W. Springfield Classes are Now Open for Registration!

Hi friends! I just got word that the classes I am teaching at the Heirloom Productions stamp & Paper Arts Convention in June in West Springfield MA at the “Big E” are open for registration! Classes will be on June 3rd, a day before the show opens so you don’t have to miss any shopping time if you want to attend one or both classes!

Here are this year’s classes I am teaching at Heirloom sponsored by Lost Coast Designs.

DCF 1.0

Mixed Media Layer By Layer 101 dives into fun mixed media techniques you can use on your cards, scrapbooks and art journals.

Time & Date: 12:30-2:30pm June 3rd 2016

You will learn:

• Stenciling

• Found object stamping

• Watercolor background techniques

• Highlighting

• Collage

• Flicking and spattering

You will use (Supplies provided by instructor for use in the class)

• Watercolor powders

• Inktense blocks

• Gesso

• Acrylic paint

• Sponges

• Brushes

• Stencils

• Matte medium

• Ephemera

• Household objects

• Painting boards (art surface)

• Black and white pens

Supplies are provided but you are more than welcome to bring your supplies if you want help learning how to use them.

DCF 1.0

More Mixed Media Layer by Layer!

Time & Date: 3-5pm June 3rd 2016

Want to make a day of it? Take both classes and really dig into mixed media. This class will be a bit faster paced and go into more advanced design and techniques. This class would also be suitable for crafters familiar with mixed media techniques who prefer to work at a brisk pace.

You will learn

• Gesso resist background

• Gesso rubber stamping for texture

• Coloring and layering with Inktense and watercolor crayons

• Watercolor powder backgrounds

• Inktense backgrounds

• Doodling/tangeling Pen techniques

• Stenciling to guide your eye through your design

• Selective stamping (stamp in the hand technique)

You will use (Supplies provided by instructor for use in the class)

• Watercolor crayons

• Inktense blocks

• Watercolor powders

• Gesso

• Acrylic paint

• Sponges

• Brushes

• Stencils

• Matte medium

• Painting boards (art surface)

• White gel pen

• Rubber stamps

I hope to see you in West Springfield in June, either in one of my classes or on the show floor at the Heirloom Productions Stamp Show, it is such a fun weekend and I have been going for years! Bes sure to say “howdy” if you see me! Please don’t wait if you want to take the class though, the classes filled in May last year and I want my blog readers to get first dibbs:) Feel free to invite your friends to the show too! I love stamp conventions and I want them to thrive and if you have never been I urge you to attend, they are so much fun! Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!