Pretty Please... With Sugar On Top!

Okay, here it is... my secret project that I made for CHA using Claudine Hellmuth's Studio line of products from Ranger! Our challenge was to create a "house" using a papier maché dimensional form we were provided, Claudine's products... and the rest was up to us! So I created a shrine dedicated to my favorite sugary treat... the Cupcake!

The circus tent awning, pennant-style flags, and the back and sides of the shrine are made of Claudine's Sticky-Back Canvas. And the gorgeous colors I mixed using her Semi-Gloss Acrylic Paints. I glued everything on using her Matte Multi-Medium. I love the line so much! It's so versatile.

See you when I get back on the 30th. I'll be sharing pictures from CHA then...

Top Secret...

For the past couple of weeks—in my spare time—I've been working on a project that will be revealed at the Winter 2009 Craft & Hobby Association Trade Show. As Ranger prepares to re-launch Claudine Hellmuth's line of Studio products, we will have an entire wall decorated with projects created by over 20 craft industry talents using her products! I am honored to be a part of this challenge... and will reveal my special assignment in three weeks. But for now, here is a little "taste" and a photo of my favorite helper...

Little Pink Houses, For You And Me...

Now see... here's a chipboard house from Maya Road that I started and it knew exactly what it wanted to be. Maybe I'm a pink girl? Maybe I'm more inspired when it comes to pink? Hmmmmmm....

I do love this house, though. The top is removable and it comes with little windows and 6 tags that fit neatly inside. I've already worked on a couple of them... a few affirmations for the "House of Me."

I'm All Boxed In...

I so enjoyed creating my recent snowman cigar box assemblage, that I thought I'd recreate it in several colors of the Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paints! So, here we go... Wheeeeee.....

I've Got The Blues...

Blue jeans that is! I made these funky altered pair over the weekend using Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Paints. The idea was nagging at me for quite some time and I just had to try it! I did a wash of paint in pink and then stamped the flourishes in white. I let that dry and then did another wash of pink over top to tone down the white. I'm very happy with the results!

© photo by Carol Bernard (mom!)

Full Moon Fever...

So while we're on the subject of full moons... here's a piece I've been working on using the Claudine Hellmuth Studio line of products and Perfect Pearls. I'm not sure what it is going to become yet... as it is typical of my style to know the first 3 or 4 steps and then let it evolve organically.

Wiiiiilson!

Okay, this just goes to show you that you can alter pretty much anything. Here is a seed I found during my daily walk around the workplace building. There were a bunch of them lying in the street and I said, "hey, that looks like Wilson from the movie Cast Away!" So I took him in, painted him with Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso and Dash of Red paint, then added a little Distress Ink to age him.

Playing Around...

One of the perks of working for Ranger Crafts is that I get to play with all the new stuff. I just love the new Claudine Hellmuth Studio paints & mediums. I started playing around with painting this Maya Road chipboard house from my friend Patti. Wow! That's a lot of stuff to be thankful for... I'm pretty lucky.