Why Shop ?

not that we ever need to answer that question.....

We live for shopping....especially when it's at a store that's away from home and not one you might have in your own town...Like STEINS garden center near Zanas house....

I'm a sucker for garden centers.
Not once did I worry about how I'd get anything home in the suitcase...there's always my 3 favorite words...
DO YOU SHIP ????

Bought lots of fun bird items......have NO idea what for....Cause I'm an addict obviously !

Then we stopped at Zana's dog sitter...who runs a business called DOODIE FREE...now I ask you...is that not the damnedest cutest name for a doggie business


Then we went back to her house and crafted....ho ho ho !

Zana has this amazing TORSO class that she does.....she showed me how to make one...which I can't divulge or she'll have to kill me....it's her special techniques.


If you keep tabs on her website you'll get to see all of her unique classes...they are completely unlike anything that anyone else does. if you have a store...you need to invite her to come and teach.

Here is one that Zana has done. I'll finish mine now that I'm home again.


Then I got out the Golden Paints we'd bought at our class a few days before and made a skin

I spread out the gold acryic paint nice & evenly and let it dry thoroughly.
Then I brushed a coating of Non Porous Digital Ground over the paint.
Once that was completely dry I lifted the skin from the plastic and, using the blue removable tape, taped it down to a piece of copier paper taping down 2 sides of the skin.
Then..Ran it through an ink jet printer.

So...in other words, this image (from Le Miz) is copied right onto acrylic paint.
DAMN...I love this.
Once the ink is really dry (which happens quickly) I can lift the skin off the copier paper and place it over anything I like. Just glue it down using gloss or matte medium.
I think this is such a cool technique
All I want to do now is make skins !
and I'm definitely going to try this using Claudines Studio Line paints !

Tomorrow my Mac goes in for service..hope they don't need to keep it for a while. Or is that just a good excuse to buy a newer one !!!
Tee Hee.

Comments

[Carol Wiebe]

You always look like you are having a blast. And you are Wonder Woman in the ideas department.

I couldn't do without my Mac either!

[Susan Williamson]

Oooo ...I can't wait to try printing onto an acrylic skin. This just looks fabulous Suze.

[Peggy]

I am quite impressed by this technique - it seems so easy! How cool to get big pictures - great for canvases!

[Linda Cain]

I don't understand it, but boy do I love it! And I'm not easily impressed!