Tag: Derwent Artbars

Integrity – Art Journal Spread

This was another spread that I had started in a class to show some techniques and when I came home I finished it up

I used Derwent Art Bars on top of my Grove Street Pos and Negative Foam Stamps

Simply wet the foam stamps a bit, rub any water soluble wet wax bars/sticks on top of the stamp and then mist the stamp again and stamp. I love the effect.

The lady was sketched with ink and then used some Neo pastels to add some color to her hair and clothing. Love how this came together from a kind of raw weird class sample page :)

Here are some of the supplies I used for this spread.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Nat

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Bring It On!

Art Journal ArtFoamies China Marker Colors Derwent Artbars Mixed Media Neocolors II New York City Rockefeller Center Value

I was playing with some color values and just painting them in my art journal and then I started seeing a city scape and added Atlas in front of the Rockefeller Center in NYC.

I stamped with my Grove Street Positive and Negative ArtFoamies Set and added some marks and definition as well as windows with Derwent Art Bars and Neocolor II (both are water soluble wax sticks) and white China Marker.

I added the journaling with a Fude Pen and a white Signo Pen. I love how this page just developed with no real agenda in mind and how all of a sudden I started seeing things.

Those are the most fun art journal pages to do for me when I am totally just enjoying playing with paints and media.

Here are the supplies I used for this spread:

Nat

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Sue Clarke

November 2, 2017 at 8:12 am | #

I love the colors and the feeling of this page!

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- nathalie-kalbach
  
  November 13, 2017 at 2:19 pm | #
  
  thank you so much Sue!
  
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All That We Are Art Journal Page

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All that we are is the result of what we have thought – Buddha

This page started out as a demo page at one of the Artvergnugen Workshop Demo Pages, I had created a simple background with acrylic paints and used my Stamps and the included templates with acrylic paints. I later hand cut out wonky circles, layered them on top of the spread and sprayed over with Liquitex Professional Spray Paints. While the Spray Paint was still wet, I lifted off areas with a paper roll and scratched off parts with the brush end to reveal more areas of the background again.

I liked the result but it looked a bit flat so I added some more dimension and interest by using the Derwent Artbars – water-soluble wax bars – in different colors around the circle patterns. I love how the Artbars pop off the acrylic paint. It was a fun, easy and fast spread, especially since the background was already there and saved my day having me feel I did something creative when I spent most of the time with paperwork.

Here is the list of what I used:

n*Studio Mish Mesh Cling Rubberstamp	Liquitex Soft Body Acrylic Paints	Liquitex Professional Spray Paint	Derwent Artbars
Sharpie Extra Fine White	Dylusions Creative Journal/Art Journal

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I wish you an amazing and creative day

Nat

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NANCY

May 10, 2014 at 4:22 pm | #

Love your background. What was the color of the base of the page?. Did
you cut out the circles to make a stencil and spray yellow?
Keep up your beautiful work. I really enjoy following you.

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- nathalie-kalbach
  
  May 10, 2014 at 6:56 pm | #
  
  Nancy- the base is a background that looks like everything you see that is yellow. Then I cut out circles, masked off areas with them and sprayed over with the beautiful Blue Liquitex Spray Paint. I love to do this whenever my background doesn’t really speak to me as smaller parts of it are more interesting than bigger :)
  
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Tracy

May 4, 2014 at 10:19 pm | #

Such great colors! The Buddha comment is really a good one. I actually thought of s song by Pink when I read the post title. The song’s called “Are We All We Are.” Great spread! I want those stamps!

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Sue Clarke

May 4, 2014 at 5:31 pm | #

I just got this stamp set in the mail yesterday and will share something that I create with it if I feel it is ‘worthy”. :-)

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- nathalie-kalbach
  
  May 7, 2014 at 9:47 am | #
  
  All you do is worthy!!! Cannot wait to see what you do with it.
  
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limor

May 4, 2014 at 12:34 pm | #

Love it!

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Jackie P Neal

May 4, 2014 at 9:34 am | #

Beautiful Nat- I love the contrasting colors!

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Standup Bass or…New Stencil with Stencil Girl Products

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New Stencil in the house and it is a 6×6 Standup Bass Stencil :)

One of my favorite things in our household is my husband’s standup bass- I just love that thing – and I thought it would be a great stencil using it for everything related to music, or lyrics you quote , or layouts with bands, theater, concerts…etc :)

I used the stencil positive and negative at the same spot – meaning I sprayed over the stencil , then flipped it over at another spot to get the access paint onto the page and then took another color and sprayed over it again .

Love the dimension and the layers you build up with this method. Other than that I used Derwent Arbars, Dylusions and Liquitex Spraypaints with the background. The stamps you see are stamps I found at a store around the corner I am so in Love with them.

I hope you like my new stencil. It comes in two different sizes 6×6 and 4×4 inches.

Here is what I used for this art journal page

StandUp Bass Stencil	Dylusions Ink Spray Bubblegum Pink	Dylusions Ink Spray Lemon Zest	Derwent Artbars	Liquitex Professional Spray Paint	Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints
Brayer	Dylusions Creative Journal/Art Journal	Prima typeset Alphabeth Stickers	October Afternoon Ledger Alpha	Liquitex Gel Medium Gloss	Nat’s Stash…old/vintage/fleamarket

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Have a beautiful and creative day !

huge hugs

Nat

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Nat

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Sue Clarke

June 13, 2013 at 7:48 pm | #

This bass so makes me think of some of the music that you’ve had playing in the back ground of some of your tutorials. And nice that it also comes I the smaller 4X4 size. I must find a local store to get these stencils at.

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Kathy Gledsdale

June 13, 2013 at 2:32 pm | #

Oh lovely!

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muriel

June 13, 2013 at 1:34 pm | #

aah, I so love the sound of stand up bass! I could use your stencil for layouts with photos of when I was expecting my son and listened to pieces of music with this instrument all day long. And I looove your typewriter too, I have some in stamps but not in stencils……….for the moment…..

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Gypsy Chaos

June 13, 2013 at 9:36 am | #

LOVE the double triple use technique. I’ve been ‘printing’ the excess paint on paper for awhile – never thought of doing it on the same project.

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Yes, I Can or…Yes, I can

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Sometimes it is good to affirm yourself with a little tongue in cheek approach ;)..besides the title is meant to be true ;)

Pretty big canvas I worked on – at least for me and it was a bit hard to adjust…I think a bigger me would have been better design wise – but for my first time working on such a scale I am ok with it ;) …because yes I can…hehehe.

So many things are on my plate right now- in my professional life and my private life…it is good to do something for fun and tell myself that I can do it.

And now it is dooming off my studio wall as a constant reminder…hope it doesn’t fall of the wall- LOL ;)

Have a gorgeous day and don’t forget …YES, YOU CAN!

Nat

Über*Media is my series of online workshops that is dedicated to different kinds of media that cross a variety of materials. I also teach project based online workshops which you can find here.

Nat

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Sue Clarke

April 7, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

YES you CAN Rosie…I mean Nat!

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Sara

April 6, 2013 at 10:40 pm | #

Oooh, love this one! Cool colors and love the photo!!
Thank you for the awesome workshop today!! Will make a hell of a lot of portraits of ladies… :-D

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Estella Magnuson

April 5, 2013 at 3:15 pm | #

Thank you for your inspiration of art and strength.

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muriel

April 5, 2013 at 1:24 pm | #

Great canvas! And your wall is great too!

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mjmarmo

April 5, 2013 at 1:15 pm | #

Yes – perfect reminder! You can and so can I!

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Debi

April 5, 2013 at 1:11 pm | #

Luv it! Great color and You Can Do It!

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Nurse Ratchet

April 5, 2013 at 11:53 am | #

YOU GO GIRL!!!!!

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Diana

April 5, 2013 at 11:08 am | #

i love it!! and for sure YES YOU CAN!!! love your art wall by the way!! NICE!!

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Rose

April 5, 2013 at 9:08 am | #

love it! Yay for Rosie the Riveter!

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Only One Page or…Viva Las Vegas Stamps

Art Journal Derwent Artbars Derwent Inktense Blocks Ranger Distress Paint Stamps

Here is my second project as a guest designer for Viva Las Vegas Stamps. I created an Art Journal Page

I totally fell in love with the Map Background stamp and when I created a transfer of a photo of Yosemite I thought that the Map Background would fit perfectly to the theme and that the roads itself would make perfect connections with the branches that transferred. I used the Bird Head to make connections and also because it had the same visual map feel to me.

I stamped with black Ranger Distress Paint which generated a nice resist to the Watercolor and the Derwent Artbars and Inktense Blocks I used over it.

Other Supplies Used: Liquitex Gel Medium, Liquitex Acrylic Ink, Deli Paper, Ranger Distress Paint, Derwent Artbars, Derwent Inktense Blocks, Schmincke Watercolors, Graphite Marker, Prima Canvas Letters, Markers

Have a wonderful day

nat

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Nat

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rondapalazzari

April 2, 2013 at 7:42 pm | #

This is such a beautiful piece Nat. I really love the colors!

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Wilma

March 31, 2013 at 6:11 pm | #

Eine tolle Seite, und das Motto ist mir auf den Leib geschrieben. Es wird bestimmt noch mal irgendwo verwendet werden. Ich hoffe, Du hattest eines schönen Ostertag.
LG Wilma

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Tari E.

March 31, 2013 at 2:10 pm | #

Did you get bird stamp from stamp store in Vegas? Love your work…thanks for sharing.

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  March 31, 2013 at 2:11 pm | #
  
  yes – as you can see if you click on the link for the bird ;) Thanks
  
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Jim

March 31, 2013 at 12:10 pm | #

when does the IBA end in Hamburg end?

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  March 31, 2013 at 2:11 pm | #
  
  How about google Mr. Kalbach? LOL – love ya
  
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mjmarmo

March 30, 2013 at 10:06 pm | #

This is so cool! Love the background!

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Sue Clarke

March 30, 2013 at 9:03 pm | #

Nice journal page. I so wish that I could travel more. When I do travel I enjoy it and also am amused at just how similar the places that I travel to are to each other. I just need to travel across the big pond!

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Birgit Kunte

March 30, 2013 at 8:28 pm | #

Wow, das sieht klasse aus, love den Background-Stempel. Ich wünsch dir und deinen Lieben frohe Ostern, liebe Grüße Birgit

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  March 31, 2013 at 12:27 pm | #
  
  Danke schön :) Auch Dir und Deinen LIebsten ein schönes Osterfest! Sei gedrückt, Nat
  
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Kathy P

March 30, 2013 at 4:43 pm | #

Awesome! Going to look at that stamp now! Love the map look….perfect for travel pages! You really make me want to play with paints and inks!

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Carole

March 30, 2013 at 3:28 pm | #

Oooh Nat, I love what you created. Totally awesome my friend, you are such an inspiration! I miss the Creative Jump Start classes and hope you will do it again. Hugs, Carole

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rains

March 30, 2013 at 3:05 pm | #

You stamped the map with distress paints?! Wow. There is so much detail for it being paint. And I love the transfer.

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Nurse Ratchet

March 30, 2013 at 1:36 pm | #

Fab, Nat!! That stamp is very versatile!, I have looked at your amazing work for a few minutes now appreciating the choices of colour, product and techniques. You have inspired me to get out that transfer paper I bought over a year ago and USE some of my hoard!!

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It Made Sense to Her…Art Journal

Acrylic paint Derwent Artbars Paint Posca Markers Ranger Dylusions Stamps

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for a may be.

Supplies: PanPastel, Ranger Dylusions, Ranger Distress Paints, Derwent Artbars, Derwent Sketching Pencils, Posca Markers, Prima Engraver Collection Paper, Louise Nelson Stamp, Heidi Swapp Chipboard Alphas, old book and magazine snippets.

Wishing you a wonderful creative day!

Nat

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Gunvor

February 24, 2013 at 5:48 pm | #

Love the colours and the composition

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Barb

February 24, 2013 at 2:09 pm | #

Awesome colurs. Love her outfit. At least the words make sense to you and to whoever they are aimed towards!!!

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pearlmaple

February 24, 2013 at 6:36 am | #

luscious layers of happy colours, art journals are a great place for exploring

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Sue Clarke

February 24, 2013 at 12:50 am | #

Love the colors and the feathers.

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Robyn W

February 24, 2013 at 12:47 am | #

hmmm….reading your words, I immediately thought…please explain :)
then i read your title….hope you are ok ????

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  February 24, 2013 at 12:21 pm | #
  
  LOL- totally ok ;) No worries Robyn. It is as the title says and it is a little play with collage.
  
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hollysimoni

February 23, 2013 at 4:22 pm | #

Love this Nat! lots of great layers and colors.

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mjmarmo

February 23, 2013 at 4:06 pm | #

Gorgeous colors!~

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Clare

February 23, 2013 at 8:39 am | #

fab, i really love the background. x

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Enough Feathers Lost – Art Journal Page

Art Journal Birds Bath Derwent Derwent Artbars Feather Liquitex Heavy Body Paint Louise Nelson

I got these amazing self carved feather stamps and stencils by the super talented Louise Nelson at CHA. Love her so much for this present and I am playing with them ever since like a happy little kid :)

Enough Feathers Lost – Time to Take a Birds Bath . You always get your feathers ruffled in different stages of your life, right, but there is a point where you have to say ….and move on. chirp chirp ;)

Playing with Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic Paints, Derwent Artbars . I also put a bird on it …now it is trendy- LOL

I am still in Love with feathers. I just asked on Twitter a couple of days ago though which of the trends in craft/home decor and fashion you are tired of seeing?

For me it would be Washi Tape, Chevron and Sandal-Roman-Ancle Boots (if you love any of the three- please please don’t take it personally- when you use it, decorate it or wear it – I am sure it is awesome – take the statement as a tongue in cheek comment ;) !)

Have a gorgeous day

Nat

New Adventures – ArtJournal Page (nathaliesstudio.com)

Nat

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cal8007

March 11, 2013 at 4:04 am | #

I took a stamp making class with Julie Fei-Fan Blazzer, but I need lots and lots more practice! I’m having fun making the simple one now it’s time to try the more difficutlt ones.

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Carrie

February 18, 2013 at 6:40 pm | #

Ooh this is beautiful, and I love your new feather stamps! I’m a big fan of feathers and birds. I guess I’m trendy too ;) But I find them perfect for Spring. I totally agree with you about washi tape and chevrons, though!

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Lisa Flaherty

February 18, 2013 at 5:19 pm | #

Beautiful spread, Nat! The colors and the layering, and the stamps are gorgeous! What a lovely gift from the lovely Louise! The water spilling over the birdbaths is dreamy. Love it! Had to chuckle at “I put a bird on it…now it’s trendy!” Thumbs up for Portlandia!

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Michelle - Everything Scrapbook & Stamps, Florida

February 18, 2013 at 1:58 pm | #

Love the layout, Greens and Blues are my favorite colors, (according to Nancy). I am over Owls, even though people come in to the store every week and ask for them :)

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  February 18, 2013 at 3:46 pm | #
  
  LOL I know…actually Nancy would tell you that I made this artjournal page especially for you ;) As far as the owls go….yeahhhh – I still kind of like them…but I never really used them
  
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Jocelyn Turner

February 18, 2013 at 11:55 am | #

Love these feathers and colours are amazing!

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loolabelle

February 18, 2013 at 5:47 am | #

Oooh Nat I so so love what you have created with the stamps and mask :) thank you so much!!!!! xxx and a big squisshy aussie hug!

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Kathy P

February 18, 2013 at 12:54 am | #

This is beautiful, Nat! Love the feathers, and the cute bird just finishes it! I don’t like the sheerness of the washi…you can’t put it over anything with a pattern. And I am totally over plastic journaling spots and calendars.

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Sue Clarke

February 18, 2013 at 12:49 am | #

Ahh, the greens that I’ve come to expect from you Nat. Nice LO.
I am still loving washi tape so I won’t take it personally.

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  February 18, 2013 at 11:38 am | #
  
  Puuhhh- glad you don’t ;)
  
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rains

February 17, 2013 at 8:20 pm | #

The first thing I thought of when I saw your beautiful layout was real birds losing their feathers as they hit my studio windows! I love having so many windows but that is the bad side. I need to get my kids to make more window gel designs to protect them.

I am sick of seeing chevron and yet really love the chunky chevron stencil and want it. So depends on the chevron. Hate those sandals. And don’t get me started on super low riding jeans…

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  February 18, 2013 at 11:38 am | #
  
  Oh no- those poor birds! LOL- yes more gel designs ;)
  
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SusanJane

February 17, 2013 at 6:20 pm | #

Washi tape? I am not ready to let go of that one, yet. I was tired of “collage” rubber stamps after the first few but I do dislike them now. I can’t imagine spending full price for a stamp that is so complex and unchangeable.

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  February 18, 2013 at 11:37 am | #
  
  LOL- I just put my one collage rubber stamp out for a flea market- I just never got to enjoy them…
  
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Kathy Gledsdale

February 17, 2013 at 6:13 pm | #

Really lovely!

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Nurse Ratchet

February 17, 2013 at 3:51 pm | #

Love this ,Nat!! Wore those ankle boots, oh and Go Go boots too….bell bottoms twice in a lifetime..didn’t wear a bra for a bit….had Twiggy eye lashes.. Wow I am an old girl!!! ..just got a few Washi tapes….have nothing chevron except some paper in a pack!! Only injustice ruffles my feathers now!!

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  February 18, 2013 at 11:29 am | #
  
  You could do anything- I will still love you ;))))
  
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  - Nurse Ratchet
    
    February 18, 2013 at 4:00 pm | #
    
    Ditto…my sweet little German lady!!!!! :o)
    
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Jean Marmo

February 17, 2013 at 3:27 pm | #

Oh – I love this!

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Susan

February 17, 2013 at 1:12 pm | #

Haha, Oh I like your posts. Hihi. I’ve never liked the Sandal-Roman thingies. Probably because I don’t like my toes. But I’m still very much in love with my Washi Tapes. Althought I like to make them myself too.
I love the featherstamp and the page you made with it. The little birdie is the cherrie on top :)

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Maaike

February 17, 2013 at 12:14 pm | #

looks amazing Nathalie!!!

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Gunvor

February 17, 2013 at 11:31 am | #

Lovely pages!
I dont like the Sandal-Roman-Ancle Boots now, and I didn’t like them in the 70s either (yes, I’m sooooo old!), chevrons have never been a favourite but I only just discovered how to use tha washi (thanks to CJS) so I’ll give it a chance

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  February 18, 2013 at 11:28 am | #
  
  Washi tape is cool – I won’t deny it- it is just pretty crazy that it is like EVERYwhere now ;) I am guilty myself of having piles of roles ;)
  
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Laura S

February 17, 2013 at 7:21 am | #

Hate those sandles, but I have ugly ankles. Lol. Love the Chevron, though. You can play with so many colors to get so many different styles and it looks cool on a wall or furniture. Washi tape is over rated and overpriced. 2 out of 3 aint bad. :) Lov ya lots, Nat! And Love your feather art. Very cool.

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- Nathalie Kalbach
  
  February 18, 2013 at 11:27 am | #
  
  LOL- it is not that I do not see the cool things you can do with Chevron…it is just Tooooo much- LOL
  
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Michelle Guest

February 17, 2013 at 6:37 am | #

Oh my! I didn’t know about artbars… Just watched a u-tube video about them. I think I need some to play with.

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Beatriz Helton

February 17, 2013 at 6:16 am | #

I don’t like the Sandal-Roman-Ancle Boots either, am glad to know I’m not the only one : )

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New Adventures – ArtJournal Page

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This time when I came back from CHA I made an effort to play at least half an hour in my studio in my artjournal with the new CHA stuff before tackling all the emails and other things that had to be taken care of.

2013 is a very exciting year for me and the adventure started on the day I did this journal page. I will fill you in later in a couple of months- LOL. The bright colors of this page are a good indicator how excited and full of hopes and happiness I am for things to come :)

I used Julie Fei Fan Balzer’s and Dina Wakley’s new stencils for Crafter’s Workshop – love! Also used Ranger Distress Inks, Liquitex Acrylic Paints, Liquitex Professional Spraypaints, Derwent Artbars and Posca Markers.

Are you going to spend some time in your studio today?

Have a wonderful day

Nat

P.S.

As you know the Creative JumpStart 2013 is over. Almost 6000 Subscribers – I am speechless…as I am wading through the comments -last time I checked it was over 500 on my final post…I got all teary eyed, in a good way ;) … thank you for all the sweet words about Creative JumpStart 2013- it means a lot to read all those wonderful comments!

Nat

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Annette Husband

February 7, 2013 at 3:12 pm | #

wahoo nat…I SSSOOO love your journal page its GORGEOUS!!

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Lisa Flaherty

February 4, 2013 at 5:26 pm | #

Very cool spread, Nat! Love all the colors and layers. The white highlight and black sketched outline on the Corn Flowers is awesome, adds such dimension to them. Can’t wait for you to spill on the new adventures!

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Gunvor

February 4, 2013 at 10:08 am | #

I love your pages – they´re really vibrant and full of life! And I love the flower stencils.
Could the happy news be a book? with your awesome art and the techniques you use?

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Florence

February 4, 2013 at 2:46 am | #

Thank you so much for sharing with us. I didn’t get to see them all but lovd the ones i watched. Thank you again

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anna

February 3, 2013 at 10:51 pm | #

I love the page you did Nat. The colors are bright and shiny and stencils are wonderful!

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muriel

February 3, 2013 at 10:02 pm | #

Such a great page! The colours are amazing. Hope to be able to buy Julie Fei-fan balzer’s new stencils soon.

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skye soard

February 3, 2013 at 8:57 pm | #

so….don’t we need a Mid Year Summer DREAMY????

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