Trena's Creative Space

Inky Background and Lots of Coloring

Sharing a couple designs I did over at my Stampin' Headquarters. Please click on the photo to see the details of how I made them.

    

   

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Sheena is my Girl!

Sharing a couple designs I did over at my Stampin' Headquarters featuring Sheena Douglass images.   I really dig her style. She has  a variety of silhouettes and open images that are wonderful for scenes and for coloring. Please click on the photo to see the details of how I made them.

    

   

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Getting Inky!

Had a wonderful time yesterday with two classes of fabulous women/artists! Lots of ooo's and  ahhh's. Sharing a photo of the second class.   We'll be having another buffet for sure!

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Alcohol Fun

Perhaps not the kind you are thinking of...or maybe so.... :o)    If the first thing that comes to your mind is alcohol inks, that's what I'm talking about.  I made this inky scene using techniques I learned from Cathy Taylor and June Rollins, as well as experimenting myself. 

 I also spent some time making a color wheel with the Adirondack colors I have.  Since I took a color theory class with Jacqueline Newbold , I've been making color wheels for all my stuff. :o)  August was an education month for me! 

To make my color wheel, I lined my colors up to match the store bought color wheel I have and then added a drop of the closest color to a piece of Yupo paper, which spread a little or a lot depending on the properties of the color. I also made lines of color in order of the color wheel and allowed them to blend naturally.  You'll see in the photo where I realized there was a better match for green.   I made a note on the page, there was no way I was starting over. :o)

To see details of how I made  my Spectrum Noir color wheel, click here.  I made my Copic ink color wheel the same way.  I used Adirondack inks and 91% alcohol on Yupo paper for the scene.

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Teaching Ink Buffet Class

During this class you'll play with three different types of alcohol inks (Adirondack, Copic, Spectrum Noir) to create beautiful, colorful backgrounds. You learn basic techniques using simple tools to create gorgeous, brilliantly colorful, amazingly textured little art pieces. It's easy and fun! You'll take home several backgrounds that you can use for projects. All supplies included. Just bring yourself! 

  Please contact the store to sign up!

Saturday, October 12th

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Creative Cards and Crafts

15 E Park Blvd.

Villa Park IL 60181

Phone: 630-782-9999

http://creativecardsandcrafts.webs.com/

Thanks for visiting!

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CREATE Retreat 2013 - Day 2

Another fabulous day!! This time it was with Cathy Taylor.   I learned some brand new fun techniques to do with alcohol inks!

One more day of coloring!! Tomorrow I take two classes!! Woo Hoo! :o)

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Create Mixed Media Retreat 2012

Had a wonderful time at the Retreat! I learned so much from each class - all my instructors were talented, sharing and fun! My experience was consistent with last year - Create always gets the best instructors!!  

My first class was Ink a licious (doncha just love that name?!) with Cathy Taylor. Our world of knowledge and ideas was expanded on how to use alcohol inks!! I love it when I learn new ways to use supplies I already have - although I do need to add a few colors. :o)  In addition to all the creativity, I sat with four lovely women - Brenda [Encaustic Artist], Diane, Skyler and Mary.  To show it's such a small world we live in, Mary and I are from the same home town, and went to the same middle and high schools.  We had such a lovely time chatting about places we both know.

Next I attended Magic-Markers with Joanne Sharpe. We were in marker Utopia - so many markers in one place! :o)  We created (started, as we could not finish the whole thing in class) a journal of the various markers, highlighting the marker brand/type qualities. Joanne made a journal for us with different types of paper and some of her own artwork for us to color. Joanne and I talked about Spectrum Noir Markers and the ways you can use them. So many markers, so many possibilities!!  I got to sit with Skyler again, as well as Debbie (Brenda's bud), Aimee (also from Naperville) and her sister Megan who was visiting from California.  Way at the end of the table was a mother and daughter, creating art together - how wonderful.

My third class was called Paintings on the Go with Jacqueline Newbold. We had a great time with water, brushes and paint! I was excited to finally squeeze out the new tubes of paint and new pallet I bought months ago that were just waiting for me to get my confidence up. :o)  I sat next to Becky, who helped me know when to stop. :o)  The piece at the top of this post is from this class. I also completed the ones below.

What a wonderful two days of art therapy, learning, and meeting lovely people with the same passion as me!

Take care and STAY POSITIVE! 

Trena