I cut (2) full images from a piece of Canvas Corp ~ Handmade Paper.
I colored one with Dylusions ~ Black Marble Ink Spray.
The other I colored with Rain Forest ~ Twinkling H20.

I then cut (2) each of the “Daisies” from the same Handmade Paper.
I colored the flowers with various amounts of
Love Struck, Just Peachy and Mango Freeze ~ Twinkling H20′s.

Have you been intrigued by Dina Wakley‘s silhouette figures?  Like these:

Well here’s a little something that Carolyn Dube created.  She called it an “oops” but I think it opens up many new opportunities (isn’t that what an “oops” really is???)

Take a look at this “lady”.  So pretty. She could be on a card, a canvas, a layout, even done as a quilt project (think fabric instead of paper.)

For all of the how-to details, go here.

And feel free to post your creations here: https://www.facebook.com/TheCraftersWorkshop

Have you seen Donna Downey’s Inspiration Wednesday video? Do you see those wonderful Tiny Circles by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer?? TCW361!!

Gorgeous, right? I love the way that lemon yellow sits on top of the surface like that. You can watch Donna’s video here or below. But make sure to stop over at her blog to read the whole shebang!

Martha Richardson has a real love affair with our templates and Tattered Angels Sprays.

Tattered Angels Paint Mediums Used on above tag:

Glimmer Mist in Key Lime Pie & Pearl

Glimmer Chalkboard in Fairway & Calypso

She took 3 of her favorite templates:

And then went to town with them.  Here’s what she writes:

“I often talk about MOP TAGS, these are manilla shipping tags that I use to mop up any excess mist and I save them for future use. I have two tags created from these Mop Tags and stenciled watercolor paper.”

Tattered Angels Paint mediums used:

Chalkboard Glimmer Mist in Firefly, Valencia, Alaskan Salmon & Pink Polka Dot

Glimmer Glam in Chandelier & Rockin’ on Sunshine

“The above photo shows the back of the tags where I added the left over pieces, the watercolor paper that I use and more stencils & it’s matching MOP TAG! 

My second project is part of a monthly challenge created by 3 fabulous artists called THE WHATEVER’S, based on creative storytelling. If you want to know all the specifics you can find all the info. here at Nathalie Kalbach’s blog or here at Catherine Scanlon’s blog or here at our very own Tattered Angel, Vickie Chrisman’s blog! I was intrigued by the concept and spent sometime thinking about the story I wanted to create. I knew that a piece of old wallpaper would be the base for my 1st page/story and of course this could only be created with Tattered Angels.”

“Tattered Angels Paint products used:

Glimmer Mist in Nougat, Partridge in a Pear Tree, Woven Burlap & Cinder

Glimmer Chalkboard in Chalk

Here is the finished page and you’ll be able to read my story about The Whatever’ here.”

Thanks Martha! Absolutely beautiful!!  Click here to read her blog.

I stumbled upon Michelle Mathey’s blog through Julie Fei-Fan Balzer’s Pinterest board. I like the simplicity of how Michelle used the Blazonry TCW280 stencil.  Here’s what Michelle wrote:

I love keeping an eye out for what Martha Richardson is up to. Here she is using a whole bunch of stencils (our Quatrefoil and our Diamonds).

Martha has used Pan Pastels (so delicious and rich) along with rubber stamps, gesso and collage. For complete instructions and step-by-step photos, click here.

So when you see this Creating Keepsakes on the newsstand (or maybe it’s already in your hot little hand because you have a subscription?!?) know that Mou Saha did two wonderful tutorials inside featuring our stencils.  I really love both projects! Must try!!

TCW292s Layered Tickets

TCW315 Life Numbers

Many months ago, Nathalie Kalbach created her own set of stencils for use in her classes as well as for sale. (Did you know you could do this? Yes! The minimum is 100 pieces per style and should be in “vector” format.)

So FINALLY she has created an online class using these very unique stencils and here is her info:

In this online video workshop I show you how to create a fun and whimsical mixed media canvas. You will learn some fun techniques using acrylic paints, book papers, gel medium, embossing powders and more, to turn a blank canvas into a wonderful unique and personal home decor item. On top you receive some fun tracing stencils and other items in the mail for you to use during the workshop. In 2 1/2 hours of video material, I show you all the steps, talk about my creative process, let you get into my head on why I use certain things and some basic design rules regarding mixed media. You will learn a lot about the media I use in this class which enables you to take this knowledge further and use it in future projects. And on top…you can learn in your own pace , at home ..even in your jammies.

This workshop is aimed for beginners to intermediate scrapbookers and mixed media Artists.

Interested? Click here (the kit includes the two stencils that Nathalie designed!!)

If you want to create your own stencils for sale (and you plan to buy 100 or more of each design) here’s what you need to do:

1. Create the design (preferably on the computer so that it’s in a vector format like Illustrator).  If not, you’ll need to ask a graphic designer to trace and convert it for you.

2. Print out several copies of this design.

3. Using an exacto-knife, cut out one of your stencil copies exactly as you have drawn it….does it hold together? Is it flimsy or strong?

4. Use your newly cut stencil. Does it work the way you want it to?

5. When you’re ready to commit to purchasing 100 of these stencils (per design), email Jaime at thecraftersworkshop dot com.

Please contact us AFTER you’ve done your homework (steps 1 – 4). We can not give you a quote until we look at the design. Don’t even ask. That’s just how we roll.  Leave yourself 3 months from start to finish. It’s a process with a learning curve.

Excited? Good!!

Carolyn Dube blew me away with her “Urban Landscape Cookies” post on her blog. I just had to re-post it and pay homage to a woman after my own heart.  So here goes…you can read more on her blog, “a colorful journey”.  And Carolyn, I’m sorry to hear about your “quandry”, send me your mailing address and I’ll make sure you have an extra stencil for use with things like Modeling Paste and Spray Inks!! -Jaime

Who knew a cooking class would actually get me to cook!  The instructor showed us how to make tuile cookies.  The batter was spread onto basic stencil shapes cut out of plastic lids and all I could think of was how the batter felt like modeling paste and I had the perfect stencils at home to do this with!  FYI, tuile cookies taste much better than I imagine modeling paste tastes…

Ronda Palazzari’s Urban Landscape inspired a dessert made in honor of all the people shoveling on the East Coast after Nemo dumped mountains of snow.  My husband and kids did love playing Godzilla as they scooped a building and “snow” onto their dishes…You would think they were all 5 but no, much much older than that…

Word of caution- stencils that have ever been used with any type of non-food item (paint and spray inks for me) cannot be used with food.  Kind of common sense…

I had a box of brand new stencils waiting for me so this was my golden opportunity to bake with them!   Mix up the batter.  Mixed media in the most mixed sense!   On a silicon mat put your stencil down then spread the batter on top.  Remove the stencil and bake the cookies.  How easy! When they come out of the oven they will be very soft but as soon as they start to cool they will harden up.  Once they were cool, just microwaved a bit of frosting until it was runny like paint and used the other part of the stencil with a basting brush and added the chocolate details.

Now I have a huge quandary.  I love this stencil.  If I use it for art, I can’t use it for making cookies.  Art.  Cookies.  (You may actually be able to hear my youngest hollering COOKIES since her vote is for the edible…and she is the one who ate the missing building…)  Art.  Cookies.  I just can’t decide!

Thank you to everyone who has signed up for my free workshop, Use Your Words!  There are now over 500 people signed up!   There is still time to sign up here.  More information is here.

Have you seen what Pokey Bolton is doing these days? No? Well you should keep an eye on this girl! She’s best known in the Quilting industry for her surface design and quilting. But she’s been branching out a bit…these are cut up file folders that Pokey used “coloring agents” on. Nice, right?

And here is Pokey playing with our stencils (see front right paw of doggie on table) with her setacolor paints.  (Note fabric drying in background…close-up shot below)

Note our lovely Cosmic Swirl and Cosmic Bubbles as it translates to fabric. pretty, pretty, pretty!!