ASOM August meeting

First meeting in the new store! How many people besides me started to drive to the old place and then remembered that it had moved???

We exchanged summer 6x6 art pages and 2 ATC's using last month's dimensional resin project. We also had show and tell showing off all the classes some of us took at Stampaway this year and a few other recent projects. We discussed the October retreat and decided on a few projects to work on there. Carla will be teaching a monoprint technique and also fiber/wire wrapped beads. Boiled babies were also mentioned! Sandy will bring everyone a tiny paperbag book. The retreat will start at 9am and you can come and go as you please until 9pm. Food will probably be ordered in. We will talk more about that next month.

Sandy brought the project for the night and we all appreciated so much all the hard work she put in to bringing every little thing we needed to work on altering laminate chips. Thanks Sandy!!!

Please bring your finished laminate chips to the next meeting for show and tell since I didn't get around to take pictures of works in progress.

More in a later post about the September meeting.

Stampaway 8/8 and ASOM meeting 8/10

This is a small denim bag I altered (added fabric flowers with fabric covered buttons and used some strips of Indian sari fabric--silk-- for the stems and leaves). I'll be wearing it at the convention!

Just a reminder for Stampaway convention at the Sharonville convention center this Saturday August 8th--more info here: http://www.stampawayusa.com/

Hope to see everyone Monday at 6:30pm 8/10 for the next ASOM meeting. We'll be doing the laminate chips with Sandy. Details in the last post.

July 13th meeting ASOM

Dimensional Resin/melt art from the project we worked on--hot pots + UTEE + embellishments + molds = art!

Several summer 6x6 art pieces were exchanged and several ATC's from last month's UTEE/resin fresco technique were also exchanged.

We also discussed October retreat projects: Carla--could you teach us how to do the fiber wrapped wire beads? Sandy promised to bring everyone a mini paper bag book to decorate. Any other requests for projects? Let us know by email or the next meeting. Everyone can bring their own projects to work on. The October retreat is set for Saturday October 17th possibly 9am-9pm or later at Creative Stamper.

The new Creative Stamper's address is 225 Main St. in Florence, same phone number (after 7/27).

Sandy will be helping us with the August project: altered laminate chips. Supplies to bring: Stayzon ink, fibers, embellishments(charms, buttons, etc), stamps, paint, ephemera, Crafter's pick glue.

September's project will be the fused fibers technique in Bernie Berlin's book page 68.

Don't forget Stampaway on Sat. August 8th at the Sharonville convention center. See you there or be square!

new twist to paste paper

Just saw these on Art Kerfluffle's blog and thought they looked like something fun to try! Paste paper with stencils used underneath! Here's the link: http://artkerfuffle.blogspot.com/

See you all Monday eve!

July 13th meeting

Hope to see everyone at the next meeting Monday July 13th 6:30pm at Creative Stamper(old location). The store is moving July 21st or so.

We will be exchanging summer 6x6 art pieces and ATC's using last months resin fresco technique. We will be doing the dimensional resin technique on page 60-63 in Bernie Berlin's book. Bring hot pots, silicone molds, mica, metal repair tape, embossing ink, heat tool, assorted embellishments, rubber stamps, & baby wipes (if you have them). We should have enough to share.

Please bring cards for Ramona's future SIL who is in the service.

At the last meeting we discussed having an art retreat at the store Sat. October 17th. Please think about something you would like to teach or learn for the retreat.

Sandy will teach the project for the August meeting--altered laminate chips.

June 8th meeting pictures

Here are the pictures from Monday's meeting. Sandy's show and tell bottle dolls, the last spring 6x6 art pieces exchanged, 4 ATC's exchanged (using last month's faux tintype project), and playing with UTEE and paint and stamps for the Resin fresco and glasslike resin techniques. You can check out Carla's Barbie turns fifty entrees on her blog--link on the right side of the blog.

Also here's a link for the tempting template at Stampington that was in the latest Stamper's Sampler--it's a corset! Anyone want to play? http://www.stampington.com/html/tempting_template_jj09.html

Creative weekend and June meeting

Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend and finding some way to be creative. I had some fun dying tags and ribbon yesterday! There was an article in the Spring 2009 Somerset Life showing how to do this with Easter egg dyes and I decided to try using distress ink instead(re-inkers). Loved the way they turned out! I want to do more!

The next ASOM meeting will be Monday June 8th at 6:30pm. We will be exchanging ATC's using last month's faux tin type technique and the last Spring 6x6 art pieces. The project is Resin Fresco in Bernie Berlin's book pg 54-55. Bring embossing ink pad, ultra-thick embossing powder(UTEE), heat tool, gesso, acrylic paint, and brushes.

Check out Creative Stamper's blog to see Barb's canvas book--we both enjoyed 2 classes with Amy Flowers in Columbus recently! (see links on the right side of the blog)