Upcoming Classes...

Whew - hold on to your hats... SO much to do here at ESS this week!!!!

Starting on Thursday the 29th from 6-8pm we will have the next installment of Michelle's A2Z of Me Art Journaling class.  **PLEASE NOTE** If you normally take the A2Z of Me Art Journaling Class on the weekend you will need to take the Thursday class instead as we have special guest teacher Nathalie Kalbach here this weekend.  Normal schedule will resume next month.  The letter this time will be "T", so make sure to gather your T images.  Here's a sneak of Michelle's page:

There's a ton of fun techniques involved in the "T" page so make sure not to miss out!

Last time we focused on the letter "Q" - here's Michelle's awesome "Q" layout:

If you're following along on-line and want to share your work you can upload your Q page using the link tool at the end of this post. 

On Friday Tamara is teaching her Girls Gone Wild fall canvas class.  This is a great technique class using a Suzi Blu stamp which you will learn to alter.  You will also get to use resist paper, stencils, stamps, inks, paints, and glitter.  Lots and lots of fun stuff here:

Then this weekend the big days have FINALLY arrived - Nathalie Kalbach will be here!!!  Nathalie Kalbach is an European Mixed Media Artist. Her layered work is an explosion of texture, dimension and jewel tone colors. In her workshops she shares her secrets for using paint and ink products to reveal texture, tips and tricks for embedding found objects and embellishments and how to unlock your personal creativity. Nathalie is teaching workshops all over the world as in Europe, Israel Australia, Canada and the United States and has been published in numerous idea books and magazines including for many years with her own column "Nathalie’s Studio" in Somerset Memories. Nathalie works with several manufacturers such as Prima Marketing, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Derwent. You can read more about Nathalie and find her work on the n*Studio blog:

http://nathaliesstudio.com/

We are so excited she will be teaching four amazing classes at ESS - read on below for details on each class... and now you can even sign up on line!  Just click the pay now button and you'll be directed to PayPal to reserve your spot!!!

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YAWP Pan Pastel Art Journal with Nathalie Kalbach

Saturday December 1st 11:00-2:00pm

Are you ready to dive into art journaling? Let's sound a barbaric YAWP over the roof tops of the world and get ready for a lot of creative freedom. Nathalie Kalbach will teach you how to create your own easy to create art journal using wonderful PanPastels. Learn mixing, blending, painting and drawing with those soft pastels. Learn how to get stunning results with different resist techniques and fun stamping tricks using embossing powders and other paint media. You can easily apply all of the learned techniques to later projects whether it be art journals, mixed media and even scrapbooking projects. Looking forward to yawp along with you in this 3 hour long class.

Supplies to bring to class:

• Bonefolder

• Foam Stamps if you have

• Background Stamps

or/and stamps with text if you have

• Craft Scraper

• Heating Tool

• Versamark

• Sewing needle - bigger to poke holes

• Eraser -­‐ just simple one

•Water Mister

• Colored Markers

YAWP Pan Pastel Art Journal

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Season Canvas - Nathalie Kalbach

Saturday December 1st

4:00-8:00pm

In this Workshop with Nathalie Kalbach, you will create a stunning unique canvas that will be a wonderful home décor item. Learn how to create dimension and texture with tissue paper, items of daily life, acrylic paint, lace, burlap and gesso. Learn how to reveal the interesting and eye catching texture with acrylic paints and acrylic inks and add some fun stamping techniques on top. We will be adding lots of layers and dimension to make this a spring, summer, fall or winter canvas…just as you like. All the techniques can easily be applied to future projects.

Supplies to bring to class:

• 3--‐4 acrylic paints; colors that you like and that you think would

Fit the season you want to dedicate the canvas to

• black acrylic paint

• Brushes of all kinds; bristle and round

• water container

• water sprayer/mister

• Scissors; small ones that can cut detailed paper items and some

For rougher materials such as the Tim Holtz Scissors

• Craft Scraper and/or Palette Knife

• Heat tool

• Toilet Paper Roll or a Jar Lid

• cosmetic sponges – the super cheap ones (2 to 3)

• Pencil

• Apron/old t--‐shirt to protect your clothes

Season Canvas

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Nathalie Kalbach - Portrait of a Lady

December 2nd, 2012

11:00am to 2:00pm

Always wanted to learn how to draw a portrait? Join Nathalie Kalbach in this fun DIN A4/Lettersized Canvas Workshop and learn how to draw a portrait in a short period of time. You create a Portrait in your favorite colors and make it a one of a kind home decor item either for yourself or as a beautiful gift. Furthermore you will learn heaps of Mixed Media techniques with gesso like: how to create a background, add texture, stamp, paint and use it for altering. Learn how to use fun fine art paint media like the Derwent Artbars, how to layer and tie elements together and explore how to change up embellishments and make them fit your unique piece of art. And the best? All the techniques can be used easily in future Mixed Media and in Scrapbooking Projects. Come and join Nathalie in this 3 hour long workshop.

Supplies to bring to class:

Black & White print out portrait style photo
– it can be so big that it covers most of an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper.
either Ink or Laser copy. (Laser is better) must be on Copy paper not photo paper
• Scissors
• Craft Scraper and/or Palette Knife
• Paper trimmer
• Heat Tool
• Brushes-­‐ Small one for detail work, Medium flat one and also a water barrel brush such as the one by EK Success or Tim Holtz
• Black Journaling Pens; 0.7 and/or 0.5
• Pencil
• Apron/old t-­‐shirt to protect your clothes

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Be Awesome Be a Book Nut

Sunday December 2nd

4:00-7:00pm

Dr. Seuss knew it: there is something magic about books. Each book is a beauty in and of itself – a story that leads you into a new world of fantasy. Books also have a feeling of importance to them, such as with a fabric coated hard cover or just the paper itself.

But sometimes a book loses its fascination and ends up at a flea market or at the back of your bookshelf never be opened again. Why not breathe life back into those books again and fill them with your own stories? You can alter them in a way that these treasures bring unique joy back.

Nathalie Kalbach will show you how to create either a funky or a simple style altered book. You will learn beautiful folding techniques, such as ways to create pockets for treasures or hidden messages that go along with your story. You will learn how to use adhesive in unexpected ways and learn fun embossing techniques. Accompanied by beautiful Prima paper, flowers and stamps, this book will be a personal keepsake or a special present to a loved one. What’s more, it can function not only as a mini album but also as a home decor item.

Come and join Nat in this three-and-a-half-hour long workshop. Be awesome and be a book nut!

Supplies to bring to class:

• Ranger Heat Tool

• Ruler

• Pencil

• Crafter’s Knife – the blade should be still quite sharp!

• Cutting mat

• Papertrimmer

• Sicssors

• Non Stick Craft Sheet

Old book**

**Don’t get taunted by the thought of finding on old book that is suitable for

altering. Let me help you, Here is where you can find cheap old books – check out Library book sales, secondhand stores, flea markets, yard sales or garage sales, or….check

which books in our own household you might be ok with parting. This is not

about abusing a wonderful valuable book –it is about upcycling recycling

books that might be not read anymore anyway. It can be a novel; it can be an

old school book or atlas that is actually content wise totally obsolete.

The book should be a in a good condition –meaning the binding should be

still strong. We will be hard on this book and do all kinds of stuff to it, so we

need it to hold. Best are hardcover books that have a stitched binding –

meaning stitched signature. Hold the book by the covers and see if the pages tend to fall out of the

book…if so …do not use this book. I love if it has a fabric covered cover, but go with what speaks to you. Try finding a book that is also not too thick for the beginning- it is easier to

start altering books with a small book say 100 pages or 200 pages most. If

you’d rather have a bigger book- then that is fine of course- you can make it

an ongoing project

Be Awesome Be a Book Nut



And now here is the link for sharing your "Q" pages - we can't wait to see your Qs!!!