New Class! Nordic Holiday at The Queen’s Ink – October 24, 2020

Join me for a holiday card workshop featuring the stamps and dies from Stampers Anonymous and Penny Black. In this class, you will make four nordic winter greeting cards featuring basic papercraft techniques such as ink blending and stamping. All necessary techniques are taught in class and all levels are welcome. Seats are limited, so sign up today!   CLASS FEE $28

CLASS LEVEL: Beginner

The Queen’s Ink
Savage Mill Box 2048 | 8600 Foundry Street | Savage, Maryland 20763
phone: (301) 497-9449 | website: https://queensink.com
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Register online or call the Queen’s Ink at (301) 497-9449

NOTE: We will be practicing social distancing protocol. Please wear a mask and bring your sanitizer. 

Class Project (see larger images below)

Bring to Class

Please bring:

  • DISTRESS OXIDE INK PADS: Chipped Sapphire, Peacock Feathers, Speckled Egg, Crackling Campfire, Candied Apple, Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar
  • BLENDING TOOLS: Bring your blending brushes, blending foams, or other suitable blending tool.
  • CRAFT MAT: Glass or non-stick mat.
  • ADHESIVES: We will use three types — Beacons 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue, Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive, and Coccoina Glue Stick
  • CRAFT PICK OR STYLUS
  • PAPER TOWELS
  • BABY WIPES
  • We will be practicing social distancing protocol. Please wear a MASK and bring your SANITIZER

Shop at The Queen’s Ink

PLEASE NOTE: If you need any of the listed supplies, you can either purchase online below or contact The Queen’s Ink in advance of class. Select PICK UP when you place your order and it will be ready when you arrive for class. If you wait until class time, you may not be able to purchase the supplies you need.

Class Cards

Rowhouse Greetings | Festive Overlay by Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz
Rowhouse Greetings | Festive Overlay by Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz
Rowhouse Greetings | Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz - Festive Overlay
Rowhouse Greetings | Festive Overlay by Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz
Rowhouse Greetings | Festive Overlay by Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz

Flower Garden by Stampers Anonymous

GOOD AFTERNOON FRIENDS! As you know, I slipped off to the Allentown Rubber Stamp & Paper Arts Festival on Friday. Had a great time there. Spent some time with Tracy Beck, owner of Photo Scraps, and saw a few of my students there (hey Kathy & Diane!). Came home with some new dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs and new stamps from Penny Black and Altenew. I splurged and bought a set of the 32 pan Altenew Watercolors so that I can give watercoloring another try. I’m spending today trying to get everything labeled, organized, and put away so that I can find the top of my desk and start coloring again.

I’m leaving you today with a card that I actually created last year for a class at The Queen’s Ink, but for some reason never posted after class. This is the card that got me started on making my own backgrounds and playing with mixed media. Still clean and simple, but includes stenciling with Distress Inks, stamping, heat embossing, Copic coloring, fussy cutting (this was in my pre-Scan N Cut days), and die cuts for the background layers.

Rowhouse Greetings | Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Flower Garden

Hope this inspires you to color today! Until next time ….

Disclosure: Below are the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. All items were personally purchased except those marked with an asterisk (*) which were provided by a store or design team. I never share a product I do not like. All opinions are my own. Read more.

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Supplies

Paper: Neenah Solar White 80# & 110#; X-Press It Blending Card by Copics
Stamps: Flower Garden Stamp Set CM215 by Stampers Anonymous – Tim Holtz; Papillion CMS105 by Stampers Anonymous – Tim Holtz
Inks: Memento in Tuxedo Black by Tsukineko; Versafine in Onyx Black by Tsukineko; Versamark by Tsukineko; Distress Inks in Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap
Dies: Scalloped Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn; Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn
Stencil: Bubble by Stampers Anonymous – Tim Holtz
Embellishments: Embossing Powder in Clear by Ranger; Wink of Stella in Clear by ZIG
Copics: Y32, Y35, Y38, Y05, YG17, E21, R32, R35, B32, B34, BG000

June Art du Jour at The Queen’s Ink – Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Join me at The Queen’s Ink on Tuesday, June 5th for Art du Jour! Kate, Kim and I will have a variety of make and take cards, tags, and ATCs to help you build up your stash at this open house style event. We’ll be on hand from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM so stop by on your lunch hour, on your way home from work, or stay all day! Work at your own pace and relax! Projects are $3.00 each and new projects are available each month.

The Queen’s Ink
Savage Mill Box 2048 | 8600 Foundry Street | Savage, Maryland 20763
phone(301) 497-9449 | websitehttps://queensink.com
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 10:30 AM – 4:30PM

Here’s what I’m offering this month! Both cards feature stamps by Stampers Anonymous – Tim Holtz. I will have markers on hand for you to share, but if you would like to bring your own, here’s the list of colors: E000, E00, E21, E50, E53, R00, R01, BG000. Just be sure you mark them with washi tape or some other identification.

Hope to see you there!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nautical Blueprints by Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz

Rowhouse Greetings | Nautical Blueprints by Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz

New Class! Hello Spring – May 1st, 2018 at the Queen’s Ink

I’m returning to the The Queen’s Ink on Tuesday, May 1st to teach a Copic marker class featuring stamps from Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz. In this class, the emphasis will be on creating simple backgrounds to compliment your Copic coloring. Details are below. All necessary techniques are taught in class. Seats are limited, so sign up today! CLASS FEE: $25

The Queen’s Ink
Savage Mill Box 2048 | 8600 Foundry Street | Savage, Maryland 20763
phone: (301) 497-9449 | websitehttps://queensink.com
Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Register online or call the Queen’s Ink at (301) 497-9449

Rowhouse Greetings | Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Flower Garden Rowhouse Greetings | Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Flower Garden Rowhouse Greetings | Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Flower Garden

BRING TO CLASS: The list below reflects the Copic markers that I will use in class. You can follow along using the same colors OR substitute colors based upon your personal Copic collection. Please bring all your markers to class and make sure your Copics are marked with Washi tape or some other means of identification. Markers are available for purchase at The Queen’s Ink. Students will receive a 10% discount on Copic markers. I will be available prior to class to help with selection.

PLEASE NOTE: You must bring your own markers to participate in class. If you need markers, please contact The Queen’s Ink in advance of class. If you wait until class time, you may not be able to purchase the markers you need.

  • Y02: Canary Yellow
  • Y32: Cashmere
  • Y35: Maize
  • Y38: Honey
  • R32: Peach
  • R35: Coral
  • B32: Pale Blue
  • B34: Manganese Blue
  • BG000: Pale Aqua
  • E21: Soft Sun
  • E25: Caribe Cocoa
  • 0: Colorless Blender

OTHER SUPPLIES: Please bring 2-3 ink blending tools and clean foam refills (such as Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools / Foam Refills), liquid glue that dries clear (such as Ranger Multi Medium Matte), scissors suitable for fussy cutting, foam adhesive squares, and a tape runner adhesive or double-sided tape.

Rowhouse Greetings | Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Flower GardenRowhouse Greetings | Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Flower GardenRowhouse Greetings | Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Flower Garden

Maple Sketch

Rowhouse Greetings | Autumn | Tim Holtz Maple Sketch by Stampers AnonymousMy introduction to Tim Holtz products was through the Distress Inks product line — who can resist all those beautiful colors (not to mention those really cute little ink pads) — but I shied away from the various Tim Holtz stamps. While I love vintage images and intrigued by steampunk style, the overall effect is sometimes too fussy for me personally. However, when I started seeing the various the sketch/mini blueprint stamps, I had to give them a try. This maple leaf blueprint is my first, but I have plans for several of the Halloween, Autumn, Christmas blueprint sketches so you’ll see my take on them in the coming weeks.

Supplies

Cardstock: Recollection Cardstock in Brown; Scattered Leaves from the Harvest Collection by Peebles; Strathmore Mixed Media paper
Stamp: Tim Holtz Maple Sketch by Stampers Anonymous
Ink: Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink by Tsukineko®; Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, and Mustard Seed by Ranger
Dies: A2 Matting Basics A, A2 Matting Basics B, 6×6 Matting Basics A, 6×6 Matting Basics B all by Spellbinders
Embellishments: 3/8″ brown sheer ribbon by Celebrate It; Jack and Jill Enamel Dots by Echo Park Paper