Classes update

I’ve been busy with classes lately including one in Toronto where I had a wonderful time with some delightful artists and crafters making watercolour cards. I’m hoping to head back there to teach before too long.

Here in Ottawa I am in the middle of Brushstroke Blooms classes using some gorgeous Penny Black stamps. There are spaces in tomorrow’s Saturday morning class and Monday’s afternoon class. If you are interested go to my Classes page.

On May 6th, at Aunty Em’s Scrapbooking store in Cornwall I will be teaching the Brushstroke Blooms class pictured above and the Watercolour Resist class shown below. Contact the store for more details.

On May 11th & 12th at Crop A While store in Orleans and May 13th & 15th at Riverside United Church in Ottawa I will be teaching the Floral Festival class pictured below featuring Darkroom Door stamps. Contact Crop A While to sign up there or click over to my Classes page to sign up for a Riverside class.

Thank you to all of you who support my classes, I love meeting you and creating with you. To those who are waiting patiently for online classes, do not give up hope! I want to supply some as soon as I can.

Three northern scenes

Posted: December 13, 2016 | Author: Heather | Filed under: Classes, Stamped Landscapes, Woodland Beauty | Tags: Classes, Penny Black stamps | 15 Comments

I recently taught a card class where we created Christmas cards featuring the northern lights over snowy landscapes. Everyone’s scenes looked different as there was a variety of inks to choose from. Back in the planning stage for the class I created a few different scenes as I worked out what would work in a class setting. (I have to make sure I can reproduce my own techniques if I am going to have any chance of teaching them to others.)

The top card and the bottom card were experiments that didn’t become class samples and the middle one was a variation I did during class. They all happen to use the blue and plum colour scheme. The two above have masking fluid snow flakes and the one below a bit more definition in the mountains. Sometimes my experiments end up as class projects, sometimes they become recycling and, sometimes as the case was with these three they join my stash of cards to use as needed. These ones really should have been sent already to arrive at their destination by Christmas.

Have you sent all your cards yet? I’m not even half way there.

Supplies

Stamps: woodland beauty, yuletide wishes, joy filled
Inks: versafine onyx black (Tsukineko), chipped sapphire and seedless preserves distress stain (Ranger)
Paper: hot pressed watercolour papers (Fabriano), blue and plum shimmer cardstock
Also: masking fluid

Happy Birthday Crop A While

Posted: September 20, 2016 | Author: Heather | Filed under: Classes, Crop A While | Tags: Classes | 4 Comments

On Saturday I celebrated Crop A While‘s 3rd birthday along with 60 or so other people.

The celebration was a 12 hour crop complete with balloons, cake, prizes, loot bags and birthday cards.

There was even a surprise wedding anniversary celebration.

I enjoyed teaching a class, catching up with friends and working on a little stack of watercolour panels which will appear on the blog over the next few weeks. The crop was the first off-site crop for Crop A While, but judging from the overwhelming response it could be the first of many!

Summer’s End

Posted: July 30, 2016 | Author: Heather | Filed under: Classes, Penny Black, Watercolour | 4 Comments

No, I’m not heralding the end of summer, I’m showing a sneak peak of my next class. I teach monthly classes in Ottawa at a rented location and at Crop A While scrapbooking store. You can see the details for the classes I host on my Upcoming Classes page and find the dates and times for Crop A While on their events page.

I receive quite a few requests for online classes which I would love to provide at some stage. Be assured I will let you know here on the blog when I have some to offer you. While you wait I do have a few videos on my youtube channel.

Thank you for your interest and support; I have been so encouraged by the kind and generous comments left here on the blog and on my instagram page also. I am thrilled that you enjoy what you see here and love to hear when you try the techniques for yourself. I am always happy to answer questions if I can, so don’t hesitate to comment or use the contact me option to get in touch.

Upcoming Classes

Posted: October 25, 2015 | Author: Heather | Filed under: Classes | Tags: Classes, Penny Black creative dies, Penny Black stamps, Tsukineko Memento inks | 10 Comments

I am teaching at three locations in November so I thought I would let you know just in case you happen to be in the right place to join me.

Studio BBG in Montreal

On Saturday, November 7th at 10:00am I will be teaching Winter Watercolours (contact store for details)

On Saturday, November 7th at 2:00pm I will be teaching Merry & Bright (contact store for details)

Bannercropscale

Crop A While in Orleans

On Thursday, November 12th at 6:00pm and Friday, November 13th at 12:30pm I will be teaching Woodland Watercolours (contact store for details)

Woodland watercolour bannerscaled

Riverside Drive in Ottawa

On Saturday, November 14th at 1:00pm and Monday, November 16th at 1:00pm I will be teaching Woodland Watercolours (click here for details)

Woodland watercolour bannerscaled

Busy at Bizzy B’s

Posted: April 26, 2015 | Author: Heather | Filed under: Classes | 8 Comments

Last weekend I was privileged to teach at Bizzy B’s Stamp and Scrap in Toronto.

I taught three different classes, Background Beauty, Stamps Dies & Butterflies and Spring Watercolours.

There were the occasional periods of quiet and concentration but more often chatter and outbursts of laughter. Bizzy B’s is a lovely store with shelves full of all sorts of artistic goodness but one of my favourite features was the pair of ‘husband chairs’ at the front of the store. My husband made use of them towards the end of a couple of my classes after roaming around downtown Toronto.

I had a great time teaching at the store. Thanks Barb, for inviting me and thanks to all the lovely ladies I met in the classes. There are more photos on the Bizzy B facebook page.

Upcoming classes

Posted: March 17, 2015 | Author: Heather | Filed under: Classes | 14 Comments

I just thought I would let you know about some card making classes coming up in March & April. I know many of you do not live close enough to attend a class but maybe a few of you do. I host monthly classes on Riverside Drive in Ottawa and they are listed on my CLASSES page. There is a link in the top right hand corner of the blog.

I also teach at the Ottawa scrapbooking store, Crop A While in Orleans. You can find the details on the Crop A While events page. I will be teaching my Stamps, Dies & Butterflies class there next week on Thursday, March 26th and Friday, March 27th. Check their events page for times and contact the store directly if you are interested. In April I will be teaching my Spring Watercolours class at Crop A While on Thursday April 23rd and Friday April 24th.

I am very excited to let you know that in April I will be teaching at Bizzy B’s Stamp and Scrap in Toronto. Please contact the store directly if you are interested in any of the following classes. I will be there on Friday, April 17th teaching my Background Beauty class.

I will also be teaching the following two classes at Bizzy B’s on Saturday April 18th.

Stamps, Dies & Butterflies

Spring Watercolours

Stamping Techniques Class

Posted: June 11, 2014 | Author: Heather | Filed under: Classes | 9 Comments

There are spaces available in a Stamping Techniqes Class I am teaching Thursday, June 12th in the evening at Crop A While in Orleans.

Please contact Crop A While for details and to register.

A visit to Reston

Posted: June 15, 2013 | Author: Heather | Filed under: Classes | 8 Comments

I don’t have a card today but I have had a day of card making. Teaching card making to be exact. A few days ago my husband, son and I drove to Washington DC to stay with a friend who has attended many a happy class at Angela’s Happy Stamper in Reston, Virginia. My friend Lorraine, Angela and I schemed and planned so that I could come and teach some classes.

I taught two classes today and will teach one again tomorrow. I had a great time teaching some of my favourite techniques and layouts. I will feature the cards here eventually but for now I’d just like to thank Angela, Lorraine, Harriet and all the ladies who attended for making me feel so welcome and for being so very encouraging about the cards and classes.