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Getting Ready For CHA in Chicago. Getting Product In!

For those of you that are attending, I will be teaching one Altered Art workshop at the Summer CHA show in Chicago sponsored by May Arts, Basically Bare and GlueArts.   We will be de-constructing a mixed media album and embellishments and using various products from our sponsors to create a Vintage Inspired Altered Art Home Decor project!  This will be a fun workshop that I am very excited to be teaching at the show and you wont to miss the new stamps from The Rubber Cafe!!

We will be playing with corrugated cardboard, acrylic, chipboard, canvas, ribbon, buttons and so much more!  

I am getting product in to start making the project, this is the fun part!  Look at the goodies that just arrived from May Arts!  Time to dig in and get this project started!

Keep an eye out for more updates!

 

My love affair with Blumenthal Lansing buttons...

Hi, my name is Candy and I have an addiction to buttons.  Old vintage buttons!  So let me tell you a fun story about this little "thing" I have.

Two years ago I was asked to cover a story about Blumenthal Lansing button company for Scrap n' Art Online Magazine, at the time I was a designer for the publication.  I jumped on this chance due to my love for buttons.  Now I have to tell you that I did not really do much with them at the time, I just loved to look at them and run my fingers through them as I had a number of jars full.  I have since found quite a few ways to use them in my art.

In preparing for the article, I head on over to their website and look around.  I found out that they had been around since 1877 and at that moment I realized that I have some vintage Blumenthal buttons on a card, but the Lansing was not on the name.  With some more searching and looking at the card it was the same company and the ones I had were from the early 1900's.  I was floored.  

So here I am having to write a story on this company, show the "newest" and "greatest" from the company.  I got to work on my article and named it, "These are not your grandma's buttons, or are they"?  I had alot of fun showing photos of my vintage buttons and some new ones and telling the wonderful story about this company.  To learn more go to Blumenthal Lansing History Page. 

Now I get the opportunity to work with them through the magazine and on other commissioned projects and I am so lucky to work with them, it is truly an honor!  This last CHA show I got a chance to work with some new products that they were introducing and was put to work on a colorful, fun project that took my out of my VINTAGE BOX.  I do it kicking and screaming but I secretly enjoy it! lol.  

My daughter, Mariah, helped me with this project as well.  We got a birdhouse from the craft store and using the fun and bright buttons, bling, sequins, flowers and glitter we created this birdhouse.

I was struggling with making a bird, so I asked my 14 year old daughter to help me.  She sat down and started cutting and gluing and going crazy and created this awesome bird for the birdhouse:



Thank you Blumenthal Lansing for allowing me to work with you in so many ways!

-Candy

Some workshop prep peeks and projects that will be given away!

It's been a mad dash to get everything ready for leaving this Monday to head to CHA Winter 2012.  My youngest daughter and I are heading to sunny Anaheim a few days early so we can hit Disneyland!  Some quality time that I am so looking forward to!

I thought I would share some prep photos for the May Arts workshop featuring Basically Bare, GlueArts, The Rubber Cafe and 7Gypsies.  

Most workshops of 50 students take about 22 hours of prep time total so it is a lot of work to get prepared.  Let's get cutting.............. 

And I got a few hours last night in my craft room, which was a big deal as with all that I have had happening in my life I did not expect to etch out a few hours in any way.  These two items were made for the Basically Bare booth, and will be given away by Charity Wings for our charity collaboration on Sunday at 11:30am!  Tune into Live at CHA to see Elena and I hamming it up for the cameras!

Plus we will be auctioning off the Graphic45 Dress Form that I created for their booth for this show, its a new mannequin style that is just to die for!  I will show photos from the show, it is under wraps for reveal at the show!

Here are the projects that will be given away by Charity Wings that were personally created by me. 

And this one is for you Sherry Mendoza and Melody Ross

 

Thank you for stopping by!

The First of Three CHA Winter Workshops Announced!

Ok, first of all, I know that you may be a little taken aback.  Candy is NOT doing vintage, you ask? That is right, I am revealing a little known secret! I have loved Bella Blvd since the first CHA I went to.  They were one of my top 3 and I think most of you know who the other two are! lol

So here is the official announcement:

I have been working hard on upcoming CHA Winter Workshops!   The first one I have to share is our Basically Bare, Bella Blvd and GlueArts sponsored workshop, along with co-sponsor May Arts!

 

 

This will be a fun class that includes the CHA Launch of the baby version of the "Timeless Tabs" album, appropriately called "Tiny Tabs" from Basically Bare.

Registration is not yet open, so keep an eye out on the CHA Website to be one of the 50 spots in this class!  And keep an eye out for the other two workshops, they are coming!!!  I am working these fingers to the bone, here!!!

A piece of mixed media up for auction at eBAY for CHARITY!

At CHA I was asked to participate along with 19 other fabulous designers to create a mixed media project using Duck Brand Duck Tape, Velcro and Westcott scissors.  I happened to have one 18" tall paper mache bust left so I got to work.  This event was for Charity Wings to raise funds and is now on eBay with only a few days left to bid!  Help me to raise money!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Candy-Rosenberg-Handmade-Art-Mixed-Media-Mannequin-/280729878736?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415cce00d0#ht_1839wt_1185

This beauty is layers upon layers of mixed mediums, gesso, paint, perfect pearls, more gesso, more paint from Ranger...lasercut gears from Imaginarium Designs.  A full duck tape corset that can be removed at the velcro seam that weighs in at a couple of pounds laced up with May Arts ribbon plus a bit of stamping with the Steampunk Stamps from The Rubber Cafe.  She stands 18 inches tall and is built to display for years to come!

Please help us to raise money for a charitable cause!  Thank you!

CHA Recap...Projects, People and Basically Bare

Sorry for the delay in sharing the FEW photos that I took at CHA.  You just get so busy that you forget to take the camera out, however, I did catch a few photos that highlight projects that I created for booths, some people I got to hang with and our rockin' Basically Bare booth!

Let's get started....

First of all, we decided to make a 7ft corrugated cardboard dress form, dubbed "Basically Betty" that matched the Basically Bare dress form embellishment and covered it in papers and foil from Vintage Street Market.  VSM has paper that is 48" x 24" and was a life saver in this case.  This is the blank version and then me covering it in layers of VSM papers in our hotel room.  The completed dress form is the photos of the booth.

 

 

The front of the finished booth.  The few photos we took of setting up were quite blurry.

 

Here are views all the way around the booth:

A shot of the NEW ARRIVAL prototypes.

And Miss Jamie handling the miniature "Dorothy" dress forms using Graphic45, Magic of Oz papers, Craftworks Cards Candi's and Scrapbook Adhesives.  Thank you to our wonderful sponsors and to Jamie for taking the time to help out!



A few visitors came by the booth:

Angel, co-owner of Basically Bare with Tiare, Kim and Melissa from The Rubber Cafe.  Melissa stopped by so I can see the new stamps that I designed.  How exciting is that?  

Then we headed over to the Spellbinders booth to check out Melissa doing her awesome Make n' Take using her awesome glue and new stamps!!

Look at this hot mama!  She is a rockin' teacher!

Ok, now for the projects that were featured at the show.  I did a mixed media canvas for Scrapbook Adhesives using photo corners to make the flowers and other adhesives to make the different effects.  Sorry I did not get any close up photos! Arrggh.  I used an awesome alpha from Imaginarium Designs for the words:  Create. Inspire. Teach.

Then there is the Westcott Designer Display where we were shipped an assortment of cool duct tape, velcro and scissors in which we could use an additional three products to create whatever we wanted.  Hmmm....wonder what I was going to do.  
I used May Arts ribbon for the lace of the corset, the back has a velcro fastener, the entire corset is made from duck tape with a scissor holder built in.  I also used small gears from Imaginarium Designs and large heavy duty gears from Basically Bare.

There were 20 designers that were included in this display, here is a shot of the case I was in.  Check out the other cool projects that were made.

Last but certainly not least, the Dorothy Mannequin at the Graphic45 booth with her little ruby slippers.  She was quite a bit of work but I love how she turned out!  She also has the "No Place Like Home" album that I will be teaching in Australia in just a week and a half.

Here are some more detailed photos that I took before I left:

 

 and I got to see Teresa, she has been working out like a mad fiend and it shows.  
You are beautiful, darling!

Well, that is it.  I got a chance to talk to some great people, make new friends and spend time with old friends.  What a fantastic show, cant wait to share some of the awesome opportunities that came about for me.  Life is good, thank you for sharing!

Living the Altered Life,

Candy 

Passports in Hand....check. Product Ordered...check. Australian Tour...check!

Got our passports today for my Australia Tour!  Yay...now I can relax and get ready. 

So first let me tell you how excited I am to be going to Australia to teach two fun mixed media workshops using Basically Bare's "Funky Findings" album, Graphic45's new paper collection, "The Magic of Oz" and "Steampunk Debutante" along with adhesive from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L (tm), May Arts Ribbon, The Rubber Cafe, Imaginarium Designs chipboard, bling from Flourish with a Bling and more from Ranger!

Thank you to all the Aussies that have been messaging me, looking forward to meeting everyone and hanging out with Sherry Mendoza, who is responsible for bringing me over there.  Thank you Sherry! Hugs!

Visit YOUR CREATIVE JOURNEY for more information.

 

Living the altered life,
Candy 

CHA Class Sneak Peek and May Arts Love!

First of all, I am very excited about CHA in Rosemont, Illinois.  My class sold out quickly and I cant wait to share this project with all my students.  

We will be using a fun and funky mixed media album and embellishments from Basically Bare smothered in Graphic45's "Le Cirque" paper and Staple embellishments all held together with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3Ltm adhesive products! Then add some custom alphas all the way from Australia from Imaginarium Designs, luxurious ribbon from May Arts, fun tape from Vintage Street Market and wild buttons from Blumenthal Lansing and guess what you get?

 
Well all I can show you is a little sneaky poo, sorry, all the build up and all I got for you is this.  Hang tight though there will be more! I am so grateful to the wonderful companies that help to make classes like these possible at CHA.  Please be sure to support them whenever you can!

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May Arts Design Team is Announced....

I think I saw my name on there...I did! I did!   I am so thrilled to be working with May Arts as they have always been a great support to me and I look forward to making some rockin' projects to inspire you!  

I had dreams of spools of ribbon dancing through my head last night.  It was hard to sleep because this ribbon is so fabulous! 

Thats it for now, but lots more to come soon!  Thank you so much for stopping by.

Candy

Been buried lately and there is finally light at the end of the tunnel

***WARNING...This post is image heavy***

I have been busy on a number of projects that I dont get to share quite yet (I know, it is excruciating for me too)  but I have finally come up for some air and I was going through my computer and noticed that I have never shared my CHA photos from Los Angeles, and it is only a couple months away from the next one.  (bowing head in shame)  So here goes:

We stayed at the Hotel Figueroa, a historic LA hotel that has housed many a "hollywood star" over the years.  The eclectic decor and moroccan colors were intriquing when I booked it online for the show.  We ran into Tim Holtz in the elevator and he said this is is "go to" hotel when he is in Los Angeles, and I can see why it was quite breathtaking!

Ok, for those of you that have never been to a CHA show, it is one massive convention center and can be quite overwhelming for newbies.  The very first show I ever attended I was there for 3 days and only seen 4 out of the 35 aisles.  You tend to stand there with your mouth on the floor and that takes up alot of your time.  lol.

One of my fave booths was Canvas Corp.  Love their products.


Charity Wings Booth.  Loved doing a video chat on the last day with Melissa of The Rubber Cafe and Elena of Charity Wings.




It was awesome to see Liz Hicks at the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L booth.  





Had a blast doing a make n' take for Glue Arts.  Thank you Richard and Karen for including me at this show.
 


And there is no CHA without a visit to Graphic45.  This was the first show that I have not been in the Graphic45 booth, it was very odd but I had several projects showcased and visited a few times to catch up with industry friends and distributors.

Then I got the chance to meet a few of my fave people, these are the only photos that were on my camera, I still have to get photos from those that I was with:


Stacey and her husband from Spellbinders at the morning media event at their booth.


Amy Coon, from Paperlife was at the Vintage Street Market booth.  So glad to meet Amy in person finally!

Well, that is it for now until I shanghai photos from my cohorts.  

Thank you for stopping by. 

Upcoming Classes, Updates, a winner and another prize giveaway!!!

One of the best parts of working in this industry is teaching.  I dont get to do it quite as often as I would like to due to the fact that I own a brick and mortar shipping store that turns 11 years old and often takes up 6 days  of my week.  This in addition to several other ventures that I am a part of.

I am grateful for the time that I do have to teach and want to be sure that all the information is available in case you are close by one of these locations as I would love to not only meet you, but teach you!

APRIL
Ranger University Tinton Falls, New Jersey
April 29-May 1, 2011    Ranger Certification
No teaching.....I get to be a student!

MAY
Papertrix   Nashville, Indiana
May 13, 2011 
Meet and Greet for 2 hours prior to workshop.  
2 Hour Workshop- "Dress It Up" Steampunk inspired policy envelope album   

May 14, 2011
4 Hour Workshop- "My Creative Circus" a complete mixed media album using Graphic45's "Le Cirque" paper collection.

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Krop, Paper, Scissors   Grants Pass, Oregon
May 21, 2011   3-7pm   Dream Journal Workshop

Sugar n' Spice Paper Company   Central Point, Oregon
May 21, 2011   9-1pm Dream Journal Workshop

JULY

CHA- Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show   Rosemont, Illinois
July 19-21, 2011   Mixed Media Album "My Creative Circus" with Graphic45.  Charee Filimoehala of Graphic45 will be assisting me for this class.

SPONSORS: Graphic45 and May Arts

AUGUST

Your Creative Journey   Australia/New Zealand
August 20-September 4
A teaching tour of Australia with a variety of stores.  We will be teaching two seperate classes, more information will be posted as available.

UPDATES, WINNERS & MORE PRIZES
We will be launching my new mixed media album and some great bare embellishments the first of May, so keep an eye out.  Just wanted to tease you!!

Winner of Prima Goody Package:  MAXINE HODGES! 
Maxine, be sure to email me your mailing address so I can get this lovely package to you!

And a new Prize Giveaway:
Just comment here on this post and you could win a prize package that includes products from the following sponsors:  Imaginarium Designs (Australia), Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L(tm), Vintage Street Market and Graphic45!  

Thank you so much for stopping by,

Candy