Frosted Floral / Glitter Snow Canvas

What an absolutely wonderful class we had last night at our Scraps and Prayers.  That group is such a joy in my life.  My 25 cent sale was a big hit and a big success.  What a fun way to share with others and give your unused items a good home.  Our art canvas project was a huge success, as well and not even too messy.  Everyone did a great job.

Here is another 8 X 8" artist canvas I've worked on lately.  This one was made with some tree dies that I've had for so long, I don't remember where I even got them, but I love them.  Have I mentioned how much I love our Frosted Floral Specialty DSP?  It's soooooo pretty!

I had attached my trees before I decided to add the glitter snow, so I think they threw off my snow placement a bit, but I went ahead with it, just for the experience of creating it.  However, snow does blow into different heights of drifts, so maybe it could really look like this.  You think?  I decided to make my snow really sparkly so, before it dried, I sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds glitter over it.  It sticks instantly and doesn't come off.  Gorgeous!

You can barely see it (intentional) but I have Mint Macaron trees slightly offset and attached behind the white glimmer paper trees, to add more depth and a hint of color.

Now, I'm off to continue with my Holiday Open House Party prep.  There's a storm of creating going on in my studio right now.  I'm not letting our leak disaster slow me down and I refuse to stop creating.  I just can't.  Fun times!

--- NEXT CLASSES / EVENTS:

--- Holiday Open House Party
     Nov. 18 / 2:00-5:00 / A 'no fee' event
     RSVP REQUIRED TO ATTEND

Make and Take Sneak Peek:

- Dec. 10 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Beautiful Christmas Cards / Class will be limited to 6.
     PAY TO REGISTER ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CLASS.

 --- Special Drawing for Customers
You have until the end of November to qualify. 
You'll get your name in the drawing once for EACH order ... Now through Nov. 30.   
CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE INFO. 

Frosted Floral Pine Tree Project

I went to our local hobby store to get another artist canvas and happened to walk by this unfinished pine tree.  I thought it might make for a fun project, to kind of tie in with my other Frosted Floral projects, so I added it to my cart.  Here's what I created with it.

I started out by giving it a coat of white gesso.  Once that dried, I added my DSP strips, one section at a time (already cut to size), attaching with clear gesso.  I carefully smoothed it out, so there would be no wrinkles or bubbles and made sure none of the edges were sticking up.  After it dried, I added a top coat of clear gesso.

When I added the final top coat of clear gesso, I decided to sprinkle Dazzling Diamonds glitter all over it, while the gesso was still wet.  In real life, it's covered with a gorgeous glimmer.

The snowflakes were cut from White Velvet Sheets (from our Snowflake Showcase).  I used a combination of sizes and styles of snowflakes, cut from our Beautiful Blizzard die (It makes a bunch of snowflakes all at one time!) as well as the snowflake dies from our Snowflake Showcase.  I saved the extras for another project.  What a fun little craft break!

--- NEXT CLASSES / EVENTS:

--- Holiday Open House Party
     Nov. 18 / 2:00-5:00 / A 'no fee' event
     RSVP REQUIRED TO ATTEND

- Dec. 10 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Beautiful Christmas Cards / Class will be limited to 6.
     PAY TO REGISTER ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CLASS.

 --- Special Drawing for Customers
You have until the end of November to qualify. 
You'll get your name in the drawing once for EACH order ... Now through Nov. 30.   
CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE INFO. 

Toby Joe is my Event Coordinator for all this.

Winter Woods / Snowflake Showcase Canvas

Here's the canvas project we'll be making at our Scraps and Prayers class this week.  This was a really fun one to create.  I used some of my favorite DSP.

I cut the 3rd tree a little shorter, for added interest.  I used Pool Party ink to sponge around the edges of the canvas, to give a little more of a finished look.

I prepped the canvas with Gesso before I started, including the edges, and then applied another top coat over the top of the DSP.  (I used clear Gesso to attach the DSP to the canvas.)  The Gesso helps the ink and the DSP to adhere better to the canvas.

--- NEXT CLASSES / EVENTS: 
- Nov. 12 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Mixed Media Christmas Project
     REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

--- Holiday Open House Party
     Nov. 18 / 2:00-5:00 / A 'no fee' event
     RSVP REQUIRED TO ATTEND

- Dec. 10 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Beautiful Christmas Cards / Class will be limited to 6.
     PAY TO REGISTER ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CLASS.

--- Special Drawing for Customers 
CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE INFO.
If you haven't yet placed an order with me, you'd better get in on the fun!  You have until the end of November to qualify.  You'll get your name in the drawing once for EACH order.  Several of you have already earned having your name placed into the drawing more than one time.  Good luck!  Maybe you'll be a lucky winner!  Are you feeling lucky?

Snow is Glistening Card

We have a new promotion beginning on November 1.  It runs through the month of November, while supplies last.  We'll have 2 new Christmas stamp sets and dies that make the most beautiful snowflakes I've ever seen.  A super nice feature about these stamp sets is that they can work throughout the year - not just for Christmas.  Today's card features some of the stamps and dies.  We'll be making this one at my October 20 Saturday Stampers class.
I'm sorry to say that registration is now closed for this class.  When a class gets full, registration will then close, even if it's before the deadline.  I have a large studio, but it has a limit as to how many can comfortably work together at the table.  I have had to turn people away from this class and a previous one because the class filled up before they could register.  Please, don't wait until too long to sign up for a class or you may be disappointed to learn that it is already full.  You can still enjoy seeing the cards and projects here on my blog.
So, let's see today's card.  I absolutely love, love, love it!

Isn't this pretty?  There are so many details involved here.  This card was so much fun to create.  It was inspired by a card from Stampin' Up! and I just created my own version.

Cutting the snowflakes out of the White Velvet Sheets gives a unique and wonderful texture to this card.

This card will be my inspiration for the mixed media project that I'll be creating for our next Scraps and Prayers class.  I get to start it today.  Brusho, here I come!  I'll share it soon.

October Events: 

Oct. 8 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Christmas Project, showcasing the Timeless Tidings Kit poinsettia.
     CLASS FULL.  REGISTRATION CLOSED.
Oct. 20 / Saturday Stampers / 1:00-4:00 / $20.00 
     6 Beautiful Christmas Cards
     PAY TO REGISTER ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CLASS.

November / December Events:
Nov. 12 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30     Mixed Media Christmas Project
     PAY TO REGISTER ON WEEK PRIOR TO CLASS.
Dec. 10 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Christmas Cards, showcasing the Timeless Tidings Card Kit.
     PAY TO REGISTER ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CLASS.