Exciting News, Helmar March Challenge and Pink Paislee

It was a lovely weekend here in NC....the SUN finally arrived for 2 days in a row. So welcomed after the dreary winter here. Of course with the sun streaming in the windows I got a glimpse of all the dust bunnies that have decided to take up residence. I'm kicking them out this week!

I have some exciting news to share. I will be presenting classes and workshops at Serenity Studio Arts. I had a serendipitous meeting with Courtney, the owner. She is a metalsmith who loves to work with vintage beads, the studio presents many different classes but none in Mixed-Media or Art Journalling. I will be creating and presenting classes in these areas, along with classes in ICEResin jewelry and anything else we can dream up. This Sat. will be the 1st workshop where I will present an Abstract Mixed-Media canvas. As the week goes on I will share the story of this canvas and why I'm teaching it. Here's a clue...Dyan Reaveley.

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 I had a chance to get creative this weekend.  A layout and tag was created from from the Paislee Portfolio Collection for the Helmar Design Team blog where we have a cross promo week with Pink Paislee. The tag is for the HELMAR March Challenge designed by Lydell Quin from The Color Room. If you want to know more about the challenge here is the information.

I found these colors perfect for a layout of my grandson who is going to be 9 this month. I don't do many LO's but when I do I like to layer lots of paper...this one has 5. I love to use Helmar Quick-fix Permanent Adhesive Runner as it helps put all the layers together fast and I don't have to wait on dry time. The final layer received some added interest with 2 stencils and punchinella. I used 2 of my favorite Balzer Designs stencils from The Crafter's Workshop along with Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber in Juniper and Pitch Black. Of course I have to add some favorite washi tape also. 

For the final embellishments I used 

Tim Holtz Idea-ology ALPHA pieces for the numbers.

Well I'm off...I'm going to start chasing those dust bunnies down...the ones that have taken up residence here. Hope you get a chance to be creative today!

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HELMAR Design Team Call

ARe you thinking about submitting??? Please do ;)

2013 Helmar Design Team Call

Helmar is a recognized leader of adhesives and aerosols in the Arts and Crafts industry and we are looking for new design team members to promote our amazing products. If you’d like to be a part of one of the most creative, fun, and supportive design teams out there, while showcasing Helmar products and your talent, this call is for you!!!

We are looking for dedicated design team members that work well with deadlines, direction and preferred partner products. As a Helmar design team member, you will serve a 12 month term beginning May 1, 2013.

Helmar Design Team members receive…

· A generous amount of Helmar products and advance releases of new Helmar Products when applicable

· Endorsement fees for published layouts and tradeshow projects

· Amazing products from our Preferred Partners throughout your term

What do we expect from Design Team members?:

· Effective and timely communication 

· 3 projects per month which will include a minimum of 2 Helmar blog posts. 

· Keeping your personal blog up to date and linking Helmar at every opportunity.

· Active participation in Helmar social media platforms; ie Facebook, Twitter, Ustream, Pinterest, etc. Social Media is big in the industry and we want you to be a part of it!!!

· Monthly submissions to magazines and publications

· Special projects as per requested for shows, catalogs, promotional items and trade shows

If you are interested in being a part of a fantastic team, please send the following information in a single email

1. Name, address, daytime/evening phone number and email address.

2. Do you consider yourself a ‘niche’ crafter i.e. Do you only create layouts, cards, DIY, mixed media art, home décor, fabric art?

3. Short biography.

4. Links to any online galleries, blogs, Facebook, Twitter pages and video streams ( youtube, ustream, vimeo)

5. List or attached resume of other design teams you are or have previously been on.

6. A brief paragraph letting us know why you would like to be a part of the Helmar Design Team.

7. 3-5 examples of your work that will best showcase what you will bring to the Helmar table. (Layouts, cards, altered art, mixed media, sewing projects, crafts etc.) One of these MUST include a tutorial – video OR photo step-out tutorial. Make sure to list any special techniques you’ve used using adhesives.Please no photos bigger than 500kb each.

8. Anything else you feel we need to know about you.

Please submit your application to cherylboglioli@helmarusa.com by March 30^th, 2013 with "Helmar Design Team Application" as the subject.   No late submissions will be accepted. The new Helmar Design Team will be announced by the 15th of April, 2013.

Notes:

I’m sorry, but at this time we are only accepting applications from Australia, Canada and United States.

Helmar Adhesives are not required on your submission samples, but are appreciated.

Art Journal Page Defines...

I want to share an expanded look at an art journal page created for THE MONTHLY WORD Blog that I collaborate with Catherine Matthews-Scanlon. Using art journaling helps me define what I'm thinking at a particular time. This was created for my choice of Re~Order as my Feb. Monthly Word.

The background of these pages are actually mop pages where I scrape excess acrylic paints off when working on other projects so I'm not wasting my supplies. I keep several journals going and use them to do this so I always have backgrounds in various stages of being complete. Right now my favorite journal to work in is the Dyan Reaveley Creative Journal, the papers she chose are meant for mixed media work and they fit the bill!

I stenciled over my background with a stencil designed by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer exclusively for Cocoa Daisy and also punchinella {sequin waste}. I used FRESCO PAINT from Paper Artsy in Mermaid & Snowflake. Love the matte finish of these paints. The tag was a gift tag created by Vicki Chrisman and it turns out that it is one of my FAVORITE stamps and symbol...the Dragonfly.

On this page I utilized several stamped images to symbolize the areas of my life that needs to be RE~Ordered {here is the original post}. The stamps are from various collections of Tim Holtz and Wendy Vecchi stamp sets. These were stamped using Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black. I painted several areas of the images with Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dapper in Metallic Gold...it has one of the best colors in a metallic gold that I have found. You will see that I scraped thin lines with this paint throughout the pages.

In the following close-up pages you will see various other techniques I used to create interest, texture and depth to these pages...scraped lines, splatters,  and hand painted circles. All images were glued using Helmar Adhesives and Faber Castell Artist Pitt Pens for hand detail work.

I'm really pleased with the final outcome of these pages. The backgrounds were created over a several week period just waiting for the right inspiration to come along and finish.

Do you art journal and what are your favorite background techniques?

Thanks for stopping by...have a creative day!

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Instagram Review for Feb. 2013

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PanPastels and Art Journals

I love working with PanPastels and I had the opportunity to play this week with an assignment from the Helmar Design Team promo week with PanPastels. I chose to look at its uses differently...instead of creating a background from PanPastels I would start with a background already completed. I also wanted to see how they would work over various types of materials I would be using. This journal page was created in the Dyan Reaveley Creative Journal which has become one of my favorite to work in. The paper is scrumptious and was designed for a variety of mediums.The stencils I used for this page is one of the new Ronda Palazzari designs from The Crafters Workshop called Quatrafoil in the 12x12 size and Balzer Designs Diamonds. I used several Tim Holtz stamps from Stampers Anonymous and also from MaVinci Stamps.

Here are photos taken during different stages of completion.

Acrylic background created with Ranger Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers.
Vintage sheet music applied with Helmar Acid Free Glue.

PanPastel applied with the Angle Slice Art Sponge.

PanPastels applied over collaged and gessoed wash tape & vintage sheet music.

Using a stencil designed by Ronda Palazzari and applying Versamark Ink this pattern was created
when PanPastels were applied over it.

Tim Holtz Melange Tissue paper, vintage book pages and washi tape with
several colors of  PanPastels layered over them.

Stamped image with PanPastels applied with Soffit Knife Tool.

Completed journal page.

I was very pleased with experimenting how PanPastels would react with different mediums. After finishing I did spray both pages with a fixative to make sure they would not smear. I was pleased at how adding PanPastels over acrylic paint actually added depth and color. 

Thanks for stopping by today...I hope I've inspired you to take a look at PanPastels! Have a great weekend.

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