1/13/2022 Thursday's @ NDB

 Today's card features a Katzelkraft Stamp

that was colored with colored pencils & Gamsol.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

craft mat

makeup brush, (medium size)

distress oxide 2 shade of blue, lt & dk

(stormy sky & tumbled glass)

colored pencils

eraser

pencil sharpener

gamsol (if you have)

paper blending stump

black edger

That should do it,

have a great week!

Susan *Ü*

12/2/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

 Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving.

May you be surrounded by love, with full bellies!

We will be creating this card that celebrates the friendship 

with the women in our lives.

This is a Hero Arts set called Better Together.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

The background is ink blended with distress oxides

 and blending brushes

Bring your favorite colors and either a blending brush or foam blender.

The main image is colored with alcohol markers.

Bring your favorite coloring medium for the focal image

Black edger

That should do it,

looking forward to seeing you all!

11/4/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

 No birthdays to celebrate in November & December.

This weeks card is a technique using a baby wipe and reinkers

to create your own custom ink pad.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

Yellow (wild honey) distress oxide

blending brush or foam ink tool

brown edger

That's it! Have a great week,

Susan *Ü*

10/14/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

 This weeks card I thought we'd do a scene through a die cut.

I wish I had a more open leaf but you work with what you have!

Please bring your basic class kit

including

pencil w/ eraser

scissors

scrap computer for masking

liquid glue

brown edger

I used distress oxides and blending brushes

blue/purple & green(I think I would use a darker green)

blue print sketch, wilted violet & olive green

Have a great week!

Susan *Ü*

9/9/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

 It's my favorite time of year Balloon Fiesta!

Using this new stamp from Crafty Individual and

a very old stamp from Stampscapes we have a wonderful scene.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

non stick mat

distress oxides sky colors & foam blenders

I used picked raspberry, spun sugar & milled lavender

favorite coloring medium

I used inktense watercolor pencils

water brush/pencil sharpener/sand eraser

scissors

double sided tape runner

liquid glue

black edger

That should do it,

have a great week!

Susan *Ü*

8/19/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

 This card is for all you ink blenders who have a heavy hand!

We're water stamping! I used distress oxides because I like the way they blend,

but any water soluble ink will work.

Some are inked randomly others are linear.

worn lipstick, picked raspberry & seedless preserves

mermaid lagoon, salty ocean & peacock feathers

blueprint sketch, peacock feathers & broken china

Please bring your basic class kit

including

2-3 distress oxide inks that work together

ink blending tool with foam

paper towel

poker

liquid glue

tweezers

copper edger

That should do it,

have a great week!

Susan *Ü*

7/15/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

 Our first birthday celebration will be on 7/22.

I'll bring a snack to share.

July birthday's are

3-Cindy

10-Lori

25-Kathleen

This weeks card we are focusing on smooth ink blending.

One is done with brushes and the other foam,

your choice of applicator.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

Ink blending brushes or foam blenders with handle.

3 colors of distress oxides inks

I used

wild honey, ripe persimmons & candied apple

double sided adhesive

black edger

That should do it!

Have a great week,

Susan *Ü*

6/24/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

 Today's card we'll be doing an ink blending resist

on the background and

painting the butterfly with distress oxides or

ink with small blending brush

twisted citron, mermaid lagoon & wilted violet

dusty concord, blueprint sketch &broken china

Please bring your basic class kit 

including

double sided tape & liquid glue

scissors

non stick craft mat

paper towel 

black edger

Distress Oxide inks

2-3 colors that are blendable

blending brush (or foam blender)

butterfly color your favorite medium 

(I used carved pumpkin distress oxide)

small blending brush or

small paint brush & water

I think that's it!

Have a great week,

Susan *Ü*

6/10/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

Today's card is a technique called Photo Oxide.

We will be using photo paper and distress oxides.

I tried several color combinations.

blueprint sketch, pine needles, mermaid lagoon & peacock feathers

 

carved pumpkin, ripe persimmons, picked raspberry & rusty hinge

(I don't have this sample, I sent it to someone)

mustard seed, picked raspberry, candied apple & seedless preserves

Please bring your basic class kit

including

non stick craft mat

liquid glue

tweezers

spray bottle w/water

baby wipes

scrap paper to mask hummers

Distress Oxides

2-4 colors that work together (see above)

To color the hummers

Distress ink & foam blenders

picked raspberry, mowed lawn & peacock feathers

June Birthdays

3- Evelyn (Will not be in class, please mail)

5-Sara

I think that's it!

Have a great week and see you Thursday.

Susan *Ü*

for me, by me

I am totally smitten with Lavinia Stamps.

Just wanted to share a few things I've been doing.

All backgrounds inked with distress oxides and blending brushes.

8/15/2019 Thursday's @ NDB

Important!

No class Thursday 8/8 due to 

North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center 

being closed for cleaning.

Birthday celebration for Kathleen and Elaine will be today 8/15.

This summertime card perfect for anyone living in Florida 

is created with the Hero Arts color layering Flamingo stamp.

The background is a decorative napkin that I was given.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

glue stick

poker

pencil w/eraser

scissor

black edger

See you all on the 15th and maybe on the 8th 

for those of us who forget and show up anyway!

Susan *Ü*

4/11/2019 Thursday's @ NDB

Birthday celebration for Claire & Joan today!

Today's we have a fun card featuring Katzelkraft Meerkats 

and a sentiment from Dyan Reaveley.

We will be using homemade stencils and 

colored pencils and a colorless blender

Please bring your basic class kit 

including

scissors

liquid glue

black edger

distress oxides and foam blender

I used

twisted citron and mermaid lagoon

wilted violet and picked raspberry

favorite coloring medium

I used colored pencils and a colorless blender

That should do it, see you next week!

Susan *Ü*

3/7/2019 Thursday's @ NDB

Birthday celebration March 14

Sue R.

Today's card starts out with distressing a piece of recycled cardboard,

Distress oxide inks on watercolor paper

die cut with Tim's Wildflower dies.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

nonstick craft mat

spray bottle with water

poky/piercer tool

Elmer's glue

tweezers

brown edger

Distress oxides

pine needle and

salty ocean and wilted violet

or

fossilized amber and fired brick

for flowers

Distress inks

peacock feather or rusty hinge or mermaid lagoon

to distress cardboard

That should do it, have a great week!

Susan *Ü*

12/13/2018 Thursday's @ NDB

Hello all, the last class of 2018, hard to believe how quickly the year went.

After class we will have our annual holiday party at 

Whole Hog

9880 Montgomery Blvd NE

505 323 1688

We will also be celebrating Prissy's birthday.

I want to thank all of you who stuck by me this year, I appreciate you.

Wishing all of you a wonderful holiday season with lots of love, 

good health and memorable moments.

On to the card!

I picked up this Hero Arts Color layering stamp on 

clearance last year after the holidays.

Here's what I came up with.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

Tumbled Glass Distress oxides

foam blending tool

Navy edger

That should do it!

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Susan *Ü*

11/1/2018 Thursday's @ NDB

November is here,

I believe that we don't have any November birthdays,

if I'm wrong please let me know!

Time to do a few autumn cards before winter is upon us.

First up, emboss resist with distress oxides.

The gold embossing is beautiful in real life.

Please bring your basic class kit 

including

liquid glue 

tweezers

gold edger

2-3 autumn color distress oxides

foam blenders

I used

fossilized amber

spiced marmalade

fired brick

That should do it, see you next week.

Susan *Ü*