Cool Scrapbook Stuff Book Club...Halloween

Left to right:  Peggy, Elena, Judy, Cynthia, Alicia, Denise, Debby and Fern

Chillingly small but Hauntingly sweet...that was what Book Club was this month.  A few ladies couldn't make it and were frightfully missed.  We arranged our tables in a new pleasing way, so that we could interact more freely and everyone loved it.  The tighter the better.

 

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Tag swap was due this month.  check out these awesome tags that everyone made.  The only criteria was that the tag must include a picture and one or more little known fact about the artist of the tag. 

 

I was able to catch a picture of Gaye working on this month's make and take which was presented by Cynthia.  It was definitely one of the highlights of the night. 

She brought a Cauldron full of Halloween papers, embellies and other goodies.  We all set to work making cards and ornaments for the holiday.  Here are just a few examples of what we created. 

We had a blast Cynthia.  Thanks for thinking of such a ghoulishly fun make and take.

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Here is some of the artwork that we brought for show and tell:

 

 

A beautifully embellished dress form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debby finished her New York trip journal and shared with us some of the fun exciting things she and her husband experienced.

 

This is the lid to a beautifully embellished box that Deb created to hold her wishes.

Debby also brought some fabulous chocolate and peanut butter cookies.  Thanks for the Treats Debby.

 

Kat recently spent a very creative day with Elena, Miss Vicky, and Cheryl Waters.  She created this fun soldered window entitled The Snowflake Surprise.

 

 

 

Kat also made this gruesome shadow box after taking a class with Carol Murphy.

 

 

 

Gaye shared her mini album with us.  It's her trip album when she and her girlfriends took a trip to Boston together.  What fun! 

This canvas is A fun collage of Halloween ephemera and papers also created by Gaye.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cynthia made this Spooky little ghost/ mummy from casting material and a bottle.  So clever and truly terrifying!

   

A lovely "Happy Haunting" mini album.

Cynthia's invitations were created for a baby shower.  Adorable!

 

A beautiful album dedicated to breast cancer survivors.

Our kit this month consisted of lots of fun Halloween papers and embellishments.  Can't wait to see what people create from this fun assortment.

 

Gentle Reminder of items you may wish to bring next month:

• New book - Somerset Holidays  (Can be purchased at CSS)
• Projects you would like to share
• Finished project from Book Club kit
• Tool kit, including scissors, glue and a pen or pencil
• Camera
• A snack to share

Things to remember:

• DATE AND LOCATION CHANGE IN DECEMBER TO DECEMBER 14TH, AT ALICIA'S HOUSE IN RANCHO PENASQUITOS.
• November is the first month of this cycle.  Our meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 16, at 6:30, at Cool Scrapbook Stuff. 

 

White Elephant Gift Exchange  Your White Elephant gift is due in December.   It must be something wonderful, that you created, and would want to keep for yourself.  Put your best foot forward because everyone else will.  Party will be at Alicia's home, on December 14th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.  Potluck! 

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Gee Gee's Book Club

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This is the 2nd month of swapping canvases.  View the slide show to see how we are progressing.

 

Sheila created this lovely dress form using pink materials to represent Cancer awareness month.

 

Glenna did some more work on her beautiful blue canvas.  She added modeling paste to the wings.  She also used paraffin wax to give her painting an interesting encaustic look. 

How clever is that!!

Terri created this colorful painting on Lutradur.  Here is an interesting tutorial on Lutradur.  Here's a video.

Terri also made this adorable teddy bear.  He is felted and so soft.  We all found him to be quite intriguing.

       

Many of our members love to scrapbook.  Here are some wonderful layouts created by Nanci and Glenna

 

This fun scrapbook, made by Lola, is just waiting for some great pictures to grace it's pages.

 

Kristal is an amazing artist and this beautiful page proves it.  It's a scrapbook paper that already had the pattern.  Kristal added the gorgeous color and shading by using colored pencils and Gum Arabic.

 

 

Look at this adorable pumpkin headed character.  I think Lola used everything but the kitchen sink to make this fun Halloween decoration.  So crafty and so incredibly imaginative!

 

Kat put this Tim Holtz Ideology Configurations box together after taking a class from Carol Murphy.  It's oh so scary!  You can't look away.  You might miss something.

Go here to find lots of different pictures of Configurations.

 

 

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We worked on our little encaustic, fairy wall hangings.  Here's a few examples our spontaneous artwork.

 

This month's kit consisted of a doll and some fun items to help us create an apron for her.  We also received a lace pack by Kaisercraft, several pieces of mica, a few button packs by Blumenthal Lansing Co., and a DecoFabric marker by Marvy Uchida.   It's a fun collection of inspiring pieces to stimulate the imagination. 

 

Gentle Reminder of items you may want to bring next month:

• Canvas for the Canvas Swap
• Tags are due and should include a picture of you and a little known detail about you. (10 tags) Do 11 tags if you want to donate one to Charity Wings.
• Projects you've been working on to share
• Current book is Mixed and Stitched by Jen Osborn
• Tool kit, including scissors, glue,  a pen or pencil.
• A snack to share
• Camera

Things to remember:

• November is the 3rd month of a 4-month cycle and the meeting is Thursday, November 3rd, at Gee Gee's Stamp 'n' Stuff. 
• Tags are due at this meeting.
• Crop on October 23, 11:00-5:30 at Cool Scrapbook Stuff.  Potluck!

3.  White Elephant Gift Exchange.  Christmas is in 2 months. You might want to start working on your Gift.  It must be something wonderful, that you created, and would want to keep for yourself.  Put your best foot forward.  We will exchange gifts at our December meeting. 

 

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