Powertex and Stoneart mixed media classes

A quick note to let all know that I am a powertex and Stoneart trainer and will be starting up again   my mixed media sculptural class from my home studio again I will post pics and dates soon. They will be on either a Saturday or Sunday and take a full day to complete. Later this year I will also be doing my Masters training and I just can't wait one of my many hobbies.
Don't forget I also teach Scrapbooking at PhotoContinental and the majority of products I use on my layouts are available from Photo Continentals Craft store.
I,m also dabbling in a bit of beading, another creative medium to play with.
I will have a website that u can purchase my finished art pieace from soon. Now back to the creating............

Getting back to my Blog

Finally I have a new laptop to work from, and I have many many many projects to get up on display, just have to get use to using this one lol sure it won't take long. So stay tuned Cheers for now

How to make a rosette

Found this fantastic link on making rosettes with the Martha Stewart scoreboard: one of my favourite tools. You can purchase a scoreboard at Photo Continental or pop in for a quick how-to demo.
I will be adding my next layout this weekend with plenty of rosettes.

Source: http://scrappystickyinkymess.wordpress.com/

Cheers for now,

Karen

2013 Prima design team call my 3 favourites

I decided to give my self a challenge and submit my application for the Prima 2013 design team call out.
these are the three main projects I submitted. I went Prima crazy....  and just loved it.
number one was my pastels page majority of the products used are Prima, so pretty

My second layout with body form which I used left over product on, is my favourite. I'll be placing the layout in a shadow box and displaying both of them in my Kitchen, I themed this one around the world of steam punk. and again lots of Prima products.

my tag was made using Collections products and the K is for Karen

and my third final pieace is my minimal page, In This one I made washi tape feathers my favourite new technique and added pearls and lots of Prima flowers and papers........

This was the tiniest rossette i've ever made, just watch the hotglue gun and those fingers! I will follow up with the instructions soon for the washi tape feathers...

Aren;t these the most beutiful flowers, I love using beads and wire and all those found objects on a layout just to finish them of...

Now to send my email and pics to Prima, fingers crossed!  I enjoy the challenge and either way I'll be creating more and more for u all ................

"Baby Girl"

This was a quick present I whipped up Friday night and gave to my friend Tiri at her baby shower on Sat.
and I'm on stand by as daddy is away , the baby will arrive on Anzac day will be taking lots of pic'!

I had a lot of fun doing this one, now I have to do more!
here are a few pics of the day...........

lots of sleeping chirldren by the end of the day and exhausted adults with all the games we played..........

Gorjess "my little girl jess"

Well not so little anymore.....
This is a layout I designed for my monthly WOW classs at photo Continental this one will be held the last Monday in May.
To keep you up to date I do a weekly 1hr page  every week on Tuesdays and Thurdays(No bookings required first in). You get to complete it how you like or pop on here to veiw my finished page with all my add on's so to speak. I also do a "Wow" class 2hr booked class the last Monday of every month and off the page.
This is Mays wow page and you will see this weeks weekly page next week.

Not the best quality photo it has been so overcast lately, might have to invest in a light box.
This is my Gorgeous Jess, Hence the tittle, The products I used are all purchased from PhotoContinental's super Scrapbook store, just ask for me if need to know more about the products used.
. Crafters Workshop Stencils,
.  Distress Inks
. Bo Bunny papers and chipboard embellishments
. Prima flowers
. bling and liquad pearls
. Dark room Door stamps
. Dimensional Magic and more
Oh and this is quite minimal for me lol, did have to tell myself to stop!

.Back soon with the layouts I'm doing this week one a little girly and the same but for the boy's .......
and I'm going CRAZY WITH PRIMA CAN'T GET ENOUGH ..........................

A Wonderland Canvas

Just whipped this one up last night, using bits and pieaces laying around my Studio, Hesion, crochet doilys, fab scrap papers, pearl drops, couture flowers, bottle caps, acetate, house paint, ranger crackle, cottage cutz die, inks, dimensional magic and more the pic I took of this canvas does not do it justice.

Another weekly page "Best Mates"

Heres another weekly class, I'm on a role This one was we used the Crafteres templates / stencils with glimmermist, and dylusions, this one was quick and fun and I am so hooked on my stencils now lol

My weekly Class

This is a layout we did in class at Photo Continetal, I design a layout a week with various techniques, in this one we explored resist colouring and used the new hemp cords that just arrived in store.  and lots more.
This is my oldest daughter in her younger teenage years, just Beautiful and I love the Bo Bunny flowers and ribbons to many colours to choose from, will be doing this layout in orange tones as well "Just like a Sunrise".

 The Beautiful is fab scraps chipboard word which I coloured using smooches & pearl pens

Here I used Tim Holts angel wings die, hemp cord, Bo Bunny flowers and ribbons and Martha Stewart edge punches. and of course my favourite distress inks.

My Best Friend Today!

 Inbetween scrapbooking and a little cleaning this was my home for the day, just like a giant bath tub, the dog even wanted to join me and he hates water, think it got up in the high 30's sure it was 40 at one stage. Just got an idea for a cool Pool layout,  Back soon.................

Friendship 2

 Might be time to update the camera!This photo does not do this layout justice, guess I just don't cut it as a photographer lol, I'm a click and print person, what you see is what you get lol, sorry guys.
This is a pic of One of my besties Lou Lou, I'm at her birthday party presenting her with my very first friendship shoe since she is a shoe aholic. I used prima flowers, lace, washi tape, chipboard letters that I painted then after the photo decided to dimensional magic it, I also used martha stewart punches and Bo Bunny papers, now I'll add a few more pics hopefully better then this one hehehe.............

Imagine

This is a Layout I did late last year and finally finished it, The photo is of me and Christi Friesen from Calafornia, The best Polymer Clay artist and with the best imagination and one of my best inspirations, I will follow you everywhere Christi ,the heart I place on my page is made from polymer Clay a product I use a lot to sculpt with mainly, I can't wait for your next visit to Aus Christi.

A Froggy Christmas

I did this layout just before christmas and put a pic of my little green frog friend that sits in my backyard on the fence every night.  I have used a variety of christmas papers, a little bit of patch work, and cutting. The flowers I embossed to give them a bit more depth and shape.
I also decided to place my mat pieces I cut to mat my photos on a slight angle just to be a little different.
ooops I forgot to journal, will do that now........
I'm on a roll here, be back by the end of the week with another layout to share and I have a few of the page ideas to.
My classes for scrapbooking should be up on the photo continental website by tommorow to.
Goodnight all ,need my sleep for another full day of scrapbooking K

Copyright / a little house keeping!

I Have been asked this question a thousand times so I'm putting a little house cleaning for my blog and art work about copyright.
As creative people we love to be inspired and inspire others.
Please respect me as a Designer and Artist and do not reproduce, duplicate or copy my creations in any way, other then techniques that are not protected by law, unless it is for your personal use, or with my expressed permission.
My creations are intellectual property, and protected by copyright law. Thankyou as I do publish a lot of my work.
Please use for Inspiration only and if close to or you have copied for your own personal use which Is ok please say or write NSPIRED BY or TAUGHT BY  KAREN DIXON or any other artists name that has inspired you .
I do this for all Artists that have inspired me and get their permision before posting on my blog as you may have noticed.
It's all just pure courtesy.........
Now thats out of the way Lets get creating and have some fun.
SMILE.....

Happy New Year

Happy New Year Everyone, 2012 was such a hectic year for me, and very hard to keep up with my art, but I'm back and organised and have time for myself for a change and I plan on creating a lot in 2013.
My new years resolution is to keep my blog updated and try to put my weekly scrap pages I teach at Photo Continental (where you will find the majority of the products I use on there) www.photocontinetal.com.au
To start the new year of, this page was done using martha Stewart punches, Darkroom Door stamps, embossing powders, tim Holtz distress inks, hand stiching and tissue paper, the main design paper is a Kaiser paper from the christmas range + my favourite dimensional magic. I'm teaching this class in Feb in store if you would like to book in.
Well thats it for now, and as I have a day of I think I might head back to the pool Cheers to the new year Karen xo