Workshops and Workshop Timetables for July

Firstly a thank you for your patience, we still haven't got everything back up and running but we are making progress in the background.

We have also been having difficulty with our phone and answering service for some time with the message recording being a bit hit and miss. What we really wanted was a service which followed us around, and offered an effective answering service, but unfortunately we have had to change service provider to achieve this.

The new studio number for booking workshops etc is 01793 629062 and if there is no one in the studio available to take your call, it will automatically forward, at no additional cost to you, to the studio mobile number where you can leave a message too. You can also book your workshops by email at snazzy@snazzysstudio.co.uk - just tell us the date and time of the workshop you would like to book, the number of spaces you need, and for whom, together with a contact number should we have any queries.

Don't forget you can save 20% on your workshop if you pay with Snazzy Workshop Vouchers (SWV) which must be bought in advance of the workshop you want to use them for.

Now without further ado, if a little later than planned, here is a REVISED workshop timetable for July 2014 - I am returning to the old format for these timetables as I have had so many hitches with the new layout.

Thursday 10 July 11am to 3pmTechnique Thursday Fee £5

This month's session is all about layers of stamping to create beautiful backgrounds for your scrapbook layouts, cards, journal pages, mini books or mixed media pages. I will be sharing lots of tips, techniques and ideas to get you past that scary blank surface. Just drop by and join in, all tools, consumables and materials are included, kettle is on for tea/coffee and biscuits which are included too!

 

Saturday 12 July 10am to 1pm

Layered and Distressed £15/1 SWV

We will make a selection of cards using distress inks, stamps, stencils and water to create beautiful backgrounds to showcase your stamping. I have used Lynne Perrella stamps by PaperArtsy in the workshop 'for instances' which stamps will you choose?

Saturday 12 July 2pm to 5pm and Wednesday 16 July 10am to 1pm

Take One Stamp £15/1 SWV

Using the pretty Wisteria Lane stamps from Chocolate Baroque we will use four very different techniques to create cards suitable for all occasions.

Wednesday 16 July 6pm to 9pmDylusions Divas £15/1 SWV

Create one of these quirky hangings using stamps inks and paper.

 

 

Tuesday 22 July 2pm to 5pm

July Layout Workshop £15/1SWV

In this month's layout I am using a paper blocking technique, shared by Hels Sheridan, as the base for the layout using a single photograph but which can easily be adapted to include multiple smaller photos.

Wednesday 23 July 10am to 1pm

July Layout Workshop £15/1 SWV

In this month's layout I am using a paper blocking technique shared by Hels Sheridan, as the base for the layout using a single photo but which can easily be adapted to include multiple smaller photos.

Saturday 26 July 10am to 1pmMini Wallet Book £15/1SWV

Here's a little wallet style book which you could use for all your leftover Project Life style bits which is an ideal mini scrapbook or journal to document your Summer with lots of space, pockets and tags to take your photos, memorabilia and journaling.

 

Sunday 27 July 11am to 3pmArt Journal Sunday Fee £5

Join us and have a dabble with Art Journaling. We supply all the inks, paints, stamps, masks and stencils, you just fetch your Art Journal - or if you are just starting out and are not sure it's for you then, we will provide the paper too!

 

 

I will add the missing photos of the layout workshop sample as soon as I have them and will be back with the August workshop schedule very soon. I will include a couple of longer workshops too for those who prefer the all day format.

PS I am struggling a bit with the photo placement so do bear with me until I get a bit of practice in xx

 

Join us again soon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Guest Workshops with THE Hels Sheridan

Last weekend we were fortunate to have the 'amazeballs' Hels Sheridan as a guest in Snazzys Studio. We all had a fantastic weekend, demonstrated by the ladies who booked for her next weekend with us even though we don't yet know what she will be sharing! Of course we do know that much fun will be had and loud laughter will be heard along the way. Think we'll pass on the exploding heatgun trick though ;0)

This time around she taught two workshops, Saturday's was called Melt Pan Magic....

 

.....and this was her beautiful workshop sample - I sooo wish you could see and feel all the wonderful texture in this piece.

 

Hels covered techniques with paint, stamping on tissue, layering on with beeswax, faux porcelain roses, moulds from Mold n Pour and custom embellishments with UTEE and Clearly for Art. So many very useful hints and tips along the way. All the ladies made beautiful canvases .....

 

 

 

 

 

On Sunday Hels shared her Paperblocked Canvas techniques which may have little influences from other artists she admires, but it is absolutely 'Hels' in the whole, everything she creates is just so recognisably her. I'm not going to share her workshop sample though, as only those here on the day got a sneeky peek of what will be her next DT project with Snazzys new Anna Dabrowska DT kit, the rest of you will just have to wait until later this month over on the DT blog.

 

Just to whet your appetite, here are some of the completed works of art from Sunday's workshop

 

 

 

 

 

These were so much better IRL than they appear here in my dodgy photos. The metallic look of the spritzed flowers was stunning, and Hels' tips and advice on doing this removed the fear of spraying with black ink for everyone.

 

Hels will be back at Snazzys on 1 & 2 June so if you fancy joining in with the learning and laughter next time, watch this space for details of the workshops on offer then.

 

I'll leave you with the new Snazzys DT kit for March from the very talented Anna Dabrowska's (aka Finnabair) debut collection with Prima, Sunrise Sunset - our DT have used two of her collections, Dreamer & Wonderland from 7 Dots Studio in the past and created wonderful pieces. This time round will be no exception I'm sure.

 

 

 

Do pop over to the DT blog and checkout the team's latest makes with this new kit and if you take the time to leave a comment, (the teamies do appreciate it), you could win the A4 Sunrise, Sunset paper pad.

 

Also, a little bird tells me there will be a challenge this month where you can win one of these.

 

 

Lots to look forward to!

 

Thanks for visiting, back soon with details and images of April's workshops in the studio xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Remember this?

Last time I said I would come back and share my finished 'for instance' using this paper. Better late than never........

 

It was a sheet of 12 x12 paper from Anna Dabrowska's Dreamer collection for 7 Dots Studio which I used as the starting point for my 12x12 art journal style canvas for a workshop at Snazzys last Sunday week. I simply tore out shapes from the paper allowing the design on the paper to suggest how I used it.

I painted a 12x12 canvas randomly with three colours of acrylic paint, which turned out darker than I planned so I added a layer of gesso to knock it back a bit. I then added some texture paste through a stencil and some sticky back canvas rings (I drew round the circles on the stencil to get these).

A liberal spritz with Dylusions Ink Spray which I encouraged to run, some white paint circles (stamped with the lid from the paint), some text stamping also with the white paint, and some stamped words in die cut frames to finish.

So.....

 

 

 

...and here's the finished piece, with some charcoal shading around the distressed, inked paper and canvas pieces to add definition.

 

 

Soooo not me really but I have hung it on the wall in the studio and it's growing on me.

 

During the workshop I created a second canvas, using another paper from the Dreamer collection as my starting point, but with a completely different feel.

 

 

I used the grid in the paper as a frame for my pieces and allowed the painted background to show more with inky splats and stamped script to make it more interesting. From there I played with the idea of sqaures and rectangles in paper, sticky back canvas, plastic (coloured with alcohol inks), texture paste and some torn tissue tape again with some charcoal shading.

 

 

In the next canvas Jane really made fantasic use of the paper she chose which was from Prima's Almanac collection.

 

 

She partially cut out each of the pieces from the background curling, distressing and inking the cut edges to show snippets of her painted, stamped and inked background behind.

 

 

With the addition of some stamping from several Darkroom Door stamp sets the finished piece was simply stunning.

 

Andy, who was spending his birthday with us (and even supplied the cakes!) created a beautiful study in subtle blending and elegance featuring paper from Prima's Engraver collection (which is also featured by Snazzy's DT this month over here where you still have a few days to leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning a DT kit of your own just saying!).

 

 

You can pop over to Andy's own blog here to see some thumbnails of all the lovely details - grab yourself a cuppa though, you will be some time as you won't be able to resist scrolling back through his fabby projects.

 

We had a great day and I am planning another similar day in April so, if anyone is interested keep an eye on the Workshop Timetables on the main Snazzy website.

 

Before I go, due to a cancellation we have two spaces on each of this weekend's (16/17 March) workshops with the fabulous Hels Sheridan. Here's a couple of thumbnails of the samples and you can find all the details on the March Workshops page of the main Snazzy website here.

 

 

Thanks for visiting. Back soon xx