As this is in Germany and the workshops will be in German (although I don’t mind and will ALSO talk English during classes – done it before in two languages ;) )  – I will post this in German :)

Scrappies Wellness Weekend – April 26-28, 2013

Mal Lust ein Wochenende auszuspannen mit kreativen Workshops und Wellness ? Im Basispaket dieses Events sind zwei meiner Workshops am Samstag den 26.April enthalten. Ich freue mich schon riesig drauf!

Hier sind die Workshops, die ich dort unterrichte:

In diesem 3- stündigen Workshop mit Nathalie Kalbach, wirst Du eine schöne und einzigartige Leinwand kreieren, die sich wunderbar als Homedekor eignet.

Lerne wie man Dimension und Textur mittels Seidenpapier, Dingen des alltäglichen Lebens, Acrylfarben, Spitze, Sackleinen und Gesso bilden kann.

Lerne wie man diese interessanten Texturen mittels Farbmedien noch mehr herausarbeiten kann und mittels Stempeltechniken noch das Tüpfelchen auf dem I erzielt.

Wir werden in vielen Ebenen arbeiten, um diese Leinwand ganz wie Du magst für den Frühling, den Sommer, den Herbst oder aber auch für den Winter zu gestalten. Alle Techniken sind auch für andere Projekte geeignet.

*Die Papiere und Blumen können möglichweise von der Abbildung abweichen.

Alle Informationen zu dem Event- Preise- genaue Leistungen – Ort- Altötting – findet Ihr hier bei den Scrappies

Ich würde mich freuen, Euch dort im April zu sehen :) Habt einen schönen Tag

Nat

Nat

If you are close to Luxembourg – join me in a Mixed Media Art Weekend in March 16-17, 2013. It is going to be so much fun!!!

I will teach 3 Workshops. The event is organized by a big company’s Social Committee but also non employed persons can attend , therefore the details and the venue will be sent via email- Prices are 45EUR per person per workshop. Be assured it will be awesome :)
e-mail Lydia who is part of the organization at mcl.lydia@yahoo.com to book your spot – spaces are very limited!!!

Saturday 2pm-6pm – Yawp PanPastel ArtJournal Workshop

Are you ready to dive into art journaling? Let’s sound a barbaric YAWP over the rooftops of the world and get ready for a lot of creative freedom. Nathalie Kalbach will teach you how to create your own easy to create art journal using wonderful PanPastels. Learn mixing, blending, painting and drawing with those soft pastels. Learn how to get stunning results with different resist techniques and fun stamping tricks using embossing powders and other paint media. You can easily apply all of the learned techniques to later projects whether it be art journals, mixed media and even scrapbooking projects. Looking forward to yawp along with you in this 4 hour-long class.

Sunday 9am – 1pm – Über*Media Acrylic Paint ArtJournal Class

In this workshop you learn how to use Acrylic Paints in your Art Journal. This class shows all kinds of possibilities using Acrylic Paints with different media.

We will start with the basics then make our way up to more advanced techniques. Everything will be taught in an art journal.

I will share with you my favorites, whether it be how to build up interesting backgrounds, resist techniques or incorporating other paint media for stunning layers. I will share with you why I’m doing things, how I got the idea, and what works and what doesn’t seem to work.

Join the uber-fun in this class!

Sunday 2pm – 6pm – Season Canvas

In this Workshop with Nathalie Kalbach, you will create a stunning and unique canvas that will be a wonderful home décor item.

Learn how to create dimension and texture with tissue paper, items of daily life, acrylic paint, lace, burlap, and gesso.

Learn how to reveal the interesting and eye catching texture with acrylic paints and acrylic inks and add some fun stamping techniques on top.

We will be adding lots of layers and dimension to make this a spring, summer, fall or winter canvas… just as you like. All the techniques can easily be applied to future projects.

I would love to see you there ! I am still finalizing some things but will post an updated workshop schedule soon.

have an awesome day

Nat

Nat

Last Saturday we had an n*Studio day – first one of the year with workshops.

It was a small but cozy group and it was wonderful to start the new year with a workshop like this.

I love doing workshops with  “my girls” .

Having a group of people who come regularly to your home is precious.

This time we did the Über*Media Acrylic Paint Class (mini version) and the Altered Book Workshop Be Awesome Be A Booknut.

We laughed quite a lot too, seriously weird when you taught classes several times in English and then you can’t remember German words for certain tools all of a sudden-…LOL

the other side of the table looked as concentrated ;)

Fun books they brought…like “Wisent and Elk” ;)

and the results were fab

Thanks girls for the fab day! My schedule for spring is coming soon -.

Now I am packing and I am leaving tomorrow for CHA. I am looking forward seeing some friends, see the newest “stuff” of the industry . I will try to post some sneaks in between here – and maybe I am allowed to show some of the CHA Projects soon too ;) – first let’s see how I can cram them into the suitcase – LOL.

Have a gorgeous day and huge hugs

Nat

Nat

I am pretty excited :) Besides the technique based Über*Media Classes I will start offering a range of beginner and intermediate Über*Media Project Classes in the next months. From Minialbums to Canvases to Altered Art, there will be a lot different fun mini video classes . They will be all about an hour-long and you will learn a variety of techniques shown directly on a project.

And here is the first one…

In this one-hour long video workshop, I show you how to create a fun, little canvas album that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. You will learn some easy-peasy techniques with acrylic paint and spray inks. Using cardstock and canvas fabric as a surface, you’ll create a modern, funky album. And all this for about $6.90 USD in supplies (assuming you already have the paint products and basic tools).

This is a perfect project for anyone who wants to start learning mixed media without purchasing expensive materials. Who knows? Maybe you’ll get the mixed media technique bug after this workshop!

How this workshop works:

• Once you signed up and payed via paypal, I will send out the log in information for you. Please note that this can take up to 3 business days since I have to send this out manually and I’m traveling sometimes.
• You can work at your own pace and the workshop will be available here for you for years to come as long as they are online.

Supplies and Tools you will need for this workshop:

• 2-3 sheets of 12 x 12 inch white cardstock or several pages watercolor paper (about 1.20 USD for 3 Sheets)
• 2 sheets of 12 x 12 inch Claudine Hellmuth Sticky Back Canvas  (about 2.40 USD for 2 sheets) or loose canvas fabric from the art store, treated at least on one side with gesso
• 3-4 colors of Acrylic Paint – I like a bit heavier bodied paint- but thin paint is fine too – so whatever you have in your room (less than 1 USD you will need in total of those paints)
• 2 colors of spray inks – I used Ranger’s Dylusion Sprayinks, but you can also use other water based sprayinks (less than 1 USD you will need in total of those paints)
• black journaling pen for example Letraset Fine Liner
• paper trimmer
• scissor
• crop-a-dile or japanese screwdriver or a big needle to make holes
• ribbon (0.30USD) or muslin or bookbinding rings
• double-sided adhesives – I use Crafty Power Tape by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L (less than 1 USD)
• heating gun – optional
• crafting mat or freezer paper
• watermister – optional

You can sign up here for the cost of

8.99 US-Dollars (about 6,90 EUR).

I hope I will see you in one of my classrooms :)

have a wonderful day

nat

Nat