The First Starry Night Christmas Ornament Canvas

I'm back again, and this time to show you The First Starry Night Christmas Mixed Media Ornament Canvas that I will be teaching at The Crafty Scrapper in a few weeks.  This is my third Christmas canvas to teach, and this one uses Dina Wakley Media from Ranger and the new Tim Holtz Wisemen dies from Sizzix, and is on a 16 inch round canvas. There are a few spots left, and you can call the store to sign up.

 

 

 

 

Hope to see you in class, and thanks for stopping by!
I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Valentine Class

Happy February everyone! It's that time of year to whip out Valentine cards, and today I have a few pics of a class I am teaching next week at The Crafty Scrapper, called Playing With Hearts, using lots of Tim Holtz and Ranger goodness. I will also be teaching an older class, my DIY Apron. Stay tuned for more Valentine projects coming up...I have a few for sure.

 

 

 

 

 If you are in the Dallas area please call the store and sign up for class...I'd love to see you!

 I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Rusted Winged Heart Wall Art

Hello All!!! Here's a quick post today, to show you what I taught at The Collins Group Fall Show in Orlando, Florida, last week, to a bunch of awesome scrapbook/arts and crafts store owners from the United States and Canada. Sponsored by Canvas Corp, I coached 14 ladies to make this 12 x 12 inch burlap panel using a Canvas Corp's Naturally Aged Kit and some Mixed Media Origins Paper. A huge THANKS goes out to all the ladies who participated and left me such awesome feedback, as well as to the generous folks at Canvas Corp. I so enjoyed getting to meet those of you I didn't know, and I send out a big hug to you!

 

 

 

Look for the class at your local store to see if they are teaching this in the near future, and you will learn a whole lot about some of Canvas Corp's newer goodies!

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Upcoming Autumn and Christmas Classes!

Hello crafters! Before I get to it, I would just like to thank everyone who looked, commented here or my FB page, and viewed my last post and video...my cup runneth over. WOW...Truly thank you! Okay...Today, I have photos of the new classes I'll be teaching for the upcoming holidays. I am also teaching some older classes as well. I will be in the Houston area, at The Croppin Bug in La Marque, and Dallas area, at The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie. Check my calendar for specific dates and projects if you are interested. These will be my last public classes of the year. Thanks so very much for looking.  

An Autumn Trio of Distress Crayon Tags

 We will play with lots of techniques using Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons, and Tim Sizzix dies and Idea-ology, as well as some Wendy Vecchi goodies.

Ranger Mediums Technique Class

We will play with almost every Ranger wet medium, and create 12 tags to reference for future use, filled with techniques. 

Oh Snow Good Christmas Hanging

There will be lots of playing with Tim's Found Relatives and ephemera to make this snowy hanging, and we will learn a few techniques along the way.  Students will have their choice of seven images and ephemera.

Do You Want To Paint A Snowman? Mixed Media Canvas

This class will be super fun, as we play with all of Dina Wakley's Media from Ranger, and some Tim goodies too, to make this huge 16x20 inch 3D canvas. There will be lots of customization as well.

If you can join me in any of these or the older classes, I promise a day of learning and fun. Thanks again for looking!

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Upcoming Classes!

Hello crafty peeps!!! A huge thank you for all the birthday messages, emails, texts, and calls!!! My cup runneth over!!! You all know how to make a girl feel special!!! Today's post is all about my upcoming classes at The Crafty Scrapper in May. If you are in the area I'd love for you to join in.

Class #1 is the Industrial Punk Create Art Assemblage Panel filled with TONS of Tim Holtz's Idea-ology and Ranger goodness, as well as one of Eileen Hull's new Sizzix flower dies and Twist and Style Tool.

 

Class #2 is the Worth The Effort To Bloom Mixed Media Canvas, a 16x20 inch canvas filled with most of Dina Wakley's Media line of heavy bodied paints from Ranger, as well as stencils, and even some Wendy Vecchi goodies.

Class #3 is the Dylusions Artsy Clipboard Organizer, and is filled with lots of Dyan Reaveley paints and stamps, all from Ranger, and some Tim Idea-ology too.

 

I'll be teaching the apron class that I taught at The Collins Show, at the store this summer too, so stay tuned. Thanks so much for looking, and of course...
I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

The Croppin Bug

Happy April everyone! Thanks for all the comments back in March. I had several posts...shocking I know...last month, and I appreciate all the love! I'm just back from the Houston area where I taught at the Croppin Bug, located in La Marque. Here are a few pics of the journey...and I do mean a journey...18 hours of driving there and back...but it was gorgeous all along the way since it's bluebonnet time. The only bad part was there was tons of traffic in the Houston area, and a car threw up a rock at me, and put a quarter sized star in my windshield! The words that came out of my mouth would shame a sailor...sorry Mom! Other than that, it was a great trip. Thanks for having me out Croppin Bugs!!!

My first class was an altered Birchbox...you know the make up and toiletry kit of the month club...that we altered using Tim's Distress Mosaic Kit. Gotta use up the trash. I always kit on the floor...lots of space.

The calm before the storm on Friday afternoon.

All of the ladies boxes came out beautifully, and everyone was happy despite all the hard work.

Then Friday night, we had Make N Takes. I did a 15 minute class using Tim's new Collage Mediums, Distress Crayons, Distress Brushes, Ephemera, and Wendy's background stamps and Ranger Archival Inks. We barely made the 15 minute times up!!!

I had lots of samples of the technique to show them, and everyone made beautiful tags.

Saturday afternoon, I drove out to Galveston...I had never been before...to see if I could get a good picture of the Bolivar Lighthouse, which was the subject of the next class I was teaching. Galveston is a beautiful place, despite the greenish water. There are tons of old antique shops and lots of places I needed more time to shop at.

That black pencil in the distance is the lighthouse. I would have had to take a ferry to get there, so this is the closest I could get.

 

Saturday night, I ate by the water at a famous local eatery called Top Water Grill. It was yummy!!!

Then Sunday, it was time for the lighthouse mixed media class using all of Dina's Media line. This was the first painting type class the Bug has had, so everyone was a little timid.

Here is the canvas.

Despite their trepidation, everyone had a wonderful time, and made beautiful paintings! It was such fun, and such lovely ladies!

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!