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November 2008
November 17, 2008
November 15, 2008
The Lyrics Are Clear *Night Owl Collection*
Hey guys!! Welcome to my mini class using the night owl.
My class is a mix between using lyrics for titles to your pages and document what they mean to you...and using page protectors to add dimension and character to your pages.
I had a video of this process...however, I can not get it to upload, so I am doing it the old fashioned way and going to do a step by step with photos.
When I was thinking about what to do a class on, the Title of the new
kit stuck with me because I am a "Night Owl" myself...and many times I
scrapbook, paint, or write late at night. I immediately thought about
music...I must have music in the wee hours. Song by song I get lost in
my creations.
I have always been a huge fan of music...not just the instrument part of it, but the actual lyrics. I am amazed at how a song can evoke emotions from the words contained within it.
We all have songs that remind of us of times in our lives...good and bad. When we hear them, we remember where we were at that point in life. Some songs just give us a good feeling.
Feeling the lyrics...
First I choose the songs I want to save lyrics from.
Next I journal what the lyrics mean to me.
Because I write down so many lyrics, I have journal that is devoted to lyrics only.
I write down the lyrics if I am listening to my iPod or if I'm in the car, I do it when I get home (when I remember). Then when I have time, I explain what why they are important to me...what they remind me of...how they've made me feel.
It's important to choose lyrics you are passionate about. 
Now it's time to choose how you want to use them on your layout:
As a title for your page
For the journaling
As a prompt for your own journaling
As a theme for your page
As inspiration while you work on your page
Once you have decided how you want to use them...then you can make your page.
Here I used lyrics from my favorite song "Have you ever seen the rain?" by Creedance Clearwater Revival as inspiration for my page design and journaling.
Lyrics:
"I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain?"
Now we all use page protectors for storing our "finished" pages...but have you ever used them as PART of the page?
I began by making the background of my page by using the MODsheets from Scrapinstyletv.com. I love them because they have the greatest separate patterns so it made it easy to see how I wanted to break up my layout. I made the left side of the layout and put the page in the page protector unfinished.
Then, I sewed around the main part of my page, following the edges of the MODsheet.
I then wanted to create a little pocket to hold things so they could be seen but not taken out.
This can be done with all sorts of things:
If you were doing a beach layout...you could use sand.
If you wanted to keep dried leaves your children found outside...you could flatten them and add them.
Beads, sequins, private notes you never want anyone to read, can all be used.
All of these can be sew shut in a little pocket, never to be opened.
I chose to write down on paper some things that had brought rain to my life. Instead of a list I wanted them to have their own piece. By sealing them, it symbolized to me that they would stay there, as a reminder of what I have been through.
Lastly, I sewed an opening (again following the edges of the patterns) for my journaling. By leaving the top open, I allowed for removal of the paper if I wanted to read my thoughts later.
Now you might be wondering what to do with the other side of the page that will clearly be sewn and messy.
Well I used it to make another layout using the boxes already created for me.
Lyrics:
"Just live your life...You got no time for no hatas...Just live your life...no tellin where it might take ya...Just live your life...cause Im a paper chaser...Just livin my life!"
This time I used another MODsheet from the kit and cut the individual patterns apart to fill my boxes. Because they already are coordinated, I just had to add my journaling, photo and embellishments, and my layout was complete.
Another technique that has been around for years (although new to me), is "masking". By laying an object or lettering down and then spraying it with spray paint or glimmer mist (here I used the mist from the "Night Owl") you create a mask effect on your layout. Just spray and lift.
On the first layout, I used the butterfly from the second one as my mask.
On the second layout, I used the letters from the kit as the mask to spell LIVE for my title.
Each of these techniques are wonderful on their own...but together they make for a simple scrapbooker recipe that will add dimension and character to your pages.
I hope to see you using these soon! Can't wait to see what YOUR favorite lyrics are!
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November 13, 2008
November 12, 2008
NEW! Mixed Media Class with Claudine Hellmuth
Mixed Media Madness : 9 Techniques in 3 Days
Want to introduce more mixed media into your scrapbooking? In this 3 day online workshop you'll create along side Claudine while she shows you her latest tips and tricks with her new Claudine Hellmuth Studio product line. You'll learn 9 easy techniques, such as how to glue with gel medium, image transfers, creating custom backgrounds, and more that you can use to enhance any scrapbook, paper craft, altered art or collage project!
Claudine Hellmuth is a nationally recognized collage artist, author and illustrator. She combines photos, paint, paper and pen into quirky, whimsical-retro collages that she calls Poppets®.
Her artworks have been featured on The Martha Stewart Show, in Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion magazine, on HGTV's "I Want That!" and on the DIY Network's program, "Craft Lab."
In addition to creating her artwork full-time, Claudine teaches collage workshops in the US & Canada, and she has written 2 books about her techniques, "Collage Discovery Workshop" and "Collage Discovery Workshop: Beyond the Unexpected." She has also produced three instructional DVD workshops.
Originally from Orlando FL, Claudine now lives in Washington DC with her husband Paul and their very spoiled pets - Toby the wonder dog and Mable & Stanley the cats
Class with Claudine begins Monday, November 17 and includes 3 daily lessons, a live chat with the instructor, and a printable PDF instructional booklet
all for only $12.95!
CLICK HERE to register today!
November 09, 2008
November 05, 2008
Secrets & Whispers
New Online Workshop with Rhian Cooksey Quinton!
Secrets and Whispers: an Art Journaling class will encourage
you to share your heart, reveal your secrets, spill your guts, in a
multi-colour, interactive kinda way.
You will learn techniques on how to include hidden journaling
in your art journals/scrapbook pages, be given a step by step tutorial
on creating a special secret journal, be introduced to wild and
wonderful techniques using unexpected supplies, and receive daily
journaling prompts to aid you in documenting your personal journey
through art.
This
online workshop begins on November 10 and includes 5 daily lessons, 1
live chat with the instructor and a printable PDF instructional booklet
all for just $14.95!
Click HERE to register today!
