Sunday, December 16

A Holiday ATC

Happy Sunday! I'm hopping on to share an ATC I created using some fun Creative Imaginations products. The team has created some wonderful Holiday ATC's so if you're looking for inspiration head on over to the CI Blog. Here's my ATC - a sweet angel and some gold Luminarte ...



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I used some Gold Shimmer twine by the Twinery - I'm  in LOVE with the Gold and Platnium Shimmer twines for Holiday Projects and I'm sure I'll find a use for them year round!!


For Close-ups of my ATC check out my post >>HERE<<. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!!


 



Wednesday, December 12

12/12/12

It's just fun typing 12/12/12! I did it all day!


My co-worker's FIL's B-day was today so she called him at 12:12pm to wish him a Happy Birthday! I guess it's the little things!


So I haven't blogged much lately but I have been creating! I have an art journal page and an ATC to share soon and I wanted to share a layout I created for Right at Home Scrapbooking using Simple Stories Handmade Holiday collection. I used an older pic of Joshua and something happened to the photo but I love the effect - wish I could say I planned it.



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For close-ups check out the post >>>here<<<.


Well Happy 12/12/12 - just had to type that again! I will be back soon with more projects!



Tuesday, November 27

Post Holiday Reality ...

Hello to all and I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I spent the holiday with my family and all the dogs and ALL the food! It was lovely! I was also able to spend time with my favorite 7 year old - he always makes me smile and laugh! Sunday I taught a tags class at Right at Home Scrapbooking . Then ... back to reality on Monday. Luckily my last two days weren't too hectic making re-entry reasonable.


I created an art journal page for the monthly art journal feature over at Creative Imaginations. This page is a bit different - using one of my FAV CI stencils as the feature and lots of Luminarte. Here's the page and for details and close-ups check out the blog >>HERE<<



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Have a great week and if you're in the area stop by Right at Home for some fun, festive Holiday activities!! I'll be teaching the second in a series of 10x10 deep edged seasonal canvases Sunday, here's a peek ...



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Thanks for stopping by!!!



Saturday, November 17

I'm a Happy Girl!!!

I am so happy this weekend to be cropping with a GREAT group of extremely creative friends! A few friends I haven't seen in a while and it warms my heart to reconnect with them! I'm off in a few to head back for more creative fun, more yummy food, more heavenly coffee, more delicious chocolate and more much needed time with friends who are always there for me in good times and not so great times!!


This past week and next Creative Imaginations is teaming up with Faber-Castell and Xyron for a Holiday Gift Giving blog Hop. Please stop by and see all the fun projects the teams have created. Here's one of my handmade paper ornaments ...



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For more ornaments and some details please stop by HERE and check them out! Leave a comment and you'll have a shot at some great prizes! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!



Friday, October 26

I'm Thankful it's Friday!

Happy Friday! I so need this weekend - it has been a completely draining work week causing me to do some reflecting on my work future. However, I want to enjoy the weekend and not let it consume me!!


I'm hopping on for a quick post to share a two page layout I did for my LSS Right at Home Scrapbooking. I used Authentique's Thankful collection and a sketch - which I altered somewhat. Here's my layout ...



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For close-ups you can click on the above link, Have a great weekend!!



Thursday, October 25

Winter Girl Canvas Class

I'm getting psyched to teach the second in a series of seasonal canvases this Saturday October 27th at my FAV LSS Right at Home Scrapbooking. There's still a few spots open if you're in the area and interested. This will be a fun class filled with cool techniques and you will leave with a finished canvas ready for your home decor. The canvas is 6 x 12 deep-edged so it will sit nicely anywhere! Here's what we'll be creating ...



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So if you are in the area, stop by! The store is loaded with goodies - lots of fun, new products and grab a calendar with all the great classes available!! See you soon!!


 



Thursday, October 18

Art Journal Junkie

I admit it ... I'm an addict ... I can't get enough of playing in my art journals. I wanted to share my recent journal pages. I created some additional backgrounds while I was creating my last page - so i had a great head start! The left side was created by placing a stencil over my sprayed background and then I scraped modeling paste over it.



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 Once dry, I applied white paint over the words with a brayer to make them stand out more.



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 The right side is a combination of a magazine image that I fell in love with, Luminarte Paints, stamps, rubons, etc ...



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Here's the pages together ...



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The "believe" stamp is from Dyan Reaveley and the sentiment is one I'm trying to embrace in my own work.



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Thanks for stopping by!



Tuesday, October 16

Another Artful Journey

Hello bloggers! Happy Tuesday to you all!


I wanted to share an art journal page I created for our monthly feature over at Creative Imaginations. I am so in love with the journey of art journaling - I can't wait to see how mists work together and how mixed media products act on different papers ... it's amazing to see a blank page turn into something that you had no idea what direction it was going! I used a magazine image from Vogue for this page - I love the deep, dark colors of the image and matched some Luminarte Shimmering Mists and other products and ended up with this ...



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 I have posted some details over on the CI Blog and some close-ups if you'd like to take a peek! Thaks for stopping by and have a great week!!



Monday, October 15

Winter Canvas

Hey Everyone, I wanted to share a sneak peek at the next Canvas Class I'll be teaching at Right at Home Scrapbooking. This is the second in a series of four seasonal 6 x 12 deep edged canvases! The first Fall Canvas was so much fun and with lots of techniques and products to play with. The Winter Canvas is created with papers from Bella Blvd's Winter Wonder collection. We will be using stencils, paints, stamps, inks, modeling paste and so much more! Here's a peek ...



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This would make a great gift or keep it for your own home decor! I'm looking forward to this class - if you are local give the store a call and grab a spot. Thanks for stopping by!!!


 



Thursday, October 11

Fall Fun!!

This past weekend I taught a canvas class at Right at Home Scrapbooking and had a wonderful group that didn't mind getting inky, painty and messy! We used TONS of mixed media products and here's what we created - a 10 x 10 canvas perfect for Fall decor ... 



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We used UTEE, modeling paste, stencils, sewing patterns, paint ...



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... stamps, ink, multi-medium, brushes, bubble wrap, punchinella ...



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glass beads, book paper, Faber-Castell Pitt Pens, rub-ons ...



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Here's a group shot of everyone's project ...



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Thanks to everyone that attended - you all were so awesome to work with!  I so LOVE mixed media and love sharing my joy creating with these amazing products. Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back soon!



Thursday, October 4

Pink is it for the month of October!!

Hi Bloggers! I wanted to hop on to share a card I created for World Card Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Month for Creative Imaginations. We are celebrating World Card Day all week over at CI. We will also have projects for Breast Cancer Awareness throughout the month! My card has lots of pink goin' on and has a mixed media flair. Here's my card ...



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For details please hop on over to the CI Blog. Have a great rest of the week and I'll be back soon with more projects!!



Sunday, September 30

ATC Week

It was been ATC Week over at the Creative Imaginations blog. Stop by and check out all the amazing designs by the team - the diversity is incredible. It always surprises me how different everyone's take is using bascially the same products. Here are my two ATC's. For details and tips, stop by the blog for more info ...



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Here's my second one and my FAV ...



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Enjoy the rest of the weekend. I'm off to do some chores and try to create a card or two for World Card Day!! Thanks for stopping by!!!



Sunday, September 23

I {heart} Fall!

Happy Sunday! This weather is perfect ... warm, sunny days, cool nights for better sleeping ... Love it!!


I keeping with the season, I taught a Fall canvas class yesterday at Right at Home Scrapbooking and we had so much fun! I had a GREAT group of crafters, most of whom haven't created with mixed media products and they all did an amazing job!! We used acrylic paints, inks, stamps, glass beads, gesso, markers, gelatos, gel medium, punchinella, dabbers and lots of wet wipes!! Thanks to all that attended!! Thanks also to my great friend Kathy (aka Vanna) who helped make the class run smoothly! Hope you all didn't get too messy!! Here's a look at what we created and the group shot with everyone's completed project will be coming soon!



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I will be teaching a Winter Girl Canvas class October 27th 12:00pm at Right at Home. The canvas is on display at the store and she's a cutie! We plan on Spring and Summer Girl Canvas classes so you'll have all four seasons to display!! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the weekend!!



Thursday, September 20

Canvas Project

Happy Thursday!  One more work day for me and bring on the weekend!! I have a fun canvas posted over at the Creative Imaginations blog. It is 8x8 and the background is stenciled with modeling paste and painted with Twinkling H20's. Here's the canvas and there are tips and techniques on the blog....



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The background was so much fun to create - and so easy! I'm on a "key" kick lately so I had to add one to the bottom branch!! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the week!!



Tuesday, September 11

A project to share...

Happy Tuesday! I'm trying to get back in the work groove ... when is the next Holiday? LOL!!


I wanted to let you know about a new monthly feature over on the Creative Imaginations Blog! It's called "An Artful Journey" by yours truly!! Each month myself and the team will create art journal pages using all kinds of mixed media including stencils, Luminarte and ... imagination! No rules - just creative, messy art! Here's my page for the month ...



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This was so much fun to create! I have included details on the CI blog! I've got my thinking cap on for next month - we will try to include a special twist each month!! Thanks for stopping by and have a good week!!


 



Monday, September 10

Back to Reality ...

Hello Everyone! It's Monday and I'm back to reality after a two week vacation! I could so not work and be extremely happy but that is NOT reality so you gotta do what you gotta do, right? I had a great staycation and did get alot accomplished! I feel "caught-up" ... for now!! I had some new furniture delivered, hooked up with GREAT friends and family and did lots of crafting .. including this canvas I did for Right at Home Scrapbooking! Check out all the details over at the blog and even better, stop by the store and see all the new products pouring in! Here's my 6x12 canvas ...



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The canvas features paper from Basic Grey's Oxford collection which is perfect for your back to school projects! Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back with an art journal page I did for a new feature over at Creative Imaginations! Have a good day!



Monday, August 27

Creative Imaginations and Faber-Castell Blog Hop!!

Creative Imaginations and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft designers have teamed up for a fabulous blog hop from August 27-31st! Hop with us today for craft ideas, inspiration and tutorials!


 



 
Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win! Creative Imaginations and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft will each be giving away a $50 prize pack! The blog hop will end at midnight on August 31st. The two winners will be announced on the companies blogs on September 4th.


Here's a sneak peek of my project which includes a tutorial and is featured on the Creative Imaginations Blog TODAY!!



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Where to join the fun?


Next Stop on the Hop: Mou Saha: Click HERE


Here's the full hop list:


START AT:  Faber-Castell   


Tanisha Long      


Rita Barakat    


Shelley Hamilton


Jill Foster      


Lynne Forsythe


Tiffany Johnson  


Alicia Giess    


Jen Matott  


Donna Bryant 


Colleen McGinty


Lynn Kopas   ***YOU ARE HERE***


Mou Saha  


Jules Eickmeier


END AT: Creative Imaginations    


 


Have FUN!!



Friday, August 24

ATC Week and VACATION!

Happy Friday bloggers!! I'm on vacation starting at 5:00pm today!! I'm BEYOND excited and ready to R E L A X!!! I hope to get some creating done and basically chill out!


It's ATC week over at Creative Imaginations. Stop by and check out all the variations from the team. Here's one of mine and the other one can be seen >>here<< ...



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 Next week is going to be so fun and exciting over at the Creative Imaginations blog ... why ... because it's Faber-Castell/CI blog hop time! Be sure to head on over and see all the fabulous projects!! Have a great weekend!!



Wednesday, August 22

Hangin' on to Summer

I wanted to share a card that I created a few months ago - I know ... a card ... by me !??!!? Cards are NOT my forte by any means but every now and then I attempt them! Since the summer is so short-lived here in New England I have been creating lots of summer themed projects, so I thought - why not a card! I used a collection from Creative Imaginations called Beach Cottage by IOD. This collection is perfect for any beachy or summery project. I also added some May Arts Ribbon and Epoxy Stickers and a cute paintable resin shell here's the end result ....



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I added some Twinkling H20's to the star to give it some shimmer ... and of course, some distressing was involved ...



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Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back with a few ATC cards I did soon!



Tuesday, August 14

7Gypsies/Canvas Corp and Creative Imaginations!

Good Tuesday Morning to you all! I wanted to share a fun summery project I did for a 7Gypsies/Canvas Corp/Creative Imaginations blog hop going on again all this week over at Creative Imaginations!! The pics in my book are of both of my Niece's kids and my SIL at the beach!! Here's a look and there are more close-ups and details >>HERE<< on the CI blog!


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Thanks for stopping by and have a great Tuesday!!



Friday, August 10

I got a facelift ...

 ... for my blog!!


Happy Dance Time!!


Check out my new blog!!!!


Thanks to the very patient and savvy Kristine Davidson for uplifting my blog and making it so me!!! I love all the details and the banner is just too cute!!


I'm off to work but I had to hop on and share! Thanks again Kristine, you are incredible!!!



Thursday, August 9

Artful Thursday

I'm very excited to be working with Kristine Davidson in updating the look of my blog!! She is being quite patient with me as we tweek and change the layout! I am so overdo for a bloglift and I think you will LOVE it ... it's very ME of late ...


So while Kristine is tweeking and working her magic I wanted to share my latest art journal pages using more super fun Dylusions products! I definitely love this color palette and the stamps, stencils and sprays are addicting! Even spiders are fun ....


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Here's a close-up of the spiders ... aren't they cute ?!?!?


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Hope you are all having a lovely day and stay tuned for the new blog reveal ... Thanks for stopping by!!!


 



Sunday, August 5

Beating the heat with Studio Time

It's been so hot and I have no immediate access to a pool or the beach so I've been in my studio most of the weekend! That's good and bad - good for creating, bad for the tan!


I've been working in several art journals lately and I'm still favoring the Strathmore thus far. Here's a background page using an 8.5 x 11 Canson Wirebound Sketchbook I purchased at Michael's which is ok - but the paper is on the thin side, so not the best for really wet media! I'm liking 90lb. weight or more for wet media projects. Another option is to double or triple up on the lighter weight pages - glue them together - to get a sturdier page. Anyway, here's a background using a bleaching technique I learned from the FAB Dyan Reaveley ...


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Not sure where this page will go but it's ready when I am!! Thanks for stopping by and stay cool!!


 



Saturday, August 4

Lovin' Art

So, my latest passion is art journaling ... I've been experimenting with different types of journals and so far I LOVE the Strathmore Mixed Media. The 5.5 x 8.5 is ideal to start as the size isn't overwhelming to fill - I do have a 8.5 x 11 but I've completed more pages in the smaller journal. This is also a great size to bring to crops. I tried Moleskin Sketch Journals but they didn't hold up to the wet media in my humble opinion - they are great books, just not as good for really wet media (just my opinion). I recently purchased a Moleskin Watercolor Journal which I haven't tried yet. Since I'm a huge Dyan Revealey fanatic I'm sure I'll be checking out her new art journal when it hits the stores!!!


So, I continued in my Strathmore yesterday and came up with these pages. I had absolutely NO idea where these pages were going ... I used several Creative Imaginations Existencils ... especially loving the angel wings in the background. I also used Dyan's Dylusions stamps and inks - so loving the inks in the water brushes - so flippin'convenient!!!!! Anyway, I found the quote for the pages AFTER I completed the pages ... that was so cool ...


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For the sun I used a CI stencil and mixed modeling paste with Luminarte Silks Acrylic Glaze and scraped it over the stencil - I then toned it down with a light coat of gesso ...


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 Thanks for stopping by! BTW - three days of posting in a row!! Just sayin'....  :)



Friday, August 3

More projects to share ...

OMG ... TWO days in a row ...  I'm trying to dust off the blog and get back into regular posting!


First, a few more projects for Creative Imaginations for CHA Summer 2012. The layouts below were created with IOD's Rejoice collection! As soon as I saw the sneak peeks from CI, I HAD to use this collection. The frist layout I kept kinda simple to highlight the adorable photo taken by my great photographer friend Heather Chick.


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I didn't even distress or ink on this layout - just clean and simple but still layers on layers and lace and twine for some texture - and a popped up banner ...


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My second layout is a bit more detailed with alot of fussy cutting to create a dimensional frame around the page. I took full advantage of all the great diecut shapes and stickers that coordinate with this gorgeous, vintagey collection.


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I did distress and ink and added some fun Petaloo flowers and more doilies and a few extra angels for good measure.


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My final project to share is another art journal page I finished last night. The  background of this page is a culmination of "leftovers" from prior projects - a cleaning of a stamp, left over modeling paste on a stencil that was too good to waste, inks from other stencils, etc. The background was so bold that I off-set it with a white flower created with gesso on a foam stamp. The words are very meaningful to me now as I'm trying out new mediums, journals, and just about anything new to me! Here's the page and thanks for stopping by ...


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Thursday, August 2

Hey, I remember this blog!!

WOW ... blog much Lynn? I have so dropped the ball on keeping up with alot of things - especially my poor, neglected blog! So, I'll put aside the excuses and just jump right in! I wanted to share a few projects I created for Creative Imaginations for CHA Summer 2012!


For two of my projects I used the gorgeous Beautiful You collection by Christine Adolph! There's a peek at the whole collection >>HERE<< over at the CI blog. My first project is a 12 x 12 canvas using the paint-able paper that coordinates with the collection. I painted the background of this paper with Luminarte and then added layers from there ...



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Lots of layered embellishments ... doilies, gems, metal elements and die cut shapes topped with Luminarte Silks gives the canvas depth and shimmer ... Of course, I had to splatter some gesso here and there too!



My next project with the Beautiful You collection is a layout using predominantly the 6x6 paper pad that goes with the collection. Again, more doilies and layers ...


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... and twine and inking and burlap ...


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So, I WILL be back with more CHA projects and soon - not in a month or so!! Enjoy the rest of the week and especially the weekend!!







Monday, June 18

A Little Mini ....

Hey Everyone, hope you had a great Father's Day! We had a cookout and a nice afternoon celebrating with my Dad. He's the BEST!!


I wanted to share my latest project for the Creative Imaginations and Canvas Corp feature over at CI!! I used tons of Luminarte and gesso and the super fun canvas and burlap shapes from Canvas Corp!! Here's the cover and for all the details check out my post >>HERE<< ...


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Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!



Thursday, June 7

It's ATC week at Creative Imaginations!

Just wanted to hop on to share an ATC I created for Creative Imaginations. I'm really enjoying ATC's lately - at first I was challenged by the size - it's such a small canvas to work on. However, the more I create them the more I love them!! Head on over to the CI Blog to check out our monthly ATC feature - the DT has created some AWESOME cards!! Here's my ATC ...


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Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the week!



Wednesday, May 30

Beachy Canvas ...

Just hopping on for a quick post to share my latest canvas .... this one was created with Creative Imaginations Beach Cottage Collection by IOD! Stop by the blog to see some close-ups and check out the great projects from the design team!! See you soon!


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