Weekend Workshop ~ Bookings Open & New Name ~ ScrapMedia Workshop 25th & 26th May

Thank you to Deb Smith for the New Name for my Weekend Workshops!!
"ScrapMedia Workshops"
I think it ties in what we are doing perfectly especially since I will be teaching the ScrapMedia KiTs!!
Thank you everyone for your suggestions! They gave me a lot to think about!!!
Congratulations Deb! I will be in contact regarding your prize!

Bookings are now open for the next ScrapMedia Workshop,
Numbers are limited so get in quick so you won't be disappointed!

25th & 26th of May 2013


Venue: Mackay Art Societies, Snow Wright Court, Beaconsfield 4740


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This is going to be a fun filled weekend full of creative inspiration.

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Sneak Peeks and More Class Details to Follow soon!!

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***Also Coming to the Weekend Workshop***

I am excited to Announce for your shopping pleasure

***Barbie's Scrapbooking Magic***

 

Barbie will have her shop set up at the weekend workshop too.
I am sure you will be able to find something you are looking for between us.
It will be a great opportunity to stock up on adhesives and browse all the new yummy goodies we will have available for you.
Both shops will be open to the public from 1.30pm to 3pm on Saturday
If you can't make the weekend workshop, we would love for you to drop in and say Hi!

***Pre Orders & Special Requests***

If you are chasing anything in particular just let Barbie or myself know and we can try and have it at the workshop for you. Get in early if you need something tracked down as delivery still takes time to get here.

I will be taking pre-orders for Dusty Attic! If there is anything you would like ordered pop on over to the Dusty Attic Website to see what is available and I can order them in for you to bring to the workshop. Pre-orders for Dusty will close 15th May.

Email your requests to either
myself at michelle@studiomdesigns.com.au
or Barbie at barbiesscrapmagic@bigpond.com

ScrapMedia Workshop Payment Options:
25th & 26th of May

When you click on the Buy Now button this will take you to PayPal.
You have 2 options of paying on the PayPal page
1- Pay with PayPal Account 
2- Pay with debit or credit card
(you do not need a PayPal account to make one off payments)

Alternatively you can pay via Direct Deposit (details below)



Option A
Full Weekend Workshop ~ Early Bird Special
$264.00 only $240.00 if paid by the 15th of May

Option B
Full Weekend Workshop ~ Full Payment
$264.00 if paid after the 15th of May
Full Payment Due by the 22th of May

Option C
Full Weekend Workshop ~ Payment Plan
2 x Installments of $132.00
Due by the 22nd of May

Option D
Weekend Workshop ~ Saturday Only
$164.00 - Saturday 9am to Late
Due by the 22nd of May

Option E
Weekend Workshop ~ Sunday Only
$100.00 - Sunday 10am to 5pm
Due by the 22nd of May

or

Pay by Direct Deposit to

Studio M  Designs – NAB
BSB: 084-789
Acct No: 15-305-7091

(Please Include your name in the details when paying by Direct Deposit.)


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Email your registration details to confirm your booking:

Please email the following information to:michelle@studiomdesigns.com.au

Name:
Address:
Contact Phone #:
Email:
DOB:
Payment Method:
Payment Date:
Special Dietary Requirements:

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If you have any questions about this fabulous weekend
Phone: Michelle on 0428857022  or
Email: michelle@michellegrantdesigns.com

Looking Forward to seeing you there xx

Moments of Peace ~ Australian Acrapbook Ideas #19 ~ Tried & Tested - Texture Play ~ Dusty Attic

I am back with another Australian Scrapbook Ideas Layout from my Tried and Tested Article on Texture Play. I have used the texture paste on the branches on this one to imbed beads.

Full step by step instructions can be found in Issue 19 of Australian Scrapbook Ideas.

I took this photo of this bird last year while on holidays, this was taken through a fence with a zoom lens. Wish I had a better lens for bird photography.

I have filled the chipboard butterfly's wings with impasto and beads, love the effect of the beaded butterfly.

Materials    

Creamy Cocoa Double mates Cardstock
Organize 365 Days Collection Kaisercraft patterned paper
Pickled Pear Kaisercraft 6 ½ paper pad patterned paper
Home Country Miss Caroline My Mind’s Eye patterned paper
Say it in pearls  Prima Bling
Natural Jute Ribbon Green Tara
Citris Tickle Smooch Spritz Clearsnap
Truffle Mix’d Media Ink Donna Salazar Clearsnap
Tattered Leather Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist
Turners Yellow Jo Sonja’s acrylic paint
Snow Cap Ranger Dabber Paint
Mini Birdhouses, Monarch Butterflies, Wattle Blossom, Mini Doves, Mini words #2 Dusty Attic Chipboard
Gold Rub & Buff
Bisque, Hot Chocolate, Pesto & Cream Dusty In Bloom, Dusty Attic Roses
Champagne Kisses Dusty in Bloom Flowers
Gold alpha stickers
Martha Stewart Punch
Doiley
Beads & Button
Sepia Pen
Art Accentz Provo Craft Micro Beads
Prima Flowers
Mont Marte Modelling Paste
Spatula/ Palette knife
Tiger Grip Helmar Glue

I hope this layout inspires you to dig out your beads and texture paste.
Until next time x

"Vogue" ATC ~ Dusty Attic ~

Hi there, the theme this months Dusty Attic's ATC Challenge is "ART DECO"

This theme is a little harder as it is not so commonly known what Art Deco is.

Think 1920's to the 1940's geometric and glamour.
Art Deco (/ˌɑrt ˈdɛkoʊ/), or Deco, is an influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s, flourished internationally during the 30s and 40s, then waned in the post-World War II era.[1] It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colors, bold geometric shapes, and lavish ornamentation.

Deco emerged from the Interwar period when rapid industrialization was transforming culture. One of its major attributes is an embrace of technology. This distinguishes Deco from the organic motifs favored by its predecessor Art Nouveau.

Historian Bevis Hillier defined Art Deco as "an assertively modern style...[that] ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than the curvilinear; it responded to the demands of the machine and of new material...[and] the requirements of mass production."[2]

During its heyday Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress.

Hopefully that helps give you a few more ideas on tackling this theme! :)

I painted and drew this 40's girl, well that is what I was aiming for anyway! LOL

Dusty Attic Used:

Art Deco Frame Set - DA0545
ATC Frame - Chipboard - DA0663

Play ~ Donna Salazar Designs

Hiya, How is everybody going?? I got to play with Donna's new stencils this month! Love this brick one and how well it coordinates with the brick stamp.

My good friend Deb Kingston took this photo of me while on was down in Melbourne visiting her. This was taken down one of the many graffiti alley ways.

 I have used a Structure paste by Rico Designs to create the bricks with the stencils and then spritzed them with the caramel latte and wood stain smooch spritz. Then I spritzed with some water to blend it a bit.

I used the brick stencil and brick stamp to create texture and dimension.

Paper:
GCD Studios: Donna Salazar Designs - Fun & Funky
GCD Studios: Donna Salazar Designs - Natural Beauty

Stamps:
Art Gone Wild: Donna Salazar Designs - Bricks
Ink:
Clearsnap: Mix’d Media Inx - Stormy
Clearsnap: Mix’d Media Inx Chox - Butternut
Dies:
Spellbinders: Grand Peony Creations
Stencils:
Want 2 Scrap: Donna Salazar Designs - Bricks
Other:

Clearsnap: Smooch Spritz - Caramel Latte, Wood Stain

I hope this layout inspires you!!
Have a Great Day! xx

Month in Review - March 2013

Ok, think I am caught up again on my Month in review posts again! I am sure the end of  April will

be here before we know it too!
We had another Very Wet Month in March, I don't think I got one sunset photo this month. The few we did have I was to busy to go out and capture.

Weekend Workshop

I had my first Weekend Workshop, I am so happy it was a huge success. I was exhausted for the week after it! A happy exhaustion though. Was such a busy lead up too it! You can read all about HERE in this post.

Also make sure you check out the competition I am running for a chance to win a spot at the next Weekend Retreat HERE

Thank you to all the beautiful ladies that helped this weekend such a success.

I shouted myself to a hot stone massage after the weekend workshop, it was amazing! I felt so rejuvenated after it!    

ScrapMedia KiTs & KiTs 2 Go

 So with the launch of my first weekend workshop also saw the launch of my first kits.

I will have ScrapMedia KiTs and KiTs 2 Go available very soon. There have been some hold ups with the web site going live, I am still waiting!

 These are samples of my ScrapMedia kits, these kits include mediums or tools and techniques!
They will  also come with a video tutorial.

Here are all the kits boxed up ready to go for the Weekend Workshop.

The KiTs 2 Go are easier kits to grab and go and include photo step by step instructions.

This is my makeshift Kit room for now, I made a couple of shelves in Leonii's room.

Video Tutorial Table (Tut Table Top)

Our Tutorial Tables are still a work in Progress, So far I am happy with how they are turning out. I just have to edit the videos before I know for sure. Putting a white curtain over it also helped with the lighting it acted like a light box and reduced shadows. We hope to have these available to purchase soon. Just doing a couple more trials with them first.

What else do you do on a rainy day? Paint furniture and trims of course. I think this started with me putting something away and cleaning out one area, then I thought I might just paint this which then lead from one thing to another. I also give the Tut Table Top a coat of paint too.
I have to do some more studio/ office update soon too. I haven't taken any updated photos since I swapped rooms with Wil.

Skin Checks
On a more sombre note, Don got his skin and moles checked at a top skin clinic in Mackay.
He ended up with 10 spots being flagged to come out. These were the first 2 off his back.
I have been worried about him for awhile as he has already had a malignant melanoma cut off his neck several years ago. Anyway the first 4 were all ok then the 5th one he had taken off his cheek come back as a stage 1 melanoma and he had to go back to get more taken off. Was a very worrying few days. He still has 5 more to go, so I am keeping everything crossed until he gets the all clear.

 Rain Rain and More Rain
 It really has rained on and off for a couple of months now, and more on than off!
At least it is just rain and not severe storms and flooding.

 The cows have spent a lot of time in the shed too! They are over the rain too!

 We get lake views down the back after 100ml or so.

Tilly's Battle with another Snake
We nearly lost our dog Tilly to a Eastern Brown snake bite, the snake was longer than me. It was an expensive exercise to save her, but she is worth every penny!

 Here is the vet with the snake, Don had to race back home to get it for them to give her the right antivenin.

 Against all odds she was back home with us the next day, she was bleeding from the mouth all day on the day it happened, they were able to stop the bleeding with a blood transfusion.
I keep telling her she is getting too old to take on those big buggers.

 She was so happy to be home!

My Baby Turns 18
Holy Crap when did that happen, that makes me feel old. So proud of my Handsome young man!
He had a lovely night with friends, I was even brave enough to supervise on my own. They were no trouble at all though!

 

 

Works in Progress

I played in my studio while Wil had his party and started the backgrounds on several canvases.

These were all done with Modelling Paste, Gesso and Smooch Spritz and some stencils. I was just experimenting with creating different effects.

 This one is getting a girl with a bird painted on it! I will show you more progress on my Facebook page as I go.

Xena found a warm dry spot to curl up and keep an eye on me!

 Phew, no wonder I have been tired this month! No rest for the wicked hey!

Next month is showing no signs of slowing down either!

I hope March was all you wished it could have been too!

Wishing you all a Very Happy and Productive April xxx