Art Supplies for Art Journaling Class

Art Journaling is a way to express yourself....without

any criticism.

There are no deadlines, there are no rules.

You can use what you want 

and create what you want.

These are my absolute basics. 

A4 Heavy duty mixed media pad

Micron pens

Glue

Aqaurelle pencils

Water colour paints.

If you feel like creating, writing, doodling, drawing, scribbling,

painting, stenciling, texturing, gluing, spraying, stitching,

cutting and playing..... you are invited! 

We will start off with one class a month. 

One for the girls who can make it on a Thursday

and one for the girls that can make it on a Saturday. 

Here are the dates:

Thursdays: 

18 June

16 July

20 August 

17 September

15 October

19 November
all classes 09:00 - 12:00

Saturdays:

 20 June

18 July

 22 August

19 September

17 October

21 November
all classes 10:00 - 13:00

I will teach you the basics:

Where to get inspiration

how to create a background

how to use the different products

and a new technique each month

The aim of the class is to learn how to be comfortable to create

and find your own style.

( if you don't have a style yet, don't worry!

if you miss a class, don't worry !)

 Available for class use:

stencils
stamps

die cuts and machines

embossing folders

punches

and all the other non consumables

You need two things to start with:

A4 mixed media paper pad (photo)

Micron pen. 0.4

Reply by e-mailing me.

I hope you all look forward to start expressing
yourself on paper!

Small Mixed Media Canvasses

Using different mediums on a canvas can be challenging.

Will the tissue paper tear? Where do I put my embellishments?

What colours am I going to use?

For this class we:

Covered the canvas with gesso.

Painted it with two colours of distresss paint.

Blended the colours by wiping it with a baby wipe.

Used gel medium to adhere the tissue paper and the 

doilies to the canvas. 

Then we used stamps and ink to create some depth.

We created shadows by using distress markers and a water pen.

To create the butterfly and the heart, we glued a piece of 

watercolour paper to a piece of canvas paper.

We then used die cuts and a die cutting machine to

cut out the two shapes.

Then we embossed the two pieces before they became to dry.

Let them dry completely before you apply the colour with 

your distress ink and applicator tool.

Each of the students brought their own individual touch to the canvasses.

It is amazing how different the end results can be.

Here is a list of the supplies that we used:

6 x 6 inch canvasses

Gesso

Distress paint

Distress markers

Distress stains

Baby wipes

Gel medium

Tissue paper

Doilies

Stamps

Archival ink

Die cuts

Die cutting machine

Chipboard words

Metal embellishments

Experiment with these techniques in your art journal.

Play around and enjoy the process. 

Mixed media canvas

This was the last class we did and as usual

I post the tutorial after the class.

Materials:

box canvas

gesso

paint brush

baby wipes

Distress paint

Distress stains

Distress Markers

Distress ink pads

Applicator tool

heart doily

gel medium

tissue paper

canvas paper 

water colour paper

heart die

heart embossing folder

chipboard word

Mono multi glue

water pen

Archival ink pad

stamp

Paint the canvas with a layer of gesso and let it dry

Decide on colours for your project and paint the canvas.

While the paint is still a bit wet, wipe off some of the paint 

with your baby wipe. Let it dry.

Tear the tissue paper after you have decided which section to 

use. Place all the elements on the canvas and do your layout.

Use gel medium and glue down your tissue paper and let it dry.

Glue the doily into the canvas with gel medium.

Make your heart element. 

Use gel medium and glue the canvas paper and the 

water colour paper together. While it is still damp, put it through 

the die cutting machine and the embossing folder.

Leave to dry.

I made two hearts and then decided on the pink and white one.

Use your applicator tool to deepen your colours on the canvas

and to colour the heart.

Place washi tape strips on the canvas to fill some of the empty spaces.

Paint the word with distress paint and let it dry.

Turn the word over and apply little dots of Mono Multi Glue.

Let the glue dry before you place the word on the canvas.

Take the Distress markers and draw shadows in and around the doily.

Use a water pen to soften the effect.

Stamp around the edges with a stamp and Archival ink.

Sew a little charm to the heart.

Place the heart on 3D foam squares and adhere to the canvas.

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial.

Keep well!

Stunning tekkies

One thing about the tekkies, you never know what the end result will look like.

That is always exciting.You get involved in the pair that you are creating and 

don't notice what is happening next to you. 

There are always a few "Wow, that beautiful !"

  

We also had a special guest Emma, who came with Ann and  

at first was very interested in what we did,

but later decided that it wasn't really her thing.

Then she retired to her private spot from where she could 

watch all of us.

Sussie all into turquoise, which she says she normally doesn't do... 

 Lorna going for green and Natalie for blue.

Annitta and Antonet halfway through it and relaxing a bit.

Lisa in deep concentration to get it right....

and she did! It looked stunning.

Thanks girls for a lovely morning. I think all your tekkies looked stunning!

Enjoy wearing them.

xx

Getting ready for the tekkie class

There are water buckets, paint brushes, paint, gel medium,

stamps, water spray bottles and lots of other stuff on my studio table.

Yesterday I spent the day cleaning the studio. Today, I spent the day 

getting everything ready for the class on Saturday.

That included getting the samples ready of the Distress paints

 I want to use instead of the normal acrylic paints and sealing them with

gel medium to see if they are water resistant.

Two of them were not!

It was the first two that I bought a couple of years ago.

Terracotta and Lettuce.

The others are fine and didn't react to the gel medium being painted over them.

Interesting....

All I still need, is a couple of plastic sheets to cover the tables

and then I am ready for the class.

Keep well !

Card Class Saturday 18 January 2014

Dressing up is always fun! Finding embellishments for
a card is also fun. It is the same as dressing up.
Can I add this..., will this go..., is this to much...?
All the same questions.

Saturday 18 January we will be making 6 Cards.

As always learning, relaxing and creating.
Book your class at
 Carla: 0123299175

The Space!

I am slowly moving into my new space and I am loving it!

The sun is still shining through the window, the music is playing and

there is paint and paper and glue and stuff...

what more can I want?

 

 

It is so easy to fill up a space with craft supplies.

 

 

I also had my first class last Saturday.

A tekkie class! Here are the girls creations.

 

 

 

Here is the project for the class on 

 

Saturday 16 November at

 Sweetscrappins.

Christmas Door Hanger.

 

 

 

 

R140.00

 

09:00 - 12:00

Techniques: Stamping

Die cutting

Colouring with Distress markers

Spraying with Glimmer Mists

Contact Carla at: 012 329 9175

 

 

 

 

Card making.

Sorting out STUFF sometimes helps to clear the mind.

That is what I have been doing today. The studio was a mess this morning,

but now it looks better and I feel better!

 

Now I can start packing the kits for Saturday's class.

Six cards with a sewing theme.

We will dry emboss, heat emboss, distress, spray, punch,

stamp and sand. 

 

Class at: Sweetscrappins.

15 June 2013

09:00 - 12:00

Tel: 012 329 9175



 

 

Leisure Books Polymer Clay Class

As I said, I am glad to be working with polymer clay again.

Maybe playing with clay during my Gr 1 year has

left a lasting impression om me that I wasn't aware of.

 Maybe also the painting.......

 Ranger has a Distress ink called Stormy Sky. I used the

ink on the canvas and then sprayed it for a more distressed look.

It looks like Delft, I couldn't believe my eyes.

 To colour the clay, we used Perfect Pearls. (Also form Ranger)

The small silver element was covered in Silver Leaf.

Stamp the words Love and Memories with black Archival ink. 

The edges of the canvas are stained with the Distress Stains.

I used Black Soot and Stormy Sky.

Use a Crop-a-dile to punch holes in the Canvas panel

and thread a piece of gross grain ribbon through

the holes. Make a knot in front at both sides and you are

ready to hang your art work.

Mothers day Gift Tin

These tins were decorated during our class on the 11th of May.

Most of the girls said that they were going to keep their tins.

 

 

We used Alcohol inks to colour the lids and each one chose their own colours.

 

Then we decorated the lids with stickers and flowers.

With alcohol ink you never really know how the result will look like,

but that is exciting. If you want to experiment first, do it on a piece of acetate.

The sides of the tin were covered with paper and decorated with stickers.

 

 

And as always, you need to bling it up. Either with some

rine stones or flat back pearls.

 

 

Inside the tin are 18 small cards, some completed with

stamped words and small embellishments, The others more plain

and dry embossed.

The small Afrikaans stamps work wonderfully

with this size cards.

 

 

Also inside are decorative pins, ribbon, paper ribbon and

flowers. You can really fill it with anything you want.

 

 

Earlier this year we decorated the same tin for the

Creative Hobbies magazine but gave it a vintage feel.

Inside are memories of my Grand mother.

 

 

The next post I have lined up is all about the

polymer clay class we had with Leisure Books

at Diep in die Berg.