The last time I taught a public workshop locally was probably 2005. I am very happy to be telling you I will be teaching two classes in New Jersey in July. I will offer more details soon, but here is a teaser….
I get alot of requests to teach near home which I would love to do but haven't found a venue until now. I hope you'll join me – stay tuned for the details 🙂
Obviously I'm a little slow to the scene for this one as it's been hit over 4 million times. In case you haven't seen it either, I'll share here. I was just thinking I may own too many scarves….between Fallon and I we must have, well,….not telling….because I don't want to be put on the *don't send her anymore scarves* list. On the contrary, I love scarves and will never stop collecting. Would you ever admit how many you have? *wink* This video is informative, but also very very clever and mesmerizing. I'm not just impressed with the 25 ways to tie a scarf, I can't imagine what it took to put this clip together. Wow.
I updated the Home Improvement page with sample pages of my Alice book. Click HERE to see, or start the tour by clicking on the right sidebar button. More kits will be listed on ETSY this week.
Last week I posted Crusade No. 57. FIVE years of hosting the Street Team blog! Sheesh, times flies.
Come on over and play with us. We make new friends every month, and love to build connections through creativity.
Obviously I'm a little slow to the scene for this one as it's been hit over 4 million times. In case you haven't seen it either, I'll share here. I was just thinking I may own too many scarves….between Fallon and I we must have, well,….not telling….because I don't want to be put on the *don't send her anymore scarves* list. On the contrary, I love scarves and will never stop collecting. Would you ever admit how many you have? *wink* This video is informative, but also very very clever and mesmerizing. I'm not just impressed with the 25 ways to tie a scarf, I can't imagine what it took to put this clip together. Wow.
I updated the Home Improvement page with sample pages of my Alice book. Click HERE to see, or start the tour by clicking on the right sidebar button. More kits will be listed on ETSY this week.
Last week I posted Crusade No. 57. FIVE years of hosting the Street Team blog! Sheesh, times flies.
Come on over and play with us. We make new friends every month, and love to build connections through creativity.
The cardboard for this pages is from the Fender amp Graham got me to go with my bass guitar. So it's a clever detail to use a pick as a page tab don't you think? I placed the transparency flap over the scented wax as protection so it wouldn't chip away. The stencil is an employed remnant from some previous pages. The layered colors offering evidence of being a useful tool.
Edit: to use a guitar pick as a tab, get this nifty tool. Back in May 2007, I featured the pick as a tab in Crusade No. 8 ~ Cheap Tricks. Formerly available at Dick Blick, the only link I could find today is at Amazon, HERE.
Another EDIT: this just in! Tim Holtz has a drill punch similar to this but with a clever leveling feature. You can see him operate it in this video, HERE. And for online retailers of this product, see this page, HERE.
How Cool Is This? Not only is this man talented, he is generous too….but you already knew that. Tim has offered a drill punch for a blog giveaway! Leave a comment below to be entered to win. Drawing will be on Tuesday, September 13.
{Giveaway is now closed, thanks for entering!}
The cardboard for this pages is from the Fender amp Graham got me to go with my bass guitar. So it's a clever detail to use a pick as a page tab don't you think? I placed the transparency flap over the scented wax as protection so it wouldn't chip away. The stencil is an employed remnant from some previous pages. The layered colors offering evidence of being a useful tool.
Edit: to use a guitar pick as a tab, get this nifty tool. Back in May 2007, I featured the pick as a tab in Crusade No. 8 ~ Cheap Tricks. Formerly available at Dick Blick, the only link I could find today is at Amazon, HERE.
Another EDIT: this just in! Tim Holtz has a drill punch similar to this but with a clever leveling feature. You can see him operate it in this video, HERE. And for online retailers of this product, see this page, HERE.
How Cool Is This? Not only is this man talented, he is generous too….but you already knew that. Tim has offered a drill punch for a blog giveaway! Leave a comment below to be entered to win. Drawing will be on Tuesday, September 13.
{Giveaway is now closed, thanks for entering!}
I love when the tyvek shapes I cut for stencils/masks become so mucked up with paint that I have to use as a collage element and apply them directly on the page. You can see this one was used as a tool on pages 9 & 10. And the leftover was placed to the cover. If I want another one I can easily make one so why not use it?
I love when the tyvek shapes I cut for stencils/masks become so mucked up with paint that I have to use as a collage element and apply them directly on the page. You can see this one was used as a tool on pages 9 & 10. And the leftover was placed to the cover. If I want another one I can easily make one so why not use it?
Before there was a SGP dots stencil, I used a perforated metal tray meant for grilling to get these lines of circles. I love the random raggedy edge of the burned cardboard. It's a tricky thing to do - wave a lit match along the side and see what happens. Be standing over a sink. Seriously. Sometimes the flame shoots up through the corrugated groove and you don't know where it will surface. Do this BEFORE the spray paint or you might be in peril.
Before there was a SGP dots stencil, I used a perforated metal tray meant for grilling to get these lines of circles. I love the random raggedy edge of the burned cardboard. It's a tricky thing to do - wave a lit match along the side and see what happens. Be standing over a sink. Seriously. Sometimes the flame shoots up through the corrugated groove and you don't know where it will surface. Do this BEFORE the spray paint or you might be in peril.
Unplanned….the next page spread in the TSJ shows up on a RubyTuesday :) Haven't had time to work in my RTJ as I'm using my studio time to get ready for my workshop at Valley Ridge. OMG, it's just over two weeks away….can't wait!