Blog: July 2011

Welcome to Nathalie’s Studio

I am so excited to have you here :) Make yourself cozy and look around! I hope you like the new look and also my new logo

If you have linked me up on your own blog, don’t forget to change the link and if you want to spice it up a bit you are welcome to grab the logo of course :)

It is a big step to change my name and my site- but it feels so much more me and it was aboslutley necessary. Maybe you could help me spread the word about my new place?

Here is a little Giveway

1 Bottle Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Party Pink
1 Bottle Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Caribbean Blue
1 Bottle Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Chalkboard Apricot Nectar
1 Bottle Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Chalkboard Cornflower Daze
1 Bottle Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam Royal Velvet
1 Bottle Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam Chandelier
1 Bottle Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze Sassy Silver
1 Bottle Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze Saffron
1 just CHA released 6×6 Prima Marketing North Country Collection
1 Prima Marketing Pack of Butterfly Kiss Fairy
1 pck Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ 6×12 Adhesive Sheets
1 Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ MyStik™ Permanent
1 Vintage Street Market Aged Tinted Tape Role
1 Role light yellow Washi Tape
1 Uni Posca Marker grey (my favorite Marker)
1 Faber Castell Mulitmarker (my fave pen for Transparencies)

Sounds good?

Here is all you have to do

In the next week before Friday August 5th, 2011 do one of the three following things:

1. Send a tweet with a link to my new website and Hashtag #nstudio

or

2. Post on your Facebook Wall with a link to my new website and tag me

or

3. Post about my new website on your blog and leave me a comment that you did so on the blog entry for tomorrow that shows the giveaway also.

If you are a subscriber of my Newsletter you can get entered three times – for each of the three activities you get entered once.

All others are entered one time only.

I will draw a random winner on Saturday August, 6th 2011.
Thank you for helping me spread the word!

Have a wonderful and sunny day :)

 

P.S: Und natürlich erscheint der Blog auch wie sonst immer zu 99% auf Deutsch- aber über ein paar Deutsche Kommentare- nicht nur wenn es was zu meckern gibt – würde ich mich auch freuen. Wenn es einmal keinen englischen Beitrag gibt, liegt es an Zeitmangel oder eben auch daran, dass man eigentlich alle Informationen herausziehen kann- schon anhand der Bilder. Und wenn nicht- kommentiert doch einfach ;) Liebe Grüße Nat.

Nat

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29 Ways to stay Creative

Love this video!
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What do you do to stay creative?

Nat

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Cocoa Daisy – August Kit – Siren’s Call Sneak Peek

Next month’s kit is bright summer sunshine, tropical breezes and lazy vacation days all wrapped up in pretty paper, embellishments, and our exclusive Cocoa Daisy Stamp.  The bold & happy colors from new lines by 7gypsies, October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket and K&Co. will whisk you away to memories of warm summer breezes and relaxing days.

Once you see all the lush colors and great variety of embellishments you won’t be able to resist the Siren’s Call.

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Add-on peeks:

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Circe

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Sign up for a 6-month Cocoa Daisy Subscription and receive 20% off your first month’s kit as well as a coupon good for $5.00 off Ronda’s on-line class “10-things”. Hurry this offer will end August 5th.

10 Things
In this class, taught by Ronda Palazzari, you will receive step by step instructions for a complete mini album project along with many tips and techniques, including a video tutorial.   The on-line class can be purchased now and will be available July 30th to allow everyone time to receive their July kit and add-ons. Don’t miss your chance to sign up for the class !

Please note: Purchase of Cocoa Daisy’s July kit is not required to participate  
in the class.

Nat

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Shadow Box *SAZ Summer 2011*

This Ranger Shadow Box was published in the Summer ScrapArtZine 2011. I originally created it last winter and it was one of my christmas gifts for my sister in law. I really love creating those shadowboxes and if I had more room- I would make more of them :)

Dieser Ranger Setzkasten war in der letzten ScrapArtZine 2011 veröffentlicht. Ich habe ihn ursprünglich letzten Winter kreiert und war ein Weihnachtsgeschenk für meine Schwägerin. Ich liebe diese Setzkästen und wenn ich mehr Platz hier hätte, würde ich auch mehr davon machen :)

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I really had a hard time photographing this shadowbox in the middle of winter – LOL

Ich hatte echt Schwerigkeiten mitten im Winter ein vernünftiges bild von dem Setzkasten zu machen – LOL
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This little box was long hoarded by me – it say Life well
Diese kleine Dose habe ich lange wie ein Schatz gehütet
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mmmh – I thinkI wanna do another one – LOL
mmmh- ich glaube ich muss noch so eins machen- LOL

Nat

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Art House *SAZ Summer 2011*

Crafty Secrets was the topic of my latest article for ScrapArtZine. I really love their products and I had a lot of fun to assemble this house for the article.

Crafty Secrets war das Thema meines letzten Artikels für die ScrapArtZine. Ich liebe die Produkte und ich hatte eine Menge Spaß dieses Haus für den Artikel zusammenzustellen.

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The stamps and the fairy sheets are some of my favorites!
Die Stempel und die Fairy Sheets sind meine Favoriten!
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And you can tell that I have a long love relationship with Crackle Paint :)
Und man kann natürlich auch feststellen, dass ich eine Langzeit-Beziehung mit Crackle Paint habe :)

Have a great one!
Euch einen schönen Tag!

Nat

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Mixed Media Circus – Workshops

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Julie and I posted now all of our workshops for the Mixed Media Circus Event in Hamburg, Germany in November. We are really looking forward to our event and it is going to be a blast. We have six seats remaining- so hurry up if you want to join. We would love to have you!

Julie und ich haben nun alle unsere Workshops für das Mixed Media Circus Event in Hamburg, Deutschland im November gepostet.Wir freuen uns wirklich riesig auf das Event und es wird ein Riesenspaß. Wir haben noch sechs Plätze frei- also beeilt Euch, falls Ihr dabei sein wollt. Wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dabei wärst!

Nat

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Color Connections CHA Sneaks

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Color Connections™ coordinating products debuted at Winter CHA 2011 with Tattered Angels, Prima Marketing and Pink Paislee. For this year’s Summer CHA Walnut Hollow was added to the team. So here are some sneaks of what I have been working on for CHA with all four companies and their newest Mistables :)

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It sure is fun to have all those company working together :)

Nat

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Prima CHA Project-Sneaks III

Some more Prima Sneaks – these are from three of the new paper lines .

Hier sind noch ein paar Prima Sneaks– diese sind von 3 der neuen Papierlinien.

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Have a gorgeous day :)
Euch noch einen tollen Tag :)

Nat

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She… – or the anatomy of a layout *Prima Educators*

She…
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…happily transformed into an artist

I created this canvas a couple days after I quit my job as a paralegal to become an artist and workshop teacher full time and realizing how good I feel about this. I wanted to use some of the Prima supplies that I hoarded for a while cause I was too afraid using up some of my favorite supplies. But sometimes you just have to use your supplies :)

I first painted the Canvas on the edges and the frame with acrylic paint.
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I ripped some of the paper and glued it down. Then I used a Prima mask with gesso over the mask to give this some dimension and texture and sprayed it afterwards with Glimmer Mist.

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As you can see I used some left over Rub Ons and rubbed it partly over the textured areas – especiall when I had the feeling that some parts would have to be connected, as not having floading elements. I added some Glossy Accents on top of the butterfly to give them some dimension too. The butterflies are also great to symbolize the Transformation I’m talking about in my little journaling.

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One of my favorite supplies the last months is Glass Beads by Golden, I just love how it gives texture and lets everything shine through. I also love that it is not taken off the Glimmer Mist even when you sprayed before and even though it is a wet medium.

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So why not gather some of your left over supplies and make a fun Mixed Media Collage?

Prima Supplies:

# 880712 Pebbles – time gone by

Straw Berry Kisses Cupcake Paper

# 842574 Arabesque Melody Collection Paper

# 843045 Pink Parfait – Sweet Fairy Collection Paper

# 840365 Rub-Ons Value Pack

# 545581 8×8 Masks

# 547271 Belina – Annette Collection Flowers

# 811860 Letter Perfected Felt Alphabet

# 811853 Letter Perfected Felt Alphabet

# 535209 Sultan Centers

Other Supplies:

Stretched Canvas, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Golden Glass Beads, Golden Gesso, Ranger Dimensional Pearls, Ranger Glossy Accents, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ Adhesives Shees and 3D Foam Pads, Crafty Power Tape,Canvas Fabric

Thanks for stepping by :) Nat

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Nat

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