Song" ART Fest Weekend.
I'd like to show you some of my pages.  Have a look!

Inside Cover

Fabric wrapped with layered collage
+ 1st Bonus Page!

2nd Bonus Page set 

with hand Embroidered give-away!

Bird Cage Page set

Layered Collage on Colour Wash Background (with Inka Gold shading)

3rd Bonus Page set 

with hand Embroidered give-away!

Ribbon Embroidery Page set

Layered Collage on Colour Washed Background 

with hand Embroidery & Machine (or stamping) Stitching accents

4th Bonus Page set

with hand Ribbon Embroidered give-away!

5th Bonus Page set

with Collage Elements give-away!

6th Bonus Page set

with Collage Elements give-away!

7th Bonus Page set  

with Collage Elements give-away!

ART Fest VI - "Birds Song"

Friday, October 3  6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Saturday, October 4,  10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sunday, October 5  11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

$150

Class Description:

Join the flutter of excitement in this 3 DAY WEEKEND EVENT!

Create your own Book from Scratch

. . . the Covers . . . the Pages . . . the Coptic Stitching

Learn to Create:

. . . Colour Wash Backgrounds using Acrylic Polymer

. . . Splattered Backgrounds using Water Colours

. . . Ribbon Embroidery accents

. . . Inchie Blocks with many Embellishments

. . . Sampler Blocks with Shivas

. . . Envelope Pages

. . . Shading & Accenting with Inka Gold

. . . Fool proof Gel Medium Transfers

. . . Tissue Wrap & Die Cut Collage

. . . Lace, Ribbon & Canvas accents

. . . Alcohol Inks to Colourize Metal Embellishments

. . . Machine (or Stamping) Stitching accents

. . .  Wrapping Covers

. . . 2 kinds of Coptic Stitching

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

Each person to have a full table length to themselves.

Please Bring:  matt gel medium, ½” paint brush for gel medium, ½” paint brush for paint, scissors, spray bottle for water, .5 Black Marker, craft mat, paper piercer/awl,  Cornflower Blue Archival Ink (or Stormy Sky Distress Ink), dauber, heat gun, baby wipes

Optional Supplies:  sewing machine with black thread (if you don’t want to share ours OR we can sew it for you)

***We will be planning a pot-luck supper & snacks, so please provide your e-mail address when registering***

Kathleen Sundby & Carol Pearse