My scrappin' life

Workshop Gel Printing In Mijn Studio - 22/23 Juni

Op vrijdag 22 en zaterdag 23 juni a.s. geef ik in mijn studio in Winsum (Gn.) een workshop gel printing technieken.

Tijdens deze workshop gaan we in een klein groepje (max. 9 deelnemers) aan de slag met een aantal technieken met misschien niet zo voor de hand liggende producten zoals stempelinkt, water-oplosbare krijtjes, oliekrijtjes en alcoholinkt. Ook leer je alle ins-and-outs van het transfer printen met tijdschriften en boeken en werk je met de nieuwste stencils en art printing plates van Carabelle Studio.

Je print op labels van 8x16cm waar je aan het eind van de dag een leuk tag albumpje van maakt.

Plaats: Winsum (Gn.)

Tijd: 10.00-17.00 uur

Prijs: € 72,50 inclusief alle materialen, koffie, thee, snacks en lunch.

Wat neem je mee? Helemaal niks! In mijn studio zijn alle materialen aanwezig die je nodig hebt :)

Verwen jezelf met deze volledig verzorgde workshop en geniet van een heerlijk dagje uit!

Voor opgave mail je naar [email protected]

Three Day Workshop In My Studio! November 7-9 2017

From Tuesday November 7 to Thursday November 9 I will be teaching a 3-day! workshop in my studio. The workshop will be taught in English as there are 3 international sign ups already.

During this workshop, I will share all my favorite techniques with you, including gelli printing, collage, finger painting, doodling, layering, stamping, stenciling and more.  You can ask me everything you want to know :)

Also, you will get loads of info about the products you will work with.

Price for this 3-day workshop is € 210,= and includes all materials you need (you don’t have to bring anything!), a small goodie bag, lunch, drinks and snacks on all days.

Maximum number of students will be 7 so there will be a lot of personal attention. This also means that there are only 4 places available, so if you are interested don’t wait too long to contact me at [email protected]

If you need help to find a place to stay in the area or have questions about public transport or anything else, I will be happy to help you out.

I would love to welcome you in my studio!

The Finger Painted Doodle Book - A New Workshop

OK then! Here it is! A brand new workshop!

Kick off will be in my own studio in Winsum, September 9.

And I will also come to Wijchen (Gelderland) on September 23.

In this workshop you will create a little book/journal with finger painted backgrounds, so you should not be afraid of getting your hands dirty :)

When the book is ready I will show you several ways you can use the backgrounds to doodle on. Join me for this fun, colourful and relaxing workshop!

Saturday, September 9

Where: My Studio in Winsum (Groningen)

Time: 10.00-16.00h

Price: € 70,= including all materials, drinks, snacks and lunch.

To sign up email me at [email protected]

Only 8 places available!

 

Saturday, September 23

Where: Wijchen (Gelderland)

Time: 10.00-16.00h

Price: € 70,= including all materials, drinks, snacks and lunch.

To sign up email me at [email protected]

Only 12 places available!

    

I would love to welcome you in one of my classes!

 

Upcoming Workshops In The Netherlands - May/June 2017

Donderdag 4 mei - Workshop Maak Een Boek

Plaats: In mijn studio in Winsum (Groningen)

Tijd: 10.00 - 16.00 uur

Prijs: € 75,=

Voor opgave mail je naar: [email protected] 

(slechts enkele plaatsen beschikbaar!) 

Wat neem je mee:

Je hoeft niks mee te nemen. Ik heb een grote voorraad papier en tijdschriften waar je naar hartelust uit mag kiezen.

Als je wilt mag je natuurlijk ook zelf mooie papiertjes mee nemen om in je boek te verwerken. Denk aan scrapbookpapier, mooie vellen uit tijdschriften, enveloppen, kindertekeningen, briefjes enz.  

Verder zijn alle materialen inbegrepen evenals een lunch, snacks en drankjes.

 

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Zaterdag 13 mei - Art Journal Workshop All Mixed Up!

Waar: HobbyVision in Rijssen (Overijssel)

Voor alle info en opgave ga je naar de HobbyVision website, klik hier!

 

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Vrijdag 19 mei - Art Journal Workshop All Mixed Up!

Waar: De Scrapheap in Sprang Capelle (Brabant)

Voor alle info en opgave ga je naar de website van De Scrapheap, klik hier!

 

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Zaterdag 20 mei - Art Journal Workshop Mixed Media Collages

Waar: De Scrapheap in Sprang Capelle (Brabant)

Voor alle info en opgave ga je naar de website van De Scrapheap, klik hier!

 

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Zaterdag 17 juni - Mixed Media Workshop Hot & Sticky

Tijdens deze dag-workshop ga je aan de slag met embossingpoeders, transfer foil, bonding powder, verschillende lijmproducten, embossingfolders, stempels, dies en meer om prachtige textures in je art journal te creëren. Ontdek hoe lijm de hoofdrol kan spelen in je mixed media projecten in plaats van de ondergeschikte rol van “plaksel” en laat je verrassen door de ongekende mogelijkheden!

Prijs: € 70,= inclusief lunch, snacks en drankjes

Tijd: 10.00-16.00 uur

Plaats: Wijchen (Gelderland)

Voor opgave mail je naar: [email protected]

 

Wat neem je zelf mee:

Art journal, Craft sheet, Heat gun, Schaar, Brayer, Kwasten, Zwarte Archival of Stazon stempelinkt, Acrylblok voor stempels, Pot voor water, Keukenrol, Billendoekjes

 

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Zondag 18 juni - Art Journal Workshop Awesome Transfers

Deze workshop begint met het maken van een aantal kleurrijke achtergronden met o.a. een gelli plate. Vervolgens leer je om op verschillende manieren mooie image transfers te maken in je art journal. Je gaat o.a. aan de slag met zwart-wit foto’s, krantenpapier, gel medium, acrylverf en meer. Let op! Het is verslavend! Als je éénmaal de technieken onder de knie hebt zul je niet meer willen stoppen met het maken van image transfers :)

Prijs: € 70,= inclusief lunch, snacks en drankjes

Tijd: 10.00 – 16.00 uur

Plaats: Wijchen (Gelderland)

Voor opgave mail je naar: [email protected]

 

Wat neem je zelf mee:

Art journal, Craft sheet, Heat gun, Schaar, Kwasten (medium plat, klein rond), Brayer, 2 potten voor water, Keukenrol, Billendoekjes, Acrylblok voor stempels, Zwarte Archival of Stazon stempelinkt, Laser en inkjet prints (tips voor goede foto’s krijg je na opgave).

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Ik hoop je te mogen verwelkomen bij één van mijn workshops!

Workshop Gelli Printing Tools & Techniques In My Studio - July 1, 2016

Did you see my previous post about Art Journal Summer School?

No? Check it out! It's the perfect way to keep you art journaling over summer! And... I will give away one spot for FREE!!!

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edited: WOW! JULY 1 IS FULLY BOOKED ALREADY!
THEREFOR I WILL NOW ALSO TEACH THIS WORKSHOP ON FRIDAY JULY 8

On Friday, Juli 1, 2016 I will teach the workshop Gelli Printing Tools & Techniques in my studio in Winsum.

During this workshop you will create a bunch of tools for gelli printing, including an awesome texture block. You will get loads of tips and tricks on how to make great prints and learn several fun techniques.

You will be working with found material as well as with a variety of Carabelle Studio stamps, stencils and dies.

There is room for 8 people max, so a small group and a lot of personal attention.

Because it is a studio workshop you don't have to bring anything!! Everything is included, from paper to paint, from material to create the tools to a gelli plate to work on. Of course a really nice lunch + drinks and snacks during the day are also included in the package :)

So come on and spoil yourself with a fun, creative and inspiring day!

(Just and idea... you could bind all the papers you create this day together to a colorful, happy, book and use it as your summer (travel) journal. What a great start of summer!!)

 

Date: Friday, Juli 1 2016

Place: My studio in Winsum, The Netherlands

Time: 10.00-16.00

Price: € 70,=

Included: everything you need!

To sign up you can e-mail me at [email protected].

I would love to welcome you in my studio!

 

Love,

 

Gelli Printed Art Journal

I've gotten so many questions about how I assembled the little gelli plate journal which I posted on IG yesterday that I decided to do a blog post about it. 

  

 

First I created a nice stack of gelli prints on A5 watercolor paper (200gr.) and folded them in half with the printed side in. So you go from A5 to A6. Be careful, the pages have to be completely dry otherwise they will stick together and you will ruin them when trying to open the book (I know from experience :(). Also make sure to fold very precise, use a scoring board if you have trouble folding straight. If your pages are not straight your book won't be either!

 

 

I glued the pages together, back to back. I used double sided tape to do so. Make sure to line up the pages very precise.

 

 

When all the pages were glued together I took a piece of self adhesive fabric to cover the spine. I let the fabric overlap half of the front and the back page. Then I added the front and back cover which are also a gelli print that I cut in half in stead of folding it. 

 

 

Finally I took some Carabelle Studio stamps and Posca pens to decorate the front cover.

  

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Now make some art!

Love,

The Making Of An Art Journal Page - Ride My Rainbow

Another little "The making of an at journal page"-Flipagram.

Using my "Leafs" Stamp set and a Carabelle Studio stencil. Gelli Plate prints on delli paper and packaging tape transfers.

See a quick step-by-step here: 

Thanks for visiting, please come back soon!

Love,

Products I used:

Strathmore Visual Journal 9x12	Stencil Feuilles Squelettes - Carabelle Studio	Leafs Stamp Set - Birgit Koopsen For Carabelle Studio	Pilot PermaBall
Liquitex Matte Medium	Liquitex Acrylic Paints	Liquitex Paint Markers

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Winter Wonderland - Gelli Plate And Sizzix

I've been playing with Sizzix dies to create masks for the Gelli Plate again and it was fun!!

This time I used the Sizzix Bigz Die Snowflakes and the Big Shot. I've used Carabelle Studio Magic Mask to cut the shapes from. They come in packages of 10, size 15x22cm (6x8.5inch) The plastic material is nice thick and sturdy, the same material as their masks and stencils are made off, so they can be used over and over again!

I love the big size of the snowflakes, they leave so much room to show all the layers underneath :)

Here are some of my prints:

 

And some left overs in my art journal. Brayered on left over paint and then stamped with the snowflake shapes that had some left over paint when I took them of the gelli plate. Love the soft look.

Do you have some favorite dies and did you ever use them as masks or stencils?

Love,

 

 

 

Products I used:

Sizzix Big Shot Machine

Magic Mask

Gelli Printing Plate

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For The Love Of Layers Workshop - YOU Can Paint Too!

Yes, you too!

On Saturday February 14 (at Revlie's Mixed Media Shop) and Saturday March 7 (in my studio) I will be teaching my "For the Love of Layers" workshop. This is a whole day workshop which runs from 10.30 until 16.30 pm.

In this class you will work with acrylic paints, stamps and stencils. You will learn how to build up a number of layers to create an interesting, playful and artsy look. You can choose your own favorite colors and create a painting in your own unique style.

When the rough work is done you will use markers, pens and ink to add details and interest. Important part of this workshop is that you let go of control and go with the flow. You will start this project without thinking and just see where the colors and shapes take you. It might sound scary but you will experience how relaxed this way of working is! And you will take home a unique and personal piece of art.

 

Saturday, February 14

Where: Revlie's Mixed Media Shop - Roelofarendsveen

Time: 10.30-16.30h

Price: € 65,= (drinks, snacks and lunch included)

What to bring: brushes, cloth or kitchen paper to clean brushes, brayer, jar for water, heat gun (optional), baby wipes. If you like you can bring your own favorite foam and or rubber stamps and stencils or you can use mine, I will bring my own stamps + a variety of Carabelle Studio stamps and stencils. Everything else you need will be there for general use.

To sign up send an e-mail to [email protected]

 

Saturday, March 7

Where: My Studio - Winsum (Gn.)

Time: 10.30-16.30h

Price: € 65,= (drinks, snacks and lunch included)

What to bring: brushes, cloth or kitchen paper to clean brushes, brayer, jar for water, heat gun (optional), baby wipes. If you like you can bring your own favorite foam and or rubber stamps and stencils or you can use mine, I will have my stamps and a large variety of Carabelle Studio stamps and stencils available. Everything else you need will be there for general use.

To sign up send an e-mail to [email protected]

 

I would love to see you there!

 

Love,

Aladine IZink Textile Dye And Paint - Product Review

Today I want to share with you some of my experiences with IZink Textile Dye and Paint from the French manufacturer Aladine.

 

I have been working a lot with the IZink acrylic inks from Aladine over the last year and a half and I loved them, but I never used their textile paints before. I had them sitting on my table for quite some while and now it was time to sit down and experiment!

 

First thing I noticed about these paints was that they have the same bright, vibrant colors as the acrylic inks, which I love!

 

 

I got to play with a large range of colors, both the Teinture (dye) and Peinture (paint).

 

I also got some sets of foam brayers and accessories (a kit containing 3 different bottle tops to use for stenciling, stamping and drawing/writing and a spare bottle.)

Also available are specialty fabric stamping inks which I didn’t have available.

 

The only fabric I had on hand to work with was off white canvas. I love the texture of that but I was a little bit concerned that it would make the colors look dirty. That wasn’t the case; the colors are opaque enough to still be bright and vibrant on the gray fabric.

 

I first dyed the canvas with the foam brayer. This makes the dye soak into the fabric and create a nice cover. I was amazed that I didn’t need more paint but it seems like one bottle goes a long way. The dye smells a little but it is not a bad smell and certainly not irritating. 

And then I had to wait.  It takes 3 to 6 hours for the fabric to dry. That was hard on me as I am not the most patient person :) But I found out that I could speed that up a little by hanging the fabric in front or even over the central heating. I also found out that after stenciling and stamping, where the fabric doesn’t get as soaked, there is nothing wrong with using a heat tool.

 

When the background was dry I started stamping and stenciling and here is where the accessories kit comes in. You can change out the lids on the paint bottles.

 

 

Put the desired lid on the bottle and keep the bottle up side down, squeeze the bottle a little until you see the paint floating into the sponge, then dap until the whole sponge it filled with paint. There is one with a flat, circle shaped sponge that can be used for stenciling.

 

 

The second is a triangle shaped sponge that can be used either to paint directly on the fabric or to apply the paint to stamps, it works just like a stamp pad and make it easy to apply the paint evenly to the stamp. It worked great with rubber, foam and clear stamps.

 

 

 The 3^rd lid is a small tip that allows you to paint, draw and add little dots.

 

 

I worked in layers and made sure to dry the different layers in between because I didn’t want my paints to mix. This keeps the colors bright and crisp.

 

Although the sponges were quite wet, I was amazed that the paint didn’t run under the stencils more, even though I didn’t work very precise and the fabric was not completely flat.

 

 

 

To clean the brayers and sponges I just held them under hand warm running water and squeezed the sponges until the water stayed clear. This worked really well, the sponges were clean in no time and after drying could be used over and over again.

On the packaging of the accessories kit it says that the spare bottle is meant to clean the sponge lids. You have to add water and then dap until the water stays clear but I preferred holding them under running water, which was way faster. 

 

In my opinion it would have been great if there had been an extra closing lid in the kit. I would have loved to mix my own colors in the bottles and being able to close the bottles and store them.

 

After some little experiments I worked on a larger piece of fabric and I really love the result! 

When the fabric is completely dry you can iron it to fixate. After ironing, the fabric can be washed at 40*C.

NB: If you want to fixate the paint you NEED to iron it, heating it with the heat gun does NOT fixate the paint!! I used the fabric to cover a mini album:

 

 

 

Conclusions:

* Wonderful, bright colors that keep their vibrancy even on not completely white fabric.

1 bottle goes a long way, so good value for your money.

 

 * Easy to work with, the accessory kit is a great addition!

 

* The drying time is quite long but can be speeded up by hanging the fabric in front of a heater or using

        a heat tool. This does not affect the colors.

 

 * The tools are quick and easy to clean with hand warm water and can be used numerous times.

 

 *  I missed an extra lid in the kit, which would have made it possible to mix my own colors.

 

*  It would also be great if there would be a lid that closes the sponge lids. Not so much to store the 

         bottles like this but if you have to leave your project for a short time it would be nice if you don’t 

         have to clean the sponges all the time.

 

All together this is a product that I really loved working with and that I definitely want to explore more. I absolutely recommend these textile dyes and paints for any project you have in mind using fabric!

 

Where to buy:

IZink: Aladine

Stamps and stencils: Carabelle Studio

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy crafting!

 

Products used: