Announcing DONNA DOWNEY CLASSES!!!!! WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Donna Downey

I am BEYOND excited to announce that Donna Downey will be coming to The Inked Stamper! She is one of the main reasons I fell in LOVE with Mixed Media! I remember when I came across her blog, it was like a whole new world opened up to me...I knew I wasn't just a scrapbooker, but I had no idea where to start, finding Donna gave me the courage to come out of my paper crafting box and move into the amazing word of Mixed Media!  Her style is phenomenal, so full of texture that you just want to touch and be amazed by everything! I can not wait to take her classes and lucky 24 of YOU will fit in each class as well!

Registration will begin TUESDAY September 2 at 10AM! In shop will have priority, but we will be taking PHONE registrations as well.  For EVERY Donna class you sign up in until Sept 5, your name will be entered into a $25 Product Credit draw!!!

Donna Downey is a bestselling author, instructor and all-around creative force as a mixed-media artist. In 2000, she got into scrapbooking as an extension of her paper product and photography addiction. This was only the beginning. From working as a popular columnist for Simple Scrapbooks magazine, to traveling the world inspiring women to push the boundaries of their own creativity, to developing her first mixed-media scrapbooking line with Prima in the Spring of ‘09, Donna is consistently on the leading edge of taking creative risks the push the creative envelope and empowering others to do the same with their art.
As a mixed-media artist, Donna is a born experimenter, blending and transforming both traditional and unexpected items into meaningful pieces of self expression. A former elementary school teacher, she has synthesized her first love of teaching with her passion for craft and brings this to women via workshops at scrapbook stores and events, writing books, and through her popular blog and website.
Donna lives in North Carolina with her husband, and is a mother of three exceptionally blonde children, a chihuahua and one blonde dog.

Abstract Painting

Art mini series (3 canvases) - 5 hour workshop with Donna Downey
Friday October 17, 4-9pm

$135

Paint looser, bolder, freer, lighter and more intuitively.
This workshop is an experience you will want to share. This intuitive painting workshop is designed for the beginner or those who wish to expand upon their existing skills. Versatile, fast-drying and easy to clean-up, acrylics are ideal for busy people who want to learn to paint. 

Discover your own style while as we explore experimental mark-making, painting and faux encaustic painting techniques to push your creativity and skills to a new level. Discover new approaches to creating expressive abstract art pieces to create your own mini series of art. Learn how to incorporate washes, layering, glazing, transfers and texturing as well as integrating color combinations and various methods of applying paint (besides brushes). There are no rules or mistakes in this workshop - just pure fun.
Supplies in kit:
• 8x8 (1) • 8x10 (2) • 8 oz. pouring medium • 1” flat wash brush • palette knife • spray bottle (1) • charcoal pencil
Supply List: • Favorite acrylic paints in colors you want to work in - (I recommend Golden fluid acrylic paints but they
are not required) - suggestion: brown & black in addition to favorite
colors • white gesso
• moulding paste • objects to make impressions – for example: lids/
caps, cookie cutters, glass jars etc. we will use these
to press into wet layer of pouring medium • heat gun & extension cord • baby wipes and towel • water container for brush • apron

PanPastel Painting

5 hour Workshop

Saturday October 18, 10-3pm
$135

Whether you are currently using PanPastels, or have just begun to think about doing so, this class will teach you a few tricks. All you need is a desire to create and play and you'll leave with a beautiful finished painting ready to be displayed. Students will learn about PanPastel ready surfaces and mediums, explore basic sketching and image transfer techniques, color blending, building shape, Sofft tools and application of PanPastel color as I demo all my favorite tools and products and tell you why I love them.  Samples of my PanPastel art will be provided to use as a models, as well as demonstration on how to sketch, draw and transform simple designs into dynamic and colorful pieces of art. Ask any questions about what materials and methods i use throughout the day as I help you build your own unique PanPastel paintings. no previous PanPastel experience is required.
Supplies in kit:
• (3) Pastel Boards • (7) PanPastel Colors that include....
• Magenta Ex Dark • Magenta • Orange • Neutral Grey Shade • Perm. Green Shade • Bt Yell. Green Shade • Yellow Ochre
Palette Tray & Cover • Sofft® Painting Knife • (2) Sofft® Knife Covers • Sofft Sponge Bar • Sofft Angle Slice Sponge • (2) Inspirational Images
Supply List: Apron • Workable Fixative • Paper Towel • Baby Wipes • Inspirational Image - Optional

Water Color Whimsy
3 hours Workshop
Saturday October 18, 6-9pm
$85

Learn the fun of painting with watercolors in this workshop and discover the vast range and flexibility of this media. Play with color as you learn how to mix palettes to put emotion and conviction into your painting by exploring, experimenting and developing your creativity as an individual. This workshop puts fun into the process of painting, along with enthusiasm and new techniques in an atmosphere that makes the beginning as well as the practiced painter feel welcome!
I will demonstrate with detailed explanations of all the “hows” and “whys” followed by individual attention to see that each student understands and feels successful. Come one, come all to this workshop, no drawing skills are needed!
(Your choice of subject of the “she girl” or “Eiffel Tower” will be provided, however feel free to bring an image of your own if you would rather. Remember that image will transfer in reverse so flip the image if needed before you print it.)
Supplies in kit:
• 11 x 14 canvas board • each student needs Gelatos Mist Maker Kit • 6 well palette • black and white image (she face printed backwards) • black and white Eiffel Tower collage (printed backwards)
Shared class supplies:
• full range of gelatos (1 set for every 4-5 students) • full range of watercolor pencils
(1 set for every 4-5 students) • “imperfection is beauty” stamp sets
(1 set for every 4-5 students) • “art is” 12 x 12 stencil (10)
Supply list:
• black stazon ink pad • medium (1/2” or smaller flat/wash) and large (1” flat/wash) paintbrush • baby wipes • heat gun and extension cord • Golden regular gel matte • spray bottle for water • water cup for brushes • Liquitex matte varnish (totally optional.
This is a finishing spray to apply to your finished piece)

September Class Line up so far: Includes Jamie and Limor, SWEET!

 

Bloom Girl “Pretty in Pink” Painted Wood Class
Instructor: Prima Educator Jamie Daugherty
Sunday September 14, 11-4pm
Cost $120 with a fabulous kit included
Limited space of 24

In this BEAUTIFUL class,  we will all learn how to use PanPastels and Watercolor Pencils on a gorgeous Wood Panel to color in one of Jamie’s Girls that we will be drawing using a TEMPLATE! NO DRAWING SKILLS ARE REQUIRED! This class is open to all skill levels,  the only thing you need is the desire to learn! At the end of the 5 hour class you will go home with your very own work of Art! 
This is a 1 DAY ONLY EVENT!  DO NOT MISS OUT! I learned SOOO much from Jamie at Art Venture, I CAN NOT wait for you to learn from her as well!!! 
Registration will begin 10am Friday Aug 8.

Supply List:Preferable paint brushes, pencil, eraser, heat gun, liquid adhesive

Kit Contents: 12x12 wood panel, PanPastels in Burnt Sienna and Red iron Oxide Tint, PanPastel soft tool, Watercolor pencils in Sienna brown and Dark Umber, black pen, Prima flowers and embellishments...  

  Supernatural Bloom Girls: Class #1 Vampire
Thursday Sept 18: 6:30-8:30
$25
Instructor Dawn

Join me for the first installment of my monthly Supernatural Bloom Girls Class. In this class we will be altering one of Prima's Bloom Girl stamps into a sexy vampire seductress! Each month I will focus on using a different medium to color our Supernatural Girl.  This months techniques will be with paint, FaberCastel's Big Pit Brush Pens and Primary Elements. Included in the price of class is old book paper, use of shop Gelato, paint, Silk and Primary Elements.  If you do not want to wait to share you may bring your own.
Supply List: All items available to purchase in store
Basic Mixed Media Kit, FaberCastel Large Brush Pitt Pens in Colbalt, Skyblue and Black; Small Black Pit Pen;  Summer Bloom Girl stamp; Prima 6x6 Flourish Stencil #575915 (6x6) or similar; White and sparkly red Gelly roll pens;
Basic Mixed Media Kit: Journal (large Dylsuions recommended) or 8.5x11 Ranger Sheet ;Mix of paint brushes one must be 1/4" flat; Jet Black Archival Ink Pad; Gel Medium and Gesso (*Faber Castel is highly recommended for this class) water cup, paper towel, baby wipes, craft mat, heat tool (if you have)
Share items: Black Gelato; Sky Blue Dina Wakley paint; Primary elements in Hunter Grey, Black Orchard, Boysenberry, and Silks Boysenberry; Dylusions Bits and Bats stamp set
*I recommend FaberCastel as that is what I used and it worked great, it's part of the technique and I can not guarantee what it will be like with another brand

Double Layout Class: Back to Basics 

Date: Tues, Sept 23

Time: 6:30-9:30

Cost: $38 (includes full 8x8 Typography paper pack & 1 full pack of Prima flowers)

Total: 9



Come join Courteney in this fun filled layered double layout where she will be teaching a “back to basics” paper layout class, but there is NOTHING basic about this class!  We will be playing with some Finnibar inspired layering, Tim Holtz distressing and Prima Marketing Inc new die cuts!!! It's going to be fun!! Hope to see you there!!!


Supply List
: Black Soot Distress ink & applicator, Fabri-Tak, Pop-Dots, scissors, paper cutter and Glossy Accents

Mixed Media Tags with Limor Webber

Friday Sept 26

Class fee includes Dinner and Crop for only $55

Limor will be kicking off our End of Summer Throw Down Crop on the Friday Night with a sweet Mixed Media Tag class featuring Lindy's Stamp Gang products! You can come an crop anytime from 10am-Midnight! Dinner will be 6pm and class will be 7pm

Horse Silhouette Canvas

Thursday October 2 6:30-8:30

Instructor Dawn

Fee: $35 or $50

Please join me in the fabulous Canvas board horse silhouette class. We will be playing with Prima pattern paper turning it into rustic old floor boards with paints and inks. This class is open to all skill level including kids (9+) The fee is based on YOU! If you want it 100% like mine it will be $50 and include loads of Prima Metal Embellishments to take home or to add more to your project! $35 will be if you don't really mind if it's different and I will open up the same packs of Prima and you will get to choose a few key pieces. Technique will all be the same. Both prices include 1 sheet of Tim Holtz Rub ons
FYI it was designed without a picture and looks great on it's own, so no cowgirl required lol! You can easily turn into a layout by bringing a sheet of water color paper instead and save canvas board for another day
Supply List: Favorite Brown Ink with Ink Blending tool (I used Dark Rust Prima Chalk Edger); paper trimmer, scissors, Mat Gel Medium with brush; 2 paint brushes(1/4inch): bone folder for rub ons (or stylus)

Happy Birthday to Me 10% off SALE and END of Summer CROP!

 Hi ALL!
I rely of FB for my advertising and getting the message out every day, and know not all of you are on FB, so I will try harder to get the messages on here more often if you promise you will come and look! Problem is, FB is quick and easy...blogging, not so much!
ANYHOO....here is the shops 5 minute skinny of what's going on!

 Crops

 Click CROP tab on top of this page under my header!

CROPS! They are back on the regular schedule! Min of 2/month and now they are on SATURDAYS! 10am-10pm for only $10 and includes dinner! If they fill we will add more! And as they are  cheap like borscht, pop in the hours you can and you won't fell like you're wasting money! Can't crop at 10am, no worries, it's only $10 and that includes DINNER! Just come when you can! :)
Crop till you DROP End of Summer Throw Down with LIMOR WEBBER : You did it, you survived a beautiful Summer, the kids are back in school and you have a million picture to catch up on! Reward yourself with a Weekend Crop!
CROP DETAILS: $105 including SPECIAL GUEST DESIGNER CLASS & BONUS CREDIT
**Limor Webber Creates** is the Guest Designer for a quick class on FRIDAY Night! WAHOOOOOO Come and make 4 gorgeous Lindy's Stamp Gang Tags!!!!
Friday night: officially 6-midnight but come as early at 10am Dinner/Drinks and GUEST DESIGNER CLASS INCLUDED
Saturday: ($55 one day)10-midnight; Lunch, Supper and Drinks
SIGN UP FOR BOTH DAYS and receive a BONUS $20 CREDIT to use that weekend

 TODAY Aug 21 ONLY 10% off SALE! It's my birthday and it is always better to give then to receive! So have fun shopping my friends and you'll receive 10% off all in-store product purchases!

 

 I'm not only GRATEFUL for your support,  but it's 100% required to keep my doors open! Please SPREAD the word about my store to ALLyour friends, Crafty or Not! 

A) They might know someone crafty...like you and want to buy YOU presents or Gift Cards there

 B) I do Sell non crafty items like blingy jewelry, candles and art made by craft locals!

Thank you kindly!

Max or Molly Kid DROP OFF CLASS ONLY $12

KID Friendly AND BOY FRIENDLY CLASS:
Max OR Molly Mixed Media Class
Under 8 Mommy and Me: 8 and Up Kid Drop off WELCOME
 (or feel free to join in on the fun as well! )
Saturday August 23,  10-12pm
$12/person
This is an all ages all skill level class!! ages 5-7 will need an adult with them, ages 8 and up may be dropped off. Come join Kassandra and make something inky in your mini art journal. We will be playing with modeling paste, Lindy's Stamp Gang Mists, the WONDERFUL NEW Prima Mixed Media dolls, and a couple different brands of paint. In this class you get to choose between a boy two page spread or a girl two page spread. So when you sign up make sure to let them know what type of page you want to work on. Call The Inked Stamper today to reserve your spot at 780-458-2422 or come in and see both types of pages in the store on display. Hope to see you all there!
supply list
Glue, scissors, pop dot
OPTIONAL: MINI Dylusions Journal ( if using a journal put masking tape down the middle)
heat gun (only if you have it to speed up the process)

Announcing Prima Educator Jamie Dougherty & 15% OFF SALE tomorrow only!

 

Bloom Girl “Pretty in Pink”  Painted Wood Class


Instructor: Prima Educator Jamie Dougherty


Sunday September 14, 11-4pm


Cost $120 with a fabulous kit included
Limited space of 24

10am-11am EXCLUSIVELY In store Registration/Phone registration only. However, in store is priority and will be given Numbers at the door so their spot is held while I take phone calls.   So if you can, please come down.  As an ADDED BONUS, you'll receive 15% off your in store product purchases that morning! 
ONLINE STORE registrations will open up at 12 noon if any spots are left. 



Hi Everyone! 
Well for those of you who follow the store, you know just how much I LOVE Prima! Going to Prima Art Venture has changed the way I create in such a fabulous way! I fell in love with not only all the products and  techniques they taught us, but I also fell in LOVE with all the Designers and Staff! Prima is well and truly a company that CARES!  We have already had Limor, and Finnabair in to teach, next on my Prima List of Educators to teach at the shop is none other then Jamie Dougherty!!! AKA, the creator of BLOOM GIRLS!!! I fell in love with Jamie’s kind heart at Art Venture and we have stayed in contact since then.   When I approached her and asked her to come up here to teach she said just name the date! It was supposed to be February, but I just couldn’t wait that long, so I have her booked for a quick 1 DAY ONLY CLASS!   I am BEYOND excited to learn this fabulous class, every time she posted it for her Australian tour, it made me want to jump on a plane! So I though, it was much easier for her to jump on a short plane up here and teach it to us all! Well a luck 24 anyways!
In this BEAUTIFUL class,  we will all learn how to use PanPastels and Watercolor Pencils on a gorgeous Wood Panel to color in one of Jamie’s Girls that we will be drawing using a TEMPLATE! NO DRAWING SKILLS ARE REQUIRED! This class is open to all skill levels,  the only thing you need is the desire to learn! At the end of the 5 hour class you will go home with your very own work of Art! 
This is a 1 DAY ONLY EVENT!  DO NOT MISS OUT! I learned SOOO much from Jamie at Art Venture, I CAN NOT wait for you to learn from her as well!!! 
Registration will begin 10am Friday Aug 8.

Supply List:Preferable paint brushes, pencil, eraser, heat gun, liquid adhesive

Kit Contents: 12x12 wood panel, PanPastels in Burnt Sienna and Red iron Oxide Tint, PanPastel soft tool, Watercolor pencils in Sienna brown and Dark Umber, black pen, Prima flowers and embellishments...

Fabulous Faces! NEW LARGE Bloom Girls

Hi All! 

Well I was in love with the last round of Bloom Girls by Jamie over at PRIMA, so it's no surprise I'm in LOVE with the NEW Bloom Girls...AND they are even BIGGER! PERFECT for altered art, mixed media and scrapbooking! Jamie also brought out 3 of the images in 12x12 Stencils but I'll talk about those in another post.  Today is about STAMPS! 

As always, quality with Prima is TOP NOTCH, and the price is PHENOMENAL! For this large of an image you'd easily expect $25+....not with Prima! At my shop, $12.75 Cnd!  Prima did bring out an amazing stamp block with handle to make it easier to stamp these huge images, and it is worth it's weight in GOLD! It's a fabulous block! (available in 2 sizes, one perfect for Bloom Images, the other Julie Nutting images)

I LOVE stamped faces, they are a blank canvas just awaiting personality! This beauty I used today is named Jing, and as soon as I saw her, I pictured her as a Hawaiian Goddess, and knew she had to go in my Hawaii album that I'm still working on. So I painted her up, and used my gorgeous Double Scoop Gelato's to add a background around her.  

Next, I created my layout using Prima's Seashore papr pad and matching embellishments;  and used my Hawaiian Goddess as an embellishment. I inked all my edges with a Prima Permanent Chalk-Resist Edger.  It's so hard to see in the picture, but I added a subtle glitter texture to the back ground with Design Memory Craft's Glass Bead Glitter Gel through a Prima Stencil...it is just fabulous! If you look on the left corner of the layout you can see some of the beach wood grain glittered, and on the back of that pop of blue cardstock is a gel glittered anchor.

Hope you like it, have a wonderfully creative day!

Edicate on CASING

 Hi All

I don't normally post my finished projects of my mixed media classes, for the pure fact that they take me hours to create, and I know others have been recreating them and passing them off as their own, (tweaking a color here and there, but the main idea clearly was mine )and teaching them as their own original idea.  So I'm politely  requesting that if store owners would like to use my ideas, to contact me first to discuss terms of use. 

 If I case someones project, I make sure it is for personal use only, never for a class.  If I post that project, I will let you know WHO the inspiration was derived from!!!!   If I need something for a class that was taught to me by someone else, I request permission first.  I've never copied another designers ideas; and neither have my team of Designers.  I'm very very choosy who I hire to work in my shop and who I will let teach, and I can promise you, all of our classes are 100% Originals.  So if you see someone with classes that look like ours, or very similar, chances are we are the ones who were cased.  In my opinion, this is not flattering, this is stealing, and they are profiting from our hard work. 

 I don't mean this to sound preachy, I apologize if it does.  I am just trying to let you know WHY I don't post full samples of our classes on the web and also why I do not allow pictures to be taken in the shop of our samples.  Unfortunately, it has come to my attention that classes are being copied from us, and I'm not even sure how. But please know that if you see another store with similar classes, it was NOT US who copied.  I do NOT allow that....nor do I have time to check out other peoples stuff in the first place, LOL, I'm too busy creating my own project!

ANYHOO......THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO CASING SAMPLES WE PUT UP IN THE STORE! This does not apply to 99.9% of you either! My shop EXISTS to INSPIRE YOU!  Please feel free to case my samples, heck copy them 100% I'm am cool with that, and THAT is flattering! What I ask though is if you post it on the web, you link the original idea back to me or my designer....and we kindly ask that you do not submit your work to be published if it was cased from one of our originals. 

OK if you've managed to read through this, I can't tell you what I did to create this project as I had many students pay to learn it and that would not be fair. ( I can offer you a KIT with full instructions and photo's for  $57 if you'd like to learn; orignial class is for a double journal spread with more elements that I removed on the layout: Layout has ADDED Tim Holtz not included in original class items)   What I can tell you is what I did to tweak it into a layout after the class.  I added die cuts from Tim Holtz Expedition Ephemera Pack and a black and white photo.  On the photo I used a technique that Finnabair taught us during her classes to color photo's with Primary Elements Spray mix...I took it a step further and colored in some Red Area's on my Monster High headphones with Faber-Castell Small Pit Pens. 

My journaling around the edges says "Life is to short to be serious, I try to avoid that at all Cost" and I wrote that with my Fude Ball Pen.

Prima Seashore: Restock

 

Hi All! 

It's no secret I LOVE this Prima Collection! It is so PERFECT for summer holiday photos! Which are my FAV to scrapbook! They are always bright and vibrant as we finally get to be outside, lol! This line has been so popular in the shop we have restocked it entirely twice! And we just got another restock of the paper pads and embellishments a few days ago! So head on down to the shop to grab some to scrap your holidays with. Prima's new collections are already shipping to the shop now and we'll be here ASAP! I can't WAIT!!!!! 

Faber Castell meet Gorjuss Girl

Hi All!
Did you see yesterday's post with the the paper tole Gorjuss Girls? Well today, I'm still having fun with the Gorjuss Collection, but today I played with the stamps! I just ADORE "The Fox' Stamps.  She is so cute, and lets face it, anything with animal ears is even cuter! I always had my twins in hats with ears when they were babies.  Anyhooo.....I made this super cute card with Faber Castell's Aquarelle Pencils! This is the first big image I have ever done with them, and they were SO easy to use!!!!! For some like me who seems to be "coloring" challenged, I was SO please with the results!  I think one of the reasons my results turned out so well is because I used Water Color Paper.  It really makes a difference having the correct paper for the job, so don't cheap out! If you're water coloring, us WATER COLOR paper...if your using alcohol ink markers, use the appropriate paper. (I sell both at the shop)
My base of my card is from the Gorjuss Collection, the same one I blogged yesterday, and the pattern paper was from the same kit as yesterdays too.  I finished off the card with hand doodling...I love to doodle, and you can't get much simpler then the boarders I did, but it really adds a great POP to the card.  I used my Fude Ball Black pen and my white Gelly Roll.
You can purchase supplies in shop or ONLINE HERE

Thanks for stopping by
Dawn

Gorjuss Girl Collection

 Hi All!
Well this is one line that I just can't keep in stock! Gorjuss by DOCrafts! The whole line is just spectacular, and wonderfully value priced as well! They have loads of GORGEOUS stamps and a big paper collection line that includes Card Kits, Decoupage Kits (BUT they are Paper Tole so not sure why they named them decoupage) Cards with envelopes, Scrapbook papers and embellishments too! The literally fly off the shelves.  But as summer is my quiet season, my shipment that came in Thursday still has some kits left! Sorry stamps sold out already, but more are on order!!!
The top pictures are of a layout I did with one of the paper tole I got from one of their bigger kits, "Simply Gorjuss A4 Ulimate Die-Cut and Paper Pack: (see in picture below)  that I sell for only $18. Let me tell you this kit is worth double that! It is PACKED full of fabulous paper and die cuts that are all pre-cut, including paper tole to make 16 girls! You just pop them out and create 100's of projects! The one I used is one of the paper tole die cuts! So simple, you just need to pop dots and some option ink edgers! I used Prima's White Chalk Edger! I actually took it one step further and gave her purple highlights in her hair by dipping my paint brush in my Primary Elements sprays! (Don't you just lover her metal wings? I cut a butterfly in half and turned them into fairy wings by attaching them on with heavy gel medium).  Check out the picture below to see the kit contents and another project I made in 2 minutes, a card with one of their die cut images and paper from the kit. Seriously, you could make 100's of cards or projects with this one kit alone!!!!
The pictures below show you some of the kits inside and out...you open up the packaging and it's all full of colored images for you to use!! They are so clever, not wanting the packaging to go to waste, they've decorated it for you to use! Again, more bang for your buck! I'm working on getting the rest of the kits up at the online store this week.  For the mean time if you'd like to purchase one, please email me theinkedstamper@gmail.com or call (780)458-2422.  We have lots of smaller kits in stock too that are only $6!!! Plus the gorgeous, THICK cards are only $7 for a 12 pack with 12 patterned envelopes too!!! You can see them in the picture below.

 

Blue kit is the A4 Die Cut kit. Brown is the Card 

 

Card on the bottom left is one that took me literally 2 min to make, just had to cut the pattern paper! The board is a die cut from kit and same as image and little rectangle that I hand wrote happy birthday in with my Fude Ball pen.
Hope you like it and hope we see you down at the shop or on the ONLINE STORE soon! Your support is always 100% appreciate and we are beyond grateful for it!

Creating with Prima Bloom Girl Stamps

Hi All

Faces are one of the HOTTEST trends right now in paper crafting! They are not just in Art Journals, they are on Cards and Layout too!  The great thing is, you DO NOT HAVE to DRAW to have faces on your projects! Prima has some simply GORGEOUS Stamps & Stencils designed by Jamie Dougherty, The Bloom Girl collection! These stamps and fabulous to work with, and as with all other Prima products affordable without cutting corners on quality! 

If you would like to learn how to drawn your own faces, Jamie has fabulous online workshops as well! As a matter of fact, I approached Jamie and asked her for permission to host her online workshop Blooming through the Seasons in my store Studio Space! She thought the idea was so FABULOUS she opened it up for other stores around the world to do as well!!!

  I purchased a large screen TV back there and the first Thursday of the each month (expect in Summer, 2nd Thursday) we meet up as a group and create together while watching one of the episodes!  You must REGISTER ONLINE with Jamie (aka NOT The Inked Stamper) I am just a student in this as well, and a hostess for the classes.  The only fee is what you will pay Jamie, ( and they are SUPER affordable)  the store part is free as you will need to bring your own supplies.   You will need to send me a message to let me know you are coming, and you must print out your receipt as proof that you purchased the class! Below is my project from the first months class....still needs more flowers on it, but hey, I'm a busy girl! LOL! 

I sure hope your join and support Jamie, she's a wonderful artist and a person I 100% respect and adore her!!!

Uh Oh! Lol!

Uh oh! The boss is away so...........Courteney's gonna play!! Lol! I have high-jacked the Blog & the Facebook page! So I have decided to do a little give away!!!! (Shhhh! This will be our secret.) Here's how to play!!!! We have some amazing and out of this world class's up right now! Sign up for ANY class by our LOCAL designers in July or August and I will put your name into a draw! (The more classes u take the more your name goes in) You have till 3:00pm on Saturday, July 19 to register! If I pull your name I will pay for your NEXT LOCAL designer class at our shop!!! That's right a free local designer class of your choice!!! Boo ya! Good news for anyone already signed up for classes in July & August your name will automatically be put into the draw! You must be fully registered to be entered so check out the classes and call the shop today! You don't want miss out! xoxo

Courteney

Prima's Bloom Girls Sugar Skull

 

 Hi All

Hope you are enjoying your Summer! I'm going to make an attempt to post on here more. I'm sure you can appreciate, being a Mom of twin boys, and running a shop is not the easiest task on the planet, and time management is my biggest struggle! I do post on FB every day, so if you can, PLEASE LIKE my FB store page, and stay in the loop of what going on.
Anyhoo...today's posting is my creation I made this morning.  Twins slept in, so I woke up to a very quiet house, I made my coffee and was just in the mood to create..so I did! I love how she turned out!   I just adore Jamie Dougherty, as person and as an artist, she is just golden! Actually off the Prima staff that I have met so far and simply, genuine and wonderful and I have nothing but high praise for them all.  If you every get a chance to take a class with a Prima Designer, be it as Prima Art Venture, or an individual class at you local store, DO IT! I went to Canadian Art Venture and was blown away with the projects, and then again by the designers themselves ( and Denny! who coordinated  the event).  And then last week, Finnabair taught in MY STORE! And let me tell you...BLOWN AWAY!  Her projects we're phenomenal, her instructions superb and her personality is the BOMB DIGITY!    OK back on point...sorry I'm a squirrel!

Today's creation was made on an old back ground I had kicking around; one of my "mop up" sheets of Dylusions! NEVER throw those out, I reach in to my goody bag of mops up to create with all the time!  So I stamped Jamie's Bloom Girl Stamp (#980023); and then I used white Gesso, Design Memory Craft Faber Castell markers and doodled away.  I changed her hair up a bit by making it longer and by removing some of the doodles.  I finished off with a Prima Flower and Wood element, along with Fab Scraps chipboard by painting black gesso and sprayed with Primary Elements Pigments homemade spray and some Silks dry brushed along the edge. 

Hope you like! If you'd like to purchase any of the items, send me a message to theinkedstamper@gmail.com  I'm working getting then added to the ONLINE store!

Summer Class Line Up: So Far

Mini Art Journal Bloom Girl Class
Saturday July 12
$15
12:30-3:30

This is an ALL AGES and ALL LEVEL Class. Kids are welcome to come with parent OR 10+ may be dropped off

Come make something pretty in your art journal! Join Kassandra is this technique packed class. We will be playing with Tim Holtz paints, water color pencils and modeling paste. We'll be working in a small art journal to make this two page spread with the FABULOUS Bloom Girl Stamps. If face stamps intimidate you, let Kassandra show you how fun and easy they are to work with!    Call The Inked Stamper today to get your spot at 780-458-2422 or come on in to see the full project on display. Hope to see you all there.
Supplies List
Dylusions Small Journal OR 8.5x11 Ranger Manilla sheet; Scissors, gesso, paint brushes, container for water to wash paint brushes, modeling paste, matt meduim, thin black marker,
OPTIONAL Supply List: will help speed thing along and minimize waiting
Water Color Pencil Crayons, Distress Ink Pads in Peacock Feathers, Dusty Concord, Picked Raspberry, Dylusions back round love stamps, fancy florals stamps, Leaf Flourish Small stencil; Tim’s Distress PAINT in the following Peacock Feathers, Worn Lipstick, Dusty Concord, and Pine Needles

Lawn Fawn Critter’s Card Class

Tuesday July 29, 6:30-9pm

Instructor Lorna

$28

This is a perfect class for anyone looking to add a few cards to their collection or those new to stamping, die cutting and card making. Join Lorna in this wonderful card class and create seven fabulous cards using the adorable Lawn Fawn stamps and dies. You'll receive a full pad of the "Hello Sunshine" paper pack to take home, plus additional pre-stamped critters so you can continue to create after your done in class.  We'll be creating a full selection of cards from Birthday to "just because" cards that you'll enjoying sending to friends and family.

**Not available as a to go kit**

Supply List
Paper Trimmer, Scissors, Pop Dots, Pencil Crayons or markers (whichever you prefer)
Glossy accents (You might want to complete this part at home.)
Bone Folder,  Adhesive

Steampunk Diva Mixed Media

Tuesday July 22, 6:30-9:30

$45

Instructor Dawn

Max 14  9

I can’t tell you how good it is to be teaching classes again! I’ve missed you my Mixed Media Peeps! I can’t wait to blow your mind with this months Mixed Media Class, I’m telling you, I had a grin ear to ear while designing it! Not only will you be learning how to make a spectacular background with the wonderfully lustrous Prima Color Bloom Sprays & Dina Wakley Paints, you’ll receive a fabulous kit full of prima embellishment to kit your page up too! Usually I’m a “flat” kinda girl, but not this month! This layout is full of Vintage Trinkets, Junkyard Findings and alphabet stickers! Class fee includes your embellishments and used of class sprays. Please check the supply list for the few additional supplies required.
As all my mixed media classes, it is YOUR choice what you craft on: recommendation Dylusions large Art Journal: Ranger Manilla 12x12 or Watercolor paper
Supply List: looks long, but it's household stuff too. (* please bring own non stick craft mat’s from now on*)
Dina Walkey Stencil: Affirmation, Dina W. Mask: The Basics, Dina W Lapis Paint (blue); White Gesso w/paint brush, Gel Medium w/paint brush; Pallet knife; Fabri-Tac, Scissors, Craft knife with cutting mat; Black, Brown Permanent Ink pads (Archival); small paint brush; water cup, paper towel, baby wipes
**Optional but highly recommended Faber Castell Neutral Aqua Grip Set ($17.25 a set): and Bloom Girl Stamp "Joy" ***
All embellishments by Prima Marketing Flowers

Mixed Media - Hearts and Family piece
Wed, Aug 6 - 7:00pm
$20
Instructor Christine

Let's combine mixed media with hand lettering (don't worry, you'll receive a template to trace) into this piece that looks fantastic on either watercolor paper, your journal page, or on canvas. Beginner to medium level techniques, I'll guide you through, step by step.
Class price includes sheet of Ranger Water Color, or you may bring your journal or upgrade to a Canvas Board.

Supply list:

flat 1" paint brush & small (1/4" or smaller) paintbrush
Craft mat
Decou-page / Glue and Seal/Ranger Mulit Medium
scissors, paper towel, heat gun, Black permanent ink pen - (I used Faber Castell Med Pitt pen & Black Copic marker)
Modeling paste, black gesso or black acrylic,
Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink pad (mini) or normal size with ink pad applicator
red and or black alcohol ink -
Black Soot Distress Ink refill
Black Diamond Stickles
palette knife
water container for your brushes

If you have the following please bring:
Dylusions spray ink: Pomegranate Seed , Cherry Pie and Dylusions Postbox Red
Tim Holtz Aged Paint: Mahogany Distress ,Pumice Stone Distress Paint

Blooming Pretty Canvas Class
Date: Thursday August 14
Time: 6:30-9:30
Cost: $37 (includes 6x6 stencil & Prima Flowers)
Total: 10 6
Come Join Courteney in this technique filled class. We will be playing with Gelato's, Modeling Paste, Stencils, and more. Let's color Jamie Dougherty beautiful Bloom girls just in time for her new release!!!
Call the shop today to register 780-458-2422 or come on in to see the full project on display!! Hope to see you all there!!

Supply List
Faber-Castell Tropical Gelato Set, Coloring supplies ( I used Pencil crayons) Modeling Paste, black archival ink pad, blending tool or sponge, Fabri-Tak glue, scissors, baby wipes, heat tool, pallet knife. *Optional, 12x12 repetitive pattern stencil*

Join us in the studio to watch Jamie's wonderful online tutorials on the new big screen TV to create her classes together! Must REGISTER with Jamie and bring me the print out of your receipt to join. Bring your own supplies as this is a $0 event at the shop. The video's are YOURS to watch at home too! This is just something for us to do together! Summer schedule is Thursday July 10 and August 7. http://www.jamiedoughertydesigns.com/#!online-workshops/cofg