Michigan Craft Shows!

It's that time of year again! I am participating in two craft shows this holiday season. I will be offering handmade greeting cards, jewelry, gifts, and more. Come by and see me to talk about your crafting goals and learn about all the great classes I offer! The first show is at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 9:00-5:00 Madison Heights, Michigan. Admission is $2.00. Here is the link below.
www.pogcraftsale.webs.com

The following show is at Royal Oak High School, Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 10:00-4:00 Royal Oak, Michigan. Admission is $2.00. Here is the link below.
www.ci.royal-oak.mi.us/portal/events/ptsa-holiday-arts-crafts-fair

Here is the flyer. Hope to see you there!

Michaels Vintage Christmas Cards Class

Michaels is hosting for a limited time the Vintage Christmas Cards class for $10!
Here is a sample of what you are going to create. Experiment with stamping and inking techniques ala Tim Holtz-what more could you ask for? Look for me at store #9454 in Farmington Hills, MI.

Judikins!

I had the pleasure a few weeks ago of spending time with Judy Watanabe of Judikins at the Heirloom Rubber Stamp convention in Novi! This is the third year I have had the opportunity to learn from her demos at her product booth. She is gracious as well as creative and I absolutely LOVE her inking and stamping techniques. One product that definitely needs mentioning is her MicroGlaze. MicroGlaze is a product that protects your paper art from water. You take a bit of it and rub it on to your paper then buff to a shine. Most use it after working with ink but I wanted to use it after coloring with my Prismacolor pencils. I colored a cute digital stamp bug but wanted to color the background with shimmer spray. So I applied the MicroGlaze with a fine-tipped paint brush and my fingers on the bug only. Afterwards I sprayed the image with Glimmer Mist and low and behold my image resisted the water-based spray! It also did not disturb my coloring with the Prismacolor pencils. Here are pics of the process and a photo of me and Judy.

Free Scrapbook Software Giveaway!

Hey, no one left a comment on my last post for the free software giveaway! Don't pass up this opportunity! I will leave the contest open for two more weeks. All you have to do is visit the My Memories web site linked below and leave a comment on my page telling me your favorite digital paper pack. It's that easy! If you have any questions, read the post below.

My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking and Giveaway!

Hello, all! Recently I was introduced to My Memories Suite digital scrapbooking software. Being the  traditionalist that I am, I have always preferred the hands-on use of the tons of scrapbooking products to create physical photo albums. I've tried digital scrapbooking programs in the past but never had a real use for it. But I'm also a tech-savvy person and enjoy creating posters, flyers and such for my papercraft classes. So I was thinking, "How could using digital scrapbooking software benefit me and suit my scrapbooking needs?" Well, as my family has grown up and nieces and nephews have their own families, I have found the best way to communicate with them, share photos and still be creative is using digital scrapbooking software. This is where My Memories Suite comes in. I have found it to be the most user-friendly and feature-rich program I have tried on the market. You can print at home, prepare your albums for professional printing, or share them as multi-media presentations-even to be shared on an iPod. You can include narration, music and include hotspot links to web-sites or other files. Its many creative features suit many styles and occasions. The page you see below is of my niece, Jada that I will send to her parents as an iPod-ready file. Their page will include background music it is a multi-media file. From start to finish it took about 10 minutes. As a thank you to all who read my blog, I am offering a discount code for $10 off the purchase of the software and $10 coupon for the store. That's a $20 value! Use the code STMMMS40669 and visit http://mymemories.com/ to purchase and redeem your coupon! Also as a bonus, I am giving away a free copy of the software to a lucky person who visits the site and leaves a comment on my page telling me your favorite digital paper pack. The winner will be randomly chosen. It's that easy! I will email the winner with the code for their free My Memories Suite. The winner will be announced the week of August 20th.

Newly Certified and Upcoming Classes

I'm so excited I just completed my paper-ED certification courses for Michaels! Here is a list of upcoming classes. For detailed information, please download the class schedule on the right for the Farmington Hills, MI store. Hope to see you there!

Spotted Canary School Scrap Blitz! August 5 1-5PM    Learn the principles of scrapbooking and earn a certificate!
Martha Stewart Glitter August 7 4-6PM Learn various glittering techniques to create stunning cards.
Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page August 7 6-8PM Create cards using this punch system.

Another Class Promo Flyer!

Here is another Michaels scrapbook and papercraft class promo flyer. You may download all promo flyers from the right side of my blog! Please visit me at the Farmington Hills, MI store #9454!

My Michaels Paper-Ed Flyer!

 
Hello, all! Please check out the Michaels Event Calendar link on the right to download the latest class schedule for store #9454 in Farmington Hills, MI! Also added is a video bar that takes you to all of my art videos on YouTube without having to search my blog. Detailed info and pics will be coming soon for the projects you see in my flyer.

Alcohol Ink Prints

 Here are some of the alcohol ink prints I made for my last video of artist trading cards. I love the randomness that you get with the alcohol ink process. For these particular ones, I applied a few drops of each color onto glossy cardstock (not photo paper!) then smashed the papers together. When peeled apart, this is what I got. A good tip is to scan the ones you really like and use them as printed paper for a future project.