christytomlinson

Pink Paislee & She Art..

okay first off! I HAD THE MOST WONDERFUL time in Puerto Rico! The women and men I met there.. were so welcoming and fun and so open to this new way of art. Most of them.. almost ALL of them had never even done or seen a mixed media art project before.. so it was so fun for them to allow me to really take them on this new adventure. We laughed, we cried (cause you know I have to tell my story as to why it's so important to me)it was just a great experience all together. Loved having my friend Mer there with me. SHe was so helpful and kept me going when my body was done from teaching for 10 hours straight! lol. Yamille was awesome too. She is a wonderful girl and has an awesome store! I am going back in june for her big event she puts on each year to teach again. Can't wait.

 

Also wanted to give a big shout out to my two oldest boys.. Parker is turning 15 today and Braden is turning 16 tommorow! Holy cow seriously? I am getting old! lol..

okay . so a few months ago I was in my studio creating and I kept thinking.. I wish I had doodled rubons, I wish I had this paper.. i wish I had.. lol and then  i got this hair brained wild idea that i really really wanted to come out with my own paper/mixed media line! I knew I didn't have the time or the means to create it and develop it myself.. but I really really wanted it, not only for me but also for my customers as well! 

I have always been a huge fan of Pink Paislee and their work and their products. I also adore Rebecca and her husband Barry.. and just threw caution to the wind and contacted her and told her about my hair brained idea. now you have to understand that when I was developing product for Chatterbox.. and for most companies.. it takes 4-6 months to develop a product, source it.. have it made.. etc.. and here I was contacting Rebecca in NOVEMBER and telling her I knew it was a long shot but I would love to have this product ready in 2 months for CHA~ lol.. and she being the amazing person she is.. said.. HECK YES let's go for it!
So I am SUPER excited to be announcing my new partnership with Pink Paislee for my She Art line.. and we are hoping if this line goes well. we will come out with even MORE products this summer.. more masks, stencils, rubons.. and hopefully even other art mediums!

So here we go.. first off I was so excited about getting to see it all in person.. and play with it. To make samples for packaging and the booth.

SO cool to see it and touch it in person!!

AND YES.. that is a vintage plastic doily design.. my favorite one!! Had to do it for my girl Ann Marie..:)

anyhow.. here are the rest!

Of course I had to do a mini 6x6 paper pad.. with all the prints and patterns on it. And as you might have guessed.. its SUPER bright. I also did each of these prints in full 12x12 sheets!! for those who love the bigger size as well!

and of course.. RUBONS.. had to do some texture rubons.. for fast projects!

so you all know how much I LOVE doodling.. and love stitches.. and since no one makes rubons stitches anymore.. you know I had to do it! lol

and of course.. I HAD to do a mask/stencil. I LOVE this doily.. it is one of my favorite ones I found a while ago.. a vintage plastic doily used for home decor and had to recreate it as a mask. I have already played with it so much! Used it with sprays, modeling paste! so awesome. We really wanted to do two masks.. but just didn't have enough time!

and then of course.. DIE-cuts.. I wanted to create a pack of die-cut that allowed ANYONE.. those who have never tried mixed media art and those who want quick easy accents.. to be able to simple put them onto a canvas or a piece of art and have a finished project easily. Of course they still need all of the fun stuff like shading, textures, rubons and other things on them.. so there is still room to play.. but this way ANYONE can make a she Art girl in no time!

 and last but not least.. Tissue paper. you all know how I love using tissue paper on my canvases.. LOVE it. This is one part of the line I can't WAIT to expand on for the next time around.. lots of fun patterns and designs and colors!!

so that's it!
so excited about this new adventure with Pink Paislee. They are an awesome awesome company to work with. I will be demoing my new line in their book at CHA from 2-4 on sunday & monday so if you are going to be there.. come stop by! I will also have my new stamps there as well from Unity.. The Pink Paislee products aren't shipping until the end of February.. so i will be waiting PATIENTLY to get them into the store! lol

okay.. maybe not so patiently.. lol

anyhow.. so thats it!
thanks for letting me share!
happy Tuesday!

 



 

more sneek peeks! My unity stamps..

so I promised you more sneak peeks of the unity stamps.. :) so here we go! by the way.. I HEART puerto Rico.. gotta come back here someday and just relax and do art all day long.

so these first ones.. are the rest of the texture line of stamps..

Distressed Grid

 Brick Wall

Quilted Blooms

Tattered Chicken Wire

Distressed Criss Cross

Urban Chevron (told you another chevron! LOL)

Reverse Punchinella

Stitched Daffidol

and then the other SHE art stamp..

and then the LAST line is a Doodle Pack.. so includes 7 individual doodles stamps..

So that's it! I am SO SO SO excited to have these come out! I am hoping hoping they arrive while I am gone in PR so we can put them in the store next week! And like i said earlier this week.. gonna do a giveaway with them and have some fun! so anyhow.. thanks for letting me share.. I can't wait to share with you my new mixed media line too!! next week!!
have a wonderful thursday.. and  happy weekend!

 

Behind the Art.. with January mixed media kit (and a peek too :))

soo.. thanks for all the well wishes from my announcement yesterday on the stamp line! so excited.. today has been CRAZY busy.. holy cow. busy getting the video done for today.. had two meetings to go too.. packing, writing blog posts.. the night is still young.. and I don't leave until 6 am tomorrow morning.. so I will be pulling an all nighter baby! lol

oh but today.. I just found out that Memory Box (the event in Puerto Rico) will have some for sale at their store this weekend while I am there.. so that is AWESOME! (they did a special run just for them).. okay.. so want a peek? so I did 3 lines. I did a she art line (girls) a texture line.. and a doodled stamp set. Here are a few of the texture stamps. I had them UNMOUNTED because I know for me.. I love to be able to get them into the canvas.. and when they are wood mounted it makes it a little bit harder.. so this way you can use them without a mount.. OR mount them on acrylic if you want! I designed them for the mixed media artist!

Distressed quilt (this is actually a set of papers I created and then distressed and made them into a stamp.. so fun for texture!)

Poppy Chevron: So of course you KNOW i had to have a chevron.. and this isn't the only one :) love love love it!

SheArt Print Texture (this was a must have for me.. never too many text prints! Specially one with she art phrases on them!)

Of course.. we need a painted punchinella one! OF COURSE!

and now a final peek.. this is SHE was a daughter. I think this would be awesome on canvas.. filled in with watercolor.. or Faber Castell.. yum!

 

so there is a peek of some of them! I will post more through the week!

now onto today's behind the art!
So this month's mixed media kit that we had available in our Scarlet Lime store (right now it's only available by subscription.. and if you wish to join.. email me! We can get you on the waitlist starting in March)

but it included a lot of cool thing.. a stamp carving kit, matt medium, a sample pack of claudine hellmuths paints, emphermera, canvas and kraft tags..

I wanted to have a kit this month that TOTALLY took everyone out of their comfort zone.. taught them a new technique and how to use a new product..

So in this video I show you how to create and carve your own stamps..

using the stamp carving kit.. THEN I show you how to do a fun resist technique using the stamp we make along with  matt medium and claudines transparent paints.

AND for those of you that want to try your hand at this.. or if you want to make more than one!! We do have some of the stamp pads available in our store for you to carve with.. they are available HERE

we are also getting more actual KITS in (that come with the pad and the tools) it's so addicting and fun to do. PLUS kids can do it too!
Oh and before I forget.. here is download of the doodled stamp that I show above.. so you can use it as a guide if you don't want to doodle your own.

Doodle Flower Stamp PDF

Anyhow.. hope you enjoy the video! I am heading to Puerto Rico early am!! So I better get!
I will post more on thursdasy of the stamps!!

Happy Tuesday!

Here is the Behind the Art Video!



 

it's gonna be a good week!!

hey friends.. last week was very sparse sorry about that. Crazy busy getting ready to leave for puerto rico this week!!
So first off.. This week I have some exciting news to share!!!! it's not going to be today.. well maybe ill share just a tiny bit.. but I have two fun things I have been DYING to share with you all.. that finally I can announce!!
okay.. so maybe I will share a little bit of one.. as some of you may know I have been working with Unity Stamp Co. on a new stamp line.. and It is officially done and in production and SHIPPING to me later THIS WEEK!! It will also be debuting at CHA for other stores to carry as well! I CAN NOT WAIT! I think we did a total of 2 she art girl stamps, 8 texture design stamps and one packaged stamp set that has 5 or 6 different doodled borders! I seriously can not wait to have them in the store!!

I will be posting sneak peeks of those throughout the week and then when the officially arrive this week.. I will post them when i return next tuesday! And we will have a big fun giveaway and sale and everything. wahoo!  The other news is.. I have a line of papers.. mixed media embellishments, masks, rubons and tissue paper.. coming out next week at CHA too!! and will be announcing who that is and show you peaks of that this week as well! I seriously can not WAIT! I have already played with the products and made fun canvases with them and I already want more!! lol can not wait!

So this week is exciting! AND another bit of exciting news.. my dear friend Margie..just debuted over the weekend her new online Spark workshop for Valentines.. called

Love love love. And it starts TODAY!!

its a week long workshop.. 3 days of projects.. featuring fun valentines projects .. totally Margie and TOTALLY Spark style as well! She is teaching home decor, garland, gift ideas and homemade valentines.. and I can't wait!

It's starts today! and she did a video on it.. so check  her blog for more info and get signed up!!

anyhow.. know this is a short post for today.. but tomorrow I will be posting the video using this month's mixed media kit!! Showing you how to use that stamp carving set you got and to make 5 handmade tags using it AND some cool techniques using paints and matt medium! So check back tomorrow for that! We will have extra carving pads available in the store tomorrow too. I know the kits only comes with one.. so in-case you want to make more stamps once you learn how!

anyhow.. have a wonderful monday!! see you tomorrow for some artsy fun!

happy monday!

 

find security in things we know and sometimes in things we don't...

sorry for not posting the winner yesterday of Mindy's paint your workshop class.. I got home sunday night and I had a million and one emails and tasks to get done yesterday (i have made a commitment not to work on sundays including answering emails, etc.. as I truly believe it's the Lord day).

so first off! here is the winner of that class! so excited!

Posted by: HegeF | January 07, 2012 at 11:06 AM- email me girl!

okay SO..  this past weekend I had to go to Utah for a meeting and since I was there, had planned to spend sometime with my some of my trues as well. I know you have all heard me talk about about my true'sbefore. Those are my closest friends. My friends who love me no matter what mistakes I make.. what misgivings I may have.. what stupid things  I do or say.. lol.  Those are the trues.

(love that I am in my baggy sweats and furry snowboots and everyone else is in cute little outfits. haha. that's me!)

they also encourage you and support you and inspire you to take leaps and fly. AND FOR ME.. (I understand everyone is different) but they are also the ones who are honest with me and tell me when they think I am taking on too much, or not having enough patience.. or not making the right decisions. Those are my trues.

This weekend I was able to find security in my trues.. man I think we spent the better half of our time just laughing so hard I thought I was going to pee my pants. I haven't laughed so hard in FOREVER. and then of course we had our moments of just heart to heart talks.. we talked about our kids, our families our work.. our fears. It was a great weekend. It's been interesting for me because I have had a hard time this past year really trusting... I think we all sometimes go through ups and downs with friends and when we have heartbreaks from them, we pull back a little bit from all of our other ones as well because that's just our nature. To retreat. to close ourselves off abit. We don't want to give ourselves to things we aren't familiar with and things we don't know. It's a beautiful thing though.. when we let down our walls and our hearts and take chances in those things we don't know. Beautiful wonderful things start to happen that we dont expect and we create new relationships, new friendships.. that we CAN find security in. This weekend I was able to find that.. with all the people I spent time with. I know i had to go down there originally for a work thing.. but I kinda felt selfish for staying and spending time with my friends as I knew i had so much to do at home and i had just been gone, and gone and gone. I actually fretted about doing it. But I AM SO GLAD I Did! Sometimes those moments are worth it! sharing your heart is SO worth it.

I came home with this new energy.. this new outlook on life and what I want out of it and the things I know that will make me happy and what I am willing to do for them. and I keep laughing everytime I think of some of the funny things we talked about or did.. even the car ride home was hilarious (my friend mer came down with me). Just a wonderful weekend all together.

Anyhow.. had to share. you know how i like to share and keep it real.

I also wanted to tell you about ONE more class that I just found out about this past weekend! Many of you know I ADORE donna downey..she is a good friend.. we have been friends for YEARS.. and I mean years.. I think at least 8 or more!  I am super excited to be teaching at her store next month for two weekend in a row. It's gonna be a blast! Donna is a mixed media artist.. I would say someone who really started getting into mixed media long before many of us where.. she really helped bridge the gap between papercrafting and mixed media. She is a true innovator. If you are familiar with Donna's blog..you know she is SUPER creative.. she has a video that she does every Wednesdays and I can't for the life of me remember what's called and I am too lazy to look it up was i type! lol.. but she does an art journal page and shows you the entire process.. and MAN is it cool! oh wait! it's inspiration wednesday... pretty sure that's what it's called. Anyhow.. SHE is now starting a NEW e-course.. a monthly one.. where you can subscribe to it and each month you get a new class with her.You can subscribe month to month.. or for a year.. or just buy it on a monthly basis.

Its called Canvas Create.

it's a monthly video series on creating canvases that I think is just going to be FABULOUS!!! Donna is a plethora of awesome inspiration so I am going to have to take this one too for sure!

anyhow.. that's a little bit of fun to liven up this serious post! lol Oh and another piece of FUN.. NEXT week I am heading to Puerto Rico (remember in november when I thought I was supposed to be going and then it wasn't the right weekend?? lol)  well we have rescheduled it to NEXT weekend and the awesome thing is now it's just at Yamille's store..Memory Box.  Which I LOVE because I get to teach smaller classes and they are more intimate and private! I will be teaching She Art Canvases and techniques using pastes and masks and of course all the other textures. She has opened it up to the public as well (not just those who originally attended the event) so if you live in the area and want to come! You can check out her info HERE on facebook!

well I better get to work today. got lots to day! I am MAKING TODAY COUNT!

I hope this year you can find yourself opening up to new things.. letting others in.. and finding security sometimes in things we don't think we can.

 Have a wonderful tuesday!

 

Paint your story.....

Sometimes I overthink when it come to creating art.. alot of time i don't.. I just take what's in front of me and go and what ends up ends up..but there are times that I paint and I get frustrated that it's not turning out the way I want and I over think and overthink.  then there are works of art that I see that just stops me dead in my tracks because it's so clean and fresh and simple yet so deep that I wonder how long it took someone to paint it. 

Mindy  Lacefilde is one of those artist.. that wow. Just blows me away. I would LOVE to learn to paint like her..

 

 

and luckily.. this year I can. Mindy just announced on her website about her new workshop coming this spring.

Paint your story.

SHe talks about creating art as a child.. like remember when we were 7? and we just painted to paint? not to please anyone else.. but just yourself.. not overthink .. Just PAINT. She talks about how as we grow older we start to compare ourselves to other people.. and their art. We judge ourselves.. our art and wonder if we are good enough. Art isn't about thinking how good we are.. it's about finding ourselves and enjoying our passion. It's painting what's in our heart and bring soul and fire to what we are creating. MIndy's work just wow. SPEAKS to me. I wish I could own every one of her prints (she has an etsy shop too). 

I have never met Mindy.. she doesn't even know who I am.. but I am in love with her work. LOVE it.so inspired by it. 

(i love this print because it reminds me of my trues.. feeling blessed i get to spend time with some of them today here at Margie's house). 

In this workshop she will help bring me back to those days were art was just about creating and defining myself as an artist.. I am also really excited to learn more about oil pastels.. as I am not really family with them at all.. Plus we will work with Inks, Watercolors, paints.. and more I CAN NOT WAIT! class starts in April.. signs up start Feb 13th. .. i will be first in line.. It's a little pricey.. not gonna lie.. it's $118 but early registration is $98.. so I am going to save my pennies this month and get it done. AND BECAUSE this week I have been talking about people joining me.. I am going to pay for someone to take this with me. Let's find our inner artist together!!! 

 

I have started to realize lately how much I truly appreciate art.  I mean everywhere.. everything. WHen we were in Hawaii one of my favorite things were to walk through local art galleries and just be inspired by all the forms of art being featured there. Jewelry, paintings, glass, sculptures.. just crazy how many forms of art there are out there. Even photos. SO to be inspired to go back to my childhood and paint freely.,, excites me. My friend Jamie, (who I am with today)... was sharing with me some art that her son, Calvin, who is 8 did recently 

this is calvin.. seriously adorable

  the minute I saw it my jaw just about dropped. I mean DROPPED.. I was in love with this particular painting.. so raw and true and wonderful. Let me tell you a little bit about it. Jamie and her family travel all over the world.. they've been to over 100 countries throughtout the world.. that is what they do for a living. Jamie and her husband had  2 adorable boys but wanted more but couldn't. So after a year of paperwork and time and patience.. they traveled to Africa as a family to meet their new daughter/sister. It was an amazing experience for them.

Calvin is an artist and loves to paint and draw and recently had to paint for his class in school. It was a piece on diversity and the beauty of it.. and he did it on africa to represent his sisters heritage.. this is the picture he painted.

 

 AMAZING.. i seriously am going to buy a print. I need it for my art wall. I have started to collect art and prints from artist that just inspire me. THIS inspires me. It just simple and raw. there are no stamps on it.. no rubons.. no crazy artistic supplies that were made to create it.. just simple paint and a little boy's creative heart. LOVE it. 

anyhow. just wanted to share this with you. I can't stop thinking about how inside all of us is an artist.. just waiting to be explored. I know there is. Hope you can find your inner artist this year. ..

anyhow. I am getting emotional.. better stop this post! lol..

oh! and we need to pick a winner from yesterday's class giveaway.. to Jessica's art journal class.. our winner is..

Joni Kix Moore who posted yesterday at 9:51 pm.

congrats girl! email me!
And to all of you.. I hope you truly have find discover your inner artist this year.. I can't wait to see how you spread your wings and fly. Leap with me!

happy friday!  

Digital art journaling..

okay.. so i have to admit.. I don't do a ton of digital art per say.. but I DO use a lot of digital elements IN my art.. specially when I paint for my agent. I will paint a piece and then scan it in and then add to it digitally even more with digital elements I have created. Like for istance I have stamped different textures on white paper and even doodled on white paper.. then I scan it in, bring it into photoshop and then pick apart those elements and save them as different png files to use later on my art. I can easily just drag them onto a scanned image and it looks just like if I had stamped on it in real life. I do it this way sometimes because I am not sure if my piece is too heave with texture or not enough? So once it's scanned in.. I can see really what it looks like and then from there if I need to add I can. Or change a color or something. I can. I really do love the digital side of art for that purpose.. however I KNOW i would never fully convert to digital because I Just LOVED the feeling and messy.. get your hands dirty that comes from art! lol

Here is an example of what I mean..

This is a piece of art I created for my agent.

I just did a simple quilt background and then I scanned it in.. and this is what I added digitally

I changed the paper in the upper right hand corner (to one of my own), I added the words and strips of papers behind them (that I also created digitally).. I added some doodles that I did by hand and then scanned in, I added texture like paints bubble wrap, grid, and chicken wire painted and stamped images (all of which I did in my art studio with real paint, etc.. scanned it in and made digital elements out of it).  You might wonder why I didn't just do it all initially right onto the canvas.. but alot of time.. specially with licensing.. the people that want my art.. also want minor changes to it. Like they need a different word, or they need it to less busy.. or more busy.. or they need the words to be in different colors. This way I can easily change that without having to create a brand new piece of art. Kinda fun actually. Now as far as ME personnaly being able to use it later.. I could print it off onto paper and then mod podge it onto wood, canvas or even just print it out on matte photo paper as a print to put into a frame. So even though it's not a dimensional piece of art.. I can still use it!

I am not an expert at all when it comes to digital elements, creating my own, using them, etc. EVERYTHING I have learned in photoshop has been by trial and error. If there is a technique I want to learn.. I google it and see if i can find a youtube video on how to do it. And usually there is.
but I was thinking maybe this is the year I really take a class from a professional! lol

so.. Today's class I am really excited about taking  is a digital art journaling class by Jessica Sprague.

Digital Art Journaling

which starts THIS coming MONDAY!

 

If you have heard that name before from me.. it's because she was on my design team for Chatterbox.. many many years ago.. and she is the one who gave me the quote "she had three hearts" and told me I should base my class i was developing around it. Jessica has now moved into the digital art world.. actually she does hybrid.. she creates digitally and then prints it out and then adds other art elements to it from her studio. It's basically what I do, but opposite! lol

Anyhow.. She has a new art journaling class starting and I  am actualy excited to take it because I think.. actually I KNOW that the techniques she will teach in this class will be able to help me with my digital techniques that I use for my art. I also can't wait to see how texture translates in this way. It's just fasicating to me and different. This year I am all about trying new things and expanding my knowledge of art.. no matter what the form is!

So this is a class I think would be good for me to take.. even just for the experience it will give me. Plus it comes with over 2004 pieces of digital elements to use!! seriously holy cow.. that's a lot!

AND guess what.. of course.. jessica  was so awesome to let me giveaway a spot into this class.. so some lucky person will get to join me in this workshop! wahoo! So just leave your comment below on the post and tomorrow.. the last day of this week of workshops.. I will post the winner!
AND speaking of winners.. I have 3 winners to give spots into for my newest upcoming class with Junelle Jacobson!

The art of Wild Abandonment!
The winners to this class are..

Posted by: Becky Voth | January 04, 2012 at 07:46 PM
Posted by: Ann-Margaret Arnold | January 04, 2012 at 09:26 AM
Posted by: Michele Moody | January 04, 2012 at 10:20 AM

congrats girl! email me and I will get you registered for the class!

Well today I am heading to Utah (I know.. seriously do I ever stop to just be home?) I have a work meeting and then am spending time with three of my closest friends Margie, Jamie and Chrissy. I can't wait!  Today I AM ALSO shooting my video for the new show.. the Ultimate Craft throwdown! Judy and I talked on the phone this week and they have moved me to phase two of the application process! Which means I have to submit a video of myself and who I would bring as my assistant.. and show them craft pieces I have made. They do it so they can also see my personality and if I would work good on the show.. so wish me luck! lol.. the problem is.. I am always so goofy on film.. I hope that doesn't bother them! lol

well anyhow.. hope you have a wonderful day. do something for yourself today.
happy Thursday!

the Art of wild Abandonment

This year.. one of my goals is to host a series of workshops called " Creatively Inspired". The idea for this workshop is based off my blog posts from last year where I was completely inspired by another talented artist and then took a piece of their work and created something inspired by it.

When the idea first came to me last fall.. I immediate had a list of creative artist I KNEW i wanted to work with on this.. beautiful talented women.. who have their own creative style. The workshops will be hosted by me.. on my website.. just like my other workshops.. BUT will mainly be taught by my guest teacher! Plus I will join in each week showing my spin and teaching techniques based off their lessons each week. I am SO excited about the idea of not only working but learning from other creative women!

So I am excited to announce my FIRST workshop for 2012..

the Art of wild Abandonment ...

a 3 week art journaling workshop by the talented Junelle Jacobson and me!

I was first smitten by Junelle's style earlier last year when I saw these amazing art journal pages and sketches that she was creating based off my 3 Hearts journaling class last year.

 Junelles creative process is so fascianting as most of her artwork and journals begins with a simple sketch.

Wild Abandonment is based off the idea that we can find creativity all around us.. and through sketching and letting our imagination flow.. we can journal about our life in a completely free and creative way.

 

In this class Junelle will teach us the process of sketching the art of everyday moments.. "our feel goods" as she calls it.. and will help us see the world in a different and unique way. She will give tips for better sketching and developing your own style as well as ideas on keeping a notebook of your creative process.

Then she will take us into the world of color.. where we will add life to our sketches through watercolor, inks, paints and so much more!

In the last part of the class.. Junelle will show us how to take our art.. off the page by using our art in new creative ways for our home, a gifts.. or even to sell!

I can't even being to tell you how excited I am for this new workshop. If you have taken my She art 2 workshop or the 12 Artsy Ornaments of Christmas workshop.. then you are already familiar with Junelles teaching style and creativity. She did a guest project/video for me in both of those workshops and her creative teaching style just blows me away! She is so generous with her information and she has the dang cutest personality ever. She is so funny and creative.. I could watch her create all day long. She is truly one of my favorite artist.. I hope someday I can grow up to be just like her. So not only am i excited to be offering this class.. but I am also excited to learn just like you.. from Junelles creative style. Each week I will be posting my own process and art based on Junelles lessons for that week.. plus a few of my o wn tips and tricks as well!

I hope you will join me in my first big workshop for 2012.. I KNOW it will be one that you will learn so much from! This class starts March 12th and is a 3 week e-course! The cost of the class is normally $44.95 but if you register before February 29th you will get the early registration price of $35.00!
AND as my way of saying thanks for supporting my workshops.. you will also receive a $5.00 coupon code good towards the Scarlet Lime Store that you can use on any order! (plus of course your class discount of 15% off all products you purchase during the class).
AND.. (i keep saying that.. sound like an infomercial lol).. but starting this year.. all my workshops (and workshops from last year).. will be open for an entire year! So you will have plenty of time to create and play! (so if you joined any of my workshops from last year.. you will have an entire new year to create and play as well!)

I am really excited about this new series I will be offering this year.. I truly can't wait to get started! AND today I will be giving away 3 spots into this awesome workshop!

(if you already sign up and then are picked as a winner.. you will be refunded for your registration payment)

to join  me and Junelle in this workshop..simply click on the button below to register!

The art of Wild Abandoment

3 week online  art journaling workshop

 $44.95

$35.00

 

Also! before I go.. I need to announce the winner of yesterdays giveaway.. from Jeanne Oliver's Creatively Made class that starts Next week! and the lucky gal who will be joining me as a student is..

Posted by: Zarah | January 03, 2012 at 09:45 AM

Congrats girl! email me with your info and I will Jeanne the info! Well it's another day out in my art studio.. loving this week..

happy wednesday!

Creatively Made

so wow! love yesterday's response to the new 21 Secrets workshop! I forgot to mention it starts April 1st!! So plenty of time to save up and join me.. if you didn't get a chance yesterday to learn about this awesome new class.. featuring 21 awesome artists.. you MUST.. check it out HERE! 21 Secrets Workshop..

 and speaking of joining me.. I have one lucky lady who will be joining me as a student in this class!  I randomly picked a winner from yesterday's post and the winner is..

Posted by: Helen | January 02, 2012 at 01:55 PM

Congrats Helen! excited to have you join me!! email me for details! christy@scarletlime.com

****************************

so today I am going to tell you about another class I am taking for 2012.. and it actually starts MONDAY!

Creatively Made.. rediscovering your creative gifts.. by Jeanne Oliver

 has been on my TOP list of things to do since she announced it last fall. If you read my blog regularly.. you are family probably already with Jeanne and her vintage sophisticated style.

Every-time I see Jeanne's work I just I'm blown away by the gentle yet detailed work of it so I can not WAIT to learn her process of art..

HOWEVER even more so than the actual art process.... I am excited to learn more about my creative soul through the class as well. Jeanne is one of the FUNNIEST people I know.. and so sometimes it's hard to image she has a serious side to her.. but I have had several heart to heart talks with her about life, family, friends, God.. and she constantly blows me away with the wisdom and outlook she has on it. Whenever I am in need of advice about something.. specially when I am dealing with self doubt or delicate feelings.. she always seems to have this gentle yet firm voice of how to get through it. I can't wait to learn what she has to say about finding our creative souls and spreading our wings to fly. I know this class is going to be one I will gain a lot from. I don't usually make "time" for stuff like this.. but I even planned a really light work load during January so that I will have time to actually sit and watch her videos and learn. I know this will be the PUSH i need for to take on my leap list for 2012! I can't wait!!

ANd of course.. because not only is Jeanne a creative and wonderful person.. she is also an AWESOME friend.. she is letting me give away a spot into her class! So one lucky lady will also get to join me as a student in her Creatively Made class! WAHOO!! we can swap notes together!
All you have to do is post on today's blog.. and tomorrow.. when I tell you about my NEXT favorite class of the year.. (oh baby.. I may just squeal right now out of SHEER excitement for this one!!).. I will post the winner from today!

So today I am BACK in my studio.. painting, painting, painting.. I have a bunch of new art I need and WANT to get done for the licencing show coming up THIS month!! So many ideas running through my head.. I just am bursting at the seams..So can't wait to get back in and start again! Hope you have a creative day too..
happy tuesday!

 

taking leaps...

happy new year everyone! Last week we had so much fun just hanging out with my family and our close friends. We all went up to Driggs where my brother lives and hung out in cabin, skiied, snowboarded played games into wee hours of the morning.. it was a GREAT relaxing weekend. I LOVE my family. My brothers are so stinking funny.. i swear I come home with my sides hurting everytime we are together because I am laughing so hard. Anyhow.. it was just truly a good time. Hope yours was amazing too!

okay so my last post last week I was saying how I was just TOTALLY not motivated to be in my studio that day.. so I kinda played hookie instead.. well the next day.. I had all this creative energy I painted in my studio ALL DAY LONG! here is a little peak of what I did..

I love snowmen and chevron.. so thought a line including both for my upcoming liscening show would be fun! being in my studio gets me so inspired to just create all the time..

THIS year I have many new years resolutions.. but I also have my " leap" list for 2012 as well. My resolution list is more a goal or commitment that I want to do that are important must do's..  like saying my daily prayers, spending more quality time with each of my kids, attending the temple more. Those types of things.. my  "do what matters most" things.

 Then I have my "leap" list.. which is what I would consider my more selfish list..( haha..) things I want to do that creativly push me more as an artist and individual. They aren't my do what matters most list.. (because truly my family and my spiritual testimony is what is the most important to me).. but it is important to me too. I realized last year.. that spreading my wings and taking those leaps I did last year.. not only helped me grow into someone I had been missing for almost 10 years.. but it actually helped me find some "me" time.. which in turn helped me be a better mom, wife.. friend. I think taking time for ourselves is important. I truly do.

So this year I have my leap list and I am bursting at the seams to get started. Some of them are.. paint at least once a week in my studio, try new mediums I haven't done before... host my own art retreat here in my hometown.. offer new online art classes with other creative friends..  those are just a few. I have many more! lol.
One of my goals this year though is really to try some new mediums and learn new things.. and I have to be honest and tell you I have not taken many classes throughout my life. I have only taken I think 3 on-line classes (and only 2 that I actually participated in).. and I have only been to two art events where I actually was the student and took the  classes and learned! They both were at  Donna downey's inspired events. Wow those were incredible events!  So that is one of my goals this year. I use to think that in order to grow creatively I had to take classes that taught me new techniques.. but I have learned over the last year that classes that also help me grow spiritually as an artist are important as well. This week I thought It would be fun to feature some of the classes I am excited about doing this year. Some I am participating in (which believe it or not helps me grow leaps and bounds too) and  some I am will just be the student in.

This first class Is one I am going to be both a participant and a student! About a year or so ago I came across a blog called " Dirty Little Footprints". A blog written by this amazing artist Connie Hozvicka.I was not only inspired by her art but also her totally fun personality as well so I secretly stalked her and her art! lol  As fate would have a few months later she emailed me about doing a project with her on her blog.. I was SO excited and even more so that we were able to start a new friendship! Over the last year as I have been able to get to know her.. I adore her EVEN MORE! One of my favorite things I admired about her was a class she has put on for the last 2 years.. called 21 Secrets.. Its a workshop where she invites 21 artist to come and share their favorite creative art journal technique. I LOVE art journaling.. so this was on my do to list for 2012.. THEN i was blown away once again when Connie invited me to join her as one of the teachers! I am super stoked about it and more so because of being able learn new mediums from other awesome artist as a student! I love art journaling.. because I have always loved the idea of keeping of a journal. I think a blog is a lot like a journal.. and I love the idea of combining both writing and feelings and emotions along with art. What could honestly be better? 

So I am SUPER excited about this workshop for 2012.. AND because I know  you will love it so much too.. I am going to give a spot into the class as well.. and someone can join me and we can learn and grow together! Can't WAIT!!! All you have to do to be entered to win is post on today's blog post and tommorow (when I come back and tell you about my next class for 2012).. I will announce the winner! can't wait!

If you want to learn more about this workshop and the other 20 amazing artist.. you can go to Connie's website HERE

21 Secrets Workshop.

.. okay.. enough talk about being creatively inspired.. I am FEELING SUPER inspired right now and better get out to my studio and play some.. while I still have it! lol

Happy monday!!