MIXED MEDIA FUN

Have you tried mixed media yet?  

Messy, no rules, and just plain fun!

There is a group on Facebook called Journal 52.

You are given a prompt each week and you create a page for what that prompt means to you.

One of the prompts "A Simple Place" and this is what  Cat created for this prompt.  She used all kinds of inks, a stencil, some shredded cardboard, canvas...all kinds of fun stuff!  Lots of colors and textures used on these  fun pages.

 

This is Sharon Leonard's pages for "A Simple Place".  Cat and Sharon are both VERY artistic!

I LOVE these pages!

 

Check out Valerie's pages for "A Simple Place".  If you know Valerie, this is SO her and absolutely FABULOUS!

 

This is my page for "A Simple Place", my back yard.  I had lots of fun using the different kinds of mediums, especially the Stampendous embossing enamels and mica fragments across the bottom.

As you can see, everyone's pages are COMPLETELY different from each other.

And all kinds of products are used:

Viva Decor products

Distress inks, paints, markers, stains

Watercolor paints

Twinkling H20's

Acrylic Paints

Spray Inks - Dylusions and Tattered Angels

Stampendous products:  Embossing enamels, fragments, glitter

Faber Castell Products:  Markers, Gelatos, watercolor pencils, colored pencils

Stencils of all kinds

Masks

Stamps of all kinds and brands

Sharpies

Copics

Mod Podge

USE YOUR STASH

AND

HAVE FUN!

 

 

FABULOUS FRIDAY

FIVE DAYS UNTIL

THE SEPTEMBER RETREAT...YEAH!!!!

AND FIVE DAYS LEFT TO GET YOUR PROJECTS READY FOR THE

DESIGNER OF THE MONTH CONTEST.....

It is time to get INKY at Cat's!

Saturday afternoon we will be getting our fingers all inky while making this beautiful tag in Nanci's tag class.

We will also be making this cool tag.  If you are taking the tag class, I got a supply list from Nanci:

Regular tools

Glossy accents

Paper distressor 

Tiny attacher

Ink tool

Non-stick craft mat

Heat tool

Water color brush or copics

Inks as follows;

Greens

Oranges

Purples

Browns

Reds

Blues

Blacks

Yellows

Stickles...orange, green, purple, icicles, brown

Tuesday we will be getting inky again with Jen Starr.  She will be teaching three classes using all kinds of products from Tim Holtz, Faber Castell, Viva Decor, and other companies. 

Classes like these from Nanci and Jen teach us how to use some of those amazing products that we all own and may not know how to use.  So to get the most out of all of those products we think we have to have, sign up for technique driven classes.  You won't regret it and will learn new ways to use products in your stash.

See you in class!

NINE IS FINE AS WINE....AND SO ARE WE!

It is time to celebrate and taste the wine.

The wine has been selected to go with our menus....

We are really going to be "up-town!!"  LOL!

After all, we are

FINE AS WINE!

We will be clamoring for the new elephant dung, but will also need to visit the store to check out the new product that is there!

Check out these adorable stamps from Stampendous that are at the store.  These birds are so CUTE!

This stamp set looks like a scene from Bambi.  I have a feeling Nanci will grab one of these!

This is such a cute vintage rocking horse on a post card.

I really love this Santa reading the letter and the border stamp.  

There is so much to love about this stamp set...the bird on his hat, the border, and the cute tree.  WOW!

Love this vintage truck filled with the tree and gifts.  It would make a great Christmas card!

This fall leaf background stamp is GREAT!

I had to have this pumpkin stamp.  I love the flourishes on the pumpkins!  I'm thinking about using the ultra fine glitter ritz and my copic markers on this one.   

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

 

Hip Hip Hooray....IT'S FRIDAY!!!

 

More new things continue to arrive at the store...

New bling, the Tim Holtz Distress Daubers, and the 12" x 24" Bazzill Cardstock, just to name a few things.

If you haven't been by the store lately, you need to come check out all of the new arrivals.

 

Tomorrow, is the big day for the Girlfriend Album.

The store will be filled with ladies crating this fun album.

The girls at Rayline's Retreat had a blast making this fun album.  Here, they are working on the flip flops.

Everyone was grabbing some Copic markers to color the stamped images.

These stamps are so much fun!

 

I hope you signed up for this class....it's a fun one and very popular!

 

So, stop by the store and check out the new products.  While you are there, you can check out the album as everyone is busily making it.

 

 

 

 

MARVELOUS MONDAY

Cat had a blast teaching the ladies at Rayline's retreat how to make this "Girls Just Want to have Fun" album on Sunday. 

As is always true, everyone puts their own special touch on the project.  Kathy decided to make her album cover a little more voluptuous. 

These stamps were the inspiration for this album, along with a brainstorming session with customers.

 There is a Copic 101 class in the middle of the class so everyone can learn how to color the stamped images with Copics.   Cat said it got really quiet while everyone was concentrating on their coloring.

Working on the flip flops.

Learning all of the cool techniques that Cat used in this fun album.  I believe this class was a big hit!  Everyone had a great time and went home with an adorable album.

 

There will be another class for this Girlfriend album this coming Saturday, March 23rd.  If you want to make this album, call the store to see if there is still room.  I know lots of people have signed up, so don't delay. 

KinderStampO Design Team Color It Tuesday

I am doing the Color It Tuesday this week and conned Jes into letting me use Brights for the colors so that I could use the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Album I just created for a class at the store.  I had a blast creating this one.  During another class I brought up the request for a girls having fun album and ideas started rolling with the ladies.  Kittie France popped off with a bikini and then it was idea after idea. I couldn't write fast enough to keep up with the ideas.  Challenge: putting all of those ideas into a book for us "older girls". Then the new Girlfriend stamps from Art Impressions came in and the ideas just flew around in my head. Ray cut out the pieces on the laser for me and I started throwing it all together. Here is what came of all the ideas along with the bright, happy paper I picked for this one.

The cover includes the bikini clad girl with the sun and the sand. There are several hidden places in the book for additional pics. This album holds full 4x6 pics as well as smaller ones.  Love adding flip out, fold up albums to the inside so the books can hold so many more pics than you would think.



Love the sun die in the middle of the book with the corrugated glitter paper.  Check out the acrylic margarita glass.

The flip flops open up for more pics.

 

This class includes a mini Copic class with the Girlfriend Stamps. They were perfect for this album.

This class is set for March 23rd at 2pm.  Cost is $60 which includes the mini-Copic class. We will teach you how to shade and work with the colors for the best effect.  There will be various techniques taught as well in this one from things you would never think about.  Join us for the fun but don't wait toooooo long. This class is over half full now.

TUESDAY TEMPTATIONS

It may be windy and cold outside, but this cute mini album will help you remember the sunny days of summer.  Cat and Ray have done it again.  She dreams things up and he cuts them out for her.  These adorable stamps that Cat now has in the store have a starring role in this album. 

This mini album will be the perfect place to put all of those photos of you and your BFF's doing all those wild and crazy things together.  This class is scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd at 2:00 p.m.  It is already very popular, so if you are interested, be sure to call the store and reserve your spot. 

Welcome to the KinderStampO It's Jessica's Secret Birthday Blog Hop... & KinderStampO Design Team Sketch Thursday

Friends are sometimes the best family!

I'm up for the sketch for this week on the KinderStampO Design Team. For my layout I used the new papers and chipboard pieces just in from Pebbles along with the flowers and doilies from www.KinderStampO.com.  You know me--I tend to "stretch the sketch" a bit even when I try hard to stick to it.  Love this new collection! Be sure to hop on over to www.KinderStampO.com to check out more great inspirations and gorgeous works of art by some of the ladies on the team.

As a bonus we are having a SURPRISE Birthday Blog Hop for Jess' ?? birthday today.  Just stop by all the blogs, leave a comment and check out all the gorgeous cards that the Design Team Members have made for Jess. From here you will start with the name directly under me, Cathy Derouche.  Here is the list of the blogs:

KinderStampO http://www.kinderstampo.com/
Susannah McManus Kelly http://wwwsuzies.blogspot.com/
Elisa Kammerdiener http://www.perpetualstew.blogspot.com/
... Raffaela Perego http://www.miomondodiscrap.blogspot.nl/
Cat Beaty http://www.catscreationsscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Cathy Derouche http://www.cathyplus5.blogspot.com/        Start Here
Mandie Wade http://www.mandiesscrappin.blogspot.com/
Aissa Rodriguez Segarra http://www.aissa19.blogspot.com/
Haidee Shableau http://www.created2bunique.blogspot.com/
CJ Shumaker http://www.minniemaines.blogspot.ca/
Nicole Laha http://www.Shezigzags.blogspot.com/
Amanda Tibbitts http://www.athomeink.blogspot.com/
DD Crafts http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.no/
Linda Myquillingnest http://www.myquillingnest.com/
Lilli Solstråle Nikolaisen http://www.crazycardmaker.blogspot.no/
Jennifer Peekhaus http://www.jenniferpeekhaus.blog.com/
Shana Tedrick http://www.scrapinshana.blogspot.com/
 
There will be a $25 gift card for one lucky winner to the KinderStampO store if you visit all the blogs, including Jess' and leave a comment.  Your next stop will be  Cathy Derouche http://www.cathyplus5.blogspot.com/
 
Happy Blogging and Happy Birthday Jess!!

Here is my birthday card for Jess.  It was supposed to follow that sketch above.  Hmmmm, I think I "stretched the sketch" again! A mix of Impression Obsession stamps, Copics, American Craft flowers, ribbon, bling and here ya go--