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IrRESISTible Elegance with Nancy Curry

Saturday, January 21 @ 10:30-1PM

Explore the use of resist ink to create visual texture, increased depth and sophistication. These techniques can be used for as backgrounds in scrapbooking, cardmaking, ATCs, or any number of decorative purposes. Techniques demoed and explored will include monochromatic design with metallic/ pearlescent highlights, paper dyeing, masking as a repetitive design tool, and use of varied resist products as these pertain to the basic non-brayer resist technique. Key design elements and color scheme will round out this multiple technique class.

Bring your basic supplies PLUS:
Students will need to bring 3 dye ink pads (darker colors provide more contrast), adhesive tape/dots to mount finished cards,
Optional Student Supplies: Watermark Resist Pad, Metallic or Pearlescent ink pads, favorite stamps

IrRESISTible Elegance with Nancy Curry

Saturday, January 21 @ 10:30-1PM

Explore the use of resist ink to create visual texture, increased depth and sophistication. These techniques can be used for as backgrounds in scrapbooking, cardmaking, ATCs, or any number of decorative purposes. Techniques demoed and explored will include monochromatic design with metallic/ pearlescent highlights, paper dyeing, masking as a repetitive design tool, and use of varied resist products as these pertain to the basic non-brayer resist technique. Key design elements and color scheme will round out this multiple technique class.

Bring your basic supplies PLUS:
Students will need to bring 3 dye ink pads (darker colors provide more contrast), adhesive tape/dots to mount finished cards,
Optional Student Supplies: Watermark Resist Pad, Metallic or Pearlescent ink pads, favorite stamps

IrRESISTible Elegance with Nancy Curry

Saturday, January 21 @ 10:30-1PM

Explore the use of resist ink to create visual texture, increased depth and sophistication. These techniques can be used for as backgrounds in scrapbooking, cardmaking, ATCs, or any number of decorative purposes. Techniques demoed and explored will include monochromatic design with metallic/ pearlescent highlights, paper dyeing, masking as a repetitive design tool, and use of varied resist products as these pertain to the basic non-brayer resist technique. Key design elements and color scheme will round out this multiple technique class.

Bring your basic supplies PLUS:
Students will need to bring 3 dye ink pads (darker colors provide more contrast), adhesive tape/dots to mount finished cards,
Optional Student Supplies: Watermark Resist Pad, Metallic or Pearlescent ink pads, favorite stamps

IrRESISTible Elegance with Nancy Curry

Saturday, January 21 @ 10:30-1PM

Explore the use of resist ink to create visual texture, increased depth and sophistication. These techniques can be used for as backgrounds in scrapbooking, cardmaking, ATCs, or any number of decorative purposes. Techniques demoed and explored will include monochromatic design with metallic/ pearlescent highlights, paper dyeing, masking as a repetitive design tool, and use of varied resist products as these pertain to the basic non-brayer resist technique. Key design elements and color scheme will round out this multiple technique class.

Bring your basic supplies PLUS:
Students will need to bring 3 dye ink pads (darker colors provide more contrast), adhesive tape/dots to mount finished cards,
Optional Student Supplies: Watermark Resist Pad, Metallic or Pearlescent ink pads, favorite stamps

Meet Nancy Curry, Mixed Media Artist

Beginning in January,

Nancy Curry will begin teaching

amazing technique based workshops

@ For Keeps Sake!

Nancy Curry is a mixed media artist, magazine project designer, Certified Ranger Educator, and author of Texture Effects for Rubber Stamping. A nationally known rubber stamp artist, Nancy has taught stamping, altered art, and mixed media workshops in stores, conventions, cruises, and art retreats in the U.S. Her work has been published in many of the top craft magazines, including Somerset Studio, Stamping Arts and Crafts, as well as cover art and features in Rubber Stamper, Expression, Vamp Stamp News,Belle Armoire and several Design Originals books.

Nancy's work often varies by using different applications of media resulting in pieces containing both visual and tactile textures that are rich in composition. Nancy Curry is a master at creating sophisticated and beautiful texture effects.

Advanced Resist Techniques with Nancy Curry

Saturday April 21, 2012 10:30 am-1:30 pm

This class takes beginning resist techniques to a new level and can be easily applied in altered art, scrapbooking, card-making, and other paper arts projects. Techniques demoed and explored include the use of palette stamps, templates, foam palettes, and patterning by mixing ink types, splattering, masking grids and freeform Bargello design.

Students do not need to have taken the basic resist class in January. This class stands alone.

Students will need to bring 3-5 dye ink pads (darker colors provide more contrast), a Metallic pad or two, several themed stamps in varying sizes, cutting mat/knife or small paper cutter and basic stamping supplies.