My New Gig......

I am soooo EXCITED to announce

that I have been asked to join the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Design Team!

If you know me.....you know......I LOVE A CHALLENGE!

So lets' get this thing started......

This month's sponsor is StencilGirl Products and the theme is...

with a $25 Gift Certificate going to a randomly chosen winner.

Here is my take on this month's challenge!

I had lots of fun working with the StencilGirl products!

I wasn't sure where I was headed when I began this project

but I knew I wanted to play around with various mediums

through the Stencil Girl Products Stencils. 

 So, I pulled out a piece  a piece of

Canvas Corp Brands Specialty Paper ~ Boucle

some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Mountain Mist

and StencilGirls Products Centered Circle Stencil

for my first layer.

When that layer was dry

I pulled out my second StencilGirl Products Circle Tile Stencil

and randomly applied a layer of Deco Art Crackle Paste.

When that layer had finished drying I chose

StencilGirl Products Squiggly Sun Stencil

and spritzed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Navy Blue.

I then flipped the stencil over and applied to leftover

Glimmer Mist to the rest of my "background" paper.

Then it was onto the last layer, I again used the

 StencilGirls Products Centered Circle Stencil

and randomly applied Perfect Paints ~ Clear Texture Gel.

While wet I sprinkled in a bit Vintage Glitter Glass.

I have to say, I love the interaction between the Clear Texture Gel

and the Glimmer Mist...creating a color variant!

When everything was dry I looked at my background paper

and decided I would create a tag first.

I have to say, I just LOVE how the background paper came out,

JUST THE PERFECT amount of sparkle and texture!

Here are a few close ups of my creation.....

I did add a few more layers to my tag......

I spritzed on an additional layer of

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Precious Metals

and added a few copper seed beds for color. 

.....a little bit of wire mesh

a section of UmWowStudio Hexagon background chippie.

a flower and a bit of foliage

accented with a bit of vintage trim.....

finished off with verbage from

 Yvonne Blair Designs/IO Stamps ~ Card Sentiment.

I hope you enjoyed my creation

MAKE SURE to pop back mid month to see

what I create with the rest of my new "background" paper. 

So here is how you play along......

Please follow these rules to be eligible for placements and prizes. Entries not following our rules will be deleted.

* You must use our challenge graphic in your challenge post.

* You must comment on at least 3 design team member's blogs. 

* Your post must link back to the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge post

* Add a link to your direct post, not your entire blog, a YouTube Video or a Pinterest Board

* You can combine with up to 4 other challenges. 

* No Backlinking (linking a project completed before the start date of our challenge) allowed! Any back-linked entries will be deleted.

* You can enter up to 5 times, create whatever you want, and HAVE FUN!

You have until 11:55 pm EST on January 31st to enter!

MAKE SURE to check out 
the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge  to see all the DT members
AMAZING creations and to check out our Guest Designer
Mary Beth Shaw. 

Other Products used:

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist ~ Precious Metals

Canvas Corp Brands ~ Flute

Yvonne Blair Designs/IO Stamps ~ Card Sentiments

UmWowStudio ~ Hexagon Background

Ranger Ink ~ Multi Medium Matte

MERRY Christmas Banner

Christmas is just days away and I wanted to share my last

handmade holiday decorations.....

My "MERRY" Christmas Banner was super easy to make!!

The base of my banner consists of:

a bit of CCB Ticking

7gypsies Vintage Pennant ~ Holiday Table

and a length of vintage trim

I then created a layers of

Red & Kraft Ribbon Stripe

French Script on Ivory ~ Tissuestock

and

Hunter Green Burlap

I added Avocado ~ Small Clothespins and loved 'em!

The ends of the banner were adorned with berry picks,

local pinecones and pieces of garland

topped with a burgundy burlap bow.

I case you missed my Christmas Stocking.....

you can pop over and check it out HERE!

I WANT TO WISH ALL MY FRIENDS
a Very MERRRRY Christmas
and a WONDERFUL Holiday season!

MERRY Christmas to YOU!!

Hello my friends.....I don't know about you but
I've been on a roll pumping out Christmas Decorations.
You see all of my decorations from "christmas past" are
packed away in my storage unit,
and I can't get to them.... (POOR PLANNING on my behalf!)
....and I just can't make it through this season with our ANYTHING!

So here is one of them..........

I have been working from CCB Farmhouse Christmas Mix and Match pad
.... because IT'S ALL THERE!
printed canvas
 various burlaps
 several printed papers
 kraft paper
 canvas and flute
what is there not to LOVE ABOUT THIS??

I did add my current favorite CCB paper Red & Kraft Ribbon Stripe

I tried to capture the Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Glam ~ Chandelier
.....it didn't work, but it sure is pretty in real life!

I painted Santa's beard, hat and the bottom of his britches
with the Chandelier Glimmer Glam
Can I say.......it just shimmer in the Christmas lights.
If you look closely you can vaguely
see the snowflakes I stenciled onto the CCB Large Stocking

I created a video to share with you showing how I created the flower cluster....

I hope you have enjoyed my creative journey!!
....and I hope you have a very merry Christmas!

Product List
Large Canvas Stocking

Farmhouse Christmas Mix and Match pad
or Red Burlap
Burlap
Farmhouse Christmas on Ivory
Farmhouse Christmas ~ Printed Canvas Sheet
Farmhouse Christmas: Black and Kraft Merry Christmas
Kraft Flute

Organic Garden ~ Glimmer Glam
Chandelier ~ Glimmer Glam
English Ivy ~ Glimmer Mist

PAPERCRAFT:U premiere class

I AM BEYOND EXCITED....

Something, I have dreamed about for YEARS

is coming to life....

I LOVE to teach
but due to extenuating circumstances

I don't teach as much as I would like to.

SOOOOOO.....here is my answer!

I am an online instructor at ....

which will be debuting December 1st. 

PLEASE NOTE: we are having a PreSale good through November 30th
$25 Rustic Christmas Card Class for $20

 Discount Code: PCUCYBER2016

class will not be available until December 1st!

Here is my premier class....

"Rustic Christmas Cards"

Upon class subscription

Canvas Corp and Tattered Angels products

will be offered at 15% off and FREE shipping!

I am also using Perfect Paints products

Shimmering Matte Acrylic ~ Moss Green

Pearl Plaster ~ Bavarian Cream

Shimmering White Stucco

Of course, you can use what you have in your own

stash and create along with me!

I will be opening a Private Facebook Forum

for us to share our creations, ask questions

and see what I will be whipping

up for the next class.

I look forward to creating with YOU!

Holiday Birdhouse

Hello peeps....

I wanted to share with you a project
I've been working on for the past few weeks.

The folks at the Howard Shawney VFW Post 816 in Littleton, NH

asked me to "decorate" a solid wood birdhouse that had been

fabricated by a local autistic teen, that they are selling for the young man!

Can I say....I've been waiting for a couple of months

for inspiration to hit....and hit it did.

I knew I wanted my birdhouse to have a "Nature" theme to it!

So, I went on a nature walk to collect sticks and
birch bark from felled trees.

It took me several days to create the patchwork birch bark
siding for my birdhouse. Thanks to good ole
Ranger Inc, ~ Multi Medium ~ Matte
the birch bark isn't going anywhere.

I am rather limited on my
shopping options here in the "country" as there
are no creative big box stores,
soooo.....I took a trip to Walmart. 

I gathered up a few supplies
Burgundy Burlap Trim
and a length of Pine Garland
and the way cool Pine Cone picks.

I began by covering the roof and back of the birdhouse
with a length of CCB Burlap.

After I had cut apart the garland and picks
I attached them to my birdhouse with
a staple gun and hot glue.

I covered up the pick ends with pieces of the garland
I cut apart and a big bow accented with a bit of
Canvas Corp Brands Natural/White Hank

To finish off my birdhouse,
I pulled out a package of my
UmWowStudio ~ Merry chippies
and painted them with Perfect Paints ~ Red Wagon
and hot glued the letters to a piece of twine
by Canvas Corp Brands.

The Merry Banner is removable
as the front "door" opens.
Inside, I placed an American Flag on the back wall
and a Ultra-Slim Wire Light Set
to illuminate it!

My birdhouse is being auctioned off at
Howard Shawney VFW Post 816.

Let us remember our veterans, and 

FORGET NOT to THANK them for their service

so we can live FREELY in this AMAZING country
the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!

Upcoming Classes in New Hampshire

Hello my friends....
I wanted to let you know about a few of my upcoming classes.

I am so excited to be offering my latest
Girl's Night Out

to be held Thursday, November 17th at 6:00pm
at the Purple Peacock in Littleton, NH!
Class fee is $30 with a $5 studio fee.

Bring a Friend, your favorite beverage and
have a night of Fun and Laughs!!
PLEASE contact Jennifer at (603) 575-5409 t
o reserve your place in this workshop.....SEATING IS LIMITED!!!

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CHRISTMAS CLASSES at Cropaholics ~ Wilton, NH
Saturday, November 19th

CHRISTMAS BANNER class $35 per person  10:00 am
We will be creating an heirloom Christmas banner you will want to display proudly in your home every year. We will be utilizing Canvas Corp Brand ~ Farmhouse Christmas Collection and Burlap shapes to create this 5 piece MERRY banner.
BRING:
Basic Tool Kit
Scissors
Multi Medium ~ Matte

CHRISTMAS CARD Class $30 per person  1:00 pm
We will be using Canvas Corp Brand ~ Farmhouse Christmas collection, as we create (3) Rustic Inspired cards. There will be layers of paper, burlap, flowers and various mediums.
BRING: 
Basic Tool Kit
Scissors
Multi Medium ~ Matte

FARMHOUSE CHRISTMAS BANNER Class $40 per person ~ limit 6 people   4:00 pm

We will be creating a Rustic Christmas Banner using items from the CCB Farmhouse Christmas Mix and Match Pad. We will be rolling our own flowers and pine cones for our multi layers 3 piece banner. Class size is limited so sign up early.

BRING:

Basic Tool Kit

Scissors

Multi Medium ~ Matte

CONTACT JENNIFER AT 603.654.1018 TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS!!
CROPAHOLICS ~ 39 MAIN STREET ~ WILTON, NH

The File Folder Has it!

SOOO...a few Crew Members were given a Social challenge....

watch Shannon Green's video on making File Folders...

and see where it lead us!!

My thoughts....just because I ALWAYS have to mess with things
....I really don't need any more file folders
....but this might be a kinda cool idea for a mini album.

So, upon my return to my studio...I watched Shannon's video
and let the creating begin!
SADLY, I have had internet and modem issues and
the video I created couldn't be loaded so....
finished PICTURES it is!!

To create my "folder"I pulled out
2 sheets of patterned paper from
7gypsies ~ Gypsy Seamstress Collection
12 x 12 Tape Measure
12 x 12 Buttons

I chose to fold the Buttons paper at 8", creating a deeper pocket
I then cut a 6"x 12" pieces of
 Tape Measure and adhered them together.
I then cut my folder in half.
My mini album measures 6" x 8".

I painted each of the pages with a 50/50 mixture of Gesso and
Perfect Paints Glaze Medium.
I love the texture of the Gesso with the transparency of the glaze.

Now......this is when I became impressed with the
7gypsies ~ Gypsy Seamstress paper...

I layered on Perfect Paints Polishing Plaster,

then spritzed and splattered with Glimmer Mist

AND MY ALBUM IS FLAT!!! LOVE IT!!!

Now, I love to tell on myself,

I recently had a conversation

that I have thousands of photos on my phone

and NEVER PRINT THEM OUT!!

SO....I went to my phone and

printed pictures of the family last Thanksgiving
to fill my mini album!

I have to say.....

Yvonne Blair Designs/Impression Obsession ~ Words for Art stamp set
was PERFECT to capture my thoughts!

I pulled out a piece of CCB Handmade papers

various colored Burlap and a bit of Flute to accent my photos.

Well.....there you have it!

My take on the "Make your own folder Challenge"!!

What inspiration did you get when you watched Shannon's video??

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU CREATIONS!!

I FINALLY was able to resolve my internet issue....

here is my video...
or should I say part of my video...
I got caught up in creating and forgot to turn
my camera back on!!
HOW DO I SURVIVE this thing called life!??!??!

To see what the other gals came up with.....pop on over to
the Canvas Corp Brands Blog!!