Louise Rocks Julie’s blog

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Jaime

I’m a little jealous, but I’ll get over it. Louise Nelson is the guest blogger over at Julie Fei-Fan Balzer‘s blog. I just can’t get enough of that girl. Louise, that is. All of her layouts are so yummy. Just look at this one. The color, the dimension. Love the whole package. And check out the one below. Can she just come to NY and paint my walls for me? Too many walls? Alright, so maybe when I’m in my nursing home and there are only 4 walls to paint she could come by.

So enough of my blabbing, go to Julie’s blog and read the whole thing. Enjoy! And Louise, when you’re ready, I’ll be here in my rocker, waiting. Just waiting…

Winter CHA 2013: Quatrefoil by Ronda Palazzari

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Ronda Palazzari

Hello again! It’s Ronda here to introduce you to the last of my new stencils with The Crafter’s Workshop! Today I am sharing with you my quatrefoil stencil. It is such a regal design dating back thousands of year. I twisted a bit into a barbed quatrefoil design with the openings approximately .75″ x 1″ on the 12×12. The 6×6 is so petite and beautiful. Here are a few examples using this stencil.

Here you can see both sizes next to each other. Go small or go big but you cannot go wrong with this stencil.

Folllow your heart art journal page uses the 12 x 12 stencil along with the 6×6 confetti stencil.

On this “I Am” layout I used the 12 x 12 stencil with watercolor crayons.

This tag uses the petite 6×6 quatrefoil stencil with distress inks. I also used my 6×6 subway stencil with some paint for added texture.

I hope you love my new stencils as much as I do. Is there one that really speaks to you? Make sure you ask your favorite local store or online store to order them. They are available for wholesale purchase and are ready to ship NOW!

Happy New Year Tammy Tutterow!!

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Jaime

At first I just saw this saying on a tag Tammy Tutterow made and I thought “YES! we all need to count our blessings”. Great thought for the new year.

And then I saw those little numbers and thought “hmmm?”

And then took a closer look and saw my little friend, Basketweave TCW210.

I know this is totally out of order as far as Tammy’s tutorial goes, sorry about that. I think I multitask too much that I end up doing first-things-last and last-things-first! Sorry. You’ll just have to go to Tammy’s blog and read it properly. But in the meantime, this is the beauty she created in the end.

Can’t wait to see you, Tammy!! And to remember that when I count my blessings, I’m blessed to count you among my many blessings.

Winter CHA 2013: Pie Chart & Confetti by Ronda Palazzari

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Ronda Palazzari

Hello again! It’s Ronda here to introduce you to the next of my new stencils coming out in January with The Crafter’s Workshop! Today i have two stencils to share with you today. The first is a pie chart stencil. On this stencil, I have developed a 8×8 pie chart with a stitched border. Both open spaces and whimsical graphic pieces that can be used in so many different ways. Here are a few examples using this stencil.

On this layout i used the stencil to cut out the photos of my sweet nephew. I used spray paint on the circles and sponged the chevrons on with paint onto the patterned paper.

On this art journaling page, I used the 12 x 12 stencil on the background with gesso to create texture. I also used a few more stencils to add into the shapes.

Here’s a look at the 12 x 12 stencil and the 6 x 6 on some tags.

The next stencil I want to introduce is called Confetti. I love this stencil for lots of reasons especially because you can add splatters to a page easily without worries of where they’ll end up. Use the stencil as a whole or small bits & pieces of it around your page for that artsy look. Here are a few samples using the Confetti stencils.

On this layout I used the 6 x 6 stencil to add bits & pieces of splatters and hearts on the background. I also used the kaleidoscope stencil to create texture.

On this art journal page, I used the 12 x 12 stencil along with the kaleidoscope & subway stencils on the background.

On this tag, I used the 12 x 12 stencil too. I love the bold heart and splatters.

I am looking forward to seeing all of your creations with these stencils.

Winter CHA 2013: Picture Perfect by Ronda Palazzari

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Ronda Palazzari

Hello again! It’s Ronda here to introduce you to the next of my new stencils coming out in January with The Crafter’s Workshop! Today I am sharing with you my Picture Perfect Stencil. I adore taking photographs, especially candids. I love capturing those unscripted moments of daily life that tells our stories. As this love grew so did my vintage camera collection which inspired this stencil. I sat down and drew out some of my favorites both vintage & modern.

Whether you love taking photographs or have photographs you love, this stencil is the perfect accompaniment. Here are a few examples I created using both the 12×12 and 6×6 stencils.

This art journal pages uses the 12×12 stencil on the background with some light modeling paste and gesso. I love how they are subtle but still tell my story.

This layout uses both the 12×12 and 6×6 stencils. I traced the stencil onto patterned paper and then layered it to create the embellishment on the left. I love the little camera on the right. it’s just the perfect size and looks so adorable on the yellow paper.

This tag uses the 12×12 stencil and watercolor crayons & pencils to create a beautiful watercolor effect.

I cannot wait to see your creations with my stencils.

Martha Richardson

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Jaime

Martha Richardson has been a longtime groupie of ours. So I was so happy to find her blog post showing how she creates papers that she later uses in her layouts and projects. Here is a photos of some of her background papers just waiting to be cut by her Vagabond and Sizzix dies.

Click here to read more about her process and see some creations!!

Have a very Merry Christmas from the TCW elves and I. Enjoy.

Winter CHA 2013: Urban Landscape + Subway Stencils

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Ronda Palazzari

Hello! It’s Ronda here again to introduce you to two more of my new stencil line with The Crafter’s Workshop! Today I am sharing with you my Urban Landscape & Subway stencils. I’m a a traveler, a wanderer of this planet. I love discovering new places, journeying to new continents & countries, and I truly love being in the city.

Urban Landscape is a tribute to cities everywhere. This hand drawn stencils is a compendium of cities making it universal. With the shadow and the hand drawn details, Urban Landscape can be used in a variety of ways.

These tags were created with the 6×6 version. On the top you see the shadow in white spray paint, in the middle is a black shadow in black spray paint, and the bottom is combing the shadow and detail drawing. Here are a few more samples with Urban Landscape.

Wander is a 12×12 layout using both the shadow & detail drawing of the 12×12 stencil using spray inks. The title Wander was stitched after using the template to punch holes for the thread.

This art journal page was also made using the 12×12 Urban Landscape Stencil. On the background you can also see my previous released Kaleidoscope 6×6 Stencil.

This tag was created using the 12×12 Urban Landscape stencil along with the 6×6 Kaleidoscope stencil.

This piece is made using the 12×12 Urban Landscape stencil and watercolor crayons to create a cool watercolor look.

Subway also developed from my wanderings but also for my need for a shall we say manly/boyish stencil. I love that it can be multi-functional, travel, life in the city, transportation, or just a cool background.

This layout uses the 12×12 Subway stencil. I sponged paint through this stencil to create this engineer like background as a nod to my Rocket Scientist husband.

This art journal page uses the 12×12 stencil adding in colorful details that pop on the page. You can also see the gessoed 12×12 Kaleidoscope stencil peeking thru the background.

I am very excited to share these stencils with you. I cannot wait to see what you create using them.

Winter CHA 2013 New Releases

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Ronda Palazzari

Hello! We couldn’t wait to share any longer so the sneak peeks for Winter CHA 2013 will be sprinkled throughout the upcoming months. We have some great stuff from Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Dina Wakley, Jaime Echt, and Me (Ronda Palazzari). I am happy to announce that I am joining The Crafter’s Workshop team of licensed designers. Today I am sharing the first of my new releases. Enjoy!

This stencil is titled Kaleidoscope. Here are a few samples I made with my new stencils.

A 12 x 12 scrapbook page.

Two Tags using the 6 x 6 Kaleidoscope Stencil.

An and Art Journal Page using both the 12 x 12 & 6 x 6 stencils.

Stay Tune as more sneaks are coming your way!

Akamai Art – Demo Days

Posted on September 11, 2012 by admin

Each year, Akamai Art and Glass Supply in Port Townsend, Washington, puts on the most awesome Demo Day of hands-on playtime for any and all artists. This year they stenciled and spray painted a 1950′s Renault. Here’s the big reveal:

They also played with sprays on canvas:

If you’re ever in the Olympic Peninsula, this is the place to go!!

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