Blend the earthiness of mica with paper images and a variety of fibers and ephemera to create a striking necklace.
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Blend the earthiness of mica with paper images and a variety of fibers and ephemera to create a striking necklace. While everything you'll need to create this stunning jewelry piece will be supplied, you may want to bring copies of favorite photos or images or small trinkets or talismans to include in the piece.
Create 3 cards featuring fantasy creatures using the iris folding technique. You'll learn how to fold strips of paper to create a spiralling design that resembles the iris of an eye or camera.
Create a book that looks like ancient leather with a gilded title and embellishment. The inside is hollow—perfect to store playing cards, notes and more!
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Create a book that looks like ancient leather with a gilded title and embellishment. The inside is hollow—perfect to store playing cards, notes and more! Joe Rotella’s work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Scrap & Stamp Arts, Just Steampunk and Somerset Studios Gallery Summer 2012 and on the PBS shows Crafting At The Spotted Canary and Scrapbook Soup TV.
Create a book that looks like ancient leather with a gilded title and embellishment. The inside is hollow—perfect to store playing cards, notes and more!
Description:
Create a book that looks like ancient leather with a gilded title and embellishment. The inside is hollow—perfect to store playing cards, notes and more! Joe Rotella’s work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Scrap & Stamp Arts, Just Steampunk and Somerset Studios Gallery Summer 2012 and on the PBS shows Crafting At The Spotted Canary and Scrapbook Soup TV.
Create 3 cards featuring the strong, confident, bold gals of KennyK's Steampunk Burlesque collection!
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Create 3 cards featuring the strong, confident, bold gals of KennyK's Steampunk Burlesque collection. The creator, the artist, the man: KennyK wielded a mean crayon during his formative years in the Bronx, developing his signature funky-but-slick, urban-influenced style. His work runs the gamut from big-budget advertising campaigns and promotions, editorial illustrations, toy/game and product packaging, to sexy pinup babes, anime and retro character designs, comic books, computer games, t-shirt and sticker designs and Flash animation - all that fun stuff! You can find his work at www.kennykdownloads.com
Make three-dimensional cards featuring a hot air balloon, vintage bicycle and dress form by layering parts of two-dimensional images.
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Make three-dimensional cards featuring a hot air balloon, vintage bicycle and dress form by layering parts of two-dimensional images. Joe will show you how Paper Tole uses flat prints to create 3D pictures. Learn ways to use this technique to embellish cards, scrapbook layouts, mixed media projects and home decor pieces.
This book contains a secret- a niche that contains a mini pocket album! The cover looks like aged leather covered in gears and chain. The inside contains a book of pockets to store your secrets.
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This book opens to reveal a secret—a niche that contains a mini pocket album! The cover looks like aged leather covered in gears and chain. The inside contains a book of pockets to store your secrets. Taught by Gen Con's SPA Guest of Honor Joe Rotella. Joe Rotella’s work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Scrap & Stamp Arts, Just Steampunk and Somerset Studios Gallery Summer 2012 and on the PBS shows Crafting At The Spotted Canary and Scrapbook Soup TV.
Create 3 cards featuring the strong, confident, bold gals of KennyK's Steampunk Burlesque collection. Taught by our SPA Guest of Honor Joe Rotella.
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Create 3 cards featuring the strong, confident, bold gals of KennyK's Steampunk Burlesque collection! The creator, the artist, the man: KennyK wielded a mean crayon during his formative years in the Bronx, developing his signature funky-but-slick, urban-influenced style. His work runs the gamut from big-budget advertising campaigns and promotions, editorial illustrations toy/game and product packaging, to sexy pinup babes, anime and retro character designs, comic books, computer games, t-shirt and sticker designs and Flash animation - all that fun stuff! You can see Kenny's work at www.kennykdownloads.com. Your instructor is Joe Rotella. Joe's work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Scrap & Stamp Arts, Just Steampunk and Somerset Studios Gallery Summer 2012 and on the PBS shows Crafting At The Spotted Canary and Scrapbook Soup TV.
Learn how you can collage with napkins and achieve artist-quality results! Create a frame using flowers, birds and butterflies to create a summer garden image. Taught by SPA GoH Joe Rotella.
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Turn an unfinished wood frame in to a work of art with napkin collage using USArtQuest‘s Perfect Paper Adhesive (PPA). Once you master this technique, you'll see how quickly you can transform thrift store finds into beautiful collaged pieces using paper napkins! Joe will also share ideas to take your project to the next level with found objects, stamping, gilding and more! Don’t be intimidated by collage! This project is very easy (and fun!) and you’ll leave thinking about all the other things you could create with these techniques. Joe Rotella’s work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Scrap & Stamp Arts, Just Steampunk and Somerset Studios Gallery Summer 2012 and on the PBS shows Crafting At The Spotted Canary and Scrapbook Soup TV. He’ll teach you his favorite techniques and tips for collage. Class fee includes frame, paint, napkins, adhesive and mica effects.