Valentine's Day Projects and Winter GO AWAY!!

Hi Everyone! Here in New England we are in the midst of ANOTHER powerful storm, leaving us with another foot or more of snow. This has been a challenging winter, one of the toughest in a while, and we are pretty tough here! There is no place for the snow, the transit system is limited, the traffic is brutal due to the lack of trains running and I can't even think about when it comes time for this mess to melt. Roofs are collapsing with the weight of the snow and navigating around the snow banks is dangerous. However, we trudge on because that's all we can do!

I've been in my studio a lot lately since the outdoor activities and travel are limited. I did have a great canvas class yesterday at Right at home Scrapbooking! I want to thank all who attended. We left just as the snow started! I posted some pics on my Instagram account. I made some cute Valentine's Day Treat Bags for my students using my latest Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up!

 

 



 

I also created a valentine's Day layout using my latest Noel Mignon Kit "Love Life". I used lots of papers from Crate Paper's Kiss Kiss collection ...

Here's a few close-ups ...

Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day and wish us New Englander's luck dealing with Mother Nature!!!! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy HEART Day!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I'm heading out this morning to Right at Home Scrapbooking to teach a fun mixed media canvas class. We will be using gorgeous patterned papers from Bo Bunny's Candy Cane Lane collection, paints, stencils, stamps and modeling paste. Here's what we will be creating ...

 

I will be teaching the same class on Sunday February 22, 2015 at 12:00pm so if you are interested please call the store to reserve your spot - 508-695-9290. Take a break from the winter and get artsy with us!

Hope you have a Happy HEART Day!!

Sneak Peek

Hi Everyone! Hope you had a great weekend. Yesterday I taught a fun canvas class at Right at Home Scrapbooking. We created an adorable 6 x 6 snowman canvas and everyone's came out so cute!! Thanks to all who came!

I wanted to share a sneak peek with you of my next canvas class. The date is being finalized and I will share more pics soon. This is a 6 x 12 mixed media girl canvas - and she is so prepared for the winter! The papers we will be using are from
Bo Bunny's Candy Cane Lane collection and are so pretty ... teal, pinks and yellow! Lots of mixed media products and lots of fun ...

 I will let you know once the date has been confirmed and will share more pics of the canvas! Thanks for stopping and have a great week!

Upcoming Classes

Hi everyone! I wanted to let you know that I've added an Upcoming Classes feature to my blog. You can find it just under my header in the categories section. This provides a direct link to Right at Home Scrapbooking's class calendar which is where I'm currently teaching. I have a few classes coming up starting with a Rolled Tree Canvas class this Saturday November 22, 2014 and again on November 30, 2014. Here's what we will be creating ...

 

There are lots of fun techniques and mixed media products that we will be using so join us this Saturday for some Holiday fun!! Please call the store to reserve your spot  508-695-9290. Thanks and have a great week!!



A Crafty Long Weekend!!

Time sure flies when you're having fun! This past weekend flew by and was FILLED with crafty happenings! It started on Saturday with a crafty card day at my third

Loft Art Retreat hosted by the lovely, talented hostess Jenn Shurkus!! We created some adorable Holidays cards with Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamps products. Jenn's retreats are so special - I encourage you to sign up!!

 

 

 

On Sunday I taught a sold out mixed media canvas class at Right at Home Scrapbooking. We had some students new to mixed media and they did such a good job! We created a 10x10 canvas using Simple Stories "Sweater Weather" and loads of Ranger products. More info on my last post here. This is what we made ...

 

 

We have added an additional class which I will announce once it's confirmed!!

On Sunday I went to Donna Seermon's house for a Stampin' Up! card class. We created Fall, Halloween and Birthday cards that are GORGEOUS!! Donna is such a great teacher and I always learn tricks about stamping - something I'm still trying to master.

Today I'm finishing up some design team projects and chillin' before returning to reality tomorrow. So much fun and so little time! Have a great week everyone and I'll be back with some projects for Creative Scrappers soon!!

 

Loving the Beauty of Fall!!

 

Happy Friday - and a Friday before a long weekend makes it even happier!!

I wanted to hop on to share a Fall canvas I created for a sold out class this Sunday October 12th at Right at Home Scrapbooking. Fall is always a great time to create projects - the color palettes are rich and so beautiful. I used Simple Stories "Sweater Weather" for my canvas and tons of Ranger products. There is ALOT of texture on the canvas and I will share some fun and easy techniques. Here's some details ...

Pumpkin Canvas   

with Lynn

Sunday, Oct. 12th

12pm

CLASS FULL!

 

 

Join Lynn in creating a beautiful Fall Canvas featuring Simple Stories Sweater Weather paper. During class you will be playing with lots of fun mixed media goodies. Texture Paste, Archival Inks, templates, burlap and more to create your own 10x10" canvas work of art. You will be provided with a clean work surface, a jar with water, template for creating, printed phrase for canvas, a 10x10 canvas, patterned papers, as well as the use of paints, inks, templates, etc that all students will share.

To class please bring the following items...
* Trimmer
* Scissors
* Pencil
* Foam Tape - in a roll preferred
* Tape Runner
* Liquid Glue
* Favorite Decoupage Glue
* Heat Tool
* Craft Sheet
* Baby Wipes
* Medium Brushes
* Palette Knife
* Blending Tool and Foam Applicators

Should you not have any of these items please contact us and we can pull these items aside for you prior to class.
 

 

Pumpkin Canvas Class...$35.00.

 Have a great LONG weekend and stop by the store to say hi and see all the new products!!

An Artsy Weekend

June has arrived and the warmer weather is FINALLY here! The nights are still cool - which I personally love for sound sleeping! I had a great crafty weekend. It started with a tag class I taught on Saturday at Right at Home Scrapbooking. We created two Julie Nutting Prima Doll Tags and it brought us all back to the paper dolls we created as kids. Here's the tags we made ...

 

Everyone did a GREAT job and I thank all who attended. I had a great group of Ladies making teaching a breeze!!

On Sunday, the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge blog launched it's site. I'm so proud to be a part of this talented team and we hope you will stop by and join in on the challenge this month! The team's projects are very creative so please stop by and take a look!

I'm also finishing up an 10x10 canvas that has been a struggle for me. Here's a peek ...

 

 

A definite "work in progress" !! Stay tuned ...

Come join the FUN!!

Hello Everyone. I wanted to hop on to share some more crafty news. I will be teaching some classes at Right at Home Scrapbooking starting this Saturday May 31st. My first class will be a Prima Doll Tags class using two adorable doll stamps by Julie Nutting! There are two spots left so if you're in the area and want to join us, please call 508-695-9290. The tags are easy to create and make a great gift tag or can be a gift on it's own. Here's a peek at the tags ...

 

 

Basic supplies are needed, if you have favorite markers or colored pencils bring them with you to color in the girls hair and boots!! Hope to see you there and stay tuned for more into on my next canvas class!!

An Art Filled Weeknd!

Hello bloggers! Hope you are all well and enjoying life. I'm happily off today after a few busy work days. Time off is the only way I can get through the work week sometimes, especially if there is a lot of art involved in my time off! This past weekend was filled with art which makes me soooo happy!  I had the pleasure of attending several classes this past week at Right at Home Scrapbooking. We were very lucky to have the oh so talented Catherine Scanlon visit us for the weekend. Friday night Catherine taught a wonderful watercolor class - I learned so much about using products I already had! Saturday was an all day art journal class and we had the opportunity to use her newly released stamps and stencils. I learned some cool lettering techniques and can't wait to finish my pages. Thanks Catherine for a fun weekend!! Looking forward to your return visit in April!!

 

I also finished up a layout this past weekend using Creative Scrappers Sketch 260. This was a fun challenge for me and I wanted to change it up a bit. Here's the Sketch ...

 

I wanted to replace the triangles with something different so I grabbed my latest

Noel Mignon Kit "Fresh Start" and found these adorable chipboard speech bubbles by October Afternoon. The papers are from the same collection called "Daily Flash". Here's my take on the sketch ...

 

I have a few of the speech bubbles coming off the page. Instead of stitching the lines from the sketch I took an old credit card and dabbed it in gesso to create the white lines ...



I love this picture of Simba sleeping with one of her favorite toys. She dreams a lot and that's what inspired this layout. She is such a sweet dog and is almost 13 years old. I'm so lucky to have her in my life.  I added some gold sequins to accent the frame ...

 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you find time for your passion. I will be back with projects from Project Life and a cute Valentine's Tag I created for a fun Valentine's Blog Hop with Jenn Shurkus! Details coming soon!

Staycations are fun too!

It has been heavenly to have some time off this past week. As much as I love to travel, staycations are more relaxing and this one was productive. I brought my 12 year old cat Max to the Vet for a long overdue wellness check-up - awaiting bloodwork to see how he's doing. I saw my favorite little guy and spent the day with him on Saturday. I taught a canvas class yesterday - thanks to all the Ladies who came in ... here's what we created ...

This canvas was so much fun to create and my favorite part of this piece is her hair!! This was the end of my seasonal canvas series for Right at Home Scrapbooking. I'm sad it's over, but onto new projects and new classes!!

I have also been creating summery layouts with the oh so fabulous monthly kits by Noel Mignon and here's another page from this month's "Hello Sunshine" kit which is filled with products perfect for summer photos. I used the monthly sketch by Julie Bonner for this page ...

Here's a close-up of the photo and lots of layering ...

Well, I'm off to savor the last days of my staycation. Be back soon with more projects including this month's ATC's for Right at Home!!

Happy Fourth and a class ...

Happy Fourth to everyone!! As I am typing it's 10:00 am and already 85 degrees so since I'm nowhere near a pond, lake or ocean, I am in the AC in my studio! I have been less of a sun bum lately - less tolerant of the heat and more aware of the sun's negative effects. I was such a sun worshiper when I was younger and I hope that doesn't catch up to me. Wow, I just sounded old there LOL!!!

I have recently completed a canvas that finishes up a series I have been working on since last year. The canvas will be taught this Sunday July 7th at 12:15pm at Right at Home Scrapbooking - there are still spots open if you are in the area and need a break from the heat. You can reserve a spot in class by calling this number ... 508-695-9290.

The series of 10 x 10 deep edged canvases represent the seasons and before I show the summer canvas I wanted to share the past canvases. It all started in the fall ...

We used lots of fun mixed media products and played with UTEE for the leaves on the pumpkin. We used sewing patterns for the background and edged the canvas with glass beads. Then, winter rolled around ...

Tearing, inking and rolling the papers used to create the tree required a LOT of patience - but the class loved the end result! I especially like the birdprints in the snow! Then came Spring - the best season in my opinion! I feel like Spring is a reward for making it through a New England Winter!!

The emphasis was paint on this canvas. The favorite part was "flicking" paint on the project at the end ... it's like icing on a cake! We also "Painted" with Perfect Pearls Mist - great for adding shimmer with more control!

So, that leaves summer - the last in the series. I had so many ideas and finally came up with this ... this one is my favorite (but I think I've said that after each one!) We will be using the latest MFT stamps and stencils as well as paint and glass beads...

Here's a close-up of the sun's center ...click on the photo below to see the texture and detail ...

 

 So, come join me if you can - it will be fun to play and get messy and take a break from the heat!!

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July and I'll be back soon with more projects!!

 

Ready for Spring?

I don't know about you but I'm so ready for Spring. With another storm approaching tomorrow I'm about done with winter!! The time change this weekend is so welcomed - even thought it means losing sleep - that's nothing new to me anyway!!

So, how about a fun, Spring Canvas to help with the winter doldrums. I hope you can join me at Right at Home Scrapbooking for the third in a series of seasonal girl canvases. The class will be April 6,2013 at 12 noon!! Here's a peek at the canvas ...

She is so ready for the Spring! We will be using Echo Park's For the Record 2 collection and creating some raindrops and puddles with Glossy accents. I hope you can join me. Please stop on over to RAH blog or call the store to reserve your spot ... 508-695-9290.

A week of Reflection ...

This has been a refelctive week for me. My Gram's passing was hard but I am so relieved that she is no longer uncomfortable and in pain. She was so active until June of last year when she hurt her back and then it has been a gradual decline since then. I am still amazed that she was only in a nursing home the past few months and the credit for that goes to my Mother. She has been the most incredible care giver I have met - even when it was challenging, she never gave up! My Mom gave my Gram the best care anyone could ask for and it wasn't easy. My Gram was a determined, strong willed person - great qualities, but also challenging qualities! My family knows what I mean! I have spent the weekdays with my family planning the memorial service, going through photos and then retreating home at night. I scrapped a few layouts of my Gram this week which I found quite therapeutic. I'm also working on a photo wreath with only vintage photos and an open frame with photos hung on wires - I'll share when finished! We will also have her scrapbooks out at the service - one of them has pages I did years ago when I first started scrapbooking and boy are they hysterical to reflect on - so simple, plain and lacking design.

My week wrapped up with an AMAZNG, messy, fun and much needed class at my LSS Right at Home Scrapbooking with the talented Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, who was one of the first in store designers at Right at Home. So it was cool to have her back again! I remember being at one of my first crops with her but didn't know her well at the time. She is so down to earth, has a great attitude and is an excellent teacher. We worked with sprays, stencils, stamps, inks, acrylic paints and my new love - watercolor paper! I learned alot about combining colors - something that doesn't come easy to me yet and mixed media design. I'm trying to add more color to my art journal pages - I tend to be too monochromatic - and she helped ALOT! If anyone is interested in mixed media has an opportunity to attend one of Julie's classes, I highly recommend it!! Thanks Right at Home for bringing Julie close to Home!!

I also have some exciting news - I have a layout in Kristine Davidson's new Sketchbook Creative Scrappers-Creating with Sketches to be released this week!

I will share my page on Tuesday as well as info. on purchasing the Sketchbook - digital and printed copies! I have seen a preview and the sketches and layouts are gorgeous!

Well, I have one more day before I'm back to a routine. I will be fine as long as I stay busy and keep in touch with friends.The Memorial service will be a challenge to get through, as it is for anyone suffering a loss. I'm having brunch with my parents today and then home to chill and work on my Gram's photo wreath. Have a good week and I'll be back soon!

Happy 2013!

Happy New Year to Everyone!

You would never know from my blog activity - or lack of - but there's lots going on in 2013 already! CHA Winter 2013 creations for Splash of Color (formerly Creative Imaginations - check out the details here) - done and mailed, working on posts and will be sharing projects soon - some altered projects as well as layouts and cards!

I'm teaching tomorrow at Right at Home - stop by ... it's a fun Winter girl canvas class - all the info is here! The project is fun and very easy and only a little messy!!

I am working on projects for Right at Home and will be showing a few tags I made tomorrow on the RAH blog.

Well, Happy 2013 and I will be back with projects so please stop by!!

 

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 ... 

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

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

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

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

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!

Happy Fall and Upcoming Classes!

It's fall here in New England - a beautiful time of year! Cool, crisp air, leaf peeping, pumpkin picking and fall decorating!! This upcoming long weekend - YAHOO - is supposed to be GORGEOUS and I hope to finish up my outside decorating with corn stalks and scarecrows.

I also wanted to hop on to share upcoming Canvas Classes info. The classes are at Right at Home Scrapbooking and I'll be teaching two classes next weekend October 15th and 16th and I'd love for you to come and get messy with me. We'll be creating fun mixed media canvases and learning lots of techniques and applications of different art mediums. For more information head on over to the blog HERE and see what we'll be creating - it's so much FUN! Hope to see you there and have a great Holiday Weekend!

Remembering Today ...

Ten years ago this morning I was at work talking on the phone with one of my bosses who told me what was happening at the World Trade Center - it was surreal, unimaginable and horrifying. I remember being nervous driving home due to the uncertainty of the attacks.

It's so hard to believe that was ten years ago - and how it has continuously impacted the country and the world. Today was emotional and we STILL will never forget!!

On a scrappier note, I wanted to share a few layouts I did last month for my LSS Right at Home Scrapbooking. I used Simple Stories "100 Days of Summer". This line is right up my alley - vintage and soooo FUN ...

  
 

I'll be teaching my first class at RAH this Saturday September 17th. It will be a mixed media class and I'm so psyched - and nervous. Check out the details here and if you want learn about mixed media and get messy - this is the class for you! See you soon!!