Let Your Dreams Take Flight

What a wonderful evening creating on USTREAM. Thank you to all those who joined me tonight. I had a lot of fun creating this fun little canvas with you. LOVED using this new Suzi Blu Stamp, the Spray Glitter and the Mica Flakes too. Yummo!!

For those of you who missed it, but would like to watch -- here is the direct link. I hope you enjoy!


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Recognize this technique?

If you read your Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine (Winter 2011/12) you just might!!

Yes, I created these fun gift tags/ornaments using the Styrofoam Stamping technique I showcased in the current issue of the Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine. How fun are they?

I've made these to give away this season - in cards and on top of gifts for friends and neighbours. Hope they like!!

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Christmas? Oh yeah!

It's time to start thinking holiday workshops.

I can't hardly believe it!

Here's a fun 12x16 canvas I created using the Christmas Emporium Collection from Graphic 45, Burnt Sienna Paint by ChromaColour among other fabulous products listed below.
I am adding this to our Workshop Schedule! If you'd like to complete this in time for the holidays, let me know. I'm happy to create a class for you!

Have a creative day everyone!

Products Used/Mentioned:

Graphic 45 - Christmas Emporium

ChromaColour Burnt Sienna Paint

Jenni Bowlin for Ranger - Malted Milk Paint

Golden Fluid Acrylic - Gold

Faber-Castell Black PITT Pens

Viva Decor - Gold Pearl Pen

UTEE - Gold

Sometimes All U Need Is Your Hand Held...

This is what I created today .....

Here is the before -- SEE!!!! Texture is texture -- bring it on!
This is how I start my canvas projects ... by throwing a hodge podge of things down with Matte Medium (I use Claudine Hellmuth's Matte Medium) THEN I go to town painting it. The items I put down today were from those grab bags I mentioned in the last video

After a little paint, ink and mediums.....

It's ALL GOOD!!

So -- need some punchenella? You heard right. It's in the studio for $1/yard (add it to your shipped order too)

Hope you're having a creative day!!

Dye na Flow (pt2)

Liking how this is turning out!! I am putting it away for now -- but I will post when it is COMPLETELY finished!!

Hope you had a creative day today!!!

Do you have a Disney Mind?

Well, this little creation of mine will certainly sort how many of you have a Disney mind - and how many of you don't *wink* LOL But I couldn't resist!!

Yes, I had the opportunity to play with the Mermaid Stamps from Character Constructions yesterday. I made this fabulous "Ariel-inspired" mermaid and decided to house her in her own aquarium - in this case, the Heart-Shaped Shadow Box from Darcie's.

I love how it turned out -- but still have some plans. I think I am going to hang some beads and shells from the frame and spice it up a little more (not that the saying isn't spicy enough! hehe *wink*). I have to say, I am LOVING the Viva Decor Pearl Pens and Glitter Liners. So much nicer than anything Stickles related. More control, finer lines (if you want) and faster dry times. What's not to like?

Anyway, must go. .... got to get back to retreat class preparations! :)

Have a creative day!

Noel, Noel

Here is Tag #7 - a Sticky Back Canvas Poinsettia! Love it!

I pretty well followed Tim's directions this time ... BUT I did hand cut the flower pieces (I don't have my own tattered floral die - yet!) Hey, it let me have a bigger flower - it's all good in my mind.

Have a creative day everyone!

whoa boy.....

I am certainly channeling many aspects of my personality in these tags. Case in point... the next two tags.

I LOVED the vintage stuff I've been doing. I really have an affinity for them but the next two Tim tutorials got my quirky mojo working today.

The first you will recognise as a Tim Tag as I did keep much of what Tim Created. I really loved the faux enamel effect on the numbers and yes, the paint resist too!! So... here is my tag 5:

BUT... are you ready for it??

Yep -- I said quirky -- and that was helped by the fact that as I was creating the first tag here in the studio (on my day off *wink), Canada Post came by with my LOOOOOOOONG awaited (sucky customs hold up) Stampotique order. I JUST LOVED "Smile". He spoke to me today so. I set off to do a quirky tag.

The heart are the grunge emboss/paint/ink technique as in Tim's tutorial today .. I just added some Rock Candy Distress Stickles and some Viva Decor Glitter Pen to it. I made a custom stamp pad a la Tim Tutorial #2 to get a red heart on Smile's sweater. The background was glimmer spritzed, and paint splattered and yes, that is my hand writing: "Smile cause I Love You" ----aweeeeeee.... Isn't that sweet. It will be for my husband which is why I stamped his name with Russet Archival Ink onto a Distress Ink Stained piece of lace that I "Tiny Attached" to the tag. Seeeeeeee.... it can still be Tim and quirky, right?

Anyway, thanks for the indulgence.
can't wait to see what I channel tomorrow! *wink*

My Mask now...

Okay... I had FUN doing this.

I played and played and I could really play some more but - I'll stop *smile*

I slathered the plaster cast mask in some of Golden's Light Molding paste once it was dry and stamped some of Claudine's Creative Layers Foam Stamps in it to give it texture and then went to town with the Studio Paints, Viva Decor Rubs, Pearl Pens, Perfect Pearl Mists.... Let's just say I was in my glory!! Added a few feathers, some ribbons and trims, a little birdie and Voila!! C'est finis!

Have a creative weekend everyone!! I'm going to play in the studio tonight with some girls. Gotta make a new Card Workshop -- Some new product (the items I've been waiting on) came in today so I can do it now. I'll post about the new arrivals tomorrow!! GO PLAY!

Meet Isabella....

Pronounced with an old world Italian accent... of course!I AM LOVING the Character Constructions stamps. OMG! Totally me! ESPECIALLY when I can create a fun canvas to showcase them! Eeeek!! I'm in heaven over here. Someone called to order a few stamps and warned me not to start until after ScrapFest cause I'd get hooked and what to do nothing else... well, guess what? Yep! I'm hooked. hehe I can't wait to create another!!

These pictures don't do Isabella justice. I love the texture in the canvas created by layering some Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutant paper with Claudine Hellmuth's Matte Medium, her acrylic Studio Paints and a little on Viva Decor's clear Croco Crackle Medium. A thin layer so the cracks are smaller and then highlighted by rubbing paint in the cracks. Yummmmm... Tim Holtz gears add the perfect metal embellishment. Speaking of metal... I embossed some metal sheets to frame the outside of the MDF canvas. mmm mmm good. *smile*

Isabella will be making an appearance at ScrapFest but, as always, you're welcome to drop by the studio to see her in person too. Love to see you.

Have a great day everyone!

An Art House for the Birds?

As you know, I've been busy making samples for The Art House Studio ScrapFest booth. Here is one I have been dabbling with for the last few days.

• The Bird House (that I picked up this summer at the Dollar Store) was painted with Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Paints (green, purple, and tan)
• The Roof is thatched with Viva Decor's "Modeling Grass"
• I used Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Matte Medium to adhere a collage of 7 Gypsies Conservatory Paper to the "body" of the house. Making sure to punch a whole with a circle cutter large enough to adhere over the hole.

• A thin layer of Transparent "Croco" Crackle Medium by Viva Decor and let dry overnight.
• I used Viva Decor's Pearl Pens to fill the middle of some old Prima Flowers I had in my tickle trunk and adhered them with 3 in 1 Glue to the House.
• I used another Viva Decor Pearl Pen to make the stems and leaves for the flowers.
• I took a white satin-like ribbon and coloured it with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and tied it around the base.
• Legs were painted with Studio Paint and adhere to the bottom of the house with 3 in 1 Glue. (I have the small spindles for sale in my vintage area in the studio)
• A Tim Holtz Bird Charm was added to the house with a pop dot.

The flag.... I used a piece of Claudine Hellmuth's Sticky Back Canvas to create the flag.

• I printed my logo on my ink jet printer and cut it out.
• Then I applied the logo to the canvas using Claudine's Studio Matte Medium.
• I painted (with Claudine's Green Studio Paint) and inked the flag with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink
• I attached the sticky side to the back of the 7 Gypsies Paper and cut it out in flag shape (triangle) then I gave it a water spritz and shaped the flag with my fingers. Once dry, this will hold it's shape.
• Using a Paper Piercer, I poked holes in the end of the "flag" at attached it to a small dowel with some 24 Gauge Brown Wire.

Love how the flag turned out.
I don't know... did I miss anything? Hope you like. *smile* I love how this showcases some of the new products I have in the studio and shows you yet more ways you can use Claudine's Studio Line.
Have a great day everyone!

VIVA DECOR

Now Available in the Studio!! Yes, it has arrived and I am thrilled and can't wait to play!

We now have 4 collections from Viva Decor. Croco is a one step crackle paint, the thicker you frost your item the bigger the cracks! Inka Gold is a soft metallic paste that can be rubbed on with your finger, or painted with a paint brush. Buff to a shine. Pearl Pens is a liquid pearl product that can be used on any surface including your cards and layouts but also fabric (yes, fabric... it can be washed!!) and Modeling Grass which looks like, well... GRASS when applied. Totally cool textural product!

These products are acrylic based and are compatible with all surfaces and each other. Try on wood, plastic, acetate, acrylic, metal, canvas, grungeboard, clay...you get it...on anything! All products clean up in water. Yumm Yumm!!

I have samples in the studio, so please drop on by during studio retail hours to have a peek for yourself!!