musings and inspirations in art, fashion, craft, decor, creative business and creative living by artist Traci Bautista
be inspired...live a beautiful life...
i've been a busy bee...Friday I spent about 14 hours in the studio and had a creative day full of collage and art journal making, it kept me out of gloomy pouring rain outside. Keeping to my commitment of a self-imposed computer black out day at least once a week. I turned on the music, brewed a pot of my new FAVE blooming tea Strawberry Misaki and stitched away!
bits and pieces of handpainted fabrics & papers... images..words.. free-form stitching. art quilt covers. inspiration. {bliss}
here's a sneak peek of some of my NEW art journals in progress. I will be posting them in my online boutique in the next few days.
LOTS of pictures. lists. links. inspiration boards.
You’ve built an art journal or you have a journal
sitting on your table waiting to be filled with color, marks and ART. This
online workshop gives you DAILY jumpstarts, creative ways to fill the pages and INSPIRATION. Join in and work at your own pace, access the lessons & chats 24/7. REGISTER by Feb. 19 and receive a FREE digital art kit.
Lessons delivered via PDF workbooks, videos, private classroom blog and LIVE chat. GIVEAWAY---> art jounaling goodie box!! A $50 value..some of my FAVE pens, glues, tools, collage papers for the first THREE people to register!
---------->Did you see my 24 {holiday} inspirations blog posts? be inspired.
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{31} daily INSPIRATIONS online workshop - $40 plus tax
MARCH 1-31, 2010
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CONFIRMATION: Once your payment is received, you will be sent a
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5. APPROVAL: Once you set up your login, I will get an email to approve your membership. Once you are approved you will be able to access the online classroom.
{print on right side in red is from Buzz and Bloom chipbord}
One of my FAVE products at the CHA was from Buzz and Bloom! i HEART BUZZ and BLOOM chipboard, acrylic and laser/engraved fabric pieces. I've written about them in previous posts and tweets. Also, if you've been in any of my workshops you've got to PLAY with their FABULOUS products. I use them as painting and stamping tools in the backgrounds of journal pages, on art quilt pieces and as stencils. Here are a few samples of their FABULOUS products in my artwork...and a short video of me in their booth at CHA!
{prints from buzz and bloom chipboard on paper towels-top piece only}
{a page in my journal: i used TULIP fashion graffiti paint cannon & fabric sprays using the chipboard as a stencil}
{DIV & I at Buzz and Bloom}
************BUZZ and BLOOM giveaway************* win an assortment of my FAVE fun buzz & bloom products!
LEAVE a comment...answer this...
what are your FAVE stencil products?
*********UPDATE: comments CLOSED FEB 16th*********
INSPIRED...is all I have to say about my most recent travel adventure! I just returned from a CREATIVE week at CHA {Craft and Hobby Consumer & Tradeshow} in Anaheim, where I spent time doing demos, catching up with my ARTSY pals, talking NEW product development, my NEXT book and meeting super FUN crafters and artists from all over the world. There is so much to report and talk about I've decided to dedicate the this weeks posts to do just that. Each day I'll be sharing photos and/or video of all the creative INSPIRATION I found throughout the show floor. During the show, I spent a couple days doing demos at a some of my FAVE product booths and shot a lot of video...so look for fun techniques that showcase the latest and greatest art supplies!
Today I'm starting with my FAVE iLoveToCreate of course! :) We had a FABULOUS booth at both the Craft SuperShow and tradeshow designed by Alexa, Pattie and the iLTC design team. I did demos for Collage Pauge and Make-n-Takes for the NEW Fashion Graffiti Fabric Paints and tools. View my Fashion Graffiti technique video.
Check out the super fun video of myself and PattieWack, author of Crafter's Guide To Glue, talking Aleen'es adhesives, Collage Pauge and her creative projects!
the FAB PattieWack & me posing for a snapshot...I LOVED her shoes but you can't see them in the photo.
my Collage Pauge make-n-take with my graffiti collage papers
the Collage Pauge project wall...nesting dolls & collage mannequins
the FAB LOVLIES...madge {Ms. Margot Potter} & Brini
the ONE & ONLY Crafty Chica
snapshots from CHA 2010 Craft SuperShow & Tradeshow~click to see album
For all my CHA posts I will be doing FREE giveaways. TODAY's FABULOUS prize is an assortment of iLoveToCreate products...Collage Pauge, Tacky Glue, Crafty Chica glitter and a few goodies from the NEW fashion graffiti paint line. I will pick one winner from all the comments posted. good luck!
LEAVE a comment...
answer this...
what do you LOVE to CREATE?
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COMMENTS CLOSED 2/6....and the winner is kitty J
Thank you to everyone who left a comment and sharing what you LOVE to create!
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