Hey happy holidays to you all super coupon special will be in the Inlander this week and be we have your email to receive special club discounts!

crackle paste in the valley today 4:30

crackle paste and glass bead gel in the Valley today at 4:30 Join us for the fun especially if you missed this class earlier in the month!

Another week rolling by...

and another Stamp Club coming up this WED (tomorrow). If you see this and have some old glass ball ornaments bring them for a quick redo at club. see you there at the Monroe St store!

I had not realized!

ITS been a while since I posted! This week Dec 7th Altered Books in the Valley we will be covering things in gesso just for giggles! ITs Free join us!!!!!
AND Wed Dec 8th is Studio Play at the Monroe St Store just $10 and you will take home a Crackle paste ORNAMENT and info to boot.
See you there

hey gang

how was club with out me last week????

A few of our intrepid members braved wind & rain to our monthly stamper gathering. We shopped & visited and played a bit, then disbanded early. We missed our leader who we imagined having a fabulous time in sunny California! Looking forward to Visual Journaling December 1st. Stay dry . . . Mariel

TODAY!!! Studio Play 5:30pm

Join me At the Downtown Store for Acrylic as Watercolor Studio Play ....try it before you buy it!
Call 509-327-6622 for more info or just show up!

Altered Books and Visual Journaling

This week Nov 1-7
Tuesday Altered Books in the valley on Sprague 4;30 we will be doing Beeswax Collage if you have never tried it you must join us its really easy and loads of fun!
Weds at the DT store on Monroe Word Play collage bring a glue stick and scissors I will bring the pages to cut and a few extra. Oh and your JOURNAL!

Tonight OCT 29 2010 4:30pm

Molding pastes!!!! Light and regular Learn all about at our Valley store this afternoon 4:30 pm
Molding pastes work for a variety of paper projects as well as 3d art so whether you just make cards or are into something bigger come and Join us

I have room for one more if anyone needs a ride to Maryjo's party Sunday. Mariel

SPOKANE STAMPERS tonight Oct 20th 5:30pm

See you there. I will be showing Micro Glaze techniques and will have the new Carmens Veranda rubber so don't miss out! If we can get the Flip cam up and running we will try to post a little clip of the meeting so stayed tuned!

PLEASE Note Today is WED Oct 13th and we have CHANGES

THE big change is this month in the valley we have to swith the date of the valley Mixed Media from this coming Friday to the 29th of OCT!!!!!!
OCT 29th Mixed Media in the VALLEY!!!!

Tonight is Studio Play at the Downtown store only $10 We will be playing with acrylics mixed in with different media! Remember you always get an extra 20%thing not already on sale when you come to Studo Play , Stamp Club or Visual journaling!!!!javascript:void(0)

Tues/Wed this week Oct 5-6 at SPOKANE ART

Tuesday 4:30 pm Altered books in the Valley store on Sprague we will be exploring how to use punches in your books....Remember this class is always technique based and can be used in many paper crafting projects oh and its FREEEEEEEEE! Bring along a book to work in.

WED at the DT store on Monroe at 5:30 VISUAL JOURNALING is back on at the STORE!!!!! We will be focusing on BLACK & White basics stamping and pens. Bring along (to share) your Favorites things (mediums, paints ,pens, collage stuff) to work in your journal too. Just come and wind down from your busy day, hang out and chat with the girls (guys are welcome too).

the GREAT ART ADveNrure this coming weekend!!!!

And I urge all of you in the Spokane area to join us for the fun. Classes, free demos and great sale prices on everything (20% off even the closeouts and clearance stuff)!
I am most excited about Magdalena Muldoon coming from MercArt to teach her incredible embossed metal techniques. Magdalena is a master of repose metal art and it is a great chance to learn this gorgeous art from her. Call for class times and details 509-327-6622

All Kinds of fun this week Sept 15 and 17

WED is Spokane Stampers at the Downtown store on Monroe come and join us for Metallic craziness when we look at Mica Inks and SMOOCH BRING SCIssors and yourself.People are still trading ATC so bring a few to exchange. Remember this CLUB is FREE. OH and you get an extra 20% off!
ITS the 3rd fri in the valley this week!
Friday at the valley store is our new Mixed Media Group and if you missed our Studio Play last wed we are doing CLEAR TAR GEL for only $10 you will make a little neck charm and do some glazing pieces on board or paper. Join us for the fun

This Week Sept 7-8th

OK Kids.... ON TUESDAY in the Valley at 4:30 pm Altered Books bring your book and some scissors for collage techniques and Tissue tapes...Quick, down and dirty collage and new tissue tapes to see though and work over!!!

On Wednesday at the Monroe Store Studio Play at 5:30pm Only $10 Clear Tar Gel come see how stringy and fun this medium can be and how Clear it really is!!!!

updated new stuff and GREAT ART ADVENTURE INFO

LOTS going on ....I just updated the ongoing classes so check it out especially the changes in the valley!
Also be sure to check out all the wonderful classes we are having at the great ART ADVENTURE the last weekend of September. I will be posting about some of the classes here but for now take a look at the metal REPOSE (embossing) taught by Magdalena Muldoon from Merc Art. Do not miss this incredible opportunity to take a class from the master of REPOSE art! visit www.spokaneartsupply.com for details or call me at the store 509-327-6622

today Mixed MEdia in the Valley

4:30 pm Chalk Pastels Join us for some fun with pastels and stencils in the valley! Only $10 Don't Bring a thing!!!!!! Just show up ready to play.

Stamp Club WED 5:30 pm

I am back from Stampaway and other trips with Stencils and stuff from CoffeeBReak so do not miss this month!!!!!!!I will be showing the Gouache technique from the show too and stamps we can order from Carmens Veranda. See you there!

this week NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Except new hero and a few other goodies at the shop! NO Studio play this week Stamp Club next week.
At Creative Element I am doing a Trifold Card Class on August21 st come on over and nsee the goodies we have over there! call 208-667-0813 to sign up

Altered book Night and Visual Journaling this coming week

OK Gang this Tuesday is Altered book night in the vally at Spokane Art Supply TOO on Sprague...I will be there a bit early at 4pm I need to leave just a bit early. I will take your through the steps of this week chalenge and let you on your own the last half hour...I will bring a surprise project so just bring scissors and a black stamp pad.

For you visual journalors Nikki Gamon will be showing us her fabulos fabric journals
Check out her awesome stuff at www.artquiltplay.blogspot.com/

Stamp Club Wed 5:30pm

OK kids besides ATC trading... I am going to show some shrink plastic techniques so don't miss it!!!!!! Remember 20% off all non sale items plus we have lots on the clearance tables.

INKS INKS INKS this wed for Studio play 5:30pm

as per requested....we will be talking about a wide range of inks this WED 5:30 pm for Studio Play our $10 mix media class....just show up don't bring a thing! I will have a variety of surfaces this week for you to try out all kinds of ink! Bring a friend

hey Kids tonight is visual Journling Downtown 5:30pm

Today Wed July 7th Spokane Art Supply Downtown on Monroe
Come join us for this free demo( by Cindy & Betsy) in doing Citra solve backgrounds...we will talk about other stuff too as usual. the Newest issue of Art Journaling is in store as well. Bring along a wide (1-2 inch )natural hair brush if you have one and a couple of bucks to chip in on te Citra-solve!!! See you there!

Altered books in the tonight and Visual Journaling WED

Tonight in the Valley store it Altered books. We will be working on oversized collage and over painting techniques. You do not have to know anything just bring an old book.
Tomorrow at our store on Monroe....visual journaling at 5:30 Cindy and Betsy will be showing us how to do Citra-solve transfers and we will talk about other types of transfers too!

Friday in the Valley our NEW MIX MEDIA GROUP

OK we start this Friday in the Valley with Alcohol INKS... If you have ever wondered about what to do with them now is your chance to find out and try before you buy! Show up with $10 and maybe some rubber gloves. I will bring a bunch of inks to play with and a bucket of fun stuff to try it on! Here is a picture of my oldest brother Arthur as a baby slathered in alcohol inks. This ink stays on multiple surfaces!

Spokane Stampers WED---- WALNUT INK

Walnut ink wet & dry will be Wed group activity! If you love brown this (Walnut Ink)is your new best friend.
Don't forget we are starting out ATC swap too.

Wed.... thats tomorrow or today ,depending on how you look at it

this sample is from my upcoming class in Portland at ART on A LARK but this week...... in Spokane.....
Studio Play is WED June 9th at 5:30pm we will be playing with GOLDENS REGULAR gel MATTE.
I will have a dry transfer and we will do a fun thing with it wet!!!!! Sounds interesting huh? Only $10 gets you into the fun At SPOKANE ART on Monroe call for info 509-327-6622 or just show up!

Tuesday Wednsday June 1&2

Altered books at the valley store starting at 4:30pm
Visual Journaling Wed at 5:30 bring your journals this month Ken Morris will be speaking on Dry Media(Pencils,charcoal and the like) also new ideas for you to try Bring scissors and a glue stick and pencils of any sort.

Colored pencil for Cardmakers this Friday

I have several cool little tricks with colored pencils so join me in the valley on Friday for Colored Pencils for cardmakers at SPokane Art TOO in the valley Call 509-892-0353 for a spot its only $20 and you don't have to bring a thing!

Stamp Club tonight

We will be doing Art Pages that you can copy and reuse Bring along anything that you would like to use on your page. I will bring a bunch of stuff including pens, stamps, stencil spray paint and collage material for you to try. If you have a paper you would like to use bring it as well as SCissors! See you tonight at the Monroe store. Remember you get 20% off anything you buy that is not on sale (We still have loads of stuff in the clearance section too) 5:30pm see you there!

This Wed May12th

Studio Play is Wed May 12th! we will be working with ...Diamond Glaze...using it as a glazing medium and glue! I will also be taking requests for upcoming Studio play mediums and techniques so come and play. its only $10 and you can use all my stuff to try before you buy!

Great start!!!!

We had a great beginning to our Visual Journaling group.Way more people than I expected which is extremely encouraging.
This coming Wed is Studio Play...put it on your summer calendar!

Tonight We begin our Visual Journaling group for the summer

Join us for Visual Journaling Tonight at 5:30 its FREE! bring along any type of drawing media...pens pencils pastels charcoal and a sketch book or journal...and an open creative mind!

Well Altered book People....

you are all invited to join us in the valley store (Spokane Art Supply TOO)today for our monthly Altered book night! We will be working on covers tonight. Rebuilding the fronts with a couple of different mediums and a few ideas for the inside as well. Bring along an extra book if you like to play in while your cover is drying.

journaling night just for fun this summer!!!!

We start our new summer group this wed May 5th Cinco de Mayo! In Visual Journaling we will be exploring a wide range of methods to expand your creative endeavors. Our first night we will use a few simple exercises to get us all on track. Join us at 5:30 pm bring along a journal of any size or shape to work in and your favorite medium .... pencil, collage,pastel, pens..... anything! I will bring in my journals for you to check out and if you have any journals you want to share bring them along.

April club

WEd is already here.... well almost.... besides doing paper beads which will be our hands on project. I am going to demo the microwave kiln. Great way to do fused glass at home. don't miss it this month...
We still have the HUGE canvas sale going too so stock up for all those fun projects..even the littlest canvas' check this canvas box!

tonight Studio Play

Metallic Inks well be going over a variety of thing to do with metallic inks surfaces to work on and more only $10 come and try before you buy!

Upcoming stuff this week and beyond

OK this week Studio Play our Mixed media group meets on Wed April 14th at 5:30 $10 come and try out Metallic inks on a variety of surfaces.Don't miss it you will learn a lot without having to invest in a new product....try before you buy!!!!

ALso this month
Next Wed April 21st at our Spokane Stampers meeting I will be demonstrating not only paper beads which you can try but the microwave fused glass! Do not miss it.

April 24th
My constantly requested class on TRANSFERS! this is just a day long class easy enough for beginners and intermediate mixed media folks alike. We will be doing a variety of transfers including polymer clay, beeswax,soft gel and several more
$50 I provide it all ( you can bring special color copies if you like)

Altered Books in the VAlley today

Come Join us for Pastels and Pens (best of all its free) in Altered books today at the valley store on Sprague. Call for directions 509-892-0353 Just bring a book I bring everything else!We will talk about doodling in the ZENTANGLE STYLE! Hope to see you all there!

hey check this out!!!!!!!

Our own Kathi Hall has a blog impressionsdelight.blospot.com
Go check it out!!!! Kathi is a fabulous cardmaker and loves to do the swaps!

Paper towel technique Friday

For this Fridays Cardmakers class I am pulling out one fun and messy class!It looks like handmade paper when we are done but all you need are some regular paper towels and your favorite inks! Come and join us at 4:30 at the valley store on Sprague don't bring anything just show up with $20 and you are in!
I will be bring the rubber gloves for this class!
The paper in this pic is paper towel.......really.

This week at CLUB!

As for classes and such this week Wed is Stamp club at 5:30 -7:30pm and I want you to all to bring a small canvas to work on.
I am also doing another encaustic workshop at the CDA store Creative Element the last Sat of this month March 27th 11-4 $50 call for details 208-667-0813

crackin pic

Studio Play this wed at 5:30pm

join me this WED at 5:30 pm for Studio Play our mixed media night with crackle paste as faux mosaic only $10 to give it a try and have some fun!

the next 2 weekends at SAS

The next 2 weekends at SAS (Spokane ArtSupply) will be Mixed Media Madness 2 weekends in a row with myself and our friend Linda Malcolm (of Lost Coast Designs)teaching workshops.

Mine, this weekend,is a technique oriented workshop featuring fabric,paint and a variety of distressing methods like the ones I use on portrait pieces.that you all have asked about. Also working on paper and fabric surfaces.

Linda's is a small scale collage as self portrait, really fun & very cool a perfect class to get your feet wet if you have ever wanted to try mixed media collage!
If you have any questions give me a call at the store 509-327-6622

Altered books in the VALLEY at 4:30 TODAY!

All are welcome to join us in the secret backroom at SAS too in the Valley for Altered books TODAY March 2nd. Bring your scissors and a glue stick for chopping up BIG heads , working a monochromatic collage and poetry word at 4:30.

look at this...incredible!

Check out this video! It will make you want to create books.....
http://vimeo.com/7694315

Alcohol inks today in CDA

Join me in CDA's creative element for Alcohol Inks. We will make a bracelet and do several cards only $25 bucks everything is provided simply show up!

hey gang

I know many of you have asked for an alcohol ink class and I am doing one in CDA this weekend at Creative Element. It is $25, everything is provided, 10am to 1pm and you always get 20% off anything you buy that is not already on sale. Plus many of you have not been out to the CREATIVE ELEMENT to see what we have in the Idaho store!

I am also bringing back MY personal Class Punch card. I used to do this in Fresno at STAMPACADABRA! For every 6 classes you take in a price catagory you get a free class in the same catagory. So if you come to the mixmedia Studio Play 6 times you get a free one. See me for more details and your own card!

Altered Books and Visual Journals WED!

Do not forget this weeks club we are working on Altered book &/or Visual journals!!!!!!
Bring a book or journal to work in and we will do several concepts in them to get you rolling!

new stuff

Still no video from CHA. It was a bit messed up on the MAc so I turned it over to Ken at the shop to see if he could make something out of it. Time will tell.
Meanwhile this week we have Studio Play at the Downtown store using Watercolor Crayons and WC pencils. This is a great intro to water media so join us at 5:30 pm for only $10.

The big Encaustic Class is this Saturday Feb 13th which I am looking forward to since this is my favorite media. It is so immediate and yet changeable. Finding enough heating trays skillets etc has been a challenge I think I have it covered after this weekends thrift store foray. There are still 2 spaces open.

Next week we have CLUB on Wed. Fat books.... I am determined to get one done for everyone so be there to see if I make my goal. BTW we have things trickling in already from CHA Lots of new Stardream paper and the new COREdinations paper which is excellent for distress techniques, staining and sanding. It has a nice canvas like texture. I am hoping for the new distress ink colors to show up... so far every place I have ordered has them back ordered. Lots of new Pergamano tools too if you love paper piercing.

See you in Spokane!

tuesday Altered books in the valley

I am perusing some past ideas and materials tonight for tomorrows club in the valley. Just bring your book. I am thinking maybe some easy nichos in the back of our books!
SEE YOU ALL THERE! Lots of info from CHA too.

coolage class this FRIDAY in the valley

trying video for posting cards

Here are samples of this weeks cards the card with the black tape is what we are doing at club. The other two cards are mini collage cards for our class at the valley this friday

This week!

Two different styles of collage cards this week, The first one at Wed club downtown crazy messy collage with tape. We also have a surprise guest wire jewelry artist coming in to demo right at 5:30 so try to get there ASAP! Club is always Free so don't miss it.

On Friday at the valley a bit more sophisticated collage look wrapped on board, gorgeous!
I supply it all for $20 join us.

Hey Gang

Hope the New Year is going well!
It has been pretty cold this weekend but again no real snow (4 inches or more) So its a great NEW Year so far.
I did a sample for the Encaustic Class I am doing.... see the schedule for times.
Also a reminder that the mixmedia STUdio Play is Wed at 5:30 pm $10 we will be trying out pastels chalks and charcoal. Join us for the fun just 10 bucks,don't bring a thing!
Next week is club I hope you all will be there.
MJ

This coming week WED Studio Play!

Our first one of the year. Join me for collage with pastels and charcoal......messy messy! I will try to post a pic this weekend for those that need a photo. Only ten bucks just show up at 5:30 pm

OH MY its 2010

I cannot believe it.... can you????
Lots of great things are happening and I have posted them all at least through April on the side here starting with the clubs and classes of interest.
This week we have Altered books at the Valley store. We start at 4:30 but I know many of you work so if you are a little late its OK. We can catch you up.

I will be heading to the CHA trade show towards the end of the month.

Hope you all had a wonderful restful holiday and HAPPY NEW YEAR!