Vintage Home Decor Tags 22, 23, 24

Hi, Everyone,

This Sunday at Treasured Memories

I am continuing with my "Vintage Finds" Home Décor Tags 22, 23, 24.

One of my regular ladies who has taken all these tag classes wants to make a calendar using these tags, so I will be creating a few more tags. 

After this Sunday, there are will be 2 more classes to add tags 25-31 to finish this Home Decor piece.

Have a look at the latest creations!

 

"Vintage Finds" Home Décor Tags

Inspired by 7Gypsies, & everything Vintage.

Come to class or phone to reserve a kit!

Join me at  Treasured Memories  for Tags 22, 23, 24

Sunday, November 18, 2012

11-2:00 p.m. $28

Please bring: Sepia Ink (or your favourite shade of brown)
Pumice Stone Distress Ink, Ink Blending Tool, Needle nose pliers, tweezers
Paper piercer, fussy cutting scissors, Pop-dots, double-sided tape, stapler
Ruler, Craft mat, Fabri-tac glue, Scotch Quick-Dry glue, Sanding tool

Vintage Home Decor Tags 19, 20, 21

Hi, Everyone,
I've been playing with tags, tickets, film strips, Bingo Cards, Tim Holtz tissue wrap, Industrial Chic charms, metal buttons, photo corners, keys, stamps, metal ribbon hangers, 1" glass pieces, crocheted trim, twill tape, ribbon, tulle & . . .  a tiny wooden Violin.  Have a look!

This Sunday at Treasured Memories

I am continuing with my "Vintage Finds" Home Décor Tags

Inspired by 7Gypsies, & everything Vintage

we are continuing to create tags for

this stunning Vintage Finds Home Decor Piece!

Come to class or phone to reserve a kit.

Join me for Tags 19, 20 & 21

Sunday, November 11, 2012

11-2:00 p.m. $28

Please bring: Sepia Ink (or your favourite shade of brown)
Pumice Stone Distress Ink, Ink Blending Tool, Needle nose pliers, tweezers
Paper piercer, fussy cutting scissors, Pop-dots, double-sided tape, Glossy Accents,
Ruler, Craft mat, Fabri-tac glue, Scotch Quick-Dry glue

Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2012 - November

Hi, Everyone,

Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2012
My Version of . . . Tag 10

November

This month features the wonderful earth tone colours of fall

& what better palette of greens, rusts, yellows & browns than distress!

The dramatic contrast of the embossed resist technique with colourful distress stains & ink

along with water stained distress & multiple layers of foliage

create a very rich luscious Tag.

Come to class or phone to reserve a kit!

Join me

Sunday, November 4

For the 10^th Tag of 2012

1-3:00 p.m. $10

Supplies:Craft sheet, Fabri-tac, double-sided tape,
Scissors, Tweezers, Pop-dots, Ink Blending Tool,
Distress Inks: Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Gathered Twigs,
Crushed Olive, Mustard Seed, Walnut
Distress Stains: Stormy Sky, Antique Linen, Peeled Paint, Fired Brick

She Art . . . Week 1

Hi, Everyone,
This past week I have been delving into Chrisy Tomlinson's form of She Art.  I am learning to create my own girls & my own She Art style.  This is an amazing journey.

My craft table is covered with tissue papers, patterned papers, gel medium, gesso, modeling paste & stencils, Golden brand paints, Adironbdack paint dabbers, Faber-Castell Pitt artist pens & Gelatos, Distress Markers, Prismacolor crayons, & Pigma Micron pens. 

The pages numbered 1, 2, 3 show the progression of a collaged background, stenciling with paint & modeling paste, then adding a girl, stamps & a quote.  Have a look at what I have created so far.

"She Loved to Play with Paper"

"She was an Artist"

"She Loved to Create"

She Art Cover & Title Page

Hi, Everyone,
Today I would like to show you the spiral book I altered specifically designated to my She Art journey.

I started off with a Strathmore Watercolour coiled book that I purchased at Michaels.  I removed the spiral coil it came with because I wanted to add additional space in the spine to allow for the most awesome thing in the world . . . embellishments!  The front & back covers of the coiled book came with thick chipboard, perfect for an altered book.  I covered them with Christy Tomlinson She Art paper, gaffer tape, & a felt flower. 

I cut 4 spine pieces from thick chipboard, added 2 attachment pieces to each side of the spine pieces, covered these spine pieces with Christy Tomlinsoin She Art paper, then glued them to the front & back covers with Scotch Quick-Dry glue.  By adding this spine extension, the spine grew from .75" to 2" allowing lots of room for future molding paste, paint, paper, & embellishents.

The spines of all of my altered books are decorated, so when they are lined up in the bookshelf they are very beautiful to look at.  The coils & empty holes are decorated with teal ribbon.

You can see how much room the spine extension will allow for a thickening book.

This is my cover page, simply entitled "She". . . announcing the faceless girls & inspiring sayings that will be adorning the upcoming pages of my She Art journey.  Note the packaging in the background - some packaging is just too beautiful to throw away & needs to be enjoyed in our Art.

Above I am practicing beautiful Hair.  We all develope our own style over time.  Mine seems to be a self-portrait . . . side bangs & flowing hair.   Pencil your hair in first, so you can erase it if need be, then go over it with a pen.  My favorite is the flow of the American Crafts Precision Pens & Pigma Micron Pens. 

Have fun creating!

Discovering She Art

Hi, Everyone,
You may or may not know, but I absolutely LOVE Mixed Media Art.
Yesterday I made an Awesome Discovery . . . She Art . . . by Christy Tomlinson.
Learning how to take someone else's art form that catches your eye & turning it into your own style is truly called creating.  I love paper, faceless ladies with flowing hair, pretty dresses, interesting stamped foregrounds, & fun playful backgrounds with lots of texture.

My Mixed Media of choice is:
vintage book pages & sheet music, beautiful papers, white gesso, modeling paste, inks & stamps, pencil crayons, Tim Holtz Distress Markers, Gelatos, misting sprays, & gel medium.

Simple yet beautiful.

12 Tags of 2012 - October

Hi, Everyone,
Tim Holtz is back in his studio & has created his October tag.  The technique he showcases this month uses glitter.  My version looks a little different than his & uses glitter & embossing. Below is the announcement for my class to create this Dazzling Halloween Tag.

Tim Holtz's "12 Tags of 2012"

My Version of . . . Tag 9

October

This month features Embossing & Glitter!

Come play with Tim’s Newspaper Tissue Wrap,

Distress Inks, the New on the edge Gravestone Die,

Mini Blueprint Halloween Stamps, & experiment with

glitter & Sparkling Zing Embossing Powders.

Add Brads & Chain, Spooky Tokens, & Tinsel to create this Spooky

yet Dazzling Halloween Tag.

Come to class or phone to reserve a kit!

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Join Kathleen

Sunday, October 14

For the 9^th Tag of 2012

1-3:00 p.m. $10

Supplies:Craft sheet, Scotch Quick-Dry Glue, Ink Blending Tool,
Scissors, Tweezers, Perfect Pearls Mist: Heirloom Gold, Pop-dots
Distress inks: Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge,
Seedless Preserves, Peeled Paint, Black Soot