Mixed Media class at Pickle

Yes...I'm back with another mixed media class at Paper Pickle. If you are a store regular you've probably already seen the sample on display because I'm VERY late with this post. But for those who cannot make an up close and personal visit, I'll tempt you!

Unlike my last class where I gave you guidance but let you choose your own colours, this class will be very 'step by step'. Everyone will use the same inks, sprays, mediums, tools, etc and I will walk you through how I created THIS PIECE step by step. Now don't think that everyone will walk out with exactly something that looks identical to this because you won't, mine won't even look exactly like this. I plan on doing several of these 'technique' type classes and each class will use the same size paper which you will be able to frame like I have done here...

...or keep these 'technique' pages and bind them up into a 'technique book'.

What do you think? Are you coming to join me? The class is on Saturday April 21st and if that one is full, we will run a second class if there is interest.

Hope to see you there!

Pickle Classes are BACK!

Yes, for all the locals here I will be teaching a copic class at Pickle...no certification or anything 'formal' like that (I'm, not certified!)...more of a 'this is how Linda does it' type of class. My classic style of starting with markers and finishing with pencils. It gets me the best of the two things I love, colour saturation and texture! Of course I had to throw in some bella goodness into the class and this week I'll be posting both of the cards I'll be doing with a total list of class supplies at the end of this post so you can start getting those supplies in order. Remember, you must come with your own supplies to this class.

First up is Birdie Jane.

There were a couple different ways I could have approached the folds in her skirt, but I decided to go simple to give you all a chance to create long strokes of colour without paying attention to detail.. Another thing I am going to show you is how to create some soft shading around your image using copics. The biggest problem I hear in class is that you all have trouble doing that with pencil so I thought we would give copics a try this time. DON'T FORGET TO BRING THAT BLENDER because you will need it!

Class details:
Where: The Paper Pickle
When:  Saturday February 18th
Supplies: listed below (this is a complete class list that will cover both images)

copics:
colorless blender
E0000, 000, 00, 11, 35, 37, 51, 53, 55
BG10, 11, 32, B0000, 00, YG0000
G82, 85, R20, 30, RV32, 34, C4

prismacolor pencils:
904 Light Cerrulean Blue
905 Aquamarine
1004 Yellow Chartreuse
1081 Chestnut
1029 Mahogany Red
930 Magenta
French Grey 50% and 90%
White

Sharpen those pencils and juice up those markers and I'll see you soon!

Linda.

Pickle Class Cards

Hi Everyone!

I have an upcoming class at Pickle and decided to break away from my copics for a bit and do some really techniqie type stuff. You may know everything we are gonna do, you may not, or you may have forgotten that really cool technique and this will make you start using some of the stuff you have been stashing for years.

We will be using all kinds of cool fun stuff including

• chalk inks
• alcohol inks
• distress inks
• dies
• embossing folders
• ultra thick embossing powder
• stamps (of course using many of my Stamping Bella fav's)
• and I'll have lots of tips and tricks

It's gonna be a FUN afternoon so get ready to get inky...and I'll be heading in a bit early so I can go get myself one of Kim's recommended cafe latte's at DeKoKo's! I can't wait!

Sunday morning coffee...and class sneak peek

Actually I've been up since 6:30 and it feels more like a late morning coffee....where did the last three+ hours go? Well....mostly I've been reorganizing my marker storage....NOT the beloved copic storage, that is still working for me, but my mixed media marker storage...those new faber-castell pitt pens, paint brushes new and old and even some resurrected ranger Adirondack markers and Sakura glaze pens that have found a new use on canvas got dusted off.

Yesterday Paulineabella and I spent the day with Paulabella and her BFF Mary.....OH it's been a while since we just got to get together like that with no agenda except to do a bit of shopping and then PLAY...Pauline coloured while Paula and I got inky on canvas. OMG...you should see what she was working on...it was AMAZING...so bright and cheery, while mine had a much darker background....and apparantly, according to Paula, I make much more of a mess than she does....however....I do clean up my stencils (and hers) while she just lets them build up with inky love. I don't know if I'm quite there yet in the process of letting totally loose.

On to the real reason why you stopped by....for the local gals, if you don't know by now I'm teaching at Pickle on May 7th from 1-3pm....a Saturday, remember...I have a day job! Now Kim told me there was amazing response and you (even I) didn't even know what I was gonna colour yet...thanks for the faith. So here is sneak peek no.1....Kissy by Mo Manning, available in rubber at Stamping Bella and locally at Pickle.

Start collecting your markers and pencils because this is what we will be using for this image:

copics:
E0000, 000, 00, 11, 33, 35
R20, 22, Y15
RV63, 55, 66 *NEW COLOURS
G82, YG67
CO, 1, 3

pencils:
dark purple, dark umber, burnt ochre, lt cerrulean blue
french grey 30% and 70%, white

*if you don't have the new colours you can substitue R81, 83, 85 but your dress will be much pinker

other products I used:
versamagic wheat, pixie dust perfect plumeria
punch is martha stewart...any punch can be used
liquid applique
glitter

Now don't forget about our challenge this Friday over at Blogabella... ANYTHING GOES, just use a bella image. Oh ya...I see that I got a few new subscribers in the last couple days....where have you ladies been all this time! LOL!. just kidding....I hope you and everyone else can find inspiration here! Thanks for dropping by.

Later, Linda (off to Walmart!...hope I don't get blown into a corn field on the way there...it is WINDY!)

How 'bout a cup of tea...

...delivered to you by lovely Alice!

This is a sneak peak of a card for my upcoming class at Pickle. No dates yet, so stay tuned to the Pickle Blog because I think Kim will be posting the dates this week. 

Alice made her way home with me on a recent trip to Stamping Bella....and I LOVE her hair! It was a bit of a challenge for me though beause I had to alter my typical hair style a bit but I was still pretty pleased with the result.

If you are planning on taking the class, or just want to tackle this yourself....here are the markers/pencils I used:

E0000, 000, 00, 11, R20

E30, 31, 35

BV0000, 00, 01, 02

YG21, 93

1008 Parma Violet

996   Black Grape

1090 Kelp green

1005 Limepeel

1096 Kelly green

988   Marine green

904   Light Cerrulean Blue

Before I sign off here, I'll leave you with a little reminder of our sketch challenge this week....have fun with it and get your card submitted to Emily by Thursday.

 

Kenya Ketto

Hi Everyone! Today I'm showing you one of the cards I am doing in class at Pickle this month using Kenya Ketto. Both class cards are from Stamping Bella's Ketto line and when I brought the cards in to show the Pickle girls Kell screamed...'oh, these have to be the next class!'...that was easy! Usually I am busy last minute trying to come up with something. The other card I am doing this month is Felix which you can see in this post. The Ketto's have been a real hit at Pickle and that is so nice to see. Emily should feel like a proud mamma right about now!

Speaking of Em, have you read her blog? She's is having a release buffet on April 28 "including Jessica Rose images, 2 bellas, tiddly’s new innovations, chichis.. you name it"...and that is a direct quote! How exciting. I'm hoping there are some really cute shoooze on the buffet!

It has been a busy few weeks in the Heavens household lately and I am really looking forward to some down time. Now that the boys's b'day and Easter is behind me and our reno is coming to a close I have the Dave Matthews tour to look forward to and then hopefully some down time in May to get my house back in order! I don't do well when things get too busy for me. I'm a gal who really needs her quite time.

Now don't forget...you have one more day to submit your card for Bellarific Friday. If you have forgotten the challenge....you can read about it on the Stamping Bella blog here. Good luck to all the participants and I always look forward to Fridays when all the cards are posted!

Class Cards

I know, I know....I'm pushing those manly cards off another day but since I saw my class cards posted on Pickle's blog, I thought I could put them out here too. I didn't want to take away Kim's thunder! LOL!

So here they are, I am doing cards for kids in the upcoming class, although that adorable Stamping Bella Poppy Bittybloom could be for any girl that is still kid at heart! I'm super pleased with how these turned out so I'm really excited for classes to begin.

So I present to you...

Poppy Bittybloom



















and Magenta Lion



















Hope to see you in class!

The Biggest form of flattery!

Hi everyone...long post so get comfy...I know I've been MIA for the last few days but had to prep for my card class at Pickle on Wednesday, then headed to Windsor last night for a Costco run.

Anyhow...enough excuses I'll get on with it! I had the best bunch of ladies at Pickle on Wednesday night, after taking the summer off it was so much fun to see all the regular faces back, plus a new one! I asked all my ladies if they would let me take a pic of class, but you know how we alllll dislike ourselves in pics so I said I would blog about them instead! So for everyone who was there on Wednesday...I felt like a proud mom because everyone's card reflected their individual style and turned out just beautiful.

Here are the cards I am teaching in this current session of classes. Our theme is to use background stamps...I KNOW we all have TONS of patterned paper but we probably also have a TON of unused background stamps. So this class focused on using those stamps and NO patterned paper.

This first card uses a Penny Black stamp for the main image, embossed in gold and what I call 'faux watercoloured' with Tombows. The background was done with a Hero Arts Stamp and VersaChalk ink. The class had various backgrounds to choose from for their design, and a couple different ink colors. I tell ya....each one was totally phenom!

The second card emphasised on acetate. We created a card 'with a view' to the inside and incorporated distress inks and distress embossing powder.

Now for the best part. My BFF Pauline send me an eCard from SCS last night and I almost died! IT WAS A VARIATION OF A CARD FROM CLASS!!!! Betty was so inspired she did up the card in a couple different variations and I must say, both are SPECTACULAR! Betty, this is the most sincere form of flattery and I am so thrilled! You can view her gallery here.

On a final note...see I said it was gonna be a long post (that's what happens when I don't blog for a few days)...tomorrow Pauline and I are on our way to Novi to hook up with Paula. I'm sooooooo excited I won't be able to sleep! I'll be packin' up my bellas, pencils, copics and whatever else I can think of.

I love stampers!

Another Chatty Cathy and Class Cards

Here is the second card from my Chatty Cathy Sunday. This one is for a friend who doesn't know that I have a blog yet! Since both our lives are in a busy phase right now we rarely see each other these days. This card should bring a big smile to her face!
Again, I used copics to colour the image, paper is Basic Gray, Papertrey and Crate and how could I let this one go without using the Nesties! And of course, baubles from Stamping Bella!

Tonight I'll be busy cutting paper for the class I am teaching at Paper Pickle tomorrow. I always end up leaving it to the last minute and I ALWAYS regret it! It is a simple watercolour class using Tombow markers and a couple different sets from My Favorite things. These are the cards I am teaching in class.


And go check this out...Lucky Clucker posted the cards she made in class on her blog! I think she is a natural! How exciting it was to meet someone in my class who has a blog that I regularly read and I didn't even know it was her! WOW!!!!