Nancy Wethington

49 & Market Travel Journal . . .

The perfect journal to take on a trip!

 

You can see more here:

49 & Market Travel Journal

 

K.I.S.S. "Road Trippin'" Crop in Lebanon MO

I'll be teaching and scrappin' at the 

Road Trippin' Crop in Lebanon MO

with

450 people strong!

Here are my two Button Farm Club workshops:

A super-interactive folio from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts.

I'm using 49 & Market papers and ephemera to decorate each page & flip.

This Halloween folio can be used to store 12+ photos of one of our favorite holidays.

Using a folio from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts,

and decorated by me with Graphic 45 Charmed paper,

this workshop is easy to create and so much fun!

Hope to see you in Lebanon.

If you're part of the Road Trippin' Crop you can sign up for my workshops here:

https://www.kisscropnshop.com/store/october-classes

My Button Farm Club's next mini is Stamperia's Voyage Fantastique . . .

and here's the You Tube preview:

The Button Farm Club Voyage Fantastique

This will be on

The Button Farm Club's site

either Wednesday or Thursday

July 24 or 25, 2019.

Thank you to those who purchase my kits

I appreciate each of you very much.

We're making changes . . .

Timi Taylor and I own and operate

For Keeps Sake Events.

We produce weekend crops in the Midwest area

as well as 

produce weekend events for paper craft artists whose work inspires us.

We are changing up our crops a bit

and adding more fun things to our weekends

because

we know you love to shop,

we know you love to get free gifts

and

we want you to know how much we appreciate

each and every one of you.

Jump over to our site and enjoy the ride!

For Keeps Sake Events

Prima Education Days in Indiana . . .

This past weekend I had the privilege of teaching at two wonderful Indiana stores.

Friday night was spent with new and old friends at

Mary's Scrapden

We started with a Carte Blanche blank slate.

Added beautiful Prima papers (everyone chose their own)

and then painted

4x6 Paintables with Oil Pastels.

Each one was finished off with 

Adhesive Rub-Ons and Rub-On Foil Sheets.

They all turned out beautiful and unique to each artist!

Not to be missed, are Prima's beautiful gold doilies!

Next I traveled about an hour up the state to

Doodlebug Inc

for two Prima projects:

First up, a 6x6 Memory Hardware mini-book.

Can you tell it was a very cold, windy day?

But we had fun inside this beautiful store chock-full of great goodies!

We decorated the books using a couple of cool techniques

and many chipboard shapes from

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts

The paper is from Frank Garcia's Collection: Vintage Emporium

as were the flowers.

Mel and Hannah make everyone feel right at home

and did I mention they ship for one (very low) price?

Hannah and Mel have one little section with

really cool jewelry and purses.

Yep, bought a couple. Did you see the price on that purse? $9.99!

OK, on to altered art.

For the 2nd workshop at Doodlebug

we began with Prima's Watercolor 12x12 Panel.

A blank canvas was painted using

Oil Pastels.

Not saying this because but . . . 

these are the best oil pastels I've ever used.

They mix easily with water,

are creamy,

come in a ton of colors

and one pack of 24 colors is only around $20.

I think the gals that used them this weekend would agree!

We also tried the beautiful

Artisan Powders

and the

Opal Magic Paints and found out they are definitely magic!

We painted with Art Alchemy paints

and finished off projects with detailed

Prima Trims.

Once the base canvas was painted, we layered it with

various Prima stamps and Birdy Nest stencils.

Using Art Extravagance Texture Paste - Crackle Mediums were a big hit!

Of course, we also added Adhesive Rub-Ons and Rub-On Foils.

Each canvas is beautiful and unique to the creator.

Mel and Hannah had prize giveaways in each class:

Gotta love Comfort Craft Tools!

Thank you Indiana! I had a great time visiting and teaching for

Prima Marketing.

7 Gypsies Travel Mini-Book . . .

I used to fancy myself a bit of a gypsy.

With over 30 years experience in the travel industry 

I can't get enough of travel mini-books.

Here I used 7 Gypsies: Gypsy Moments and Wanderlust 8x8 paper pads

There are things to do with paper that are a  must for me:

{1}  Ink all raw edges

{2} Add pockets whenever possible

{3} Layer with chipboard and Crafty Foam Tape - even stickers!

{4} Use black Crafty Foam Tape or black chipboard or ink the edges of the chipboard with black.

Why? It creates less of a glaring lift than white would create.

{5} Fussy cut where you can to create layers and tags

{6} Odd numbers are more pleasing to the eye than even numbers

{7} Use magnets to create flip pages

{8} Create interest with double pockets

{9} If the packaging is pretty, save it and use it for backgrounds.

{10} Drag colors from one side of the page to another.

The right side paper already had a blue toned design

so I added a blue toned tag to the pocket on the left page. 

It helps to draw the eye from one page to another.

Thanks for browsing my travel book.

2015 Year in Review . . .

January found a new class idea: Graphic 45 tags each month of the year.

February workshops featured Graphic 45 book-in-a-box.

March travel workshop with another Graphic 45 book-in-a-box.

 

Every now and then I make a mini-book for myself.

This one was a really fun April project:

May: One of Laura Denison's brilliant patterns with Prima papers.

Getting ready for travel plans with a June workshop and 7 Gypsies travel papers.

A July workshop teaching a 2 page 12x12 layout at Checkered Cottage in Kirkwood MO

August plans for workshops at Checkered Cottage, Kirkwood MO

and

a group of great gals in Memphis TN

featuring Graphic 45's A Christmas Story.

A group of us began a 4 part series in September

with one of my all-time favorite collections:

Graphic 45's Botanicabella

There's something about October's colors that pull me in every Fall.

November's project features 7 Gypsies Christmas collection

and

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Houses in a Box

created especially for my workshop.

Thanks Gina!

(PS: Not teaching this class until January so don't panic please.

And for those of you who didn't get into this class, I will be teaching

another one featuring birds and nests in the Spring.)

December upcoming Junque Journal workshop with 7 Gypsies Ordre du Jour

Thank you to all who attend my workshops.

Very grateful you enjoy my classes and keep coming back for more.

I appreciate each and every one of you.

Here's to another creative year in 2016!

Planning . . .

Timi and I just got back from the Paper Arts show in Schaumberg IL. Although the show was quite small, we managed to order lots of product for upcoming workshops.

To you, the photo above may look like a bunch of stuff that needs to be put away. To me, each little pile represents a workshop I'm planning for future dates. 

Here's my teaching schedule for the next few months:

• Every 3rd Friday of the month: Graphic 45 tags at Checkered Cottage - Kirkwood MO
• Second Saturday of (almost) every month: Bookbinding/Mini-Book Workshops at Checkered Cottage - Kirkwood MO
• Second Wednesday of every month: Heritage Layout at Checkered Cottage - Kirkwood MO
• Graphic 45 Home Decor Item: Date TBA at Checkered Cottage - Kirkwood MO
• October 2 - 3, 2015: Graphic 45 Weekend at Scrapbook Generation - Springfield MO
• October 9 - 10. 2015: Graphic 45 Weekend at Mary's Scrap Den - Evansville IN
• October 17, 2015: Memphis bound for a Graphic 45 Christmas Carol mini-book workshop
• October 23 - 24, 2015: Graphic 45 Weekend at Checkered Cottage - Kirkwood MO

And as co-owner of For Keeps Sake Events, we have several amazing events this year:

• Laura Denison: Follow the Paper Trail to St. Louis - August 13-16, 2015 (Sold Out)
• Girlfriends Getaway (weekend long crop at the Drury Inn & Suites Arnold MO) Sep 25 - 27, 2015
• Ken Oliver's Hometown Christmas: Newburgh Indiana November 12-15, 2015

Hope to see you soon!

Friday June 19 & Saturday July 18. . .

10:30 am: Graphic 45 Tag Class @ Checkered Cottage

Things to bring to class:

Craft Mat

Precision Scissors

Tiny Attacher

Brown Ink (I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink)

Blue Ink (I used Weathered Wood Distress Ink)

Wet & Dry Adhesive

Gold PenTouch Pen (my favorite gold leaf pen!)

Crafty Foam Tape

Edge Distresser

Glossy Accents (or similar)

 We are postponing the 7 Gypsies Portfolio Workshop

until

Saturday, July 18

10:30 am - ?: Portfolio Workshop

using

7 Gypsies American Vintage Collection.

You'll sew in signatures in this portfolio,

then stuff the inside with incredible Americana-type images.

Each person will be able to choose their own travel theme

based on their favorite U.S. travel area.

Hope you can join me at

Checkered Cottage - Kirkwood MO

For the Portfolio Workshop, please bring to class:

Craft Mat

Adhesives - both wet & dry

Trimmer and Scissors

Stamp Edge Scissors

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Paper Piercer

Pencil & Ruler

Glossy Accents

Crafty Foam Tape

Edge Distresser

Mini Stapler

Jewelry Pliers if you have them

Your favorite border punch

See you Friday at The Cottage!

I see a 7 Gypsies workshop in the future . . .

I am totally in love with

7 Gypsies American Vintage Collection.

Getting everything priced, ordered, etc

for a mini-book workshop in July

at

Checkered Cottage, Kirkwood MO

Not in the St. Louis area?

Contact

For Keeps Sake Events

or e-mail

[email protected]

We can bring this workshop direct to you

at your favorite local scrapbook store

or via a mini-book kit.