General Announcements

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

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

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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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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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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.

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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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Layout: 1959 Graduation *Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L*

I love those 50’s pictures- my mother in law’s graduation pictures from 1959 are beautiful. They actually speak “smart and beautiful” to me :)

There is something about the MyStik™ Vellum Adhesive Tape Runner that is amazing over the fact that it really is an amazing adhesives for vellum – but let me start at the beginning:

I used the MyStik™ Vellum Adhesive Tape Runner to adhere the transparency as it is also one of the best double sided adhesive tapes that doesn’t show too much underneath a transparency.

But I also love the MyStik™ Vellum Adhesive because it has a good yardage and you can use it also to adhere paper and photos. I used it furthermore to adhere some of the glitter on top of the transparency.

It is a fun way to add some extra texture and shine.

It was so much fun to work with the Vintage Street Market Paper and Diecuts and my mother in law’s graduation picture was a perfect fit to it.

Supplies

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

MyStik™ Vellum Adhesive Tape Runner

Adhesive Sheets

3D Foam Pads

Other:

Vintage Street Market Dimestore Vogue Paper and DieCuts

Sultane Transparency

Have a great day

Nat

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Cards *Tattered Angels*

This Month Tattered Angels features Epiphany . It was fun working with those tools and products. And…I’m actually not huge on making cards- well I like to make them but I’m by no means a good cardmaker- LOL – but I had a lot of fun doing them ;)

*Love*

some of the new Riptide Glimmer Mist on the background- ahh I love this color.

Painted the Epiphany Bubble Caps Hearts with Flirty Glimmer Glaze…pretty fitting for a Love Card, isn’t it- LOL

*Gratulier*

I sprayed the background and the some left over Pink Paislee Parisian Antrophology paper with Marigold Glimmer Mist. Then used a Prima Mask and sprayed with Tomatoe Cerise Chalkboard Glimmer Mist . I stamped and clearembossed. Then sprayed over again with Sugar Maple Glimmer Mist.

I used the Epiphany Bubble Caps Round and the Studio Tool Round 14 for the misted Pink Paislee Paper then. The stitching Stamp and the “Gratulier” Stamp which is German for Congrats are from MyStampBox.

*wish*

Here I used the Marmelade Glimmer Mist and Mermaid Glimmer Glam and Flirty Glimmer Glaze all wet and let them running into each other- I love the effect of mixing our Paint Media while they are wet.

Can’t wait to see what the other design team members are coming up with this month !

Have a great day

Nat

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Another year….:)

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Thank you for all your birthday wishes in the snail mail, as emails and via facebook :) ! Have a wonderful and amazing day :)
hugs
nat

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Spring Treat *Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L*

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Living in Hamburg, Germany, where the winter is usually rainy and grey with only about 6 hours of “sun”light…Spring is very much welcomed. I love to see how the season changes the trees, flowers are growing and everybody starts to be in a better mood here. Spring also brings some yummie side effects – rhubarb, disliked when I was a child, it now makes now for one of my favorite dishes in spring: a rhubarb crumble. What better way to celebrate rhubarb time with the trusty Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Products ;)

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I love to add dimension with the 3D Foam Squares .

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I cut out the frame around the beautiful Prima paper, distressed it and adhered the frame on a piece of 12 x 12 ” cardstock with the 3D Foam Squares http://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/3d-foam-squares-white-small. The inside of the paper I adhered with the Mystik Permanent Strips Dispenser

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I love the fact that you can easily stack the 3D Foam Pads to add different dimension to your layout. And to secure the letters for the future I rubbed them on a sheet of 6×12″ Adhesive Sheets before adhering them to my layout- they garantuee that your letters will stick on your projects for a long time.

Have an awesome day :)

Nat

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A new Company: Basically Bare

Have you seen it already? Basically Bare just had the grand opening :) It is a brandnew manufacturer of a wonderful line of alterable albums and embellishments.You can check out the first projects of the design team here on the Basically Bare blog. I’m thrilled to be part of the team and can’t wait to work with the yummie products I just received :)

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The fun little embellishments are perfect for paper crafters in every genre – scrapbooking, card making, altered art and mixed media art too! Each pack of {Basically Embellies} comes in a variety of fun materials, including:

• Premium heavy-weight chipboard

• Flexible, embossable acrylic

• Natural 100% cotton unbleached canvas

• Double-Sided Corrugated Cardboard

• Premium stiffened felt

Each of these versatile materials can be distressed and altered, inked and dyed, misted and painted to your heart’s content. The possibilities are only as endless as your creativity! Every single embellishment can become a work of art in your hands. Check them out :)

Nat

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Five Questions for…Renata Pacheco

Renata Pacheco from Brazil is my last guest blogger this month. I know her now for a while and love her work!

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1. What do you do to get into your creative zone?

Until a year ago, my house was always a messy. There was scrapbook stuff on the dinner table, under the table, on top of the sideboard, boxes and boxes everywhere, and I couldn’t find anything when I need.

Then I decided to do a reform, and I create a large closet for my scrap supplies – I drew it by myself, and everything fits perfectly! Now all my stuff is super organized, separated, and I know exactly where everything is, even if I’m not in front of the closet.

Since this reform, I just sit at the closet and start producing! I’m completely in love with this corner of my house! I spent most of my free time there!

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2. Do you ever create hidden meanings or messages in your work?

In scrapbooking layouts, I prefer to tell the story openly. If something is more intimate, I hid the journaling. On this page, for example, I told about the period when I discovered and treated a thyroid cancer, and how the fact I’m super optimistic helped in this treatment (so I illustrated with the song Smile).

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In art journal pages, then I use much more subliminal messages. It may be an element of a collage, a sentence covered with ink, a doodle or even a phrase. I made this page (later put in a frame) for a 7 years-old girl who is going through a very serious cancer treatment. In the background, I used rub-ons with the words Family, Live, Laugh and Charm – concepts that she needs to remember to feel strong and fight against the disease.

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I always use an image of a buttefly (or more than one), whether in scrapbooking or art journal, symbolizing freedom, change, growth and creativity, concepts that are very important to me.

3. If your creative work were edible, what would it taste like?

That is a difficult question! Well, I guess that would be like candy, because I always try to put as much love and affection in every page I create! Even when the subject is tough, I always try to see the learning and treat the subject with tenderness.

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4. What is your favorite creation? Please explain why you selected this one.

Another very difficult task! I love learning new things, I’m addicted to workshops, and each new technique I learn I want to test immediately. So my work is very eclectic, has a bit of everything. I love mixed media, but also love a romantic and super shabby layout.

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5. What is your biggest creative success so far and why?

I’ve never faced scrapbooking as work; for me it has always been fun and therapy. I have another full time job (I’m a journalist and run a corporate communications agency) and use my free time to create. Therefore, I’ve never bothered to publish my work in any magazines (I never sent any page), and only recently started to post on sites like Two Peas and Scrapbook.com in order to see the comments from other scrappers on my work. But I attended the Design Team of Scrapbooking Brazil (site here in my country) and I’m currently design for a scrapbook store in Rio de Janeiro. I also have a blog with a friend called ScrapSins.

Thank you Renata.

I hope you all enjoyed this guest blogger month :)

Nat

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Five Questions for…Lisa Mitchell

I met Lisa two years ago when I taught in her studio in Barcelona. It was wonderful and I loved spending time with her – she made me feel welcome …plus..I think we have more in common when she even knows- LOL. I love her work so much- so see yourself.

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 1. What do you do to get into your creative zone?

If I am working at home, where I have my computer and Internet, I start out by making myself a mug of tea. (I “broke-up” with coffee almost two years ago, and I really enjoy tea now). I enjoy buying different kinds of teas, so that little ritual of choosing and preparing myself a mug is the first step in getting into my creative zone. Then depending, I work on my computer or go to my studio. On the computer, sometimes I spend some time on the net, checking out my favourite artists’ sites and blogs (Scrapbook-Trends, for example! ;) which are always a great source of inspiration to help get me into my zone as well. In my studio, the physical space I create there is very important to help me get into the right space in my self for creating. So, the way things are set up and look to me is really important. For example, I have images, photos, art and other objects around my workspace that are there for a reason. Perhaps they remind me of things. Or are like little “altars”. And depending on the project, sometimes I like to have music playing. Other times I like complete silence. Sometimes I burn incense…So all of those things help. Then, once I complete a project, I usually need to do a thorough clean-up of my workspace and the studio in general. This helps me refresh my brain and “change channels” from one project to the next. When I am working on a project and get “stuck”, I usually get up and sweep the floor. There’s something about the physical action of sweeping, cleaning up all the little bits of junk on the floor and “clearing the air” that helps…and it usually helps give me ideas as well. My favourite place to get good ideas is either first thing in the morning, while I am still “half-asleep” in bed, or once I am in the shower!

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2. Do you ever create hidden meanings or messages in your work?

I guess you could say there are elements in my work that wouldn’t necessarily have meaning for anyone else. I think it’s only natural. I don’t really look to create hidden messages as a rule, it’s more of my own language to myself in what I create. I have in the past chosen specific elements in some of my work that have a particular meaning for me, such as in these two layouts. They both contain lots of elements that are symbolic to me.

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3. If your creative work were edible, what would it taste like?
I would guess somewhere it would have to taste chocolaty! I love chocolate, and when I need a little “pick-me up” in the studio, it’s usually chocolate. Normally truffles! A couple of years ago, I was asked to prepare a Scrapbooking project for a workshop that would appear on a local television program in Catalonia, Spain. As this program dealt mainly with gastronomy, I created a mini-album project, titled “Everything Goes Better With Chocolate”, full of typical Canadian recipes with chocolate. I used white “puff paint” on the title, which I heated with the heat gun, and it really looked like whipped cream! It was really fun to do, and looked yummy! And I did a layout a couple of years ago, just for fun, titled “Sabor a Scrap” (“A taste for Scrap”). There were two photos of me drinking a “Scrapbooking in a Bottle”. I’m not sure what it would taste like, though!

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4. What is your favourite creation?

I would have to pick between two: my very first “official” layout from 2007, “Flow from her Light” is one of my favourites just because it was my first, and because of the fact that I didn’t have much for “official” Scrapbooking products or materials in Spain at that time, so I had to be more resourceful. So the “stars” that you see in that layout are actually dried cherry-tomato stems that I painted with gold glitter; the title I did by hand with white ink, simply because I didn’t own any letter stamps yet! The photo is of me, when I was about 3, and it’s special to me, so it’s a favourite one for that reason as well.

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My other favourite is an encaustic painting that I did in 2008, firstly because of how it came to be: I had no idea of what I wanted to paint. I just applied the wax and then turned the canvas board 45º a few times and all of a sudden, I clearly saw the shape of a head, and an elbow and a little hand, and so the painting came from what I saw in the wax. It’s also a favourite because I feel it is symbolic of my own artistic journey, or “birth”, if you like, “into” myself as an artist. and how I have grown in the past two years since I painted it.

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5. What is your biggest creative success so far and why?

Well, this year–next month to be exact–will be the second year that I have participated as an artist and author in a wonderful initiative in Barcelona, Spain that supports and promotes artist books and book arts: the “Festival of Artist Books and Small Editions” organized by the ILDE Cultural Association. I am really excited to have been invited this year to be a contributing author in their published edition of the Festival, as well as participate in the Festival’s other events, including teaching workshops, speaking at the conference and be present the day of the Festival itself to share my work with the visiting public. That feels like a big creative success to me.
However, my biggest creative success would have to be the arrival of our daughter, who is now 6 years old. Not only was the experience of being pregnant and giving birth to her one of the most important creative successes I have had in my life to date, giving birth to her was the catalyst for me eventually growing into myself as an artist. It came through her, and through my becoming a mother. So I have her to thank for that. I think I will always consider her my biggest creative success…there is nothing I could ever create that could ever compare to her.

I wanted to thank you, Nathalie for your invitation to participate in your guest blog post. It was a pleasure to be included with these other talented artists! Cheers from Barcelona!

LINK TO BLOG:

English: http://lisaemitchell.typepad.com/

Spanish: http://lisaemitchell.typepad.com/version_original/

Thank you you so much Lisa!

Nat

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