Circle Journal

I am participating in my first circle journal with 12 other artists.  I’m under a kind of ‘publication ban’ – lol – by the group because we want to keep our creations under wraps until we see them when they arrive at our homes. For the uninitiated (like I was ) we each make a journal ( cover and inside pages). We each decorate our own covers and the first double-page spread.
For my journal I chose to use 90 lb cold press watercolour paper for the cover, and 200 lb 


warm press paper for 
the actual pages.  This paper is incredibly durable and I loved using it for this project.
I sealed the front cover with Mod Podge and Liquitex gel medium.  


For the back inside cover I used decorative duct tape.


I am kind of sad sending my little journal off into the world and can’t wait to get it back (maybe in about 6 months) when all the participating artists will have decorated 2 pages each and my journal will be a work of art from around the world ( yes, this is a truly International, Trans-continental endeavour.).


Thank you for stopping by!
~Robi
Decorables

The 3 C’s of Crafting Happiness!

Crop, Create, and Chocolate!!!

I just signed up for the January 2012 Crop & Create in Markham, Ontario, organized by Scrapbook & Cards Today.  I’m really excited and still super pumped-up from Scrapfest, which I attended a few weeks ago in Oshawa, Ontario.


It is close-to-home, which is a huge bonus, but I think I am going to stay at the hotel Friday and Saturday night just in case of inclement weather. (and I wouldn’t want to be stressing about driving conditions ‘cuz it could mess up my creative karma!).


What’s even better, it is the weekend of my 13th wedding anniversary to Sid (we were married on January 10th) and he will come with me and then I can ‘write off’ our Anniversary celebration!  (It’s at times like this that I’m glad I am also a creative accountant).


The Early Bird cost of $149 gives you a 6 foot table for all your scrapping, lots of events and challenges, food, CHOCOLATE, and a goody bag. Classes are extra and you have to be registered for the Event to sign up for any of the classes.
There are a couple of discounted class packages available 🙂


The 3 classes I am taking are:

Technique Savvy Workshop

Teacher: Vicki Boutin $10 kit fee due at time of class

Make Your Own Embellishments

Teacher: Becky Fleck

“LifeBook 101” …a new way of thinking and journaling

Teacher: Angela Urbano

I took a class with Vicki Boutin at Scrapfest and had a most amazing time – she is fantastic! There were a few more classes I would have liked to take but the times conflicted. 😦

I can’t wait!

~Robi