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New Class! Cards With Bloom – Queen’s Ink – March 24, 2022

Published on March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 by Rowhouse Greetings2 Comments

In this workshop, we will make three slimline cards featuring layering stencils from PinkFresh Studio. No coloring experience necessary! Here, we’ll let the stencils do all the work for us to create these beautiful multi-colored blooms.

All experience levels are welcomed. If you’re an old hand at stencil projects, you’ll feel right at home. If you’re new to it, you’ll learn the basics to get you started with this fun project. CLASS FEE $38

The Queen’s Ink
Savage Mill Box 2048 | 8600 Foundry Street | Savage, Maryland 20763
phone: (301) 497-9449 | website: https://queensink.com
Thursday, March 24, 2022 – 12:30PM – 3:30 PM
Register online or call the Queen’s Ink at (301) 497-9449

Students should bring:

CRAFT MAT or GLASS MAT
SCISSORS
ADHESIVES for card assembly, including foam squares (i.e. Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares); repositionable tape (i.e. E-Z Dots Repositionable Tape by Scrapbook Adhesives); Beacons 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue for the base layers; any white glue that dries clear (i.e. Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, Bearly Art Glitter Glue, etc.) for adding other card elements.
DISTRESS INKS: Please bring the following if you happen to have them in your stash: Abandoned Coral, Bundled Sage, Evergreen Bough, Festive Berries, Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Pine Needles, Rustic Wilderness, Scattered Straw, Shaded Lilac, Spun Sugar, Tattered Rose, Twisted Citron, Wilted Violet, Worn Lipstick
Don’t panic if you don’t have all the inks – I will bring my ink pads to share in class.

Rowhouse Greetings | Floral Notes Stencil by PinkFresh Studio

Rowhouse Greetings | You Are my Favorite Stencil by PinkFresh Studio

Rowhouse Greetings | Daisy Wreath Stencil by PinkFresh Studio

New Class! Queen Bee Shadowbox – August 29th – Queen’s Ink

Published on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 by Rowhouse GreetingsLeave a comment

Rowhouse Greetings | Queen Bee by ArtFoamies

In this workshop, you’ll create this easy, breezy shadow box featuring a variety of mixed media techniques, including shaping, stamping, and painting the central medallion and creating the background with a variety of acrylic paints and ArtFoamies stamps.

You’ll also have the opportunity to try out the new Karin Pigment Decobrush Markers now available at The Queen’s Ink. These markers hold non-toxic organic pigment-based paint in a convenient brush marker format. Decobrush Markers are available in 84 colors and work on a variety of substrates such as glass, paper and card stock, some plastics, wood, stone, canvas, and more.

All experience are levels welcomed. If you’re an old hand at mixed media projects, you’ll feel right at home. If you’re new to it, you’ll learn the basics to get you started with this fun project.

CLASS FEE: $85

The Queen’s Ink
Savage Mill Box 2048 | 8600 Foundry Street | Savage, Maryland 20763
phone: (301) 497-9449 | website: https://queensink.com
Sunday, August 29, 2021 – 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Register online or call the Queen’s Ink at (301) 497-9449

Students should bring:

CRAFT MAT or GLASS MAT
PAPER TOWELS
BABY WIPES
A small mixed media PAINTBRUSH suitable for detail painting. I will be using a Silver Silk 8803S Oval Crescent brush available at the Queen’s Ink. These brushes are suitable for fluid acrylics, interference acrylics, gouache, watercolors and more.

Silver Silk **8803S Oval Crescent** brush available at The Queen’s Ink.

New Class! Spring Greetings – Cardmaking Basics – Queen’s Ink – May 8th

Published on April 30, 2021April 29, 2021 by Rowhouse Greetings2 Comments

In this workshop, you will create three cards featuring a variety of cardmaking techniques – stamping, coloring, stenciling, heat embossing, die cutting, etc. If you’re an old hand at making cards, you’ll feel right at home. If you’re new to cardmaking, you’ll learn the basics to get you started with this fun hobby.

The flowers are colored with Karin Brushmarkers and this is your opportunity to try out these markers. The Queen’s Ink has added Karin Brushmarker PRO to its inventory, a great addition for artists of any level. Markers will be provided for students to use in class. No experience necessary! CLASS FEE $32

The Queen’s Ink
Savage Mill Box 2048 | 8600 Foundry Street | Savage, Maryland 20763
phone: (301) 497-9449 | website: https://queensink.com
Sunday, April 18, 2021 – 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Register online or call the Queen’s Ink at (301) 497-9449

Students should bring:

WATER BRUSH (or a watercolor brush if you have one).
CRAFT MAT or GLASS MAT
ADHESIVES for card assembly. I suggest Beacons 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue for the base layers and Ranger Multi-Medium Matte for adding other card elements.
INKS & BLENDERS Please bring the following if you have them in your stash: Distress Oxides in Mowed Lawn, Shabby Shutters, Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw, and Kitsch Flamingo. Don’t panic if you don’t have all the inks – I will bring my ink pads to share in class.
CRAFT PICK I suggest the Tonic/Tim Holtz Retractable Craft Pick.

We will be practicing social distancing protocol. Please wear a MASK and bring your HAND SANITIZER.

Harry the Stuffie Gets Happy Mail by Stamping Bella

Published on April 20, 2021 by Rowhouse GreetingsLeave a comment

WELCOME BACK! Another quick post today. I’m trying to be a little more consistent in posting coloring videos to my YouTube channel. So I’m back today with a card and video from a recent class that I taught at The Queen’s Ink. This one features one of my favorites from Stamping Bella – Harry the Stuffie Get Happy Mail.

Here’s the video. Enjoy! [If the video doesn’t appear below, click HERE to watch it.]

Supplies

COPICS: E70, E71, E74, E77, N6, N8 (bear); B0000, B000, V20, R24, R46 (envelope); V20, BV01 (shadow)

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New Class! Joy of Spring featuring Colorado Craft Company

Published on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Rowhouse GreetingsLeave a comment

In this workshop, you will create three cards featuring the Anita Jeram images from Colorado Craft Company. The Queen’s Ink has added Karin Brushmarker PRO to its inventory, a great addition for artists of any level. We will explore various coloring techniques such as layering and blending using these versatile markers. Markers will be provided for students to use in class. No experience necessary!
CLASS FEE $32