Art Fest III Weekend - Sneak Peek VI

Hi, Everyone!

My daring young lady in "The Altered Journey" is setting out for Paris in the early 1900's.  With love letters in tow & a map of the City of Light she sets out to explore the world.

Have a peek . . .

September 27, 28 & 29

Full Weekend Retreat

$180

Phone Treasured Memories at 780-414-1540 to register to join in the fun, creativity & excitement!

Hope to see you there.

Have fun creating!

Art Fest III Weekend - Sneak Peek V

Hi, Everyone,

The ink is on the table, the stamps are set to go, & many different styles of Washi Tape are askew.

My lady from the early 1900's is travelling with her kindred spirit.  Have a peek at 2 more pages from my "Altered Journey".

September 27, 28 & 29

Full Weekend Retreat

$180

Please phone Treasured Memories at 780-414-1540 to register.

Hope to see you there.

Have fun creating!

Art Fest III Weekend - Sneak Peek IV

Hi, Everyone!

"The Altered Journey" is looking amazing!  The theme of the book is about a lady in the early 1900's who sets out to travel the world.  We will be creating the story of her wonderful adventure with all sorts of vintage style ephemera.

Here are 2 more pages to tantalize your creative taste buds.

September 27, 28 & 29

Full Weekend Retreat

$180

Hope to see you there.

Have fun creating!

Art Fest III - Sneak Peek III

Hi, Everyone,

The sneak peek continues.
Here are a few photos from one of the classes being taught at Art Fest III.

It will be a fun weekend filled with creativity, excitement & give-aways.

Phone Treasured Memories at 780-414-1540 to register  for this Amazing Event!

Hope to see you there.

Have fun creating!

ART Fest III Weekend - Sneak Peek II

Hi, Everyone,

ART Fest III . . . September 27, 28, 29 . . . Fun . . . Excitement . . . Prizes . . . Give-Aways!

The excitement is building!

This week I will be finishing my sample for the 3rd Art Fest Weekend co-hosted by Dooreen Rousseau, Linda Abbott, & myself.  This event entitled "The Altered Journey" is scheduled for the last weekend in September at Treasured Memories in Edmonton.  Over the course of that weekend, we will be altering an Encyclopedia.  There will be 3 instructors teaching 4 classes each for a total of 12 amazing classes to teach you how to create beautiful altered pages in an old book.

Below is my version of the Cover of the altered book.  This is one of the classes being taught at the event & each person's book will look slightly different because each person has their own creative style.

Below is my version of the inside cover & page 1 of the altered book.

I'm so excited about creating "The Altered Journey" & will be sharing more posts with you each day until the big event September 27, 28 & 29.  If you are interested in participating in this fun filled weekend, please phone Treasured Memories at 780-414-1540 as soon as possible to register for this great event!

Until then . . .

Happy creating!

Masculine Quintet Card Set - September

Hi, Everyone,

I've been working on a Masculine Quintet Card Set . . . & I'm very proud of how they turned out.
Tim's Birthday Blueprint stamps as well as his manly man stamps are perfect for these cards.  I love how the colours Broken China, Faded Jeans & Chipped Sapphire blend together so beautifully.

Have a look!

Masculine Quintet Card Set - September

Sunday, September 15

12 - 4 p.m.

$40

Class Description:

Create 5 Masculine Birthday Cards!

See the amazing possibilities using Tim's new Blueprint stamps & of course lots of metal embellishments.  These are 5 beautiful cards you will be proud to give or to add to your collection!

Please Bring:  scissors, Scor-tape, paper piercer, dauber, foam pop-dots, paper trimmer, Scotch Quick Dry Glue, Sepia Ink

Distress Inks:  Broken China, Faded Jeans & Chipped Sapphire

Distress Markers:  Pumice Stone, Broken China, Faded Jeans & Chipped Sapphire

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

Hope to see you there!

Have fun creating!

Technique Tuesday - Faux Peeled Paint Technique

Hi, Everyone,

It's Technique Tuesday and today we are going to learn how to create Faux Peeled Paint which you can use on your Layouts, Cards, Art Journal pages, or Altered Art.  This is an easy technique and looks absolutely beautiful as the starting point for any of your projects.

Let's begin . . .

Creating Faux Peeled Paint in this technique is a 3 step process.

To begin, I like to apply pattern paper to my background and create my Faux Peeled Paint around the pattern paper.

Step 1 - Apply Basic Acrylic Paint around the edges of the patterned paper.  Here my paint is approximately 2" wide.

Dry the paint with a heat tool.

Step 2 - Apply Vaseline with your finger in random lines where you want the paint to "peel".   Using Vaseline allows us to apply a smaller amount of crackle paint to achieve a "peeling" of paint rather than just a crackle.

Step 3 - Apply Ranger Crackle Paint with a paint brush very gently floating over the Vaseline (being careful not to move the Vaseline). 

Dry the paint with a heat tool.  The Vaseline will flow within the area you have applied it on, so the paint applied on top will pull apart in large sections and look like Peeled Paint.

Above is a project created using this Faux Peeled Paint technique.  This will be a Mixed Media Class on Sunday, September 1, from 12-4 p.m.  Cost $40.

Hope to see you there. 

Treasured Memories carries the whole line of Basic Acrylic Paints and Ranger Crackle Paints so you have a vast assortment of colours to choose from to create this Faux Peeled Paint technique.

Have fun creating!