Blog: January 2012

Free Your Creativity: ARTmournal …eh artjournal

If you missed why I call an Art Journal – ARTmournal: check this post

My ARTmournal has been a great way the last couple of weeks to keep me sane- LOL. And it helped tremendously in decisions for projects for CHA. It is just so freeing to play in the journal and combining it with different other things like new media (yum yum yum…..will talk more about this new treasure soon), techniques, colors, thoughts.

and it is so forgiving because it is what it is – a journal – if I do not like what I did- I can always cover it up again …

and do something else….

Makes some fun 10 minutes a day,  and helps to get some play- and me-time:

Preparing me for the big project.Calming me down. Taking away the fear of the blank page. Getting my thoughts and emotions articulated.

And that about sums it up for me now why doing an ARTjournal/mournal .

Try it :)

Have an amazing and wonderful day…I’m off to tackle my printer…that guy is in TROUBLE ! LOL

nat

 

Nat

Comments (16)

  • Stine Maansen

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    Love love love all the different textures! gorgeous!

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  • Charlene Ocasek

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    Have not received anything today, is it me or what’s up:)

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  • Marjie Kemper

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    Such gorgeous colors and texture…. love the lines you’ve drawn in the paint on top!

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  • Peg Hewitt

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    Wow, I just want to see it in the flesh, looks amazing Nat!
    Thanks heaps for all your JumpStart inspo too, really got me dreaming about stuff :-)

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  • Lynette (NZ)

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    So cool. Just watched your jump start videos. Great to be reminded to look outside for inspiration, but especially good to see how you turned that inspiration into a practical project. Thanks for all the work you have done to create this wonderful month :-)

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  • marianne/skorpionen

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    Gorgeous!!! Love the colorful with hearts! But somehow I felt like doing something all white!! What to do?? (both probably LOL ) Thanks for sharing Nat!

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  • Lisa

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    Such gorgeousness! That texture and color is sooooo rich! I don’t know if you can continue to call it an ARTmournal with that much deliciousness inside! :P

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  • Cuchy

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    Pure therapy. I want to touch them :)

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  • Mary Werner

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    I thought of your next years project HA. Tell us ways to stop collecting inspiration from Pinterest and start producing! Now that would be like throwing away all those magazines I have saved because I might use the article one day and making room to create. HELP, please.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      hahahah- Mary- very nice of you ;) I will wrap my head around it ;)

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  • dawn

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    WOW these are gorgeous!! love all the deep rich colors you used. I always love the classic white to.

    Thanks so much for putting together this Jumpstart, everyday is exciting and full of new ideas for me. You have done a great job putting it together.

    Have a fun and creative day!!

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  • Martu

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    I love these colours! The pink with the blue and the green with all that texture! :D
    I can’t wait for Uber Media Gesso!

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  • Malin Scheier

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    Look so beautiful!

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A friend, a good friend …or catchy tunes

This layout is actually created on an old record and was published last year in the SAZ Sketchbook .

One of the things I love to use and that inspire me, is song texts or titles and use them for my layouts. One tune that came to my mind when I saw those photos of a camping trip in 1949 of my grand aunt Margot, her husband and their best friends is “Ein Freund, ein guter Freund” a catchy song.

Actually the stories she told about this trip made me quite laugh, there is a broken car, a case of beer and being caught catching fish in a private lake, involved.

Here is the song if you wanna check it out sung by The Comedian Harmonists – it is in German ;)

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35PCFQtrgJM]

The lyrics translate kind of into this

Sunny day, great day
pounding heart, like the beat of a motor
a happy goal, a happy start
and a wonderful trip;
Rome and Madrid we did.
So went life in a whirl for the three of us
by sea, by land [and]
we realized one thing..

A friend, a good friend,
that’s the nicest thing
that there is in the world.
A friend always remains a friend,
even if the entire world collapses.
So don’t even be sad,
if your sweetheart doesn’t love you anymore
A friend, a good friend,
that’s the best thing there is.

Supplies: Fancy Pants Paper, My Mind’s Eye Die Cuts; Masks and Stencil: Tim Holtz, self-made stencils; Spray: Golden Montana; Sticker: Rose Moka, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Letters; Adhesive: SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L Crafty Power Tape and 3D Foam Pads; Old Record

Today I’m once again happy for the wonderful friends I have :)

Have a wonderful day!

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Due to popular demand and getting lot’s of emails asking about it, I decided to reopen theÜber*Media PanPastel Online Workshop earlier again. So as of now you can sign up again for this 6 week-long extensive workshop. It starts on February 5th, 2012 – you have access to the classroom till July 31st, 2012- Check it out here .

If PanPastel is not up your alley ;) but are interested in taking an inspiring and fun online workshop, you can check my Über*Media Gesso Online Workshop which starts on February 15th and is a 5 week-long extensive workshop- also access to the classroom till July 31st –Check it out here.

Nat

Nat

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  • Sue Clarke

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    I like the upbeat sound of this song even if I can’t understand the lyrics.
    Thanks for sharing your varied musical tastes Nat:-)

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  • Luciana True Colors

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    Adorei !!!!
    Parabéns !
    Beijos Coloridos !!!
    Lu
    True Colors

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  • Lisa

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    I absolutely adore this layout, Nat! The story, the song, and your uber-cool artsy style! The lyrics perfectly tie to the antics that ensued on that camping trip! What a great idea to be inspired by song!

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ILU Card with PanPastels – Tutorial

A couple months ago I was asked to create some projects for QVC in England for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™

One of the tasks was to create cards (man …they really got me LOL – me and cards ;) )

Used SABy3L Products: MyStik™ Permanent Strips Dispenser, MyStik™Repositionable Dots Dispenser, Adhesive Sheets – 4″ x 6″ / 10 x 15cm, 3D Foam Squares – Black, Variety Packv/ Other Products: Kraft Cardstock, Pink Paislee 365 Degrees Collection Daydream Paper, Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology Paper Collection, Graphic45 Letter DieCuts, Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology Dimensions Corrugated Elements, Corner Rounder, Paper Doilies, Tattered Angels Chalkboard Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Glaze and PanPastels

Instructions:

  • Cut Craft Cardstock – fold in middle
  • Use corner rounders on all sides
  • Cute rectangular piece of the Parisian Anthology paper and use corner rounders on all four sides too
  • Adhere little circles with the MyStik™Repositionable Dots Dispenser to this paper
  • Rub over with PanPastels
  • Take off the circles
  • Adhere with the MyStik™ Permanent Strips Dispenser
  • Layer two paper doilies on top of each other and rub on an Adhesive Sheet
  • Take off and adhere to card
  • Adhere MyStik™ Permanent Strips Dispenser to the scalloped circle in a slow manner to have the paper strips unfold in a circle too
  • Stack on the paper doilies
  • Paint corrugated elements with Chalkboard Glimmer Mist, Glimmer Glaze and coat with some PanPastels
  • Adhere two letters – I and U with a black 3D Foam Pad
  • Fluff off the second paper doily on top to give it a bit more dimension

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Due to popular demand and getting lot’s of emails asking about it, I decided to reopen the Über*Media PanPastel Online Workshop earlier again. So as of now you can sign up again for this 6 week long extensive workshop. It starts on February 5th, 2012 – you have access to the classroom till July 31st, 2012- Check it out here .

If PanPastel is not up your alley ;) but are interested in taking an inspiring and fun online workshop, you can check my Über*Media Gesso Online Workshop which starts on February 15th and is a 5 week long extensive workshop- also access to the classroom till July 31st – Check it out here.

Wishing you an amazing day!!! Here the sun is shining…almost unreal – LOL- but I loooooveee it!

Nat

Nat

Comments (7)

  • Jan Hennings

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    Beautiful card and I like the design :)

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  • scamp

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    I’m excited to see your Pan Pastel class. Just waiting for funds to hit Paypal, then I’ll be in!

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  • 2amscrapper

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    This is a beautiful design, with a very do-able (for me) tutorial to scraplift.

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  • Marjie Kemper

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    So sweet! Love the way you’ve spelled out your sentiment. Have a great weekend!

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  • Lisa

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    I “heart” this card so much! Thanks for the instructions on how you made it–I need to get repositionable dots and black 3D foam NOW!!!! Off to Jump! :)

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  • Ruth Bernal

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    Hello Nat!
    Just a few words, thank you for this great and fantastic idea! is really inspiring, and more with the great artists who’ve talked to inspire!!!
    I love your card with panpastel, ideal for a scraplift ;)
    Petonets from Barcelona xoxo

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Baby…it's really cold outside

Working on some secret stuff for CHA booths and for Make & Takes for Prima Marketing and my workshops in California and…for this….

CHA Designer Show Case

Less when two weeks before my flights – trying to get all done …and…..brrrrr …and let me tell you, it is really COLD outside. That might be also the reason for a right ear ache.

Note to self: Wear HAT!

Besides that- and I know that is not professional to say “I am SCARED and my head is empty and my vision is there but my hands do other it differently from what I had planned” – LOL- so wish me luck that Mojo- my little friend, comes back and sits on my shoulder whispering “Dudette, it is going to be ok!” ;) But as a good friend of mine always says: “Everything will work out perfectly”

So…I’m jumping back into my studio to warm up *wink* and then rock on.

By the way….for our Creative Jump Start Summit 2012 I opened now a Flickr group where you can join and upload photos of projects inspired by the Jump Starts to share them with everybody. Love what is visible already.

Wishing you a wonderful day from super stormy Hamburg

Nat

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments (11)

  • Carolina Artesanías

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    hola! adoré tu blog! estoy participando en el proyecto art journal de ADa, no se nada, así q ando en busca de inspiración!
    gracias! te sigo
    c@ desde Chile

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Hola – lo bien que me has encontrado. Bienvenido:) Un hermoso fin de semana

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  • Cuchy

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    Your friend is totally right. Your projects rock, you rock and you will rock it! and we’ll be sending our most positive feelings from the distance. What else?? Take care. Loves

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  • Lisa

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    I’m sure your jitters will fade away as soon as you get to where you are going! You are an amazing artist, a darling sweet person, and will totally hold your own! It’s easy to build things up in one’s mind to make them bigger and scarier than they will be in reality. Perhaps Cat’s jump start on “Fear” needs another look! :)

    Sorry to hear about your earache-those are the worst! Keep warm and I am calling on your Mojo to be strong and present as you get through these next two weeks of prep!

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  • Kim h20skier

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    Natalie I just want to say thank you so much for the creative jump start I have learnt sooooooooooo much already and an so grateful that all these amazing designers have given some of their time to all of us out in the big ole world. What a thrill it is each morning to go on my computer and watch the videos that these amazing people have done with white. Love the toitlet tissue idea and just putting down color on tags and not being afraid that what i did was ugly wahoooooo. Again thanks sooo much.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Oh Kim -that just made my day! Thank you so much :)))) Huge hugs!

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  • Marjie Kemper

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    Oooh can’t wait to see your creations! Your friend is right, and you will ROCK. I clicked on the designer showcase link – how cool will that be!?!? Glad to see they put a few tables between yours and Julie’s…. someone was clearly thinking of the chaos that might ensue if you had neighboring tables.

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  • Marie Johansson

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    Looks exciting! Wish I could be there to see it “live”. Ear ace isn´t fun… maybe I´ll knit you a cool hat…

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  • Caroline

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    Don’t be scared, your work is always super. And never forget the famous words of Walt Disney, “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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    • Christine D.

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      You will rock it Natalie! Stay warm :)

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What a Start – Creative Jump Start

The response to our Creative Jump Start Summit 2012 is making us so happy!

When I asked the other 21 Jump Starters to join and give their input on how they jump-start their creativity and share it with you I gave them the freedom to come up with their own approach. Just as their jump-start for creativity is their own approach :) I gave no big guidelines – I said ” You can do a video, slide show, tutorial -whatever you feel confident in sharing”.

I didn’t want them to be tied in guidelines that would turn into blockades.

And just as a white page might scare you….a task with open guidelines scared some of the Jump Starters…but they all overcame them and did amazing stuff!

They put their heart in there – you will see videos, you will see tutorials, inspirational speeches, ideas, photos and links. Some of them did a video for the very first time. It is all different and that is the beauty of it – there is something in those jump starts for everyone!

The response to this so far is AMAZING – we are totally blown away. Almost 4000 people signed up for this and your comments make this really a treat for us too. This is also what I encourage you to do  – for this free effort of putting everything out there- comment on their Jump Starts – it is making each one of the Jump Starters happy. It is their reward for being put out there and doing something new and different!

If you just signed up and wonder on different things, like how to retrieve older jump starts or you have little problems with your passwords etc – check out this FAQ site– it is probably answering a lot of your questions :) I tried to answer those questions myself – each single one- but I cannot keep up with it anymore….LOL – for a single person it is just not doable.

If you have been inspired by the Creative Jump Start to create something we would love to see it- send us a link, comment here with the link, share it with us on Facebook or tweet about it with the hashtag #cjs12 so we can see it.

 

Thank you to all of you who are part of this and for your encouragement! You rock!!!

Have a creative day and jump :)

Nat

Nat

 

 

Nat

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  • Winnie Dolderer

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    Thank you Nathalie for putting this together! I found this thru Dina Wakley’s blog. I have enjoyed everything so far and can’t wait to see what is up next. I have been commenting each day and have started using the tips last night. Did my first art journal page EVER, did warmups and used them on cards and have sat at my desk each day for small amounts of time like I learned…Looking forward to the weekend to try the others. Thanks again…It is good to know I am not the only one who gets scared at the white page!! Happy New Year…. Love your blog too…glad I found you.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      thank you so much Winnie! I love the Creative Jump Start it brought so many people together and it is like oozing with Creativity everywhere now :) Happy New Year and have a wonderful weekend! hugs nat

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  • Chris

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    I too would like to add my thanks. I’ve been feeling low recently with an ear infection and watching the first couple of videos has really bucked me up. So much so that I actually went into my craft room and got out my inks, sprays and stamps.

    So a HUGE thank you to you and the team.

    Best wishes for a healthy and creative 2012.

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  • Jeanet

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    Awesome way to Jump start the New Year! You’re a genius for organizing this Nathalie!
    So much inspiration allready..wow!
    Makes my New-Years-blues melt away instantly..thanks for that Nat and your awesome friends too!

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Thank you so much :) So glad the blues is gone!! YEAH

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  • Irene

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    This Jump Start idea was fabulous Nathalie! Thank you for pulling this off and many thanks to all the wonderful contributing artists!
    It truly is a “Jump Start” to creativity each day!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    L-O-V-I-N-G it so far. Especially the idea of doing warm-ups first and using toilet paper (that Cuchy).

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  • Gunvor

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    I’m one of the 4000 who found the Jump Start. I fell for the concept and I’m totally blown away by it so far! Thanks for doing this for us!

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      So glad you found us Gunvor! There is so much more to come ! Have an amazing day!

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  • Jan Hennings

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    Beautiful and love the colors and embossing on the hearts <3

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  • Leonie

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    Nat,
    Congratulations on reaching 4000! What you are presenting is pure gold.
    What a great idea and inspiration it is to see and hear so many different creative people willing to share their ideas and creativity and vunerability with us all. I am loving being a part of this and finding it really inspiring. I have created pages in my new art journal and am wondering if I will need to call it my January Art Journal as I think it may be full by the end of the month. Forget about the year or half a year!!!
    Thanks for the chance to be part of this.

    Leonie

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Thank you so much Leonie :) I’m so glad you love it! I love your idea of an January Art Journal – go for it !!! :) Thanks for being part of this!!!

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  • Lisa

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    Woo Hoo! 4000!!!! That is so awesome, Nathalie!! Congratulations, and thank you Thank You, THANK YOU!!!!

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  • Carolyn

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    I’ve found them really useful so far, and already started to incorporate some ideas into my day.

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  • dawn

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    I’m so happy you have received such positive and great amounts of readers for this idea. This is what I really needed right now and I’m loving it already, kinda sad there is a break tomorrow. What a great way to start the day each morning and wish it was ALL YEAR!!

    Having all these different styles of art and how they are sharing it with us is the best, variety is the key to everything in life. Thank you for all the hard work and thought behind this project. Thank you to all the teachers we will meet this month. Some I know and others are new which is fun. I hope you will do this again next year since so many of us are loving it.

    I did play with tags already and going to play with some scraps today to jump start my scrapping I need to do. Today’s video was just what I needed to hear also, the FEAR of a white page is what holds me back most of the time. Hate to get anything on that pretty white paper, lol

    So thank you thank you for making this such an AWESOME JUMP START to my year.

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    • nathalie-kalbach

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      Ahhh Dawn -thank you so much for your sweet words! The fear of white page is a big fear for myself often too :) It is a mean one !
      I’m wishing you an amazing year 2012!!!! huge hugs

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Aussies Rule or Gesso-Marker-Letters-Tutorial

Now that’s a title- huh? LOL. I created this layout with the new Cocoa Daisy January Tea & Cupcakes Kit.

Being able to teach 18 workshops last April in Australia still makes my heart sing. It was such an amazing experience and my students were sooo fun and creative – so that is why Aussies Rule :)

In the kit are those black American Crafts Felt letters- which I love – but after creating a couple layouts with them I was a bit tired of the harsh black (this out of the mouth of someone who LOVES black- LOL).

So now changing up the color here with a marker is a bit challenging since a) the letters are felt – they love to act like a sponge making it hard to apply markers and b) they are black – even harder to get a color showing. There comes….GESSO to the rescue ;) A nice primer- that has so many versatile uses from priming backgrounds, applying texture, for embellishments, manipulating photos….ah …..crazy yummy stuff

I just took off the letters I wanted to use and put them on a Craft Mat (Teflon Sheet will do too), so that you can easly peel them off later and still use them being tacky. I used a wet brush and added the gesso with a thin layer – it cover most of the black – I didn’t want it to cover all- and I was able to get some texture worked out this way. You can of course just apply a thin even unwatered down layer. Just make sure to not add it too much into the insides of the letters.

After the Gesso dried- and that goes quick – I used two different LetraSet Promarkers . First I painted the bottom with the darker green and then the top with the lighter green. Always better to have the darker color on the bottom so it doesn’t look awkward. Peel of the letters and apply them to the layout. Voila

And there you go – you have the black a bit peaking out- but it is not as harsh anymore- the colors are fitting to the mini letters I used from the kit and I added some texture that fits the workshop I taught in Australia :) Pretty easy and although it looks like a lot of work- it is actually not- easy peasy fast -promised!

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If you are interested in other and way more techniques and tutorials with Gesso check out my 5 week-long Über*Media Online Workshop starting January 15, 2012. More infos here

Wishing you an amazing day!!!!

huge hugs

nat

Nat

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  • Eniko

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    Aussies DO rule and I love what you did with the title! Happy Jumpstart!

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  • MicheyMoo

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    Perfectly apt use of these thickers on this layout from the class. I loved meeting you that day (I was in the earlier class that morning sitting with the delightful Louise) and loved the inspiration you provided in this class. I’ve been getting fabulously messy with gesso and mists ever since!! And loving the Jumpstart to 2012 too!! xx

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  • LindaBrun

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    Great tutorial Nat.. Now I know what to do with those brown felt thickers I bought for a special project, but can’t seem to find a new use for the until now… Hugs

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  • Riikka

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    That picture and the idea of painting Thickers rocked my world! Thank you so much! I was creating a page when I noticed this post and immediately thought of using the idea with a twist – I painted the letters with white crackle paint.

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  • Marilyn Peter

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    Wow, love this tip!! Would never of thought to use Gesso, that is one thing I forget is in my stash!! Will have to pull it out and leave it where I can see it!
    Love the letters with just a touch of black showing through, LOVE your layout!!

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  • Tana

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    Hi Nat!! Thanks for the tutorial, it’ s a great idea! I still love black letters but… who knows… ;) I must take a note about this tip. Have a nice day! Hugs ♥

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  • misty

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    I love the way those letters look!!! Awesome…thanks for sharing!

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  • Vibeke

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    Your letters is so cool!! The sun is lovely!!:)
    Thank you for the inspiration:)

    Hugs

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  • Linda B

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    Hi Nathalie, thank you for the kind comments you left at my blog today. I’m finding a lot of inspiration in the Creative Jump Start Summit 2012… thank you for putting it together.
    I would never have thought of altering Thickers in this way… a fabulous idea! What a great LO!

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  • marianne/skorpionen

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    ahhhh…love your new letters and just love the color combination!

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  • Carol

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    How creative to alter those letters to suit your layout!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Like the LO and thanks for the idea of altering the letters…for some reason I think of altering many supplies but usually not those (unless they are plain chipboard).

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  • Anne Porretta

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    As a art scrapbooker/journalist/mixed media artist, I use gesso for so many things . . . thanks for another creative way to add to my techniques!

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  • Peggy Lee

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    so love this tip!!!! thanks for the great tutorial!!!
    Peggy Lee

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Words, words, words…

Words led to a fun afternoon on the first day of 2012. Words of 2012 that is. See, when Ali Edwards and others started the brilliant “pick a word for your year” idea – I told my husband about it and he loved it. For a couple of years now we talk about our words we picked for the coming year and the ones of the past year and how we accomplished it. (I’m glad that his pick for 2011 – Miles Davis – was not that successful – cause although Miles was an awesome Musician, he was a quite complicated person to deal with ;) – LOL- sorry Hon, I’m so selfish – hehehe).

So I was quite thrilled that when I picked my new Cocoa Daisy Kit  to start with a Canvas for this word, my husband asked to play along and create one too. My first reaction though ….especially my look was quite ….STUPID – kind of like those cows on those road signs – Mooo????

 

But hey it was so much fun – look at him going….Dab on, dab off…..

 

I loved it- it was fun doing this together and he …analyzing all steps of course and lacking on the multitasking thing (listening AND working ;) ) did a great job and was quite proud of his very first canvas – and very first usage of acrylic paints- he hang the canvas even :) (No show though as of his request – and you have to obey your husband , right? snigger – but, NO… seriously, you have to respect such wishes)

So here is mine

Supplies: Cocoa Daisy Kit Tea & Cupcakes, Eco Green Crafts Acrylic Paints, Old Book Pages, Gel Medium

It shows my word for 2012- transform – lot’s of meaning for me – there is lot’s of Transformation to be done ;) I also wanted to pick some other colors as usual and I have a little soft spot for orange and pink since I had used those colors on an art journal page recently and instantly started drooling …LOL

– since then I have used the color combo on a couple other projects too…so be AWARE  – heheheh

Here is the Cocoa Daisy Kit Tea & Cupcakes – love those wonderful uplifting colors. I have the main kit and the paper add-on:

“Tea & Cupcakes”

The add ons:

“Whipped Cream & Sprinkles”

“Red Velvet”

“Honey & Lemon”

The stamps for this month are so fun and playful! Cocoa Daisy has taken their stamps out of the add ons not only to reduce the cost of the add ons but also to allow their customers to purchase exactly what they want.

The tea mug stamp will be featured in the main kit.

The cupcake stamp comes as a set so you can add sprinkles in whatever color you wish!

And our instant photo frame stamps is so versatile!!

More to come with this kit :) Till then – the Creative Jump Starts starts in a couple hours- I’m pretty excited- cross fingers that the technique works and I ‘m pretty sure it will be fun and inspiring for you !!!

Huge hugs and have an awesome day

Nat

Nat

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  • marsha.

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    Way to go husband! My husband picked a word last year, but I don’t know if he has one for this year…

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  • sylvia

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    love that you created together with your husband, that is so cool! would never happen here though, and even if, he would kill me if i shared what he did on the blog. so i totally understand!!

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  • Lisa

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    Love it! So cool to see how you’ve used the CD kit, and that your hubby joined in making his own project. You’ve inspired me to start a convo with him about picking a word for the year. I bet he’d love the idea, too. Happy New Year!

    P.S. I see that Jump Start #1 is already in my Inbox, and I hopped around like a kid at Christmas! Off to check it out next. Thank you for your vision and putting such an awesome idea into motion and reality! ;)

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Can’t wait to get my tea mug stamp with my kit.
    SO, where is the pic of your hubby’s canvas (finished that is)?

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  • Jan Hennings

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    Love that you’re doing this together! What a beautiful, bright canvas!

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  • marianne/skorpionen

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    So much fun you must have together!! Love your DH’s canvas, the stencil was just so cool!
    Love the colors on your canvas and the butterflies as well!
    Wishing you and your family a happy new year and looking forward to the first mail soon!

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  • mandy

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    what a fabulous photo of your dh.. thats really precious! Love the stencil he’s using and the colours are gorgeous!
    I cant wait for my 1st email to arrive! Looking forward to it! I’m sure it will be a great success!
    Wishing you a very creative and happy twenty12!

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  • Jen

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    Ooh, I love the tea mug stamp!

    You should be very happy that your husband made something, even if he is too shy to have it shown – I’m very impressed. Perhaps you are onto something here… I wonder if my hubby would have a go at making something one day?

    Jen.

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The First Chapter in the book of Opportunity

Happy New Year 2012 my friends – may your book  be filled with awesomeoness!!! :)

Nat

Nat

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Back at you Nat and nice quote!

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  • Martha Richardson

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    Love this view of the upcoming year! Thanks for 2011…you are the BEST!!!

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  • Finnabair

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    And the same for you, Nat! Have a wonderful year, full of great moments and amazing ideas!
    Thank you for beeing here, you are one amazing person :*

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  • Yvonne

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    Das ist ein schöner Spruch, Nat. Ich wünsche dir ein schönes, gesundes und kreatives Jahr 2012! LG Yvonne

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  • Marsha.

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    Right back at you, Nat!

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