ART Fest VI - "Birds Song" (Covers & 2 Pages)

Hi, Everyone,

First off, I would like to apologize to the 3 out-of-town ladies who pre-booked for "Birds Song" then had to cancel because the date changed.  Treasured Memories needed 2 back to back weekends for a themed crop, so our reserved weekend got moved.  I'm so sorry for any inconvenience this caused you & am sorry you cannot attend.  We will miss you.

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

The Cover . . . 

  

Many Inside Pages . . .

The Image Transfer Page . . .

The Inchie Page . . .

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

ART Fest VI - "Birds Song"

Hi, Everyone,

ART Fest VI - "Birds Song"

October 3, 4 & 5

Friday 6-10 p.m.

Saturday 10-10 p.m.

Sunday 10-5 p.m.

$150 for the whole weekend

Create your own Book from Scratch

. . . the Covers . . . the Pages . . . the Signatures . . . the Binding

A Weekend full of

. . . Fun . . . Creativity . . . & Lots of Give Aways

Learning to Create:
. . . Colour Wash Backgrounds using Acrylic Polymer
. . . Ribbon Embroidery accents
. . . Inchie Blocks with many Embellishments
. . . Sampler Blocks with Shivas
. . . Inserts & Pull-outs
. . . 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
. . . Signatures of pages
. . . Book Binding to put it all together !

The colours of "Birds Song". . .

Shades of Peacock

Vibrant Blues & Greens

Breathtaking Images (Start of Gel Medium Transfer)

Photos of the finished pages to come in future blog posts.

More info regarding the Event to follow.

Only a total of 12 spots available.

Each person to have a full table to themselves.

4 spots already reserved.

8 more spots available.

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

You will go home with a finished bound book that you created yourself from scratch.

***Sample Book to be at Treasured Memories shortly***

Have fun creating!

Rest in Peace Mom

It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my mother-in-law, Yvette Aurore Sundby.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep after fighting a long 12 year battle with Alzheimer's.
Yvette is now at peace.
My friend, my confidant, I will miss you deeply.
Rest in peace Mom.
I love you.

. . . until we meet again . . .

Your "Little Girl" Kathleen

"Young Artists" - Pigs Can Fly!

Hi, Everyone,
Hope you all are enjoying that Absolutely Gorgeous Hot 30 degree weather outside!
We pay good money to travel to southern destinations to bake in the sun.
I have a few days this week to create, so first up is my next "Young Artists Class", Pigs Can Fly.  Have a look . . .

“Young Artists”

***** DISTRESS  PAINTS *****

Sunday, August 24

Children (5+)   1-3 p.m.

Adults     3-5 p.m.

$20 ea.

  

Class Description:  “Pigs Can Fly”

Children & Adults will learn to create with the reactive properties of Distress Paints using Stencils, Fine Black Markers, background stamps & cut out pieces to create two pages for your Art Journal.  We will be using  Kraft coloured paper as our base page this time.

Please Bring:  Art Journal (fussy cutting scissors, Distress Paints, Scotch Quick-Drying Glue, & Fine Black markers if you don’t want to share mine); Everything except the Art Journal will be provided.

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

Have fun creating!

Vintage - Colour Resist

Hi, Everyone,

Today I'd like to show you that you can do vintage not only in black, brown & ivory . . . but you can do vintage in colour.  Yes colour!

Look at the layout I did below.

I started with a Prima Resist Canvas Sheet.  Love the polka-dots.  I sprayed the Canvas Sheet with one of Lindy's Stamp Gang teal sprays then used a baby wipe to lightly remove the teal spray from the resist polka-dots.  Next I took a Prima Resist sticky back Edging Sheet & sprayed it with one of Lindy's Stamp Gang golden yellow sprays, again using a baby wipe to lightly remove the golden spray from the resist lace edging.  Then I cut a piece from the Newsprint Canvas Sheet with the black Resist, placed a Circle Stencil over top, sprayed that golden colour on top, then lightly removed the golden spray from the black resist.  It was 31 degrees outside when I created this layout, so I just let all the canvas pieces dry in the hot sun.  Boy did they dry fast.

To assemble the layout I used Liquitex matt gel medium & layered the following elements:
Canvas Resist Newsprint piece, Canvas Resist Lace Trims & scraps from Lace Trims;
Vintage Photo (adopted great-grandmother from antique store) hankey, ribbon & lace;
Printed Frame, Mesh tape, screw brads, metal gears, clock hands;
Prima Ruler Paper & packaging;
Tim Holtz butterfly & hinge die cuts;
Treasured Memories Instant Collections Package containing:
     TM Exclusive Printed Tag, black tag, black ribbon;
     G45 paper, Prima paper, journalling paper;
     vintage domino, vintage clothes pin, vintage wooden ruler inch, vintage buttons; &
     Tim Holtz metal clock, heart keyhole.
   
To tie the collage together I dabbed white paint through a splatter stencil.

Check out the selection of Canvas Resist sheets & this Vintage Colour layout the next time you are at Treasured Memories.
* I will be creating New Exclusive Instant Collections packages during the next few weeks so stay tuned to their blog for the reveal!

Have fun creating!

Alcohol Inks & the New Dina Wakley Stamps

Hi, Everyone,

I absolutely LOVE the New Dina Wakley Stamps!

They really pop on Alcohol Ink backgrounds created on Ranger Specialty Stamping paper.  Come see for yourself & create these 3 stunning pages you will be very proud to put in your Art Journal, on that Altered Art project, or  on that fabulous Card! 

"Young Artists”

***** ALCOHOL INKS *****

Sunday, July 27

Children (5+)   1-3 p.m.

Adults     3-5 p.m.

$20 ea.

Class Description:

Children & Adults will learn to create with Alcohol Inks along with Dina Wakley’s NEW stamps, collage elements & Fine Black Markers to create 2 or 3  pages for your Art Journal.  This will be the start or a continuation of your own Art portfolio.

Please Bring:  small fine cutting scissors, Alcohol Inks & a Fine Black marker if you don’t want to share mine.

Everything  Including Specialty Stamping paper will be provided.

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

Have fun creating!

Dusty Attic Double Embossed

Hi, Everyone,

Dusty Attic has incredibly detailed chipboard pieces to enhance any project.
Have a look at the 1st Vintage layout I created using 3 different packages of their die cuts.  The 2nd & 3rd layouts will follow in separate posts.  This easily could have been a Canvas, an Art Journal Cover, an Altered Box, or even a Card.

These are the chipboard pieces I used:
Baroque Frame set circle, Vintage Camera small, Filmstrips small.

I used 4 different Embossing Powders on the chipboard pieces:
Zing Black, Ranger Ancient Gold Princess Gold,  Ranger Antiquities Turquoise, Stampendous Aged Silver.  I cut apart the Baroque Frame set & used 2 pieces.

 I love how the Turquoise & Aged Silver look underwater Patina!

Glossy Accents is the best adhesive for gluing clear items to your projects.  You do not see the glue through the glass.

Here I used one of Daryl's Vintage Monocles you can purchase at Treasured Memories.

I started off with a piece of paper from BoBunny, which is beautiful enough on its own.

The edges of the paper were inked with Vintage Photo & Walnut Distress Inks.  Wendy Vecchi Metallic Silver Embossing Paste was applied through Tim Holtz Splatters Stencil then heat set.  I always encourage the embossing paste to bubble because I love the look.

With the same Splatters Stencil, I rubbed Walnut Ink in the opposite corners.

This is the layout all put together.  The only thing that is not popped with foam pop dots is the Eye Chart.  Look at the corners of the layout.  They are embossed with Aged Silver embossing powder.
I absolutely LOVE it!

Have fun creating!