A Little Look at Some Classes Coming Up.

So the Fall is going to be AWESOME!!! I am going to be traveling about Alberta this year doing several fun mixed media, scrapbooking, PanPastel, and fine art painting classes! I have even developed one brand new class that with have you turning your camera pictures into fine art that you will want to hang on your walls or give away as gifts! Super cool!!!! I will be with the Canadian Scrapbooker gals at the The Canadian Scrapbook Carnival during the week-end of October 20 in Calgary.

     In the beginning of September I will teaching a couple of fun classes at a Coast to Coast Event also in Calgary! You don't want to miss this one. All the talent at this show is AMAZING!!!

You can find out more information & get registration forms HERE .

For all of these classes, I will have super new and exciting product out that I have designed…I can't wait! I love seeing how people create with all the products! I also have online workshops coming this summer.Plus, I have 2 companies that I have partnered up with and you will be seeing their  design teams creating with my product lines! Super Cool! If you are a store or group and would like me to come and teach… I still have a few openings and I would love to spend some time with ya! It is going to be lots of colorful fun!

Hey, make sure to check out the new Canadian Scrapbooker magazine.Don't miss my fun article on using sewing materials with paper crafting! I simply adore all the other amazing articles and artwork in this issue too!  It is full of neat things for the summer time! So be sure to check it out!

Hugs,

~Susan

How to Alter Your Ruby Violet Cuff

I fell in love with Ruby Violet when I first saw the line. It really is cute and my girls love to make up cuffs to go with their outfits. However, today I wanted to try something different with the reversible cuff.

So, I took out some of my Dad's old type setting tools and hammered a pattern into the cuff.

 

I then applied a coat of Smooch from Clearsnap over the impressions.

After letting it sit for a minute I took a rag and rubbed of the excess ink.I also rubbed the ink into the markings really well.

I then used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to glue on some lovely flowers and vintage charms from Prima Marketing and some bling from want2scrap to decorate the cuff a little bit more.

Prima Marketing had Lilla Rogers on their Prima Marketing Blog the other day! She really is amazing! You can check out Lilla Roger's site HERE! Super cool!

Have a wonderful week-end and make sure to try something different this week-end… you just might like it!

Hugs,

~Susan

Feel INSPIRED through ART.

ART CAN INSPIRE YOU when you let it….so let it in your heart!

Sometimes, Life can get really hectic and crazy… it can even get you down.Luckily we are blessed on this earth with color and beauty all around us. It is so healing when we invite it into our heart!

You don't have to be a professional artist to feel the healing power that a paint brush or a drawing can create! Sit down with a crayon and see how the stresses of the day seem to melt away and a smile begins to form on your lips as you begin to open your heart up and create!

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

* Invite it in!

After a few stressful months……

I needed to create for me.

So, I got out my tradition Japanese Inks and just let my {HEART} take control of my [HANDS] .

 Nothing  is more beautiful then

"ART from your HEART!!!"

But of course I had to mix in some color with my PanPastels!

Remember….You are special!

Don't ever forget that! Do something today to make your heart soar!

hugs,

~Susan

Sewing up a Mother Day's Gift with Rhonna's Designs

I wanted to make up something pretty and fun for Mother Day's so I looked to the Rhonna Farrer Designs that I have to figure out what I could create. I have to admit, I have really enjoyed being on her her design team and working with her designs because I can use her digital designs ~ Rhonna Designs,in so many ways. I use them to enhance my photography, for my scrapbooking & paper crafts, for mixed media , and now for my sewing projects. How cool is that!?!

For this project I used Spring Circus Printable Card Kit.

I printed the card kit onto Computer Printer Fabric by June Tailor Inc. I then used Heat n' Bond to adhere it to cotton which I sewed on to a canvas pillow form from Canvas Corp.

After using my awesome Westcott scissors that go through anything to make a fringe around the pillow, I pulled out some premium craft glue from Helmar to glue on some pretty ribbon from Maya Road to complete the look.

It only took me about 20 minutes to create this cute little pillow and it is so cheery! What a wonderful way to say I love you!

Have a super wonderful day and remember to take a little time to enjoy all the beauty around you!

hugs,

~Susan

Adding a new dimension to paper crafting.

I was thrilled when I was asked by Jenn Furr from Picture That Sound to do a little creating with some of her wonderful product. Picture that Sound adds a whole new dimension to paper crafts and I love it! I enjoy bringing memories and colors together onto a project and with Picture That Sound your can add sound to your project! How cool is that!!! You can find out more about Picture the Sound HERE.

I had a second board so I decided to create a mixed media canvas with it. Using super duper sticky Helmar 450 Quick Dry.. I glued the board onto a canvas after my daughter Ashley had recorded one of her piano pieces onto it. Jessica did the music for my Halloween board. I then went to work with Tattered Angels, acrylics, and Shimmerz.A color party!

I then covered over the board with a sheet of Bazzill Basics Paper; Antique Dictionary Paper with Mod Podge . Be careful NOT to get Mod Podge into the speaker hole and the on/off button. Lightly mark on the paper where your on/off button is for reference.

I had fun using Webster's Pages gorgeous Designer Trims to go around the edge of the board & some Dew Drops from The Robin Nest for a little bling!

I pulled out my Art & Graphic Twin pens from Kuretake to do the writing.

And… I had fun creating with some of my paper, Susan K. Weckesser Inc. and co-brand Unity Stamps.

And here is my finished project that I can not only look at but also listen too. How cool is that! I love it! I have attached a short video so you can hear what my daughters created on the piano for me to go with my artwork! 

Using Picture that Sound product for more memories…

 

I hope you have a super wonderful day!

hugs,

~Susan

Have Some Spring Fun with Kuretake.

The Kuretake design team was challenged to create something with the theme "spring bloom."  I was SO thrilled by this challenge because I ADORE spring! The new life that begins to come up all around us and all the colors that blesses the earth. It is AWESOME!!!

So I took out a mix of Kuretake products and had some  fun creating! I used ZIG Memory Writers, ZIG Art & Graphic, ZIG Writer chalk pastel colours, and ZIG Transparent Watercolor Paints. Then to make the work pop, I outlined it all with the ZIG millennium pen.

For my whimsical poppy, I had fun using Kuretake's ZIG Pearlescent Watercolors & ZIG Art & Graphic.

  I love using the ZIG WATER COLOUR SYSTEM BRUSH20 with most of my work. It is so practical and easy to use!

Be sure to check out the Kuretake blog so you can see all the artists fantastic artwork!

Thank-you for all the  wonderful comments that you left on my blog on the week-end! How wonderful! It is lovely to see that you are liking my paper, articles & stamps. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!!! I know..I am goofy!!! Ok, down to business~ I did that name picker thing again on the computer and the name that popped up was:

Jessica S. of the United States

"I absolutely adore the idea of going to craft events, scraps, but unfortunately, with a lot of little ones here at home, don't get the opportunity to. I do love to get some of my friends together to craft together though. I guess that is better than nothing, right? "Jessica S

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Please email me at susiebeestudios@gmail.com .Thank-you everyone for leaving comments and you never know when I just might do that again cause I love making people smile.. It makes me smile! {giggle}

Remember, TrueScrap3 is this week-end & there is still time to join!

--->Register HERE--->

 

Have a SUPER, AWESOME day!!! And, remember, you are AMAZING!!!

hugs,

~Susan

Scrapfest Giveaway~Just to Make me SMILE!!!

I was thrilled when I came across the blog ' The Buck Stamps Here' of Jennifer Buck and saw her wonderful work using my new co-branded Unity Stamps.

The colors that she used were so vibrant and rich and I love the ribbon and the stitching. It just looked wonderful with the stamps! Thank-you Jennifer! Be sure to check out her wonderful blog!

http://thebuckstampshere.blogspot.ca/

Well, Scrapfest is going on this week-end in Kitchener and some of us can't be there.

I was feeling a little sad… so to make me feel happy I decided to have a GIVEAWAY!

Leave a comment about why you like or if you like going to crops or scrapbooking events and someone will win one of my paper packs plus some of my new co-branded Unity Stamps.

You still have time to sign up for

        

What a wonderful event that only happens once in a while! I created some cool projects to show you how to make and I know the other designers have amazing things to show you too!!! It is going to ROCK!!!

-Pre-event PJ party on Thursday night with special guest Laura Vegas and a lot of prizes from Creating Keepsakes!

-Digital Goodie Bag worth over $50 in discounts, downloads, and more!

-Amazing interview with Becky Higgins, plus the chance for one lucky attendee to win a Project Life kit of their choice!

It is going to be AWESOME…. YOU DON'T want to miss this!

Find Out More HERE!!!

PLUS…

Don't you LOVE Pink Paislee!!!! Well, It is Why Not Win Wednesday over at Canadian Scrapbooker.

Visit Pink Paislee on facebook and tell them Canadian Scrapbooker sent you – CLICK HERE

To enter to win – Leave a comment on Canadian Scrapbooker's blog ---> HERE . You have until Friday April 13th midnight to enter!

AND...

Don't forget to leave a comment on my blog to WIN TO!!!!! What a LUCKY FRIDAY the 13th!!!

Have a super day!!!

~Susan