GELLI PLATES

Since I know all of you will love Sue's class making backgrounds from a gelli plate, I have bought one for each of us to use during the class!!  PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING A BRAYER!!!

PLEASE READ!!!

We are QUICKLY approaching our 4 retreat!!!  Woo HOO!!!  EVERYONE WHO IS ATTENDING MUST HAVE THEIR INFORMATION IN THE DATABASE!!

Carla - you are being left out!!  LOL!!! Get your info in the database!

2013 LOGO!!!

Did everyone see the beautiful logo Teri created for our 2013 retreat?

I love it!!!  Check out the kudos to Eileen with the glass hanging from the palm tree!!  LOL!!!

HELLO LADIES

Two months????  59 days????  How the hell did THAT happen????

I have only gotten a grocery list from Daisy!!  LADIES,  please send me your lists!

Now, we need to be a little coordinated here!!!   We need to list all the classes IN ONE PLACE, who is teaching, the length of the class and what day it will be taught. That way we can make a schedule.  Obviously nothing will be written in stone but things run more smoothly that way.

I will create a database in the group for the classes.

Jacquie will make dinner on Monday - she is making Cuban food that I know you will all like.

Please choose the dates you want to cook dinner/lunch.   I will create a database in the group.

59 DAYS????  Don't blink!

ONLY TWO MONTHS TO GO!!!

How the hell did THAT happen???? Didn't we just have our retreat???? Lord!  Time really needs to slow down!

Okay, so how are we all doing with the classes?  Do we know who is teaching what and what materials to have?

Ladies it's right around the corner!!!

I need grocery lists from everyone who needs me to pick up groceries for their dinner night!  I know Karen must have diet Dr. Pepper but I don't know what anyone else wants!

COME ON!!  Christmas is now over and you all have to get with the program here!  I am so damned excited about this year!!!  Can you tell????

I have a crazy idea!  How about making cards one day?  I love them and have only made a few in my life!  I have TONS of stamps that we can use for cards .....  anyone?  We can even make Xmas cards for 2013!!!  How incredibly accomplished would we feel???

Congratulations, Carla!

Late on Thursday night I was in bed flipping through the current issue of Somerset Studio, getting ready to dream in vibrant colors, when I found a surprise on page 124. There in aqua, black and white is the very cool tag made by Carla. She totally rocked the Empire State Building! Great job, Carla!

COLLAGE CLASS

This is really a simple process despite being a little time consuming.

My idea is that we will start the initial "design" and we can all work on it during out down time.  That way you can do a little each day and really enjoy the process which is quite relaxing.

Okay, this is what you need.

You need a canvas (I will buy all the canvasses so you guys do not have to lug them).  The size on the canvas depends on you.  You can do it any size you want.  I would suggest we do a 12 x 12 which is not too big and not too small.

Now you need a picture.  I used a picture of my dad.  You can use ANYTHING.  For example, during the class that Jacquie and I took, there was a lady who did a LONG canvas and used a picture of the Miami Skyline.  The artist who taught the class does canvasses of high heels!!!  The picture has to be in color.  You will not actually use the picture on the canvas but I would suggest you not print it less than 8x10.  PRINT THE PICTURE ON REGULAR COPY PAPER.

Let me see if I can explain the process:

You will take the picture and divide it into 4 equal sections.  You will also use a pencil to divide the canvas into 4 equal sections.  You will then use a pencil to sketch those sections onto the canvas.  You don't need to know how to DRAW.  Just to sketch the basic figure.  By dividing both the picture and the canvas into the four equal parts, the sketching is easy.

Now comes the use of magazines.  You will be cutting small pieces of paper from the magazines that are the same as or similar to the COLOR TONES on your picture.  For example, to make my dad's glasses I tore out some black lines.  So I really can't tell you to just bring pages.  I think the best thing is to bring magazines.  You can ship them in one of those priority boxes that you can fill to the brim for a set price and ship them here.

At the beginning you only see a mess but as you put the pieces together your image emerges.  It's really quite an extraordinary and RELAXING experience.

The other two things you need are a bristle brush (1 and 2 inch) and most importantly LIQUITEX GLOSS MEDIUM AND VARNISH fluid medium.  I would suggest you buy a big bottle because you will use a lot of it. Again, you can order it and send it here.  You really don't want that thing to open or explode in your suit case!  LOL!!!

That's it!