This last weekend, we enjoyed a Christmas card class using Rosie's Roadshow's new holiday stamps. They are just the most adorable stamp images and sentiments; Linda's humor is so wonderful! There are a few of the stamps left that were brought down on Saturday . . . you might want to rush over to Art 'n Soul to check them out.
These card samples are all A2 size.
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| by Rosie's Roadshow |
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| by Rosie's Roadshow |
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| by Rosie's Roadshow The star above the hen house is a separate stamp. We used a very light blue sparingly in the "snow" to show it's whiteness; it was very effective! The photo doesn't show it, but the cloud stencil was used with a light blue ink applied with a dauber. Very nice effect. |
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| by Rosie's Roadshow Kerri McTarsney was very clever with this card; the duck had extra space from the Santa's, so she hand drew a Santa bag for the duck. It turned out very very cute! |
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| by Rosie's Roadshow |
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| by Rosie's Roadshow The little vest is a stamp; Linda stamped the image onto patterned card stock, cut it out, and glued it onto the penguin with a glue pen. |
Saturday, November 14th, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
“2016 Mini Calendar”
Linda Presley of Rosie’s Roadshow $40
Make a Mini Calendar with the New 2016 Rosie's Roadshow Calendar Stamps.
Linda will provide the stamps, stickers, embellishments and case to complete a
full calendar in class. *Please bring adhesive, detail scissors and stamp
positioner.
From the Penny Black site, Peet Roeven has created a Halloween card that I really really like! Considering Halloween is one of my very favorite events of the year, I have been very restrained in offering more Halloween creativity. Boo!
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| by Peet Roeven for Penny Black |
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From the Magenta blog, more and more beautiful cards and projects using the Nuance watercolors.
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| by Carole Dion, Design Team Magenta |
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| by Josephine (aka Josee Gingras), Design Team Magenta |
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Josephine also created this art journal page using the Nuance from Magenta.
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| by Josephine (aka Josee Gingras), Design Team Magenta |
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Josephine also made these lovely tags . . .
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| by Josephine (aka Josee Gingras), Design Team Magenta |
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| by Carole Dion, Design Team Magenta |
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Art 'n Soul is one of the few retailers selling Nuance from Magenta; they're difficult to keep in stock but we order weekly from Magenta. Come on in and see how they work!
Love this Christmas card shown on the Memory Box blog. I really hope this tree die is part of the trunk show on Sunday; if not, I know I can order it at Art 'n Soul!
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| by Shelby Thomas for Memory Box |
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And I love this pocket card from Bibiana for Memory Box:
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| by Bibiana Martinez-Ziegler for Memory Box |
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On the PoppyStamps blog, Marybeth Lopez has made this card using a Memory Box stencil on watercolor card stock! See how she did this!
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| by Marybeth Lopez for PoppyStamps |
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Pam Simpson made a stunning Christmas card using new dies from PoppyStamps.
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| by Pam Simpson for PoppyStamps |
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From the Inchie Arts' blog, Lisa Lee shows an ornament made with Twinchies (2-inch art square), as well as a new stamp and die from Impression Obsession.
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| by Dina Kowal for Inchie Arts & Impression Obsession |
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For those of you who like to sketch your own subject for a card, Dina drew these pinecones at the suggestion of her son. Dina then used multiple mediums to achieve the effect she wanted on a 4-inch Art Square from Inchie Arts.
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| by Dina Kowal for Inchie Arts & Impression Obsession |
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Art Squares by Inchie Arts are sold at Art 'n Soul, and we just received a new supply of the art square boards.
Renee Zarate is one of the best mixed-media artists I know. She's showing how to use Amplify! from IMAGINE Crafts to achieve a metal look.
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| by Renee Zarate Artist-in-Residence for IMAGINE Crafts |
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From the Penny Black "Simplicity at its Best" feature on their blog, Birgit makes a very traditional card for the Christmas season that all of Art 'n Soul's bird-loving customers will enjoy.
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| by Birgit Edblom for Penny Black |
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Over o the Elizabeth Craft Designs' blog, it's all about tags.
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| by Marsha Valk for Elizabeth Craft Designs |
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And this tag is all about fall featuring the Elizabeth Craft Designs' tag die that is used to make a gorgeous card.
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| by Mary Dimercurio Prasad for Elizabeth Craft Designs |
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Virginia Lu does a lot of card designs for Penny Black and I just had to share this sweet card using one of their new dies.
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| by Virginia Lu |
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I had earlier said that effective October 1, I would no longer post to this blog. With a very busy schedule at the end of September and beginning of October, I wasn't able to fit in what I still wanted to share. So, here I am one last time.
Art 'n Soul will be starting its own blog very shortly. When it is up and running, I will post their new blog address on this site, as well as my new blog address. This blog site will remain for you to return to for previous postings; if you're searching for something specific, be sure to use the "search" feature at the upper left corner of this page.
As I continually repeat, I will be a continuing customer and class student at Art 'n Soul, one of the best fine art rubber stamp stores in the Pacific Northwest . . . it really does have its own niche that isn't duplicated anywhere nearby. Please be sure to share your discovery of Art 'n Soul with your creative friends!
Night!
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| My sweet Hannah in her favorite spot . . . in bed! |
