Convention Haul

Hi Everyone...something in my blog or blogspot itself is broken and won't find my videos. Here is the link to my two videos for today. I am so sorry for this inconvenience today!

UPDATE...after much searching I was able to find a workaround for this Google glitch...the videos are now here on the blog! YAY!!

Stretched finances preventing buying most of what I wanted to buy, but some great prices and good planning helped me to bring home some goodies!

and part two is:

Here is a photo of my finished flower! Dogwood designed by Sharon Hamilton, MDA, painted by me!

I'm in Chicago at the SDP Convention!

I arrived at the convention hotel at about 2 pm. Unpacked and went to register. Got a huge welcome from Miho, SDPs ambassador for the Japanese and an SDP staff member. Then I went to the volunteer table and signed up to monitor a Batic class with artist Bonnie Jones on Friday. I bought a floral class with Sharon Hamilton off of the resale board and then shopped the SDP Boutique for a bit. I bought some fun towels, a polo shirt on clearance and an SDP key chain.  Now I'm tucked up in my room relaxing, LoL!







Here's a picture of my room and of some things from the SDP BOUTIQUE. Great prices especially with the 10% off coupon from the Decorative Painter magazine... I spent only $20.00!

Art Journal Page

I'm in Chicago at a painting convention, but I made you a video in advance!

Get these products at Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium

See you next week when I'm back home!

French Country Card!

Here's another Mother's Day card with Graphic 45 papers!

Here is a picture of the finished card:

You can find these products at Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium

Ladies Diary Mother's Day Card

I just love Graphic45 papers!

Here is the finished card. I add Tim Holtz Brushed Pewter Distress Paint to the bobbin and some twine to the thread spool.

Happy Birthday Cards

My Mother's birthday is this coming weekend so I have birthday cards on my mind!

                                         

My online store for these products (with the exception of Stephanie Barnard's Stamp Set)is
                                    Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium

                       Find Stephanie's stamp sets at Stamps of Life

How to use the Sizzix Accordion Album Die

First a video on how to cut it out!

Then ...how to put it together:

Here are some photos!

You can find these products at my online discount supply club at 

Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium

Tim Holtz Burlap Panels

These panel sets are just way too cool!

                                             

You can find the products used at the Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium

Good Girl, Bad Girl Journal Covers

I was in a snarky mood this morning!

You can find most of these products at Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium!

                                     

Cameo Frame Card Bases and Retreat Pictures

I had fun making these card bases! And I hope you enjoy the Retreat pictures.

My Society of Decorative Painters' Chapter Retreat was this week and here are some pictures of one of the classes I taught.

 A Cheri Rol design that I painted in class with Cheri (above)
The following pictures are of my Peacock Garden design class I taught.

My Peacock Garden design (above)

 Kelly Hoernig with the Make it Take it she made. (above)

 Donna Harcourt's first layer. (above)

 My Make it Take it Project that I taught. (above)

My Mixed Collage class I taught (below)

Media Mixage Jewelry

Some new toys to play with to make charms, or jewelry!

Here are some finished pictures! Be sure to click on the pics to see close up!

ATC Stenciling with Paint

I just love popping bright colors onto black backgrounds!

The company with the ATC stamp for the back is www.lost-coast-designs.com
Patty Rawlinson's website is www.creativeartslifestyle.com for the stencils.

Here is a photo of the finished ATCs:

At the Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium we offer all of the:

 Perfect Pearl Sprays,

 ATC Cardstock,

 DecoArt Traditions Paint, 

Tim Holtz Chitchat Stickers 

All at a great discounted price!

Ombre Backgrounds with Oil Pastels

Happy Monday everyone! Murphy's Law is hounding me today. I've had camera and uploading problems all morning so this is coming out late in the day! Hope you try this technique for yourselves...it's so easy!

Playing with Color on Canvas

Join me as I play with vibrant Dylusions Ink color on Canvas Journal Covers by Prima.

I put a few embellishments on my covers. I remembered I have a collection of tickets from a swap last year and the colors of these ticket strips went so well with the colors on my covers. the Alice in Wonderland looks perfect with the Night at the Opera/This is art cover!