Contest and Classes!

DON'T FORGET! The February "Fantastic Flourishes Contest", deadline 2/29/08 - See the original post for more information.


THE KISS CONVENTION IS THIS WEEKEND

I will be teaching two classes on Saturday 2/23/08, Manchester NH:


#116 Color Wash Canvas Layout:

This is pure fun with a wash of color! Create a unique background on stretched canvas then build a collage style layout to hang on your wall. Techniques include color wash variations, heat embossing, stamping, paper tearing, collage and melt art instruction. It's fabulous, with or without a 5x7 photograph! Title options include: Beautiful, Charming, Wish, Sparkle, and Believe. Bring your basic scrap supplies to class including: trimmer, scissors, dry adhesive, liquid adhesive and piercing tool. Additional Supplies: Please bring a heat tool/embossing gun if you own one.

#120 :Memory Box

Decorate a pretty Memory Box to hold your keepsakes or give as a gift. The box is approximately 8 x 11 x 3" and is shaped like a book. The class also includes a coordinating matchbook album (4x5"). Techniques include stamping with acrylic paint and ink, paper tearing and distressing with ink and acrylic paint. Learn a paper-saving technique and how to create unique images with your existing rubberstamps . Please bring your basic scrap tools to class including paper trimmer, scissors, liquid adhesive, dry adhesive and piercing tool or 1/16" hole punch. Additional materials required: Permanent brown ink pad, preferably Stazon or Palette--NOT Distress pad.

Product Sponsor: Ma Vinci's Reliquary

Melt Art Class in Manchester NH (POSTPONED)

No class tomorrow! It will be postponed until a Saturday in January, I am also going to review the cirriculum and see if I can offer a price reduction, stay tuned for a new class announcement. see original post here:

Melt Art Class in Manchester NH

I am offering a melt art techniques and jewelry class Saturday Dec 15th @ 1pm

Location: The Paper Tree

www.thepapertree.net in Manchester NH

Not familiar with Melt Art?

see the Ranger Industries website.

www.rangerink.com

The first hour will be learning many melt art techniques and the different ways you can incorporate melted UTEE into cards, scrapbooking and altered art embellishments. The second half of class you will use the techniques you learned to create a custom piece of jewelry (your own design) or you can copy mine.

Cost: $55

New Class Projects!

Both of these classes will be taught Saturday, Oct 27th at The Paper Tree in Manchester NH.

This project is a paper mache box that looks like a book! Stamping, paint, decoupage and a matching journal inside! I'll also show you how to attach a ribbon handle if you want to make it into a purse. $32

Learn a fun and easy technique for a faux leather finish and create an Old World faux leather finished paper mache book box with coordinating journal. Book Box measures 8 x 11 x 2 3/4”. Get familiar with the Bind-it-all binding system as you create your matching journal (5x8). This project can be converted into a purse with a magnetic closure and a ribbon strap handle or keep for a shelf sitter. Feel free to bring your favorite ephemera items for your project, but a variety will be available. There will be many opportunities to customize your project with stamping and ephemera (Min. 6 students, Max 16) Please bring a heat tool if you have one. Paper for journal cover will be random Basic Grey Stella Ruby Collection.

Have fun learning while you play with color wash sprays as you create this amazing 12x12 Color Wash Canvas Art Collage; It's fabulous, with or without a 5x7 photograph! Title options include: Beautiful, Charming, Wish, Sparkle, and Believe. Please bring a heat tool if you own one and some newspapers to protect your workspace. (Min. 6 students, Max 20) $28

Wrapping Up The Summer

Around here, things get hectic with the back to school shuffle. The recreation comes to a screaming halt when we find ourselves scrambling to get the clothes shopping done, school supplies updated and still try to fit in "one more fun thing" before the weather goes bad.
Too late, the weather is bad. Cool and wet.

It's been eventful; I have blogs elsewhere but seem to find myself here for other blogs so I figured I should get connected. My HGTV segment aired on Aug 23, 2006; I was so nervous and it took forever, but I was happy with the results. You can view the projects with instructions and still shots here: http://tinyurl.com/fen35

I attended Ranger Industries trainging for Melt Art this month! Me & Suze Weinberg in the photo. Come back here soon, I'll be sharing all of the fabulous techniques I learned while I was there.

Now I'm gearing up for Fall Classes to start, I'm teaching intermediate scrapbooking classes at Massabesic Adult Ed. http://www.maceplace.org/ArtCraft.htm (Waterboro, Maine)
** please check the class dates, they are NOT in order** and a one-day workshop in Lebanon in November, more details to follow.

Until next time...........................................

keep the art going.....................