Mixed Media

Family Moments with the Circuit Stencil

Hold your horses ;) I show you a  Scrapbooking Layout today which is using my new Circuit Stencil with Stencil Girl Products. Thank you all for your amazing and wonderful comments – they mean a lot to me :)

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Still laughing about this photo which shows the three of us doing a Facetime call when I was teaching in Stockholm. I used some Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic Paint and swiped it with a Palette Knife over the Circuit Stencil onto a white sheet of Cardstock.  I love the texture the Heavy Body Acrylic Paint gives when used with a stencil.

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I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks with a Blending Tool and colored in the background over the stenciled area and then applied the Papers. I love how you can also use the Circuit Lines as a guideline for the journaling.

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Several of you asked where to buy the stencil – you can either buy it directly from Stencil Girl Products but I also know that there are a couple of stores interested in stocking them. I am sure once there are more designs revealed ;) I can provide you with links of stores that carry them. I am working on a page for my Stencils on the blog. Sooooonnn – LOL -the back and forth with the testing takes a bit longer when you sit over the pond ;)

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Have a wonderful day!
huge hugs
Nat

 

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Comments (7)

  • ~Etoile~

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    Really beautiful, love it. Cute cat too.

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  • Tari E.

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    Great idea thanks

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  • Laura S

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    This stencil is so you; so contempoary! I like the journaling idea too. I have never been able to write straight w/o a guide-line. Lol. Congrats on your new stencil collection.

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  • Sue Clarke

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    I am so loving stencils ever since I purchased some of Julie’s. Now I can get some designed by you…I’m in Heaven!

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  • petyvic

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    All these stuff together made a different page and original creation! love the concept and details!. TFS

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  • Cathy Shackelford

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    Love that stencil, & the bingo card, but mostly the pic of your cat!

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  • Jenny Palmer

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    Nat you really are a talent you deserve this

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Wouldn’t it be Wonderful…or Inspired by Paper

As mentioned in my post about my workshops in Sweden, I found K-Designs who creates some beautiful papers. So I was looking forward to start playing with them and I was actually inspired to create this layout by the design of the paper.

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The photo shows my grandmother who I never had the chance to meet. She suffered from depressions and she committed suicide when my mother was only 10 years old. I often think “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could spent time together?” as to what my great-aunt Margot,  her sister, tells me she was a wonderful person.

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I loved the black and grey paper which gives so much possibility to add paint to it. I used a couple different LuminArte Silks on the background as well as Twinkling H2Os. The Silks are Acrylic Glazes with a wonderful shine and they create a gorgeous resist . I also used the Silks on the window frame. The vase that you see on the right hand corner, is actually one of the molds that I created in this video about How To Create Your Own Molds. The bottle was actually white resin and so I added some Embossing Ink and used Stampendious Embossing Powder to make it work with the layout. I love the result.

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I loved creating this – even thought the topic made me feel a bit blue…well at least I spent some time with her, right? ;)

Huge hugs and have an amazing day

Nat


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Comments (11)

  • M. Carmen - Cuchy

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    Such a beautiful tribute to your grandmother.
    That background is awesome!!!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    In some way I think that your Great Aunt Margot “replaced” a Grandmother.
    Well, not replaced but stepped in for…what a nice way to spend some time with your Grandmother. It took some courage to share that story as well. The colors are gorgeous.
    Hugs,
    Sue

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  • Kathy Gledsdale

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    Great!

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  • Carmen Lucero

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    Love the story behind the journal page. The paper is so huey (if there is such a word)

    Hugs,

    Carmen L

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  • Joyce C.

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    Love this! I can see your resemblance to your Grandmother. I happily stumbled upon your blog just recently. So glad I did!

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  • Linda B

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    How lovely this is, Nat.

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  • coleenfranks

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    Nat, what a fun idea all these different elements. Lots to look at and thing about how you did it all.

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  • Laura S

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    This is beautiful, Nat. You’re honoring her with your art, what could be better? I’m certain that she is so happy and smiling now.

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Yes, I Can or…Yes, I can

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

Nat


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  • Sue Clarke

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    YES you CAN Rosie…I mean Nat!

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  • Sara

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    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

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    Thank you for your inspiration of art and strength.

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  • muriel

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    Great canvas! And your wall is great too!

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  • mjmarmo

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

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  • Debi

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    Luv it! Great color and You Can Do It!

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  • Diana

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

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  • Rose

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    love it! Yay for Rosie the Riveter!

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A Good Day or…Spring Texture Canvas

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It was time to get some spring feeling into the house. Outside a constant freezing cold breeze alternating with snow flakes make it hard to believe that I am on track with the right date. I might have missed something…probably spring was just postponed this year ;)

I had a lot of fun playing around with some stuff I had at hands though…so that made up for the weather.

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A different kind of texture…making me happy..I am just a dork when it comes to texture- LOL

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Used: Liquitex Professional Spray Paints, Liquitex Acrylic Paints, Liquitex Professional Paint Markers, Liquitex Gel Medium, Signo Pen, Birch Panel, Norwegian Reindeer Moss, Eggs, Feathers, Branch

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I am ready dear spring…VERY ready…

Wishing you a gorgeous sunny spring day :)

Nat

 

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Comments (23)

  • Denise spillane

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    Love this project. Nature is such a wonderful topic for inspiration

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  • Michelle Looi

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    This is absolutely gorgeous! Such a masterpiece!

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  • Marsha.

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    Cool! Love it!
    I seem to have forgotten to decorate for Easter this year… All the Easter crafts I created this year were commissioned, so all of them have unfortunately left the building. I promise (myself) to do better next year ;-).

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  • Yvonne

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    WOWWW! Das gefällt mir supergut! LG aus Frankfurt, Yvonne

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  • Susan

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    Lovely! Love the flowers too. I’ve got the same colors but roses.
    I’ve tried out your tape tutorial and really loved it.

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  • Kathy Gledsdale

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    Oh this is so lovely!

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  • Carrie

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    i ADORE this canvas! Spring is struggling here, too, where it snowed yesterday and continues to be cold. But here you’ve put together my favorite Spring colors AND my favorite Spring textures! The moss is fabulous, and the speckled eggs look great with it. Wish I could find a cool birch panel like the one you used here. Love, love, LOVE it!

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      Carrie…I had found them once in a decoration store for christmas stuff…They were stacked and bound with metal and I instantly thought I would take them apart- LOL. I wish I had another one- I would have sent it to you – but I think I used the last.

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      • Carrie

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        Aw, thank you for even thinking of it! That’s very sweet. What a great find!

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  • Nurse Ratchet

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    That is exactly what it looks like in Toronto…. A wee bit of colour here and there. I was actually noticing this morning how many birds I am hearing this week…oh and the local woodpecker is waking up the neighbourhood ! Not me, I only hear the owl occasionally when I leave before dawn!! The canvas is stunning and I love your use of eggs!!!

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  • Lena

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    Hallo du! “Schön”” dass es dir da oben nicht besser geht wie uns in Lux…(definitiv NICHT ernst gemeint!) . Du hast mich wieder inspiriert – los geht’s – danke! Alles Liebe. Lena

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      LOL- dabei war zumindest an dem Wochenende als ich da war besseres Wochenende in Luxemburg als hier ;) Sei gedrückt! Nat

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  • Kathy P

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    So cool, Nat! Great texture, perfect for this season!

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  • Jackie

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    OH Nat- I love it! Beautiful background

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Just the thing to add to your wall to force some Spring (at least inside). We are done with winter here in NH and hoping for some Spring as well!

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  • Ann

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    it’s beautiful!!!

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  • Tash Daly

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    Super cute and oh so stylish and creative. Awesome job!

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  • sabelljones

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    love it! simple yet stunning, just beautiful!!

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  • Stephanie Schütze

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    Wunder- wunder- wunderbar. Toller background und so ein süsses Nest. Oh das harmoniert alles so schön miteinander, könnt ich grad ewig betrachten!

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Whatevers #9 or Having a Ball

Are you ready for the 9th Whatevers? If you missed what the Whatevers is all about…check it out here.

Click here to see what Cat made out of this photo and which story she tells

Click here to see what Vicki made out of this photo and which story she tells

Here is my take on it

Having a Ball

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Nobody ever knew what Margriete was doing behind her closed studio door. All she would ever reveal was that she was having a ball.

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Her Name: Margariete – sister of Marco

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I wanted to play with something totally different – and I had sooo much fun – I can’t even tell you :) Putting this old Sachertorte box to a whole new thing together was just cool. I am not so much about assemblage usually and I am having a hard time working in with boxes…but this was different. There is so much I used- but probably is only making sense to me …and Margariete ;) Paperclay, wire, tissue paper, scraps of technique papers, spray paints, found objects, …

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the canvas on the wall is a miniature of my “Free Your Creativity Canvas” and I made the lightbulbs on the left with resin and Amazing Mold Putty. I posted a tutorial on how to work with it a couple days ago.

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Here is the original of the canvas which I taught many times in Australia, the U.S., Canada and many other countries- still one of my faves :)

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I love playing with our whatevers- it is such a great way to just let the phantasy carry your creativity :)

And here is the photo of this month’s Whatever for you:

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Here is how it works if you want to play along:

  • Vicki, Cat and I have made a one-year commitment to each other and picked twelve photos with Whatevers whom we will give a story.
  • Every month – if possible always on the 15th –  each of us will do a post with an individual story that goes along for us with the same photo.
  • If you want you can play along and we will have the photo for you – just right click on it to safe it to download and show us your version of The Whatevers.
  • There is no rules to the story itself- it can be funny, sad, uplifting, breathtaking- WHATEVER
  • There is no rules on the length or the form of the story– it can be a short sentence, an essay, a poem or a soap opera – WHATEVER
  • There is no rules on the artform you choose – it can be a scrapbook layout, an altered art project, an artjournal page – WHATEVER
  • Here is a rule though: if you take the photo you have to link back to us andshow us your story.
  • These pictures are from our personal stash and are for personal use for you only! If you want to use them for a publication whether a book or magazine in print or digital form please ask for permission!
  • If you want to participate post in the comment section .
  • You can also join our The Whatevers -Facebook Page

You can grab the blinkie here if you want to add it to your sidebar

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Comments (10)

  • vickichrisman

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    I love it! Hey.. we both did something really different this month. funny! This is an amazing piece Nat… very cool!

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  • mjmarmo

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    How clever! I love all the details!

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  • Pearl Maple

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    Great assemblage for your story, she looks like a fun personality

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  • Riikka

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    Really amazing! Love the idea and the finished project!

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  • Catherine Scanlon

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    OH MY, I love the way you created this box — so very cool! Is it a candy box?? I couldn’t tell. I think maybe Cordelia is going to have something to do with your poison next month, he he he lol!

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  • Deborah Pierro

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    Your whatevers assemblage is really good, Nathalie. I’d like to see more assemblages from you, but all of your art is great!

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  • Gunvor

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    It’s awesome! But what about the poison? ;)

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      hehehe- Gunvor…who knows the poison might come up in a later whatever again ;)

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Margariete looks like she is having a blast. I wonder about the mystery of the poison that she stores in her closed studio door. Are you trying to tell us something Nat? LOL

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      LOL- maybe the poison will be part of a different Whatever ;)

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I wish I was at Capri right now…or…Prima March BAP

I am so done with winter – really…I want sunnnnnnnnnnnn…. ;) No wonder I was longing to do a very summery layout for this month’s Build a Page at Prima.

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I only used a couple of the honeycombs in the Prima Stencil and used a mixed of Ranger Distress Pains and Dylusion Ink Sprays. Here is the sketch this layout is based on:

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I love the Branch and made it a bit more my own by adding gesso and paint :)

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Prima Supplies:
Sunrise-Sunset Collection „Del Sol“ #960001
Sunrise-Sunset Collection „Sun Burn“ #960025
Engraver Collection Clear Stamp #563042
Lifte time Collection Branch #565572
Art Stencil 12×12 #922368
Resist Alphabets Stripe #564094
Labelle Flowers Surfside #565831
Junk Yard Findings #891664
Chalk Fluid Pads Fall Leaf #891262

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Other Supplies:

Ranger Dylusions Ink Sprays, Ranger Distress Paints, Ranger Archival Ink, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3DFoampads, MyStik Permanent, Liquitex Gel Medium and Gesso

Hope you have a sunny day :)

hugs

Nat

 

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Comments (10)

  • Carmen Lucero

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    Love the orange and blue together, Nath! I still have to get my hands on that awesome stencils!

    Carmen L

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  • Cindy Gay

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    Very pretty colors and a creative design!

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  • Nurse Ratchet

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    It was spring like here in Toronto today. Really love your fab layout!!

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  • Gunvor

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    Lovely! We need more summer here as well

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  • Sue Clarke

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    I like what you did with the branch and of course you made it your own.
    Snowing here so I’m ready for some summer as well!

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  • petyvic

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    Such a beautiful selection of colors! these “cheers” me!

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  • Cyndi

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    Love this! I would really like to try to do something like this. You are inspiring!

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  • Gerd Anderson

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    Thanks for the inspiring Summer input!

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Yellowstone inspired Texture Canvas

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I created this canvas inspired by Yellowstone. Yellowstone is probably my favorite National Park. The nature, the colors, the wildlife, the texture – EVERYTHING. I want to go back there! I often create the backgrounds inspired by the photos that I want to use or the emotions I think of. It might sometimes not be so obvious but here I think it is like almost a slap-in-the-face-obvious- LOL. The texture of the ground here and there, the geyser colors, the forests, the burned wood stems.

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I used a lot of Kroma Crackle – my favorite for making super huge crackles – to achieve a lot of the texture. It took me a while to create this canvas as the crackle alone took about 3 days to fully reveal. But oh it was so worth it texture wise for me :) Especially for pieces I can and want to take a long time with, I love to use Kroma Crackle now.

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I also used Liquitex Acrylic Paints and Professional Spraypaints as well as Acrylic Inks. I also used some Stampendous Fragments and Princeton Catalyst Blades and Wedges to create some texture on the edges. Lot’s of different stuff and many many layers. This is a 12×16 inch canvas.

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The leaves are from Julie’s Crafter’s Workshop Template- love that stencil a lot. It was fun…I am not exactly where I wanted to be though…I want MORE texture … I keep working on it and definitely share with you  ;)

What is the most fascinating national park for you in the world?

Huge hugs

nat

P.S. – don’t miss out on my new Über*Media Online Project Class “Discover”– Space is limited

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  • Lee-Anne

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    This is beautiful! I love the colours! My favourite national park is Banff National Park.

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  • cal8007

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    The most intriguing park in the US for me is the Redwoods in Northern California. There are trees as high as a sky scraper and as old as Methuselah. Dense greenery, moss, and awesome fauna. Took tons of pictures, but they don’t give the reality credit!

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  • Rose

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    I love this… the colors, the textures… everything! Gorgeous!

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  • Rose

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    gorgeous… love this … the colors, the textures … everything! =)

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  • rains

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    Have only been to Yellowstone. We go to Montana a lot. I loved it and really feel your canvas gets it!

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  • suzannebouchard

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    What a wonderful creation Nathalie! it is outstanding! i love the textures the colors and the way you were inspired by the photo.!

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  • Kathy P

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    Your work is SO inspiring, Nat! Got my ‘Discovery’ link, and went out yesterday and got my canvas. Interesting that here in PA all the 12×12 canvases do NOT come with those separate stretcher bars! AND cost $9!!! So much for things being cheaper in the U.S.!
    The blues here really set the tone for the snow and the fire-damaged trees. We are NP members and are trying to visit them all! My faves so far: 1) Yellowstone; 2) Everglades; and 3) Arches.

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      9 Dollars???? That is insanely costly! But I do have to say I realized that canvas prices are much more than in Germany. I will try to find a source next time in the States where canvases are cheaper. Love Arches too…Everglades are still on my list :)

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  • samara

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    oh Nat….this is OUT OF THIS WORLD gorgeous! I don’t think I have seen a more gorgeous blue page! It is radiant!!!!!!!

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  • Kathy Gledsdale

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    Truly wonderful! Love it big time!

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  • mjmarmo

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    Glacier NAtional park was just amazing! LOVE your texture!

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  • Cyndi

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    Absolutely gorgeous!

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  • renate widera

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    Hallo I Love YELLOWSTONE my husband and kids too, we visit Yellowstone in 2003 I have to find the pictures we did there… Love your work Greetings from germany

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  • Nurse Ratchet

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    What a wonderful way to start a week…looking at your magnificent canvas….I,have much to learn!

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  • Rob Keogh

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    Hi Natalie,
    In the USA, my favourite is definitely Yosemite, I absolutely LOVE it, apart from the beauty, it has an almost palpable feel to it. In Australia, Kakadu National Park is fabulous as is the Great Barrier Reef.

    Love your canvas and all of the gorgeous texture.

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  • Michelle Guest

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    I was going to ask about the leaves but as i continued to read i saw info about the stencil… I love how the leaves look! Also, circles both background & foreground. Texture is wonderful too! Very striking photo.
    I’m learning from you… Thanks! Michelle

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  • Liz

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    LOVE the canvas! And you must have been thinking of more than one National Park, right? LOL…. I haven’t been to Yellowstone yet, but YOSEMITE is my favorite!
    We have to do coffee soon… It’s been ages!

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      LOL- what was I thinking? Changed it.
      Yes to coffee! Miss you!!! Email me and let me know if there is anytime soon you are off!

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Not Your Ordinary Dolls…or Dresden Doll

CHA and Paperworld left me with a couple of things to play – nothing more fun then putting some of those things together- including a really bad quality – nevertheless-cracking-me-up-photo of Anna and me.

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I wanted the background look like an old club/poster wall – grungy and all :) …I think I succeeded LOL

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The Dresden Doll is actually my first mold with Resin – I do have to redo the mold as there is a slight crease right on the face- but I wanted to use the first one anyway and I like it a lot. I had saved my little Dresden Doll FOREVER hoarding it for the best possible occasion and now…HARHAR – I just make more ….insert evil scientist laugh.

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So that’s it…I got my grunge on :)

Other than that- working on a brand new Über*Media Online Workshop right now- actually two :) So stay tuned.

Have an awesome day!

Nat

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Comments (24)

  • Finnabair

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    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!! this is crazy, i love the peeled paint effect you got! and photo..yeah, priceless!

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  • Laura

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    Awesome layout!

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  • piekielnaowca

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    HI there !!!
    Amazing work love this old wall look. And for sure no one can say you girls are ordinary ;))

    thx for banner i will proudly put it on my blog it was such fun

    hugs !

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  • muriel

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    Great background, just what I love! And funny photo.

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  • frutselke

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    hilarious!!! you definitely got that poster look right. great inspiration. and thanks for the banner.

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  • Carrie

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    LoL that picture is priceless! Love what you did with the whole thing, though. The old club wall look really works! It’s really like you cut out a piece of a wall that had decades of layers of posters and paint and more posters – it must’ve taken you ages to build all that up!

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  • Vicki r.

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    Love the grunge artwork! Thanks for the blinkie too! I am off to add it to my blog….

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  • mjmarmo

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    So cool and interesting to look at look!

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  • Sue Clarke

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    Love it and I was a jumper but alas I don not have a blog…I will have to secretly look at the banner and pretend that I’ve posted it for the world to see;-)

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  • Miae

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    Fabulous art! You most certainly pulled off the old poster page look! Thanks again for CJS Nathalie!!

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  • Piarom

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    What an amazing grungy madness ;) can´t get my eyes off of it! and your doll looks wonderful and fits real nice!

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  • Jeannette van Dongen

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    Hi Natalie, I was just wondering. Is it correct that I haven’t received alink yet to a newsletter from Creative Jump Start 2013 in which all the winners from the giveaway are mentioned ? Hope to hear from you !

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      as that is correct- as I said in the last video- it will take me some time. so please be patient! Thank you

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  • Lori Batronis

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    This has been truly wonderful. I still have not made it thru all of the videos, but that is ok. It has been a hectic month. The ones I did see were very awe inspiring. Thank you.

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  • Nurse Ratchet

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    Now I would love to be in that club with you two,having a beer or two! Your piece is wonderful….so much to discover!!

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  • Tabbatha S

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    Ooh, fantastic banners! That page is absolutely fantastic too – so inky and silly. :D

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  • Laura S

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    Just like Kathy P commented, I too am saving the blinkie for when I get my Blog. I have been dreaming about a Bog for a long time. Now that I’ve accomplished creating my art journal, starting a Blog is my next goal. Thank you very much, Nat! My hero ;)

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  • Lisa Flaherty

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    Just….whoa. That background is incredible, Nat. The colors, the textures, the stitches, the grunginess. Whoa! Your Dresden doll is perfect, as is the color and fun you’ve added around your faces, reminiscent of Finn’s Jumpstart! True love at first sight!!

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    • Nathalie Kalbach

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      LOL- I might add that I have been doing photo manipulation for many years…but I loved Finn’s ;)

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  • Louison

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    Beautiful and so funny!! I love it!!!

    Thanks for the blinkie!!! :)

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  • Milagros

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    Ese fondo te ha quedado perfecto me encanta super-grunge , la superposición de capas y los vibrantes colores. Artistazas

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  • Kathy P

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    What a fun page…love all the texture and color! And since BOTH of you are being silly, that is a great photo!!! LOL…..
    Thanks for the blinkie….I am saving it for when I FINALLY get my own blog going!

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  • Charlotte

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    This is fabulous! I love it :) I think you totally nailed it with the club/poster grungy wall look – I thought that before I read the line where you said that’s what you were going for :)

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In my next life I wanna be a kitty …or Prima Canvas

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I simply adore the ability of cats to sleep totally relaxed everywhere in the most fun or adorable positions. I wish I could do the same. Like on a plane…I soooo can’t sleep on a plane. Maybe it is the fear of sleeping and starting to drool on my neighbors shoulder lol ;)

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This photo is of my brother in laws kitty- don’t get fooled by this sweet innocent sleeping face…this cat is an attack cat – LOL. Nonetheless very cute ;)

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I used Anna’s new metal embellishments for Prima as well as her new stencil- so much fun to create with it for the Prima Booth at CHA.

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Prima Supplies used:
Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets Mechanicals #960285
Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets Mechanicals #960247
Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets Mechanicals #960346
Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets Mechanicals #960391
Sunrise Sunset Wood Embellishments #960216
Sunrise Sunset Stencil 6×6 #960179
Sunrise Sunset Fabric & Washi Tape #564872
Sunrise Sunset Flowers #565190
Queen Mary Flower Smoke #566197
Mini Sachet Winter #565992
Mini Sachet Pearl #566036
 
Other:
Liquitex Gesso
Liquitex Gel Medium
Liquitex Acrylic Ink
Liquitex Professional Spraypaint
Burlap
Cheesecloth
Tissuepaper
Wire

Are you able to sleep on a plane?

I wish you an amazing sunny day – and I will be back with photos from L.A. soon …and CHA ;)

Huge hugs

Nat

Nat

Comments (21)

  • andrenesmith

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    LOVE this canvas….so much texture..its perfect. The black & white theme with just a splash of color really makes the kitty stand out. I too have issues with sleeping on a plane. I have been on only 1 overseas flight and I was MISERABLE.

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  • sparkledaysstudio

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    Oh Nathalie, this is quite fun, it made me smile. I am so enjoying Creative Jumpstart, glad I jumped in, thanks so much for your inspiration and for putting it altogether. xox

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  • rains

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    Making me want some new Prima! I can NOT sleep on a plane. Even the trips I’ve taken to Australia. I catch up on movies.

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  • mjmarmo

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    I just love your backgrounds!! And such a sweet kitty!! I cannot sleep on the plane. I hope you did.

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  • Sue Clarke

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    I can sleep on a plane or anywhere for that matter. No drool but snoring is a real possibility.

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  • Candy

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    Your layout is lovely as I am a cat lover. And I find it very hard to sleep on a plane just in case I droul or snore lol.

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  • suzannebouchard

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    I love this cat! And your page!

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  • Conny

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    Ich muss zugeben – ich hab mal zuerst die beine gezählt – nach kopfdrehen – glaub ich hab ich die position kapiert, wie sie liegt ;-) catisutra? also für ein eichhörnchen wie mich, ist das bild nicht so toll weil ich dann erst auf die layers geschaut hab – klasse – sieht einfach toll aus und schon sooo viele neue goodies ….

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  • Sue A.

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    Beautiful layout, love all the layers and your color choices and the embellishments! And the kitty is cute too. I haven’t flown in so long I don’t know if I could sleep on a plane or not. I would probably be too scared or excited to sleep since it’s been so long! Safe travels, and thanks so very much for Jumpstart!!!!

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  • Miriam

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    Love, love, love This lay-out!

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  • SusanJane

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    I cannot sleep on the way there, but on the way back I am soooo tired that I can’t stay awake! Really nice cat piece — good balance and love the subtle color.

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  • butterfly

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    This is a fantastic canvas – the textures are just to die for! Glorious embellishing too… love those concentric bottle tops. Also want to say a quick thank you for all the amazing stuff going on in Jumpstart – brilliant start to the year!
    Alison x

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  • louison

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    Superbe!! J,aime beaucoup la texture!!

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  • Susan M. Brown {sbartist}

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    Sorry to admit it Nathalie – I too am like a cat. I can sleep anywhere…even in the noisiest of places. Sleep is such a precious commodity – I squeeze it in wherever I can…yet I was also too wound up to sleep on the plane…so I’m feeling the jetlag today. Hope you have a wonderful break before your travels home :)

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  • Kathy P

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    Nope, I can’t sleep on a plane. Recently flew to and from Hawaii to east coast…not a wink either way! Love how you used the canvas!

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  • petyvic

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    i love this piece of art, but, could you tell about the process? or is this a special class…thanks for showing your talent!

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