Sunday, 30 January 2011

Another new journal (!) and a class...


Images by Tumblefish Studios
Paints and inks by Dylusions

This week my wonderful friend Marsha of Tumblefish Studios sent me a fabulous surprise package in the post. To say I was excited by the contents is an understatement :-)  Included was a fabulous vintage time book from the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad company, dating from 1911, I LOVE it! I opened the package at approx 2 pm, and this page had been completed by approx 6 pm LOL! If you look closely at the photo you will notice that I have left some of the original text peeking through because it is such a great feature, and I think I will use just alternate pages in the book leaving some of the pages in their gorgeous original state.

The images are from Marsha's new Flower Land Gnome sheets available in her Etsy shop here. Here's a closer look:


And this is how the book looked before I got my hands on it:


Yesterday I taught a wonderfully full and busy class at Art from the Heart (UK) on Art Journal backgrounds. We worked hard, had a lot of fun, learned a lot, and made a lot of mess! (note to dyan who is currently at CHA - it's ok, we tidied up - honest!)

We started making colourwheels (bit of grumbling here if I'm honest!) because making a wheel is a great way to understand how your paints work together. But we perservered and then got to work painting, blending spraying, splodging and stencilling backgrounds. Just look at the hard work and concentration here! :





And the ladies produced some fabulous fabulous backgrounds. Just look at these:



And by the afternoon we even got as far as adding some images and a  few quotes:
(All images and quotes by Dyans downloads here)






One of the ladies was a complete newbie who had never used the paints / inks etc before at all bt still managed to produce things like this: 

Way to go!!

Great work everyone, it was a privilege working with you :-)

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Posted by at 11:25

31 comments:

  1. Diane30 January 2011 at 11:32

    Can I tell you how fun this class looks!! wish I was there!!

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  2. Carol Q30 January 2011 at 11:52

    yeah - me too!

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  3. Neil30 January 2011 at 12:02

    Some amazing work shown there! Very inspired now to go and splash some ink and paint!

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  4. Siobhan Brignull30 January 2011 at 12:07

    wow that looks a fabby class, must get you down south one day . . .

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  5. bockel2430 January 2011 at 12:23

    fantastic backgrounds, all of them!!

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  6. bockel2430 January 2011 at 12:23

    fantastic backgrounds, all of them!!

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  7. Lesley Edmonds30 January 2011 at 13:05

    Love your new journal Kate!
    Looks like you all had a fun day:)
    Lesley x

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  8. Kathryn Zbrzezny30 January 2011 at 13:34

    I wish I was there, too! I'm lovin the bubble-circles! I feel inspiration coming on...!

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  9. Craphty30 January 2011 at 13:34

    Wish I had been there the work looks brilliant. Hope you will do another one. x C

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  10. Shannon30 January 2011 at 14:20

    First of all, I adore that new journal and the new page you did. So, sos cute....of course. And your class looks like a lot of fun, oh what I wouldn't give to sit down and learn and play with you all day. I think you are so talented and you combined my personal love of stamps with your journals and images. I'm a big fan of Marsha's as well, she's another one who is so talented. What a nice gift she sent to you.

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  11. Julie Kirk30 January 2011 at 14:23

    I love your new journal - and you're page makes such a sensitive use of it. Beautiful work.

    Your class looks great too. It's good to just sit all day and focus on something like backgrounds - not something I seem to get round to at home!

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  12. Rosie30 January 2011 at 14:40

    Gorgeous gorgeous - I've been splashing paint around in sincere imitation. Pity it looks crap! Still that's how you learn innit? Lucky class to have you ....

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  13. chrisg30 January 2011 at 14:55

    OMG - I am swooning over that little time book. How wonderful is that! Great page produced with it too.
    Your ladies looked so engrosed and produced some scrumptious pages too. Great work ladies.

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  14. lilylovekin30 January 2011 at 16:00

    Those backgrounds are to die for, I wish I could take a class from you. Isn't Marsha the best, she is so generous. Your journal is great with those old pages showing through.

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  15. Sue30 January 2011 at 16:18

    LOVE the railway book.....what a fab pressie!!

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  16. Bleubeard and Elizabeth30 January 2011 at 18:03

    These are amazing. I really love the way everyone started with basically the same materials and turned them into something uniquely their own.

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  17. Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)30 January 2011 at 18:34

    I would give my left arm to be in one of your classes, sadly, it would be a long trip from Los Angeles. Do you ever do online classes?

    All of the work is so inspiring!

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  18. Sandra Hall30 January 2011 at 18:45

    What fantastic work from those ladies! Did you crack a whip because they all look like they are on task? hehehe.
    Those images from Marsha are fab too and that book...well...how green am I? I like that you've left some of the original text showing through and the idea of alternating the pages too :D x x x

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  19. Susie30 January 2011 at 18:59

    OMG. I love the colors, and the time book, that is totally cool. I never seem to find those gems and i have a couple of cool antique shops just up the road. This just rocks!!!!!!

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  20. Tumble Fish Studio30 January 2011 at 19:02

    Oh! Your post makes me leap with joy! What an absolutely gorgeous page you created. Some people just slap images down just as they are and call it a day, which is fine. But what truly catches my breath and inspires me is when artists like you make images/materials your own, works them and molds them into whatever they have to say that day using their own voice and vision. Once again you have created something beyond my imagination - and another new most favorite piece. I so wish I could take your class!

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  21. Terri Kahrs30 January 2011 at 19:08

    Awesome page and a terrific class, Kate!!! I'll bet that a good time was had be all who attended!!! Hugs, Terri xoxoxo

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  22. Brigitte aka Scrappassie30 January 2011 at 19:50

    How awesome it would be if I could join one of those classes .... Well, at least I ordered a bunch of Dylusion spraypaints and I can't wait to play, hope they arrive soon ;-) Absolutely gorgeous pages !

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  23. Sid30 January 2011 at 20:23

    All such great stuff ....... love it !!

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  24. Liz (Chubby Frog)30 January 2011 at 20:53

    Just wanted to say thanks again Kate for a brilliant class. I learned loads and had a really enjoyable day, then came home and had another go :-) Looking forward to seeing you again in March for the Mini Journal class.
    Best wishes
    Liz

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  25. Juls30 January 2011 at 21:06

    your creations are just fabulous....and the class looks like so much fun! Hugs Juls

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  26. Paper Paradise30 January 2011 at 22:00

    WOW Looks like you all had a fab day. They all created some amazing work. Dyan will be proud, especially as you tidied up!!!!!!!! x

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  27. patcrafts30 January 2011 at 22:09

    I love your Time Book and what you have done so far, fantastic. I am not surprised that Marsha is so pleased. Kate you are so lucky to be so talented the pages your students produced yesterday just prove it they are brill, I so wish I had been there hope you do another class.xx

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  28. Unknown31 January 2011 at 01:20

    I am drooling!!! I so wish that I were closer to you...what incredible eye candy for those who could not attend!!!

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  29. Dylan31 January 2011 at 17:01

    way to go girlie.... your class looked fab, I obviously left my studio in good hands, lol, espesh if you tidied up. Loving the newjournal and am so in heart ewith Marshas gnomes..xxx

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  30. Laura (Faerielore)3 February 2011 at 12:18

    LOVE your gnome page, how fab is he !!!! what a lovely surprise for you in the post :) your class looked awesome, wish i was there !!!! all the backgrounds are stunning. Im super excited about going to Dy next week for her beeswax class, ive wanted to play with beeswax for ages !!!!!

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  31. lisa_crofts21 June 2011 at 04:32

    The girls have done a great job and now I know how to make those fantastic circles.

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