Mixed Media Gift Tag

This is a gift tag I made for my niece's graduation from art college. She majored in photography. I wanted to make it personal so I included charms that represented travel and of course, the camera. There is an envelope attached to the back to hold money, a check or small gift card. Products used are various Ranger inks, Crafter's Workshop stencils, Sharpie paint pen,clear stamps by I cannot remember, fiber and charm embellishments, and the Gelli printing plate which is awesome!

AbraBowdabra! Beautiful Bows in Minutes!

This is a bow I created for a present for my students using the Bowdabra bow maker. I recently purchased the Bowdabra and the Bowdabra mini. This was the first bow I made and I must say it has changed my attitude toward making bows forever! This tool has been on the market for quite some time. I never thought I would have the use for it as I hate wrapping gifts and always use gift bags because of it. Then I saw the mini and I thought it would definitely come in handy for card making. I had an extra coupon so I thought why not get both! I literally made this beautiful bow in about 3 minutes and it was a wonderful touch to the art easel I presented to my students for Christmas.

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.

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.